1898. JANUARY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2300, 31 March 1898, Page 37

1898. JANUARY.

4th.— Notification of death of Mr T. F. Adam, resident from 1858. llth.— Departure from Bluff of Viscount Hampden, Governor of New South Wales, after tour through colony. 12th.— Contract let to Torrance and Simpson to build Jubilee Industrial Exhibition. Close of Primitive aiethodist Conference at Dunedin. Unofficial visit of Lord Ranfurly, Governor, to Invercargill. 13th. — Death of air James ai'Laren, head master Palmerston District High School. Death of air J. S. Capstick ; aged 49. 14th. — Account of inspection by Minister for Public Works (air W. Hall-Oones) of Seaward Bush, proposed Heriot to Roxburgh, and Otago Central railways. 16th. — Opening of Citholic Apostolic Church, Maelaggan street. 19th.— Public baths opened at Invercargill. 20th.— Conciliation Board sat at Invercargill for the first time in tailoring dispute. 31st.— Accident on board s.s. Waikare at Cuttle Cove, West Coast Sounds, while on an excursion. Captain Anderson fatally injured (died on February 24), and other passengers, aiessrs C. A. Smith, H. Chancellor, and D. M. O'Connor, slightly so. FEBRUARY. Ist. — Death of air B. C. Haggitt, Crown prosecutor ; aged 59. 3rd. — Intimation of retirement of Sir Robert Stout from politics. Conciliation Board sat at Palmerston in. Allandale coal miners' claims. Orbituary of James Goodall, early settler at Milton. Body afterwards exhumed and reinterred at Milton. Completion of memorial on grave of Glengarry, Southern Cemetery. 6th. —Considerable fall of snow on Flagstaff and aiount Cargill. 9th. — Notification of death, at British Columbia, of Mr John Cargill ; aged 77. Death of air W. M. Hodgkins, aged 65. Strange atmospheric phenomenon; supposed to have been caused by bush fires in Australia. Governor Ranfurly officially visited Port Chalmers. llth. — Official visit to Pahnerston. 14th.— Shareholders Kaitangata Railway and Coal Company decide to sell to Home syndicate. Death, at Invercargill, of Father Nicholas Vereker. 16th. — Death of Mr Thomas Bracken ; aged 55. 17th. — Death of Mr Robert Brown, at Henley. 21st. —aieeting of (Jlutha Flood Committee, dormant since 1881. 24th. — Univers'ty Senate satat Dunedin. Report of loss of examination papers in wreck of Mataura in aiagellan Strait. 25th, — Opening of 25th Annual New Zealand Wesleyan Methodist Conference. MARCH. 2nd.— Fire on board ship Canterbunj at Victoria Wharf. 3rd.— Technical classes removed to new premises, Moray place, late aiorrison and Co.'s. Charles Clements sentenced to death for wife murder on November 15th, at George street. 4th.— Mr Justice Williams declined to make an order directing prosecution of Mes3rs J. G. Ward and John Fisher. Acquittal of Samuel aiercer, charged with attemptingto do bodily harm to Edward Brown, 6th. — Ordination service at St. Paul's Cathedral, aiessrs Wayne, Latter, and Davidson, admitted to the diaconate. Bth.— Governor Ranfurly visited VVaikouaiti. 9th.— Notification of death ai Wellington of airs Milstead, passenger per Ajax in 1*349. llth.— Mr Keith Ramsay permitted to retire from liquidation of Colonial Bank. Liquidation approaching its close, and air Ramsay desirous of visiting Europe. 12th. — Intimation of death of air John Johnstone, of Fairfax, 30 years' resident of Milton district. 14th. — Governor Ranfurly visited Lawrence, having previously visited Alexandra and Roxburgh. aiarch 17th.— Parliamentary Police * Commission, consisting of aiessrs Wardell, Poynton, and Pitt, commenced sittings at Dunedin. 18th.— Complimentary dinner to Mr Keith Ramsay, prior to his departure on trip to Great Britain. 21st. — Official reception in Dunedin of Governor, Earl Ranfurly. 22nd.— Governor's levee at Town Hall. Opening of Jubilee Industrial Exhibition. 23rd. — Fiftieth Anniversary of Otago. Pontifical High Mass, St. Joseph's Cathedral. Presbyterian Synod's thanksgiving service, First Church. Thanksgiving services in Knox Church, Trinity Church, and St. aiatthew's Church. Thanksgiving service, St. Paul's Cathedral. Procession of old identities, civic authorities, volunteers, trades and benefit societies, &c. (the procession including the vice-regal party). Jubilee Demonstration Committee's sports meeting (with speeches), Caledonian ground. Dunedin Jockey Club's races, Forbury Park. Jubilee sailing regatta, Upper Harbour. Otago Lawn Tennis Association's tournament. Conversazione of early settlers, Exhibition Building. Fireworks and general illuminations. St. Matthew's Church. (Extracted from the minute book of the Parish.) 1873.— July 11 (not 12) -Foundation stone laid with aiasonic honours. 1874 — December s— Church opened. First incumbent, Rev. E. G. Penny. 1877. — February 9— Rev. J. Byng appointed incumbent. 1884.— April 16— £1600 raised per Mr H. E. Williams for reducing debt on church. 1885.— aiarch 30— Rev. F. Montagu Powell, M.A., left England to be incumbent. December I—Schoolroom opened. 1887.— November 17— Parochial welcome to Rev. A. C. Yorke, incumbent. 1891. — January 7 — Rev. E. T. Howell accepted incumbency. 1896. — \ugust 25— Induction of Rev. W. CurzonSiggcrs, at. A., as vicar. November I—Appointment1 — Appointment of Rev. H. S. Leach as curate. 1897.— June 20— Dedication by the vicar (Rev. W. Curzon-Siggers) of the Victoria Jubilee Chapel erected in the church.