CHRISTCHURCH.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3318, 9 August 1879, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

Thursday. \ In the Canterbury Orphan Asylum there are at present sixty-two boys and thirty-two girls. ■■'!§£■"■ "" '" " '' ''''" ''*"' '> At a meeting last evening of the Christchurch members of the Canterbury l^Mfiby Union arrangements were con.sidered for entertaioiog repreientativei

from Otago and Wellington for the coming Interprovincial Football Matches, the first of y?hich is to be held probably on August 23rd. Ball, Keception and Ground committees have been appointed, and the former will be held probably on August 25. The matches will be played in Anderson's paddock, Cashel street. .; ' "■ ■' ':■ ' . \ " This day. j At meeting of the Kaiapoi Woollen Factory, held yesterday, it was stated that the first case of sample tweed yarns had been tamed out, and Wfts'flndihg 'a ready, market., ,Ne,w Jacq^uard looms a'tfbard" the! Klnowsley Hall. It was rewlved to make a call of one hundred pounds per,share, and this will make nine hundred pounds paid up on each share. j An, alarm of fire was gives a few minutes before 3 o'clock this ' morning. The Brigades and police turned out, and on going towards the South Park they found the fire was in the Lincoln district. Particulars of it have not yet reached townVl V. '■: ■■«' '" "'•■'. ' ';' - ■''•• --; I Excursion parties from Christchurch had splendid skating a .few days ago. on iaTie" ;Lin'd.oriiY'tV^^i-P'M sV.'f^°* I*4°Sheffield Bailway Station.; . „ Afire occurred this morning at Halswell cottage and store, just approaching *c6mpletion and which belonged to James plery.r A carpenter was working until 10 o'clock last/ night, and had a lighted candle. He had been smoking during the .evening, but there was no. fire in i the place. It was insured in the Boyal for £100.: ; . > • ..■■ ' -•.<...■/ • i A retired Baptist Minister aged 64, and lan imbecile, named Wm. Pole, have been missing from their home at Biccarton ■ince Wednesday afternoon. A'r tHe|y had often expressed their .intention previously of going to Port Hills, fears are/ entertained for their safety. :

r Mr Uambridge, artist, has ( just ( completed for 'ibp'' Qhristchurchi,,'batfer)jf*.<^f ■ artillery an oil painting of the late Sergt.Majbr Kerr, who was killed at Temuka. „ A paper read at a meeting last night of the Philosophical iliistitute by Mr Adams; of the Survey r Department, shpwed the height' of Mount Cook to be 12,375 feet against 12,200 feet giveu on-th'e : Admiralty Chart. ; , , :