Local & General.

I The Governor.— His Excellency the , Governor has intimated Mb intention of being present at the Jockey Club Ball, to be given at the Provincial Council vaPhamber on Thursday next. i ,« Leoal. — Sir Eobert Stoat was a through passenger from Dunedin to Wellington ' last night. He is engaged at the Court of appeal. ! Tee Jubilee Home. — It is expected that the Jubilee Memorial Home for the Aged Poor will be furnished and ready for occupants about the end of the present month. j Lawn Tennis.— The opening of the j tennis ground of the United Canterbury i Cricket Club took place yesterday afternoon. There was a large gathering of members' and their friends, including a number of ladies, and some very enjoyable games were played. During the afternoon the visitors were served with tea; dispensed by Misses Harnian and Cotterill. ! Boxing. — Harry Laing, the champion boxer, arrived in town laet night after his . southern tour. He has arranged to meet Ellis on Tuesday evening next to decide the match made here about a month ago, , in which he has undertaken to knock Ellis i out in five roundß. The match will be i fought privately. ! The Inspector of Volunteers. — Lieutenant-Colonel Hume, Inspector of 1 Volunteers, arrived from Wellington in the , s.s. Rqtorua yesterday. He will begin the I inspection of those corps not inspected during his last visit, at 5.30 a.m. on Monday, when the Mounted Bines will , parade in Hagley Park. . Prebbleton. — On Friday a tea and addresses were given in the hall in con- ', section with the Bible Christians. The | tea was fairly well attended. At the after ■ meeting Mr J. Hay don occupied the chair. Addresses were- given by the Revs J. Orchard, W. Beady, and J. Crewes, and Mr Seed. At the close the usual Vote of j thanks were carried by acclamation. I Accident at Sheffield. — An accident I happened yesterday at Sheffield to a man named Coombs, an Annat settler, by which he got a leg broken. Coombs is one of the workmen employed in getting the material for the formation of the approaches to the new Hawkins Bridge, and it appears that while at work in the pit he became alarmed at what he thought was going to be " a fall," and in his 1 endeavour to fueh out one foot got fast in the tramway rails, which caused' his leg to be twisted in such a manner as to break it. The sufferer yiaa conveyed by cart to Sheffield, and attended to by Dr Meadows. Protestant "Demonstration. • — A demonstration is advertised to take place on Tuesday evening next, in the Baptist Church, Oxford terrace. Mr E. Meredith, E.W.G.M., is to take the chair, and addresses are to be delivered by the Rev G. Bond, on " The Attitude of the World to-day Towards Protestantism"; the Rev C. Dallaston, on "The Spanish Armada" ; the Rev J. Parkin, on "The Landing of William 111. at Torbay"; the Rev J. W. Ellis,- on "The Siege of Derry"; and -by Mr J. T. Smith, on "The Heroes and Heroines of the Reformation." The Baptist choir, under the direction of Mr Corrick, will give several selections. Knights of Labour.— -A. meeting of the Knights of Labour was held in the Druids' Hall last night, Mr F. Guinness occupied the chair, and there were about twenty members present. The action of the Committee in furnishing information to the newspapers in regard to the coal strike was approved. The following were nominated for the various offices :— President, Mr F. Guinness; Vioe-Presi-dents (four required), Messrs J. J. Parker, J. Caygill, J. Butcher, J. Heskettj Secretary, Mr Boardman ; AssistantSecretary, Mr Powell; Treasurer, Mr Burrell ; Executive Committee, Messrs Watkins, Hallen, Cade, Piggott, Davis, Griffiths, Douglass, Ryan, Rhodes, White, Beveridge, and Passman. Owing to the absence, through illness, of Mr Douglass, a report promised for this meeting on the "sweating system" was not read, but a short discussion on the subject took place. IiINWOOD BICYCLB TotTEING CmTR. The general monthly meeting of the above Club was held on Thursday at headquarters. There was a good attendance, and the captain, Mr H. Thomson, presided. : Messrs J. Walshaw, R. Round,' D. Smart, and — Robertson were elected as active members of the Club. It was decided to have Club runs every Saturday, and that | on Saturday, Nov. 25, the tour to Oxford, which was postponed, should start from the Club room at two o'clock.. It was agreed that a twenty-four houra' Touring Club road record should be Added to the two already agreed upon. A vote of thanks was passed to the Christchurch Bicycle Club for their kindness in arranging a race solely for the members of the Touring Chib, which is to be ran on Nov." 9. It was resolved that the members master at the Club zoom at 10.45, to take part in the procession of the C.B.C. to Lancaster Park on the day of their race meeting. A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings. Alii is not Gold that Glitters.