The Otago Daily Times. SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1877.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4741, 28 April 1877, Page 2

The Otago Daily Times. SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1877.

PEOEESsba ShAnd's^ prdposition 30 scholarships: should be instituted to" enable lads to attend the High School, is, ia so^far as tie priiiciple is: concerned^

unexceptionable. -There is no;prie^probably who grudges' the expenditure of the public funds to enable^oor but. clever "lads to reap the- advaltSSiges of a

superioF-educationy thoaghethere are a great many,,who do not;think;ifc the business 1 of the State 'tb'tnrowXatin

and Greek- and algebra broadcast to

the ruck of boys, at a cost of £10 per head ".to" the public/excheciuer.*.' If private ' adventute/sbhools of a- sufficiently high class were at work among us, : and, were .certified after*, State,, in-

spection as being able to- give sound instiuction to their pupils,,:'we 'conceive that the entire suid' spent /on the High School would ;be well spent in scholarships for. the <\ pick of the lads of the Province,; enabling them to get. their education ifor nothing. .This isj' of course, no more;than a dream ; we !" a,re by no means likely ever to see such a state of things jas we haye; suggested! Nevertheless, it cannot be d^iiied .that

the system :of scholarships is in all its parts .t/he healthiest;'„jand '^esb.: that, 'can!

pprtance, and that the eyes of the Colony are on them, possibly t*.ie eyes of Europe—were it not for this unfortunate complication in Turkey. From the beginning tof^he end *we have; failed to find any allusion to;the matters that will engage thej^attenMoh of Parli?/ment earnestly next:?iily. learnt in-! de:i, that Scab andfCivil^ServicS JBills! Tare to be introduced";; -egistrationand ■fencing are being look'edtafteiv iJVHat^l w^ ask, about the Counties and the,lr* dif-^ .ficulties—what about the method-of.facrr ing the education difficulties—that^has'l apprpyad itsplf to the_MinistryJin power.V: We admit that we have got used, under ,:the fegiine'oi Sir Jviavj.\Yoc^i tx iq [being startled and interested by announcements of va:mbre^liVely character thanperhaps was good fox^us£tThe*e'ii£st just middle, however, -to—be-observed- • between -the ponderous 'dullrir-/i; of■■•'the >present" and the specula]tivo.' brilliancy; :of';the last Premier;- -'' -As far -as -we' -arei cbrice'rntu. and our interests, the spe"oh; of' thb Premier of '■ the Colony might almost as well have begun -and ended with the tiir. honoured formula under which 1 fimall boys announce stale iiewsj—he- might as well haye-told-the Taranakiaas that—^-r-jQueen Aknk waa;dead;T^..yn ;:-; vf;T'!7;; v

