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Evening Star, Issue 3345, 8 November 1873, Page 2

Samuel Clelland, a resident in the Otepopo district, met his death very suddenly on Wednesday last. It appears that ho was working in a railway cutting near Maheno, when the bank gave way. He saw it coining too late to escape, the earth falling upon him and smothering him juet as ho was endeavoring to get out of danger. Deceased was thirtysix years of age. An inquest was held on Thursday.

A shipping company is being formed at Timaru.

The man John Briggs, who was assaulted by an abandoned character in Stafford street about a month ago, died in the Hospital last night. A man named Peter Stewart, who had been working in the Kakanui district, was brought into the Oamarp hospital on Tuesday, suffering from congestion of'the brain, cans* d by sunstroke.

A lad named Nicholson, aged twelve years, was received into the Hospital this afternoon, and there had three of the fingers of his left hand amputated. He is employed in Messrs Sargood, Son, and Ewen’s boot manufactory, an 1 managed by some means to get bis hand drawn into the machinery. There was a really good and diversified entertainment at the Queen’s Theatre last evening, the most noticeable items being the clever gymnastic performances of the Jullian brothers, Miss Sara’s and Mr Clifton’s character singing, and Miss Rosa Towers’s pretty vocalisation. We may state that tonight will be the last appearance of this troupe under the present management, when a number of valuable presents will be given away.

The shearers at Kurow have struck for LI per hundred, At the meeting of Timaru shearers, when the same rate of wages was decided on, one of the speakers said “the statement about men being in straightened circumstances in the neighborhood was untrue, as it was only the evening previous that a contractor was present at the meeting there, and offered every man in the room the sum of 9s per day of eight hours, and constant work for six months.”

There was a good attendance at the Princess Theatre last evening, when “ Arrah-na-Pogue’’and “The Loan of a Lover” were repeated. The performance was very sue cessful. To-night a drama, entitled “ The Crooked Ways of London ” will be played, Miss Stephenson sustaining six different characters. The afterpiece will be the burlesque of “111-treated 11 Trovatore,” Miss Stephenson appearing as Manrico, and Mr Hydes as Azucena. We are glad to find that arrangements have been made with the lessees of the Princess Theatre, by the Scott Scholarship Committee, for a dramatic entertainment in aid of that fund. It is satisfactory to know that new life has been infused into this praiseworthy undertaking, and we doubt not but the public will heartily respond to their efforts to increase the funds. It comes off on Friday next, and the Caledonian Society has kindly given its patronage, so a crowded house may reasonably be expected. About the richest piece of genuine Paddy ism we (North Otauo Timm) have heard of for a long while occurred a few days ago on the Papakaio Plain. A man (it is needless to say that he hails from the land of the Shamrock) was sent out with a team of three horses and a set of harrows, to harrow a field. Pat, seeing the freshly made way for the Awamoko line, set to work to harrow that, and did it properly, too, to the in terse amusement of several on-lookers, whose shouts of laughter at last convinced Paddy that there was a mistake somewhere. This is. wc suppose, about the first case of harrowing a railroad on record.

