Local & General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4830, 20 December 1893, Page 3

Local & General.

Auction Sale.— Messrs Ayers, Beau- ' champ' and Co. announce an extensive sale of furniture, traps, &c, at St Martins, Opawa, to-morrow. Hadfield v.' Armstrong. — His Honor Mr Justice Denniston delivered judgment in the appeal case of Hadfield v. Armstrong this morning, concluding that the appeal must be allowed, with £10 10s costs; Thb Challenge Stakes Case. — His Honor Mr Justice Denniston delivered ! judgment in the Challenge Stakes case this morning, finding for the defendant, and allowing costs upon the highest scale. Labour Day Demonstration.— As wil be seen by advertisement, the prizes won , at the above demonstration will be distri- , j buted on Friday next in the committee I rooms, Inglis' Buildings from 7 to 9 p.m., ' and on Saturday afternoon from 4 to 5 ; p.m. A committee meeting will be held ' on Thursday evening at 7.30. i i Cantata.— At the Tuam Street Hall last i j evening the Addington Free Methodist i choir rendered Boot's cantata, The Hay- , makers, in a highly creditable manner, i ' solos and choruses alike going well. The i ! proceeds were to be devoted to the funds •| of Heriick's City Mißßion Home. The [ ; attendance, considering the worthy object, ■ i was not by any means what might have , been expected. New Brighton Beach School. — Laat • evening a concert in aid of the New . ' Brighton Beach school prize fund was ; ' held in the Beach Hall, and was well > I attended; Mr Winney occupying the chair- . j A good programme, well executed, was [ presented, to which the following ladiss ■j I and gentleman contributed : — Misses I Kowley, M'Credy, S. Gibbs, Partridge (2), I L. Collier (2), Bone, Mrs Kowley, Rev : Mitchell, Messrs Johntson, Farrant (2), j S. Hawker, Rowley and W. Collier. 3 The Nurses' Home. — The Chairman of !i the Hospital Board has received the followl ing letter from Dr M'Gregor, inspector I of hospitals : " Sir,— ln reply toyourlotter I of Dec. 4, to the Hon W. P. Reeves with i reference to the proposed Nurses' Home, I ! i have the honour to inform you that the b Government have agreed to grant your board J2SOQ towards the erection of the - Jjome. This money will be paid to you as , soon as tbe Government are satisfied that r the board has received the JGIOOO of voluni tary contributions promised." 1 The Lyttelton Drowning Case.— Mr 3 J. Joyce, M.H.R. for Lyttelton, has been j 3 in communication with the Premier as to 1 what Bteps should be tiken to Bhow appre- • cialion of the action of the two members ; 9 of the Permanent Artillery, Gunners 1 Blanchard and Hay, for their bravery in a attempting to save the lives of their two • comrades who were drowned on Nov. 28. e The Premier considers the men are justly 1 entitled to receive the Humane Society's 1 medals, and if no action is taken locally to bring the matter before the authorities, « the Premier will himself do so. 8 Canterbury Cricket Association.— A meeting of the committee of the Canterr hury Cricket Association was held to-day, , to consider an application from the Mid- • land Club to be allowed to play off their '" unfinished Senior Cup match with the United Club on Saturday next. It was ? pointed out that, owing to the previous . decision of the Association to postpone T senior cricket until Saturday, Jan. 13, il a number of the United men had arranged to leave town before next Saturday. The application, of course, fell through, but the clubs interested were allowed any e date between the present and Jan. 13, on which \>y mutual agreement they could ;e finish their game. d W. Strange and Co. announce that [a their business premises will be open all e day to-morrow (Thursday) and on Saturday till 9.30 p.m.— [Advt.]