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TOWN & COUNTRY.

Parliamentary. The Government were still unable yesterday to tell the House what the invisible Premier had told the Skinflint deputation; though there was a sop for Cerberus in the suggestion that other deputations might have other interviews, and make suggestions to the Ministry as to how the Ministry might conduct the business of the country. The Opposition will scarcely see in this any great degree of expediency, their view being that the country ought to decide, at the earliest possible moment, the lines to be followed. This view was enunciated in various ways in the course of the financial debate resumed by “ little Doctor Fitchett.” The speech of the afternoon was that of Mr Goldie, who was particularly outspoken as to the directions in which retrenchment could and should, iu his opinion, be made. Mr Scobio Mackenzie, Mr M'Kenzie of Waihemo fame, and Mr Withy were the other speakers. In the course of the evening the Skinflints had an undaunted champion, who practically avowed his determination to do or die (politically) m the cause of retrenchment. Debate to be resumed at 2.30 this afternoon, shutting out Sir George Grey’s pet measure, the Law Practitioners Bill. In the • Legislative Council, the Church Property Trustees Bill (Canterbury) was passed, and various Bills were forwarded a stage, including those dealing with Coroners’ inquests, arbitration and corrupt practices.

“Canterbury Times.’’ —A number of sporting matters of interest, including the handicap for* the New Zealand Cup, impending changes iu the local Jockey Club, and Facing Litigation, are dealt with in i&e JOanicrluvj Times the

agricultural editor discusses Farmers* i Insurance, Seciprocity with South Aus-. tralia. Grain Prospect, Colonial Methods, and a variety of other country topics. In the Ladies’ Page correspondents tell of all the social doings of the week, accounts of the ball at Government House, and a : series of entertainments in Timarn being: particularly entertaining. In the Football; Column, among well-written reports from' all parts of the Colony, are a few plain! words to some juvenile players, and the: explanation necessary to remove a recent ■ misunderstanding. The Traveller gives an i account of Wild Life in Borneo, and the Sketcher articles —Bismarck’s Characteris- \ tics, Amazons in Action, How Stanley’s! Party Paced Hunger, the King of Ameri- ( can Gamblers, a Eomanoff Traitor, and, half-a-dozen others—appear quite as read- i able as their titles suggest. The daily; records of doings in Parliament give the; week’s politics in a concise form, and Tha : Week is the usual crisp commentary nponi tho world’s news.

Yaldhurst. —An excellent programme has been provided for to-morrow evening’sentertainment, concluding with very, laughable farce. The characters will be taken by local amateurs. : i Christchurch Presbytery. —Tho usual, monthly meeting of the Christchurch 1 Presbytery was held yesterday. A report l of the proceedings, which should be of interest to members of this church, appears, in another column.

Charitable Aid. —During June last outdoor relief was administered in four, hundred and eighty-seven different cases in the United North Canterbury and:. Ashburton district, au increase of three; over the preceding mouth, and fifteen over June, 1889. Victorian Poultry and Dog Society.— Owners of poultry and dogs will be interested to iearu that schedules and entry■ forms for the forthcoming show of this society can.be obtained From Mr'E. P. Dombrain, who will be glad to receive entries.

Choral Society. —At a meeting held at Ashburton on Tuesday night, it was decided to form a Choral Society, ac 4 officers were elected as follow:—President, Mr J. Stevenson j Conductor, Mr H. A. Gates; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr H. J. Moss; Committee, Messrs Gamble, T. A. Gates, Ward and Permain.

Canterbury Catholic Literary ■ Society. —At the meeting on Tuesday! evening, Mr J. Kennedy; Vice-President,, occupied the chair,and there was a good at-; tendance. The programme was a debate on' Bellamy’s “ Looking Backward,” in which; an unusually large number of speakers; took part. Next Tuesday will be devoted to the consideration of the annual balance- ■ sheet, and to the monthly social.” Lyttelton Orphanage.— Yesterday the Charitable Aid Board, on the recommends- ! tioa of a Special Committee, decided to, take steps to board out most of the inmates * of the Orphanage, and to keep, only a, small number of children at the insiatu-! tion until fitting opportunities occur for l placing them in country homes. f This will-j involve dispensing with the present staff, ; and, probably, substituting a man and hia ! wife to act as caretakers.

