NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

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NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

The ladies who have undertaken thf ' work of organising the bazaar in aid t>t th< •Melaneaian Mission ship are pushing for ; ward the preparations with commendable Hctivitr. It trill be held in the Canterbury J&rtll, and the Countess of Kanfurly f has kirtdly consented to <*pen it. i The children's party in connection with i the Caledonian Society, wiiioh closes the season of socials, will take place on Friday evening next. '.the annual general meeting of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association will be held nt the Hereford Hotel to-morrow al I 8 p.m. j A lecture will bo given to-nighfc by Mr C. . Coleridge Fair on "Antivrctio Explorations/ , I tflth special reference to the present eocpedi- ! tions, one of which is to call at Lyttelton early next mouth. " The programme will iii- ',. elude several musical items, under the direcj iion of Chief BAngiuiji. The meeting will 'be held in tho City Hall, his Worship the Mayor taking the chair at 8 p.m. The, next of the series of municipal band concerts will be given to-night in the Ito. ; tUßda by the Garrison Band, under tho con. ! ductorship of Bandmaster Merton. Tin programme will be as under: —fMarch, "American Cadets' , ; euphoniuni eolo, "Heavenly I Song"; selection, "'Gems of (Modern Melody" ; serenade, "Summer Night"; march, "Albanian" } sacred fantasia, "In the Cathedral"} duet, "Excelsior"; walte, "Oubj Libre"j quadrille, "Auld Acquaintance"; march, "Talavera"; National Anthem. The Musical Union will gire their third subscription concert to-night in the. Canterbury Hall, when Gade's cantata "Pfiyehe* will be produced. Last night a vcty successful final rehearsal was head.