The Evening Star THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1893.

Evening Star, Issue 9154, 8 June 1893, Page 2

The Evening Star THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1893.

Two of oaten sheaves, the property of Charles Clarke, fanner, of Grey town, were burnt down this morning- They were insured in the Norwich Union Office.

The present Government clui'iutf tJl£ little more than two and a half years they have been in office have retired 246 officers of the Civil Service, to whom in pensions or as compensation £35,430 was paid.

Bishop Morto returned on Tuesday from his trip to the North. He is very much improved in health. j The members of the Loudon Gaiety Compauy left this afternoon for Melbourne in the Talunei A large-crowd of people assembled on the railway platform to see them off, and they were cheered as the train rolled out of the station. It has transpired that the fee which Dr L. Kerguson charged Mr George-Mondy for the removal of an abnormal growth in the nasal organ of his daughter was £2l, and that there is a consensus of opinion among the medical profession that the charge was a reasonable one.

Mr Paulin sent us this memo, this morning:—" An atmospheric disturbance rapidly approached ourS.S.W. coast, travelling iu a northerly direction during the night, and will likely cause rain and possibly snow showers during the next twentv-four hours ; wind changing to S. W. and S..' T ' The ' Wairarapa Star' is responsible for this:--" A prominent member of a Wairarapa Licensing Bench presided at a temperance meeting the other evening. The Bench were to meet next day, and the attendance of the member in question was required to form a quorum. He was, however, a man of scruples, and rather than grant licenses after the stand he had taken on the question of temperance he made himself scarce. A substitute was found, however, and the whole of the licenses M'ere granted without a murmur."

The miscellaneous entertainment put forward by the American salesman at the City Hall last evening attracted a very fair audience. The programme consisted of a number of contests for prizes, and some of the events were very amusing. Singing, step - dancing, accordion playing, appledumpling eating, flour and water dipping, smoking, and other items enticed a large number of entries; the audience deciding in each instance who was to take the prize. There were eight competitors in the baby show, and the exhibits were so even that each received a present. During the evening several articles were distributed among the ladies of the audience.

Bi'o. Hughes, who has been for several years the head of the local branch of the Order of Christian Brothers, has been called to Melbourne, and lie left by the Taluue this afternoon to obey the wishes of his superiors there. During his residence in Dunedin he has effected many improvements in the school, both in its methods of teaching and in the extent of the institution, and about a couple of years ago he went to Dublin as the representative of the Australian Order to attend a General Chapter. Father Lynch and a number of members of the Catholic congregation met at the railway station this afternoon to give him a good send off, and as the train moved away he was accorded a hearty cheer by his friends.

Our attention lias been called to the fact that we failed to report a question put to Mr Fish at his City Hall meeting last week. The question, which was inadvertently overlooked, was iu this form: "It is now six years since Sir Robert Stout appointed his brother-in-law's brother inspector of lunatic asylums at a salary of £l,'2oOa year and travelling expenses, and it is well known that a well qualified medical man could be obtained for half the amount, the Premier only receiving i'l,ooo—do you not think the salary might be reduced by one-half ':'' Mr Fish said in reply lie was opposed to the man getting .t'l,'2oo, and he moved in the House to have the salary reduced, but could not get it carried. The salary was excessive, and they could get us qualified a man for, at the most, £!MHI a year. A smoke concert was given by the (Queen's Drive Boating Club in the Provincial Hotel, Port Chalmers, last evening, the various rowing clubs being well represented. Mr C. R. liossenee (vice-president) referred to the very marked success attending this club. During the past season the sum of i'4B was won in prize money at the various local regattas. The club had now a membership of over fifty, and owing to the expected increase of membership next season the Committee had under consideration the advisability of securing more practice plant, and of obtaining more commodious premises. The Committee, recognising the advantage of keeping up interest in tlie.club, made this gathering the occasion of presenting medals to the successful prizewinners. Messrs Wright, Pritchard, Smith, Kecnan, Heir, Matheson, Shanks, Buckley, Collutt. VY. Kecnan, Jones, Stewart, Asher. Imrie, Harrhy, and Wiseman were the recipients of gold and silver medals. During the evening the following toasts were proposed : " Visitors," " Kindred Sports," " New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association.'" The evening was enlivened by vocal and instrumental selections rendered by Messrs Hall, R. M. Isaacs, Collett, Jamea and John Swan, De Maus, James, Barton. Bauchop, and Cordon. The string orchestra, under the leadership of Mr Alf. Yates, who also acted as accompanist, rendered valuable assistance.

