THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2258, 10 June 1897, Page 23

THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.

London, Jane 1. The Queen's Birthday levea was held yesterday. The attendance numbered 600 — a number hitherto unequalled. Jane 2. The Queen will grant a special reception to colonial Premiers, at which Mr Seddon will present the address of congratulation to her Majesty on her Diamond Jubilee passed by the New Zealand Parliament. Russia, at the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, is sending a bishop to the Queen's Jubilee services and the Lambeth Conference. The address to be presented to the Queen by members of the Colonial Institute congratulating her upon the Diamond Jubilee refers to the marvellous expansion and unexampled development of the resources »b amoDgst the most remarkable features of. the Record Ksign. June 8. Contingents of troops from Victoria, South Australia, and West Australia arrived at Plymouth by the Orotava, all well. While the Orotava was in the Mediterranean Private Sneller, of the Westralian contingent, was killed. He was sitting on the hatchway when a block fell from aloft, striking him on the head. The deceased was buried at Gibraltar with military honours. Oxford University will confer the honorary title of Doctor of Laws upon the colonial Premiers. June 4. Forty thousand troops will take part in the Jubilee procession, which will also include 63 bands. Sir H. Nelson, the Premier of Queensland, who is on a visit to the Continent, will be received by M. Faure, the French President. A suggestion has been made that the , Government Bhould mark the Record Reign by releasing the Irish dynamiters, but Mr Gerald Balfour is not disposed to fall in with the suggestion. A detachment of the South Africa Chartered Company's police have arrived to take part in the Jubilee celebrations. The contingents of Australian troops by the Orotava landed and proceeded by train to St. Pancras station, where they were met by Mr Baillie Hamilton, ol the Colonial Office. The drum and fife band of the Scots Guards was also at the station, and played on the march to Chelsea barracks. The colonial troops were greeted with much cheering en route. June 6. Sir G. Turner (Viotoria) and Mr Kingston (South Australia) have arrived. They were met at the railway station by the Hon. T. Playford and Sir Andrew Clarke (Agentsgeneral for South Australia and Victoria respectively), and by Messrs H. F Wilson and BailJie Hamilton^ 0 * the Colonial Office). They were given a" cordial reception, and driven in the Queen's carriages to the Hotel Cecil. Cingalese envoys will attend the Jubilee ceremonies. In connection with the Jnbilee, ifc has been arranged tbsit the bells of every church in the United Kingdom shall ring peals at midnight ob June 21. Detachments of the Niger native forces have arrived for the Jubilee celebrations. June 7. The Jabilee thanksgiving service outside SO. Paul's ou June 22 will last for 10 minutes. The Queen's carriage will be surrounded by her sons, grandsonp, and other princes on horseback. Almost every race subject to the Queen's rule will be represented at the celebrations. The whole of the colonial troops attended church parade at Chelsea yesterday. Sir J. Forrest (West Australia) has arrived, and has been welcomed and honoured in the same way as the other colonial Premiers. Calcutta, June 7. Nizam of Hyderabad has given a denial to the report that a diamond valued at L 300.000, which is intended as a Jubilee gift to the Queen, has been stolen. Ottawa, June 4. The Premier (Mr Laurier) has started for London to take part in the Jabilee. Immense enthusiasm was shown at Ottawa on his departure. Capetown, Jane 4. Sir Gordon Sprigg, the Premier, has left for London to attend the Jubilee festivities. Both Houses of Parliament adjourned in order to bid him farewell. Melbourne, Jane 4. Measrs Manifold Bros, have presented the Camperdown municipality with L 750 with which to construct batha in honour of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Sydney, .June 7. The Daily Telegraph has started a shilling fund in aid of a Jubilee home for consumptives. DIAMOND JUBILEE COMMITTEE. At a meeting of the General Committee appointed to make arrangements in connection with the Record Reign celebrations, Mr Bathgate said that Colonel Webb had suggested as a programme for the 22nd June alternative schemes — one if the weather were

