LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6552, 1 August 1899, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

— o Messrs J. Miln, inspector of the Bank of New Zealand, and G. E. Rhodes were passengers for the south by this morning's express. Mr F. T. Evans left by the express this morning for Dunedin, in order to act as referee in the Wellington-Otago football match, which takes place to-morrow. J. Roddick, one of the South Canterbury football team, who was injured during the match last Thursday, and has since been ■under treatment in a private hospital, is improving rapidly, and will probably be able to return home on Thursday. • At a meeting of the City Council last night a councillor, when ' speaking on the subject of roads, said, "Mr Archer — to give the devil his dve — has done his level* best." The City Surveyor, who was present, smilingly acknowledged the compliment. A correspondent states that the resolution passed at theaneeting of the supporters of Messrs G. J. Suiith and T. E. Taylor on Saturday nijjht, in favour of securing their re-election, also included the name of Mr H. G. EU as a candidate for the third Ghristchuriii seat. Councillor Payling said, last night at the meeting of the City Council, that he had always been a consistent . advocate for higher wages to the hospital porters. He was opposed to young men,/ twenty-five years of age, only receiving 10s a week and' their keep in that capacity; and for this reason voted for an increase in their "wages. . Letters of naturalisation have been issued to Jacob Matthias Lafrantz, Geraldine. The police desire to find the owner of a Bavy blue mackintosh, which is now at the Pohce.Station, and is believed to have been stolen. The " Oamaru Mail " says that the proprietor of the Clarkesfield Estate has accepted the Government's offer of £2 7s 6d per ncre. The Superintendent of the Lytteltpri Sailors' Home acknowledges, with thanks, the receipt of periodicals from Messrs Sharp and Fraser. Mr J. S. Rutherford arrived from the South by last, night's express train. Messrs T. E. Taylor, G. J. Smith and C. Lewis, M.H.R.'s, returned to Wellington by tke Rotorua last night. At Kaiapoi, yesterday, before Mr Bishop, BVM., a number of applications for old age pensions were heard. Six were granted in full, one for £14 per year, and another lyas adjourned for proof of age and residence. Strong representations are now being made to the Railway Department by shippers of produce at Timaru respecting the need for the employment of more trucks, an additional shunting engine, and more men, for the work at the wharves. During the past month Messrs Stringer and Cresswell, acting for the Railway Department, have settled amicably a number of claims for damages to persons injured in the Rakaia railway accident, and up to the present claims amounting 'to about £10,000 have been compromised for £2500. Mr John Jackson, of Timaru, who was appointed by the Government to a seat on the Canterbury College Board of Governors, sent in his resignation at yesterday's meeting of the ' Board. He explained that it was very inconvenient for him to come up from Timaru to attend the meetings, . and as he could only bo present occasionally, he felt that he was keeping someone else from occupying the seat who could give the work more attontion. . . . At a, meeting of the committee of the Moderation League held yesterday, Mr S. S. Blackburne resigned his seat on the committee, as he could not see his way to approve of the axhnission of liquor-traders to the League. At a general meeting of the League he had 11 - proposed that both liquortraders and prohibitionists should be excluded, but a, majority of the members decided that liquor-traders should be admit bed. The Christchurch dogs and poultry 'sshich •were exhibited at the Dunedin Fanciers' Club's show last week, were returned by last night's express in a condition which, afaowed that they had received the best of attention. Some annoyance was caused to the owners by the railway officials refusing to deliver the exhibits at the passenger platform, thus necessitating an expedition in th-*. darkness to a goods shed, where de-, livery waa obtained after a lapse of nearly tu!f an hour. Mr A. Scblesinger, Manchester Street, has kecer/cd from Auckland specimens of the nliiU),;, lifted by the Great Barrier Pigeongl'i'Mu Agency, wliifch now carries on a regular f»/;;e0»i eervice lielween the island and AUckKifi(i> Thf; uLumps are, triangular in shape, fcb& MXfUHtiiy oiio being blue, and the shilling OM, mi The main feature of the design is tlio repreaoritafcion of a carrier-pigeon in the centre of tho Htamp, the denomination of the Stamp beiug placed at one corner, and the letterH N.Z. wi tlie others. Round the edges arc the wordw " Great Barrier Pigeongram." Tho followih^ return shows the numbar of births, marriages and deaths in Christ-' cluirch aud district during tho. month ended July 31, as compared with the same month of 18.8 i— Births— -1898: City, males 16, females 17, total 33'; district 60, 43—103. 1899 : City, males 10, females 5, total 15 ; district 41, 48—89. Marriages— lß9B . City 23,. district 16. 1899—19,14. Deaths— 1898— City : maleg 12, females 7, total 19 ; district 22, 17—39. 1899 : City, males 14, females 8, total 22; district .22, 27 — -.9. July, 1899, . therefore, shows a decrease of 32 births and 6 mar- • riages, and an increase of 13 deaths over the same month of 1898. Butter.— Fresh Factory lOd, Black Swan Is. Fresh Eggs lld. Hubbard; Hall and Co. 2384

- Seven nominations have been received for the vacancy on the Board of Education chused by the resignation of Mr Alfred Saunders. The candidates are : — The Rev W. Finlayson, nominated by the Courtenay School Committee ; Mr J. M'Keague, Dromore Committee ; Mr J. H. Newlyh, Halkett Committee ; Mr J. L. Scott, East Christchurch Committee ; Mr J. G. E. Winsloe, Woodend Committee ; Mr J. L. Wilson, Kaiapoi Committee ; Mr W. Reid, Darfield Committee. Mr J. Connal, Avho was'nominated by the Woolston Committee, has AvithdraAvn from the election.