Chakitable Aid Board. —At the meet- j iag of the Charitable Aid Board held yester- 1 day afternoon, Mr Pariah postponed, till i October, his motion that the Board should '■ not supply boots to applicants under 1 twenty-one years of age. The Chairman j made a statement, in which he deprecated j indiscriminate benevolence on the part of j private persons, and urged the necessity i the Board felt that no public relief should i be ordinarily given unless after full enquiry into the circumstances of the applicants. Presentation. —Last night Mr Daly,: who has occupied the position of Catholic teacher at Lyttelton for some time,! was presented with a handsome silver! watch as a token of the esteem in; which be is held by hia old scholars. The j watch boro the following inscription:—; “ To Patrick Daly, from the Catholics of j Lyttelton, New Zealand, July, 1890.” | The presentation was made by Mr Bums. 1 Mr Daly proceeds to England to-day in the: B.MS.S. Kimutaka. St Mark’s, Opawa. —The second of the series of concerts to be held in the | schoolroom, Opawa, will be given this' evening. Miss Bell, the Misses March,: and Mr E. H. Cane contribute the| vocal numbers; whilst the Misses March j and Mr Leon Cohen will give instrumental ’ selections. Mr 0. T. J. Alpers, who is J already well known by Christchurch | audiences, will give two recitations, so that j altogether the programme will be a moat I attractive one. ■

South Eakaia. —A meeting o£ thejSchool Committee' was held on’ July 7|r present—Messrs 0. A. O. Hardy (Chair* man), Liddy, Oakley, Dowling, Shannon,! Clark and Dr Cordner. The Inspector's'; report spoke in very high terms of the; efficiency of the teaching staff. The Com- I mittee congratulated the master. It was j resolved to request the master to report j fully about the library scheme. A list; of names of children attending very; irregularly was read; the necessary; notices to be placed in the hands of the | police. It was resolved to grant a fort* { night’s holiday/beginning on Friday, July ; 11. Accounts amounting to J 39 were i passed, and the proceedings terminated. i Yalduuest Schooe.-— A meeting, of the j School Committee was held on Friday j evening; present-—Messrs W. Johnston; (Chairman), W. J. Guy, W. Hibbert, t W.H. Taylor, A. Chisnall, and C. James. The | master’s report showed the attendance to i have decreased by nine on the last quarter. He asked that several of the trees in front j of the school-house be cut down, as they ; kept the house damp and dark. Left for j the Visiting Committee to deal with. The 1 Chairman reported on several items of ; business and repairs carried out during the ; past month. An application for the use of i the school piano by the Biocarton Band ‘ of Hope at their meetings was deferred, j After making sundry arrangements for an . entertainment, to be held on July 11, in aid of the school prize fund, and passing accounts, the meeting terminated. . Supreme Couet.— His Honor Mr Justice Denniston sat in Banco yesterday morning,; when Mr Meares, for Mr Fisher, on behalf of the defendants, applied for an adjournment of the case of the Solicitor-; General v. the Christchurch District Drainage Board to July 30. Mr Meares stated that the parties were not ready to go on, partly because Mr Fisher had been engaged in a criminal case in the lower Court. His Honor remarked that the case had been before him for a very long time, and that considerable inconvenience had resulted from parties not being able to go, on with their cases at the time appointed for hearing. Mr Meares said that the., statement of defence had only been filed on June 25. His Honor said that the matter had been before the Court for , months, but as the defence bad been filed recently, he would adjourn the ease to July 30, but would not fix a day for the Musical Society. —There was a very large attendance of members on Tuesday night at the practice of the Brida of Dunkerroiv, During the interval the Secretary announced the result of the late concert, and explained also the matter of the seats reserved on that occasion; a subject that has given rise to a certain amount of dissatisfaction. From the explanation given it appeared that the seats were reserved entirely through a misunderstanding. The explanation given was accepted as being entirely satisfactory. Mr F. M» : Wallace congratulated the members onth* success of the recent performance, and informed them that ho proposed to give a benefit concert for the Society on July 28.This announcement was received with’ much applause, and a hearty vote of thank*; wqs accorded to Mr Wallace for his kindness. It was stated that amongst other, items to be performed on the occasion wait the quintette of “The Trout,” which wa* recently performed with so muolr success,; and which evoked so much enthusiasm, | A very largo number of tickets was dis*; posed of in the room. From the inform**: tiou given about the intended items for th* concert it promises to be the best, perform* ance of chamber -music .Christchurch.

