LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Evening Post, Volume LVII, Issue 23, 28 January 1899, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Provincial Council of the Roman Catholic Church closes its session to-mor-row at 10.30 with Pontifical High Mass at St. Joseph's Church, Buckle-street. Bishop Grimes will officiate. The decrees of the Council have how to be forwarded to His Holiness the Pope for approval, and it is probable thai they will be taken either by Bishop Verdon or Bishop Lenihan, both of whom intend visiting Rome shortly. Late yesterday afternoon Mr. H. Eyre Kenny, after due investigation, granted £18 pensions to the following applicants : — Mr. William Dawson, 68 years of age, 27 in the colony; Mrs. Julia Dorothy Hanson {represented by her son-in-law), 79 years, 29 in colony ; Mr. Henry Robertson, 66 years, 45 in colony ; Mrs. Catherine M'Ginerty, 67 years, 38 in colony (subject to search as to value of property being satisfactory.) The site of the lighthoune which is to be erected on East Island, off the East Cape, is difficult of access from the beach, and a tramway is being erected to facilitate the transport of the building material and stores. The work of erecting the quarters for the keepers is proceeding satisfactorily. A start has not yet been made to prepare the foundations of the lighthouse. Mr. Pascoe, of Wellington, who has been engaged as diver in connection with the salvage operations at the wreck of the Tasmania, reports that at high water the vessel's main deck is 93 feet below the surface. The steamer has a slight list, and is 24 feet out of the sand. It is supposed that the action of the sea has formed a gutter round her. In these days of microbes, bacteria, &c, it is surprising that the intelligence of the city should sit for so long uncomplainingly under the canopy that covers the Bench in the Magistrate's Court. Apart from its unsightly, neglected appearance, its dustladen draping must harbour all that is impure in an . atmosphere noted for its impurity. The indisposition from whioh the Countess of Ranfurly suffered during the Viceregal visit to the West Coast is (says a West Coast paper) attributed by Lord Ranfurly to the intrepidity of her ladyship in exploring the Eeefton mines, and inhaling the fumes of the blasting explosives used in the mining operations. 9 Mr. George Wilson, Inspecting Engineer of the Mines Department, who visited the Otasro goldfields recently, has had to undergo an operation in Dunediu at the hands of Dr. Lindo Ferguson for an affection of the eye. He expects to be able to return to Wellington next week. The Elderslie Estate, 12,000 acres of which are reported to have been purchased by the Government for settlement, originally contained 17,235 acres, but a small portion of the property was disposed of some time ago, \ and is not computed in the area of Elderslie proper. The Government buys approximately 12,000 acres, and | Mr. Reid retains 4500 acres. The present taxable value of the property, with the percentage added if it were taken compulsorily, works out at about the £7 per acre to be paid by the Government. The initiative to purchase (says the North Otago Times) was taken by the Government, and not by Mr. Reid. Some interesting correspondence between Mrs. Freeman, the well known confectioner, of Christchurch, and Mr. Edward Tregear, of the Labour Department, has been published by the Lyttelton Times." It appears that as the result of the Factory Inspector's ' attempt to enforce the strict letter of the law, Mrs. Freeman's assistants will in future have to work five and a-half days a week instead of only five, and they will also lose the whole holiday they formerly enjoyed every fifth Saturday. To suit the requirements of their business, Mr. and Mrs. Freei man had drawn up a, schedule of work whioh the Labour Department admitted to be to the advantage of their employes, but it appears that such an arrangement is illegal ' under the amending clause limiting the j hours of work per diem. The members of the City Fire Brigade mourn to-day the death of a popular member, Mr. J. M/Sweeney, who nas been connected with the Brigade for the last five or six years, and has latterly been its secretary. For only a few weeks Mr. M'Sweeney has been in the hospital suffering from what is understood to be a heart complaint, and he passed away last night. He was so lately m active work that he took part in the fight with the fire at the Royal Oak Hotel. Deceased's remains will be given a Brigade funeral, which