Another run.isijußt-about to fall in, and the Waste Lands Board is c'Vled on to decide .how it,.shaU; be dealt with., This times.'the.'"•scene 1!is: ';' and -vfcKe counti/ lying between the Lee: Stream and the Deep Stream is the poition of the soil that the public has again in its possession;l ;We are: gla;d to think that the .Board will ,'hot again be fat the mercy of those who have a personal object in representing the facts on which it has to found ifejudgaienfc;;lt is impossible not ;to regret:that'the .-suggestion^ we have made agaurandr again has not been acted ■ onj vand» some impartial persona'.sent-in leierycase to report on and [to, classify .the! : whoje ; country,; There, will always be A a ■ failure Jin justice, or, what is nearly as ! badjj a strong; suspwjiori^ of/failure^viiriiil- ; this ifldbne: Thehext best thing,' how>; ; ever, is about'to^ come oflf, since the ' : Boa'rd;~is" going, as a Board to view the land with:which/ they * have to deal/! Instead of trusting, to others, ihey : are going to see "for themselves,, and, we are sure that the educational result on their minds wiU be worth 'all'the'trouble' they have to take and'the Hardships they may possibly: have' to undergo. When Mr Tobnbcij, went up-counky for the first time someyears agp^ iie.told^us;when ;he came back that, he, had- conceived.quite;ia jfreshjQotion_ of: what ;•*:50,Q00-acreblock; ireally ■ meant^ when he^ giaw Ihpw many |miles>along the bank ;6fa:stream-the iholdihg-pfrone"large capitalist reached: (Possibly;something of' the ;sairie'effect |maj \ be: produced fon the. mnds of the members of the Board \by personal iMqimffit^ce7'jOTffi"~^e3erritoriear.with jwhicfc ttiey. will'have •afterwards 'absolutely to deal. :Since the Board has; as lit.seems, xeaolved not to.go by the advice iof-ithei Chief; iSurveyor,r^,hißy Had much ibetter go and see for themselves; ; Their, iopraions jvill.at any.rate .be-bettet'-than ithat of the runholder -who naturally jwishes to retaitfhis"leasej'of jthpse..locally -. who .wisK. to y obtain, grazing irighfes ;at!ihe,,lowest;possibie 'figure. On itheseiOpiriions ihey have hitherto partly irelied,;-., but when they have gone- to see ifor themaelye^, theySvill be'much wiser |We"afe_very glad to see that Mr Aetotk ;has^^fpun^as*" ; much"^"6ooo acres^oii;the 'Hmdoc^Bw : ;'fi£:.fqr.saie\anU'>iettieinent::>; ;the more Jhe better, always so long'as ;the land is reaUy"fi't/ "r:":'"" ""'": "'~"■"■ rrr'

