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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1199, 22 February 1895, Page 22

. it M brdridsed to hoTa a three days' exhibition of the, works in connection with the Technical School-, including plumbing, Wood-carving and carpentering, commencing about the middle of March next. Early on Tuesday morning an unoccupied house of six rooms at Karori, the property of Mr Chas. Bath, was burned down. The insurance is not known.

The quarterly meeting '6f this llxßeliioT Lodge of JJriiidS tobfe place Oh Tuesday at the lb'dge-rrtdmi C'durteh&V tifeteev w ft Bemuthi A. 8.; ai the B|ffi The balance 1 , |he'et 'of tlie United Friendly" .Societies' Demonstration was presented, showing a small deficit, and it was unanimously agreed that the Lodge pay its share of the loss pro rata. The secretary, Bro. Jennings, was instructed to write to the Grand Lodge authorities informing them that the motion tabled some months ago in favour of joining the District Grand Lodge had been carried, and asking that a plebiscite be taken. The sum of <£l was voted to a visiting brother in straitened circumstances. One new member was proposed. The receipts for the evening were about «eioo.

The Thistle Association football Club has elected Sir Robert Stout president* Mr C. M. Luke vice-president, Mr Fer= guson captain, Mr Wm...McLeod vicecaptain, and Mr J-. Cowden secretary and treasurer.

A meeting, under the auspices of the Christian Endeavour Society, was held in St. John's Church, on Tuesday night, for the purposeof welcoming Mr ThornasChang Luke, whose services as a mission worker amongst the Chinese residents of Wellington have been secured by the Society. There was a very large attendance. Amongst those present were about 40 Chinese. The Rev R. J. Murray presided, and addresses were delivered by Messrs W. Kearsley, R. S. Gray, Rev S. Chapman, Miss Kirk and others. The Chinese sang a hymn, and some of them also gave selections on Chinese musical instruments, which proved highly interesting, though somewhat strange to the majority of their hearers. Mr T. Chang Luke gave a short address, in the course of which he said that on the Sunday after his arrival here 32 Chinese attended his mission meeting, and on last Sunday he had 47. Mr W. H. George presided at the harmonium, and hymns were sung. ■ A man named John Fairbourn was arrested by Acting-Detective Bishop on Tuesday on a charge of having stolen a watch valued at £ 10, the property of Mr Worburg.

The fortnightly meeting of the Hospital Trustees was held on Tuesday; present — Messrs G-. Allen (in the chair), S. Danks, C. E. Willeston, L. L. Harris, J. Collins, C. W. Brown and R. C. Kirk. Dr Collins wrote resigning his position as honorary surgeon of the Hospital, as he intends to visit England. His resignation was accepted, and a vote, of thanks was given him for his past services. Dr Collins' resignation dates from March 7th next. The remainder of the business was of minor importance.

Inspector Pender received a telegram from Constable O'Rourke, of Otaki,on Tuesday, stating that an infant daughter of Mr Arthur Pollock, settler, Ohau, was found dead in bed beside its mother on Monday morning. As the doctor who was called in cannot state the cause of death, an autopsy has been ordered.

At the weekly meeting of the Trustees of the Benevolent Institution on Tuesday afternoon, Mr S. Lancaster presided in the absence of the chairman. The other mem--bers present were Messrs F. Bradey, T. W. McKenzie and J. Baylis. The ActingChairman stated that the Trustees had visited the Queen's Drive and had found everything satisfactory except some slips, which would render necessary an expenditure of £SO to clear away and to slope the embankments properly. The Trustees also paid a surprise visit to the Benevolent Home, and were gratified to find everything in first-class order. In fact, this was the uniform experience of all surprise visits there. Messrs McKenzie and Collins warmly endorsed Mr Lancaster's opinion. The manner in which Mr and Mrs McCleary managed the Home and the beautifully clean condition in which they kept it reflected the highest credit upon them. A similar remark was made with respect to the. Home for the Aged and Needy. A middle-aged woman of respectable appearance applied for passages for herself and 12-year-old daughter to Melbourne, where her friends resided. Her second husband, to whom she was married in Melbourne just 12 months ago, had deserted her, after selling off all her property and pocketing the proceeds. The sum of 5s a week for rent, besides rations, were ordered until the cheap boat comes along, when passages are to be taken for the woman and her child. The Town Clerk wrote that the City Council were sorry that they could not comply with the Trustees' suggestion to insert a clause in future specifications to compel their contractors to give preference to men belonging to Wellington. A man who came to Wellington from Hatvke's Bay in 1892, and received relief here now turned up again after a sojourn in Dunedin, and sought relief. As he was reported to be a mere loafer it was decided to offer him merely a passage back to Dunedin. It was agreed to allow 2s 6d and a week's rations to a young woman with two children, the husband having gone up country in search of work. A fortnight's rations were ordered for the wife and family of a man who has been sent to gaol for petty larceny. A

number of other cases were considered, and relief of some aorfe a#orded in most <*f them i

