The Jubilee Mission Services which have been carried on since Sunday week at St, Patrick's Cathedral by Fathers Fox and Luck, were brought to an auspicious close yesterday afternoon, with what may be termed & children's temperance service. Fully 500 little people from all the Koman Catholic Sunday-schools of the city assembled at &45 at the Cathedral, and voluntarily took the total abstinence pledge, which was administered by the Very Key. Father Fynw, V.G. :— " I promise until my 21st year of age inclu sively, to abstain from all intoxicating drinks except used as a medicine, or by the advice of a medical man, and to discounten ance tbe causes and practice of intemper. ance." The credit for this result is largely due to Fathers Fox and Lack. "' <

On Tuesday (to-morrow)' t&e state of the j poll for City V9"es6 will be officially declared; | at St. James's Hall;; also for Cifty SForffyati j the Temperance Hall; aad aa Wednesday evening,, at Devonport Hall,, the state o£ tlie poll foe Waitemata electorate Willi be publicly declared l»y tli& Keturnibg Qiffcer.. Tha Hospital fruit diatributibtt and. service of song was well afitendßii yesterday after noon,, the weather being favourabfe;. A quantity of apples,, banana^ atid oranges. warn passed te the imnatea, and an excet lent aclectinn of hymns were given, under j the direction of Mr Byan. A short address I was alaa given. ' The official dt-clatatiian of tile poll for j Manukan sad Men d-sfefirfa ia aauunnced t to taita place ta>morrow tit noon. The | j former will be held at Oaehnnffa Court houae,aad the latter at Excelsior Hali^, Pitt atMeC I AS the weelii^ -fleering of the French Literary Association ou Saturday evening,. Ms 5, Clarke delivered an interesting lecture an the Kis of Stephenslmv the inven tor of rail way* It was well received, ami ■ elicited'i-attaring remarlcs from the critic*, Ms C^ de I'Eaa (president)- also lectured,, his subject being George Sand, the great French soVeifet.. The iiis.enuraa proved: both entertafu-iag aad inatructive. The ftnli'veraary sermons of the liniou atrset Weateyan Church: were held yeater- j day, when the Bey, Shirley Salcer preached j in &c morning', and the Rev. W, Moriey in j I tha evauinja Both aerviices were well attend<sd T and the collections, which were I in. aid of the church, fund, amouateti to £1 i i lis 2d.
