LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9212, 15 April 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following hours will be observed by the Christchurch Post and Telegraph Office during Easter:— Good Friday: 9.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 5.80 p.m. ; Easter Monday : 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight.

The weekly programme at the Opera House was presented again last evening before a large audience, which expressed its full appreciation of the entertainment. The programme was an excellent one, and the turns of Tod Callaway, Salmon and Chester, the Vantells, and Brasso were especially popular. Two special programmes will be given on Good Friday, including a fine selection of new bioscope pictures, which will he exhibited for the first time in New Zealand. This evening another presentation of last night's programme will be given.

On Saturday night next the Pollard Juvenile Opera Company will open a short season of twelve nights only at the Theatre Royal. The first production will be a new musical comedy entitled " The Isle of Bong-Bong." m On its initial production in Australasia, at the Wellington Opera House, this musical novelty created a very favourable impression. It was agreed by the Press and public alike that it ( was one of the brightest and most novel productions that Mr Tom Pollard had given the New Zealand public. The music is bright and catchy, the dresses gorgeous, and the scenery very beautiful. There are lovely ballets, bright situations and Bparkling dialogue. Master Bertie Nicholson has the leading comedian part, and has associated with him Mr Charles Albert and Mr Harry Quealy, remembered for much excellent work. The production is said to be a most amusing and catchy musical extravaganza, and a great success has been achieved by Master Nicholson. Mrs Quealy has produced some beautiful ballets, and Mr Leader Williams has given some delightful stage .settings. The orchestra is under the baton of Mr A. Brahms. The box plan i 6 nov open at the Dresden for all perfortt* ances. A large part of women's sufferiflft comes from headache. No matter whali the cause, the euro is always found in Steam's Headache Cure, which is tasteless, easy to take, and acta pix>mnibr_ . *4

The thar which were liberated by the south Canterbury Acclimatisation So:iety at Mount Cook some time -ago, ire reported to have multiplied considerably, and to be doing well in their Dew environment. At the Lyttelton Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mr H. W. Bishop, S M., Henry Johnston Baker was lined 20s, with" fourteen days' imprisonment, in default, for having obtained liquor during the currency of a prohibition Order against him. The telegraphic report on the Canterbury trout rivers received at the Tourist Office at 9 a.m. to-day, says that the Ashley, Waimakariri, Selwyn and Ashburton Rivers are clear, the Rakaia is dirty, and the Rangitata, Opihi and Waitaki are fishable. A specimen of what is considered to Sbea true "smolt" (young \salmon) was teaught in Caroline Bay, Timaru, on Saturday, and has been forwarded to Dr Moorhouse, of the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, for expert (opinion. The fish* is about nine inches long, and has many characteristics* or Ifche ealmo salar. The Bishop of Christchurch has issued (his customary "pastoral," to be read in the Anglican churches of the diocese, asking for liber&l offerings on behalf ot St Mary's Rescue Home, Richmond, at ithe services on Good Friday. By regulation of Synod, the offerings at all services on Easter Day are to be regarded las Easter offerings to the vicar ot the (parish or parochial district. In the course of his remarks at a deputation to the Hon G. Fowlds this morning, Mr J. C. Adams -referred to Ithe piano at the Girls' High School, >which, he said, would be a disgrace ton third-rate boarding-house. lhat piano has been there," he added, •" since Miss Gibson was a girl at tchool." " Yes," added th c Lady Principal, reminiscently, as the Minister and the deputation smiled, and that .was twenty-eight years ago. Mr J. Hay, giving evidence before ithe Conciliation Board this morning, feeked what would happen to a farmer torho, if the proposed award came into force, employed his men after hours. Mr Kennedy replied : "iPut him in gaol Straight off." Mr HaY: "I thought «o." Mr Sheat: "Do you think the Government would have backbone enough to put all the farmers in gaol?" (Mr Hay: "Oh, the farmers wouldn't fctrike ; * .they don't pull together tenough. Mr J. Hay, before the Conciliation OBoard this morning, said that if the' Proposed award governing farm work came into force, it would be impossible to. employ swaggers and other incomJpetent men, and the country would be faced with a charitable aid problem. Mr Thorn expressed the opinion that, in giving, these men employment, aa , !was done now, a charitable aid problem Nvae even now being dealt with, and Mr Hay said he recognised that. It was one of th© farmers' burdens, but it was isuot a serious one.