Salvauos Abhx Tba.—JY>r same time past Captain Aston, of the ffalvation Army in Linwood, has been endeavoring to ar range to give a free tea to the children of the district. On Saturday last he was enabled to carry out the idea and to invite the- children to the number of five hundred to partake of the tea, Ac., which had been so generously provided by the sympathisers of the Salvation Army. Shortly after 2 p.m. the children began to gather at the Barracks on. the East belt, and in half an hour considerably over five hundred were admitted, and partook of tea, &c Colonel Taylor and a number of other officers were present, and entered most heartily into tne effort to entertam the children. After tea the children were addressed by Captaim Aston, who hoped theyhad ail enjoyed themselves, and SuTtedto see them* again on some other occasion. '

Palacb Ritnc.—There waTTl^i^ 55 ance of skaters last nieht ■rS?*™Nr N To-night Mi ß9 -MabeV S,hfiJJ*. *»*. nouncod to make her appearance ?« f* , exhibition of faucy and trick akatLi ** Canterbury Amatbdr Athlwui Ctwi —At ft Committee meeting O f th* .v* C!ub. hold last ereaingat wiw? fc» the annual meeting of the Club »•»=«{ for Saturday, 15th June. M **** Pap.vnuiCoursinoClub MrR c«»» who is well knowu to all l O ye« Jffg leash, having become host of the &»»«2 Arms Hotel. Papanui. it i 3 intended ta*L vive the Papanui Crairsing Club Sf will be taken practically In this d | °«P» and no doubt will prove successful m good uiinventhusiastio coursingmen i«!?j 6 in the district. S ■ teßl <« The a smoke co acert given by the oQicer* of the late First <W terbury Bifctahon last ni ? l lfc. Lieutenant Colonel Tosswill was, pre3enfcQ(l Lo"ino; Cup of the Battalion At Sγ request it has been handed to the Kaia«l*i Rifles for keeping until the end oTft year, they having won it in the contest * 18S9. l «tl« The Ashburton Steam Fire Esqiot A very satisfactory trial of the new ataf* fire engine was held in the Ashburfa Domain last Friday, in the Breseneft«# « Frazer, of the Christehxirtliß«.SiLf * Wγ Harris, his Worship the MaL> *T* bers of the Borough ConnoQ/an| 'J?* ber of visitors. A trial wa, aljo j™™" West street with equally wt i£* results. 