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Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 112, 14 May 1885, Page 2

The directors of the Te Aro Theatre Company have approved of the draft plans prepared by the arohiteot, Mr. Chatfield. The building, which will be of briok, will cover the whole of the Bite, and will undoubtedly be one of the best and most convenient, if not the best and most oonvenient, theatres in the Australasian colonies. Seating accommodation will be provided for 1480 people, and the linee of sight have been so carefully arranged that a good uninterrupted view of the stage will be obtainable from every seat in the house. The corridors are spscious, and the means of exit in case of fire perfect, enabling the Theatre to be emptied in a very brief space of time. The entrances will be from Man-ners-street, and there will be two fine ihopß fronting that street. The stage will be large and oonvenient, and the ventilation of the whole building will be most carefully attended to. In addition to the ordinaay dresa circle there will be a family circle above, and the ground floor will be occupied by the ordinary pit and stalls. The pit will accommodate 800. A short but Bharp discnßsion took place at the meeting of the Land Board this morning in regard to an aDplioation by Mr. J. H. Corbett for a refund of the difference between the aotual amount of the deferred payments and the capitalized value of a seotaon in the Mangahao Block. Mr. M'Cardle moved that the application shonld be granted. Mr. Bunny objected, and said it was all very well for Mr. M'Cardle to support the application, seeing that he (Mr. M'Cardle) was mixed up in the transaction with Mr. Corbett. Mr. M'Cardle denied that he was oonoerned in the application, and said Mr. Bunny had no ricrht whatever to make suoh a statement. Mr. Barmy said he did not mean to say that Mr. M'Cardle was pecuniarily interested. He objeotad to the application being granted because he did not see that the Board oould legally refund the money. Mr. M'Cardle thonsrht it was very hard that Mr. Corbett Bhould not get back the money he had paid under a misconception. The Chairman mentioned that, a refund had never yet been made to any selector. The application was adjourned for a fortnight. The Chairman promised to explain to all future selectors that money oould be saved by capitalizing the various payments. Parents and guardians of ohildren in the Upper Hutt school district are notified that the compulsory clause? of the Education Aot have been brought into force in the district. Argument in the Crown owe reserved, Begina y. Buokley, was conoluded in the Appeal Court ypsterday afternoon. Their Hononrs reserved judgment. This morning the Bench was ocoupied by Justices Richmond, Williams, and Gillies, when Krnll aud others v. Brady and others came on for argument. Mr. Bell, with him Mr. M. Eiohmond, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Chapman for all th» defendants exospt Francis Henry Brady. The case waa a qnestion of law, stated pursuant to the rules of the Supreme Court Prooeedure Act, 1882, and related to the construction of a will. It possessed no feature of general interest. The search for the bodies of the men missing from the defenoe works at Point Halswell is still being proseonted Constable Carroll is daily searching the beaoh from Thorndon to Petone, and Constables Leahy and Bemer are employed every day in going along the shore between Clyde Quay and Point Halswell. Up to the present no traoe of the missing men has been discovered. Twelve days have now elapsed sinoe the mishap occurred. For several months the efforts to establish a good gymnasium for members of the Toung Men's Christian Association have not been successful, but at last a suitable room has been secured in Woodward-street, and every appliance provided for the development ot musoular Christianity. The oommittee want a good muster of young men at the meeting to be held this evening in the AtheBtetim to enrol new members and make arrangements for the successful carrying-on of this popular reoreation. Government are making arrangements for the establishment of a weekly steam service between the Bluff and Stewart's Island. At present the means of communication is by sailing outtera. The new servioe will be undertaken by the Bluff Harbour Board, and be carried on by their steam tug. A boy named Edward Kennedy, throe years of age, wandered from hiß parents' residence in the Tiaalrori-road about 9 o'clock this morning, and has not since been heard of. The polio are now making a searoh for the little fellow. He was dressed in a pink jersey and blue round hat. A speoial meeting of the Board of College Governors waa held this morning, the Hon. A. de Bathe Brandon, Chairman, presiding. A Bill, drawn up by the Board's solicitors, having for its objeot the amendment and consolidation of the laws relating to the management of the Wellington College and Girls' High School, was laid on the table. On the motion of Mr. Bnnny, seconded