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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7066, 19 January 1891, Page 3

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♦ Our Circulation. — The popularity of the newspapers published by the Lyttelton Times Company continues to be demonstrated in a very gratifying manner. The number of copies of Friday evening's Star and Saturday morning's Lyttelton Times printed and published was fifteen thousand seven hundred. The Veteran Crick eters. — The Veteran Cricketers will practice in Hagley Park on Thursday next at 2 p.m. The Session. — Messrs Kelly, Pinkerton, Hutchison and Earnshaw, members of the House of Representatives, are passengers by to-day's express from the South. Dentists. — The dentists' register of New Zealand, just gazetted, contains 124 names. Medical Practitioners. — The list of medical practitioners registered in New Zealand is published ia the Gazette. It contains 529 names. Dinner to Mr J. D. Lance.— A complimentary dinner is to be tendered to Mr J. D. Lance at Sefton, on Thursday evening, by hia supporters in that district. The arrangements are being made on a very liberal scale. OHeathcote Radical Association. — As the gentlemen who are to address the public meeting to be held in the Ferry road school on Tuesday will be leaving for Wellington the same night, to be in time for the opening of Parliament, the meeting will commence at 7.15 sharp. St Matthew's, St Albans. — The parishioners of this parish will welcome the Rev H. Williams, their new incumbent, on Tuesday evening, at eight o'clock. All persons over the age of fifteen are invited to be present. During the evening there will be a concert, for which no charge will be made. Lyttelton Harbour Board. — • The annual meeting of this Board was begun to-day, and adjourned till Feb. 4. An ordinary meeting was then held, at which a considerable pmount of business was transacted. The biennial election of members is fixed to take place on Feb. 9, and the election of the Chairman on Feb. 24. i History of Canterbury. — His Excel- < lency the Governor has been pleased to 1 accept the dedication to him of Mr M. * Moslcy'B History of Canterbury. Mr ■ Mosley's long residence in Canterbury, < thirty years, and his connection with the * local press during most of the time, renders him especially fitted for the work he has ] undertaken. f Mr Whitefoord, R.M.— lt is satiafac- I tory to learn that Mr Whitefoord has so far recovered from his illness that he was able to return home this morning. He has recently been staying at Glenmark, where 1 he has been able to enjoy the most perfect .. , quiet, which has conduced in a great l measure to his recovery. He will go to 1 Tasmania aB soon aB he is able to undertake •- tbe journey, and it is to be hoped tbat the •* complete change will thoroughly re- I establish him in health and strength. * Personal.— The friends of Mr William s Norman, of Papanui, will be sorry to hear fi that he ha 3 been somewhat seriously indis- I posed during the past few days ; his illneES * probably being the result of an accident 5 which recently befell him. Mr Norman, I through the deep interest he has always l shown in agricultural matters, and his able « Chairmanship of the Canterbury Agricul- * tural and Pastoral Association, has identi- 1 fied himself with those who follow these « pursuits, and at his advanced age news of I his speedy recovery will be very welcome. c Piscatorial.— Ie is not very often that 1 reports reach us of successful trout fishing 8 in the River Heathcote. But this morning MrSmithson, butcher, of High Btreet, was exhibiting a very fine female trout, which, at the time of its capture on Saturday, must have scaled fully 181 b. The trout -j waa caught by Mr Harcourt, between Wilson's bridge and the next brlJge on the river below that ; and indisputably proves l that the Heathcote is in no way behind * other Canterbury streams, in the size of the l trout that it contains. s Accident.— What might have proved a r serious accident happened while the 4.15 l Sumner tram was passing through Watson- a ville yesterday. A trap, containing a lady c and some children, waspassingthe car, when r thehorse became frightened, and thedriver, s in trying to regain the road, went over a ? ditch. The trap was overturned, throwing ' several of the occupants out, and falling •= bottom uppermost on some of the others, f The accident was witnessed by several * passengers on the tram, and a youne man !jj very promptly jumped off and ran to the J rescue, holding the horse'B head down, while others lifted the trap from those , v who were underneath. Dr Mickle waß a passenger on the tram, but fortunately J his professional services were not needed, as no harm resulted beyond some bruises a and a severe shaking. The horse was got c up with some difficulty, and the tram * proceeded after about a quarter of an : hour's delay. * Physicians of nil schools use and recommend *■ Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters. Test them, s