NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7698, 1 November 1890, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

exhibition of the JSI J^ 8 * ****& Tuesday nest, galley. Atem* liH?JL** »5 GUN C1.C8.--A BDPciIJ « *.. Christchnrch Gun cKb Jffl^i 0 ' tk, the Al Hotel on MondL Hel * S to appoint officers, &o * Scotch Cqncb&t.—The, _ . the annual concert of tR^" 9 < Society, which takea place * next, at the. elsewhere. a^ge&ri PAiACB Rtinc-There was a number o! akatere at the bSJ The usual eesßione will be heW ffi*i this evening. The entriea fog** skating ch^ oßß^s£ tion of the Volunteers by lS^ , Hume will take place in H^,^ West on Friday, The Theorders appear in •noiheSoSf ** JFhb Cathrdral. — Special *»»S connection with the (S^!! , *? »s consecration of the Cathedral •&££* thU cv ening. The Biahop aiclriJl will preach the sermou. u ?w*ai4 Thjb Circus Accidek*. — TJia . woman who was so eorioiuly i n f being kicked by a horse at tha S h? Thursday forenoon 1. progS^fc

• VoiiLBT AND iNDKFBNDSWr PrRTBn Sydenham Evflea proceed to UwnSrS* feftern&on to go through TollSy"«« jT , pendent firing under the Btti\muJr Aiv advertisement in anothw toltom tains the Company orders ash arrangements. **• Theatre Eotai.—Mise Janefc u N . and her company mU open the Theatre Itoyal ©n Mond&fS «Pro» iW The company l&gj a very euccesaful season overianfT Dunedin, and bo doubt, a 8 theyW with them a high reputation, Christehurch will be alike pleaeant. The plan the area 3J£? falling up well, and there is eto tef tion of a crowded hooga on Moato «Ku to -welcome the new aspirants fcr L|! favor. r * ■

Dauimsu.—There was a Isrge **&&* I ing of the Draidio fraternity oa WmA> f evening at the OdaTeßtatf Hall, B*2 1 ham, the occasion being ih* I l>y the Lodge of No. 20 Disitfct of s to I collar to Bro, J. C. P,DJf, a I very excellent: coffee β-alipar was | for the "vieitors by tho brethseat? tb 1 Oak of Sydenham Lo%«. 'JL'he 1).6, Jfe | dent Bro. Harris made tho proseafeiiaL $■ which was acknowledged by the Teeipleat ft Several songs and toasts wero gtesa,aaiii a very pleasant evening was E* CbicJket Association—A lasatag c | X the Committee.of the Canterlroy Cricks**s Association was held yesterday. Fsssfcat-* fi Hon. E. C. J. Stevens, Messrs J. |L Hart- f J land, L. Cohen* and the Sk-cretatj, \%?> resolution was passed that Mr A. Jf,§Ollivier bo invited to act a$ 4 fi teams representing the v pswisss {3 f. foreign matches. It was also re&sh«if| that it bo an instruction to ths&]eotor eff! 'teams that the number of players eejsetedjM for practice in foreign st&tehss notfr; exceed thirteen, in tices may ba interfered wish as Urns v |J possible. . t* Sunday Sbsvicb9.~*M tbe Safeddfe to morrow, the Ear. B. J. 'iioip sj! |'i 'preach in the rnondag and the fa?. E fWilliams in the evening, .it th<3 iDuctas St street We&leyan Chtitofc, the &«. J. J fe Lewis will preach in the &93ft<$g%n<.Hhf p> Bot. W* Morlcy ia the etegisst. Au tL* t East belt Church, the Ifcv, V, Kotlsy £ will preach in the m-jrnjsjjf ,«&i jfe Ew. | W. C. Oliver in the evening, A fia&l car- f vice will be held at 3.50, vbm Eev. 2, 1 Taylor will deliver aa adaraa. Jls 1 Wostbiugtoß will give Wr pbto BiW? f talk tomorrow at tie in the morning at ll'aud &t H. , Jlaiapox Wooft&ssr .Coupant. — annual genferal of the abewre -oosapaay was 3jrfd yestosdi;|-i afternoon at the halt of the Ohambe: i il CouHoeroe.. -Whe repoii &ad balance sH ft were adopted alter some HttWdi«tasKa.|s The Hon. J. T. I?eß.«>tai: tmd Blackud j>, the retiring IJireotpp;, Tfere 'se-eloat4«i were-also the auditois..- A sesolufen wg passed, recommending tho IKicotwa i{ X t consider the advifiabluaess of tefefelqf'f the J57003 no«r at the m3it 0* ths mwi S •fund to stocfe and material i-Miiml, . R Kegibtbab's BaxmjKß.—The the Kegistrav of birtis, deaths, aud «;:• g riages for the montii e»3Lng o<*t&M 8M jgf aa' follows: —Bii.