LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6305, 27 September 1898, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Colonel Hoskin, of the Salvation Army, leaves Christchurch for the north to-morrow by the Elingamite. A meeting is to be heM in 'Cathedral Sauare at 7.30 to-morrow evening, relative to the cbstradtionLto the Old. Age Pensions "ML-/^-:- .;•-■••-.<"-■-•■■..-■ ■■ .- S-: - .... Messrs Ayers, Beauchamp and Co. will told an auction, sale of unclaimed goods in their rooms, "Cashel Street, at I- pan, -tomorrow. . ■ ; . -••• iThe : Rev-R and Mrs Taylor returned to AshWton by this morning's express. -Among the other passengers for the south this morning were Mr G. W. Russell and Drs H. C. de°Renzde and Crosbie- , . The ncminations for Councillors to fill two vacancies on the St Albana Borough Council closed at noon to-day. The nominations received are Messrs J. Jackman, J. Milltcn, W. Newton and C. J. R- Palmer. A* his Hcnor Mr Justice Denniston goes to Dunedin on Friday, the Chamber and Bankruptcy sittings will be held on Thursday. Mr * Kii:p-r.bergers application in Martin v. M <rlsn (divorce) will b-a heard on the same day. At Swannanoa. the other day, Messrs Overton and White were burning gorse, and by some means <— sir coats, left beside the fence, caught fire, and were destroyed. Infludintj paper money in. the pockets, the loss . amounted to £6 or £7. I Bicyclists would! do well to avoid riding on the new embankment which surrounds Victoria Lake until the gross that has been j sown there gets a fair start. Apart from the question of inconveniencing pedestrians, some little damage has already bfeen caused to the edge of the terrace. A witness at the Supreme Court* to-day entertained grave doubts as to whether or not he had signed a certain document. On being confronted with the document in question, he was still in doubt as to whether the signature was his or not. He was certain, however, that it was not his usual signature. Mr Fairbaim, of the Manchester Wholesale Society, will lecture at the Oddfellows' Hall, Lichfield Street, on Thursday night, at eisjht o'clock, on "The. Rise and Progress of' the Co-operative Movement in Great Britain, and how it touches' the working classes in these colonies." The prosramnie ■will include a concert, under the direction of Mr Albert Corrick. Of the twelve sections at Sccttston offered for sale to-day by Mr Charles Clark, seven were sold, the prices realised averaging £45 each. Two properties at the corner of Chester and Barbadoss Streets brought £212 10s and £50 respectively, and a two-acre property at Fendalton brought £250. A property in Ccoper's Lane, St Albans," containing a four-roomed cottage and nearly one acre of land was disposed of for £150. The San Francisco mail arrived at Auckland early this morning, but the Takapuna, which is bringing on the southern portion, just missed the -tide at I Onehunga. and fines not leave until 4 p.m., reaching New Plymouth early to-morrow morning.. A Wellington message says that the Takaxmna. is expected to reach there at seven o'clock to-morrow night, and that the southern portion of the mail will be transferred to the Penguin. A meeting of the Canterbury Kennel Club was held on Monday eveninoy Mr J. N. Hamer in the chair. Mr J. V. de Beer sent in his resignation as a member of the committee, owing to taking up his residence »n Asbburton. His resignation was received with regret. After a great deal of routine matter in connection with the show had been dealt with, the Secretary reported that he was constantly receiving applications for schedules and information, and that by the way in which entries were coming in, there Mas every prospect of the show proving n great success. As the Wellington Show is to be held on Sept. 30. it was decided to postpone the date of closing entries nntl. Saturday, Oct. 1, so as to suit the exhibitors at that show, as well as at others. Since the successful hatching of the swan's eggs in the nest on Mill Island, a wonderful change has taken place in the demeanour of the proud) father. From a gentle, inoffensive old fellow, who would condescend *to accept offerings from the hands of his many juvenile friends, he has suddenly developed into the most arrogant tyrant, who will brook no interference or intrusion en any pretext into the privacy of his domestic circle. Sailing majestically backwards and forwards in front of his progeny, he challenges the right of any boat to pass, and should the occuj^mts ignore his protest, which does not often happen, war is immediately (dieclared. One small boy in a skiff, who attempted to run the gauntlet yesterday afternoon, became so demoralised by the sudden .onslaught of his majesty that he capsized Irs craft in trying 'to .act out of the way. The swan, seeing the discomfiture of the enemy, retired tr> th-3 biso-m of his family with a note of victory, while the boy, having righted his skiff, n:;i 'c f < r for home, wetter but wiser.