The Evening Star. TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1874
“A Waif of the Streets” was repeated at the Queen’s Theatre last evening, and gave extreme satisfaction to a tolerably large audience. Miss Towers, as the heroine, is excellent, and she receives good support from the other membeis of the Company. In the Supreme Court yesterday, the jury, in the case of Forrester v. Darling, found for the plaintiff—damages, L 250. The Court was occupied during the whole of the day with the case of Healey v. Heenan, which was unconcluded at four o’clock. Our report is held over.
A meeting of the Harbor Improvement Committee was hsld this afternoon, but concluded too late for to-day’s publication. It transpired that a public meeting on the Waterworks question would be held on Monday, and one on the Harbor Improvement (probably) on Tuesday. The only business presented at the Resident Magistrate’s Court. Port Chalmers to-day, was the bearing of a charge of drunkenness against one Frank Simlock, who was fined ss, with the option of twenty-four hours’ imprisonment Dr O’Donoghue, J.P., was the presiding justice.
The only police business done at the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning was the fining of an inebriate, named George Benson, in the sum of 40s, with the option of 14 days’ imprisonment. A couple of bye-law infringement cases were then dealt with, after which the Court adjourned. Mr J. Bathgate, R.M. presided.
We wish to remind our readers that an entertainment by the pupils of the Dunedin Collegiate School takes place to-morrow evening. The programme promises a capital evening’s amusement; and the profits being for such an excellent purpose as the funds of the Early Closing Association, we would strongly advise all wno can to go. Mr A. J. Towsey will preside at the piano. A Waterloo veteran, aged 94, is living in Baker street, Auckland, and still follows the trade of saw sharpener, at which he is an adept. A correspondent of the ‘ Evening Star ’ writes that the man, whose name is Hill, was also at the battle of Corunna, and followed the fortunes of war throughout the Peninsular campaign. He exchanged his pension for a grant of land in New South Wales, of which he became minus through the dishonesty of parties he dealt with.
“ The Waif of the Streets” was played to a moderately numerous attendance at the Queen’s Theatre last evening. The whole of the performers are now thoroughly conversant with their parts, and the piece runs as smoothly as could be desired. Miss Towers’s efforts were ably backed up by the other performers,causing the play to pass off successfully. This piece will be produced for the last time to-night, and we would heartily recommend those who have not yet seen it not to lose this opportunity. On the evening of the 10th inst. a man named Angus MThee, who had apparently been drinking heavily, was found asleep in the yard at the rear of the Anderson’s Bay Hotel. When discovered he was paralysed, evidently from exposure to the cold, and in such a condition that Professor Macgregor, who was called in by the police, ordered his removal to the Hospital, where he now lies in a very precarious state. It will be seen by our report of the proceedings at the Licensing Court that the matter was there referred to by the Commissioner of Police.
The usual fortnightly meeting of the Mornington Total Abstinence Society and Band of Hope was held in the district hall last evening, and although this was only the second meeting of the season, the attendance was extremely good. The President, Mr Morris, occupied the chair. Those present were addressed by several old friends of the cause, the addresses relating chiefly to the speakers’ own experience. At the close of the meeting the chairman intimated that it had been decided to form a Mutual Improvement Society in connection with the Society, to meet on the intervening Mondays. After the meeting the committee determined to
call a public meeting by advertisement for Monday next, to discuss the propriety of forming the proposed society. Captain Thomson, the Chief Harbormaster, yesterday took soundings of the harbor from the Heads up to Dunedin, He found the channel in some respects much improved. On the outer bar there was not lesi than 19ft at
low water, and on the inner bar 25ft. The depth of water across the inner bar is considerably greater than before, but the channel has narrowed near the lightship, and is wider at the Inner Harbor, there being now 25ft water when formerly there was but 17ift, In the Upper Harbor there has been no material change, excepting that, most probably through the construction of the training-wall, the channel near Grant’s Braes has deepened. In the Cross Channel there is not less than ft of water.
A new society, called the National Grange, has come into existence in America. What its particular objects are we have not heard explained. It would appear, however, that ladies may not only be members, but officers, and some classical names have been adopted for the officers. We see that at a meeting of the National Grange, at St. Louis, in February, a lady of South Carolina was elected “Pomona,” in room of another lady who had resigned. Another of the sisterhood, from Florida, was at the same time elected as “Flora.” Ladies, however, are becoming the paid, as well as honorary officers in the States. We notice that in lowa “Mrs Elliott” is postmaster, “Mrs Maxwell” engrossing clerk, and “ Mrs Quixon” is paper-folder to the local parliament; while “Miss Mary Charlton” is the lately-elected third assistant clerk of the Illinois House of Representatives. We are doing very well in this Colony in the employment of women in public offices, but the Americans are a long way before us still in this respect.
