NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2547, 7 June 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Legal. —His Honor Mr Justica William* eat thie morning in Chambers and in Bankruptcy, and disposed o£ a lengthy list. The ianco oases set down were adjourned. His Honor intimated that he would eit again in Chambers prior to the commencement ot the criminal session.

Thb Exhibition. —The continued inclemency cf the weather prevented the performance yesterday of the Australasian Blondin, who it is announced will give his clever performance at a future date. To-night Signor Oarmini Morley, assisted by several of his pupils, will give a concert, the programme for which promises a groat musical treat. Eol-

lowing upon this tha Poultry Association Show takes place on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, for which a Tory satisfactory amount of entries hare been received. The committee cf the Exhibition Ball held a

meeting yesterday, and arranged the details of what promises to be a very successful gathering. Mr W. H. Messenger has been entrusted with the catering, and the Austrian Band will provide the music, bo that those who attend the ball will be certain of success in the two most important items connected therewith. In the octagon near tho Victorian Sugar Company’s trophy, Messrs Savage and Dil worth exhibits number of photographs cf steam steel torpedo boats ned launches, manufactured by the celebrated firm of Yarrow and 00., of Poplar. These boats have been supplied by the firm to the principal powers of Europe, and tho book of photogrspbs, together with the larger ones exhibited, give a good idea of tho style of beat which is destined to play no unimportant part in tha warfare of the future. Same of the boats of which photographs R re exhibited attain no less a speed than twenty-one nautical miles per hour, coupled with a very light draught of water. The committee of judging and awards were yesterday engaged in judging the supplementary exhibits, which were omitted by the various juries, through arriving too late. The awards in these classes will appear in due course. OhEISTCHUECH WESLEYAN MUTUAL I3lpbotsmekt Association —This society, at its usual meeting on Monday evening, had a fair attendance despite the very unfavorable weather. The president, Rev. E. Best, wse in the chair. After routine business Mr

Oass, jun., rend an elaborate paper os “The Destiny of the Wicked," and made a good deal out of the interpretation of certain pansuges ia the New Testament. Messrs EBlock, Allan, Rev. Tinsley, and others traversed the position assumed by Mr Oass, and argued that it was untenable. The chairman complimented Mr Oass for his candour end courage, and pointed cut how the orthodox teaching was still unassailable. The business for next Monday was announced to be a paper on “ Good and Evil.” The meeting closed with the benediction. Hour Nttbsinq ro a tub Sick —Yesterday afternoon Mrs Bernard Moore, who holds two certificates of proficiency from the St. John of Jerusalem Ambulance Society, delivered the opening lecture of a series in St. Michael’s schoolroom. Dr. Prins presided, and briefly introduced Mrs Moore to the audience, comprising c number of ladies. The sjllabus of instruction on this occasion concerned the sick room, useful hints being given as to selecting a nurse, the ventilation, end other essential points of a room, and the preparation of beds for surgical and for fever cases respectively. Mrs Moore is a faithful exponent of the principles and practice of nursing, and many even skilled nurses would do well to take this opportunity of gleaning an acquaintance with a large number of facts w ith which her varied experience has rendered her familiar. TTnlike t-. o many professional lecturers, this lady discards, as much as possible, the use of purely technical terms, and conveys her meaning in simple language. An attractive feature of the lecture consisted in practical illus’rutions as to making buds and moving patients from one position to another. During this portion of an instructive afternoon, one of the audience kindly came forward to assist in the experiments.

ValediCtoet. —Severalgentlemen, friends of Mr h. Hawkes, who has been for the last five years engaged aa dispenser at the Christ* church Hospital, accompanied him to Lytt. Iton yesterday afternoon, on the occasion >f his departure for Wellington by the o.s. Hir.-ca, from whence ho will proceed to London by the Opawa, to pursue his medical studies. Aa the boat steamed away from the •»hnrf he wag repeatedly cheered by those on land, amongst whom several of his medical fjiords were very noticeable. OnßisTCHUßc'n Football Club. —A well attended meeting of the Christchurch Football Club was held at the Commercial Hotel at five o'clock yesterday. Mr Anderson, jun , presided, and stated that the business of the meeting was to consider whether any change should bemado in the present costume of the members. It was resolved, after a slight discussion, that the color of the knickerbockers wero by members should be changed from white !o black. The chairman hoped that member* would attend the practices regularly, in view of the coming interprovincial football tournament. The proceedings then terminated.

