THE GLOBE. MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1882.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2612, 21 August 1882, Page 2

THE GLOBE. MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1882.

Stjddbn Death.—A little girl, nsmid Margaret Howard, who resided with her parents in Kilmore street, near to its junction with Manohes'er street, died suddenly between five and six o'clook this morning. Hitherto the child had been strong and healthy. The father states that yesterday the family dined off an ox heart and euet dumplings, subsequent to which they all felt sick ; and he fears he shall have to get medical advioe far his eldest daughter, aged fifteen, who is ill apparently from the same cause, inquest will be held at 3 p.m. to-moxrow at the Garrick Hotel.

Thbatbb Botal.—" New Babylon " web repeited en Saturday evening to a very attendance. To night the pieca will enter on its second week of representation, and tho Icet of the stay of the company, who proceed to Wellington after Saturday next.

Masonic.—There was a large atter.dirce of ths companions of the Canterbury Kilwinning Boyal Arch Charter brethren of the Canterbury Lodge, 101 S, 8.C., and eisUr lodges at tho funeral of the late Mr A. Bailey yesterday. Mr Bailey had been for Rome time janitor of the chapter and tyler of the lodge, and had won for himself in tho highest degree the esteem of the brethren. There was no oeremony at the grave, the broihr:-rj merely casting in a sprig of acacia at the coo elusion of the funeral service. Indtjstbial Association. The annual gensral meeting of the Industrial Association will be held to-morrow evening at eight o'clock, for tha reception of the report of the committee, election of officers, <S;c. I Meiuvalk Entkbtainment.—The usu-»l monthly entertainment takes place on Wedmn- • 'ay next. Tha first part of the programme will be devoted to songs, glees, &0., and the second to a new comedietta, by a tronpe of local amateurs.

Wooi£KHr.~A telegram from Wellington' states that the proclamation ha« been issued ooDititatiDg Woolston a town district. I Thh Whathbb.—ln the Northern district the weather of the past few days has been of a very severe kind. Fortunately the lambing season has not yet began, and the damage to the Socks has not been serious, though it may be so if the inclement state of affairs cantinner

Kaiapoi Obangh Sooiety At the meeting of members of this sooiety held on Thursday evening, tbo cfßoers elected were —Bros. T. Heney, W.M.; J. Ooleman, D.M.; B. Be veil, secretary; J. Perrin, treasurer j. D. Hency, F. Poarcs, J. Perrin, jun., J. O. Young and J. Hatton, members of committee.

Weslbyak Missiokahy Society.—lt it undcrstcod that the late Mr Wm. Hammstt* of Kaiapoi, bequeathed the whole of his estate, except iiia personal effects, to this sooiety. Ihe deceased gentleman was a well known resident, and was for many years the proprietor of the Mandeville Hotel. The legacy will be a valuable one, being worth several hundred pounds when the estate is realised. School Teeat. —On Friday last the pupils attending the private school held at the Oran;.e Hall, St. Albans, conducted by Mr B. Long, had a social gathering. Ihe youngsterj ei joyed themselves during the afternoon with different sports, after which they partook of a substantial tea. In the evening conga, part songs, and recitatioDß wcro admirably gone through by them. Several parc-n's were present. Miss Lang

ably presided at the piano. Kaii/wat Tabu*.—At a meeting of the committee of the New Zealand Farmers* Oo« operative Association, held on Saturday, the following resolution was unanimously passed : —"That Mr John Holmes, member for Ohriet church South, be asked to take action on the subject of a reduction of the railway tariff, the Canterbury formers being much dissatisfied with the replies hitherto received from their representatives, and hope that Mr Holmes will not allow this important matter to stand over to the reoess."

Kaiapoi Swing Bsidge -The Borough Council decided upwards ot a month ago to call a public meetirg of burgesses to consider the question of wojs and means for building a net? bridge, and this seems to be the last which has been heard of the matter. In the mean time the rotten old structure which at present does duty as a bridge threatens to giro way. Should this happen, there will bo b great cutcry against the delay on the part cf the corporation, as traffic must in Euch a case be seriously inconvenienced.

Weatheb Exchakse.—New Zealand— August 19th: A sharp fall and recovery of the barometer during the night, with hard and' S.W. gale, attended with heavy snow fall inthe South. There was a depression off Melbourne on the 17th, nor'east of Oook Straits. Australia A pressure in the interior if oaueing western winds. Rainfall all along the South and East Coast, 1.03 falling at Sydney in the last twenty-four hours. Barometer— Buesell, 30.25 ; Wellington, 30.23 (but 29 86 at 2 a.m.) ; Bluff, 30 37j Sydney, 38.2; Albany, 29.9 j Portland, 30.2 j Hobait, 30.2.

