NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8963, 29 November 1894, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Diocesak Choral FasriVAi..--The annual festival of the DiocesaV Choral Association will take place at the Cathedral to-day. There will be a celebration -t Holy Comizmixxon cbC 3 eveoaoiig aft 3 **»t** 7

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mission, was continued lasfe eyeuing at the Opera House, when there was again a very large attendance. The next meeting will take place at half-p&ab seven this evening!. Tlax Tapi7 - tscnoor..—Aα enteroainxneat, in aid of the prize fund, was tWdiuthe achuoltoom on Satarday evening, and was largely attended. Mr Wilkineou, ot Sarewood foad, g*ve views of one of the New Zealand tonriat roatea and Bruaner, which, with the 'explanatory notes, wore much appreciated,. ~ ; -.f^ 'i*itEATKE .— 'The Broagh and Boacicaqlc Company open at the Theatre Rttyal 00 Monday next in Sydney Grundy's " Sowiog the \Vmd." . During the stay of the company in Christchnrch, wh:ch is remarkably short, several new pieces will ba produced, notably "The Second Mrs Tanqacray," which has created such a furore at Home.

[ Brookside «■ School .Co\rsirrreE. .— A. meeting of %he above was held oa Monday night, at which all members were present.. A letter was read from the Canterbury 1 Progressive Liberal Association respecting the constitution of .the Board of. Governors of the Canterbury College, and intimating; that a meetiug would ba belt} in - Ciirwtr church .on the 15th December, a$ which tiii* subject would be considered. Mr VVaisou was, appointed -as Relegate to' attend the same. It was decided to' spend , £6 iii pnzia, to be awarded upon the basis of the Inspector's report, and £2 iv special pi izea for tewing* and to hold the annual' -treat ou the' Slab pros , ; . - ■

False Alarm.—A few minatei 'Jl ?tf o'clock this morningr, an alarm of fireljt given Irom the indicator situated' junction of Tuam and Montreal *S»3* The Brigades were smartly out. but 1 of 6re could be found. ' * **% The Twin or T&tiiK Cas argument of the appeal from Mr BeetT -$ judgment in thi»caae w U taken be&K* Honour Mr Justice Dannieton veiu.,l l At 3.50 p.m. the Courr. adjouraed Iffirfc 5 a.ra. to-it*y. , v Cbabitable Aid Board— The on»' meeting of the Charitable Aid S^? whiou should have been held ye«i*!!p I afternoon, was adjourned in conaen* ' of the presence of the Chairman a&a «£? retary bemg requited at the CommUii n r q " , Personal— \Ve uuderstand thai v Hyam Marks, who has been dangeron,l e^! for several weeks past, baa now ufc slight turn for the better. w *ea 4 Fire Alarm.—Ab a quarter put yesterday afternoon the firebells sonndfcl alarm, bub fortunately tho services Brigade were not raquired. A small ft occurred in a house in Gloucester »tw but it was extinguished by the huE& before any damage was done. ™ Recital at Kaufoi.— An om, recital was tfven by Mr Tendall, otatA the Chratchnrch Cathedral, in the Kalk • Chut eh of Eugland on Tuesday eveS? 1 There -was a large congregation. I'hroaSl the performance was highly appreeiaiST* .. its musical effect, and the eiugint <* Alastere Lake and Vincent in boWyobU' them golden opinions. A collect ion to! taken, which resulted in a handsome S m! A Ukiqi-e Kntertaismest. ~ the passage of the Rotomahana W Hobart to the Bluff, a new and company gave a very unique on boaid, in aid of the Wairarapa lS Fuud. The company was •• Tho Pred«2i Sea Moving Operaglasstio Quite." The programme, which was attk feet work of art, and the original of rtbfok was bought by Mr Brough for £$ priaed eongs by Signora Venoata, * M^, Temple, Messrs A. Appleby, K. Uarey, Lewis, Parsons, Burne-Walter tte! tations by Miss Fraser, Chief-Eugineer ik Allietor, Mr Clitheroe, and little Ctafot Ward. ~ RaNOIORA PBE3B\TKiWAN CttCBCH,i,A meeting of the Friendship Guild of' (M church was held on Tuesday 'eveniuj? tW Rev. P. R. Monro in the chair. Tue p«tfolio was opeued, and produced a number ofcompositions; songs were given, followed by refreshments. The annW report and statement of accounts weto; accepted. The officers elected wore:—|V Rev. P. R. Monro, President; Mesin&l Jennings and D. Buddo, M.H.R., Vi« 2 Presidents ;. Mr T. Keir, Treasurer ♦ W' : < W. Efford, Secretary ; MesdamesC. Aud» son, T. Miller, and VV. Taylor,Misaeefa*, Keir, Alexander, and Messrs McKay, BilL and McGibbon, members of Comoilttev , Votes of thanks were passed to the-tetltia* members. ' ' , - *

