The Evening Star FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 21, 1888.

Evening Star, Issue 7799, 21 December 1888, Page 2

The Evening Star FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 21, 1888.

Mr J. S. Sprcnt has resigned bis .appointment as a Justice of the Peace.

Some of the brethren in the North Island are agitating for a Masonic Grand Lodge for fJala colony.

Four thousand persons witnessed a performance *l «The Messiah' at Wellington last night. Principal Maokay, ,of Wellington College, will inquire into the wording of secondary schools in Victoria ani New So.uth Wales.

Mr Alfred Charles Hanloc wa|s yesterday admitted by His Honor Mr Justice Wjlliams as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nef? Zealand. Sixteen cases were entered in the book at jfctvti Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, but ail wor>s.e4ther struck out or adjourned or confessed. Resident Magistrate presided.

Messrs A. Bartlerii&o,&. L. Denniston, J. T. Mackerras, and JC. Ramsay are appointed trustees of the Dunedjn Savings Bank.

The competition between the coach and Aram serviocs at Wellington is so very keen that ,bpth .carry passengers a distance of three md aihaJf JW es for a halfpenny. We understand that ihe purchaser of the Provincial Hotel and princess's Theatre property intends to eiect buildiDg on the site of the hotel, and make substantial alterations to the theatre.

A girl named Eddie was playing wjth aj in a vacant section at Auckland yesterday, and ps she tried to mount it a boy •threw &S jhat at the animal, which_ bolted and dragged jljue child for some distance. She yma unaonacjo.iu when picked up ond diedsox>aafterw#r,4Picnickers on tbe second ,beach at St. Clair will bless the public Bf*r/ijcdness of the Caverßham, Council in putting wsonry I work.round the spring.that .flows out pf the] hill at the end,of the lower The| Cauucil have also supplied a stand pipe, so, the* *a abundance of dear water' is now' perpetually obtainable. A large njjmfcer of entries for the regatta on Boxing the Port Regatta .Committee yesterday, evening. The Committee W,decided to; keep open the eptriesfor the Naya* Pinnace, gace.nntil the morning of the regatta f and hay* also added an extra race for boys under of age, with substantial prizes.At Ahc #«jat King Btreet Independent; Church a tea and public meeting was held to .welcome the new pastor (the, Rev. A. H. Wallace, of Gisborne),. who has received and acjfeptijd an unanimous! call from the congregation. jhepHMfledings: throughout were of the most pleasing and, cordial description, and were evidently par-i tfcipated in and thoroughly enjoyed by, present. .Owing to the crowded! stateof.wr columns our report is unavoidably! holdover.

A kindersfW entitled 'The Happy! Family' was given i#&t night at Port Chalmers in aid of the fundus of the Anglican Church. The principal were taken by Misses Hodge, M. Platts, Vooney, Graham, A. Sharpe, Wardell; Masters IV. [ Petetoon, J. Donsem, C. Stanley, and JV] King. The directress was Miss Platts, Miss! M'Donnell accompanied, and Messrs D. Marr and F. W. Pleats had charge of the stage arrangements. The performance was, in every w.ay successful, aad much satisfaction to a, large audience. #

Mr W. R, Cole's pictorial almanac has a veryf 1 appropriate setting. i

Tho kinderspiel will be repeated in thoj Foresters' Ha 1, Port Chalmers, this evening. ;,

We thank Mr A. Tapper for his serviceable, reminder of the season. The Government have accepted the tender of Findlay and Co. for the pupply of timber for the Otago district foi the ensuing twelve months.

The attention of those intending to travel by, rail during the holidays is directed to a railway announcement in this issue.

It wan Jlgnfioi?, of St. Olair, who gained the prize at the show in Class IV. of the fruit section fair tlio twenty-fan? heaviest Btraw-| berriea

Volunteers interested in arranging a sweepstake match on Christmas Day are requested to meet at the Garrison Hall to-morrow evening. Browu, Ewing, and Co.'if retail premises, Princes street, will remain open for the convenience of customers and the general public To-morrow (Saturday) and Monday evenings until 10 o'clock.-[ADVT.j On the Caledonian (iround to-morrow tho Carisbrook and Pluenix Clubs will put iu strong teams, while the Albion and Grange also try conclusions there. The Phoenix have given a pitch for the two Northern Cluba, so that the ground should present an animated appearance. Messrs J. A. Park and Co. tomorrow sell some fifty oil and water-color paintings by some of our best known colonial artists. Mr L. W. Wilson furnishes a number of them, which should meet with ready sale. Messrs J. King and K. Chapman are also contributors. At a special the Hospital Trustees, held yesterday, the following tenders for supplier and services were accepted:— Messrs S. G. Smith, meat; A. Rutherford, milk; A. and J. M'Farlane, groceries; A. and J. M'Farlane, wine and tea; Charles Goorgeson and Co., fish and fowl; W. R. Latham, bread; M. and J. Meenan, potatoes; Martin and Watson, coals; A. Wikland, firewood; Cole and Springer, funerals; J. Keatea, cleaning ashpits.