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Evening Post, Volume LVI, Issue 21, 25 July 1898, Page 5

Many of our readers will be pleased to learn that a private letter received in Wellington on Saturday states that Mr. D. S. Gray, of Wellington, who has gone Home i'6r the benefit of his health, is feeling much better than when lie left New Zealaud, and hopes to be able to undertake the returnjourney at an early date. The Acting-Inspector of Mines suggests, in connection with the accident on the Tutanekai which caused the death of Capt. Fairchild, that all shackles and parts of the lilting gear on board vessels should be periodically annealed, so as to prevent them becoming brittle and thus causing serious accidents. We learn that the Chief Inspector of Machinery requires that all lift pins and chains, steering gear, &c, should be annealed every year, but he explains that it would be impossible to compel owners to anneal everything. Two further informations have been laid by the police against Margaret Blyth, licensee of the Royal Tiger Hotel, charging her with having, on Sunday, 26th June— the same day as the Cheoketts-Armishaw visit — (1) sold liquor to Duncan M' Kay and others, and (2) allowed it to he consumed by the hanie persons. The cases were called ia the Magistrate's Court this morning, Mr. Gully appearing for the prosecution, and Mr. Skerrett for the defence. On the application of Mr. Skerrett, an adjournment was granted till Friday, when the cases will be proceeded with. It is understood that the chief witnesses for the prosecution are six in number, and all are designated " labourers," but are not connected with the previous hearing. All enquiries which have been made to date have failed to clear up the mystery regarding the disappearance of Mrs. Hille from the sfeamer Haupiri on the voyage from Wellington to Nelson. When she was last seen by the steward she was sitting with her face buried in her hand?, as if in distress. A Westport passenger observed a young woman, to some extent answering the description given of Mrs. Hille, talking with a young man who got off the steamer at Pioton, bound for Blenheim. The friends of the missing woman, aver that the description does not tally with the manner in which Mrs. Hille was dressed. The prospectus of the Kelburne and Karori Tramway Company will probably be issued to-morrow. The formal notice of the intention to promote a Bill to authorise the construction of the live appeared in our advertising columns on Saturday. It is proposed to carry the tramway immediately below Mr. John Jack's house on Cliftonterrace, and between the upper part of Kelburne Park and Mr. Martin Kennedy's residence on Gladstone-terrace, and place the engine-house on a part of the Upland Estate, just behind Mr. John Young's residence. An erstwhile resident of Wellington who is on his way to Klondyke writes to a relative in this city stating that the following were some of the prices ruling in Lake Bennett "city" when he was there last month : — Condensed milk, 2s per tin ; sugar, Is per lb ; nails, Is 4d per lb ; boot laces, Is per pair ; a jack-plane, 10s ; pitch for closing up the seams of the boats built at Lake Bennett "city" to go down the Yukon, 2s per lb. The same writer states that between Skagway and Lake Bennett "city" he passed the carcases of between 5000 and 6000 horses aud mules which had died from hunger. Inspector Pender Is at present on a visit of inspection to portions of the Marlborough district. The Plumbers' Union has notified the Clerk of Awards (Mr. Hawkins) of the Union's acceptance ef the award made by the Conciliation Board on the 19th irist. Mr. Laing-Measou, of the firm of Meason and Merchant, has left Tiniaru for the Wairarapa, and will now be engaged for some time in the laying-out of an extensive water supply scheme for that district. The Court of Appeal, which has still some judgments pending, was adjourned this morning till the Bth August. The Poverty Bay Rowing Club has sent an order to Mr. Geo. Norton, of Wellington, for the construction of two new four-oared outriggers. A social reunion was held in the Trocadero on Saturday night by the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Journalists, which also entertained the visiting members of the Press Gallery. After dinner had been disposed of, a couple of hours were passed merrily in music, song, and story, nearly every member present contributing one or more items. The health of the President (Mr. G. Lukin) was proposed in a eulogistic speech by the Hon. W. M'Cullough, aud v.as drunk with great enthusiasm. In replying, Mr. Lukin again spoke in advocacy of the establishment of a club-room for members' exclusive use, and referred to the success which had attended the formation of similar institutions with which he had been connected elsewhere. After the singing of " Auld Lang Syne " the proceedings terminated. The Chief Justice will resume the hearing of the bicycle case, Bethuue v. Churches, to-morrow. The case was partly argued some time ago, and referred back to the Magistrate for further explanation. His Honour intimated this morning that he would give his judgment in the Palmerston North appeal case Manson v. Scott at an early date. This case was also referred back to the Magistrate for information on a certain point. Mr. John Jones, late of Lower Hutt, who recently left for England, has written from Staffordshire to Messrs. Castendyk & Focke, local agents for the North German Lloyd line of steamers, with reference to his trip in that company's excellentlyappointed new steamer Barbarossa. Mr. Jones states that he travelled second-class from Sydney to London, booking through the Wellington office, and he speaks warmly as to the treatment he received on board. " We had," he says, " the best of living and attention. Our dinner consisted of about eight courses, and the bill of fare was printed, one portion in German and one portion in English. We also had a splendid German band to play to us." Several first-offenders were punished in the Magistrate's Court this morning for drunkenness. Nellie Phelan, an old offender, pleaded Guilty to- having been drunk on Saturday night, and was also charged with having importuned passers-by in the streets. The Matron of the Salvation Army Home offered to take care of the prisoner, stating that Phelan was really not quite right in her mind. His Worship accordingly ordered the accused to come up for sentence when called upon, conditional upon her agreeing to be cared for at the Home. All the police prosecutions were conducted by Sergeant O'Donovan. Mr. F. M. Levestam, of T. Ballinger and Co.'s employ, was presented by his fellowemployes on Saturday with a dressing case on the eve of his departure for Wanganui. A presentation was made by the Evening Post employes on Saturday to Mr. W. Moxham, as a tokon of esteem on the occasion of his marriage. Mr. T. Jones acted aa spokesman. The choir of the Thorndon Wesleyan Church presented Mr. and Mrs. Moxham with a handsome overmantel. The Superintendent of the Home for the Aged Needy, Adelaide-road, desires to thank "A Friend" from Petone for a box of clothing for the inmates. A social reunion is to be held in the Schoolroom, Guildford - terrace, off Hillstreet, to-morrow evening, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to the school funds.