LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9115, 21 December 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The week's programme was- repeated before a fairly large audience at the Opera House last evening. This even-{ ing-^a new programme will.- be* submitted, and sevc al new performers will make their first appearance. "Tie farmers," said Mr Wolfe at the meeting of the Selwyn Cktimty Council this morning, " aare the wbxsv off men in the world. The people in town*6ay they're picking up money in thei country, hut the tradesmen arai te£ v thousand. times better off. There are scored of farmers- who don't kiiotrf where to find a penny.". '_ v The fortnightly meeting of the 8i&1 of Linwood Lodge, 1.0.0. F., No. 67, was held un th© lodge-room, Rolleston Street, on Thursday evening. N.G. Brother Dorm occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance of mem* bers and visitors. Seven"" candidate^ were initiated into the mysteries of the order, and six others proposed. . The .election of officers resulted as follows i — N.G., Brother A.' Townsend; V.G., Brother Cusden;' secretary, Brotheii Butler; treasurer, Brother O'Calla* ghanj auditors, Brothers Cusden, Wainsborough and H. M. Chappelli dispensary delegate, Brother O'Callaghan. A committee was appointed to act in conjunction with delegates ■from-' other lodges to consider the hesi means of extending the order in the district* The instalation of officers fixed foxf January 16. • JThe box plan yfor the season of Mr. Lan Hamilton's Dramatic Company, which will commence at the ThAtre Royal on the evening of Boxing Day t » will open this morning at the Dresden* The source of the drama, " Home, Sweet Home," whichwill be the opening piece, is ail English fishing village^ where the rescue of a little girl from; a wrecked steamer is effected. Thai piece had an extended run in England! and America, and a leading dramatio critic, in criticising the first perform-] ance in London, said: — "There is alw ways a Warm welcome for clean, heal*' thy, straight-forward plays or tibia class." The company engaged by M* Hamilton includes Messrs Robert Inman, George E. Bryant, S. .A. Fitzger* aid, Augustus Neville, Herbert Shaw; E. M. Beresfors, Stuart Clyde, Lancelot Vane, Arthur Blakely and Baley Watson, and Mesdames Kliadajall Cooper, Fanny Erris, Hilda Fraser ancS Beatrice Usher. Special attention ha» been paid to- the scenio arrangement* painted by Messrs Alfred Clint MM Harry Waite and assistants. ' . Our attention was , arrested to-day by the crowds of people passing in ancj out of Freeman's Tea Rooms, to-day, the premises of this enterprising finnf 1 presenting quite an animated scene. / * * 8368 (

. Detective Ward this morning arrested a man V 1 town or f ailin S *° « on W I with a maintenance order. : About forty bicycles are at present awaiting their owners at the Christ- ; church Bolice Station, accumulated I during the past four months. The Christmas &> number of " The Spectator" 1 is now published. It contain^ a large quai. .«.y of miscellaneous reading matter aprropriate to the seaeon, and is illustrated by a series of capital c&rtoons of a local character. At the Police Court at Kaiapoi toSay Frank Puddle was charged with &n assault on a woman. JMy J. H. Blaokweil, J.P., presided, and it was decided to adjourn the case until ten o'clock on. Monday, when it will bo fcea-rd by Mr V. G. Pay, S.M, ' The Selwyit County Council at its meeting this morning received a circular letter from the Patangata County Council in reference to the coming visit of Mr Keir Hardie, t and urging that no official recognition o£ him . ishould be made. The letter was " received," without otlier^ comment than the chairman's emphasis on the \vord and a " hear, hea.r," from one of the members. . For Tdyfi go to Armstrong's straight. jOreat profusion, lowest prioeß. Nice itoys from one penny* See display. 2