FULLER'S BIJOU COMPANY.

Evening Post, Volume LXI, Issue 52, 4 March 1901, Page 6

FULLER'S BIJOU COMPANY.

Tho Fuller management finished a week of good business on buturday night with a very huge audience. The usual weekend change of» piogramme was received with eveiy indication ot pleasure, and there weie many encores. Mr. Fred Bluett, the principal inn-maker of the company, was kept very busy with iecalls, the audience simply lefusing to allow the entertainment to proceed after his second "turn" until he had sang "Oh, Mr. Baden-Powell." The coon songs of Mr. Geo. v» illiamson were much enjoyed, and the serio comic items given by Misses Madge Lucas and Bes.-rle Young were applauded. As usual, Miss- Katie Lynn ivceived an ovation for her singing, each of her songs being prettily illustrated by tbo myriorama, artistically woiked by Miss Lydia Fuller. Mr. Joe Watts did some difficult and clever dancing, and the Lesier Brothers thrilled the audience with their high trapeze work. The entertainment closed with a comical and novel exhibition of shadowgraph}*, entitled "A Vi>=it .to the Man in tlie* Moon." The programme will run throughout the current week. On Tuesday Miss Maude Failing — a sister of the well-known Charles Failing — will make her first appearance. Mr. Edwin Geach, acting on behalf of Mr. W. F. Hawtrey, of the "Message from Mar.-*" Company, has arranged for a New Zealand lour of this phenomenally successful comedj- company. The combination numbers upwaids of 30 artists, and the leading people are of London repute. Miss Alice Hollander, the Sydney contralto, will be passing through Wellington at the end of this week on her return to Australia. A number of leading Wellington musicians have decided to offer her a complimentary farewell concert at the Opeia House on Monday evening next. It is hoped that the attractive programme in preparation will induce a large number of the public to attend the talented young singer's farewell concert. The sacred cantata "Under the Palms" will bo performed- at the Kent-terrace Presbyterian Church to-morrow evening by the Sunday-school choir.

