Local & General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5356, 6 September 1895, Page 3

Local & General.

■ ■ . ■ ■ \ .... ... •'. ■■■___: ♦— > ■ ■ ' ■ '.- "Beautiful Britain."— ln this issue will be found a special order form. ' Ita purpose is to enable subscribers, with the least possible amount of trouble, to possess themselves of all the parts, and to , . secure a suitable binding at a price as low, j in proportion aa that of the publication j itself Thup, by using one of these order I forme, a subscriber can obtain, in advance, ! Parts OLO to 12 inclusive, or be can have i any missing number made good, provided, ! , of course; that hiß application ia sent in i . -quiotly. of the bindings can ! be seen at the office of the Lyttelton Times ! .•■ --Company. V"-; 1 ; -';.' • .'. v : , ;. ..' : Oddfellows' Hall, Kaiapoi. —r Last evening' a. > vocal, instrumental and! dramatic entertainment was given in the j above hall in aid of the funds of thelnstitute. > Owing to counter attractions 'the attendance was not so large as the object deserved. The items were well rendered, and several received encores. ■; The entertainment concluded with a farce. The Unfinished Gentleman, the parts being well ■sustained, v -:■.■' ■■,'.■■■ : '•'■ ' ; V".^""' : ' ! ' : ■■■ Banp of Hope —The Glentunnel Band , of Hope spent a pleasant evening in the schoolroom on Tuesday, when there was a i , large attendance. The following con- . tributed items :— The Misses Affleck (3), Barlow, Brown (3), Opie (3). Webb, i Thomson, Gosnel), Weastell, Milne and i M'Lauohlin, Mrs Opie, Messrs Opie, Thomson, A Fole, Sutton, Weastell and . Milne. ..Mr Milne took the chair, and the Misses Opie played piano solos and accompaniments. Mutual Impbovbment Absociatioh."— ! Last evening ' the male members of the Kaiapoi Wesleyan Mutual Improvement Association tendered a banquet to the 1 ladies and their frienda, in the'Srinday j Bchool, the attendance numbering about ■ ' 120. '. Mr Papprill was in the chair, sup- > potted by the Mayor and the Rev Mr i <3reig. : The following. toastß were duly honoured, 1 and were responded to as follows :— " The Quean," the chairman ; "Success to Kaiapoi," Mr Blackwellj " Education," Mr Gaarder ; "; Young New 'Zealand," Mr Alcorn, sen.; "Music," Mr Herbert; "The Ladies," Mesdames Herbert and Smalleyj "lie Pulpit," the IJevs Gow, Greig and Smalley ; " Kindred ' Societies," the Revss Greig and Parnham; "Tie Volunteers,'* Captain T. Millar; ■"The Presis^ Mr Fowler. The singing of the National Anthem brought a very enjoyable evening to a close. MpuNTsi) Rifles. —.The Canterbury Mounted Riflea are called out for a special parade to-morrow, to be held in Hagley { Park at 3.15 p.m. A good muster of town i and country members is expected. ; Rowih« Club.— A meeting of the com-; mittee of the Young Men's Christian j , Association Rowing Club was held last • evening, when it was deoided to hold the annual . meeting of the club on Friday < next. It waa reported that the new, shed • .■was rapidly apprpachingcpmpletipu^^.^^^^^ ;• ; V^V Eirotti»'-!- lAqard1 Aqard' match was playedlast. , ■:'••' •evening in the Towd' Hallj Papanui, be- j ''tween teanas representing the Papanui and the Belfast Card Classes, Papanui scoring victories' in both the single and two- j , landed games. At the conclusion of the '■ match an hour was pleasantly spent. | Bishop Haephb Mbmobial.— -The com- ' mittee of the Bißhop Harper memorial 4und will meet the members of tflie -Cathedral Chapter in the City Council Chamber on Monday, at 4 p.m., to arrange to carry out the wishes of the subscribers aa to the erection of the cenotaph, &0., in , the cathedral. Thbatrb Royal;— The Land of the Moa waa .repeated at the Theatre Royal last night to a igood audience. The different sets, especially those showing the Pink Terraces, the scene before the eruption, and the eruption of Tarawera were received with great applause, as were. the distinctively Maori parts of the representation. The drama will he repeated to-night. Tke Colonial Tebasubbb.— The Hon ' J. G. Wasd was a passenger by the steamer . Waihora, which arrived at Lyttelton yesterday forenoon. He visited the industrial exhibition in .the afternoon, and left by the Waihora for the Bouth in the evening. He expects to return about the middle of next week. A report of an interview with Mr Ward, on the Bubjeot of the action of the>. London shareholders of ■ the Bank of New Zealand appears elsewhere. pBBSEJiTAiraGH.— A very pleasant evening was spent by the members of the trades section of the Kingsley Club in their rooms on Tuesday evening, the occasion being the'presentation to Mies M. •Creagh (honorary musician to the club) of an illuminated scroll, signed by a number >of the members, and a folio and music. Professor Bickertou, on .behalf of the members, made the presentation. Bbbvicb of Sow<».— The choir of the Church of Christ, assisted by Borne friends, gave a serviois of song, entitled "The River Singers," in the church last evening. The ctauroh was fairly well filled. The solos, duets and choruses were very creditably snog. Miss Manifold aoted as conductor, Miss Oakley as organist and Mr Hannan read the connective readings. The proceeds were in aid of the Sunday School fund. . KiNaBMSY Club. — A special general meeting, of the Kingsley Club was held last evening, to consider the question of ■obtaining new rooms. Mr R. W. Eastwood occupied the chair, and there wan a large attendance of members. On the motion of Mr J. Walker, seconded by Profeßsor Bickertod, it was deoided to rent tbe Lyeenm from the Freethought Association from Tuesday to Saturday each weeki It *aa also decided to . reorgstoioe the debating and parliamentary class on ' Thursday evenings, and drawing clasß for Friday evening*. A course of lectures on popalar sabjooto wm arranged.