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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2660, 26 August 1871, Page 2

Foot Ball.—Wo iiiulerstiuul that a challenge is to be sont from the High School to the students of the University for a friendly gamo at football on Saturday next. Instrumental Music.—Under this bead Mr M. King writes to us, advocating engaging a band to be paid by subscription for playing in the Botanical Garden every Saturday. The suggestion is a good one, and we shall be glad to see it adopted. Waikari Election.— An impression having been current that Mr 'Maccasscy in*

tended to withdraw from the .gkndidaturc for this district, we are authorised to state that such i%-*ot the fact, anti we ate further raturp is Chlstaifi. V ;

A.L0;6.F.~A preliminary meeting, was held last evening at KruU’s Caloloui i. Hotel, Great King Street, for the purpose oftaking into consideration the advisability of purchasing a plot of ground on which to erect an Oddfellows Hall for the above order in the Leith district. After a long and.animated discussion, it was resolved that the ground be purchased. Twelve of the brethren present volunteered to guarantee the amount of the purchaf e money. A vote of thanks to the chairman (Mr George Minifie) concluded the proceedings. Princess Theatre. Mr Anthony White’s benefit last night was very well attended below, but we were sorry to observe a most plentiful lack in the circle. The performance passed off in a very spirited manner, the opening piece, “ The Streets of London ” in particular ; in this drama the most prominent part, that of Tom Tnimper, was played by Mr A. White with considerable effect, so far as to demand his recall at the end of the second act and again at the conclusion. This evening there will be an entire change in the programme, the curtain rising to “ Ireland as it was,” after which will bepresented the “ Nymph of the LurIcyßerg.” The season of the present management will be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday next, and as the company will then be dispersed, those who desire to hear once again the excellent duets of the Misses Fordo and Nye must act upon their desire without delay. Pkdestrianism , Hewett ran his half mile against lime at Christchurch, on the 23rd inst. in the presence of nearly 1000 persons. Speaking of the performance, the Time* states tbaChe bounded away at a magiiiiticent pace The beautiful manner in which he stepped, and the immense stride he took, were the theme of general admiration. At the end of the first quarter of a mile, which distance he ac 'omplished in 51.|s jc. |he was joined by Hands. The pace flagging somewhat, there were cries of “he’ll not do it; he’ll lose;” but these surmises proved incorrec' , for he passed the mark at imin 531 sec from the time of starting. Mr H. Redwood’s time gave it as Imin 53Jsec. The result, which ever time he taken, records a victory of which Hewitt may be proud. It is considerably the best time yet made in England or tho Colonics, being 2sec less than when Natali beat Fleet.

Permissive Bill. — We are informed that the Dunedin Abstainer’s Union have at last awoke Out of their apparent lethargy, and are vigorously procuring signatures fi'om both sexes of the community to memorials for presentation to the House of Representatives and Legislative Council. The different wards are to be canvassed—two gentlemen undertaking the task in each ward. For the information of our readers an I those who are not acquainted with the objects of the Bill we may state tbe petition prays that the Legislature shall pass a Bill which shall give power to the inhabitants of each district to prohibit by a majority of two-thirds the issue of any license for tbe sa’c of intoxicate iug liquors, with this proviso, that licenses in force at the time of the passing of the 8.1 l shall hot he interfered with during their currency, and that the sale of spirits for art purposes shall not be affected. The prayer is grounded on the following observations ; That drink is the chief cause of the social evils that prevail, the greatest hindrance to religious education, the cans*--of taxation, and lastly that its temptation* are set before men to spend their savings upon drink instead of upon their homes an i families, and to contract habits tending to degradation, misery, and ruin.

The office of Union Permanent Building Society will beoponed this (Saturday) evening, nd every Saturday evening, for receipt of application for shares, subscriptions, &c,, from 7.30 to 8.30.