THE CANTERBURY JUBILEE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIII, Issue 12242, 30 June 1900, Page 7

THE CANTERBURY JUBILEE.

? - Tpz meeting called by the Mayor to make ||H ppdynjnary arrangements for the oele- . of the Canterbury Jubilee was so ttilH that wo need have no fear fiNQHlbts the manner in winch the work <•sl be AU?ied out- With Mr Reece him- - i self at ihj-!!}<*d of affairs the General Gom- '■ wUJ tys admirably guided, and. the snb-(Tfflnfn'¥'i* a " have been formed from citiwb{QK enthusiasm and ability are un-: dijobfasi,-TWe hope that the services;of" nmsHin'tattTT gentlemen in the country diS'ajjfp will be enlisted, and indeed it practicable to form small cpmia various counties to cooperate edth-tha-Central Executive. As Mr Reece UppiiXVird in. hi* address, which showed, by <|W way, h#w qtffiqprehensive a grasp he h 33 of the - work to be accomplished, Christi dkvreh » th® pupital of the province, and it ' .in her* that the principal celebrations must > m-' But fcbe burden must nob be on a few willing shoulders, and it ii £h|» of ©very person in the province % giw organising committees every ns* rtrtjiiqfr ,and encouragement. The sugges#ow of the Mayor might be accepted in ' , tote, and we must noib draw back because ipr<dv® tome little personal ioconveni- ■, qn|| ffnancial sacrifice. A province, that IftefeHy sprang into wealth and pros-' parity i? half a. oectey will be. expected to the .fiftieth year of its eridbenqe by more substantial than a footrace Bm a . We hope that the good. Ssßmwk new commenced wall be prosecuted BjEetth «pergyan-d enthusiasm, and that it will F' fci with tie utmost success.