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Evening Star, Issue 9622, 13 February 1895, Page 2

Tiie lucliolme School Committee voted for Messrs Borne, Clarke, and M'Kerrovv. The Kennedy Company repeated tlie melodrama ‘ Tho Woman of the People ’ at the City Hall last night. Tho sensational play ‘ Called Back' is to he revived this evening.

Ihe grocers held their annual picnic at the Maori Kaik to-day. The Gmapere, which left the wharf ‘shortly after nine o’clock this morning, was crowded with tiio:-.c- engaged in the grocery trade and members of their families. > The special Committee of the Education Board appointed to consider the question of remodelling tho training college met this afternoon with certain head-masters of town and country schools i» order to consult as to the best method of dealing with the question of training pupil-tcaehers. The Committee hare already conferred with the inspectors, ana the subject wjll probably be dealt with at the next meeting of the Board. The Port Chalmers Rowing Club’s fair was again well patronised yesterday evening, The Garrison and Venetian Bauds played several selections ; songs were contributed by Miss K. Geerin, Master Joe Ward, Messrs Dunne, Coggau, and G. Grossman; and Mr R, Blackwell, of the R.M.S. Ruapehu, performed some very clever conjuring tricks. Another capital programme is announced for this evening, including the skirt dance by tho Misses Russell,

Mr J. Chantrey Harris, proprietor and editor of the ‘Bruce Herald,’ died at Milton last night after a severe illness. The deceased’s son had just returned from Coolgardie. The late Mr Harris was a very old and experienced Pressman. For many years he represented our morning contemporary as shipping reporter at Fort Chalmers, was for a time proprietor of the ‘ New Zealand Times,’ which he relinquished to go farming, and a little over three years ago bought into tiie ‘Bruce Herald.’

Complaints have frequently been made of the detention of English mails on arrival at the first port of call owing to a steamer not always being available on the arrival of the mail steamer. From some unexplained cause the English mail from Melbourne instead of being transhipped to the Monowai was detained until the sailing of the Anglian, notwithstanding the Monowai sailed twenty-four hours in advance of the latter vessel. The Monowai called at Hobart and Milford Sound, and arrived at the Bluff in time to catch the express train yesterday morning, consequently if the mails had been despatched by her the English and other letters could have been delivered in Dunedin last night, instead of which both Home and Melbourne mails did not arrive until this morning. The Lower House of the Austrian Reichsrath on 10th November passed the Army Bill fixing the number of men to be recruited this year by a large majority. A resolution was proposed by Herr Scheicher calling upon the Government to bring before the friendly Powers, in a fitting manner, the idea of a general disarmament, and the establishment of au International Court of Arbitration. This, reports the ‘ Daily News,’ was rejected after some debate, in the course of which the Austrian Minister of War said that the present enormous armaments were an evil of the time, bat Austria could not take the initiative against it. One thing was certain : that Austria was not at the head of the movement which conduced to these colossal armaments, and would hail witn satisfaction any ending of the present gigantic burdens and ceaseless arming imposed on the States of Europe.

Brown, Ewing, and Co. are showing special novelties for tiie races on Friday first [Advt.]

A Public tea meeting iu connection with the Congregational Union will he held in Moray place Church to-morrow evening. A service of song, ‘The Little Captain,’will he given in Trinity Wesleyan Church Hall tomorrow evening by the Cargill road choir. The proceeds are on behalf of the Woodhaugh mission.

Fruit will be cheap to-morrow, as Messrs A. Lone and Co. are selling a large shipment of apricots, peaches, pines, plums, pears, lemons, etc.— [Advt.]

The fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Valley Lodge, M.U.1.0.0.F., was held in the lodge room, Kirk’s Hall, on Tuesday evening, N.G. Bro. Tilbury presiding. After the routine business had been disposed of several brethren contributed to the harmony of the evening. I’.C.tb Bro. Black responded to the second toast oi. behalf of the Loyal Hand and Heart Lodge, and t,o the- tiiuj toast, on behalf of the di-trict officers. 1 *■ ■

The arrangements for family bathing at Victoria Baths will be continued on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Dunedin Cup.—Mollison and Co., drapers, George street, have just opened out, per s.s. Ruapehu, two cases of newest dress materials, suitable for Cup dresses.— [Anvt.]

The fortnightly meeting of Dayspring Lodge, 1.0. G.T., was held in the Oddfellows’ Hall on Monday evening, when tho following officers woio installed by taster White, L.D., assisted by Bro. M'Laren, 1.M., and Sister Stonebridge. I D.M.C.T., Bro. M'Kinlay ; V.T., Sister Wardrop ; C„ Sister Strang; S , Bro. MTndoe; K.S., Sister M'Dougall; T., Sister M‘lndoc ; M., Bro Scott; G., Bro. Lowry; S., Bro. G. Wardrop. Sisters M'lndoe and Wardrop and Bro. Scott were elected delegates to District Lodge.