The Evening Star FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1889.

Evening Star, Issue 7828, 8 February 1889, Page 2

The Evening Star FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1889.

The Premier's engagements prevent him from addressing a public meeting at Auckland on general politics.

Speaker O'Rorke is contributing a series of articles on this colony to the pages of the ' Sydney Morning Herald.' The Auckland City Council are adverse to the establishment of a lending library in connection with their free library.

The body of John Bell was found on Wednesday night in the Hokowhitu (Palmerston North) lagoon. It is thought that his canoe upset. The Government have acceded to District Judge Rawson's request to appoint a Commission to inquire into his administration of justice at New Plymouth. Mr Conolly has forwarded to the Government his report on the charges preferred by Mr Ell against the officers of the Supreme Court at Christchurch, but it will not be printed till Parliament meets. TheCanterburyCattleßoard have endorsed the action of the Otago Board in urging on Government the necessity of immediately imposing a five months' quarantine on cattle arriving from Australian ports. They also require au amendment of the regulations, so that foreign stock may be landed from the off side of a vessel at the wharves instead of in the stream.

We hear that the Railway Commissioners have issued a circular to the effect that in future railway employe's are not to travel by rail without paying their fares. Even railway guards on a return journey, when not on duty, will require to purchase a ticket. Naturally the employes are somewhat displeased with the new order of things, which has doubtless been adopted with a view of making the lines as remunerative as possible The Opal was visited yesterday by the children from Hooper Inlet and Portobello Schools, who, with teachers and friends, were taken to the ship by the Edina, from Portobello wharf. The afternoon being fine, and the ship in holiday trim, tho youngsters had an opportunity of seeing a sight which would be altogether new to them. Broad Bay school, with their teachers, were taken by the Edina on Tuesday.

At this morning's sitting of the Resident Magistrate's Court the business was limited to the hearing of two cases in which judgment went by default. The first was a claim by Cutten and Co, to recover from J. Henry (Oamaru) the sum of L 3 10s, balance due on an account for work and labor done. Mr Haggitt appeared for plaintiff. The other case was an action by the Otago Meatfreezing Company against D. Whytock to recover L3ls 3d due on calls. In this case Mr J. Macgregor appeared for the plaintiffs. Mr Carew, R.M,, presided. The monthly meeting of the Albany street School Committee last night was attended by ilessrs Treseder (chairman), Sinclair, Hunter, Richmond, Fredric, Eggers, and Sneddon. Tho head-master reported that the average attendance for tho month was : Boys 337, girls 326 ; total, §G3. The Committee voted for the Hon. Thomas Dick, Mr W. Hutchiaou, and Dr Stenhouse to the Education Board. I'fc was decided to hold a swimming tournament in connection with the school at the Peliuhet Bay Baths on Saturday week, provided that satisfactory arrangements could be made with the care fcacer'of the baths.

A Ltd:' correspondent writes to the ' Sydney Hers,!J ': simple, but almost certain, preventative for typhoid, which seems unfortunately to be on the increase. Let all mothers of families give their children rectified spirits of turpentine, in the following quantities, every night going to bed: Three to twelve years old, four to eight drops, in half a teaspoonful of sugar; above twelve y&ars, eight to ten drops. It destroys the typhoid genu, and much suffering may be prevented by this simple, cheap remedy. If a child is seized with typhoid repeat the dose five or six times a day, and let no sdidc or meat in any form be given. I speak from certain knowledge, and hope this little information may prove of U3C to someone,"

A correspondent sends us the following : "At 10 a.m. yesterday Mr R, T. Aitken, the inspector of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, received information that a dog had been stuck fast on a precipice in Maclaggau street quarry for several days, and was howling vGry pjteously. He obtained tho assistance of Mr- Samuel Morrison, the City inspector of nuisances, and got a long rope, which waa made fast to a tree in the garden above the quarry, and then let it down the face of the quarry to the bottom, where Mr Morrison was waiting. Two boy« named James Marshall and Mathew Millar climbed up the face of the rock to where tho dog was, fastened the rope round the animal, and let it down to tlis bottom of the quarry. It was a black retriever, » n( l i ts owner is unknown, but it appeared to be none the worse for its imprisonment." At the South Canterbury Education Board's meeting yesterday the Rev. Mr Smythe moved that the Education Act should be to allow Boards to offer scholarships tenablo at the Lincola Agricultural College. He said it -"49 accessary to do what wan possible to nrlvi-"* and necessary to do something ' *> &* «*£s»¥»»* the college of it ?hoM he closed Ac J. Talbot, a F ac,\ : "a! farmer, condemned the college as an utterly useless institution Farmers would not send their son 3 Jf paid for it. Many tilings taught there were useless, but how to make farming pay was not taught, as the college farm made losses of over LIOO a year, though there was no rent to pay. Ten of the pupils came from England, probably tor other reasons than to learn farming. So far w)y twenty-five certificates of competency hw! J/een issued since the opening in 1880. The motion was withdrawn till the report of the Commission of Inquiry appears.

Special railway rates are advertised in conr.cction with the bowling tournament next week.

The s.s. Invrrcargill will r*in from Dunedin to the H.M.S. Orlando to-morrow afternoon, carrying passengers. Nomination of the Licensing Commissioners for tho Maori Hill Worth Liconsing district received till aoon of the 14th inst. The Musical Improvement Society in connection with tho Tabeynaole, Great King street, held a meeting in Wednesday, when the following office-bearers wer:; elected for the session :—President. Mr J. Lowe; vice-president, Mr C. Watson: secretary, Mr W. Routledge ; treasurer, Mr W. Thomas ; librarian, Mr S. ( Roger; critic, Mr Hammond ; editor of journal,; Mr W. Powell. Mr J. I. Wright and Mr W. Alexander wore appointed auditors. As will be S"en from our advertising columns, Mr Jones (tho delegate of the Peace Association) is to give an address in fet. Andrew's Church on Sunday evening on 'War Mid Christianity,' when ho will give some further account of bin experience as an oye-witnesß of the results of war. Ai the close of the servico a meeting of < those interested will be held for the putposo of forming a local .branch of the Peace Association.

Dunedin Football Club annual meeting on Saturday, March 2. Mr Fulton, M.H.R., will address the Taieri electors in the Mosgiel Volunteer Hall on Tuesday evening. A meeting of ratepayers in Leith Ward, for the purpose of forming a Committee on the Moderate ticket, will be held in the Com-mittee-room, Great King street, this evening. An ordinary fortnightly meeting of Court Excelsior, A.0.F., was held in the Council Chambers, Mornington, last evening, and was largely attended by the members of their own anil other courts. An official visit was received from Court Pride of the Leith after the routine business of the court had been dispensed. A new member «as initiated. It was resolved to pay an official visit to Court Pride of the Leith. Court Little John, A.0.F., held their fortnightly meeting on Wednesday evening, in the Good Templar*' Hall, Kaikorai; Bro. J.Wilson, 0.R., in the chair. There was a large attendance of members and visitors, the court receiving an official visit from Court Enterprise. Couits St. Andrew and Pride of Dunedin were also represented. It was decided to pay an official visit t'> Court St. Andrew. Two candidates were initiated by the 0.R,, assisted by C.R. Bro. Turnbull, of Court Enterprise. After the usual business had been disposed of, the Court went into harmony. A hearty vote of thanks was given to Court Enterprise and other visitors for their attendance. C.K. Bro. Turnbull (Kntprptise), PC R. Bro. Ingram (Pride of Dunedin), and I'.D.C.R. Bro, William (St. Andrew) ropiied, complimenting Court Little John on the progress they are making.