NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2649, 3 October 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Nbw Zealand Shipping Company's Ship Waieoa. —i'he a.*. Waitati the H.ZS. Compun>'a W&irca ton miles north of Otago last eight, "all ■jre'.l," from Irj-dco, for Lyttclton. Natal Bbigadb Shooting Match —A friet oly match the Lylielroa, Port Chain-firs, and Wellington Nival Biigsdes, was fired on Saturdi? last, each brigade, using its 0-.93 batt3. The targets us;d wers tbs Wiiabledcn, and the ri-ges 200, 3CO, and 500 y&:-dr. The tat good soaring at Ly:tel f on, a&l tLe tan members pat together only 363 points. Tha Wellington tez.m scored 719. A haidsamo siver mtdal, cffoisd for the highest ecore amongst the tcim by Lieutenant Dr,n:fi>ld, wj« won by Petty Offlesr Edwards. Accident at Kaiapoi.—Oa Monday evening, two youtbs Ejnacd Watson and Theophilus Wsbe, vco-e running to the bridge approach when the latter, beis* oaught by Watson, fell ar.a broke bis leg between the ankle and knee. Th 3 fracture wis upended to by Dr. Pinchirg. WaISIAKARIHI Habbob Boabd. The monthly reacting of this Board was held in 6 he Kainpoi munioip-il chambers on Monday evening. Present—Messrs Parcham (chairman), Smith, and Dcy. ParraL'sicu was granted the Kaiapoi Town Cou.-.cil to drain between river reserves 80 and BL. It was decided to vote3os towrrds clearing ellt from near Mr J. Sims' whsrf. /orounts £4 10s were patted. A depth of JOit was reported on the Waimakariri bar. The Board then adjourned.

Inspector Bbohah.—lt is reported that thii gentleman has resigned hu position at Inspector of Police. Oembtbry Board.—The usual meeting ef the above Board should hare been held yesterday, but there were none of th« membore in attendance. Fishing LIOBHSBB,—Up to yesterday fifty licenses to fish daring the ensuing leuoa wore taken out. Bx. Albaks Bosoush Council. —An ordinary meeting of thie body was held lust •t< ning. A report of the proceeding! appear* elsewhere.

Postponement.—The conoert which was to have taken place at St. Patrick's Hall, Barbadoes street, on Thursday next has been postponed till Oct. 12th. Bast and West Coast Railway.— A meeting of the subscribers to the above will be held at the offices of Mr T. S. Weston this eveniDg at Beven o'clock, to receive report of promoters, &a. Acknowledgement.—The house steward of Chriatehurch Hospital begs to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of a bajratelle board for the uae of the patients, from the Christchurcn Tolunteer fire brigade. . St. Mary's, Addington.—An entertainment in aid of the organ fund will be given in St. Mary's schoolroom thiß evening. Arrangements have been made for a speoial tram to leave Cathedral square at 7.40, returning after the entertainment. , Lyttelton Regatta.—A woll attended meeting was held at Port on Monday night to pass the last year's aocounts and arrange lor the next regatta. The Mayor oooupied the chair. The treasurer's balance sheet showed £29 2a 7d in hand. It was decided to hold the regatta as usual on the Ist of January next, and Mr F. Ronalds was reelected treasurer, Mr J. B Willoox secretary. The committee eleoted at the last meeting was re-eleoted with power to add to their number. A proposal to include the land sports with the regatta arrangements wss rejected, as was also a motion to leave the fixing of the day with a committee. West Coast Railway Meeting at Xaiapoi.—At the public meeting held in the institute on Monday evening, about a dozen persons were present. The Mayor presided, and said the meeting was called by resolution of the Borough Council. A lengthened pause followed hiß opening speech, but on his rising for the " second time of asking" if any one meant to propose a motion, Mr Isaao Wilson, M.H.K., denied a report that he was in favor of the East Coast line. He was opposed to any route of railway to Cook Straits at present, as the time had not come to oarry out the trunk railway scheme of 1877. He had been silent on the question in committee, as the Minister of Public Works had informed hon. members that the amount of £IBO,OOO placed on the estimates of the intended expenditure of the three million loan would only take the north line to a common point, from whioh it would afterwards be necessary to decide whether the line should be taken to the West Coast, the Tophouse route or that along the Bast Coast. In the Canterbury caucus he advocated setting aside £400,000 for tho line. He considered that Canterbury's share of the loan ought to have been at least one million, and that the cost of the West Coast line ought to have been provided for. Mr G. H. Blaokwell thought the agitation was either too late or too early, and the importance of the West Coast line was suoh that the public would make its voice thereon heard. Mr Woodford spoke in advocacy of the West Coast route. Mr E. Bevell moved, Mr Woodford seconded, and it was oarried—"That in the opinion of this meeting any ex tension of the Northern line must be to the West Coast, and that the Hon. Minister of Public Works be notified of the same." Oarried. The meeting then adjourned.

