NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2369, 5 November 1881, Page 3

NEWS OF THE DAY

The March on Pariuaka. From a telegram published in another column it will be seen that Mr Bryce entered Faribaka at nine o’clock this morning, and sent Mr Butler to demand an answer from To Whiti to the proclamation issued by the Government on October 20th. Te Whiti, however, does not appear to have deigned a reply, and the Native Minister ordered the Biot Act to be read at 9.30, and then allowed an hour to

elapse before taking further action. There

was a large crowd of Natives, but they all appeared in holiday attire, and showed no signs of armed resistance. Te Whiti exhorted them to sit close and keep a stout heart. The Natives were surrounded by the Volunteers, and at 11.30 a.m., Te Whiti, Tohu, and Hiroki were taken prisoners without resistance. A later telegram from a correspondent ■ays that Te Whiti and Tohu have been sent on to New Plymouth. BATTLE OF InKBBMAN. —This is the anniversary of the battle of Inkerman, which was fought in the Crimea on November sth, 1854, between the allied armies of England, France, and Turkey and the Eussian forces. Bt. Litre's Chitboh.—Attention is directed to an advertisement in another column, announcing that the Bishop of Nelson will preach in the above Church to-morrow morn-

mg* U.A.O.D.—The usual fortnightly meeting of the Oak of Sydenham Lodge was held on Wednesday night, in St. Saviour’s schoolroom, A.D. Bro. Barnett presiding. There was a good attendance of members and a large number of visiting brothers. Three candidates were initiated. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Bro. F. O. Bowler for his present of £2 to the benevolent fund of the lodge. A committee, consisting of Bros. Barnett, Hill, Skinner, Turner, Kerr, and Hadfield, was formed to take into consideration the celebration of the anniversary of the lodge. After some further business the lodge was closed. Southbhidgb Oranqb Hall. —The ceremony of laying the foundation atone of the new Orange Hall being fixed for this day, the members of the various city and suburban lodges were astir at an early hour, those belonging to the city lodges meeting at the Orange Hull, Worcester street, and those of the St. Albans and suburban lodges at the St. Albans Orange Hall, whence, under special dispenoation from the Grand Master of the Middle Island, they marched in procession to the Ghristohnroh Bailway Station, and were conveyed by special train to Bouthbridge, to take part in the ceremony.

