NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2641, 23 September 1882, Page 3

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Burning OF THE Mails.—Thti Government have received a cablegram from the Agent-General in London elating that the London portion of the mail* on board the Alaska are safe, hut that the country mail?, including registered letters, are partly burned. The exact loss i» not yet snown. B.M Court, Lyttelton.—At this Court this morning, before H. Allwiight and J. W. Smith, Btq., JP.’s, P. Knight, seaman on board the barque Thorne, wan charged with being absent without leave, but the captain, being willing to taka him back, ho was ordered on board. Jno. Bose, cook of the Jubilee barque, was charged with the same offence. Oapt. Dow said he would not take him back, and ho was sentenced to fourteen days’ bard labor. St. Maby’s, Mbbitalk.—A thanksgiving service for the restoration of peace in Egypt will be hold in this church to-morrow, at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.

Lyttelton Building Society.— The annual meeting of this society takes place next Tuesday. Thb Wihteb Mybtbby. Constable Oleary, one of the search party sent out to look for traces of young Winter, returned from the Peninsula this morning without any news.

Kaiapoi United Cricket Club.— A meeting of the committee of this club took place at Burnip’s Hotel on Friday evening, at which there was a good attendance, Mr J. Webster, one of the vice presidents, occupied the chair. The sub committee reported having purchased a supply of bate, and material for playing, in readiness for the match on Saturday—Married v Single members. Mr Pirnham having kindly granted the use of hi* paddock, the game was fixed to take place there at 2 p.m. Pour new members were elected. A challenge from the second eleven of the M. 0.0. to play a match on October 9th was accepted. The committee decided to purchase three dezsn uniform caps from the Woollen Oompany. A general meeting of members to adopt the rules was fixed to be held on Thursday evening next. Kaiapoi Biflk Club —A general meeting of members was held at the Municipal Chambers on Friday evening, twenty being present, Mr O. Smith, vice-president, in the chair. The rules as adopted wore ordered to be printed. It was resolved —“ That the opening of the season take place on Saturday, at 2 p.m., the president, Mr Isaao Wilson, M.H.B-, to be requested to open the range by firing the first shot, Mr Heney undertook to act as custodian of the ammunition, and ■ell same to members at 10s per 100 rounds, each member being allowed forty rounds out of the 1000 cartridges in stock. Mr Clark reported that the targets had been put into order, and Mr Simpson reported on the completion of the clearing at the range and the formation of the butts. The reports were adopted. Mr A. T. Clark was unanimously elected captain. Seven candidates were nominated to fill the vacancies on the committee, and on a ballot Me»srs R. Moore and D. Heney were elected. Pour new msmbers were elected. It was resolve'!—“That the entrance fee of all members must be deposited with the secretary before a now member could be - balloted i or.” A statement was made that Mr J, Perrin, ex-lieutenant commanding No. 5 0.R.V., claimed the targets, and held a lien on them for £4 13a, and certain letters were read. It was decided that it Mr Perrin had any claim the club would bo glad to learn the nature of the same. It was decided to ask Mr J. Lowlhian Wileoa to write to the Defence Minister in reference to the control which the club might exercise over the range and butts. After passing soma routine business the club adjourned. Nbw Building Society.—A meeting was held at the Royal George Hotel last evening of the committee of the proposed “Cooperative Mutual Benefit Building Society (Limited),” Mr John Parry in the chair. Various recommendations to the general body were decided upon, and votes of thanks were passed to the chairman and Mr Collier. Vaccination Inspection.—At the meeting of the Board of Health yesterday a letter from Mr H. Thomson, M.H.R, stated that the Government were of opinion that there was sufficient power now given to the Vaccination Inspector to enter schools for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the provisions of the Act were carried out. Local Industries in Tbmuka. —Local industries are going ahead in Temuka. Some time ago a butter, cheese, and bacon-curing factory was floated,- and now a linseed and flax mill is on the tapit, with every prospect f success.

