Local and General.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 905, 29 April 1891, Page 2

Local and General.

A GROOM ia wanted. Apply at this office.. Mrs. F. Ovnrton advertises for a general servant. Mb. Atkinson, furniture dealer, Christchurch, has a business announcement. Messrs. Clarke ami Co., jewellers, etc reserve space for their future notifications At a special meeting of the Doyieiton School Committee, held on Saturday evening, Mies Ingram, of the Ashton School, was elected Mistress m tha place of Miss Morland, who is leaving for the Riccarton School. The Billiard tournament at Lee^ton las week terminated m the victory of Mr. J. Hoare, of South bridge. The second prize fell to Mr C. Watson, ot Leeston. Hoare was giving Watson 16 points m the final, and won by 12 points. The following will play for Southbridg c against Leest-jn on Saturday;— Flood, J. Tracy, Wills. (2) Hisiop, (2) Walker, W. Price, Brady, Scott, Dobbin, "West, (2) Nicholson, Walter Smith. Emergencies, Burns, Kilbride, W, Smith. The following are chosen to represent Leeston m the match acainst Southbridge on May 2nd; -Builagh, Donald, H->gg, Gra ham, Rennie,(2,) acbean, Butbr, F.lti'inery, Holey, Longatuff, Lunn, Moorbead, Watson, Webster, Young. The match will be played on the grtund play to commence at 3 p m. Rev. E. Whitehouse, Dr. Witnors, and Messrs Gates and C. H. Wiliis went to Ashburton on' Saturday to try conclueionn a 1 lawn-tennis with the playera of the Hub Though the rain lhern >vas not so heavy a-« at Southbridire, yet it was quite sufficient to render the ourr, —a chio^d on't, -unplayable, and the march had therefore to be p )stponod, ToMOBKOWia the diy fixed for tht, election of the committee who will control the licensed houses of the Ellesmero district. As Rome of the candidates m:ike no secret of their intention, if elected, to close some at least, of the ho'els m the district, there will probably be a keen contest. Full particulars as to t me and placosof v^t'ng appear m our advertising columns. A cablegram from Rome, dated Apr 25, says; By the explosion of gunpowder at the rnngazine On Thursday, Si -'eter's Church received considerable damage and is closed. riis Holiness the Pope wan ce'ebrating mass at tho time, and the concussion caused him to fall backwardp receiving a eevera slinking. The French Arab assdor was injured by falling glass. Many windows of priceless value m the Vatican and St Peter's Church w«ro shattered. Count V>>n Moltke, the distinguished German soldier, died on Saturday last eg?A ninety. Though he had been ailing for a considerable time, the end was sudden and unexpected. His military career was one succession of brilliant triumphs, due ah much to his matchless strategic abilities as to his undaunted courage. To him Germany owes the successful issue of her last great war with France; the campaign was almost solely planned by him, and carried out under his masterly leadership. The Aboriginals of Taumntu intend opening their new Hull wi'h great ceremony on the 7th of next mon'h. At noon the chiefs Taiarna and Tihau will conduct the opening ceremonial, to witness whirh both Maoris and Europeans are cordinllv invited. In the evening a ball will be he'd to which a small charge for admission will bo made. Jn addition to the paknha dances, the Maoiis will present a hnkn, or war dnnoe. The new Hall is a handsome little edifice, and is of further interest as having bnen erected on the site of the old Pah of Mokf, the great historic Chieftain. We confess to an oldfnshiowid predilection for young men and maidens, old men and widows, doing th^ir own ' oourtin? ' Personally, we should strongly obiect to any go-between m our tender confidence with our best Snnday girl. But a lady m Christchurch evidently thinks that all people are not equally fit to attend to their own amatory business-, and thnt there are numernushinappropriated blessings of both sexes flatting around promiscuously m eager search for an unattainable affinity. To remedy this defect m our social economy, shfl has established a matrimonial bureau, particulars of which appear m our advertising columns. We have received a copy of the Diocesan Synod Reports for 1890 which have just been completed. They are m every way equal, if not nuoerior, to (hose of firnieryeir j , bo'hin compilation nnd m the general get-np of the work. In adrtition to the npual contents, a voluminous revised lint of all the Regulations and Resolution* passed at previous me^tingß of the Synod i» printed. Th'« has Heon prepared at considerable trouble hy Mr Butham, Rev F. Knowles, Dioceenn Secretary, «n 1 by tiP iSffinrlincr Comrnittep, Th* whole of t l »c ntPolMnioal work wu« dons by Messrs W. H, %md\ nns\ 00, Printer^ to th<) Synod ttfl/j to Jijfl QimrsU Pfppsrty Trusteo?, md to lv w*s mjf wtfUtototo ® te* km j

The Ohristchurch Hound* meet at Leeston on Tuesday nexf, and at Southbridge on the following Thursday. The Leeston football club's seoond fifteen added yet another laurel to their crown on Saturday, when Iney defeated the Lincoln College second by three tries to one. The ground was, of course, very heavy, and the ball about aa dead as it could well be, hence the game was essentially a dribbling one. During the first spell Lincoln had the best of it, the ball being kept well on the home goal, and Leeston being continually forced down. But m tho second spell there was a complete reversal, the ball being al<vay« m Lincoln's home-quar-ters. For the local dub Flanoery, Hogg,. Slattery, H. Blackler, and J. Rennie distinguished themselves. Gk Blackler, J. Rennie and flattery scored the tries. A vbstrt meeting of All Saints' Church Killinchy, was held m the Public Library on Friday evening. . Present— Rev. E. Whitehotifle (m the chair), Mesws O'Neill, Tipler, Tolerton, Sanderson, Davidson, Barlow, Branagh, Earl, and Hum'phiey. The balance sheet for 1890---91, duly audited, was laid on the table. Tt showed that the receipts for the past year had been £114 2s lOJd, and the expenditure ■£ 104 17s 2rf, leaviog a balance of receipts over expenditure of £9 5a B£d. The outstanding liabilities were £12 19s Bd, leaving adebii balance of £3 13s 11 $d. A general di"cusßion took place on tho finances of the Church, and a strODg feeling was expressed that m order to place | the finances of the Church on a sound i basis, it was desirable to bring the currant expanses >>f iho Churoh Within the ordinary Income. It was resolved unanimously ihatr the present arrangement for ringing the bell, cleaning and lighting the Church be terminated, and that for the present year the work be done by volunteers. Several members of the Vestry oxpresied their willingness to undertake the duties. A vote of thanks to the chairman bjought he meeting to a close. The memb'eis present, m order to liquidate the debt, agreed each to pay their share of the debit balance The church is now out of debt.