NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2456, 18 February 1882, Page 3

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Thkatbb Eotal. —We were glad to again notice a good attendance last evening, the dress circle being particularly well patronised. **The Colonel” will be again presented this evening. Drainage Board Election.— Mr Bootham, S.M., delivered judgment this morning in the petition against the return oE Dr. Prins as a member of the Drainage Board for the district of Ohristohuroh north-we»t. He decided in favor of the petitioner, and declared the election of Dr. Frina void, and Mr J. E. Parker duly elected. The judgment is given in full in another column. The Zulu Wab Diorama, —This attractive exhibition opens to-night at the Gaiety Theatre, and it report speaks truly, the show must be of a highly interesting and pleasing character. A presentation of gifts will be made, and among the articles we notice gold and silver watches and a silver tea service. The gifts will number over a hundred. BM. COURT. For a flrat offence of drunkenness, a man, who said his dissipation was (he result of his attendance at a picnic, was fined si, In Brown v Hogg, £2O 2s 7d, judgment was given for plaintiff in default of the attendance of defendant. Intercolonial Weather Exchange.— Sydney, yesterday. Light B.W. wind south of Australia and New South Wales j light N. W. winds at Tasmania. Barometer—Sydney 29 8; Portland, 30.0 ; Hobart, 29.7. Tradesmen's Athletic Club —Mr G. T. White has presented to the Tradesmen s Athletic Club a silver cup, which is to be awarded for whatever contest may be decided upon by the managing committee. Pbbbbntation. —Miss Oox, organist of St. Mark’s, Church of England, Bakuia, has been presented by the congregation with a watch and chain, as a token of appreciation of her kind services in that capacity. Election Petition Court, —The Stanmore petition ossa was concluded yesterday, so far as taking evidence and the addresses of counsel on each side was concerned. Their Honors will give judgment on Monday next at 3 p.m. Picnic. —The children belonging to St. Michael’s Sunday school held their pionio at Governor’s Bay. They took one of the early trains to Port, and were conveyed to their destination thence by the steam launch. Lyttelton, returning in the afternoon, after having spent a pleasant day. Waxanui Election Petition. The hearing of Mr Joseph Ivess’s petition to upset Mr J; O. Wason’s election for Wakanui begins on the 21st inst,, at South Eakaia. Eesidents in Ashburton and the vicinity are interested in the case. Mr Bobert Stout, of Dunedin, appears for the petitioner, and the Messrs Harper, of Christchurch, appear for the respondent; The German Club. — A very pleasant entertainment took plaoa in the Wellington Hotel last evening, under the supervision of the German Club. There was some excellent music performed by Mr Schwartz, and also some good songs given during the intervals. Madame Fuchs acted as caterer. The dancing was kept up into the small hours of morning. _ _ The Bet. Mr. Gbebn.— Dr. Von Haast writes:—“lt will probably interest your readers to peruse the following telegram, ■which I have received from the Eev. W. S. Green this (Friday) morning:—"Dr. J. von Haast, Museum, Christchurch, Beached camp at one on Monday. Weather perfect; all well—W. T. Green, Tasman Glacier.” I may perhaps avail myself of this opportunity to answer the inquiries of numerous correspondents who wished to know if they could join Mr Green, that owing to tho difficulties most probably to be contended with, he refused (already before arriving in Christchurch) to add to his party.” South Eakaia Hotel. — Mr Kemp has disposed of this hotel to Mr Howell, who presently assumes the management. Baiaia Bridge—Ou Thursday traffic by train began on the extension. The total length of the bridge is now 120 chains. Accident. —A man named Charles Smith, a turner living in the Ferry road, met with a nasty accident yesterday. Whilst cutting a belt the knife slipped and entered his right thigh, inflicting a severe flesh wound. He was taken to the Hospital and duly attended to.

Nbw Brighton- Raobs. — A meeting was held at the New Brighton Hotel on Wednesday, the 15th inst., when it was resolved to canvass for subscriptions towards the’annual races on the beach. Owing to the tide the date of the meeting would be changed from the 17th to the 25th of March. Amongst the events proposed was a Handicap Trotting Match, which ought to be a great success, the course being a straight one, and the beach a well-known good trotting ground.

Hobticultueai Society. —A meeting of the committee of the Sydenham Horticultural Society was held to-day, when the arrangements were completed for the Autumn Show, which it is decided to hold in the large schoolroom, Selwyn street, early next month, due notice to be given by advertisement. A magnificent truss of geranium, “ Mrs. Armstrong (Mr. Armstrong’s seedling), was exhibited by Mr. Beattie, measuring upwards of a foot. SOUXHBEIDOB IStPBOVBMBNT ASSOCIATION. —A meeting of the above society was held at the Library on Thursday evening last. Present— Messrs H. Ennis (chairman), B. Webster, W. S. Little, A. Cameron, W. Howes, and Alston. The chairman stated the first matter to bo brought forward was that of the artesian well. After considerable discussion it was decided that a committee, consisting of Messrs Webster, Cameron, and Johnston, ohall wait on Mr Osborne re the the completion of the well. Messrs _ Alston, Cameron, and Johnston were appointed a committee to obtain all necessary information re the formation of the township into a town district, and to report on same at next meeting. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting. The Eev. Clavering Lyne has written a religious play entitled “Theodosius, the Christian Emperor,” which it was intended to produce at the Cheltenham Theatre during the ensuing week. Scenery and accessories were prepared for the purpose, but a stumblirg block to the performance was found in the Lord Chamberlain, who refused to licence the piece, and therefore this great treat is lost to the world ; at least so far as public representation goes, although the rev. author has notified his intention of publishing his work.

Eejpeotiug Mdlle. Bernhardt, a correspondent from Odessa says : —“ With reference to my report of the insult offered here to Mdlle. Sarah Bernhardt last week, I may say that the sensational accounts in the * Figaro,’ the ‘ Neuo Frie Presse,’ and other foreign papers on the subject, are gross exaggerations. It is true that a few pickled cucumbers were thr wn at the carriage, but this seemed to me to be too ludicrous an incident to be worth mentioning in my letter. The reason of these curious missiles being at hand was because they are sold in the streets outside the doors of the theatre to the frequenters of the gallery. Cucumbers are understood in Russia to express intense hatred.” The Paris “ Figaro,” commenting on the circumstance, says:—“The insults to which Mdlle. Sara Bernhardt was exposed by the anti-Semitics of Odessa on account of her presumed quality of Jewess were not only hideous, but were the result of envy and ignorance. Mdlle. Sarah Bernhardt was born a Catholic. She received her religious instruction at the pension of Madame Fessard at Auteuil, and was baptised and christened at the parish church of Auteuil.” Had the Russians known this they would, probably, have eaten their cucumbers, and have thus spared the popular actress much annoyance.