Evening Post. MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1888. COOL CHAMBER ACCOMMODATION.

We have on several dooasions recently urged the Harbour Board to comply with the request to provide a 000 l ohamber on the wharf for storage of dairy produce, the export of whioh is daily assuming more important proportions. The necessity for provision of this character has just been praotically recognised in Viotoria, where the Railway Board has just derided to provide such accommodation at the principal railway Btationß in the agricultural discriots. A Melbourne paper affords the following description of the proposed ohambers, the tender for the erection of the first of which, at Horsham, has been accepted at .£441: — " These "premises will be constructed of timber, having double walls, between whioh powdered charcoal will be olosely packed The interior, whioh consists of two rooms, will be surmounted with a ceiling, and above this there will be an arohed roof fitted with ventilators. A oovered way will lead up to the entrances of the oooling atores, so that

goods may be unloaded outside in proper shelter. Each store will be covered externally with felt and painted with a non-con-duoting material, so as to neutralise the effect of the sun as much as possible, and one of the rooms contained therein will be specially set apart for butter, so that consignments will not be flavoured by the odour of other articles which may happen to be within the store." This is just the sort of bnilding required on the wharf, and if this colony is to compete with others in the export of dairy produce, equal facilities for carrying on the trade, so as to place all articles in the market in the best possible condition, must be afforded to the producers.

Owing to great pressure on onr space we are compelled to hold over a leading artiole, a number of letters to the Editor, and other matter. Our report of Saturday's races at Hutt Park, and other sporting matter, will be found on the fourth page of this issue. ! The Premier, Minister of Public Works, and Minister of Justice went south to-day, accompanied by Mr. Leokie, the Premier's Private Secretary. Sir H. Atkinson and Mr. Mitchelson intend to inspect the route of the Otago Central Railway, as promised during the session. The R.M.S. Rimutaka arrived atLyttelton from Plymouth, via usual ports, at 0 yesterday morning. The Northern portion of her sail was transhipped to the s.a. Wainui, whioh left Ly ttelton at 11.45 a.m. and arrived in Wellington at 5 this morning. The Premier and the Minister for Public Works leave for the South by the Manapouri this afternoon in order to inspect the Otago Control Railway. Mr. W. N. Blair, Assistant Engineer-in-Chief , will accompany the party. The Minister for Lands leaves for Auckland by tho early train to New Plymouth to-morrow. Tho hon. gentleman, who will .bo accompanied by the Surveyor-General (Mr. M'Kerrow), will be absent for about three weeks. The amount put through the totalisators at the Hntt on Saturday waß i 52334, making a total of .£4839 for the two days. The steamer Rotomahana, from Melbourne, via Hobart, with an English mail, arrived at the Bluff at 6.40 this morning. The Wellington portion of her mails should arrive by the Rotorua on Wednesday next. We notice that the Bruce Herald, in publishing some police court proceedings against juveniles in Auckland, heads the report, " Larrikinism in Wellington." It is enough for Wellington to bear itß own sinß, without being saddled also with those of Auckland. The R.M.S. Rimutaka, whioh arrived at Lyttelton at 6 o'clock yestorday morning from Plymouth, had a most adventurous passage. On Bth November, the day before the vesßel arrived at Capetown, Miss Duckworth, a second-class passenger, fell overboard, and was only rescued just in time by a stepragfl passenger named Cavill, who pluokily jumped overboard and kept her afloat until a boat arrived upon the scone. Captain Greenstreet handled his ship remarkably well, and had her stopped and back upon the spot in a very short time. Miss Duokworth received a very severe shock, but by careful nursing she was almost recovered on arrival in New Zealand. Two dayß after this unfortunate incident, when the vessel was in a heavy gale with a cross sea, an A.B. named W. Brooke was washed overboard and drowned. On 27th November a saloon passenger, Alexander Forrest, an accountant of the National Bank at Dunedin, died of apoplexy and was buried at sea. These accidents marred the enjoyment of the voyage considerably. The passengers and officers subscribed JJ2S for Cavil! as an acknowledgment of his pluok in rescuing Miss Dnokworth, and £55 for the mother of the seaman Brooke, she being dependent npon him for Bupport. The members of the Evening Post oompanionship adjourned to the Central Hotel after the paper went to press on Saturday afternoon