THE GLOBE. MONDAY. JANUARY 30, 1882.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2439, 30 January 1882, Page 2

THE GLOBE. MONDAY. JANUARY 30, 1882.

Accident,—As tho 840 p.m. tram from Cathedral square for Papanui was passing Mr Garrard’s shop in Victoria street on Sunday evening, a boy named Clark, residing in Kilmore street, fell from the platform of one of tho care, and the wheel passing over his foot crushed it. The tram was going slow at the time, and the accident it is thought occurred through the boy’s own carelessness. The guards on the line are pestered with numbers of boys jumping off and on the car* while in motion, and this accident should act

as a warning to any others who are given to the practice.

Deownbd.—This morning about half-past eleven o’clock it was discovered that tho

infant eon of Mr Henry Tuck, cheesemonger, of tho Market place, was lying in a tub plao< d beneath the artesian wall in the yard, at the house of the latter in Kilmore street west. Dr To wntnd was at once sent for, who pronounced life to be extinct.

Police Removal.—lt is understood that Sergeant Gilbert, who by his close attention to his duties and evenness of temper has won golden opinions from the public of Kaiapoi whilst in charge of the police staff of that district, is about to bo removed to Queenstown.

Fibs at Oxford.—On Friday a five broke out in same of Dr. Weld's bush at East Oxford. The flames raged pretty well during tho nor’weatar of Saturday, but aa there was a ore -k on either side, and an interval of about 60 chains from dwellings, no danger was apprehended. During Saturday the residents of Fast Oxford were annoyed by the dense clouds of smake driven upon them. The Noe’West Gale.—While the gale of Friday did a large extent of damage to fully ripe crops in the Southern district, that of Saturday inflicted serious damage upon the prospects of our Northern farmers. Not only was the grain very much shaken out in places, but the force of the wind was sufficiently strong to cut off the heads of heavy berried wheat and barley. Eangioba Lixebart Institute.—A concert in aid of the funds of this institution, followed by a ball, was given on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance in the front seats, which were filled. The Misses Spcnsley, Mrs Gould, Messrs Bamberger, J. G. L. Scott, A. Merton, and J. Spensley contributed a variety of musical and vocal selections, which were generally and heartily appreciated. The dancing waa kept up with spirit till tho small and early hours. Sefxon Town Hall —A general meeting of the Town Hall Company was held on Tuesday to receive tho treasurer’s report and elect directors for ensuing year. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, after which the treasurer submitted the balance-sheet, duly audited, which showed the receipts for the past year to have been £34 7s 6d, and the disbursements £33 4i sd. The report was unanimously adopted, and the election of directors was proceeded with, which resulted in the following gentlemen being chosen, viz. :—Messrs Vaughan, Prestney, McKay, Barclay, Vnllance, Mathers, Thompson and McLean. Votes of thanks were passed to the retiring officers, and tho public meeting adjourned. At the meeting of directors immediately after, Mr Vaughan waa eleotedjpresident, and Mr Geo. Prestney secretary and treasurer for the ensuing year.

A letter from the Star of Sefton Lodge, I O.Q-.T , ashing a reduction in their rent was discussed, when it was unanimously agreed to accede to the request of the members of the Star of Sefton. The president and secretary were authorised to make enquiries ra mortgaging tha building, to enable the company to pay off present liabilities. Sheffield. —Our Sheffield correspondent writes—l'he rain which set in over the country generally on the 19th instant commenced here on the morning of the ISth, and continued almost unceasingly until the following Sunday morning, clearing up about 1 p.m. Already the effect can be seen on the pastoral lands, as the paddocks, which were quite parched, have made a good start towards providing winter feed. The consecration of the Sheffield Church was celebrated on the 18lh instant in the midst of a heavy downpour of rain, which militated against a large attendance. His Lordship Bishop Harper consecrated the church in the name of St. Ambrose, and preached a most appropriate sermon afterward?, the subject of hi* discourse being taken from Psalm xxvii., v. 8. After the ceremony was completed, an adjournment was made to the Soad Board office, where a sumptuous cold collation had been prepared for the Bishop and the members of the Church by a few ladies and gentlemen of the district, who also tastefully decorated the room with flowers. The weather at the time of writing (Saturday, 1 p.m.) is anything but what could be desired for the harvest, ns a heavy nor'-wester has been raging with little intermission since Friday morning. Considerable damage has been done to some of the more forward crops, but fortunately the bulk of them, as compared with other ports of Canterbury, is in a backward condition, nevertheless the harvest will be completed a month earlier than last year. The average y eld both in oats and wheat is expected to be much lighter this year. Barley is hardly grown in the district, and turnips have been a complete failure on account of the continued drought.

