Local & General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4855, 22 January 1894, Page 3

Local & General.

Sir P. Buckley.— A Wellington telegram states that Sir P. Buckley na« abandoned his projected trip to tae uia Country. • , Christchubch Resident Magist&vtk s " Court.— This court, which has De.n undergoing a much-needed renovation ana 1 cleaning, will be re-opened for bußinwa on 'j Wednesday morning, and all .oases set ■ down for hearing on that day wig I with at the court, not at the Provincial ■ Council buildings. The Crops in South Canterbury.— The rain of Thursday raised the riveis of South Canterbury above the level ol any floods for a few years past. The amount of damage done by the beating down of crops cannot yet be estimated, but it is feared that it will be large, especially among the heavier cropa of oats, wtticb will fail to ripen, and mote or less will rob on the ground. . T nßm Lectures.— Yesterday, in the Tuam Street Hall, Mr Joseph Symes, editor of the Liberator and freethougbt lecturer, of Melbourne, lectured both in the afternoon and evening to large audiences, lta is evening, in the Lyceum Kill, Mr Symes • will again lecture, taking for his subject, " Is there, can there be, any evidence that men live after death?" Mr W. W. Collins, : M.H.R., will preside. " i Chribtchurch Sailing Club.— On Salur- ; day afternoon Mr R. Allan's prize of ±2 2s, and a second prize of 103, was sailed tor oy the above club. The starting gun w aß fired at 3 p.m., the fleet being on the line : in a cluster blanketing each other. Aone drawing clear obtained the lead, which she held to the finish, winning at 4.7 p.m., Gleam 4hr 9min 45sec p.m., Petrel 4hr llmin 20aec p.m., Pakeha 4hr 16min. .. 40sec, Niobe 4hr I7min lOflec. Water- . witch and Hornet not timed. ! Honorary Reserve Corps.— The second ; aeries of corps matches was concluded on Saturday. The ranges were 200yds, BOOjtta and 600ydej seven shots at eacn distance. ; The following are some of the scores :— j Private Banks 34, 28, 31 — total . 93 j Private Robertson 28. 27, 33— ; 88: Captain Harman 30, 30, 28-88; ; Hon Member Wakelin 31, 33, .23-87; Private Anderson 32, 27, 26—85 ; Sergeant Manning 32, 25, 27—84; Private W. B. Scott 29, 27, 27—83; Private Lavery 30, ) 30,23—83; Private Turpm 31, 24, 20— 75 ; ! Private Faith 25, 22, 24—71 ; Sergeant- 1 maior Evan B 27, 22, 19—68; Hon Member j Gunderaen 32, 25, 11-68 5 Hon Member Batchelor 26, 28, 7-61 5 Private Harris 22, 22, 15-59; Hon Member Taylor 16, 17, 22—55, There will be practice only at j the Cashmere range on Thursday and Saturday next. The tbird serieß of matoheß will take place on Thursday, Feb. 1, and Saturd&y, Feb. 3, the ranges being 500, 600 and 7OOyds 8 The Late Mr E. T. Rhodes.— A special meeting of the committee of the Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held on Saturday afternoon for the purpose ] of passing a vote of condolence with Mrs j E. T. Rhodes on the loss of her husband. j The resolution waß proposed by Mr E. ' Elworthy, as follows :— " That the members 'of the Timaru Agricultural, and Pastoral Association sincerely regret the loss they have sustained by the death of their colleague, Mr E. Timaru Rhodes, and that a letter be forwarded to Mjb Rhodes expressing sympathy for her in the irreparable loss which she has sustained ; and that a copy of this resolution be recorded in the minutes of the association." In speaking to the motion, Mr Elworthy referred to the importance of young men coming forward to take the places of old members in such institutions as theirs, and amongst all the young men they had, none had shown himself more fitted than he who had just joined the " great majority." No one had taken a keener interest in the welfare of the town and district, and it was at once a painful duty and a mournful pleasure to him, to move the resolution. Mr D. M'Laren, in seconding the motion, said Timaru had lo x 3t one of her most promising young men, and himself a most valued friend. Linwood Football Club.— This club's period of hibernation is now over; The firat sigu of its re-awakening is the annual picnic, which has been fixed for Saturday next, at Bligh's Gardens. A special tram will leave Cathedral Square at two o'clock on that day. A full programme has been drawn up, and every arrangement made to secure the enjoyment of those present. City Mission Home.— Mr Herrick still remains^ seriously ill from the effects of influenza contracted about Christmas time, and, through his inability to be about his work as usual, the home is in need of funds to carry on the work of the mission. The trustees hope this reminder will be sufficient intimation to subscribers and friends to forward their subscriptions at an early date. Morris-Tube Shooting. — On Friday evening the Christchurch Working Men's Club Rifle Class fired another stage of No. 3 competition for prizes presented by Messrs J. Gould, E. Reece, Ashby, Bergh and Co., and W. Munford, and for a class prize, seven shota each at 300yds, with the following result:— W. Garrard (scr) 35, Turpin (acr) 34, Glanville (1) 34, Munford (I) 33, Robertson (scr) 32, and Sherwood (scr) 32. On Saturday a class prize was fired for, seven shots at 500yds, and waa won by R. C. Wells with a score of 33 from scr. The Latb Rev J. Aldred. — A memorial service was conducted last evening in the Durham Street Church, there being a very large and representative congregation. The Rev W. Baumber read the obituary notice, and the Rev W. Morley preached the in memoriam sermon. He took tor hits ■ text 1 Timothy iv., 6. Mr R. Trist Searell presided at the organ and played the " Dead March." The anthem "The Vital Spark" was sung by the choir, and the hymns were of a nature appropriate to the occasion. Lyttelton Regatta.— The final meeting of the committee in connection with the Lyttelton rogatta was held on Friday evening, when a letter from the Union Rowing Club, having reference to the decision of the umpire in the junior single sculling race was considered. It was resolved that under Rule 16 of the Laws of Boat-racing the committee had no jurisdiction in the matter. Rule 16 reads as follows :— " The jurisdiction of the umpire extends over the race, and all matters connected with it, from the time the race is specified to start until its final determination, and his decision in all cases shall be final and without appeal." 1 Christchurch Central Mission. — At the morning service, yesterday, Pastoi Birch officiated, and took for the subject of his discourse, " Christ, the Son of God," showing in a clear and concise manner from the apostle's exhortation to the Corinthian Church the importance of being loyal to God under all circumstance! a and amidst 1&e many trials of this life 3 Several handsome prizes were distributed fc to scholars who had been accidentally a omitted from the list of the previoui Sunday. Mr Bastion, the superintendent in a few kindly words, made the presenta t tions on behalf of the mission. In thi evening, the service was largely attended and the pastor continued the morning' sermon. The musical portion of the service was well-sustained by a large number 0 workers and friends. Miss Stevens playei the organ, and Meadames Bastion, Law rence and MiBS A. Lawrence contributei £ Bolo8 « „ , , New Brighton. —On Saturday am [* yesterday the number of visitors to Ne^ ," Brighton was very large, and extra tram Z. were run for their accommodation. Tea 1 terday there were quite 1500 admission to the pier. The s.s. John Anderßon mad a trip from Lyttelton in the afternoon, bu a choppy sea prevented her coming alone Bide, and some New Brighton resident who expected to be landed on the pier ha to go back to Lyttelton and get home vi Chrißtchurch. A handsome lantern lam] jt the gift of an old Canterbury resident wh is has made New Brighton his home* he id been erected opposite the entrance t re the pier— previously a rather dark spot's I and waa lighted on Friday night for tt 33 ! first time, with some little ceremony. Tt id 1 fireworks display, which the rain cause re ! to be postponed last Thursday, will tal ' place next Thursday evening.