Mr Duthie, member for Wellington, in the course of his prc-scssional address, said : —Ministers dilated on their sympathy with the working classes, but retained Customs duties which made everything the working man used dear. Tobacco was heavily taxed, and from his feeding-bottle to his coffin the working man had to pay heavily through the Customs. The working man of New Zealand reminded him of Issachar, whom Jacob likened to an ass couching down between two burdens, They licked the hand that oppressed them. Our people kissed the rod and blessed their oppressors. Ministers' hearts were "full of sympathy," but they would remit nothing. He watched the experiment of the Labor Bureau with interest, but they had yet to see what it would cost. It seemed to be working in a circle. Protection was bringing people from the country to the towns, and the Bureau endeavored to send them back again. As for Mr Seddon's co-operation, it was keeping the co-operative workers at the expense of the genuine working man. Many of them were men whom private employers would not have, and the tendency was to drag good men down witli them to the level of the Government stroke. It was a sham, and a delusion, and a snare. It suited the Government purpose to make of the whole thing a political job, for they could then send in some hundreds of men to an electorate like Rangitikei. The tour of the Opera Company, which has partaken of the character of a triumphal march through the colony, had a fitting termination last night, when ' Esmeralda' was played before one of the largest, and certainly one of the most enthusiastic, audiences assembled within the walls of the Princess's for many a long day. The management acted wisely in reviving this piece, which has proved the most acceptable to theatregoers (.lining the season hero. It is only necessary to say now, seeing that we fully criticised the performance on the previous productionsof the burlesque, that the performers and audience were throughout on the best terms with each other; that the bill of fare was sufficient to satisfy the most exacting : that the fun was kept going merrily ; that encores were the oi'dej- pf the night, and were williugly complied with ; and that when the curtain was filially iung down the audience insisted nn recalling each of the principals, and cheered thein again and again. Mr Lonnen and his capable coiifi-eres carry away with them the heartiest good wishes of hundreds who have been delighted with them during the less fchap fortnight they havo been among us; and Messrs Williamson and Musgrove, appreciating the cordiality and substantiality of the reception given to this company, will be induced to send something good along at another short interval. In taking leave of the company we feel called on to give expression to the universal feeling of satisfaction with the efforts during the season of the band of instrumentalists so ably led by Mr Lovel Phillips, who is highly respected as a man and iijusieian wherevei' he goes ; while those iu front of th.e house have received every courtesy fnim Messrs If. tyusgrove and W, Hughes. The company are due to open in Melbourne on Thursday nejffc.

A notice to Masonic brethren appears in this issue.

Kawei, tho Native evangelist, who opens hjs mission here on Sunday, and occupies the Garrison Hall on Monday and Tuesday evenincs, is highly commended, alike by tho clerKy-MUI the Press. "We, are told that "his addrenses are logical, eloquent, and impressive. He has an easy delivery, a musical voice, and there is an utter absence of all rant in his address. At times fie js qujto dramatic, and little touches of p-Athos find hump* we interwoven in his discourses."

[ We have to state that there has ygi been no election of vice-presidents of the Tailoreweß' Union. The names mentioned yesterday were ijiujminttted for that position, and' a poll will.'!* taken during the next fourteen days. >\. & Ewn our advertisement column it will be seen that Mr Kndtt is to recite 'Enoch Ardea' at the popular concert at the Garrison Hall on Saturday night. • This will, i, O doubt, be an agreeable change. Mr Knott has. the reputation of being a first-class elocutionist, and, this being one of his favorite pieces, he should be heard to advantage. A Northern exchange says:—"Mr Knott has won golden opinions by his clever and powerful recitals. His elocutionary powors are a true gift. His rendering of 'Enoch Arden' is beyond description, and must bo heard to be realised. The lime-light lantern views are remarkably distinct." The whole is a very fine evening's entertainment.