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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6137, 25 March 1898, Page 4

Durham Street Methodist Chuech. — A tea meeting in connection with this church was held in the schoolroom last evening. There was a large attendance, and the refreshments were presided over by the Misses Wilkinson, Morley and Munnings and Mesdames Oill, Smith, Clarke, Curlett, M'Nicoll, Searell, Tregear and others. A well-attended meeting was afterwards held in the church. Mr Cl. J. Smith, M.H.R., occupied the chair, ancl after a brief speech, read the annual report and balance-sheet, which showed a small debit account. A lecture was then delivered in a very happy style by the Eev S. P. Prior, of Nelson. The lecture was entitled "A Little Child," and was based on Matthew xviii, 1, 2. Mr Prior was listened to attentively by the meeting, and at the close he received a vote of thanks. An organ solo by Mr R. T. Searell, and a solo by Miss P. Andrews, were also on the programme. Upon an average there are 10,000 pineappleb imported into London every *.veek hroughout the year, „