LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6121, 7 March 1898, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Swimming. — Messrs Percy Cavill and P. 'C. Y. Lane, the swimming champions, will be competitors at the annual meeting of the Christchnrch Club, to be held on Saturday next. Queen's Cadets. — The Queen's Cadets held a church parade yesterday morning at Governor's Bay, whither they marched under Captain Jonea and Lieutenants Lane and Rogers. Thirty-one members were in attendance. The service was conducted by the Rev J. Sheldon. Afterwards the «adets had dinner at the Governor's Bay Hotel. Gazette Notices. — Mr Leonard Worthington has been appointed a ranger under the Animals Protection Act, for the South Canterbury district. Mr James Greig, builder, Christchnrch, is duly gazetted a member of the Board of Conciliation for the Canterbury district. *Tffs Governor— Hia Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Captain Alexander and the Hon C. Hill-Trevor, left by the express this morning on a tour through Central Otago. He was to stop at Waikonaiti to-night, and to go on to-morrow to Kokonga, on the Otago Central line. His Excellency has taken a carriage and two horses with him. The Oldest. Railway Guard.— At the meeting of the Railway Classification Board this morning, Mr T. M. Fowke, so long known as a guard on the Canterbury railways, established his claim to be the senior railway guard in the colony. He showed that he has almost twenty-six years' service as guard, having been appointed in that capacity on April 1, 1872, the day on .which .the railway was opened [ fromChristohurclitoKaiapof, ; . l^BNTßi— Notice. ;o£ the. .^acceptance $? complete "specifications has been gazetted as follows:— Mr C. A. E. Trist, Christchurch, an improved fastening for horsecovers; Mr J. Murgatroyd, wool-broker, Christchurch, an improved apparatus for shearing skins ; Mr J. W. Frost, rubber manufacturer, Christchurch, a new or improved method of' reproducing photographs; Messrs D. E. Smith, boot manufacturer, and A. Tyree, merchant, Christchurch, improvements relating to lastingpliers. Provisional specifications:— Mr T. S. - Lodge, drover, Ohristchurch, an improved boot-fastening; Messsrs J. A. Berg, coachbuildbr, ,aM J. Matheson, farmer, Ashburton," 7 a conveying attachment for reaper and binder j Mr E. Smethairst, agent, Christchurch, improvements in railway and tramway rolling : stock ; Mr A. J; Coming, journalist, Christehuvch, -improvements in fibre-dressing machinery ; Mr C. H. Ensor, farmer, Christchurch, an ' improved wire-strainer and splicer.jj East Christchurch Schools. — A meeting of the committee was held at the main school on Thursday, at 7 p.m.; present — Messrs M. Sandstein (chairman), F. J. Board, J. S. Williams, S. Clarke, H. Allison, J. Jamieson and J. R. Brunt. An apology was received for the absence of Mr J. Tippett Smith. Several letters -were received from the Board of Education in reply to certain works required at the : schools, and sundry other matters ; stating. . that Miss E. M. Scott had be«n appointed ..assistant mistress, and that the following bad been appointed pupil-teachers;— Misses E. Cull, Alice Withell.and Martha Douds, Wallace M'Lennon and H. Watson; ; and that Miss M'Rae would remain for : another year. A letter from the agent of . an adjoining property to the South Belt . school grounds, relating to a division fence, was referred to the Board. An application for grazing on a part of the. ' South Belt school ground was refused. The Chairman was authorised to obtain a i larger room wherein to hold the house? holders' meeting. After passing accounts the meeting closed. Personal.— The Hon H. J. Miller, Judge Ward and the Rev W. S. Bean wore passengers from the north by the s.s. Mararoa on Saturday. Yesterday, Mr Buchanan, M.H.R., lef c for Wellington by the s.s. Eotoruahana, and the Most Rev Bishop ..Cowie was a passenger for the north by the Te Anau. Captain Dalgety went north by the steamer Te :Anati, on Satnrday night, and Mr Buchanan, M.H.R., was a passenger by the Rotomahana. Mr and Mrs G. A. M'Lean Buckley returned to Aahburton by the last train on Friday, and drove at once to Lagmhor. Mr Joseph Ivess, lately proprietor of the Standard, left Ashburton on Saturday, and was entertained at a " social" prior to his departure. The Roy J. Olphert, pastor of the Primitive Methodist Church in Ashburton, was entertained sit a farewell tea on Friday, prior to his departure to New Plymouth. Mr Mark Cohen, editor of the Dunedin Star, was a passenger for Dunedin by the express this morning. The Minister op Lands.— The Hon J. M'Kenzie, accompanied by his private secretary, left for Wellington on Saturday night by the steamer Te Anau. Eabthquakes. —At nine minutes past ten o'clock on Saturday night a somewhat severe earthquake Bhock, followed by a . slighter one, was felt in Cbristohureh. Musical. — Mr H. Ro3siter, choirmaster and conductor at St Mary's Catholic Church, has composed an effective "0 ■ Salutarisi" which will be sung at St Mary's Church at an early date by Miss :Lucy Ryan.

Industrial Scholarships.— Pour scholarships tenable for two years, and three for one year, are offered by the Canterbury Industrial Association in connection with the School of Art. The limit of age of competitors has been raised to twenty-one years The examination will be held at the School of Art on March 14 and 15, and applications must be m the hands of the Registrar by noon on Saturday next. Sydenham Presbyterian Church.— The anniversary services of this church were held yesterday. The service in tha mornino- was conducted by the Key Gordon Webster, that in the afternoon by the Rev J Orchard, andthatintheeveningbytheßev E. S Allan. On each occasion there was a lar^e congregation, and the singing of the children choir, numbering more than eighty voices, was much appreciated. The church was beautifully decorated. The services will be repeated next Sunday.

.RoiiMsstos.— A concert; in aid of the prize fund, 'was held in the ßolleaton Schoolroom, on Friday evening, and there was a good attendance. In the absence of Mr Needham, chairman of the School Committee, Mr Newton presided. The programme consisted of action songs, part Bono's, choruses and recitations by the school children, and songs by Miss Bowman, Miss Emily Bowman, Messrs Rowland and Lang. All the items were much appreciated, Mr Rowland beino- repeatedly encored for his comic songs. Miss Bowman played the accompaniments in very pleasing style. During the evening the prizes were distributed to the children.^ A Question of Overtime.— At the meeting of the Railway Classiacafcon Appeal Board thia morning, it was stated that the permanent wharf porters at Lyttelton, when working at night, did not receive overtime pay until they had, by working day or night, made up forty-eigftt hours 1 work a week. When they worked at night they were allowed a correspondin" number of hours off in the daytime. Mr Hudson, assistant general manager, said that this plan had been ordered by the Premier, with, the object of more evenly distributing the work. He pointed out that the system was in force on railways generally. The applicants stated that the system pressed unfairly on them, and that they were not allowed time off on the days succeeding the nights on which they had to work. One said that he had been continuously on duty from midnight to 5 p.m. next day.