LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5570, 20 May 1896, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Mayor of Kaiapoi. —At the Kaiapoi Borough. Council meeting last evening a motion of sympathy was unani- . mously passed to his Worship the Mayor in his illness, and hopes were expressed for his quick and full recovery. Eangioka Literary Institute. — At a meeting of the Eangiora Literary Institute Committee, held last night, it was decided to purchase £o worth of books for the library, Messrs E. Ball and J. Q. Jones to select same, and to procure four additional magazines for the reading-room. Sale of English Bictcles. — Messrs Bowman and Son advertise in to-day's issue a sale of ladies', and gentlemen's bicycles. As these machines have all the latest improvements, and are for absolute sale, there should be a large attendance of buyers at Messrs Bowman and Son's rooms to-morrow. ChSISTCHTJBCH AMATEUR GYMNASTIC Club. — The management of the . Cliristchurch Amateur Gymnastic Club's gymnasium has decided to open the gymnasium on Monday, Thursday and Friday afternoons from two till five, and on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings from' half-past seven till ten o'clock. No extra charge will be made for instruction. Particulars appear in an advertisement in another column. CONFEBENCE OF LOCAL BODIES. — At a meeting. of the .Heathcote -Eoad Board and quarry owners held on Monday last, it was . decided to invite the various local bodies to attend a conference on May 28 to consider the question of nmMng arrangements to obviate the necessity that at present exists for enforcing the heavy traffic bylaw. Under the by-law it is proposed to make a levy of one shilling per load on sill metal carted in the Heathcote Eoad Board district during the winter months. The conference will be held in the Heathcote Eoad Board's office at 8 p.m. Waimakariri-Ashley Water Supply Board. — An adjourned meeting of this Board was held yesterday, all the members being present. Deputations from the men lately occupied on M'Grath's contracts had interviews with the Board. The Chairman said that the Board strongly sympathised with the men, as M'Grath had received large sums of money as progress payments, and he found on exs training the claims for wages that very little of the money had been devoted to the payment for labour. The amount due on Cooper's Creek for wages alone was .£3OO, and on the Brown's Eock contract .£SOO, a total of .£SOO. The Board had no power to pay the men, but would advertise the works for completion, and if the men would tender, their offers would receive favourable consideration. The deputation thanked the Board and withdrew, and the meeting terminated. Cust Temperance Society. — On Monday evening at the Institute Hall the annual reunion in connection with the above organisation took place, and in point of attendance and interest was a complete success. The President, Mr Hassall, presided. The programme consisted of vocaland instrumental selections, efficiently rendered by friends from Horrelville and West Eyreton, who were materially assisted by local talent. The electipn of the executive resulted as follows : — President, Eev D. D. Eodger ; vice-presidents, Mrs Thompson and Mr S.. Smith; secretary, Mr J. .Gardner; treasurer, Mr C. Forbes; committee, Mesdames M'Kie, Walker, Misses Gilbert, Eoberts, Murray, Messrs Turner, Waiting, J. Forbes, Anderson, Nankeville,. Jones, M'Kie and Livingstone. The annual report indicating a satisfactory balancesheet and reviewing the work of the past year was adopted. An appeal was made by the Eev D. D. Eodger on behalf of the Good Templars for extended support. During an > interval refreshments were handed round by lady helpers. ■ Cordial votes of thanks were accorded to all who had in any way contributed to the pleasure of the ■gathering. Midwinter Show. — The splendid show <>f Yarmouth oilskins by Messrs Owles and Co. is most creditable to the firm. The public can be supplied from the central depot, Messrs W. A. Tribe and Co., 219, High Street. Surplus Labour League. — The regular meeting of the committee of the Surplus Labour League was held on Monday. Correspondence was read from various Associations, stating that they had appointed delegates to the conference ; also from the Premier, in reply to a recent ' letter from the committee. A circular was received from a Political Association, requesting other political bodies to submit a platform to bring before candidates at the forthcoming general election. Kichsiond Methodist Churcit. — Tho anniversary services of this church were held on Sunday, when the Eevs F. W. laitt and J. T. Burrows preached morning and evening respectively. • In the afternoon -the musical • service, " The Patriot Prophet of Horeb," "was given, the recitations being contributed by Misses Gibb, Grand, Wilson, Mr Winter A. Hall and others. Tho church wa3 crowded, many being unable to gain admittance to. the service. The annual concert win be held to-morrow night. School Committee.— The monthly meetin"- of the Temuka School Committee was held on Monday evening ; present— Messrs Eu=sell (chairman), Miles, Hooper, Grant, Bennett, Levens, Bates and Davey. The head-master reported that the attendance for the month was 325 out of a roll of 352. Miss M'Leod had commenced her duties as third assistant on April 20. He drew attention to the cases of six children whose absence from school was due to other causes than sickness. It was resolved that the Secretary should advise parents that the compulsory clauses of the Act would be enforced. The Secretary to the School Committee Conference invited the committee to appoint a delegate for the annual meeting on June 27. ine matter was deferred till next meetimr It was resolved to suggest that till* conference should consider the cmestion of the introduction of, the Insli tevt-book, and also the advisableness of uniformity in the matter of public readers. .

