A_a_ae_ae_tts, m H EA T BE "D OTAL. lessee Mr H.N. Abbott. Business Manager MrLachlan M'Gowan. Manager for Mr Polk ... Mr S. Geneze. J? o~~__ 3_ COMEDY SEASON. BRILLIANT AND PRONOUNCED SUCCESS. Crowded Houses. Roars of Laughter. POLK The Celebrated Comedian POLK POLK TaJTR T-OLK POLK POLK J-ULR JrOLK POLK POLK Assisted by bis charming POLK POLK and talented wife, POLK PoLK Mbs JULIA A. POLK, POLK POLK And unrivalled POLK IOLK COMEDY COMPANY POLK Last Night Bat One of "THE STKATEGIST" * "THE STRATEGIST" "THE STRATEGIST." Which, owing to Mr Pott's limited engagement, mi _t be withdrawn for other novelties. Prices of Admission—Dress Circle, 4s t Stalls, 2s 6dj Pit. Is. Box plan at Milner and Thompson's • Music Hall, where seats can be booked daily and in advance. Pit and Stalls Tickets for sale at Levy's, Tobacconist. Carriages may be ordered for 10.30. Notice—A Late Tram will leave every evening for Papanui end Woolston at 11 o'clock. ■ 12-29 4055 S_e_tt_.Be, Ac. 1.0.0.F.,M.U. LOYAL CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH LODGE, 4602. MEMBERS are Summoned to Attend MONDAY, December 81st, for PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS, ": ELECTING OFFICERS, and for other important business. For convenience of Members Secretary . will attend from 12 to 2, and from 5 to Pm * JAS. McMEEKTN, N.G. CHAS. J. WILKINS, Secretary. 12-29 4050 NORTHERN BUILDING AND LOAN SOCIETY PERMANENT. THE MONTHLY MEETING of this Society for payment of subscriptions and transaction of other business, will be held in the office of the Society, Cookson street, Kaiapoi, on WEDNESDAY, January 2nd, at 7.30 p_. prompt. J. LOWTHIAN WILSON, Secretary. 12-29 4033 FOR A DESTITUTE WIDOW OF A LICENSED VICTUALLER. TO BE DISPOSED OF by LOTTERY, with 'the consent of the Colonial Secretary,' at the Scotch Stores, High ~ - street, on JANUABY the sth, at 8 o'clock P ' m "TBREE OIL PAINTINGS, Fifty Members, 10s each. Tickets may be had from'the Secretary oftheL.V. Association, Mr Bromley, 160 High street. 12-17 3560 ___M_o_B new zealand Industrial Exhibition. programme. SATUBDAY, DECEMBEB 29th. CARPET LOOM.~BPOKB TURNING MACHINE, BONE. AND IVORY TURNING, AT WORK AFTERNOON AND - EVENING., PUNCH AND JUDY, In afternoon at 8 o'clock, and evening' at 9. ' CITY GUARDS' BIND, Afternoon and evening. LIME LIGHT DISSOLVING VIEWS, By Mr T.Crook, In the evening at 8.3!), DANCING, In the Quadrangle Every Evening. ADMISSION, From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. . to 10 p.m. Adults la, children under twelve half price, schools by arrangement. Season Tickets 12s 6d each, may be ■ - had' at Milner and' Thompson's, High street, C. C. Banks and Co., Manchester street, and at the Secretary's Office, at the Exhibition. Special Tram Care will leave Cathedral ' Square at 9 p.m., 10 p.m., and 11 p_a., for Papanui and Woolston. 1 • Special cheap excursion train- from Asltburton on January—d. 12-29 4049 Ban— Notice; KOTtCE. . .. - BANK HOLIDAY. PURSUANT to the terms of " The Banks and Bankers Act, 1880," and' " The Banks and Bankers Act Amendment Act, 1882," WEDNESDAY, 2nd. Jaouaty, is hereby appointed a SPECIAL BANK HOLIDAY at the Offices of the undermentioned Banks in Canterbury :— For the Union Bank •of Austral— - (Limited), JOSEPH PALMER, Chief Officer. For the Bank of New South Wales,' W. G. BHIND, Inspector. For the Bank of Ans-__a, E, W. MORRAH, Inspector. For the National Bank,of New Zealand . (Limited), •• D. BEAN, Interim Inspector. For the Colonial Bank of New Zealand, GEO. COWIE, General Manager. For the Bank of New Zealaad, . D. L. MURDOCH, General Manager, 12-28 8960 • Religious Storviee— NORTH BELT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. TO_OBBOWfSSSBVXCEB. i BET. ROBERT ERWIN, MA., both Forenoon and Evening. 12-29 Usual hours. 8999 ST. ASAPH STREET CHURCH. TO— 08-OW.—Eev. C. Werboys, at 11 1 Rev. C. B. Leadley, at f.BO. A Watehnight Service on Monday at 10.30. Addresses by Rev. C. Worboys and Mr R. H.Turner. ■ 12-8991 TIHWOOD CONGREGATIONAL JL_ CHURCH, Oddfellows' Hall, East Belt. SUNDAY, DECEMBEB 30th :~ ~ Morning—Rev. W. B. Marten, of Lyttelton, will preach. Evening—Rev. J. Hoatson. Subject—"Numbering our days; thoughts for the close or the year. All seats free, ■ 12-29 4015 flood* en Sale. PEDIGREE BULLS FOB SALE. - PRINCE RIBY, by Biby. Knight, dam Jessamine 24th, by Royal Butterfly ; , 6th (1875).- ■',"/ "■ jrVTBWATTIR* 3 yeantf tbyleo, dam 1~ Minihahft, by Count of Oxford. BOYAL OAK, 16 months, by Royal ' Prince,-dam by Jackdaw. For farther pftrticulars, apply to S. GARFORI-f, 12-22.3789 Spreydon Lodge, Spreydon. ,