NEW OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 8990, 1 January 1895, Page 4

NEW OF THE DAY.

To OTTt |IEADERs.-.With to-day's immm of the JreS| is presented gratis a Bke4tf_S. Alman&r; ssd Calendar for 1895. TlclltH central pi_t|re is an instantaneous photo. Sil graph oSCaMHraI square, Christchurch, re-US produce! by the collotype process. * fJ_P New Yklls EvK.-Tho New Year cam* fll in witlontJ tby great parade or „_i» 111 Thaoksto tU Police regulation tho craoksp-'W nuisanct was f bated considerably, and t h___ ?11l was albcgettiff an absence of iarnkinism *!_§ Gorsi Fißt-About a quarter to 't*n SH o'clock kstpihtthe nrebells r*n K out _ sfff alarm, aid U fas found that the £_» »__ '# I only a arjall *rae fare in Sydenham " *% § Village Slttlements.—With ref er en_i r t I to the ton_vr-b of our Wellington corral i pondentrespeating the Hon. W. P. R ee y_!*» $ I visit to Victor|a, we learn from Mr R.« _f a & 1 that thi Vi|torian village M visited Ly him<were, m his opinion, f_,_f! v| I successfi!'. \ * *\# 1 Riv-R.—An entertainment in _M_fe' I of the Little Bjver athlet lo snorts hndvSft& I given in the Jlaori hall, oh WeSesSfe evening. Mr W. H. Montgomery preside?# t The attttdanc*was large, and th.mn2|% f and vocal contributions—given by Mes.i„» _sß__g Fisher, A. J. Jdblin, MiSes "wfo." .27H and Messrs Hutchenson, Chapman/aud „' '_B aud J. -fop—were much appreciated. KNTKRTAINiMENT AT THK HoSPIWr r .If] eveuing Ueasra Stokes aud Drayton __r_"_ t 'I magic lantern entertainment in No 2\v!_ "'__. at the Hospital to the children*who a™ ' I patients in the institution. View* m ' Ohriatchurch and the West Coast wr» ' I shown, and also a number of vomicpi o ; _i«,7 ' I The entertainment was much enjoyed _r,,J • I a hearty vote of thanks was given ti Mestf. *' : I Stokes and Drayton. * wlTO ««»»r« • * j Hogmanay -fiCHr.-The members of the .-1 Caledonian Society celebrated Hogmanay ? l Nicht at their rooms last, ni_ht. Mr /• "f Connal, V.P. of 'the Caledonian Society" '-*ti j occupied the chair. Tho toasts of «« _ii Excellency thaGovernor,"«The Cxle lonian ' * Society," •• The..President, Mr Campbell - and Master K'uloch," '«P ABt Presidents" ' ",.] Coupled with 'M P. Cunningham, who ,%' responded, and *?Oor First Fit," coupled "'"* < with Doctor Murdoch, were duly honoured and a pleasant time wai spent. ' ' Maori NovkLtS" Compan..—By advei ,*^' r tisemenb in anoth|r column, it will fa sees $H that the Whangaput Maori Novelty Com- ?»H pany will appear »t the Theatre Royal on "fr 'I Thursday and Friday evenings. The pro. <;•'_ gramme will include cornet and clarionet selections, hakaS wid other Maori perform. ' ga ances. The Conwany is said to be very i-'II clever, and able tp give a good insight into vT-f Maori life as it e-jjsted ia the early days, :,*J-1 To-day's Hoi&ay — The New Year, tgi 1895, will lie duljghonoured to-day; There § W will be the regatt| at Lyttelton, which it JM' always tho inai|f feature of "the holiday. "v\| Then there is tfe excursion to Akatov which should att»et a goodly number. At*J||§_Tinwald there Sml be races, and at Dun.ffly- < sandel sports. The trams will run to Brighton and to Sumner, and no doabt be well patronises. J^l T_ddi.votox.-Ia concert in aid of Church funds ano tho purchase of a piano' -"-n?! was given on Frilay night in the School"' **"*£* room, Teddiugtop. The Rev. J. Sheldon,C J i|S was Chairman, t Miss Gebbie, Miss Kate t-"gm Gebbie, Miss fijddey Webb, Mrs Ling, -'§M Miss O'Brien, |Mes3?3 Maohin, MazieJ Jaeobsen, Stirgp, Long, G. Eden, Ortou -|W Gebbie and Fred Eden contributed te .fm the programme of the concert. Two farces, |.'