Local & General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5094, 30 August 1884, Page 3

Local & General.

Mr M. Murphy, Secretary of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, started from Russell for Auckland, on his x return journey to Christchurch, yesterday afternoon. Throughoiit the week the weather experienced in the Malvern district has been from the north-west. Showers of rain have occurred at intervals, and the weather has been in favour of the crops generally. At a meeting of the Rangiora High School Board, held at Rangiora yesterday, applications for the post of lady teacher to the school were considered, and that of Miss Partridge, of the Timaru High School, was accepted. A correspondent who resides in the Malvern district telegraphs to us that, on reading the remarks in our Wellington correspondent's letter yesterday, favouring the idea of Mr M'Millan's defection from the ranks of Canterbury members, he wired to him, and received a reply stating there was no foundation for it. We are extremely glad to hear it. Three rodents are quite enough for the present. A general meeting of the members of the Canterbury Bowling Club was held at Collins Hotel last evening. Mr R. N. Newby occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance. A ballot was taken for the selection of members to represent the Club in the team to be despatched from this Colony to Victoria, and Messrs H. W. Toomer and B. Hale were chosan, with Mr E. Dombrain as emergency man. Mr H. N. Anderson was elected delegate to the conference of bowlers to be held at Dunedin. The abovenamed gentlemen returned thanks for their election, and the meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman. A five days' mission, under the auspices of the various Temperance Societies in the City, will commence in the Oddfellows' Hall to-night, when Mr T. W. Glover will deliver an address on the Blue Ribbon movement and its results. Mr Glover has just concluded a very successful mission of eight days in Dunedin, during which time 950 new pledges were taken and 2000 people donned the blue ribbon. Last evening, Detective O'Connor apprehended a man named Robert M. Unsworth, alias Thomas Unsworth, on two charges of stealing various articles of clothing from the shops of Mr T. Jacobs, High street, and Messr3 Parker and Tribe, Cashol street. The offences were committed on August J'J and 21. The following telegram has been sent to Mr Wakefield, signed by six of his late supporters : — " In joining Major Atkinson we think you have made a most unholy alliance, and hope your Ministerial death will be sudden and complete." A consummation most devoutly to be wished ! Robson's " Transparent Panorama " of the Egyptian War — an excellent entertainment of its kind — drew a good house at theTuam Street Hall last night. Not the least attractive part of the entertainment was the presentation of gifts at its close. A large number of useful articles were distributed amongst the audience. Yesterday, Thomas Robertson, who had been employed as traveller, on commission, in Otago for Messrs Mason, Struthers and Co., was committed for trial on two charges of embezzlement, the amounts involved being .£2B 11s 8d in all. He was also committed on a charge of stealing some samples of saddlery entrusted to hiia, yah: •.<! at .£l7 15s Gd. The annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday afternoon, when the President, Mr J. D. Macpherson, delivered an address, dealing at considerable length with matters ail'ectiny the interests of Canterbury. The President and vicePresident for the ensuing year are Mr J. Cooke and the Hon J. T. Peacock.