In accordance with a now established practice with their firm—an example which ought to be well followed, as it greatly strengthens the pleasant relations between employers and employed—deasts A. and 1. Bart last evening gave their work people and their wives and families a ball and supper at St. George’s Hall. We should say close upon 100 people were present, the visitors including the representatives of nearly all the iron-working establishments in the City. Dancing wai kept up till five in the morning, to music supplied by Mr Bailey's baud. Host Donaldson supplied excellent refreshments, and everyone appeared to have spent a most pleasant evening. Mr Anderson made a very efficient M.C. The trout in Mr Young’s ponds at Palmerston have thriven remarkably well. That gentleman has turned out into the Shag River no less than 10,000 young fish, and has distributed a large number in other streams. Mr P. F, Stoddart, who, at last spawning season, assisted in stripping the parent fish, informs us that one of them was fully a 12lb fish, and the smallest .’libs. I he trout in question are Thames trout, and may be now considered to be fairly acclimatised. The smaller fish are often seen rising, but the larger ones seem to grow lazy in consequence of the abundance of giound feed. 1,200 young fish had been turned out into the Waiar.’ka and the Kakanui Mill Race, and we now learn that a number are to be sent up to the Dtekaike. Star of Freedom Lodge, No, 10, Linden, held its usual quarterly meeting on the sth inst., for the dispatch of business and the installation of officers for the ensuing term. Bro, J. Cunningham, sen., W.C.T., presided. After initiating new member Bro. C, De L. Graham, D. R. W.G.T., accompanied by Bro. Adam, G.W.S., and Bro, T. George, G.W.M., installed the following officers for the current term : Bro. J. Cunningham, sen,, L. D,, Bro. George David, W.C.T., Bro. Colin Taylor, W.V.T., Bro. Dickie, W.S., Bro. Fleming, W.F.H., Bro, J, Cunningham, jun., W.T., Bro. D. Boss, W.C., Bro. Cowdrey, W. M., Bro. Brown, W.J.G., Bro. Jones, U.S. The assistant officers were —Sister Mahon, R.H.S., Bro Biveil, L.H.S, After some further business had been transacted, a vote of thanks was passed to the installing officers, and the meeting closed, An entertainment was given at the Walton Schoolhouse, Green Island, last evening, by a number of ladies and gentlemen connected with the various temperance lodges in Dunedin. for the purpose of explaining the working of Good Templarism, and to establish a Band of Hope, sir Greig, D. 11. W. G.T., occupied the chair. After explaining the subject of the meeting, the Chairman stated at its close he would be happy to receive the names of any persons wjllipg to assist in the formation of a Lodge in the district. Messrs Hughes, Nicol, Adams, Neil, and Jones severally addressed the meeting; and Mesdemoiselles fcitathem, MJKenzie, and Bewiey enlivened the proceedings by some very excellent songs and duets ; several juvenile members of the Dunedin Band of Hope also delivered recitations, which met with considerable applause. At the close of the proceedings, which terminated with a vote of thanks to the Dunedin visitors who so kindly volunteered their services on the occasion, fourteen persons subscribed their najnos to an application, asking for a charter to establish a Lodge of Good Templars in Green Island, The visitors were then invited to partake of refreshments, and shortly after returned to town, highly pleased with their trip. The Oamaru paper states that at the rate of progress-if indeed the word “progress” be not a misnomer—the Waitaki bridge is likely to be completed about the time that sucking infants of to-day a r(l thinking about getting settled in life 5 that is, something like a quarter of a century hence. So far as vve can ascertain, only about fifteen or sixteen cylinders have been sunk out of the hundreds to bo put down, nothstanding the long time that has elapsed since the work was commenced. . . , 'The material sent out proved to be of an entirely different description, to that ordered ; the ordersent irom the Golony being lor solid iron piles for driving, and the material received being cylinders of 2ft. Jin. mean diameter. These cylinders, it is under-

stood, were part of the plant originally intended for a bridge in India, and were bought, we suppose, as “a bargairi” by the Agent-General or some agent of the

olony at Home. But we venture to predict that the “ bargain ” will prove a dear one. if it do not result in an utter failure, (and this in. a matter which will, we believe, by the time it is finished, involve an expenditure of something like I/TO.OOO), and will at least retard for years the progress of both "the southern part of Canterbury and the northern part of * tago. One thing at Joist is certain—that it is high time more vigor and energy were displayed by the Government in the prosecution of the work. The sinking of the cylinders should proceed from both sides of the river simultaneously, and a much larger strength should be put on than is now employed If this is not done, we shall have the railways running north and south to the river years before trains can pass across. In any case, the lines will be open long before the bridge can be completed.

