The Evening Star SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1889.

Evening Star, Issue 7875, 6 April 1889, Page 2

The Evening Star SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1889.

■ Our supplement to-day contains ' Our London Letter,' our special's account of the international football match England v. Warbrick's team, 'Topics of the Day,' * Feminine Fancies' by Martha, a chapter on the ' Early History of Otago,' a chapter of Max O'Roll's book on America, and a quantity of interesting matter. The Minister of Lands leaves Wellington for the South on Monday. Mr J. Kerr received a vote of confidence from his constituents at Brightwatcr last night. Wc are informed the Seamen's Union yesterday forwarded a cheque for LSO to the treasurer of the Wcstport Labor Union in aid of its funds.

A greengrocer named Ti Lu and his assistant Ah Meaw were charged at Wellington yesterday with allowing fan-tan to be played, and fined LlO and L 5 respectively.

The report of the Rawson Commission has not yet been returned from the Acting Governor, who is in Napier; but it is understood it goes in the direction of completely exonerating Judge Rawson. From the emigration returns kindly furnished us by Mr R. T. Macdonnell we find that during the month ended March 31 ninety-three persons arrived from the United Kingdom—of these sixty were males and thirty-three females. We learn that Mr John M'Nall, who for a number of years held the position of local manager of the Bank of Australasia, and was transferred to Australia about two years ago, has been appointed general manager of the Mercantile Bank, Sydney. Dr Laishley, of Auckland, has received official intimation of the conferring upon him by the Leipsic University of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Arts. Mr H. Brown, German Consul at Auckland, has written a letter congratulating him on gaining this honor. Mr E. H. Carew, R.M., presided at the Magistrate's Court, Port Chalmers, this forenoon. The only case was a claim of LI lis Cd, preferred by Thomas Carrington against Alexander Le Brun for fish supplied. Mr Platts appeared for plaintiff. Judgment was given for plaintiff, with costs.

One of the witnesses in the Gallie case was to-day the victim of u lapse of memory in regard to the date of a conversation with John Gallie, They were speaking of the wreck of tho Surat, and witness said he believed the conversation took place at some time between 18G3 and 18C7. As a matter of fact, tho Surat was wrecked on the 30th December, 1873.

The second jury in the case of William Cook, with several aliases, who was charged with stealing a gold watch and chain from a bedroom in the Empire Hotel, Wellington, found the prisoner guilty, and Mr Justice Richmond sentenced him to six years' hard labor. The prisoner had served a sentence of two years for robbing three sample rooms in the same hotel, and had been previously convicted in Dunedin,

The case of a death from an overdose of chlorodyne a few days ago leads a Cbristchurch doctor to publish a warning about the use of this compound of poisons. He says there are in chlorodyne prussic acid, Indian hemp, chloroform, and morphia. Of these poisons the prussic acid is light and chloroform heavy, and if the bottle has been allowed to stand for a good while and the contents aro not "well shaken before taken," one may swallow a powerful dose of prussic acid off the top, and leave other separated poisons for the next comer. Considerable dissatisfaction is felt in Auckland at the prospect of there being no volunteers to receive the new Governor on his arrival, as the volunteers will bo encamped at Waikato. Colonel Shephard offers the services of tho Veterans Company as a guard of honor, and Mr Moat, member for Rodney, has intimated to the Government that if they will not give instructions for a full guard of honor he will arrange for His Excellency being furnished with a Masonic escort.

In consequence of the dissatisfaction of various Acclimatisation Societies with the action of the Government in altering the date of the opening of tho shooting season, a special meeting of the Canterbury Society is to be held to consider tho advisableness of holding a conference of all the Acclimatisation Societies in the colony before next session of Parliament for suggesting alterations in the Animals' Protection Act and other matters connected with acclimatisation.

