LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 2714, 9 December 1876, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. . _ ■♦ Sunday Services. — Church of England service will bo held at Phillipstown to-morrow morning. Mr T. H. Jennings will hold the usual servioes in the Oddfellow's Hall. Mr Judd will also hold services at the Foresters' Hall, Oxford Terrace. The anniversary eermpns in oonneotion with Waltham Sunday Sohool will also be held to-morrow. MBB Palhbe'b Cokcbbx. — Mrs Palmer announces one of her pleasant concerts for Wednesday next, Dooember 13, the last oonoort, wo hear, thab<she intends to give. In addition to Mrs Palmer's excellent tinging, the publio will have an opportunity of hearing somo of the boat amateurs in Ohrutohurob, who bavo kindly undertaken to assist the bSntJlciaire, and Herr Sohott will play some bolos on the oboe. ■ The Hon W. Fox.— The Southern Crott states that Mr Fox has no intention of taking offloe in any Ministry, but will remain a private momber of Parliament. Linooxn Riding.— ln roply to a requisition, signed by a large' number of ratepayers, Mr H. J. Tanored h»e determined to stand for Linooln ridings in Selwyn County. . . Lakh Embsichbh.— The work of letting out this lake has been suoeessf ulyaooonpliihed, and the ordinary poach track in summer is now ijire.l In a law days 'under this hot sun the soil uncovered will be a* dry M the streets of Ohristohuroh, and will remain so .until the raiua of winter fill the lakt up •gain.

praying for the establishment of this munioipsjlity has been referred by the General dovtonmtjnt U> Mr BoUesfcm, for any remarks lie night hire to make respecting it, and * favourable answer hating been returned, there can, now be no dottbt that the petition will be granted. ' XGHBISIOHTTBCB AT THBNeLSOK BbOAITA. The attempt to gat a crew.,togeth*r to attend the Nelion regatta baa failed. The duly roemberi of the Selection Committee who attended yesterday '■ meeting .Were Messrs Jones and Davit, the cause,, being that enquiries had shown the- impossibility of «neh ntv ac it was desirable to tend to Nelson being able- to obtain tare of absence. It i» macb to be regretted . that euob, a xeaolt 6iwald--haTe oome about, AsPSkvifbtKAsivhai—ihe %-ork of renewing the street crossings haa been going on for-some days, and after the wear and tear of the .winter, they require it. While on this ■abject, might we suggest to the City Council the propriety of laying down one or two new ones. A crossing, bet ween the .Central Hotel and the footpath leading to the Telegraph office is badly wanted in the winter, and another at the MagUtrate'a Court would also be of great service. At "present, there is a waste of these oroasings in the centre of the town. For , instance, where is the necessity for . two across Colombo ttreet opposite the Bank of New Zealand, while other parts of the oityhave to go without P Intbbpbotikoiai. Caiosii' Match.— The ' Otago cricketers, we . aro glad to «ay, hare changed their minds, and rtsolTed to play the interprovinoial match as usuiu This resolution was come to in consequence of the protest of tho Canterbury cricketers, but not without a great deal . of opposition, and it was stated that the team will bate to be a Volunteer one. This is rather unfortunate, but if the match can possibly be played it ought to be done, aa without doubt these interprovincial contests a much more lasting influence on the orickot of the district than a flying visit eren of the beat team in the worldV* It would be a great pity to break the chain of matches, particularly as the two Provinces are now on even terms, and the ooming matoh, in consequence, possess* s much more interest than an ordinary one. 0. J.C.— A meeting of the members of the C.J.C. was held in the Olub-room, Warner's Hotels at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon ; present— Messrs Lance (in the chair), Williams, Moore, Nwlfon, James Campbell, Oapt Olqgstoun, Dr Prjns, and ,F.JDigbjj (secretary). The following gentlemen were oialloEed for /and Huljf elected members of , the Club:— G*. Garamack, George Harper, Frank Egan, J. 0. Wason, H. S. Smith, and J. B. Gorton. A letter was wad from Mr Sydney James, Seoretary of the Dunedin Jockey Clnb, who, onhehalf of that.Club, jgreed.,with the proposals of the Canterbury Olubi re the Dszby and SI I>atf races.; Mr Williams proposed the following resolution, whioh was seconded by Dr Prini and agreed to unanimously.:— "That the proposals to hare the Derby at Cbristohureh at the Spring Meeting, and the St. Leger tit the Dnnedin Autumn Meeting, thereby doing away with oar St. Leger for 1878, be confirmed by the Canterbury Jockey Ulub." A letter was read from the Secretary of the Bangiora Club, requesting to know what would be the most convenient day for that Club to have its races npon. Mr Digby said he bad seen the Secretary, and Bad suggested that, aa the Christchurch races took plaoe on the 17th and 18th, that the *4rd Would be a; very* Suitable day. The members present were of the same opinion, ancTMr Digby was, requested to communicate the same to the Secretary of the Bangiora Club. This was all the business. AHKmresABT Sfobts.— A meeting of the Committee was held at the Council Chambers yesterday afternoon ; present— His Worship the Mayor (Chairman), Captain G. H. Wilson, Messrs J. Ollivier, Alport (hon sec) S. P. Andrews, Walkden, E. B Bishop, J. A, Bird, and B. P. Crosbie. Mr Ollivier reported that he had received additional subscriptions to the amount of £14 7s 6d, and that the total sum from subscriptions and grant up to the present time was £91 Os 6d. A memorandum was read from the Traffic Manager's office, asking What time the sports would be over. Mr Ollivier said in consideration of the time that would be occupied by the presentation to Mr Bolleston, be would move— "That the sports commence at 11 o'clock a.m. instead of noon as hitherto." He pointed out that some of the boys' races mighjj be started first, sfed that plenty of people would be present before any of the important events came off. Mr Walkdenseoonded the motion. Messrs Andrews and Bishop though 11 o'olock was t«o early to commence the sports, and that if the presentation would only take half an hour, as had been stated by Mr Ollivier, there would be so difficulty in getting through the programme if they started at the usual time. After some further discussion, Mr Ollivier withdrew his motion. A letter was read from Toomer's Factory Band, offering the services of 12 per* formers at the sports for £10. A letter was also read from Mr Buttop, offering to provide a band of 12 performers for £12 ; the tender was accepted. Several applications for sites for bootbs on the sports ground were referred to the Ground. Committee. A plan was submitted, showing the positions proposed by Mr Bishop for the hurdles for the pole leaping race. The hurdles will be 10 in number, and will be arranged in aline from north to-soothy on the western side of the square. The competitors will have to Jump the hardies twice, starting at the south end, taming round at the tenth hurdle and jumping back again* The first hurdle will be six feet bigh, the next four four feet, and remainder five feet. It was decided that the admission to the grand stand should be 2s to the front seats and Is to the baok scats, the object being, to prevent a crush near the spot where the presentation is to be made. The Secretary was instructed to inform the Traffic Manager of the Bailway that the sports will be over in time for persons to leave Ohristchurch by train at six o'olock, and to request him to keep the trains baok until that hour so far as may be convenient to him. It was resolved that a portable dressing shed, 14ft by 28ft, for competitors, should be constructed at onoe, the shed to be used after the sports for storing materials belonging to the grand stand. Mr Andrews reported that the hurdles for the pole-jumping race would be erected on Monday, in order that intending competitors might have the opportunity o? practising. Mr Walkden was authorised to have the grand erected by day labour, and to obtain materials for an awning. The' Committee then adjournecT. - . ,

