LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5583, 5 June 1896, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bankruptcy. — Messrs Wood, Shand and Co. filed a petition in bankruptcy, and ivere adjudicated- bankra^ ts this afternoon. Glimpses of the World. — In another column "will be found an advertisement respecting this interesting work. Arrangements have now been « made which „will .enable the proprietors of the Lyttelton Times to forward to any address in the colony, a complete volume, handsomely bound, and containing 256 photographs, for the small sum of 14s, or, in parts unbound, for Bs. Sale of Fruit. — Messrs Clarke and Co. announce an auction sale of fruit for tomorrow morning. Christian Endeavour Society. — The Christchurch Central Mission Christian Endeavour Society? met on Monday evening in the Mission Kail, Worcester Street, Mr Bastion in the chair. Interesting and instructive items were supplied by Misses Maggie M'Neish and P. Thomas, and Messrs E. Turner, C. Mills, Bastion and others. Supreme Court. — His Honor Mr Justice Denniston held a sitting in Chambers at 10 a.m. this morning, and at 11 left by the express en route for Invercargill, "where he will preside at the criminal sittings on Monday. His Honor will take the criminal and civil sittings at Timaru on his return, • so that it is expected that he will not be in Christchurch again for nearly a . fortnight. The opening of the Christchnrch civil sittings, which had been appointed for Monday next, has been postponed. Lyttelton Literary Society. — At the weekly meeting of this society held last evening there was a large attendance, Mr J. K. Webb presiding. The Eev D. J. Murray delivered a lecture entitled " A Bird's Eye View of the Labour Question." He viewed the question from the standpoint of /both employer and employe, and dealt with trade unionism, co-operation and other leading features. Short criticisms followed the paper, and the lecturer was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. Fendalton Tennis * Cltjb. ; — A meeting* for the purpose of forming a Tennis Club was held in the Fendalton schoolroom last evening. It was decided to start a chib at once, and thirty names were handed in for membership. After drawing up a set of rule the following officers were elected : — President Mr H. W. Bishop, vice-president Mr G. Humphreys, secretary and treasurer Mr T. H. Beckett ; committee — Messrs T. H. Bruce, S. Bullock, F. Polhill, A. A. GledhiH, F. S. Malcolm, G. Jackson, and J. S. Middleton. A very generous offer from Mr Malcolm to grant the club the use of his court on three day3 each week, was accepted with thanks. The club has also secured the use of the school court after school hours. The courts will be formally opened on Saturday. Waltham School Committee. — An ordinary meeting of this committee was held last evening; present — Messrs Sim (chair- ' man), Wraight, Langdown, Brocklehurst, Ditfort, Elvines and Gow. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs Joll and Baker. The head-master reported the average attendance for the past month to have been 426, the roll number being 496. He also sent in the names of pupils attending irregularly, and it was resolved that the report be sent to the Board of Education. Mr W. Wraight, the committee's delegate to the recent conference on manual and technical instruction, reported as to what had been done. A number of minor matters were dealt with. The Treasurer reported his account in credit £2 6s lid, and accounts to the amount of £3 14s were passed for payment. Messrs Langdown and Brocklehurstwere appointed a Visiting Committee for the ensuing month. Ca^d Match. — A return whist match was played last evening at the society's rooms between the Caledonian Society and the Woolston Library, the latter winning by twenty-four games to twenty-two. The Art Exhibition. — The Art Society's annual exhibition was fairly -well attended yesterday. This evening song 3 will be sung by Mrs Burns, and Mr G. March and Mr Painter will play ■cornet solos. Christchurch Poultry Society. — This society has already received a large number of entries for its anT"T"I show to be held in Mr Tabart's wool store on June 19 and 20. ■The complete list of entries will not be ready till Monday next. ■-•--• The Premier. — The Hon E. J. Seddon .arrived from the south by the express train last night. He will address a public meeting at the Opera House this evening. The chair will be taken by the Mayor of Christchurch at eight o'clock, and the gallery •will be reserved for ladies and their escorts. Magisterial.— ln the case of Triggs v. Hubbard, Hall and Co., heard at .the Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, judgment was^ given for the plaintiff for the amount paid into Court. The plaintiff was ordered to pay costs, but as the witnesses had been j engaged in the previous case they were only allowed half the usual expenses. German Trade with Australasia.— Messrs Seegner, Langguth and Co., of Auckland, state that the exports from Germany to Australasia in 1894 amounted to .£2,054,900, and the imports to Germany from Australasia during the same year to .£9,440,650. These figures show a balance in favour of Australasia of .£7,385,750. Literary Association. — The usual weekly meeting of St John's Association, Lyttelton, was held on Tuesday, evening. The business for the evening was thereadin^ of the contributions entered for the prize essay competition on" Gambling." The papers were read by the President, and each from a different standpoint dealt with the subject in an exhaustive manner. After the papers had all been read and criticised by the members, the Chairman said tHat the examiner, the Eev Gordon Webster, had given his award in favour of the paper written by Mrs E. Brown, who was accordingly declared the winner. Temperance Alliance.— The Eev E. Walker, the organising and parliamentary agent of the New Zealand Alliance, who arrived from Wellington on Tuesday, left yesterday by the s.s. Wakatipu for Dunedin. He has spent the last five months lecturing and organising throuo-hout the Auckland province. He reports that the thirteen electorates in that province are in a much more forward and better organised condition in view of the forthcoming popular option poll than they have been for years past and that this condition of things is reflected in the local Press. Mr Walker returns shortly to Wellington for the parliamentary^ session and forthe annual meeting of the Alliance. A convention of temperance delegates from . the whole of the colony will take place there on June 24 and 25, at which a welcome back to New Zealand will be accorded to the Eev L. M. Isitt.

The Fise Brigades' Debionstration. — The balance-sheet of the United Fire ; Brigades' demonstration has been audited by Mr R. C. Bishop, an,d a meeting of the Executive Committee Will be held at 7.30 > p.m. on Tuesday next, at the Chester Street ' Station, for the purpose of receiving it. Juvenile Druids. — The fortnightly meeting of the Sydenhain Juvenile Druids | was held on Wednesday, Bro George Taylor occupying- the chair. There were six entries for the reading competition for members under fifteen years of age, which resulted in a tie between Bros Jame3 Edmonds and John H. Wear. The judges decided the read-off in ( favour of Bro Wear. i Patents. — Notice appears in the Gazette i of the acceptance of complete specifications as follows:— H. F. Fisher, Linwood, an ■ appliance for preventing horses attached • to wheeled vehicles from bolting ; A. Noble,' Christchurch, and A: Taylor, Papanui, an '. improved billiard cue and tip ; A. E. Kent, Christahurch, improvements in carriage lamps ; G. T. Booth. Christchurch, an im- • proved reversible disc harrow ; C. Tindall , and F. Bigg 3, Christchurch, an improvei ment in hydraulic rams ; H. Hedge, Christchurch, improved apparatus for locking ; and braking the wheels of vehicles; H. Childs, Ashburton, a self-grip clamp for flooring and lining. Provisional specifications have been accepted as follows : — J. H. Walker, Christchurch, improved hot-water ' apparatus for household purposes ; W. W. Curties, Christchurch, an improved means of conserving the power expended by cycles in overcoming obstacles.