« "Unexpected finpressions" and "Foot, j|* Pillicoddy," theliiie before the other after. Wm the conceit, were well received by a full yjm house. A heart*'vote of thanks to all who ', ;||| had taken part md "God Save the Queeu" ! concluded a vers pleasant evening. l^m Ocr Frek/.tnl Wojcks.—The year jii3. gf closed is tiie largest in the m.tter of free_* .■gi ing, so far as the Belfast Woiks are ,J|i concerned, thatnas been experienced since -mm its cominenceme|t. The rigures, Taking four Warn standards, are |a follows *.—1833, 58,010 ; MM IS9O, 374,19.;,"" 1891, 274,078; 189*.. fjKSt 382,914. Oi tpe 332,914 carcases dealt r W& with during the" year, 349,027 were shipped „' S as whole carcases, 9516 were shipped asJSv'-™ pieces, and there is iv Jstore 11,000. Thqfffii,A balance was otherwise dealt with. ..'^J' f Christmas Services.—Following the -■■$£ m usual custom, the 'Christmas services were '*a 1 repeated at the Holy Trinity Churchy Avon* side, on Sunday' last,' a choral. celebration of the Hojy Communion (C. being held at tbe morning service. In the l|f j evening, in lieu of the sermon,-the Rev. -, M Pascoe gave a highly interesting'and in- - M structive address on' the? history and m origin of , £hrisl~»sV : J_%ls.. The « choir,, : under -the ' able leadership of M* Mr J".' G. sung 'an . exo.llent selection of thej'inost modem carols, the S lessons to be deduced from which being jjlj| fully explftiriedfby;the preacher/ The. '''Usm anthem, "Si-gifO.-feaveus," was given' s®m during the psrt' of the service, and,s|pS the hymn " Hark;' the Herald Angsls " weJLagj sung by thp choir as a recessional hymn. ' The Sho_,and Shop We understand that no less thjtn foutiiihm petitions are in circulation for presentat ioU*J|S to the City Counpil lo connection with fixing of the^aytfor 4 the weekly half-holii"i, ! |S day. Thenars t.wo in favour of Thursday -jM|| aud two iv favour of Saturday, the shop* TiS| keepers and Bhdb assistants being divided'ViS; in opinion as to the moat suitable day uf the ( -~|^g|[ : week, and eith|r aide is obtaining c tures in support of its views. ■ The general r body of shop (fssistants appear to .H' ,lt ..,|iSi favour of Satufday, a day "which several- ?Jp|| .large firms pref|p, but the bulk of the shop* owners and & proportion of the shop, a«ia. 7sjm tants are signing in favour of Thursday.- "^'Mi3 Tinwald Ca!ctl_ Market.—The entry j||i!| at the Tinwaldyards yesterday waß _ small one, and ther&i was a small attendalioe./SKM' About 300Q ehttdp, 50 htv\d of cattle, aud & {-#J|p pigs were yardep. The following were t>ne_§ W { prices:—Est crossbred ewe's 6a fat merinoiewei 33 to 5., fat merino we ."^^Mfr' 5s 9., crossbred two-tooths 10a 4d to '' s; (forward do 69, lambs all count 7s 7d 5s sd, crossbred lambs 7s 7d each._ Pat £512*6c_/£6-17e 66, £7,about 100 ; spriog-rs. £4, £4 10s, £6; stores 2s 6d, £3 lOa.}; Pigs—No sale. V'^iKf» Tub Tjuctkw Engine Accident,—The ~']mjm oause of the accident to Mr Brown's traction; 'f-mm engine in the Weka Pass. on Friday last was the breaking of the chain on the steering} gear. If the chain on the opposite side had broken the ; WM engine would have gone ' over a J||l cliff sixty fees high into the Weka Creek. .S| On Saturday the machine was righted on to .Wm its own wheels," and a second engiue will j s]Sm bring it on to; town fqr repairs on Wednes- ~ -'|S day. It has been stated that tbe cogs ol Jmm -omo of the wheels ot, the machine were r;i*S slripped t >this is not the case. •'■ ' -^S Sr. Andrew's Chproh, Little River.