LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6133, 21 March 1898, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Chamber Sitting. — The Chamber sit ting at the Supreme Court , to-morrow wil be held at ten instead of eleven o'clock. Personal. — Mr A. G. Ashby, wEo has « record of some seventeen years as magiS' terial _clerk in Canterbury and Otago^and who Has served in the Christchurch office for th'ejjasfc eight years, leaves on Thursday next for' Kfvertpn, tiyr^hich place he ha? been transferred^ '"''*: ■ ; .• : ■ PiCNip.— The first annual picnic of; tie member's* of tße .Riccarton Oddfellows! Lodge, together with friends, and relation^ was held at the New Brighton Gardens. Various games were indulged in, and toys distributed bo the children. > All appeared to enjoy themselves. A ladies* Oddfellows' lodge will probably result from the meeting. . The Otago .TtjbiliEß. — In consequence cf the large number of visitors to Dunedin in connection with the Otago Jubilee, two express trains were despatched from Christchurch this morning. Amongst the visitors were the Premier, Lady Stout, and several delegates from the Canterbury Industrial Association, who are going to represent the Association at the Industrial Exhibition to be held in Dunedin in connection with the Jubilee. Violent Deaths. — The deaths by -violence in New Zealand during last month numbered seven — five from accident and two from suicide. A cab-driver, died from injuries caused by a runaway horse ; a woman was burnt to death by her clothes catching fire; another died from administration of chloroform and two infants were accidently smothered. One suicide was that of a woman who cut her throat, another the case .of a bricklayer •who poisoned himself. Shobthand Wbitebs' Association. — The result of the December examination was received by Saturday's mail. The following are the successful candidates: — Miss E A. Kout, 180 words per minute ; Mr St G. Atkinson, 140 ; Mr C. E. Willsteed, 130 ; Miss I. M. Hawkins, 120; Missed Maud Digby, Elsie Russell, C. C. Whitcombe and Mr D. Barker, 100 ; Misses L. M. Hall, I. Swindells, M. Quaife, M. Adams and Mr .j r H.<aaby,Bo. ■ -„- ;._:■./;- r "';.\ : " <V . . MEiiirosl-Trpn ;- " W. r W^ <66llina delivered 'WBl^tu^-oici ■. "Nansein's farthest North" in '.".the West " Meltoii.- Softool* in aid of the .'prize' f undi;: ■ , Despite the; inclemency of the, weather^ . there was a -large attendance, and for' two hours the lecturer retained : the " dose • attention of the audience. The lecture was illustrated by limelight views. At the conclusion, Mr J. WrMalker.the chairman of the School Committee, thanked Mr Collins for his kindness in having devoted an evening to the cause of education in the district, thereby substantially augmenting the prize fund. Masonic. — Arrangements are being actively forwarded in connection with the annual communication of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, to be held in Christchurch at the latter end of next month. The special feature of the gathering, which will be attended by brethren from all parts of the colony, will be the installation of the Grand Master elect, Bro the Right Honorable R. J. Seddon. This imposing ceremony is to take place in the Choral Hall on Thursday, April 23, and will be followed by a banquet in the Social Hall, Madras street. On the following night there will be a Masonic ball in the Opera House. Patents. — Notice of applications for patents, with provisional specifications, is gazetted as follows :— Messrs R. Tomline andM. P. Jonasen, engineers, Christchurch, improvement in hydraulic rams ; Messrs J. Hudson, carpenter, and P. Cooper, accountant Sydenham, a self-lock point or switch for 'over-head rails in freezing works; Messrs C. Anderson, sailmaker, and T. A. Wren, carrier, Christchuroh, an improved horse^slinp; Miss G. M. Eldred, photo* graphic retoucher, Christchurch, artr.mr v.ention .for., attaching . to. photographs; actual material'- depicting wearing apparel, upholstering, &c.; Mr J. .S, Roberts, inventor, Christchurch, an ,, improved apparatus for chalking billiard cues; MrW. C. Greig, commercial traveller, Christchurch, an improved clothes peg; Mr R. C. Trevor, accountant, Christchurch, an improved process of manufacturing varnish from kauri gum ; Mr G. Claydon, engineer, Addington, a force-ejecting appliance for vessels containing oil, &c. Indtjstbial Association. — A meeting of the sub-committee on technical education, which was recently set up by" the Canterbury Industrial Association, will be held in the rooms to-morrow evening at eight o'clock. Stdbnham Brass Band. — The Sydenham Brass Band will play a programme of music at eight o'clock to-night on the lawn of the Sydenhan Working Men's Club, under the direction of Bandmaster W. P. M'Lean. Mobbis-Tube Shooting. —On Friday evening the members of the Christohurch Working Men's Club Rifle Class fired another competition at the 300yds range for prizes presented by Messrs E. Reece and Sons, Fletcher, Humphreys and Co., and the Crown Brewery Company. The Aoltowinj? were the highest scorers.— W. G. Hwnford (3), 35 ; R. G. Porgie (4), 35; R. (>, Wells (scr), 34; J. Hastie (scr), 34; C. iummiß (2), 34; E. Barlow (1), 33; C. «Jftka(2),33. A Crowded Thoboughfabk.—Considerable inconvenience was caused to those nat'song who were compelled to go along HjgU Street on Saturday night, by the jaVga erowd which congregated in the ati'lafc between Casbel and Manchester Sfcpe§ta, find there were several very narrow jßgcanßa from accidents through the number (A '"caha and coaches which use the tWwgh.ffl.ve on Saturday evenings. S?ieWJr#l times the street was completely SkiiA^ii $Aoßr™ O Q Saturday afternoon the %si' Of Hie Briehton Sailing Club ftef>mm tM s fl flßl rilce for the P re3ent 'FW§teFteJ'» were -.—Alcyone scr, Sm With m exception of Alcyone all MUtd ?TMm tllP iQUth-wost. Truant had WV 1 S OB fmrnUm the tripod, and it will ftf I I WifeUm ft B^oi-t distance of the a ™afc thftt Aloyone passed her, and WW Wffl ™B«fchl,wl«i Manu third. WawmVlind the Wind too much for her and mil in bftV-wy on the outward fo»w Jl f VSewWw «' 0 Champion Flag mm* in which she tow won it. MpppWliß PelehVft^UHW-oaredHams