NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11102, 22 October 1901, Page 6

NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

The third annual session of the eighteenth* Synod of tha Diocese ot Christchurch opens to-day. On Wednesday, from 11 a.m. till noon, the customary-devotional gathering of the clergy will be-.held in the Cathedral, and this year Bishop Julius especially invites the attendance of lav readers as well as the clergy. The !number. of seats neserved for' the gymnastic carnival, which is to be held in-the'Canterbury Hall on Thursday next, is the. largest Mr Tankard - has had at any of his carnivals. Much interest is being taken in the performance. Entrance to the two shilling scats down stairs will be by the side door, near the stage tntrance, school" tickets by the left front entrance, and pit tidbets, by "the right front entrance. The jubilee of the Xodge of Unanimity No. 3, New Ze'alaEd.Constitution, will be- celebrated at the lodge-room to-morrow evening. - After reminiscences by several officers and members an adjournment will- be made to the - Oddfellows' Hall,', where' a' banquet will be held. ..It is' expected that there . will be a-large gathering of* brethren'-'of I the oraft-on the\oceasionui- v - - 1 ■■» »'•* z° A oonference-'of'butchers with' the Committee appointed by - the Woolston * Borough Council, re the establishment of abattoirs within the-borough, will-be held at-.the Temperance Hall,.- Gloucester street, on Thursday, at. 8.p1m.,.- . . .; *-. ',The';;annual address by the Bishop to the, members of the Diocesau Sytood will be delivered to-night at the special -service in the., Cathedral. ~.- ' ' \ .: .. Entries „for the, Ashbnrton -A.'and" P:' Show close>t cur; o'clock this evening..'. .j At Lyttelton to-night a.public meeting take place.at the Colonists* Hall, to consjider;the ho]dsng,of tho annual regatta. The . balance.-shsQt of thjs.Jubilee Rega-tfca will.be | shbmitted # by : the hop. treasurer. . : .; , •■,; ' Tbe plan, of reserved seats for the anuV ' ,ti«ur performances.of Sydney .Grundy's play of "A Fool's Paradise," on. Thursday.arid Friday evenings, was opened, yesterday/and a goodly number oi .seats were taken V.. The performances are in .aid of the funds of-the Canterbury Cricket Association and the Hagley Park Ground Committee, both of which bodies rjhaye a debijt/balance. The object is one which should appeal to.the sympathy of the "public," apart from the fact 'that the piece chosen is new. here, .and has.bem strongly cast. Mr E. W. .Seager will act as stage manager, aaid judging from the way in.which the rehearsals have gone, a mqst satisfactory performance may be anticiptcd. Afc a committee meeting, of the. Qtristr church Motett Society, held last evening, it was-decided to hold* the next subscription concert" on' Tuesday/ November sth, in the CnatSrbury Hall. \ Stanford's "Te Deum." which was performed on Jubilee-Day, will be the principal attraction, supplemented by .orchestral selections and voc:vl soios, • . A supplement, is given with this issue containing the particulars of some special holiday' lines on sale at Strange and Co.'s. A number' of illustrations of the Orient ready-made clothing,' which is a speciality of the firm, a re, also given. \ The, Civil Service Rifles' concert" takes place to-morrow night, at the Theatre Royal, and-'should-'prove &*great success. A very attractive*programme of vocal and' instrumental!, items, military drill, etc., has been arranged for the occasion. ""