AROUND DUNEDIN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4768, 9 July 1894, Page 2

AROUND DUNEDIN.

(By Scotch Mist.)

A monster public gathering took place last week in tho Princess Theatre, convened by Mr Msli, our not over-popular Mayor, for the purpose of testing public opinion as to the necessity of raising a. loan. Mr Fish certainly did his duty in a thoroughly impartial manner. Most of the speakers were against borrowing on any condition, Mr Stanford also opposed it, and made a most culogisue speech in reference to the prosuut Government. "Nothing they bad done was wrong, and nothing they over could do would bo wrong." Evidently, Mr Stanford is taking the bull by tho hornSj and intends to miiko ft big effort to get" M.'11.R." tacked on to his name, at the next general election, After a few other gentlemen had spoken, tho larrikins thought' thoy had heard enough about tho loan, and declined to allow any more speechifying, so the meeting closed, the show of hands being distinctly against borrowing in any sliapo or form,

If our dear Kev. Dr. Stuart could arise from the grave I think his first words would be, " Pence, my brethren, peace." Such.au amount of disputing and haggling over the form the memorial is to take, that is to be raised to his memory, is childish, Most of tho vory good old Scotch identities don't believe in a Free Library as they are afraid the young might be templed to read novels and poison their innocent minds with trash, so they think a statue would bo best. Others are clamouring for the Free Library, tho benefit it will be to a largo community, who aro unable to buy periodicals and magazines, and a bust of the Rev. Dr'. could be placed in the hall; others would prefer a wing put to the Hospital, to be called tho" Stuart Wing." How it will ultimately end, it is hard to say, but I think somehow the Knoxites will have their way, and a statue will he erected.

Canon Howell, for some years incumbent of St. Matthew's Anglican Church, left Dunedin yesterday, much to the regret of his congregation, He is, 1 hear, going to recuperate for three months iu Nelson, where he has taken a house. At the end of that lime he hopes to be able to take up his work again, but not in Dunedin, Through his instrumentality the first English Church Day School was opened, which ho has himself always superintended. Who his successor is tq he has not yet leaked out..

Amusements we have in our midst galore just now. It is usually (ho way,■cither a feast or a famine ] of good things.. The Blind Students have been drawing splendid houses. Thenwchavo DrTalinagc, the most; wonderful of orators, He is such a well-known personage any comment of mine w/>uhl be superfluous. The Beaumonts,or"Man-nsh," as one calls himself, go through quite an incredible, performance, the theatre being nightly thronged, The Pro-i fessor with his two daughters plunge into an enormous glass tank on the stage and they perform all sorts of feats under water, the girls (who are dressed in tights) sit nnclsewatease and play at cards with their father. He remains under water for over four minutes at a time and smokes a cigar. These amphibious -creatures will bo sporting themselves I expect shortly in the Empire City. Then wehavo the "Gothic" here just now being visited by hundreds such a floating palace as she is. Certainly ' one of the modern wonders of ship building. Special excursion trains arc being put on'to allow our country cousins, from Oamarumn'd the Taieri.to visit the Gothic and hear Dr. Talmage at the'kmo timp. ;'l:hp Tanpeka election is gQing on apace, as the wives of the two' candi : dates (Mi's. Scobio McKonzie.nnd Mrs jjamiach) aro boA canvassing, 'lt Is yery difficult to prophesy who will get ii), Mr Jyavnach has the advan-

ilian'onb;a§le^B:J)eiiig- l! ohapemnedtfi^ •bund under tlje peißonal guidance >*s if & Mi's Brown, ■.auex-membor'a ' vife,' so thero are; three women as- if listing in the running, Avbioh will 4 make the finish a vdty close one *"v ■ Wretched weather has prevailed »l* lately,.and the mud in our streets is '\ is appalling, Influenza too, is veiy 7^ prevalent, and prostrating many, and g bad colds and coughs are the most j fashionnblo disorders of iho day , £