fine, and the other if ib were web. The pro* gramme was as follow :— ! 1. On the morning of the 22nd at 8 o'clock the | mayor to decide \rhi hto be adopted. If the wet i weather programme, the fireboll to be rung for 16 minutes. 2. Define the main feature of the day, or objective point of the procession — such as treeI planting, or whatever else may be agreed"upon. Ifc is presumed that the procession will have some object — viz., to go somewhere and do something — say, tree-planting either at Jubilee Park or Anderson's Bay road. 3. All flags to be hoisted at 8 a.m., and hauled down afc sunset, ov 5 p.m. 4. Volunteers will parade half an hour before the tune of starting of the procession or main proceedings of the day ; noon being suggested, as that would allow of the country volunteers arriving by 11 o'clock train. 5 Procassion to consist of volunteers, municipal authorities, Fire Brigade, Masons, friendly societies, trades societies, and athletic club*. Ac. A marshal and as»istant to be appoiutea, and i bands of music at intervals in the procession, i Meet at Octagon, proceed north along George ' street as far as Frederick street, turn down into Cumberland street and proceed as far as the Triangle, whence the procession can march in whatever direction the objective point may .be. Having finished tree planting, &c, return and open the Agricultural Hall, then dismiss. Wet Weather.-r-If 'wet or inclement weather, the ohildren to go straight to their respective Sthools ; the school committees to bo present. At noon a Royal salute will be fired, and, aftei the last gun, sing the National Anthem and ' distribute medals, lollies, &c. No Procession : I Volunteers to parade at Garrrison Hall cloaked, and at noou assemble in front of Town Hall, firs feu de joie, and give three cheers massed ; bands play the National Anthem. He (Mr Batbgate) moved — "That this meeting approves of the main features of the scheme laid down by Colonel Webb, and that that gentleman be asked to assooiate with himself his Worship the Mayor, the representatives of the friendly societies, Mcssn J. Allen, J. Hnzlett, P. Miller, and the mover in order to form the sub-committee for this branch of the proceedings. This was Agreed to, andHhe programme as read by Mr Bithgate was agreed to. The following motions were also agreed to :— "That this committee desires to inform the executors of the Sohools' Conference and head teachers that in the opinion of the comrnittea it is most important the school ohildren should take part in the proceedings at Jubilee Park on June 22." 11 That on the evening, of the 22nd bonfires be part of the demonstration, and that the Hon. Mr Bolt, Messrs O. Haynei, C. Fisher Sew Hoy, T. Rcss, P. Miller, W. Emery, and Thomas Brown be appointed a sub-committee." "That Messrs A. Sligo, G. C. Israel, M. Cohen, J. White, M. Fraer, A. M. Braik, O. Haynes, A. J. Birth, and C. Fisher bo appointed a committee to take charge of the arrangements of the children's part in the demonstration." "That all the churches aud the Salvation Army be asked to commence her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee week on Sunday, tho 20th June, by holding service in the afternoon for the purpose of singing the National Antheoi »t 4p.m., and that Sunday sohool ohildren should ba present and join in the singing." Messrs J. Allen, C. H. Statham, M. Fraer, and F. Meenan were appointed a, sub-committee to give effect to the motion. " That a committee consisting of Messrs J. Carroll, R. Brownlie, George Morgan, J. Hazlett, Hon. D. Pinkerton, and his Worship the Mayor be appointed to collect provisions and clothing for distribution amongst poor people in the city and suburbs." Cocsid oration of a proposal by Mr Sligo, thab the scheme to distribute medals to all the sohool children be endorsed, was deferred. CHILDREN'S WARD MOVEMENT. A meeting of persons interested in the project for the foundation of a children's ward at | the hospital ss a memorial of her Majesty's I Diamond Jubilee was held at the Town Hall on Friday night, and was well attended, among those present being kia Worship the Mayor (who was voted to the chair), the Revs. W. Saundera, W. Hewitson, W. Curzcn-Siggers, A. North, Drs Browo, Batchelor, Lindo Ferguson, Will, Clogß, Colquhoun, Macpberson, Roberts, Barnetfr, and Smith, Messrs J. Robin, J. A. Torr«nce, P. Miller, J. G. Sawell, A. Lee Smith. T. W. Kempthorne, IM. Cohen, J. Rattray, W. Wills, G. P. Farquhar, B. A. Cogan, J. Carroll, A. Solomon, P. Treseder, R. R. Taylor, J. N. Brown, P. Y. Wales, R. Hay, Dr Heinemann, and a number of ladies. The Mayor said that from the letter in that morning's Times over the signatures of Dra Cioss aud B&rnett he thought it musb be evident that a children's ward was urgently required at the hospital. The movement for the erection of such a ward had, he pointed out, emanated from the members of the medical profession, who, as all were aware, attended to both the indoor and outdoor patients »b the hospital, without fee or reward, rendering service for which he thought they were entitled to the thanks of the community. As the object the meeting had in view was a very laadable one be hoped that meeting and the citizens of Dunedin generally would give it their loyal oupport. Dr Brown, who was then called on, said there were oue or two apologies he had been asked to make, — from Mr William Brown, who sympathised with tho objects of the meeting, the Rev. Mr Bowden, the Rev. Mr Lewis, and Mr Watheu. He had the following letter to read : — My Dear Sir,— l am sorry that I cannot be at the meeting to-night ; but will you say that in no sense do I consider the scheme afoot for a children's hospital to bo one in opposition to any effort for raising funds towards erecting such a build iDg as I should like to see for housing an art collection or my library.