Local & General

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5211, 19 March 1895, Page 3

Local & General

4> Fruit Sale.— An auction sale o£ fruif-, &o. t is announced by Meaers Ayera, Beaucliamp and Co. for 2 p.m. to-morrow. — Mesrs Joseph Clarke and Son also advertise a sale of fruit. The I/Atb Sir Robert Duff. — His Worship the Major of Christchurch has sent a cable message to Lady Duff, expressing condolence, on behalf of the citizens, with herin her bereavement. CHBIBTCHTIHCH LIEDERTAFEI..: — In COnsequenco of the serious accident which has happened to Mr "Wallace, the committee regrets to cay that it is compelled to postpone sine die the concert fixed for Friday evening. Cwr Reserves.— The Reserves Committee of the City Council will pay a visit of inspection to the reserves on the sandhills on Thursday morning. It is intended to plant marram grasß on the reserve with the view of keeping down the sand. Supreme Court.— His HonoirMr Justice Denniston held sittings in chambers and bankruptcy this morning, and disposed of a number of applications. At 11 a.m. tomorrow the civil action of Boyce v. the Sefton Dairy Association will be taken before his Honor alone. Temple op Truth. — An application has been lodged in the Supreme Coart for a mandamus to compel the RegistrarGeneral to put A. B. Worthington on the list of oißciating ministers under the Marriage Act. It will come before his Honor Mr Justice Denniston at the next sittings in Banco. Ltttelton Navals.— Tha Lyttelton Naval Artillery mustered on Monday evening for inspection by Colonel Fox. •Lieutenant Joyce was in command, and there were forty-eight of all ranka present. Dr T. O. Guthrie, honorary surgeon, also attended. The company was pub through ■cTmpany drill by Chief Petty-Officer Toomey and afterwards formed into gun detachments, and underwent a severe -course oi questioning by Sir A. Douglas. At the close of the parade Colonel Fox ■ expressed himeelf as highly pleased with the company drill and also with the knowledge shown by all ranks in gunnery. It was pleasing to inspect such a company. 'The corps will goto Fort Jervoia on Satur. .day next to be inspected by the Colonel in .gun drill. OMOTBWOWSHiF.-The quarterly sumand Past Grands Bell, Wadey and W. Smith were elected delegates to the annual Meeting of the Ashley district; and they were instructed to support a motion from the Ohoka Lodge that the rule providing for a member increasing his contributions to insure the payment of £100 at death, be rescinded. Arrangement was made to send Bro W. Kennedy to the Kotorua Sanatorium for treatment. A vote of thanks was accorded to the district officers for their nreßence, and it was acknowledged bvPGM.SeUar B , D.P.G.M. Morris, and PC S Jennings. One candidate was initiated, and another admitted by clearance. The ? receipts were £124 12s 4d, and the exponditureJei4Ol?slOd. LOOK OTJT FOB TEE COMING JOKC