for the purpoße of saying farewell to their overseer (Mr. John Watero), who has decided to retire into private life, and to extend a welcome to his successor (Mr. J. V. Lonsdalo). The gathering also drank to the health of Mr. J. Vanderbnrg, one of their number, who is about to enter into the bonds of matrimony. After the toasts, which were honoured with the orthodox musical accompaniment, were disposed of, several songs were contributed, and a very pleasant couple of hours were brought to a close by the company singing "Auld Lang Syne" in a most enthusiastic manner. The Chairman of the Lambton Licensing Committee (Mr. J. E. Hayes), at the quarterly meeting this morning, took occasion to express his approval of the vigilance that was being displayed by the police in seeing that proper fire-escapes were provided for the city hotels. Mr. Hayes thought the department were to be highly complimonted upon their efforts in a direotion whioh was of auoh vital importance to the public safety. The rapidly advancing strides whioh the trade between the South Sea Islands and Victoria and New South Wales has undergone has necessitated the Union Steamship Company plaoing more tonnage at the disposal of their clients. It is not so very long ago (sayß the Auokland Star) since one small steamer was suffioiont for this servico, and lately the S.s. Pukaki relieved the as. Taupo ; now the s.s. Hauroto is to be placed in the same trade, in conjunction with the Pukaki. By this extra boat going into the Island trade, Captain John M'lntosh will leave the intercolonial service for a period to take oharge of the Hauroto, he being acoompanied by his chief officer, Mr. RamBay. Captain Kennedy and Mr. Maodonald, chief of the Hauroto, will join the Te Anan. These ohanges took plaoo in Melbourne on arrival of the Te Anau at that port on the 28th ult. This change is made throufih Captain M'lntosh's knowledge of the islands, he having navigated the first steamer there when the trade was opened.

An adjourned special meeting of the Petone Borough Council was held on Friday night, and went into committee to consider the estimate for water supply and drainage. The engineer, Mr. Higginson, was present to explain his scheme, and the manner in which the expense for drainage could be lessened, and the amount for water increased by substituting 4in pipes all through, and extending the supply from White's line to the Korokoro, aiong the Hutt-road. On resuming, the Counoil presented a report recommending that authority be obtained from the ratepayers to borrow the sum of .£IO,OOO for water supply and drainage works. On the motion of his Worehip the Mayor, seconded by Councillor Mothes, the scheme of Mr. HiggiDson was adopted. An amendment by Councillor Stansell to adjourn till Tuesday noxt was put, after being seconded by Councillor Kelly, but was loßt. Councillor Collett proposed, and Councillor Upton seconded, a further amendment that the voting for water and drainage be separated as follows :— For water and surface drainage, .£5000 ; for water and drainago, .£IO,OOO. Councillor Collett's amendment was carried, and the meeting closed. The above information is supplied by the clerk, tho reporters being excluded on the Counoil going into committee. The annual sports held by the Catholic community of the Hutt district aro announced, by advertisement which appears to-day, to bo held at Woburn, Lower Hutt, on Boxing Day. Nominations for the events mußt be in the hands of the secretary by 8 p.m. on the 15th instant. Theregalar meeting of the Karori-Makara Road Board was held at Karori on Saturday. There were present— Messrs. H. Cook (Chairman), A. Hall, P. Monaghan, and W. Sievers. Correspondence was read from Messrs. Brandon, solicitors, the Wellington City Treasurer, Mr. A. P. Mason, snrveyor, the Property Tax Commissioner, and the District Land Registrar. The ordinary routine business was transacted, and acoounts to the amount of i 563 12s 7d were passed for payment. The matoh which was to come off in Newtown Park on Saturday afternoon between the Wellington and Hutt Baseball Clubß was postponed, and in its place a soratoh game was played, the Wellington team meeting all oomers, the latter numbering about 15, and including a number of members of the new Tni Club. Notwithstanding the size of the opposing team, however, the Wellington men proved victorious, scoring 43 in two innings, against 9 by their opponents in four innings. Liddle, Soatt, Cnogwidden, M'lntyre, and C. Palmer scored five runs each j Henderson (captain), and Pagni four eaoh ; and Mills and Chuck three each. One each was seonred by Redmond, Hubble. M'Cullooh, Matthews, Flinn, Burnes, FobBette, Ryan, and Bell. The Wellington branoh of the Irish National League will meet this evening. Tie St. John's Lodge, No. 23, 1.0. G.T., held its usual session last Friday evening, when there