SraiD?o«\ B A,*- "n]on w*«re "H-en by Mes damea Broke, Wrait, Mis* Moir, two vooal duets, by. Misses Ritchie, pianoforte duet by Missss Barr ant? Baro«i. Recitations by Messrs Ryan and Frizeib, and' a song by Mr Drummond Bailey. -The. weekly meeting of the Cambridge Terrace Literary Society wa« held nn Tnes day.-.wh«n a paper was mid by the R«v. I C. JE. Ward on "Norman McLeodi" whirh Wae highly ir«terw»tin». A vote of thanks wee accorded Mr Ward. ■Mr atvfl Mrs, James Ashton, late; of th« Hotel, were by the "boys" of Ipke hotel and tlieir friends with fekenx of tlia esteem -,m tiwy are held. Miss Stuart «pd;3fr Walter Newman, employees nt the hotel, were aLso the; xejipients of presentations, , ■. iTi ■-.-' ircf;- ■ Th,e first annual in<»etine nf r; jthe<j*Hbscrib ersf to. ,it» r^-orsanisafa;qn was -Jbeta.-- Mr P. Jt ' [ who. ; p^ejsijflpd. that t»bqi\t £20 had been ; in,-:ho<»fe* during th<» year. jp^ r ,3s been re- as,» tjb*r Tb.e Committee. *9 havft in hand in ,16* coxir?!? of c. ,week .oc. so about: £14, a portion, of wbichVitwas prorwsed to ex pend sri - shelving. The average number '.or 'siiVscribera wa» seventy. The Committed." each member takes his turn as librarian, was elected as tindet for the ensuing vea^ , : Rev*. J. M. Simpson mi H. T. Pnrchae, Mesew P. M. Stewart, C. W. Garrard. E. Jone«. G. Der rett. G. K>Ule, C. Lwkhart. G. »runro. C. Ford. R. Bkke. H. J. Hopkins. E. Ford, nnd W. Ponninpliaus. At a of the Committee held afterwards, Mr P. M, Rtewart w»* elected chairman, and Mr C. W. Oarrard hon. secretary. The monthly meeting of the Sotithbridge Town Boalrd was held on Thursday even ing. Present-—Messrs R. Webster" (chair man). J. Ki.brkie. V. H. WilKs, E. F. j Bervtley, and J. Maleolmson. J. R. Camp-! bell wrote forwarding his resignation from

the Board as a member. Mr Willi- moved the resignation be accepted with regret. The Mayor of Christchurch forwarded a subscription list on behalf of the Indian Famine Relief Fund, and it was decided to have the list placed in the clerk's office for signature. 