Gits' FAwkbs’|Day.—The city was alive from an early hour this morning with knots of small boys, bearing the effigy of Guido Fawkes, accompanied by the old appeal to * Remember the Guy.” Fibs.—On Friday morning the well-known hostelry, the Beach Arms, occupied by Mr Wasooe, and situate at Lake Ellesmere, was burnt down. The fire appears to have been first discovered about 2 a.m., and spread with such rapidity that it was with some difficulty the inmates got safely out, losing, however, all their clothes, watches, &c. Mr Wasooe attempted to save something, but was unable to do more than get out his cash box and books of account. A pedlar who happened to be on the spot drove a roaring trade in the supply of boots, shoes and clothing to the unfortunate burnt out inmates. The amount of insurance has not been ascertained. Begatta Bknbpit Performance.—The “ Happy Hours” Company gave a benefit performance last night in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Lyttelton, in aid of the funds of the Lyttelton regatta. The first piece played was “ Woman’s a Mystery, or the Masquerade,” in which Mr, Mrs, and Miss Hart, and Mr Eerby appeared. After the intermission Mr B. Puflott, the vice-commodore, returned the thanks of the regatta committee to Mr and Mrs Hart for their kindness in voluntarily offering to assist the regatta, and Mr Hart, in his happy manner, replied. The performance concluded with “ King Henry’s Little Game,” in which Mr Kerby made a good hit with his song, “Noah in the Ark,” and received a vociferous encore. Ebsidbht Maoibtbatb’s Court. —This morning before Mr G. L. Hellish, 8.M., Eugene Silvester was charged with stealing from William Horace Bent, comedian, a piece of music valued at ss. It appeared from the evidence that after a rehearsal of “ Maritana” by the Christy’s Minstrels at the Theatre Boyal on November 3rd, Mr Bent missed a piece of musio from his room, the door of which had been forced open. As its loss was not discovered until close on opening time in the evening it wonld have been impossible to replace it in time to proceed with the performance. It was found, however, from information received at Mr Berti’s Palace Hotel, where accused, who was the leader of the orchestra, had left it. Prosecutor stated that he did not think there had been anything more than an intention to embarrass him. Accused said be had taken the musio to gat it ready for the evening’s performance, as he had often done before, and there would not have been anything heard of this charge only that he had quarrelled with Mr Bent, who had discharged him. The Magistrate said accused had no right to remove the musio, but he did not think there hod been any intention of stealing it. The case was dismissed. Cathedral Children's Sbbyicb.—This morning, at eleven o’clock, the Cathedral was filled in every part by children attending fourteen suburban and country Sunday Schools, the number present being from 1200 to 1300. The address was given by the Eev. Joseph Leighton. The schools represented were Bicoarton, Yaldhurat, Addington, Sumner, Avonside, Opawa, Sydenham, Heathcote, Papanai, Eaiapoi, Woodond, and the St. Stephen Maori School, Lyttelton, Prebbleton, and Brookside. The Maori children excited great curiosity, the boys being dressed in semimilitary costume, whilst the girls were attired in all the hues of the rainbow, with a free and easy defiance of harmony in color. At the conclusion of the service, the bells were effectively chimed by the Eev. E. A. Lingard. Accident —On Friday afternoon a boy named Sellars, at Eaiapoi, had two of his fingers crushed by falling on some machinery whilst it was in motion. Kangioba Cricket Club. —A concert was given in the hall of the Literary Institute on Thursday evening, in aid of the cricket club funds. There was a full attendance, and the several items given by members of the Eaiapoi Choral Society wore fully appreciated. Collision. —About four o’clock yesterday afternoon a cab, driven by a man named Wells, came into collision with a trap in High street, opposite Morton’s Hotel. The cabman was thrown violently from his seat on to his head, and was stunned by his fall. The bystanders picked him up, and carried him into Morton’s Hotel, and the services of Dr. Moore, who was passing, were called into requisition. As soon as Wells recovered consciousness he was removed to his homo. West Coabt Bailway.—At a meeting of the promoters held yesterday afternoon at the office of Mr T. B. Craig, it was resolved that the Chamber of Commerce be asked to appoint a deputation of competent and disinterested gentlemen to go over the proposed East and West Coast railway route, with a view to reporting upon the feasibility of the scheme and its commercial advantages, the expenses of such deputation to bo borne by the promoters. From this it is evident that the promoters are in earnest, and that they wish the fullest information to be obtained. Teadss’ Bowing Club Concert.—This concert was not so well patronised a» the excellence of the programme submitted warranted. Miss Collins’ rendering of the song, ” Sweet Maiden May,” was very expressive, and Miss Kirk was recalled for her singing of “ Jessie’s Dream.” The comic songs of Mr Kirk, and also the quartettes by Miss Collins, Mrs Edmonds, and Messrs Edwards and Edmonds, were excellent. The song contributed by Miss Eadcliffo was well rendered, despite a perceptible hoarseness, which somewhat detracted from its effect. Boggy Creek Cricket Club.—A committee meeting of the above club was held at the Doyleston Hotel, on Wednesday laat._ All the members were present ; the captain in the chair. The following now members were duly elected :—Messrs A. Eoborts, T. Shaw_, Thos. Watts, and H. James. It was decided to accept the challenge of the Woodens Club, the match to be played at Doyleston on the 12th instant, and the return match against Leeston oo the 26th instant. The following days wore fixed as practice days, via.: —Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Accounts amounting to .65 8b fid were passed for payment.

Tire-—Wascoe’s Hotel at Labe Ellesmere was burnt down yesterday morning. No particulars are yet to hand. Ihe Druids.— -The Lyttelton Hearts of Oak Lodge held their nsual meeting at Port on Thursday night. There was a large attendance, P.A. Bro. Nathan being amongst those present. Throe candidates were initiated by A.D. Bro.

