The Evening Star SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4242, 30 September 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1876.

Owing to the press of advertisements we are compelled to hold over a quantity of local and other matter.

A very successful concert was held last evening in the Foresters' Hall, Port Chalmers, in aid of the funds of the Sawyers' Bay School.

It is stated that Mr D. L. M'George, assistant Government engineer en the Western railways, succeeds Mr Fergus as district engineer for the Northern goldfields.

Tho third section of the Oamaru breakwater extension contract has been finished. 'I he 'N. 0 limes' informs us that another fifty feet completes the extension undertaken by Messrs Walkem and Peyman.

Roberta was last night beaten both by Weston and the amateur the latter winning by 168 points, the former by 51. Roberts plays his final match at Christchurch tonight, giving Wesson 400 in 750, the game being for L2O aside.

At the aunual meeting of the movaVe committee of the M.U.1.0.0.F. the Otago district was represented by. Mr C. W. Wright, of Cromwell. Tho'jocal 'Argus'' says this was the first occasion on which a deputy from the Otago branch has been present; at the great gathering of Oddfellows.

A wooden house in Clyde street, occupied by Charles Hay ward, was discovered to be oil firo yesterday afternoon, but the fire was extinguished before it had got any hold of the building. It appears that Mrs Haywari had placed two sheets on chairs before the kitchen-fire to air, and then went out into the back-yard. The fire is attributed to tho draught in closiug the door, causing the sheets* to come in contact with the flames. The Citizens' Cricket Club held their annual meeting last night, when the following office-bearers were elected: —Mr H. S Fish, President; Mr G. H. Maraden, Secretary ; Mr S. Cook, Treasmer; Committee, Messrs G. Stokes, O'Haskill, Fagan, F. Webb, Leith, A. M'Millan, and Mackenzie. The opening match of the season is to be played on October 7, between the married and single. The President has offered a bat to the highest scorer during the season ; and by fixing the subscription at halfaguinea the club is iikely to receive a good man}' new members.

A woman residing in the Club reserve was the victim of misplaced kindness to-day. A man called at her house and stated that he was hun.trry, whereupon she supplied his wants. Having occasion to go to tht; front door, sho found on her return that the man was pii king the pocket of a dress that hung behind the door, and when he left the room she found she had been robbed. The police were immediately informed of the cfrcum stance, and within a short time Detective Henderson apprehended one Louis Barnett, who was identified by the woman as the person who had robbed her.

From correspondence wnich appears in the 'North Ctago Times,' we observe that Mr Seward, M.P.C., has been writing to the Provincial Government in reference to the delay in completing the Waireka line, and that the Provincial Engineer makes replythat " there is very little fear but what the Waiareka Railway will be opened for traffic long before iirst harvest. The first portion from the junction with the main line to Teaneraki will be ready in a weed, and the whole line within two months for general traffic." The delays hitherto have been caused by the loss of rails in the Strathmore ; from the inability of the contractor?, until very recently, to get an engine for ballasting ; and by extra works.

People should not indulge in practical jokes, and no one will be more sensible of that than David Evans, who has just been committed for trial by the Court of Petty Sessions at Oamaru, for stealing a purse containing L 5 belonging to a fellow-workman. Avails maintains persistently that the whole thing was a joke, and that he had no felonous intent. So strongly was the Inspector of Police at Oamaru impressed with this view of the matter that when the charge was first laid ho endeavored to dissuade the prosecutor from proceeding with it. The points strongly urged on Evans's behnlf were his respectability and known character, and the fact that he possesses a large credit balance at the fcank, all of which skould, it was urged by his counsol, prevent any inference being drawn to his prejudice. The Bench, considering that the evidence did not bear out the line of defence, thought their plaiu duty was to commit Evans for trial, which they accordingly did, accepting bail in his recognisance of L 25.

take the following items from our Milton and Balclutha contemporaries of yesterday :—The formation of the railway—Gore to Waipahi—is now completed and ready for plate-laying, yet no steps have been taken t > call for tenders.—lt appears that the provisions of the Public Health Act, with regard to the vaccination of children, have been very much neglected in this district. A large number of notices have lately beea served on pa-ents.—Constable White, who has been stationed at Milton for nearly two years and a-half, is about to be removed to •himaru, to occupy the position of gaoler.— Tli- Bmce Rifles have voted 14 out of their funds towards tho Ladies' Challenge Mudd, and Sub Lieu renant i?oid was apronted to Jo<-k alter the interests of the company, at the meeting to be held m Dunedin on the 10th October.—A porter at the _ okomairiro station had a narrow escape from death the other evening. As the train came in he made an attempt to get on the atop, but ho mused, it and slipped a'cng the platform for five feet. It was lucky ho fell towards the platform ; had it been to tho other side he would inevitably have been killed—Mr imncan Chisholm, inspector of the railway surface men between Tokomairiro and Balclutha, has a velociptde with which he runs along the line at the rate of ten or twelve u>ilts an hour. The m ■. chine is made to hi, the raUs, and is very pasii'y ." r i V cn. - A ' P -si. - Hiue is I ; b.: (oC.i'il ■':.vi\ ;,t "'• iiliti 1 /. ' i ' lio K-v Mr .'asinerman wrote by hist mail ' that he expects te return about the end of j -November.

The following should act aS a datttion not to laugh too heartily. At Tapu Creek (Auckland), a Miss O'Brien was seated at table in her father's houso conversing with him, when some remark made bj a member of the family caused her to laugh heartily, when the jaw became fixed, leaving the mouth open, and causing her great pain. Every effort was made to bring it back, but without the least effect, and the face was well fomented with hot cloths, which seemed to give relief, but did not alter the position of the jaw. She was next day Bent to Grahamstown, where the hospital doctor replaced the jaw.

The Rev. J G-. Paterson will de'iver a lee tnre in the hdl *sf the First Church on Wednesday evening. The monthly meeting of tin Colonial Building Compiny will ba held on Monday evening, atT»mple Chambers.

1 he fortnighly me .ting of the Hope of Dunedin Rechabite Teut will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall, George street, on Monday evening.

The meeting of di>-ect->rs of the Co-operative Store Company will be held on Monday evening, at eight o'clock, in the Company's offices

Mr John Hill will presi !e at the organ at St. Matthew's Church 10-m rrow evening. Members of the choir .'ire requited to attend practice at 3 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.

We have been requested to call the attention of volunteers to ta:> announ-.ement that the Adjutant's parade t'kes place on Tuesday, and not on Monriay evening as stated elsewhere.

The Mosgiel Lodge Independent Order of Oddfellows wll be opened i;ext Mo day, October 2, at 8 p.m , in the school-room, osgiel. Town members can be in omnibuses starting from end of Arcade, High Btreet. at 5.30 p.m. The Dawn of Light Division Daughters of Temperance anuownce a pocial meeting to be held in the_ Temperance Hall, on Monday eve* ning. at euhfc immediu'ely after ihe installation of officers, for which purpose the Division will meet at sev.-n o'clock.

Mr F. Krull having complete I the building of his new Family Hotel, George street, entertained some fifty gentlemen »t supper last evening, Mr Birch presiding. The toasts included the the architect.!; the builders and the workmen. The company separated shortly before midnight.