Evening Post. SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1895.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 54, 31 August 1895, Page 2

Evening Post. SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1895.

Owing to the length of our report of the proceedings in Parliament and press of other matter, wa are obliged to omit & leading artiole. More than usual interest attaches to last night's proceedings in the House of Representatives in Committee on the Bank Bill, and our report, whioh appears on the fourth page, extends to three and o-half columns. There were some exciting soenes during the disoussion. The Finanoial News of 12th July says :— " Mr. J. G. Ward, the Colonial Treasurer of New Zealand, has returned to Wellington, and he is reported to have said that he found a good feeling waa generally entertained in England towards the oolony. This, undoubtedly, is bo ; but when we find the New Zealand Government behaving with snob manifest unfairness towards the New Zealand Midland Bailway we wish that Mr. Ward oonld obtain a little reciprocity for English capitalists, otherwise there will be danger of a cessation of the good feeling on our side." Mrs. Tasker is very angry with us for refuting to insert a letter of hers, and she has in the columns of the New Zealand Times advertised oertain statements whioh are not striotly consistent with faot. On Thursday Mrs. Tesker forwarded to us a very long letter on the Chinese question. Aa the letter was avowedly t, reply to an advertisement, we .informed Mrs. Tasker, through our notices to correspondents, that her communication oould only be inserted as an advertisement, suoh being the ordinary rale. Mrs. Taskor asked in a note that if her letter was not inserted the manuscript might be returned, and a penny stamp was enclosed. It is an invariable rule not to return rejected communications, and Mrs. Tasker was so informed. She subsequently applied at our publishing offioe for a return of the mannsoript, which was of course refused, but she was given baok her penny stamp. Mrs Tasker then asked if her letter oould be published aa an advertisement, and was told it could, the olerk informing her what the coat would be. At a later period, Mrs. Tasker asked for the addition to the letter of a note , of somewhat similar purport to her letter to the New Zealand Times. As some of the statements were slightly abusive and not quite ooourate they were struok out, and Mrs. Tasker informed that- the remainder of the note oould be added if she desired it. Her reply was that she bad seen a lawyer and did not now want tbe letter advertised. We may point out that the advertisement to whioh Mrs. Tasker professed to reply was in no sense an attack on her, although she was incidentally referred to as " that Mrs. Tasker " and " puir bodie," nor was her letter in any shape or form a personal defence. We may inform Mrs. Tasker that the "Chinese Resident" actually does reside in Greymouth, as a large portion of her letter is based on the incorreot assumption that he lives in Wellington. We are very sorry, of course, to have exoited Mrs. Tasker'a wrath by adherence to well-understood journalistic rules, but we will endeavour to bear up under the severe affiiotion. In conclusion, we may say' that the letter whioh Mrs. Tasker has published in tho Times as being refused by us is not an exaot or accurate copy of the communication from her whioh we refused. The very sentences on whioh our refasal was based are somewhat differently worded' in the Times version. Accuracy is evidently not Mrs. Tasker's strong point. As' a matter of faot, Mrs. Tasker never saw t'hs Editor of this journal on the subject of the latter, although any one reading her communication to the Times would oome to a oontrazy ooaolnsion. As the result of the oonferenoe of representatives of insurance companies at Palmermerston North, it has been deoided to urge the Borough Counoil (1) to pass a by-law compelling persons building in the Square to ereot brick party walls between the several premises, and (2) to have the fire-plugs oleared and marked. Property owners are to be canvassed to raise funds for the em. ployment of two night watohmen. We have to thank the StitUtioal Depart, mentof Viotoria fora, oopyof Beotdon IV. of the Victorian Tear Book for 1894. Alfred Humphries, alia* Cornelius Tall, who was found yesterday by Mounted-Con-stable Wilson in the Anglican Cemetery drunk, and pulling up the flowora from the graves by handftds, pleaded Guilty this morning in Ihe' Magistrate's Court to both offenoes. His W>r«hip gned him ss, or in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for the drunkenness, and cent him to prison for one month for the leoond offence.

