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Evening Star, Issue 11677, 8 February 1902, Page 4

A six-stalled stable and loosebox, belonging to Mr D. Roughan, of Tuapcka Flat, were burned down on Thursday night. Mr Roughan, who was uninsured, estimates his loss at £2OO. At the Port Chalfflers B.M. Court Ibis forenoon Air E. H. Carew, 8.M.., granted old age pensions to two females —one to £l7 and one to £ls; while, five males were granted full pensions and one received £6.

Our Tapanui correspondent wires: “The first encampment of Kelso volunteers was concluded with a sports gathering yesterday, when there was a large attendance and a highly successful gathering. An accident happened to R. 0. Rodger, hairdresser, who was thrown out of his buggy and badly hurt.” A fire was reported at Messrs Powley and Keast’s establishment. Walker street, just as we wore going to press, but no particulars were available. From what we could gather the fire originated in the rear of the building, and was easily put out by the application of a good stream of water.

The annual meeting of the Law Society of the Otago and Southland districts was held in the Supreme Court Chambers mom yesterday afternoon (Mr J. F. Stilling m the chair), when Messrs A, C. Hanlon and Spencer Brent were chosen to fill the offices of president and vice-president respectively for the next twelve months. Mr C. H. Reeves was the. presiding justice at the Police Court this morning, when two old hands and one first offender pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness. Catherine 'Moore arid Harry Price were fined 5s or twenty-four hours and 10s or fortyeight hours respectively, the latter being given a day in which to {'ay. The first offender was fined 5s or twerty-fonr hours, and cost of cab, hire (2s) for talcing him to the police station.

Mr K. f-f. Carew, S.M., presided at the Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this forenoon, when one first offender for drunkenness was fined 6s, with the usual alternative. Margaret M’Cormick sued her son James for maintenance. After hearing the evidence, JFlis Worship dismissed the application. On the civil side J. Watson sued R. Galvin for £1 2s lOd for rent. Defendant did not appear, and judgment was given for the amount, with 6s costs.

The American Tobacco Company send us a handsomely-embossed almanac.

Common jurors summoned for Monday next are discharged from attendance. The Kaikorai Band will play on the Asylum Ground to-morrow afternoon. The Kaikorai Band will give a concert in tho Wakari Hall on the 28lh of February. The Council of Churches, as notified by advertisement, are holding a meeting on Monday.

Montague’s great annual clearing sale is now on. Parties furnishing should not miss this opportunity. —[Advt.] Messrs Callan and Gall away notify in our advertising columns their removal to new offices in Water street.

Everyone interested in artistic house decorations should inspect the metal ceilings and wall coverings at Briscoe’s.—[Advt.]

‘Are the Ten Commandments Binding on Christians P’ is the subject of a short lecture and discussion to take place to-morrow afternoon in the Yicitria Hall. \ striking example of twentieth century development is seen in the Anglo-Special and Humber Cycles. Anglo, Princes street [Advt.l The s.s. Express, which was well patronised on both her excursions to-day, is announced to leave the Rattray street wharf to-morrow in (,ho morning at 10 'o clock, and in the afternoon at 2.30.

Hcndy, hairdresser, has largo stock new wavers, Geisha frames, hair ornaments, sido combs,’ etc., just landed. Inspection invited. —[Advt.] The first appropriation of £SOO in the Dunedin Starr-Bowkott Building Society, No. 2 group, will bo disposed of by ballot on Iha 20th inst. Shares can still bo taken up, and there are no arrears to make up.

Sandow School Physical Culture, Farley’s Hall, Princes street. Two inches chest improvement or fee returned. Every evening, 7 to B.—[Advt.l No sale, no rubbish, no humbug; everything at lowest prices. F. R. Hall’s, “Under the Billies,” 186 and 222 Princes street south. —[Advt.] An interesting lecture will bo given mi Wednesday evening in the Kaikorai Baptist Church bv the Rev. D. Finlay, a missionary belonging’ to the New South Wales B.M.S. (now "home for a holiday), in which he will show some actual scenes of famine in India, etc.

At Ritchie’s stock-taking sale you can get a splendid assortment of all household furnishings at greatly reduced prices. Ritchie’s Staffordshire House, 29 George street.— [Advt.] During the past two weeks much interest has been awakened among the people of Port Chalmers through the services conducted by Evangelist Farnsworth in (ho Foresters’Hall. Pastor A. T. Robinson, of Mornington, is announced to preach in that hall to-morrow afternoon and evening. A regular feast of bargains this week in men’s, boys’, youths’ itady-made clothing and mercery- VI IO whole cf tfie factory samples less Han half-price. See door and windows. Clotning Factory, Oclagcn.—[Advt.] The services at the Hanover street Baptist Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. John K. Ward, of Chicago. Mr Ward bears the reputation of being a preacher of tho first ability and power. Mr Ward is a Congregationalism and has recently supplied a Presbyterian Church in Invercargill. As noted in cur advertisement columns, Evangelist Farnsworth’s meetings, which were postponed for two weeks to allow Dr Guinness to liave the Agricultural Hall, are to be resumed to-morrow night. Mr Farnsworth’s rermons and lectures on the prophecies of the Bible have been listened to by very layge gatherings in all the principal cities of Australia. He is a preacher of rare ability as an expositor of tho Holy Scriptures. It is hoped he will have a good attendance during his mission in the Agricultural Hall.

‘The Young Man Who Wouldn’t Volunteer’ will be the subject of an address by the Rev. W. A. Sinclair to young men in the Garrison Hail on Sunday evening. Miss Isole Henderson will sing ‘ The pilgrim’s prayer." The evangelistic services being conducted nightly (Saturday excepted) in the large Gospel Tent, M’Bride street, South Dunedin, are growing in interest. This is evidenced by the increased attendance each night. The services aro purely evangelical, of a stirring and impressive character. It may be of interest to note that of the three evangelists conducting the services, Mr Johnson hails from Ireland, Mr Phillips late of Surrey, England, whilst Mr Le Contour is from the North Island. _

Mr Morris, photographer, Princes street, Dunedin, finds it is not generally known that his charge is one guinea per dozen for cabinet portraits of children. Any extra charges are for vignettes, groups, large mounts, also the various methods of printing.—[Advt.]