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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5804, 18 December 1886, Page 3

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His Honor Mr Justice Johnston will sit in Chambers and in Bankruptcy on Thursday next, at 10.30 a.m. and 11 a.m. respectively. Mis 3 Ada Campbell announces an historical lecture, "The Cross and the C« scent," for delivery at the Freethought Hall to-morrow evening. Though the rain laßt night did not continue very long, it was pretty heavy, as nearly one-tenth of an inch fell. Mr J. B. Stansell'B record gave 0 08 inch. A sale of work in connection with the West Lyttelton church building fund will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday next, in No. 2 railway shed. A special service will be held at the Baptist church, Oxford terrace, to-morrow evening, in connection with the death of a member of the congregation. The Christchurch Eifle Club will hold their annual prize meeting on New Year's Day, when a number of valuable prizes presented by the officers of the Club, and other friends, will be shot for.

Under bills of sale, auctions will be held by Mr Ayers on Friday; on the premises of Aulesbrook Bros., Madras street, Sydenham. Particulars are given in advertisements.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's flag was flying at half-mast to-day, as were also the flags of several of the banks, as a mark of respect to Mr J. L. Coster, whose death is announced elsewhere in this issue.

Arrangements are being made for a squad of the Dunedin Highlanders to vißit Christchurch in order to fire a rifle match with the Canterbury Scottish. Efforts are being made to obtain the Opawa range for the match, which is to take place on Boxing Day.

At the sale of work at Sfc Mary's, Merivale, on Monday next, in aid of the Sunday School funds, there will he a large and varied assortment of useful articles on sale. A gigantic Christmas tree ehould prove an attraction for the young ones, and in the evening some of the lady parishioners will produce a series of tableaux vivants. At the Amberley Police Court yesterday, a number of individuals, who had been amusing themselves, and annoying other people, by an nmatetir drum performance, were each fined ten shillings and costs.

Messrs H. Crooks and T. Qapes, the delegates sent from Christchurch to the Foresters' conference in Wellington, returned to town this morning. They desire to record their appreciation of the great kindness and hospitality with which the Wellington Foreßters treated the visiting members of the Ord.?r.

The member s of Harry Power's newlyformed Comedy and Burlesque Company leave OhrisV-hurch this evening for Wellington, Miss Gwyune Herrick accompanying them, under engagement to Mr Power. By arrangement with Mr Marshall, of Wellington, the Company will open in the Theatre Royal there at Christmas, producing a pantomime. A bazaar and promenade concert is to be held at the Oddfellows' Hall, Amberley, on Tuesday next, in aid of the Church funds. The show at the stalls may be predicted to prove specially attractive, as the ladies of the district have been engaged for a length of time in making the necessary preparations. They have, besides, been successful in securing many contributions from Christchurch and elsewhere.

During next week, the justice commonly dispensed at the Resident Magistrate's Court will be administered at the Provincial Council Chamber. The reason for this is that the fl;K>r of the Court room in the newer building is about to be taken up and relaid. It appears that in several places the boards touch the ground, and have in consequence become rotten. One or two of the boards have given way, in one instance, it is stated, on account of the energetic stamps which a legal luminary employed to enforce his arguments in a certain case.

The quarterly meeting of the Broomfield District School Committee wjb held on Dec. 15 ; present — Mr C. W. Purchas (Chairman), Messrs Coleman, Stanton, T. Cramptdn, R. Thompson. The Chairman stated that he had received no answer to his letters to the Board re painting the schoolroom. He was requested to wait upon the Board to know their decision in the matter. A letter from the Board was opened, enclosing the Inspector's report. The Committee think it wise not to make any remarks upon it, as the attendance Las been very low for many months past, owing to illness, and also to the wet weather in the winter. The master's monthly report was read, which showed the number now on the roll to be thirty-nine. Eeeolved — '* That the school break up on Dec. 23 for three weeks ; the examination for prizes and the treat to the children to be deferred until after the school reassembles." A cheque was signed for cleaning the uchoolrcom, 'and the meeting adjourned.