Tbe vital statiatica for Wellington for the present month are t— Births, 95 ; deaths, 59; marriageß, 29. Mr. X. R. Barter, at present employed at tho Railway workshop! »fc Petooe, has been promoted to the po»ition of engineer at the Government Printing Offioa. Mr. Mantbel, inn., has been in charge of the machinery since Mr. Fawcus' retirement. The "statement" of wages and conditions of labour in oonnootion with the boot faotorioß in Wellington and the South bland, agreed upon three years ago at a meeting of representatives of employers and emploj63, will expire, on the 24th of next month. The operatives intend to move for an inore'ase of remuneration, and have given notice that it is their intention not to renew the existing arrangements. Another meeting of * representatives of employers and employe 141 4 U to be held on Ihe 2lth prox. We understand that the employers are perfeotly willing to continue the present " statement." Mr. L. 8. Wilkes, Secretary to the Hospital Trustees, writes to ns as follows:—"I shonld bo glad if you oould kindly confcrndiot a statemont that appeared in yonr last night's issue from Messrs. Orr and Tyrwbitt Jonns to the effect that Mr. Luke, Chineße missionary, did not bring a Chinamin here with a broken arm. This is untrue, for it was while he was here with him that I asked him if he oould not get his people to repeat the donation they gave some three years ago, namely, .£SO. He said he would do so, and a short time afterwards brought me .£75 15s. I think it only fair to ask you to give pub'ioity to this." An attempt was made last night to break into the premises of Mr. W. Higginbottom, ironmonger and outler, Willia-streot. The look was tampered with. Mr. J. Varooe's baker's shop on Lambton-qnay was broken into last night. The thief made a meal off the pastry in the kitchen, and though a drawer containing silver spoons and forks was opened, nothing besides the pastry was taken. A nephew of Mrs. Varooe, who Blept above the kitohen, heard a noise in the night and got np, but saw nothing further. Evidently the thief decamped on being disturbed. An aooident happened this morning to a young man named William Bhodee, working on a punt in connection with the extension of the Queen's Wharf. Hi* mate accidentally out him with an axe, laying open his faoe from the month to the neok, making bare the jaw bone, and knooking out a tooth. The wound was stitched up by Mr. W. 0. FitzGerald, and the man sent to his home. Complaints are made to us that a man was molesting women in Buokle-street last night. A ourious case of supposod drunkenness came beforo Mr. Martin, S.M., this morning A man named F. Kean was found lying across the step of the Lambton - quay Polioe Station last night, and as he refused to leave the place and little that was satisfactory oould be got out of him he was arrested Qn a charge of drunkenness. This morning he stated that he was anbieot to epileptic fits, and last night, as he had just had a fit, he had merely wished to give himself in charge for a oouple of hours in order to proteot himself. Ser-geant-Major Ramsay said that this statement was probably true, and hia Worship theronpon discharged the man. The General Committee of the Wellington Agricultural and Pastoral Association met yesterday, Mr. E. W. Mills (President) in the ohair. Messrs. W. K. Bidwill. F. A. Majendie, F. Bradey, and E. J. Riddiford were eleoted to represent the Association at the Frozen Meat Conference next Friday. It was decided to adopt the one judge system for the annual show. Mr. W. A. Fitzberbert "was eleoted to a vaoanoy on the Executive Committee . The meeting derided to act with the Otago Association (1) in urging Government to defer the collection of the sheep tax until February, the amount payable to be oompnted on the number shorn ; (2) in asking the Department of Agrioultnre to make an earlier distribution of the sheep statistics ; aud (3) in representing to the Government that the most opportune time for the oolleotion of taxation revenue generally would be during the first three months of the year, as tho prooeeds of the wool olip and the harvest would then be available for the payments. It was also rosolved that the Association, as representing the farming community, should snpport the Chamber of Commeroe in its protest against any alteration in the method of dealing with railway-borne wool at Wellington. Mr. Knigge. the plaintiff in some recent Supreme Court proceedings against his wife for dissolution of business partnership, Ao., appeared before Mr. Martin, S.M., yesterday afternoon, and applied for a summon* against his wife and son, oharging them with assault on a bailiff whom he had pnt into his wife's house to seise property which he claimed. Mr. Knigge was accompanied, as usual, by Mr. Yon Sahoeneberg. As Mr. F. Huxtable, who had ohargu of the distress warrant, said it was not at his instanoe that the proposed proceedings were being token, and the occurrence was only a trivial one, his Worship refused to issue the summons. As regards the oaso of Esther Turner, a eirl of 16, nhareed at the instanoe of her £ ither with being without means of support, Mr. Martin, S.M., mentioned yesterday afternoon that his enquiries went to show that the girl had apparently been driven ont of tbe house. The officers of the Salvation Army had agreed to take her into the Pauline Home, and try to procure her a situation. The charge preferred against her would be dismissed. The