by Mr. Blair, the Bill was agreed to without discussion. At this stage Dr. Heotor arrived. It was explained to him that the Bill had been passed, bnt that if he so desired it the Board would reopen the matter. After muttering something about important Bills being passed without disoussion, and in the absence of members who were a few minutes late, ho took up his hat and walked out of tho room. Mr. Bunny pointed ont that Dr. Hector was twelve minutes late. Mr. Bunny gave nqtioe that he would move at the next meeting that the hour of meeting be altered from 11 to 11.30 a.m. The meeting then terminated. The " Silver King " was last night repeated for the ninth time at the Theatre Koyal. To-night " The Librarian " will occupy the boards, and should draw a crowded house. Speaking of tbe leading oharaoter, the Eev. Bobert Sparerib, a con* temporary says the point of this satire is its element of truth, and none enjoy the disoomfitnre of the typioal olerioal ass more keenly than his more intelligent brethren of the cloth, of whom numbers (and many of them high dignitaries of tho Chnroh) are nightly to be seen in the stalls of London theatres. In Christohuroh the piece was very popular amongst the oonfeotioners, as it caused a large demand for buns, wherewith the pit endeavoured to satisfy the reverend gentleman's intense anxiety for saoh a delioacy. The little steam launoh Gordon, belonging to Mr. P. Ooffey, and now engaged under charter to the ' Government, running stores, &0., to Point Hals well and Point Gordon during the fortification works, struck on a submerged rook near Point Halswell this morning, and remained fast for about a quarter of an hour. The s.s. Grafton, whioh was coming in at the time, was signalled for, and, going at onoe to her assistance, towed her off without much trouble. The little vessel was found to be making water, when she returned to town, and she was to be taken on Mr. Coffey's slip this afternoon. It is not expected that she is mnoh injured. The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company are calling for tenders tor the construction of a bridge. The City Council are calling for tenders for the ereotion of a retaining wall on Wellington Terrace. Attention is callod to the sale of racehorses annqnnoed by Dwan and Co. for Saturday next, ' at the Horse Bazaar, in Mannersstreet. ' The animals to be offered are to be sold without reserve for cash only. The usual weekly parade of the Naval Artillery Volunteers was held at the A.C. Barrapks last night, the officers present be;ng Lieutenants Hißlop and Wallace, and the totaf number of all ranks on parade 58. Ihe battery was. exercised in oompany movements for upwards of an hour and a. half by Bergeant-Major Bell, and showed the nsualprofioiency. After the parade a meeting of the General Committee waß held, wfien matters concerning the welfare of the corps were ponsiderpd. The entertainment in aid of a fund for decorating the interior of Wesley Church schotbroom will take place torinorroy evening in the sohoolroom, Taranaki-street. From the programme published in another oolumn, it wtyl be seen that moat of our leading amateurs are giving their assistanse, and a moat attraotiv* evening is offered, so that a large attendance is oertain. An adjourned meeting of the creditors of T. J. Morley, homosopathist, was held in the Supreme Court buildings this morning. The Offioial Assignee reported that the debtor had prepared a statement of receipts and expenditure from February, 1884, to April last. The total receipts had been £331 2s 5d and expenditure £371 13 a sd. The debtor was not in a position to make any offer to the creditors. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr. 5. Sjott, to recommend the debtor's discharge. Mr. M'Cardle informs a Wairarapa exohange that the statement which appeared in the Examiner to the effect that a telephone wire was to be erected between Woodville and Pahiatua is inoorreot. Sir Julius Yogel has, liiwFe?, promised Mr. M'Cardle that the question of OQnneoting Maurioeville with Masterton by telephone should receive the earliest consideration. When it was announced a few days aro (says the Hawke's Bay Herald) that some big guns had arrived in the colony, Mr. Ormond telegraphed to the Defence Minister, putting in a claim on behalf of Napier. He received the following reply :—'' Napier is tot included in scheme of QoSenoe by means of batteries. Eren for tha four oontres not half the guns have arrived." The English sohool Bystem has developed a novel form of State aid. According to a London paper a dentist has been appointed to the district Bohools at Ensrley, England. He is to attend one morning weekly, and reoeive a salary of £60 a year, the Sohool Board supplying instruments and materials. In one of his lectures in Australia, Mr. Q. A. Sala expressed his opinion that, in the event of a war between England and Russia, it wonld be seen with regard to America that "blood is thicker than water," and that she would be found siding with Britain.