The Lyttelton Election Dispute.— The petition lodged against the return of Mr Allwright as member for Lyttelton will come before the judges appointed next Tuesday fortnight, February 14th, not the 15th as ha* boon reported. The hearing, it is said, will be in the Oddfellows’ Hall, at Port. The ground of the petition i* that certain alien* were permitted to vote at the late election, and so recorded their ballot papers in favor of the candidate who was declared at the head of the poll. What the upshot of the petition will bo is not easily divined. Bohotjqh Councils. —The ordinary meetings of the Sydenham and St. Albans Boraugh Councils will be held this evening.

Found —A cabman who found a dark gT ey w-ollea shawl in his oab on tie ©railing of January 28vh, has handed same to the police authorities for identification. Accident.—A school girl named Hayes, who tried to climb a tree near the Toi Tapu Bohoolhouso on Saturday, fell, breaking her right arm. She was duly admitted to the Hc-spital this morning, and is going on favorably. fi ns Exhibition.—His 'Worship the Mayor wan to drlya the first post of the Exhibition buildings on Hugley Park at four o’clock this afternoon. New South Wales Tbamway. The “Sydney Morning Herald” says that Mr Jsanneret has accepted the tender of Mr [Thomas Wearne, engineer and Government contractor, for the laying of the line of tramway from Paramatta Park to the junction of the Duck river. The work has been commenced. It is intended that the motors and rolling stock shall bo lighter and ia some re•peots better than those in use in Sydney, the pattern of the Christchurch. N Z , motors and cars having been adopted for this lino. Chatham Island Bachs.—The annual races at the Chatham! came oil on the 4th xnst., the principal event b, h;g the Chatham Island Cup, value sixty guineas, to be won by the same owner three years in succession before becoming his property. For this Mr !T. Ritchie’s imported filly Island Rise proved herself too good for the rot of the competitors, although Mr R. Raynor's Arab succeeded in obtaining a go; d second place, fihis is the first occasion on which Mr Ilitchie has succeeded in scoring the big event. The day passed oil splendidly. The Education Board op the District of North Canterburt. —Xho following ia the summary of attendance for the quarter ending December 31st, 1881 :— Number cf school districts, 113; number of schools in operation, 129 ; number cf touchers —males, 185; females, 224; total4o9; and thirty sewing mistresses. Number cn the roll at beginning of quarter, 15,205 ; number on roll at end of quarter—mules, 8273 ; females, 7376 ; total, 15,948. Average weekly number on the roll —males, 8439 ; females, 7758 ; total, 16,197. Strict average, 11,321. Working average— | males, 6269 ; females, 5191 ; total, 11 760. Ashburton E.M. Court. —On Friday, before Mr B, Alcorn, J.P., Win. Lambert, charged with having been drunk, having used obuaive language, and having violently resisted a constable, was fined £l, with the option of forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. Lambert has frequently been convicted at Christchurch of .‘similar offences. Jsmes Fowler, charged with the abduction of Lucy Haines, aged fifteen years and nine months, ■was remanded to Wednesday, hie Worship Intimating that he would accept bail, accused in £IOO and two sureties in £SO each. I'he girl is an adopted daughter of the Hamas’, having baen with them since she was a couple of weeks old, Mrs Ruth Haines, of Alford Forest, gave preliminary evidence. Fire at Kaiapoi.—On Sunday at 1.30 a fire broke out in an old cottage at junction of Ohoka road and North rood, ia which Messrs W. and O. Hayman hod flu, twine and rope stored. The building was in Himes before the fire was seen, which is supposed to have arisen from heating of the twine, in the manufacture of which there is a quantity of oil used. The contents wore insured in the United Company’s office for £IOO. Messrs Hayman estimates their total loss at £l3O. [The building was worth about £ls. An alarm being given, the Volunteer Fire Brigade with its hand engine extinguished the embers

