NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2526, 13 May 1882, Page 3

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Latest Ministebial appointment The Hon. B. Oliver, before leaving for Wellington last night by the s.s. Southern Cross, was sworn in as a member of the Government. Mr Oliver formerly held the portfolio of Minister of Public Works. Thk Aooidbnt at Kaiapoi.—This morning, we are glad to learn, and are sure the residents of Papanui will be pleased to know, that Dr. Ovenden reports upon Mr James Jackson's condition, ho being much improved and fast regaining consciousness.

Aixbgbd Fbatjd in Banketjptcy.—The hearing of the first of five informations against Nathaniel Vale, charging him with the above offence, was oonoluded yeßterday by the information being dismissed. The evidence, which, in heariDg, oocupied nearly all day, was not important. Tho next oase in the aeries will be heard on Friday next, May 19th.

ExnißiTiOK {-"posts.—ln consequence of the ruiu of yesterday having rendered the running track at Lancaster Park unfit for uso, it has been deoided to postpone the aports and football match announced for this afternoon till Saturday next. Oddfbllowbhip.—The membere of tho Loyul Poraeverance Lodge have arranged to pay a visit to Loyal City of Norwioh Lodge at Port next Tuesday.

Thb Wanaka'b Delay.—Owing to the delay at Taranaki of the stoamer Wanaka, there will be no boat leave here to-night for Wellington, an unluoky occurrence for those who were hoping to go North by the usual Saturday night steamer. Tbadkssibn's Athxktio Cltjb. The sports in connection with tho Canterbury Tradesmen's Athletio Olub will be held at Lancaster Park on May 24th, the Queen's birthday. Tho prizes for tho various events are on view in tho window of Mr G. T. White, jeweller, Colombo Btroet. Amongst thoso most calling for notico are—the Championship Cup, two (ilvercups for the first and second prizes of the five-mile bioyole race, and also Mr Q. T. Whito's prize for tho two-milo bieyolo raoa. The other prizes consist of two jiwel cbbcs, butter cooler, Emu-egg oup, silver medals, &o. These are all richly engraved and elegantly chased,

Political.—The Stanmore eleotors are requested by Mr Richardson to meet him on Tuesday evening next in the schoolroom at Bingsland.

Good Temflaby.—An entertainment of a musical and dramatic nature is announced f £>•• Monday evening next in the Worcester street Templar Hall, in aid of the Juvenile Temple.

Chbistchuboh Fibb Bbigadb. The committee of the above appointed to make arrangements for the procession next Thursday met last night at the Lichfield street station. Mr Superintendent Harris occupied the ohair. The chairman reported that he had interviewed Messrs Joubert and Twopeny, who had promised tho use of the Austrian Band, the tender of the City Guards Band being also accepted. The route of the prooession was arranged as follows: —Starting from, tho Cariton Hotel at 7.30 p.m., down Victoria Btreet to Cathedral square, where a dhplay of fireworks will take place. The procession will then proceed along Colombo street, down High street to the liiohfield street corner, thence along the latter street to Colombo street, into Cashel street, along Oxford terraoetothe Exhibition. The final display of fireworks will take plaoe at the Exhibition. It is expected that tho members of the K.*iapoi, Lyttelton, Rangiora, and Bailway Fire Brigades will take part in the procession. As the Exhibition will remain open until 11 p.m., visitors from the country will havo an opportunity of inspectin/ the exhibits as well as seeing the prooession.

Oantbebtjby Coursing Club.—Owners of dogs engaged in the Canterbury Derby and Oaks and the Obristohurch All-aged Stakes, are reminded that the acceptances for these events will have to be made with the secretary on Monday evening next, at the Bhades. The fixture will be commenced at Sheffield immediately after the arrival of Tuesday morning's train, Mr O. "Wise and J. Turner will act as judge and slipper respectively.

The Wbathbb Exohakob.—Now Zealand.—Depression in N.E. is causing light southerly and easterly winds, with " heavy showers on the Bast Coast, .6 tin. at Wellington. Australia—High pressure area passed N.E., and a moderate depression is advancing eastward rapidly, the front edge being in Sydney, and the centre over Bass's straits. Showery on the South coast, elsewhere fine but gloomv. Barometer—New Zealand : Russell, 29.71; Wellington, 29 80; Bluff, 30 03. Australia (Sydnoy), 30 0; Hobart, 30.0; Portland, 29 9 ; Albany, 29 8.

