The Evening Star MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1894.

Evening Star, Issue 9582, 31 December 1894, Page 2

The Evening Star MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1894.

(there will be no publication of the JEvEtr •ing Star to-morrow.

With this issue We present our readers, witha four-page supplement, whioh cbntairis! our retrospect for 1894, the concluding I chapters of the prize story ' Joy and' Sorrow,' three chapters of Mrs MaeleodVl story ' A Colonial Cousin,' and the opening ! chapters of Mr T. "E. Downes'e story • Sir Reginald,'

insolvencies Were filed in the Ooago district in 1894, as against forty-neVen The Rev. Mr Wright has received a uncxiimous call to the pastorate of Columba Church, OaWaru.

We hear of several cases of pocket-picking and thefts from ladies' handbags at the railway station and elsewhere during the last few days. The public should be on their guarclon the coming holidays. The adjourned inquest on the body of William Kewish was to have been continued at Mornington this morning, but owing to Professor Black not having hkd Sufficient time to make a proper anal)/sis the inquest was adjourned till next Monday at 2 p.m.

The 'Daily Teirjgi'aph' mentions that Andrew JohhsWi, the police constable who was found dead at Dunedin under peculiar 'Circumstances, was under orders to take up duty at Napier three months ago, but owing to the fact that he was suffering from a poisoned hand at the time Constable Bradley was sent in his place.

The ratepayers of Tlniarti by a very small majority, the number being ninety-seven for and lIS agathst, have declared against the adoption of the Public Libraries Act. Out of 4b'6 persons entitled, only 121 voted, and the local * Herald ' explains that some persons who intended to vote Were prevented because the poll closed at Mir o'clock instead of six as usual.

Between midrtigftt on Saturday and eight o'clock this, morning the premises of Freeman &ud Romeril, greengrocers, George street, were burglariously entered, and nine or ten shillings' worth of coppers and a quantity of £ra:e3 rind confectionery stolon. The robbers got ace-eoS through breaking open a Window in tin rear of tho premises. Tfoe Waft-arapa 'Star,' another Minis'terial journal, is as outspoken as the Oamaru ' Mb.il' in its condemnation of the last batch of justices of the peace. Tho appointments, it says, appear to have been mi.de without any consideration for intelligence, ability, or political influence at elections. The Government, it says, "tyy making appointments in the manner In Which they have been doing, are lowering their own dignity and reducing the commission of the peace to an exceedingly lowel level, a level to which we should be sorry to see any of Our friends descend."

The Tariff Commission will probably be set up this week. Mr Duthie, member for Wellington, and Mr T. Mackenzie, member for the Clutha—both Freetraders—have been asked to act on the Co nmisaion in conjunction with the members of the House with Protective leanings, whose names have already been mentioned. It is intended to take evidtsnee in all the centres. The Commission will report before the House meets. Tariff revision and local government are, as we mentioned some weeks ago, to be the principal subjects dealt with next session.

The 6uddcn death of a bridegroom is reported from Auckland. Mr H. J. Austin was married to Miss Winnie Murray, of Hamilton, on the 20th inst., and after the ceremony fchey proceeded to New Lynn on their wedding trip. About 2 a.m. on the 83rd Mr Austin went into what his wife believed to be a fit, and being strangers in the place, and the only occupants of the house, the young wife Was in a sat? plight. However, as soon as daylight dawned, Mrs Austin proceeded to the nearest neighbor's for assistance, and a doctor was telephoned for from Auckland. Shortly after, Dr Walker arrived and pronounced life to be extinct, death having taken place, in his opinion, BeVeral hours before, from heart disease. . At Home Mi- Justice Collins has been asked to decide in whom the copyright of a photograph is vested—the photographer or the sitter. It was time such a ruling was given-, as there appears to be an impression that provided a man may *be included in the comprehensive class of "■Celebrities," he is photographed at the peril of having his counterfeit presentment exposed in shop windows or reproduced in publications, whether he will or no. In this instance the photographers sued the printers and publishers of the ' Ludgate Monthly' for infringement of copyright in reproducing photographs taken by him of a comediau and singer, although both artists has paid the photographer for copies of the photographs in question. The common-sense view is that the sitters bought the copyright when they paid for the photographs, and so the judge ruled.' Tonight will witness the last performance of ' The Old Homestead,' and all viho have not seen this charming play should take this opportunity of doing so. The Orpheus Club String Band have volunteered their services this evening to celebrate the ninth month .of Mr Kennedy's occupation of the City Hall, now one of the most popular places of amusement in the City. The staircases and approaches are nearly completed ; portraits of Beethoven, Handel, His Excellency the Governor, and prominent miuisters adorn the walls. Shrubs, plants, and mirrors give a sense of. coolness and additional attraction.' The New Year's programme will be a most enjoyable one. 'The Librarian,' which Mr Leitch first introduced here, will show the versatile comedian iu one of his best characters, and his sintring of ' The good young man that died' will revive a most pleasant memory. The teleautograph, the invention of Professor Elisha Gray, of Chicago, is moving on, and will one of these days revolutionise telegraphy. It was recently tried, under the direct supervision of the English tele' graphic authorities, on a stretch of wire between London and Cable Hut, St. Margaret's Bay, through which the London and Paris telephone passes. Special instruments were fixed up at both ends, and as this was the first time that long distance experiments in teleautography have taken place in England, they were watched with unusual interest. The results (says "The Times') were excellent, the messages transmitted being, in every most successful, and the instruments working without the slightest hitch over a distance of eightythree miles. Messages were both sent from and received at St. Margaret's Bay. The principle of the instrument is that it automatically records an exact facsimile of the writing contained in messages. In these experiments the receiving pencil recorded with ease and clearness different handWritings, giving thick and thin strokes, dotting i's and crossing t's very correctly.

