The Star. TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1868.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 64, 28 July 1868, Page 2

The Star. TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1868.

'I'irn rnilwny oontmoioni ovidontly on« joy tnking UlO public by Hurprirjo. A low woolch ngo tboy Hourly took away l.ho public broiil.h by tho MuddonnOHß with whioh thoy oloh6<l blio lino, und now tboy havo achiovotl nnofchor ox« cifccmoLifc by ro-oponing it with almoat an litfclo notioo. Tliiw timo, liowovoi 1 , it; ia an agrooablo nurprino, and tlioroI'oro, <;ho roHiilliri aro not lilcoly to bo unsmfcifilactory or dangoroiifi. Tho public havo bolmvod tln'oughoul; tho Htoppngo with ronifti'lcablo patioiico and goou romho, and by their domoanour hiivo dono thoir parti fcowardrt bringing about n Holufcion ol 1 tho didlcjultiofl hui lrounding tlio quoHiion. Wo uiidci'Htand that ft proposal hnu boon mndo to colobrnto tho completion of tbo Tnnnol on Saturday noxb by! Homo sort of public. lWfcivul, Suoh ftli idoa will doublilotin moot with tho huiu'iy concui'ronco of all pornomi, but thoro may bo a diitbronco of' opinion with regard to tho day. Already a strong disposition l\a« boon ovincod 1 to make a gonoral holiday during tho on wiling wouk, A, afcoo|)loohaNo is to bo run 011 tho Oth Auguat, which will attraal; a largo nuinbor of ptJoplo. Tho day fixed for tbo raco i« tbo Duko of Kdinbnrgh'a birthday. It wan originally intondod that tlio Tunnol should havo boon oponod by bin Hoy ul li.igh11GHB whon ho viHitod Cantorbury, It appenrn vory fit that tho dinnor or othor I'oHtiviiiou intondod to colobrato tbo completion of tho lino nbould tako plnoo on tho Dulus'h birllulay. Tho dak) i'h biilliciontly near to the actual complotion of tho work, and wo cannot moo that tho BtooplooluiHo would in torI'oi'o with tho HiKiooHfl of tho demontitration, On tbo contrary, tlio holiday would go oil' far bettor by having an additional sourco of attraction for tho people.