— Sincerely yours, T. M. Hocken. The Rev. Mr Gibb wrote as follows :—: — I understand that the meeting to be held this evening in the Council Chamber is meant exclusively for supporters of your proposal to build a children's ward at the hospital in commemoration of the Record Reign. Since I decidedly prefer that the memorial should take the form of a free library, I shall have to absent myself from your meeting. But, I would like to say that if it turn out that the library proposal is at present impracticable, I should very gladly fall in with your suggestion, and do what lay in my power to give practical effect to it. lam one of those who think it will hm shameful to Dunedin if no permanent memorial is established of this notable time. Would it ho* be well to hold your hand until the beginning of next week, when, as I am informed, it will defi« nitely appear whether the library movement is to come to anything ? In the event of its failure I think I can safely promise you the practical sympathy of a good many library supporters; certainly you should have mine. While, the speaker oontinued, the pro-

posal had the cordial support of the whole of tha medical staff of the Dunedin Hospital, all the credit that wa3 due to anyone for its initiation was due to Dr Batchelor, who had suggested to him to make the proposition that he did the other night at the public meeting called by the mayor. Almost immediately after the report of that public "meeting appeared in Ihs papers he received a telephone message from Mr Lea Smith of a very gratifying character — that Mrs Lee Smith was prepared to give £50 "towards the fund. — (Applause.) She very wisely stipulated that ihe money was not to bo banked tip for an indefinite period, but that the proposal was to be carried into effect -without delay, and he thought there could be little doubt as to tbat. Very shortly afterwards he received a note from Mr A. Michie enclosing a cheque for £20, and ho had also received from Mr William Henderson snd Mr Keith Ramsay oheques for £5 ss. It was not merely those who were able to send guineas who expressed their sympathy for the movement, for he had received a letter, which he had pleasure in reading, from one who sent 5s and wished he could make it £5. — (Applause.) Mr A. Lee Smith said that since he bad come into fee room he had had pub into hit hand by Dr Brown a resolution, which he had pleasure in proposing. It was : " That a fund be formed for the purpose of erecting a children's ward at the Dunedin Hospital to commemorate htr Majesty's Re-cord Reign." He felt iv somewhat of 'a difficulty in proposing that resolution, for ba felt something of a renegade, and be ■ looked with 6ome apprehension at his friend Mr Cohen. — (Mr Cohen: " You needn't.") — because Joy accident he (Mr Lee Smith') happened to be treasurer of tbe Free Public Library Association, and he had taken aome little action in furthering the echeme for the commemoration of the Record R*ign by the establishment of a public library. He did not think, however, that thera was ueoessarily any clashing of interests at all between the two schemes. So far as the public library was concerned, even though the proposal that was pufc before the meeting the other day were carried out, the complete fulfilment of that scheme would not be arrived at for some little time; while, if the movement for the children's ward were taken up with enthusiasm, they might have the satisfaction of knowing that it would be completed within the year in - which her Majesty's Record Reign was celebrated. It, was dae to his wife that he was interested in this movement. Though he could assnre them that there were times when •be could speak with a certain amount of volubility, with some little emphasis, and with a considerable amount of determination — (laughter), — she did not feel equal to an occasion like the present, and eho therefore wished him to express her views. From what he could learn from members of the medical stuff, a children's ward was very urgently required for the proper equjfftnenfc of the hospital. He thought it would be a matter of a Tery eh.ort time when they would be ab!e to fiod the whole of the money, and he agreed with the mayor that tbe foundation cf the ward would be a compliment to the medical staff, who g&ve a great amonnfc of time and ability to the service of the public for nothing. So far as he understood, the scientific movements of thß laat 50 or 60 years— dijrirjg the time h6r Majesty bad occupied the throne — there bad probably been a greater advance made in tbe medical and surgical art than in any other- branch of sort, to that operations could now be carried out with perfect Bxf ety which 20, or e\ en 10 years a^o, could not be carried out at all. and be beld it would only