LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5860, 30 April 1897, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Saturday's " Stab." — To-morrow's eightpage edition of the Star will be replete ■with first-class reading matter, selected from the very best sources. Amongst the ; tales and sketches will be found some par- '. ticularly interesting articles relating to ballooning, a sketch of the Emperor of Austria, a well-told tale of the sea, and another instalment of the serial story. Women will be interested in " The Girl in ; the Karpathians " and " A Clever Woman Astronomer," while all and sundry will find enjoyment in the general reading matter. 1 Property Sale. — The New Zealand . Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports having sold the Greenham Barton Farm of 703 acres to Mr Septimus Worner, of Southbridge, for £3 15s per acre, the upset price. ' - Indian Famine Fund.— The Mayor has received .£2 2s from Mr C. F. Bourne, Christ's College, towards the Indian Famine Eelief Fund, the total subscriptions received here towards which now amount to .£3lO. Avonside Dancing Class. — The election of the Rev W. A. Pascoe to the office of j president of the Avonside Dancing Class ' was made without his knowledge or consent, and the reverend gentleman has declined to accept it. St Andrew's Caledonian Society. — At a meeting of the sports committee, held last evening, it was stated that the recent meeting would gi%e the society a profit of about .£53. It is intended to place a- sum to a sports' account in the bank. A Lady Barrister. — The Magistrate's Court was honoured this afternoon by a visit from Miss Benjamin, the first lady barrister in New Zealand. Miss Benjamin f qrtunately arrived in time to hear the fiery eloquence of her learned friend, Mr Donnelly. Morris-tube Shooting. — The Rangiora Club continued the competition for MiHay's trophy last night, when the highest scorers out of twenty -five competitors ■were— D. M'Kay 34, H. Gulliver 34, C..U. Bell 33, J. A. Boyd 33, J5. d'Auvergne 32, R. Walker 31, E. Fraser 31, B, d'Auvergne 31, G. Jordan 31, C. Jones 31,' W. Efford, senr., 30, R. Efford 30, A. Thorne 30, W. Reynolds 30. In Bankruptcy. — The first meeting of creditors in the estate of Frederick William Buckley, of Christchurch, clerk, which was convened for this morning, lapsed for want of a quorum. There were no secured creditors, and the unsecured creditors, of whom there were eleven, amounted to .£134 ss, and there were, no assets. The creditors for amounts of over <£5 were — F. C. Raphael .£24, J. Higgins .£4O, H. G. Sheppard .£lB Bs, V. Harris .£ls, Baggs and Co. .£l3 10s, F. Arenas .£6, W. J. Alpe £5, T. Gray 2s 6d. Acknowledgments. — The Superintendent of the Lyttelton Sailors' Home acknowledges, with thanks, the receipt of the following dpnations : — Magazines and illustrated and other Home papers, from Mrs Gammack, Springston ; London Graphics, from Mrs Laiug, St Martins; illustrated and other Home papers, from Mrs Collin Cook, Lyttelton ; illustrated Home papers, from Mrs Petherbridge, Lyttelton ; two bags of fruit from the Rev ; .don, Governor's Bay, presented at ..-.„ :. ...vest festival, St Cuthbert's. Ji ■ATRiCAL. — Mr George Rignold will -.!.:.■; i-i the Theatre Royal in Henry the '•:■>!:. . n May 8. . . : Day. — As to-morrow is May Day, it - [;•;■ ntention of the chimneysweeps of ;L.-. r ,:: .hurch to celebrate the occasion •..■'■■l, :he customary " Jack-in-the-Green " : r.!:: ,. On behalf of the sweeps Messrs '- ■•.•.'■;; :■'■: and Mills yesterday waited upon ,l"> Viayor, asking for his sanction. They : ■-. i .;'.i that steps would be taken to pre- '..■■■ .I. iiie unseemly proceedings which oct. . •■■■■ :( l in connection with last year's cele- <•,: r „ and that only two persons, whc ■■!•.:■' oe distinguishable by wearing white on the left arm, would be allowed ■■■■■ <■•:.•' ict in sealed boxes. The funds sc '"Um:--.6l would be handecl to the Mayoi . '.ho benefit of Herrick's Home. The v< >iv! undertook to provide proper col-lection-boxes, and he requests that nc person will contribute to anyone who does not wear the badge or who is not providec with a sealed box. Valedictory Conversazione.— A meet ing of the general committee of the con versazione to be tendered to the Right ReA Bishop Grimes on Monday next in the Arl Gallery was held at the Parochial Library Barbadoe3 Street, last night, the Very Re\ Father Cummings, V.G., in the chair. Th< Rev Father Marnane, rector of St Mary': parish, was also present. Very satisfactory reports of the sale of tickets were received It was remarked that friends of othe: denominations desired to attend, and it wai stated in reply that members *of al denominations would be heartily welcomed A draft address to the Bishop was read approved, and ordered to be engrossed an< illuminated. A committee of ladies wa appointed to arrange the decorations and a final meeting of the general commit tee fixed for 3 p.m. on Sunday next at th Pro-Cathedral. Free Novelties" fob Boys and Girls.The agents for Suratura Tea, Hubbarc Hall and Co., are giving free to boys am girls puzzles and rulers for drawing.£AdvtJ

" Cavalleria Rusticana."— The Christchurch Musical Union gave another performance of Cavalleria Rusticana last ■night in aid of the funds which are being .raised for the assistance of the sufferers by the floods in Hawke's Bay. There was a ! ifairlv large audience, and the opera went, i if anything, rather better than it did when ' it was first performed. Mies Cofrick was ' ;a<rain in capital voicej and was encored for ! her sieging of the romance, " Mother, You ■ Know the Story/' and Mr Hu S u beeves : was similarly complimented for the Mu- ; leteer's Song. The Church Chorus was ■ likewise redeinanded, and the intermezzo : was so -enthusiastically received that it had '.to be repeated. : Acknowledgments. — The Ladies' Comi mittee of St Mary's Home, Addington, ac- ! lcnowledges, with thanks, the following ' gifts 4— Fruit and vegetables from St ! Paul's, Tai Tapu, from Rev Canon Stack, Fendalton, and from the Vicar, St Mary's, • Merivale; pears from Mrs Reid, Heath- ! cote ; a box of groceries from Timaru, per ! Sister Frances ; a tin of black currant jam * from Mrs Pritchett, Little River; wallpapers from Blr Button and from Mr : Duggan; parcel of old clothes fvom '■■ Leestort; pears from Mrs Martin, Meri- ' vale ; bag of apples, tin of cream and pot ! .of jam from Mrs Button, Peel Forest; i fruit and vegetables from St .Tc-hn's, Horo- ■ rata, from St Ambrose, Sheffield, and from ' St Peter's, Springfield, per Rev H. H. S. i Hamilton.