be devised. The costly character of the High Schoolip the State ; is theVcorisequence of having lowered the -rate of fees to a sum, small enough to enable the sons of, poor menC; to get '^ their; education cheaply; • The : clever \and the unintelligent at" present"! attend, and-, though, .the. adVanitages ;,of .attending the High . School are enormously greater ia"the': case; :o£. lad, the , public has. to. pay r-soirie i£io.!per.. ; h'e'aidV ; :fbrV-^h¥;VgeDiiMes"'and jthe;duiibes": allrourid; 'in;prderjto make Isure that the.rising, genius ia-snot;pre-;vented by..poverty front J.fecejlviLng, the ieducationhe; ought.-to have; -This) is itbie rationale .of.the constitution of the jHigh School;;;. In1 the eyes of ..the; n)aijorityj this- is the justification for the ; costly character, of .the secondary education of the' Province. ,Itj may seem at firßt:Bight as if Professor Shand had I chosen '.an utihappy t' ra% to ;bring forjward a scheme which will cost, on an 'avefagecompucatidn, another thousand per annum: when' It' is ;in; full ' wprk; ■We ratheriancy that:to make his ■ proposition cpmplete, he-would'suggest 'the iraising 'the fees -for the" remainder of the;, boys, .go ias : .to make'the school :more: nearly ;self -supporting^/ 'If the jHigh School paid.its way, in ■■'■'&> fai; as . thexatik and file; of;; the; pupils 'arts ;cbncernedy then we do noi; think that there isla single,one amongius all whb^.would grudge the expenditure of; a thousand a year in scholarships: v We do not think that'Mr^Fi^would^mind; .suehvan?expenditiireasthis,1 andthe; lazy loafers whom; Mr Lumsdenypatheticaily.aiiuded' to \7buld;.cease t6;;haVe!; any terrors", in his mmdi He would be a very narrow spirited 1 Colonist"' indeed who did not realise the ultimate" advantage of. placing the^dppbrtunity of a liberal. educa;tibn 'before the eyes of. everjr'.; settler —no matter how poor— who;had :a'clever Jad.',;!" '"ss' ' thait: ; as regard^' higher ' 'eJucatipn ;':i'th6'/duty iofi,. the; -- States --' beging'V jand '/>. ends when it'has' pf6vided;fc^e: ;6ppb3:t]iinity iof receiving a 'liberal-' eflueation in the lease'!of every chUd^.^hb has:Tvite to benefit fey it, <juite of the means; which his .parents: - may possess. We^dp not for a mpjoQent; think that |thp public will consent to, tax- themselves to support:, i-.a ■ High 'School- in ■which the fees are so; low as to impose an annual'loss of some twoVthbusand iper anhutn^ while'thei: cpuntry^districts throughout the length 1 breadth^ of the Prbvince '■;are'crying."out for a inew;■'\.Bewjn'g'.,:.''.niistressi J i :; or..', "anbther |wing;•) to ;. the building, !a"' -pupil teapher, .'br-'a, second masted.-.The duty of the' State is; certainly;,.iiot to; provide, a cheap andr fashionable schooLfor' thej^ons of ..those who hiay happen to ireside in Dunedin.:, When !the : fees hayeT3een;raised so. as to make the1 school s^lf-supporfcjngpand when,:by a,.liberal system of: scholarships,v every iclevef hoy has; the Opportunity/of' eiatning a'freeeducation for himself, then, we=think,, we, shall have arrived; pretty nearly, at theVideal; ;of things.; The latter.;;part of .-.clause,: 1.. iii Professor Shand's prppositibn '-, is. quite:in3efeiisible. ;•■• Why should the scholarship^ propbsed; .to'ibe[i (Sejced";be.^resfjricted^ to cpmpeititdrs frbrn grammar and common schools under the control of the Board? Thisvclause'lnayibe Jrkctically'of, little consequence, sincethere.-are;not:;likely Ito.'^.b'el.^cdmpeiators^VVfr^al'-i-any.'.'ibtih'er' schools:1;..' Nevertheless, as .a; .matter of principle, it is extremely unfair,, and looks like'a deliberate.attempt to insist sub rosa on a monopoly of education, than, which nothing could be more disastrous; to 'the: best .interests of tion. No matter where the lad has received, his education/ previously, if the public pays: : ! .fpr;.the^scholarship he should be aliowed; tdienter the. lists. A little healthy cpmpetitioii woiild do the national school system no harm at all. -We do nbt suppose that Professor ?HAND is afraid of it-j jindeed we are inclined to think .that the clauae has crept into hia resolution without sufficient, consideration. We approve so heartily of his proposed scholarship scheme that we trust it /will yet bo-im-proved by the removal of this disqualification clause, which savours more of the principle of monopoly than of fair play....".We regard .Professor Shand's proposition as an .admirable Jattempt to face the very difficult problem that lies before our: educational authpritiesj arid we trust he will endeavour ;to render it complete in every particular. ; '.. /,

