Local & General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5336, 14 August 1895, Page 3

Local & General.

r— 1 " Beautiful Bbitain." — Every copy of •: Part 6 of "Beautiful Britain" haa been ' sold, bat an order has been cabled for a j farther supply, which, it jb anticipated, ! will be available at an early date. The : coupon for Part 7 will appear in the Canterbury Times to-morrow. ! Sale of Fbuit.— Messrs Ayera, Beau- | champ and Co. anaounce an auction sale \ of fruit and produce for ten o'clock tomorrow morning. East Chbistchuboh Football Club. —A large number of tickets have been j sold for the annual ball of the East Christ- } church Football Club, which takes place j at the Art Gallery on Tuesday evening next, and the gathering promises to be a ' most successful one. j Selwyn County Council. — The meeting | of the Selwyn County Council, which was ; to have been held to-day, has been postponed till August 27. Mr G. H. M'Haffie being the only person nominated. to represent the Heathcote Elding on the Selwyn County Council, was to-day declared duly elected. Good Templaby. — The Reviving Stream Lodge held its weekly session last evening in the Bible Christian Sohoolroom, Addington. There was a good attendance. The customary reports were received, and the following officers were installed : — W.C.T., BroManhirej W.V.T., Sister Bell; W.S., Bro J. E. Johnßton j W.C., Sister Foster ; j W.5.J.T.," Bro Simmons } W.F.S., Bro | Johnston, sen.; W.1.G., Bro Westonj W.0.G., Bro G. Johnston. Band of Hope.— The monthly meeting of the Sydenham Wesleyan Band of Hope was held on Monday evening, when, in addition to an address by the Eev F. W. ! Isitt, an interesting programme was pro* vided by members of the St Albans Society. The room was well filled, and Mr Deane occupied the chair. Duets, recitation a, dialogues and songs were con- j tributed by the Misses Moor and Cooper, i Eleie Butterfleld, Gertrude Wykes, Frank Fiddes and John Pegley. The dialogue , " Woman's Bights " was rendered by ! twelve ladieß. Refreshments for the visitors brought a very agreeable evening to a close. St John's, Lyttelton.— -A very successful " social " was given in the schoolroom last evening. The room was packed, j despite the unfavourable weather, and Mr j |G. Laurenson occupied the chair. The j programme included songs by Misses | I Duncan and M'Gregor, Messrs Smart and , Johnston, and tw.p quartettes ; recitations I by Messrs Johnston and Hean; comic ! songs by Mr W. Gilmoie; and a French horn solo by Mr Barbour. In the interval refreshments were handed round, after whioh the Mayor gave a short address. Sirs Bromley presided at the piano. Votoa of thanks to the performers concluded the proceedings. j Eangioba Litbbaby Institute.— The ' monthly meeting of the Rangiora Institute ' Committee was held on Tuesday evening, j In the absence of the president, Mr J. B. j Wilson was voted to the chair. The Secre- '< tary reported that accounts amounting to £25 had been paid during the month, and there was a credit balance of about £9. He also stated that the net proceeds from ! the concert held on August 8 amounted to j £2 18a. A hearty vote of thanks was , accorded to those who gave their services ' at the concert. It was decided to discon- j tinue the Town and Country Journal and j Harper's Magazine, and to procure The i Century magazine. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr J. Smart for his gift of the Home News, to Mr H. Blackett for the London Weekly Times, and to Mr T. M'Kelvey for the Belfast Weekly News, also to Messrs Cathero and Jennings, the BookPurchasing Committee. The meeting then terminated. The Pebjuby Case.— The deep and widespread public interest in the charge of perjury against G. J. Bruce was shown by the crowded state of the Supreme Court when the case came on fcr hearing this morning. The gallery was packed, and a few ladies well known in connection with the prohibition movement occupied seats in the front row. The police kept the body of the Court clear by excluding all not priviledged to be there. A number of ministers and prohibitionist leaders were among those present. Mr Russell defended the accused, who pleaded not guilty in a loud and decided tone. Both his counsel and Mr Stringer, who conducted the case for the Crown, freely exercised their powers of selection when the jury was chosen. Mr Russell exhausting his power of challenging by objecting to twelve of those whose names were drawn, while seven others were ordered to stand aside by the Crown,