weekly meeting of the Women's Democratic Union was held last night, Mrs. Tasker (President) in the ohair. A resolution was passed highly approving the Servants Registry Offi :e Bill, and urging Parliament to pass it. Miss Morrison read an interesting paper en "Compulsory Arbitration," and was given a vote of thanku. The meeting expressed disapproval of Bible reading in schools, where teaohors of all denomination* are engaged, being of opinion that it would disorganise the whole system of free State education. Two stowaways, named Richard Miller and James Johnson, who oame from Auokland to Wellington in the last trip of the Anglian, appeared this morning before the Stipendiary Magistrate and were remanded till Monday for enquiries at Auokland. The chief offioer of the vessel, who was present, stated that in the previous trip there were no less than six stowaways. The Committee of the Wellington Horticultural and Florists' Society met last evening. It was decided to hold the annual show of narcissi and other spring-flowerin,? bulbs on Wednesday next. An advertisement elsewhere gives particulars. The Bishop of Wellington's donation of .£5 oo'istitntes him a life member. As the funds of the Society are now in a low condition, it is hoped that other gentlemen will come forward and subsoribe. Tbe Sooiety purposes holding threo public Bhows during the ensuing season, viz., one in the spring (November), one in the summer (January), and a combined Antumn and Chrysanthemum Show in April. To enable it to oarry out such an amount of work new subscribers are needed. The sooial gathering of the Wellington Branch of the Fublio Servioe Association was held in Thomas' Hall last evening, and proved a very ploasant affair. The Hon. J. Carroll was one of the gnests. In the musioal portion of the programme Miss E. Hennah and Mr. H. Spaokman contributed violin solos, and Mesdames P. P. Webb and Spaokman, Miss Pender, and Messrs. F. V. Waters, A. Clothier, and F. 8. Pope gave vocal items. Messrs. A. Morgan and J. E. Bead reoited. The aooompaniments were played by Mrs Spackman, Miss M'Neill, and Mr. Manning. In the dance which followed, the music was supplied by Minifies string band. Mr. W. P. James acted as direotor of ceremonies, and was assisted by the subcommittee, consisting of Mr J. Ashoroft (ohairman), A. O. Gibbes. C. Matthews, J. Murray, J. O'Sullivan, J. Smyth, and F. De Castro (secretary). Mr. S. Scott was the caterer. The Petone Al Minstrels tendered a, oomplimentary benefit in the looal Oddfollows' Hall last evening to Mr. B. Oliver, who is at present in the Hospital. There was a crowded house, and the programme oomprised 17 items and a faroe. There was a good attendance at the Alhatnbra Gaiety Company's performance at the Criterion Theatre fast night. The various items were evidently appreciated, especially, as before, the trick bioyole aot. To-night there will be a ohange of programmee. The annual ball of .the Oddfellows of Pahautanui took place in Niool'a Hall on Thursday evening, and was most successful, about 70 couples attending. The masio was snpplied by Messrs. A. Niool, inn., G. Taylor, and J. Jones. Brothers W. Galloway and G. Harris aoted as M.O.s j and Mr. S. Soott supplied, the refreshments. The half-yearly meeting of the Petone Rifle Club arranged for last evening was adjourned until next Saturday as a mark of reapeot for the late Dr. Whitehead, who was a. Vioe-President. The olub will attend the funeral in a body. The fourth annual ball of the Scandinavian residents of the oity was held at the Princess Theatre last night, aud was successful beyond all previous gatherings of the kind. Quite 250 people were present. The hall was beautifully deoorated with greenery and bunting. The visitors included Messrs. _K. Pearoe, H. D. Bell, and G. Fisher, looal Consuls ; the Hon. J. Carroll, representing, the Ministry ; and Captain Campbell-Preston and Mr. Gathorne Hardy, representing Gov-ernment-House. Messrs. H. Potersen, 0. Jorgensen, and O. Hovie were M.O.'a ; the mnsio Wa»«ttpplied by King's String Band ; and the supper was provided by Mr. 8. SooU. Scandinavian' songs wero sung under tbn leadership of Mr. H. 'Petersen. Th* oom^ mibtee consisted of Messrs. Heidenstrom (President), C Lamberg (Vioe-President), J. Pottersson, Bjornstad, V. Jorgensen, C Jorgensen, O. Hovie^ H. Hanson, N. Neilsen, P. Abradsen, O. Johnson, O. Malmberg, A. JS'anuestad, Berg, and H. Petersen (3eorotary). The committ»e acknowledges donations of five guineas from Mr. E. Pearoo, three guineas from Mr. H, D. Bell, and a guinea from Mr. A. Pearoe. The sports programme in connection with the Eight Hours Demonstration on the 9th October is published to-day. There are 25 events, inoluding the Demonstration Handioap of four distances, value £20, and the Bland Holt Cup as an aggregate prise ; and the JDemonstratidn Bioyole Handicap, of three distances, value £15, in oonneotion with whioh a oup will also be given. Nominations are due on the 28th September. Court Lady Glasgow, A.0.P,, has arranged to hold a Eooial gathering at Thomas' Hall on Tuesday evening next. , The annual concert of the Wellington Caledonian Society will take place at » the Opera House on the 20th September, - The speoial feature! will be the singing of a number of Scotch ohonueß by a choir, of 70 voioM, and tbe performance of Hootoh orchestral items under Mr. J. M'Glaahan's direotion. ' "-' A meeting of the IrUh National Federation is oonvened for Monday evening.