Tie Chatham Islands —A correspondent writes:—The Whaling Company's men lave not taken eny whales yet, though a good many have been seen lately.—Two fine draught mares have been added to the equine population recently, an importation of Me H. Martin's. I noticed t at a certain "Truthful James" denied is a letter to the Fbess that Mr Ritchie bad introduced any thoroughbred stock into the Chatham!. It is, perhaps, a Blatter of little consequence whether or no, but in justice to one of our most enterprising colonists, the statement should not be allowed to pais unrefuted. I know of several of his importations, valuable animals, and impcrted by bioi at considerable risk, to cay nothing of expense. There is the Clydesdale What's Waited, pedigree by Sir Walter Scott, and which was bred by Mr J. Walls, of K'iiapoi, and lock first prize as a yearling at the Cbristoburoh Agricultural Show. He also imported a thoroughbred from the Middle Park stud, the well-known mare Eglantine ; tha two year-old filly Island Lily, by Castaway, out ot Moss Rose ; the yearling filly Island Bese, by Dan O'Borke, out of Bed Bcse j acd the well-known stud horia Middieton, by Treducer, out of Lady Florence.—Oa the big lakes here wild fowl are veiy abundant, ani hundreds of wild goese are to be astn.—A Native chief, Epiha Ranfe, died on Ju'y 20ih.—I have pleasure in reporting the marriage of our worthy Magistrate, Mr B. Deightou, which took piece at Waitangi on July 26 ;h, the ceremony being performed by the Bev. Mr Anderson, who is on a visit to the island. Since his arrival, Church services have been held, and generally well attended. Oa July 30th, holy communion was odmin«"«terea, and in the afternoon of the same day the reverend gentleman held a christening service at Te One. A Bbight Pbospbot.-Just at present (says the " Cromwell Argus ") there is an opening in New Zealand far a brave and able politician. The oclony is, or should be, on the eve of a great development. Her gold mines did a lot for her, but it needed a Vogel to take full advantage of the hoist they gave her. Well, tho frczen meat trade is a second golden disoovery. There is no question about it that all we want is prompt and constant communication with Great Britain, and our farming and dairying, industries should receive a marvellous) fillip. Erczsn mutton is our Goloonda. But our statesmen are leaving the thing to private enterprise. Private parties are bringing out steamboats j there should be a tempting Government subsidy. Suppose it was £IOO,OOO. The oolory can't afford it, everybody cries. Rubbish; the colony cen afford to epend £IOO,OOO on a few branch lines of railway—an idiotic scheme like the Seaward Bush line from Isvercargill, for instance. This, now, is the kind of thing for private enterprise to accomplish. Then there is the Catlin's Biver line, the Windsorliivingsroa line, cud others. Very much over £IOO,OOO sill toon be swallowed up in these lines, which after all are only of local importance. And instead of expenditure of this hotr much more advantageons would tho establishment j>f a"direct

eteam service be. It _ i» _ ~~what the country requires. The Home csnsumere have had their first taste of Sew Zealand mutton and they like it. They •honld be kept supplied with it, and the opening remains for a statesman to seize the golden, opportunity to foster, cnoourage, and facilitate this importar.t trade, which will do so much for ths Uadswaing interest of the colony. Navigation.—A petition was forwarded to W ellington oc Saturday eight, atking the Government to establish at Lytteltoa a Board of Examiners in navigation. The

petition states that while the Government has granted like Beards at the porta of Auckland, Wellington and I)u eiin, this port, which haß probably more work for each a Board than;any other in the colony, has been overlooked, a. d the students belonging to the nautical schools conducted at Lyttelton have been thus debarred from getting certificate?, rs to go to Wellington or elsewhere to be examined was in many instances equivalent to sacrificing their employment. The peiition is tijnsd by Messrs O. W. Tomer,' J. Cook (N.ZL. & M.A. Co.) B. J. S. Hsrraan, B. Pufleit (TJ.S.S.Co.) G. G. Stead (N.Z. Grain Agency), Cnff and Graham, K'.irtards, Bcnnr tfc and Co., J. Gobs, St. Watt, Oor.k 8r05.,, P. Cunningham, D. Lang (N.Z. Insurance Company), J. Waller, J. T. Brown, J. Wuller, 3. Wood, McOlatchie and

fclnlasb, and the Hon. E. Biohardson,

Fatal Accident.—On Friday afternoon word was brought to Bakaia that Mr H. Shephard, who had recently taken up a large block cf 1.-nd nsar Bankside, and who had only just removed thither, had met with an accident. Several people, iroluding Dr. Partridge, tha rn.<cical man residing at Bakaia, at once btsrtcd for the scene of the accident-, v?hen it eas found that Mr Shephard had been killed by the dray which he had bscn driving fallirg on his body, the horses having bolted. Mr Shephard was well known as a contractor for public works. He has left a wife ar.d small family. Train Off the Tback.—As the 5.55 p.m. passenger train from Lyttelton wan approaohing tho Ohristchuroh station on Saturday evening, through an error on the part of the pointsman, who i§ described as a very careful man, the train was turned on to a wrong line, ar.d the rear carriage and van were thrown eff the rails close to the

"points " near the gasworks. Owing to the numerous lines of rail that diverge, the carriages assumed an awkward appearance, and the difficulty was only surmounted bv the use of the travelling orane. Although the pasaongerii wsre more or less startled, no one was badly hurt. Two hours elapsed before the line was cleared.