NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2515, 29 April 1882, Page 3

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Thb O.J.C. Handicap Comscittkh.—lt is understood that Mr B. M. Morten, not being a member of the O.J.C. under the rules, is unable to act on this committee, and also that Mr Studholme has resigned his seat thereon.

Lyttelton Fibb Polios. — A meeting called for Friday night was held in the Colonists’ Hall at'Port. About fen or eleven members were present. The business to be brought before the meeting was the election of a captain and the election of three members. As Mr Eobert Forbes, the present captain, was unavoidably absent, it was decided to adjourn the meeting until Wednesday next. Littleton Febb Discussion Onus.—At a meeting of persons anxious to organise a free discussion class in Port, it was decided to do so, and a committee was appointed to make the arrangements. Lyttelton Building Society. The usual meeting of this Society is to be held on Tuesday evening next as advertised. Football. — A football match was played yesterday between the Colombo road and West Christchurch schools, which was a very hollow affair, resulting in a victory for the latter by sixteen tries and one goal to nil Batten, Pilbrow, Hookham, Prosser, Wills, Bowden, Bird and Smart all secured tries for the West. Fibe at Fbbnbidb. —About 2 a.m. on Thursday, four stacks containing peas, beans, and wheat, the property of Mr P. O’Connell, were burned down. They were when seen beyond eaving. The fire was unexplained. The value of the property destroyed was estimated at £BO. There had been an insurance subject to average upon the stacks and grain of Mr O’Connell of £4OO with the Colonial Office, but nearly all the produce had teen threshed and delivered to the merchant.

Political. —Mr T 8. Weston, starts for the West Coast cn Tuesday. He will reach Beefton on Thursday, and address his constituents the same evening. He will afterwards visit the several gold mining centres in the Grey valley, and return hero about the 16th. This wil, be in fulfilment of a promise made to those who returned him withoht an interview ora personal canvas.

Duhbtan U.A.O.D. New Lodge. —The adjourned meeting of the above took place at the Carlton Hotel on Thursday last at 8 p.m. Mr C. Tomson, district president, was in the chair. There was a good attendance of members and intending members, nine more being added to the list, making a total of forty-nine members. After a good deal of routine business had been transacted, the meeting terminated with a hearty vote of thanks to the chair and to the working committee and pr. meters of the Dunstan new lodge.

Waiau Assessment Couet —A sitting of this court was held on Thursday, before O. Whitefoord, Bsq., Judge. An objection was made on the part of Dalgety and Co. to an assessment of 787 acres in the Balmoral estate that had been sold to Mr Fowler, which was sustained, the alteration being made in the roll accordingly. Mr J. A. Wilkin objected to the assessment in his name of certain sections at Botberham, whioh were transferred to the names of H. Devine and A. D. Bryant. A claim from Mr Beid to be assessed in respect of certain property was made and agreed to. Mr Muir, valuer and clerk to the Amur! Boad Board, appeared in support of the claims of that Board.

Stabbing Case. —At the B.M. Court, Southbri tge, before G. E. Campbell and E. B, Willis, Eiqr.’e, J P.’s, James Young, on remand, was charged with assaulting and unlawfully stabbing his brother in-law,Horne. Mr Loughnan appeared for the accused. Constable Hildyard stated that from information received from Dr. Chapman, Horne would not be out of danger for a few days. Mr Loughnan applied for bail, but the Bench decided that, from what had been stated on oath by the constable, they could not do so. Accused was then remanded to Leeston till Friday, May 6tb. Local Option —The local option polling for the Courtenay district took place on Thursday. There were three polling places, Kirwee, Greendale, and West Melton. Very little interest appeared to be taken in the matter, except at the last named place. The result of the polling was as follows, viz.— For increasing publicans’ licenses, 44 ; against it, 39 ; majority for it, 5. For increasing New Zealand wine licenses, 36; ■ against it, 41 ; majority against, 5. For increp.B'ng accommodation licenses, 55 ; against it, 83 ; majority for, 20. For increasing bottle licenses, 37 ; against it, 38 ; majority against, 1. There was one informal paper. Of 386 ratepayers only 93 voted. Waimakabibi Habbob Boabd —A special meeting of this Board was held on Thursday. Present—Messrs Moore, Wearing, Hurse, Smith, Mathews, and Eckersley (chairman). An offer was received from Messrs Gallagher, May and Co. to rent the store opposite the Pier Hotel for twenty-one years, at a rental of £2O for first seven years, £3O for second seven years, and at £4O for last term. Mr Moore proposed that the application be declined, and that stops be taken to sell the leases of the foreshores, including the store, by auction. Mr Wearing seconded the motion Mr Hurse moved us an amendment

