NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10636, 21 April 1900, Page 9

NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

A pttbUo meeting for the purpose of form- j »g * t «Mp» «f Are police for Sydenham will be nejd at the Borough Council Chambers, on Monday next, at 8 p.m. A sped*! general meeting of the Christehnreh C_rytaiitliemum Society will be held In tbe Art Gallery on Monday next at 8 p.m. Musical items will be given by several todies amd gentlemen, and there will also be an exhibition of early blooms. Tbe Bjiorta meeting of the Canterbury College .Amateur Athletic Club will take jplaoe thia afternoon on the grounds of the New Ztaiaftd Metropolitan Trotting Aasociatiori at Addington. There will be no c_arg© for admission. A special meeting of the Painters' Union (frill be 3*ekj on Monday next at 7.30 p.m. The -tonal elections of School Comaaittees- for the various educational districts will take, place on Monday evening next. The/No. 2 Victoria LadieV Orange Lodge will give a concert and dance in Hobbs's BuMlajnj on Tuesday evening next, in aid «f thi) New Zealand Contingents in South Africfo. Mri Walter Bentley will give a recital 't—ilrch and Stage," at the Theatre Royal , 10-mlorrow evening, illustrated by scenes from the well-known play "The Sign of ♦he/Cross," and appropriate vocal solos. As will be seefi by a notification elsewMere, the National Mortgage and Agency Company, Oamaru, are offering for sale privately, the balance of the Taipo Hill Estate, near Oamaru, consisting of about ibur hundred acres. J At the _ow of the Horticultural Society «n Wednesday and Thursday next there will be a good display of fruit, vegetables, land flowers. In the latter class will be included some border chrysanthemums grown nor catting for table decorations, and some vfine table dahlias. The opening for the season of t_e ChristohuTch Tennis Club will take place tbis fcfternoon. A cycle race which has excited a con--1 (iderable amount of attention will take place I< this afternoon between the auctioneers and tbe dealers. The former are at Vpresent the favourites for the event. T The bowling match, Canterbury Club v fThristchutrh, to-day, will start at 2.50 !&1_ 1? the weather proves fine there ' {should be a good game. \ Tbe Otago A. and P. Association have Stalled the schedule for their forthcoming j Winter Show. Tbe Association offers a j ebampioo prize of £20 for the best pen of »purebred hoggets also _2Q as a champion pr_• for tne best pen of crossbred hoggets. Mr W. B. Clarkson, of Rkcarton. offers (£5 5s for tlie heaviest pen of five hoggets. 11l fhe dairy produce section there is Messrs James McNairiVs Challenge Cup for the best half ton cheese for export, and the

[TaJeri Peninsula Supply Company for the j best three boxes of factory butter. T_e } Society offers £10 to the exhibitor gaining f the most points m the cheese section, and j also £10 10s as a first and second prise / for the best two bdxes of factory made ' butter, open to North Island competitors. In the agricultural produce section the MilI burn Lime and Cement Company offers 10 ) tons agricultural lime to the farmer gainJ ing the moat points in grain, seeds and f roots. Messrs Duthie Bros, give a trophy for the best collection of agricultural dairy and pastoral produce exhibited from any county farmers' club, and the President offers £5 6» aa the first prize and the Society £5 5s as the second prize. For the convenience of country exhibitors the Committee have appointed a number of gentlemen to represent them in the various districts to obtain entries and forward exlubits.