The Evening Star SATURDAY, JULY 11. 1896.

Evening Star, Issue 10055, 11 July 1896, Page 2

The Evening Star SATURDAY, JULY 11. 1896.

Our supplement to-day contains, in addition to ordinary matter, the story of the Cumberland street tragedy as told by Mr Robert Bain, also a pithy article on the law of libel, book notices, etc.

Steady rain fell last night aud flooded lowlying sections on the Flat, while the Leith was exceptionally high.

We understand that Mr M, Fraer will be a candidate for the vacancy in the Education Board that will be caused by Mr T. Mackenzie’s resignation. At the City Police Court this morning the bench was occupied by Mr W. C. M‘Nee, J.l’. Thomas Bethune, for drunkenness, was fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. The ‘ Wyndham Herald ’ says that the flood has exposed a seam of lignite on Mr R. Cauon’s land on the Mimihau. The lignite burns very freely, and apparently there is a good seam. There was a debate last night between representatives of the Moray place Literary Society and the Mornington Wesleyan Literary .Society on the question of whether members of the Executive Council should be elected individually by the House of Representatives. Mr Sim, acting as judge, gave his decision in favor of the Mornington Society, who argued the aflinnative. Mr Fountain, dentist, of Christchurch, was on Thursday vulcanising artificial teeth when the Mann boiler exploded. The thermometer attached to the vulcaniser registered 175deg of heat, which is equal to a pressure of 751b to the square inch. The ‘ Lyttelton Times ’ states that most of the things in the room were wrecked, a lot of the plaster was knocked off the ceiling and walls, and one of a couple of sets of teeth, with the clamp iu which they were held, weighing about 21b, was driven through the ceiling. The examinations of the South Reusing* ton science and art department have been open to students of the local art .schools for one or two seasons, and now we notice that the Technical Classes Association have arranged that their students may also sit for these examinations in various scientific and technical subjects. The date of the examinations extends from 17th to 25th inst., and they will be held in the School of Art, except those in practical chemistry, which will be held in the laboratory of the TechnicalSohool. We have no doubt that the certificates of the science and art department will be eagerly competed for by the students of our technical classes,

Mr A. K. Fitzgerald, who recently visited New Zealand, will start shortly to attempt the conquest of the highest mountain yet climbed. This is Aconcagua, on the borders of Chili and Argentina, and 23,000 ft high.

A peculiar claim is reported by the ‘ Southern Standard ’ to have been put in at the Gore Court on Thursday. It .was by John Macpherf.on, hotelkeeper, of Balfour, against John Keown, who was sentenced to imprisonment for life for the murder of Hugh Stewart, near Balfour, some twelve mouths ago. It runs from January 30, 1888, to January 20, 1894, is almost exclusively for liquor (mostly brandy and whisky, in bottles), and amounts to £134 9s 9d. This total, however, is arrived at after deducting cash payments and payments by quantities of chat)’, etc., to the amount of between £3O aud £4O. The claim, of course, is really against Keown’s property, or, iu other words, against Mrs Keown and her family. The hearing of the case was adjourned till July 23. Alf. Lawton’s Novelty Company are still doing good business at the City Hall. Last night the performance was as successful as on previous evenings, every item being encored. In the minstrel first part Messrs Lawton, Franks, Maher, and Mooney made amusement on the “ corner,” and each contributed comic songs, Mias Tudor gave ‘Pa and Ma in Paris ’ ; Miss Holbein, ‘ Paradise alley ’; the Grey sisters, song and dance; Miss Maher danced a hornpipe; Miss Fernandez played a mandoline selection and Mr Fitzmanrice sang the patriotic song ‘ Dear Mother England.’ A variety entertainment followed, in which the Grey sisters appeared in a song and dance sketch. Miss 8. Tudor sang ‘ The sportsman's wife,’ Miss Holbein ‘ Whoa, Nancy’ and ‘Her eyes don’t shine,’ and Mr Fitzmanrice gave a fine rendering of ‘The deathless army.’ The “ turns ” by Mr Lawton and Messrs Mooney and Pranks were well relished, and Miss Alice and Mr Mike Maher appeared in an Irish specially. Ouda’a performance on the aerial trapeze, the boxing kangaroo, and an amusing farce entitled ‘Faro,the Banker,’ completed the programme. There will be a complete change of bill to-night.

'(he Dunedin Engineers’ annual ball will be held in the Garrison Hail on August 21. The senior plumbing dais (Technical Chases Association) commences on Monday evening. Stone, Sou, and Co. hand us a copy of their Wellington. Hawke’s Lay, and Taranaki Dircctorv for 1895-97.

Mr T. Walker will give a temperance address in the City Hall to-morrow, at 8 p.m., on ‘ Women and Temperance.’ A public meeting will bo held in the rooms of the Theoaophical Society. A.M.P. Buldiiig j , on Monday evening, when Mr G. Richardson will give an address on Theosophical subjects.

The usual monthly meeting of the Otago Institute will be held at the Museum on Tuesday, the 14th inst, when Dr J H. Don will read a paper on ‘Tire Causes of the Occurrence of Cold in Auriferous Lodes.’

A week of special evangelistic services io connection with the Trinity Wesleyan Church will commence to-morrow, and be continued each evening during the week. The services will be conducted by the Rev. H. E. Bellhousc.

An obvious mistake crept into our report of the Educational Institute yesterday. Speaking on the case of Miss Wrigley, of Auckland, Mr David.-on slid that the teaclnrs had been asked to contribute one flirtin'nil, not Is 4d, ia the £ on their salaries.

Onr readers arc again reminded of the gathering to he held in the Garrison Hall on the 21st list, to commemorate the centenary of the death, of Robert Burns. No doubt Hie part taken by the Burns Club and the admirers of the poet in this world-wide event will bo worthy of the occasion.

Captain Edwin Bishop, the secretary for Salvation Army soc'al work, is at present in Dunedin on business connected with that branch of the Army operations. He will conduct special services to-night and on Sunday and Monday ev nings. The earlier part of the captain’s life was spent in a monastery.

'The otlice of the ‘ Review of Reviews ’ in Melbourne has set us specimens of their cheap publications of the English classics and of those novels that are as faraidar as household words. 'I ho penny novel will soon became the inmate of every household, and it is to Mr Stead's credit that ho will provide only most wholesome mental food fir the masses.

In this issue is published the abridged prospectus of the New Zealand Portland Cement Company, with a capital of £IO,OOO, in 10,000 shares. '! he vendors are to receive 4,000 shares and 4,000 are now offered to the public. It is intended to acquire end work the property of Messrs Rutherford and Co, at Limestone Island, Whangarei Ha; bar. Mr Trythall is broker.

Id this issue appears the prospectus of the Bruce Woollen Manufacturing Company, Limited, which is being floated with a capital of £25,040 for the purpose of carrying on woollen mills in the Bruce district. Eight thousand five hundred shares have been already applied for, and as soon ns 15,00) shares are taken up tiro company will be registered. The interim secretary is Mr U A. I'yke, and the broker.' are Messrs T. S. Graham, Fenwick, and Hamilton and MTCerrow,

To > morrow will be a special dav with tire Central Mission workers, inasmuch as they are reopening their mission hall in Stafford street after extensive renovations. A united love feast will be held in the afternoon at thro°, The Revs. Buttle, Taylor, and Ready will take part In the evening Mrs Don will preach. In the GarrLon Hall special services will al<o be held in connrction with the above. The Stafford street Hall will be opened for the future every Sunday evening for evangelistic services.