NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8738, 9 March 1894, Page 6

NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

The Lee3ton Wesleyan Church held a social reunion in the Town Hall, Leeston, on Tuesday night, to give the Ellesmere people an opportunity to meet and welcome amongst them again their former ministers, the Revs. T. Brooke, W. Keall, and J. A. Luxford. The Rev. Mr Parsonson occupied the chair, and on behalf of those present and of the district extended a hearty welcome to their old friends who had left the Conference to meet them. A strong choir, under the leadership of the Rev. Mr Parsonson, gave several glees very nicely, and Miss Lunn sang a solo. The visitors gave appropriate addresses, and during the evening refreshments were handed round. The Chairman apologised for the unavoidable absence of the Rev. Mr Standage. Mr Lomas, local Agent of the Labour Department, has received instructions to select ten carpenters, three bricklayers, and one bricklayer's labourer, to carry out certain alterations to the Christchurch police station. The men will be selected on Saturday morning at ten o'clock. The work is to be done on the co-operative system. The race which was to have been sailed lost Saturday for prizes presented by Mr James Shand and the Club was postponed until March 17th, owing to the absence of any wind. It is proposed to hold a meeting on Saturday evening to consider the question of a swimming bath for Southbrook. During the Easter Volunteer camp it is intended to give an entertainment in aid of the St. Stephen's Maori School, near Kaiapoi, at which the patronage of the Volunteer officers has been promised. The cause of the hre alarm on Wednesday evening was owing to some person having broken the glass of the alarm opposite St. Luke's Church, Manchester street. Yesterday morning about 5.30 Constable Bailey took the horse found in the" river to the pound. The animal, which is in a very poor and weak condition, did not appear to be able to move at a very quick pace, and when within a short distance, actually lay down from exhaustion. The constable, by coaxing, managed to get the horse on its feet again, but not before it had bitten him on the arm. The animal was eventually conveyed as far as the pound, where it now may be claimed. To-morrow evening the literary and mechanical staffs of the different newspapers in Christchurch, with their wives and lady friends, will be the guests of Messrs Hart and Seager at the Oddfellows' Chambers. The occasion is the production of a special representation of their lecture "Old Canterbury Illustrated," which will on this occasion include a number of pictures connected with the history of the two morning journals. | An extraordinary general meeting of the members of the Canterbury Agricultural ' and Pastoral Association will be held at the rooms on Saturday, 24th inst., at 11 a,m., ito pass a resolution to sell the Old Show Grounds. 1 At the meeting of " Our Father's Chnrch " to-night an address on the liquor trathc will be given by Rev. J. 08. Hoare. Meetings in support of the No License Vote at the forthcoming polling for Licensing Committees will be held in Cathedral square to-morrow evening, and at the Tuam Btreet Theatre on Sunday j evening. j A meeting of those in favour of a reduction at the licensing polls, convened by Revs. Dr. Elmslie, Birch and Sidney J. Baker will be held at%3 p.m. to-day, at the V.M.C.A. HalL It is understood that the Bishop of Christchurch will preside on the occasion. Mr Gilby will give a free lecture in the Oddfellows' Hall to-night on " Shorthand and the Typewriter." Both the art ot Bhorthand and the use of the typewriter now claims the attention of a large majority of people, and a lecture such as Mr Gilby will give with lantern illustrations ought to be very popular. There will be no charge for admission, except for a few reserved seats, but there will be a collection. Mr Geo.- T. Booth will preside. The entries for the Ram Fair closed yesterday. The Fair takes place on Thursday next, on the new Show Grounds. A special meeting of the Canterbury Chess Club will be held in the Club room this evening at 7.30 to arrange re winter tourneys. The annual races in connection with the Christchurch Amateur Swimming Club will take place at the West Christchurch Baths to-morrow. The adjourned meeting of the electors of tbe Avon Licensing district to receive the report of the Committee appointed at the last meeting will be held to-night at the Phillipstown schoolroom. The Mayor of Liv wood will preside. The lectures ia music commence at Canterbury College on Saturday, tbe 10th inst. Attention is drawn to the fact that there ia an eveuing class as well as a dsy class for junior or first year students. As there will probably not be another junior evening class started for at least two years, it would be well for intending students to join this year. The complete time table may be seen at the College. There will be five different courses of lectures, including an advanced course. A large sale of sheep will be held at Culverden to-day. On Tuesday last Mr J. W. McGregor, of the Woolston school, who has been appointed head master at West Lyttelton, was presented by his fellow teachers with a handsomely engraved silver cake-basket and a cream and sugar cruet. Mr Binnie, who made the presentation, referred to the loss the school would sustain through Mr McGregor's promotion. The Christian Convention at the V.M.C. A rooms was continued yesterday afternoon, when there was a good attendance. The Rev. J. M. Simpson, Mrs Smalley, Mrs Munnings, Mrs Goldsmith, and Miss Perryman addressed the meeting on " Witnessing for Christ," Acts L, 8. The meetings were continued in the evening, when the Rev. Mr Harrison, of Darfield, addressed the meeting on " Holiness," and Miss Perryman on "Consecration." There was a large gathering at this meeting. The meetings will be continued to-night, when the Rev. W. L. Salter, of Port Chalmers, and Mr John Wilkinson, of Dunedin, will address the meeting; also on Sunday, at 7 a.m. and a 15 p.m. The Young People's Temperance Guild attached to St. Mary's, Merivale, held its first monthly meeting _f the season on Tuesday evening, at the Schoolroom, when there was a good attendance. An address was presented to the President—tbe Rev. C. J. Merton—on behalf of the members of the Guild, expressing pleasure at learning that he had returned from his six months' leave thoroughly restored in health. The address, which was signed by C. Rides (Hon. Secretary), W. Block and A. H. Allen (VicePresident*) and M. J. Gibbs and A. Hobbs (members of Committee) was read by Mr A. Hobbs and feelingly responded to by the President. The programme was then gone on with, consisting of songs by Messrs Rosewarne and Wakelin and Master Stubberfield, piano solos by Ada Peake, Nelly Parker, Miss Binns and Norman McLeod Smith, and a recitation by Miss Binns. Mr Seager then gave an hour and a-halfs exhibition of his mirth and magic It was announced that at the next mouthly meeting prizes would be given for music and recitations. The following men will represent the Canterbury Engineers in their return match with tbe Lyttelton Navals at Bromley on Saturday, the men are requested to attend in uniform : — Sergeant-Major Midgley, Quartermaster-Sergeant Beveridge, Sergeant Middleton, Lance • Corporals Watts, Swanston, and Smith, Sappers Parker, Phillips, Meikleham, Morrow; emergencies —Corporal Bridgmon, Sappers Buntin and W. Taylor.