be fitting to place at tbe service of the medical gentlemen a proper equipment at the hospital. There was also tbe great advantage connected with this movement that every pound that was collected carried with it a subsidy of 24s from the Government, .so tha*; everyone who gave £5 practically subscribed £10 or a little more. Dr Brown told him that the raising of £2000, baoked up by the Government subsidy, would enable them to add a good wing to the hospital, and be thought that £2000 was not much to raise in the next few months in Dunedin and the Province of Otago. He hoped that that meeting and tbe friends of tbe movement would set about oarrying oufcjjhe proposal with great ipirit and enthusiasm, so that a fund would be raised in a short time sufficient to enable a wing to bB added to the hospital that would be ft credit to the City of Dunedin, a boon to suffering children, and a worthy commemoration of the Record Reign of ber Majesty Queen Victoria. — (Applause.) Mr W. Wills seconded the motion. He said, speaking with some knowledge of the requirements of tbe Dunedin Hospital, he should say ro better scheme had been suggested to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee than the one which bad just been laid before tbe meeting. Tbe result of building a new children's ward would be this : tbat when the obildren in the present ward were removed in there the trustees would be able to utilise tbe space which they cow occupied ' by transferring the inm&tes of another ward into tbe present children's ward. The present accommodation did not permit of separation of- tbe sexes in tbe ward, and the consequence was tbat the inmates bad to be restricted to very young children indeed. He was sure that the scheme would meet with the hearty approval of every trustee who knew the requirements cf the hospital. — (Applause.) Mr Solomon said he should not have said anything about the matter, but he thought it wns desirable that the publio should express tbeir opinion in regard to it independent of tbe medical staff— tbat was to say, he thought it would be gratifying to the medical staff if members of the outside public urged what should be done instead of tbe staff urging it themselves. Some time ago he was one of the trustees of the hospital, and the accommodation for children was then very inadequate. The trustees had improved it very considerably since ; but, as Dr Brown had s&id tbe other night, there could be no question that tbe present accommodation for children in the hospital was by no means what it should ba. He recently tcok occasion to look at this ward, and he was perfectly satisfied that there was nothing more urgently needed than such i ward as had been suggested by Dr Brown. This was a matter that had nothing whatevei to do with tbe library question. It was, bowever, one of the things tbat should be supported,«and be should have very much pleasure in supporting it in all kinds of ways. Miss Statham said recently a poor womar went into a draper's shop in greafc distress, anc gaid to the youog lady who was serving her •It is hard when a bady has to buy her own grave clothes." The poor thing had been to the hospital, and owing to the want of room sh< could not be admitted. She was dying on hei feet from cancer ; and ib occurred to tht speaker that if a children's ward were buil tbe present ward would do for a cancer ward. Mr James Robin* eaid » great many pebpl< thought that the hospital was pretty wel complete, bub that pas f*r from being the case Like Mr Wills, he had had a great deal o! experience in connection with the hospital, anc in hi« opinion and in that of all who knew any thing about the 'matter what was wanted wai «n eye ward. There waa_ also a convalesces

f ward for mala and female patient 3 wanted ; likewise an isolation ward for peculiar oases. Then there was a great necessity for a children's ward. The medical staff were unanimously of opinion a children's ward was the most pressing want, and believing that they knew better than he did what was necessary he had great pleasure in supporting the pro- | posal for a children's ward. He was suro that j there would be no difficulty in raising the money for the purpose, and that an appeal to , the public would result in such a sum being I gathered as would enable the trustees to build a model children's ward. — (Applause.) The Rev. W Cukzon-Siggers su"d it seemed to him there were three arguments in support Sof the motion tbat were unanswerable. The ; first was that the movement was in thorough harmony with the wish of her Majesty the Queen, and as loyal subjects they were bound :to fall in with her wish. The second argument was that the medical staff and others who knew the exact facts had proved that it was incontestibiy necessary. The third was that *s Dunedin was the ceEtre of the modicsl education of the university in this colony, and in faob possessed the Medical School, the hospital should be made of such a character that the medical degree would be of unassailable value. Until