POLITICAL POINTS

Evening Star, Issue 12314, 1 October 1904, Page 6

POLITICAL POINTS

During the discussion on the Electoral Bill the Colonial Secretary Citj Single informed the House that Electorate, within a few weeks after the close of the session he hoped to mako known tho boundaries of the city single electorates. Representations were subsequently made to Sir Joseph Ward by city members as to the desirability of the boundaries being adjusted as scon as possible, with the result that it has been decided to summon the Representation Commissioners tc Wellington immediately, with the object of dividing each of the four centres into three electoral districts. The City Single Electorates Act of last year further provides /that An Anwndins the report of the Boundary Bill Commissioners shall not take Kemsarr. until the expiry of the present Parliament, while the Electoral Act stipulates that the writs shall be issued within seven days after the dissolution, and that no names shall be put on the roll. thereafter. A nice point is raised through this conflict. As city electorates will not exist till Parliament dissolves, it is plain that, as the law stands, no rolls can be prepared or anything done by the Registrar-of Electors to facilitate an election before the writs are issued. As it is desirable that electors should havo opportunities of knowing whether they are enrolled, and as it requires months (not days) to prepare rolls for new districts, it is evident that a short amending Act will havo tu be passed.

When tho Waipori Power Bill was before the House on Tuesday, surA DoobUal prise was oxpresscd on the Bulinj. • dinner adjournment bring

reached at the Speaker's intimation that the debate could not be proceeded with at the evening sitting. There seems to be good reason for questioning the correctness of this ruling. Though the matter under consideration was private business, it was the first Order of the Day, and tho Standing Orders provide that Orders of tho Day must be called on at the evening sitting. There was precedent for tho ruling in a similar decision given by Sir William Steward in connection with the Christchurch Electric Lighting Act in 1891, but neither ruling is likely to be accepted as a precedent should private business be under consideration hereafter at the dinner adjournment.

Auction, religious, meetings, and Government notices will be found on pago eight c.f this issue. There was a clean sheet at the Police CouYt this morning. Mr W. Sivertsen gave a lecture ou the [' Land Question' at the Fabian Society last ' night. Those present expressed great interest in the paper, and a vigorous discussion followed. Mr Sivertsen argued in favor of the freehold tenure, but the speakers who followed were against this view. The next subject to be discussed will be that of 'Religious Instruction in Our Schools." The case of Foley's Creek Extended Gold Mining Company, v. Thomas Steel, claim, £lls, for calls on shares, was partly heard at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, and then adjourned until the 14th inst. The monthly meeting of the Russell street Band of Hope was held on Thursday evening', the superintendent in the chair. The programme was contributed by the Crystal Spring Juvenile Temple and representatives from the Hope of Dunedin Good Templars and Maori Hill Band of Hope. The following were the items: —Violin so'.o by Bro. Souter, recitations by Sisters South, Duncan, Whale, Dunn, and Katie Barton, solos by Sisters M. Dunn, Orr, Johnson, and Bros. Hodge and M'Dowell, reading by Sis. Alice Barton, and dialogues by four boys from the Crystal Spring and two others by the Russell street band. Bro. Ward,of Kaiapoi, gave an address. Miss Alice Gain played the accompaniments. ■ At Port Chalmers to-day, before Mr C. C Graham, S.M., George Chas. Green, aged fifteen years, "was charged with shooting a dog belonging to Jas. Bonner, of Deborah Bay, on the 24th ult. Mr Hanlon defended. Hjs Worship said that the evidence on behalf of the complainant was very unsatisfactory, and he therefore dismissed the case. On the civil side, judgment for 15s was given for plaintiff in the case of A E. Steele v. Jas. Hoskins. A billiard match, £SO a side (1,000 up), between a Dunedin sport and a young man from Cromwell was finished at Wain's Hotel this afternoon, when the former won by close on 100. •-.._•'

The Dunedin. Liederfafel : give tb'eir next concert hv the Garrison Hall on - Friday,- 7th ir.st., when;Hin, addition songs and solos, Felicien David's symphonic ode, 'The Desert,' will bo performed with.-full orchestral accmpanimont. In this ode symphony .he, has embodied the impressions of his life fn the .East. The,subject, is. the mighty desert itself, with,-all its solitude and grandeur. On this background is depicted a caravan in various situations—singing a hymn of fanatic devotion to. Allah, battling with the simooni,' and resting in the evening by the fountain of the oasis. •

lb will be seen'from our advertising columns that the Eaikorai Band will play in ihe Botanical Gardens to-morrow afternoon. As the band are desirous of defending the championship shield which they at present hold, a special collection mil be taEen at tho gates to assist the band to defray expenses of'attending the forthcoming championship contest at Auckland.

