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Evening Star, Issue 3936, 6 October 1875, Page 2

1 ‘ Kobody’g Chill” was repeated at th? Q.u-mv’s 1 fie-Ir-o i.:v; t evening to a go;>,i audience. To-nn-hs “ Adriemio ” will leper'ormed. At a meeting at Hr* Provincial Hotel la;t nigf-t of those gcnilum n \i bo intend getting u|i a banqiiof to ‘-:r Maoandicw <-n loy i-L turn from WciJington, a c-miut'oe w hj appointed to m die t! e iieoe>.s«iy a-ran. emeu ts Ihe charge of an-.ou a.-aiott Koht. Huut- r formerly a publican at Paiuion-ton, and an o d a lt!t r there, o copied the whole fore noon sitting of lbs- .Supreme C; ur. to day. Mes rs St-on t uni ( a'omor- ..ppcartd L r ;h e • n-fr-.-fi- P. o- er was ‘-nmd gui.- y a ■- ecntv .red. T . Z, Bo ;e i ’ of (bo 27th ids* oy s : , ■' r-.pr ov«<iifi”C3 have t-ken'c.he iiiil..*»iv\ tiin a s.m in ciicket p acMco. On o -I'-mai : d i ru.-on the nowly-foimed Press < rimo t Club held I heir tir.-d practice, when there wn- minder. Practice will take p’acc each Saturday, and when the man.

u>-Vr! In. to v.oikei ihemselr.s up to the pitc; e tie’i- ving they can’t be beaten, they inemi to chall nge the ciab they moulder tin most easily to be vanquished. They do not. i'iteacl to visit the . w; outh this -easen, so th • eprt.se-,tat-ves o f the B<>a’hc(ii Press need >■ ' f - 'he i hn I d -rm ” Ihr N para a r diia correspondent ot thAuckland ' (echo ’ writes that during a beavv storm the o’her nii'ht, the iigi’tidn ■ st'ucia tree and vet ibe top of it on Hr 1 It burn tor several hours, a.d was a grand »•.,>■■ ; whi ; e it- la ted. A pasaynger by Monday evening’s tr.-d bom l).;ae;Mu informed the ‘Bruce Herod 1 '.bat before eni.eiina the tunnel at the Chain Cille the tram came to a stands ill, and a out 100 of th.t passengers got out and pushed the tram up the incline u til it leached the level, when it was again able to proceed on its w-y. d- me-.-tm.g of the High School Club was he'd last, evening at the v'ccid nr.al Hotel, which was largely attended. It was decided to ho.d ath etic - ports on lanurday, Novetn her 6. at toe Caledonian Grounds, for which a capital programme was submitted by the Sp- rts Committee. It was also resolved to hold a concert and spelling be about a fort* nmht before tho sports, the proceeds to go to the prize 'und, .-.lfred Mulcho-on, alias German Charlie ■bo gained considerable notoriety by his esc ipe from custody after being arrested on i charge of burglariously enteiing Bailiff Barnes’s house, and who was su-pec ed of tho robberies at the Beddent Magistrate’s C -urth-uise* here and at Invercargill was to-day sentenced t r > three year-.’ imprisonment. with hard labor, the jury having only convicted him o‘ simple larceny. vt the Port Chalmers Police Court this morning at ; nins !e i, a seaman In Join ing ;o tuc stop luv'.-foaigip, was charged with i”-ing d uuk aid d.s-irderl\ on the railway .da’io in a’ I dO p m. y sterday, and was -rd- u* ; In pay a hue of :;os, in default seven ! day -' -'opria ■ unmt. with hard lab r. Geor.-e j : ■ • ’' t-e'rig dmuk on the radw y ~1a: i t rm . 1 was fined ss, w th ihc alterI <d I wenty-f -nr iionrs’ imprisoum ut | ■ T Hr .dual . J. P , lifesided.

■ Hv.eg o th ■ -caroity of bar It for tanning pui-po-es ui Ku.lamt, saw- the ' Aveca Fr»Tress,’ >. me-na the p .st.sea-on has b.-en c i vory prosperous one fur wat-le hark stripp. rs Ihr (jiict; piad ac th iNortii-liast rn Hiiway •t it i-u.s. in (ho neighborhood of Seymour, ha« be»n as much as four guin. as per t n, \ !a dot? pr->pilet,or m the Mount amuiet ha* refused an offer of L 4 ?( 0 i fur l> ;V1 •ve of baikmg the wattle trees on bis t-sta!e. Another offer of a r.-yalfcy of 1-4 jv r ton for al; hat was stripped was oec.Uled.