JJXTTBLTON B.M. Coubt. —At the lijttolton Police Court this morning a man for being drnnk in a railway carriage was fined 10f. The presiding Justice remarked that drunken men were too frequently found in the train* between Ohriitohuroh and Lyttelton, and Sergeant Morioo pointed out that railway servants had the power given them to arrest persons who were either drank or behaving in an offensive manner, and they oould do this without laying an information.

Thb Diocesan Synod. The "Church Hews " for October says :—" The Most Bev. the Primate has definitely appointed Tuejday, October 17tb, for the opening of the annual session of the Synod of the Diocese. There will be Matins with Holy Communion at the Cathedral at 11 a.m., and Evensong with servioe at 7.30 p.m. The offertory collections will be in aid of the Synod expenses fund. The sermon in the evening will be preached by the Ten. Archdeacon Harper."

Horticultural Sooieti. The first monthly meeting of the season was held in the Congregational schoolroom to-day. Messrs Guntrip and Bolt acted as judges. Prizes were awarded as follows : —First, for six hyacinths in pots, Mr T. H. D. Jones; first -and second, for six hyacinths, out blooms, Messrs H. Spioer and Son ; first, for twelve hardy primulas, Mr J. B. Armstrong. Mr Jones also had some very good cinerarias for exhibition, and Messrs Spicer and Son sent a collection of anemones and ranunouli, cut blooms, for exhibition. As the show was deemed insufficient, it was determined to postpone the publio exhibition to the next monthly meeting on October 24*h.

COMBTABX InFLTTHHOE OK THK BABOMetbb. —An incident occurred during the passage of the ship Pleiades which, if of no other value, may be reported as a funny, if not a singular, ooinoidenoe. After the snip had passed Tasmania, and was nearing this coast, the barometer became rather alarmingly low, registering at times no higher than 28.60, and aa this sort of trouble continued for a few days, without any apparent or subsequent realisation of what a low glass is sworn to predict, the ohief officer of the Plaiades diagnosised the case as one of cometsry influence. Of course the captain would not readily fall in wi< h what seemed to be so farfetched an explanation, but two or three days later his chief produced « comet, eurs enough, and that hia victory was thus complete no one will deny. In what that influence consists, the chief and his superior may woll leave to be explained by the comet-hunting savant of the day. Siren the celebrated Halley, when he found that his comet matt have been very near the earth at the time of the Deluge, suggested the possibility that it caused that Brent, an idea compared with which the supposition about the barometer is a mere bagatelle. Whether the comet is responsible, however, for the low range of the barometer lately, or for the ominous state of the 'weather, or no, it is curtain that weather observers have be-ii puzzled to an unusual degree in making predictions lately.

