LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6922, 11 October 1900, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

— + . The police want an owner for a packet of Jwhite shirt?. Detective Cassells arrested a man this morning, charged with receiving a lady's gold watch, valued at £5, well knowing Jhe tartie to have been stolen. The inqu^-t touching the death of Harold , Tynsley, \ho was fatally injured by a railway huck'.at Sheffield, last night, will be held at the Hospital at 2 p.m. to-mofyow. It is -understood that Mr ' David T. . Matson, .the veteran,. hurdle racer, is again in training with a view of representing Canterbury attune championship meeting to be held at Annand.. A metft&aJr those who are interested in ■the iormj^^Bo" a volunteer corps will be held in t-HpfeW Brighton Schoolroom, at v eight o* clow this evening. The Mayor (Mr ;C. H. Wiinly) will take the chair. Tt is stated by a West Coast paper that '*> law action is- to he takih against the Public Truitee, administrator by d*ed of trust !of. the Brunner Accident Relief Fund, for Wleged unlawful discontinuance of receipts after re-marriage. V ' ', The Elite Brass Band wilf (weather permitting) accompany the 2.30 p.m. train to Lyttelton on Sunday, and, with the Marine Band, play" on -thy reclaimed land'toea-v the jdoek. A collection will be taken up towards the Contest Fund. ■. The urgent need of some assistance for Mr Beetham,- in the discharge of his Magisterial duties, Was emphasised at the Magistrate's Court this morning, when, with a number of of oases waiting for a hearing, Mr Beetham had to leave for half an hour to examine a lunatic. , I^ast Friday evening, according to the ,' Manawatu Farmer," a vivid flash of fork; •d lightning, accompanied by a loud thunder clap, sitruck a tree on Mr Scalers farm, at Levin. It divided the tree as with an ase, setting it on fire, and sending splinters •dhains away. At the meeting of the General Committee jof the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association yesterday it was decided) to hold ■ ja dinner at the Art Gallery on Thursday, Nov. 8, in order to afford an opportunity for a little social intercourse between agri.culturists and pastoralists ftom all parts of the colony. 'The management -of" t-he Gan'terbury Agricultural .and Pas-toral Association, recognising the importance and popularity of the Recent growth of the volunteer movement, (has offered prizes for the best troop horses, ! and for a Lloyd-Lindsay competition, which will tako .place at the. Show Grounds on Thursday,. Nov. 8. The recent heavy" weather at Greymouth has cttused the shifting of the steamer-Hes-keth well on. the crest of the beach. There is some talk of cutting into her side to get .the boilers out. A local paper hopes that the remnahts of both the Taupo and Hes>fceth will ere long disappear from view, for at present they were a terrible eyeso.re to the residents. On Sunday afternoon the mainmast of the Taupo went overboard, and the foremast is yery «haky, and liable to break iaway at any time. , Mr Ja-a^s Cralgiehas offered to give two speoial prizes for competition at the South Canterbury Caledonian Society's New, Year gathering (a first prize, of three guineas, and; 'as seoond prize of one guinea) for the -best •poem tin the unity of the-'Empire. : The competitors must be New Zealaiid born, and the (judges • arts' t'o "be appointed by the Caledo- - nian Society; The poems must be sent in r td Mr, C, S. Fraser; secretary bf the Caledonian Socjety, by Deo. 20, and the succe'ssfful pot,m will be read at the Society's gathering -on. Jan. 1. . * Candles reduced Id per lb. Kerosene 2s iper tin. Kincaid's G.I.C. X2547 Taritf reduction at Kincaid's G.LC. y*y ■■-■ Vy ■■-'; X2547 ' Ceylindcljfia reduced 2d per lb at Kin,'oaid's G.LGy^ ?-" y X2547 -, Wedding presents. Large assortment Jat lowest 'prices in Ohristchurch. We are • making a 'splendid show in our windows. ' Everything marked in plain figures. We j defy competition. Fletcher -Bros.', Direot Xinporters, High Street, Chrißtchurch. ,';.;.; ;•■ *,', . .yy . , ; . .. X2555 ;