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Evening Post, Volume LVIII, Issue 126, 24 November 1899, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. 4 Another paper by "Rama" recording the "Pilgrimage of a Tradition Hunter" will appear in the Supplement to be issued with to-morrow's Post. "The Future of the Transvaal" is the title of a timely and exhaustive article from an English writer's pen that will prove of exceptional interest at the present time. Another budget of fashion 1 notes is contributed by our London correspondent. For the amateur, seasonable gardening notes will be given by our special contributor ("Experience"). In the columns devoted to the records of sports and pastimes will appear some particulars of the career df Alex. Armit, the Dunedin footballer, who lately died from the effects of an accident on the football field. Xl The following appointments appear in this week's Gazette: — Messrs. G. G. Wellstead (Featherston) and T. F. Valentine (Martinborough), Registrars of Marriages, etc. Mi 1 . Henry Kember, of Wellington, re-appointed a member of the General Board of the Advances to Settler's Office, with which Mr. Kember has been connected since 1895." The annual third grade art and technological examinations in conection with the Wellington Technical School begin in Weli lkigton on Monday, 27th inst. The numi'bfer of car.dldates is 55. The number of j papers applied for in the fifst year's course I is 56, and in the second year's course 33, j while there are eight for the theory and 11 for the practice of plumbing. The returning officer, Mr. W. A. Hawkins, notifies that the election of members of the Conciliation Board for the WellingI ton district will take place at the Supreme , Court Buildings on 11th December. Particulars' as to nomination, etc., are given. Mr. P. J. Parfitt, at one time manager I of the Bank of N^ew Zealand in Wellingi ton and until lately Inspector of the Bank's branches in New South Wales, has been appointed to succeed Mr. Lichfield as Inspector for the middle district j of New Zealand, anl will take up his new | duties in about a fortnight. Mr. Lichfield is now Resident Inspector in Wellington. Through the efforts of Mrs. John Duncon, sen., and a number of her lady friends a handsome addition will be made to the funds of St. Thomas's parish as the result of a subscription dance which was held under their management in the Anglican Schoolroom in Sydney-street last night. The affair was an unqualified success. Mrs. Duncan desires to express her thanks to the following firms for their kind assistance : — Messrs. Scoullar and Ckisholnr., King (musicians), Bennett and Ready, Dimock and Co., J. J. Curtis and Co., and Dresden Piano Co. Thirty-six letters of naturalisation were issued from the Colonial Seretary's j Office last week. J The letter from Captain Ford, of the Tekoa, which appeared in yesterday's issue was received by Mr. Isaac Gibbs, manager for the New Zealand Shipping Company at Christchurch. Dr. Martin considers that he has been Unfairly treated by the Hospital Trustees in passing a resolution condemning his action in charging fees to a private patient in the institution, and ne has decided in consequence to sever his connection with the honorary staff. Mr. G. E. Tolhurst, Inspector of the Union Bank of Australia, has been granted six months' leave of absence, and, in company with Mrs. and Miss Tolhurst, will leave on a tour round the world in January. The party purpose spending a month in Egypt en route to England. A warrant has been received by our Marine Department from the Lords Uomi missioners of the Admiralty, authorising New Zealand registered vessels to wear the red ensign, with the badge of the colony on the fly thereof. Mucih expert evidence was given in the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon concerning the position of a building erected by the defendant in the civil action Thos. Foreman v. P. Lyons, claim £150 for trespass. Ultimately to the following issues put to the jury of four, the answers attached were given:— (l) Has the defendant's brick building been erected on the line of fence, or does it encroach on the plaintiff's side of the fence? — It encroaches on the plaintiff's side of the fence. (2) Did the defendant remove a hedge and trees growing on the plaintiff's side of the fence? — Yeß. (3) What damages, if any, is the plaintiff entitled to recover? — £10. Judgment was accordingly entered for plaintiff for £10, with coats according to scale. It was intimated by Mr. Travers during the trial that .Jie plaintiff would not require the building, which encroaches to the extent of eight inches, to be moved back. Mr. Wilford unpeared for the defendant. Arrangements having been made for receiving into the Benevolent Home the elderly innu Charles Leech, who jumped off the Hutt Bridge last week, he was brought before the Magistrate this morning and discharged from custody. At a committee meeting of the Thorndon Amateur Swimming Club held last evening various arrangements were made for the sports to bo held on Saturday, 2nd December, in the Thorndon Baths. A ' youths' race of 50 yards and a fancy diving (in costume) event were added to the programme. Swimmers from all parts of the colony are expected to be present, and the public are promised a good afternoon's sport. Entries close to-morrow night. "They're the right thing at last!"— from Oi lady who has tried the Modicito Corsets. Everybody who has tried them is delighted with them. They can only be got from Kirkcaidie and Stains.— Advt.