The San Francisco mail leaves Christchurcli on May 11th, and is due in London on Jum 13th.
■Mails for Crpmarty, Puysegur ' Point, anf Te Oaeroa close at Invercargili on 3rd May ; at 2.30 p.m.
Mails for Australia, etc., close at Auc'ilaud, per Westralia, at-4.30 p.m., o:i. Monday, 30th-

DAILY MEMORANDA—Tuesday, May 1

AUCTIONS. .':.'.■ Beauchamp and Co., at Colombo street aout\ at etc. . ..■■.■ L Ayers, Baggs and C 0,., at. Matliesou's roajl, ■ Linwood, at 11—Furniture, etc. .'.'.. .:

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Etc. ; ' Theatre Royal—Kin ranatograph, etc. Oddfellows' Hall— Waxworks, etc." " Lytteiton Colonists' Hall—Resident? re School

Teachers' Salarie3 at 7.30. 16 Manchester street South—CHass-blowing. V.M.C.A. Boom—Women re. Social Purity at 2.30, Choral Hall—Rev. Charles Clerk's Entertain meht at 8.
WAIKARI COLLIE TRIALS.
Tne concluding evqnt of these trials' ok Saturday was the...'.:

Hunt-away, about 40'0yds, with Blew. Under control 10, hunt away .8, style 5, noiso 5, total 30 points—Mr H. R. Pollock's Clyde, 10, 8,.5, 5, total 23 points, first prise. £7; Mr H, T. Littlo'a Rave, 10, 7, 4, 5, 26 second prizo £4; Mr A. Cnmcron's Toss, 9, 7, 4, 5, 25 points, -third pme £2; Mr J. Kennedy's Help,7, 6, 3, G, 21 points, fourth. The others to compete-' were J. AnnaJi'l? Jack 18» J. Sutherland's Rover 14, T. Laing's Bruce 17, J. Armstrong's Toss 15, A. , Little's Nap 21, R. Mc A" dam's ■,-. 23, G. Lang's Lassie 21. and H. T. Little's Glen 20. The judge statei the hunt-aivay was one of the best trials he had ever witnessed.
