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Evening Post, Volume LV, Issue 64, 17 March 1898, Page 5

We understand that Mr A. Collins has handed in his resignation as President of the Trades and Labour Council. Mr. Collins has filled the ollice for three years. Mr. A. J. Patrick, who has been selected to represeut the Wellington Amateur Athletic Club at the Auckland Amateur Athletic Club's meeting next week, will leave for the North by to-morrow's express train. He will meet Rowley, the Sydney crack, in the 100 and 200 yards invitation races. Smith, of Auckland, the winner of the last 100 yards New Zealand championship, will also be a competitor. Thera' were 59 passengers from Australia by the Taluue last night. Of these 46 landed iv Wellington. Sampson Williams, builder, of Wellington, was adjudged bankrupt to-day on his own petition. His creditors will meet on the 25th inst. Messrs. Abraham & Williams had a fair attendance at their sale of the property in the estate of the late Mr. A. P. Stuart, including buyers from the country, but apparently more intent on doing business privately than by auction. For the run an offer of £10,000 was obtained, but no further offer being available, it was passed in. A great number of buyers were unable to attend the sale, aud the auctioneers expect to quit the whole of the properties offered by private sale. Mr. J. ODea returned from his holiday trip to Australia yesterday. Last night Mr. D. Milligan, cutter for Messrs. Berry & Orr, entertained the employe's of the firm at a social gathering and dance in Godber's new rooms, Cuba-street. The employes took advantage of the occasion to mark their esteem for Mr. Milligan by presenting him with a handsome walkingstick. Mr. Baker acted as spokesman for the donors. The Journal of the Labour Department gives the following report on the labour market in Wellington : — Building trades — Owing to the completion of several large contracts the trade generally is quiet, but there are some more contracts ready to be put in hand, which will no doubt absorb those men now idle. Engineering, iron, &c. — Fairly busy, though several men in the trade out of work. Boot trade— Fairly busy. Clothing trade — Rather slack (slack season). Retail trade (general) — Fairly good business in all branches of trade. Unskilled labour— With the conclusion of the wool season ' and general summer trade among the shipping, and also owing to many men having been discharged from the drainage works (which are now nearing completion), there has been an increase during the month in the number of men seeking employment. A number have, however, gone away up country to those districts where work is reported to be plentiful. The demolition of a portion of the Parliamentary Buildings and excavating for foundations, &c, have absorbed quite a number of idle men. An interesting address on "Modern Spiritualism" was given in the Psychological Hall last night by a visitor to Wellington, who received a vote of thanks from the large audience. The committee appointed to carry out the arrangements in connection with the Wellington celebration of the Otago Jubilee has accepted Mr. James Godber's tender for the supply of refreshments. The dance music is to be supplied by Miuifie's band. A special meeting of the Wellington Rowing Club is to be held this evening, the business of which is set out in another column. The Central Horse Bazaar, Harris-street, is now owned by Mr. P. B. Watts, who in another column directs attention to his livery and bait arrangements, and tho fact that he has special accommodation for racehorses. . To-morrow, at 2 o'clock sharp, Messrs. J. H. Bethune & Co., instructed by the Public Trustee, will hold an absolutely unreserved sale of high-class household furniture and appointments at the residence of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrie, Clifton House, 45, Ghuznee-street. The catalogue includes a splendid upright grand piano, m handsome walnut case, by Sprecker & Soehine, with all latest improvements, superior drawing-room suite in silk tapestry, handsome velvet pile carpet, occasional chairs, music canterbury, &c, &c ; also, choice suites of bedroom furniture, in Hungarian ash and bird's-eye maple, together with a great variety of excellent bedroom and kitchen requisites. Most of the above furniture has been made expressly to order, and being all new, and of first-class quality, the sale will no doubt attract a very large attendance of buyers. Messrs. A. G. Tame & Co. will sell at their upstairs auction rooms, No. 8, Custom-house-quay, at 11 o'clock to-morrow, the whole of the costly diamond rings, watches and jewellery, Highland regalia costume, and a splendid musical box with twelve shifting barrels, &c, as per catalogue. Mr. W. F. Shortt will sell to-morrow, at Levin, a bankrupt stock of drapery and general goods. Messrs. Abraham & Williams will sell stock at Shannon to-morrow. Messrs. A. G. Tame & Co. advertise for Saturday next, at their horse bazaar, a truck of good harness horses ; also, for other vendors, light and heavy horses, traps, harness, and saddles. For their sale at Johnsonville Yards on Tuesday they advertise 50 fat bullocks, besides fat sheep, lambs, and store sheep. Tho sale will start at 10.30 a.m. "Fashionable Intelligence " would be an appropriate heading for the announcement which we wish now to make. J?or the subject, or subjects, of our announcement are nothing if not fashionable, and the news we have to tell concerning them will probably create quite a flatter of excitement in the fashionable world. Judge for yourselves when we tell you that the item of information to be conveyed is the fact that the new autumn and winter oapes and jackets have arrived, and are now to be seen at Te Aro House. As we are confidently assured that on receipt of this news every lady in or about Wellington will at once hasten to the mantle showroom at Te Aro House, it would be waste of timo to attempt to describe what they will see with their own eyes. Suffice it to say that for originality, beauty, and variety the display of new capos, jackets, and mantles is unapproachable. Seize tho earliest opportunity, therefore, of paying a visit to the mantle showroom at Te Aro House. — Advt.