CHRISTCHURCH NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1441, 29 April 1905, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH NEWS

I (Perns Press Association. 1 ) I Ohriatohurch, last night. I Herbert Allandalo, Frederick Dennett, and John Hayes wore committed for trial I to-day on a oharge of breaking and entering the Amberley railway station and stealing various moneys, postal notes, etc. Dennett applied for bail, which was refused. His Exoollenoy the Governor left Christohurch for WolliDgton to-night. Tomorrow afternoon ho will unveil the Queen’s Memorial at Wellington, and will afterwards visit the Roman Oatholio Bazaar. On Sunday afternoon he will attend General Booth’s lecture. On MonJay ho leaves Wellington for Pioton, and vill proceed by train to Blenheim in ordor o attend the races there on May. 3rd. -iord Plunket will return to Christohurch u the following Salurdav.

i j.no mayor (mr u. M. Otray) and men | bers of the sites oommittee visited tl I North Park this moroing for the purpbf d I of conferring with Messrs Marohant (Sui rt | veyor-General) and Campbell (Governmei y I arohiteot) with respoot to their reoou 1- I mendations for the ereotion. of th :t I main industrial portions of the es 3 I hibition buildings and tbe exaot localit, 3 I for the same. The recommendation mo :, I with the approval of the oommittee. Mi ■ I Humphreys, of the Lands Department r I was also present. A survey will be im f J mediately made by Messrs Mclntyre an 3 l I Lewis, acting for the Lands and Survey , I Department I .The Canterbury Centro of tho New ZeaI * an^, Swimming Association hos received a I notification from the Council that tho New I South Wales Association proposed to sond I B. B. Koran to England to competo in I the Champiousbips and King’s Cup race, Ixt invited subscriptions towards tbe cost. INo action was takon. It was decided to I anggest to the New Zealand Association I that nest Australian Championships be j held at Christchurch during exhibition I time, a year later than intended at preI sent. c

The secretary of the Reeves Proprietary Gold Dredging Coy, Ltd., has received the following returns from dredgemasters : No. 1, 20ozs sdwt for 104 hours ; No 2, LOozs Sdwt3 for 121 hours.