Cheistkas Fekparatiosb.—The verioas triQfri in Chris tchtrob, with a dne appreciation ef tlss festival ssason, have largely availed theaselves of floral and otaer decorations to render their respective places of business con spicuoss. Tbe pastrycook aad confectionery establishment «£ Mr Bashiord in Colombo street is specially desers icg of mention, acd a ?oed!y dispky of Christmas cakes, bon boas, eoesqees and the thousand and one vther attractions incidental to snob es&ab* Sa&iaeats are here seen in fml gray. The other establishments of a similar Mod were also well dressed. The varion3 jewellery shops show e T eg-:.nt sovelties, alike of fe gold &nd Filveismith'e art, whiUt the sjfac63ients offered by the well-Snowa estab- SsScaeats cf Messrs Warra Brathers and Mr A. B. Prest&n to caanoisscßrs in wines are f?% to the demaiida of tbe moßt exacting

Cbnkbt eleven cf the Carisbrook Criekst Clnb, of Doncdii), will visit Christ *oiEch daring Ibe Christmas holidays, and play twa caring their stay. On Monday *ad Tnetday they tnrefc an eleven of the Ashley Ootraty Ciubj ar,d on the two fallowing days gey play Use Wanderers. £oth matclea will |c paytd oa tbe Association's grcnnd in Bsgley «tk. Wβ learn that Saturday, tho 29th of Jususry, is tbe day appointed for the cons aeaeiaaat of tiw match with the Australian Serea at Christclicrcn.—The following vslil WfortiaCC.C. tha Conrtenay O.C. « Monday next (Bosing Day) at Kirwee:— Messrs Ciijgiil, Tnrner, Fisher, Lawreaee, Wagstaff, Porsytb, Max; hall, Booth and Davis, ice plajers -eiil Jeavs town by the 7.20 train on Soaday moriiieg. —Tbe following wiil play for «a u-C.C. sgajus-t the Sonryside OC. oa ««d»5-, 2"fh s.-ecember:—Mresrs E. Cox, P. iJignan, L E'.aton, F. Morgan, E. D. Earmaa. §. Harvey, E. ? n tkerfon, H. Wood, T. Eoey, ,-• Horwcca 6 nd aaotber —The nsatch will a* pajed on tie Cricket Grottnd, ■saaeeacdisg at ten o'c.'ock —'J he following will wpaseist ktWsy Coanty in the match against Csnsbrock Cricks Ckb, cf Duneftn, on £7th 28th at Hagfcy Pnrk:-B. Blunden, — «aks. E. Millten, 'f. O. MiUtr-n, E. Bißgins, ***&> w - Leacls ' M  fm s ■' S - asd C. Hayman.—The J»wiß| wsß play for on Mocday sex* v the b.C.C. at 10 30 on th* Chiietc>inrcb ■SSSr , - ,1 *;' -11 '- Ha °on, Messrs Berkeley, &v? k Oa]klfT . Glasson, C. fc'eager, fef B.H. &g«r and E. Sale aad Butoa.