will start from the Manners-street station at 1 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Evidence of the age. of one applicant | before the Pension Court yesterday was 1 found in an old dictionary, which eon- ! tamed the entries usually found in the ! family Bible. Two of the claimants during the day had to answer in the affirma-t-'ve to the query " Have you ever been in prison?" One of these was granted the full pension, his offence having been committed in the seventies, and the sentence being a small one. The second, however, a feeble old fellow 73 years of age and 39 in the colony was disqualified, because some seven or eight years ago he received four months' imprisonment for assaulting his child by means of a severe thrashing, and that was the term which the Act specified as rendering an applicant ineligible. Otherwise his qualifications were perfectly satisfactory. Mr. A. Barron, Assistant SurveyorGeneral, has arrived in Blenheim, having come overland from Christchurch. He visited and inspected en route the Crown lands in the Awatere and Kaikoura districts, and the Flaxbourne, Starborough, and Richmond Brook estates. To-day Mr. Barron leaves on a visit of inspection to the forest lands in the Raj, Ronga, and Opouri valleys. The Education Boards of the colony have been invited by the Wanganui Board to make suggestions in the direction ot altering the present school syllabus. The result will be represented to the Government. "The Gondoliers," which the Welling- ! ton Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society has decided to "produce about the middle of May next, is to be put into active rehearsal on Monday week. The Government has given instructipns for the erection of a temporary bridge over the Rangitikei River at Mangaweka, and the correspondent of the Wanganui Chronicle understands that the construction of a permanent structure will not be long delayed.

Mr. Robert Turnbull, electrical engineer, of Wellington, has been authorised to instal an electrical plant at Stratford, in the Taranaki province, on behalf of the Stratford E'ectrical Supply Syndicate. It is expected that the plant will be in Stratford in about two months' time. "Winnower," of the Hawera Star, is told that the output of dairy produce from Taranaki this season will be an increase of over a quarter of the total output of last season. At Hunterville last Thursday Mr. Greenfield, S.M., fined James Conway, of Moawhango, £20 and costs, £5 19s, for selling whisky without a license. The Government has been requested to have an analysis made of coal which has been found at Tangaraukau, about 60 miles from Stratford, and a thorough examination of the deposits. Some Wellington residents who have lately been camping at Endeavour Inlet are so charmed with the place that they have entered into negotiations with Mr. Harris for the purchase of land on which to build cottages for their convenience during the holidays. The project for widening Adelaide-road was under consideration of the Streetwidening Committee of the City Council yesterday afternoon, and it was arranged that the whole Committee should go up and inspect the line of road on Monday afternoon There is a certain amount of urgency connected with one site which it is suggested the Council ought to purchase, namely that of the recently burned Tramway Hotel, which is about to be re-built upon. This afternoon, as the Duco was on her way across the harbour to Mahanga Bay with the Wellington ' Navals on board, bound for their summer camp, a presentation was made to Dr. Martin, who has been, surgeon of the corps for many years, and who is on the eve of marriage. Lieut. - Com. Campbell made the presentation on behalf of the corps, the gift consisting of a handsome piece of silver plate, and in doing so referred to the good service which burgeon Martin had rendered the corps, praticularly in connection with the ambulance classes. He hoped the doctor would appreciate the feeling which had prompted the gift, and assured him that he had the company's congratulations and good wishes. Surgeon Martin made an appropriate reply. One of the sections in the Home-street acre offered at auction by Harcourt and Co., has been sold by that firm to Mr. H. Hurrell at the upset price of £10 per foot.i Mr. P. S. Hay, of the Public Works Department, has inspected the section of the Midland Railway between. Belgrove and Motupiko— a distance of ten miles— and has issued a certificate that the line is fit for traffic. The section will be open next