CANTERBURY JUBILEE.
PERMANENT MEMORIAL AND CELE BRA'nON FUND.
Tho form of the Memorial has now been decided upon, viz., a statue in bronze of Her Majesty the Queen; upon the four sides of tho stone pedestal will be placed raised figures (bas-reliefs) in bronze.
Ist. The Pioneers, symbolical figures with name* of ships or persons to be de cided upon. 2nd. The industries from which the province has derived its prosperity. 3rd. Canterbury in her Jubilee year send ing forth her sons to fight for the Empire. 4th. A Memorial with names of those of Canterbury's sons who have died in South Africa.
The Committee feel that the response to their appeal for funds to raise the spiend;d Memorial will be universally responded to, and would ask intending donors "to send in their subscriptions as early as possible to the local committees collecting in their dis trict or to

E. J. RIGHTON, Secretary, Palace Buildings. Gloucester street, £881 Christchurch (Box 450),

OPERA HOUSE.
The programme submitted to the larce audience at the Opera House on Saturday night by the Dix Gaiety Company wa« un loubtedly a popular one judging by the number of times the different performers had to respond to encore.*. The first part went spiritedly, and the various items- were given t-ffr-etively. The reception accorded Miss Liv rto.sslvn and Messrs >F*Kisson and Kearns <-n their reappearance indicated that Chmtchimh audiences appreciate these per formers in their respective styles. The second part of ths- programme* appealed 'Strongly to the popular tastes, and the dif ferent performer* had to respond to impera tive recaJJs. Miss Beatrice Smith mado her first appearance in a "coon" which she eamj very well. The entertainment con cluded with a laughable absurdity, "Tbe Ball's Going On." The Company" appear again to-night.
