LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Evening Star, Issue 12008, 3 October 1903, Page 11

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

For the Competitions Society there are 765 entries, distributed over fifty items. These include some of the best local talent and others from various parts of the colony. The challenge trophies presented by the Dresden Piano Company and Messrs Begg and Co., supplemented by gifts from the London Organ and Piano Company and Mr Joseph Braithwaite. will give attractions to an already admirable programme. The evening entertainments will be made especially entertaining, and should draw large audience's to His Majesty's Theatre, where the competitions will be hold. At a, meeting of the committees of the Dunedin Pipe Band and Citizens' Band it was decided to join forces and hold a carnival in' order to raise needed funds. It is intended to run the carnival on customary lines, with the addition of novel side shows, etc. The Garrison Hall has been secured for winter show week, and the lady supporters of the bands will be called upon to give their assistance. Mr C. R. Gooch has been appointed organiser. Six applications for enforcement of award, to be heard at the next skiing of the local Arbitration Court, were filed yesterday—all in the matter of the Otago Coa'miners' Industrial Union (represented by Mr Eraser) v. the .New Zealand Coal and Oil Company. The breaches of the award of May of this year alleged are in two instances for short payment of truckers, in one instance for refusal bv the company to ballot for places, and in three instances for refusal by the company to truck coal from the face—miners, it is stated, having been ordered to truck their own ccai, contrary to the agreein en t.

'lhe Kaikcrai Presbyterian Church carnival and bazaar, held in the Wakari Drill Hall, was well patronised last evening. The proceedings included an overture by the orchestra, uuder Mr Hamilton, followed by a recitaiion, Shakespeare's 'Seven Ages,' with tableau vivant, by Mr R. C. Scutt (a pupil of Mrs Collet-Dobson). The dialogue 'Love's Advent' grows in favor, and last evening it was cordially received. The bazaar will be open this evening, aud a special programme has been prepared. The Russell street Band of Hope held their monthly meeting last evening. The superintendent was in the chair, and there was a gool attendance. The programme was given by the younger members of the Band, and included short addresses by Sis. Cameron (grand superintendent of Juvenile Templars) and Mr J. Wilkinson (deputy from tha Bard of Hope Union), solos by S.s. Johnston (Hope of Dunedin, Good "Templars) aud Misses Sadie Morrison and Ethel Cook, reading by Mr Murdoch M'Kenzie, recitations by George Clarke Lottie Sherriff, Bella M'ln tosh, Jean Morrison, and John Morrison ; dialogue, ' Mrs Pert and Her Visitors.' Totty Clark, Lena Clark, Ethel Cook, Juan M'lntosh, Norah Wingficld, E. Larnbie, Elsie Cook, Criss Morrison, Mabel Templeton. The Band also sang several

choruses. Miss Lily Honeyman played the I accompaniments. | The ordinary monthly meeting of the Union street School Committee was held last evening, and was attended by Mr G.< C. Israel (chairman), Messrs Watson, Crawford, Islip, M'Kinlay, and Dick. The head-master reported that the number on the roll was 548, and the average attendance for the month was 488. The balance of funds in the Penny Savings Bank amounted to £202. A circular was received from the Education Board conveying the opinion of their legal adviser with reference to the Committee's liabilities under the Workers' Compensation Act. A circular was also received from Major Burlinson with reference to the proposed cadet military display. Favorable reports from the various subcommittees were received, and the passing of accounts for payment concluded the business.

The local tourist agent (Mr G. Moon) recently received from the. Government photographer a number of enlarged photographs of scenery in the North' Island and views illustrative of Maori life. These have been artistically framed, and were yesterday hung in position in the visitors' room at the Tourist Office. The pictures of boiling water at Rotomahana, the Maori monument to the late Queen Victoria, Wanganui scenery, and the poi dancers are excellent specimens of work, and three large pictures of Waimangu in action are worth seeing. The new series, seventeen pictures in all, make up a good gallery of New Zealand life and scenery. The public may inspect the display this evening, as the'local agent proposes to throw the room open to anyone desiring to visit the picture gallery. The Wellington correspondent of the ' Southern Standard' has wired to the effect that John Keown, of Balfour, serving a life sentence for the murder of H. Stewart in 1895, haj been pardoned ty the Government The pardon was granted on medical grounds. Keown met with a severe accident about twelve months ago, and has spent much of his tim.3 since then under medical Treatment