week. When the Midland Company ceased work a tunnel through the hill jusb beyond Belgrove had been made by Mr Allan Maguire, of Wellington, and about five miles of the line had been roughly formed. The line has been completed by the Government on the co-operative principle. In Otago there are 13 Presbyterian churches vacant, and only six students to fill the vacancies. We understand that Mr. James Russell is the successiul tenderer for the erection of Messrs. E. H. Crease and Co.'s new warehouse and mills in Quin-street. At the sitting of the Bankruptcy Court to be held on the 13th February the fol lowing bankrupts will apply for their dis charges : — John Smyth, Walter Jamet Aslill, Jacob Morris, and Eugene M'Carthy. The botfly has an active enemy at last. A settler at Hilderthorpe was (says the Oamaru Mail) thinning turnips the other day when something came buzzing against his head, and fell on the soil in front of him. Looking at it, he saw a botily being preyed upon by a large grey insect, about an inch long, a stranger to him. It appeared to be sucking the botfly's blood, and, having accomplished its object, it flew away, leaving the dead botfly where the final struggle occurred. The value of the colony's gold export for the December quarter (77,5020z) was £299,142. The oldest applicant fo.r an old age pension who has yet come before the Wellington Magistrate had his application granted yesterday. He was 96 years of age, and appeared to have well withstood the ravages of time. The second oldest applicant (95 years old) was also allowed the full pension yesterday. Messrs. Pirani and Lethbridge, who are members of the Wanganui Education Board, have been deputed to interview he Miniser for Education, and ask for a grant in aid of the technical school at Palmerstor. North. The long vacation of the Supreme Court terminates on Tuesday afternoon. The half-yearly meeting of the Roaring Meg Sluicing and Hydraulic Pover Company, Limited, was to have been held at the offices of the company, Ballance-street, this morning, but there was not a quorum in attendance, and the meeting therefore stands adjourned. The report of the directors, which was to have been presented at th,e meeting, was as follows t-—" In handing the shareholders the balance-sheet for the half-year ending the 31st December, the directors much regret the delay which has occurred through the unfortunate weather, the difficulty in getting material on to the ground, and other causes beyond their control. The new tail race is now completed, the pipes laid down' to the face, and work was commenced on the 13th January. Although there is still some work to be done, it is satisfactory to know that the real work of the company is in hand. " Master Robert Ronayne (a pupil of Professor Pannell) is to be recommended for the Royal Humane Society's medal for having rescued another boy who fell off the Day's Bay Wharf on Thursday. The case of two Austrians landed at Auckland recently has been rivalled in Sydney by that of an unfortunate Japanese. He was a sailor on the Japanese mail steamer, and having been up town on leave, lost his way when attempting to return, and the sceamer went off without him. He was weeping profusely when found. As an offender against the Immigration Restriction Act, he was locked up by the police, and afterwards sentenced to a term of imprisonment pending the return of his steamer. Unquestionably it is a hardship that a man unintentionally in the colony should be treated as a criminal because he has broken the provisions of an- Act which he never heard of. Young New Zealand is not to be outdone. The latest production is a would-be walker round the world. The name of the young man who has expressed his determination to emulate the deeds of various walkers for wagers — it is not stated iv our contemporaries if the New Zealand starter is after a wager, but it appears not— is Carter. Ho has made a starl from Christohurch, and arrived at Oamaru a couple of days ago, and after dinner strode on towards the Bluff. A local paper rather unkindly remarks—" He expects to get to the Bluff in a few days, and as it will be impossible for him to continue his journey further on land, he may, on reflection, feel inclined to go home to Christchurch again." According to another paper, however, it is Carter's intention to visit Tasmania, Australia, Japan, China, India, Afghanistan, thence aoross the Continent, and to Paris, where he hopes to arrive in time for the Exhibition. A Chamber of Commerce has been formed at Opunaka.

