The attendance at the Citizens’ Band operatic carnival shows no signs of dminish ing, the Garrison Hall being crowded to the doors last evening. The tableaux and valse were gone through without a hitch, and Signor Borzoni is to be complimented on the efficient way he has trained the performers. The costumes are about the best seen at an affair of this kind, and were the theme of much admiration and comment. The ‘ Battle of Sedan ’ was again produced. A matinee will be given on Saturday, when children will be admitted it half-price. A memorial is in course of signature in Christchurch to the Minister of Justice praying for a remission of the sentence passed on Dr De Renzi for assaulting the chairman of the Hospital Board. Mr Justice Denniston makes the following state ment in respect to a report of his remarks in passing sentence in the case of Dr De Renzi:—“l notice that in the somewhat condensed report of my observations in passing sentence yesterday in the case of assault I am represented as saying that l as accused was a medical man* the sentence would be without hard labor. My actual words were that, as in the case of a medical man, imprisonment involved in effect a heavy pecuniary fine, I should take that into consideration in deciding not to inflict the additional degradation of hard labor. I mention this because I do not wish it to go abroad that I consider any class to be speci ally privileged in such matters.” The Faust Family were last night patro nised by what must be regarded as a very good house, considering their lengthened stay and the strong opposition they now have against them. The new programme deserves to be successful, for it is one of the best the company have presented. Miss Fraser and Mr Hagan repeated the musical sketch ‘Naming the Baby,’ which intro duced them to a Dunedin audience, and it was received with boisterous heartiness ; Mr Eugene Faust in his Irish song and dhnee scored a hit; Ted and Eugene had to res pond to a triple encore for their musical vagaries; little Freddy did a neat step dance; and the first part was concluded with the famous Bisley act, which is now given with additions that make it more won derful than ever. 