THE GLOBE. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1882.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2624, 4 September 1882, Page 2

THE GLOBE. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1882.

Taa Ohbisxohuech Licensing Committees- —Mr B. J. S. Harman, eue of the members of the several Christchurch Licensing Committees, has resigned his seat on those Committees

Thb Eaxaia.—This ship, with a large cumber of nominated immigrants and passengers, arrived in Lyttelton on Saturday. A full account of the voyage will be found in another column. Death at thb Hospital.—A man named James Service, who was recently admitted to the Hospital suffering from an accident sustained whilst killing a hog for the owner of the Styx Mill, died at ten o'clock this morning. Lyttelton Police Cohet - A young man from the country named Joteph Sparks was charged at this Court this morning, before Dr. Bouse and J. Wilford Smith, J.P.’s, with behaving in an insulting manner towards Mr F. D. Qairke, a passenger with him, and travelling in the same railway carnage from Christchurch to Lyttelton. Mr A. Thomson and Constable Cleary gave evidence, and tbs defendant, who said complainant called him namee, was fined 40s and costs. Chaegh op Stealing Bacon.— About midnight on Saturday, at EaUpoi, the shop of Messrs Weston and Humphreys’, butchers. North road, woe entered, and a flitch of bacon stolen. Me T. Weston, who resides on the premises, and who had retired to bed for the night, was awakened by the noise caused by lif ing one of the large front windows. On inspecting the shop be found the theft had been committed, and learning that two men, named Joe Pearson, who has been about town for Borne months without any regular employment, and John Barnes, alias the birdcatcher, who is sexton at the Church o£ England, had been seen loitering about the shop, Mr Wiston oommu ■floated with the police, and the bouses of these men being searched, half-a-side of bacon was found in each, of which no good account could be given, and which, in the dividing cut, corresponded, showing they had been cut from one flitch, which flitch was similar to the one missed from the shop. Up >n tfcit evidence both men were arrested, a d wi 1 be brought before the Kaiapoi Court to day. It ought to be stated that the winejew of He shop ns not looked or fastened down, and to allow a free current of air through the premises was sometimes left partly open.

Thbatbe Eoval. The entertainment given on Saturday evening at the Theatre differed somewhat to that stated in the bills. A oiimpsu/, ctjliug themselves the London Comedy Company—of whose advent by the way in Christchurch theatre goers were ignorant up to Saturday—were announced to give an entertainment, and some fifty or sixty persons assembled in the lower part of the house. Eight o'clock came and went, and after some twenty minutes more had elapsed without any signs of the performance beginning, the audience began to get impatient, and to while away the weary waiting by whistling, cat calls, &c. About half-past eight Mr Wilkinson came before the curtain and elated that Mr Beatty, the proprietor of the theatre, was in the money-box receiving the money as it came in, to! which procedure ha (Mr Wilkinson) objeoled. Under these circumstances, as Mr Beatty was receiving the money, he wonld leave him to give the show, and so far as ho was concerned there wonld be no performance. Those present hod therefore to look to Mr Beatty to return their money. Mr Beatty followed, and stated that on application at the box office those who bad check* would receive their money b&ck. This induced a stampede to the door, but only a few succeeded in obtaining checks, the cbecktaker having vanished. Those who bad not succeeded in getting their money returned, went back into the theatre, and intimated their intention of remaining oil night. Mr Beatty sent lor tha police, and a strong posse arrived, but beyond keeping the footpath clear, a large crowd having by this time assembled outside, they could not interfere. In tha meanwhile, those inside were having a merry time of it, kicking and Binging until midnight, when the police came in and cleared the boase, it being Sunday morning. Mr Beatty’s explanation is that so far aa checks were presented he paid the money back, and that he has now some 12s in hand, which will be handed over to those who present checks. Fire near Bangioba.—On Saturday evening a large body of fire was noticed to the cast of the borough, which turned out to be rear the racecourse, and probably arose from burning brushwood.

