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Evening Star, Issue 7280, 3 August 1887, Page 2

Sir Julius Vogel reached town last night, and will stay at the Fernhill Club wMle here.

The Windwhistle Hotel, Canterbury, which was burned down last week, was insured in the Standard Office for LSOO,

Mr William Walls, of Gore, died very suddenly oh Monday evening in his home. He had been complaining of indigestion during the day. The civil sittings of the Supreme Court have been adjourned until Tuesday next at 11 a.m. Mr Justice Williams will take business in Chambers on Friday. The Rov. Goodonough Saplin, Anglican clergyman at Port Lincoln (South Australia), died recently from an overdose of morphia. He had been in bad health lately, owing to pecuniary worries, and took a solution to induce sleep.

The 'Sydney Morning Herald,' on making inquiries from the Agent-General, received intimation that it was Lady Sturt, widow of the explorer, and not the relict of Sir Alexander Stuart, who died in London early in July. Great complaints arc nude about the conduct of the Sydney unemployed, who get drunk in large gangs on pay day. Disgraceful scenes occur, and it is said the men do little for the money paid thbin, which ranges, in the case of the National Park work, from L 4.900 to L 5.000 a fortnight. A fearful crime is reported from near Croydon, Queensland. A man namcdSherwood, engaged in building a public-house, went into the bush, leaving his wife and a man named Travers in the house. On Sherwood's return he found his wife in a dying Btatc, having been literally roasted alive, and Travers gone. Mrs Shcrwdod stated that Travers had forced her on to the tiro and kept her there. Slic died from the injuries received. A considerable sunt of money was also missing from the house. Travers was arrested in Croydon.

The French Senate have discussed the report of the Committee on Consumption of Spirits. M. Claude said that the Committee had come ,to the conclusion that drinking spirits in France had reached such a height as to be a social danger. Alcohol was essentially a dutiable article, and it behoVed the State to prevent its excessive consumption, at the same time securing the utmost profit to the Treasury by the'snppression of adulteration and Other frauds. M. Rouvier approved the Committee's report. He said that the Government would prosecute fraud wherever discovered, and that the revenue collectors would be instructed to take vigorous action against the imposition. The captain of the schooner Borough Belle, which has just returned to Mackay after a four months' cruise among the South Sea Islands, called at the island of Malo, where a trader named De Latour, formerly a Government agent, reported the massacre of three seamen of the schooner Mary Anderson, who had been captured by the islanders. They were first severely wounded ; their hands and feet tied together, and they were conveyed to another island and sold as pigs. The unfortunate men were then despatched, and their bodies were served up with all the horrible rites pertaining to cannibalism. Law is not a luxury every one can indulge in, which a Mr Arkell in Auckland has found out to his cost lately. He sued the Auckland City Council for Li,ooo damages, caused to his property in Gladstone road through the Borough running the street in front of his house. The earth had slipped down in front of the house* He was nonsuited with costs on the highest scale, and the defendants' costs, which he has to pay, will, with the costs of the special jury (seventy-two guineas) tot up to the round total of about L3OO. The plaintiff's own coats will amount to L2OO, if not more, so that the total costs of this action to be paid by the plaintiff will amount to at least LSOO. The plaintiff lost the case owing to hia having consented to the road being filled up.

The annual reunion of the Evening Stab employe's was held last evening at the Choral Hall, when about 150 ladies and gentlemen were present, and a very agreeable evening was spent. Dancing formed the principal portion of the entertainment, but the programme was pleasantly varied with musical and vocal selections. Mr G. R. West supplied a capital band, and Misß Jennie West played a couple of splendidlyexecuted pianoforte solos. During the evening Mr G. Bell made a short speech heartily welcoming the employes and their families, and expressing a hope that they would meet annually for similar purposes for many years to come a sentiment which, it is almost unnecessary to say, was warmly received. Mr Bell also remarked that although there waß a great cry about depression he thought that that night's gathering might be taken as a token that the good 'times had not passed away. The gathering was the eleventh that had been held, and, as he had before remarked, he hoped to see all present at many more. Remarks were sometimes made with reference to the large amount of success that he had achieved with the Stab, but he did not hold that he alone had made the paper a success; it was with the help of the employe's that the success was attained, and he had to thauk them' warmly for their assistance.

Sir Julius Vogel reitoains in Dunedia till Wednesday. The Hon, E. Richardson leaves Christchurch for Wellington tomorrow, and the Premier will then come South.