Honor to whom Honob is Dub.— Charles Dickens is not forgotten (says an English paper), as we had conclusive proof a short time ago. Walking through Westminster Abbey, we saw the memorial slab ovor the groat novelist's grave covered with fiowcrs, and we leaTned from an attendant that visitors from all parts of England come to the Abbey to drop a flower upon Charles Dickons' tomb. This is true fame. The conqueror, the statesman, and the inventor are forgotten, save >n their works, but the loving hands that scatter the flowers on this grave belong to the hearts that have been deeply moved, and to memories which do not fade.

Fibb.—A flro happened at Little River on Tuesday last about eight o'clock in the morning, resulting in the entire destruction of a shod, containing a trap and numerous other articles, belonging to Mr John Sherrock. The Are originated through one of his sons, about five years old, having got hold of some matches, and amusod himself by lighting one and throwing it on to iomi straw whioh happened to be in the shed, which blazed up so rapidly that it was impassible to save anything. Thb Hope of Chkistohttbch Lod»b, No. 8, 1.0&.T, —This lodge held its usual meeting on Tuesday, May 9lh, in the Templar Hall, Worcester street. After the usual business was over and the reports of the retiring officers were reoeived and adopted, Bro. Loutham, LD, assisted by Grand Lodge members, then prooeeded to instal the officers for the ensuing quarter. These were : W.0.T., Bro. John Hartle ; W.V.T., Sister Annie Richards ; W.S., Bro. T. Kingerlee ; W.F.S , Bro. Hiorns; W.T., Bro. Fulton; W.C., Sister Catterns ; W.I G., Bro. Golding; WM., Bro. F. Davis; W.0.G., Bro. Marshall; W.A.8., Bro. Robinson ; W.D M., Sister A. Golding ; W.8.H.5., Sister Lodge; W.L.H.S., Sister O. Davis. Thb Czab'b Rbpboop op Gbnebai, Sxobbloff. —A telegram dated Berlin, March 10th, says that the Emperor of Bussia, on receiving General Skobeloff after his return to Bussia, addressed him in the following terms:—"l am displeased with you. You doubtless wished to glorify Bussia. Look at the results obtained. Before your speech Bussia enjoyed a certain authority in Europe ; now you see her forsaken. Austria is irritated; Germany laughs at us; France holds aloof for fear of seeing herself mixed up in a war for which she does not feel prepared ; Mr Gladstone has his hands tied, and the Busßophobist* party in England triumphs at finding a foundation on which to base its invectives against the bellicose disposition and grasping tendencies of Bussia ; even Turkey raises her head, and in hopes of soon seeing a war break out between Bussia, Germany and Austria, refuses to sign a convention completely drawn up for payment of the war expenses. You desired no doubt to be useful to the Slavs, but having irritated Germany, you have destroyed even that neutrality whioh alone was possible under present circumstances. Germany as a neutral Power in the Slav question, if not in the Eastern question, was thinking of proposing to act as mediator, and now she firmly refuses to aid the Slavs of the Peninsula. Thus, thanks to you, Bussia feels herself derided, hooted, and completely isolated in Europe."

Teickett v Hanlan.—Dr. BakewelJ, of Hokitika, writing to the " West Coaßt Times," Bays —" About four years ago I had an opportunity of examining Trickett's hand a few months after he had reoeived the injury which required the amputation of a finger. The wound was perfeotly healed, and the amputation had been very neatly performed, leaving what we surgeons call ' a good stump.' The finger amputated was the ring finger. Trickett told me ho had begun to praotioe again, and that he felt no loss of power in his hand, whioh was, I think, the left one. But after wo had left Trickett'e hotel, I predioted to the gontloman who had introduced me, that Trickett would never win a race again against anyone who was his equal, or nearly his equal, before the amputation. And I grounded thia prediction on the loss of grip that must inevitably be the reßult of the amputation. If anyone will bend the ring finger into the palm of the hand, and then try to grip an oar or any object of similar shape and size with the remaining fingers and thumb, he will at once see what I mean. The loss of power in one hand would require that in rowing with a pair of sculls, the force used by the other hand must be correspondingly diminished, or the boat would not keep the true oourso. Thus there must be a considerable loss of speed. I do not say that the two men would have been equal before Trickett'e acoident, but I am sure that this alone would have ensured his defeat."