Lawson, assisted by P.A. Bro. Gillies. Bro W. B. Allwright, the treasurer, resigned, as did also Bro. Featherston, the minute secretary, owing to their removing for a time from Lyttelton. The Lodge expressed regret at the necessity which had arisen to receive their resignations. Bro. A. Taylor was appointed treasurer. It was decided to lend the regalia of the lodge to Dunedin, to bo used at the Druids’ fete on the 9th inst. The Metropolitan Show. The total number of entries for the above are now as follows Sheep: Lincolns, 61; fat sheep, 15 ; Cotswold, Southdown and Downs, and half-

bred, 56 ; merinos, 60; Romney Marsh, 49 : Border Leicosters, 43; English Leicesters, 49. Cattle: Fat cattle, 38; Hereford, Devon, Alderney, Jersey. Ayrshire, Breton, and milch cattle, 20; short-horned cattle, 89. Pigs, poultry, and sheep dogs, 69 ; dairy produce, 60; implements, 373; Now Zealand manufactures, 131; cured and preserved moats, 51 ; draught horses, 82 ; carriage and other light horses, 62 ; thoroughbred horses, 7. Total entries, 1318. The entries of 1880 were 1310. Cathedral Services. —The services wore continued yesterday. At Matins at 9am., and also at the Litany celebration at 12 30p.m, about 100 persons were present, and at evensong the Cathedral was inconveniently filled. At the

latter the first and second lessons were read by the Rev. Algernon Kirkham, and the Very Kev. the Dean of Christchurch, the preacher being the Bishop of Waiapu, who dilated on the office of the Cathedral in promoting the work of home and foreign mission. It was stated by mistake in the pamphlet containing the Order of Consecration, that the evening service on Saturday (this day) would bo at 7.30. It should have been 5.15 dm. The services will be—Matins, at 9 a.m. ; children’s service, for country schools, at II a.m. ; address, by Rev. James Leighton, of Nelson ; evensong, without

sermon, at 5.] 5. On Sunday the services will be as follows: —Holy Communion at 8 a.m. (plain), Matins and Holy Commnnion (choral), at ll am. Sermon by the Most Kov. the Primate, “On the Church’s Continual Witness against the Idolaters of the World.” Afternoon at 3.30 for town and suburban schools. Address by the Eight Eev. Bishop of Nelson. Evensongat 7—Sermon by the Bight Eev. the Bishop of Wellington, ‘‘The Church’s Continual Witness to the Sacrifice of the Death of Christ.” By the request of the J Primate Sullivan’s Te iDeum will be rendered after the sermon. The Paper op the World.—A German statistical journal observes that the consumption of paper in the world is enormous. The annual production of this article in the United States is 207,000 tons; in England, 180,000 tons; in Germany, 203,000 tons; in Prance, 132,000 tons; Austria, 97,200 tons; Italy, 50,600 tons; Eussia, 33,400 tons; Spain, 30,600 tons. In the United States about Illb of paper are annually consumed per head of the total population. In England the consumption is about the same; in Germany it is about 101 b per head ; and in France 7 J-lb. It is pretty generally agreed that the production of books, properly so called, is on the decline all over the world. The increased consumption of paper is owing to the development of newspapers and magazines.

Prison Laeob. The “ New Zealand Times ” says :—Mr O. Johnston may be credited with haying, at his meeting last evening, enunciated a decidedly new and, at the same time, very practical idea concerning the the utilisation of prison labor. He scouted, and very properly, the system now in force of teaching prisoners trades, which, in exercising, brought their labor into rivalry with that of free men, much to the disadvantage of the latter, as exemplified in the printing and bookbinding carried on in the Lyttelton Gaol; and he made a suggestion as to how prison laber could be utilised with profit and without interfering with any existing colonial industry. Mr Johnston’s idea is that encouragement might be given to the manufacture of paper from Native flax and other available material, if the manufacture of paper bags were made part of prison labor. There is a very large quantity of paper bags imported into the colony for use in many branches of retail trade, and the only obstacle to the manufacture in this colony has been the cost of labor But if the work is done within our prisons this objection is at once removed, and no existing outside industry will be interfered with.

