LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6727, 23 February 1900, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

— ♦ — ! Some excellent trout-fishing was obtained in the Rakaia during the early part of this week. Mr C. Denby, of Southbridge, •secured nine fish, Weighing 611 b (one 131 b, •one liilb, one 91b). Several Christchurch *nglere were equally successful. Three of the local district Schools held . their annual excursions to-day*: ' At 8.40 a Special- ttaiiiy cdrisistiiig of eighteen long . cars, left for Amberley, V with the children ' belonging to The Addington and Sfr-Albans schools, with their friends, numbering altogether over 1000. A , iew minutes afterwards a train of .eighteen cars left with ariother thousand children and friends from the Waltham school, who are going to spend the day afc Little River. The Ministering Children's League is to be congratulated on having given- lis a greatly needed institution in the shape of a convalescent cottage for 't_hildf en whose parents cannot afford to. send them to.the seaside for* change. -The Children's Cbn'.valescent Cottage at New Brighton is to beT bpened by the Bishop ab 2 p,m..qn Saturday, March 3, after whioh date it -will be -ready to receive patients. There will be accommodation for eight. . . The cottage .will be opened free of debt, .thanks to the efforts of, the members of the'Leagtfe arid their friends. Tke.build- ,. ing is a spbstantial-looking one, and the rooms are lofty and well-ventilated. Alto- ' gether, it doesi Credit, to the League, the arc'hiteqt .(Mr Barlow), who. generously gave his services,, and to., the, builder, Mr Ham- • ritetfc.' " "' "' *"■* " v " -.--... .*--■ A wedding , took place at St Michael's Church yesterday, when Dr A. A. Smith, of Clare, South Australia, was married to Miss Hume, of Lofldon. There was a little romance attaching to thef marriage, as the engagement occurred during the excursion i-trip of the r s.s. Waikare.,.' A large number o| guests wj.ro present at the church, and these returned to Warners Hote?. where "thfe-'Wedaiti^ "bWdkfaStTwia "served. "The J a PPX pair. left in_.tjie7evei.mg for Springfield, en route for the "VVcst^ofait. Tho Richmond Softool Committee met iast Wednesday, Messrs Paull (chairman), Bell, Clarke, .Cochrane,- Sh4w, • -Sore_.sen ond Flesher being;.pre*ettt. ' Tte mfcter y s report >sllowea~fti.e. nuinlfer *.: of scholars on the roll to be 662, ■witik aft. average .^attendance Jdurirfg the past f obr weeks" lit "475. It-vvas decided to re'comtntftid appointment of Miss S. C. Howard as' pupil .teacher. , lhe Board of Ectucatidri having notified its intention to redtice &c allowance, for mcidentx* Is, it was d&jicted •'to jir6test against the proposal. Tlie vote of the/committee was accorded iri favour of Messrs Buddo and Ren- * file' for the vd-candies on the Board. - The results" of the ' November University examinations have been received at the University 6*ffice in Wellington by cable from Ldhdori. 'Notice!-* are now being sent to the individual, candidates. Miss E6hel Gibson has passed the M.A. degree examination. Mr A^Sims.and^Mr H. W. Digby have passed, the first sections of the B.A. and 1/L.B. degrees. Mr S. Page has passed the : first section ot the /B.A. degree. Miss M. E. Craig, daughter of Mr T.B. Craig, has gained the M.A. degree • with third-class hc&burs.