YESTERDAY'S HOLIDAY.

Evening Star, Issue 3966, 10 November 1875, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S HOLIDAY.

LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE i FORESTERS' HALL, PORT CHALMERS. The foundation stone of a new hall for Court j Robiu Hood, No. 3,991, Port Chalmers, was laid at noon yesterday, upon a valuable and-convenient ito in George street. The building is to be of si one, i and will be used for other purposes tbau those iniI mediately connected with the Society. In accordj anco with the wish of some of the members of Court ; Robin Hood, the Marine Lodge of Freemasons, | Port Chalmers, was requested to perform the cerei mony of laying the foundation stone The j Marine L >dge mustered in force, and proi perly discharged its duties, dispensations having j been granted the P.G. Master and Masons, j who attended in full regalia. Invitations were also I sent to Oddfellows and Good Templars, of whom ' there was a large numberpresent. The Port Chalmers I Brass Band, under the leadership of Mr Wignall, . was in attendance and played suitable music. As ! according to ancient Masonic customs the stone had Ito be laid at high noon. The various societies and 1 lodges assembled at the Masonic Hall, and, after I marchiug through the principal streets with their banners, ariived at the ground in the folI lowing order:—Port Chalmers Brass Band, All . Nations Lodge 1.0. G.T. No. 13, members march- ; iug two abreast; Loyal Prince «f Wales' Lodge : No. 5,254, M.U.1.0.0.F., members marching two abreast; Court Robin Hood, No. 3,091, A.0.F., officers and members according to order of precedence, Port Chalmers Marino Lodge, Ancient Order Freemasons, No. 912, B.C. On arriving** the ground the various societies were marshalled by the direction of P.M. C. do L. Graham, aud the baud played "God Bless the Prince of Wales," and then the " National Anthem." The Deputy of Court Robin Hood addressed the Worshipful Master, and requested him to lay the stone. The scroll to be deposited in the stone having been read the Chaplain invoked a blessing on the undertaking. The architect delivered the plans of the building, and explained them to Bro. Mouson, who deposited in the cavity a vase containing several documents and copies of the ' Times,' ' Guardian,' Evening Star, Masonic and Foresters' scrolls, aud a sketch plan of the building. Ho then spread the cement with a silver trowel, presented to him by the architect, Bro. Sanders, which bore the following inscription .—" Presented to Bro. John Louden, W.M., Marine Lodge, Port Chalmers, No. 912, on the occasion of his laying the foundation stone of the Foresters' Hall, Port Chalmers, November 9th, 1875, with Masonic honors, by Bro. E. J. Sanders, Colliugwood Lodge, No. 854, architect of the building." The stone was then lowered by three stops, the baud meanwhile playing the lOOdi fsulm, and at each stop the Masonic Brethren cave the usual salute. After the usual ceremonies the W.M.. declared the stone to have been well nnd truly laid. 1 he proceedings were closed wi hj tu address from the W.M. THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES FETE. The fete at St. Leonards yesterday could not be pronounced a success, the proceedings throughout being unusually tame. Up till lour o'clock the trains from Duuediu and Port Chalmers were fully packed, aud at that hour there must have been2,soo persons present. The running course was in a very bad condition, and the complaints by the various competitors of its boggy nature were loud and numerous. The sports next year will be held at the societies' newly-acquired property at Gleudermid, where a more suitable course will doubtless be provided. In addition to the events given by us yesterday, the following were contested : Three-legged Race, youths under sixteen ; prizes, 15s, 10s, and ss.—Shea and Brown, 1; Rochfort aud Jones, 2; Duncan aud Smith, 3. Breaking tho Pot Blindfolded.—Rochford, 1. Picking up Fifty Stones, one yard apart; prizes, 40s, 20s, and 10s.—Henderson, 1; \V. Hogg, 2 • W. Hutcheson, 3. ' Distance Jump; 20s and 10s.—Walsh, 1- F. Muir, 2