-tlis—city, raalse 1* females 11, total Sij ctUirict» Eal« r ? females 60, total H8; «fnuta W»l l ®'§ Lastjear the total v;as 187.. • 12 3 total 99. I tfce total was 41. Deefte-efly. &&* i|| females 4; total 20 5 femalealG; total 31; u#s jew:.the total was 46. . ~g HosroBABT Mmsa\s Cowsr*\ moeting was heia at the ■&*&**'& ijeateipday. Present—Om4Abi lr*2»^|. : , theichaisf), Lienteaant Btrfjw. Evans and HibeU, Srifeto ■•B<ioi*, -Wafeolxn, iuioa, 1 Private Scott 'proposed, and I Bridgeeecondea—"That tfaef«a«»w-.;fe the Firing Committee for y6sr :— Wattner, j'T jEvane aud Hiboll, Privates !;Aason, ■Coliina,. Wrtter/wi d&"fJJM cokio." Capteia Hiruaa v&fce W&kelin with the Cfataipn sw ; (speoially made by Holaoji e«d fie» g -don, having tho eras-; the &***?,:;, ?? Bretfcas a centre piece. Private |;- healtb- wae druak with ba&aato?. Ik( g sneetiag then adjourned. • jh was again a «ood atteadaoce at «*'■ . •,; said Wild West Shew last » the whole entert&inia erit w B*»« 1 h ia finbhed plyle. Aα prtWMrtjT •; d nounced, there will bs aa ■Jμ ftttee »G the Show grounds, &&*-*£■*s. ■this affctirnoon, tbe ps-incipal "the" contest between Mr -Hbdgton »ad one ol! the haadliog stock. Each maa wjf TO,|Sj animals in his beSudgea to decide Uf or the colonial ByafeM, » «» doabterowds will go to contest. At the evening oa Monday there will ba an. eatire f- , --"- of 'programme. „,,-., H GfißJßsri>Ai.iß.—The enaiwreaqr in connection ■wife 'Orecas*Jp "p •::■ Chnrah were preaohed on Boaa«f Key. C. DftDasteß of Cbriatoh w* -i :■■ ■; wasu tea ott Monday, foliew-ad jff *?;,; ■;/ jaeetirsg, presided ov-sr by - ; Griffiths. Addresses woee the E<svs. Jf;';7,< ;>: Bieh ar4s, and Hit 0. HbUana. • ing was enlivened by several««»«£»; ■ laonscontribistod by the efo»r.--W > lg j day, the Literary Sojiegr teW**.^ ing; the Preeident {M? J. f*J';-/S? MTA.) in tbe chair. '^ the "Society JourtnJ " ■*« »«{;,.-.;• ?; * ■ editor, Bey. G. 0. llw ; j. [contained aricles <a I "Health and Happmess, , ( end "Heroes and e?mßßa the stormy night, the meehng «* | "well attended, The D.1.C.-Tbe deprejwon *J .. rstrike do not eeem *»Ji»» «*g , K s} Die iadpiag from "the fac» w-* , t ,|, praßouee. Tkeee , will tarnation of the premit ■■to- Lichfield eucße*,.«we»Bß „« ; ,c|| mrety 60ft. and t>« I.^ some fature time, iho ;.i ' kerb&g. eoweUiißSr * W .•-*! Christchurch, »nd ■»» 1

!S jSibiwof mp« «£■ !T fv«d end JIO.OOO to toe *.OTeeft hare obtained letter* <* SSJSSTSte the Alien* AAIUX Thursday, before C. Hansen. 2? Mayor; W. Ba&ay/ft* being drunk vfdisGrderly, was fined 5a and costs. f Jl&e Prevention of Cruelty to Animate *u*d * resolution yesterday in favor of STerection of public slaughter-yards for rtJiSntch, and the resolution will be JS«*t under the notice of the various s«al bodies in the district. _ i 2kj A POi Una Cmjb.— A meeting of this Qab on Wednesday decided to call ft *eEeral meeting of members to consider iaportant matters connected with, the £Snb eliooting range. i J-ooTBAtL Clttb Spobts.—The annual snorts in connection with the Lyttelton taiior Football Club take place on TuesLy November 4th, at the recreation «*er*e, at 3 p.m., when the events for the M 35003 feopby will also be completed. LOOJF.,M.Xf., members of the Loyal Kaiapoi Lodge intend to oeleTLjka the anniversary of the lodge on the gOih by a banquet in the hall, to be fol- - 'rfjred by a dance. Wsathbb Forecast.— Captain B. A. Edwin, of "Wellington, telegraphed to the Hsa-bor Master at Lyttelton, at 1.15 p.m. «ssterday, as follows:—" West to South £d Sontb-east gale, with farther rise glass, but will fall again soon; wind .back-' fe» after twelve hours from now." Fatal Accident.—The police have reeefred word that a lad named Alfred Lβ Ctomon, aged seventeen, employed at glsssrs Burke Bros., Halswell, tell from ft on Thursday afternooa, and received eoßcnssion of the brain, and probably BaS tjßjyjd a fracture of bis skull. Dr. Cooke was in attendance, but the lad sever regained consciousness,.and died at - 4, &ja. yesterday. An inquest wlil be held la . AaEicuiTtmAii Seeds.