Hikoki'S Juet. —A gossip contributor to the "Taranaki Herald" remarks: —"That was a lively lot of jurymen who were sworn to try Hiroki. They evidently believed in the old saying that 'all work and no"play makes Jack a dull boy,' or they would never have kicked up Buch a shine as they did when they were looked up. I passed tho Masonic Hotel at a rather late hour that evening, and hearing a tremendous noise in the large room fronting Brougham street, I asked a bobby 'What's up!' Said he: 'lt's that bleßsed jury!' I learn that the jurymen had some cause for their noisiness, as thore had boon but four blankets given out for the convo. nienoe of twelve men, and a general scramble had taken placo for those artioles. which was kept up till a lata hour."

ASHBURTON MaGIBTBATB'S CoT/BT.— At this Court on Friday, before J. Beswick, Esq., R.M., Andrew Oalatrom was again brought up on remand charged with violently asaaulting Alex. Shaw. Sergeant Eelton now asked to bo allowed to withdraw the charge, aa he had witnes«es to prove that though Shaw was knocked down by Oalatrom ho was not kicked as previously alleged. The charge was accordingly withdrawn. T. Trevenny and B. Lancaster were each fined 5s for allowing horses to wander. The following oivil cases were disposed of :—Lawrio v Hussey, claim £8 6j 8d ; judgment for plaintiff for £5 10s. Bartlett v Harper, claim £6 14s 8i ; judgment for plaintiff by consent for £4. Judgment went by default in Harpor v Eaßton, £l2 12i 2d ; Matson, Cox and Co. v La Breton, £l9 17s 81 ; Fergie v Bligh, £6 101104

AKBBBTB at Kaiapoi.—There were three men in the look-up on Friday arrertedwj Mie a state of intoxioation by Constable ueany. One was an offender fined on Wednesday, w whom a little time was granted to pay n» The Old Englyshb Fatbb.—On reference to our advertising oolumns it wiU Da seen that an exhibition, which has attracteo crowds of visitors in all the principal Australian cities, will shortly cpen here. Mr «. Heller, the manager of tne late successful Old English Pair at St. Mary's Cathedral, and Mr T. Baldwin Rigbye, secretary of the fair held at the Garden Palaco, Sydney, have arrived, and in conjuotion with Mr Abrahams, who also assisted in the management of these fairs, intend opening at the Diill Shed on the Queen's Birthday. They bring with them all tno original scenery, propei ties and effects. There will be heralds, beefeaters and beadles, waitresses in the dresses of the time of Queen Elizabeth, and in conjunction with the fair Richardson's show, swings, merry-go-rounds, punch and judy shows, tournaments, &a.; last but not least the oelebrated Chelsea bun house will bo reproduced, where buns will be dispensed by ladies in fancy costumes. Altogether, the projectors intend sparing no expense to put the project properly before the publio, and, as the idea is a novo! < no, no doubt the attendance of visitors will be largo. The Drillahed will be fitted up in perfect rescmblauoe of a street of the olden time, the stalls being built up to represent the quaint housos ot tho pariod. A uumbur of children in fancy dresses will perform the maypole and morris dances, jand, generally, the opening of the fair will be quite an event here.

The Recent Ministerial Cbisis.—The " Sydney Morning Herald," discussing the recent Ministerial crisis, says :—" No one who reads the story of the negotiations which have been going on in New Zealand is likely to come to any other conclusion than that in the action he has taken Sir Arthur Gordon has established a bad precedent. The precedent is the more remarkablo from the circumstances which were made to surround it. It appears that at the time of Mr Hall's resignation the Governor was at Christchuroh, and Sir George Grey at Auckland. Fur the purposes of his mission the latter was summoned to Wellington. Instead of starting at once upon his journey, however, the political chief is understood to have summoned his supporters together. Thus not only Sir George Grey, but Sir George Grey's political friends, were made to have a voice in the selection of a successor of Mr Hall. This, it must be allowed, is a very unusual way of managing a political crisis. In a colony like Now Zealand, and especially under existing circumstances, it must also be held to have been a most inconvenient one. It is well known that, on tho Native question especially, Sir Arthur Gordon has disapproved of the policy of the Hall-Atkinson Government. It is stated that most of tne members of the Government are personally obnoxious to his Excellency. If Buch is the case, there was the greater reason for the exercise of sound discretion, and this in the present case was signally absent."