NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

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NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

The annual meeting o£ the Midland Canterbury Cricket Club will be held this evening at eight o'clock, at the Clarendon Hotel. Yesterday afternoon Mr Burgess delivered the second of his lectures outside the Orange Hall, Kaiapoi, when there was a large and attentive audience. The subject was, " Thought: what is it? " The usual monthly social meeting in St. John's schoolroom will be held to-morrow evening. On this occasion the Bishop, who has with Mrs Juliu3 accepted an invitation to be present, will deliver an address. The matron Queen's Jubilee Memorial Home desires to acknowledge with thanks the following gifts:—-Flower seeds, Mr Alexander ; vegetable seeds, Mrs Gainsford; books and papers, Mrs Marquet, sen.; Clothing, Mrs luwood, Fendalton. In connection with the Christchurch Horticultural Society, the first show of the season will be held in the Art Gallery, Armagh street, on Thursday next. The season haa so far been very favourable for the growth of flowers, and. there should be a fine display of narcissi, hyacinths, tulips, camellias, auriculae, f reesias, and cinerarias, &c, &c. At the Tuam street Hall, yesterday after • noon, there was a large attendance. A very able address was given by the Rev. John Hosking on "The Resurrection," which was highly appreciated by those present. Mr J. K. King, who presided, stated that recently very valuable documents had been found in Egypt, and that the Rev. Smalley would deliver a lecture on the subject in St. Asaph street Church. Solos were givea by Mr Parkes, and Miss Wolley, and a dust was sung by Misses Winston. The ftppnal meeting of the Union Rowing Club will be held at the Boat House this evening at eight o'clock. Yesterday afternoon Mr Collins lectured to a good audience, when he dealt with the Rev. C, H. Garland's pamphlet in reply to the criticisms on the attitude he has taken with regard to " Higher criticism of the Bible." In the evening Mr Collins lectured on " Triumphs of Civilisation." Mr J. Kfancarrow occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance. Mr W. W. Collins, who is a candidate for a seat for the South-west Ward in the City Council, invites his supporters to meet him to-night at St. Michael c Schoolroom at eight o'clock. The annual Thursday Popular Concerts at the Tuam street Theatre will be resumed on Thursday evening next, when an excellent programme will be presented. Master EL Nable, of the Lilliputian Opera Company, appeared on Saturday morning in a new character, but was not so successful as in bis musical efforts on the stage. He procured a steed from Mr Barlow, of the Carlton HoteL and performed an equestrian feat which had a disastrous finale. In riding through the city he lost control of the animal, and it galloped along Hereford street, and violently collided with a horse and trap standing in front of Messrs Hat man and Stevens' buildingai The shock threw the barneaaed horse down and broke off both shafts. In the trap was seated Mrs W. A. Graham, wife of the licensee of the Kakanui Hotel, Kaiapoi, to whom the horse and trap belonged. She escaped being thrown out, and the horse was secured by a bystander just as it was on the point of bolting. Master Nable and bis steed escaped unhurt, and perhaps he will in future pay a little more attention to rehearsal before attempting another equestrian performance in public.