—Messrs Nimmo gad Bifflir, seed merchants, Danedin, advertise that they have appointed the Canterbury Seed Company, Cathedral square, Christchurcn, their sole agents for the province of Canterbury. Measrs Kimmo and Blair obtained twenty-two gist prizes for their seeds at.the New ZeaSoafch Seaa Exhibition.. giiAPor Women's Temperastcb tfNxoir, ' *»Xbe monthly meeting of the Kaiapoi Woisen's Christian Temperance Society vis Iseld on Wednesday at the Borough Chamber. There 'was a fair atteadaaoe, and Mr sPhillips, one of the Vice-Presidents, presided. A paper was £go(g by » member of the Union, and chere was seme discassionon the Bible in schools, sis* on tha Woman's Franchise question, Peeesbntatiou.-—lt will be remembered liat&tos little time ago MrMathias, the Bejsafcy-Eegistr&r of the Bapreme Court, sese&ed a boy who had fallen into the Mver Avon near the Court.- tt was felt fey several that the bravery of Mr . MstJii&s should not pass unrecognised. It wae, therefore, determined to present him frith an illuminated address and a gold E&e&al commemorative of the bravery dia jplayed by him on the occasion, and accordingly several gentlemen met at the Corn Exchange yesterday for that pur- , The addre'S3 waaas foß6ws:-r- toc The : subscribers to the accompanying medal ask your acceptance of it as a mark of their appreciation of the presence of mind yon displayed on September 2nd last in the rescue of a boy from drowniag is the Biver Avon. We are specially pleased to mark this last' act, as we afle Mormed' that this is not the first time you have displayed similar <sourage. "Wishing you prosperity in all your future undertakings—W. J. O&iirvss, for the ■f txbscnbers.- ,, . The address w'ai iH&minated 4>y Mr C. H. Edgar. ; The medal bears on one side the name of the recipieat 3B& "He saved-the life of; aefcUdi** ■ and oa the other "Semper gafaM? , The ' : presentation was made fey ; - Hγ W. J. Ollirer and responded to by Mr Hatthias. ' ' : :: Concset.—At the Oddfellowa* Hall last euamg a very, Successful . concert Vrss gwsn in aid of the prize fund in connection with, the West- Christchurch schools.' Tcera was a attendance, and an et- ' s tt&nfc $rog3*aianfe of vocal and insfcttiaeatal music was gone through in " ;aV - fe%Uy creditable manner. Several, part "B>Bi|e were piven by the school choir under Mr T. S. Foster, in a manner that indicated careful training. Miss Button saag ■ *Tlce Old" Ferryman" aaS Cross" very nicely. Me r Halley gavethi * Friar of Orders Grey," and in response td a well merited encore sang "Onfe on the Deep." Mr Halley was also good in hie third song "The Wolf." Mr D. Sinclair's: darionet solo and a concertina solo by Mr it Caiverfe were deservedly applauded, Songs by Mrs Bout, Miss Preece, and >Mr Mertoa, a duet by Miss Florence and Mr Toacg, aviolin soio fay Mise *L. Preece, 4 lecitation by Hrs Be La Mare, and piano&rtesolo3 by the Missea.Kerr and Eowley : "qatsoet«d tha programni& ;At tira conclusion of the concert Mr D. Beese, on behaii ol the Camsaittee, thanked the ladiea aad gentlemen, who had assisted, and tdso those present for their support. ■ Air&ramsuN Science ABB<Jciatioh.<— A-ea«*iag of the Excursion Committee in cociiectioa with, the coming meeting of the ATStralasioa Association for the AdTancetaeatof Sciehee.washeldatthe City Council GhasaSers, at 4> p.m, yesterday, v There were present Profeesor Hutton in the siair, a&d Messrs E. Bobson and E. 3. Bcotk The Chairman 'stated he had re* wafA letters from Auckland lated Dnhgiving him information for 'the pamphlet, which would be ti&ly published. Se said it was proposed to organise ezpe&&XLß, on January 24th, from Palmerstoa Seßta, ■to the Native kitchen ffiiddeas ia Sic vicioity. On the Jsasary woold send an expeditioa *o tae West Coast Sounds, and the same day sac from ' Napier to Lake T&tipo ana ««sapfc Baapekn. Another -. expedition |sb» --HeLsaa, through Collingwood to wsyossr Lake wae also mentioned, wa besides one to Lake Heron. There *?«*- also be botanical expeditions to the kauri forests,'Mr J. o. ISassell having kindly volunteered t6 out, sad from Dunedin. The «»Te ea|ieditions are outside the regular »ans| Kg8 fes < which will no doubt also be The Chairman stated ■***■' S. Baker was unable tb take charge M<hs to Lake Heroa. - A rough aiaftGf a circular was adopted,"wad the asetaig afijourned sine die. 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