Bates on Timbeb.—A telegram' fwa Wellington says "that it is notified, fyths Gazette that timber from eawmflle in Southland consigned to Winoheater or Orari will be charged Odpor 100 superficial feet less than the classified rates. Good Nkwb for Anolbbs. —The cil of the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society yesterday decided to turn a number of trout into all the streams around Christ* church. ; ~.;

Chkistchujrch Opera Housb CoWant, —Mr Duval, architect, of Timaru,: has gone back to prepare specifications accord , ing to plans.. It is proposed ifco call foi tenders 03 eooh Ss the speciflcationa are completed. The Bhare list has fiUad very satisfactorily. •■■■.•.;' Mobrzs Tubb Matoh. —A match will b« fired at the Gladstone Morris tube range on this Friday evening, pjhimber^ 1 : ari3 painters versus mill Hands ur theeniploj of Mr J. Goes. The following are the teams: —Plumbers and painters—Wil liams, Hobbs, Greijf, Collins, Jaesels, Pratt, Cotton. Mill hands—Keily, Stace, Pierce, Kose, McWilliama, Currie, Grey. AvONSIDB.IiITBBATtT ASSOCIATION.— rJUhb usual weekly meeting of this Association was. held on Tuesday evening JMSp, when the President; the Eev. W. A.>P*ecoe je «a4 a paper on " Surnames," treating exhaus tively on the derivation and meanings o( names, also giving examples of the more curious ones. The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to Mr Pascoe for hie very able paper! The meeting on Tues day evening next; will be of a social character.