The"impending .elections for the Legis lativo Assembly;;of r Victoria do not look promising forithe-Free Tracers, whose party seems to be completely;disorganized —if indeed it deserves the name of1-a party at all. In view of the'elections, an effort." wa3 made to consolidate '<" the strength,of the Free Traders, and with that,object. a : . Free: :Trade League *was formed;: but its priiicipal achievement has been the distribution,of an immense number of tracts, and the disease has got iinto a stage in wluchamuchmore trenchant remedy than tracts-is required for 'its cure. The Protectionists, ;on - the othpr hand, are--well;drilled".and:ably;le'di.ii6t indeed by the puppets of the Beuhy kind^ who are the • ostenoible • chiefs :of the party, but by the' clever men who PUH jthe ropes from, behind the scenes. ■■ Protectionist doctrines,areevidently popular jwith .the .masses, jiiiyictoria, while, their leaders have, ingeniously contrived: to mix up protectipniWithithe land question, and so secure the support of many who iwould otherwise be ranked amongst their 'political' opponents^ \:l^idee;d,_tne''.better leducated;/ of ;; ;th^ .-Victorian-./ Liberals, like Professor Pearson, openly avow jthemselyGS ; Free .Traders, ; -and> : justify their apparent insincerity: of conduct by ;arguiug that the land question, is of supreme importance and.every,thing;must give wjiy to it.' : -'.: They could ... hardly be otherwise, for we do not know of asingle jmodern writer on political economy, of .any eminence,-who : supports Protection ; ! while /thejargnments which are proffered ;by the Victorian advocates of the system iare merely the old fallacies which 'hare ■been"exposedtimeraiid"again. In one particular they certainly have struck out !a new and peculiar line for; themselves. jThey.havestartedtheideaof "Atr.tralian" Protection, by whichV'as we understand, they mean that all the A ustralian Colonies proper should* draw a Customs house cordon. around their shores against the encroachment .of foreign but exercise Free Trade amongst themselves. The notion ,is &■ : pretty.one, but it obviously cuts at the ;root: of the principle of Protection, because if the Victorian manufacturer can.eiidure the competition 'of :his:; Australian? rival,' there is iio ap^parent reason why he should hot also submit to the competition of his fellow"cpuntryme_n,.#lio reside, elsewhere than in Australia., ySince it is not;pretended that the- manufactures of New South. WaleSj gouth A ustralia, and- Queensland are so pmall as to make their competition of no account ; inasmuch as these.: are Already Free Trade Colonies,, whatever advantages they can offer in the shape of markets'- is already available to the Victorian prddiicer. The schemejrill not hold^ wat^fj^.d: if Tictbria is determined to have■■ -Protection,- she will : probably ifihd it necessary .to enjoy, its delights alone. And it is further possible that before long:;the question will be considered in New Zealand aa:to how far this -Colony," conducting its; mercantile affairs on Free Trade principles, is bound to submit to an arrangement by which the Victorian manufacturer is protected against him of New Zealand, while the latter receives no corresponding; benefit. Let our neighbours ponder on this question. The New Zealand trade is worth I keeping.. v :' ~:

The nbble art of .saying; nothing with ease and elegance -was.never more admirably illustrated than by the Premier in his speech at Taranaki. It reads something like a Governor's speech on opening Parliament, arid demands. to be treated after the same fashion.•"., We agree with your Excellency that the . harmony: of the races should be preserved, and that facilities should be given to individuals to acquire Native1 lands. It affords'us, much satisfaction to find that your Excellency' is of opinion that elementary' education is the first duty of the State, and tSS,t you think that education Bhould be secular, and administered by local Conimittees. We regret, with you,-that your estimate 6£ the Customs revenue was in excess of the T actual amount,-received,' and we are pleaaed to congratulate you on the arrangements under which you-have got enough from your bankers to tide over the financial year. After treating of the Taranaki Harbour Works pretty, freely, the telegram, with pleasant irony, tells us that the Premier, went.;,on.?to deal with local matters.' Evidently, the good people there are still of-opinion that their Harbour _is a: matter; of\national rim-

in our European telegrams m 511 be found a significant • utterance by 'Moltke in the Reichstag.- .Great opposition .hrv- been shown in the House:to the, heaviness of the army and \ navy eatimatc ', and itj may be that the remarks telegraphed may only be a acsre to cause the House to agree to the; Government estimates. .At the same time, if this were generally thought to be the case, it is not likely that the observations would

be telegraphed. Besides, the words of the taciturn tactician, who is noted for being silent in seven languages, are understood to be inevitably to the purpose. A certain frank and even cynical outspokenness is re-