Industrial Association.—The adjourned meeting of' this Association, to disonsfl the question of railway tariff reform, will he held this evening at the Corn Exchange. The public are cordially invited to attend. Trams and Labour Hail.— The Trades and labour Council have secured the use ’ of the rooms in High street formerly occupied by the Industrial Association, above Mr Freeman’s confectionery establishment. They comprise a large room for meetings and two Committee rooms, which will be available for use by any Unions affiliated to the Council. Arrangements are now being made to have the rooms placed in readiness for use.

Draughts Tournament. — The second draw in the above tournament took place ougTuesday. So far only four pairs nave finished their round. Messrs Gibbs and Osborne played off their remaining games of the first round, Mr Osborne being the victor. The following is the result of the second draw as far as played :—Winners ▼.Winners: Mr Thompson beat Mr Mayes, Mr Campbell beat Mr Tonkin, Mr Woolf beat ■Mr Meiklebam. Losers v. Losers: Mr Nicholson beat Mr Irvine, the latter, therefore, drops out of the tourney. Play will be resumed to-night. School Visitors. —The Timant Herald reports that the South Canterbury Education. Board at their last meeting were iisk&d to define what wero tho duties of a “visitor ” representing a School Committee, and the Eev G. Barclay told the story of a “visitor,” in a district he did not name, who was a groat nuisance to the lady teacher in charge. He was a blacksmith, and seemed to delight in doing his duty as "visitor.” He would go to the school with his apron on, and with hands fresh from the forge, and idlo away half an hour in talking to the teacher, looking over the children’s .copybooks, putting his ■thumb brand on tha pages as he did so. And the teacher dared not complain, for fear of risking her position. Gekkndale.— The fortnightly meeting of the Literary Society was held in the district schoolroom on Tuesday evening, the President (Mr J. H. Wilson, M.A.), in. the* 1 chair. There was a fair attendance of members and visitors. Mr Porcherry waa elected an honorary member in consideration of the services ho had rendered to the Society. Mrs J. H, Wilson read a ■spirited paper on “Woman’s Work and Worth.” The essayist treated her subject from the political, historical, and educational standpoints, and touched on woman’s Jife and home influence, female suffrage, &c. A discussion followed, and at its conclusion Mrs Wilson was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. Mr H. M'Crosfcie gave a humorous Scotch reading, which was much appreciated. It was announced that at the next meeting Mr J. M'Croatie would read a paper on “ Industry,”

The Weather. —For some time past the weather in the Ashburton pistrict has consisted of alternations of drizzling rain and sharp frosts, and fas a result all the roads have a liberal coating of mud, and in many places are Ipraotically impassable to pedestrians. .Early yesterday morning a cold rain from the South-west set in, giving every prospect of continuing for some time. A good downpour would be welcome to farmers, especially in tha seaward part of the district, where the ground, a few inches from tha surface, is as dry and hard as cement. In consequence of the unusually dry season the rivers and creeks are very low, and in the town of Ashburton a*great number of pumps have run dry, and others are giving out daily. -The Bprbugh Council have discontinued flushing the street channels, reserving the supply in tha Domain for fire-prevention purposes. ' '.T.M.C.A; Literary Society.— The usual weekly meeting of the above Society was held on Monday evening, when about eighty were present. Tha President, Mr A. Kaye, presided. The evening _ waa devoted to music, which was well received, several of the performers having to respond to encores. Pianoforte solos were contributed by Misses Pavitt and Labatt; Mr W. Watt recited “Billy’s Eose ” in

good style j the Messrs Cooper gave two \ flat© duets, which were well received; songs were given by Meadamea Malcolm, and Sheppard, and Messrs H. Johnston, IT. S. Malcolm, and W. S. Smith. The Biccarton Glee Club contributed several glees, their voices blending particularly well, and their rendering o£ " The Bells ” received a well-deserved encore. The singing of the National Anthem brought a very pleasant evening to a close. On Monday evening next a debate will take place, the subject being, “Is the present administration of public affairs in New Zealand the best?” /

