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Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 200, 26 August 1886, Page 4

Dunedin Students and the Premier. _ _. (BY TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Dunedin, this day. The University undergraduates enjoyed a complete triumph over Sir Robert Stout at tho mooting for thopresontationof diplomas on Tuesday. They bad organised usual rocoption of catcalls, barking, firing peashooters, and for hulf an hour from the back of tho hall at intervals kept up a pretty good "row" though tho whole thing was carried out good humouredly. Atthooutsotthe Premier showed himself in a bad temper by declaring that ho would not proceed to business unless order was kept, as the students were disgracing themselves nnd the Univercity. A quarter of an hour later, the noise being resumed, Sir Kobert Stout stoppe., saying : " I Beo ono gentleman making a noise. I know his namo. If lam Interrupted again I shall issue a summons against him tomorrow I need not say lam a man of my I word. I suppoee studonts aro not aware that ono of our Acts makes it an offence punishablo with imprisonmont for interrupting a meeting," At this point tho students roso en masse, and left the ball, continuing their noi«o outside. Sir Robort Stout ordered tho doors to bo closed. At tho conclusion of hi* address —in the couifo of which ho urged the necessity for a clo.«o relationship between tho primary schoolu and university school*, that tho committees .hould insist upon having teacheis with university degrees, and recommended tho abolition of university too* - tho student, returned to the hall, and whenever, daring the remainder of the proceedings, Sir ltobort Stout's namo was mentioned they groined him. They gavo Dr. Htuort quite an ovation. They wound up with threo groans for Stout, and as ho entered his cab. lined tho street aud again groaned him. Tho general opinion is that Sir Robert Stout shawod groat want of tact, Tho "Times," referring to tho matter, says: "ThoPromier has only himself to thank for tho unpleasant exporienco ho wont through last evening. It showed a lamentable want of tact, and an unpleasantly arbitrary disposition on Sir Robert Stout's part, to attempt to deal with a dilliculy which was beneath his notico by talking of calling in the o-d of the police, and giving unruly students in charge Tho Premier had nn oxcollent opportunity of making t he studonts ashamed ot thoir misconduct by a grave rebuke, to which his groat popularity with them would have given much more weight than tho remonstrances of I'rofcsso- or of tho press. Instead of that he allowed them to give him a lesson in temper and tact. Of all mon so thorough a Radical, and so oxccs&ivo a lover of independenco of character as Sir Robort Stout U, should not have fallen into suoh a mistake." Band of Hope Entertainment. «, On Monday evening last tho fourth of the winter evoning entertainments given by tho Havelock Hand of Hope was held in tho Alexandra street School room. There was a good muster of members and their friends, tho room being comfortably full, There was a good programme, and the chair was efficiently filled by tho Vice-President. The meeting was opened with devotional exer cisos, and a short address by the Chairman. Tho next itom was a recitation by Miss Hughes, which was very ntcoly givon, as was also the song, " Watching for Pa," by J. Miss Picard, whoappoarod for tho first time. This was followed by a recitation, "Tho Drunkard's Auction," by Miss A. Carlaw, givon in hor usual stylo, and tho choir followod with a tetnporance melody. " Misg Sprigrjins's Work," a dialogue for throe females, was the next itom. Ono of tho best reciters of the evening was Miss Fanny Picard, who gave " Away with it" in a pleasing and effective rnannor, and recoived a fair share of applause. Tho choir then gave another piece, after which Mr Arnbury (from the A.B.H. Union) addressed the meeting, and the choir having given another tomporance melody, the Chairman colled on tho Secretary to give them " Bretton Hall," a recitation, which was rendered in a pleasing and effective manner. A number of other items followod, and a very pleasant evening was spont, the proceedings closing with tho National Anthem. Miss Aley (who is also choir pianist and secretary) presided at tho instrument. THE TWURF SENSATION. Farther Charges Again si Prisoner. Timaru, this day. John Cooke, a farmer, of Pleasant Point, has laid an information beforo Mr Fredk. Lecren, Justico of the Peace, that tho prisoner Hall, now in custody on tho charge of attempting to poison his Svife, did, on August 7, 1886, feloniously and with intot.t to defraud, forge a certain promissory note for the payment of £46 10s. Mr Martin. Crown Solicitor, of Christchurch, will appear with Mr White on Monday next to assist the prosecution in the Hail case in the R.M. Court. New Zealand Shipping Company. «. CintisTciiUKCH, Wednesday. An extraordinary meeting of the New Zealand Shipping Company was held to-day, and was woll attended. The object of the meoting was to elect a director in place of Mr Coster, who, at the time, had not paid his calls, and was therefore not qualified, but as he has since paid them he was again elected. An amendment by Mr Percy J. Fryer, "That it is undesirable t6 elect a director at present," received only one vote. 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