According to a “ provisional ” meteorological report compiled by Dr Hector, and appended to the report for tue month of March by the Registrar-General*. Mr Brown, upon the vital statistics of some of the principal towns in the Colony, the following appears to have been the average temperature in the shade Auckland 66.7; Wellington, 60.0; Nelson, 61.8; Christchurch, 58.9; Hokitika, 58,6; Dunedin, 55.9. The highest temperature in the shade was— Auckland, 80.5, on the 25th; Wellington, 73,9 on the 14th; Nelson, 80, on the 14th ; Christchurch, 88, on the 4th; Hokitika, 73.1, on the 13th; Dunedin, 75, on the 17th. Christchurch had the lowest rainfall, Wellington the next lowest, Auckland, and Dunedin next. Nelson was high—more than double the fall in March
of the previous year, and Hokitika was very high—B.63o inches. Yet the number of days on which rain fell was—in Auckland, 9 j in Wellington, 17; in Nelson, 7; in Christchurch, 10 ;in Hokitika, 12; and in Dunedin, 13. All over the Colony, except in Christchurch, the rainfall seems to have been greatly in excess of that of the same month in 1873. The belief in witchcraft, it appears, is still active in the Maori mind in the Province of Hawke’s Bay. Rutene Tainguru, of the Wairoa, reports to ‘Te Waka Maori,’ that “Eapaia te
Apu has fallen under the ban of the Natives of that place as a sorcerer. They ascribe the death of a number of persons who nave died lately in the district to the operation of his magic arts. A public meeting was convened on the subject, at which he was charged by several individuals with having brought about the death of certain of their relations by witchcraft. His indignant denials were disregarded, and the meeting, with one exception, came to the sage conclusion that he was guilty, and that he was a pest in the district, who ought not to be suffered to live. He was then informed that it was_ only out of consideration for the law that his life was spared, and warned to be careful not to move about from the place where he was born, otherwise he might come to grief. Rutene Piwaka alone dissented from the decision of the meeting. He said the deaths charged upon Rapaia arose from natural causes; the Lord said unto Adam, when he and Eve sipned, ‘Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return,’ and bo jt had ever since been,”
The Siamese [Jovenile Troupe of acrobats, gymnasts, and balancers made their first appearance at the Princess Theatre last evening. There was a very large attendance, the pit and stalls being crowded, and the dress circle was well patronised. Exhibitions of this nature have always been popular in Dunedin, and' although many of the items in the programme —such as the top-spinning, the balancing of tubs, and the butterfly trick—are familiar to most of us, still the clever and neat manner in which each performer executed his alloted task proved that this company was equal, if not superior, to any troupe that has yet appeared in this City, We must particularly notice two small specimens of Siamese humanity, whom we consider the best contortionists we have ever seen; they appear to enjoy themselves thoroughly, and perform the most difficult feats with the greatest apparent ease. The conjuring tricks were neatly and cleverly done, and elicited loud applause. The space at our diaposal will not parmit us to describe at length each item, but we can safely recommend those who take an interest in performances of this nature to pay a visit to the Princess Theatre. Before the termination of the performance the manager came forward, and, after thanking the audience for their liberal patronage, announced that the stay of the troupe would be limited, and that after a few nights there would be a complete change of programme.
Mr Wales’s Committee will meet to-morrow evening in the Committee Booms, High street, at 7.30.
The annual meeting of the New Zealand Tablet Co. will be held in St. Joseph’s Schoolroom on Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Guiding Star Lodge, 1.0. G.T., will be held in Knox Church schoolroom to-morrow evening. Mr Wales will address the electors this evening at the Mission-house, Bussell street, at 7.30; and at the Caledonia Hotel, Great King street, at 9. v Mr Barton will address the electors in the Masonic Hall this evening at 8 o’clock. The committee will meet at the rooms. High street, at 7.30.
A meeting of consignees who have claims against the Dallam Tower will be held at Messrs B. Wilson and Co.’s offices to-morrow afternoon, at 3 o’clock. A notification in another column from the Provincial Government announces that having received an assortment of Californian forest tree seeds, it is desirous to distribute them among the gardeners and nurserymen. Applications should be made to Mr Logan not later than the 30th inst.
An operatic and ballad concert will be given by the Choir of St. Joseph’s Church, in the School-room, Rattray street, on Friday evening. The programme is a very good one, and comprises songs and glees, a violin solo, and Weber’s “ Benedictus,” as a quartette. The excellent entertainments given by this choir on former oocasions ought to ensure a large attendance. Mr C, Sykes, the organist of St. Joseph’s, will preside at the piano.
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