AROUND DUNEDIN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4947, 9 February 1895, Page 3

AROUND DUNEDIN.

[IIV SCOTCH JUST.] An interesting incident occurred in connection with tho departure of H.M.S, Royalist from our port, When passing Burkes, aweechappio was unearthed on board. The little stowaway ou being questioned said he wanted to be a soldier, and have I a big gun, and he had hidden himself on board. The captain and seamen were very good to the little fellow, loading himwith presents and mementos of his short trip on a man-of-war, and landed him, and saw him safely on board tho train en ronk for his parent's house, where, no doubt, a warm (?) reception awaited him, The cricket match on Saturday between Dunedin and the Fijians attracted a very largo gathering at the Carisbrook Ground. The visitors, who are all noble, with the purest of blue blood in their veins, are magnificent specimens of manhood, Their dress consisted of a coat piped witli blue, on which a blue rosette was fastened, and a white suln or loin cloth, carelessly wrapped round Hie waist reaching to the knees, Their feet and legs wero bare. The extraordinary manner of dressing their hair, gives them the appearance of having a fuzzy cap on. The hair, which is doctored with particular kinds of oils, is brushed up, and stands well out all round the head, making their heads appear much larger than they are in reality. The game which ended in a draw, gavea great deal of pleasure both to players and onlookers. Tho fielding of the visitors was their special feature. In the evening they were entertained at a smoke concert, some leaving early to attend a performance at the City Hall given by the Kennedy Company, others played chess, etc. It is the first time that Pijians, 1 believe, have tried conclusions over the chess board. Ratu Epeli playing against Mr D. A. Brodie, the draughts champion of New Zealand, and managed to secure one win, and to this score he subsequently added a clever draw. Tu Sawau, out of several games, managed to pilot his pitces to a drawn conclusion twice, displaying a keen grasp of the game. They left for the south to-day. Mr J. W. Israel (a brother of G. C. Israel, of this ci(y) has boon appointed Auditor-General of Tasmania, the highest position in the Civil Service of that Colony at £SOO a year.

The Rev. Isaac Richards arrived a few days ago from Remuera, Auckland, He has been appointed Theological Tutor of Selwyn College, in place of Rev. J. P. Fallowcs, who lias resigned. Ho looks more like a Roman Catholic priest, than tan Anglican minister, and is an enthusiastic athlete, having already joined a cricket club. The Rev. James Gibb, of First Church, is leaving shortly on a trip to the Old Country. A number of the office bearers presented him with a purso of sovereigns. I've no doubt it will help him to enjoy his trip to a greater degree. I hear that a rev. gentleman of Hobart is to receive a call to fill the vacancy in North Dunedin Presbyterian Church.caused by the departure of the Rev, Gibson Smith for Invercargill.

Dr Rentoul, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Victoria, is at present filling the pulpit of Knox Church.

The Otago Rowing Association's annual regatta was held on Saturday afternoon, but the attendance was not very numerous, there being so many other attractions on the same afternoon. The last two Wednesdays theshops havo been all closed for the halfholiday, and the Railway Department are running cheap excursions to Waihola and other places trying to make tho afternoon as agreeable as possible for the public, Tho " Onslow " and ferry steamer run continuously to the different little bays, so everything is being done to popularise Wednesday. Still I hear a great majority prefer Saturday as the holiday. Evidently they are not butchers or bakors, It would be almost impossible in largo towns such as Dunedin to bake the bread and deliver to their big round of customers before one o'clock on Saturday without having to work all the previous night, and the delivery carts would have to I commence work at daylight. Very few would caro to bo disturbed about 4- a.m. to take in their bread, It will end, I suppose, in the Government having to settle the day. Then perhaps everyone will be satietiod. Wo had some vory rough weather last week. Fortunately it only lasted 36 hours. The wind blew with hurricane force, with a cold drenching rain. Not much damage was done, however, beyond a few trees and fences blown down. It was just the fag end of the storm we experienced. It has now cleared up beautifully, and we aro having lovely summer weather again. Mr Beaumont, one of tho Directors of tho N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Co., is, I hear, in Christchurch, where he is going into tho affairs of the ComI pany, with a view of making drastic retrenchments.