The Evening Star MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1890.

Evening Star, Issue 8119, 20 January 1890, Page 2

The Evening Star MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1890.

Cr Swan is to move, at the Council meeting on Wednesday, “ That thß following additional gas ItUfips oe erected—viz., one at the foot of Pitt street, near the entrance to Knox Church; one in the centre of the Museum Reserve ; one in the centre of Leith avenue ; and one in Clyde avenue.” The remains of the late Private Coombes, of the Canterbury volunteers, who died in the Dunedin Hospital last Week, Were buried with military honors yesterday. Some 250 volunteers mustered in the Garrison Hall in the afternoon, including representatives froin nearly all the companies taking part in the Exhibition rifle riiehtlng, a, detachment of the Port Chalmers Navals, and also rhe Garrison Band. The volunteers were Jharhhed to the hospital, and shortly after three o’clock the cortege started for the Northern Cemetery. Six members of the Christchurch City Guards acted as pallbearers, and a detachment from B Battery formed the firing party at the grave. The funeral service wa's conducted by the Rev. Dr Stuart. The procession to the cemetery was followed by very large numbers, and when the 'Cortege arrived at the place of interment something like 2,000 persons had assembled there. The Garrison Band played Beethoven’s ‘ Funeral March ’ on the way to the cemetery.

i lie admissions to the Dunedin Hospital last week were 31, and the discharges therefrom 21. On Saturday there remained 98 inmates There was one death {Walter Si Coomhcs) dunr-v the week,

th Sohiicotlon with the Primitive Methodist Conference there will be a temperance meeting lield this evening and a soiree to-morrow evenirg in the Dundas street Church. Mr Goldie, M.H.R., will preside at this evening’s meeting! and Mr G. Froggatt, J.P., to-morrow.

Mr Montague having decided to give up the retail business, the whole stock is now submitted to the public irrespective of cost. No fair offer refused for anything in the shop, as premises must be vacated by February. Remember balance of itock will be sold by auctijn on the premises. — [Adtt.] At the conclusion of the Orange v. Warehousemen cricket match on the Oval on Saturday, Mr Williams (captain of the latter club) presented W. Hendley, the caretaker of the Oval, with a handsome gold albert chain and medal, in recognition of the careful manner in which he had prepared wickets for the club, and studied their interests during the past two seasons. The medal was inscribed on the one side i * l Presented to W, Hendley, season 18S9-00,” and on the other! “By the members cf the Warehousemen’s CHcket Club.” In acknowledging the gilt Hendley said that he was proud to think that his humble efforts had been so much thought of, and it would encourage him in his old days to do what he could to advance crickit in general, and the Warehousemen’s Club in particular. He thanked them sine rely for remembering the “ old veteran.”