Local & General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5191, 25 February 1895, Page 3

Local & General.

The "Stab." — A special edition of tb Sear will be publi&he.i at the close of th cricket match to-day. The Telephone Exchange. — The fol lowing have been appoiuted cadettes it the Christchurch Telephone Exchange j— Eva Maud Corebie, Ruby Evelyn Leach Richel Lezard, and Isabel Ada Sandford. St Saviour's, Stdenham.— The Eighi Eev the Bißhop or Melanesia, who will be accompanied by some of the native boys from the Islands, will preach to-night in St Saviour's Church, Sydenham, the service beginning at 7.30. Chbistchurch Rbgatta. — The Mayor of Christchnrch has invited the shopkeepers to close their places of business on Feb. 28, the day of the Christcharch regatta. • Postmasters Appointed. — The following " non-peribaneot" postmasters have teen appointed in the Cbrisfcchurch Postal district:— J. J. 0. Capon, Winchmore; F. J. Bayman, Kimberley ; Jeremiah Shelley, Medbury; and J. W. Todd, Coutts'a lelind. St Babnabab', Fendalton. — Special collections were irude in this church yesterday to augment the parish funds. The parishioners responded most generously to the appeal made by the veslry, and the offertories tor the day amounted to JBB3 11b. Archdeacon Cholmondeley and the Eev C. Merton preached at the morning and evening services respectively. FuNEBAIi AT WOODEND.— At 6ve o'clock on Sunday afternoon the funeral of Mr Mark B. Thompkina took place, and was j very largely attended, the procession being some half a mile in length. A large number of the Bottlers in the northern district showed their respect for the deceased by being present, at the funeral. The Eev H. H. Mathiaa conducted the burial service, and Mr F. Chambers, N.G. of the Woodend Loyal Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.TJ., read the Oddfellows' funeral Bervioe. About forty members of the local lodge attended in regalia, and many floral tributes were laid on the grave. The Easter Camp.— Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon has received a circular from the Government, giving particulars regarding the Easter Encampment. The Lyttelton Naval Artillery and N Battery will camp at the Fort. The E and C Batteries will hold practice camps. The Cavalry, Mounted Riflas, Engineers, Timaru /Jfivalß, and all the Infantry Corps will camp near Cbrißtchurch, If, half the j ininimuiß Btrength of any corps that is given an dpporfcunifey of going into camp, is not present during the whole period the camp lasts, that corps will . be 'recommended for disbandment. The usual allowance per diem will be made to men attending the camp, while members of mounted corps will receive an additioua Is 6d for forage. Aquatic. — All arrangements for the Christohurch annual regatta on Thursday next are now complete, and given fine ■weather it sbonld be quite as successful as any of its predßceßEore. Mr A. L. Smith, who haß laid off the course on the Estuary, declares that it is a perfectly fair one, and as it will bo -well marked out, the crewß should have no difficulty whatever in keeping to it. The Union Eowing Club's crews rowed their boats over to Sumner on Saturday, and will finish their training on the Estuary. The Canterbury Eowing Club ■will send their boats down by road on the . morning of the regatta. The Star Boating Club's representatives are expected to j " arrive on Tueßday, and the Wairewa crewß will be up on the following day. The Mayor has proclaimed a holiday from noon, and as there will be frequent tramß to the scene of operations the publio will be able to. get down in time to see the first race at | I.Bo.— Next Saturday afternoon a regatta, j consisting of rowing and sailing events, j ■will take place, under the auspiceß of the Christohurch Sailing Club, at Sumner. A course will be laid out between tho Shag Rock and the Sumner jetty, so that spectators will have an opportunity ..of witnessing the racing from Btart to finish. The MBLANEstAN Sc-BdiARS in Church. —A most interesting service WP.a held in Holy Trinity, Lyttelton, on Saturday evening last, when twenty-two of tho islanders from the Southern Crose, now lying in the harbour, came to the church for their usual evening prayers. The Eev A. Brittain, in whoae charge the lads are at present, said the office, the lessons being \ead by the senior scholar, another scholar playing the organ. The whole service was in Mota, and the paalms and canticles, as well as some Ancient and Modern hymns, were sung very nicely by all. Nothing could exceed the reverence Bhown by the native congregation, nor the simple heartiness c* their Binging and responding. Of course, the white people who wore present, of whom there were a good few, could not join in any part of the service except in spirit, but^ the impression it produced upon them waa great, and the eympathy awakened by the devotion of these converts from the Pacifio Islands was very real. On Sunday morning fifteen of the lads communicated at the eight o'olook celebration, and moat of them were present at the children's service at 3 p.m., when Mr Brittain gave the Sunday school pupils au account of the work o£ tht mission. About eight of the Melanesia^ W ere also in ohurch at eleven o'clock.