LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7213, 26 September 1901, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Sierra, with the colonial mails of Sept. 7, arrived at San Francisco en Sept. 24, afc 8 p.m., a day and a half late. Mr J. "C. Maddison, architect, has completed the new plans for the city abattoirs, and has submitted them to the •Mayor. * The Waihora, from Sydney, arrived in Wellington this morning. Her mails will probably reach Ohristchurch to-morrow morning. The dredge buiit by Messrs J. Anderson end Sons at Lyttelton for the Gisborne Harbour Beard is to be launched on Saturday afternoon. The departmental returns show thalf 2185 person-a (including 705 from. South Africa) arrived in tbe -colony during July,' as against 897 in July 1900, and 1271 went away, as agains. 588 in July, ISOO. Owing to the death of Mts .George Humphreys, the "At home" of. the Fendalton Dramatic Club, which was to have been held to-morrow evening, has been postponed. Mr Humphreys is a vice-president of the club. The Lyttelton Brass Band, under Bandmaster M'Lsan,' will play at West Lyttelton, weather permitting, to-morrow evening. The performance which was to have taken place last night was abandoned on account of the rain. The annual meeting of the Canterbury Athletic Clubs' Protection Association will be held in the Clarendon Hotel at 8 p.m. to-morrow. The question of publishing the names of defaulters will probably be brought up and discussed. Dr Levin ge has sent in a fine collection of plants for exhibition at the flower show in the Canterbury Hall to-day. This is an additional attraction to^ already magnificent display. The narcissi aioEe represent a value cf*£l2oo to £ISQD. 'y ■'.'■/

. It is expected that the sea-ied-pan* system will be brought into operation in the city on Oct. 31. The annual general meeting of the Richmond Amateur Swimming Ciub will be held "in the Schoolroom at eight o'clock to-mor-row evening. Quite a number of persons went south by the express train this morning to be present at tlie Geraldine Racing Club's Spring Meeting. Membera of the Canterbury Rowing Club aire reminded that entries for the openingraces of the season, the Presidiemt's Fours, and Trial Pairs, close ow Saturday, at the Boathouse. Messrs Tonks, Norton and Cb. advertise in this issue a sale to-morrow, in their Rooms, Hereford Street, of eight new pianos, by some of the best known makers. The instruments were only landted a few days ago, and they are for absolute sale. The return of the running of the trains an the principal lines of the colony for. the four weeks ending Sept. 14 .hows that there was only an average loss of oneeighth. of a minute per train peT journey, and the average would have heen lower bufc for one delay of 66 minutes through the breaking of an axle. H.M.S. Mildura, at presemb -in. Wellington, is due at Auckland early next month to relieve H.M.S. Ringarooma, which succeeds 'ber on the New Zealand station. H.M.S. Penguin, at present engaged in surveying th© New Zealand coast, is at Auckland, and wiil sail for Poverty Bay this -week in continuation of her work. Charles Maxwell, who has been admitted to probation at Napier on thie oharge of ehoo'tin-g at the proprietor of a hotel at Wairoa-, in which hiß wife was staying, only arrived iv New Zealand in March last from South Africa, where he served «s a lieutenant in one of her Majesty's corps. He became ill while at the front and journeyed to New Zealand in search of health. It was stated in th© Supreme Court that Maxwell and has wife, who were not without mean., had arranged; to go back to their relations in Ireland. A pedigree Shortfliorn bull, one of six imported by the Government, was landed from the s.s. Upolu at Lyttelton this morning, and is to be sent to the Leeston dis- . trict. The animal, which is rising three years old, is patriotically named' Imperial Yeoman, and is of the best strain of milking Shorthorns in England. Two other bulls of equally good breeding/ Plato, rising three years, and Captain Middlemen, twenty months, are on board the steamer, and destined for the Otago district. Mr J. P. Ross, of the Stock Department, is travelling in charge of the animals. The other three bulls have been retained' an the North Island. The whole six "were brought out from Home by the s.s. Matatua in May last, and have since been undergoing quarantine pn Somes Island, Wellington*. They have been released in admirable condition. The Rangiora High School Board met last evening, Messrs J.. Johnston (chairman), M. Macfarlane, H. Boyd, G. Whiteside, W. Harrison, R. BaU and J. Sanson, being present. The Chaiijman reported the credit balance to be £5113 ls. Mr T. R. Cresswell, M.A., headmaster, reported that at the end of last term the roll number was 31, and at the beginning of tfhds term 38. The attendance for last term was 95 per cent. . It was decided to have the school examined in December by Mr R. M. Laing, SLA., if his services are available. The caretaker was granted an i increase of salary. A sub-committee was appointed to attend to several matters, including tree-planting in the grounds, and obtaining the prizes. The arrangements for the scholarship examination was left to the headmaster. An excellent' portrait of Mr G. J. Leech, an ex-Chairman of the Board, was presented, to hang in the school, and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr Leech- for the gift. Accounts amounting to £10 9s lld were passed for payment. At the last meeting of the^ Progressive Liberal Association the following resolution was canried unanimously : — " That in view oi the American navigation laws, wh&cfot unduly favour America to the detriment of New Zealand trade, the Progressive Liberal Association strongly urges the Postmaster-General to decline subsidising in any form the Spreckels Company's steamers. ' By way of employing those hands which are proverbially prone to " mischief . still " when idle, the Salvation Army, have established severs^, small industries at tiheir Home at Addington. One of these consists of the making of substantial mats of cocoanut fibre fcr use ait the doors of business, premises and even domestically. One of these, whioh was brought to this office yesterday, as a sample of the work done, was of excellent finish, and the construction throughout was solid and substantial. The mat, which was all hand-made, was weH finished and would compare favourably with the imported article. .......... ~ "'■•- j "Humber Cycles" embrace many specialities expressly designed and patented for use on them alone, and which cannot be obtained on anyotber make. You should see the latest Humbers 'before nurohasing elsewhere. Sole agents, the Anglo-N.Z. Cycle Coy., D.I.C, and 226, High Street. 8640 Townend's Sulphur Hair Restorer will positively restore grey or faded hair to its natural colour ; is not a dye. Price 2s per bottle; by post, securely packed, 2s 9d. Townend. Chemist, Christchurch. 2521