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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6401, 21 November 1888, Page 3

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» ■ __ The Wheat Market. — Ifc ie stated that a lot of 10,000 sacks of Ashburton wheat, containing a large proportion of ehortberried, has changed hands at 4s, f.0.b., sacks extra. The Salvation Absiy. — The Sydenham Corps of the Salvation Army intend to rebuild their burned-down barracks as soon as the necessary arrangements about insurance and other matters are settled. Meanwhile they have taken the Oddfellows' Hall, Colombo street, for their services. Pbozev Meat.— The ship Marlborough has been put on to load frozen mutton at Lyttelton for the New Zealand and Australian Land Company. She will take about 13,000 carcases, and the sheep, which, arc to come from South Canterbury, will be killed at Messrs "Watt and Co.'s slaughter-house at Templeton, and frozen on board. Trap Accident. — About eleven o'clock this morning, a lady and gentlemen were driving down Colombo street, and at the corner of Lichfield and Colombo streets their horse shied at a hand-cart -which -was turned up with come luggage in it. The occupants were thrown out, and the horse after struggling and kicking, fell and broke one of the shafts, and otherwise damaged the vehicle. The lady received a shaking, but met with no serious injury. The Freight Question. — The very large demands being made for our produce from | Australia are, it is said, to a certain extent j nullified, for tbe present at all events, by J the want of {onnagre. It does not, however, appear that the shortage will be of j very long continnance, as the sailing i vessels, which are expected to come to | Lyttelton to load, will ere long provide : relief, and the anticipated termination of j theJTewcastle coal strike will aid in caußing j matters to return to a more satisfactory condition. Canterbury Caledonian Society; — At a meeting of the Directors of the Canterbury Caledonian Society, held last night, the programme of the sports to be held at ' Lancaster Park on Anniversary Day (Dec. ' 17) was adopted. It contains a neir J feature in the shape of four races for boys, j two for those under fifteen, and two for '. boys under twelve. The programme will i comprise the usual national items — High- j land dancing, pipe music, &c. It was decided to hold the annual sapper at the ' Clarendon Hotel on the oustomary date, ! St Andrew's Day. Eangiora Police Court. — At this Court to-day, J. ;Moorhouse was charged ; before H. Blackett and A. Ivory, Esq., j with having been drunk and disorderly j the previous evening. On accused being asked if he had any excuse to offer, he j expressed regret, and said he thought the best thing the Bench could do would be to issue a prohibition order against him. Sergeant Barlow thereupon applied for the order, and it was as readily granted, to be in , force in the Borough, Eaugiora, and Mandeville, Kowai and Kaiapoi districts for one year. A fine of os, with 2s costs, was also recorded. Waimate Rifles. — The .Waimate Sifle '; Corps have just had manufactured for ! them, by Messr3 Coates and Co., of this i city, their Champion Belt. This is of 1 ' patent leather, with clasp, buckle, and fiaial of solid silver. In addition to these, however, there are crossed rifles, a crown, • and a nicely finished shield supported by a ■ wreath, also in sterling silver. The shield ; beats, the inscription,' " Waimate Rifles, Champion Belt. To be won three times, or i twice in succession. Ranges, 200, 300,400, \ 500 yards. Ten shots at each range." j Kaiapoi Boeottgh Council. — A special ' meeting of the Kaiapoi Borough Coun- ! cil was held last evening, the Mayor ' being in the chair, to consider plana and specifications for extensive alterations and . repairs to the suspension bridge. A large j plan, with, full, detailed drawinar of •: measurements,, and all details, prepared by ; Mr G. J. Webster, Borough Engineer, was ' laid on the table by the Chairman of the I Works Committee (Councillor May). It ; was unanimously resolved to adopt the | plans as submitted, and call for tenders by Dec. 4. a special meeting to be held on that date to consider and accept game.