The Evening Star MONDAY, AUGUST 5. 1895.

Evening Star, Issue 9776, 5 August 1895, Page 2

The Evening Star MONDAY, AUGUST 5. 1895.

Mr J. Angus, J.P., presided at the City Police Court this morning, when Thomas O’Connor, who was last before the Court in 1890, was convicted of drunkenness and fined ss, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment.

The business at to-day’s monthly meeting of the University Council was of a formal nature. There were present Mr Justice Williams (chancellor), Mr E. B. Cargill (vice-chancellor), Dr Hocken, Dr Burns, Professor Shand, and Rev. A Cameron.

We understand that the Commissioners appointed to consider the prize designs for the sewerage scheme for Dunedin have completed their task, and presented their award to the town clerk. The whole of the prize designs are said to be framed on what is known as the “ separate system.” An Association message states that the Alameda, with English mails of the 13th July, left San Francisco for Auckland on the 2oth July, due date.. The Mariposa, with the colonial mails of the 13th July, arrived at San Francisco from Auckland on the Ist August, due date. At about twenty minutes to eleven this morning a fire broke out in a five-roomoJ house occupied by Mr T. Lewis and his family at the bottom of Hanover street. The City Brigade were called out, but the flames, which originated in a bedroom, were extinguished before their arrival. About £1 will cover the damage done. A meeting of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce was held this afternoon to consider a telegram from the Christchurch Chamber, and suggestions from several local business people with reference to the proposed new tariff. After some discussion it was decided to call a special meeting of the Chamber for Wednesday afternoon to consider the whole question, and to invite members to forward any suggestions they would like considered. The monthly entertainment of the South Dunedin Presbyterian Church Band of Hope was given on Friday evening. Mi Smith (president) occupied the chair. Readings were given by Messrs Duncan and Smith, a recitation by Miss Ross, a duet by Misses Brown and Ross, solos by Miss Hart, Master Blackie, and Mr Christie, and a chorus by a number of boys and girls. Misses Thomson, Ritchie, and Ross played the oigan. An anti-Chinese meeting held at Wellington on Saturday evening was addressed by the Hon. W. P. Reeves and others. Resolutions were passed (1) expressing alarm and dismay at the rapid, inroads made upon our social and moral life by Asiatic and other unsuitable immigration, and urgently requesting the Government and members of Parliament to push on the Asiatic and Other Immigration Restriction Bill, thereby preventing any further increase of this terrible blot on our civilisation; (2) declaring the opinion that no more letters of naturalisation should be granted to Asiatics, and that the poll tax be raised to £100; (3) asking the genera! public to steadfastly refrain from purchasing goods from any Asiatic. Mr Joseph Thompson, F.K.G.8., the African explorer, M'hose death is announced to day, was born at Pcnpout in P.<JB, and at the age of twenty visited Central Africa in company with I’m laU* Iv.-ith -Johnston, and* assumed the command of the expedition on the death, of h.i-i chief. la ISS-t ho begun ins famous journey to Masai Laud, and was successful in reaching the northeastern comer of Lake Victoria A'yanzd. He published a description oi his journey under the title of ‘Through Masai Land.’ In 18S8 he started on an expedition to Morocco, during which he crossed the Allas chain of mountains in six different places. In 1889 he published ‘ Travels in the Atlas and South Morocco.’ He had received the gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society, and was also gold medallist in geology and zoology in the University of Edinburgh.

At a meeting of members of the Dunedin Stock Exchange, held this day, a resolution was passed strongly protesting against-the provision of the proposed new clauses in the Mining Companies Act Amendment Bill a* being an unwarrantable interference with Vhe liberty of the subject and feeing a gross infringement of tfettit rights as citizens,