Two oases of leprosy have been reported to the Viotorian Central Board bfJEfealtli, and the sufferers babe ate Eurdpfeatt women, whit) are bfcUevWi td have cdntrUcttSd the disease from Chinaihett.

the report of the English Committee 6n Pasteur's hydrophobia cure proves to lie 'even stronger in its favor than was reported. The Committee was composed of eight of the ablest men in science, and the most competent specialists in the country; They consider the proof of Pasteur's tnooty tioncluBiVe, iVnd his WreEvtrtlent, iri spite ot some to be entirely successfnl, and even rebbmmen'd it to bo mado compulsory in cases olf rabies.

Dr Fitchett's addrcsd at old Knox Ohnrch on Friday.

Entertainment to-morrow in aid of Kaikbra 1 Baptist School.

Mr Hutchison addresses Roslyn electors at Woodhaugh to-morrow.

Mr Wright's cup will be played for by curlers to-morrow if the frost holds. Cheap railway fares in connection with the Dunedin poultry show.

Sacred cantata at St. Andrew's Church to. morrow evening.

Mr Hodge's Committee meet to-morrow evening. Costume Football Match Oh Saturday at Caledonian Ground.

The Hob. T. Dick speaks on Friday at Lcith Vallby SchooMiottsC; Mr Alleii's North-cast Valley Committee mcofc to-morrow evening. Mr Green's meetings with the Port Chalmers electors are announced in this issue. The fifth volume of "Ruskin's Modern Painters" having been lost or stolen, the Athenseum Committee advertise that a reward will be giveh for its recdvory. At the Quarterly meeting of the' All Nations Lodge, 1.0. G.T., the following officers were installed by Bro. Campbell, L.D:; assisted by Bros. Baird and Knewstnb:—O.T., Bro. J. Gordon ; V.S., Sister King ; S., Bro. Jackson ; F.S., Bro. W. Marr; T., JSißter Tullooh ; 0., Sister Asher; M., Bro. Wilson ; 1.G., Sister SheajO.G., Bro. Cowan ; A. S., Bro. King; D.M., Sister Talt. The fortnightly meeting pf Court Enter; priße, A.0.F., Was held last cvehink at Carroll's Hotel, George street, a good number of members being present, Two new members were initiated. During the evening C.K. Bro. Wilson, on behalf of Court Pride of the Lake (Queenstown), made a presentation of a beautiful silver star, suitably engraved, to P.O.R. Bro. J. Brooke, of that Court (who is now leaving the distriot), for his past services to the Court as C.R, and secretary. Bro. Brooke said in reply that he was proud to know that his services had.beep so highly recognised by the officers and members of Court Pride of the Lake. Ho would go on assisting in the working of Forestry as he'had done in the past/ ' The Lily of the Valley Lodge, 1.0. G.T., held their weekly meeting en Monday evening in the North Dunedin Drill-hall, Bro. Robert M'Kinlay, W.C.T., in the chair. There was a large attendance of members and visitors. Three members were initiated. The officers' reports were read, and showed the Lodge to be in a good sound condition. The following were installed for the current quarter by Bro. R. 0. Moore, W.L.D., assisted by Bro. T. G. Dyson as G.W.S., and Bro. G. M. Barnettas G.W.M. :- W.C.T., Bro. Robert M'Kinlay; Sis. Johnston, W.V.T.; Bro. Morrison, W.S.: Bro.. Loader, W.F.S. ; Sis. Brown, W.T;; Bro. Thomson, W.'O.; Bro. J. Nichol, W.M.; Brb. FJeet, W.I.G. J Bro. Millier, W.0.G.; Bro. George Markham, W.R.H.S. ; Sis. Alice Nichol, W.L.H.S.; Sis. B. Hay, W.D.M.; Sis. Loader, W.A.S.; Bro. Moore, P.W.C.T. ,

The fortnightly meeting of the Hand and Heart Lodge, M.U.1.0.0.F., was held in the hall, Stuart street, yesterday evening, when there was a good attendance; N.G. E. S. Clarke in the chair. A communication was received from the lodge agent (Mr T; Burton) in which he gave particulars With respect to the securities, etc., held by tbe lodge, ana which he referred to in most favorable terms. . A motion waß unanimously passed that the Lodge ex press satisfaction with the report, and that a vote of thanks be accorded to Bro. Burton for the same. L2 was voted towards the " Gediles presentation.fund." G.M. Long ton responded on behalf of the Dunedin Lodge to the usual complimentary proposition. One new member was initiated. The receipts for the evening were L4l 9s 7d.