The extraordinary general meeting of the Masonic Hall Company held last evening was largely attended, Mr B’ish, as chairman of the Directory, presiding. It was explained by the Chairman that a proposition had been submitted for an amicable settlement of the late legal proceedings—the proposition being that the Directors should withdraw the action and should accept LSOO, with LISO in payment of law costs. The Directors declined this offer, but after some negotiation they accepted LSOO as payment for the Hall, with L‘2(K) for law costs, making a total of L7OO. This, of course, was exclusive of the amount to be received by the Coinnany on account of the sale of the building in the first instance—something like LI 80. In addition to th : s, the Directors stipulated that the lodges should obtain the use of the Hall for a period of six months from the settlement of the action, which was agreed to by the purchaser. The windingnp of the Company was of course a necessary consequence of the action taken by the Directors, and it was proposed that the present Treasurer and Secretary should act as liquidators of the estate. It was calculated that when all the assets were realised and the liabilities cleared off, there would be a sufficient sura left to pay a dividend of about 9s for each of the 404 shares in the Company at present existing. The Chairman concluded by moving—“ That it is resolved that the Dunedin Masonic Hall Company (Limited), registered under the Joint Stock Companies Act, be voluntarily wound up under the provisions of the said Act. ” This resolution was unanimously agreed to ; as was also a proposition that the Secretary and Treasurer be appointed official liquidators. The Chairman said that before dissolving the meeting he wished to mention one matter. At a previous meeting of shareholders some very strung language KM been used in reference to Mr J. iS. Webb’s conduct in selling the Hall. He now wished to say that the Directors, with perhaps one exception, after patient investigation, and with a full knowledge of the whole facts of the ease, were led ■ o believe that Mr Webb was actuated in which he had done simply by a desire to do justice to his clients, and had no idea of aggrandising or benefiting himself. He (the Chairman) believed that such was the case, but that Mr Webb had made a blunder in not advertising the property. The meeting was then adjourned sine die. The Dunedin Savings Banks will be closed on Monday. The Museum will lie open daily, on and after Monday, from 12 to 4 p.m. Tire Volunteer Artillery will muster on Monday morning, at nine o’clock, to fire a salute. The Otauo Record, for the week contains abundance of clerical news, but falls short in the advocacy of well-formed opinion on social subjects. More forcible writing must be adopted if it is to prove as useful as it might be made. The first of the monthly meetings of the Imperial Building and Investment Society took place last night, and resulted in a most encouraging amount of business, both as regards the number of shares applied for, and the applications for loans. The fortnightly meeting of the Commercial Building Society is postponed till Tuesday evening at the usual hour. The Foresters will celebrate their ninth anniversary by a fete in the Allendale Gardens, near Forbury, on Monday. All sorts of sports and games will be provided. The gardens are but a very short distance from tho head of Forbury road, to which the fare is (id. We have received a sample of very superior brown coal from the pit of Messrs Waugh, Todd, and Co., at Green Island, taken at a depth of 104 feet from the surface. The fracture is bright, and from the specimen we should judge the seam will prove very valuable. The Temperance Advocate for November contains, as a frontisjnece illustration, the likeness of Mr Jabez Walker, G.W.G.T., of Scotland, a very-well executed proVerb, in a fly-sheet, and the musical score of two opening odes, both simple enough both in melody and harmony to be easily learnt. We think Mr Martin would have arranged them more classically. 'The reading matter is in tho customary style of temperance publications. A variety of amusements will be provided for Monday. At 0 o’clock the volunteers will turn out and fire a fcu-dc-joic on the Southern Market reserve. The Golden Age will make an excursion to Portobello and the Heads, leaving the wharf at 10.50 a.m. ; the Peninsula will leave the jetty at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for Portobello and Port Chalmers, while the Result will leave Port Chalmers at 11 a.m. for Portobello. The ordinary time table on the Port ('halmers J vail way will be suspended, and trains will run at frequent intervals during the day, A cricket match will be played on Monday next on the South Recreation Ground, when an eleven of the Dunedin Cricket Club will be picked from tho following names to play eighteen all comers, from the various cricket clubs and business establishments in town : - Allen, Austin, Brown, Cairns, Clarke, Collinson, Crossman, Garwood, Glen, Johnston, Lambert, Macdonncll, Macfarlau, Park, Stafford, Tait, Thomson, Young, M’Laren, Holmes, Yickennan, Meares, Sutcliffe, Rees W. G., Beal L. 0., Morrison W., Johnston, Parry S., Greenfield, Carter, Pitman, Fulton F.