LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6487, 16 May 1899, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An adjourned general meeting of the Christchurch Athletic Club .v ill beheld in tne Clarendon Hotel to-night at' eight o'clock. Concrete kerbirig. is now Deing laid down along the- Avonside footpath, between Stevens* and Cowlishaw's corners. The. path itself will be covered with screenings. Representatives of the St Albans Borough Council and the Drainage Board will meet in Edgeware Road to-morrow, afternoon to determine where the new drain is to be laid. , Messrs W> Jonps, A, P. 0' Callaghan, W. J. Ruau, T. E. Taylor, M.H.R., and Captain Coleman were among the passengers who left for the south by this morning's express; The Victorian Commissioners, accompained by Mr J. E. March, superintendent of village settlements, this morning visited the Draco and Otarakaro settlements at Riccartoon and Fendaiton. This evening they leave for Wellington. There was an attendance of some fifty members at the korero of the Christchurch Savape Club, 'which was held last night in the hall of the Chamber of Commerce. Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon, presided, and a very, enjoyable evening was spent. As showing the increasing interest taken in the growth: of chrysanthemums, it may be mentioned that the Dunedin Show, which will commence to-morrow, is the fiftythird chrysanthemum show held in New Zealand during the present year. In 1892 there were only seven recorded chrysanthemum shows held in this colony. The .sub-committee, of the Canterbury Rowing Club, appointed to carry out arrangements for the dance on May 26, met last evening. It was .decided to engage Miss Scrivenor's band; and the catering will be. . in the hands of Mr J. Buggey. A large number of tickets have already been taken, and it was considered necessary to.. limit the issue to eighty. . The Americans evidently have their own ideas as to the - dignity of the office of Mayor. A letter which the Mayor of St Albans received by the last San Francisco * mail from the Mayor of San Francisco was addressed to' the " Hon T. H. Davey," while ' • another. . letter from Michigan :• wa& ' directed to the "Hon the Mayor? .of Papanui." In the communication from Michigan, Mr Davey was asked to forward' an enclosed letter to a: well-known resi,dent of Papanui, and the writer enclosed a silver dime to pay for the postage. .... A nrivate letter received! by a Christchurch gentleman from Waiau, states' that Creed's mail coach started from Waiau to Culverden on Saturday mornintr. but after getting through the Wandall Bush, the driver thought it advisable to turn back. The snow was then up to the axles. The passengers had reason afterwards to congratulate themselves, as later reports were to the effect that the snow had continued falling, and the depth of the drifts had increased to five feet, making the road impracticable for coach traffic. The coach . made a fresh start this morning. Mr R. Jordan, -the champion draughts •nlayer of the world, gave an exhibition of his powers at the Grain Agency Buildings yesterday. He played about twenty games during the afternoon and evening, and won all of them. In the evening he played five simultaneous games. He will meet allcomers again this afternoon and evening at the same place. . • The following are the total numbers on the burgess rolls of the city :■— North-west Ward; freeholders 400, ratepayers 123, residential 25, total 548 ; North-east Ward, '■701, 103, 43—847 ; South-east Ward, 574y 192, 43— 809; South-west Ward, 477, 118, 3&—6 M; Richmond, 277. 21, 14—312 Grand totals— Freeholders 2429, ratepayers 557, residential. l 64; grand total 3150. Of ' the -Above numbers the following have made application : — Residential 164, freehold 38. ratepayers 26 ; grand total of applications ■■228. '.■■■;/ . .-■■ "•■■ ■ ' . , ;■ „; Last Evening, atfhe invitation of Mr J. Hatfie'M, several visitors, including Mr H: M. Cook, representative of the Australasian Incandescent Gas Light Company, and Mr R. C. Bishop, secretary of the Christchurch . ... Gas Compwny, .met at Coker's Hotel to inspect the -jiew installation of incandescent burners 'which has just been fitted up "by the Christchurch Gas Company. The installation consists of eigfaty-seven Welsrbach burners, equal to 6090 candles, which consume 348 cubic feet of gas .per hour. 'The lights have T feen artistically arranged and Kitted with parti-coloured shades to suit -the surroundings of the various rooms. The guest* drank the health of the enterprising proprietor, and several other toasts were #leo 'honoured. Special Notice. —Crown Brand Tea prize competitions will be continued all this yeai «wnd, and; will, close on: the last days ol . .April, June, August, potober, t and Pecem- ■".- t>er in each yea?. Prizes of ladies,, -silvei V7"md other watrfes, albums, wnrfc&ow*- «tsV. Hubbard, HbE and Co. 2384

A camping- out party of seven guns re : cently secured 802 hares wknin a. fort 1 night on Mr Burkes run, Waikari. ■ A meeting of the New Zealand Amateu Swimming Association will be held at thi Clarendon Hotel on Monday fvening, start ing at 8 o'clock when the presentation of tin New Zealand Cbampionship medal willtaki place. All through last week's heavy rain then have been, no complaints or. reports made t< the Drainage Board engineer of any streel sumps or culverts having been unable tc carry away the water. All the works carried out their functions in a satisfactory manner, and it may Us remarked that the storm-water sewer 'has not been gorged .since 1886. -