Sack Ea.ce for Boys irwTei fourteen. Fiize3, <sd, ss. and 2s Gd.—Grant, 1; Rochford, 2; Hyud mail, 3. Consolation Stakes, of 200 yds, for all losers. Prizes, 20s, 10e, aud ss.—Gebbie, 1 ; Grate, 2 ; Hutchison, 3. Huby Shuw, exhibits "not to exceed nine mouths. Prizes, 10s, aud 20s.—There were seven entries, id' tine chubby children. Mr Baructt (auctioneer! mid -iTv Woodland (City Councillor) were the judy*:* lie judges had much difficulty in awarding 1-li< prizes, which wore ultimately (riven as follows . Mrs Thos Collins, first prize, for her boy eight months old; Mrs M'Callum. Port Chalmers/second prize (boy), elevvn and a-half weeks old. On the judges'recommendation, au extra prize of 10» was awarded to Mrs Beag-ley for tier child, seven and a-lialf weeks old. Much amusement was caused by the committee hoisting a Colonial-bred young; man of fully eighteen summers, and a king for the judces'opinion of the lad. Although be was not awarded a prize, owing to non-fulfilment of conditions, we may state that the opinion was a decidedly favorable one. Boys' Walking Match, half-mile.—First prize, 20s; second do, 10s. M'lvor, 1; Duncan, 2. The judges decided that Campbell was entitled to the first prize iu the two-mile walking ra<-e, which was disputed yesterday, aud Sims consequently takes the second prize money. 1 THE GOLFERS. | At the links, at Mornington, there was a keen [ competition for a merit prize aud a handicap prize I —the former beiug presented by Vrofessor Shand ; the other by Mr Duvic. The merit prize was won | by Mr Todd, seur. j and the handicap prize by Mr ; M. Smith. I TRAIN EXCURSIONS. Of course the Port line was the me st patronised. On it eighteen trains were run, and these carried nearly 1,8.0 persons, in addition to those who travelled by means of the tickets issued by the Friendly Societies' Fete Committee; and these additional passengers are computed at ovei a thousand. On the Clutha line four trains were run, for which 615 tickets were issued. The ailway arrangements under Mr Conyers'a personal supervision were complete. There was one little hitch iu the mu-ning, owing to the engine drawing the 9.30 train from town to Clutha breaking down at Cavershain, by reasou of the regulator piti falling out. This accident cause.l a delay of fifty minutes while a message was conveyed into town and another engine sent out. CADETS' PICNIC. The City Guards' C.vdcs aud Baud held their picnic at Woodhuugh Valley. There were a large number present, and, iu addition to 'ootraecs and other sports, there were dancing to music supplied by the band, kiss iu the ring, kc. In the evening fully thirty couples attended a ball at the Headquarters Drillshed, Sergeant Wilson acting as M.C. Captain Wales, of the City of Guards, was present both at the picnic and ball. STEAMBOAT EXCURSIONS. Several picnic parties bent on a day's outing, proceeded down the harbor to Portobelio, Mueaudrew's Bay, and the Peninsula. The s earner June, laden with a full complement of passengers, proceeded to the Heads and Maori Kaik, while numbers took advantage of the Lady of the Lake's trip to visit Wuikouaiti. The Portobelio ran between Port Chalmers aud Portobelio. AT WAIKOUAITI. The Good Templars had a successful demonstration. The Waikouaiti, Palmerstou, and Blueskin contingents, after marchimr through the township in procession, headed bv the two bauds proceeded to Riverbauk, where a picnic and nnirt s were held. At the cricket ground, a Palmerston eleven, under the captaincy of air Cobden, tried conclusions with the local club, led by Mr R. *■ elms Waikouaiti winning the toss, sunt 'in their o'ino! netitH, who scored 39 iu their first and 8] iu their secon I innings. Waikouaiti got 38 in their first mniug3, and when time was called nt six o'clock had, iu their second innings, put together 48 wit li the loss of five wickers. AT OAMARU. The Friendly Societies' picuic, which was the only public, entertainment in Oamarn, was v ry suec> ssful. It was intended to have he-Id it at Papaka >, but at the last moment it was found that the arrangements made for running traiu along the Awamoko line could not be carried out, as the opening of the lino is postponed until an official inspection has lak< n place, in accordance with the Railway Inspection Act, under which no passengers can be carried along any line until after inspection. The railway authorities, to meet the difficulty, put on excursion truius to Waitaki, whither seven trains were sent, the picuic being held at IJilderthorpo, ahoui two miles on the Oamaru side of the river. About 1,100 persons travelled by rail, aud at Hilderthorpe athletic sports were gor up. AT BALCLUTHA. The picnic at Balclutha uuder the auspices of Lodge Hope of Balclutha, No. 71, was a thorough success. There were over 400 persons present, including a good many visitors from Duucdin. Kilgour Bros, catered and gave every satisfaction. Tlio following are the results of the sports, which were well contested : Boys' Race Handicap, 100yds.—Ludlow, 1; Dunu, 2; Latimore, 3. Running Flat Jump.—H. Smith, 1; H. Piuk. 2. Race: 100 yds, open to all.—Fraer, 5 points; Cowio, 3 points; R. Mason, 2 points. Picking up Thirty Stones, one yard apart.— M. Girr, 1 j Pittara, 2; C. Hogg, 3. Running Hop, Step, aud Jump.—Smith. 1 • Stevens, 2. Race: 200 yds, open to all who ran in the 100 yds race.