THE GLOBE. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1882.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2445, 6 February 1882, Page 3

THE GLOBE. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1882.

Destructive Firb at Gisbobnb. Amongst our telegrams of to day will be found particulars of a most disastrous fire, which took place at Gisborne last evening, when the Union Bank and a number of other buildings were totally destroyed. The amount of damage done is estimated at £IOO,OOO. Cathedral Belleingebs. A general meeting of ringers will be held in the ringing chamber at eight o’clock to-morrow evening. Obickkt. —A match was played on Saturday between the Standard and Royal Oak, resulting in a draw in favor of the Standard. The Royal Oak in their first sooted 53 ; the Standard, first innings, 54 ; second innings, 110. The chief scorers were, Flavahan 21, G. Meson 6, for the Royal Oak; E, Francis, 13 and 25, Horner, 16 and 19, for the Standard. The bowling power rested in Mc9 wigan for Royal Oak, and G. Rowe and S, Francis for the Standard. A Deceased Prisoner.— Early this morning a prisoner named Daniel Hamer, sentenced to ten years'imprisonment in 1877 for larceny, died in the Lyttelton Gaol, of consumption. He had been gradually sinking for the last twelve months, and would have been liberated to the care of his friends had he given the authorities their address. This he did only when be was in too feeble a state to be put on board ship and sent home. His relatives had forwarded the means to defray all expenses, but the invalid was beyond recovery. Nor an Excuse. —A cabman was brought up before the Magistrates this morning for furious driving. Ho admitted the offence, but the fact was, he said, he had the Honorable Somebody, a well-known M.L.C., on board, and he was bonnd to go fast with him. The Magistrate did not seem to take it in, for he fined cabby 10j, remarking that perhaps as he had pat on an extra spurt for the Honorable Somebody, the Honorable Somebody would pay the fine. Sly Grog Selling. —As the result of a raid by the police, seven oases of the above nature were heard this morning at the Resident Magistrate’s Court. Six persons were summonsed; boarding-house keepers, oystersaloon keepers, and keepers of more questionable places of resort, were the parties ( charged. In the first case taken, that of , Daniel Franklin, a conviction was obtained. ( The servant of the defendant, who keeps a restaurant in Manchester street, sold to two f police officers, who were in plain clothes, ■ sundry quarts of beer out of a cask kept on ( the premises, as defendant alleged, for the ( supply ofa dinner allowance, which is a apeeialite of the establishment. Defendant was 1 fined £2O, a result which seemed to suprise j him not a little. The Bench, while intimating that they considered light penalties in j such cases of little use, in this particular instance did not wish to press too hard on the sufferer, who represented himself to be a hard working poor man, and allowed him a j month to pay the fine. All the rest of the . cases broke down. They were, with the ex- ( ception of one, all worked up by the police in the same manner. In their investigation some curious details of the manners and customs at oyster saloons, fruit shops, &c., , ware brought to light. A full report appears elsewhere. Ball, —A butchers’ ball will bs held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Montreal street north, on Thursday next. ] Chess. —lt is proposed to hold a chess , tournament among the amateurs resident at , Ashburton. , County Rbtbnub. —The Hon. T. Dick has 1 telegraphed to a gentleman in Clinton : —“1 i do not think the revenue from auctioneers smd publicans’ licenses will go to the town districts. They are county revenue. ” 1 Wife Beating. —According to the “ Daily Times,” this offence is rather common in - Dunedin. On Thursday last, a man named Daniels was sent to gaol for six months for 1 beating bis wife. In this case, the Inspector j of Police said the feud would likely end in ■ murder. i Leiobbteb Sheep. —Messrs E. Mitchell and j Co. were the consignees of a valuable lot of Lincoln and Leicester sheep by the Penguin on Saturday, from Auckland. Fibb at Tinwald —On Friday two stacks of wheat, worth about £IOO, were accidentally burned at Mr Avenirs. The origin is attributed to careless smoking on the part of a ' laborer. | South Rakaia Domain Boabd. —This Board held an adjonrned meeting on Thursday, when Mr C. N. Maokie was re-elected chairman. It was resolved to defer the ques- i tion of sowing down the domain till a fuller meeting of the Board. Accounts amounting to £4 10s 4d were passed for payment, and the Board adjourned. Accident. —A jockey named Thomas Chapman, who is in the employ of Mr G. G. Stead, was severely bitten on the left side of the neck on Saturday by an entire horse, to which he was giving some food. The man was at once removed to the Hospital, whore the wonnd, which is reported as being a nasty one, was dressed without loss of time. Lyttelton Naval Bbigadb. —The silver cup presented by Lieut. McLellan, the harbormaster at Lyttelton, to the Lyttelton Naval Brigade, was shot for on Saturday, the match being held at the rifle butts at Fort. The highest score was made by Volunteer