The Evening Star SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4266, 28 October 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1876.

The accident to George Ellison, laborer, which occurred at the Deborah Bay tunnel on Wednesday latt, terminated fatally this morning. By way of a foot-note to his circular, announcing the proposed Provincial convention, his Honor the Superintendent requests that in districts where there is no permanent chairman of. the School Committee, that body will nominate one of its members to represents.

The Mutual Improvement Associations connectea With St. Andrew’s and St. Paul’* mirehes celebrated their anniversaries last iight the former by a tea meeting And c(Jn-m-gazione, the latter by a Sbcial gathering. rh f. Oo * prided at St. Andrew's

~ thb Dunedin shareholders of 6 1 Compkhy was’ held at Watsoii’s ‘consider thequestidn of liquidation. ” , A number of oommtinications from Mr Smith, of smelting fame, were read, also some telegrams in which he inquired whether the shareholders would wind up, go on, or sell to another company and accept ten shillings in the & After some disoussion-ft ■'Werg'caiv ried, _ expressive of the meeting’s opinion thAt it Was. absolutely necesaary to at Once place the Company’s affairs in liquidation, suggestrve that ±he.w»rlu sale or tender for a term of years; and that the whole of the Company’s freehold and lease, except the part necessary for the operation of the works, should- .be-at. once surveyed into 100 acre blocks and bold (A the deferred payment plan. '

,Tl;e annual sqirie dansante in connection with the North Taieri School took place last night in the schoolhouse, and passed of with ?reat success. The first portion of the evening’s entertainment consisted of songs, &c., very ably given by .a number, pf> lady and gentlemen amateurs. . It wouljd fie invidious t.) particularise, as each, item on the programme. was received with great applause by toe audience; During the evening ,a very, handsome souyenirot respect and esteem, -in the form of a of sovereigns amounting to L£3, subscribed by, jkhe; friends,: &c., of Mr. Anderson . (head ’ teacher), was presented to that gentleman by Mr Dell, of Messrs Currie and Bell. ; The recipient thanked the donors for their very handsome gift, and referred in feeling terms, to his past connection with the school. After the concert was over dancing commenced with great spirit; and was kept up witfi unflagging zest to the small hours of, the morning. •

The annual meeting of the TJ.’O, D. f - A. 0. P,, was held at the Douglas Hotel last evening. There -were present the" various delegates and representatives from the following Courts of Dunedin, Enterprise Pride of the Leith, Robin Hood, St. Andrew, and Star of Tuapeka, together ■with the Executive. After the correspondence had been disposed of, the balancesheet and auditors’ report were read.' The former-showed that the increase had not been io large as usual, owing to the heavy funeral allowance for the year, viz',. LUO, but it was considered very satisfactory; The district relief fund amounted to L 370 9s Bd, and the total worth of the district was L 1,672 8s 9d. The election of, officers for the ensuing twelve months resulted as follows;-D.O.R., Bro. .W.Pinck; D.S.C.R., Bfo. D; Pinkerton; D.5.,/Bro. W, Woodland; D.T., Bro; W. G. Geddes ; D.8., Bro. Stratton; Eros. J. Wilson and W; G. Wilkinson were 1 appointed auditors. Several other subjects were then discussed at some length, and, after the usual votes of thanka to the newly elected and ; retiring officers, the meeting terminated.

A degree meeting of the L 0.0,10, will be he’d in the Oriental Ho‘el on Tuesday evening next. The adjourned meeting of the Dunedin Rawing (lub will be held at the Pier Hotel ofaMonday evening., ’

The programme for the ensuing spring meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club appears'in another column.

‘he No Surrender L.O.L- will hold an arch purple meeting at the Hall, George street, oh Monday evening. t , , The steamer Balclotha will make ‘an ezeorsiohdown the harbor to-morrow afternoon, leaving the Rattray street wharf at two o’clock.

The adjourned special meeting of the Press lub will be held in the reading-room this evening at 7.30 o’clock sharp, when a full attendance is requested.

'We have received from the Dep rtment specimens of the postal cards which are to be brought into use on the Ist proximo, and which have already been described in these columns

An entertainment will be given at the Temperance Hall on Wednesday evening next for the benefit of Mr Anthony Mills, who will sing several new local songs' of his own composing.

To-morrow being .the, last, Sunday lit the month, the evening service at Sfc Matthew’s Church will, as umal, be choral Kent’s anthem, “Thine, 0 is the greatness,” will be sung. The hymns for the evening are Nos. 307 and 18, old edition of hymns ancient aud modem.

At the weekly meeting of MayQQuee r Lodge' of Cood Templars, last night, the nomination and election of office-bearers for the ensuing term were proceeded with, the following being drily elected: , Bro J. Brown, sen, W.C.T ; >o. John Pick. W.'V. BrO, Fleming, W.S.; Bro. 1 Willis, W F {£: Sister Isabella Wood, W T.; Bro. Pollock, W C:; Bro; John Wilson. W.M; Bro. Garrett, W.1.G,: and Bro. Henderson, W.O.G. We understand that the Evangelistic labors of Air 1 homas H. Bates, in- connection with the of Dutiedin, are about to teminate for a time, he having decided to make special efforts in establishing churches in Invercargill and other por ions of the Province Mr J. J. Haley, of America, is his successor to the pulpit in this City. Mr Bates will preach his farewell discourse to morrow even ing in the cha iel Great King street.