THE GLOBE. MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1881.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2404, 19 December 1881, Page 2

THE GLOBE. MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1881.

IKTEE COLONIAL WEATHER EXCHANGE.— Sydney, Saturday—There is a moderate depression off Qabo, with north-easterly winds in Tasmania, and light S.W. winds in Victoria. Barometer—Portland, 29 6 ; Hobart and Sydney, 29 7. Bbtubnbd Colonists.—The following old colonists returned to Canterbury by the ship Waimate on Saturday:—Mr and Mrs Coleman, Mr E. Nelson and family, of Napier; Mr Hawker and family, of Woolaton ; and Mr J. Atkinson, of Lyttelton. Lyttelton Haeboe Boaed. Mr JDrummond Macpherson was duly elected a member of the Lyttelton Harbor Beard for Lyttelton on Saturday last without opposition. This is for the seat rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr H, P. Murray - Aycsley. Accident at Poet Levy.—On Friday last, as a eon of Mr Badcliffe, at Port Levy, was out pig hunting, he accidentally received a shot wound in his left shoulder, and had to bo conveyed home. Dr. H. Macdonald, of Lyttelton, was immediately sent for, and at latest accounts the youth was doing favorOathbdeal Obgak.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s ship Waimate, whioh arrived on Saturday from London, has on board the new organ for the Cathedral. An Unique Imtobtation.—By the Waimate, whioh arrived from London on Saturday, the following assortment of live stock reached the colony : —Two handsome horses, six sheep, three hedgehogs, six Aylesbury ducks, two Mount St. Bernard pups, and the smallest Skye terrier in the United Kingdom.

Bain.—Welcome end coolie? showers fell in the northern district on Saturday evening, which would have the effect of reviving some of the crops which were failing for lack of moisture, and had been parched by the norwee tern of all the previous days of the week. Good Tbmplabt at Ashburton.—The first anniversary of the Safe Betreat Lodge, 1.0.0. T., which now comprises forty members, was celebrated on Friday by a tea meeting and entertainment in the Ashburton Town Hall. Mesdames Cook and Vaughan, and the Misses Smith, Baymond, Mullaney and Murray, presided at the tables. Mr George Andrews occupied the chair. Miss Andrews, Mrs Vaughan, Miss Murray and Mrs Harrison contributed towards the success of the evening by vocal and instrumental music. Eauns —A correspondent writes : —The weather in this district has been for the last week very warm and sultry, accompanied with north-west winds, but a change; took place to day (Saturday), when a low heavy showers fell, which will be beneficial to the crops, which are beginning to look bad. The farmers are still crying out about the season being so dry ; in fact the crops on these plains require plenty of rain now. The late crops are looking fair so far. Kaiapoi Sports.—An adjourned meeting of persons interested in holding sports on January 2nd, was held at 10 p.m. on Thursday, at the Borough Council Chamber. About ten were present, Mr B. Moore in the chair. It was decided to hold athletic sports only on January 2nd, and the chairman, Messrs Dudley, Burnip and Pearce were elected a to select a paddock. Subscriptions amounting to about £4O were stated to have been promised. A sub-committee was appointed to bring up a programme, and report to an adjourned meeting this evening. Kaiapoi Tradesmen’s Picnic. —This picnic, which took place on Anniversary Day, was a pronounced success. The party, numbering about 200, started from Kaiapoi by special train for Lyttelton, and left the Port for Little Akaloa at 915 by the p.s. Titan. After a smart run of two hours they were all safely landed, and spent the day in rambles in the bush. The local brass band accompanied the excursionists, and throughout enlivened the proceedings. The company returned to port about 6 p.m., and were then transferred to the train for homo, which was duly reached without any mishap. The committee of management deserved every credit for the way in which the arrangements were completed