A case of considerable interest to minor? was heard at Stafford (West Coast) before Mr. Macfailanc, S.M. The engineer of the Wheel of Fortune Company employed a number of men, telling them he would pay the current rate of wages. When the time for settlement came round he sought to make a payment in full satisfaction at 6s per day. One of them refused to accept this rate, and failing settle ment sued for the sum calculated at 8s 4d per day. The sum of £7 16s was paid into Court. For the defence it was'ar tfued that as the former owner of the mine Mr. Batchelor, had been in the habit of paying 6s a day, that sum must be regarded as the current rate. The Magistrate said the Arbitration Court at Reefton had decided that 8s per day should be regarded as the rate to be paid to miners, and. in the absence of information as to other rates ruling, he must hold thab to be the rate for the Reefton district. Judgv ment was given for £10 6s, with costs \£4 ss). Under the auspices of the New Zealand Liberal and Labour League Mr. A. Collins *?ave an address at Petone last evening on his visit to the Trades Union Congress of England. The attendance was limited, only about 20 being present. Mr. R. C. Kirk occupied the chair. The result of Mr Collins's observations was that while England was a wonderful and splendid country, it was a wretched place for the workers, and the only hope for them was in the selection of men as their law-makers who understood the requirements of, and were in sympathy with, labour. He looked upon strikes as a hopeless method of adjusting grievances. The capitalist, said Mr. Collins, can put a sovereign on the mantelpiece and pick it up again in three months' time to brush the dust off, and it is as good as ever. Pub a working ' man in his chair with nothing to do for the same time and you pick up his skeleton. Referring to the late John Ballance, Mr. Collins spoke eulogistically of the laboxir laws of this colony, and claimed that the present Government had placed on the Statute Book more laws in the interests of workers than existed in any other country, or than any other country was likely to have for hundreds of years. At the conclusion of his address a vote of thanks was, on the motion of Mr. John Kays, accorded the speaker. It is stated that as a result of a recent native meeting in the North, the Maori King Mahutu will contest one of the native electorates during the coming general election. Captain Jackson Barry, who is now living in Auckland, attained his 80th year a. few days ago, and was publ Icly entertained on the occasion. The Auckland Star reports the gathering to have been a great success. A meeting of members of the No. 2 Cooperative Building Society of Wellington was held in the society's rooms last night to decide a loan appropriation by ballot. Mr. T. Foley (Chairman) presided, and Messrs. D. Darke and W. Ramsay acted as scrutineers. .The immber drawn was 44, held by a member who, as he holds three shares in the society, becomes entitled to a loan of £300 free of interest. A joint committee of the Gisborne Harbour Boai'd and Borough Council has unanimously approved a proposal to establish public abattoirs. Messrs. Madill, Te Paa, Wilson, and G. Smith (of football fame) who are the Auckland representatives at the Championship Meeting, which starts in Dunedin next Saturday, were passengers by the Takapuna this morning, and go on South by the Rotorua this evening. The team is under the management of Mr. W. Toy, of the Auckland Herald staff, an enthusiast in athletic circles. Smith is the member of the team who scored two tries in such brilliant fashion in the last stages of the Wellington-Auckland match at the Athletic Park in 1897. The team had a short training spin at the Basin Reserve this morning. The annual meeting of the Workers' Union was held last night. The report stated that the thanks of the Union werr due to the Government for having placed the Old Age Pension Act, the Municipal Franchise, and other Acts in the interest? of the workers of the colony on the Statute Book. Many members of the Union had been assisted to procure employment during the year. The Union was urged to inculcate a better feeling between the business portion of the community and the workers, and to combine in furthering the interests of the miners and farmers, who were really the backbone of the country. The workers were warned against the professional and experienced unionist agitator, whose existence depended upon setting class against class. The report urged that the Government should be asked to raise a loan for the purpose of completing unfinished railways, and thai it should also be approached with regard to straightening the line between Welling ton and Petone. Owing to several