McLellan—namely, 28 points. Volunteer Edwards made 27 points, and Volunteer Treloaven 26. Tho ranges were 200, 300 and i 400 yards. The Pbicb of Wheat. —Reuter’s Adelaide telegrams on Saturday morning stated the price of wheat to be 4s 6d, and freight to the United Kingdom from Adelaide 40a. Both particulars were incorrect, as private telegrams received on Saturday by Mr P. Cunningham and Mr J. L. Coster state that the latest charter was 47s 61, and the first coat of wheat was 5s Id, bags extra. Thbatbioal. —Mr D. H. Harkins, who is at present playing in Dunedin with Mr De Lias’ specialty company, will open at the Theatre Royal here in about a fortnight for a abort season. The opening piece will be “The Colonel,” a satire on the resthetic folly of tho day at home, and which will pave the way excellently for Mr Williamson’s Opera Company in “Patience.” Death from Heabt Disease.— On Saturday afternoon at five o’clock some inmates of the Old Men’s Home, Ashburton, were bathing in the river. One of them, named Henry Callow, only twenty-two years of age, who had suffered during three years from heart disease, received a nervous shook, which caused immediate death in the river bed. Cullen was a native of the North of Ireland, and had been in the colony four years, and an inmate of the Home one year. He has no near relations in New Zealand. A Toepbdo Boat —The largest torpedo boat afloat has recently been built in England for Denmark, Her displacement is fifty-five tons, and her armament comprises four of the largest Whitehead torpedoes, each carrying eighty pounds of gun ootton, and a Hotchkiss revolving gun. She has a coal capacity of ten tons, wbioh is equivalent to 1200 miles at eleven knots, bat her full speed is twenty knots. Despite her great size, the boa is capable of transportation by rail. Political Transgressors. —ln the bribery prosecutions, which have occasioned considerable sensation in England, the follow* ing were the sentences passed by Mr Justice Denovan on November 29th :—Messrs Hay and Mair, who were agents in the Macclesfield election, were sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment. In reference to the Sandwich election, Messrs Edwards and Olds were each sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. Three of the others, who were publicans, Mackins, Bae, and Spears, and also Woods, a farmer, were sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. The two others, who were boatmen, were sentenced to two months’imprisonment. The Court also directed that all the defer* dantrf should be treated as ordinary misdemeanants, and not as first-class misdemeanants. The prisoners were taken to Holloway gaol previous to being removed to the county prisons of Kent and Cheshire. It is stated in the “ Pall Mall Gazette ” that all looked in good spirits except Mr Edwards. The two solicitors of Macclesfield who have the heaviest sentences, “smoked cigars as they were being driven away.” Lyttelton Boeough School. —Last week at a committee meeting of this school, the election of chairman took place, when the Rev. J. Townsend was appointed to fill the office for the ensuing year.

Now Boot Factoet. — Messrs Neals* and 00. are starting a boot factory m Ash- ■ burton. . . , Thb Bitbbs Bit, —A system of cypher--1 ing ” by telegram occurred in Ballarat reoently, which very much disturbed the share market for a time, and which also equally disturbed the equanimity of those who have not foresight enough to see the possible consequence of their keen desire to circumvent others. Two broker* rings arranged with an agent each to day's yield of the Hepburn Home Paddock Company a* early a* possible, and one, thinking the other might be first, desired their agent to use the name of New Australasian ’’ instead of “ Home Paddock. During the day a telegram came to the effect that the Now Australasian had 70oz, which was quite correct, as that was the yield for the day for that company, but a* the yield was supposed to refer to the Home Paddock Company, according to arrangement, the brokers in the “ secret ” commenced buying shares at top price. Suddenly the other broker* came forward offering to sell at much reduced rates, and then it was found that the last telegram, “ Home Paddock about 27 0 z,” was the correct one, to the great chagrin of the ciphers at cyphering. Another version of the affair places it in a much more serious aspect. It is alleged that there was collusion, and that the New Australasian yield, though correct as to that company, was used to deceive. The matter in this aspect, was brought before the Eoyal Exchange consequently, and | a committee was appointed to investigate it, on the application of a member who was " had,” and now asks the Exchange to decide whether he should deliver or not. Much interest is manifested in the result of the investigation. SOUTHBBIDGB SCHOOL COMMITTEE. —A meeting was held in the schoolroom, on Friday evening, and was attended by Messrs Stavely (chairman). Burns, Frame, Cameron, and Woodbury. Mr Wm. Graham was reappointed treasurer for the ensuing year. A report from the master was read, stating that in consequence of harvest operations the attendance had considerably fallen off, and that the chairman had closed the school for one month. The action of the chairman