LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5497, 24 February 1896, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

School op Art. — The bronze medal in connection with the School of Art has been awarded to Miss Deakin. , Ceicket. — On ■ Saturday the Ashley , 'County B team and the. Cust Olub played a match at Rangiora, which resulted in a draw; ' ■ Vaccination. — Dr Laing has been ap- ; pointed Public Vaccinator f or the Akaroa district, and Dr Eeed for the Ellcsmere district. Lake Ellesmebe. — The Lake Ellesmere Eecreation Ground has been duly gazetted ■ under the provisions of the Public Domains Act, 1881. Education Board Election. — The Eaikoura Town and the Kaikoura Suburban School Committees have voted for Messrs Adams, Meredith and Peryman to fill the three vacancies on the Education - Board. _ '. ; ... .- , ... ' ■ Stritpiiijs LABOXJB.-r-The Bitrplus labour ... . 'A ijwch ■ wa&/to Imye.been; held, this . morning; a^fr i^y^ip,'c3ock : in'tti|i v ; /Hall,; : . wa^ , morrpwi'i as -Mr.;-C Eewia> ; v^M.H.iB;^ ■'■ had; ' thrtyagh a mwuiderstaidin^ not received a notice of ttie meeting in time to be pre- .. sent. Messrs' J. Joyce, G. W, Bussell, G. J. Smith and W. W. Collins were present. The Sqtjadbon.— A party of bluejackets from the warships in Port, to the number of, about seven hundred, was landed this morning at seven o'clock. The landing was effected on the rocks close to the dock, and the men were formed into battalion on the recreation ground, whence they were taken at a brisk march as far as the Maori settlement at EuapaM. They returned to their respective ships in time for dinner. •' . . ■".'■■•' • Boabd op Conciliation. — At a meeting of the Board of Management of the Typograhical Association on Saturday it was resolved to convene a meeting of delegates of registered unions on Wednesday evening, Feb. 26, at seven o'clock, at the Temperance Hall,. Gloucester Street, in order to secure united action in connection with the election of members of the Board of 'Conciliation. . , ■ '•'.'•■'■.' View Hill School Picnic— The View Hill School annual picnic took place on Friday hist at the Ashley Gorge reserve, which Mr Meredith recently induced the government to grant to the public for a ground. About onehundredadults .and children were present, and indulged in the usual, sports and feasting. The weather was. delightful, and, all expressed themselves highly pleased with the day's outing. , , The Weatheb.— A boisterous northwester in the northern district on Saturday night gave place to a steady southwest rain on Sunday morning, which lasted for several hours. Snow fell on the hills, ■and/the temperature this morning was a decided contrast to that of Saturday. The rain will do a lot 1 of good to the drying ■pasture, and will, doubtless, give the sheep market more stability than it has experienced during the last fortnight. Patjsnts.— The following notices of the acceptance of : complete specifications are . v :gazetted>— Lawrence Dayies, Christchurch, ■ improvements in teat-tube connections for milking machines. Emma Toungman, .. Eangiora, .a child's; go-carriagg i and protec-. .tor combined. Koyision^ specifications • -^-Edward Smethurst; C^nstchurch,' unproved meaiw rfbr: to i. .E. B. Standfield and Fredk; Biggs', Chjistr church; 'an improved detergent soap. vj ; ; ■Shewan ■ and F; . S. H. Werryj Timaru, a .•. tie-fastener. . , " ',<'■''.''•:'. ;•>"': ■'■'.■ SuFBEitE CoußT.^-His Honor Mr Justice Denniston opened the civil sittings of the Supreme Court this morning. Four of the half-dozen cases set down for hearing were adjourned to various dates. In the case of Bell v. Campbell and another, a suit to rectify an obvious error in a marriage • settlement deed, the defendants did not oppose, and His Honor gave judgment for the correction to be made. A decree absolute was granted in the divorce suit of Jowers v. Jowers. His Honor will hold sittings in Chambers and Bankruptcy at the usual hour to-morrow. Obanqeism.— The members of Ladies' •Orange Lodge, No. 7, met on Thursday in the hall, Worcester Street. Sister White the President, occupied the «nair ; and Sister Allen the deputy chair. There was a large amount of business transacted, and correspondence dealt with. A sub-committee was appointed to act in conjunction with the general committee in arranging for the "social" in honour of the visit of the squadron to Lyttelton. Votes of sympathy were passed to a sister who had lost a brother, and to a brother who had lost his wife. Eeports of the annual session of the Grand Lodge were received. Laubiston.— The monthly meeting of the Laurison School Committee was held on Friday evening ; present— Messrs Boss (chairman), Gorman, Johnston and Murdoch. Accounts to the amount of 12s €d were passed for payment. The Master's report was adopted. Eighteen admissions had been made since the re-opening of the school, and the roll .now stood at 61. At the Master's suggestion it was resolved that application be made to the Board of Education for three extra desks and forms and for an additional window, as the ventilation of the school is at present very imperfect ■' It was: further resolved that Swing to the Friday's train being a late one; no part.could -be taken by the school in the proposed county excursion to Lyttelton on Feb. 28. 'Attention was drawn in the report to the school's marked successes during the past two years. At two .consecutive examinations 100 per cent of passes had been attained/ and the pupilteacher (Miss Gorman) had passed her respective examinations with distinction.

. Stack Fiee.— At 1 o'clock on Saturday morning Mrs S. Wilson, of Sefton, had two stacks of wheat and three of oats destroyed by fire. They were covered by insurance. 1 The origin of the fire is not accounted for. Entertaining the Men-of-Wabsmen. — A suggestion, which if carried out, would certainly increase the interest of the public ' in the navy and probably enhance the popularity of the Navy League, has been made with reference to entertaining the men of the warships now at. Lyttelton. It is that on some afternoon, Thursday next for choice, a few hundreds of the blue jackets and marines with a band should be landed under arms, brought to Christchnrch by train, and put through a few evolutions in one of the public squares. It is also suggested that a committee of citizens should be formed to provide some entertainment and refreshment for the men after the parade, and it is pointed out that fhe drillshed and its adjacent ground would form a very convenient place for entertaining them.