Public feeling rung liiuhin Auckland with regard to the . r -po.-al to strike a water rate, the ‘ iferald ’ says a notice of motion made by the Mayor to i o so has created almost as mucu indignation as the levy of the e-Iu vatii.n rate. >otr,e declare they will n- ver pay it ; ot; c.’.- threat- nt - sell thei- property and leave tiic place to complete its ruin; and seme, more reasonable, desire only to see a good up ply of water, and will then give their rate,-', and their {,-ratitudo freely to the City Council, but object to paying ra es until they can see something tangible for the money expended

I'i.e following gushing telegram was for. from i utir.iiu to the Auck ami ‘ Meho ’ by a member of the Auckland team, s •on _ after the cnmmencciu-nt of the 'ate ma*cb lore : —'‘ The weather splrnU'i. Our iue-> having quite, got over effects of trip, turned cut m goo-; condition and exc<- ; ieut ' ot in the least funky at app aranco of Dunedin men, although a- .me are qu.te as lortu.dable as vVelliugto iaus Cfamo proceeding, (nightly inourfa.or; al-iti.-iigh milieu-t to t-l! jet. as ic wid not be cone udi.d till live. Tho -,rom dis crowded, especially by ladies. Auckland boys, always susceptible to the faseiuation of the ladies, on their mettle.” An iutere.stinj item of intelligence is reported by the Hokitika * ijtar 1 as coming from the Kunion district. A fishery has V*-g es'ab'i: hed at Lake Ivameri, where two men have b.-en outage-! for s me time •ast in bui dmg boats and preparing the necessary iv. j-liances f.r filling. the ar range.m- ms sre now com pitted, amt the tint haul of the net was made last. Week. whtn n • less th.n f->rt> doz-u of splendid bow Zealand tro.it were captured. These w. re brought to town ai d met vi*h a ready a de. om *of she first xv-ighed four p-.u d each, ■ui l see dy supply Will for th* futur- lie kept up, The lake will most probady, ere ’nug, be a favorite resort of lovers of fishing. Tbe • fa ar.aki !1. r.dd’of tho 29th ult., in deaonb n„ t;,e local football m tch aguiußt rhe . • uek’and tea 1 ;*, savs :—Tho Auckland men had been very much knocke about- in th-i- crip outh ; Bcareoly anv among? t them but sbo.v :;i ns of limpness whilst Mcssr ■ o -".. 11.-He son, Mharland, and Filling raw bofii aeve.cly handed. Early in tho hj: m Hon*-, urld ( aranakil, m etiasinr rMUii- t.i ( uie..iau- ), rolled h-m over, and he f !i le-avily :-n a low bank on his ah ulde . 't was f aii-d by bystanders that th-re was -i breakage, but Duunett gathered him. ell up, a: dlific: a abort time wa; again to be -■•eeu .n tie -hick of the iruy. Heudetson - Mt * r, -M hruus-i <,.n his -Tie. Black y.s

aa i firm «'S vme coy.mou tk» all the UK‘kH!i;! s *bo wtve in the play Amount .’ no > a-t-naki nan >-oljy spr .incd ftia -oa •v;i! i;i to leave the (islrf ; ore got a kick ■huh made him iai’p timuighout me re■a under the play, w ii»t J. 0. udam*, * lu) aa, aKv.vys to bo fo ni in tho thick of he fray, ha i some ua.ty kuoc s on tb face,”

Mceri'ng <o tlm .lection of vir Lemon 1 1 deni apb mauagoi) to Hie honorary de„r. c r Odor of hoo-mohy of the i UmJton Culle_o, -‘Snyder” (n w editor or ifi- Corooiaudel ‘Mai’) vv-ites : “ ; f cou.-se, Him Honor was we l meant but it has been tlm cau-e of much misery and distress of ra ndjco \ir Lemon. He is a philosopher now, and b.B been compelled to eba-ge bis mode of life It would never do for a philo-o. her to |v dke people. Mr Lemon doesn't unb now; that would never answer a/ au i pi ce. He cam.ot go into a r.st-.uiaut now and say, ‘ Waiter, bring me a c-aiple of broiitd kidneys. And 1 say, w dter, bring me <•. p j.t of colonial. ’ Pnd; sophers n> ver : o snob tilings as that; an’ this wa> jast wind Mi L nioa was foal ..{ d-.ing, ih y n- ver go to the ba- of a public-h osh, and my, 'Mary, my loco, give m-. a glass of s er , iv.d ditierh ’ Such a >ittl • g me a.tnsa woo Id auumaii tiie other phil.-scp.-eis ■ivhu; ,s; Lemon, instead of being a jolly, j -via!, nli.w as he used to ho, imv«-r now allows ;<ia c ot-hes to be brushed He don’t vv. Sb hia face, but talks a g. o I deal ad-at Diogenes, and is tbi king of looking tor a w ;-hi. g tub ot.tko up his quarters in.”

