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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6834, 23 April 1890, Page 3

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"•■ Lyttelton Gaol.— His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr A. B. While Parsons to be an official visitor of Lyttelton gaol. Quekn's Cadets. — A battalion parade of the four Companies of. Queen's Cadetß is fixed to be held at the Drillshed, South belt, next Wednesday, under Major Ne wall. Every member must be in attendance. Lyttelton Cemetery. — The Governor has appointed the Revs J. H. Mackenzie and W. Tinsley to be trustees of the Lyttelton cemetery, in the place of the Revs J. Hill and G. Bond, resigned. Mes Baeyertz. — Thi3 lady, who has now arrived in, Ohiiatchurcb, will conduct a temperance mission here, full particulars of which will shortly be advertised. Mrs Baeyertz is at present the guest of Mr J. Kaye. Concert at Lxttelton. — A concert will be given in the Lyttelton Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday eveuingf, by the Victoria Minstrels, in aid of St Joseph's Presbytery. '. An excellent programnieha* been arranged. Amalgamation of City and Suburbs. — The Conference of representatives of ' the City Couucil and the suburban local bodies to consider the question of amal- j gamation, is to take place at the City ' Council Chambers, at 3 p.m. to-morrow. Draughts. — A Committee meeting of the Christchurch Draughts Club was held j last night in the Club-room, Hereford ! _ street, when the business for the annual ' meeting to-morrow was arranged. Among i the recommendations of the Committee is j one for the holding of a Draughts Tournament for members of the Club only, on whut is known as the knock-out system, similar to the one lately held in Dunedin. A . large amount of other business was tran« • sacted. Draughts players generally are - 1 cordially invited to attend the annual meeting. * Misplaced Confidence. —On Monday ! bhe Kaiapoi police took possession of some r clothing left in the outbuildings of a farm ' belonging to Mr -Merrin, Kaiapoi Island, i on the instructions of Mr Merrin, who com- j plained of casual visitors using his shed. ■ This morning Constable Cartmill, having 1 received a description of a man " wanted," in connection with two others under arrest, for stealing five hams, and having * his eye on some new arrivals, was again T perusing the description, when aknock came to his door, and a visitor called to claim theclotheß aforesaid. After a few remarks t a thoughtful expression stole over the faces of the "force," and after a further sly ■■ glance at the written " portrait of a gentle- -i man " with which they had been supplied, both Constables Carfcmill and Morgan put ' a few questions to the claimant, resulting j in his enforced detention, until he shall , satisfactorily explain his likeness to the r "third robber" wanted about the hams. ; His name is George Wilby, alias Thomaß Lanning. _________