CHRISTCHURCH RACES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6363, 8 November 1887, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH RACES.

(fSB UNITED PBESB ASSOCIATION.) CHEiBTonuEOH, Novomber 8. The weather ii oold and showery, and the course heavy. Hermitage, Maxim, and Sextant were scratched for the Cup. BPBINO HUBDLBS,

Won easily. Dividends— £B 13s and £9 6s. OBITBBIOH STAKBB.

(Special to Herald.) I.IW ZFMLA3D OOF.

At the ( olleglatfl Sohool I-»et night the Guy Fawko. celebrations which were in tended for Saturday night, oame off with great eclat, the demonstration being got op in an artistical manner. The uncalled-for letters at the Post office received in August and unclaimed on the 7th November were «« follows:—Edward Ancher.A. Anderaon,Daniel O'Braio, (late 67th Foot), Edwin Green, John Mar. tin, and H, Trice. At the Boys' School at noon to-day a presentation of a number of books was made to Mr Hugh Mclntyre, one of the assistant masters, who is about to take charge of the Turakina Valley school. The Rev, Mr Treadwell, at the request of the headmatter, made the presentation, accompanying it with a few suitable remarks. Mr Mclntyre was sko the recipient of a handsome album from Mr Fenn. We have been shown by Mr A. D Willis a specimen of labd work printed from » kind of o''v he pwuted in the Hot Lake Diatriut. The colour is a rather pretty[ont,but,unlike any colour we know of, nothing cUe was done to it except adding varnish to make it into ink. He Informs u» that there are torn of the same material both red, brown, yellov, etc, which oan be procured without much trouble. Allusion ii made to this discovery in "Notes by the Way," but at the time tho notes were written the substance had sot been tested. Mr Willis intends ai aoon m opportunity occurs to print a job from this material, whioh he oalls " Inferno ' ink. The first competition for the company's trophies by the vV»ng»nui Rifles took place this morning, when the following were priM-tikera s— Private Sykea, 64; Bergt Remington, 56; Private Staite, 56 ; Private Bertram, 55; Puvate Pawson, 62 : Private Wright, fi2 ; Private A. Laird, 61; Private Connell, 49 j Pnv»te T. Gamer, 49; and Private btewart, 48. Sergt Rodwell (tor), 46 ; Private Hooker (aor), 45 ; Private Couchman (2 pts), 45 ; Private Fergusson, (10 pts), 45 ; Private Barton, (5 pts), 44; and Private E. Koddy, (7 pts), 44, were the highest dcorera out ot the prize list, 32oompetitors,- took| part. Lieutenant Foster also fiftd, and made 53 from scratch.

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