Pionekb Bioyolk Club. —About a dozen members c£ this club met at 2 p.m. an Saturday for a run to EaUpoi, which town was reached in good time, and after tsa at Patman's Pier Hotel the party of bicyclists returned t > the city in the evening. Lbotdbb.—On Friday evening, the Bev. O. H. Standage delivered a lecture in the Primitive Methodist Church, Ashburton, the subject chosen being " Lave, Courtship, and Marriage." There was a largo attendance of the general public, and at the close a hearty vote of thanks was Recorded the lecturer. Daring an interval in the delivery of the lecture, aengs were contributed by Mrs Dunn and Mrs Nixon.

Wbathhb Exchange. New Zealand, Saturday—Fine with light N.W. winds in the North and N.E. winds South ; strong N.W. wind in the North Island, and on the Weat Coast during the night with rain. Australia —Tolerably fine weather ; slight increase of pressure ; southerly wind at New South Wale*; S.W. on the south coast with showers and rough sea ; N.W. in Tasmania. Barometer—Bussell, 80.2 ;Wellington, 29.9 } Bluff, 29.9 j Australia, 30.1; Hobart, 29.7 ; Portland, 29.9 : Sjdnsy, 80 2.

Elbotbigity. — The ship'* stores of the a.a. Labrador for a voyage from Havre to New York included a quantity of electricity, stored in 145 accumulators, said to contain 30,000 amperes of electricity of two volte tension. The accumulators were charged by a dynamo machine on shore, and put cn hoard just before the steamer sailed. One lamp of six* candle power, six of eight-candle power, and one of fifty power, were kept continually lighted during the voyage to New York, and it was found that only a sixtieth part of the electricity had been used, or 503 of the 30 000 amperes. The accumulators used were U. Fame’s patent, and the lamps those of Edison, Maxim and Swan. Flaxtok.—On Friday evening a dinner and entertainment was given in Mr John Stevenson's granary in celebration of the oomiag of age of Mr E. Mulcook, jun., and a birthday in Mr Stevenson’s family. A very large party was inv.ted, and the festivities were kept up with music and dancing till an early hour on Saturday, Messrs Mulcook and Stevenson having treated their visitors right regally. Nobthebn Railway.—A public meeting, convened by the chairman of the Fowax Bead Boaid, is announced to be held this afternoon, at Amberley, to consider the proptmls of the Government with regard to the extension of the Northern railway, and obtain an expression of the opinion of tta retei-ayf-TS thtreijß,

The Waibabapa —The Union Steamship Company have just reoeirfd the following telegram from their head office, Dunedin “Wairaraps, arrived, Melbourne, Saturday •milnight.” Thi | teams! Ip made the splendid run cf forty-six nays from Glasgow. Labi Niqht’b Fibb. The time that elapiet f; o:n Mr W. Harris, the superintendent, first receiving the alarm of fire at his house in Worcester street till all danger of th* conflagration spreading further than ihe limits to which it was confined, was less than forty minutes. Chemical Fibb Engine. —The chemical fire engine, which was ordered some time lines for the service of tee Christchurch Fire Brigade, has arrived safely in Christchurch, and has been put together this afternoon by leva al members of the brigade, at the Christchurch railway station. In combination with the engine is tho hook and ladder carriage, for which there are four ladders, viz., two, each 82ft, splicing into a length of 40£t, and two, each 18ft, splicing into a length of 32ft. The tank has a capacity of 100 gallons, which will Lo chemically charged with acids, and the contents being self projecting into a fire, will thus act as a fire extinguisher. Tho eqnipnv nts comprise 2Coft of four-ply gum hose, six band extinguishers, forty sets of charge*, twelve gum buckets, 60ft of drag rope, lanterns, fire axes, &o. The agitator in the bottom of the tank will be worked by an endle:; chain from the engine platform, Tho engi;e is from the factory of Mr O. Holloway, Bal imore, Maryland; Shipping. —Some anxiety is felt for the brigantine Esther. A fortnight since she was off K sikoura, with timber for Port Lyttelton. She was owned by Captain Davis, who had hit fercily on board. Lin a bsd. —A very fine sample of linseed was s’hosn at the meeting of the Linseed Oil and Fibre Company this afternoon. It was grown by Mr James Torrens, Lincoln road, who has had several acres under crop during the past season. The sample is stated by competent judges to be fully equal in weight and appearance to the best home grown seed.

