CHRISTCHURCH NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 3, 3 January 1903, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH NOTES.

(By Tiaegrapix.—Own Corrawp*n4ent.)

OHKISTOHURCH, this day

THE HOLIDAYS,

Canterbury holiday-makers were fully compensated for their Boxing Day disappointment on New Year's Pay. The weather was superb aIJ over tke province- The Lyttedtou JRegatta was the chief attraction. Js early 16,000 passengers bopk§4 at Cliristchurch for Lyttelton, and witb those who tpok through tickets from country; stations, there must have been considerably over 80,000 people carried to the port by train, nearly 500 people went t-o Eangiora, -and about 60D were taken to Pluroipton park races. The day passed off without a-ocident, ing't'an«es of rowdyism on the previous night were reported. Early on New Tear's morning the erawd in Cathedral Square, whiich was very large, besomewhat noisy, and a strong-bod-y of police were kept fuily employed in maintaining order. At on 6 time a fight occurred, and, after separating , the combatants, several constables were subjected to a hostile deraoiistraiion. The police avoided making arrests, but the names of a number of those who were said to have created the disturbances were taken, and prosecutions will follow.