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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5552, 25 February 1886, Page 2

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♦ Volunteers are reminded of tho meeting in the Drillshed, at 8 o'clock this evening, in connection with the Rifle Association. The competition for the City Guards Challenge Belt was won this week by Corporal Lavery, with a score of 37 pointß. An auction sale of miscellaneous goodß, as specified in an advertisement, will be held by Messrs H. B. Sorensen and Co., to-morrow, at Lyttelton. To-morrow, at 11 o'clock, Mr H. E. Alport will hold an auction sale at the Golden Fleece Hotel, of furniture, bar fittings, a piano. Ac. For a time during the forenoon the heat was oppressive. The temperature in the Hun was 119 degrees. Later on, when the wind changed to north-east, the temperature fell ten degrees. The fundß accruing from the dramatic performance to be given in the Working I Men's Club Hall thiß evening will be for i the benefit of Mr A. Ingleson. An attractive programme has been arranged. In connection with the Diocesan Choral Association, a festival service will bo held in the Cathedral at 7.30 on next Tuesday evening, March 2. The Most Rev the i Primate of Australia, Dr Barry, will be the preacher. A meeting of the Sanitary Committee of the City Council was held this morning, when several tenders were opened for the ! removal of nightsoil and for scavenging. It was decided to recommend the Council to accept that of Mr J. Brightling for removing nightfioil for a period of three ' years. A further meeting of the Committee will be held to consider the question of the disposal ot rubbish. Owing to the temporary indisposition of Miss Rosina Carandini, the concert advertised for to-night was postponed until ; Monday next. As the conversazione to bo given in honour of Bishop Rwry's visit was subsequently fixed for that evening, the concert date was this morning put back. Now it appears tb* convcreastfonu cannot bo held on Monday, and tho adjourned date for M3js Cnraudini'a concert will bo adhered to. Next Monday evening will, wo fool sure, be the occasion of a bumper houp^ a,n4 a highly BUCQQB9t'uI cojiwrt.

The Hon E. Richardson will leave Christchurch for Wellington thiß evening. The Bootmakers' Picnic takes place on Saturday. Latimer square will bo the place of meeting, and thence the party will proceed to Lansdowne, starting at 9 o'clock. . . In connection with the rumoured intended resignation o f the member for Svdenham, Mr William White, we learn that Mr John Lee Scott, of the firm of Scott, Brothers, intends to redeem an oldstanding promise, and offer his services. Lest exception should be taken to the fact that Mr S«ott's firm are now engaged in a Government contract, we may state that satisfactory arrangements have been made, whereby Mr J. L. Scott will, iv the event f the neoeasit y arising, be personally eleased therefrom. The following programme will be performed on the Eotunda, Latimer aquave, by the Christchurch Garrison Band, under Bandmaster Dorn, _ to- j morrow evening, to commence at eight o'clock :— Grand march, "Valient," 8. , Marie; fantasia, "LaVallee des Roses," F. Damian ; grand selection, "La Favorira," Donizetti : valse, < " Fairy Revels," H. Round; grand selection, "Rip Van Winkle." Planquette ; quadrille, " Vraia Amis," E. Newton ; glee, " Forest Queen," F. H. Wright; pas redouble, " True for Ever," E. Smith ; National Anthem. To-day, at the Resident Magistrate's Court, a man named W. Brooks was fined JE2C, and his son £o, for using an illegal , device, viz., a net to catch trout, in No. 2 stream of the River Selwyn. They have a chance of escaping the penalties on a technical point, if Mr Stringer is able to ; show on appeal to the Supreme Court that the regulations made under the Salmon and Trout °Aot are not in accordance with law. i In deciding the case, Mr Beotham took occasion to express his opinion very plainly ' as to the action of which the de- J fendants had been guilty. He did j not agree with those who compared ) persons who tried to catch trout : wholesale by prohibited means with the ! poachers of the Old Country. The latter showed considerable pluck in risking themselves upon, otther people's land toßecure fish or game, and in some cases there might be excuse for them ; but as to the man who tried to take wholesale from a public liver the fish that had been acclimatised there at great public expense, and in order that all peraonß might enjoy the sport of fishing, and the subsequent pleasure of eating the fish, by the payment of a email fee, he said that Buch a man was nothing less than a public robber, and not entitled to any commiseration, but deserved to be punished severely. The following will represent the Stanmore C.C. against the Sydenham C.C. to commence at 2,30 :— Batcher, Free, Jackman, Preeoe, Hartle, Colwell, Goat on, Hammond, Austin, Bateman, Graham, Bldridge.