CHRISTCHURCH.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3364, 3 October 1879, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

Last night The Harbor Board'have accepted Ware and Jones' tender from Auckland for the graving dock, at a cost of £70,85012s 4d. The Bank of New Zealand have intimated to the Harbor Board that they are perfectly willing that some portions of the Board's funds if they wished it should be placed in another bank, or that they were willing the account should bo divided ii the Board thought fit. Some samples of genuine wine hare been exhibited here, and which are offered for sale at reasonable prices, and hare been pronounced fair samples. They partake very much of the character of Australian wine. A monster entertainment is to be given at the Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday afternoon in aid of the Benefit Fund of the Christchurch Society. The novelty in it is that all the companies and professionals in town, of whom there are a large number, shall appear. Matthew Henderson, who is a member of the East < hristchurcji School Committee, was arrested last night for libel on the information of Thomas Bales, furniture dealer. • The police have discovered that the late reported sticking up case, New Brighton Eoad was a fabrication.

The body of one of the two fishermen reported drowned three weeks ago in Lake Ellismere, was found floating in the lake, a miie^ from the sliorb. ■ < ' A service was held' last night in the Baptist Church, when five females were baptised, making the number of 50 baptised since the Ist Jannuary. The Hon. E. Richardson* writes to (he Times denying that he is interested in the attempt to start a new evening paper, he saya that be has been pestered with applications for appointments on the paper. The Christchurch Jockey Club. The following are the acceptances for the handicap:—Templeton 9st 81b, Fishhook 9st 51b, Mata 9st 31b, Mariana 9st 71b, Natator 7st 31b, Longlands Bst 21b, Pinfire Bst, Chancellor 7st 81b, Camballo 7st 71b, Laertes 7st 51b, Dundee 7st olb, Oberon 7st, Betrayer 6st 131b, Maid fi«tl2lb. Atlantic 6st Blb, Maid of Honor 6st 81b, Piscatorious 6st 61b, Libeller 6st 61b, St. George 6st 21b, On Dit 6st 21b, Marie Antoinette 6st 2ib, Adamant 6st, Num'a 6st.