As we go to press there comes a belated cable message to say that Do Wet's invasion of Cape Colony has ended, and that men and horses of his force (presumably) are swanming the Orange River at Colesberg. This message does nob appear to contain as late news as that ot Lord Kitchener referred to in our "Progress" notes of this issue, bufc at the same time there is so little information vouchsafed as to the movements of the enemy that it is quite possible Hint: the force crossing at Colesberg may be that of Haasbrock, while that of De Wet may have crossed earlier — as Kitchener's despatch would seem to imply — lower down the river. Anyway, tho Biilish. living command of the railway acio.-i the liver at Xorval's Pont, hard by Colc&bi-rg, can easily and quickly tiansport, if necessary, a pursuing force. At last, week's meeting of the City Council the Mayor caul he .would invite the citizens lo i)bici'\c Saturday, tiie 16th hist., as. St. lV.tiicK'» Day — the 17th being ttuuehy. His Worship now linds thai under the Banking "iAct regulations any holiday failing upon a iSiiaday must ue observed upon the following and no. the preceding day. The eoinmiuce managing the Hibernian Spi>it-3 which aio to be held on St. Panick's Day ha.s therefore been cominuiiiciiiccl v. itii ar.d lequcsicd to hold its jspcris on Monday, ihe 18th, insiead of Saturday, the 16tli in^t. The Piemier is to-day .■ending commuiiicaucnt, to the members of Parliament in all parts of Hie colony, a- king them if they desire that a contingent shou.d be .sent to represent Aew Zealand at the opening ol tlie Federal Parliament, a ihl if &o, of how many it should consi&t. The character of the replies leccived will, it is understood, guide the Government in the action they will take in the matter. Some f.urpiir-e has been caused in the Manawalu by the reiusal of the Agricultural Department to supply tuberculin lo two or tlnec private selikn in that district for testing their cattle. The Department maintained that it is desirab.e that the testing in every case should be done by its o\\ n experts ; and it does not therefore consider that it is called upon to supply tuberculin so that the woik may be performed by persons outside of its jurisdiction. The AVellington correspondents of two Clnistchurcli papers announce thai pieparanons are being made hv ihe Premier ior another trip to the Islands, to complete the piocedurc necessary in connection with the annexation of liarotonga, Piilmerslon, Suwanow, Pemhyn, and other islands— that he may go either in the Tulanekai or in H.M.S. Mildura. Mr. Seddon, howevei, states that he is not aware of the ariangement. A ftarfc is about to be made with the cons>ti uclion of the lailway line from Motupiko to tap the Tadmo'r Valley, a distance of five or six mile 1-.1 -'. One of the shells iired from the 8-inch gun at Foil Bailance during tho recent gunneiy practice by the \VeLinglon Navals at present iepo&es on tho beach a mile or so below the Gollan's Valley road, on the eastern side of the harbour! Mr. Justice Cooper and Mr. Justice Edwards will arrive in Wellington tomorrow evening, the former from Auckland and the latter from Wanganui. Accommodation for the staff to be employed in connection with the taking of the census at the end of the month, is being prcpaicd on the second floor of the Wphaiapa Farmeis' Co-opcialive A->-(sCK:tio!i"s Building, adjoining the suite of icoms occupied by the Official Assignee and the Board of Conciliation. At Mount Cook Police Station this morning, befoie Mr. W. V.. Sansbury, J.P., two old offenders for drunkenness — Minnie Mjeis and Caro'ine Smythe—weie fined 5s each for diunkenness, with the option of a day's imprisonment. Two fii^t offenders wero convicted and discliprged. To sliow how the price of dairy stock is advancing in the colony it may be slated that at a sale at Belvidei'e, near Carteilon, l.v.c week, dairy cows' rea'i-ed £10, £11, £12, and up to £13 10s a head. The sale comprised 45 cows, ordinary dairy stock. The<-e prices have ruled too on the West Coast lately. The Wellington Licencing Committee sat at noon to-day and allowed the transfer ,of the licence of the Commercial Hotel (Mr. SkencU for applicant) from F. Smith to A I. Masters, and that of the New Zealander Hotel (Mr. Tripp for applicant) from J. K. Hamilton to J. H. Price. Wholesale licenses were issued to E. A. Schultze (Mr. Willord for applicant), and J. J. Dudjreon (Mr. Gray fo-r applicant). Dr. Macailhur, S.M., presided, and the other members of the Bench pre'ent were _ Messrs. J. B. Harcouit, P. C'nffoy, J. Young, C. E. Willeston, aud the i?ev. H. Van Staveicn. Tho number of new shares allotted by the directors of the Jubilee Company, Marlboriuigh, at Thur'day's meeting, was over 2000, out of the total of 5000.

