STATE PINNERS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12535, 24 June 1901, Page 8

STATE PINNERS.

His Excellency <t'he Governor .and the Countess of Ranfurly gave, the first- State dinner in Christchurch at “Te Koraha” on Saturday night, - the ladies land gentlemen-having the honour . . he invited to meet their 'Royal Highnesses-the Duke arid Duchess of Cornwall and York:—Captain his Serene'Highness-Prince. Alexander of Teck, Lady -Mary Lygon,'.Lady Katherine " Coke, the Hon Mrs Derek Keppel,, Lord Weniock, Q.C.1.8., Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Bigge, Q.C.Y.0.-, K.C.B.y C.M.G., Commander R. Godfrey Paussett, R.H., the Hon Derek Keppel, M.V.0., Chevalier E. de Martino-, •M.V.0., his Excellency the Admiral,, Mr Shate (Private Secretary to the Admiral), General Sir James Fraser-Tytler, the Right Hon the Premier, Mrs Seddon and Mss Seddon, the ■ Bishop of Christchurch, Mrs Julius and Miss Julius,'..theHon C. 0. Bowen, .Mrs ; Bowen arid. Miss Bowen, the Hon Hall-Jones and) Mrs Hall-Jonea, Sir Geo. Clifford, Bart., and Lady Clifford, Mrs Heaton Rhodes, Mrs G. * Gould, Mrs Wigram, Miss Harper, Mr and Mrs Pyne, and Captain Dudley Alexander (Private Secretary to his Excellency the Governor). ; At the- second State dinner given at Te Koraha on Sunday night, by his Excellency and the Countess of Ranfurly, the following ha-d the honour to receive invitations: * rihce Alexander of Teek, Lady Mary Lyv gon, Lady Katherine Coke, the .Hon Mrs Derek Keppel, Lord Wenlock,, Sir Arthur Bigge, Commander Sir Charles Oust, Sir Dpnald' Wallace, K.C.1.E.,: ‘Commander Winsloe, R.N., Captain Lord Crichton, the -Duke of Roxfourghe, Mr Sydney Hall, his Excellency the-Admiral, the. Flag Lieutenant, Hon W. C. Walker, Mis Walker,: and Miss Walker, his Worship , the Mayor of ’ iChristchurdh (Mr A; E. ■ Q.. Rhodes), and Mrs Arthur Rhodes, Mr Geo. G. Stead and Mrs ; Stead, Mrs Wilder and Miss Wilder, Mrs /Hawke, Lieutenant-Colonel Byron, Captain . Alexander, Captain Os borne and Major Bor.

THE OFHIR.

Described in the phraseology of .-“Lloyd's Register," the. Qphir is a steel twin-screw schooner, of 6910 tons gross and 3223 tons net, 465 ft in length, 53.4 ft in beam and 34.1 ft in depth of hold, with engines, on the triple expansion principle,, ’of 1598 nominal horse-power. , Vessel and engines were constructed by R. Napier and. Sons, at Glasgow, in 1891. Since she was leased from her owners,, thev Orient Company, by the British Government for me purpose of her present, tour, ■ she has been, by luxurious fittings and appointments, : transformed into a palace afloat. ' , The Royal yacht is officered as follows: Captain Alfred L. Winslowe, M.V.O. (Commodore, 2nd class); Secretary W. Gask; Commanders R. E. Wemyss, P. ,N. Ward (N,), B. 6. Faussetfc, Sir Charles Oust, Bfc. (retired); Lieutenants W. G. E. RuckKeene, R. A. Norton, Hon H. Meade, 0. M. Crichton-Maitland, Hon G. Si. A. J. Hay ; Major R.M.A. J.- H. ■ Bor, C.M.G.; Chaplain Rev H. S. Wood, M.A. ; StaffSurgeon H. W. Macnamara; Staff Paymaster E. D. Hadley; Sub-Lieutenants Q. W. Wells, J. H. Bainbridge, G. L. Saurin; Surgeon R. .Hill; Assistant Paymaster Q. Ai Miller; Engineer S. M. Bryer; Gunner A. Turton (T.); Boatswains J. Paddon, M. Allen. THE OPHIR’S BAND. The Royal Marine. Band, v with the gra-

cious permission .of' his.' Royal Highness thi| Duke of York' will give two grand coni certs in the Canterbury Hall on Tuesday, and on Wednesday next. REHEARSAL OF REVIEW. Hagley Park was visited by thousands o| people on Saturday afternoon, to witness th« rehearsal of the review by the Volunteers,: The; men were diawn- up in position, con* siderable time being ; occupied in getting everything' in proper order. The nuoroh,*. past was then commenced. The cadets came first, and were followed' by'the Artillery and Mounted corps, the Infantry not matchs irig past! The spectators wetfa veiy.ehthitsh As tic; tbs various companies'being loudly cheered as they passed the stand. The re* hearsal was in every, way successful,. and augurs well for to-day’s display. ■ • THE BAND CONCERT. Victoria Square and the platforms which, during the day had presented such an ant mated appearance, failed to attract anyi thing approaching a large attendance oa Saturday evening, when the Christchurch Garrison and Stanmoro Bands played a very select prograhim’e of musio. s The pieces played by the former, under Mr A* J. Merton’s conductorship, were, “Untet dem Freiherlsbanrier,” “ The Auf Wieder* sehim Waltz,” “The. Maid of Malabar" (a cornet solo by T. Tan* kard), and the quickstep, Queen’s Cadet«. B The.Stanmore Band played “ The Avbndala March,” a- selection from “La Fille da Madame Angot,” “ The Runawaiy Girl," a euphonium and trombone duet, “ The March of Norrishill,” and concluded with a versa of the National Anthem. It may be men* tioned that Mr R. C. Bishop, on behalf oJ the Christchurch, Gag Company, gave: tha lighting free, and lent the use'-of the eight big incandescent lamps which lighted tha temporary rotunda,, and - that the employees of the Gas Company gave their services to lay the mains, erect the lamp-posts amd fix up -the lamps, and are' going to remove them and leave everything as it ,was. No collection was made, and the public who could tear themselves away from other portions of the city to the concert, enjoyed a'rare musical .treat. - / 1