LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8333, 3 June 1905, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■. Ten degrees of. frost were registered last night, and this morning nior/d than half tin inch of ice covered vessels left out overnight. Two first-offending drunkards appeared before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court this morning. One, a man, was fined 5s and costs, and the other, a woman, was convicted and discharged. There is on view in the window of Messrs Graham, Wilson and Smellie, in High Street, the golden key which will be presented to Mr W. Reese on the occasion of the opening of the powerhouse on Monday. The New Brighton Christy Minstrels Troupe gave a very successful entertainment in aid of the New Brighton Athletio Club', in Hawker's Hall, last night. The programme consisted of musical items and' the farce "Apartments To Let." The Utility Poultry Club has arranged with the Christohurch Meat Company to put up dried blood in 141 b bags. Ex r perts staite that the nutritive properties of this blood are twice as great as those of meat, and that it requires less effort to digest. The Government has decided that no. head or antler of any stag shall be sold or offered for sale in the colony, or exported from the colony, except, with the written consent of the Colonial Secretary. The penalty is £20 for a breach of this enactment. The hotel employees held their annual social at the Art Gallery on Thursday, the Hon Charles Louisson presiding. A- number of vocal and instrumental items were rendered, and some gramophone selections were given by Mr H. Large. Dancing was kept going to a late hour. Captain Falconer with a party of sub-marine miners will leave Wellington on Monday, by the Hinemoa, for Okarito, on the West Coast, where they are to be engaged removing the bank which obstructs the entrance to the harbour. . It is expected that the operations will occupy a month. The "Nelson Colonist " reports a statement made by some Italian fishermen that while fishing off. Clay Point, on the east side of the French Pass, they saw a body floating in the water. The body was evidently that of a woman, as the hair was long. It was so much decomposed that the men would not take it into the boat, where they had a load of fish. - Amongst certain additional regulations gazetted under the State Fire Insurance Act is one dealing with fidelity guarantee bonds. It is provided that every officer of the permanent staff of the department whose fidelity is' not guaranteed under the Civil Service Officers' Guarantee Act shall be assured for amounts proportionate to his salary on a scale ranging from £300 for a salary between £100 and £150 to £2500 for salaries of £600 and upwards. The Bishop of Carlisle, speaking in April last at Carlisle at a meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association, said he wanted this Association to be more broad-minded. Not a few young men had been driven away through what had been called its " goody goodiness." He adored goodness, but he loathed " goodiness," and he was glad to see a broadening and a " commonsenseness" of the V.M.C.A. going on. Smoking might not be a very lofty or noble occupation, but there was nothing terrific about it. If men could not smoke at the V.M.C.A., they would go elsewhere. He suggested that tne Association should be made more use. of as a training-ground for civic, municipal and national life. He favoured all sorts of debates, including political, and so long as they did not hit below the belt, there was nothing like hitting out in earnest. As to athletics, he believed the Asso- 1^ elation had got hold of the right end of the stick. Athletics could be overdone, but not when begun with moral and religious influences. He warned them not to place too much reliance on lectures, for- the lecture was tlie most deceptive thing «in the world, except a sermon. A great rush for bargains still continues at Armstrorfg's winter sale. Large purchases at big discounts of warehousemen's stock to be thrown into this great clearance. 8322 Strange' s will be open all day to-day and closed all day Monday (which will be observed as. Prince of Wales' s Birthday). Doubtless the fact that Strange's are holding a special sale just how of attractive purchases made in Australia and elsewhere, and compiling quantities of samples and other lines, all now offered at immensely reduced .prices, will result in a rush of buyers to the well-known establishment in High and Lichfield Streets. Such bargains as 'Strange's' will submit to-day and next week are not commonly met with. ,r ■ 8352

Father Hays will address a citizens' meeting of all creeds in the Canterbury Hall, Christchurch, on Monday next, at 8 p.m. The Mayor will preside.