LOCAL AND GENERAL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6166, 21 April 1899, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL

« Lieutenant Holdemess, of the Imperial V Rifles, is at present sitting for examination for an Imperial commission. The Trustees of the Hyman Marks Estate have, handed to the Mayor of Christchurch a <• cheque for £100, to be expended in blankets : and coal, for the benefit of the poor of • Chriptchurch during the winter months. ■■>4iqpngst the finest potatoes that have hbeen.. produced in this season of big potatoes are some of the " Up-to-Date iy variety grewn by Mr J. Jockman, St Albans. Six •potatoes, two of which were- halved, niaki ing eight sets, wore, planted',- and from these . • upwards of lewt of well-grown,, well-shaped, potatoes-were obtained: ..The largest weighs '•21b'.i5oz, arid three, 1 "which, -weigh' 61b' 7oz, are 'exhibited in the window of Mr . T. -/palmefV-shop, Colombo Street. The yields, of fruit have this year been •very prolific in many cases; but as good csomplesiof apricot-peaches as have vet been • shown' are 'now to be seen at the rooms of 'the' Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral .'Association. The specimen's shown are ■ six' in number, are remarkably clean and •well grown, -and even in weight, each scaling £Ib. The fruit was grown by Mr W. •F«sseil,' of 'Medal Farm, Tai Tapu, wlio is •equally successful with, other .- varieties offruit, owing to the careful -management of 'the 'trees' in'his^orchard. • ' Mrs Herrick 'desires to acknowledge with thariks, the following: — Clothing" and boots «~ -Mesdames Rutherford (Mendip Hills), :Qu£Wterfljain> <C H. Bridges, Neave, WardeU, : Burnett,andWood (Kttiapoi), D.F., Messrs J. Ballantyne and Co., Amberley ■and Little ' River friends, and friends. Case wood ■*-«- "Bros. Bedsteads and Itolliasseifc^Mrs Dr Elmslie. I?Vuit and regetttble&r-iWoolston .Methodist, 'Wooden d and Merivale Churches, Messrs T. Wil'on (W-afltubu), T. Burgen (Swannanon), and Mrs Andrews. ;Mea't— Messrs H. B. Gfesson, Langdon and Steel, Forrester and W. "Henderson. Sheep^-Christchurch Meat Company* and Belfast Frozen. Meat X'ompnnyBread — Wodlstoh Melodist BanS of . Hope, i»nd friends. Hare-=-Friend. Sman j Mrs Robinson. Peat —Mr Harrison, i Drippißg-^Mesdameß Robinson and Ap-i pleby. Periodicals— Mrs W. Chrj'staH. Dorcas garments and materials from members of Guild and friends, Nos. 170, 171, iind 190. Cash donations— E.S. £1, "Hardgrafters" M»edJn(Ccaiege Is 5^ ...Hope 2s. Mr B. Totarian, a. prommfint member of the Lancaster Park CrickeO Clnb, left laafc night for England. He was given a hearty send off by his classmates of the St. Paul's Young Men's Bible-class. Mr A. S. Lewis, of <Bhe Public Works -Office, Wellington, passed th rough Christ(filiurch yesterday, on his way to tafce the -place of Mr w! Black, chief clerk of the s)anedin office, who naß beentransferaed to Jiead-quarters. Large quantities of grain, chiefly wheat, a-ro-now coming forward to Lyttelton ior frtiipm«nt, but much of it is quite unfitted to sttwid a voyjigo, and, indeed, iB now ftlmost gotten from the effects of the continued showery weather during harvest operations. Special Notice.— Crown Bwwd Tea prize competitions will be continued all this year Jound, and will flose on the last days id Anril June, August, October, and Deeenv b£ ih ewh year. Prizes of ladies' silret SShS^w?*" ajbums.workboxe^tc.

Messrs A. E. G. Rhodes, J. Grigg and A. C. Pringle were among the passengers who left for the south, by this morning's express. A number of excursionists left for ihelAshbucton races by the same 'train. In the window of the Commercial Res.taurant are to be seen three Peasgood Nonsuch apples, weighing 4£lb. The largest scales 26£.0z, and is 16£ in in circumference. Tliey>. were grown by Mr C. Walker, Te- i ■muka. There are also samples of the true •Village. Blacksmith potato. These are 'f medium size; round, very rough skin, and .white .flesh, and were grown with Islington fertiliser i by>:Mr H. Clinch, Temuka. The above were in. the exhibition at the Temuka and Geraldine Agricultural and Pastoral Association's! > autumn thow, and were much .admired. A\: conference of delegates from the Avtn.and Riccarton -Roucl Boards and the Papanui Progress Committee was held in the Papanui Library la«t evening to con-sidt-r the matter of flushing the side channels, Mr C Burgess, chairman of the Avon Road Board, was voted to the ehnii-. An apology for absence was received frvm Mr J. E. Hanson. It was decided that the Road Boards and the Papanui Proyre.-s 'Committee should be asked to appoint delegates tc interview th« Selvyn County Council, and to get thfiir views on the subject of bringing » water-race down the Sa^-yerV* Arms and Hirewood Roada, and to leport to a future meeting.