Tile Hoh Mr' eadnidfi; afrlvSa fey" trlift On Tuesday night from Nap'ier': ,1 .carpenter pained SftpSfc wnols employed at Bodies pa.mbton 4uay, met with a somewhat serious accident on Tuesday afternoon. While sitting astride a beam he attempted to shift his position, and in doing so fell to the ground, a distance of 14ft or 15ft. He was at once taken into Mr D. T. Orr'a chemist's shop, and on examination by Dr Henry it was found that his hip was dislocated, and that his right temple.was badlyjbrhised'. His injurs, beffl aitehded to, rehioved to Hft home ill liSwisviile tertaeb:

. .ilie Buestibh of Side iaboiir on tile , Wellington. ( drainage works came up -at last peek's meeting?o|. the City Council. The Town Clerk read a letter from Messrs J. McLean and Sons, contractors for the drainage tunnel, in which they stated that 34 men are employed on the work at present, but they will be putting on more soon. Ten of those men had been in the firm's employ for several years, and were expert at the work. Four out of the ten were brought down from Auckland, and six came down from the same place and were put on as soon as they got here, the §ther 34 men had applied for Work from Wellington, but the fitful had never' segfi them before, and they were Ohdseh jiartiy" from, their appearance' and ah account Of the recommendations the# tiad: The contractors were unable to say whether" they were all Wellington men or not. The rate of wages was 8s a day for tunnel work and 7s per day for outside work. The Mayor said he had pointed out to the contractors that the Council could not interfere in the matter. Councillor Harris said he thought the explanation was satisfactory. A resolution from the Trustees of the Benevolent Institution suggesting a clause in all future contracts compelling contractors to give preference to abie*badied men belonging to Wellington Who might make application fdr Wdrk, was, Oh the" motion of tiduhcillb'r Harris, received withj thanks. Councillor Penty, whd seconded the motion, said it would be very undesirable to make any such condition.

On the morning of January 7 a crowd of 3000 working men, thrown out of employment by the financial collapse, gathered before the Legislative Chambers of St. John's, Newfoundland. They formed in line and paraded the principal streets. At the head of the procession was borne a white flag bearing the words, " work or bread." This movement caused consternation at first. • The police prepared to ' dis* perse the crow I, but aa their ac» tions were peaceful nothing in this direction Was done t After hooting, ; th9 Government the procession went tO,the dry docks, Where is berthed the British warship Tour marine* Which Was sehfc to John's to preserve order. A committee of unemployed boarded the ship and represented to Captain Poole that they and their families were starving. They declared they were willing to work, .but if no work was available they insisted that the Government should feed them. They threatened to take necessaries from the stores. Captain Poole intimated vthat such attempts would be suppressed with a strong hand, his ordern being to preserve peace and to allow no interference with private property. He, however, promised to write to the Government representing their case and agreeing that help be extended them. "With this assurance the delegation withdrew. Starvation is becoming more general daily. The Government were waited on ■by a committee of clergy, and in reply said arrangements were being made to employ the needy people. Lady Obeirnes started two soup kitchens on January 7, one in each end of the city. Protected bills of exchange to the amount of thousands of dollars were received by the mail of January 7. The revenue for the month of December was not a tithe of What it was during the corresponding month of last year. Reports from St. John's of January 10 say that private charity is doing much to help those who want food. The Government are instituting preparatory steps to provide works for the unemployed. Some American ;newspapers telegraphed :he American Consul at St. John's profteriny assistance and asking in what shape he would have it sent. The local relief committee expended 2500d0l last week and relieved 800 families. Fearful destitution prevails, and hundreds will perish unless the situation is speedily grappled with. A Hill passed the Assembly on the 10th to allow steamers to make a second trip to the seal fisheries this season. This will largely help to relieve the general distress. At a meeting of Court Sir George Bowen, 5084, A.0.F., the secretary, Bro. Fauvel, P.D.C.R., on behalf of the Court, presented to Bro. T. Foley, P.C.R., who has served the Court faithfully as senior trustee for 8& years, a handsome automatic secretary, bearing on a neatly engraved plate the following inscription :—" Court Sir George Bowen, 5084, Wellington, N.Z. Presented to our respected Bro. Thos. Foley P C.R., by the members of the above Court as a slight acknowledgment of the valuable services rendered by him for many years as a trustee of the Court. February 18th, 1895." A new biological station, open to foreign students, is to be shortly available at Droebak, 5 in South Norway. Droebak lies deep within the Christiania fiord, and can be reached from the capital in one hour and a half. There were 362 exhibitors and 1300 machines at the recent Stanley Cycle Show at the Agricultural Hall, London. Amongst the novelties was a bamboo cycle, which weighed only 22.1 b, and bad been ridden 1000 miles, •..■.•- _■