Stdenhaic Liobnsihq Committee. —At the conclusion of to-day's sitting of this Committee, in the local Borough Chambers, the Mayor of Sydenham took occasion to apologise for the very limited accommodation At the disposal of the Committee, and m ntioned that the matter was not being lost eight of. A representation for better premises had been already made in the proper quarter, A number of applications for licenses for houses not yet built were adjourned, and several renewals were granted. Nabbow Escape at Fobt— Early this morning a Are was discovered in the bedroom of Mr Francis Helps at his residence in Ijyttelton. The room was occupied by himself, his wife, and two children. The fire is supposed to have originated from a candlestick, which was on the end of the baby’s to:, capsizing. The lower part of the beds were burnt to a surprising degree before Mrs Helps awoke, and both her clothing and that of her husband’s wore destroyed by the fire. Zt is seldom a more providential and, indeed, miraculous escape has occurred. Mbw Solioitoes. —To-day, before His Honor Mr Justice Williams in Chambers, Messrs George Swann and John Charles Oorr were admitted as barristers and solicitors of the Supreme Court.

Mechanical Engineers. —At the recent examination of candidates for this vacancy on the Drainage Board Worka, there were four who presented themselves for examination, Of these, Messrs Peck and Durwood took first marks in Mr Croll’s report, the other two candidates were not recommended for the post. Maqibtbatb’s Cotjet, Eanoioba, — >A this Court on Tuesday, before O. Wbitefoord, Esq., E.M., and A. H. Cunningham, Esq , T. Topping v J. Anderson, £IOO, breach of warranty of a Peering twine binder which had not worked to plaintiff's satisfaction. Mr Gresson for plaintiff, Mr Button for defendant. After hearing evidence at length the Bench held that plaintiff ought iu order to recover to have returned the machine when he found it was not answering his requirements, instead of finishing his crop with it.

Ancient Oedbb op Foresters.—A summoned meeting of Court Star of Canterbury was held in the F-jiestJrs’ Hall on Monday evening, when, in spite of the inclement weather, there was a very good attendance of members. Bro. Buckley gave a full account ef what had been done with regard to the propoaed friendly societies’ dispensary, and it was unanimously resolved, on faia motion —“That this Court take part in the proceasion on the 15th instant.” The nomination for Court offices for the ensuing term again showed a sharp competition. Five new members were initiated, and one English member joined the Court by clearance. The remainder of the business was of a routine character.

8, Manning and Company, Limited.— The first general meeting of the shareholders in thia company was held at 3 p.m. yesterday, in Mr O. Clark’s rooms, Hereford street, thirteen being present. Mr 8. Manning took the chair, and having read the advertisement convening the meeting, said the business before it was the election of an auditor, and also to fix the date of the annual meeting For their information, he might state that the business of 8. Manning and Co. was taken over by the company at the end of March last, and despite this being the dull season of the year, it was progressing satisfactorily, the business having been considerably extended since that date. The property had been brought under the Land Transfer Act. The directors had nominated Mr A. M. Ollivier as auditor for the year in accordance with the Act, they thinking one auditor sufficient. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Appleby, that Mr A. M. Ollivier be elected auditor for the year ending March 31st, 1833. The chairman said the next business was to fix the date of the annual meeting, and, although they were not bound to fix the exact day, the directors thought that the first or second Tuesday in May would bo the best, as that would give them five or six weeks to balance the books and have them duly audited. It was agreed, on the motion of Mr Crowe, that the annual meeting be held on or about the second or third Tuesday in May, at the discretion of the directors. This was all the business.

