HBH 1890 July 14 Local news A meeting of the BALACLAVA fund committee was held at Captain McCARTNEY's on Saturday night, Lieutenant CRESSWELL in the chair. Mons. BOURGEOIS, hon. sec., was instructed to write to Major WOOD in view of the projected concert. A sub-committee consisting of Messrs METTAM, CROSS, McCARTNEY, AND BOURGEOIS was appointed to draw up the programme. A skiff capsized in the tideway near the breastwork yesterday morning. The occupant of the boat, Mr J NORTH, was rescued by three or four men in the pilot boat. A man named FITZGERALD, formerly employed on the breakwater works, but who had been in hospital for several months past, died in that institution on Saturday. He leaves an invalid wife and a family. There was a novel race on the rink Saturday night, and was won by Mr E EWBANK.