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Evening Post, Volume XVII, Issue 313, 7 January 1879, Page 3

TMPERIAL OPERA HOUSE. IMPORTANT NOTICE. POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGHT! Of the wonderfully grand spectacle HISNKY THK FIFTH TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! The world-faint d Young English Tragedian, MB. GEORGE RIGNOLD ! RIGNOLD! RIGNOLD! RIGNOLDi In his unequalled impersonation, supported by MR. GEORGE BARBELL'S HENRY V. COMBINATION. Scholars, Students, Parents, Guardians, Childrel, the educated and the uncultured, all classes, all creeds should witness this GRAND HISTORICAL, RELIGIOUS PLAY. WEDNESDAY NEXT, fret production in the Australias of Watts Phillips' great play, written for Mr. Rignold acd played by him In London with enormous success, AMOS CLARKE ! AMOS CLARKE ! Or, THE BAR BINIBTER. Reserve your seats early at Jacob's, Athenaeum. rr\ H JB A T R U ROYAL. THIS EVENlNGrTuesday, 7th JAN. . The positive Last Night of the j GRAND CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, SNOW WHITE. On Friday Evening, Benefit to the Sisters Alice and Amy. when will be produced m STRUCK OIL. ATHENJBrjM HALL. MONDAY, 13th JANUABY, 1879. A GRAND COMPLIMENTARY CONCERT Will be given, At the above place and date, to MDDLE. ALICE CHARBONNET, Under the distinguished Patronage or The Mayor and Councillors, and Many influential Citizens. TICKETS, TWO SHILLINGS EACH, Admitting to all parts of the Hall, may be obtained from Messrs. Bonnington, Reichardt, HolHday & Co., and Jacob's Establishments. p o m i n <T. BAKER AND FARRON, THE PEOPLE'S FAVORITEB, Will soon open at the Theatre Royal for a FEW NIGHTB ONLY. A NNIVERSARY OF THE COLONY. WELLINGTON ANNUAL REGATTA, To be held on WEDNESDAY, 22nd JANUARY, 1879. Under the Patronage of HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR And the MARCHIONBSS OF NORMANBY. President, bis Worship the Mayor; Commodore, G. Hunter, Esq., M.H.R.,; ViceCommodore, Thomas Buchanan, Esq. Programme : 1. Open Boat Sailing Rice, for all comers.— Distance, ten miles; entrance, 10a 6d. 2. Four-oared Outrigger Race.— Distance, three miles; entrance £2 29. 3. First-class Yacht Race.— Distance, twenty miles ; entrance, £2 2s. 1 4. Junior Four-oared Outrigger Race.— Distance, two miles; entrance, 10s 6d. ? 5. Coasters' B ace.— Distance, twenty miles; entrance, £2 2s. 6. Whaleboat Race —Distance three miles ; circular course, to be steered with bonm, fide steer oar ; entrance, £1 Is. 7. Second-class Yacht Race.— Distance, ten miles ; entrance, £1 Is. 8. Four-oared Inrigged Gig Race.— Distance, three miles; entrance, £1 Is 9. Junior Pair-oared Gig Race. — Distance, two miles ; entrance, 10s 6d. 10. Senior Pair-oared Gig Race.— Distance, two miles ; entrance, £1 Is. 11. Scullers' Race.— Distance, one and a half mile* ; entrance, 10s 6d. 12. Volunteer Whaleboat Race.— Distance, three miles, circular course, to be steered with a bona fide steer' oar; entrance, £1 l?. 13. Ships' Gig Race. — Distance, two miles; entrance, 10s 6d. Greasy Pole, Duck Hunt, and Tub Races. Time of sailing of each race will be notified In future advertisement. Rules and plans of the various courses ran be obtained from the undersigned on and after Monday, the 13th instant. „ » Entries will close on Thursday evening, the 16th inst , at tbe Pier Hotel, at 8 o'clock. Post entries will be received up to 10 a.m. on the day of the Regatta" for boats not in port on^the 16th instant only. CHAS. H. ELLABY, Hon. Secretary. THE NEW ZEALAND TITANIC STEEL AND IRON COMPANY (LIMITED). EXTRAORDINARYGENERAL MEETING AN Extraordinary General Meeting cf the Shareholders of the above Company will be held at the Exchange Land Mart, corner of Grey and Featherston streets, on Monday evening, the 20 th instant, at half-past seven o'clock, for the purpose of considering the following spoeial resolutions : — Ist That the following Clause bs added to the Regulations of the Company, under the leading " Shakes," and numbered "U":— "There shall be two classes of shares, called 'Special Shares' and 1 Ordinary Shares ' The special shares shall be paid up in full on application, and the ordinary shares shall be paid up by call*, from time to time, as provided by Regulation No 2. The Directors shall have power, from time to time, to issue either of these classes of shares to the public, and the nominal capital of the Company (£50,000) shall, for the purposes of this regulation, be deemed to consist of 2000 special shares and 3000 ordinary shares. 2nd. That Clauses Nos. 23 and 24 of the Regulations of the Company, under the heading "Disposal of Surplus Shares" be struck out, and the following clauses, at numbered, be added to the Regulations of the Company in lieu thereof: — Sp'Gial Sharks. 23. All special shares shall be entitled, until tbe declaration of a dividend by the Company, to Interest upon the amount paid in to the Company upon them from the date of such payment, at the rate of nine pounds por centum per annum. 24. The Directors shall have the power at any time to cancel the whole or any portion of the said special shares by paying the holder thereof the amount paid by him to the Company, together with interest thereon as provided by Regulation No. 23. By order of the Board of Directors. D. ANDERSON, Chairman. Exchange Chambers, Wellington, 7th 'January, 1879 THE WELLINGTON SHIPWRIGHTS' SOCIETY. MEMBERS of the above Society are hereby Summoned to attend a Meeting in the Bechabite Hall, on Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock, for Election of Officers and other important business. By order of tbe President. GBO. A. GERRIE, Sscretary. NOTICE. THE Quarterly Meeting of tha Tailors' Trade Socitty will be held in Mr. Fraser's _potn, Manners-street, on TUESDAY, the 7th January, at 8 o'clock p.m. W. REDMOND. Chairman. A MEETING of the Newtown Ratepapers will take piece at tha Newtown Hotel on Tuesday Evening, the 7th of January, at 8 o'clock, p m. WELLINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY. T>RACtiCE will be resumed atßonnington'H jl Music Warehouse, Lambton Quay, at 8 o'clock as under— Tuesday, for Band. Thursday, for Vocalists. THOB. GARRARD, Hon. Sec. WAIRARAPA RACE MEETING, 1879. THE Annual Race Meeting of the Wairarapa Jockey Club will be held on the Tauherenikau Race course, on Thursday and Friday, 13th and 14th February, 1879. JNO. M. GIRDLESTONE, Secretary W.J.C. CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. NOTICE. ! T>RIZES in connection with the late Gathering of the above Society will be paid at the New Zealander Hotel on Tuesday, the 7th inst , at 8 p.m. All accounts against the Society to be rendered at the same place and time. J. W. KEBBY, Secretary.