Baksks' Ball.— The bakers' annual ball will be held in the Art Gallery this evening. Political.— Mr Alfred Saunders, M.H.R. for Selwyn, addressed the electors at Dunsandel last evening, and will speak at the Glentunnel Schoolroom this evening. New Brighton.— A meeting of residents of New Brighton will be held in the public schoolroom at 7.30 this evening, to consider matters of importance to the district. Social Gathering. — A meeting of those interested in arranging for the plumbers' annual social gathering will be held in the Foresters' Hall on Friday evening at eight o'clock. Chrtsanthemum Societt.— The annual meeting of the Christchurch Chrysanthemum Society will be held in the Agri- , cultural and Pastoral Association's Rooms, j Hereford Street, at eight o'clock on Friday evening. Fabian Societt. — The local Fabian Society will meet in the hall, Chancery Lane, this evening, at eight o'clock, when Mr H. G. Ell will give a lecture on "Land and its Owners.". ! Chess.— A match took place last night at the rooms of the Canterbury Chess Club between ten players — not the first ten— from that club, and ten from the Linwood Chess Club. The former won by six games to four. Art Exhibition. — The sixteenth annual exhibition, of the Canterbury Society of Arts will be opened on Wednesday next. As the Art Society and the Palette Club have now united, the exhibition should prove more successful than those of recent years. The Haee System.— At the Young Men's Christian Association rooms tomorrow evening Mr Alfred Saunders, M.H.R:, will address a public meeting on "The Hare System." The address will be illustrated by a trial election. The meeting, which will take place at eight o'clock, is under the auspices of the various Liberal Leagues of Christchurch. Belfast Freezing Works. — It is announced that the Belfast Freezing Works will be closed for the periodical overhaul of the machinery from Friday next until June 1. The Company's charge for June freezing and shipment will be — for mutton, freezing, bagging and freight to London, one penny and one-tenth per lb. For July, August, September and October, freezing and shipment, the charge will be ninetenths of a penny per lb. The Winter Show.— The initial midwinter show of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, which will be opened in Wilkin's Buildings, Hereford Street, to-day, promises to be a great success. Judging will be commenced at 10 a.m. The public will be admitted at 2 .p.m., and at 3 o'clockthe Mayor of Christchurch will perform the opening ceremony. At 8 p.m., Mr J. Bayne, Director of Lincoln College, will give a short lecture on " The Rotation of Crops." . Theatkb Rotal.— There was another large house at- the Theatre Royal last evening, when Mr Pollard's Company repeated La Mascotte. The piece went excellently all through. Miss Mitchell gained a double encore for her singing of "Love is Blind," v Miss Karkeek had to repeat her dance, andthe Amazonian march was redemanded. Titis evening Lecocq's opera Girofle Girojla will be performed, Miss Marion Mitchell appearing in the dual role of the twin sisters.' Personal,— Mr M'Gowan, Commissioner of Taxes, and Mr Heyes, accountant of the Department, left for Dunedin by yesterday morning's express train. — Mr A. Busck, late grader at Lyttelton and dairy inspector, has resigned bis position in the service of the Department of Agriculture. His present intention is to go Home, viA America, after a few weeks' leisure in the colony. — Mr W. B. Eyre, who has been in Dunedin for some time, came to Christchurch by last night's express. During his stay here he will give an exhibition of his memory tests. The Queen's Birthdat Field Dat^ — Colonel Gordon's orders in connection with the, field day are issued this morning. On Monday the infantry companies from Christchurch, with the Canterbury Engineers and Garrison Band, will parade at the drillshed at '8 a.m., and march to Sunmer, with the object of attacking Lyttelton, which will be defended by the Lyttelton Navals, N Battery and Kaiapoi and Rangiora Rifles. The two latter corps will come to Christchurch by the train arriving at 9.55 a.m.. and will go to Port by the next train. The signallers of the defending force will be furnished by the Lyttelton corps. The Mounted Rifles will parade at the drillshed at 9 a.m., and will do scouting duty for the defenders on the Port Hills. The E Battery will go to Sumner for shot and shell practice. The men are to parade in drill order, with haversacks and waterbottles, and the Engineers and infantrycompanies will return to town by the 4.30 p.m. train from Lyttelton.