LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5458, 9 January 1896, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

';,- y.ot.-. CohVibcaticiiii.i's ailndtocedtobe Keldmj y "ihehaTl.Qjf Xteaterbury Collegeatnoon to-. 1 . ..morrow. ■•.■■",..- ■'■■/',..: ."

,y, Personal.— Lieutenant Andrew, of the Imperial Service in India, is at present in Melbourne, and is expected '.to arrrive in: Christchurch shortly. '''...,..'

Sailing Bace.— On Saturday afternoon the fleet of the Brighton Sailing Club will, decide a race for medals presented by Mr! C. Burton, of the Occidental Hotel.-

■=" ü ß*j*' ; AitSAKg - Scfictiotr CotimrirteE.— Tfns •iJOthihittee met last evening ; "present— the Chairman (Mr A'Court), and Messrs Allen,; Glass, Capper, Williams, Palmer, Brooker,^ Sunpacm- and, "Wake. ' Tlierfeport of the Excursion Committee was received,': and the iilembers were accorded a hearty yqte of thanks for bringing the trip to a sue-; .cessful issue. *Et was decided to request .Mr , T. S. Weston to allow himself ■to he dominated for one of the vacancies on the Board of Education. Applications were received for the post of pupil teacher, and the unanimous choice of the committee fell on Miss G. Sims.

".- Druids.— The half-yearly meeting of the; Star of. Anglesea Lodge, Lincoln, ; "was 'held inthe Druids' .HaU on Tuesday evening^ A.i6.BrpW. J.' Smith presiding. Afterthecorrespondence was dealt with, thebalande- -'■ sheet ahd auditors' report were read, and considered' very satisfactory. 'During the ; last six months the lodge has been making. - rapid strides., , The election pf ofiicers resulted as follows :— A.D., Bro T. Yarr| V.A., Bro T. Rule; Secretary, Bro Hy Fuller (re-elected); Treasurer, Bro H. Exonj 1.G., Bro D. Smith ; A.D! Bards, Bros J. Thomas and D. M'Donald. The officers „, were installed by D.P. Bro J. T. Pratt, and : after a- pleasant evening the lodge was 1 closod by the newly-elected Arch-Druid. _ „ Skeee Losses.-— The Lake Ohau cprres-

Jpondent of the Oamaru, Mail writes :— The work of shearing in the district is going on: ' quietly, and so far as the Mackenzie Country is concerned is not turning out a "lphg job,'' as the losses, from .the severe ■winter prove, to be in some cases even more serious thaft'was anticipated. At, Messrs 'Richmond, and Cowan's stations, Tekapo, oiily a few hundred sheep were mustered • out Vof : 20,000 • and 10,033 respectively ' turned out before winter, while the Glen-

■•' in6re, Braeinar " and -Balmoral stations 'also "" lose/iie'avily, At the Wolds^Vhere shear-* zing -is fouled, I heoi two-thirds of yQie' flock are missing. Most; of the/ other'sta-- ~ "ti'oris haye .not yet finished .their shearing.

ODDJELLpwsHip.-^-The adjourned half-

: yearly meeting of the Loyal Benevolent "Lodge, M;U., was held on Jan. 6, and the \ "'following offioers were installed by the -Proy. C.S., assisted by Bros J. T. Cotton and J. H. Manders, P.G.'s *. — Bro J. William--1 son, N.G.; Bro J. M. Conway, V.G., and ' Bro H. S. V*. Reade, E.S. Bros J. H. ' ■-'■ jftanders and J. Lock, and Bros J. W. - Bedford and A: Scott were appointed R.S.'s • , and L.S.'s to N.G. and V.G. respectively ; ■''•* Bro H. E. Childs, Guardian, and Bro B. Jeffreys, Warden. Bros J. Lock and J. H. Manders, PiG.'s, were elected sick visitors '; arid Bros A. Palmer, P.P.G.M., W. H. Browne, J. H. Manders, R. S. Ward, J. Lock and J: Bedford, P.G.'s, Hall Committee. Bros A. Palmer, P.P.G.M., and C. Foster, Prov. C.S., were elected to represent ■""" "the Loclge at the meeting of the Association (for the ; °interchange of medical benefits. Receipts .£75 6s 6d.

Golden Wedding Celebration at - Eangioba;. — An extremely interesting »•-.. gathering took place at the Good Templar Hall, Rangiora, last night, when the members of the Godd Intent Lodge of Templars met to celebrateythe golden weddings of ■ iMr arid Mrs R. Evans and Mr and Mrs, --T Prin°". The happy couples are old colonists? the two first-named being Canterbury pilgrims, and Mr and Mrs 'Bring settlers of nearly forty years' .. 'standing. Their connection with the «Go6d Teinplax Order dates from its infancy in North Canterbury, Bro Evans beino*one of the charter members of the Good Intent Lodge which was established twenty-two years ago* and the others members of the same Lodge for over twenty years. The proceedings were in the form ' of a social gathering, aud the evemngwas spent in an enjoyable manner. -The Chief Templar, on behalf of the Lodge, presented each of the guests with a handsome card of life membership, aid heartily congratulated them upon their, golden wedding. Several other 'members alao -expressed their conoratulations, and Bros H. Boyd and T. . Keir spoke in eulogistic terms of the good serviced done by the four members dviring their long connection with the Lodge. Bros Pring arid Evans each acknowledged. the ■" conciliations and expressed themselves as deeply sensible of the kindly feeling shown towards them and their partners by the members of the order.

■ Addington Refuge.— A visit was paidto this institution yesterday by the Hon Mrs Parker and Miss Maude, matron of the Hospital, both of whom spoke in terms of praise of the cleanliness bf the place.

, Professor " Davis. — This well-known eaterer for the amusement of the public, of psychological and ventriloquial fame, has arrived in Christohurch to make arrangements for a series of entertainments.

• Industrial Association.— The annual general meeting of the Canterbury Industrial Association will be held in the Caledonian Society's Booms, at 8 p.m., on Thursday, Jan. 23.

Queen's Cadets.— The Queen's Cadets were inspected by Colonel Fox at. the drillshed yesterday evening. The Cadets mustered twenty-two, and were put through company drill, manual and firing exercise by Captain Jones and Lieutenant Lane.

The Weather. — The thunderstorm yesterday afternoon did not reach further north than the Waimakariri. During the afternoon a warm north-wester was blowing in North Canterbury, but at five o'clock the iwind, veered to the south-west, and the •weather became cold. During last night heavy . showers fell pretty generally in the northern district.