circumstances the financial position of the Union was not so strong as could be wished for. The report was adopted. The new rules were approved and passed, , and the election of officers was deferred to a future date. A hearty vote of thanks wa£ tendered to the press for its assistance in furthering the interests of the society. A Maori axe of exceptionally large dimensions, and probably one of the most perfect pieces of stone work of its kind extant, was unearthed at Mokutua (Southland) the other day. It is 17in long, weighs 161b, and has an edge almost as fine as well-ground steel. The front surface for about Bin from the cutting edge has been worked as smooth as glass, and the underneath is slightly hollowed. Every part of the axe, including the handle, is intact. Speaking •at a meeting of the School Committee, Nelson, in support of the abolition of the standard pass system, the Rev J. H. M'Kenzie said he had often seen children in tears and lamentations over the visit of inspectors. He added : — I believe there are thousands of children in this country who are in abject terror, of the inspectors. The Petone Co-operative Society's balance-sheet for the half-year shows a net profit of £366. The sales for the halfyear amounted to £3265, as against £kssß4 • for the previous half-year, and £2399 for the corresponding half-year of 1897. In December, 1891, the society had a total of 74 members, and a capital of £196 ; the sales amounted to £1328, and the net profit was £73. In December, 1898, there were 181 members, the capital amounted to £2047, and the sales to £5849, the net profit being £638. Frank Harvey's famous drama " A Gilded Sin," which has been selected for the opening bill of Her Majesty's Dramatic Company at the Opera House on Tuesday evening next, has not been played in the colony previously. The company is stated to be a compact one, and as the prices are popular, good houses should be the rule. The only delinquent brought before the Stipendiary Magistrate this morning was ;Ahce O'Donnell, who for repeated inebriety was fined 10s, with the alternative of 48 hours' imprisonment. A (branch office of the Union Steamship Company is to be established at Oamaru, Mr. Monson, from the Christchurch office, will be placed in charge. The 3in artesian well sunk on a private property in Colombo-street North, Christchurch, where some difficulty was experienced in cutting through two manuka logs at a depth of 434 ft, has been completed, a splendid flow of water, rising 28ft ajbove the surface, having been struck at 450 ft. This is the deepest' well within the city boundaries.

The Manawatu Standard publishes further figures illustrative of the methods of the Premier in understating the estimates of revenue for the year, and thua making the finances of the colony at the end of the 12 months appear better than he expected them. The figures in question show that the Premier with all the official sources of information at his command, is not able to estimate the possibilities of the colony's revenue as well as a private member of the House. For instance, while the Premier estimated there would be a decrease of j^s2 in the Customs revenue, Mr. Pirani estimated au increase of £24,000, while the actual increase for nine months has been £29,000. Railways, the Premier estimated would decrease £372 ; Mr. Pirani estimated an increase of £80,000 ; while for nine months there has been an increase of £78,501. Beer duty, Mr. Seddon estimated would decrease by £1179 ;Mr. Pirani estimated an increase of £3821 ; : for nine months there has been an increase of £2696. Land and Income Tax Mr. Seddon estimated Avould increase by £7603 ; Mr. Pirani estimated an increase of £32,603 ; the Land Tax alone shows an increase of £32,410. Territorial revenue Mr. Seddon estimated would decrease by £36,296 Mr. Pirani's figuras exceeded these by „10,000; and again the Premier is wrong. The Rising Star of Wellington Juvenile Temple, 1.0. G.T., held its weekly session last evening, Bro. T. Lambert presiding. The election of officers resulted as follows: — C.T., Bro. Christeson ; V.T., Sis. Fitzgerald; Secretary, Bro. T. Meston; F.S., Bro. S. Wilson; Treas., Bro. W. Hyde; Chaplain, Sis. Hyde ; Mar. Bro. J. Jaffray ; D.M., Sis. Crease; Guard, Bro. Hall; Sentinel, Bro. J. Crease; As. Secretary, Sis. Greig; P.C.T., Bro. T. Lambert. Sisters Pudney, Jaffray, and Hall were presented with prizes won by them in the sisters' nail-driving competition. Further arrangements were made at a committee meeting of the Wellington Cycling Club held last evening for the large sports meeting which is to be held on the 4th March. " All the leading riders of the colony are expected to take part in it, on their way home from the championship meeting at