was a large attendance of members and visitors. One gentleman was proposed for membership. At 8 o'clook the ofnoers and members of the Pioneer Lodge wore received on an official visit, and were invited to take the chairs. Ono candidate was duly initiated, after which a recess was granted for ten minutes. On resuming business one brother applied for his clearance card, which was granted, and the Secretary was instructed to write a letter of condolenoe on behalf of the lodge to Bro. Roadley. After a large amonnt of business had been dealt with, the lodge closed in the usual manner at half -past 9. A number of members of the Loyal Petone Lodge, 1.0.0. F., and other friends on Friday night entertained Mr. M. Moloney at a smoke ooncert in the Oddfellows' Hall, Petone, prior to his departure for Melbourne, Mr. G. London being in the chair. During the fonr years Mr. Moloney has been a resident of Petone ho has taken an active interest in all local institutions, and the Oddfellows' Lodge, the Football and Cricket Clubs, as well as the Petone Navals, will regret his departure from amongst them. His Worship the Mayor, who attended after the special committee meeting of the Connoil, presented the guest with a beautifullyoarved meersohaum pipe, and in doing bo expressed the regret felt by all at Mr. Moloney's departure. Mr. Moloney acknowledged the gift in a neat speech, and said he would always look baok with pleasure to the time he had spent in Petone. The adjourned ease againßt the men Charles Stone, Michael Fogarty, John Lee, Frederick Williams, and Louis Allen, who were arrested last week upon a warrant charging them with having on the 29th of November stolen from the premises of Cecilia Jaoobsen, in Wingfield-street, abont .£lO in money, a bank draft for j6B, an artunion tioket, and a receipt for a registered letter. Detective Kirby, who prosecuted, mentioned that it was intended to withdraw the oharge against Allen, who would be called as a witness for the prosecution. Mr. Skerrett defended the other four acoussed. Evidence was taken in the case at length, after which Mr. Robinson, R.M., discharged Fogarty, Stone, and Williams, and committed Lee to take his trial at the January sittings of the Supreme Courc. Bail was allowed, the aooused in .£IOO, and two sureties of 450, or one of £100,

We have received a letter from a oorreepondent signing himself " Fair Play," taking; exoeption to our reporter's comments on the lunon served nnder the Grand Stand at the Hutt Races on Friday, and stating that the spread provided was an excellent one. It will be seen that our reporter refers to tbe subject in the introductory remarks of his report of Saturday's racing, which appears in another column. John Kerr was this morning convicted of drunkenness in Willis-street on Saturday, before Mr. Robinson, R.M., and was fined ss, with the alternative of 12 hours' imprisonment. The Matron of the Hospital acknowledges with thanks the following contributions for the Christmas-tree : -Mi»s Mary Stewart, Normanby-street, one guinea ; a lady friend, i and Mr. X., 10s. Mrs. A. S. Allan, who for some years past has taken a leading part as a member of the ohoir of 8.8. Peter and Paul Church, Lower Hutt, was yesterday presented by the members of the choir with a handsome clock, bearing a suitable inscription on a silver plate. Tho presentation was made in the Presbytery by Mr. C. E. Bunny, in the presence of the Rev. Father Lane, Parish Priest, and a number of friends. Mrs. Allan, in a few words, thanked the choir for their generous gift. An accident occurred on Lambton-quay about noon on Saturday to a Maori woman named Meta, who had the misfortune to be run over by a butcher's cart, driven by a man namod Henry Wright. The occurrence Beems to have been purely accidental, as the woman had her head tied up in a shawl and did not hear the warning of the near approach of the cart. Dr. Martin happened to be passing along the street at about the same time the accident occurred, and an examination Bhowed the injuries were not very Be vere, being confined to a few nasty brnises. The woman is staying at the City Buffet, having only reoently arrived from Wanganui. The quarterly meeting of the Lambton Licensing Committee was held at the Resident Magistrate's Court Buildings at noon tcday. Present t Messrs. J. E. Hayea (0 hair man), C. E. Willeston, and E. H. Goldsmith. Inspector Thomson and Sergeant-Major Morioe were present on behalf of tho Police Department. In the case of the Pier Hotel, the police reported that tho building was in a very dilapidated state, and was unfit to be licensed in its present condition. Mr. Edwards (who appeared on behalf of Messrs. T. Young and J. Staples, lessees), and Mr. P. A. Buokloy (representing Mr. S. S. Downes, the owner of the bnilding) explained to the Committee that they were under a covenant to expend