NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11489, 23 January 1903, Page 6

NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

The annual picnic i»f the Christchurcb Meat - Company's employees at Islington Works will take place to-morrow at Amberley!. Derry'a Band .will be in attendance, and two special trains will be run, ■one from Chrisbchurcli at 8.15 a.m., and the other from Temptation at 8 a.m.The annual road lace of Messrs Scott Bros.' employees will take place at 1.45 ip.m- to-morroir. Tlie distaatc* is to be irom the Plough Inn to Yddharet and back. The St. Patriclc'e Day Oelebraition Committee will meet to-night at the Library of the Preebyt&ry, Barbadoes street. The district olectora of Addingbon are convening a meeting for Monday night in the Methodist Schoolroom, Selwyn street, in connection with the Greater Christohardi p.. 11 ou lebruary 4th. The Matron *of the Christchureh Hospital dtjires to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of comic papers from Mrs It. D. Thomas and "'Frieadly Leaves" from. Mrs Walker, ColonVbo streetThe nomination of officers for the Industrial Association for the current year must be lodged to-day before 5 p.m. in the secretary's office, Canterbury Hall-

To-morrow will l>3 the 144 th anniversary.of the birtih of Robert Burns, and the second anniversary of the Scottish Society of New Zealand, Lyttelton, which, is therefore celebrating the occasion by a concert. The progiamn»3 ■will consist of Sccttisii songs aid dances.