DISTRESS IN THE SOUTH [By Telegraph.] [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Evening Post, Volume XLVI, Issue 61, 9 September 1893, Page 3

DISTRESS IN THE SOUTH [By Telegraph.] [ UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

INV«KCAE«itt, Tins Day. The Sixpenny Clothing Club, a charitable institution managed by ladies, is appealing for subscriptions, stating that for the first timo in its history it finds itself unable to assist the destitute people. One cause of hardship has been tho measles epidemic, bat the most potent is the influx of people from other parts and from Australia, attracted by the reported prosperity of the town. Most of these people are said to be impecunious, and many are on the actual verge of starvation. _^___________

Wo have to Uold over letters from D. Wighton, J. M. Walter, and others. Mr. Justice Eichmond will sit on Monday to deal with the cajct>f Martin v. Cameron, » claim of -£50 -damages and a motion for an injunction. The appointment of grader to the Wellington FlaimiUers' Association has been •conferred upon Mr. John Holmes, who has been selected out of 13 applicants. Mr. Holmes has been connected with the trade ¦for about" 16 years, in the different capacities ¦of manufacturer, shipper, and buyer, and the Association is to be congratulated upon having secured the services of a man of suoh • experience). " .-.-.- Mr. H-. Ml Bannister,' of the Land and ' Survey Department, who was recently promoted to the Now Plymouth Branch of the 'Department, was to-day forwarded a valuable collection of 24 books, as a token of the ' esteem in which he was held by his friends '.in the District Office here. Evidence in the case of piddiford v. Cudby and Coffey was concluded in the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon. This morning Mr. Jnstice Eichmond wentout to the Hutt, and inspected the land which, it is alleged, has been damaged through the removal of gravel from the river-bod. A shilling subscription list on behalf of the Boys' Institute by Mr. A. Campbell, of the National Insurance Company, throngh the various fire and marine insurance companies doing busicess in the city, realised the sum of .£5 3s. " A Parent" writes to us suggesting that as the Wanganui Collegiate School is not yet free from measles, the vacation should be extended for anothor week. At a meeting of the Camera Club last night, Messrs. Gamble and Gordon were •.warded first and second hononrs respectively for a competition in " Animal Life." The remainder of the evening was taken up with a lantern exhibition, of views, principally token by members of the olub. The lantern was worked by Mr. T. M. Hardy. Mr. C. Hulko (President) was in the cbair. The eleventh anniversary of the Loyal JPetone Lodge of Oddfellows, M.U., was •celebrated last evening -with a concert and ¦dance in the local hall. There was a large 'attendance, and everything passed 'of satisfactorily. Songs ~ were contributed by a ¦number of well-known amateurs. The :musio for the dancing was snpplied by the -Finch family. Many who woro engaged in the West 'Coast Campaign in 1868 will remember the lulf-caste girl Lucy Grey, who acted as a guide, and was subsequently in the Government service. As Mrs. Dalton, she died in t ths New Plymouth Hospital last Sunday. There has been such a demand for dress -cirole tickets for the Hunt Club's concert at the Opera House next Thursday that the Committee has decided to allow purchasers to reserve seats in the orchestral stalls. The train for the Lower Hutt is to be delayed until 10.45 from Te Aro. A feature of 'the entertainment will be the appearance of huntsmen on the stage. Tha management of the Sixpenny Pops advertise thoir thankito Miss Holloway for her great effort in carrying out her shire of last Wednesday's programme' at BUeh inconvenience and physical pain. It is announced that she has now quite reoovered her voice, and will be heard at her best on Wednesday next^ Mr.' A. W. Gould, a baritone well known in other parts of the oolony, has also been engaged. tor continuation o; rawing thatttr tee fourth