— The following is an extract from a letter written by a young New Zealander who recently went to Melbourne to better his condition. He is by trade a baker and confectioner :— " I have been in Melbourne a month now, but have, not get .anything to do, and am tired o? walking about. I fancy I have not made much of a catch here, the wages being very low in my trade. It is only in the building line where trade is brisk. If something does not turn up for me soon I shall go away into the country. . I can always get work enough to keep me in food here, but I did not come thiß distance for that. I could get five or six shillings at my trade if I liked, but it is not enough— l must have at least seven or eight shillings a <lay. I do not like Melbourne myself — it is a big city, fall of befcstljknoise and accidents ; I have already seen thir.ty or forty since I came. One thing I don't like Melbourne for ia drink; it is fearful for that— young men, old men,' and women ; every second one almost that you meet is the worse of liquor ; hundreds of young men of my age spending their wages in " pubs." This ia the place to make money go, if you have it. There are plenty of amusements. The Exhibition is a magnificent building— an immense size, with something likethirteen miles of passages. It' takes days to go through it properly. Yet, with all these -things. I would much rabher be in New

The Metropolitan Show.— Elsewhere appears a list of the entries forthe. forthcoming Metropolitan Show, which number 1484 .afirainst .1432 last year. Thedncrease is principally in the eheepclssses. • St Saviour's, SrmsumaL. — The first' meeting of the newly-formed Ycung-Men's? Society was held on Thursday evening, in. St Saviour's schoolroom, the President, the Bey H. B. Cocks, in the chair. Several! new members were elected, and someiafight additions were made to the rules. The President zead a highly interesting on the evidences of " Christianitjfc"' The paper was duly discussed. Mr W., JLarge^ read an instructive paper of a [scientific character, the subject being? *< Pumps." By tbe aid of diagrams he showed the different kinds of pumpa-in •Tise, their structure and working. Af teta hearty vote of thanks had beenpasEed^to" the gentlemen for their papers, the<meetinp was duly closed. Thb JrrBTLBB.— Mr James Wallace, who recently became proprietor of Klingen-* stein's. Jubilee Hotel, has finished the renovations on the building he initiated^ after taking possession a fortnight ago. The little "poking " bar parlours have alt i been swept into one, grvragmore breathing; room and better light, and Mr D. Mac* millan, House decorator, has made an excellent job of tbe part of the work that fell to him. . The . cafe has also been changed in appearance to itsraiprovemenfc,. and ac this part of the hotel is to be madean important feature, the arrangements of the kitchen had to be recast. Extensive stabling and yard accommodation has-been, added, no small matter to farmers visiting" the City on market days. Thb Voluutker Bazaar.—- At.2 p.m. oa Monday, His Worship the Mayor wHl^open" a bazaar in the Drillshed, in aid of the funds for repairing the drillßhed and improving the rifle range. The attractions of this bazaar wDI be unusually good. In addition to the customary stalls wellsupplied with all kinds of nickuackeand articles of a more useful character, there ■is to be an excellent exhibition of tableau invants in the Bichmond Rifles orderly room. A shooting gallery will afford opportunity to viaitorß to display their skill as marksmen at short ranges. A Post Office is to be in operation. The ladies who are engaged in the good work of endeavouring to augment the funds of the citizen soldiers, have for some time been busy in preparing their stalls, and will have everything in most attractive order by the hour of opening. A Bacecotjrse Assault.— At the Resident Magistrate's Court at yesterday, T. Williams, who described himself as a " teacher of boxing," was charged with assaulting a lad named Stocker on the Titnaru racecourse the previous evening, by striking him in the mouth with such violence as to knock out one tooth and loosen two others. The evidence of complainant and two other lads, and of defendant, of Harry Laing, and two other men, differed entirely as to the circumstances of the assault. The former averred that the defendant came out of the tent and without provocation struck complainant in the month three times ; the latter swore that complainant was looking through a siit he had cut in the tent, and was struck through the tent by defendant inside for damaging the tent. His Worship fined defendant 20s and 10s costs, which was'paid. The tea and concert in connection with the Bi- Centenary Celebration of No. 4 District; Xi.O.Xi., will take place in the Oddfellows' Hall, Sydeßham, on Monay evening- next. Entries for the Canterbury Poultry Society's Show, in connection with the Metropolitan Show, close this evening, at ten o'clock, at theßotherfield Hotel. The anniversary services in connection with the United Methodist Free Church will he held to-morrow. On Tuesday evening the annual public meeting will take place at half-past seven. The b.s. Akaroa will ran a special ncursion trip to Pigeon Bay, on Friday, Not. 9, leaviug Lyttelton on arrival of the 9.5 a.m. train. . Special sermons on behalf of the WesleyanHome Missions will be preached, morning and evening, in the Durham Street Wesley an Church and. the Kast Belt Wesley Church to-morrow. The annual meeting in connection with the Mission will be held on Wednesday evening in the Durham street church. ■