The Evening Star TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1875.

Evening Star, Issue 3715, 19 January 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1875.

At the Horticultural Society’s meeting, held tne other evening, it was arranged to hold the Autumn Flower Show on Wednesday and Thursday, the 17th and 18th of March.

The following items are from to-day’s ‘ Bruce Herald ’: —“ A gas engine has been received for the Mosgiel Woollen Factory, and is now being fitted up on the premises for the use of the establishment. The Tokomairiro races are fixed for April 6 and 7, and for the principal events larger money prizes will be offered than heretofore. A rifle match between the East and West Taieri volunteers was won by the former by 33 points.” By the Ladybird to day were sent to Auckland six boys from the Industrial School, who are to be placed in the Naval Training School at Kohimarama. Their ages ranged from a little over ten to nearly fourteen years, and the physique and general appearance of the lads iead to the belief that they will develop into useful seamen. Mr Britton will send more candidates for the school, as the lads under his charge show themselves fitted for seafaring life. Volunteering is on the decline in New South Wales. There the Volunteer concentrates his wcolo mind on I-iia uniform, and the Government secs it is paying too much for a useless whistle. Consequently no more Volunteers are to be enrolled, and those remaining are likely to drop out, when their uniforms become unsightly and the Government refuses to pay for new suits. A weak protest has been raised cn the part of the Volunteers, but Ministers appear resolute on the point.

The Canterbury cricketers are keeping up their practice by first-class matches. That on Saturday—the World v. Universities and Public Schools is to be finished on Saturday next. 'I he World made 114, Olivier, J. Fowler, D’Emden, Watson, and Puller getting into double figures; and the Universities twenty-six, with the loss of seven wickets. The fielding and bowling of the World are said to have been unexceptionable. Certainly Moore’s average is again capital : ninety-six balls, six maidens, twenty-six runs, five wickets. A train on fire is an extraordinary and almost unheard of occurrence in Victoria, but last week one took place,, while proceeding from Sandhurst to Melbourne. At the White Hills it was noticed a truck was on fire, and the drivers put on steam for the purpose of getting the train into the railway station as soon as possible. This was not effected too soon, as when the train was stopped the whole truck was ablaze. Had the truck taken fire a mile or so further down the line it would have resulted most seriously, ass the flames broke out in nearly the foremost truck, and a steady breeze was blowing. Another Otagon has written his experiences of the Palmer diggings. About four months ago, when people here were almost Palmer-mad, Mr Edward Malone, of Weatherstones, joined a party of “rusheans,” and proceeded to the Palmer, but the climate did not agree with him, and he bae been forced to return to Taupeka. He tells the local paper that the diggings at thPalmer are very shallow, three feet being the deepest he ever saw; and, as might be imagined, the ground is very quickly exhausted. A good claim lasts only about a fortnight. He would rather work for L 3 a-week in New Zealand than for L 7 or L 8 at the Palmer. There was a full Bench of Commissioners at the adjourned meeting of the Licensing Court to-day. The application of L. J. Mar- j shall for a publican’s license at the Halfway ■ Bush was first considered. The matter had been adjourned to enable certain necessary alterations to be effected, and these were now nearly .completed. The application, which was supported by Mr Haggitt, was granted, the police ofieri&g no objection. Mr Bathgate, in speaking on the night license question, asked whether the decision in the case against Mr Barker was to be appealed agaiiwtf, Mr Haggitt replied that he had not decided whether to appeal or to move ty quash the,wo vie lion ; at all events, proceed- ’ tags would W taken ou the point of law rained. The had better adjourn consideration of the queat;.on till the next licensing meeting, as the long vacation commenced ou the 26th instant and lasted till March 10, and there was no ,probability of getting tbo mattqr settled by the Supreme Court before then. Mr Haggitt’s suggestion was acted upon, and the Court adjourned till the usual quarterly meeting. A deputation, consisting of Messrs Hodges, Carey, and n ttiug (members of the Forhury School Committee), wailed npon his Honor the Superintendent this morning, to bring under his noiice the great hardship which trusted in the uw ol Mr thvk, tbo teacher ot

the Ferbury School, It appears that not being & duly certificated teacher, he has received notice from the Government to give up his position by the Ist of March next. ') he case is a very hard one, as Mr Cook was the original cause of getting the present site granted for a school, and has conducted it with much ability for about two years. Moreover, he has received an injury which , prevents his doing any manual work. Under all these circumstances the School Committee considered it only right to request the Government, if possible, to give Mr Cook some employment when his time expires in March next. His Honor said he would give the subject his consideration, and if anything could be done they might rest assured it would be. The deputation, which was introduced by Mr Robert Stout, the member for the district, then withdrew.

Several letters are unavoidably held over. The usual monthly meeting of the Lodge of Dunedin will be held this evening at 7.30, in the Masonic Hall. The adjourned summoned meeting of the Hand and Heart Lodge, M.U.1.0.0.F., will bo held in the Oddfellows’ Hall this evening at 7.30.