Soirbb and Congest,— On Wednesday evening a most successful meeting was held in the Pleasant Point Assembly Booms in connection with the St. Albans Church. There seemed to be special efforts put forth by those providing trays, as the display was really most inviting. Miss Rowe, Mrs Heap, and Mr Pilbrow, from Temuka, each contributed several songs, while the Misses Bayner, Halstead, and Mary Morris, and Messrs Bishop, Dimond, Aoton, and Ollivor, were the local vocalists, encores being the order of the evening. Mrs J. Worthington played, and Mr G. and Mias Morris contributed two beautiful selections (violin and piano). The usual votes of thanks were cordially responded to, and very affecting reference was made to Mr and Mrs Howell, now in England, to whom the church owes so very much, and the meeting heartily emphasized the expressions of gratitude from the Bov. J. O. Welsh, the incumbent, who presided on the occasion. The proceeds, over £'l7, are to be devoted to the purchase of a bell, Mr Howell’s friends having sent oat £23 for that purpose. Picnic.— The teachers of the St. Asaph street Sunday school and their friends held their annual pionio on Anniversary Day, on the estate of Mr Thomas Green, at Ahuriri, which was kindly placed at their disposal by that gentleman. The glorious weather, added to the obliging courtesy of the manager of the estate, resulted in a moat enjoyable outing, with which all present seemed thoroughly satisfied.

Popular Sports Association. —A meeting of the committee of the above was held on Saturday to consider certain protests. Those lodged were, after some discussion, disallowed. Messrs Searell and Mitchell were appointed to audit the accounts. It was resolved that, in future, no member of the association take part in the sports as a competitor. Thh Chops near Ashburton. —The crops generally look fairly well in the Wakanui district, indeed surprisingly well considering the dry weather that has prevailed, although a lot of very promising wheat crops are beginning to show the effects of drought in the whitening of the tops. With rain, however, fairly good yields may yet bo expected. In Ohertsey and Dromore districts the wheat crops on the plains, on land that has not bad more than two crops, are also looking much better than one would expect, while some of the wheat on land that has been frequently cropped is looking rather poor, a good deal of the land of this description being foul with sorrel. Barley and oats have not withstood the ordeal of lack of moisture, but have suffered much more severely than has wheat. In a good many oases the yield of barley and oats will be disappointing, whether rain fulls or no. But a good downpour would not yet be too late to make fair yields for both oats and barley in some instances. Artillery Practice and Skirmishing.— On Friday last the Lyttelton Naval Brigade met the Christchurch City Guards and the Artillery at the Lyttelton Bailway Station on the latter’s arrival there. The Volunteers then went to Naval Point, where some gun practice took place by the Artillery. Borne excellent shooting was scored, both with the howitzer and Armstrong guns. Afterwards the City Guards and the Naval Brigade were formed in companies, the former being subsequently marched towards the Native settlement of Bapaki, where they took skirmishing I order on the hills above. The Navals were also extended in skirmishing order sa the attacking party. The advance having been sounded, the Navals made for the hills in search of the “red coats,” who were shortly after discovered, and duly fired upon, the attack being smartly returned with volleys of blank cartridge. This was kept up for about two hours, daring which hill and dale in that locality were made to resound with the reports of Snider carbines and rifles. From a pedestrian point of view, the practice was alone a good test of the men’s endurance, the country traversed being both rough and precipitous. There was something approaching the romantic in the sight of red coats and blue jackets popping up from out of the bush and from behind the clumps of flax on the hillsides, and the appearance of Lieut-Oolonel Paoke, Major Lean, and Captain Slater on the summit of the ranges gave a suitable finish to the picture. Captain Wolfe and Lieut. Francis directed the movements of the City Guards, and the Navals were under the command of Lieuts. McLellan and Dransfield. Lieut. Strange and Sub-Lieut. Hill were in charge of the B Battery of Artillery. After the day's exorcises, the members of the City Guards were entertained by their fellow Volunteers of the Naval Brigade at the Mitre Hotel, Pbdbstkianism:. —A seven-mile walking match between two local pedestrians, I. J. Bradley and H. Lambert, for £SO a side and the championship of South Canterbury, came off at Timaru on Friday. There were about 400 spectators present, who manifested a lively interest in the proceedings. The course was the naual one used at the meetings of the South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club’s gatherings, running outside the space reserved for cricket, and was a quarter of a mile round, so that twenty-eight laps were necessary to complete the distance. The men started at a very merrv price, Bradley loading slightly. At the close of the fourth lap, Lambert’s shoe came off, and his sudden stoppage caused Bradley to collide with him. Bradley, thinking Lambert had injured his his leg in some manner, also stopped, but ibeing urged to continue, did so, and by the time Lambert hod started again was fifty yards in advance. Lambert made an effort to reduce this lead, but ineffectually, each succeeding lap falling further behind until half the distance had been completed, when Bradley overhauled him. Being thus a lap to the good, Bradley was content to walk behind his opponent for the remainder of the distance, which was completed in 62min. 4Sseo. Bradley thus carried the day, although Lambert’s backers entered a protest on his behalf, alleging that Bradley had caused him to stop by spiking him. The protest was not lor a moment entertained however. DRUIDB.-The Lyttelton Hesrl.s of Oak Lodge held their usual fortnightly meeting on Thursday evening, at the Foresters’ Hall, Lyttelton, AD. Bro. Lawson in the chair. There woe a fair attendance. The visitors present were PDF. Bro. S winner ton, P.B. Bro. Parker, V A Bro. Mortlook, M.B. Bro. Rowe, of the Pioneer Lodge. P.A. Bro. Gillies notified his intention to stand lor D.P. for No. 20 district.' After other business the lodge was olooed by the A.D.