“ Your handwriting is very bad.” " Yes ; but don’t you see, if I were to write better people would find out how I spell.” How dear to my heart was the old family Bible,

That stood on the table so solemn and still ; Where often I’ve hid anything I thought liable To get into the hands of my bad brother BUI.

How ardent I’ve seized it with eyes that were glowing, And sook its wide pages until out the things fell; But now all its charming old secrecy’s going With this new-fangled Bible the booksellers all sell. The new-fangled Bible, the twenty-cent. Bible, This revised Bible that says hades for hell.

A Eeady-wittod Tramp.—A repartee is recorded as having been made to old Matter Barnard, a shoemaker, who formerly lived in our street. A sturdy vagrant was begging at his door one Christmas time, and Master Barnard, thinking that the man was ablebodied enough to work, said, rather indignantly, “ No, I’ve got nothing to give you ; a strong able-bodied man like you ought to get a trade and work at it, as I’m forced to do.” “I do work at my trade when I can get work,” said the man, “ but there’s nothing much doing in my trade just now.” “Your trade,” said old Barnard ; “1 wonder what sort of a trade your’s is.” “ I’m a haymaker by trade,” said the man, “ and my trade is very slack this Christmas time.”— “Leisure Hour.”

The end of the world has been postponed from time to time, but papers have been found which disclose the unpleasant fact that our globe is sure of destruction in November, 1881. Leonardo Aretino, aa Italian prophet of the fourteenth century, is authority for this amazing statement—The dissolution is to begin on the 15th and last fifteen days. According to Aretino, the programme will be arranged as follows :—lst day—The sea will overflow. 2nd day—The water will penetrate into the soil. 3rd day—Death of all freshwater fish. 4th day—Death of all sea animals. sth day—Death of the birds. 6th day—Pall of all houses and buildings. 7th day—Fall of the rooks. Bth day—Earthquake. 9thday— Fall of the mountains. 10th day—Men will become dumb. 11th day—The graves will open. 12th day—Bain of stars. 13th day— Death of all mankind. 14th day—Destruction of heaven and earth by fire. 15th day— General resurrection and last judgment. Another pistol duel took place near Berlin, about the Ist of Anguat, between a student and a reserve officer, and the former remained on the ground. This is the fifth of the kind in Germany in the short period of two weeks. A gentleman from the North was spending the evening with a Galveston gentleman whose acquaintance he had made. On reaching the house the stranger asked, “ Have you any old Texas relios or curiosities ?” “ Certainly,” was the reply. “ Allow me to make you acquainted with my mother-in-law.”— “Galveston News.”

“No kiss,” he said pleadingly, “no kiss from my darling to-night ?” “ No,’’ she said emphatically, “ no kiss 5 I hear there’s mumps in your family.” “Mr Digby, will you take some of this butter ?” “ Thank you, ma’am, I belong to the temperance society—can’t take anything strong,” replied Digby. A company of Wisconsin “ melish” went out for to camp for a week, and the result was four rebellions, six fights, six courtsmartial, forty drunks, five law suits for trespass, and twelve sick men taken home on carts.

It is said that kerosene will remove stains from furniture. It has also been known to remove the furniture, stains and all, with the stove and a red-headed servant-girl thrown in, oftentimes.

A Rapid Descent. —“Yon make me think,” John Williams said, dropping on a sofa beside a pretty girl last Sunday evening, “of a bank whereon the wild thyme "grows.” “Do I,” she murmured ; “it is so nice, but that is pa’s step in the hall, and unless you can drop out of the front window before I oease_ speaking, you’ll have a wild time with him, my own, for he loves you not.” His descent was rapid. The opposition to vivisection ir steadily gaining strength in Europe. It is claimed that vivisection has been barren in its results in adding anything of.value to the knowledge of the human system. The ruins of the Tuileries are to be removed, the French Senate having approved a Bill allowing £BOOO for the purpose. On the site a palace is to be built, to serve as a modern invieum.