The Evening Star TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1900.

Evening Star, Issue 111548, 6 February 1900, Page 2

The Evening Star TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1900.

Two householders were to-day fined by the stipendiary magistrate for putting dust tins on the footpath. At tho Port Chalmers Police Court this forenoon prohibition orders fortwelve months were granted against Ann Watson on the application of her atm, John Watson, and against Archibald M‘Kay on the application of hfr brother, Kenneth M’Kay, the presiding justices being Mr A. Thomson and Captain W. Thomson. At the Alhambra Theatre the Leslie brothers continue to keep their audiences in roars of laughter, alternated with applause, Their skit ‘ Waiting for the Train ’ is funny. Miss Leslie continues to charm, and Miss Clifford typifies patriotism of a popular kind with her song about ‘Down with Kruger and the Boers/ The programme will be repeated to-night. At yesterday’s meeting of the University Council Mr W. Cutten, who has been the lecturer for the University upon applied mechanics since ISOfi, wrote resiguing his appointment, owing to pressure of business. The resignation was accepted with regret, and the registrar was instructed to insert an advertisement with the view of filling the position. It was resolved to arrange for the presentation at an early date of the musical certificates gained under the recent examinations of the Royal College of Music. The Ctwersham School Committee resumed their meetings last evening, when there wore present—Messrs Tennant (chairman), Stevenson, Williams, Galdow, Ssarle, Rutherford, Dempster, and Sidoy. The head-master reported that the school had opened with a very favorable attendance. A vote of thanks was passed to Mrs Colehan for the free use of her paddock and for other acts of kindness to the school on the occasion of their picnic on Friday last. It was decided to receive subscriptions from Hie children in aid of the Patriotic Relief Fund. On the motion of Mr Sitloy, seconded by Mr ScarL, a resolution was passed in favor cf forming a cadet corps in connection with the school.

Part of Mr Campbell’a new buildings just erected in Moray place, opposite ” First Church, has been secured by Mra S. G, Clayton for her “ Gaynor ” 'Studio. Mn Clayton is an oil and water-color portrait painter, and has come to reside in Dunedin permanently. For the last eleven years she has bean artist to Stewart and Co., of Mclbottrne, and since its inception nine years ago was artist to th -I firm’s well-known “T-ilma” Studio. Though only a recent arrival in Dunedin, Mrs Clayton has already got oft two portraits, which will bring her under very favorable notice. These are two water color portraits of the lata Sergeant Gourley —one is in civilian dress and the other in kharki uniform of the New Zealand Contingcut. In each instance the artist lai tucceeded in giving a life-like representation of her subject, proof ot this being found in the fact that the one in civilian dress found a prompt purchaser in the Hon. H. Gourley. Both pictures will be put on public view shortly. The “Gaynor” studio is tastefully arranged, numerous pleasing samples of Mrs Clayton’s work being distributed about the room.

During construction of tramway works, Forth stre-t, Roslyn, i* closed to veliicie traffic. Thumb brakes (patent roller), just landed. Anglo-N.Z. Cyolo Company, 6 Princes street.— [Advt.] Mr Thomas Ptev men announces tlia 1;* ia candidate to rep-eseut the City of D.ui e,i.„ on the Otago Harbor Board.

New tea and dinner sets just opened up; suitable for wedding and birthday presents At Montague’s Sale, now on.—[Advt.]

The Gaelic Socictv hold th ir usual i on hhinciting in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Stuart to-morrow evening, at eight o’clock.

Savory and Co.’s (of London) cigarettes, the finest in tho market; a new shipment just to hand. J. Mendelsohn, Princes street.—[Advt.] Ihe friends of the late Sergeant r. Goarley are invited to call at the Gaynor Studio, Moray place, and inepant a picture of that officer. Parents arc invited to see the bargains in hoys’ and youths’ school suits at monster clearing sale, Clothing Factory, Octagon —[s dvt ] Tho best and cheapest house in Dunedin for wedding presents is the City Hardware Store, opposite Bank K.Z.—[Advt.]

’The late Hon, 9 hos. Dick was senior superintendent of Hanover street Baptist < hnrch SunJay School. The funeral will leave the reside ice, Queen street, for the church, at 2.30 p.m t. -morrow, ami the interment will be in the Southern Cemetery.

Sample sets of the ‘Encyclopedia Britan/lica’ now on view at Braithwaitc’s Book Arcade. Present low prices will be withdrawn on February 20th.—[Advt.] Bargain sale now on at T, Ross’s. Bargains in gloves, laces, blouses, sunshades, aprons, skirts, collars, culls, stockings, sailor hats’, and neckties. At T. Ross’s, importer.—[Advt.]

A meeting of women is to bo hrid in the Garrison Hail on Thursday, at 3 p.m., in cinnection with the providing of six nurses for .•Smith Africa.

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.] ’J ho Du-rudiu Horticultural Society lin’d another sm-ill meeting on Thursday next in the Agricultural Board io. i m. A few prizes are offered for carnations, pinks, and pic a tees, as these flowers are rarely tic for exhibition at the regular show dates; and this meeting, which, by the way, is free, will give an opportunity for exhibiting anything which might be of interest to horticulturists, and also some of the rasp berries which were rot ready for the last meeting. The secretary will be glad to rereive entries b fore to-morrow night.

Mr Morris has now opened the new photo premises in Princes street. They arc fitted throughout with many recent improvements. The skylight room, or studio, one or the largest and finest of its kind in the world, is specially built for large groups and children. In this room soft and beautiful effects of lighting can be obtained at ad hours of the day. Mr Morris 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 th’.Gc-quaricr length photos to one guinea per dozen. Mr Morris makes a specially of enlarged photos, all sizes, from one guinea.— [Advt.] This week’s ‘Weekly Press’ has an extra number of illustrations, of which there are no less than sixteen pages. Amongst others there la an excellent autograph portrait of Fieldmarshal Lord Roberts, who, as Kipling has it, “is little, bnt he’s good,” and who is expected to clear matters up in South Africa, Major Robin and Captain Davis in Camp at Arundel’ will appeal to Southern readers, as will a good portrait of Trooper ® one °f Otago’s boys unfo'tunately Killed. ‘ General Buller and Staff Under Fire,’ as well as a photograph of the battlefield of the Tugela Pivi-r, are unusual illustrations. _ Another interesting picture is that of a a typical New Zealand rough-rider, a type of the men whom we hope will help to wipe something off Kruger’s slate with compound interest. The much - talked -of Remington Scout-!, who faught with onr bovs, are also illustrat'd Numerous other illustrations of the camp at Newtown, the rough-riders camp at Addington, the Otago and Southland men in the Second Contingent, help to complete this issne of New Zealand’s grandest—Australia's finest—illustrated paper. As the edition usually sells out on the dsy of issue—no matter how many are printed-it will be well to order a copy early. Walter Kirby will sing the ‘ functus,’ Gounod’s Mass, with the assistance of the whole of St. Joaenh’s Choir.—[Advt.]