GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume LXV, Issue 70, 24 March 1903, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

A deputation of clergymen and mombsrfl" or cricket .clubs wailed on tlio Chrislchurch Cycling Club last night and iiikcd it to discontinue holding sports moeticgß on Good Friday. Tho club decided to hold the meeting, as all arrangements had been made, but in deference to the views of the objectors it changed tho luano of the Good Friday Handicap lo Eartur llnndicap. About four bundled men from thowarshrpa in port gave a display in Lancaster Pink yesterday, which wu« witnessed by Ui.OGt) pcraoni. Subsequently the men wero entertained at tea. In tiio Magistrate's Court this morning, John Cutback, licent.ee of the ' Royal Hotel, was filled £10 and had his license endotboct for permitting drunkenness at Iris hotel, Mr. Bectham, S.M., remarking that public opinion would not stand cuch breaches of the licensing regulations, mid adding that every evil under the sun was duo to the liquor business. DUNEDIN, This Day. Yesterday, being Anniversary Day, wim .observed ns a holiday. The lloral fet« he!d at Forbury Pa\k in aid of the f 'i lien soldiers' memorial was a great success, about ten thousand persons attending. Tho profit w expected to be about £450. Tho additional results ab Lake Waiho'.a- regatta w|»re : — Junior Fours — Invercargill 1, Qtago 2, Port Chalmers 3. Maiden* Doublo Sculls— Otago 1, Invercaigill 2, Duuedin 3. Maiden Pairs— Olago 1, Invercargill 2, North End 3. Senior Fours— Port Chalmers 1, Invorcargill 2, Queen's Drive 3. Junior Doublo Sculls — Otago 1, North End 2, Invercargill 3. Interprovincml Fours — Southland 1, Otago 2. Ji/nior Paiia — Otago 1 arid 2, Invercargill 3. Senior Pairs — Port Chalmers 1, Queen's Drive 2, Invercargill Railway 3. In tho 50yds swimming handicap Creagh won from scratch, covering the distance in 2£ l-3sec. WAIROA, This Day. At a recent meeting of tho newly-elect-ed Harbour, Board tho members decided to sell niowt of the plant without waiting for^fr. Napier Bell's report on tho rive* entrance. Last night a large indignation meeting was held. The action of the Board was condemned, and a. resolution was carried against the sale of tho plant, and calling on tho Board to seriously consider Mr. Boll's report an^ tako slips to ■ give effect thereto, pro* vided tho cost is not excessive. ' , TIMARU, This Day. Mr. A. Tnlbot has boon appointed second nd.wistant nt the Timaru Boys' High School. A few days ago Mr. B. H. Low was appointed, but ho did not accept tho position. Mr. 11. Amos, locum teneiu? at tho whool, has been appointed third *is-s-istnnt. (FROM OUR OWN COIUIKSI'ONDENT.^ DUNEDIN, This Day. Tho Mayoralty contest will be confined to Councillor Scott, Chairman of the Tramways CommjUce, and Councillor Muitland. Tlio latter has been confined to^his house for some time through indisposition, which will nllect his chances. Councillor Scott- will, I think, be .-Dun* edin'a next Mayor. PALMER STON N., This Day." At the annual meeting of the Orchestral Society last night, the committee reported that Mr. Cohen, wll'o had been conductor for sevorol years, had resigned owing to pressure of business. Thir surplus of assets over liabilities of the society was 8102, and tho credit balance on last year's work was fill. Tho society depided to go into recess till a conductor was found to fill Mr. Cohen's place.