LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7417, 31 May 1902, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

- — : — ♦ -.'" ■ ' '. : ' : ;' To-day is the lasfe day on which essays or stories descriptive of Chrietchurch ten years hence, can be sent in to the editor of the "Lytbelton Times," to take part in the competition: for the prizes offered by -a local gentleman. Tkfi Mokoia, wihicb sailed from Wellington for Sydney to-day, took about 400 tons of cargo. . . ■' i _■'•' -/ The deatii of t!he Rev W. E. Mulgan, formerly vicar of St Peters, Onehunga, is>. announced* .. -- The Bra-wood 1 School Committee tias accepted a tender for a flagpole for the school grounds. It is intended to have tfoa flag hoisted on June 20, when, 'there will be «i gala day at Burwood. The pole will be |65fi> high. . • ■ ' A Maori charged with selling beer at Te Awaamitu without a lioense, escaped on the plea that he ordered five gallons of hop beer from s> brewer, who sent something stronger, and he did not know better till ft constable sampled it. ■At a wett-atten-ded meeting of 6he South Gantexbary Branch of the Educational Institute, iheid at Timeru this morning-, it iwaa unanimously deoided to heartily supiport Mr Murray** provident hind «oheme, and also tine Otago superannuation scheme. A sitting of the Lyttelton. Police Court «v bald this morning, before Captain. CWdatchie, J.P. A first offender was conTicted of drunkenness and discharged with. • caution. Tjboma* Duncan and William Phillip*, who had absented themselves without leave frost! the s.s. Rfmutafat, were ordered to be put on board their y esseL A meeting of the No-License League was fceH in the new Christchurch Methodist Mission Hall last evening, the Rev R. J. Murray presiding, to hear an ad^^ss from Mr T. W. Glover, of the New Zealand Alliance on ''Fifty Years Ago and Now." Mr Glover urged the formation of such Societies as the " Young Crusaders " about to be started. , . The London correspondent of the "Aus%ralasi»n," referring to the butter trade at Home, says : — " O^e of the best brands of New Zealand saltless butter commands about Bs per cwt more than' any other, all through the season, and it is all taken by a firm which make* it up into lib roller, and sells itas *Norman!by Fresh.' Here, indeed, is a grievance, but we have never heard of the producer of this butter objecting." The Sydenham Wesleyan Churcli will be ) re-opened to-morrow, after having been /closed for repairs. The interior !has been quite transformed, the plastering has been thoroughly repaired, and the church paint- ' ed throughout, the ceiling being canary and the walls salmon coloured with stencilling oi venniflion. The work throughout reflects tiie greatest credit on Mr T. Davies, the, contractor, and Mr BuUen, wbo/has attended to tie painting and decorating. The Imperial authorities have asked the New Zealand Government to furnish the) names of experienced surveyors who are) ■willing to undertake survey work in mining areas on the West African, Gold Coast. Tbose selected will be engaged for two years. They will work eight months each year, and go on furlough to England during the rainy season, the Imperial Government paying half .their passage money. The salary offered is handsome. •■ Townend's Sulphur Heir Restorer will positively, restore grey or faded hair to its ' natural colour ; is not a. dye. Price 2s per bottle j by post, securely packed, 2s 9d. Townend, Chemist. Christchurch. 2521