NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 310, 10 June 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Christ’s College. —ln the Council last evening Mr Walker’s motion for a grant of £250 to Christ’s College was negatived on division. Lb Bon’s Bay School Committee. — Mr W. Barnett has been unanimously appointed cba’rman of the above committee, in place of Mr H. Bailey resigned. Scholarship Examinations. —The candidates in class D for the Provincial Government scholarships were examined yesterday at the Public Library. Four were in attendance. The examination will be continued to-day. The Education Bill.— This Bill passed through committee last evening, with the exception of the postponed clauses and the last clause fixing the date of its coming into operation. The Government, however, intend to re-commit it, for the purpose of restoring the clause with respect to the contribution of districts. City Assessments.— -A special meeting of the City Council, at which were present his Worship the Mayor, and Crs Bishop, Jones, Calvert, Raphael, and Schmidt, was held yesterday, to consider the objections lodged against the assessments made by the city valuer. A large number had been sent in, and the Council sat until a late hour last night disposing of them. Those objections that have been allowed will be duly advertised, and the remainder will be finally decided by the Resident Magistrate on Monday next. Pedestrianism .—The match for £25 a-side and the championship of Canterbury, between Young Delany and S. Collins, best two out of three events, will be run on Saturday in the Agricultural and Pastoral Association grounds. The final deposit of £5 will be made to morrow night, and as both men have been doing good work, and are equally confident, the events should be closely contested. To increase the interest and make up the afternoon’s sport, three other events have been added to the programme—viz, 150 and 440 yards handicap races, and one mile handicap walking match. Accident. —An accident happened on Tuesday last to a man working for Mr White in a gravel pit on the Southbridge railway, by name Hugh McGowan. At the time of the accident he was engaged at the bottom of the pit undermining the face preparatory to a fall of shingle, when, owing probably to the heavy rains that have fallen of late, a considerable quantity of gravel suddenly gave way and buried him. The unfortunate man having been with difficulty extricated from his perilous position, was removed to Leeston and conducted from thence to the hospital. Educational Reserves. —A return was laid on the table of the Provincial Council last evening, showing the acreage of the reserves made for educational purposes, comprising—Superior education, primary education, technical science, classical school, and school of agriculture. For Superior Education—lol,64o acres have been reserved, of which 64,640 acres are Crown granted, and 64,640 held under pasturage license, the income from which is £lOl6 Bs. For Primary Education —48,199 acres 3 roods and 1 perch, are reserved, of which 83,231 acres are Crown granted, and 23,968 acres leased. The income derived from this reserve amounts to £2160 16s 7d. The reserve for Technical Science, &c, amounts to 103,000 acres, of which 53,000 acres have been Crown granted Of this reserve 53,000 acres are held under pasturage license, the rental of which is £IO3O. The Classical School has a reserve of 8365 acres, out of which, 7725 acres are Crown granted, and 7725 acres 15 perches are leased, the revenue arising from which amounts to £Bl5 4s 6d. A reserve of 100,950 acres has been made for the School of Agriculture, the whole of which has been Crown granted, and is held under pasturage license. The revenue from this reserve is £959 10s, I’he total income derived from the educational reserves amounts to £5981 19s Id. 200,000 acres of pastoral lands for primary education were granted under a resolution of the Provincial Council on June 26th, 1874, but not made,

Accident. The Herald of yesterday says :—An accident which is likely to prove fatal, happened to a man named Hathaway (a batcher working for Mr Rogers, Timaru), yesterday afternoon. He went into the Sportsman’s Arms and asked for drink, but the barman, considering that he had already had sufficient, refused to comply with his wish. The man, who was apparently angry at the conduct of the barman, jumped on his horse, and urged the animal away at a great pace. Before going far the horse threw his rider, and either kicked the back of his head or trod on it. The man was picked up in an insensible state and conveyed to the Sportsman’s Arms, where he was attended to by Dr M'lntyre. The injury to the head is very severe, and the man was in such a precarious state last evening that it was deemed advisable not to remove him to the hospital. Papanui Cricket Club, A general meeting of the Papanui Cricket Club was held last evening at the Papanui Hotel. Present—Messrs C. C. C. Duncan (chairman), R. Triggs (hon sec), W.Horner (hon treasurer), J. T. Matson, C. Jennings, J. Davis, and J. Jackson, The chairman, in opening the meeting, regretted that there were no more members present ; but it was on account of the long distance at which some of the members resided. The meeting had been called to consider the present state of the ground. No doubt cricket would be fostered much more in Papanui if the condition of the ground was better. After a good deal of discussion, Mr J. T. Matson said he thought the only means of making the ground fit for cricket was to subsoil it. This would incur a great deal of expense. Mr J. T. Matson proposed, and Mr Jackson seconded, “That this meeting resolve itself into a committee for the purpose of improving the ground.” It was proposed that Messrs Duncan, Davis, Matson, Jacksou. and Horner visit the ground, and make the necessary arrangements for carrying out Mr Matson’s suggestion. Proposed by Mr Horner, seconded by Mr J. T. Matson, and carried —“ That a ball take place in connection with the Papanui Cricket Club for the purpose of raising funds to meet the expenses incurred on the work of improving the ground, the gentlemen present to be a committee, with power to add to their number, to carry out the same.” Proposed by Mr R. Triggs, seconded by Mr J. Davis, “ That the ball take place on Thursday evening, July Bth.” Proposed by Mr J. T. Matson, seconded by Mr J. Davis, and carried, “ That this meeting approve of the action adopted by Messrs Horner and Triggs in connection with settling the accounts of the late dinner with Mr J. Wild.” The chairman brought before the meeting the desirability of the club memb rs wearing a uniform in matches. Mr Matson said he was very happy to endorse the suggestions made by the chairman, when it was ultimately left till the beginning of next season. This terminated the business of the evening. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings.

Major-General Margary, R.E., in a letter to the London Times, writes—“ As the public have not been informed of the whole facts, real or supposed, concerning the disastrous defeat of the British mission from Burmah through China, may I beg you to be kind enough to publish the following—The first telegram received said, ‘ The attacking party was the advanced guard of an army of 3000 sent by order of the Governor of Momein to annihilate the British party ; of this there is no doubt.’ With deep grief Colonel Browne reports that Margary and his servants, five Chinese, have been killed at Manwine, and their heads exposed over the wall of the town. Chinese commanded by the nephew of Lee See Hie.’ The last telegram from Col. Strover, via Rangoon, dated March 3rd states—‘ From private information I learn that Margary went ahead of expedition to reconnoitre, when twelve miles from Monwine, in consequence of hostile interruptions; he entered to reconnoitre, and was treacherously murdered.” General • Margary is of opinion that if this outrage is allowed to pass unavenged, our hold on India would be imperilled. As it is, no doubt exaggerated rumours of a large force of English ‘foreign devils ’ being easily defeated ‘will spread through China and elsewhere like wildfire, and what may be the effects of it if we do not act promptly? Manwine should be razed to the ground, and Momein occupied by us, two feats easy to be accomplished ; and then there would be sufficient protection both moral and physical, for a commercial route through Burmah into China open to all countries.”