the nospital was made of saoh dimensions that it would be impossible to refuse cases, a certain amount of ddubb would be cast upon tbe medical degree. For these three reasons he urged the community to support the proposal. (Applctue ) The Rev. W. Saukdehs said it had been very justly rernarksd that there wa=s no necessary opposition between the two schemes which had been proposed — those for the library and for the new hospital ward. Jt was, however, he thought;, very generally felt that it would be a pity that the two schemes should be presented t simultaneously. The difficulty was that those who had the library scheme in hand had behind I them the mandate of the people, and he presumed they were under an obligation to bring forward their proposals as soon xs possible, If j anything could be done whereby one scheme j only would be in the field at a time, it would be ; beneficial to both parties, and he had risen, j therefore, to make a buggeetion, which waa i 'hat a few days should be giveu to the Library Committee to formulate their schema. If within those few days they fniled, then ifc would be their duty to make room for the Echeme which had been suggested by Dr BrowD, and give it their hearty support, on the understanding that when they were ready with a practicable scheme for the library the medical ocaff and others would as heartily support them. He thought that would cause j all friction to cease and enable them all to work ! for two objects which were felt to be most • deserving. — (Hear.) Blr P. Miller (chairman of the Hospital Trust) said that the last speaker wished to stave off the question before the meeting for I the purpose oi allowing the library movement to come in. He (Mr Miller) thought ifc would be a great mistake to allow the children's ward proposal to remain in abeyance. It did nob seem to him that the library movement had been furthered very much by the vote of the recent meeting. As he understood it, the library project was iv good hand*, and tbat the committee did net look forward to having it carried into effect until some time nexS year, j whereas the children's w*rd could ba established ' in a very short time, when the way would ba j cleared for the other question. Ifc would be a j pity, he thought, that Miss Statham's remarks j should go forth without some explanation. The hospital was not a place for incurable cases. As it existed now, tbe institution was only for those patients who could be benefited by medical treatment. If the staff and trustees were to admit ail and sundry incurable cases, a building three times the size of the present one would bs required. While the present law was in force ifc was impossible to admit all and sundry. The law only provided for the treatment in the hospital of persons resident in the hospitil district, but for humanity's sake patients had on many occasions been admitted from outside the Dacedin hospital district without a word being asked as to where the payment was to come from. The motion was then put and carried unanimously. Dr Bhown said the only other practical business before the meeting was the appointment of a committee, bul before that was done he had great pleasure in informing those who were interested in the movement Mr Cob.6n had in the handsomest manner consented to act as a secretary of it. Mr Cohen had asked that an activp, energetic msn might be associated with him, and the speaker had succeeded in getting the very hearty consent of Mr F. J. Stilling to act as joint secretary with Mr Cohen. Messrs Cohen and Stilling were unanimously appointed joint secretaries, and Drs Brovrn and Biitchslor were appointed joint treasurers. Mr M. Cohen moved and Mr J. G. Saweli, seconded the appointment of the following committee to give effect to the foregoing resolution : Messrs A. Lee Smith, A. Solomon, -R. R. Taylor, Rev. A. North, Rev. W. Hewitson, Rev. Mr Curzou-Siggc-rs, Drs Brown, Butchelor, Coloquhoun, the members of the Hospital Trust, Mr Kemptborne, the committee ot the Ladies' Hospital Guild, and his Worship the Mayor, with power to add to their number. The Rev. W Hewitson said his feeling was towards the children's ward scheme rather than towards the library one, for he thought that when the need was so great as had been proven it was more desirable to attend to the bodies of the sick than to the minds of the people, and be thought ib was matter for great congratulation thatthia movement had emanated from the medical men, as ib appeared that their object was to make the health conditions of the community such tbat medical men would be wiped eff the face of the earth. — (Laughter.) He had had a feeling, however, tbat the children's ward movement was complicated with the library movement, but; that feeling was very largely removed by the action of Mr Cohen. He thought it was exceedingly important just now that in the community there should be one mind, because if there was any friction and if there was a divided community it would be exceedingly disastrous. The magnanimity