The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1888.

Evening Star, Issue 7470, 14 March 1888, Page 2

The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1888.

The Alameda, with the inward mail, left San Francisco on the 10th instant. The Minister of Works reaches town tonight, but goes to Invercargill to-morrow. On the opening of the Calliope dock the Auckland Harbor Board sent to the London ‘ Times,’ at a cost of ovet L2O, a cable account of the opening.

We remind our readers of Mr CatesV benefit performance this evening. The programme is an exceedingly attractive one, and uhould draw a good attendance. A meeting of the German residents of Dunedin was held at the office of the German Consul (Mr H. Houghton) this morning, wh*n it was resolved to prepare and send an address of condolence to the Kaitcr Frederick. Our Wellington correspondent wires: — “The Tuapeka and Dunedin police districts are to be amalgamated, and Inspector Moore transferred to Invercargill vice Inspector Buckley, who retires. Other and larger changes are impending.” By yesterday’s mail from Melbourne intimation was received by the district president U.A.O.D. of the appointment of P.A. Bro. Bryant as district president for the current term. Bro. Bryant’s installation will take place in a fortnight’s time. Cardinal Lorenso Randi, the once muchdreaded Minister of Police to Pope Pius IX., has died at Rome in his 70th year. During the last few years of the temporal power of the Papacy his name was a source of terror to evildoers in the Papal territories. He was much blamed for his persecution of Liberal politicians, and it is said that when the French troops were withdrawn he proposed to the Pope to assure order by the wholesale arrest of 1,500 suspected persons. He organised a spy system which bore very hardly on chance visitors to Rome. His censorship of the stage was arbitrarily ckcrciscd. On one occasion, when an actor in a moment of forgetfulness spoke some words which had been prohibited, the Minister of Police sent him to prison for fifteen days, and imposed a heavy fine. Shortly after he learnt that the fine had been paid by the well-known banker Marignoli, whereupon he ordered his banishment from Rome for life. Marignoli is now an Italian senator.

Union Football Club annual meeting in Atkins’s Hotel on Saturday evening. The ordinary meeting of the Hand and Heart Lodge was held in the hall, Stuart street, last evcning.jand was presided overby P.G. Thomson. One member was initiated.

Tho All Nations Lodge, No. 13,1.0. G.T., Port Chalmers, received an official visit from the brothers ot H.M.S. Calliope. After tho recess the visiting brothers took cha r go of the meeting, during which songs and recitations were contributed, and a pleasant evening spent. The Garrison Hand, out of respect to the memory of the late Emperor of Germany, intend to play the Dead March in ‘ Saul ’ at the Dunedin Irish Rifles’ concert on Friday evening. This will take place at ft quarter to eight—a quarter of an hour before the advertised time of starting—as the programme is rather a lengthy one. At the meeting of the Pioneer Lodge, 1.0. G.T., in the Congregational Hall last evening, there was a large attendance of visitors, representing in all nine lodges, including tho Union Jack Lodge from H.M.S. Calliope. Bro. R, N. Adams, C.T., presided; Pro. Frost, of the Union Jack, occupied the past chief chair; and Sister Rankin, of the Right Step Lodge, the vice-chair. There was a good programme of songs, recitations, addresses, and a ventriloquial exhibition, a large proportion being sustained by the blue-jickets. The lodges represented were : The Guiding Star, the Pride of Mornington, All Nations, Star of Freedom, Pride of Dunedin, Lily of the Valley, Right Step, Union Jack, and Pioneer; and also three members of the Grand Lodge Executive. At the close of the proceedings a committee of two members from each lodge was appointed to arrange a reception for the members of the lodge on board H.M.S. Opal. The following applications for patents arc gazetted:—William Harper, of Melbourne, for improvements in the manufacture of telegraph poles, etc.; Charles James Pownall, of Wellington, for a rabbit paddock-trap; George Treacy Stevens, of Auckland, surveyor, an invention for fastening boots, shoes, etc.; John Ralph Rees, ot Greymouth, an invention fer working auriferous beaches, lagoons, and rivers by means of a machine or apparatus ; Charles Julius Ball, Lombard street, London, for improvements in or connected with dredgers; Walter Davey, of Wellington, for improvements in portable washing machines; Walter Woodhams Whiteman, of Wanganui, an invention for the blacking and polishing of boots and shoes; John Smith, of Marton, for improvements in waterproof coverings ; Edwin Latimer Clark, of Auckland, an invention for killing rabbits by electricity, and protecting larger animals by tho same invention; John.Rippon Vale, jun., of Auckland, an invention for “Tho Patent Skeleton Saucepan”; Andrew John Park, of Christchurch, an invention for obviating the choking of the suction pipe of hydraulic dredgers, and regulating the supply of water thereto.

A soirde and public meeting in connection with tho South Dunedin Wesleyan Sunday School anniversary was held last evening, when about 180 sat down to tea. Tables were generously given by Mesdames Bennett, Beck, Duke, Hodgson, and Stothart, and were presided over by Mesdames Duke, Bennett, Kirby, Hodgson, Stothart, Bridgman, M'Lean, Bevar, Devlin, Misses Popploton, M‘Corkindale, Little, Hindlc, Collins, Bevar, Rosevear, and Duke. Mr Beck (one of the superintendents of the school) occupied the chair. The secretary (Mr Stothart) read the report, which showed that there were twelve lady and seventeen male teachers. The number ot scholars on tho registers were 174 girls and 147 boys, total 321, with an average attendance for the year of 253. Thirty-nine scholars wore admitted during the year, and thirty-sis scholars have left during the year, principally by removal. A Band of Hope in connection with the school numbers 132 members. The receipts for the year amounted to L 53 15s 6d, and the expenditure to L9l Is 3d. Speeches were delivered by Revs. C. H, Laws and W. G. Parsonson and Messrs Colo and Duke and the chairman, on Sundayschool work. The choir, assisted by friends from Trinity Wesleyan choir, gave several anthems excellently. Miss Palmer presided at the harmonium. Votes of thanks to the ladies, to the speakers, choir, the lady who presided at the harmonium, and the chairman, concluded a pleasant evening.