• Lmbton School Committee. —■ The monthly meeting was held in the schoolroom on Monday evening last; present— Messrs W. D. Lawrence (in the chair), Bennie, Scott, Lunn, Barnett, Jeffrey and B. S. Cook. Correspondence was received from the Board of Education, enclosing a copy of a letter from the Inspector, stating he could not agree to recommend further assistance in the teaching staff. The head master’s report of the main school showed 233 on the roll, boys 114, girls 119, average attendance 168. The master also applied for mathematical instruments for teaching geometrical drawing on the black-board. The head master’s report on side school at Doyleston showed the number on roll to be £B, boys 44, girls 54, average attendance 79*17. A.letter was received from Mr M'Cutoheon, tendering his resignation of the position of caretaker of the side school, and Mr Knight was appointed in his place. Resolved, to write to the Board of Education, and ask lor instruments as requested by the head master; that Mr J. Osborne be requested to start the artesian well in the school ground at once; that the main and side schools break up for winter holidays on Tuesday, July 8, at twelve o’clock, and re-assemble on Monday, July 21. The Visiting Committee were requested to have various repairs in the main and side schools seen to at once. Accounts amounting to £4 4s 3d were passed for payment, and the meeting adjourned. Caledonian Society. This Society gave the second of their enjoyable gatherings last night, when their rooms were filled to overflowing. The entertainment was of a thoroughly popular character, and yet the Directorate of the Society must have

gone to considerable pains to provide the best music procurable. The audience lost * no opportunity of expressing their keen appreciation of the programme. Messrs Frith, Fraser and Johnstone gave a clever rendering of " Willie' Brewed a Peck o’ Maut.” Mrs Mitchell’s sweet voice was heard to great advantage in " The Auld Quarry Knowe” and “Jessie’s Dre'am,” the latter of which was encored. “A Eeply to Burns’ Address to the Deil ” was very humorously read by Mr D. M'Bean. Mr P. M. Johnstone rendered “ The Battle of Stirling ” with considerable national fire, and his reading of “ Domestic Economy ” was a thoroughly amusing one. In " The Bonnie Braes o’ Airlie ” Miss Button’s sympathetic style scored a distinct success, and "My Heart is Sair for Somebody ” was still more successful, and was encored. The old favourite, “ The Crootit Bawbee,” earned an encore for Mrs C. J. Marshall and W. Fraser; and they gave “ Scots wha Hae” with excellent effect. Mrs Marshall also won hearty applause for her singing of “ The Bonnie Hills of Scotland.” Mrs Birch’s natural style and good taste made her rendering of The Land o’ the Leal ” an example of finished singing. She was emphatically encored. The old favourite, "Cornin’ through the Bye,” which earned a similar compliment, was replaced with “Ye Banks and Braes.” Dr Thomas sang “Macgregor’s Gathering” with great fire, and called up all the enthusiasm of the audience. In the "Laird o’- Cockpen” Mr James Campbell

renewed his old-time reputation as a humorous singer. With " Jessie, the Flower o’ Dumblane,” Mr H. Weir proved himself an accomplished singer, and as an encore he sang Toati’a " For Ever and For Ever " really excellently. The national enthusiasm of the meeting rose again to "The Hielandman’a Toast,” spiritedly rendered by Mr WI Fraser, and his encore, "Late for Skule,” was heartily laughed at. Miss L. Button played the accompaniments with quiet appreciation of her music; and "Auld Lang- Syne” by all present ccmoluded a very pleasant evening.

Gas Lamp at Lyttelton. —Mr R. E. Knight, the manager of the gas-works at Lyttelton, has recently erected on the steamers’ wharf at Lyttelton a gas lamp from which a splendid light is obtainable. The light, which is of 200 candle-power, is produced from a fire-flame burner known as Sugg’s Lambeth patent.

