LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6901, 15 September 1900, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At eight o'clock this evening a special *dition of tihe "Star" will be published. It will contain the latest cablegrams respecting the war and affairs in China, reIstilts of the racing at the Australian Jockey Club's Spring Meeting, and reports of events [occurring in the colony diiring the afterJioon. Owing to the repairs which are at present In hand, the Richmond School will not be jre-opened until Sept. 24. •^The award in the typographical dispute, Which has been anxiously expected! for the JJasfc day or Wo, has not yet been filed. 1 The schoolmasters' drill class will not jlmeet on Saturday next, as Staff-Sergeant-iMajor ColemSani will be engaged at Kaikoura [on that date. , Messrs J. Mills, F. de C. Malet, Keith jßamsay antf L. Mendelson were passengers ior the south by this morning's express. Mr Scobie Mackenzie arrived in Christckirch 'this morning. • There have for some time been complaints [about! nuisances caused 1 in the vicinity of $he Art Gallery, and six informations have Nen laid in respect of nuisances alleged! to pave been committed last night. , A special meeting of the City Council (will be held at 7.30 on Monday evening, on order to consider ,an offer of land which pas been made by the owner of the Gresrford Estate, for the purpose of widening pae North Avon Road. j At the meeting of shareholders of the itJentral Co-operative Dairy Company toMay, a shareholder said he. thought the feame directors should be re-elected. They ,oJtl got on like a happy family, jindi if mew ■ones were appointed, he would be the first >*o quarrel with them. 1 At the Central Co-operative Dairy Company's meeting of shareholders to-day a ■shareholder facetiously remarked : "It isn't necessary, is it, to have ah auditor. Some companies have lately found that they have .' fallen in,' though they had auditors." The [Chairman replied, " That wasn't the audil)fcor of the Co-operative Dairy Company." I The Spring Show of the Canterbury Horticultural Society, which will be held on jWedmesday and Thursday next, in the Art Gallery, promises to be very successful. The daffodils aimd other spring flowers are in (Splendid condition this season, and compe.trition will be keen in the more important iclassep, also for the Daffodil Cup. Mr F. Cooper, of Wellington, will send 100 of his choice varieties of daffodils for exihbition only ; our local nurserymen, therefore, are placed, upon their metal to show what the ' south ca,n d!o in tlhe culture of bulbs. J Tlhe Board of Governors of Canterbury College recently decided to obtain some permanent memorial of the late Mr James Gamma-ck, who made such a valuable bequest to the Public (Library. Mr A. B. Cambridge was given a commission to paint a portrait in oils of the deceased gentleman, and he has succeeded in producing an excellent likeness of his the work having received high praise from 1 all who knew Mi 1 Gamjnaick. The portrait, which was on view to-day at Messrs H. Fisher and Son's shop, in High Street, will iba hung in the Public Library on Monday. It bears the insci'ipti'on : "James Gammack, a generous ibenefactor to tihe Circulating Library." ■ Hanging Lamps from 5s 9d to 555. We guarantee to give better value in hanging pud table lamps, chimneys, shades, wicks, etc., than ftny lamp-seller in New Zealand. Fletcher Brps., direct importers pf lamps, (himaejsi etc.. High Street, Oaristchurch.

Mrs Howie returned from Australia by the s.s. Monowad "this morning. The Hons E. C. J. Stephens, C. C. Bow©n>, arid J. T. Peacock, and Mr and Mrs F. de C. Malet arrived from Wellington by the s.s. Monowai this morning. Flag® were hoisted at half-mast at several places in Lyttelton to-day, on account of the deatih of Mr John Gordon, formerly licensee of the Empire Hotel, Lyttelton. The plans for the magnetic observatory which is to be erected 1 in- the Public Gardens, are now being prepared 1 by ttie Public Workfe Department in Welfeigton, and will afterwards be submitted to the Domain Board for approval. In order to mark the Jubilee show in some special way, the Ltnvcheon and) Reception Committee of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Associatiioin has made arrangements for holding an agricultural dinner in the Art Gallery on Thursday, Nov. 8. It is expected that there will' be a large number of visitors present. ■■; An interesting discovery (says the " NewZealand Times") has been macle ' a'b the Oke-'te Falls, tßoiborua, by tfhe workmen en- ' gaged on excavating fee the electric light works. At a depth of 10ft two pecuui«.T looking Atones were found, f&iaped as -tools, but in a very rude manner. They are of hairdi quartz, and are evidently the <wbr& of a, much earlier race than the Maoris of tihe ATawa migra'ti'c-n. At the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association's show, which, k to be) held on Wednesday, Thursday andi Fitiday, iNov. 7, 8 and 9, draught horses will not ,be required .to be on the ground before the second day. The following is the order of judging: — Wednesday — Sheep, cattle, /implements, carriages and seeds. , Thursday — 'Draught horses, light horses, pigs and dairy produce. Friday— 'Horses continued, carriers' and tradesmen's traps and horses, sheep dogs, and also horse-shoeing competition. , ■■ * A Chilian Naval Training Ship, the General Baquedana, will (says tihe Wellington "Post") shortly, visit New Zealand. She is described as a fine-looking vessel, andi was built by Armstrong, at 'Newcastie-on-Tyne, last year. Her length is 240 ft, beam 45.9 ft, depth 25.2 ft, and ■mean draft 18ft. She was built especially for a training-sMp. On board are 29 midshipmen, and "120 apprentices, besides the officers. The armament of the vessel includes four 4.7 Armstrong guns, four twelve-pounder quiok-ft^-ing guns, and two Maxim-Npr^ien'felt gunsf The vessel has a registered tonnage of! 2500 and is fitted with Hawthorn and Leslie engines of 1500 horse-power: The vessel is commanded by Captain Alturo Wilson, a native of the South American Republic,' although his forefathers were American. He has risen through all the grades of the Chilian Navy to his present position, and was a midshipman on the man-of-war Esmeraldla when that vessel was sunk by the monitor Huscar in Iquique Harbour, on May 21, 1879. Ceylindo Tea reduced 2d per lb at Kin,caid'a G.I.C. X2547 Candies reduced Id per lb. Kerosene 2a, per tin. KincaidV G.I.C. X2547 Tariff reduction: a* Kiwaid's G.I.C. X2547