Local & General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4765, 4 October 1893, Page 3

Local & General.

j ■ « . I Buffaloism. — The anniversary " social" of the Eoyal Chrißtchurch Lodge,E.A.O.B., j will be held at the Lyceum Hall to-morrow evening. i No. 4 Industrial Building Society. — i The first annual meeting of No. 4 ; Industrial Building Society will be held at its rooms to-morrow evening. : Another Auctioneer.— Mr Guy Tabarfc made his first appearance on the rails at the Addington market to-day,and created a favourable impression. j Lyttelton E.M. Court.— At this Court • this morning before Mr J. G. Fyfe, J.P., I Jane Haselock was fined 20a or in default ! seven days' imprisonment for drunkenness. Mayoral. — A requisition waß in circulation on Monday, and was largely signed, asking Mr G. Bonnington, who for some years has held a seat on the City Council, to contest the Mayoralty at the forthcoming election, but he has declined to accede to the request. . St Savioub's Church, Sydenham. — An organ recital will be given to-morrow (Thursday) evening, at 8 o'clock, in St : Saviour's Church, Sydenham, by Mr J. T. Macleod Smith. In addition to organ solos, the programme will include violin and organ duets, and vocal solob and choruseß from the oratorios. The offertory will be for the sick and needy of Sydenham. All seats are free. ! Silver Wedding.— On Monday evening, '. Sept. 25, the friends and neighbours of j Mr and Mra Gideon Henderson attended j by invitation at their residence, Pleasant i View, near Diamond Harbour, in honour t of their silver wedding. Notwithstanding | the evening being very wet, most of those invited put in an appearance, and, after having partaken of a sumptuous dinner, ) dancing, interspersed with songs, was i indulged in till an early hour, i j White Swans.— Mr E. D. Thomas has f presented the City Council with four eggs \ ! from full-bred white swans. Should these I I eggs be successfully hatched, the appearance o£ the Avon will be rendered even ) more attractive than it is now. The diffil culfcy troubling the cJty officials, however, . is how to hatch the cygnet 3 out, but should 3 the possessor of a sitting goose feel ins clined to present it to the Council, this difficulty would be overcame.

