NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2363, 29 October 1881, Page 3

NEWS OF THE DAY

Mb Pheyman at Lincoln. —Pursu; * L , to advertisement, Mr Perjman addressed a meeting of the electors at the schoolroom, Lincoln ; about sixty were present. Mr J. J. Herrick was voted to the chair, and introduced Mr Perjman, who was well received. His address was substantially the same as delivered at Prebbleton, and at its conclusion a unanimcui vote of thanks, on the motion of Mr B. Townshend, seconded by Mr J. Bell, was unanimously accorded to Mr Peryman, who proposed the usual vote of thanks to the chairman, after which the meeting separated. Intehcolonial Weathkb Exchange.— Sydney, Friday evening.—There is a heavy southerly gale at Brisbane. The weather is fine, with light N. and N.B. winds elsownero. Barometer —Portland, 30.20 ; Hobart, 30 20 ; Gabo, 30.40 j Sydney, 30 40 ; Brisbane, 30 30.

Lyttelton Natal Brigade. Twenty - three members of the Brigade have volunteered for the front.

Electoral. —We hear that a requisition is in course of signature to Mr Wm. White, jun., asking him to oome forward as a candidate for the representation of Sydenham in the General Assembly, and that there is every probability of his acceding thereto. The Bishop of Waiapu.—The Bishop of Waiapu, Dr. Stewart, will preach in St. John’s Church, Latimer Square, to-morrow evening.

1.0.G.T. —The Pride of Sydenham Lodge, No. 200, held its usual weekly meeting, in St. Saviour's schoolroom, on Thursday, October 27th. Four persons were initiated and several more proposed for membership. The election of officers for the coming quarter was then taken. Every office was, well contested.

Opening op the Boating Seasoxi. —The opening of the boating season in Christchurch was celebrated this afternoon with more than a usually lengthy procession of boats, scratch races, &c. Lines of flags wore impended across the river at points in the immediate neighbourhood of the boat sheds, and along the banks of the river from the Union Club’s shed to a considerable distance below the East belt bridge. The Railway Band was in attendance, and at the hour appointed for the forming of the prooersion, a large number had assembled to witness this usually in'eresting event. In addition to the scratch races, a land and water steeplechase was announced to take place, this event promising to afford a variety of entertainment to the onlookers, including as it does swimming, diving under and crawling over a rail, &o. Yoltjnteebb pob the Feoht.— A special meeting of the E Battery is called for eight o’clock this evening, at the Orderly Boom, to consider matters with reference to going on active service to Parihaka. A meeting is also convened for eight o’clock this evening at the Commercial Hotel to consider steps to be taken to form a special company of volunteers to proceed to the scene of action. Sporting. —A trotting match took place yesterday on the Ferry road, between Mr Johnstone’s Darkle and Mr William Patteaon’s bay mare. The stakes were .£lO a side, and the match was won by Darkie by about four lengths. Supreme Court. —The case of Franck v Hobbs and Goodwin and others concluded yesterday. An agreement was come to between the counsel engaged that the jury should be discharged, and the evidence, together with a special case stated, forwarded to the Court of Appeal, so that the law points may be argued. Accident at Bakaia Bridge.—Yesterday morning a serious accident took place at Bakaia, where a gang of men are_ employed renewing the piles of the railway bridge. The pile driving machinery got out of gear, and one of the men, named Henry O’Reilly, received a blow on the head, inflicting a painful scalp wound, Ho was brought to the Christchurch Hospital, where his injuries were promptly attended to. Another man was wounded in the hand, but his injuries were not sufficiently serious to need hospital treatment. The Projected Exhibition. —lt is intended to convene a meeting of the committee appointed to assist Messrs Joubert and Twopeny in their projected exhibition in March next at an early day, so that work may be commenced without delay. Already quite a number of local exhibitors have intimated their intention of forwarding their products and taking part in the exhibition. Deaught Match. —A matca was played on Tuesday evening at Lfithfiold, between the members of the Amberley and Ltithfield Draught Clubs, ten men aside. No one was allowed to play who had taken part in any previous match. One hundred games were played, of which Leithfield won fifty-eight, Amberley twenty-seven, and fifteen were drawn. Mr Franks provided refreshments for the players in his usual liberal style. . Christ’s College Cadets. - This corps paraded yesterday at the College, and afterwards held a meeting to appoint a captain. Mr W. V. Richards, late lieutenant in H.M. 87th Regiment, was elected Captain-Commandant nnani- , mously. A committee of management was also chosen. Sixty Snider carbines and sword ' bayonets, with belts, &0., complete, have been '< received for the me of the corps.

