For those who have a weakness for the “ light fantastic ” ample provision is made balls being announced to take place at the Canterbury Music Hall and the Foresters’ Hall, each at 9 p.m. Immediately outside the city the only notable amusement is the annual fete of the Wesleyan schools at St. Albans. This will commence in Mr J. H. Twentymau’s pad dock at two p.m., and will be kept up until tea time. The scholars and their friends will then adjourn to the schoolroom, where re freshments ad libitum will be provided. This necessary matter being attended to, vocal music from the children who have been prac tising for the occasion will succeed, and will be interspersed by entertaining contributions from some of the older persons present. Kaiapoi. In the Northern district, the principal at traction is the Annual Regatta at Kaiapoi, which will also have no little effect south of the Waimakariri. The scale upon which it is being carried out. the yearly increasing popularity of the river as a competitive aquatic course, and the fact of the provincial four-oar championship being one item in the programme, tend to give the gathering an importance which to all who have any dis tinct tendency towards aquatic contests will prove irresistible. Certain it is, the entries are large, and include all the cracks of the province, who, we believe, have paid more attention to training this year than in any previous one. The aquatic events are—the Champion four-oar, a sailing race, pair-oared race, four-oared sweepstake race, boys’ four oared race, Champion Sculler’s race, duck hunt, and swimming match, added to which there is a good programme of sports on shore. The contest in the first race will, bar acci dents-or wild weather, bo one of the finest aquatic races ever pulled in Canterbury. The class of boats entered is much superior to wbat we have had before, no less than three oat of the six entries being new outriggers. Opinion, even amongst competent judges, differs very much in respect to the probable winner. Many, though admitting the fast qualities of the Lurline, think that her class of build is now out of date, but with a full knowledge of the opposing boats we are in clined to favour her tor.first place. Her crew have been doing good work, and sit her to perfection. 