! | Linwood Chess and Dbaughts Club.— The Linwood Chesß and Draughts Club, ! which now numbetß over sixty members, has made arrangements for the use of the Linwood Borough Council Chambers, for its meetings. It baa been decided to, play on Wednesday and Friday evenings, every alternate Wednesday being given up to the lady members. ; Steangles in BToESEa.— The Oamaru ; Times saya : — We are informed that there ia an epidemic of strangles amongat horses in the Waifcaki district, both old and young horses being affected. On one estate as many as fifteen are affected by the disease, and on another eight, and ao on. The csßeanre pretty severe ones, although nono have yet* ended fatally. The disease ia disseminated a good deal by horseß drink ing out of the same trough, and in town this io particularly the case. Good Templaey.— The regular meeting of the Hope of Christchuroh Lodge was held in tha Druids' Hall on Thursday evening, C.T., Bro Bastion presiding. There waa a large attendance of members and visitors. Two candidates were ad mitted and one waß proposed. Bro John Young was elected Deputy Electoral Superintendent. It was resolved to support the Dauntless Lodge at the • entertainment on Tuesday. Thia' being [harmony night, Bros Young, Crawford and S. Moore and Sißtera Bastion, Bowen, M. Bailey and L. Bastion gave songs and duets, Sister Ferguson presiding at the piano. Ell Commission.— After dragging along for fourteen days, the enquiry by the Royal Commission (Messrs T. Thompson, M.H.R., and A. M. Turnbull, , R.M., of Napier) into certain charges made by Mb George W. £11 against Messrs E. C. Latter, ' late Official Assignee, and A. K. Bloxam, i Registrar of the Supreme Court, was con cluded yesterday afternoon. The Com missioners remain in Christohuroh to pre i pare their report, which will be presented !to his Excellency the Governor in due course. Mr Luak, counsel for Mr Ell, left for Auckland a few minutes after the conclusion of the hearing. CANTBBBUEY LIBEEAL ASSOCIATION. — The Central Committee met on Thursday evening. The report from the Unem ployed Committee showed the steps which had been taken to obtain work near home i for the aged and distressed, and shelter I for their families in the Addingfcon. ! Immigration Barracks, and correspondence ! on the subject from the Premier was read. 