Christchurch Notes

Grey River Argus, 19 April 1905, Page 3

Christchurch Notes

(PEH PRESS AS3OaATIOK.) THE AMBERLEY ROBBERY. CHRISTCHURCH, April 18. John Hayes and William Dennett, mi caiEtody in connection with the burglary at the Ambea-ley railway station on the Bth msb, have ibeen further remanded to appear at Anibsirley on the 27th int. A BRUTAL ACT. Daniel Smith wag sentenced to 21 days ii.inipr.:&onmer.|^ -with lia-rd ia\b ; our, by the Magistrate to-day for having assaulted a man named Leers, a blind street musician, whom he accused of being an impostor. Words passed about some co>vs that were sold by Smith to Leers some years «go, and Leers attempted to push Leers <uway iviitili his stick. Smith hit him and knocked him down, and a crowd collected, arid, but for the interference of I'he poi : cp Sniitli woaild have been badly mauled. THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION Mr J. W. A. Mai-chant (Surveyor-Geii-pral), and Mr J. Campbell (Colonial Archi'i'Scfc), will to-morrow examine the site for the exhibition, and arrange for a tcpogrflipliicaj map of the site, on which the lending architects in the colony and Aii«!( '.ilia are itolbe invited to; submit competitive -designs for the buildings, and for the lay oiifc. of the grounds. AN AMBITIOUS CLERGYMAN. Amongst tdioso nominated for seats on the City Copncrl is Rev J. Orchard, a local Methodist preacher.