FooTBALL—The N'fcu Ahuriri Maori team, winners of the Canterbury Rugby Union Junior Flag competition, leave for Wairarapa to-morrow to play the following matches:— Grej town First Fifteen, at Grey town, on August 17; Kotahitanga (Maori) Ciab, at Greytown, on August 22 ; Wairarapa Junior Representatives, at Maßterton, on August 24. Thb War Coubkspondbnt. — Messrs Standish and Preece have been successful in eecuring a small, but very fine, series of photographic portraits of Mr Frederic Yilliera, the famous war correspondent. One of the fall-length pictures is exceedingly characteristic, and will form a valuable memento of our visitor. The pictures will be placed on view in the course of a few days. Masonic. — Notwithstanding the ' wet weather, there wastm excellent attendance of members and visitors at the regular meeting of the St Augustine L?dge. The work included two passings and the reception of two affiliating members. A lecture entitled "The Coral Mason," written by Bro Dr Pairman, Lyttelton, was read by P.M. Bro H. I. Hobden, and proved to be odo of the most enjoyable contributions ever submitted to the Lodge. In composition it was a veritable poem in prose. The author succinctly described the nature of coral reefs and their inhabitants, and drew deeply interesting analogies between these polyp communities and Freemasonry. A , few diagrams were used to illustrate the { lecture. At its close, the Lodge ordered that a hearty vote of thanks to Bro Dr Pairman should be placed on record. The brethren afterwards adjourned to the refectory, where songs were contributed by Bros Maitland Gardner, Woodhouse, Hobbs, Millar, Allen and others. I Chbistchurch Central Mission.— The ; annual . business meeting of the Sunday ; school waß held last night, the Rev W. ; Birch in the chair. Mr J. W. Bastion waß ; unanimously elected superintendent, and i Mr J. H. Mander secretary for the ensuing 1 year. , The report of the work done was ' satisfactory, the results tabulated being very encouraging. The following resolution was passed by acclamation ;—" That this meeting desires to express its hearty approval of the action of the Government in lending the Additigton Gaol to the Avon Befuge Committee to' be used as a ' temporary night shelter for indigent men, and especially as a permanent and in- : firmary home for elderly and inebriate 1 women who have not hitherto been provided for by any existing institution/ i Another Bubgdabt. —On Monday i night, about half-past nine o'clock, the premises of Messrs Lascelles and Glen, merchants, Cashel Street, were broken I into. The burglars effected an entrance to ' ; the building by forcing open the cellar I door at the back of the store. One of the [ employes of the firm, in passing along \ Cashel Street at the time, noticed a [ light in the cellar, and went over to see i who waa there. Directly he called out the : light was extinguished, and while he was | away looking for the police the bnrglars [ escaped. It is believed that two or three men were in the building at the time. : They, however, decamped without taking ; anything. Winter Wobk Fund.— The sub-com-mittee of the Winter Work Fund appointed ( 1 at the meeting of the General Committee ' \ yesterday to arrange for a benefit in aid ' of the funds, has lost no time in getting to I work. It has received a number of pro--1 mises of assistance, and an excellent ! programme, has been arranged. Mrs Kent ; has given the use of the Theatre Boyal | free of charge, and the entertainment will | take place on Monday evening next. As the money raised in this way receives a ' subsidy of 24s for every £1 from the \ Government, and funds are urgently re- , quired to provide work for those in need, it i iB to be hoped that there will be a crowded ; house. The General Committee is requeßted to meet at the City Cbnncil Chambers at eight o'clock this evening ■ to arrange for the distribution of tickets.