The Evening Star MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1898.

Evening Star, Issue 10791, 28 November 1898, Page 2

The Evening Star MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1898.

The Union Steam Ship Company are io receipt of advice from their Calcutta agents that the Rakanoa arrived at Calcutta on the 24'h and the Wanaka sailed for New Zealand on the 2Gth inat. Mr J. Mill, J P., presided at the Port Chal.aers Police Court this forenoon. John Perkins, one of the firemen of ihe steamer Waimate, was fined 5\ in default twenty, four hours, for drunkennese. Edmund Robert Bowler, of Gore, and William Francis Bowler, of Gore, were today, on the application of Mr W. A. Sim and Mr A. C. Hanlon respectively, admitted by His Honor Mr Justice Pennefather as barristers of the Supreme Court. At the monthly meeting of th« Portobello Road Board on Saturday a notice of motion by Mr Raynbird to reduce the bicycle toll to &ixpeuc« was considered. In Bupport of the motion a petition signed by seventythree ratepayers wa3 received, also a " round robin" signed by tho principal oliiccrs of the Dnnedin cycling clubs. After such a strong expression from tho ratepayers the Board by 8 votes to 1 resolved Io make the reduction from Thursday next, the l-.t prox. A varied programme was gone through .it the Alhambra Theatre <>n Saturday night, kiiitnmtogniphe views being shown "by Mr Norton's instrument, after which a series o f " ilever shadow pictures were exhibited. Mr Xorris, the well-known skater, gave one of those " turns " for which he is renowned ; and souths by Miss Nit a Beresford, Mr Baxter. Mr Naylor, and a humorous " nigger" discourse by Mr Fred Scarou niiide up what proved an enjoyable evening's entertainment. ' The Gay Parisienne' drew a large and fashionable audience at the Princess's Theatre on Saturday evening, tyid the universal verdict of the playgoers was that the musical comedy was one of the most laughable tiny had ever listened to. The Gay Parisienne s exploits and those of her lovers and enemies kept the audience in roars of laughter from start to finish. The dancing was except' >.i ally good, and the orchestral music was w-?" rendered. To-night is the last performa i«:c of " The Gay Parisienne,' which gives way to 'The French Maid,' another two-act musicil comedy. The annual financial statement of the "Manchester Unity of Oddfellows just to hand shoves a record increase in the funds. The iinauciiil re turns are based upon a membership of 782,028, and the total funds on the Ist of Jauuarv of the present vein - reached an aggregate "of £9.783.020. The receipts for the vear amounted to £1.626,947, and the payment to members on account of sic';, and i'uueral hcne!il:\ management, etc.. amounted to £1,235,109, or a gain upon the year of £09!,007. The principal fund of the focietv is the sick and funeral, of v.hijli the increase was £1.207,024, made up of contiibutions £892.637, interest £310,968, and entrance fees £3,419. The .society paid in sickness benefits £695,789, and in funeral benefits £142.224, making a total of £338.013, leaving a net gain on this fund of £369,011.

The quiet locality of L"i!h Valley prep:.ted a novel picture on Sinduy afiern.'or, ■,vi tn an np-u-uir si rvico was held en the si MKMie the Church of the Tloly luco-o-it.s TiiJ Diu.idin E-gii e-..r Volunteers, who were c.'.rnp.d at. tt c b.'ck of the church, •'. e:v ;'.-si tni.'i d by Ciptiln B-rcl-y and matched up for rhorih >i:ridi'. The church h-.riion'-iiiti, I<■ ■_■ t■ • i ii, pi'-yer dtskr?, and choir a'al'H v. tie ariatiiicl on the grass in the canal oidcr, and the Anglicau seivice of ' vt'iiHuig I l ' the third colliet was taken by Mr 11. T. KiwnsVy, Ihe rtudent in ehuigc I' e (hinis.n Liu 1 pl.p.cd the hymns and ollerlorium, and ihu church choir chanted the psalms to Gregorian tones'. After the 'crvii-e His Lordship the Bishop preached :vu e|. quenf. sermon from lsaiiii ii., 4 "Ni'.ion Bha'.l not lift up tword against nation, neither shall they Icirn war any inrr'." The Bi-.bop, addressing the Boldiers, showed the diU'cnuee between Iho war of aggression and war waged in defence of he irth and home. H•• described the horror* of war with '.ellii.g tff.o', and appealed io soldiers and civilians to hear in mind tin noble proposal of the Cz»r of Russia. A !arg<j crowd of civilians were present, and the white surplices of tho chorister?, cur.fraatitig with the bright uniforms o! lh»--■oldiers, made a striking eccne, while tin Uishop in his role», with arms extended, exhorting the people to live for righteousness and peace, reminded one of au apostle addressing a meeting of the primitive church. An enterprising photographer was at work taking snapshots of the scene. There were eight "drunks," which is about the usual number for a Monday morning, dealt with at the Police Court this morning. Annie Pilet, a well-known inebriate, appealed to the Bench to let her off so that she might tidy h»rself up in order to appear at the Supreme Court, where she was awaiting trial for theft. Mr Solomon, one of the presiding justices, remarked that it was ditheult to know how to deal with a woman of this sort. Sergeant O'Neill was afraid that if the woman were discharged she would get drunk again and fail to appear at the Supreme Coutt, and the Bench taking a similar view of the matter decided to inflict a sentence of one month. 10. the case sgainit Patrick O'Leary the sergeant explained that the man was a dustman, and was in the habit of getting plenty of cheap drink, which he was not &!ow to accept. Mr Solomon: "And the B-'uevolcnt Trustees have to keep his wife and children. It is disgraceful. Accused ought to be ashamed of himself. He will be fiued 20d, or forty-eight hours." Jane Whi tt»ker, another unfortunate woman, asked to be sent to the Benevolent Institution, but Mr Solomon said that that was impossible, as she had always left there every time she was admitted. Accused : " What am Ito do? You must find some place for me." The Bench quickly found a place for her by givii-g her forty-eight hours in gaol. Two o ,; rr offenders applied to have prohibition ordi'is granted against themselvep, and, n !(:dp;s3 to say, both applications were gi anted.