Yesterday afternoon ifea feody of an undeveloped child was found rolled up in a parcel of packing oanvas near the railway line Ravensbourne, and about 130 yds south of the hotel. It Was lying, irj taWrio" scrub, and had the Appearance 'di having been recently placed there. The matter is in the bands of the police. Tne Royal Humana Society of Austral* asia have made the following awards In addition to those already announced Bronze Medals: Eugene Egan, Temuka; William Sinclair, Lyttelton; and Andrew Russell, Dunedin. Certificates of Merit : Maurice Fester, of the s.s. Rotorua, and Frauk Hill Glover, of Napier. Influenced by a suggestion from the mayor, Mr Fish, tne Royal Humane Society of Australasia have forwarded to their honorary representative, Dr Coughtrey, two lifebuoys and lines, and as soon as arrangements can be made these will be placed in position for use—one at Pelichet Bay, convenient to the baths and bridge, and the other at the Wavetiey jetty, The First Church WAS densely Med last night when the Rev. Mr Tait delivered a sermon upon ‘The Ideal Church.’ During its delivery, which was listened ,to with marked attention, ho expressed himself as not greatly enamored of the suggested union of the churches. He could not imagine himself an Anglican, or a Baptist, or a Wesleyan : but he was prepared to assist all or any of these iu establishing and extending the Kingdom rif Christ. At the close of his discourse he expressed himself sincerely grateful fbr the hospitality nhown M)ra Tait and himself during their visit to Dunedin. No matter where they Wight be, or what position they might occupy, their visit to Dunedin would always remain a bright outstanding memory. In the Supreme Court this morning His Honor Mr Justice Williams fixed the order of several of the civil cases oil the list. The Bank of New Zealand V, Anderson was set down for Wednesday, 7th, at II a.m. ; Cameron v. Christie and others, for Friday, 9th inst., at 11 a.m. ; Stevenson v. Brown, for Tuesday, 13th inst., at 10.30 a.m. ; and Downes v. the Bank of New Zealand, for Thursday, 15th inst., at 10.30 a.m. The partly-heard case of Brown v. Hood will be resumed on Thursday, Bth Inst., at 10.30 a.m. Murdoch v. The Fanners’ Agency Company and Knox v. Fish are to be mentioned again. Concerning the latter case, His Honor expressed the opinion that as it was an action that evidently depended on the credibility of witnesses a special jury would be a much better tribunal than a judge. An action of great importance to the medical profession has been lately tiled in Dublin, and apparently establishes a decision which will have serious consequences. The plaintiff was a shopkeeper named Mason, and he sought damages from the defendant (Dr John E. Hadden, of Rathminos) for having negligently diagnosed as smallpox a disease called trythtma nodosum. The patient was one of the plaintiff’s employes; she was removed to Cork street Fever Hospital, and the case was reported by the defendant, according to the Act, as a case of smallpox. The plaintiff alleged that his business was damaged in consequence. Evidence was given that the case was not one of smallpox. For the defence it was pleaded that the words Were privileged, arid were written in compliance With the Notification Act, and in the belief that they were true. Mr Justice Murphy said the chief question to decide was whether the defendant had exetcised fair and reasonable care and skill as a physician in advising that the patient should lie sent to a hospital, and whether he reasonably and honestly believed the girl was suffering from smallpox. The jury found for the plaintiff with £IOO damages. The English postal authorities have just inaugurated the trunk telephone lines of the Post Office from London to the chief cities of the United Kingdom, or what may be called the backbone system of the more extended service which is contemplated when the lines of the existing telephone companies are taken over by the Slate. The trunk lines inaugurated afford communication for the first time between London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, and Dublin. The Wires to Ireland extend through Leeds arid Carlisle to Portpatrick, thence by cable across the North Channel to Donaghadce, and thence to Belfast and Dublin, the distance by this route from London to Dublin being 467 miles. All the lines are metallic. The charges for a conversation of three minutes over the completed trunk lines will be ; From London to Belfast 6s 6d, to Cardiff Us, to Dublin 7s 6.1, to Edinburgh 4s 6d, to Glasgow 4s 6d, to Liverpool •2i 6d, to Nottingham Is 6d, and to Plymouth 2s Bd. There are also charges for intercommunication between these towns varying from 8s 6d in the case of a connection between Dublin and Plymouth, and 6d between Glasgow and Edinburgh. At the trial, on the occasion of the inauguration, conversations were carried on between the Postmaster-General in London and the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, the Lord Provost of Glasgow, and the Lord Mayor of Dublin. In all eases the messages, even to a whisper, were quite distinct. ‘ Auld Lang Syne ’ sung in Edinburgh, and coming over the lines with great distinctness, caused considerable merriment. The Irishmen of Belfast were also asked to sing, but preferred to whistle, every sound of which could be clearly caught.