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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7177, 30 May 1891, Page 3

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I The Midland Eailway. — MrW. B.P* ! ceval, M.H.E., informs ub that he has be ] in communication with the Minister f | Public Works about the Midland Eailwi c " deviation, and that he regards the matt 10 as practically settled. The negotiatioi 16 being of a confidential nature, Mr Per jev r e cannot publish the telegrams that hai 01 passed ; but he assures us that a coe 16 promise has been come to acceptable to tt l - Government and to the Company. Tl terms will doubtless be published in di ; course. The Volunteers.— A meeting of officoi will be held at eight o'clock on Thur_da morning next, to meet the Minister fc : Defence. j Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Associ- , tion. — The monthly meeting of the Assc ciatiou will be held on Wednesday eveninj _> next 8 p.m., at which all persons interested fc in the export of fruit are invited to attend _, ; Supplement. — The attention ol ou readers i 3 specially directed to a Bupple ment circular from Mesßrß Nelson, Moat 1 and Co., the well-known tea merchants : enclosed with this issue. I Madame Cora. — Madame Cora hac : another good house at the Theatre Eoya i last evening. She appears to-night fortht ' last time in Christchurch. Prior engage j ments prevent her giving a performance ir I Lyttelton. j Eangiora Borough Council; — The rei suit of the election of a Councillor at Eangiora yesterday, in place of the late ' Mr Stephens, wa3 as follows : — F. Stevens, ; 78 j J. Eoberts, 71 ; D. Graham, 64. The . first-named was declared elected. ,-. Board of Governors. — At a meeting of , the graduates of Canterbury College, held at 12.30 p.m. to-day, Mr T. S. Foster in the chair, His Lordship Bishop Julius, of Christchnrch, was formally elected to a seat on the Board of Governors of the i College, in place of the late Hon William Eeeves. The Midgets. — General and Mrs Mite were well patronised yesterday evening, when the lively manners of the little people, and the clover performances of Miss Clara Spencer and Mr Alf. Lawton caused much amusement. The Midgets gave a farewell matinee this afternoon. The Sydenham Licensing Election. — The argument on the motion for an order declaring the Sydenham Licensing Committee eleotion void was concluded to-day, before his Honor Mr Justice Denniston, who reserved his decision, on the understanding that the meeting of the Committee, appointed for Wednesday next, be adjourned for a week. Entertainment. — The Entertainment Committee of the Dauntless Lodge, 1.0. G.T., held their meeting on Tuesday last, when they submitted their programme for the concert to be held on Tuesday next ! at the Blue Eibbon Hall. The programme, which was generally admired by the members, gives promise of a successful concert. The blue jackets of H.M.S. Curacoa, also Messrs H. Price, Gilmore, and other amateurs have kindly promised to assist. Old Stamps. — Mr A. Schlesinger again reminds every one of the value of old postage stamps. If the craze for collecting old stamps should maintain its vigour, there is every reason to believe that the more a man spends in sending letters to friends at a distance, from whom he gets replies, the richer he will become. This is a form of investment that has not yet been fully developed, but Mr Schlesinger has already done much to convince people of its soundness. CHEIBTCHURCH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. — The annual meeting will be held on Thursday next, at 8 p.m., at tbe rooms of the A. and P. Association, for the purpose of transacting the general business of the Society, receiving from the Committee a report and abstract of accounts of the past year, and considering the following notice of motion :— " That Eule XV. be altered to read as follows : ' There Bhall be two classes at the Society's exhibitions, the open class and the amateur class, and no competitor will be allowed to enter in more than one class at any Show.' " The prizes won at the various shows during the year will be paid by the Treasurer the same evening, from 7 to 8 o'clockSunday Services. — At the Durham street Weßleyan Church Mr W. H. Whitehead, of Manchester, who comeß highly commended as a song evangelist, will conduct Bpecial evangelistic services, morning, afternoon and evening. Mr Whitehead, who Binga as well as preaches the Gospel, will render several sacred solos during the services. At the East Belt Church the Eev W. Morley will preach in the morning, and the Eev L. M. Isitt in the evening. Mr E. Dawson will conduct the service in Hayward's Hall, Sumner, in the evening. At the Linwood Congregational Church an adjourned conference will be held after the evening service. This meeting is being held for the purpose of devising some method whereby the forms and forces of true Christian philanthropy may be more clearly understood and more perfectly applied. At the first meeting .the discussion was frank and hearty, and it is hoped that something may be originated that shall be deeply and widely beneficent. The conference will be preceded by an address on "The Power and Wisdom of God," indicating certain principles to be considered at the meeting which will follow. A Christadelphian lecture will be given at the Hall, by Mr W. Chalinor to-morrow evening, the subject is, " Our future abode, or iB the earth to be destroyed." New Brighton Tram Company. — An extraordinary general meeting of the New Brighton Tramway Company was held in the reading-room, Hobbs' Buildings, today, to confirm the resolutions passed at a general meeting held on May 15, alter-' ing the Articles of Association. There were twenty-six shareholders present, and Mr George M'lntyre was in the chair. All the amendments were confirmed with the exception of the one regarding the voting .power of the shareholders. The proposition "That every shareholder have one vote for every five shares" was struck out, and the original article, which reads — "Every shareholder having five, or any less number of shares, shall have one vote, and he shall have an additional vote for every five shares beyond the first five shares, but in no case shail a shareholder have power to exercise more than twenty voteß," waa retained, on the motion of Mr A. W. Money, seconded by Mr Hußband. The mover contended that, were the articles altered, the small shareholders would have no Bay in tbe affairß of the Company. , The shareholders present were unanimous in disagreeing with the proposed amend- , ment. Temperance at Cust.— On Thursday i evening the Institute Hall, Cub_, was well [ filled with perßonß deßirouß of . forming a ' Temperance Society. Mr E. L. Higgins , was voted to the chair, and expressed hiß I thorough sympathy with the movement, i The Eev P. E. Monro, in a powerful and convincing speech, urged total abstinence [ for the individual and prohibition for the \ State. The address bristled with excellent points, was well received, and secured ■ from the audience a well merited compli- . ment. It waa proposed by the Eev D. D. Eodger, seconded by Mr Withell, and car- [ ried— "That a Cust Total Abstinence Society be formed." It was resolved [ unanimously, on the motion of the Eev 5 H. H. Mathiaß— " That in the opinion of _ the meeting a Becond hotel at Cust is un- . necessary, and that those present object tc a license being given." Mr Higgins wac ! elected President, the Eevs Mathias and . Eodger Vice-Presidents ; and the following 8 gentlemen were chosen a General Com' a mittee :— Messrs W. Conway, T. Conway c S. Smith, Withell, Hassall, Euddenklau d Sheat, Waiting, Frizzell, and Webster. 1 c large number of those present enrolle. d themselves as members. During the even k ing it was announced that the petitioi l 8 against an increase of licenses was bein] t fc numerously signed. It was agreed tha ia Mr Hassall Bhould act as Secretary, an 3 fc that the Committee should be called tc gether at an early date to make arrange ments for the proseoution of temperanc I work. A vote of thanks to the Chairma concluded a successful meeting. The D.LC. use Ninian Hyslop and Co. j6 « Imperial" Teas. £_-.

Freethought ASSOCIATION. — The buili ing in Manchester screet near Coker Hotel which was formerly used as sr _ Masonic Hall, is to be opened on June 14 _ a Lyceum, by the Canterbury Freethougl , Association. In the morning there will h :or a vocal and instrumental concert, in th ay afternoon a children's concert, and in th ;er evening addresses will be delivered, ns =