The anniversary soiree of the Grafton road Wesleyan Sunday-school will be held this evening. Tea will be provided at six o'clock, after which a public meeting will take place, when several ministers and gentlemen will deliver addresses. The musical selections by the choir. An address to the shareholders of the Building Society by Mr Steadrnan, Avho is a candidate for the office of committeeman, at the approaching annual meeting, appears on the front page of to-day's issue. The chess contest for the silver cup to be presented by Mr Aitkin, to the successful player, was resumed last evening in the same place. The final result, it is expected, with the name of the victor will be made known in the course of next week.
Mr Hoskins h;is concluded arrangements with the Chicago Minstrels to appear in Christchurch.
The " Lyttelton Times "■ says :—" On the West Coast there is a female blacksmith ; in Napier a female auctioneer ; Dunedin possesses a female chimney sweep ; Wel lington was not very lono- ago blessed with a female " nightman;" but it has been reserved for Auckland to have a female bootmaker. An advertisement appears in the Auckland " Star " notifying that " Mrs M'Grath is now carrying on her husband S business as boot and shoemaker ; ordeis punctually attended to." We want a few more women of this stamp in the colony.
Robert Turner, who was gored by a bu at Christchurch, has recovered, but is dis figured for life.