Hotel Licensee. —At the annual meeting of the Lyttelton Licensing Committee, held at Port yesterday, Mr Adam Chalmers (the chairman), at the outset, stated that the committee had decided, in respect to granting extensions of licenses until midnight, to give the new Act a trial for three months at the ten o'clock closing provision. The whole of the hotels in Port will, therefore, be closed at ten o’clock for the next three months. A very strong appeal was made by counsel and by individual licensees to have a reconsideration of their decision entertained by the committee. The latter were, however, inexorable, and adjourned without granting a single extension. The chairman said that, without sitting in judgment on the now Act, nor claiming to oriticiso the Parliamentary English it contained, he was not quite certain that the committee had power to cancel an extension at a quarterly meeting, though the power of the committee to grant the midnight license extension was plainly given. With respect to additional bars in the hotels to what is commonly called the “ public bar,” the chairman was of the opinion that unless each extra bars were applied for at the time of granting the license the ordinary publican’s license would but admit of one bar being kept in the house of the licensee. In each instance, therefore where more than one bar existed in the houses of the applicants yesterday leave to rhavo an additional bar was given by the committee, and so endorsed on the licenses. All existing licenses were granted for ten o’clock, and the chairman stated that the committee had agreed that in every case of upper storey hotels fire escapes must be provited. A report appears elsewhere. Lbctubb. —A lecture was delivered in the Congregational Schoolroom, Manchester street, lust evening, by the Rev. H. Williams, in aid of the school renovation fund, the subject chosen being ‘ The Great Monks of Mcdimval Europe.” The subject was ably handled by the lecturer. It is needless to say that the central object described was the great Luther, although Melanothon, and the other contemporaries of the groat Reformer were also graphically depicted. The choir was taken by Mr J. P, Jameson, and the audience, although not very numerous, was an appreciative one, and freqm ntly applauded the lecturer. At the conclusion the customary votes of thanks to the lecturer and the chairman were carried unanimously. Detective Tuohy. —After a service of a little over twenty years in the constabulary force of this district (says the “Southland Times”), Mr James J. Tnohy has been ordered to proceed to Christchurch to take up the duties of a detective, which he has filled here with success and zeal for several years. We are, as a rule, a law abiding people in these parts, yet there is always someone needing to bo looked after, and in giving these delicate attention Detective Tuohy has been very successful. In the pursuit of his calling ho has “ put in ” many hungry and comfortless nights and days in queer corners, thinking himself well rewarded if he ran his game to earth. Whether he will return to the district he knows so thoroughly is unknown ; bub there is not the slightest doubt that such an event would give great satisfaction to the community—that is, to the large proportion of it among whom his business has not lain. It will, wa believe, only echo the general feeling to wish Mr Tuohy success in his new sphere of duty, and a speedy return to Murihiku. Tdb Lyttelton Naval Bbigade. —The annual meeting of this brigade was held on Monday night at port. The hon. secretary, Mr Malcolmsen, stated that there was £122 13i 7d to the credit of the brigade ; that such of the members as had subscribed towards the coat of their uniforms before the capitation grant had been repaid out of the funds, and it was proposed to expend the money in hand chiefly in purchasing uniforms. The following committeemen were elected Messrs Toomey, Baker, Edwards and chief petty officer and petty officer Arnold, the commissioned officers to be honorary members. After the termination of the meeting the brigade were taken to a banquet spread at the Canterbury Hotel, where they sat down, about fifty of them, to an exceptionally well laid repast, by invitation of the second lieutenant of the brigade, Mr Erank Dranefield. Host M’Donald was complimented on all sides for the perfection of the dinner, and the room decorated with flags and flowers added to the general taste displayed. After the oloth was . removed the usual loyal and patnotio toasts were given and responded to, each being dx nk with musical honors. Some capital songs were sung by the various members present. and a really enjoyable night was spent, the party separating at a little before midnight.