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Evening Star, Issue 12167, 11 April 1904, Page 4

, ?. )e , 9 ar S Road Widening Committee neld their last meeting on Saturday evenin'' the last, at any rate, for negotiating pui> poses, since tie purchases of the pieces of property required to widen the road have “- e , tae , d - ’ l ' ho strips acquired are of 14ft wide from the Railway Workshops to browns Corner and 10ft from Josephine street to the Post Office. The purchase money comes to £2,07 U. It is now left to the txiversham Council to carry out the arrangements thus made. Mr Searle’s property at the upper corner is still not settled for, but it rather comes in with the widening of Forbury road.

The admissions to the Dunedin Hospital last week were thirty-four, and tweiitv-three patients wore discharged, leaving 104 inmates in the institution on Saturday. There was one death (Andrew Beath). . A speaker who urged at the Trades Conlerence at Christchurch on Friday evenin" that the priority of a landlord’s claim over those of other creditors ought to be abolished stdted, that, the Ijtw on the subjeet was as old as the seventh year of Queen Anne, and it ought to be as dead as that monarch. A resolution asking the Government to alter the law was adopted. The following have been elected officebearers of the Orphans’ Musical Club :—President, Mr C. E. Fleming; vice-presidents —Messrs E. Priest, H. Whinam, and W Brown; committee—Messrs Hoff, P J Priest, Stevens, J. F. Ptako, and’ McDonald; secretary, Mr W. H. Irvine (reelected). '

The Victoria Jubilee Convalescents’ Home has received £oo under the late Airs James Clark s wril, nnd £2OO under the late Airs Lothian s will Other donations acknowj dged are: £2 2s from an anonymous donor (through Wright, Stephenson, and Co.); 10s each from Airs J. W. Jago and Airs Robert Chapman.

Tn n , District Lod se of the 1.U.G.1. at their last meeting discussed the questions of the railway refreshment rooms and the disorderly conduct on one of the holiday night trains. It was alleged that kegs of beer were carried in first class carmges, and that the refreshment rooms .' fe P fc open at Palmerston, Oamarn, and iimarn, those factors directly contributing to disorderly conduct. The' Executive has been requested to bring the matter under the notice of the Alinister of Railways by petition.

Captain C. Hodge, J.P., presided at tho Port Chalmers Police Court this forenoon, when John Noble, for drunkenness, was fined 10s, m default forty-eight hourt lmprisonment.

Hanover street Baptist Church was filled last evening, when the Rev. W. Hay be^an ° f ?, ] Kiclal Sunday evening services for -he people. At the commencement of Ms sermon Mr Hay saM that it was his intention at these services to apply New Testament truth to various problems and amects of life, making most important of ah the appeal of the Gospel to the human n u, be said, with what was probably the most unpopular of all subjects the subject of sin—because that was the root trouble of human life; but the greatest friend of humanity was Jesus C hrist, and it iwas He that made sin so prominent in His teaching, and exposed it because He brought to it the only effectual remedy.

The memorial to old school boys will be imveiled by His Excellency the Governor attho District High School, Port Chalmers tomorrow, at 3 p.m.

Visitors will find Heady's Hairdressing Rooms replete with every comfort for ghavmg, shampooing, etc.; 104 Princes street. Ladies Hairdressing specialty.—[Advt.l A meeting of tho Port Navals will be held alter parade to-night. Transformations and fringes, choice assortment, selling quickly at lowest prices. Sec°r? _‘ 3e^ore they all go. Hes, hairdresser. —[Advt.]

Wirth’s Circus opens on Monday, the 18th mat, Herr Pagel and the Hying Eugenes are associated with the ring business, and there is- a fine menagerie.

A notice to members of the Wakari Rifle Cadet Corps appears in this issue. Gresham and Boot, dentists 65 Princes street (opposite Bible. Tract Depot).—[Adrt.] The South Dunedin Salvation Army hold a harvest festival demonstration to-night. Everyone interested in artistic house decorations should inspect the metal soiling* and wall coverings at Briscoe's.—lAd-iVI

Just opened, splendid assortment of dinner will bo cleared at sale prices. Ritchie's Staffordshire House.—[Advt.] The D.I.C. arc now making a special show of trimmed millinery. A late shipment of now and exclusive London and Paris models has just como to hand. These goods having been purchased late in the season, at a big discount, they are in a position to offer them at considerably below the usual price. Ladies in search of choice, millinery will do well to inspect thcse'goods. A select assortment of evening mounts for the hair are also being shown.—[Advt.] If you want to replenish your household requisites, brushware, earthenware, glass, or lampware, try F. R. Hall’s, 186 Princes street south.—[Advt.]