that avcry Ansnuus Mail.— Tbe „., ~-,,„ Wjcather Forecast. —CaDtain ft a Edwin telegraphed to CaptafnoL* i^ terday, as follows :—" North to west S.W. gale and rain within twdv?LSf Glass further fall." 0Ur8 « Chief Inspector of Schools—Tk Rev. M,• W Habeas, who hai been laid £» by an attack of typhoid fever, is now on.' lair way of recovery. " * Kuobt Uniox.—.t general meeting «♦ the Rugby Union will be held at Warn J Hotel on Thursday evening, at eisht o'clock, to consider some important b , ness. Abt Exhibition.—There was a attendance last night at the Art ExhiV lion, when the Spanish Students o» '* another of their exceedingly clever musicl] programmes. The Exhibition will Kβ open to-day, which will be the last nf r Exhibition. llle Heathcotk Koad Board.—Owing to tli accounts not being audited the atoMi meeting of ratepayers of the HfiQtwl: district will not be held on previously arranged. \ w IiICCABTON IiOAD BOARD.—The qqL.4 nation of candidates for the Koad Board took place yesterday, ju following were nominated :—Messrs W Boag, J. Feather, H. J. Hall, P. HUI, 11 Jackson, H. Nun week, J. Stanley wulj' Taylor. The polling for the election o| itive members will take place on May 7th, Accident at Ltttelton.—A mannamed "Win. Turner, railway shed storemaa afe Lytteltou, met with an accident at 4.15. p.m. yesterday. He was hauling a nana truck with a bale of cornsacks on it from the shed to a railway waggon, when hit foot slipped and he fell, with the bale e{ cornsacka on the top of his leg, which. wa». severely crushed. ' ' ■ Eifle Siiootinq.— A match between t)» French Farm and Little liiver Eifle Chiln was tired at the Little Eiv.er butte «&' Saturday, April 27th. Conditions—Nine meu α-side ; seven shota each at 200, 80Q and 400 yards; Wimbledon scoring an4 targets. The weather was not good fo» shooting, the light being changeable an 4' the wind gusty. The Little Eiver team won the match by 84 points. Narrow Escape.—A young lady, whose name was given as Miss Hill, of Kangiora, had a narrow escape of being killed at the, Kiccarton station last evening ,. She ma' getting out of the train while it was in motion, and fell between the train and the platform. 