several hundred rolls, and is valued at from £1200 to £15£0, andvheace the.GoYerament is chary about incurring thejfjresj^ndbiUfjf: attached,-tp destroyia£i if,, f^o^th'e -[ o|£eri hand,* we hear-tbut consignees object to t»%; idelivery^ttf it^unlcsaiiKfreac^jthemjmvthe same form.and conditipii as'rwhen^BnsppecLj iThis of ;&b;nrse:is.out ©fitlie question,-fc|reY,eii; : if the matting! is - not deatroyed, it must be I openedonfcaudthorongluy'disinfected,whilst; we cerLinly think that those of the Trolls ?which were in direct contact with the - Criinc.-e Bhould be burned out of hand. Disinfecling the barque is w-.courae of procedure. We hope to see her oat of quarantine by the end of next week. ~ Mr -Henry Livingston haa/beeaappointed. Provincial Auditor4pr4he of * Waitaki,;Walkou£iti, Vincen^'lTaieri, .Lake, Tuapaka, ; Bruce,-Peninsula, Sputhlandjrand . Wallace:^'-.:^.: r-^-A -.■:.• ■',■■.■>': ' f> v.' 'J, Die v Simpson,' Swjj&erSjO jTnd; .Br.JSooper, Alexandra, have been, gazetted public vaecinaten;;.;;■.•.■:."";■■".■"'■;;■;;."■'■" ' J.."',-.^." -"-.-'J" i."". ' "Hiß Honour Ht Justice Williams, ehas.appoiuted Mr D. Memmington" to'.be"ajCertifitated Accoantant' iri Bankrnptcy wit Mii thei judicial districts.of Otago"and Southland;:;::. "The "acclimatisation r bf , aaltnon-. ttoub "& . iheze waters may be considered a sure thing, • 80 many individuals of the species having ! been taken from time to time. , But.'itwas » not until Yesterday thati the longlexpressed i desire of the Acclimatisation Society for a living iish, from which to obtain^ roe for -the I;, further propagation of ■ thel species byjartifij. cial nieanSj ; was gratified,';and we are "sure i that the gratification will be stared by all ) true lovers of spbrt, and, we add£ gaatrd-. t nomie; admirers of ;this; most.- dainty -fish. 5 For'some time past.'ffie' Society Hasgoffered £lper head for live fishVai?datr last has sue- \ cecdedin. securing a fine female, about 4ibs jf weigiifcirit was-caught by Mr'^icoils^a s : fisfeirmah Hying at Quarry f pint, near Porfo l' \ bello, and intimation of the fact having :at >• ! once'Fcen, transmitted. ;tQ7 Mr:* Deans,*" the

Society's Curator/ho hurried dpwn, to the ?P_rt.y.eßterday,.and found the fish! Healthy and strong,' swimming about in •the'baiTei in whioh-it *had .been _broug&t;love#: v He\re-, I turned i;o Duriedin -with it byjfchejiext train - *?,4-^iJl $*is .time jre, daresay it ; accustpined to new. quarters^ ra-th& space, provided for captured fish 'of ite kind, near where the Water of Leifch'joins ■the'bay. i • Tbkomairiro is comforted. The Mayor of iMilton.h^sTejeived the following < telegram■: .^Gthjjr.jig- pVm. fit i caused a very great disappointment in^pb-;-isenring ;'the preparattons made to,reeeiye rat • your station, to find-the train" did-riot pull ' qp there.- ;;0n -enquiring' at Waih6jlaV I>as: igiven to understand the train had to'atop at. ! Miltbii; and relying on" ydur arrarigementsi • with; the Traffip Manager,.it did .not occur to; me,ttat any further prccauiibn;wa3 neceafsary. I regretexceedingly the dfsappoint-' iinent which- you. most jlwve; been caii?;d ' ;the m!?,understanding, and hope to'have the !p?easureof meeting the^ mhibit^nts oiypur. itown.-on jthe. occasion of ,my.\"nexfe visit.—JNoi;ma>by^' ...TTh^/.^Bruce;! Heraid.'!n::Sn gives Tent to its a-,d; in small. capitals, calls ;the" Governor's' con'dact in flying past Milton a " direci iußulfc" I:lt!is:to;b^:b.oped:that the'e^plana'tion'wil' jmollify the wpunded feelings of Jklayprend iCounciliors. . .;,«-? ... /, v----* v--"'-' ; - A child named ;Henry Lymer strayed from jhis home _at_the_ Waterworks on Thursday. |aiternpon,at three .d'clbck/jandnotwithstandiing a vigilant 'search'for the littjf feljoyy, he I was not found - till -yestsrday afternoon. iWhen..discovered.he-was^Ilying''onhis side | asleep in a paddock near tne paper mills/ so ihe_wasontalljnight. He was only-two years landa&alf;old. r '!:'■.'.'V. Si ?T L ".?";>' : "'.The firstI ,.meetirig':.pf.'the .season of.the iDunodin Draught Club was held last night at "the Tier"Hotel. - Tit was., unanimously re--isoived' to .carry..oir the Club, t and withire|newed!>vigour.,Alt is the intention of the iClub shortly to.; arrange'matches'witl?^ rival iplayers of : th"e game in Dunedin. '.[_. ,'2 "" .-f .f i Anew Commission ot'the Peace published' iin the Gaaette of -the 19fch instant, contains