Brown, Ewing, and Co. will be open late to-night.-[Advt.]

The 8.8. Pioneer runs all day tomorrow be tween Dunedin and Waverley.

notice to members of Lodge Enterprise, U.A.0.D., appears in this issue. Special buses to Maori Eaik races will leave the Unioji Bank corner to-morrow morning at 9.30.

The City Corporation advertise in this issue for competitive schemes for the sewerage and drainage of the City of Dunedin. The comedy 'A Breach of Promise' and a concert will be given by Dunedin amateurs in the Portobello Schoolroom on Wednesday evening.

The admissions to the Dunedin Hospital last week were sixteen, and fourteen were discharged, leaving eighty-five inmates at present in the institution. There were three deaths (Martha Sutton, Mary Baskett, and John Boyle). - Huddart, Parker, and Co.'a steamer Tasmania sails from Dunedin wharf at 7.30 a.m. to-morrow for a day's ocean excursion. At the low price charged there should be a full holiday complement of passengers. Given a fine day an enjoyable outing may be anticipated. The Qtago Lodge, U.A.0.D., held their fortnightly meeting at their rooms, Central Hotel, on Friday evening, A.D. Bro. Evans in the <*hair. There was a fair attendance of memIx'ia and visitors. P.A. Bro. Brown presented P.A. Bro. Latnacb. with a handsome framed diploma, and complimented him on his successful term of office. P.A. Bro. Laroach suitably responded and thanked the lodge for their handsome present. Receipts for the evening were £slos.

The prizes won at the regatta will bo paicUhft evening. Tho railway goods fiheds will be olosed on Tuesday and Wednesday. . Tile Oaelio Society meet on Wednesday evening, when the Hon. John M'Kenzio will be installed chief. Tho steamers Onslow and Jon'a will ruhjrWh the Peninsula side ef the barber en Tuesday and Wednesday, t'fio laui&h StaSa wilt make »n excursion trip to Tafcri Sfouth froft Titri on Tuesday' and Wednesday; ..,';.. , A iheeting of houst holders in ihe Upper district will be held on Monday, the 7th January, to elect a sohool committee. Holiday feres are announced,in this issue in epnhection with the Union Company's boats. The saloon fare to Lyttelton is 10s, and to Wellington £l. A Word to the Wife.—Ladies 'going, from home to-morrow sbou'd be provided with a macintosh or an umbrella from the. new goods now on view'at T. Ross's, direct importer.— [AnVT.] The 3.S Jnvercargitl will make excursion trips to Maori K!aik and Waikouaiti Bay oh Tuesday and Wednesday. On Saturday next she will leave on an excursion trip to the West Coast Sounds.

Tttesd&yi ist'January, being New Year's Day, the Telegraph Office will only be open for busi ness between the hours of 9 and 10 a.m. and 7 and 8 p.m. Tho Telephone Exchange will bo open all day. Tho postponed plonic of the Tailoresses' Union will be held on Wednesday, January 2, at the Friendly Societies' Grounds, Sawyers Bay. If the weather should prove favorable a pleasant day's outing and enjoyment has been provided for. Arrangements have been made with tbo Railway Department for the picnic trains to stop at Pelichet Bay and Ravensbourne Stations. There will bo' no refreshment booth on the grounds. Tho Committee meet at station at 8 a.m.