THE GLOBE. MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1882.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2600, 7 August 1882, Page 2

THE GLOBE. MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1882.

Foottball. —It may interest those of onr readers who are given to this bracing pastime,. to hear that on Saturday came off a match between the two principal clnbs of Dnnedin, namely, the Onion and Dnnedin. Victory declared for the former. This is the second match this club has scored this season against their antagonists. Closet Pass.—ln a case which has bees under the consideration of the Besident Magistra'e for some time, vz , City Council t Oaldtr, bis Worship this morning gave judgment. It was to the effect that it is not ncocsiaiy to bay closet par s from the Council, notwithstanding a regulation to the contrary made and published by them. Lyttelton S.\L Ooubt.—A charge of wilfully damaging a lamp on one of the wharves was preferred against Laurence Frazer, Bobert Cock, and J. Jameson at this Court this morning. Mr H. N. Haider appeared to prosecute under instructions from the Lyttelton Harbor Board. Williams, nightwatchman for the Harbor Beard, testified to seeing the lamp smashed as the accused werepassing it. The damage amounted to 3s 6cL Edward Hunt, watchman on board the Lutterworth, gave corroborative evidence. All three defendants belonged to the LatterWrrth. They were fined 20s each, or seven days’ imprisonment, Cook to pay the damage 3s 6d. Messrs J. T. Bouse and J. W. Smith were the presiding justices. Theatbb Eoyal.—“ The World ” was again played on Saturday night at the theatre, when there was a capital attendance. It will be repeated this evening and during the week, after which it will be withdrawn to make room for Mr Bland Holt’s second novelty, “New Babylon,” which is said to have achieved quite as much popularity in England and elsewhere as “ The World,” Fib if at Baxaia. —An unoccupied house, belonging to the proprietor of the Bail way Hotel, and leased to Mr John Harvey, was totally destroyed by fire on the evening of August the 3rd. The property was insured in the South British office. The origin of the fire is not known. Sufbbme Ooubt. —The criminal session of the Supreme Court, which had to be left unfinished in to allow of his Honor Mr Justice Williams taking the criminal business in Dunedin, will be resumed to-morrow at 11 a.m. The only case for trial, is that of ' Begins v Yale, for fraudulent bankruptcy. Absconded tbou Buenha.it. A lad named Crichton, who was recently admitted to the Burnham Beformatory from Wellington, ia reported as having absconded on Saturday from that institution. He is described as being of stont build, fair eom--plexion, thirteen years of age, and dressed in a wide-brimmed hat and cordnroy Bait, Fboben Meat at Cambbidoh.—Mr Barton, a student of St. John’s College, Cambridge, writes to the “ Post ” a long letter respecting the New Zealand frozen meat, in which he says : —“ On hearing of the arrival of the shipment in London, I immediately sent for a carcase to be forwarded to me at Cambridge. On its arrival I proceeded, under the guidance of tbe head cook of St. John’s College, to inspect it, and declared it to be ia splendid order. On the following day tha greater part was cooked. A joint was sent to the Fellows at the College, who reolared tbe quality of the meat superior to any which was supplied here by the College butcher; in short, everyone who tasted the meat pronounced it not equal to, but far sweeter and better than ordinary English mutton.”

Gesuib’s Vat.t.et- —An entertainment, in aid of She Gobble's Valley Public library, was held in the schoolroom, Gebbie’s Valley, on Tuesday, let Anenit. Mr J. Gebbie, on taking the chair, brii fly explained the object of the meeting. The entertainment was opened by the “ Trial from Pickwick," which appeared to be thoroughly appreciated by fbe audience. Songs, readings, and recitations occupied the remainder of the evening, the contributors receiving well-merited applause. Mr J. .Radford, in a few closing remarks,, tendered the thanks of the Gebbie's Valley people to those visitors who had so kindlytaken part in the entertainment. Refresh* ments were then banded round, and the room cleared for a dance, which was carried out in an orderly and amicable manner, and kept up until the small hours of the morning. Sydenham Poultby, Pigeon, and Canary Society.—A meeting of the committee of the above society was held on Saturday evening at the Botberfield Hotel, Mr O. Deal in the chair, Tho Secretary reported that 381 entries in all classes had been received j

alia that the art ur.ion prizes would be very numerous, as, in addition to those given prior to the last meeting, a member bad given a large breeding cage, and the chairman a pair of Belgian canaries, bred by him from some of hii prizs-takers at the 1881 show j also soma first-class Spanish fowls and imported pigeons. lu addition to these a large number of special prizes in the various classes were announced. The Chairman stated that although it might be somewhat out of place, he would, if the committee

approved, exhibit a white opossum, which he had recently imported from Sydney, and which ho believed to be the only one of the color known; also a gallab, an Australian talking bird, which he stated to be very garrulous and perfectly harmless. The offer was accepted with thanks. The show will be held on Wednesday and Thursday next, in the Oddfellows' Hall, Colombo road, Sydenham, which, as the tramcars pass the door, will be easily accessible. Qubkh ob Empbkss,—lt will have been noted (says awriter in the “ Otago Witness”) by the letter from Her Majesty to Miss Burke that the initial “ I ” replaces the timehonoured ** B.” Anent this, I may note that in the “ Times” the “ B" appeared, but in all the other London and in the Dublin papers an “I ” was used. There can, therefore, bo no reasonable doubt that the Queen wrote “ Imperatriee” and not “Begini.” Some people want to know whether there is snob a person as an Empress of England. It was certainly understood that the title would apply to India. Lord Bcrcwnsneld stoutly denied that there was any desire to meddle with the ami'ent English title ; but the wish of the Queen in the matter is now brooming more apparent.

%«■MW A lawyer oooa said to a countryman in a unlock frock, who waa hi* examination in the witness bos, ‘ You in a smock frock, how are you paid for lying P’ 'Less than yon are, unfortunately,’ was the > reply, • or yon 'would be in « smock frock too. lately an Ohio m*n ) on hi* travels, found & ahell on the Gettysburg battlefield. He took it home and put it in the store to lee if it was real; It was genuine. But the store is the most glaring imitation erer looked at. A young man who thought he had won the heart and now asked the hand in marriage of a certain young widow, was asked by her—- * What is the difference between myself and Mr Baxley’s Durham cow t’ Ho naturally replied— * Well, I don’t know.’ ‘Then,’ said the widow, ‘you bad better marry the cow.’