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Evening Post, Volume LVI, Issue 72, 22 September 1898, Page 5

During the past month so prevalent has been the measles in town that the fever ward at the Hospital has been and still ir full of patients. Measles is no respecter of age or persons, and among the patients are children of tender and of older growth— the latter including several members of the Permanent Militia. Commenting on the withdrawal of the information laid by one local hotelkeeper charging another publican with having allowed two constables to be ou his licensed premises after hours, other than in tho execution of their duty, an Oamaru paper remarks that " possibly it has been discovered that it is not an offence punishable by law to have a policeman in a licensed house on or off duty." An official enquiry is to be held. An did settler, Mrs. J. J. Fraser, o£ Mangamahoe, died in the Masterton Hospital (•which she had only entered the previous Saturda}') last Monday. She at one time resided at the Taita, where she was well known and respected. Her husband died at Pahiatua about three years ago. She leaves several young children who, we understand, are quite unprovided for. At the meeting of the New Zealand Natives' Association last night, it was resolved that for the future the meetings should be held fortnightly, beginning on the 7th October. The night of meeting was altered from Wednesday to Fridaj'. The dramatic club in connection with the Association proposes to give a performance about the 11th October. * A buyer of remounts for the Indian Army Service is at present in the Manawatu district. During his visit to Palmerston North one local live stock dealer quickly disposed of a small mob of 25 unbroken horses. The Wellington Festival Choral Society by advertisement invites all those who took part in the first performance of "The Spectre's Bride " in this city to assist at its reproduction about November next. As there have been many unavoidable breaks in rehearsal, the executive is anxious that every member should make a special effort to attend all the remaining practices in order that full justice may be done to this noble work. The limelight entertainment in aid of the Melanesiau Mission, under the title " The Beautiful and Wonderful in Art and Nature," will take place at the Sydneystreet schoolroom to-morrow evening. The scenery to be shown consists of various snow, ice, and frost views, rural, and bush glades, and cloud effects, besides some statuary and architecture. Every song on the programme will also be illustrated by means of the lantern. Mr. Mauejhan Barnett's organ recital to-night should attract the customary " full house" that follows these delightful series. The programme includes compositions bj' Mendelssohn, Batiste, Wesley, Lemare, Grison, and Lemmens, .the last-mentioned represented by the ever - welcome " Storm Fantasia." Out of a programme of seven items, four will be heard for the first time at those recitals. The Phoenix Cricket Club holds its annual business meeting at the Trocadero to-morrow evening. The Vestry, of St. Mary's Church, Karon, has arranged a course of lectures. The first will be given in the Parochial Hall tomorrow evening by Mr. Hulke on the Spanish American war. It will be illustrated by limelight. St. Marie's choir is- to repeat the cantata " The May Queen " to - morrow evening. Tickets unused at the last performances { may be used for this one. Your teeth extracted without pain by pure gas (perfectly harmless) at the London Dental Company, Mee's Buildings, Lamb-ton-quay. — Advt. In our import column Messrs. Tnstin and Godber announce the arrival, ex Gothic, of new paperhangings and painters' requisites. Messrs. A, G. Tame & Co. will sell at their new salerooms to-morrow, at 2 o'clock, a large collection of household furniture and effects, including office furniture. Full particnlars are advertised of the clearing sale which the firm holds at Mr. J. Hore's farm, Wainui-o-tnata, next Monday, and attention is directed to the important sale at Mr. P. B. Brown's farm, Manukau, on Wednesday, 28th September. Messrs. Macdonald, Wilson &00. will hold their usual horse sale at Sinclair's Stables to-morrow at 2 o'clock. The firm also announces its next bicycle sale for Wednesday, sth October, additional entries for which can .be made. Further, it advertises a phaeton, horse and harness, and Pagnal cart, and trotting pony for private sale. Messrs. Baker Bros, sell at Pefcone tomorrow, the furniture of a resident leaving the district. Every line must be sold, there being no reserve. We sell ironmongery cheap, but we do not sell cheap ironmongery. We avoid rubbish. We aim to sell the best. We guarantee everything we sell. It is important that a guarantee should be understood on both sides. We do not guarantee that a1 s hammer is as good as a 2s 3d hammer. One is intended for occasional use about a house, the other for a carpenter to get his living with. We trtvarantee that the goods we sell are suitable for the purpose we sell them for. We are not infallible, and if we are mistaken in an article we give you your money back. All we ask on your side of the bargain is that you return it promptly. It is not the small profit on one transaction we look at, we want you to become one of our many regular customers. — Wilkins & Field, ironmongers, Manners-street, Wellington. — Ad vt.