of Mr Cohen went a long way towards destroying any friction, and removed any objection on his part to act on the committee. The Rev. A. North- said he had always been , lookicg forward to the time when we would have a free public library in this city, and he had felt it was a disgrace to the community that we had not such an institution. He was, however, inclined to think that if those who h\d the malter of the free public library in hand had come down with a scheme that; proved to be practicable for the erection of a permanent memorial of the Diamond Jubilee they would have carried the public with them. If the city was to have a permanent memoriel — such *b there should be here — of her Majesty's reign they could not do better than adopt the scheme before them that nighu. Ifc was one th^t appealed to all their sympathies, and j he would ba glad to support it. i Mr R. R. Taxxob suggested that aubscripj tion li.-ts should be sent round all the schools in the Otago district ao that the eohool

' children might be allowed to contribute from I a penny to sixpence each. The motion was then put and carried. Mr Robin* thought an effort should be made to secure a hospital Sunday throughout the hospital district. — (Applause.) If subscription boxes were also placed at the earners of the streets he thought that from £1800 to £2000 j would be collected iv one night. A vote of thanks having been accorded to the chairman for presiding the meeting terminated. A public meetinp at Oarnarn oh Tuesday evening, by 20 to 12, decided tor tbo establishment of a. home for incurables for North O'ago in preference to a young men's institute and gymnasium as tha moat fitting way of celebrating tbe Dismond Jubilee At the opening concert in the new Agricultural Buildings an appropriate part song, entitled "A loyal song of the Queen," will be sung by the Dunedin Liedertafel. The words are by Mr C. Umbers and the music by Mr j Jefcfe Timson, the composition being dedicated to the fouudera of the above buildings. Mr Timson has also arranged for male voices " God save the Qaseii " and " Rule, Britannia," and theßO will bo performed by the combined societies — the Orchestral aad Liederfcafel. Archdeacon Robinson, as commissary for the Bishop of Dunedin, has issued a circular, to the clergy requesting them to use on Sunday, Juno 20, the i-cvice lor tbe Queen's accession in the Book of Common Prayer, and to direct the attention of the people" to the duty of thanksgiving to Almighty God in acknowledgment of themany blessings bestowed upon the Sovereign, the church, and tbe realm during the 60 years of her Majesty's reign. In 'adJition to the special Suuday services it i« intended to have a united fcarvice ia the cathedral on Wednesday, June 23, at 8 p.m., for which special music is being rehearsed, including Handel's Coronation Anthem, "Zadock the Priest," and a festival "Te Deum." The choir of the cathedral will be assisted by the choirs of All Saints' and St. Matthew's, and the sermon will ba preached by I the Very Rev. the Dean of Dunedin. j , At the meeting of the High Schools Board of j Governors on Thursday afternoon a letter was read from the rector ot the Boys' School pointing out that on account of the ccnipiouous position of that school it would probably b.o r-x-pscted that it should bs illuminated on the night of Accession Day, aud asking if the board would provide funds for the purpose. Dr Brown suggested that if the gas were lighted in every room in the school and a number of tin sconces were procured and pub in every window, filled with lighted candles, a splendid display would be made. The general feeling of the board was tuat anything but a modest expenditure could not ba afforded, and the matter was referred to the secretary to confer with the rector, the understanding being that Dr Brown's suggeo- I tion should be acted upon. ! While the majority of the business people in j the main thoroughfares intend making a good display on the night of the 22ud, a few are making preparations on quite an elaborate scale for illuminating tbeir premises. Messrs Begg | and Co. have decided to light up their music j warehonse with a large incandescent electric light. Tfce front will be gaily decorated with bunting, and a brass band will di«cour?e music from the pavilion in front. Mr Frank Hyams's jewellery establishment opposite should ateo present an artistic appearance^ as the whole of j the shop front is to be draped with fairy j lamps, while special efforts for the decoration of the interior are to bs made. Mr A. J. Bloxam is another who has determined to make a very effective display, and he also proposes to bring the electric light to his aid. Messrs A. and T. Ingiis's premises promise to j to be a blaze of glory, while quite a number of j business people about Rattray street have de- ! cided to illuminate their premises with elec-*! tricity. Amongst these will be Messrs A. Corrigan's printing establishment, Scoullar and Chisholm, L. Mendelsohn, Speight's brewery, and the Shamrock