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Evening Post, Volume LVII, Issue 26, 31 July 1899, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho warship Mildura loft for the South this morning. Mr. R. B. Gore, who has been laid up with a severe attack of influenza, will' be able to get about again in a day or two. The Town Clerk (Mr. J. E. Page) has almost recovered from tho offects of the attack of influenao. which has confined him to his house lor the past ten days, and will probably be able to resume his duties to-morrow. Th> Kiwi (Ladies') Hockey Club will send a team South next Monday to play against elevens of the Ladies^ Hockey Clubs in Christchurch and Kaiapoi. Messrs. Levin and Co. have been advised by cablegram that tho Mnrmari arrived at London last Friday morning with her cargo of meat in good condition. Mr H D. Bell, who is to appear for the Crown before the Privy Council in the matter of the appeal by the Receiver for the dobentureholders of the Midland Railway Company against the judgment of the Court of Appeal in reference to the seizure of tho line, will leave to-morrow morning for Auckland en route for Brisbane and London. In response to the recent petition urging that the railway line should be extended from tho townehip of Foxton to tho sea beach, Mr. Scott, Resident Engineer for the Wanganui section of railways, has been over tho route for the purpose of making a report to the Government. In connection with the Petone safe robbery, it has transpired that a visit was first paid by the burglars to Mr. J. Elyine's blacksmith's shop, and two hot chisels, two pieces of iron bar, and a sledge hammer were abstracted, and it was with these tools that Mr. Price's office door was forced and the safe broken opon. During the hearing of the Chinese gambling coses in Court this morning the Mag iitrate expressed his curiosity as to how the room where fan-tan w.is alleged to have been playod was lighted. Some astonishment was expressed at the d'sclosure by Detective Nixon that the two front rooms wero illuminated with olectric light, which is laid on to the house. A Napier constable is being sued for £20 as damages for alleged wrongful arrest. The biggest thing in silk sales ever held in Wellington is now going on at Kirkcaldie and StaLns's. Every yard of silk is reduced enormously, and blouse lengths and dress lengths of silk can bo had for a mere song. A special line of plain and fancy silks at Is 9d is receiving a lot of attention.— Advt