Page 2 Advertisements Column 5

Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 37, 14 February 1885, Page 2

"Not Amuranth an Amuranth succeeds, but artiat artist." Eemenyi, the great violinist, has no sooner departed th^j information comes that an equally great flautist is about to delight New Zealand hearers. Mr. John Eadchff , whom the Australasian says everyone knows to be the greatest flautist in the world, will arrive in Wellington in a couple of weeks, and assisted by Madame Pauline Bita, the well known prima donna from the Opera Comique, will give a series of entertainments throughout the colony. Mr. Kad cliff's programme is not merely a musical one. He gives a lecture on the flute, the first musical instrument the world knew, and traces its history from primitive days down to the present time, illustrating his remarks with examples on all tho various forms of the instrument. The Arguß Bays :— "Mr. Kadcliff has given us, as no one else could, tho labours of an artist life, condensed into a review of hia branch of art, from time immemoaial. He succeeded in rousing the enthusiastic admiration of the whole audience." Of Madame Pauline Bita's abilities as a vocalist it is needlesß to speak. Her name is familiar to all musicians as a great singer. Mr. Eadcliffe visits New Zealand under the management of Mr. J. S. Smith, who will be remembered in connection with Simonßen's Opera Companies. He will arrive here by the next steamer from Sydney, and Mr. Badcliff and Madame Rita follow a fortnight later. The performance of " Fun on the Bristol" waa witnessed by a moderately numerous audience last evening, and passed off with as great success as ever. The Beaßon will be brought to a close to-night, when, as will be seen from an announcement elsewhere, a change of programme will be submitted, including eighteen new songs. There will doubtless be a orowded house, this being the last appearance of the company. Special sermons to young men will be preached to-morrow in Wesley _ Churoh, Taranaki-street, that in the morning by the Rev. W. C. Oliver, and in the evening by the Rev. W. Banmber. The same gentleman will also conduct tho services in the Molea-worth-street Church. Seafarine men are reminded that a Bethel servioe will bo conducted to-morrow at 11 o'olock, by Mr. D. Hall, seamen's missionary, and that a prayer meeting in connection with the service will be held half an hour previously in No. 9 room, Atheneeum. A bond saw whioh has just been fitted up in Mb establishment in Old Cußtomhousestreet by Mr. Walter Brown, engineer, affordß a very good illustration of what mochanical appliances it ia possible to manufacture in Wellington. The saw is capable of cutting piece of timber 30 inohos square, and like other machines of the kind is made so as to nut at different angles, a large screw placed under the tablo raising the latter at the will of the operator. The pulleys are of wrought iron. The framework is of wood, and it is olaimed that for all practical purposes the saw is quite as good as a machine made entirely of iron, in addition to whioh it possesses tho advantage of being considerably oheapor. The woodwork was turned out of Mr. Bernosconi's establishment. The saw works admirably, and Mr. Brown is to be congratulated on the manner in whioh ha has carried out his task. Tho Star Boating Club's trophy, consisting of a handsome silver cup, presonted by the Union Company, is on view in Mr. Hislop's shop window, Lamb ton Quay. Mr. Hislop has also manufactured nine silver badges, whioh are to be presented by Captain Johnston for competition in gunnery by the Naval Volunteers. Tho Star of Wellington Lodge was held on Thursday evening at No 9 Room, Athenoeum, when Bro. Cole, W.C.T., occupied the ohair. One lady candidate presented herself for initiation, and waa plaoed on tho roll of membership. The subject of danoing camo up for discussion, when it waa stated that tho Grand Lodge did not allow the praotice at any meeting in connection with tho Order. Some of the speakers stated that in Borne parts where it had been praotised, it had been detrimental to the well-being of the Order, and that some lodges had been destroyed through it. The latter portion of the evening was spent in singing and reciting. Tho annual meeting of tho Wellington Rifles was held last night at the Mannersstreet Fire Brigade Station, Captain Shannon occupying the chair. There was a full attendance. A general committeo of management, comprising six members, was elected for the ensuing term ; and Mr. Tait, late Lieutenant in the Engineer Corps, waa unanimously elected Lieutenant of the comEany. Various matters of minor importance aving baen discussed, the meeting terminated The ordinary monthly meeting of the Kilbirnie Road Board was held on Thursday evening last, at the office, Ade-laide-road, the Wardens present boing Messrs. Cutten (in tho ohair), Collins, Falknor, Ilowden, and Crawford. A letter was recoived from the Town Clerk, Wellington, stating that the City Council does not see its way to aocede to the application of tho Board for a grant in aid of the