LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6499, 31 May 1899, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The postal authorities wish to notify that the postal box has been removed from the Riccarton railway crossing to the store of Mr Ostler, close by. .'■•'• At a meeting of the directors of the Tai ti Tapu Co-operative Dairy Company, held re- t j cently, the silver medal won at tiie last November Show was presented to the mana- b< ger, Mr J. Johnstone, who acknowledged bl the gift in a few well-chosen words." t j. Mr J. T. Lang, dairy expert, returned from Australia by the Waikare, and goes on to Wellington by the Tarawera to-day. Mr Lang's trip to Australia was on a holiday, but his time was almosij wholly occupied in visiting the principal dairy factories in New South Wales and Victoria. His attention was also directed to the condition in which New Zealand dairy produce is delivered in Sydney and Melbourne, and he will have some interesting information on this y* point to give to the Dairymen's Conference lit the Dunedin Winter Show, next week, at which he will be one of the judges. Mr o; Lang was a guest at the dinner in connec- rt tion with the annual conference of the. Aus- fi tralian Dairymen's Association, in Mel- cl bourne, a fortnight ago, and met the leading experts of most of the Australian colonies. AH the trains on the north line yesterday a morning were delayed for nearly three-quar-ters of an hour through a truck attached to & . the early morning goods train for the north getting ofE the rails at Addington and block- - 4 ing the line. The Timaru Harbour Boaa-d . yesterday adopted the recommendation of Mr Max- I well, consulting engineer, for an easterly 4 extension of the breakwater from the curve, in rubble, for 3Qooft, at a total cost of £100,000. Only 1000ft . are to be made at present. The Board will ask authority to borrow the whole sum of £100,000. g The , Sumner Card . Club last, .evening t played a cribbage match at Papanui against, the Papanui Card Club, which resulted in a win for Papanui by two games, the scores 1 being: Papanui twenty-four games and 1 Sumner twenty-two. The clubs have now 1 met three times, and on two occasions ] Papanui has won. Public interest in football appears^ to be considerably greater this season than it : was last year, and with three matches , each Saturday at Lancaster Park, tne - number of spectators has greatly increased. This has naturally, brought about an improvement in the takings, and the Rugby Anion's share of the gate-money for the first round of matches this season amounted to £74 2s 6d as- against £53 16s for the same period last year. A largely-attended meeting _g the young people g of the Maori pa at Woodend was held on Saturday evening to hear the pioposals of Mr and Mrs Cossgrove, tne_new teachers, , to provide some means of benefiting the young people during the winter months. Mr W. Um was voted to the chair, and called upon Mr Cossgrove to lay his proposals before the meeting. Mr Cossgrove stated that His wife and he had felt that the young people were leading an aimless life, and they were anxious to do something for them that would not only amuse, but that would algo benefit them mentally and physically. He gave them a ohoice of three things, stipulating for regular attendance and a large class. The first was a night school twice a week, the second a weekly lecture on physiology and lessons on health,, and the third a gymnastic and calisthenic club, it was decided by a large majority that a gymnastic club should be formed. A great deal of enthusiasm was displayed, nnd twenty-five gave in their names as members. It is estimated that there will be a club of between forty and fifty. The club will meet at 7 o'clock on Wednesday evenings in the hall, the young -women having the first _ hour's instruction, and the young men the second. Mr Uru kindly offered to turn the clubs and dumb-bells, ari3 the other apparatus will be made by members. Special Notice — Crown Brand Tea prize competitions will be continued all this year round, and will close on the last days of ' April, June, August, October, and Decem : ber in each year. Prizes of ladies' silver and other watches, albums, workboxes, etc. Hubbard, Hall and Co. 2384