LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5463, 15 January 1896, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Auction Sale; of 'Furniture. — Messrs Tonka,. Norton and Co. advertise in t^ds issue a large auction sale of furniture and effects, to take^place attheir auction rooms' to-morrow, from 11 a.ni. to 1 p.m. ' T New Zealand Statute\Law in America. —Mr Wilfred Badger, of Christchurch, yesr,, terday received a draft frbin a Boston firm; in payment for seven full copies of the; ■" Whole Law of Zealand/' for circulation in United States law libraries. ' ; ■ Wedding at Opatva.— A very pretty wedding took place yesterday afternoon at St KarKs, Church, ;Opawa,. the contracting. ; pati&i^s'''bfeiiig''. : iSfr'.;Tiir' !06nald arid Miss ; .Beadel. '", The bride was given away by. her brother, Mr Harold BeadeL; The bmlenmaids were the : Jj£ isses , Muriel Hassal, r : K. W.o^d.vaiod.';fi.;^Macacttiald J '. Mr <J. A.VIJ. Tapper being best, man. The ceremony •wa3 performed by the Ven Archdeacon • Cholmondeley. The service was choral.. Mr L: WatMns, wh6 presided at^the organ, jplayed the Wedding March, and the hymn ■" The- Voice that Breathed o'er Eden" was'. Sling by the choir. The church, which was v cto.yrded to the doors, was most tastefully' decorated for theyoccSsion, "by friends' of thebride. . .■■■••■- •-•■' ;J^ .- : '- ■■••■.•; •'■ ;— ,- ''\v >■,:. . Vs 1 :.-:* i>:"--- '-'■ ■ : t ■■'■'■'■■'• Xi-*'''!".'-; | '■'■ 5 '■>' ; BICHMO??B L'i SCHOOL COMMITTBE. — The monthly 'meeting', of this committee was held; yesterday : ; ; present— Messrs Snowball (chairman), Darlow, Shaw, AtHnspn,. . Mander and;Sorensen. , The head-master's ' report stated that the average attendance for December was 457, and the roll number . 527, the holidays having to some extent': interfered fwitn the attendance. Miss. Meaner, -having passed her. fourth year pupil-teacher's examination, was going to the Normal School, and two first year pupil-teachers, would be required. The committee decided to request the Board of Educitipnfc) sanction, the appointment of Herbert diapmnn and Ethel Sorensen, both pupils at the Kichmond School. Accounts amounting to .£14 13s 3d were passedfqr payment* ■■ ; , ; ' ;\[ •'•" <,\'i.:'\ 7 { If; 'i .i-f'/'Y'-:' 1 ' I''1 ''- ■.': '. ".'■'i :-'-r ' ' ■ ■ - EAtioioßi j -Institute, Committee. — Th^ monthly meeting of the above committee' was.held.yestaßr4i Iy,evening;Mr 1 y,evening;Mr E. E.Gpodr in the tAto/'The''TreaBurOT^''Bteteinen.t.' showed 'credit v balance 1 of £15 Us lid: The Chairman was : requested to re-insure; the institute buildings and library for any ■; sum up to £1000 -the old premium of .£lB ' • would pay.rfor. ; A rebate of 5s was' allowed on the rent of the hall for the Harlow relief fund concert «and dance. Messrs .Ball .and Jones reported having T - int^rviewwl' the Borough Council with reference to monetary assistance for the institute, and that a favourable consideration was indicated by the remarks of the Mayor. Arrangement was made for the .purchase of: new books for the library during the ensuing tnree months. , < \; The B^aiiMng-Barnett Concert. — Those who have not reserved seats for the BallingBarnett obncert' to-morrow evening are ■ advi?ei.tobe at the ; Art..Gallery. early^ as : there is but, a limited number of 2s- seats aVailablpi Her^jßaliirig' gained a great ■ reputation^n musical circles •in Germany and Eußsia. The fact of^. his having been engaged three times at. ..the Wagner Festi- '. val^at; B^euth .aB solo 'viola-alta p ; layer ,' speaks fdr ; itself-r-the^ honpur of soloist ;at • the '■■' Festival is" the^' greatest in Europe. Herr Balling appeared at most of the Imperial soirees in Germany before coming to New Zealand. Mr Maughan Barnett was spoken of by Auguste Manns, the conductor at the Crystal Palace, as a rising pianist, anda promising career in England was before him when his health gave way, and he was compelled to come out to the colonies at once. This will be the only ■ opportunity that the Christchurcli • public will have of hearing Herr Balling, since he leaves for Germany in a few weeks to take up his old position as solo viola-alta player at the Beyrouth Festival. Chrysanthemum SociETT.-^-The usual monthly::. meeting of ' the Christchurch Chrysanthemum Society will be held; at. Dr Irvirig*s residence on Friday evening at eight o'clock, when Mr W. Jones will read a paper on " Watering]" Ltttelton Regatta. — Captain Cornwell, of the barque Pitcairn Island, writes expressing his thanks for the kind sentiments conveyed to him by the officials of the Lyttelton regatta in their letter of thanks for the hospitality displayed to visitors to Lyttelton on regatta day. , . Fireworks at Sumner. — The fireworks display at Sumner last night was witnessed byabotitaSOO people, some 700 going by the excursion trams from Christchurch. The fireworks, which were manufactured by Mr W". Stokes, were very good, the waterfall especially being much admired. Cycling.— Mr Pither, of Avonside, has received a letter from his son, Mr H. J. Pither, at present in Melbourne, to the effect that in company with Messrs A. W. Harris, W. Martin and O. Porta he will arrive in Christchurch on Jan. 20 for the purpose of competing at the coming meetin^ of the Christchxu-ch Cycling Club. Mr Pither is the New Zealand cyclist who, leaving this colony some months ago, has included in a brilliant ' circling career in Australia the defeat of the world's champion'. A: A. Zimmerman, in a scratch mile race. A Brookley domestic, aged nineteen, charged with robbing her mistress, when arrested admitted she had been backing horses. A number of sporting papers were found in her possession.