Hotel. The electric ligbt will bs driven by a dynamo iv Mr Corrigan's premises. . The Dunedin Burns Club have resolved to illuminate the Burns statue in the Octagon j on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee illumina- j tions. ■ ] Sir George Baden-Powell writes: — "Canon i Rawnsley's Central Committee is now arrang- , jng that at 10 o'clock on the evening of Qaeen Victoria's Jubilee Day — 22nd June — beacon bonfires shsll gleam from one end to the other of the mother country. Cannob this bright idea expand to the oversea provinces and outposts of the British Empire ? Cannot the great signal blaze from the thousand historic heights of the Empire ? — from Table Mountain and the Metopos. from Mount Macpdon and the Blao Mountains, from Adam's P«ak and Simla, from Mont Real and Mount Sir Donald, frosn St. Helena, Fiji, and the re3t. It will be a grand symbol of United Empire to know that on one particular, night commemorative bonfires are blazing all around the world — lighting up a fiery eroos to pignalise peace, prosperity, and progress for all who eDjoy and profit; by the be.reuctnfc sway of Victoria the Great" j A Wellington telegram states that the City Corporation have decided to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee by illuminating their offices, also the Free Public Library. A bonfire will be lit on Mount Victoria. Portion of the Town Belt on the same mountain is to be set aside «s a park, while the reserve at tke end of the Grant road is to be named after her Majesty, and treeplanting is to be indulged iv. The corporation will observe the 2lsr, 22nd, and 23rd as holidays, and in response to a petition the mayor convenes a meeting of citizens to discuss what public stepa shall be taken for the recognition of the reign. The Wellington Trades Council have resolved [ — " That, io view of the large number of unem- . ployed iv tbe colony, and the fact that the j Government are dismissing men owing tothej shortness of funds, the council express disapproval of the useless expenditure of public money in the illumination of public buildings during the Record Reign celebrations." The Warepa School Committee have decided to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee on Friday, the 18th inst., when the demonstration will include the planting of a Dumber of oaks and ornamental trees in the.school grounds. ' Balclutha will hive a procession on the 22nd, in which the school children will take part, a bonfire is to bs lighted on Quarry Hill in the evening, aad there will bs a display of fireworks within the borough. Au Auckland telegram etates that a meeting was held in the Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of considering a propcsal to erect a statue of the Queen in Auckland to commemorate the Diamcn'j Jubilee. Mr B. Kent, J president of the chamber, presided. After a • general discussion ifc was suggested that the j children of the public schools and the women j of Auckland be appealed to. It was slated I that a statue could be got afc from £550 up to £1000 The meeting adjourned till Tuesday. . Mr Jame* Miller, mayor of Green Island, is giving a mayoral dinner on Tuesday evening, 22nd insfc., to commemorate her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee. . The appeal of Mr F. Mallard to those who 1 had served ber Majesty eioh.ee ia the army or

navy for a small subscription to purchneo a flag to be hoisted over tho Town Hall met with a hearty response. Tiie flag was presented to bis Worship the Mayor on Monday morning. It is understood that there will be a display of fireworks at tho Green Island School. At the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Londond the British Navy will be represented by 900 seamen, some of whom will form a guard of honour at Buckingham Palace, some in Trafalgar square, and some at St. Paul's. The Regular Army will play a great part, and the Imperial troops othor than British will be present in great variety of race and uniform. The following is, as nearly as may be, the tale of troops :— From Jamaica, 42; Hongkong, 2\ ; Ceylon, 60 ; Sierra Leone, 12 ; British Guiana, 23 ; Trinidad, 26; Cyprus, 12; Gold Coast, 23 ; Lagos, 22 ; Straits Settlements, 50 ; Dyaks, 26 ; Mmlta, 50 ; Queensland. 20 ; New South Wales, 52; Cape of Good Hope, 30; Victoria, 41 ; Natal, 26 ; West Australia, 25 ; Canada, 200 ; New Zealand, 30. The officers will number about; 45, and it is estimated that tho number of mounted men will be 250. Arrangements are being made by a number of ex-army maa to hold a dinner and social to commemorate the Quepn's Diamond Jubilee, probably on the 23: dor 24th inst. Those taking the matter up will be pleased to hear from old soldiers and officers in country districts. Tbe Vice-chancellor of the Otago University, at the meeting of the council on Monday afternoon, suggested that the University building should b« illumins-ted afc the Jubilee celobrationp. Mr Cargill thought that an effective display at very moderate cost might be made by a judicious use