CHRISTCHURCH.
Mpnday. i. To-day was the 28th anniversary ot the' settlement of the province of Canterbury. It was glorious weather. The celebration commenced with a special service in the cathedral, to welcome, the return of Bishop Harper from England. There was an address to the Bishop and a full
1 choral service. There was a grand ban* quet to tKe^ visiting members of the Volunteer Fire, Brigades from Danedin, Fort Chalmers, Waimate, Motnington, Kaiapoii Timaru, Eangiora, and Lytteljtoq. T^ticf Anniversary sports in Hagley ! Park irere, a great success. Seventeen > thousand people were on the ground. The " tug of war" against the visiting brigades was won in every instance by the ChristchUrch. To-night there was a torchlight procession and a grand pyroI teo^nio display.
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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3070, 17 December 1878, Page 2
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123CHRISTCHURCH. Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3070, 17 December 1878, Page 2
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