Sale op Books. —Lovers of Biblical, classical, and rare literature will have an opportunity of making valuable additions to their libraries to-morrow, at the sale of the Eev Canon Stanford’s books. The sale is to take place at one o’clock, after the furniture has bean disposed of. Fall particulars of the works comprising the Eov Canon’s library can be obtained at the offices of the auctioneers, Messrs H. Matson and Co. Ah Illustrative Example. —A southern contemporary reports the following school experience: Schoolmaster: Yes 5 but look here, my boy. Suppose I were to lend your father .£SOO, let us say—without interest —but on condition that he should pay me £lO a week. How much would he still owe mo iu two mouths? New Boy : £SOO, sir. Schoolmaster : Tut! Tut! My boy, you don’t know the first principles of arithmetic ! New Boy : You don’t know my father, sir! The Rev - Edward Walker. —At the annual tea meeting on Wednesday, July 2, on behalf of the Congregational Church Sunday School at St Clair, Dunedin, which was largely attended, occasion waa taken to give a hearty farewell to the Eev Edward Walker, who has resigned pastoral oversight of the church to preach, lecture, and organise for a time on behalf of the New Zealand Alliance for the suppression of the liquor traffic, .at the recentmonthly meeting of church members it was unanimously resolved—“ That this church sincerely regrets Mr Walker’s resignation of the pastorate, and trusts he will be abundantly successful in tha important work to which he has been called.” Congratulations were expressed that the new engagement would not involve Mr Walker ceasing to bo a resident of St Clair. Mr Walker’s field of operations will be Otago and Southland, and ho will work under the direction of the Committee of the Dunedin auxiliary of the Alliance. Mr Walker will be remembered by many in Christchurch as a former pastor of Trinity Congregational Church.

Lower Heathcote Library. The annual meeting of subscribers was held in the social room, on Tuesday evening. Mr W. Bowron in the chair. Mr J.Eichardson read the Committee’s report congratulating the members on the great success of the year’s proceedings; also the balance-sheet which showed receipts to he i 6194 11s 9cl, expenditure, .£193 18a 4d, leaving a credit balance of 13e sd. The Chairman moved the adoption of the report and balancesheet, which was seconded by Mr J. H. Hopkins, and carried unanimously. The election of five members to fill vacancies on the Committee then took place, when Messrs C. Scott, J. Bennie, C. Day, B. Cockbura and B. S. M'Diaxmid were duly elected; Mr MTvone being elected auditor. It was resolved to hold musical entertainments on Saturday evenings. A hearty vote of thanks was given to Messrs Bowron Bros, for their liberal donation, Mr C. Goldsmith, for donation of books; Mr T. Banks, for weekly papers; and to the retiring members of the Committee, the Auditor and the Librarian, which brought to a close one of the largest meetings of subscribero ever held in the district. At a Committee meeting held afterwards Mr ,W. BowrOn was re-elected Chairman, Mr 0. Scott Treasurer, and Mr. C. Freeman Librarian and Secretary. Daueield School. —The usual monthly meeting of the Darfield School Committee was held in the schoolroom on Monday ; present—Messrs Andrews, Clinton, Gillanders, M’Goverin, Mullins, Eeid and Whall (Chairman). The master’s monthly report was read and considered satisfactory. The average attendance for the previous month had been fifty-four. It 'was resolved to give the usual fortnight’s midwinter holidays on Friday, Juno 11. The. master’s request for a grant towards getting some chemical apparatus for the school was shelved owing to want of funds. The Chairman was entrusted to see to the improvement of the school grate, the erection of girls’ swings and other items; also to get a list from the master of the irregular attendants, with a view to enforcing the compulsory clause of the Act. A vote of thanks was passed to Miss Martin for the loan of her piano at the last concert. Two tenders for the school cleaning for the ensuing twelve months, were opened, and that of Mrs Dunn was accepted. Accounts amounting to .£lO 16s were passed for payment. Messrs Andrews, Mullins and Eeid were appointed to see the master re a parent’s complaint of severity at drill time. The report of Mr Inspector Wood’s surprise visit was kead. Of the teaching he said" Both departments of the school are efficiently conducted. . The teaching is marked by intelligence, and shows very fair skill on the part of. the teachers. The discipline is very good.” The report was considered satisfactory. The meeting then terminated.