maintenance of the road used by the nightsoil carts from tho city. A letter was received from Mr. G. E. Coulson iv reference to a resolution passed at a meeting of ratepayers and others held at Mitchelltown on 30th January, requesting the Board to call upon the owner of a seotion of land in Mitchelltown to repair his culvert, whioh was considered dangerous in case of a flood. The Board decided to take no action ia tho matter, as tho owner of the land was liable for all damage done through the defective state of his culvert. The provisions of the Impounding Act were next taken into consideration, and after some discussion it waa reaolved that the clerk be instructed to take the necessary stopß to aboliah all public pounds within the distriot from the 31st March next. An application waa received from the Hntt County Council for a correct copy of tho roll for this district, whioh the clerk was empowered to supply. Complaints were made to the Board in reference to Borne pigß being kept in an offensive condition near the brewery in Mitchelltown, of some persons throwing manure into the stream, and of obstructions being placed across the culvert in Mitchelltown for the purpose of dipping water. Those matters were placed in the hands of tho Inspector of Nuisanoen to deal with. Accounts amounting to .£32 9s 6d were passed for payment, and tho meeting closed. Wo have to thank Messrs. De Vaaux & Co., of Christohurch, for a copy of their commercial digest for 1884. It gives arranged in most handy form for referenoe a list of all chattel securities and releases registered in the colony last year, with full particulars aa to each transaction. A variety of other useful information of a commercial character is also given. Ihe digest is compilocl from tha Weekly Advertiser published by the same firm. The state of th.c public schools in Taranaki does not appear to be satisfactory. A committeo of tho Education Board, appointed to consider the inspector's report, have reported as follows : — " We regret to have to state that the result of this examination is so bad in several instances as to make it absolutely necossary that some immodiato change should take place, and we are driven to the conoluthat the best oourse for the Board to adopt would be to give several of tho teoohora the required notioe of dismissal, or the option of resigning at the end of that timo. There are several other unsatisfactory casos whore the teachers should receive warning that, unless a marked improvement is recorded in the general tone, teaching, and discipline of tho school during the ensuing year, notice of dismissal will bo given iv terms of the Act." In a recent case in Palmerston, Otago, the Resident Magistrate, in a caso under the Licensing Act, upheld the contention that "Yankee Grab" was not illegal, because there was no such game as the game of dioe, though dice, counters, marbles, cards, and a variety of other things were used in playing different games. The English Gaming Statutes supported this view. The New Zealand Herald has been informed that the considerations which determined the Government to purchase the land for tho Trunk Railway were the following .— Tho design ia, that as Boon as tho line ia marked out through the entire course, a Court shall aaseas the value of tho land at that moment. Even supposing the extreme value of £1 an acre were put on the land, the whole amount required for the strip through the King country, and the necessary stations, would only be between .£3OOO and .£¦looo. It is thought that it would bo far Bafer to become Jiable for this than to trust to any gift. B_y the plan of purchase the Government will simply hold the money till the owners are found, whioh may be several years hereafter, and then pay it over to those who are declared to be the owners. Supposing the natives, at any large meeting such as that just held in tho Waikato, wore to declare their willingness to hand over the land for nothing, parties who were not represented might start up years hence, when the ownership was determined, and claim to be paid for their pieces, and to have them valued at what they were then worth. The Government are, we understand, making purchases of land along the line of railway. The entire King country waa tied up by the Aot of last session against private purchasers ; but during next session tho Government will introduce a measure designed to promote the speedy settlement of the country, in the smallest convenient blocks. The Taranaki Herald is vory angry with its Wanganui namesake for poaching on its preserves. It considers the conduct of a representative of the latter journal in " cadging for a few shillings' worth of job printing" in New Ply month aa "very lowering." It is stated in Auckland that Mr. Robert Graham has disposed of the Waiwera property for £26,000 to a syndicate on whose behalf Mr. Greenwood completed the purchase. Tha Rangitdkei Advocate is informed that some fine fish,' supposed to. be either salmon or salmon trout have been seen lately in the Turakina river. It is said that ons of them must have weighed at least 161b.