Wauganui. A good programme, comprising some 13 cycling events, one of ivhlch is a wheel race for a large prize, will be decided. The committee fixed a run for the members for to-morrow, ldaving the club-room at 9.30 a.m. and going to Porirua. A rather amusing incident appears to have taken place at Christchurch during the recent visit of a lady Inspector of Factories. The lady in question was conducting a crusade in company with the local Inspector against breaches of the Shop Assistants Act. They had discovered, or thought they had discovered, breaches of the law at a leading confectioner's in the Cathedral City, and were remonstrating with the proprietress previously to laying an information against her for keeping her girls over the legal time — that • is, after seven o'clock. In the course of the dis Icussion, a waitress who had had charge ot the ladies' refreshment rbom for nearly seven years came up and said to the lady Inspector — "I do not know who you are now, but you used to be a Miss , a tailoress." The lady .Inspector replied, " Yes," " Then," the waitress said, "you used to come into my room night after night at a quarter to seven, and order tea, and keep me here after the other girls had all gone just to let you out, and I have had to stay over and over again until a quarter and twenty minutes past seven only for you, and now you come and make mischief between Mr. Freeman and us." The lady Inspector's reply has- not been placed on record A number of the pupils who last season attended the dancing classes of Mrs. H. B. Mason, at a pleasant little social function yesterday presented that lady with a costly and handsome clock, suitably inscribed, as a souvenir of their regard. Both the new steamers now building for the Shaw Savill and Albion Company (the Kumara and the Waiwera) will be of steel and 426 ft in length. ' They will have a large carrying capacity, their registered tonnage being 6500 tons, and are to be fitted with triple expansion engines, those of the Kumara being 5000 indicated horse power and of the Waiwera 4500. The Superintendent of the Home for the Aged Needy acknowledges with thanks receipt of a parcel of periodicals from Mrs. Hastwell for the use of the inmates. A moonlight excursion in aid of the Newtown Gymnasium Building Fund will take place to-night, in the s.s. Rotorua. The Newtown Brass Band will accompany the excursion. Hutt residents are reminded in another column of the Waiwetu Cricket Club's concert, which takes place on Wednesday next. Mr. G. M. Yerex is announced to speak on " Prohibition in the States," and Mr. W. H. Judkins on " The Truth About Canada," at an open-air Prohibition meeting in Mercer-street to-night. Particulars of the programme of events for the St." Patrick's Day celebration, to be held on the Basin Reserve on Saturday, 18th March, will be found in another column. It will be noted that the date for the receipt of entries for the cycling and running events is altered from 4th March to Ist March. The half-yearly genera! meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of New Zealand will be held in the Board-room at the head office (A.M.P* Society's Building) on Friday, 10th February at noon. Members of the New Zealand Philanthropic Society are notified that a special meeting will be held on Monday. The business will be important. With a view to combining pleasure with the arduous duties of camp, the members of the Naval Artillery have arranged a moonlight excursion for Wednesday evening next. The Duco leaves the Ferry Wharf at 7.30, and proceeds to the camp at Mahanga Bay, where the Permanent Artillery and Navals will join the excursionists. Income Tax payers are reminded that the tax is payable in one sum oxi Monday. Messrs. Turnbull and Watkins place before those interested in business or resi dential properties a carefully-picked oxtract from the best dwellinghousos and most remunerative city investments at present in their hands for disposal. These include several central residences, a tenroomed house with six acres of land in Adelaide-road, and what they recommend as a splendid investment in shop property in the business centre of Newtown. A good private boardinghouse is advertised for sale as a going concern, also particulars of houses to let from four to 12 rooms throughout city and suburbs. Messrs. Harcourt and Co. report a steady demand for all descriptions of city and lub urban properties, and publish what appears to be an excellent chance to obtain de sirable family residences or comfortable homes at bedrock prices. Investment, also, and building siteß, are mentioned. The firm has daily enquiries for furnished houses, shops, offices, etc., particulars of which it will be glad to receive from owners, in order to submit to its clients. Messrs. George Thomas & Co. call attention to the sale of Mr. E. B. Bristow's household furniture, which will take place at hie residence, Abel Smith-street, on Tuesday next, at half-past 1 o'clock. Particulars appear in another column. Mr. J. W. Hill, teacher of voice-produc-tion and singing, will resume teaching on Wednesday next. At Snowden's they announce roductiom for 21 days before stocktaking. Mrs. Dodwell notifies that she will resume teaching of voice-production and sing ing on 2nd February*

