LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6138, 26 March 1898, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bowling. — The arrangements for holding a tournament between the Christchurch and Canterbury Bowling Clubs at Easter have fallen through, but it is intended to have matches among the members of the clubs, on their own grounds, during the holidays.

I Pbesentation. —On Friday afternoon Miss Scott, who is leaving the firm of Messrs G. Beath and Co., was presented with a handsome gold brooch set with pearls, as a token of esteem from some of *her feUow -workers and friends. Miss Scott •suitably responded. . _____

H giving services will be held at the Trinity ■' Congregational Church. The Eev Sidney £ ■ Baker will ofeciipy the pulpit at both the H morning and the evening service. In the H Choral Hall, at 7.30 p.m., Mrs Harris will H lecture on " After Death— What then ?" In H the Druids* Hall, at 7.30 p.m., the lecture H subject will be " The* Earth, Not Heaven."

L Honorary Eeserve Corps.— Subscriptions or trophies for the thirteenth annual prize-firing of the Honorary Eeserve Corps, whicb is to take place on Easter Monday, will be received by Captain Harman or Sergeant-Major Evans. Firing is to begin at 8.30 a.m. Ammunition will be supplied on the ground, and no other is to be used. Members are to shoot in uniform, and New Zealand Eine Association conditions till be observed. I

Sdmneb.— The Woolston Band wili play at Sumner to-morrow.

The Lyceum.— The subject of Mr W ; W. Collins's lecture at the Lyceum tomorrow will be — "Theistic and AntiTheistic Theories: Is Nature Moral?

IH^ue Jubilee Clock Tower. — In re - feu^ce to the protest made by certain ratepayers against, the hoarding around the' jubilee clock tower being allowed tq remain, it is understood that the city authorities consider that they are justified in keeping up the hoarding, in order to protect the public, as dnring the progresi*} of erecting the ironwork and completing other works, there is always some risk of accident. The work will not be finished for some time 'yet.--' *' Sdmneb.— The Woolston Band will play at Sumner to-morrow. The Lyceum.— The subject of Mr W ; W. ColUns's lecture at the Lyceum tomorrow will be — "Theistic and AntiTheistic Theories: Is Nature Moral? Klondyke— The Union Steamship Company of New Zealand will despatch the s.s. Paroo, of 4000 tons, from Auckland, vid Vancouver, to Juneau and Dyea, on Saturday, April 9. Encouragement of Local Art.— At s recent meeting of the committee ot the Christchurch Chrysanthemum Society, il was decided, in reference to the trophy loi the inter-club competition, to ask the pasi and present members of the Canterbury School of Art to compete for designs for j suitable illumination on vellum, the pnzi proposed to be offered being five guineas The Society shows that it is actuated by i generous policy, not only in the directioi of the culture of chrysanthemums, but th< culture of all that is ajsthetic, and itpresent action must commend itself to aj who take an interest in the development o encouragement of artistic design in th colony. Morepork Celebrated Mild-cured Ham and Bacou can be had in any quantitie I from Hubbard, Hall and Co., Mancheste I itreet, next Milner and Thompson's. 218 ________________________________________________________________

Klondyke.— The Union Steamship Company of New Zealand will despatch the s.s. Paroo, of 4000 tons, from Auckland, via Vancouver, to Juneau and Dyea, on Saturday, April 9. Encouragement of Local Art.— At a recent meeting of the committee ot the Christchurch Chrysanthemum Society, it was decided, in reference to tbe trophy lor the inter-club competition, to ask the past and present members of the Canterbury School of Art to compete for designs for a suitable illumination on vellum, the prize proposed to be offered being five guineas. The Society shows that it is actuated by a generous policy, not only in the direction of the culture of chrysanthemums, but the culture of all that is ajsthetic, and its present action must commend itself to all who take an interest in the development or encouragement of artistic design in the

colony.

Morepork Celebrated Mild-cured Hams and Bacou can be had in any quantities from Hubbard, Hall and Co., Manchester itreet, next Milner and Thompson's. 2192

"Personal.— Messrs C. Carter, N. Eeid and CL T. Booth were passengers for the south by this morning's express.

Obstructions. — The attention of the police was called to-day to two striking instances of tradespeople causing obstructions by hanging samples of their wares outside -(iheir shops. In one instance a number of nails were driven into a verandah in front of a shop, and several pairs of shooting boots hung thereon.

Salvation Army. — Harvest festival meetings are announced for all day tomorrow (Sunday) at Linwood barracks, followed by a band festival on Monday, a tea on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, a Kinderspeil. Major Harris will lead the meetings, assisted by colony war office staff. The barracks have been specially decorated, and great efforts are being made to make the services attractive.

North Canterbury Football Club. — The annual meeting of this club was announced for Friday evening. At the time appointed about a dozen members were present, but as the balance-sheet was not forthcoming and there was some doubt as to whether the club could be carried on an adjournment till next Thursday was decided upon, those present agreeing to loot up probable members in the meantime.

AuATEtrB Athletic Association. — It is understood that Colonel Gordon considers the conditions of the military events at the forthcoming Amateur Athletic sports are satisfactory, and that the events will accordingly remain on the programme as printed. They consist of a bayonet drill competition for teams of twelve men under a non-commissioned officer, and a marching competition for teams of- sixteen, men under a non-commissioned officer, who will have to march a mile and fire three volleys of blnnk cartridge at every quarter of a mile. The value of the prize in each event is £5.