Local &. General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4814, 30 November 1893, Page 3

Local &. General.

Auctions. — To-morrow Messrs Bowman and Son will sell furniture in their rooms at 11 a.m., and velvet pile carpets at 2 p.m. Particulars appear in another column. Chamber of Commerce.— The general quarterly meeting of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce called for this afternoon lapsed for want of a quorum. IiYTTELTON Regatta. — The next meeting of the Committee of this regatta will be held on Friday evening, when the collectors will report the condition of the subscription-list, and the programme will be arranged. Stdenham Distbict School. —.'The annual concert in aid of the Sydenham district school prize fund will be held this evening. An operetta entitled Golden Hair and the Three Bears will be performed. The Bellringers. — The Lynch Family Bellringers appeared at Sefton last evening. There was a large attendance, and the audience heartily enjoyed the entertainment. To-night the Company appear at Eacgiora, to-morrow at West Oxford, and on Saturday at Springfield. Journalistic Reminiscences. — The second of the Beries of articles which. "Hustleus'-* is contributing to the Canter- \ bury Times appears in the current issue, i

. and ia up to the high standard of the first, j which attracted a large amount of attention. . Stdenham Band.— The Sydenbam Band, out of compliment to the President, Mr W. Thomson, will play a selection of Scotch music, under the batdn of Mr W. M'Lean, on the lawn adjoining the President's house, Cambridge terrace west, to-morrow, at 8 p.m. The programme is as follows : — Quick march, "Scotland's Sons" (T. Kelly); "Scotch Selection" (J. Hartman); valse, " Edinburgh "(Baumiseau); glee, "Willie brew'd a peck o J maut" (Shore), selection, "Lord of the Isles" j ( W. V. Sholes) ; quadrille, " Tullochgorum"; quick march, "And ye Shall Walk in Silk Attire" (Newton), to conclude with the National Anthem. Weedon. — The anniversary services of the Weedon Sabbath School were conducted on Sunday last, by the Rev J. Frost, of Leeston, On Tuesday, the usual soirie was k,jlcL An excellent tea was provided by Mesdames Jones, Hughes, Pedler and Reynolds. Addresses were delivered by the Revs Qrigg, Wright and Frost. Mr Watson, an old and much respected teacher, was presented with a nicely bound Bible as a mark of the esteem in which he was held by his fellow teachers on his severing his connection from the school. The Rev 0. Griffen made the presentation, and Mr Watson feelingly replied. Financially the gathering waß a great success. Rangiora School Committee. — The monthly meeting of the Rangiora School Committee was held on Wednesday evening, Mr C. I. Jennings in the chair. The master's report stated the roll number to be four hundred and thirty-one, an increase of seven for the month ;. also, that the net proceeds of the prize fund concert waß £17 13s 3d. It was resolved that the school break up on Friday, Dec. 22, for the Christmas holidays, the Eame to extend for four weeks, and that the prizes be distributed on the day named. The Chairman, the Rev P. R.Monro, and Mr Ball were asked to purchase the prizes. It was decided to invite Mesdames Graham, Seeve3 and Efford to judge the Bewing for prizes. Mr Ball offered a prize for improvement in reading in Standard VI., and 10s, promised by Mr Furby, was allocated for drawing prizes in Standards IV., V. and VI. A petition was received from Mr A. Petherbridge and fourteen other parents, asking the Committee to recommend the erection of a side school near the Cam mill. The Chairman was instructed to obtain further information and report. Messrs Miller and Boyd were appointed a Visiting Committee for the month, and the meeting terminated. Cbicket.— Cricketers should not miss an excellently written humorous story entitled "An Ethiopian Cricket Match," which appears in the fiotion columns of this week's Canterbury Times. " Scoring Board's " notes on local matters are full of interest, and touch upon several matters which require the attention of the cricket authorities. Hayes Cibcub. — There was a very good attendance at the circus last evening. The performance on the Roman rings by Madame JDola, Mons. Ohmy and Duvalli, was a very clever one, eliciting rounds of applause. Mr Toohey was very successful with his "equitation act" on a bare-backed horse. Mr W. H. Hayes and Madame Neaura went. through a very graceful performance on two horses. The two ponies introduced by Mr W. H. Hayes showed that they had been carefully trained. M. Ohmy gave a very good exhibition of wire-walking. Mr J. H. Francis was greeted with hearty