NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2388, 28 November 1881, Page 3

NEWS OF THE DAY

Lyttelton Magistrate's Court.—O. Bawndealey was brought before John Ollivier, Eeq, E.M., at this Court, this morning, charged with using obscene language to some children on Sunday evening, and waa fined 40s, or forty-eight hours' imprisonment.

Magisterial Appointment. — Mr John Ollivier presided at the Lyttelton Magistrate’s Court this morning, in the capacity of 8.M., a position to which ho has lately boon temporarily appointed. He will devote two days per week to Court business at fort it is said.

Monarch or the Violin.— We see by the “Otago Witness” that Wilhelm], the renowned violinist, is creating a great sensation in Dunedin. The concerts in which this monarch of the violin appears are announced as the most successful since De Murska’s visit to New Zealand. Signor De Vivo, who was the successful pioneer of lima Do Murska in this colony, is the agent for Wilhelmj, of whom, it may bo remarked, that in the musical world of Europe ho is considered hardly inferior to the celebrated Joachim. Intercolonial Weather Exchange.— Sydney, Saturday.—A depression has passed eastward from Australia. There are moderate S.E. winds, with overcoat sky on the South coast and Tasmania, with high sea and strong southerly squalls on the S.E. coast of New South Wales. Barometer (25th), 29.7; Portland, 30.1 ; Hobart, 30.0 ; Sydney, 29.8. Accident. —Yesterday morning, os a man named James Adams was leading a horse through a gateway at Fendaltown, the animal rushed at the gate, and, knocking it over on the man’s log, inflicted an ugly flesh wound, which necessitated his removal to the hospital. The Crops.— The young grain is well forward in the northern districts in spite of the general lateness of the season, and the slight showers on Saturday away from the hills have tended to freshen the color. Nearer the hills the rainfall was of a more copious character, and on the down lands the effects have been very marked. The Druids, —The fortnightly meeting of the Mistletoe Lodge was held at the Star and Garter Hotel on Thursday last; A.D. Bro, Hepburn in the chair. There was a fair attendance of members and a very enjoyable evening was spent, the songs and recitations being especially good. Church Concert. —A very successful concert in behalf of the Holy Trinity Church was given on Friday night in the Lyttelton Colonists’ Hall. The first part of the programme consisted of instrumental and vocal music by the following ladies and gentlemen: Misses Gibson, Mesdames Allwright and Gibson, and Messrs Laing, Griffin, Knight, Dransfleld, Eodiok, Ford, Petherbridge, Brownell and Kingsford. Mr J. E. Bead gave two recitations, which were deservedly much applauded. A Spelling Bee, under the management of Mr E. Puflatt, brought the night’s entertainment to a close, the chairman, the Bev. J. Townsend, before they dispersed, thanking the audience for their liberal attendance and the performers for the pleasure the evening’s programme had afforded

Found Dkownbd. Ab two men were

walking along the river bank in the Domain this morning, they saw the body of a man lying under the surface of the water. On bringing it to the bank, it was conjectured from papers on deceased that his name was William Thomas, a resident of Sydenham. The body was removed to the morgue, and an inquest will be held in due course. Arr Admibbb op Tb Whixi. —By the brigantine Omaha, which arrived yesterday from the Chatham Islands, there arrived a Maori chief, a particular friend and admirer of Te Whiti, laden with presents for the Parihaka prophet. Amongst the savory things this rangatira bad with him were twenty-three casks of preserved albatrosses, a delicacy much prized by the Natives. The cost of capturing, preparing, and packing that quantity of birds was said to have been £2OO, a sum which the chief generously paid over, hoping to have the pleasure of surprising his prophetic friend at Parihaka with substantial evidence of his allegiance and reverence. Upon the vessel’s arrival at port our reporter informed the passengers of the arrest of the arch agitator, and his due lodgment in prison with Tohu and the others. The chief, however, utterly repudiated any belief in the story, remarking that even were such the fact and that Te Whiti was killed he would return to life again quite easily. Upon a newspaper being shown him with the particulars headed “ Trial of Te Whiti,” he laughingly observed that it was merely put in the papers to ensure a readier sale for them. Mxsxßßiora Dbath nbab Uaiapoi.—On Saturday, about 5 p.m., information was conveyed to the Eaiapoi Police depot, by a boy named Trumper, that the body of a respectably dressed young man was lying on the sandhills near the old cemetery at the Maori pah, which is about a mile and a half from the town. Sergeant Gilbert and some others proceeded to the spot indicated, and found the body, which was dressed in a check tweed coat, dark vest, and light tweed trousers, colored linen shirt, now low shoes, and rod web braces, lying partly on the face and left side, near some English brooms which bad recently been cut. The legs were crossed and the face partly sunk in the loose sand. Deceased’s bat was near his feet. A handsome, plain, signet ring was found on the little finger of the left hand. In the pockets were 6s 3d in change, two crimson and one white silk handkerchief, as well as a tin box for fifty pin-fire cartridges, No. 17, and of which there were thirty-five cartridges remaining. The body appeared to have lain two or three days, as putrefaction had set in. There were no marks of injury visible except a slight abrasion and a little clotted blood on the forehead, which might] have been caused by deceased falling on the spikes of the broom from _whioh the branches had been