W. S. Bedford, merchant tailor, has removed into more commodious premises in the Octagon.—{Advt.j An'excellent programme will be submitted by Mr W. Taylor at the organ recital to be given, in'St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday evening next. Miss Amy Murphy (soprano), Miss Amy Coughtrey (violinistc), and J>»r Maitland Gard'ner (bass) will assist. The object is to raise funds to make some necessary renovations to the organ. A notice to members of Court Pride of Dunedin, A.0.F., appears in this issue.

The installation of officers of Loyal Orange Lodge No. 12 will take place in the Friendly Societies' Hall, South Dunedin, on Tuesday evening.

Mr Hendy, hairdresser, invites ladies to inspect extra large hair nets, just landed; also new frames, combs in turquoise, etc.; splendid selection.—[Advt.j • M +u W ' Norton Taylor will deliver a lecture lui j J 13^68 ** all to-morrow evening, enL™^'.? 8 Spiritualism Opposed to Science and Religion?' A fair in connection with the St. Clair Congregational Church will be opened in the Gymnasium Hall on Thursday evenin", and continued on Friday afternoon and evening, to liquidate the debt on the manse property. Those who appreciate a correct fit, good workmanship from up-to-date materials in tailor-made suits (not factory-made) should inspect the new shipment of suitings in Hallonstem Bros.' special tailoring department at the Octagon. Prices: £4, £4 ss, £4 10s. £4 155.-£Advt.] ' '

The Mornington Band having entered for whs Gore contest, are in need of funds towards expenses, and fox this purpose some of the Dunedin bands have consented to assist bv playing, in conjunction with the Mornington Band, in Jubilee Park to-morrow (Sunday). A special programme has been arranged, which will include 'Hiawatha' (J. Ord Hume) and 'University' (Carter) by the Naval Band; 'Mold of the Cloth of Gold' and 'Zingara' by the Citizens' Band. The Mornington Band will play the contest selections, 'La Cenerentola' and 'Amicizia,' and cornet solo, "The Chorister.'

A concert in aid of the Mornington Band contest expenses will be held in t # he Presbyterian Hall, Mornington, on Friday evening, next. An attractive programme has been arranged.

r<ew goods opening out, the best of value. Prices defy competition at P. R. Hall's, 186 Princes street south.—fAdvt] The annual Home Mission services will be conducted to-morrow in Trinity Methodist Church, the preachers being the Revs. W. A. Sinclair and C. H. Laws, B.A. A public meeting will bo held on Wednesdav evening when the Rev. J. R. Clark- will lecture on Home Mission work, aided by powerful limelight, illustrating more than 100 pictures taken of Mr Clark's work."

The fourth quarter of the Dunedin School of Art and Design begins on Monday. A notice to members of Lodge St Andrew, 452, S.C., appears in this issue. Ladies, listen. Lady Ranfurly speaks highly of lles's cantharides and rosemary for the hair. You should.try ft. Bottles, 2s 6d. lies, hairdresser.—[Advt.j The annual meeting and installation of R.W.M. of L.O.L. King's Own, No. 29, will be held in the lodge room, Rattray street, on Monday evening. Gresham and Boot, dentists, 63 Princes street (opposite Bible, Tract Depot).—£Advt.] Dunedin Highland Rifles parade on Tuesday evening. The annual meeting of the Otago Yacht Club will be held in the Stock Exchange on Tuesday, October 4, at 8 p.m. A meeting of the Executive of the Rackley Benefit Committeo was held last night in the South Dunedin Fire Brigade Hall, when all arrangements were definitely made. The City Corporation have consented to a torchlight procession, in which the various Druid lodges and fire brigades will take part, whilst tho Kaikorai and Pipe Band have given their services.

TSreryone interested in artistic house decorations should inspect the jnetal ceilings and wall coverings at Briscoe's.—fAdvt.] The Dunedin Horticultural Society hold their show at the Garrison Hall on Wednesday. Music will be provided during the afternoon and evening, and we commend to the public the efforts of the society in providing flower shows at each season of the year. This year's competitions, under the auspices of the Dunedin Competitions Society, have produced no less than 750 entries, and the officials of the society arc now engaged tabulating them and preparing the programme. The order in which competitors will face the judges will be decided by ballot. The choir ■contest ought to prove exceedingly interesting, as a choir from Tiniaru have thrown down the gauge to the Dunedin choirs. Court Enterprise, A.0.F., hold a card tournament on Tuesday evening, to which members of other courts are invited. The U.A.O.D. District- Grand Lodge take over Ivanhoe Lodge on Monday night.

St. Matthew's Guild sale will be held in the schoolroom, Stafford street, on Wednesday and Thursday next. Comediettas will be acted each evening by well-known amateurs, and besides novelties from Paris and London a special attraction will be a silhouetto studio. The Timber Yards' Union meet at Trades Hall on Tuesday evening. . Tho annual meeting of the Otago Yacht Club will be held on Monday evening.