Members are requested to meet at the club at 3 o'clock sharp. The procession starts at 3 30 o'clock. The sheet at tbo Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday contained a formidable list of cases set down for hearing, but before the hour of sitting, all of them had been arranged ouf; of court with the exception of one. That, Farlpy y, Bipning, claim £C SslOd, went by default, with costs 18s. J. S.Bes wick, Esq., R.M., and E. G. Sterickflr, E«cj., J,P 7 were on tho beuch,

The annual soiree m connection with the Temnka Presbyterian Church will be held m the Temuka Volunteer Hall this evening. The after proceedings will consist of addressee by various minister?, solos, recitations, singing by the choir, &c. The Rev. Mr Whits, of Pleasant Poii.t, will preside. Tho Committee- of the Goraldino Racing Club have removed the disqualification im poßod by them upon Messrs M. and C. Hobbs, and their horse Borderman, at tho Autumn meeting of the Club. Borderman will run m the next meeting of the Club. The purchasers of the wreck of the Bhip Lyttelton have been engaged for some time pa9t trying to recover portions of the wreck age that are of any value. They have succeeded m making fast to the two boilers, but they experienced considerable difficulty m doing so, owiug to their being firmly bolted down to the deck. To part them from the deck dynamite had to be used, and the boilers are now sufficiently clear of wreckage to be removed. It now depends on the state of the weather as to when they will be brought aahore. It is not thought that much elec besides the boilers will be recovered, at any rate nothing that would m any way pay tlio purchasers for their trouble. In accordance with a resolution passed at last monthly meeting of the 1 evels Bond Board, a public meeting of the ratepayers cf the district was held yesterdny previous 1o tlie meeting of the board. The meeting was summoned to take into consideration the pro posed closing of certain roads — ono at Claro mont and ono at The BrothorJ. There was a fair attendance of ratepayers. Tho chairman of the ro>id board, wlio presided, read tho clause m tho Public Works Act bearing on the question and produced plans of the roails. 