Dxbtobs akd Cbbditobs AoT.— Mr H. E. Alport hae been appointed a certiitoatei acconntajQt under the above Act. Makaobmktt of Sailwats.— lt will b observed from our telegrams that the report of Mr Conyers having been appointed General Manager ot the Middle Island railways, wa* premature. The appointment has not yet been made, though it is probable that it will be.

Bbstlbsshbss of thi WuroAinri Natitbs.— The Taramaki Newt states: — " We are informed that the Government hat received information that the- Uppe* Weagaoai natives mi* in a state ef rgreat excitemeat, owing to reports of people being out prospecting fox gold and coal, and -that they •re on the lookout for prospectors. The Government fear that if any such party fall into their bands the eonttquenee will be serious in the present temper oflhcse native*. . W,er woold, therefore, earnestly oautnaa&j intending prospectors to defer their journey to* more propitious time." S Thb Demobs ajtd Cbsdrobs Act.— Thr mto Zealand Timer, of a recent date, says: — We learn that the first defect in the new Bankruptcy -Act wh dUoorend jeeterdsy forenoon, when the eabjecs of appointing ' frafteeewM dinoieed at a meeting ofendK tors. On referring to certain datuee in t&9 Aet,it war foond that the word timUe.oct, trotteee, apptared, and it k feared that only ■ one pereon can be appointed, inttead of two, ac bat been generaHy the cnetom. Wo are afraid this may impair tbe working of .(he tneMure, m few perton* will care tpantuaev tbe aole reapondbility of managing fa«olT«nt estate*, although the Act proridee thatthi* ihall be done in all ca«ee where the e«tatv haa to be wound up by penoos termed.. Accountant* in Bankroptcy. It is a pi^ tha> Bliniater of Justice is abeent from Weutngtoo,! m he might bare been able to roggett asm way of overcoming the diißcolty. We woo* - der this rery material point escaped the. Ijnx^ eyes of the Hon Bobert Hart and other gentlemen who took so much trouble to make the Act perfect. Thb Bis 'Bxna q» Gbahakbtows.— A Qrahamstown telegram sayt :— A deputatioa had as intarriew with Mr Whitaker rt the big pump. The Mayor and several gentlemen explained the position of affsin in relation to the want of funds to maintain the pump, and the difficulty of utflUiog the resource named by the GoTernment in the County Bill, owing to the presumed refusal of the Borough or Highway Boards to amalgamate and go into the County. Mr Whitaker stated that the Gorernment had handed over the securities) lor the £50,000 already lent to the County- . Council as a means whereby the county would ' be enabled to get further advances and to keep the work going. He thought the Borough ana Highway Boards should go into the County. If it had been thought they wouH not, possibly tome other plan would have been adopted. Mo advance cocld be made, at there was no money voted for the purpose, bat if the partiet amalgamated it would be Clear to whom the gold duty was to be paid, and then an advance might be made to tide over the emergency.