Accident. —About half-past one . this afternoon a man fall oft the scaffolding or & building now in course of erection for Mosm Tombs and 00., in the rear of Messrs Whit combe’s establiihment in Ooshel street. He was at once conveyed to his own house, where it was found ho had sustained several cut* about the head in addition to a severe shaking, _ New Armstrong Q-tos. — It is most unfortunate (says a correspondent of a home paper) that none of the ships at Alexandria arc armed with gnns of the new type. If there were in the fleet even a few of the now 8-inoh or 9 inch gnns, the ships possessing them could lie completely out of danger from the Abonkir forts, and destroy them by a long-range fire without giving them a chance. Something of this sort actually happened in the Ohili and Peruvian war. A, single new 8-inoh Armstrong gun was placed on board a common steamer called a “pig-boat,” and bombarded at its leisure the Peruvian forts on shore. The Peruvians sent out a gunboat to come to closer quarters with its ridiculous antagonist. Three shots from the 8-inoh Armstrong were, however, sufficient to dispose of the gunboat. The first was short, the second over, the third got the right range, so that the shell fell on the deck. The gunboat literally disappeared in a moment, being blown up by the one shell which struck her. Such is the advantage of having guns which impart a very high velocity to their projectiles. All the new English guns give muzzle velocitie* of about 2000 ft. per second, and this is 400 ft. more than that of the 80-ton gun, 640 more than the Egyptian 10 in, gnne, and 580 more than the 9 in. Though we place the velocity of the new type guns at 2000 ft, most of them give a velocity considerably higher. For instance, the 12in. 43 ton gun has already given a velocity of 2178 ft.

Theatre Bo VAX. —There was a capital house last night at the Theatre Royal, when " The Quv’nor ” was played again. The piece went excellently throughout. It will be repeated this evening. A Sad Occurrence. —Mr A. Moßratney, a well-known resident in the Temnks district, was found dead in hi# stable not far from his house. Close to him wa# lying a gun, one barrel of which had been recently discharged, and in bis side a large wound. An inquest will no doubt be held. Dr. Hayes was sent for as soon as the body wa# discovered, but Mr Moßratney had been dead some time previous to bis arrival.

Frozen Meat. —The New Zealand Shipping Company have received a cablegram from London, dated 2l#t initant, reporting the arrival in the channel of their #hip Mataura, which Bailed from Port Ohalmer# on 12th June, with her refrigerator working •plendidly. It may therefore be hoped that her cargo of meat will be landed in good condition. It may be stated that the Mataura left Port Ohalmer# on J une 12th, with 3844 carca#e» of frozen mutton. The Marsala, which has just cleared, say# the “Daily Time#,” for England, it the first steamer that has left this colony with frozen meat for the Home country, and the experiment if successful will only be the flr#t of many. She ha# now on board 8506 carcases, which have, a# we previously mentioned, been frozen at the New Zealand Refrigerating Company’# work# at Burnside, and forwarded to the vessel by rail, The sheep killed are for the most part exceptionally fine, and, without giving the exact weights of the separate parcels, it may be roughly stated that the average is about 701 b per sheep. Thus, beside# being the largest cargo of frozen meat that has as yet left New Zealand, it may claim to be the equal or the superior of the previous ones in quality, and of the size most suitable to the Home market.

Papakui Obickht Club,—The annual meeting of the a bora club wai held in the old schoolroom last evening. There was a fair attendance of the principal cricket players in the district. Eev. Mr Brittan was in the chair. The report and statement of accounts were unanimously adopted. The following officers were then elected for the ensuing year;—President, Bev. Mr Brittan; vice-pre-sidents, Mr W. Horner and Mr 0. Matson ; hon. sec., Mr W. 8. MoGcachie ; hon. treasurer, Mr W. Homer j managing committee, Messrs T. A. Peterkin, J. Jackson, James Horner. Mr James Horner was elected captain of the club for the season. The opening day was fixed for Friday, the 6th October. Several new members were proposed. After transacting some routine business, the meeting then adjourned.

Wc-bkiw® Ms.s'3 Political Association. —The ordinary mealing of the above Association was held in the Preethought Hall, at 8 o’clock last evening. There was a moderate attendance. The president, Mr J. Crowley, occupied the chair. The Hon. -John Hall wrote acknowledging receipt of copy of resolution re West Coast railway. Mr H. Thomson, wrote and expressed himself in a letter to the association as heartily endorsing the opinion that the West Coast railway would be an advantage to Canterbury and the whole colony. Mr Holmes, the secretary explained, had replied that he wss in favour of this railway. Mr Allwright would give his earnest consideration to the subject, and believed that the Canterbury members had not lost sight of this important matter. Mr Wynn Williams was in favour of the route to Nelson, bnt would bow to public opinion in the matter. The subject for discussion was certain phases of the land question brought forward by Mr P. Guinness, who advocated the system of perpetual leasing of land by the State in preference to granting freeholds, and taxing the large landowners who kept their land from cultivation for grsiing pur poses at a much higher rate than at present. A discussion followed, and at its conclusion it was resolved—" That in the opinion of this meeting a land and inoome tax is preferable to a property tax." Messrs Wilkinson, fisher, Guinness, Lightbnnd, Knight, Squires and Lockwood were elected members of the committee to fill certain vacancies. It was decided that the next meeting of the association be held in Sydenham oa September 29th.