Upper Riccaktox.—Aα entertainment 3 was given ou Friday evening in the hm schoolroom, Upper Riccarton, which wti» well filled, to augment the funds now befog raised to enlarge the Sauday school adjoin* iug the church. Tne first part consittwUf a concort, ia which Miss Hayton, Meuti ■ ■freeman, Hayton, Josephs, and Rowltad took pare. Mra Wiuter and Mr W. Lima i kindly acted as aacompanists. The eecond Eurt was the farce, "Pve written to rown," performed by members of ttn < Fendhlton Dramatic Club. A daaoe broagkl ; a very successful opening to a close. * •"', TempiiEton.—Ou tho 23rd itufc. a concert,, followed by a. dramatic perfoiinauco, vu given in the schoolroom, in aid of the of St. Saviour's Churoh. The first pwt cos 4 / sisted of music, vocal and instrumental, hi' v.-hicn visitors from Chriatcburoh, Prabb!e» ton, Tai Tapu and Broadfielda took viz., the Misaea Andrew, P. Andrew, low, Fryer, Harrison and &erton, wire Messrs Biltclif, A. Cookeon, 8. Couk»oß|\S Jose, Ryan, Sinclair and Rev, C. J. Mertoft!« 9 In the second par!; members of the Meriveik. » Dramatic Oiub performed. On the- motion > 8 of the (Jhuirmstn, Rev. VV. F. Knftwlei, * S hearty vote of thanks was accorded to *lt M who bad contributed to the programmer •'"" § Waibakapa Earn—Today the lost).at I the series of, entertaiumente arr&AgQiTk, 1 by the . Wairarapa Relief Committed ,ti| I take place at Sydenham- Park**- Thpf nfe I gramme iuctudes the formal ti)# I Park by the Mayor of Sydenham ,6 1 number of bicycle and foottaco event* :;lst I Christchurch Train Company have' 1 generously fixed their fare to the grsass'*t' § lhatthe shilling charged will inciude#j«tfi«r I fare to the ground, aud there is everyfmjk*, 1 bility, if the weather proves f<tvo"ori»>le,?of;.- 8 a really excellent return to the a various Societies and others taking psffcfo the procession will m«et in the Merfwte. square at 1 p.m. ' . -,:»■ CmiisToiijmcit Cycling Clud.—A €btfi<>' J ■ mhtce, meeting of this Club was helClWf., evening. Present—Me 0. 1?. WUewiifeV the chair), and Messrs W. £5 ThooW^ : G. Goftoii, G. H. Leihaby, and W. OtfttfyrHams. Correspondence was read.froUTtiSK Ariel Bicycle Club, Aauburton.islathif tint £• six riders would compete at the ra(ja»6»t-' tii-i oa Anniversary D*y. It was jdwWeS to'ougage the eorvices of the ChrielciiQßfb"Professional Band for the race meetujjg. %hs Secretary reported that twenty-five efittiwThad been received forrjices to bernanndft., £ the rules of the New Zealand 1 Union, to be decided at Sydenham r«rkiß.:g connection with the Wairarap* Ueli#/ Sports. Messrs C. Hulston and:, Kfcf; Rodgers were elected members of tb»ipltd^\ Tailobh , Union.