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Evening Star, Issue 3915, 10 September 1875, Page 2

The North Otago 'Times' reports that Mr lirridgcß Hotel, Upper Wakaia, haß liecn burned down.

0 100.- on, the Taieri pedestrian, walked thirteen miles in one hour and fifty-eight minutes in Barr's Hall on Wednesday evening. J

llicro will be no performance at the Ttmperanco Hall this evening, but to-morrow atternoon and evening Mr Davies's troupe will reappear.

the I roviucial Government have accepted the tender of Mr H. Reid for oontract ,. ft 1042-roads aud bridges in Wyndham district—for the sum of L 971 lis Bd. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company are about to erect a three storeycd conoreto store, 66ft wide by 83ft long, en the Harbor Board sections at Oainaru.

1 K ing John " was repeated at the Queen's last night to a fair house, and "Robert Macairo " concluded the performance. This evening "London Assurance" will be played, with Mrs Darrell as Lady Gay Spanker.

The 'Bruce Herald' hears "that an attempt has been made to induce the Colonial Bank to open a branch at Milton. The re quest came from a number of the leading business men of Milton and a number of Colonial Ba'.ik shareholders ; but we believe that the bank authorities decline to move in the matter at present."

The bricklayers' laborers' pedestrian match was concluded yesterday, the second competitor—George Bedford starting at live minuses past four o'clock in the alternoon, and finishing the twenty miles at ten Mduut'is to eleven. Bedford, the Good Templar, thus beat the man who trained on beer by twenty minutos.

Wiltshire, of Oamaru, the long distance walker, started on his task of walking 150 miles within thirty-six hours at the Octagon Drill-shi-d, at a quarter to eleven this morning. Hi 3 first five miles were walked in 55min. ; ten, in lhr. 55min. ; fifteen, in 2hr. 58rain. ; and twenty, in 4hr. 2min. He intended to walk the first thirty miles without a rest. Edwards took three seconds longer than Wiltshire to walk the first five miles in hi.3 hundred miles spin. Austin, Scott's trainer is looking after Wiltshire iu his present undertaking. Delaney is in town trying to arrange a match between Gleesoa, of Tokoma Tiro, and young Scott.

The following items with refercuce to the Upper Waitaki district are from the North Otago «Times :'— Rain is very much wanted indesd none has fallen in the neighborhood of Itugge 1 Ridges and Upper Maerewhenua for some months past. The Waitaki is very low at present, and there is not much snow on the ranges. The pasture is very bare, and great complaints are heard from all the stockowncrs. The lambing season, so far. ba,3 been very good indeed, the dropping averaging about 70 to 75 per cent. The long and comiuued drought is very much felt by th? catt e, and it is to be hoped that a bountiful s pply 0 f rain will soon fall, or els ■. t'uo constquouces to the different stockowners will become serious.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Port Clialmeis, this morning, before T. Taylor ti'rtq., and Dr Drysdale. J.P.'s, Robert Scott, for being drnnk and disorderly in Ge.-Tge street yesterday, was ordered to pay a tiim of si, or in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment. David Maemillan Logan, charged with assaulting Uichard Allen on th'.s4uh instant, pleaded not guilty. Mr Joycii appeared for the plaintiff and informed ha Worship that the plaintiff and defendant were both lodging at t e Koyal Hotel, and for some time past the defendant had an ill feeling towards the plaintiff, who was in danger of his lifo. From the evidence of plaiutiff it appeared that on the evening of the 4th inst. there was a disturbance between some men in the right-of-way next to the Koyal Hotel, when the defendant cane behind him and struck him several li:Hts, threw him down, and threatened to break his neck. Witness had given defendan tno provocation. In defence the accused stats.:-! that he came on shoro on the evening of the 4th, and wa3 going up to the yard to wash himself when he noticed two men fighting, and seeing the plaintiff strike one of the men he went and spoke quietly tohira about his striking the other man. Plaintiff then attempted to strike accused, who warded off the blow and struck plaintiff. The Bench considered the assault clearly provod, and inflicted a fine of 40s wi;h costs. '

There is now on view in the shop-window of Mr E. Nathan, tobacconist, Princes street, a handsome illuminated congratulatory address to his JKoyal Highness the Prince of Wales, from the' District Grand Uilga of Otago and Southland, and which i"> to bo forwarded Home by the next ran Francisco mail. The following is the body of the address.-"Albert Edward, Prince !j it Wales, Ac, &e., Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England, We, the District Grand Master and district Grand Officers of District Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland, desire to express our congratulations to your Koyal Highness as the Grand Master of England on your election to and installation in the chair of King Solomon. In past ages Freemas nry has had to contend with op. po?iuon and persecution, and in the present day the great principles and tenets of the order have been again as3;ii'ed by the enemies of true liberty. We therefore hail with especial satisfaction your Koyal Highness's acoeptance of the high office to which you have been called, being assured thereby that you are fully convinced that the immutable Laws upon which, as a sure foundation, the structure of Free-nv-isoniy rests, which have survived the fail of ancient dynasties and empiresare the exp.-nants of general truths, and defined to survive itself We also desire to express our hope and prayer that your Royal f_ ugliness will in aU things be guided by the Great Architect of the Universe in the ways of wisdom, that you may be long permitted to rule the craft, and that when you are summoned to leave this transitory abode you may be received in that Grand Lodge above and enter the Temple not nude with hands, Eternal in the Heavens." Signed on behalf of the Lodge by the Dietrie. Grand Master and District Grand Sec.et;.ry. The address has been beautifully photographed by Messrs Rurton Bros., from whom Mas jus and others can obtain copies.

We would remind residents in Kaikorai, Kosl.yn, and the surrounding districts, of the meeting to be held this evening in the Linden schoolroom at eight o'clock, of persons favorable to the formation of a lodge of the Independent Order of Oddfellows.

At the meeting yesterday evening of the Daysuiiug i.odge of Good Templars at Kensington, tiiere was a large attendance of visiting brethren. The Biitish Hearts of Oak Lodjte paid an official visit, and Bros. Adams and Wilson, from the Degree Temple, were there uigiug the claims of the Temple on all worthy Good Templars. It was resolved that next Thursday evening be an open harmony mght, when the public are to be invited

fc*e. Two members yrno joined to the lodg* on clearance cards from Oamaru. We are pleased to notice the sure and steady progress this lodge is making.

A meeting was held yesterday at Herr achott s rooms, for the purpose of forming an orchestral society in conjunction with an instrumental class of instruction, having for its object the development of orchestral instrumentalists for assisting oth r societies in the production of works requiring a complete and efficient orchestra. Mr Hunter was elected secretary jm-o tern, and the meeting then adjourned till 1 hursday, 16th inst., for the election of president and committee, and the enroirnent of performing members.