The second production of Mr De Maus's operetta took place last night under the patronage of the Hon. Captain Addington and the officers of H.xM.S. Phcebe. There was an excellent attendance. The final performance will be given this evening, and during the interval the prizes in the Port Chalmers Rowing Club's art union will be drawn

Captain Addington, of H.M.S. Phcebe, has granted the mayor permission to invite several of the ship's company to a concert on Wednesday next It is expected that some fifty of the marines and bluejackets will be able to attend. This will be the first occasion on which the men of anv of His Majesty's ships have been entertained at the Port.

In order to raise funds to buy a piano for the school and uniforms for the cadets, the Macandrew road Sthool Committee held a. concert in the gymnasium last evening. The hall was crowded. The performers were chiefly children connected with the school, and they provided an enjoyable night's entertainment A feature of the programme was ihe illustrated views shown during the rendering of the various songs. Miss Fitzpatriek sang 'Ye banks and braes'; Miss G. Bennett, 'Oro pro nobis'; Miss Smith, ' She wore a wreath of roses'; Miss Phimister, 'Fiddle and I'; Miss D Merry, ' Daddy'; Miss F. Brown, 'When the harvest days are over'; Miss D. Ross, 'Ever cf thee'; and Miss G. Foster, ' Children's stories'; Master J. Monaghan contributed ' Home, sweet home'; and Master Dodds sang ' If you please, miss, give me Heaven' and ' Old folks at home,' a chorus being supplied to the latter item. Master 0. Fh° kin also contributed ' Ben Bolt,' and the duet ' Gipsy Countess' was sung by Miss G. Lewis and Master Dodds. In addition to the views illustrating the songs, Mr R. N. Adams, who operated the lautern, threw on the screen a series of scenic pictures and a number of comic one 3. Mr A. T. MTndoe, who presided, thanked Mr Adams and Miss Foster, the accompanist, for their services. He also referred to the good work done by the Tatter and Mr Dodds in training the children. The concert will be repeated to-night. The vers- competition instituted by Woods Great Peppermint Cure Company bos besn duly adjudicated upon, and the various prizes awarded as per the announcement in our advertising columns. The whole undertaking was carried out with an unprecedented degree of success, which is shown by the fact that 17,000 verses were sun in, the great bulk of which were of a high .standard both as regards language and rhythm, thus testing to the full extent the judieid powers of those- entrusted with the bulk selecting the successful competitors. The labor attending the work of judging can well be imagined when it is stated that every one of the enormous number of verses was closely scrutinised line by line. It may also be mentioned that many an excellent contribution was disqualified owing to non-fulfilment of conditions.

A special meeting of the South Dunedin Council was held last evening to consider the question of appointing an engineer to supervise the laying of the electric tramlines in the borough and generally to look after the borough's interests in this connecticn. After discussion it was decided not to take any action in the meantime. It is known that the richness of milk varies according to the season of the year and the quality of the pasturage. An analvsis ma.de in August last of a tin of " Highlander" londensed milk, winter yield, gave the following excellent results:—Ash, 2.086; fat, 14,418; proteids, 11.661; milk sugar, 16.103; cane sugar, 30.708; total solids, 75.043 per cent. ; water, 24.952 per cent. This test was made by Mr Geo. D. Macindoe, M.S.C.L, at his laboratory in Invercargill. At a committee meeting of the Otago Early Settiers' Association, held last evening, - Mr Donald Reid (ia the chair), Messrs Duke, Duthie, Thomson, Reid, Cuiling, Baskett, Martin, H. Mercer, Somerville, Wood, Proud toot (treasurer), Langlands (secretary), and Dr Fulton were present. With regard to the reunion of the ships Maori (second voyage), Rajah, and Carnatic, the secretary reported that only a few badges were on hand, and that it would be necessary for members to make application for badges for their particular ship 3. Several new members were enrolled. The following deaths were recorded : —James Hogg |f,s), Dunedin; Mrs Plumpton ' lemisou (Mary Peterson). 73, Sawyers Bay; Moo Lan, 1849.