Forno interesting correspondence has passed between Mr. Dnthie, M.H.8., and the Wellington Prohibition League, in referenoe to the hon gentleman's views on the Prohibition question. It will be found in to-day 'a supplement.' Lady Buokley bas made a donation of £2. towards the Unemployed Belief Conoert Fund. Mr. H. Cramond, tbe newly-appointed local manager of Cook's Tourist Agenoy, will aot in Mr. Angus' place as one of the honorary secretaries of Mr. Maughan Barnett's Musical Sooiety. Mrs. Hewett has made a contribution of £1 to the funds of the Benevolent Institution. The half-yearly period of the Colonial Bank oloaes to-day, and as soon as the balanoes are struck negotiations will probably be oommenoed with the Bank of New Zealand for amalgamation. It is expeoted that the terms can be arranged in time to lay the agreement before Parliament before the end of September. Nine men arrested yesterday for vagrancy oime before Mr* Martin, S.M., to-day, t'amuel Cousins was sentenced to threo months' imprisonment. Arthur Ponlson, 'Ihos Kfiardon, Kdward Byan, Jeremiah Driscoll, and Edward Dobie were remanded till Mot.cUy, and W. Hutchison till the 12th prox. John Coleman and W. Wyllie were discharged, Wyllie proving that he had substantial moans. The fund for the WeUington Cathedral eoheme has been augmented by a promise of .£SOO from Mr. C. J. Pharazyn. This makes the total amount subscribed to date £2316. His Excellency the Governor has intimated to Bishop Wallis hia readiness to become Patron of the movement. In the oivil oase of W. H. Stewart v. Thomas Johns, judgment was given iv the Magistrate « Court to-day for .£l7 6s 9d, the amount olaimsd, with £Z 6s costs. Mr. HiDdmarsh appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Wilford for the defendant. Mr. and Mrs. A. Williams, of Courtenayplaco, oelebrated their silver wedding on Tuesday evening, entertaining a party of about 70 couples. Investors and others will see from our adverb'sing columns that J. H. Bethune & Co., instructed hy the executors in the estate of the late Joseph Hammond, will sell by auction at their rooms, 'Featherston-street, on Tuesday, 17th September, at 2.20 p.m., two valuable freeholds having frontages to Cuba-street, together with the Buildings thereon. One of the properties is situated almost opposite "Pauline House," and the other adjoins the premises of Mr. J. W. Evans, paporhanger, and from their splendid position should attract special attention. All looking for furniture are urged to attend the frreat removal sale to he held on Monday and Tuesday at Eller A Co.'* premises, Willis-street. All tbe articles to be sold are new, and of choice manufacture. They will he on view this evening. F. H. Wood sells on Tuesday next at his Tara. tahi sale yards, near Carter ton, hoggets, swes in lamb and with lambs, and fat sheep; also, two complete dairies numbering 84 cows and heiffers, besides other cattle, horses, and pigs. Good progress has been made at the D.I.C. in opening up the new reason's goods just received by s.B. Tougnriro. The dress goods ore exceptionally tasteful, and a large proportion is quite a departure from anything that has hitherto been in vogue. Inglis Bros,, WilUs-street, will make a display to-night of the latest Humber cycles, jnst to hand. I An announcement relating to the qualities of Suratura tea hi made in our advertising columns, "The new popuhvr song " Love's Luck," and tho Melbourne rage " Say Au Bevoir, but not Goodbye," as well as other musical novelties, are obtainable at Cimino's, Willis-street. The organ supplied by the Dresden Piano Company to the Thorndon Carnival and Fancy Fair hi now on view in the Company's window. The order of services at St. Peter's Church for to-morrow is advertised. At the Wesleyan Churches to-morrow, services will be conducted as follow : — Wesley Church, Taranald-street, 11, Bey. B. J. Murray ; 