Benefit. —The benefib to Mrs Thompson, the armless lady, last night, £t tho Oddfellows' Hull, wa3 not so largely attended as the excellence of the programme and the objeot for which the entertainment was projeoted deserves. The programme, whioh inoluded selections by the City Guards band, soogß, &C, by several ladies and gentlemen, was gone through very well. Mis* Amy Horton appeared in her '.' Musical Momenta," and was most enthusiastically applauded. Mr Huxtable, who was in very good voice, sang Shield's fine old Bong, "The Wolf," with much success. As a whole the entertainment passed off very satisfactorily. Cohsbatuxatory.—At last eight's meeting of the City Oounoil it wbh determined to send the congratulations of the Mayor and Oounoil of Ohristohuroh to the Imperial Government on the success of her Majesty's forces in Egypt. The method of forwarding the congratulatory resolution was loft in the hands of the Mayor.

Dbatt&htb.-B .cently Mr Robert Boswell, of this city, oommunicated with the editor of or the " Otago Witness," asking if he thought it would meet with the approval of the Otago draught players to ploy the return matoh in Chrietchuroh during the race week, in No vember next. From the remark* appended by the editor to Mr Boa veil 'i letter in the " Witness," it would appear that it is time our Canterbury players, North and South, were at work to maintain the honors that they brought from Otago in the la3t interprovineial matoh. Sale of Ektibe Horses.—ln addition to the sales of entire horsus made by Messrs H. iiatson and Co. on Saturday last at auction, they have sicca placed the well known thoroughbred horse Marmion, late the property of Mr Wm. Holly, to Mr D. McGregor of Oamaru, to give that district the benefit. of his serviots. Murmion as a thoroughbred sire is one of the heaviest boned and most powerful horses of his class that we have ever had in Canterbury, and in his late owner's hands has always secured full seasons and left good stock. We have no doubt but that in his new district he will be equally well appreciated, and prove alike a benefit to thoee who avail themselves of his service*, and to his owner. Since the salo the same agents b»ve also disposed of the horse Lincoln Jock) for shipment to Sydney.

Accident AT Rangiora.—Mr Geo. Cone, junior, met with an accident yesterday morning. It appears that while riding along tbe girth of his saddle broke, and the saddle ooming round he struck his head on the road. Ho serious consequence is anticipated. Weather BxCHANOH.—New Zealand, yesterday. Bine bright weather and N.W. and moderate wind. Australia The depression is still off Tasmania, with strong N.W. gales. Barometer Bussell, 30 1; Wellington, 30.0 j Bluff, 29; Albany, 29 9; Hobart, 89.3; Portland, 29.6 j Sydney, 29.8. Latimh Square.—An attempt was made last night by Ur. Thomson to check in some degree the very dangerous praotioe to pedeß trians of using Latimer square as a cricket ground. After about an hour's talk, however, during whioh an amendment on the motion proposed was moved, bota were rejected by the casting vote of the Mayor.

Linseed Oil and Fibbe Company.— The usual weekly meeting of tho above was held at 2.30 p.m. yesterday Present— Messrs J. P. Jameson (chairman),Buddenkbiu, Acland, G. King, O. Kiver, M. Murphy, and Dr. Doyle. The Chairman said that the business before the meeting was the eleotion of directors, who would, under the Act, hold office till January, when a general meeting of shareholders would require to beoalled for the election of direotors. On the motion of Mr C. Kiver it was resolved—" That the following gentlemen be elected as direotors, viz.: Messrs J. Gh Buddenklau, T. Aoland, J. Miln, J. Cooke, J. P. Jameson, G. Sing, B. G. Stavely, Dr. Doyle, and the mover." The secretary laid on the table information respecting scutching machinery. It was decided to send for one of the American Vegetable Fibre Company's maohines as a test, also two others from well-known makers in Belfast, Ireland. It was resolved to hold the meetings in future on Tuesdays, at 3 p.m. After passing several aocounts and transacting other routine business the meeting adjourned. Ghbbse and Butter Factory.—A desire having been expressed by many of the cowkeepers of the Bangiora and Byreton distriots that a cheese and butter faotory should be started, Mr W. Bowron has kindly consented to be present at a meeting advertised to take place at the Boad Board office on Thursday next, and all farmers and their wives are invited to be present.