IFBW |^ei» < jMMiii«MMiiiii imiimißßeeasa— bmhmbh The Hospital.— The honorary medical officers in attendance at the Christchurch hospital this week are Dr Thomas, ,; physician, and Dr Stewart, surgeon. ; Coal Export.— The export of coal by the Westport Coal Company for the week ended on Saturday was 6010 tons, and by the Mokihinui Coal Company 286 tone; ! total 6296 tons. j ■ Canterbury Corinthian Yacht Club. > — The firat of a series of three handicap , races for yachts belonging to this club was sailed at Lyttelton, on Saturday afternoon. . The starters were— Zephyr scr, Kiaora j . *min and Kotere 14Jmin. The weather { I was perfect for racing, and after an ex- j ■ cellent race the Kiaora won, beating the ; Zephyr by 15sec, and the latter beating ; the Eotere by 12min. I Alleged Assault. — In connection with j the alleged assault on Mr T. Hills, of j Rangiora, reported on Friday last, Con- 1 stable Costin on Saturday evening arrested i a man named Robert Moffatfc, residing at j Ashley, on a charge of having committed the ; assault. Moffatt was subsequently brought up before Mr E. E. Good, J.P., and remanded till to-morro'w,and Dr Clay tonbeing able to state that Hills waß on a fair way i to recovery, bail was allowed, accused in ' .£IOO and two sureties in .£SO each. • Übw Brighton Band.— The recently re-formed band at New Brighton will, perform the following selected progamme • under the baton of Mr A. Gordon, on i Tuesday evening : — March, " Clear the ] ; Way" (Right and Round) ; waltz, " Little 1 Flirt " (Devernge) ; polka, " Side by Side " ( (T. H. Wight) j lancers, " Old Uncle Tom " (H. Round) ; waltz, " Casket of 1 Gems" (T. Diau) ; mazurka, "Felicity" (H. Round) ; quadrille, "Theodora" (H. Round) ; waltz, " Valley of Ferns " (Linter) ; march, " The Old Brigade " (Round); galop, "Electricity" (F. L. Diol). Charitable Aid. — The statement of j expenditure for the month of December in ■ connection with charitable aid in North ' Canterbury shows that .£939 6s 8d was spent in all, relieving 1698 persons. Institution relief, relieving 152 persons, amounted to £243 17s 2d, the particulars \ being :— Orphanage, 37 persons, £55 16s 8d; Ashburton Home, 62, £83 7s 8d; Memorial Home, 38, JB7B 16s 2d ; Female Refuge, 12, £25 16s Bd. Outdoor relief was accorded to 1435 persons at a cost of £491 lla 3d, money allowances amounting to £236 16s 6d, rations £210 9s 9d, fuel £17 133 7d, medical £19 19s Id, and casual relief £6 12s 4d. Twenty-eight destitute children and infirm and invalid persons ! were boarded out at a cost of £57 3s 6d, and forty-nine children were maintained at industrial schools, costing £67 9s 6d.