—Fraser, 5 points; Cowie, 3 poiuts : Stevens 2 points. Children's Race, 75yds.—Mary Symes, I; George Halvoser, 2 j Mary Straiu, 3. Ladies' Race, for a gold ring.—Five entries for this race, which caused no end of fun. Miss Agnes Chirnside won in a canter. Standing Flat Leap.—The prize was divided between R. Mason aud Stevens, who tied. Race, 400 yds, open to those who competed in the 100 aud 200 yds event, Fraer 5 points; Stevens, 3 points; Cowie, 2 points. Fraer having scoied the most point s in the three events took the first prize of L 3. To Cowie was awarded the second of LI 10s j and to Stevens tin third of 10s. Race, 75yds, for Girls under fourteen years of age. —Lizzie Ludlow, 1; Jemima Kai o, 2. Three-legged Race.—Louis and Fraser, 1; Cowie and Pitthard, 2. A 100 yds race for boys under sixteen, which was substituted for the sack race, was won by Latimore. The soiree iu Ban's hall iu the evening was nisi largely attended, and the spelhn >■ bee was au entire success. The prizetakers were—K. Stevens, 1 • Mr James, 2 Mr Pace, 3. ' THE THEATRE. The Queen's Theatre Inst evening was filled in every part, when " The Shanghrau " was repeated The piece passed off well, Mr Wheatleigh playing the principal part to perfection, and being well supported by the company, every member of whom acted spiritedly. The large audience was delighted with the performance, and Mr Wheatleigh was twice enthusiastically called before the curtain. The pluy will be repeated this evening, and from the favor with which it is received " The Shaughrau" may be expected to run for some time, HERR SCHOTT'S CONCERT. Tho lovers of good music who were fortunate enough to bo present iu the Temperance Hall last evening, enjoyed a rich treat. Taken all round, the concert given by Herr Schott was one of the best we have had iu Dunediu for some time; and we were glad to see so large an audience. The reserved and front seats were well tided, and there was a good attendance in the other parts of the Hall. The programme comprised vocal and instru mental music by smc of the best masters, aud presented several novelties never before introduced to a Dunediu audience. The " Piano Quartuor" was for the first time played in public here, Herr Jchott performing on that instrument "Sainted Mother" from "Marifaun," aud other selections. The solo, though admirably plaved, was not appreciated by the audience, the instrument not beiug suitable for such performances. It was, however, heard to advantage, and proved very effective in the concerted music when it was played along "titli the American organ end two pianos. The reiw dering of the overture to " William Tell " and Herr Schott's "March Triumj.hale" on the iiist-nmieiits named. played respectively by Mr LitoltV, Mr Sykes and Mr aud Miss Schott, were two ot the most enjoyable items of the programme. Of the o'th'.-r instrumental performances we must make, special mention of Herr Behott's solos on the oboe The-e were indeed a treat to listen to, especially ihe s< lection from "Lueretia Borgia," which received a hearty and well-merited encore. On being recall-.1 HerrSchott played " The Last R>se of Summer," Auld Robin Grey," and au imitation of the Scot, hj bagpipes, these being perhaps the be .-a appreciated and most thoroughly enjoyed par,.s ot the entertainment. The vocal music was sang by Miss Webb aud Miss Ada Schott, the latter making her debut before a Duuedii audience iu the "Home of Love.' Miss SehettV siuging, as might have been expected, gives evidence of caretul training. Her execution was good, and she sang throughout in excellent tene, but her void is wanting in vo.ume and strength for the Temperance Hall. She is, in our judgment, far Cm, youug to appear as a solo vocalist, and for lack o : power she was not heard to udvtrit-ige last evening Time aud strength will howev. r, we have no doubt, enable her some day to make her mark as a siugei Her performances on the piano showed liei to be already a pianist of no mean ordei Of Miss Webb, it is only necessiuy to say that sin saJg so as to fully maintain her deservedly high re ! putution as ouo of our sweetest bnllad-singers and t j make the vocal part of the programme worthy o the instrumental. Her Bongs were "Ruby" aud

Never Wore." The latter an <-! d friend under a new name, was sung with taste and feeling, and received a unanimous encore, when Miss Webb treated the audience with that ever-welcome Scotch ballad, " Better Hide a Wee." Miss Webb also saug with line eueet in two duets wilh Miss Ada Schott. On tie whole HerrSchott may be i-umratulatcd on he large measure o'" su-wrh which ei-owned his last niu'lit 8 ett'urt. We hope that eve Jou•• wv shall bnve ■ >■* ldeaßure of attend.ng -u-->lhe> siviilav entertainwent.