Thoso furnishing are reminded of the unreserved auction sale of superior furniture to be hold by Messrs. J. H. Bethune and Co. at Thornloigh, Boulcott-slrcot, on Monday noxt, commencing at 1.30 o'clock sharp. Thoro are upwards of 200 lots (including a fiuo walnut-and-gokl piuno by Wilh. Bohm, Gormany, with iron frame and all modern improvements, cost 50 guineas, together with complete contents of chawing room, dining-room, hall, six bedrooms, and kitchen, good and useful household and table linen, and a largo quantity of useful utensils and sundries). The whole will be on view on Monday morning. Tho s»amo firm inserts a preliminary notice with reference to an auction solo of high-class furniture and household appointments, to be held on Tuesday, 7th February, at tho reRidenoe of Mrs. Tuxford, Jessie-street. Mrs. Tuxford is leaving Now Zoaland, and the whole of tho furniture (408 lots), which in nearly now and of firstclass quality, will be sold without reserve. Messrs. Bethuuo alsc advertiso particulars of a number of bargains in freehold properties for private sale. There are also numerous others on their Register, including freeholds in all parts of the city and district. Miss E. E. Drawbridges day and kindergarten school, held at St. Paul's Schoolroom, Sydney-street and Tinakori-road, haf been re-opened. Mr. John M'Glashan reminda his pupils and others that he resumes on Monday next. Miss M. H. Evans, of Boulcott- street, teacher of drawing and painting, will resume teaching on Wednesday next. The last days of Mr. C. Smith's salvage sale have been reached. Particulars of the goods on offer were given in an inset circulated with laßt night's Post. The order of ' services at St. Peter's Church for to-morrow is advertised. The services at St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral to-morrow will be conducted as advertised. The order of services throughout St. Thomas's Parish, to-morrow are advertised. The new organ in St. Thomas's Church will be used for the first time at Divine service to-morrow. Sunday School anniversary services will be conducted in the Hutt Presbyterian churches to-morrow by the Rev. W. S. Fernie as advertised. Mr. J. D. Haslam will conduct the service at Wesley Church to-morrow morning, the Rev. W. Baumber preaching in the evening. The *orvices at Molesworth-streot will- be conducted by tho Revs. W. Baumber and J. T. Nott, at Trinity Church, Newtown, by tho Rev. A. C. Lawry and Mr. J. H. Haslam, and at Johnsonville by the Rev. T. Jones. At the Terrace Congregational Church tomorrow the services will be conducted by the Rev. J. T. Nott in the morning and in the evening by "Mr. J. W. Black. At the Courtenay-place Church the services will be conducted by the Rev. A. Gray, and at the Newtown Church by the Rev. E. Doddrell. The services at the Primitive Methodist churches to-morrow will be conducted as follow: — Sydney-street, Mr. P. J. Mairs and Rev. R. Hall; Webb-street, Rev. R. Hall and Mr. C. M. Luke ; Newtown, Mr. T. Billings and Mrs. J. L. Wright. At the Vivian-street Baptist Church tomorrow the Rev.^ C. Dallaston will preach in the morning and evening. At the Church of Christ, Dixon-streot, Mr. Frank Hales will preach to-morrow night at half-past 6. Evangelical services will be conducted in Victoria Hall, Adelaide-road, to-morrow. The Gospel will be preached at the Hall, Herbert-street, to-morrow. The subject of the address at the Theosophical Society's Lodgeroom to-morrow is advertised. A trance address will be delivered at the Psychological Hall, Ghuzuee-street, to-mor-row evening at 7.

Oue annual sale commenced to-day (Saturday), and closes on Saturday, 4th March. Every article is reduced during our sale. All goods marked in red are at net sale prices ; all goods marked in black are ordinary prices, from which you get the sale discount. Our sales commence on a certain day and close on a certain day; they don't drag on indefinitely. We sell too cheap for that. At our last sale many customers were annoyed at missing the bargains. They will not leave it too late this time. An inset with full particulars will appear in Monday night's Post. The low prices will surprise you. Wilkins & Field, Ironmongers, Man-ners-street, Wellington.— Advt.