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Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 174, 8 December 1886, Page 2

A sitting of the Native Land Court is being held in the Anglican school-room, Sydney-street, for the purpose of dealing with a number of succession orders in ifeapect to land in the vicinity of the pity. Judge Williams and Mir. J. A. Jury, of the WaSarapa, are presiding, and Mr. John Brooking is acting as interpreter. The sitting is expected to terminate this week. Mr. S. Brown, the Mayor'elect, has been notified that under the Municipal Corporations Aot he will aot as a Justice of the Peace during his term of offloO. Tbe member* of tha City Council last night did not My Carry out the poet's advice, to " Welcome the coming, speed the going guest." The latter duty was very nicefy perforated indeed, in the valedictory banquet to the retiring Mayor, but the former was omitted, aa the MdyOr«ele()t was not amongst the guests. It will be remembered that when Mr. J. P. Macalister, whd was fornierlv Accountant in the Prisons Department, was transferred t6 Dunedin, where .he is now filling the offities of Deputy-Registrar and DeputySheriff, a movement was set on foot among the prison officers of the colony to present him with a tbstimonial. We hear that tqiday a sum of. about seventy guineas, wlliohhas been doliedted bjr those who tbok the matter in hand, has been remitted tfl Mr. Macalister, with a letter in which very flattering testimony is borne to the estimation in which he was held while in his former office by thdse with whom his duties brought llim in ddlitadt. Mr. Kaaddeafl, cf the Department of Justice, acted as treasurer for the fund. The Uriidn Steam Ship Company announce that their spMttid vess.el the s.s, Tarawera will make a trip to the Sounds early iK January. According to present arrangements the Tarawera is tp leave Port Chalmers on 1 of abtrft the 12th January, and, calling at the Bluff the following day, pro: ceed thence to Preservation Inlet, Dusky, Breaksoa, George, Bligh, Milford, and other of the noted West Coast Soundß, returning to the Bluff about tho 21st. Special facilities are to bo afforded thoso of the excursionists who wish to indulgo in fishing, sketching, &c. The return faro from Wellington is J616 4s. taring the meeting of the Trustees of tho Benevolent Sodidty yesterday, and before th.d Secretary brought forward tho now caseß, his Worship thb Mayor asked if it wpuld not bo as, well to tlsdertairi if the Sooiety had. or had not exceeded their expenditure for tho year. He desired to remark that they had informed the District Board the.Benevolenfc Society would require a certain amount, and it would be as well if they did not exceed that sum. The Eev. H. Van Staveren expressed the opinion that the Trustees' expenditure was within tha limits of their receipts. In angwe? to a question by tho Mayor, Mr. 0. P. Fowles, (Treasurer) said he dould hot from memory state positively how the accounts of the Sooiety stood, but lie believed the credit balance or the Trustees was in a satisfactory condition. It was decided that the Treasurer should at the next meeting bring up a rough financial statdnieiHi A petition signed by 64 male residents in the Endeavour Inlet district is about to be prosentedtotheHon.thePostmaster-Goneral praying for the establishment of a, weekly iriafi service between Pictoil and the inlet. The present service is a very uncertain one. The antimony works are likely to bring a odmpar'ativ'ely largo 1 p'ojjuWtion into tHe. district, and a weekly mail service would not cost much. Tho journoymen bakers of Wellington are to bd congratulated upon the satire aucoesa of tlioir tiidnioi >«iibH tfas* Held at BeltfloUt to-dajr. The affair was tHe first of tile 1 kitid which had beenheld by tho ojan;, for the last Wo e'r rhi'ee y^rs; bilt; juagirfg 1 ftoW me largo number or porsoiis of elih'br fc(is ttiiti 6'f overy ago who took part in the procession this morning, " the bakers' picnic " will now become ono of tho established social trade featherings of the yoar. Shortly before 9 o'clock tho holiday keepers assembled at the tendezQptls in Courtontty-plaoe, whence the procession was formed liS by Mr. Thßmag Pinkney, the secretary, who also dfllcidted as marshal,. Prior to the rfrocessiOri starting a competition ttioE rriaoo for the bdst batters' carts and the best dressed journeyman baker dr pastry cook. Mr, Thomas Pinkhoy (Mr. Duto'B shop) secured Ist prize in tho first mentioned class, and Mr. H. Itobtfrts (Btr; M'Kay's shop), 2nd prizo. The prize for the best dressed baker foil to Mr. Davis (Mr. M-Kay's tisiabHsMrifeliiai *Ho ho^dwr; makers, numbering upwards of 400 persons, including the majority of the master bakers o.nd a large number of ladies and children, were accommodated in IS vehicles, nearly all ot wiiich were decorated with 1 flowora, while some of tho horses were gaily caparisoned. The procession was headed by the Phoenix Bus, on the knife board of which the Hibernian Brass Band wero placed, The cavalcade during its progress through the city attraoted considerable attention, and tvt various points was greeted with hearty olieers by the speOtatOrs, As the weather during the day has been all that could be desired, with the exception of a strong wind, tllo picnickers have no doubt thoroughly enjoyed themselves. "Lb'cL Astray,'! dh' entertdiiiing cdriled'ydrdfiid tf? fflf -Sbn&etfttl^.tttfo pfcrftirfjed by Messrs., MadMaho'n & Leitch s' Cdih'nan'y at tho Te Aro Opera House last evening with .marked, success. The piece contains all tho elements of the noijsatipnivl drama — a romantio wife, negligent nuso'aild, polished scoundrel attempting to play upon a woman's weakness, awakening jealousy, discovery