CHRISTCHURCH.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3410, 26 November 1879, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

Last night.

At a meeting of Christeluirch chemists it was decided that the price of patent medicines and perfumery bo raised, to take effect during the present week. At a meeting of tho various Sunday Schools last night an Association was fornif-d td bo called the Sunday School Teachers' Institute, the object being the improvement of teachers^ by means of lessons, debates, and subjects connected with Sabbath School work. It has been raining again he.mly today. The mayoralty contest both in Christclnirch and Sydbnham offered some excitement. The friends of the candidates and the latter themselves are all hard at work. Sailed: Tasso and Sea Shell, for Newcastle ; Empress of China, for Soulbport, Tasmania ; Jessie, for Heleusville ; l{ingarooma. for Port Chalmers; aiid Wellington for Wellington. ' The following items should hare gone yesterday : —lt has been raining heavily since Saturday evening, and tho hay crop 9 suffer in other respects. The rain is most webome. Under the influence of tho cool and comparatively moist woathor wo have experienced this summer, the country affords as a great contrast to its appearance 12 months ago as could be wished.

During the present season, the Acclimatisation Society have liberated 30,000 young trout in Canterbury streams, and 1000 have been forwarded to Palmcrston, Otago. On Thursday next, 2000 trout will be sent to the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society for distribution in the Mackenzie country. The society have over 4000 trout still left in gardens.

Mr D'Orsay Ogdon has become lessee of the Gaiety Theatre which is to be altered greatly and furnished with a dress circle. A company are playing opera bouffe. The opening piece played on Saturday night was rery pretty, the opera ncrer before being played in the colony, called the Daughter of Alcantra.