LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 2416, 17 December 1875, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

CiißiSTOirußOji Mayoralty.— The election of Mayor took plaoo fco-day. The Returning Offloer, Mr E. B. Bishop, presided. He said fchafc his dutios wero vory light, although ifc was opon for tho oifcizens to have nominated persons from fchoir midst; fco fill the position of Mayor, bufc ifc was significant; of the oontinued confidence fchey reposed in fcheir Mayor fchafc ho was ro-elootod, and of thoir thorough satisfaction afc bis conduot; during his firsfc term of oflloo. He therefore would deolare F. Hobbs, Esq., to bo duly eleofced Mayor of the City of Ohrißtohuroh. (Ohoors.) A vote of (hanks fco fcho Roturning Officer, and the meeting dispersed. Lyttemon EiiEOtion.— Mr H. R. Webb will addross fcho eleotors afc fcho Colonists' Hall, , to-night, afc half- past; seven o'olook. Crioket. — A matoh will be played tomorrow on fcho U.0.0. ground between a sooond elovon of fcho 0.0.0, and fcho Papanui Olub. Wiokots will bo pitched at 1,45 p.m. The following is the 0.0.0. team:— Messrs Roedor, Taylor G. A., Board, Gray, Tayler, 0. Frith, Kent, Chapman, Turner, jun., and Poore.— .l matoh will be played on Monday wook at Southbridgo betwoon an eleven of the 0.0.0. and the E.0.0. FrsE.— About twenty minutes past four o'olook yostorday afternoon, the alarm of fire was sounded. It turned out that the western portion of tho Fire Brigade Station, in Market Plaoo, bccimo ignited by tbo oxplosion of a box of flroworks, Roman candles, &0., whioh had boon prepared for use in tho torchlight procession. Tho Brigade turned out wifch their usual promptitude, and tbo Extinguisher aad Dreadnought having boon quiokly brought into play, tho Ibmes wero extinguished after throo of fcho colls of fchafc portion of tbe building formerly used as the femalo gaol were partially destroyed. The way in wbioh the mombera of tbo Brigade worked, coupled with tho promptitude with whioh they answered tbo alarm, wero freely spoken of in terms of high commendation.