of the pair in an equivocal situation by tho siispioious husband terminating with a duel between the two man, degradation of the tempter, full explanations, and the usual happy denouement, An Underplot furnishes many happy sparks of cdmSdy. The ex« oeedingly difficult part of Armande Chandooe, the romantic wife, was plftyed By Miss Flora. Anstead with considerable artistio skill, the lady's acting in the emotional scenes of the fourth act being especially clever. As Rudolph dhatidocß; Mr. H. Na Dougla^ was somewhat oonstraiiied iii tfla edrlifcr garb 8f tie plftyi b.ttt his manner improved very much as tho plot developed, and in the trying scenes towards the close Mr. Douglas appeared to greater advantage than in any character allotted to him during the present season. Mr. W. J. Montgomery gave an intelligent and gentlemanly rendering of George de Lesparre. In the underplot, Mr. Berkeley made an excellent Hector Placide, "with the soul of a Romeo, and the face of a comic singer," and Miss Douglas appeared to advantage ftß Mathilde, while the elderly Countess and Baroness found capital representatives in Misses Herbert and Mainwaring. Nor should Mr. J. t). foley's capable imp'erßbhdtlon Of the' old servant Lafolitaiiio.be forgotten. Oil the tfhdlo, " Led. Astray " is a, most difficult piece to perform, jwa Jagi night's performance was very creditable tb tho company. The scenery wag very good, ahd furniture lately imported by Mr. H. Fioldor was an important part of the mounting. "Led Astray" will be repeated to-night, and to-morrow the company will close its season with "The Librarian," Mr. Leitoh appearing in his inimitable character of the Eev. Hobort Sparerib, in which he sings "The Good Young Man who Died." Hia flidellenoy the Governor and snite will honour the performance by being present. The Aorangi Lodge, 8.U.0.0.P:, met at their roomd, Guba-stre&tj last evening, when there Was ft good attendance Of ifldmberd, Six gentletnen ftere proposed for membership; Beveral more nominations being promised fdr next lbdge'-night. A considerable 1 amount df buSinCss wits ir'daSdciSa, afad several matters of interest to the Order were idisenssed, after, ,wjiioh the nomination of officers for the ensuing. tprfti. wfts proceeded with,.|here beMteafiiefyflbmp'etitlon ittf all tHe offioOS. The following nominations were received -.—For Grand Imperial, Bro. J. H, Wbitten; for Vice-Grand, Bros! Bradfleld, Brown, Lusty, and S. Yemont for Seoretary (l ßrft.Hißgittbißttonij i of Treasurer. Bros. Bradfißld atia do6Hr!lM6i far Minute BeDrefery, Bws. Barter, Brown, Coohrame, and Davis; for Warden, Bros. T. Davis, Patten, and Lusty; for Tyler Bros. Barter, Coad, and Davis; for Auditor, Bros. Pettie, Coohrame, and Brown. The Distriot Seoretary was present, and announced that a, quantity of new regalia and emblems, which wero ordered from England some time (WO, WoiUd be 1 ffjadfr for distribution next lddge-night. The next meeting, which will be held on Tuesday, tho 31st December next, will be a summoned dntsj Jta&^aij it l^.the.ldst meetimg.iil the y^ar and therd is a good deal df iep»tSi < l b'tl^HesS to transact, it is hoped there will be a large attendance of members, A somewhat sorions accident happened on Monday afternoon to Mr. H. Eussell, overseer of telephone lines. Whilst r«oongtruoting the lines that pass throng h Bowen«Btreet the grotifld gave way beneath One of the old pbles, which oatlsed it td fall. Mt. Rusßell stt* ft febliiig «tte ttSa.t.eper the pole or the wires attached would hurt passers-by, to Bay nothing of the danger to horse and tram traffic, endeavoured to stop it, and braced himself under the pole in order $at it might oome down dowly ; but the weight of the six or aeveu wires was too much for him, and the pole fell on him, crushing him to the ground, breaking a rib, and inflicting a severe shaking. Mr. Bussell, who was attended by Dr/Grooe, is now confined to his room. The miscellaneous concert frlren last evening in the Sabbath School by the choir (assisted by friends') of the .United Methodist Free Church, Cdflrtehayplacß, ii aid df the organ and choir fund proved, in spite of a number of unforeseen and unpropitious ciroumßtanceB, to be a tnorou£mj C™O v able affair. Owing to the absence of Miss £evy, the pianiste, through illness, Miss Hudson. Mr. W.D. Lyon, and Miss Cooper, who haa prior engagements, the programme had to be materially altered. Miss Hill officiated dsjpianjste, and Mr. F. Billman oohducted itlW his usual abilii^. It sHouia be mpitioned that the piano used on the occasion* was a Mignon kindly lent for the occasion by Mr. T. X, Macdon*W, We have been requested by Mis. Hermanson, the Matron of the Hospital, to state that she would be grateful to receive from any friends or tradesmen of the oity gifts of tovß, books, or other useful articles for the Christmas tree for the patients in the institution, as the one last year proved a real source of pleasure to the sick at that festive season of the year. Upon receipt of a note or telephone message, the messenger will call at any address for any parcels, and the same will be duly acknowledged. Ah entertainment consisting of a concert and dance is to be given at Kaiwarra Schoolroom to-night. The steamer Hawea, leaving here this evening for the South ; takes thirty head of cattle for Dunedin, shipped bj Mr, Thompson. We have been rciiested to state that shippers of cargo per Tckapo for Sydney will nave to send it down to the Queen's Wharf by noon on Friday, to be taken on by the Eotorna for transhipment at Lyttelton. This is owing to the Tekapo passing through here on Sunday. A basa drnmmor is wanted for the Wellington Garrispu Band. Applicants can obtain all information from ilr. Cimino, bandmaster.