ENTERTAINMENT AT FITZROY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7957, 30 August 1887, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENT AT FITZROY.

A musical and literary entertainment, in aid of the funds of the Smart Road Brass Bond, took place in the Fitzroy Schoolroom on Monday night. The attendance was very large, and the funds of the Band must be considerably augmented thereby. In the early part of the evening the Band came into town in a conveyance, which stopped at certain prominent points to allow the band to play a tune. This system, which iB peculiar to the Smart Road Band, is, we take it, the same to the public as the bugle call is to the Volunteers, viz., to make them roll up. The programme submitted to the public at the entertainment was as follows : — Grand fantasia, " Concord," Band; song, Mrs. H. Bishop; piano duet, Mrs. Morris and Miss Taylor ; song, Mr. Hasluck ; polka, "Rippling Rill," Band ; song, Miss Leedom ; waltz, "Starlight Night," Band; reading, Mr. Hill; song, Mr. Perry ; marob, "Jubilee," Band ; grand fantasia, " Pasterella," Band ; violin solo, Mr. Higham , song, Mr. Hasluck ; polka, " Empress," Band ; song, Mr. T. Mills ; quadrilles, " Bonne Nuit," Band ; piano duet, Misses Leedom; banjo solo, Mr. Rogers ; march, " National Unity," Band. The programme, which was biseoted by an interval of ten minutes, was gone through in a manner that was creditable to all concerned, and at its conclusion a dance was held, and . kept up for some time.

Mr. H. P, Cobb, M.P. for Rugby, who drew attention some time ago to the fao that it waß alleged that some of the statements in Mr. W. K. Rusden'g book on New Zealand were based on information given by Sir Arthur Gordon when Governor of that colony, has persisted in maintaining that the latter should be made answerable for those statements by the Colonial Office authorities. Mr. Bryce, plaintiff in the libel action against Mr. Riisden, is, however, averse to taking any further steps in the matter ; and Sir Henry Holland, Secretary of State for the Colonies, declines to interfere. Mr. Justice Ward, ia Auckland, held that a bankrupt could not obtain his discharge until he paid all wages in full by 20s in the pound, and the mere fact that a servant might agree to take a less sum would not alter the case. A bankrupt must be able to swear he paid in full. Mr. Osborne, who is opposing Sir Maurice O'Rorke for the Onehunga seat, said the other night in reply to a question: — He would favor Government bounty for triplets, but sincerely hoped that ha might not be a recipient. The placing of White's new Maori book in the official index expurgatorius has had the effect of oausing a tremendous rush for it in Auckland. Last week there were copies to be seen in all the booksellers' shops; at noon on the Monday the Post's notice of the book appeared not a copy was to be got for love or money. , It will probably interest the New Zealand Volunteers to know that amongst the team of 15 riflemen selected to represent Victoria in the intercolonial match at Adelaide, there is included a gentleman who is a native of this colony, and who received his military training in tho Taranaki Volunteer force. The young gentleman is Mr. Frank Messenger, son of Major Messenger, Permanent Artillery. Private Messenger held a high place in the preliminary competitions. The team, tinder command of Lieut-Colonel Templeton, were to leave Melbourne by train for Adelaide at 4.45 on the evening of the 16th, and were to reaoh Adelaide at 10.10 next morning, thus doing the 508 miles in 18 hours. This is pretty smart work. For some time past, says the Wanganni Herald, it has been known that English and Scotch woollen manufacturers have been imitating New Zealand designs and makes in tweeds, flannels/blankets, &c, and sending the imitations to the colonies, where they are sold as .colonial goods. The Wellington Woollerr" Company seem to have caught a firm ia tho act o£ selling inferior goods aa theira, and are suing the firm for £20 damages. A touching incident occurred in the Wellington Magistrate's Court, says the Post, during the hearing of the larceny case against the woman Mary Miller. A daughter of the accused, about four years old, who happened to be in Court, began crying on seeing her mother in trouble. On being set down bo that she might leave tbe room, the little one ran towards tho dock. Detective Chrystul, however, seized her in mid-career, and carried her out of Court, while she howled piteously. The child was subsequently committed by tho Court to St. Joseph's Provideuce Indus- „ trial School, at the tequest of the mother. "~ The Crown Prince of Germany during his stay in England stopped at Norwood" and while there paid several visits to the Crystal Kalaco. His illness still causes v«ry lively auxiety in Court circles, notwithstanding toe report of the learned German savant. It ia said that Dr. Morell Mackenzie, while naturally anxious to take a hopeful view of biß illustrious patient's condition, is very far from feeling confident of the ultimate result of the "fungus growth" in the throat. Another pipoa was out away on June 28, and- it ia said, that pry little now remains,