POBBSTEES’ HALF-YEARLY MeETINS.— The half-yearly summoned meeting of Court Star of Canterbury, No. 2309, A.0.F., was held on Monday evening at the Foresters’ Hall, Oxford terrace, when so large a number of members assembled that the seating accommodation of the large hall was severely taxed. The Chief Banger, Bro J. Matthews, opened the meeting, and there were present all the Court and District officers, Bro Lucas, of Dunedin, and a number of members from other Courts. The purely formal business of the evening, which showed a decrease in the amount of sickness experienced recently, was soon transacted, and the quarterly balance-sheet read by the Minute Secretary, showing a total income of £450, and a profit of £7B. The report •was adopted. The quarterly report of the late district meeting at New Brighton was read and freely discussed; and in response to correspondence from the District Secretary, re the registration of the Court as a branch of the District, it was decided to adhere to a previous promise given by the Court. The result of the ballot taken during the evening was as follows;—C.R., Bro J. Matthews; Minute Secretary, ■ Bro E. Watts; S.W., Bro G. Wade; J.W., Bro G. Chambers; 5.8., Bro W. W, Tanner (all re-elected) ; J. 8., Bro Butcher; S.C.E., Bro G. Sears. From eleven candidates, seven ware chosen to serve on the Management Committee, and Bros E. H. T. Wood, J. Gapes and J. Matthews elected as district delegates to attend the forthcoming district meeting at Kaiapoi. The Court was then closed by the 0.8. Geraldine County Council. —A meeting of the Geraldine County Council was held yesterday ; present Messrs W. Balfour (Chairman), 11. M'Kay, W. B. Howell, W. H. Moore, M. Turner, and B. A. Barker. It was reported that Mr Justice Denaiston had reserved his decision in the Pareora bridge case, and two petitions'referring to the repair of certain other bridges would bo. presented to the Board. Most of the local bodies had agreed to collect the Harbour Board rate, but the Geraldine Road Board and Town Board objected. The Chairman said he would consult Mr White as soon as possible as to the Council’s power to compel local bodies to collect the rate, as this method was the most economical for the ratepayers. The special order empowering local bodies to collect the rata was signed by the members. The Engineer reported that the contract for the Geraldine Flat •water-race was nearly completed; but the Clerk of Works would remain in charge till July 23 in order to finish a few works. It was resolved to invito applications for a ranger for this water supply district. The reports of the rangers in charge of the various races were read and considered satisfactory. Several applications for water were granted. It was stated that Mr T. I. Joynt had prepared a Bill for the consideration of the House oi Representatives, defining the Council’s powers in extending water-races. Two largelysigned petitions were received praying that the Orari bridge might be repaired. Consideration of the matter was deferred. Accounts amounting to £147 10s 4d wore .passed for payment, and the Council adjourned. »

Mesmerism.— An interesting lecture, on “Mesmerism,” with experiments, is announced to be delivered to-night in the East Belt Wesleyan Schoolroom, by Mr J. W. Ffrost.