Rbapbk Tbial at Ohoka.- On Friday a number of the leading farmers of the district met on Mr B. Evans’ farm, Jackson's road, to witness the trial of a Sumuelson’s reaper and binder in a heavy crop of wheat. Tho strong nor’-wester, it was predicted, would cause the tenting of the machine to be a failure ; but in spite of tho boisterous state of the atmosphere, the trial was pronounced by all present to be eminently satisfactory. The crop was equal to upwards of 50 bushels, the straw strong and tall. The machine took a sft out, and was drawn by two ordinary farm horses, and after finishing seven acres the animals seemed quite able to do a further share of work. Not only was tho draught of tho machine commended, but the admirable way in which it performed the operations of harvesting in half a gale of wind. The sheaves, tied with string, were of a convenient size, and well secured, only three being broken in tho number of sores referred to. It was shown that this harvester will deal with very heavy crops, plenty of space being given in tho elevators, and there seemed no reason why it should not deal with crops of beans with almost as much care as it put through the crop of wheat in question. The doable speed attachment forms an important adjunct to this harvester, and the substantial way in which it is erected caused tho spectators to be impressed with its serviceability, the bearings of brass in the wearing parts being also easily renewed when worn down.

Tn bath3s Boyal. —The two now pieces at the Theatre drew a crowded house on Saturday evening. In the first piece, Mias Navaro, by her artistic and natural acting in the part of Mrs Bentherston, achieved a decided sucoasc. Miss Maggie Moore has but little to do in the part of Ponelopo, hence she has not such an opportunity afforded to make a hit as in “Struck Oil.” Mr Vincent’s Uncle John is a splendid piece of acting from firot to last, the character being pourtrayed with much fidelity. Indeed, in “Snowball,” Miss Navaro and Mr Vincent, by their excellent acting, make tboir characters stand out with much prominence. Mr Williamson scarcely makes as much of the part of Felix as might be, there being a want of lightness in his rendering. In the last piece, both Miss Maggie Moore and Mr Williamson fairly revelled in the fun, and from the rising to the fall of the curtain kept their audience amused to the highest extent. Miss Mooro had to respond to four re-demands for her song “ Babies on tho Block,” indeed she quite exhausted the original, and had to resort to improvisation in the ghapo of an adaptation of a well known nursery rhyme. Mrs Stammers played Mrs Freewill as only she can play parts of this kind, and Mr Soagravo deserves a word of pmion for his clever acting in tho character of Mr Freewill. There is a little matter which if attended to by the proprietor of the theatre would bo a great boon, not only to those in front, but also behind the curtain —that is, the providing of an electric bell in the refreshment room connected with tho stage. Tho prompter could then somo little time before the resumption of the performance give notice of tho fact to those in tho room. This would effectually prevent the annoyance now so common of a rush of parsons coming into tho theatre in tho middle of a scone. The expense would be trifling and tho convenience very gr< at both to actors and audience. “ Snowball ” and tho “ Chinese Question” will bo repeated to-night.

In order to encourage traffic, the Frerob railway companies have come to an arrangement for the reduction of fares, and they also offer to forego certain dues on goods which they hitherto have charged.