LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6132, 19 March 1898, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

• Atrcriox Sale. — Mr W. E. Harding advertises a sale of nnredeemed pledges to be held on Wednesday next. Those having left pledges with Mr Shrimpton "should make a point of redeeming their goods, as every lot is for absolute Bale. • A Trap. — On the northern footpath of Armagh Street, two doors west of the Charitable Aid Offices, a roadway across the footpath is in one plkce some inches below the level of the asphalt, and it behoves anyone walking over this place at night to be careful. • Opbnino of the Shooting Season. — Mr H. A. Bruce has received a telegram, through Mr Charles Lewis, M.H.E., from the Hon W. C. "Walker, Colonial Secretary, to the following effect: — "The season for shooting native and imported game this year will commence on April 1." Chbistchttech Beautifying Society.— , The working members of this society have ;been exceedingly busy during the past few days, and, in addition to other bulbs, have planted no less than four sacks of 'daffodils for the adoriiment of the river '"banks, though another sackful is still required. The Expbess.— On account of the large number of passengers who were going south to be present at the Otago Jubilee, it was found necessary to send away two express trains this morning. The first to leave took passengers for Ashbnrton and Timarn, and thiß was followed a few minutes after by a train for Dunedin. ,f? Sunday Services. —At the Durham Street Methodist Church, the Eev F, S. Prior will conduct the anniversary services of the church. At the Trinity Congregational Church the Eev Sidney J. Baker will conduct both the moriiing and the evening service ; in the evening his subject will be "Eealities of the Devout Life." At the Seventh Day Adventist Church the subject of Pastor G. Teasdale's discourse in the evening will be " Christ Manifest in the Flesh : What it means to be a Christian." At the Druids' Hall, the evening lecture subject will be "The Eesurrection." TBAHBPEB.— Detective Benjamin, who has been for many years stationed at Christchurch, will leave shortly to take up duty at Napier. The San Fbancisco Mail— The Eotolriahana, with the southern portion of the San Francisco mail, left Wellington for : Lytfcelton at eleven o'clock last night. Cycle Trade Picnic. — A meeting of the Cycle Trade Picnio Committee was held at the Empire Hotel last evening* when it •was decided to hold the picnic" at Govern nor'B Bay. . Open-air Meetings.— The City Coiihcii announces that for the future no meetings will Joe allowed in the streets or squares ■within the city without the permission of the civic authorities. j^ Lecture. — In the Lyceum to-morrow evening, Mr W. W. Collins will give an on " Theistio and . Anti-Theistic Hp^Theories : Mind in Nature. 1 ' There will W~ fee a musical programme before the f lecture. Bt?§H Fires EeLief FutiS.-^-The May'dr of Christchurch yesterday remitted to Oxford the balance of the money cblledted far the relief of the sufferers by the late bush fires, amounting to jgiiS l s 6J, amoilnt previously remitted was £806, and this, with the silm of £±4> given to a couple of sufferers by fire at Little Elver, makes a total of Mod collected in Chi tetchttrcb. Canterbury Society op Aiits.— the annual exhibition of this Society will be opened by the President, the Hon E. C. J Stevens, on Tuesday night. The exhibits, especially the local ones, shdti an improvement upon last year's, and a greater niiniber of pictures havfe been received. The dbmniittee lias spared no pains to make the opening a suiice'gs, Messrs Jones and Nairn have provided plants, Mr H. Fuhrmatin has prdinlidd to decbtate the gallery, and the catering will be in the hands of Mr Freeman. The admission for the opening night will bb two shillings; There are over 200 women in America, •who have been regularlY ordained as ministers, besides nearly three times as many evangelists and lay preacher! The Church of the Disciples has no fewer than forty-six of its regular ministers women, the Univeraalist Church forty, the Free Will Baptists thirty-eight, the Unitarians twehfcy-four, the Congtega- • tionals twenty-three, the United Brethren of Christ twenty-one, and the Protestant Methodist Church eight. Greater London is double the size of Greater New York. It has double tho population, twice as many policemen* tour times aa many scholfirs m-. public schools, more public libraries, and only halt tiio number of hospitals. On the other hand there is in New York a church or a chapel for every 3000 persons, while London provides one for every 4000; there are nine more cemeteries ; and one family out 01 every 200 is relieved by organised charity, compared to one in about forty-five maintained .by London ratepayers.

Bubnham Industrial School. -*- The first meeting of the Burnham Industrial School Board of Advice will be held at the Charitable Aid Board Office on April 6. The Auckland Fire. — Superintendent Smith has been impressed, by the Fire Insurance Association, to proceed to Auckland and give expert evidence in connection with the recent great fire in that city. He leaves for the north to-night, and will be absent about ten days. " Habd Temcks" CLUB.-^On Friday evenng a meeting of members of the New Brighton " Hard Times " Club was held in Amity Hall. Mr George Capper was voted to the ohair. It was decided that three social evenings should be held in the months of May, July and September. The following committee was appointed to carry out the arrangements : — Messrs F. Bodger, F. Collins, C. Curtis, J.. Malcolmson, W. Mansell, A. W. Owles, A, "■ Bobb, J. Tulley and A. H. "Wyatt. The election of a chairman was held over. It was decided that the gatherings should be held on moonlight nights, and that the original style of conducting 1 them should be strictly adhered to. Offers of assistance from various sources were received and accepted. It was stated that there was a probability that the club would be requested to give two entertainments in Christchurch in aid of charitable objects. , A sketch of the programme for the first meeting was submitted, and as it contains some novel items the opening gathering should prove most enjoyable. Te Kurapa ! wa3 unanimously elected scribe. A vote of thanks to the Chairman brought the meeting to a close. i Theatrical. — Mr L. J. Lohr, business manager for Mr Frank Thornton's Dramatic Company, arrived from the south by j last night's express, to make arrangements for the company's season here, i which opens at the Theatre Eoyal on | Friday evening with the Strange Adven- 1 tures of Miss Brown, which has created such a furore in Australia. Customs Duties. — The following statement shows the amount of Customs duties collected at the port of Lyttelton during the week ended March 18 : — Spirits, &0., .£l2lß 3s 10d; cigars, &c, £233 11s 2d; tobacco, .£633 14s lOd ; wine, ,£4B 3s 5d ; ale and beer, .£99 ; tea, .£338 6s ; coffee, &c. f .£l9 2s ; sugar, .£309 13s Td ; weight, .£484 18s Id; ad valorem, £5132 8s ~2d ; other duties, .£133 12s 6d; total, 13s 7d. State Settlements Conference.— An adjorxned meeting of this conference was held last night in the rooms of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Mr Ensom presided. The proposals of the sub-com-mittee were further considered, and, with a few alterations, adopted by the conference. They provide for various industries, poultry -rearing, exporting of poultry and eggs, and more particularly State forestry. Several delegates referred to the wholesale destruction of colonial forests as increasing the price of timber, and it was held that it was laosfc important that any State-farm settlement should include forestry. Other matters of detail in connection with the scheme were adjourned till next meeting, which will be held at the same place and hour on Friday April 1. • Mobbpobk Celebrated Mild-cured Hams and Bacon can be had in any quantities from Hubbafdy Hall and Co., Manchester Street, next Milner and Thompson's, 2192