of candles in tho 54 windows of the University building. This old-fashioned system of illumination would, in his opinion, be as good as anything else, and if generally adopted tho result would be most striking. The suggestion was carried without, dissent. At the Albany street School Committee meeting on Monday night correspondence was read from Mr J. Abernethy, re miniature flags, &c, for tbe Jubilee nathsricg. Mr Hastings offered to prtsent a Union Jack to the school if the committee would erect a flag-pole. Mr Wilkiuson Baid he would provide the flag-pole, and Mr Mathieson offered t;> provide the halliards. The offers were accepted with thanks. Tbe committee regretted that the funds at their disposal would prevent them from complying with the suggestion to provide miniature flag?. The committee resolved to ask the head master to get tbe children to march to the Octagon to sing th" National Anthem on Accession Day. As bonfires promise to be & feature of the illuminations on the night; of tbe 22nd, the following suggestions, which appeared in the London Spectator, may be of service :—": — " A bonfire means literally a ' good liro ' or a ' grand blaze,' and the motto of every bonfire maker should be, ' Let there be light, not smoke.' . . . What is wanted is a fire that can be quickly kindled and will blaze up brilliantly for au hour or two, and then burn itself completely oufe without smouldering and becoming a source of danger when no ona is left) to look after it. ... Coal is of vary little use, and should only be sparingly used, if used at all. The chief material should, if possible, always l»9 wood ; and in order to collect; ouough fuel I would suggest that proprietors, farmers, and all who may have at this season branches of trees cut down during winter, or hedge trimmings not yet burnt up, should begin to save what they have, and convey the brushwood to convenient places instead of burning ib up piecemeal, as is usually done to get rid- of it. Empty tar barrels, old creosoted railway Rle a pers, boxes, spars, &c , should also be collected, co that when the aventful night arrives there will be a vast quantity of combustible materials ready in each locality. The writer once superintended the construction of a bonfire 30ft high on an islaud in the ffirbh of Forth, which burned so brilliantly that the people on the shore of Fif«, fivo miles off, thought the island had taken fire. It is most important to arrange the materials with ample air space between them, since there caunot be good combustion unleHs a : r oan thoroughly penetrate b\\e inaes. The last and most important principle of ail is to kindle the bonfire near the top, and lot it burn downwards like a torch, and so consume its own smoke and produce tbe maximum of luminosity while it lasts." Hin Worship the Mayor received the following telegram on tho Ist from the ActingGovernor :—: — Have observed that the citizens have determined to commemorate the Queen's sixtieth Accession Day by permanently establishing a public library. I have remitted you £25 as a subscription from me to the fund, with my heartiest wishes that the efforts to attain so laudable an object may meet with the fullest success. James Pbendergasj\ Wellington. The following two additional verses Io the National Anthem, which wore used at the Queen's Jubilee service in Westminster Abbey in 18S7, will be sung at the service of the combined choirs in the Firab Church on the 22nd inst, and also at the opening of the Agricultural Buildings :—: — Lift we both heart and voice, With one accord rejoice On this glad day ; On our Queen's Jubilee Bend we to God the knee, Singing right heartily God save the Queen. — & Baring-Gould. Ood, hear our nation's prayer, r Safe in Thy loving care Guard Thou our Queen ; ■Ruler of <-arth and sea, Through all ete r nity, Iv one ble3t jubilee, Keep Thou our Queen, — S. N. &k'ffington. "Wellington, June 7. Afc a meeting of citizens ifc was decided to co-operate iv iho Jubilee celebrations with the council and ether bodies which are taking the matter in hand, but no special form of perpetuating the memory of the occasion was suggested. Cheistchukch. June 7. Sir James Prendergast ha» forwarded £25 as hia subscription to the extension of the Jubilee Home at Christchurch in commemoration of tbe Qaesn's Diamond Jubilee.

The subscription list for the addition of a Victoria wing to the Invercargill Hotpital now amounts to £1034-. Mr Jellicoe, of Wellington, has been retained to appear for Mrc Devlin, formerly of the West Coast, in. a casa she is bringing in the Supreme Court at Auckland against the Waihi Silverton Gold Mining Company to recover £1000 damages for the loss of- her husband, who was killed by a blown out shot in the company's mine at Waihi. The name of Mr Geohge Bonnington, Chemist, Christchurch, is well known throughout New Zealand in connection with his pra paration known as "Carrageen," or "Irish Moss," which has for many years enjoyed a wide reputation for Influenza and Chest Complaiufcs.—Advfc,