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Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 31, 11 February 1875, Page 5

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'We observe Mr Wm. Baird, 1 ol Dunedin announces through our columns the receipt of sundry annual volumnes ior 1874 including the Leisure Hour, British,Workma n,&e.,&c. . W e observe from our advertising columns that Messrs. Macarther and Sinclar, watchmakers and jewellers (lately in the employ of Mr George Young), have commenced business for themselves in those centrally situated premises recently occupied as a lur depot, in Princes street, nearly opposite the Government Buildings. Those of our readers who are in the hab't of burning the colonial coal would do well, should opportunity offer, to to inspect the Stoves and Ranges made expressly for that purpose by G. Thomcroft, Dunedin. Our Dunedin agent writes: — We had the privilege of inspecting one in use by himself which was consuming the small Green Island coal, in fact you might term it dross, and really from the constructon ofthe stove everything worked admirably. At a special meeting of the Loyal Dalton Lodge of Clutha, held in the lodge-room on the evening of Tuesday, Bro. P.S. Eim was elected permanent secretary, and Bro. E.S. Rtunert elective secretary. It was arranged that the anniversary of the lodge should be celebrated by a soiree, concert, and ball, to be held on the first Friday in March. The financial report was read for last year, detailed particulars of which will appear in our next issue. It will be seen by our advertising columns, that Wains large hotel in Dunedin has for its proprietor Mr J. P. Jones, late of the Dunedin Club, a gentleman who, some years ago, made his name among Me bourne hotel keepers of the higher class. We have no doubt from Mr Jones' well known " style" of hotel management, it will secure to him a large up-country connection. We had the pleasure of being shown over the premises a few days ago, and can freely stare that every com ort and convenience is to be found there. Our Dunedin agent sends the following : —We were shown the other day one of the lorries bmlt specially to the order of Mr ALx. Mulli-jon, wharf carter, by Messrs S inclair and Morton, Dunedin. We must conft ss that since leaving the old country we have s en nothing to resemble so much t'lOMe of Pickford for style and build. Mr Mollison speaks in high terms of the worka.aiilike- manner in which Messrs Sinclair and Morton have executed the two lonies and two spring vans entrusted to their care. This firm has been instructed by the Corporation to construct a hydrostatic van, altera drawing in the 'Illustrated Loudon News" for watering the streets. The carrying capacity for one thing will be much greater than the old barrels. We have something new this week to report regardiog the local hotels. That rtally will known establishment the Crown has changed hands, Mr Thomas Stanbrook (formerly of Clyde, Dunstan) having become landlord. Mr Scaubrook; who is no str auger here, comes to reside amon°*-*t us .well accredited as a man of push and public spirit in his own pat ticular line ot busings, and we have no doub* but that he will maintain the reputation of the establishment. The Farmers' Arms is also reported to have changed hands, Mr Lloyd being about to become its new occupant. Mr Sutherland (late of that establishment) proceeds to Catltn's River, where he purposes to suppl«* that much ne^ ded want : a hotel and accommodation house. We also' olstrve from our advertising columns that tenders are called for election of a new establishment to be conducted on the temperance principle. From all we -iati learn, this latter project is'to be rather aiilexttnsiveone. The quarterly meeting of the Hope of - Ba-k-lutha Lodge 1.0. G.T., was held at th.-. Sus-ex Hail on Friday, at which upward* of fifty members attended. Aft- r- the usual business was concluded, Bro. R WiUo.i' LD, proceeded to instal the followh g office, bearers for tho ensuing term, -siz Bro. Jas. Hogg, W.C.T., Bro. B Marr W.V.T., Bro. Robt. Hogg, W S., Bro. D C. Macintyre, W.F.S., Bro. T S. Pooh, W.T., Rev. Bro. Wi-liams, W C, Bro J Jamie, W.M.. Bro. J. £ kie, D M., Bro' W. Spence, W.I.G, Bro. George Riynes W.Q.G., Sister A. Chirnside, W.R S., Bro E.Thornton, W.L.S; Bro.'-T. Jobnstune W.A.S. The report of the W. -S. and W.FS. for the last quarter, shows that a total of sixty •••ix members-:haye been initiated, viz., nine females and .fifty seven males, and tbat the Treasurer has in hand, after pa\ing all expenses,- a balance of .LlO 13s 6J, which shows tbat the lodge is in a very prosperous condition. Under the heading of -"Presbyterian Ritualism," the ' Sco'sman-' states that at the half-yearly celebration of the cm munion in tbe parish Church of Lerwick. Shetland Isles, the evening service com : roenced with a «** TeDeum," performed b\ a fujl choir and organ, the music being by fykes. The Church was crowded with a large congregation, wbo stood during the performance of the -.•■* Te Deum." Thservice was cloeed by an anthem. , We. al*n learn fmm the local paper that-even ih th Free Church the choir .bad^a; harmonium accom paniment ou their .practice .ingots. What is ..known araong-jt.-the* Qlptha settjer.** as Sutherland* pats, , r h*3 been" ex , ' t'nsively gn-wh this year id/ tHelWarepaT Knihiku, „ Waitepeka,,/ Puerua,-- ana -^u-ptP . Molyne-jx districts.. It., reo.elyes.^tp b%p?A Irom the fact that it ,'jvas--> g*ro,wrt' apd \*\u>A peed presented to the {jikcict. by Mr . % Sutherland of, Warepa. :. Vlt,is'4,v|^^.eaitby plant and yields hatid^mtly.;;' .ft^as^H^. objection, * however,.] i the. atrajv -is 've:-.*v '.' ■ brittle which makes it .inpphXeni-.nt^i'i)/ binding; after the grain has, ripened,, .*, In appearanc*:*, these oatg'^reTajrge an&'healtby.' but if.vi^H.ed'by :a high' -.wjnd; v^e, tihouid imagine it would be particulariytliiijile to be. '-Maid,",.:' .. .'..." "A. " *'\A. -"■ The/Tapanui correspondent of the \S/af ; ' writes-:-^ "must »ay that'tbe 'Good; Aj£3m-, plars' booth at- fchei race* was jyery,swVll : . patronised by all com-ers^oot: otf.-t ACQ-^Un-r': of; their beine;no.;c_arge )foB thei^ > Btwr^ but the -whole management was ' : -w ally, gopu and comfortable. :' .- Howevfcr^bl* must* aij; - th itthe other-; booths i?4re^ &eily attended^ too. sifiut I waaiXor^ettingctiheLla^i -i^ue" ofcthe* ti Tuapeka rTimcfa. % states that the stands of the Goad Templars 'we^e there on the ground wthbnti arjy right. .-^ I leave fo eontradictibfs by stating thaf tbpyACthe Good -Templars)* had paid. Llr'ta :fpr. jtheir; hi\eih -Itiis * generally ;;-to^redrTher^rrthat this thattenis.to eriti iio,;i»^g*tion j^but'/jf, the ;Tockey;Club do go to la.w.abo*flt ; ittbey have less sense thap X thought* ' " jA^