Bazaab —The bazaar in oonneotion with the Sydenham Baptiat Church opened today at noon, in the Oddfellow* Hall, Li • field abreet. The Bov. T. Anson Cato delivered an addreea, in the course of which ho eta ted that the bazaar was being held m aid of the building fund of the above church. After the opening addreia, a great vari y gooda waa exposed for Bale, consist g articles of household requirements, Ohristmas and New Year’s gifts, and * miscellaneous assortment of fancy goods, which, g with other attractive features, drew a fair assemblage of purchasers in the cours afternoon The bazaar will be open 11 ten o’clock this evening, and from noon till 10 pm. to morrow. The Bailwav BAKD.-Despite the somewhat unpleasant nature of the weather on Saturday evening, the open-air performance of the Railway band drew a large concourse of listeners. An excellent programme was gone through by the band with much success. Thb Oathbdbal. —An ordination service was held at the Cathedral yesterday morning, commencing at eleven o’clock, Matins having been sung at 10.16 a.m. The Bev. Gossett, of Woodend, was received from diaoonate into Holy Orders, and Mr Garvett was ordained a deacon. The former gentleman was presented to his Lordship the Primate by the Very Bev. the Dean, and the latter by Arodeacon Harris. An able sermon appropriate to the occasion was preached by Archdeacon Harris, from the second Bpistle of Timothy, Chap. 2, part of the first verse, “Be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.” The choir sang the processional hymn, No. 353, “ Oh Thou who maketh souls to shine,” and the anthem was taken from the 43rd Psalm, third and fourth verses, beginning “Oh, send Thy light.”

Caledonian Spobtb.—Preparations are being made for a grand Caledonian and athletic gathering on Lancaster Park, on Monday, January 2nd. In a largo and varied programme issued by the committee, there are several items that should rouse the enthusiasm of those who come from north of the border. Highland dances, music and dress, wrestling, tossing the caber, Irish jigs and reels, bicycling, a grand band competition, hurdle and flat races, &0., will be the chief events. The prizes will be more than usually liberal, and should the weather prove fine, no doubt there will bo good sport and a largo gathering of visitors.

Colonial Alb.—There was great competition on December 17th, 18S1. between Christchurch and Dunedin ale, and a prize offered for the best ale to the amount of £5, the competing brewers being Joule of Dunedin agaiats F. Innea of Christchurch, F. Innes carrying off the prize. The ale was judged by two practical brewers, and their decision was fully endorsed by the parties that sampled the ale after their decision.—[Advt.l