i he ‘TVanu-s A-witier* of the 27tti uit reports tin t liowing i cident “ The expected v siv < f the Provincial .Analyst has been a source of anxiety and inquin, it appea s, to -t least one mi k wndor' at t-e rhames. It appears tbai one dealer was s--sobci-ows of information as t. the calling of ’■•'■y *trau;- r ho bscrved in the street-.- when goi g bis roiin-t:-, that one of his Mist nv r i. holv.d upon him a piactica jokt a:io' i , r. newer 1-. ins u-ual iMteir mi no icing a wen dressed p- is u in the sm-i i waking »n his dire.-iou, promr-tly informed tb ■ V( ;.cl-ig f th< ; s .y-Uiue aiticle that the straug(-r L 1 •. :.3 eyeing was none other than tilC \t:X.t.4o.«‘ Xli:liv jdctt:Cll\C, XcapfcJCtUXg

•vh- He Wait he had shoVT ,i eo much anility 1 he mi'.km.uj hurried at o i e and turned the • l artHt corn r tor saf-.-ly, I nTr uu tely tor him the stranger hod occasion 10 go he same road, and as milk-an i-water b< gaa s ' thi-k he v.u l>' i. jt i.nr.-nu-d he ha teued his ft )i . ii 'i ; ' a py hou ; t flashoi' P'O'i h>m in •. . e .mused, eiuplnd .d c i>B of their an ••n .> ■ i' e -ut tv, ami with a ;;vin ot ..»• s.iao i>n on hi conn enaoce. • 0 hj Tf> ti’e -•.i.jicuchi' g ■■ti.ngei, •'* ,,w - m j,, u o:i, H ..i tow m" hj w -‘ l ' 'h. ••i- m ;!> ■ »;*il- ifyui iiko. Thstranger was puzzled, and -xpi lined that he was n it Mr Tunny." The annual ruee’int? of the Harmonic Society was held at the Fiendiy .-v eiwifl/ Hall last; evv.n>og ; Mr fcl. !S, (. hj tpmau in tie ohair, A mi oilier of lady and gemleoi. •’ membi rn were present The Chairman s ii<s the so doty was commenced about twelve moot ns a.o bw a, mi in her ot g.'iil-emen. who contmueto take rro.at interest in its pigress. rhree o nc-rts had been given, ami he belh vedthey had gi en very general s-ia-f action. Musical socie’ies nke that one and the C 'Oral ’Ocieiy hal a ienduucy to > nip' the human race, for music did und mb c I>. sotten ■> an’s feeling- and pr. v ii them f ■ in beconai-'g brutal .V.ter refer; mg mih num her of statesman <n l .hiio-ioph iv oho had deemed the study of music worth of thei f notice Mr Chap..an called on ;h.- S Cretan to read the report. Mr Sai.iUrs -aid !.h> number of performing members was fiftytwo and the honorary mem ben woie m creasing s-n isfaetoriiy. I'hoy pad a!read;, had music to the value, of Ll6, and the com mittee had ordered some new glees f»■ ■:». florae, He thought the successful ..-rgauiea lion of the {Society was entirely owing in the ex r ions of Mr Morrish, the conductor, ■■.hose untiring energy and ch.se application to trie hu ii.eoK was remai kab’.e. Mu pr.iposc a hj; miy vole of ih r.ks to Mr .or, sh f his- x eilt-utm in memduringth- pas; \• .p The motio 1 was heartily earn d . ut, an ! M Morri'h aekuowlodged ;he comp im.-nt v.t'er uotic-ng the. commencement i ! Society. he sasi they m at.-red about 2 c voic s, and among-1 a urge bo y they <a- u • aoqai \.d co.r cl unto. -inging H« t s -.uel> ‘ he cone -rts ih y h.d g;veu we<•• a v.ry t u class, the oho: uses pr-r icula. ly being »*.it remit re > Tne fol owing officers were reelected : ‘resident, Mr H. '> hapman ; Vice - i resident, Rev. Li. L, and r lieu, B-)l; Hou. Treasurer, Vr M W II d; s ’, ius; H >n. Secretary Mr J ha H. •Sanders • •. ouduc'ur. Mr Morr-h ; Vom mit-pe, '-. e'-r' - T-.ee W. Fiaa.r, • ickmy, J. ha; iO-vuiau, i<eyu-.'ids, r’raoci--. M Ro>, j F’e.-ui n A vote of di uks i,. tiie | chairman concluded ' he pr c ediegs

The first general meeting of sha.oholders in the Colonial Huitding and Investment Company will be held at the oliices on Thursday, October 14, at 7 p.m, Tne institution of the Linden Lolge, Kaikorai, which was to have tak. n place on Friday evening, is unavoidably , ostponed to Monday evening next, ’ ictober 11th.