Latest Locals.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5549, 22 February 1886, Page 2

Latest Locals.

Mr Arthur Beauohamp will hold an auction sale of household furniture, &c, on premises in Kilmore street west, at noon on. Wednesday. An auction sale of household furniture, fowls, and sundries will be held at noon tomorrow, by Messrs S. P. Andrews and Co., on premises, Strickland street, Sydenham. His Lordship Bishop Barry, Primate of Australia, is expected to return to Christchurch from the North Island on Friday or Saturday next. He will probably preach in the Cathedral on Sunday. Ihe Dioceßan Choral Association's festival in compliment to his Lordship the Moßt Rev Dr Barry, the Metropolitan of Australia, is to be held on Tuesday, March 2. In connection with Mr Matthew Burnett'* Temperance Mission, a gathering in Cathedral square is advertised for 8 o'clock this evening. Mr Burnett is to deliver hia lecture entitled, "Pictures from Seal Life." On dit that Mr W. White, junr., M.H.R. for Sydenham, iB about to resign his seat in the House of Representatives. Meßßrtr J. Joyce and J. Crewes are spoken of aa probable candidates for the vacancy should it occur. The programme of the entertainment to be given in the Lyttelton Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow evening, in aid of the choir fund. Holy Trinity Church, is advertised in this issue. It will be observed that in addition to a liberal number of musical items, the comedy " Whitebait at Green wioh " willbe performed. The 4.30 p.m. train from Port was delayed on Saturday by a rather singular occurrence. The engine ran Bhort of water, and when the train got as far as Woolston the passengers wohdered why the enginedriver, guard, and other officials were scurrying from the train to the nearest creek with cans and other water-holding utensils. A delay of nearly a quarter of an hour took place before the journey could be resumed. The very complete sot of field hospital appliances which belonged to the late Dr Chapman, has been generously lent to the Volunteers by Mrs Bridges, mother of MrsChapman, into whose possession the artioles have temporarily passed. It ia intended to communicate with Dr Chapman's relatives in England, who are the heirs of his property, in order to ascertain if they will be willing to hand over the hospital appliances for the use of the Volunteer force. In the meantime tho articles have been placed nnder the charge of Hospital - Orderly Coombs. Tho Firing Committee of the Canteibury Reserve Corps have been fortunate in obtaining a good round sum for prize money for the first annual firing competition of the corps, which is to take place en Friday next A total amount of about _£40 haß been subscribed, principally by honorary members of the corps. There are to be two matches— ono of 200, 800, 400, and 500 yards, five shots at eaoh range ; and the other, a handicap, of 200, 800, and 400 yards, seven ehots each range Convejances will leave Cathedral square at half-past 10 in the morning to convey competitors to the range. It is easy enough, a Loudon contemporary remarks, to understand the fascinations of the hot potato-can at 1 a.m. on a winter's morning, and many ladies and gentlemen who are in the streets at that hour avail themselves of its mealy attractions. Here is a Mr Bird, for instance, who was walking along Piocadilly the other night with a friend, who remarked that he Bhould like a hot potato. Mr Bird's predilection for late suppers has pot him into trouble, for he not only bought a potato for himself, but " stood another for a girl," and had half eaten his own when the man Baid, " Here aomes bobby." " Don't go away for the policeman," said Mr Bird. However, the policeman " ran him in," and " ran his friend in," presumably for obstructing the footpath and creating a disturbance. The two friends spent the night in the cells, and were released in tho morning. The policeman is the autocrat of the streets, and he may or may not have done hia duty in moving Mr Bird and his friend "on," but why does he not open hiß eyea to the illuminated pictures which block the Strand every night at a much earlier hour than 1 a.m. ? We allude to the magic lantern advertisement.