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Evening Star, Issue 11252, 28 May 1900, Page 2

Out of seventeen cases on the criminal calendar, ten. wire disposed of up to, 4 p.m. to-day, and the murder case at Oamaru was reduced to a charge of manslaughter. Tiie number of patients admitted to the hospital last week was 3,3, and 24 were ditcharged, leaving 107 inmates in the institution on Silurday. There were two deaths (Mary Liddel and Thomas Burt).

Three cases of drunkenness came before Mr C. C. Graham, S.M., at the Police Court this morning, when Patrick O’Leary (who wa=< in charge of a horse and dray at the tirm) Lizzie Barrowman, and a first oflen-’e.-(who did not appear) were each fined 20s or fo ty-eight hours’ imprisonment. Northcote’s Kinematograph and Specialty Company brought a successful season to a close on Saturday night before another large audience. Ic wan announced that Mr Norlhcots was proceeding to America and London, and hoped to return in about four months, with the latest novelties.

Dr Verdon, assisted by the Right Rev. Minaignor Mackay (of Oamaru), Fath rR(," usult, and Father Murphy, yesterday laid the foundation stone of the new Dominican Convent at Oamaru. After the morning service the parishioners presented the bishop with a congratulatory address regarding his visit to Rome and his efforts in procuring additional priests for the diocese. The Rev. Mr Soorgie had the painful duty last evening to announce the very sudden death of Mrs J. Scoular, sen., which took pWe but a short time before. It is only some four weeks since Mr J. Scouhi’a death occurred, and quite a gloom was caused by the unexpected intimation. The deceased lady was one of the oldest members of the Mornington'Presbyterian Church, and took an active part in the various societies connected with it.

The .Alhambra Theatre was overflowing with people on Saturday night, when a new programme was presented by Mr Fullei’a Varietv Company. The songs sung by Mi-s Eva' Wilson, Miss Georgia Devoe, and Messrs Thomas, Faning, Dean, and Stevens were evidently suited to the taste of the audience, as encores had (o be responded to in every instance. The entertainment, which concluded with a laughable sketch entitled ‘ The-Midnight Intruder,’ tent the audience home in the beat of spirits. Thomas Buddioomb, the jockey who sustained severe injuries while riding La Reine in the First Hack Raoe on Thursday, is progressing as well as can be expected at the Hospital, Subscriptions in aid of the sufferer were collected by Mestrs J. A. Williams and J. A. M’Ginness at Wicgatui on Thursday and Saturday, with the result that the handsome sum of £6B odd was raised, and handed to the sporting editor of this inurnal. to be paid to Mrs Buddicomb. The following are the amounts subscribed Hon. G. M‘Lean, £3 3t; Messrs J. A. Williams (Melbourne), R. J. O. Platts, and W. Crossao, £2 2s each ; T. H. Nolan (Melbourne), B. O. Gordinge (Melbourne), A. C. Hanlon, G, Sievwright, J. Mendelsohn, J. A. Cook, J. Mills, R. Hudson, jiin., N. Sievwright, S. Garforth, L. C. Hazlett, G. Hopkins, W. B. V'lyers, H Giodman, J. A. M'Ginms', J. W. Outhmings, L. Hewitt, C. Clark, and Miss Tui Stephenson, £1 Is each ; A. Owen, Mrs Knott, P. Miller, R. Kearns, W. Farmer, and J. A. Hayne, £l. Smaller sums bring the total up to £6B 13s 3d. The list is still open at Mr J. Mendelsohn’s, should any person be desirous of contributing.

The Hanover street Baptist Church will hold their anniversary lea and public meeting tomorrow evening.

Muir and Moodie’s studio. Entrance, Morav place (under the verandah).—{Advt.] Anglo-N.Z. Cycle Company. Repair department fully re-equipped: prices right; workmanship first-class.—{Advt. ]

The lectors by Dr Siedeberg on the general management of children fiora infancy has been postponed to the sth of June.

Those desirous of procuring a good stylish waterproof coat for the winter season should inspect the superior stock selling at cheap prices at the Clothing Factory, Octagon.—[Advt.] We have purchased all the negatives taken by the late Mr F. L, Jones during the last ten or twelve years. Copies or enlargements may now bo obtained from Muir and Mocdie.— [Advt.l

Messrs Gresham and Boot, surgeon and mechanical dentists, 63 Princes street Dunedin (late A. E. Boot). Mr Gresham was for seven years a pupil of the late Mr Alfred Boob, and Ims been practising successfully for the last eleven years in Invercargill. All fees strictly moderate, consistent with highclass' work. Consultation free—[Advt.]