cut. The head was much swollen. Aa it was concluded from from the finding of the cartridges that deceased might have had a revolver, a strict search was instituted, but up to yesterday evening without success. Trumper, with another youth named Bloxam, bad been hunting for birds neats, and getting wet in the rain bad decided to light a fire, and upon going to pick up the broom cuttings discovered the body. Having made a minute examination of the surroundings, Sergeant Gilbert had the corpse removed to the Kaiapoi morgue, where it was identified by Mr Pattman, of the Pier Hotel, as that of a man named Colburn, said to have been a mate on the ship Portland, and subsequently having been on board the Examiner. Ho came to the hotel on Monday, the 21st, and staid all night. On Tuesday morning he got up late, and after finishing breakfast between ten and eleven o’clock, asked if there was any bush about, as he was fond of strolling in quiet spots. On being informed in the negative be expressed an intention of going out in the direction of the Maori pah. It is reported that a woman near the place said she beard the discharge of a firearm about noon, and thought some one was shooting blackbirds. So far this is all that can be learned of his movements. An inquest before Mr Whitefoord is summoned to be held to-day, at which the result of the medical post mortem examination will be given. Caution to Bathbbb.—A correspondent at Woolston sends us the following :—“ On Wednesday last, whilst standing on the green slope at the foot of Sumner Head, my companion and I saw the dorsal fin of a good sized shark. The monster was clowly cruising about under the cliffs of the headland, and disappeared behind them in the direction of harbor. Wo had just been bathing in the very water he was in, and my friend had been swimming out some distance from the shore. It is evident that some caution should be used by bathers who frequent this spot.” Boat Accident. —Two fishermen, Antonia Lima and Charles Burt, at Port, had a narrow escape from drowning on Friday afternoon. While coming from Governor’s Bay in a boat belonging to Mr John Roberts, a sudden puff of wind turned the boat upside down. Burt managed to bang on to the craft, and Lima, who is a strong swimmer, started to reach Quail Island. There was a considerable swell in the harbor at the time, and had it not been for the activity of some of the Natives at Rapaki in putting out to the men’s rescue, they probably both would have been drowned. Sergeant Merioe, in charge of the Lyttelton Police Station, who, upon hearing of the accident, went out to Rapaki, states that the Natives are deserving of the highest credit for the efforts they made to save the men, and the hospitality which they extended to them after bringing them ashore.

Found Dead.—On Friday last a man named John Steele, an engineer, was admitted into tho hospital from Lyttelton, suffering from a bad toe, the bone of which was diseased. He was placed in No. 6 ward, adjacent to which is the bath room. Yesterday morning, about six o’clock, as one of tho night nurses was passing, she noticed water flowing from the bath, and, on going to turn it off, found Steele lying drowned therein. Stoke.—At a meeting of tho school committee, held on Thursday evening, it was unanimously resolved to make application for an addition to the above school, the numbers on the roll and the probable increase warranting tho committee in arriving at the above decision. It was also resolved to apply for an assistant pupil-teacher. It was decided to abandon the proposal of taking the school children to Christchurch for their annual trip, on account of the railway faros being too high, and a sub-committee was appointed to make arrangements for a trip to Woodend Beaoh instead. Oantbkbubt Fbbbthought Association. —At the usual weekly meeting of the above association, at their rooms, Worcester street, the chairman stated, amidst applause, that a telegram had been received from Mr Robert Stout, and that he would deliver a public lecture on Thursday, December Ist, on “Evolution and Deism.” The place and further particulars of the lecture will be duly advertised,

Sir Frederick'*Roberts, Y. 0., is paying the penalty of fame. Not only has he sat to Mr Frank Holl, A.H.A., for a portrait, painted by command of Her Majesty, but also Mr Onless, E.A., is engaged on two portraits, commissions, of this brave soldier and distinguished general. In addition to this General Roberts has favored Mr Henry Harvey with several sittings for a bust, and has been placed in Madame Tnssaud’s waxwork museum.