Local & General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5283, 14 June 1895, Page 3

Local & General.

Special Tham , Abbangembnt9. — The City and Suburban Tram tray Company advertises a special time-table for the New Brighton Trotting Club's race meeting to be held to-morrow. Presentation-.— Last evening a large number of the friends of Mr and Mrs Mark Thomas, of Lytteltoa, took advantage of the festivities attending the marriage of their niece, Mies Daane, to present them with a handsome marble clock to commemorate' the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding. The presentation was made by Mr T. L. Smith, and was suitably acknowledged by Mr Thomas.

Tbmpkrancb Society.— The usual meeting of the St Miohasl's Temperance Society was held in the schoolroom on Wednesday ■■ evening. There waa a good attendance, and Canon Howell occupied the chair., i Recitations were given by the Misses ; Violet Fdnlkner, Ivy Hunsley, Ida Bavey, Ethel Davey and Louie Hendy ; aon^s by Misses Eva Lumb and Louie Hendy j a-: piano selection by Miss Nellie Coombßand . a reading by Mr J. Schneider. . j

- ABHBuiiTON Ta Korbeo.— The usual weekly meeting i' of- the Ashburton Te Kqrero Society .was held on. Tuesday night, when several interesting and amusing paperS^were read by different members. ' 1 VoxttNtEEa.'f Social.'* — A Social reunion of past and present members of the Christehuroh City Rifle Volunteer s will be j field in their orderly-room on Tuesday | evening next, in celebration of the anni- j verstfry of Waterloo Day, when the prizes j

wbnvjby members during the past yea? wiirbe presented. 3BiTTiNG at Football Matches.— At a meeting of the committee of the Kaispoi Football Club, held on Tuesday evening, the question 06 betting on the ground tvaa brought up, and; a motion was passed to the" effect any person known to make a bet or lay' a/wager on any game on the ground w odd .be; expelled, at once. ; The Late- Me J. T. MATSON.--An excellent enlarged photograph, handsomely framed, of the late Mr J. T. Mataon has been presented to the Canterbury Agri-' cultural and Pastoral Association by Mr W. Sorreli, photographer, and has been placed in the rooms of the Association^ of which Mr Matson was for many yeara an .active member^ T;:: ' : : \ ■•>.<• :~ :/J ■:■:■>:.'. 'V; :