Sales by Auction.—To-morrow.
THIRD EDITION.
D. M. Speddinu, at his rooms, Princes street, at 2.3(1 o'clock —Groceries, spirits etc. Park, Revnolrls, and Co , at their rooms, Manse e'reet, at 2 o'clock—Household furniture, etc.
The Evening Star THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1896.
Mr F. Bakewell, of the Thorndon (Wel lington) School, has passed the degree of master of arts.
Mrs Downie Stewart has been awarded by the proprietors of the ' Sun ' newspaper in Melbourne the first prize (a gold watch) for the six best photographs. The competition was confined to lady amateur photographers. At a meeting of the Canterbury Charitable Aid Board yesterday a letter was received from the Minister of Lands stating that the Board's application for 500 acres of the Highb&nk Estate for an old men's home could not be granted, as the estate was land acquired under the Land for Settlements Act. The expenditure for the ensuiug year was esti mated at £15,251>, of which £8,200 is for outdoor relief.