North Bakaia Board of Conservators. —The following gentlemen have ee nominated for the five vacant seats on the Board: —Messrs S. Forsyth, W. Bishop, J. B. Campbell, E. J. Lee, J. Osborne, J- Camp- ' bell and A. Storry. Three informal nominations were also received. , Little Eiver Railway. —The first goods train left the present terminus of the Little River Railway, near Lake Forsyth, at ten o’clock yesterday morning with 140 bales of wool for Lyttelton for shipment by the first wool ship for home, and a quantity of totara posts for Christchurch. British Israel Association. —A meeting was held last evening in the Temperance Hall, Gloucester street, Mr T. S. Lambert in the chair. This being the annual meeting of the association, it was resolved to postpone the election of officers for the next meeting. The lecture committee reported favorably on the two lectures given during the week by the Rev. Mr Green, of Dunedin. Correspondence was road from the Metropolitan Association on the affiliation of the Christchurch branch, and that the library ordered in England was on its way, and shortly expected. A very hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr Green for his very excellent lectures, and the hope was expressed that the association would have the pleasure of again listening to other lectures by him. f lho subject for the evening, “Israel will lend to other nations, hut borrow from none,” was opened by the President from Dent. 15-6. An interesting discussion followed. The meeting closed in the usual way. . ~ T, McDonald’s Consultation on Handicap and Cap will be drawn on Monday, 31st. Filling up rapidly. Fee 10a, T. McDonald, Lyttelton.—[Ann,

It was a divorced lady who married a chimney sweep who said that sho had at last found a husband who sooted her.

From the composition of a young Japanese student of English, the cat is a small cattle. When he sees a rat, ho laminates his eyes.” “Will love Win?” is the title of o new novel. I feel authorised to say that love, properly backed with a bank account, w,U call tho turn every time.

“ I’m sure,” said a confiding old lady, “that my son never drinks anything at night, because he’s always so awful thirsty in the morning.” When a mouse makes its appearance in a ladies’ sewing circle, tho woman with striped stockings on and tho prettiest boots always jumps tho highest. “Certainly,” said tho Cincinnati man, “we appreciate fine art, but there is very little of it to our taste. Why didn’t the old masters ever paint a hog ?” In the year 1880 America issued seventy potents to women. Sixty-nine of them wore for front door keyholes that blew fog horns when fumbled with tho wrong key. “ Poor Ireland,” says tho “ Brooklyn Eagle,” “is tho Little Jo of nations, and the British cop, with his big club, is always requesting it to move on.” Poor Jo keeps the policeman a moving pretty lively now. Division of Labor. —A small lad received a present of a toy trumpet, to which he became greatly attached. At n'ght, when he was about to bo put in his “ little bed,” and was ready to say his prayers, he handed the trumpet to his grandmother, saying, “ Hero, grandma, you blow while I pray.” “Eloise” asks the “ Quincy Argo” if it will publish her poem on “ Tho Wavelet of the Rivulet ?” To which tho editor replies : “ With a smilelet upon our fuoelet wo answer yes. Write only on ono sidolet of the sheetlot, Eloise, and put on enough stampletr. Your poemlet shall have spacelet.” That a recent billet doux opened in the dead letter office read as follows :—“ Dear Qua —The reason I didn't laugh at you when you laughed at me in church yesterday is because I have a bite under my arm, and I can’t laugh as I used to, as heaven is my judge. Your loving Lizzie."