NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8596, 25 September 1893, Page 6

NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

The monthly meeting of the Princess of Orange Ladies' Lodge took place on Thursday last in the Orange Hall, Worcester street. The President, Sister Gourley, and the Vice-President, Sister White'occupied the chairs. Nearly all the members were present. Bro. W. J. Diffin, G.L.1., occupied a place on the dais. Six candidates were proposed ior membership and three were duly admitted into the order. The sum of £12 18s 9d was received from the Oddfellows' Hall 12th of July Celebration Committee, and duly acknowledged. Bro. Diffin stated that he would be unable to continue as Grand Lodge Instructor after his term of office had expired. A ballot was taken for a successor, and the Secretary ordered to attend to the necessary formalities. It was decided to celebrate the anniversary of the Lodge by a social.

A meeting was held at the Tuam street Hall yesterday afternoon of a thanksgiving or congratulatory character, in connection with the Female Franchise Bill. Revs. J. Wrigley and John Hosking gave addresses; Mrs and Miles Hamill, Miss Woolley. and Mr Parkes sang. Mr J. R. King presided. There was a large audience. Rev. John Hoskiug lectured at the Methodist Free Church, St. Asaph street, last evening, on the subject " The Tower of Babel," the various traditions and discoveries in relation to it, and the moral lessons derived from the Biblical narrative in connection with it. There was a large and appreciative audience. The Blue Ribbon Hall was filled to the doors yesterday morning, when a spirited meeting was held in connection with the Central Mission, many of the friends and workers taking part. Pastor Birch presided. The Sunday school is being rapidly filled, each Sunday seeing fresh additions to the members. There was a very large audience at the Tuam street Hall in the evening, when the vocal and instrumental part of the service went splendidly. Pastor Birch spoke on " The Love of God," and showed that true religion meant that love repeated in daily life. A very attractive programme has been piepared for the popular concert at the Tuan street Theatre on Thursday evening next. The annual meeting of the Anglers' Society will be held at Warner's Hotel, this evening, at eight o'clock. The annual meeting of the Christchurch Amateur Swimming Club takes place on Wednesday evening at St. Michael's schoolroom. The usual weekly entertainment in St. John's schoolroom will be held to-morrow evening, and will take the form of a lecture, with music illustrations, by the Rev. H. C. M. Watson, on "The Idylls of the King, considered as an allegory of human life." A meeting of the Licensed Victuallers and the trade generally takes place at the Wellington Hotel, this afternoon, at 3 p.m., to consider the question of Woman's Suffrage. The Mayor of Linwood occupied a seat on the platform at the Midland Railway meeting on Friday evening. Mr W. W. Collins lectured to a large audience at the Lyceum yesterday afternoon, when he took for his subject " The rights and duties of women/ In the evening there was another large audience, when Mr Collins took for his subject " Bible facts and figures as viewed in the light of scieuce and history." Mr J. Nancarrow occupied the chair. Prior to the lecture Mr Watson gave a re.'itation, " The newsboy's debt," for which he received an encore.

On Friday evening last the Christchurch W.M.C. Rifle Class fired off the 4th stage, No, 4 competion, for prizes presented by Mesers Ward and Co., Manning and Co., Wood Bros., R. C. Wells and the class, the leading scores being:—O. VV. Turpin (sc) 35, J. Hastie (sc) 34, C. Sherwood (sc) 34, H. Reynolds (sc) 34, W. G. Munford (2) 34, R. C. Wells (sc) 53, H. Spicer (2) 35, H. Thomas (2) 33, W. Garrard (1) 32, E. G. Frost (sc) 31. On Saturday evening the competition was for a class prize (seven shots, 300 yds), and the result:—R. Bertie (1) 34, H. Spicer (2) 34, J. Granville (1) 34, H. Reynolds (sc) 33,- C. Macarthy (2) 33, R. C. Wells (sc) 32, A. Cowan (sc) 32, J. Garrard (3) 32, A. W. Jones (sc) 31, C. Sherwood (sc) 31, W. Garrard (1) 31. On Thursday a drill of thirty-eight members of the Raugiora Rifles under Lieutenant Torlesse was carried out on the East Town Belt, when duties as sentries and outposts were practiced. At a meeting of the Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association at Rangiora on Thursday, Mr H. F. Gray in the chair, the accounts held over for audit were unanimously adopted. Judges and Class Stewards were nominated, to be written to asking them to act at the show.