Paeiiaiibhtabt The House met at eleven o’clock this morning, when a rather warm discussion took place on the report of Native affairs, which was brought up by Colonel Trimble, Mr Taiaroa stating that it had not tesn considered by the committee, hut fc-.d been decided on party grounds. Mr Bryoe called him severely to task for this, stating that imputations such as those would not even be tolerated from the Native members themselves.

Wb3x Coast Baii-wat. —The committee appointed by the public meeting held at Sydenham on Wednesday last to take further action re the construction of the West Ooait railway, held a meeting on Saturday evening. Present— Jno. Joyce, Mayor of the borough (in the chair), and Messrs J. B. Andrew, /. T. Brown, B. Dawson, Ed. Janet, Ed. Pavitt, and J. Webber, Mr O. Allison, Jan., was appointed as honorary secretary to the committee. It was reported that copies of Mr Eolleaton’s letter to the “Lyttelton 'Times' ’ of 1878, approving of the route to the West Coast, had been sent to all the Canterbury members. The committee resolved—1. “ That the Canterbury and Westland members be written to, urging them to impress upon the Government the necessity of causing a careful survey or the railway route to the West Coast, via Eeefton, to be made forthwith, and that the members be also requested to endeavor to get a share of the new loan appropriated for the purpose of constructing the line, in the Loan Bill now before Parliament; alio, that the members be requested to inform the committee whether they are in favor of constructing the line, or otherwise.” 2, “ That the local governing bodies along the route of the propoied railway be informed of the notion taken by this committee, and that they be requested to call public meetings to bring pressure to bear upon the representatives of their districts in Parliament to support the construction of the railway. The committee then adjourned.

A DfiTBHMiHEX) Nihuist. remarkable story,” the “ Standard ” says, “ hes to be added to the long list of curious and exciting narratives connected with the Nihilist cause. The St, Petersburg correspondent of the * Voltaire ’ guarantees the authenticity of the following facts, which are said to have materially increased the anxiety felt in the Bussian capital for the Czar’s safety. Shortly after the opening of the Moscow Exhibition, which was recently inaugurated by the Grand Duke Vladimir, a young man demanded an audience of the chief cf the police at St. Petersburg. He refused to state his erraad to any of the subordinate officials, so after being carefully searched he wai admitted to the presence of the General. Here he stated at once that he was sent by the Revolutionary party, and explained his mission in the following terms : —‘ The Emperor is prevented from going to Moscow by his fear of onr schemes. His dread will cease to be justified whenever he grants a constitution. Then he need fear no conspiracy, and can go in safety whenever he pleases. It has fallen to my lot to inform yon that if the Emperor persists in bis reactionary policy nothing can save him. Neither my friends ncr myself wish to murder him treacherously. Alexander TIL is warned, ai was Alexander 11. We do not assassinate, but wo render justice.’ At this point of the interview the police officer seemed anxious to call in assistance, but the young Nihilist stopped him, and added, ‘I do not whh to be subjected to the indignity of torture. In coming here I have sacrificed my life. I could have killed yon, but wa do not commit murders uselessly.’ With these words the youth stepped back a few paces, and knocked two large buttons, with which his cuffs were fastened, against his forehead. The buttons, being full of an explosive substance, burst, and inflicted snob wounds on the young man that he expired in a ew moments, leaving no trace as to his identity. This sensational incident has reminded the public that the murder of Alexander 11. was preceded by similar warnings.

Flemikqton School. —In consequence of an outbreak of diphtheria in the district, the Flemington school has been closed for an indefinite period. The sickness is confined to the occupants of one house.