jtha"names; of :about a; tHousand;Justices> of jtfce Peace^//: ' V ' ' •■■:'■«•--•■•-■• • < \ Thatknoring in the-Reading-Eoom of the jDu^iedin Athenaeum is a decidedly unpleasant pci"ormance. in the-, daytime,.,was, manifeat jycptcrday ..afternoon, when, in the v presence ;of about 30: persons,. an < old gentleman took |up a position near "the bright.-fire .Bparkiltr ~," let his head fall gently over the back 'of hia^chair, and, soon gave evidence that-he ■wa.l safe, "in =;the-arn:s :of r Morpheus." Though the unnielodious strains of his snoring iwere directed towards the; ceilings yet the elderly individual managed to keep his tall beaver firmly fixed on; hii head,'and altogether he presented a .very comical appeariance. However, nis musical melange was not at all appreciated by those who had entered ■the,r~: ."•b^-100?1^ -or *he purpose of reading,, notwii''st^Hding'the opnion'he may haveof ;hi9 own abi'ity .to produce naial'Btrains. •: The Dunedin .Naval -Brigade were inspected at the Head Quartei3 Drill Shed last ;night,- by the Acting-Adjutant (Lieutenant iM'KeDzie)/' Present : Smith, 1 lieut., 1 sub-lieut., 4 first-clasi"petty officers, : and.42 ran.k and file... /; After theinspootionv; the quatterly competition ia cutlass drill for a! medal given by P. O; M'Naughten, was held,; and guaner Beyanis the' prize taker, he winriipg by one point. C-tnthel last com-* petition the prize winner (gunner. Black), also won by one point.. ■ •;<■■.' ' ! The carpenters were yesterdayJn.'posses-, 'sion of the room formerly used for the Proviueial,Treasury Depaibinent, effecting, the necessary alterations for converting them into suitable oißpes.'for the Waste Lands Bpard.; The Provincial Secretary's ■ apartment, and the rooms r Ijacent toit, are being fitted iip as offices for the Education Board.

gardedas being a characteristic not only of the great Chancellor, but of Moltke and other Prnssiana in power.. '

'; At the Port Chalmers Police Court yesfcer-. day,.Hugh and Ancie Harper, man and wife,-.; on remand on; the charge of using unfit language, were 1 brought up, to be dealt with; and as the police after a fortnight's survefllance,- had nothing further to say- against: themi they •vrere: let off mfch a fineof 5s each, or in default, to be':mprisohcdfor.24: hours^- ..-"'i- ■.'■-■•'•■-■■ !..-.=,>.■;..-;:..■-..,■::;" ■'

! The L dge Pride -of Dunodin,' No._ SO,t.O.G:T.,' held its usual meeting in the Temperance Hall.last, evening. sour.candidates were admitted,- after -which the following members were duly elected to office for the,coming term :—WTC.T., Bro. F. : G. Bennett; W.V.T.,, Sister Wilkings ;' w'iS.y Bro. Kempton; W.RS.i Bro; Selby; W.T.,