—* '; Eloquent sermons were preached in UiH '.'•' church.on Cbiistmss Day and on Suweyi last by the Rev. H. T. Purchas. .Cbriathuu .Wr hymns and carols were cheerfully sung bjr '■'*$$& the choir, and excellent music contributea' by tbe Organist, Miss Alice Coop.- On both sm occanions the cburoh w_s beautifully deco- Jgm rated with? flowers, ferns, toi.tof. and the ' WM foliage of various native shrubs. These «| were arranged by the lady member* JHj of the choir, under the supervision of Mrs j||| Purchas.' a|i^« M_mcsia_ Picnic on the Bbach.— Thursday the members of St, Androw's -a* '< m Guild, little Biver, accompanied by a large *- ; ', ?M number'of friends, left Little River in '-\M various' conveyances, and 'proceeded to the - '■•-m foot of Lake Forsyth. It was near this m place that Bistiop Selwyn, on January 9th, 4f| 1844, spent his'first night in Canterbury with 'M ' some Maoris, who -then had a small settle- M ment on the beach. On the date mentioned ';f§ the great Bilhop of New Zealand paid his 'M first visit to Canterbury. . He.landed at "2 Peraki about midday and walked over the M hills towarda tlie mouth of. Lake ITorsyth, M From the jop of the hilt above- the lake hi m OAueht thifimt glimpse of theOa_terbm_ -ffl Plain andjjescribe- the seen, in his joun al. '• %a It was t| mark this interesting spot by 1 some mefioriai tbat the" Guild _f St, % Andrew's! Little Biver, , organised their ">;| picnic. Tbe weather was all that could be | desired, aid after inhaling the refreshirg | sea breezejiiQd partakipg of a good lunch, ' ] the numefbua party Commenced climbing - j tho hill, efch carrying a large stone. With jMm these a cairn on the brow; of the «Hlf cliff. MA interest was displayed in the work by? %{~ present, ladies aud children .' joined iafebe work of" carrying' stones. After a **feble address by the'Ror. H„ T. Purebas, t|. party returned to their various homes, aUfepidentiy well pleased with their. , , . I day's outhjg' tt „_ the work achieved.. The'- '.' cairo can hpeainiy seen from Birdlihg's Fiat, *-? -i, aud is jastfisibie from the railway..' ." v >

The Gkeman Consulate.—Mr H G. Simms has been appointed acting German Consul during Mr yon Haast's absence. Th-OSOpiucat- Society. — The weekly meeting of the Christchurch Lodge of the Theosophical Society was held in their lodge-rooms, Opera House, on Sunday afternoon. The President occupied the chair, and a paper was read by tho Vice-President ou tbe "Character and Objects of tho Theosophical Society." WoOIvSTOX LSIJUSTBI At B UI-DISG SOCIETY. —The registration of the above-named society being now complete, the Directors, at a meeting held on Friday last, allotted all shares applied for, and decided to open for business ou Saturday next, January sth, 1895. Since this movement was introduced iv advantages nave been well aud widely circulated, and it is expected to open with a large number of shareholders. Cbickkt. —The match a Canterbury Eleven v Eighteen Colts will commence today at Lancaster Pa*-k at 10.30 a.m. sharp. The idea of playing a match of this description is an excellent one, and it is to be hoped that the Association will make the match an annual one. Mr Cuff will give a pair of batting gloves to the Junior who shows the best form with the bat, provided be makes over 15 runs.