The Evening Star THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1902.

Evening Star, Issue 11675, 6 February 1902, Page 4

The Evening Star THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1902.

The Council of the North Otago Rifle Association have decided not to alter the date of their meeting, which will take place and 20tiiuiiu

The New/ Orleans Juvenile Minstrel Troupe gave their final entertainment at the Agricultural Hall last evening. The company appear at Port Chalmers to-night.

Messrs E. G. Allen and A. Thomson, J.P.s, presided at the Port Chalmers Police Court this forenoon, when John .Nolan, charged with drunkenness and damaging a cell bucket, was fined 10s, in default twenty-four hours. Thomas Lynch and Thomas Flynn, firemen belonging to the steamer Waikato, were each charged with assaulting Henry Mitchell, the second engineer of the vessel. After hearing evidence, the Bench fined each offender 10s, in default twenty-four hours. Thomas Lynch was further charged with committing a breach of the peace, for which he was fined 10s, with the usual'alternative. A crossaction, in which Henry Mitchell was charged wu- assaulting Thomas Lynch, was dismissed.

It was decided at last night's meeting of the City Council that the Right Hon. the Premier should be entertained at a banquet by the City prior to his departure for England to attend the Coronation ceremonies. Or Tapper said that he thought the Council would agree with him that during the last few years Mr Seddon had proved himself the right man in the right place. He always managed to do the right thing at the right time and in the right way, and he thought that the Premier had earned the title of "Richard the Right." He had brought New Zealand before the world as no one else bad ever done before. Cr Park, in seconding the proposal, paid a tribute to the Premier's Imperialism. The mayor was asked to call a meeting with a view to carrying out the decision. Business firms in Dnnedin are annoyed at the way .some of the contingent contracts are placed. It is asserted that when the Defence Department advertised tenders for the supply of the Eighth some of the orders—for boots, hats, and leggings, ;>t any rate—were already being worked up by Northern firms. If what we hear be true, the tendering was a farce in two ways : first, in that not sufficient time was given Dunedin to make samples and get them sent to Wellington; and secondly, that the goods were beins made at the time the tenders were called. Moreover, it is asserted that the price given for boots by the Wellington and Cliristchurch firms who got the order was 13s 6d per pair for boots that could have been made in Dunedin for 10s 6d. The department should give some assurance that Dunedin is getting fair play. At pesent things look as if somebody was giving the Northerners an advantage. The manufacturers interested ought to get the City members to ask a question or two about the matter. During the discussion on the Reserves Committee's report at last night's meeting of the City Council Cr Christie mentioned that the question of utilising the outlying lands belonging to the Corporation, such as the watershed at Ross Creek and Whare Flat, for tree-planting h;id been seriously considered. Bomo 10,000 acres of land were available for this purpose, and it was proposed to go in for tree-planting on! an extensive scale, the trees to be chosen with a view to their ultimate commercial value. With the authority of the Reserves Committee, bo asked Mr Matthews, of the State Forestry Department, to accompany the recent excursion to Whare Flat, and that gentleman, after inspecting the country, regarded the project as quite practicable. There would be difficulties in I heway, but none that appeared insuperable, and Mrj Matthews undertook to furnish a report as to the variety of trees to hi it the country, together with an idea of the cost. Cti Park suggested that the Committee should take steps to beautify the Woodhaugh Reserve as far as possible by taking the men from the reserves and placing them there for a month. The Committee should consult with Mr .Matthews as to the best way of ornamenting the reserves and as to having a proper staff for carrying out the same. A large number of citizens, especially those dwelling on the higher levels, have had reason to complain during the last day or two of the unsavory smells that have proceeded, it is alleged, from the harbor. An esteemed correspondent voices the sentiments of the complainants thus:—"Between twelve and one this morning I was awakened by a terrible stench in my bedroom. I got out of bed, and went into the hall and other rooms, but could not smelt anything bad. On returning to my room it was worse than ever. I thought it must be some animal, dead, under the house and immediately under my bedroom. I opened a second window in the room, which caused a draught, and with the aid of eau-de-Cologne managed to get to sleep, but not for some time, feeling very faint and sick. This morning it had the usual effect upon mo which bad smells often cause. At breakfast I was discussing the question *f having someone in to make a search under the house, but after reading this morning's paper there is no doubt that the trouble arises from Lake Logan and neighborhood. The reason of my room being the only one in the house affected was because I had my window open. I could hardly believe that the cause was so far away, I living on the hill, as, by the thickness of it, I should haye thought there were a good few dead animals under my house. This matter requires immediate attention, as I have never in my life smelt anything like it, and will cause one of the greatest epidemics ever known in the colony."

The Kailway Department advertises special trains for the Tuapeka races in this issue.

A meeting of the brethren and members of Lodge Otago Kilwinning:, S.C., will be beid in tbo Masonic Hall on Friday evening. At Ritchie's stock-taking sale you can get a splendid assortment of all household furnishings at greatly rednced prices. Ritchie's Staffordshire House, 29 George street—[Advt] Montague's great annual clearing sale is now on. Parties furnishing should not miss this opportunity.—{Advt.] Hendy's Hairdressing Rooms, Princes street, replete with every comfort for shampooing, hairdressing, etc.—[Advt] A striking example of twentieth century de--elopment is seen in the Anglo-Special and Humber Cycles. Anglo, Princes street—[Advt]

A regular feast of bargains this week in men's, boys', youths' leady-made clothing and mercery. The whole of the factory samples less 11 an half-price. See door and windows. Ciotmng Factory, Octagon.—[Advt] Mr Morris, photographer, Princes street, Dunedin, finds it is not generally known that his charge is one guinea per dozen for cabinet portraita of children. Any extra charges are for vignettes, groups, large mounts, also the various methods of printing.—{Advt.]