LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9213, 16 April 1908, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

| To-morrow being Good Friday, there )»ill be no issue of the " Star."

i Mr John Otley has been nominated [for the New Brighton Mayoral election. I A Press Association message from Nelson states that a drizzling rain has ■continued for several hours.

The Lyttelton Marine Band will play Yra Saturday night on Norwich Quay, beginning at eight o'clock.

The Garrison Band will give a sacred Concert, including both vocal and instrumental items, at King Edward Barracks on Good Friday, at 8 p.m.

The following hours will be observed by the Christchurch Telegraph )ffice during Easter:— Good Friday; J.SO a.m. to 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. ; Easter Monday : 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. £nd 7 p.m. to midnight.

I It is announced that practice from tieavy guns will be carried out from (Fort Jervois at intervals to-morrow, Saturday and Monday. Masters of vessels eastward of the fort are cau-, tioned to hug the north shore to avoid (danger.

i A young woman named Mary )JM' Queen, a resident of Barbadoes Street, Sydenham, was admitted to the Hospital at midnight last night, suffering from the effects of poisoning. JFhe case was not a very serious one, and the patient is making favourable towards recovery.

Mr S. R. Stedman, who is endeavouring to lower the Dunedin to Christchurch motor-cycle record, left Dunedin jfchis morning at 6.15 a.m., passed through. Oamaru at 9.7 a.m., and left Himaru at 11.10 a.m. Mr Stedman itahould reach the Christchurch Post Offfice about three o'clock tbis afternoon. I A meeting of those interested in the formation of a hockey club was held in ithe Lyttelton Wesleya'n Schoolroom yesterday evening. Mr W. E. O6ok presided, and there was a good attendees. It was decided that such a club rao?ld be formed in connection with the fchurch, and also to apply to the Borough Council for the use of a Wround. The election of officers result)m as follows : — Patron, Rev A. Peters ; president, Mr W. G. Stewart ; viceteresidents, Messrs S. R. Webb, J. (Page, J. Voss, J. Pitcaithly, W. Brown, J. T. Norton, J. R. Webb, W. tlladcliffe, W. Foster, A. D. Hamilton, JW. E. Cook; honorary instructor, Mr JJF. Ching; secretary, Miss Olive Cook; jfcreaaurer, Mrs !W. Huston.

The secretary to the Victorian De-r partment of Agriculture has written to the Christchurch City Council, in reply to inquiries regarding eaud-grass, that a variety known as melilotua has been grown with great success at King Island, and proved to be excellent feed for cattle. The annual rainfall at King Island, however, amounts to 45m, considerably in excess of the average rainfall in Canterbury.

" I look on the man who owns land as wedded to that land," remarked Mr John O'Halloran at the Conciliation Board to-day. He added that though enormous profits had been made off the land in other districts, he had never left his place. He never liked to know what he had spent on his farm because he could not talk about it without proclaiming himself as having been foolish.