WAIMAKABIRr-AsHLEY WaTER SUPPLY. —-An application by Mr M. Dixon, for an injunction to restrain the WaimakaririAshley Water Supply Board from proceeding with its water-race Bcheme, was set down for hearing at the Supreme Court this morning before his Honor Mr Justice Denniaton, sitting in Banco Mr Stringer had the case for the plaintiff, Mr Dixon, and Mr Cowliehaw that for the defendant, Mr Dobaon, Chairman of the Board. The matter, however, by consent, was allowed to stand over till Friday for argument. Fancy Dbess Ball at Ltttelton.—- The Private Quadrille Assembly, of Lyttelton, brought its Featon to a close on Tuesday evening with a fj'.ucy and evening dress ball held in the Oolouis.s' Hall. The room was decorated ie a moat tasteful manner, and the floor wss in capital order. The dreases worn -represented a variety of characters, runny ol' which were exceedingly handsome. The inusio was provided by Mr Brockett'B Btrintr band, and the catering was in the bauds oP Messrs Hindß and Cordelin, and left uot-hing to be desired. Mr D. Page made an efficient M.C. Angling. — Several very nice trout have been caught in the Waimakariri since Monday morning. The river is not in a fair state for angling yet.' — The anglers in the Aahburton district report that sport bo far has not been good. None of the rivers have been in good order owing to floods, and large fish seem to be pcarce. All the fish taken have been small and in poor condition. The reports from adjacent districts are most gl awing, and some handsome catches are told of. Altogether the fishing season in tne Chnstohurch district has opened most auspiciously, and promises to prove one of the beet for some years. The Upper Selwyn in particular has yielded some splendid fish. Theatre Royal, — Mr Bland Holt's Company played A Million of Money for the second time at the Theatre Royal last evening. At seven o'clock the lower part of the house wbb packed^ and a quarter of an hour later every seat in the dreßS circle was taken, and hundreds of persons had to be turned away. The piece ag&in went as well as ever, and the audience applauded the performance in a manner which showed thorough appreciation of the efforts of the various actors, who were repeatedly called before the curtain; Miss Blande and Mrs Bland Holt being tbe recipients of handsome bouquet?. The scenery and mechanical effects were the theme of general admiration. The horses took their parts in a manner that would have done credit to old stagere, and the " finish for the Derby" caused as much excitement as though it had been on the turf. The beautiful effects in tbe dream and wreck sceneßwere as successful as couldbe wished, and Mr Winning is certainly to be congratulated for his clever piece of mechanism. Mr Norman's arduous duties as stage manager were faithfully carried out, and Mr Percy Kehoe'a orchestra again enlivened the waits with excellent music. i A word of praise is due to Mr Christie SimoDßens, the obliging business manager, who was indefatigable in his attempts to seat the immense audience. A Million of Money will be played until further notice. Drttidism. — A most successful fancy dress ball, given by the Hope of Amberley Druids* Lodge, was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, at Ambprley, on Friday evening. The gathering was a great success, a contingent of visitors from Christchurch being present as well ao others from Eangiora, Ohoka and Kaiapoi. Music was supplied by Mr Fleming, and Bro G. Wioskell acted as M.C. The Agricultural " and Pastoral Association. — The Secretary of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association has received from the Massey- [ Harris Reaper and Binder Company the Slim of .65 5s as a special prize in draught stock at the forthcoming show. Three guineas are to be given to the highest prize-taker in draught horses, and £2 2s to the second highest. Cavalby Training. — The annual training of the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry will commence at the Show Grounds at Addington on Saturday next, and will last till the following Saturday. The various contingents from the country will arrive by train and road on Saturday evening, and will at once go into camp, under the command of Captain A. W. Wright. St Michael's. — The Board of Nominators has nominated to the cure of the parish, of St Michael and All Angels, Christchurch, the Rev Walter Averill, M.A., of St John's College, Oxford, now curate of Holy Trinity, Dalston, London, ' and formerly an assistant curate of St George's, Hanover square. Mr Averill is well qualified for the position to which he has been appointed, having taken high theological honours with his University degree. He is said to be an able preacher and a good parish worker. It is expected that Mr Averill, with his wife, will leave England next month, so as to arrive in New Zealand by Christmas, or very shortly after. St John's Schoolroom. — Two sparkling little dramas were performed at St John's Bohoolroom last evening to a good audience, and the entertainment provod a great success in every way. The characters found able interpretation at the hands of the petf ormera. Mies E. Watkins, Mies Baxter, Mrs Baxter, Messrs Colclough, Stow, Shanks and Garland took partß in a piec^ entitled Pepperpot's Par-, ticular Pet, and Misses Guise, Watkins Buchanan, Lanauze, Messrs Garland, Colclough, Johnston, Shanks and Ward played A Hunt for a Husband. Mr Watkins provided the music, and on Mr Colclough the stage management mainly devolved. During the interval Miss Fry and Messrs Dougall and Hartland contributed songs. Music Examinations. — In connection with examinations in musical theory held at Warwick House lately, it may be mentioned that, with one exception, the whole of the candidates who passed are pupils at the school of the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Barbadoes street, presided over by sisters of the Notre Dame des Missions. Miss Margaret Loader, who was the only one who went np for honours passed creditably, and also Bcored the highest number of points in the junior pass examination, gaining 97 out of a possible 100. The numbers gained by the other candidates from the school who passed were : — Mary CEeilly 92, Mary Higgs 91, Eose Eichardson 89, Mary Poff 86, Ella O'Malley 84, Wina Mahar 83, Annie B. O'Connor 78, Mary Ann Lee 78, Eleanor M'Evedy 73, Mary Doyle 73, Mary Alice Burke 67. Band of Hope. — The annual tea and concert in connection with the Sydenham Presbyterian Church Band of Hope were held on Friday evening. In Bpite of the unfavourable weather, there was a. very fair attendance, nearly two hundred persons being present. Songs were con* tributed by Misseß A. Gow, M. Logan, J. Saddler and J. Gow and Mrs Hadfield and Mra Brunsd en; recitations by Mrs Delamere, Miss Ewenson and Miss C. Mitchell, and a dialogue, entitled " Happy Again," was very well given by several members \of the Band of Hope. Two jubilee hymns were also given by tbe choir, and a short i address by the Eev J. M. Simpson. Mr J. i Haig! presided at the organ. During ! the evening refreshments were handed round. Stdenham Baptist Sunday School.— The anniversary services in connection with the Sydenham Baptist Sunday School were brought to a conclusion last evening. At half-past six tefa was laid in the church, and a large number Eat down. The tables ! were presided over by Mesdames Smith, \ Forrest and Gagan, and Mis3eß Stevens, i Phipps, Bell, Simmons and Pearce. After j tea a public meeting was held. The Eev ! J. T. Hinton presided, and addresses were ! delivered by the Eev H. Peters and Mr Olney.* Special hymns and anthems were ' sung by the children, who were assisted by , their teachers and some friends. The ' Secretary, Mr Staples, read the annual report, which Bhowed that the school had made very satisfactory progress during tbe paat year. Thero had been an. increasa of fifty-four scholars and four teachers. The Band of Hope had continued to da good work, and had increased its membership. The Boys' Association recently formed had made steady progress, and the library, which, contained a large number of good j books, had proved a great boon to the 1 sob-olars-.