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Evening Star, Issue 11152, 30 January 1900, Page 2

The consignment of salmon ova from Vancouver for New Zealand were all spoilt and thrown overboard before the mail boat reached Sydney. They had been carried on deck instead of in the cool chamber.

Three surveyors are now engaged in surveying the Barnego Estate, with a view to its being cut up for sale in March under the Lands for Settlement Act.

According to the 'Bruce Herald,' labor ii at a premium in that district just now, owing to the number of hands required by the contractor for the Fortification Coal Company's railway line and to the needs of the approaching harvest.

We learn from one of the returned Waikare's excursionists that a party of fourcomprising Messrs M'Neil (of Woodhaugh), Bruce, K'Kenzie (formerly one of the guides on the Milford Sound track), and a son of Captain Malcolm—have just completed a good track past Loch Katrine to Te Anau, and have now started to make a track towards a waterfall in a different part of George Sound. We understand that the party will be returning to Dunedin about the end of February. At the Athenaeum meeting last evening the chairman, Mr Piyde, referred to the advantages offered by the Athenreuin to country subscribers. He stated that five or six persons in the country, by clubbing together, could, for an annual subscription of 12s 6d each, get five or six sets of books, have them made up in a parcel and delivered at the railway station, and, when read, returned to the Athenaeum. Mr Pryde thought if this arrangement was more widely known that many country settlers "would be glad to take advantage of the concession. The brilliantly-illumined interior of the Valdares' tent was again crowded last evening, when this clever company of entertainers made their second appearance. The performance went with a swing, and was even more successful than that of the opening night. A number of new songs and tricks were introduced, and the audience were frequently provoked to roars of laughter and rounds of applause. The principal feature of the entertainment—the trick cycling of the Valdares—excited much wonderment, the performers maintaining a marvellous command of their machines, a great delicacy of balance, and giving a pretty finish to all their tricks. This alone was worth the admission mouey, but there was, in addition, some clever tight-wire balancing, a remarkable performance by trained monkeys, dogs, and other pets, and music hall songs and sketches by various artists to interest and amuse. The performance concluded with an absurd farce". Another performance will be given this evening, and to-morrow there will be a matinee for ladies and children.

We have to acknowledge receipt of Stone's 'ABO Guide' for February. Thumb brakes (patent roller), just landed Anjrlo-N.Z. Cycle Company, 6 Princes street.[Advt.]

The half-yearly Purple lecture, M.U 1,0.0 F wdl be given in the Stuart street Hall on Wednesday evenin?.

Jam and jelly ]ars.—An immense shipment just opened at Braithwaite's; lowest prices in town.—[Advt.]

New tea and dinner sets just opened upsuitable for wedding and birthday presents At Montague's Sale, now on.—[Advt.] A meeting of coachbuilders and fatklters will bs held in the Provincial Hotel on Thursday evening to consider the Picnic Committee's report.

Bargain sale now on at T. Ross's. Bargains m gloves, laces, Mouses, sunshades, aprons skirts, collars, cuffs, stockings, sailor hats and neckties. At T. Boss's, importer.—[Advt.^ Cycling up to date: free wheels and rim brakes; acetylene lamps. Bikes for hire Records booming. At Cooke, Howlison, and Co.'s, King street.—{Advt.] The half-yearly general meeting of the Post £m°w W Gold Mining Company will be held at the regibtereil office, Liverpool street, on Monday evening, 12th February. Mr Morris has now opened the new photo premises m Princes street. They are fitted throughout with many recent improvements, llie skylight room, or studio, one of the largest and finest of its kind in the world is specially built fpr Urge groups and children In tins room soft and beautiful effects of ljn-ht-ing can be obtained at all hours of the lav Mr Moms having increased facilities for turning out quicker and better work, and also doing a larger-business, is now enabled to reduce the charge for cabinet portraits of children and three-quarter length photos to one guinea per dozen. Mr Morns makes a specialty of enlarged photos, all sizes, from one guinea.— LAavt.l

Savory and Co.'s (of London) cigarettes, the finest in the market; a new shipment just to hand. J. Mendelsohn, Princes street.—[Advt.] '1 he Austral, wth the Federal maiia of 27th December, arrive 1 in London oh the night of the 27ih invt —on© day early. The best and cheapest house in Dunedin for wedding presents is ths City Hardware Store, .opposite Bank N.Z.—[Advt.] . an interesting meeting will be held in the Choral Hall tomrrrow evening to celebrate the anniversary of Sister Ruth's work in Dunedin. Mr James Allen, M.li.R,, will prtslde. The ppaakers will bs Sister Christian, Mr J. F. Arnold, M.H.R., Sister' Ruth, and the Rev. W. A. Sinclair. A choice musical programme has been arranged by Mrs Blandford, and will consist of solos by Miss Mill? Graham and Messrs Maitland Gaid'ner and Manson ; piano solo by Misa Hotop, and violin splo by Mr George Scbaqht. A collection will be taken in aid of the sisterhood fund.

Mr A. Brandon-Oremer, who Is to be the recipient of the proceeds from the perform<??°CSy,nf> ' Br^isll Bom,' 'First Mate,' and Lot 49, to be played by the Rdscius Dramitic fcociety on "Wednesday and Thursday evenings next at the Princess's Theatre, will appear in British Born' as Fred Fagglfs, and in 'First Mate will play Fred Finch (a limb of the law), which character he has played over a hundred nights. The box plan was opened at the Dresden" this moruug. N avals, vohin L eers, orchestra, and members of the society are notified elsewhere that a full rehearsal will take place at the Princess s Theatre at 7 30 p.m. to-morrow. Mr James Jago (by special request) will sing, with military surroundings and effects, The <>} d Flaj>.' *Jbe orchestra will be under the direction of Hcrr Paul i-onderhof.