Proposed Legislation. —We are in receipt of copies of the following Bills: — Census Act Amendment, Mining Companies Act Amendment, Divorce ■ Extension and Amendment, Quinquennial Parliaments, Bible Beading in Schools, Civil Service Officers’ Guarantee, Juries 'Act Amendment, Police Offences Act Amendment, Sohool Committees Election, Private Schools, Dentists Act Amendment and Municipal Corporations Act Amendment. 1.0.0. P members of the Loyal Gust Lodge, 1.0.0. P., M.U., met on Tuesday' evening, and decided that the report of the Committee, to the effect that it was inexpedient to hold a church parade at present, b e adopted. It was decided to hold a social meeting of the brethren at an early date, and the necessary arrangements were referred to a Committee, consisting of Bros Sellars, Hassall, Houat, Sandercock, Garland, and Tallatt. The matter of making provision for medical attendance tor members’ wives was referred to the Secretary to report on. Parliamentary Catch-words. —A contemporary remarks that amongst 'the catch-words, or time-procurers, of the English Parliament, the most marked is Balfour’s “Very well. Sir.” This he repeats constantly by way of marking bis divisions, subdivisions, and the progress of his oratorical paragraphs. Sir Charles Russell’s pet expression is “ Lot that pass;” Gladstone, when he wants time, takes a drink; Goschen clears his throat; and Harcourb drags out a long “A-ah!” It is unkindly added that in the Australian Senates the three favourite phrases would seem to be—“Howsumever, as I wos asayin’, an’ I’ll say it agin,” "Yeraliar!” and “ Come outside an’ do it!” Injured Dogs. —The Southland News says.: Sunday was a very unfortunate day for coursing dogs. In the morning the four-year-old slut Silence, a sister of the well-known Sans Mariner, had to be destroyed, and a promising pup by Kiasky died. During the afternoon, Mr K. Blackbam’s valuable greyhound Black Pine, while out exercising on the North road, was set upon by another dog, which sprang from an enclosure and snapped a piece of flesh and muscle from the .courser’s ribs. The occurrence is most unfortunate, for Mr Elatfeham had intended leaving for Dunedin next day. Black Pine being entered for the Waterloo Cup. The injury will interfere with the 'dog’s training, but it is not feared that it will have any permanent effect. Mobbis-tube Shooting.— On Tuesday evening last a match was fired between teams from the Working Men’s Club Eifle Class and the City Guards, resulting after a most interesting contest in a win tor the Guards by five points, the totals being City Guards 324, W.M.C. 319. The following are the individual scores Sergeant Steere 35, Sergeant Lavery 34, Harding 34, Colour-Sergeant Weeks 33, Lieutenant Massey 32, Sergeant Lezard 32, Corporal Coombs 32, Corporal Ashton 32, LanceCorporal Hooper 30, Private C. Smith 30, total 324. W.M.C Rifle Class—Phillips $5, Pickering 33, Scott 32, Balfour 32, Jones 32, MMndoa 32, Hastie 32, Glanville 31, Morris 81, Wells 29, total 319. Cycling. —A smoke concert was held in the Pioneer Bicycle Club’s room on Monday evening. There was a large and appreciative audience. The concert proved the most enjoyable one ever given by the Pioneers. Mr B. Sandstein gave a violin solo; Mr Low contributed three songs (character), from the ever-popnlar Hans the Boatman “The Cuckoo Song,” “Schneider, how you vas,” and “Lullaby Song.” The Septette Society, under the leadership of Mr Skelton, gave three selections, which thoroughly deserved the encores accorded them. Mr H. Weir sang three songs, for which he was encored. Mr W. Bowman gave a “ vent’riloquial ” performance, and also played a bass solo. Songs and recitations were, given by Messrs Parker, Bowles, Letcham, Moss, De Carle, and Eyre. Mr 11. Fleming kindly acted as accompanist during the evening. The Captain (Mr J,'H. Parker) took the opportunity of presenting the Club with a set of boxing gloves. A home-trainer competition was held on the same evening. There were six competitors, the distance being one mile, for the Championship of the Club; Mr J. H. Parker won; time 2min 9|aec. The annual meeting of the Papanui Hortioultnral Society will -bo held this evening, in the Public Library. The Sumner Christy Minstrels axe announced to give an entertainment to-night in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Woolston. A meeting of bricklayers, masters and journeymen, will be held this evening in theTemperanca Hall, Gloucester street. An entertainment will he given in the Phillipstowu church schoolroom this evening, in aid of the parish funds. C. H. Majikihg's photographic work, as is now being produced by him, is winning high encomiums from the public, his recent productions, with the most modern appliances and newest chemicals, giving magnificent effeots; his work is unsurpassed. Another new and brilliant display of photos now on view at Studio.

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Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 9151, 10 July 1890, Page 4

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TOWN & COUNTRY. Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 9151, 10 July 1890, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY. Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 9151, 10 July 1890, Page 4

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