was approved. Considerable discussion took place re the system of cumulative voting in the election of committees, ond it was unanimously decided to get it done away with if possible. Several accounts having been passed the meeting adjourned. Swimming Match. —A swimming match took place in the Avon on Saturday afternoon, in wbioh seven members of the Canterbury Bowing Club competed for a cup presented by Mr Harman. The course was 160 yards, down the stream, from a boat moored across the river at Oowlishaw’s corner. There were a large number of spectators, to whom the race, which was well contested throughout, afforded considerable interest. It was won by Mr W. DaOastro, Mr J. Hay being second (four yards behind), and Mr C. Innes third (two yard* behind Hay). The competitors swam In ordinary rowing costame. Mr Harman, who is a life member of the olub, gives a trophy every year, for the purpose of encouraging the members of the club to become proficient in the art of swimming. Southbbidgb Improvement Sooxbtt. —A meeting was held in the local Library on Thursday, February 2nd. Present —Messrs E. G. Stavely (in the chair), A. Cameron, E. T. Webb, H. Ennis, C. Patterson, E. Johnston and J. Woodbury. On the motion of Mr B. T. Webb, seconded by Mr Cameron, it was resolved—" That all funds collected be deposited in the Bank of New Zealand, to be need for the purpose of sinking the artesian well only." After a long discussion, it was decided that Mr Osborne be interviewed, with a view of getting him to carry out the work. Mr H. Bonis gave notice that at the next meeting he would move a resolution affirming the advisibility of availing themselves of the privilege allowed by the Government of forming themselves into a municipal body. A vote of thanks to tho chairman closed the meeting. King Tawhiao oh Legends. —On the first day of the Native gathering at Eeweti, Tawhiao, in conversing with some of the Europeans present on the ancient history of New Zealand, allnded to some Native legends, with which the general public are not likely to be familiar. Pointing to two of bis chiefs from Kawhia—Hone Wetere and Pikia—he said they are the descendants of an ancestor named Tirewa, a seer who many generations ago from a dream predicted the advent of the Europeans, by proclaiming that a race yet nnknown to the Maoris would come to New Zealand in ships, would wear 'many colored garments, and ride upon animals larger than dogs. That prophecy had been fulfilled. Tawhiao also mentioned as a singular coincidence, that one of his ancestors, before European settlement, while walking in the bush near where is now sitnate the Tanpiri coal mines, met a fairy, Patupaiarehe, who, in a song told him that the name of this land was Tirani—the Niu Tireni or New Zealand of to-day. He also gave an interesting account of the various methods of divination practised by the tohnngas or priests for ascertaining whether peace or war wonld ensue between two tribes, or whether a certain warrior would die in battle or have a natural death. The methods referred to somewhat resembled those employed by the Eaman augurs. His own future had been partially revealed, by the art of divination, and, among other things disclosed, was that Tawhiao will never die by drowning. His body may, however, be eaten by a fish. The ground of this belief is, that one of his ancestors was capsized in a canoe out of sight of land, and immediately a whale rose, upon whose back he at once scrambled, and it took him straight to Kawhia harbor, where he landed in safety, being an excellent swimmer. Tawhiao concluded by remarking archly, that these legends though implicitly believed in in the olden time did not seem to have so great a hold upon the mind of the people in the present day. Mining at Noumea. —The “ Fiji Times,” reviewing the latest report from Noumea, writes:—“Mining operations in New Caledonia are being pushed forward in a vigorous manner. The mine of massive chrome at Plum, about sixteen miles from Noumea, has shipped in twelve months 1365 tons of rich ore. Eighteen months ago the site of operations was but a wild bush, and within first ten days of the month of October 403 tons were shipped, and about 270 tons more placed on the beach ready for shipment, while the mine will yield a practically inexhaustible supply. On a very small capital the mine shows a profit of £2500 per month. The ore is shipped to Europe, and the Glasgow people are making fortunes out of the manufacture of chrome, one firm making, it is said, about £200,000 per annum. The deposits of cobalt are also being worked with successful results, and many more mining ventures are in contemplation.” Domestic Bbbtants. —A publio meeting, presided over by the Mayor, was recently held in Auckland with the view of taking steps to 00-operate with the Women’s Emigration Society of London for the purpose of obtaining for the colony a supply of carefullyseleoted domestio servants. A resolution in accordance with the object of the meeting was carried—“ Bo far as to receive all such domestio servants as may be sent out to Auckland.” Tte Mayor mentioned that Sir G. M. O’Eorke, himself, and other gentlemen, had already become personally liable, pending the formation of the society, to do what was required for twenty domestic servants.