6.30, Bey. W. Bauinber. Molosworth - street, 11, Bey. W. Baumber ; 3, Bey. B. J. Murray ; 6.30, Bttv. J. T. Nott. Trinity Church, Newtown, 11, Bey. H. B. Bedstone ; 6.30, Bey, J. Word. The anniversary services of the Thorndon Weslevan Sunday Sohool will bo conducted to-morrow by the Beys. W. Baumber, B. J. Murray, and J. T. Nott. The annual soiree takes place on Tuesday. ' At the Terrace Congregational Church, tomorrow, the services will be conducted by the Bey. J. Beed Glosson. At the Courtenay-ploce Church the services will be conducted by the Bey. B. T. Hallowes. The Ordinance of the Lord's Supper will he observed at tho close of the morning service at each church. The services in the Primitive Methodist Church, Sydney-Street, to-morrow, will be conducted by Bey. E. Drake and Bey. j. Guy. The preachers for the other Primitive Methodist churches are advertised. The services in connection with the Baptist Church, Vivian - street, to-morrow, will be conducted hy the Bey, 0. Dallaston. Evening subject—" The Last Cry from the Cross." In the Free Methodist Church, Courtenay-place, to-morrow morning-, the Bey. J. Ward will preach. In the evening the Bey. H. B. Bedstone will give an address on "The Secret and Source of True Happiuess," The Forward Moroment services for to-morrow ore advertised. In the Forward Movement Hall, at 6.30 p.m., the Bay. W, A. Evans will lecture on •' What is Orthodoxy ? " At the Church of Christ, Dixon-street, tomorrow evening, Mr, A. F. Turner will preach. A service will be held in the Gospel Hall, Herbert-street, to-morrow evening at 7. The services .in connection with the United Central Mission are advertised for to-morrow. A Bible reading will be given in the Hunterstreet Hall to-morrow afternoon. Spring oleaning is to the ordinary male ratepayer a time of sore trial and tribulation. The best regulated household becomes thoroughly disorganised on this annuallyrecurring occasion. The smell of soapsuds pervades the dwelling, and oold dinners are the order of the day. It is with a feeling of relief, therefore, that wo announce that our spring oleaning is over, and the warehouse is now apiok nnd span to reoeive the lovely spring and Bummer goods whioh are pouring into the Wholesale family Drapery Warehouße, Te Aro House. It may be stated at onpe that these goods far exceed anything that has ever been shown here. There is a riob treat in store for the ladies of Wellington when they oome to inspeot the exquisite now dress fabrics, the very tasteful and elegant blouses and costumes, the brilliantly-designed Parisian millinery, and the bewildering display of novelties in cotton pieoe goods, whioh may now be Been atthe Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House. It has been the oustom in years past to inaugurate the season with a grand promenade display of the new goods. This will be done on the present oooosion, but on a scale far surpassing any previous effort. The entire establishment will be devoted to this exhibition of the season's fashions, and it is quite safe to promise the most brilliant display that bas ever been made at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House.— Advt. Without a doubt one of the most magnificent displays of Kleotro-plate Qoods ever shown in Wellington is being made this week by Messrs. Wilkins & Field. It oomprisesacompletesetof samples (amounting to several hnnared ponndß) from one of the best and largest manufacturers in Great Britain. As these goods have been purohasod at a heavy disaount off English prices, they will now be sold at fully 33 per cent, below their intrinsio value; Inspection is oordially invited, and we would recommend intending purchasers to call at an early date, so as to seoure tho first selootion. See the display in the window.— Advt. Pork sausages, 6d per lb, made from grain-fed pork ; order early. Wardell Bros, and Co., 51 Willis-streot.— Advt.