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Evening Star, Issue 7181, 7 April 1887, Page 2

There will be no publication of the Evening Stab to-morrow (Good Friday). John M'Cormick, a cab-driver at Nelson, had a fall from his cab on Tuesday, and died last night. In the Resident Magistrate’s Court today Mr Carcw nonsuited the plaintiff in Pierce v. Jago and others, holding that ho had failed to prove that Huxtable had made default.

Mr John W. Salmond, M.A., son of Professoi Salmond, passed the LL.B. degree at the last examination of the London University, coming out first among thirty-six candidates, with first-class honors. A Melbourne telegram reports the mysterious disappearance of Mr Charles Berghoff, the well-known tobacconist of that city, who was last seen alive on a steamer proceeding from Warrnambool to Melbourne.

The Attorney General has directed the Auckland police to take steps for the extradition of a solicitor named Forwood, who is alleged to have left for Sydney lately with LBSO belonging to Natives for whom he had acted.

The Premier expressed great surprise at tho Volunteer sham fight at Auckland being fixed for to-morrow. He considers that it would be an outrage on the religious feelings of a large section of the community, and through his representations it has been postponed till Saturday. It has been suggested by several gentlemen at Port Chalmers that an appeal should be made to Government for a grant of L 3,000 from the Kaitangata relief fund towards assisting the sufferers by the Bulli disaster, on the ground that the claims on it arc gradually decreasing. A passenger by this afternoon’s train from Mosgiel informs us that when passing the Caversham Gasworks several persons in the train noticed a horse running alongside the railway line, some distance ahead of the engine. No attempt was made to pull up the train, which could easily have been done, and when the horse reached the railway crossing it was so frightened that it jumped over the bridge md was killed on the spot. Three ladies were walking along the road at the time, and the horse fell so close to them that surprise was expressed that they escaped unhurt. The monthly meeting of the Kaikorai School Committee was held on Tuesday, when there were present Messrs Wilkinson (chairman), Ferry, Harlow, and Moir. The head-master’s report showed an average attendance of 494 for the past month. Consideration of circulars re Macandrew memorial fund was deferred until next month. A letter from the Education Board was read stating that they had confirmed Inspector Goyen’s appointments of pupil teachers. The Committee expressed regret that the Board had refused their reasonable request, viz., to appoint as pupil teachers two fully-qualified local candidates, who had for some time been teaching in the school, and had appointed instead younger pupils from other schools.

At the weekly meeting of the Benevolent Trustees yesterday, Messrs Solomon (chair man), Gourley, Geddes, Rennie, Carroll, and Calder attending, the chairman stated that a claim had been made by the police for LI Is, the fee of a doctor who was called in to a man who died suddenly at the British Hotel. The Committee decided not to admit liability.—Tho chairman pointed out that Mr Esther had disqualified himself as a member by being absent from four consecutive meetings. It was resolved that the seat be declared vacant, and the City Council be asked to nominate a successor.— Leave of absence for throe weeks was granted to Mr Barnes.—The chairman said they would remember that they furnished to some local bodies particulars as to cases of relief in their districts. He read some reports on these cases which had been received, and asked if the trustees would act on these reports. They would be establishing a precedent. They might inquire into the cases themselves and take action accordingly. This was assented to by tho other trustees present. Mr A. B. Haggen takes charge of tho ‘ Ashburton Mail.’ Three services will be held to-morrow at St. Matthew’s Church. It has been decided to revert to tho monthly issue of the ‘ Temperance Herald.’ Meetings for united waiting upon God in the Y.M.C.A. Hall to-morrow afternoon and evening. At St, John the Evangelist’s, Eoslyn, tomorrow, services will be held morning and evening, the preachers being respectively Rev. F. B. Watson and Rev.- R.. A. Kerkham. On Saturday communion at 7 a.m, and choral evensong at 7.30 p.m. A concert was given in the Lower Choral Hall last evening by the Pride of Dunedin Lodg -, 1.0. G.T., there being a large attendance. Bro. Sando, who occupied the chair, gave a short temperance address. Songs were contributed by Misses Walsh, M. Henderson, Johnstone (each encored),and 6, Henderson; Messrsßae, A, W. Maurais, A. Morrison, W. Shephard, and C. Payne (oncoredl; recitations by G. Barnett, D. M'Laren (each encored), and W. Millar. Mr Collett acted as accompanist,

A notice to mariners appears in our advertising columns'. On Good Friday and Easter Monday_ tho Telegraph Office will only be open for business heeweon the hours of 9 and 10 a.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. The Telephone Exchange will ho closed on Good Friday between the hours of 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., but will remain open all day ®n Easter Monday. At the monthly meeting of tho Gaelic Society last night—Mr Dugald M'Lauchlan in the chair -—Mr A. Cameron proposed that a subscription list ho set on foot in nul of the crofters’ defence fund. Ho stated that in consequence of a copy of the letter from the Liverpool Gaelic Society having been sent to Napier, the Highlanders of that district had collected LlfiO while the Highlanders of Otago were thinkingahout it. It was agreed to refer the matter to the Committee. The chairman reported receipt of a donation to tho Society’s funds of L 5 from Mr J, C. Cameron.