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Evening Star, Issue 9833, 23 October 1895, Page 2

The house of Catherine Grcig at Queenstown was biunt down yesterday evening. The owner lost nearly all her effects. The building was insured in the Royal Office for £3O. The fire was caused through a defective chimney.

The Kev. G. Soltau is conducting a mission in the North-east Valiev Baptist Church.

Three of. the forfeited sections, on the Potnahaka Estate were open for application at the Crown Lands Office till yesterday afternoon, but nobody applied for them. » The land in question consisted of section 51, block 10, and sections 5 and 6, block 13, and these were reopened for application on the same terms as those upon which .they had been previously taken up. At the Magistrate’s Court this’tnorning Mr Bishop, S.M., spoke out on the subject of false swearing. A case had been beard in which the plaintiff swore one thing and the defendant another, and His Worship said it was evident that one of them was lying most abominably. Ha could not say which it was, but it seemed to him an extraordinary thing that men should come to court ftnd lie in this manner for the sake of a paltry fivepound note.

The St. Hilda Council met last night; present—the Mayor (Mr Gourley) and Crs Allan, Culling, Dent, Eager, Farrell, and Mitchell. A sub-committee was appointed and empowered to act in conjunction with the Caversham Council in the mattet of the box drain. Sergeant Brown Wrote that steps would be taken to put down the nuisance caused by Cattle wandering about the streets. He also notified the appointment of a police officer to collect the dog tax.

lady superintendent at the Auckland tioapital, Miss Squires, has defined her position. The Hospital House Committee, at her instance, has suspended a probationer for six months. She also recommends that trainers and several other nurses be discontinued, but this matter has not yet been considered. Dr Urson points out that the hospital is now in a critical state, and that if the Committee do not support the lady superintendent against the spirit of rebellion now prevalent the institution will bo ruined.

In reference to the vacancy in the pastorate of St. Paul’s, Oamaru, and the call thereto to the Rev. Mr Morrison, of Hastings, the Presbytery yesterday resolved—" That, taking all the facts of the case into consideration, and while expressing strong sympathy with the congregation in its present trying circumstances, it cannot see its way to sustain the call, and unanimously and earnestly hope that such steps will be taken as shall speedily issue in a harmonious settlement of the church.” The Presbytery refused to accept the resignation of the moderator of the congregation (the Rev. P. S. Hay). The Ocean Beach Domain Board have taken measures for the protection of the sandhills and the'domain generally against injury. Ninety-nine persons out of a hun* dred esteem it a dutj' to refrain from doing anything which would spoil the reserve to the eye or impair its usefulness as a pleasure resort, but the odd due Can undo a lot of the reclaiming by rushing horses and dogs about the young marram grass, or, if positively malicious, it is within his power to break down fences and notice hoards, and so forth. It is against, these few indifferent or reckless Vandals that the Board appeal to the public, asking them for their own sakea to interfere whenever the occasion arises and discourage acts of wreckage whenever such are attempted. Wo endorse this appeal in the hope of seeing that splendid beaoh made the br at use of by the community at large. The proceedings in connection with the school concert and dance at East Taieri, which involved the resignation of the chairmanship of tire Committee by the Rev. Mr Wil 1 , led to litigation, Mr Mather, proprietor of the Taieri Roller Mills, having been charged by the Borough Council with allowing the entertainment to take place in his building, which had not been licensed. Mr Webb appeared for the Borough Council, and Mr Solomon defended. According to the ‘Advocate,’ Mr Bishop, S.M., said there was no doubt as to the legal aspect of the case, and that the building ought to have been licensed for the purpose. He, however, agreed with Mr Solomon, that the case was of a very trivial nature, and therefore intdhded to take advantage of the power granted him under the Justices of the Peace Act, and dismiss the case. It was not a case in which costs should be given.

With the fall of the curtain at the Princess’s Theatre last night the season of the Bland Holt company came to a too-earlv c'ose. There was a very large audience, including a full muster of the Otago Hussars, who were seated in the dress circle. The representation of the drama was most successful ; the military scenes received deserved recognition, and special rounds of applause followed the telling situation at the close of the third act, where Miss Watson (Norah) denounces her betrayer- All the performers were seen at their best, The company left town this morning for Oamaru, where they appear to-night. Theatregoers will look forward to Mr Holt’s next visit to Dunedin, which will take place in about four months prior to returning to Australia. The Otago Hussars, now in camp at Tahuna Park, were roused this morning at five o’clock and paraded half an hour later, going through certain movements on the beaon. The lieutenants of the troop were given a turn in exercising the squadron as squadron leaders, and at the close of the drill some very rapid advances and retirements were made in excellent style. The morning from breakfast to mid-day was spent by the country cordis on their annual musketry course. This afternoon a lively gale arose, and ail hands had to turn-to to make fast tents and get everything snug. The noncommissioned officers and section leaders were this afternoon attending a lecture on extended reconnoitring, which the troop are to put into practice in this evening’s mounted drill. Sports practice was also indulged in, and from the manner in which the men went about it excellent results are expected on Saturday. The troop turned oat fifty-seven strong for the theatrical performance last night.

The annual exhibition of the Dunedin Photographic Society will be opened next Friday night in the Y.W.O.A. Rooms. We understand that a large number of very fine photographs have been received from Christchurch, Auckland, Nelson, Wanganui, Napier, and Westland, portraying the characteristic scenery of those parts of the colony. Some exceedingly clever figure and animal studies have also been sent, executed in the various processes now in use in this art, which show that photography in New Zealand is making great strides from an artistic standpoint. The Dunedin society have lately acquired the rooms in the Arcade at one time known as Clifford's. There the members have the use of dark rooms and studios. The fact of the society branching out in this way has given a decided fillip to amateur photography in Dunedin, as there are now some sixty-five members on the roll. The society intend during the period of the exhibition to give lantern entertainments and musical evenings on alternate nights.

Particulars of railway fares for the Christchurch show and November 9 appear in this issue.

The Salvation Army hold their final meeting in connection with General Booth’s visit tonight. The annual social meeting of St. Andrew's congregation will be held on Friday evening in tho church.