applause for his clever globe performance, and M. Ohmy and E. Duvallireceivedasimilar compliment for their single and double somersaults, pirouettes and Bingle and double halfturns. The .performance by Madame Molaj the "human rocket," who was fired from a cannon, and caught by M. Ohmy, who was suspended by a trapeze from the dome of the tent, waa exceedingly well done. The other members of the company, which is a very good one, performed their feats in a very creditable manner, and the three clowns succeeded in keeping the audience in a very good humour throughout. There will be an entire change of programme this evening, and on Saturday afternoon a matinee performance will be given. RiPiiE Shooting. — The first competition for the E Battery's champion belt and range prizes will take place on the Bromley range on Saturday. Pbize Stories. — The result of the voting on the stories published in connection with the Canterbury Times' third prize story competition is given in this week's issue. The Countess op Glasgow.— We are requested to state that the Countess of Glasgow -will be "at home" at Ham from 4 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. to-day, and likewise on all Thursdays in December. ■-, Cycling.— M. G. L. Hillier, the doyen of English cycling, is a strong advocate of rational dress for lady cyclists, and some straight speaking from him on the subject will be found in an article appearing in the current number of the Canterbury Times. Excursion to Sumneb.— The excursion to Sumner by the Sumner Tramway Company last evening was well patronised. The Garrison Band accompanied the excursionists, who spent a pleasant evening. * Pbesonal. — The many friends of Mr Joshua Page, of Timaru, who went Home recently to undergo an operation, will be pleased to know that a cable message has been received stating that the operation has proved thoroughly successful. The America Cup.— The attention of those who are in touch with sailing matters is directed to the account of the racing for tho America Cup between the English cutter Valkyrie and the American yacht Vigilant, which " Spinnaker Boom " has written for the Canterbury Times from the lengthy reports appearing in the American papers. Linwood Liteeary Guild. — The monthly meeting of the Linwood Literary Guild was held last Wednesday, Mr G. Haley being in the chair. Readings from the "Pickwick Papers" were given by several members, and the meeting was closed in the usual manner. Temperance JSociett. — The usual meeting of St Michael's Temperance Society was held in the schoolroom last evening. There was a good attendance. Songs and recitations were given by Misses Coombs, Baynon, Payne, Smith, Mrs Rowley and Mr Cauldron, and a reading by Mr Dunnage. Lyttelton Garrison Band. — The' Ly ttelton Garrison Band, under the baton of Mr D. M'Killop, will play the following programme this evening, weather permitting, near the Recreation Reserve : — Quick march, "Shells we Gather by the Sea" (H. Round); valse, "Lily of the Valley" (Webb); polka, "Pretty Poll" (Round); selection, "Zingari" (Balf e) ; schotti&che, " Sunshine" (Cogan) ; valse, " Land and Water" (Keller) ; polka., "My Partner" (H. Round); mazurka, "Fairy Glen" (Cal. Albert); quickstep, "Willies on the Dark Blue Sea " (Cook). Addington Market.-— With moderate entries, a moderate attendance, the result of the general election to talk over, and the welcome of Mr David Matson back from Melbourne as a champion athlete, there was decidedly a holiday tone about the live stock market at Addington yesterday. The business done, however, was fairly satisfactory in volume and values, a clearance of nearly everything offered being effected at rates which ehowed no material change from those which have been current recently. Four gocd lines of fat cattle sold at £6 17s 6d to, £9. 15a for bullocks, and £6 to £8 for heifers, according to weight, and the usual odd lots Bold at proportionate prices, quality considered. There was a brisk' demand for stores, of which there was a good line from Marl* borough. The moßt attractive feature of the fat cheep pens was a small entry of show Southdown wethers from Mr John Deans, which brought up to 19a 9d. Fair to good cross-bred ewes formed the bulk of the entry, and found sale at 13s to 14s 9d for the best pens, 10s 6d to 12s 6d for lighter, and down to 8a 3d for half-grazed and culls. A few nice half-bred and crossbred wethers brought from 14s 2d to 16s. There was a good turnover in store sheep, principally cross-bred hoggets. Fat lambs showed no improvement, selling at 9s 6d to Us for good butchers', and from 7a to 9s for inferior to fair quality. Pigs of all classes sold well.