CHRISTOHUROH NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 12401, 14 January 1905, Page 8

CHRISTOHUROH NOTES

[Special to the Star.]

GHRISTCHURCH, January 14. The Committee appointed by the Council of the New Zealand Amateur Association regarding the visit of Shrubß and Duffey have drawn up a programme for the twodays' meeting to be held at. Lancaster Park on March 17 and 18. It includes the fifteen usual New Zealand championship events, and four amateur cycling championship handicap events. Trophies valued at £BO are to be given for 'the athletic events, and gold and silver medals for cycling championships, for which valuable challenge cups are also offered. Eighty-seven houses are being erected in this city, and there are 138 unoccupied. Last year at this time about 250 houses were being erected, and there were fewer unoccupied houses.

Mt Gullett, of the Sydney 'Daily Telegraph,' who is in Christchurch at present, states that the principle of industrial arbitration in Australia ia in a very critical conditiom He blames the workers.

The secretary of the T. E. Taylor testimorrial writes to the local papers: " A rumor appears to have gained considerable currency to tie effect that Mr Taylor's expenses in the recent Supreme Court action are being defrayed by the relatives of the late Lieutenant Dillon. The rumor is apparently circulated with the object of prejudicing the success of the fund. I am in a position to give en emphatic denial to the report, the whole of the expenses hitherto having been borne by Mr Taylor himself."

Mt Tanner, M.H.R., who was chairman of the Select Committee of the House set up to consider the St*.te Fire Insurance Bill in 1902, says: •*' A deal of the evidence given before the Committee went to show that the 'moral haaard' in New Zealand w*s regarded as being considerably higher than in other countries. He first felt inclined to resent the imputation on the colony, but a. return prepared for the Committee convinced hhn that there was much truth in tho statement

, Christchurch people have not yet liberally responded to appeals for subscriptions for founding a memorial scholarship at Lhtooln CoJleso to the memory of the" late Mr Thomas Brydone. .