Maich Ist was the date on which, accoidiiig to ihe notice issued by the Agricultuia) Dej>arlment, nil applications from dairymen ior the legistration of their premises were to have been received. Up to the present time, however, only a few application" have come in. The Department i> anxious that all the dailies should be rughteicd by the li-t p:oximo, and it is willing to supply any information on the subject desired by the peojuo interested. * A return prepared by the Railway Department shows that the average minutes late per day for all trains in the colony 1 during the four weeks ending 2nd February were 'as follows : — Express trains, I.3lmin ; suburban trains, ,78min ; mixed tiain's I.7omin. The Minister for Justice (Hon. J. M'Gowan) who has bsen absent in Auckland since Christmas, is expected back in Wellington to-morrow night. Lieut.Colonel Hume, Inspector ol Prisons, returned from the North on Saturday. An explanation was required of a well dressed young fellow in the Magistrate's Court this morning as to^vhy he, had pur- ! loincd a string of saveloys, several pounds of German sausage, a number of sausage ■ rolls, and a couple of bottles of sauce from a local pork biuchcr's shop. The answer was that he had given an evening party, which was kept up late, and some of the members at least went home "with vine leaves in their hair." One lodged at the pork butcher's shop, and was seen home by his host, who, before "leturning to bis own lodgings, and while still under the exhilarating influence of the evening, helped uims=elf freely to t the butcher's small goods. The noi--e he made in the shop was heard, and the butcher discovering his loss, iuforincd tho po ice, but before they could act in the matter the midnight marauder himself came and explained to the butcher tlwi, he had that morning become ay. aro of hi-^ over-night doings, and offered to. pay the damages. The police were a^ked not to proceed iurthcr, but declined, hence to-day's proceedings. The Magistrate, having heaid the explanation and the pork butcher's evidence, expressed himself saii«fied that there was no criminal intention in the act, and dismissed the case. The Marine Department has decided that an enquiry shall be held into the stranding oi the s.s>. Takapuna in tho French Pass recently. Thero'is' to be no further litigation in connection with 'the chum made by William M'Leod against the Jiauawaiu Railway Company lor damages on account of injuries which he ieceived whiib driving one of its engines through No. li; tunnel near Paikakanki. Mr. M'Leoct obtr.ined a verdict ior £150. The yerdici was upheld by the Court of Appeal and tne cuiupany then obtained leu\o to appeal to the Privy Councn. ihe intention to take die case home has, however, been abandoned, and the company has given a cheque lo Mr. M'l.eod's solicitors (Messrs. Fiadlay and Dalziel) I for tho amount of the claim and costs. j The main building at the Porirua As-y- ' him is now practically complete, and a portion of the latest addition il-i 1 -- occupied. I Ail that now remains to be done is derail j work and the erection oi the necessary outbuildings. A cottage is being erected by the Pub1 lie Works Department near the Botanical Gardens battery tor the ucoominodaiion oi a member ot tho Pcimuiicnt Artillery, j who is to~be placed in cuar^c of the gun i there. j Tho- pulpits at the various Wesleyan Churches ox the city nnd suburb? and some ol those ot other denominations •were occupied yesterday by ministers attending the Wesleyan Conference now being held in Wellington. The London coivc-pondent of the Lyttelton Times state? that three veteiinary surgeons, whom ->ix. Gilruth tsiibnuited to v practical examination while ho was, in ScLK-iind, and who will leave for the colony on olbt January, have been ap- , poailed. They aro luessrs. John Kxr- , ngan, Daniel Hay I'.iaehattie, and Alexander M'Lcan Paterson. Mr. ivcuigan, who is thirty-one, awd unmarried, hails from Glenkindie, Abcrdeuishii'e-. He is an M.Ii.C.V.S., and winner of the Allen j Thomson gold medal in anatomy and of a I largo micio^coije in chemistry, and has , for the lust live years ar.d a, halt bean emplo)ed by the three paiishes, Glenbucj ket, Towie and Stralhclon, to advice in , the management ol live stock and farm J sanitation. ,Mr. Machattie, M.R.C.V.S., I is twenty-two and a-half, and unmairicd. (Ho is a Glasgow man. He took up the ( veterinary pufcission at sixteen, and has seen a great deal oi practice not only in Scotland, but also m New York and Montreal, Canada, and has been for some time acting as locum tenens for a veterinary surgeon in Ijerth. Mr. Paleison, M.R.C.V.S., is thirty-four, married, and has two childicn. At the Royal Veterinary Collego in Edinburgh he gained one gold modal, two silvei* medals, and high honours. He has been in practice for ten years, nob only in Scotland, but aKo in Texr.s, and has been lately employed as veterinary surgeon for tho parishes of Cluny, Esk, Midmar, and Monjmusk, in Aberdeen. The new bandoliers issued by the Go- ■ vernment to the Wakatu Mounted Rifles ' are said by the Nelson Mail to be absoi lutely useless for practical piupo-cs. Our j contemporary sajs: — ''Every blank cart- ' lidge in the receptacles for them is so tightly jammed that it cannot be with- • drawn without the application of extreme i force, almost inmo-.'-.ible fiom horseback. ! It is alto out of the question lo use the I second row of receptacles while the first j row is filled, for not another cartridge j could possibly be got in. Thus the bani dolier, tightly jambed as it k, is more than half empty, and if won) new on active seivice or in manoeuvres it would .simply "slip up" the trooper. A meeting of ratepayers and burgesses of Mitcheltown and Taitvillo will be held at Mr. E. R. James's workshop this evening.