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Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 102, 27 October 1900, Page 5

The latest case to come before the Court of Appeal is one^relating to liability in respect of Bank 'of iScw Zealand shares. In 1&)4 Mr. Mark Kebbell sold to iur. F. W. Ollivier 101 shares in the bank, but the bank refused to assent to the transfer. In December of tho same year a call of £3 6s 8d per share was mnde, payablo in three instalments. Mr. Ollivier paid the first' instalment of £1, 2s per share, and Mr. Kebboll was compelled to pay the remaining two moieties, as the registered proprietor of the shares. Subsequently, he issued a writ claiming indemnity in respect of the liability, but the matter has not so far come to trial pending decision of points of law. The Court is asked in effect to say who is liable in respect of the calls in question, und also subsequent calls made on tho shares, under the circumstances set out. The matter was partly argued yesterday afternoon, and now stands over until Monday. Kr. Ollivier appeared on his own behalf, and Mr. H. D. Bell for Mr. Kebboll. In consequence of tho increase in the traffic to and from Levin, 'tho Manawatu Railway company has decided to increase the facilities for carrying on its work at that station. Siulabio offices are to be ferreted there at or.cc, and Mr. A. W. Stevens, who has been on the headquarters' staff for jomo years, has. been selected to take up the duties of station-master at Levin. Mr. Stevens is well known in athletic circles, and he has also taken j prominent part in the affairs of the Wellington Kenuel Club. Jn a report which has been sent to the Agricultural Department under date 21st September, Mr. H; C. Cameron, Government Inspector of New Zealand Produce in London, says:— "The demand for New Zealand lamb is certainly much more general throughout the country than for New Zealand mutton, which continues to be chiefly confined to London fend the South of England. Shortage of supplies seems still to be the only cause by which fairly high prices for mutton can be maintained, and more especially when these are concentrated in few hands. Beef continues to realise payable prices, and meets a good demand, aa it continues to give satisfaction to bxiyers, who speak well of its quality." Mr. Cameron add 3 that Messrs. Cooper and Co., of Liverpool and Glasgow, are very well satisfied with their experiment of specialising lamb. During the height of the season oVer 250 oarcases of lamb were disposed of by the firm each week. The Wellington Rowing Club got off two more heats of its senior four-oared race yesterday afternoon. The crew stroked by Shilling beat the crew of which Player is stroke, by over a length. The race between Calnan's and Spencer's crews was won by the former, about' a length and a half separating the two boats. Mr. Charles Edwards, the visiting- examiner from Trinity College, will begin the Wellingtonj|xaminations on Monday, sth November. Tho Minister for Public Works (Hon. W. Hall-Jones) left for the South last night. The Provisional Board which has in hand the setting-up of a Friendly Societies' Dispensary held its final meeting as a preliminary body last night. The Chairman (Mt. W. Guise) reviewed ,the work /of the Council and the Board leading upi fo that stage, when everything had been arranged and the Board of Delegates was complete- Tho election of officers for the year was then proceeded with, and the following was the result : — President, Mr. J. Mackay (U.A.0.D.) ; Treasurer, Mr. H. Baldwin (A.0.F.) ; Secretary, Mr. A. A. Whitelaw (1.0.0. F., M.U.) ; Trustees, Messrs. W. Guise (1.0.0. F., M.U.), R. P. Flanagan (U.A.0.D.), and Milligan (Rechabite Order) ; Executive Committee, Messrs. J. S. R'utter (1.0.0. F., A.C.), A. Williams (Sons and Daughters of Temperance), J. Capper (A.0.F.), R. Walker (A.0.F.), together with the President, Treasurer, and Secretary. The auditors (three) have yet to be appointed. The Board decided to advertise at once for a dispenser, to take up his duties with the opening of the new year. The Wellington College Old Boys' Association held its seventh annual dinner at the Empire Hotel last evening. About seventy guests were present, and Mr. A. de B. Brandon presided. The toasts were as follows: — "The Queen," ."The Old School," proposed by the Chairman, and responded to by Mr. J. P. Firth; "The Association and Affiliated Clubs," given by Mr. W. H. Field, M\H.R., responded to by Mr. W. E. Bethune ; "Absent Masters and Old Boys," proposed by Mr. A. D. Wilkinson, responded to by Messrs. T. R. Fleming and M. Myers ; and " The Ladies," responded to by Mr. A. M. Stuart. Ad additional toast, that of Trooper M'Tavish, who returned from Africa yesterday, was proposed by Mr. P. P. Webti, and feelingly replied to by the returned soldier. MinifiVs Orchestra played selections, and songs, etc., were given by Messrs, F. B: Young, J, M, Clark, W. D. Lyon, G. H. Bannister, M. F. Luckie, W. H. Denton, ad K. Gilmer. The sum of 20 guineas was subscribed in the room to go towards creating memorial tablets to the old boys who bad died at the front in South Africa. The recently-established Arts and Crafts Guild, comprising past and present students of the Technical School, held its first monthly meeting last night in the lecture-hall. There was a large attendance of members and friends, and the first half-hour was devoted to inspection of the sketches, models, exhibits of woodcarving, embroidery, etc., on the walls -of room. Mr. A. D. Riley, Director of Technical Instruction, on taking the chair, explained the objects and constitution of the Guild. One condition was that each member must exhibit a contribution in at least one section every month, under penalty of a fine. Everything now shown was the unassisted work of studonts ; and as every item was on exhibition— good, bad,, and indifferent— it would not be right to criticise the work from a high-art standpoint. A general exhibition would be given at tho end of the year, when prizes would be awarded according to tbe markg gained. The meeting was of an entirely informal and social character,nnd at intervals vocal and instrumental items were given by the Moistersingers (Messrs. J. W. and E. J. Hill, Harry Smith, and Roland Boot), Mr. Arthur Towsey (piano solo), Miss Grace Kennedy (violin solo), and songs by Messrs. E. J. Hill and Harry Smith. The works on exhibition were passed in review by the judges, Messrs. Riley and J. Nairn, and their awards were as follow : —Life drawing— E. K. Bendall, 1; M. Williams, 2. Design, stained glass window — W. Tiller, 1. Shipping (sketches in oil and water) — M. Lee, 1 ; M. W. Eimbell, 2 ; E. D. Slater and G. Nelson, bracketed equal, 3. Drawinga (boots) — M. W. Kimbell, 1 ; M. Lee, 2 ; C. Burton, 3. Modelling— D. Carter, 1 ; R. Maudsley, 3. Design (monogram) — A. Lawson, 1 ; M. Kimbell, 2. Letter-heading — A. Lawson, 1. Architecture — M'Leod, 1 ; Rowden, 2 ; Hyam, 3. Mr. Wm. M'Lean will address a public meeting in connection with the Women's Social and Political Lgpgue on " Coal and Crime " at the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday next. Your share of the world, <oi work and worry, will be lessened by half by using Defiance Butter. Always fresh and pure.— Advt.