The Evening Star. FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1891.

Evening Star, Issue 8409, 9 January 1891, Page 2

The Evening Star. FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1891.

The Wellington City Council have adopted their Finance Committee’s report re the erection of a public library. Chief Justice Way, of South Australia, has been granted a well earned furlough, and visits the Old Country and Europe.

The presiding justices at the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning were Messrs J. Logan and A. Barr. Beyond a number of adjournments and confessions there was no business transacted.

Henry Villard, the American railway magnate, recently gave out a mysterious hint that railway operators ought to buy sparingly of locomotives on the ground that the whole system of traction is menaced by a motive power greater than steam. Messrs T. Brydone and D. Baxter were the sitting justices at the City Police Court this morning. Alex, Gould (two previous convictions) was for drunkenness fined ss, in default twenty-four, hours’ imprisonment; and Richard Daniels (thirty-three previous convictions) was fined 20s, in default fortyeight hours’. During December 20,884 acres of Crown lands were taken up, 12,592 being under perpetual lease, 5,064 under the cash system, and 2,230 on deferred payment. Under the three systems there were taken up: In Auckland, 9,319 acres; Otago, 5,595; Wellington, 1,753; Canterbury, 1,622; Nelson, 1,507; Taranaki, 451; Hawke’s Bay, 326; Southland, 155; Marlborough, 154. One of the most successful seasons, from a managerial point of view, that has been witnessed in Dunedin was brought to a close at the Princess’s last night, when ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin ’ was repeated before a crowded house. The version, although differing materially from that which playgoers have hitherto been accustomed to, seemed to bo none the less acceptable, and applause was frequently bestowed in a liberal manner. Mr Sheridan and his associates left, for Oamaru this morning.

The following is to date the record of Charles Stephenson, the sculler, since he went to Sydney Maiden race with Joe Kemp, win for Stephenson in 20min 24Jsec; v. M‘Lean, win for M‘Lean; beat Hearn for the championship, 22min 23£ sec ; beaten by Matterson by four lengths ; November 9 on Lake George, one mile and a-quarter, with a turn, Stephenson beat George Bubear by four lengths; on 6th December Stephenson beat Dutch; and again on January 2 Stephenson won in 19min 48£ sec from the same man.

The ‘ Tablet ’ states that a reception of postulants and profession of novices took place at the Dominican Convent, Dunedin, on the afternoon of Christmas Day. The young ladies received were the Misses M ‘lntyre, Arrowtown (in religion Sister Mary Bonaventnre); Quilter, Waitahuna (in religion Sister Mary Reginald); and O’Connor, Gore, a lay sister (in religion Sister Mary John Baptist). Those professed were the Misses Ralph, Auckland (in religion Sister Mary Ignatius); and O’Neill, Ireland, a lay sister (in religion Sister Mary Malaohi). The ceremonies, at which His Lordship the Bishop officiated, were performed privately.

Antl-sandfly gloves for ladles’and gentleman’s wear; specially adapted for excursionists to the West Coast Sounds. Also anti-sandfly veiling, procurable only at Brown, Ewing, and Co.’s.— [Adti.l