—The of tne Chriatcuurch Tailore' Uuion tteSlwJd. in the V.M.C.A. rooms, Cam bridge on Tuesday, MrH. Green,Vic e-Pr«elden^^ J ihe chair,. There was a good attendance As members.' Correspondence was reftd frtt%Department, of Labour, G. J. 1 M.H.R, Auckland Tailors' Uuion, PwgKfc? I sive Liberal Association, Labour Demonfitsw' f ; 1 tion Committee, The balauce sheet MC' auditor's report were read add «Joppte Resolved that the Secretary heart , ' thanks of -the Uuion to Mr 42. #» ■ Smith, M.H.R, for his courtesy in ing oopios of Hansard, &c, durtag.U*n session of ParliameMt. The Uuion the repiy from the Minister of ktimfy '■<> whereia he saye—" Ifc is probable thrtkA"you aiy, the rates of piece work pat>li&&> by us and given by the masters are too' jJJjF The figures ip the returns do not, ■ protend to give average earning* per ai*M»r ; they represent only a week's earnings*, &,S man baront of work one week or, cannot average individual ability ~ without a wide-reaching system of colfww* V ing figures, which we have dot at j>l*(W» *"• The schedules scut iv by factory ovra£t&**-\~ ; tho beginning of each year a)*e our.w/'t offisidL source of iuformation, all «W'*'<*• ? •Uearaay,*'J The TTnioa such a syetem of supplying info4fm»tioi»"W»»'c . eutirely useless and unrelUhle, bffddo/tv ehamefnl waste $it public money.! - • • "; ■£%. \ Swimmwc—A meeting of the vatrtfflSf/;* , Club delegates- was held at the Clarepdoa v Hotel 'ou Tuesday night. , Messrs 3m«!«f - '(Chairman)/Jo&nstoa ilffast t V7ataon (Cririiitchurch), Fmiicte .- Caygill (Sydenham)', Collins aad H*rtuHSsfM> t; :" (LyUelton). Mr Collins cxpWlied tO • 3 1 mwUDg tbe steps the X-yttelcon Ci, *^s?*'tS--»i.' tiafeeii wribb regard to getting a ■wieMßiejEwjf'B' promimme, and also stated that' IB '_ Regatta Committee bod voted a wh»<* \- ; £7 10s toward J same. The |-. present promised on behalf of their vJtwj? i\ f 'to grant -the subscription asked, by tw . s» which, with entry mosey, should ain^iw-,^ , | to some £2X4. Ihe progrwnnie u> b * < ¥?fc , ''• % out ff&t drawn tip. wffJK \ were eppointccd, with power to add W»tn«wr, - „ . namber:—Starter, Mc W. B. Eyrej-Taw* .. , keepere, Mewrs Fmocie-eecl *«MJ ! | Jadges, Rev-.' CJoatm, Meeers CaVCU<*l& g' i Koper, «ad 1?. B. Jonnetoa j 'OjneMtWi | Meien tart, Cie.ry, Lβ Al .«ier,. 0» • ? ,, | Rich, Clark, Ke.a, Armi »«"V,**? - S .M membera elected bytaeKegatt*Uoßyn»»«**r ' g-m Stcretary, Mr U. S. UWw'i -li: Mrfetarringtoaj Merksmen, Mr J. WWgJ-V v .i I aad another. Mr W. B. Eyre w*» electee . v htwdioappw for all iuter-cleb f* » % iastrnotione to limit the handicap* *? *erv ia 60y»U, 16se"c iv 75yds, 23« cm if |i Owiup to ttie Waifttnip* Reuef jN*f <C | Uking place this afternoon weAW!"!" v f & ohurcH Hwimmlng Ci^b , * 75 y»«b WjJJgpjfr ie to be ewuta at S o'clock, hue beeQ | till this day week. • "v \ •>*/ j ' ' , - ' ...... "..:-, «■„ "■ VKGETARIAN I At yesterday. I Yates oelebrated her approoeaiag | from the colony by a - ve S et | at which come Misa spoke at kttgth v pcessions of the ,cojony»- whicb 3^^^^Hk

travelled through from end to end, and etronjriy urpod that fruit culture, now neglected, should be developed to the utmost extent. She instanced one orchard returning £400 a year, and pointed out bow easily living could be made at a comparatively small cost. She thought colonists consumed too much meat, and would be all the better for a change of diet.