Sister BaJlock ; W.C., Brb; Morrison

W.M.y Bro. Lawson ; ; W.1.G., Bro. Wm. Low; W.0.G., Bro. Pearcival. Bro.l Bennett then, on behalf; of several, brothers/ presented the Lodge with a Bible, and, on behalf of himself, he presented the Lodge with a ballot-box^ The Lodge thanked the brethren for thejr kindness. : The proceedings closed "at the usual hour, 9.30. " ■- ,- : , We take the following si.il' memento of a [oat vessel and her crew, from an Eaglish

paper :—" The wife of the mate of the missing screw, steamer Wells, of- Hull,! baa received a letter from her husband stating that the -vessel was foundering withallher 'crew/ and that the ship was overladen. The letter,

which was washed ashore at Lvbstec on-the 12tb inafc., is worded thus :—! December 21, 1876.—My dear wile.and soh^-We are. lai.dto

' The^mattiDg.and r some.,other.,cargo, that, in the North-Seajfabpnt. 100. miles from the; had been stowed in. the barque Gloucester's Holman, with: oar hatch; Btove in;anagang^ tween decks was-removed yesterday to the- way gone. Thesea is^fearful-^itis washing Qaarantitie: Islaml/ 'iWhat ft to be' done in and out of^Tihe in>in,h>tehway,,.and wash-^ with it haa nofc bo far. as we. can;''ascertain: injg; iheliDseed out'of cthe,'¥ql4* It hftpponed been decided upoD. The matting comprises at 4 a.m. this morningV My dear, we have

the boat swing'ng all ready for loweriag.Trtit. wo dare not for the j>ea. There is no water1 v in,the after hold, and the engines are goi^g aliead to pump the water out. I amafr4d' lit itsto no purpose. I Uvejthe night ont. Pray to'jGod to forgive osibar Bin 3, for we have a many. My .dear wife and son—it is a pamfulth'ng to-write feiyyou both to say that rTfexpeot/every -moment to be my last, T&e Bhlp wai, too deep down to PlimßolTs mark. Ships ought not .to be allowed to load so deepY'-^Good day—God bless you both, and I hope he will protect you; and telUohn to be a' good boy^ andr-lieep ;honest and Bober.—Yonr affectionateiiusband, John Cook, chief mate b.b. iWells of HuU;-430 Day street; Hull; Kind lovetoalL'" .: Xi^'^. S

' A"promenade concert" in aid oljthe Eoib. ! copalian Church at Green Isiandjjook gli^ce ! at-the Green Island: Drill Shed-la9t evening, when there was a large attendance, the E,ev. T. L/Stanley presiding. Several glees were contributed: by about 16 members of the newly-formed Anglican Glee Cinb. Songs ■were given by Mr Edmonda, Mr Coates, and Mr Watson, and.'duets"by Miss Kinvig and Mr Edmonds, and the; Misses Brodrick and Cantrell. Messrs J,-Hobnes and Wathen ■gave the ;recitations^- The '•'■ Green Island Volunteer Band contributed several selec T . tibns, which formei;6rie of the most enjoyI able, features of tKe entertainment:' A'Bruca .auction -^as'lieH, ;Mr Caleti Moore kindly I officiating a? president. '{_ ,:'A' lai3y 'ably presidsd at the pianoforte, r:-.;., .. r ;-;.^:- ~

Barlow's Circus: troupe -- r -a "11 =■ perform tonigbt in aii arena at the.back pi : the-P^incesS Theatre.: In addition to a stud of horses and ponies there are a number. o£ educated idogsand monkeys.--!-':- :■■•■•'- ■+'■-.■■■:■>.■■'»■ >■ ■'■ _

::Mr'^arles^Briglifc ■ will,lecture at ;tEe Princess Theatre to-morrow evening. ■ --:;,-.