- / This/is:.thei,*.ih6^; f creditable . to 'Miss Craig, as she has been engaged in teaching during the whole of her College courße* ; ___l_ft has" had to study In what wotild otherwise lave been her spare tii-ie.*" Mason'a Exttdefc of Herbs is the original and only genuine extract. Eight gallons of -delicious beer for Bd. Refuse any other.Beware*- nf-taean and fraudulent imitations. 29 gold medals. .. Good : it's Mason's. -.2583 ■ Tumbler* from 2s 6d dozen,' jam arid jelly jars from 2s 6d dozen. -Fletchei* Bros,, crockery merchants, High Street. 773§ Jam and jelly iafs froiri 2k 6d per dozen j jelly tumblers, 2s 3d dozen ; Mason .iriiit jars from 4s 9d dozen; preserving pans from 3s ld each _ preserving ■ sugar .. \warranted to**make jam keep for years, 2^' per lb, 701 b bag 14s 6d. Fletcher _3i?o-i., dftedt importers^ -High Street. > ' '""■ ." " 7736 First prize, hams 7d per ,Ib, first phae "bacon 6d per lb at Kincaid'S G. 1.0. X2547 Ceylindo Tea is the best. It is fragrant, rich and malty ; Prices Is 6d, ls,lod, 2s 2d, 2s 6d pttjhy at Kincaid's G.1.C./ V" X&347 .Snowdrop -Sugar, with CeylindoV 2id .per lb, at Kincaid's G.LC. X2547

To.-morrjfw's "Star^" which, as is cu_ltomary with ; Sa.turday's issue jwilf c^ntiist 'of..' ; eleut> pagea,, , will conta,ifr*.7;,*!*tbe ioriowiiig ' • B*pedid * f eatanea v—.^Eales ■'.% and Sketdies— When Rogues Fall Out— The Latest in Competitions, For His .Country, Burglars arid 'their Professions, Mac's Experilneilfc, Stfp^rsfcition* of Soldiers, Making Military Bridges.:. Ladies' Page— Erills ofFashion. Life's. Little Day. On Packing, Fruit, Do Not Let .the Wrinkles Come, Aboiifc Apples, Woman's Wttrld. Reading' for Everybody— lt-Totes and Notions, Chess,. Brief Merition, Fun. vand Fancy, and thelat«sfc telegraphic and. general news At "eight o'clock to-morrow evening a special edition of the " Star" will be publish- _ cd.; It will contain the lhtest cablegrams respecting, the War, and reports of events ' occurring in the - colony- during the ■ afterrtooity ** -»* v .... .- *;.; p\_ , . A telephone message Avas received 'from Rangiora last ni-gr*t,-^asking if it was true that the' bells of theChVistchurcJi Cathedral wer^ ringing -on account of the .relief- of Ladysmith, and several; person**! inquiries .were' also, maide, to the s^ipe effect at this office. i-It.VapPfM* -that Oie.ringing of the Cathedral bella wis only an ordinary practjcei' arid that m-tT^* 'of '"r-li-a public jumped hurriedly tb thd'eJOnclusiicliifor which everyone hopes. •'.. •**-' ■■■'" '•.-- --x Tnose of r bur readers who; wish to 'send ' copies of %h£.'*spißcistl Rot.gh Riders' Contin-* gent number of^the-*" C-lnterbury .Times," " with. its. splendid -pictdrial supplenient, ,to •disf ant-Jiri-f pds^ .m^.b^ jpeininded fe- * .«a*rde(J t0 ... tfipcf^ail' ''f^tij&itsiisif.P ,, *%he Ruahine's mail, ior America aud Great Britain will close at tf a. m. tomorrow ; the Westfttlia's fvf»' Suezji mail al midday tomprraV'. ■_ .The, p^age isas i6llc*W.r-r-To all ,par*la.of i |few j ,^^nd ai idp,i, J to the Aus--, .tralkn qoTorifes (ixcepf Oue-ehsiandl,. Id"; to ?ATOerica'' r -r-ta -Greaj. 'B"rit*?.iii, 4d.' l ISventy--fch-'r ttiousSkhd copies 5 " ''tit 'the' JfouveSir' issue hav 6i ao far 'Be6if published.. * V '• -' ' l ' '-Tfc-'i.li' "iTT'ifii' ij-'i* i'pp- ( ' ' 4 V- ri - - __^» "'