—“That the offer received be accepted on condition that the lesiees spend £3OO on the property during the first seven years.” This was seconded by Mr Smith and carried, two voting for the motion and four for the amendment. It was resolved—“ That in the event of Messrs Gallagher and May declining to accept the property on the terms of the resolution, the chairman take steps to have the leases of the property put up to auction.” The meeting then adjourned. Etrkton Hoad Board.—At a public meeting of the ratepayers of this district, held at the office, Ohoka, on Thursday, Mr Isaac Wilson, chairman, presiding, for the election of a member of the Board, in place of Mr James Guild, Mr B. White proposed, Mr <\ Fairweather seconded, Mr R. Ooup as a candidate; Mr T. Ohilton proposed, Mr J. Davis seconded Mr George Bailey as a candidate. The show of hands was in favor of Mr Ooup, and a poll was demanded, which was he’d yesterday, and resulted in the votes being recorded in favor of Mr Bailey 198, Mr Ooup 154 —viz., from Kuiapoi island side, Bailey 6, Ooup 106 : Eyreton and Swannanoa, Bailey 192, Coup 48. The returning officer, Mr B. M. Wright, therefore declared Mr Bailey elected. The candidates briefly thanked the electors. The contest was a very keen one between the respective portions of the district in which the candidate* resided.

luk Peovits op Obiokbt.— The Melbourne “ Telegraph ” has been given to understand that the late tour of the English Eleven throughout the Australian colonies and New Zealand has proved a financial as well as a cricketing success, the gross amount taken from all sources being in close proximity to £13,000. The promoters (Messrs Shaw, Shrewsbury and Lillywhite) pay the remaining nine professionals £2OO each, and allowing £SOOO for expenses of the trip, this would leave the very handsome sum, in round numbers, of £6IOO to be divided between the three above-named. Recognition. —The accompanying letter, [ with a purse of sovereigns, has been received by Mrs Radoliffe in recognition of her services as manageress of the Metropolitan Temperance Hotel: April, 1882. Dear|Mrs Radoliffe—A few of your friends are desirous of expressing their appreciation of the manner in which yon carried out your duties during the time that you had the management of the Metropolitan Temperance Hotel in this city, and they have deputed me to hand you the purse of sovereigns herewith, I think that you will accept it as a small token of our friendship and confidence in your ability and fitness for the position which wo all regret you have thought proper to resign.—I am, dear Mrs Radcliff, yours faithfully, J. O. McDowadi." Rugby Union. —The annual meeting of the Canterbury Rugby Union was held last night at the Clarendon Hotel, Mr J. R. Evans in the chair. The reports of the secretary and treasurer were brought up and adopted. The following office bearers were appointed for the year, viz., President, Mr H. WynnWidiams, M.H.R.; vice presidents, Messrs A. St. Q-. Hammersley and J. Anderson, jun.; secretary, Mr M. Leivin ; treasurer, Mr E. 6. Hawtes. Answers were received from the several football clubs of the colony who had been communicated with in reference to the proposed football tournament during the Exhibition season, which were chiefly favorable to the project. The tournament was fixed to take place early in the month of June on the Lancaster Park Grounds, Several Rugby Onion matches were arranged for, notably Town v Country and England v the Colonies, and the meeting adjourned. Civil Servants and Auckland.— We make nothing of the visits of under-secre-taries, heads of departments, and all that kind of red-tapists (says the Auckland “Herald.”) As to them, we have long noticed that they had a liking for Auckland, and that whenever'' an excuse could be made for a trip here on official business, the took advantage of it. We would not say that Auckland is the Cipua cf the Civil Service. Ear Irom it. It may be, on the contrary, the place where the higher Civil Servants come to rest from the fatigues of life In the enervating and too-indulgent Wellington. It is singular, however, that it should bo found necessary for so many Civil Servants to spend a portion of the recess here

Waiau B.M. Court. —On Thursday in this Court, before O. Whitefoord, B*q,, E.M., G. Wilson and W. Neville were respectively fined 20s and costs for unregistered dogs. W. O. Butherford v B. Jones, £9O, for damages by trespass of 500 head of defendant’s sheep on to the Montrose run, and the cost of culling same from 8000 of his own sheep, and driving. Plaintiff, in reply to Mr Joynt, said the fence between them was good along the boundary till it came to Crown lands, where it ended. It was, he admitted, possible that the sheep from defendant’s land had joined into his round the end of the fence. Mr Joynt here submitted an agreement made between the parties, in whioh it was provided that if Jones paid a moiety of the dividing fence, Butherford would hold him blameless for trespass except in case the sheep wore wilfully driven on to the Montrose run. This plaintiff admitted having agreed to at the time some years ago, and accepted a nonsuit.

Bveby Man his own Ebpobtkb. Another addition had been made to the many scientific wonders of recent years. Berr A. Qentilli, of Vienna, has invented an instrument—called by him the glossograph—consisting of an ingenious combination of delicate levers and blades which, placed upon the tongue and lips and under the nostrils of the speaker, are vibrated by the movements of the former and the breath flowing from the latter. The vibration is transmitted to pencils whioh transcribe the several signs produced by the action Jof tongue and lips and breath from the nostrils upon a atrip of paper moved by a mechanical arrangement. Similar to shorthand, a special system of writing, which may fitly be termed glossography, is produced, based upon the principle of syllable construction and combination of consonants. It is especially suitable for those languages the orthography of whioh differs least from the phonetic record of the apparatus. A wide vista is opened to the instrument for its practical application in recording speech. It • dependency of the fact that by its means w*. shall bo enabled to write four or five times as quickly as hitherto by shorthand, the new apparatus requires no preliminary study and no special practice.