NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 346, 22 July 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Accident.— The boy Gallagb' - hurt in Lyttelton yesterday y favourably under Ur Rousab' T A that the skull must have f ractu red by and not b£

Sittings in I\ ANCO — The chief Justice, Mr Justice Jo jnstori , and j ust i ce Wilian?? w ' '- sit in banco at the Court House °f h r' ‘‘Y cext , at 11 a.m., for the purpose ot imp- in g an application on the part of Mr -tries for admission as a barrister, and to depose of some other business.

Supreme Court. —The Court was occupied the whole of yesterday at Nisi Pries with the trial of the action of Newton v Wilson for slander, and which resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff with one farthing damages. The Court then adjourned until Tuesday next, at 11 a.m. Oddfbllowship.— The usual lodge meeting of the Loyal Benevolent Lodge was held on Monday evening, in the lodge-room, Montreal street north. The office of permanent secretary being vacant, Bro Bryant, P.V.G . was unanimously elected to fill the position, and duly installed by P.P.G M. Parry,P.G.M. Ward, and P.G.M. W. Woodford, After some routine business had been disposed of, the lodge was closed in form.

Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association.— Winners of prizes at the late exhibition, of the association are requested to apply to the hon sec. Mr David Craig.

Wheeler and De Glorion Troupe.— There was a fair attendance at the Theatre Royal last evening, when Monday’s programme was successfully repeated. Tonight there will be an entire change of performance, the programme including, among other specialties, ‘'The Outcasts,” “St Patrick’s Day Parade,” “Slipping Day,” and “ The Three o’clock Train,” pieces altogether new to a Christchurch audience. The performance will terminate in time to catch the late trains. To-morrow eyening Master Bennie takes a benefit.

Presentation. —A presentation of a very pleasing nature was made a few days since to Miss Stothard, on the occasion of her retirement from the position of head mistress of the Lincoln road school, West Christchurch, A deputation of the elder girls waited on that lady, and in the name of the school presented her with a handsomely bound Bible, filled with beautifully worked bookmarks, each bearing an. appropriate motto, and also a gold pencil case, paper knife; and pair of vases, the presents being accompanied with a letter expressive, of their gratitude for the instruction they had received at her hands. At a recent examination of the school under the new standards, the Chief Inspector expressed himself pleased at the general progress made .by the girls, passing a high eulogium on their behaviour.

Timaru School.—A meeting of the com* mittee was held on Tuesday afternoon. From a report in the Herald we learn that a telegram received from Mr Reynolds was read, declining to accept the head mastership of the school on the terms authorised. It was proposed by Mr Wakefield, seconded by Mr LcGren, and carried— M That the chairman forward Mr Reynolds’ telegram to the Minister of Education, with an expression of regret that owing to the action of the authorities at Christchurch, the committee find it impossible to make any arrangements with any of the numerous applicants for, the the post of head master of the Timaru school; that the committee therefore throw the responsibility of obtaining a head master for the school on the Minister for Education."

Fatal Accident.— Late on Tuesday evening the police at Ashburton received information that a man of the name of Sharp, a carpenter by trade, had been found with his neck broken, about a mile on the north side of Longbeach homestead. It seems that Mr Arthur Ripingale was riding to Longbeach, and found the deceased employed hanging a gate about a mile from the homestead, and lent him a hand. This was about half-past four in the afternoon of Tuesday; Mr Ripingale stopped at the homestead for about three-quarters of an hour, and ou coming back found a man lying on the road, and on getting off his horse discovered it to be Sharp, who was then quite dead. The communicated with the police, it is surmised that the deceased must have met with, his death by being thrown from his horse, as Mr Ripingale states he noticed a horse tied up near where Sharp was working, and which afterwards came to the homestead without a rider, and with one of the stirrups over the saddle. Joseph Finn, who, it may remembered, had a narrow escape of being killed by falling down the railway cutting at the Rangitata on the night of Saturday, the 10th instant, is going oh favorably. He is under the treatment of Dr Trevor, at the Immigration Barracks, Ashburton.

Concert.— r A concert, in aid of the Catholic schools, was given last evening in. the Barbadoes street schoolroom. The room was densely crowded, and as an excellent, programme had been prepared which ineluded several well-known names, thesingera were compelled to respond in nearly every instance to an encore ; the result in all respects being most gratifying. _ Madame Winter, who acted as accompanyist, contributed in no small degree to the success of the concert. The following is the programme : Pianoforte duet, “ Maypole dance,” the Misses Garland ; song, “ Kate O’Shane,” Mrs Hernbrook ; duet, “ Of fairy wand” (Maritana), Miss Winter and Mr A. Sheath ; song, from “ Figaro,” Mr Loughnau; pianoforte duet, valse (Mattel), the Misses Hornbrook; song, “Molly Asthore,” Miss Winter; song, “The bell ringer,” Mr A. Sheath ; comic song, “ The bashful man,” Mr T. Searell ; pianoforte duet, selections from “ Martha,” the Misses Hargreaves j song, “ Come, oh sleep,” Miss Sheath ; duet, from “ Don Giovanni,” Messrs A. Sheath and Loughnan ; song, “ The village blacksmit v i >• Mr J. Knox ; song, “ When the roses ’ again,” Miss Winter; song, “As Iv 5 ° thogQ scenes so charming ”(“ Somna- ‘ M Duval ; pianoforte solo, « T A,f.. Miss Garland j duet, “ 5* Messrs A. Sheath and " , c The ~g ea darm 8> i’. Searell. nr-nvbic'o who have come to this branded w uot kuoW that the Soap .itha star, is of a very superior y r to most other sorts in use here. r .y severe tests have proved that it is on the strictest chemical principles so as to produce an article, which whilst it possesses thorough cleansing properties, does not injure the finest fabrics, or affect the hands in the slightest degree. The public generally, will find it to their advantage to use this soap, as in addition to the above mentioned qualifications, it is sold at a lower price than most other kinds. A single trial will prove the foregoing facts to the satisfaction of all.— Advt.

The origin of the American race is pretty plainly hinted at by some facts collected by 0. W. Brooks, for seventeen years Japanese Consul at San Francisco. Mr Brooks finds that since 1782, forty-one wrecks of Japanese vessels have been borne upon the coasts of the Sandwich Islands, and of America, twenty-eight of them since 1850, and all but twelve of them bearing human lives. These wrecks were borne eastward by the Japan current, or as the Orientals call it, the black stream,” kuro si wo. Japanese navigation laws since 1630 have favoured this cours of affairs by prohibiting the shipbuilders from making sea-going vessels. When their navigators got blown off into the stream, the heavy sea knocked out the rudders and masts and left them to the mercy of the ocean currents. This accounts for the Mongolian words mingled with the language of the present Pacific coast Indians, and possibly for the origin of the aboriginal Toitecs and Aztecs,