In charging the Grand Jury al Christchurch, in reference to a case from Kaikoura, Mr Justice Denniston said: "The depositions in this case were only received on Saturday, and I regret that, owing to the disgracefully illegible manner in which the depositions have been taken, 1 have not been able to satisfy myself as to the details of the charge as fully as I should have wished. I am afraid you will have thesame difficulty when you come to deal with the depositions which form part of the exhibits in the case."

A sacred concert was given last evening in the anteroom of St. Paul's School, under the auspices of tho St. Paul's Young Men's Association. A number of friends were present by invitation, and the room was rilled. Archdeacon Edwards presided. Songs were contributed by Miss M. Albert ('He wipes the tear from every eye'), Miss Frappel ('Low at Thy feet'), Mr Wathen (' Far away'), Mr Davie (' The Abbey'), and Mr Packer (' When sorrow sleepeth'). Two pianoforte solos wero given _by Miss Rehberg, who also accompanied. Miss Hintz recited the ' Cnrfew bell," and readings wero contributed by the Rev. Q. Bacon and Mr Procter. Suitable hymns were sung at the commencement and also at the close, Miss Collinson presiding at the organ.

The petition to Parliament, drawn up by the Wellington Graduates' Association, praying for the establishment of a university college in Wellington, and suggesting that the Ministerial residence and grounds in Tinakori road should be set aside as an endowment, has already received several hundred signatures. Amongst the petitioners are their Honors the Chief Justice and Judge Richmond, Archbishop Redwood, Right Rev. Bishop Hadfield, the rector of St. Patrick's College, the lady principal of the Girls' High School, the head-master of Wellington College, the chairman of the Education Board, the leading workers in the cause of education in the city, and numerous holders of degrees, besides barristers, solicitors, merchants, and students in various professions.

Borough of Caversham.—Nominations for an extraordinary vacancy in tho representation of North Ward will be received till noon on the 15th inst.

First general statutory meeting of the Dunedin Co-operative Meat Supply Company, Limited, will he held in tho company's office, George street, on Wednesday evening, 24th April.

Wc thank tho New Zealand Shipping Company for a very pretty calendar, and for a pamphlet, containing much useful information in reference to their ileet, routes, etc. Mr Duncan Wright is at present conducting evangelistic missions on the West Coast of tho Nortli Island. His tour includea Palmerston North, Feilding, Eulla, Marton, Turakina, Patea, New Plymouth, and Uawera, and extends over two months. The Duncdin and Mopgiel Garrison Panda intend holding a picnic and sports at Mosgiel on Friday, the Tilth iust. Both bands have taken tho matter up in an energetic manner, and, given fine weather, a most enjoyable outing should be the result. A concert and dance in the local hall will couclude the day's entertainment.

The ordinary meeting of St. Joseph's branch, 11.A.C.Jj.5., was held on Tuesday evening at St. Joseph's schoolroom, A large number of members were present. The balance-sheet for the past quarter showed tho branch to be making steady progress, tho number on the roll being eighty-four, The secretary intimated that he had received a very handsome Malteso cross from the District Executive for presentation to Bro. P. Leahy, in acknowledgment of services rendered to tho society in New Zealand.

Preparations are being made for holding in the Garrison Hall next week an entertainment which will be of a character somewhat novel in Dunedin. A full rehearsal took place tho other evening. The choir—of 200 voices—is composed chiefly of scholars and teachers of tho Hanover street Baptist Sunday school and its branches, but there aro also singers from nearly all the City church choirs and from the neighboring Sunday schools. The principal feature of the entertainment will ba the part taken by tho children (over 100 girls), who will be dressed in pure white, and be divided into bands distinguished by sashes of different colors They will carry bunches of flowers, and also Bmall flags agreeing in color with their tashes. In addition to the children, thero will bo a large and well-trained choir, and also an orchestra. Tho choruses are sacred, and tho music will be very suitable and taking. Among tho soloists will be somo of our best-known amateurs. Although new in Dunedin, such entertainments have been eminently successful and popular elsewhere.