The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1899.

Evening Star, Issue 10851, 8 February 1899, Page 2

The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1899.

Our Hyde correspondent advises us that George Isaac West, aged 14£ years, was arrested at Hyde a few days ago on a charge of criminal assault upon a child three years and three months old. The youth was reon the 10th inst. One result of the passing of the Harbor Board's new by-laws is that the ordinary meetings are to be held monthly instead of fortnightly, as hitherto. The next ordinary meeting is fixed for the 23rd inst. There will, however, be a special meeting on the Etttjfiattil*iltttt*iffttfMf*AlliMM^

The Preiser leaved Wellington by the Rotdritalanti to-night. t Tfai trumpet pipes for the St. Matthew's Chiirch'organ'have arrived, and will soon be built into this fine instrument. The Clyde bridge took fire at about halfpast one o'clock yesterday afternoon. A large number of willing hands were quiokly on the spot, and had tbe dimes extinguished before much damage was done. The fire is supposed to have oiigioated through some person carelessly dropping a lighted match. Mr T. E. Taylor intends to take to the platform with a view to educating the people of the colony as to the doings of the Independent party or Left Wing, and what their policy would be at the General Election. He speaks at Milton in April. A special meeting of the Sir George Grey Memorial Committee will be held in the Town Hall on Monday evening next, and three representatives from each friendly society in the City are invited to attend. It is also proposed that ladies be invited to form a special committee. An invitation to assist in the movement has been sent to each mayor in the province. The children attending the Waikouaiti School, with their teachers and friends, to the number of 170, were conveyed to Portobello by the s.s. Tarewai for their annual picnic. Sports of all kinds were indulged in, and a number of boats being at their service they availed themselves of the kind offer. The weather was favorable until returning to Port Chalmers, when they were conveyed home by the 4.30 p.m. train. ' The Silence of Dean Maitland' was repeated last night at the Princess's Theatre to an audience that evinced the utmost cordiality, Mr Roberts receiving a special call for his powerful acting of the Dean. The last performance of the present piece, and the final appearance of the company will be given to-night, when the New Zealand Natives' Association give their patronage, and Mr Roberts (being himself a Dunedin native) will be presented by the Association with a farewell address. Jam Season.—Jam jars: Just opened, a large assortment at Montague's corner shop.— [Advt, Tbe painters' picnio will be held at Evansdale on Saturday. The Northeast Valley Band go with the party. Members of the Seddon Presentation Committee meet the North express train at the railway station to-morrow eveniDg. Jam and jelly jars at Braithwaito's (under the Horseshoe) at lowest prices.—[Advt.] Entries for the prinoipal races at the grocers' picnio close at noon on Saturday, Competitors must (state previous performances. The Rev. Dr Bevan will deliver a lecture tomorrow evening, on 'The English-speaking People,' in the Moray place Congregational Church. Mr K. Boot, surgeon and mechanical dentist, No. 63 Pi inc. b Btrect. Telephone, No. T24. [Advt.] The ladies of Dunedin are invited to attend a iDtesug in the Council Chambers to-morrow afternoon, ac three o clock, to hear Mrs Bevan, who baa consented to explain the nature and work cf the Order of the Daughters of the Court-. As many were unable to be present to hear the Rev. Dr Bevan preach on Sunday last, it has bien arranged that he will conduct a service in Knox Church on Friday eveniug, the particulars of which appear in our advertising columns. This service has bee n made possible ! through ihe kindness of the Deacons' Court of Knox Church, who have very geuerously phced the building at the disposal of the Congregational Union. BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION TRUSTEES. The weekly meeting of the Benevolent Institution Trustees was held this af cernoon, and attended by Messrs A. Solomon (chairs man), P. Treseder, R. Wilson, H. Gourley, and W. Swan. Accounts amounting to £297 15* 5d were passed for payment. OLD AGE PENSIONS. The Chairman said he supposed tbe Trustees wished him to take the accessary step 3 to protect the Institution with reference to the old age pensions. As far as he had becfc able to ascertain at present the old fcge pensions would be payable on the Ist of March, but that did net seem to be definite. In the Ciea cf the inmates of the Institution, the Trustees were entitled to draw from the authorities the cost of their maintenance. He proposed to post notices in the Institution that any inmates receiving an old age peneion certificate should give notice at once to the master, besides which the speaker would take steps to ascertain from Dunedin and every place where the Trustees distributed charitable aid the nameß of all persons eutiiled to pensions. With reference to persons receiving outdoor relief, ih.< practice would that bf>, in thoee eases where the amount of the pension granted was equal to or exceeded the amount of charitable aid the allowance would be stopped when the pec sior, commenced, Mr Trksedsb : Yes. Mr Wilson asked what would bo the position in those cases where property was assigned to the Trustees to consideration of receiving charitable aid. The Chairman was inclined to think that they would either have to continue the amount or turrender the property baok to the recipients. It was part of the contract that if the allowance was Btopped the property should be at once reassigned. PRESENTATION TO THE rREJIIER. The Chairman mentioned that an invitation had been aeut to the.Trustees to attend on the plat'mm at the Girrieon Hall cu Friday, the 10.h iust., when a presentation would be made to the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon. REIIEF CASES About thirty-seven relief cases were dealt with.