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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6847, 8 May 1890, Page 3

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"Canterbuby Times." — The Canterbury Times, published to-day,, contains an admirable account of the ecclesiastical ceremonies celebrated in Christchurch last week. The proceedings at the consecration, installation, and public reception of Bißhop Julius are fully reported, and the 'paper will be particularly acceptable to those who wish to fiend to friends at a distance a readable description of what the editor rightly describes as the greatest event in the history of the Anglican Church in New Zealand. Space iB also given for details o£ the establishment of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, which will be of paramount interest to Masonic readers in all parts of the world. The usual features of our contemporary are well maintained. The agricultural editor discusses the butchers' proposal to raise the price of meat, and shows how the harvest just gathered compares with that of laßt year. The sporting columns contain English and Australian letters, and chatty observations on current events. An American's view of Shaw'a hurdle record,

made at Lancaster J-'ark, ia given and criticised, and sports and pastimes in all parts of the Colony are allotted a place. The Sketcher and Fiction columns are well filled, and readers will find the popular weekly as entertaining as ever. The Queen's Birthday. — His Worship the Mayor has decided to ask the citizens to close their places of business on Monday, May 26, in celebration of the Queen's Birthday, aa it will be extremely inconvenient to close on Saturday. U.A.O.D. — Past Officers of this Order are reminded chat a meeting will be held tomorrow (Friday) evening, in their hall, ' when the reconstruction of the Royal Arch Chapter will be proceeded with, as also . other business of an important nature. ! Avok Steam Packet and Dkedging ■ Company. — Applicants for shares in this Company are requested to send in their applications by Monday next, as the Directors are desirous of registering the Company, and beginning the construction of the boat at once. A Moneyed "Drunk." — Aman who was arrested this morning by Constable Bennetts, for drunkenness, at the Railway station, was found to have no less a sum than .£4B on him. When arrested he was about to go with Borne friends (?) in the train to the Rangiora races. When he recovers his senses he will, no doubt, realise that it was better for him, from a financial point of view, to fall into the hands of the police. Pakliament out of Session. — Sir John Hall last night addressed a meeting of his ■ constituents at Leeßton. At the close of j his speech he answered a few questions; j after* which, on the motion of: Mr 1). M'Millan, seconded by Mr M. Jones, tho following resoluticn was unanimously passed: — "That a hearty vote of thanks for his address, and of continued confidence in him as our representative, be accorded to Sir John Hall, and that this meeting asks him to again offer himself for our suffrages at the next election." Canterbury College. — Tenders are now being called for the erection of stone buildings for the proposed Engineering Department at Canterbury College. The block will form an extension to the eastward of the present College buildings, with which it will be uniform in style. It will have a frontage to Worcester street of 63ft, and the depth will be 55ft. The ground floor is to contain a testing- room, boiler-room, store-room, and an entrance hall opening out on to the quadrangle. The upper floor will comprise a large lecture and drawing-room, 45ffc long by 30ft in width, a lecturer's private room, modelroom, and lavatories. The designs have been prepared by Mr B. W. Mountfort. Among the first awards obtained at tho Dunedin Exhibition we notice that Messrs" S. Myers and Co., of this city and Dunedin, have gained a certificate of first merit for scientific and mechanical appliances for the mouth, artificial teeth, and dentures. A mechanical whx face and head, showing the mouth alternately with and without four front teeth, was also exhibited by them, whilst one of the most pleasing and ingenious additions to the dental operating-room was shown us. This consists •of a handsome nickel-plated spittoon, working on ball bearing?, and so adjustable to any position. At the same time a continuous fountain ia kept playing, and fresh water obtained direct from the artesian by the simple turning of a tap. Early Closing Movement. — Believing after all the interest and ventilation the early closing movement haa received, that there waa an almost universal public feeling against shopping after 6 o'clock on Saturday, we were willing to give closing at that hour a trial; but after the experience of the last two Saturdays, and tho very numerous representations of our customers that they find it siaply impossible to shop before 6 o'clock, we consider the movement is premature, and until a different day ia arranged for tbe payment of wages, and the feeling against late shopping much more general and sincere, we cannot close our establishment at 6 o'clock, but intend closing at 9 o'clock on Saturday, and 6 o'clock every other evening. This, we may point out, iB a very considerable concession on the present hours. Our case is simply this — We take after 6 o'clock on Saturdays, on an average, JJIOO from about 500 customers. Last Saturday we lifted be- ! tween .£BO and .£9O from 400, thus proving j one of two things, either the people don't wish us to close afc 6 o'clock, or they cannot conveniently shop earlier ; the latter we be- I lieve to be the principal reason, as very many of them live in the suburbs, and don't receive their wages till Saturday evening, consequently cannot make their j purchases before 6 o'clock. We have always < made it a rule to study the Interests and Convenience of our Customers First, and when they unmistakeably declare they are in favour of closing at 6 o'clock we will be very willing indeed to do so. N. B. — As we are not members of the Canterbury Grocers' and Storekeepers' Association, aud have never been consulted by them with regard to closing at 6 o'clock on Saturdays' j no resolution passed by that body is in the j least binding on us. Our business hours, ; until further notice, will bo from 8 o'clock • to 9 on Saturday, aud 8 o'clock till 6 every j other evening. — Wardell. Bros and Co., i Christchurch and Dunedin.— [Advt.J j C. H. Warning's photographic work, as is now j being proUucorl by him, is winning high eucomiuma i from the public, his recent productions, with tho j most modern appliances and newest chemicals, . giving insigiiificeiit effects ; his work is unstir^assoJ. Another neiviuid brilliant di?pi)yof photos cow oa viow at Studio.