CHRISTCHURCH DAY BY DAY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXI, Issue 8443, 10 August 1911, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH DAY BY DAY.

An Esperanto class was „ started at the Young Men's Christian Association last we?k. It has been decided to conduct the class once a week.

It is uiklorstood tllafe Mr '&.. Howard Will 'be npiWnatecl by feUft (general Lahoiirei's.' llnion «^t %, Candidate for a seat 011 the City iOouncil in the coming by-eloctioil to fill the Central Ward .vacancy caused by Mr J. J. Dougall's election us Mayor.

•At Mr L. M. Lsitt's meeting last ievening the candidate was asked what he thought about the Prime Minister's acceptance of a hereditary title. "It is a little weakness," said Mr Isitt. "It won't hurt him, and it does not trouble me very much. 1; never had the chance of being 'Sir Leonard'—and I don't know what would happen if I got the chance." •

Bishop Julius left last Saturday week on a visit to the West ' Coast, i He wa3 delayed at the Bealey owing to the flooded slate of the river. A motor car mot him at Otira on the Sunday, and took him to Kumara for Lho evening .service. During the week the Bishop visited Koss, Hokilika, and the small places round about, and held confirmation and other services. He leturnod U> Clmstchurch on Monday night. The visit was .shorter than usual, partly 'htvan.se of the approach oi' the Synod and partly because the Bishop had scarcely recovered from, an attack of influenza,. '