JS2OOO towards re-erecting the hotel early next year, and represented that they would be placed at considerable disadvantage if obliged to renovate the premises at once. The Committee took no action in respect to the matter, but granted a permanent transfer of the hotel from J. L. Kimbell to Annie Smith, the present licensee. Permanent transfer of lioense of tho Commercial Hotel waß also granted from the Offioial Assignee (on behalf of A. B. Jaokson, a bankrupt) to John Limber, and of Ryland'a Hotel from Eva Fielding to John Kennedy. This was all the business. The polioo have been communicated with roßpeoting the sudden disappearance of Mr. Joseph Maraden from the residence of his son at Petone on Wednesday ovening last. Mr. Marsden, who is well-known in the Canterbury district, where he had resided for many years, and was at ono time proprietor of the Heathcote Valley Hotel, was on a visit to his son, and on the evening mentioned ho was seen near the Petone wharf about 8 o'olock by some lads. As Mr. Marsden was suffering from an attaok of paralysis it is surmised that he fell off the wharf, since enquiries in the vicinity have failed to reveal his presence, and he does not appear to have been seen after the hour at which he was observed by the boys. Yesterday several boats were out searching near the wharf for the body, it being feared that a fatality had oocurred, but the searoh was wholly unßuccesaful. The police officerß at the Hutt and Petone are also making a diligent searoh for the missing man. Two fine large turtles arrived from Fiji by the Arawata yesterday, and attracted considerablo attention on being landed. They are destined for Melbonrne. The ladies and gentlemen who took part in the Musical Festival last week were present at a garden party at Government House on Saturday afternoon. The Garrison Band was in attendance and performed a ohoice seleotion of music. The Columbia Rink olosed its ordinary season for 1888 on Satnrday evening. Tonight the omployda of the establishment will be accorded a well-deserved benefit, and from the manner in whioh the tickets are being disposed of, it would seem evident that the publio intend showing their appreciation of the general courtesy they had received from the staff in marked manner. Mr. T. H. Wootton, who has so ably undertaken the management of the rink sinoe the departure of Professor Simmons, leaves for the South shortly, and thenoe goes on to Sydney, so that this evening, as the "Musioal Masher," he will make his last appearance in New Zealand for a considerable period. Noble Campbell & Co. will sell to-morrow, house and land, Riddif ord-atreet, New town. Cuningham, Badham & Co. will sell to-morrow, chaff. George Thomas & Co. will sell to-morrow, on the premises, Frederick-street, furniture, &o.

TuEnear approaoh of the Christmas season, with its usual and numerous gatherings of families, friends, and acquaintances, suggests to all careful housewives the propriety of setting their houses in order. Undoubtedly many things will be required to brighten np tbe homes, and nowhere oan this be better or more cheaply done than at Te Aro House. JiTST now we have opened some excellent new designs in tapestry and Brussels carpets, some ohoioe patterns in linoleums, a large variety of lace, Liberty Art, Amritza and tapestry curtains, a grand assortment of table oovers, damask tablings and napkins, with an abundant assortment of qnilts of every description, at Te Aro House. And also in every other department are wo equally well prepared to supply the wants of all customers. Our millinery is unrivalled, our dress fabrics are things of beanty, our mantles and costumes are a la mode, our parasols, sunshades, gloves, embroideries, and a thousand other natty articles cannot be surpassed for elegance, and our prices are the lowest possible at Te Aro House. In addition to this cash oustomers will I have an opportunity during the month of December of selecting, free of cost, presents in accordance -with the amount of their purchases, as per soale notified on the first page of this paper.— James Smith, Te Aro Honse. — Advt. Storbkeei'bbs, hawkers, and the public generally should visit Hannah & Co.'s great removal sale. The very cream of 800 trunks j of magnifioent new goods will be offered at extraordinary low prioos. Ladies' neat German E.S., from 5s lid, 6s lid ; German button, 4s lid, 5s lid. Gentlemen requiring high class boots and shoes at low prices are invited to visit this sale. Neat English E.S., 88 6d; stylish English Balmoral 8 , 8s 6d, 9s 6d ; pretty walking shoes, 5s lid, 7s 6d. For three weeks only, at Hannah's Cash Boot Market, 28, Cuba-street.— Advt. Baiter's Ltjno Pskserveb has gained «rreat popularity in this district as a speedy and effeotual remedy in the treatment of Codohs, Colds, Bronchitis, and other chest and throat complaints. — Advt.