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Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 115, 12 November 1900, Page 4

Dr. Mason, of Otaki, has definitely accepted the position of Director of the Public Health Department. Mr. Ritchie, Secretary of the Agricultural Department, returned from Christchurch yesterday. The annual Civil Service examinations are to be held in January. There aro no fewer than 575 candidates-*-100 in the senior division, and 475 in the junion division. There was only one absentee when the brand Jury panel was called over in tha Supreme Court this morning—Mr. W. U. Foster. It was stated that Mr. Fosier was unable to attend, but his Honour said he could not accept such an excu.se. Either Mr. Foster or some one who knew of the circumstances detaining him mv ft, attend. Mr. H. F. Davis, who had ai^o been summoned, was not asked to serve he being, a member of tho Defence Fore. The question of referring to the Minister applications for protection on mining; rights was severely criticised by the Wnv* den at Westport recently. Over the first six months the Warden has power u> grant the application, but if a second six months' protection is required, the application must be made through him and. referred to the Minister. The Warden said such procedure was absurd, as he, and not the Minister, had the evidence to go by. The abjection is a valid one, says the Westport Times, ' as it is quite possible that the Warden might refer an application to the Minister, with a. recommendation not to giant it, only to " find that political influence hasT been brought to bear in order that the application might bs granted. Mr. H. Beauchamp wiir^preside at the complimentary banquet tendered to the> Hon. C. H. Mills on his accession, to the Ministry, which is to be held at : fhe Empine Hotel to-night. The following. "will be the toast list:— "The Queen," to be proposed by the Chairman.; "Tha Army, Navy, and Volunteer Forces," by Mr. M. Myers; "Our Guest," by the Chairman, supported by Messrs. J. E. Evans and A. G. Johnson ; "The Parliament of New Zealand," by Mr. T. K. Macdonald; "Prosperity to Marlborough," by Mr. N. Reid (President of the Chamber of Commerce) ; "The Press of New Zealand," by the Hon, J. G. Ward. The cargo of oats taken away by the steamer Longships for Durban must (says Thursday's Southland Times) have eased the Bluff stores* considerably. The 84,000 bags shipped by Messrs. Tothill, Watson and Co. were drawn from several stocks besides their own, and 27,704 bags by Bartram and Co. make a total of 111,704 bags. These were only of 801b each, but counting them as equivalent to two to the ordinary sack, the shipment represents 55,854 sacks. Mr. Donald Macdonald, the war correspondent, will take his departure from New Zealand from the Bluff by the s.s. Westralia on Tuesday, the 27th instant, thus ending a phenomenal tour of tho colony extending exactly twelve weeks, ' during which the lecturer will have been on the platform every week-night bui> three. The popular war . correspondent has given no less than 72 lecture^ in New Zealand upon the South African trouble, . and is the first lecturer to visit the colony whose tour has been managed on purely theatrical lines. He has delivered as i many as eight lectures in one week, and the extraordinary "attendance figures" prove his success, no' less than 72,000 people/ having paid, to hear him *j the two Islands. Mr. Macdonald, during his flying visit, has made many friends, end is to be congratulated upon his remarkable success. ' j A pair of handsome bright bays, with black points, own brothers, arrived 'in Invercargill last week. They are to be presented to Mrs. Ward by friends in tho Awarua constituency of the Hon. J. G. and Mrs. Ward, to 1 horse the landau which was presented to her in England. The pair (says the Daily News) stand 16. 1^ hands high/ are perfectly matched, and severe tests prove them most docile as well as staunch. The fact that they were selected by such judges of horseflesh as Captain Gardner, of Birchwood, and Mr. Duncan King is a guarantee of their quality. They are by Merry Stanton, out of a mare by Bucephalus. The Fabian Dramatic Club asks all who had tickets for " Arrah-na-Pogne," to send money and unsold tickets to the convent by Wednesday next. The Sisters of Mercy return thanks through our columns, to the Club, and ail who assisted to make the season so great a success. •The late Mr. James Chase, whose death at the age of 84 is reported from Napier, came into prominence some 23 years ago, on the death of a distinguished namesake, Chief Secretary Chase, of the United States. The old whaler was an American, and believed himself, to be related to the statesman. Like many of the men of his class. h*>had fu-nied a matrimonial alliance with a Maori woman in the early days, and he was at this time the father of a grown-up- half-caste family. He was at the time in reduced circumstances, when an advertisement was brought to his notice enquiring for the late Secretary's nearest-of-kin, to whom a large fortune had fallen. The old man was surprised at the number of friends, old and new, that immediately made their appearance, ready to lend him small sums of money, or confer any little favour in their power. A prominent merchant volunteered to "finance" him, . rigged him out superbly in broad cloth, aud set afoot the necessary enquiries. But, on tho failUre of the ' City of Glasgow Bank, the merchant disappeared from the scene, nothing more was heard of the lenacy, the new-found friends vanished as quickly as they had appeared, and the old gentleman dropped again out of public notice. St. Mary of the Angels' Church, Boul-cott-stroet, was packed- to the doors last night on the. occasion of the ninth recital by the choir. An orchestral item by Gunfeld opened the programme, and in the "Domino ad Adjuranduan" set for male voices, the solo work was wfell taken by Mr. A. S. Bailance. Madame Eveleen Carlton gavte two items from Mendelssohn's "St. Paul"— vis., "I will sing of Thy great mercy" and "Jerusa-, lem," in both of which she was heard to signal advantage. Tha "Gloria" from Gounod's "Messe Sorennelle" was admirably rendered, the solos being sun* by Mrs. F. J. Oakee (soprano), Mr. J. F. Carr (tenor), and Mr. A. S. Balknce (basso). The first part of the programme also included the "Eoce. Deus" solo by Mr. Ballance," and; an unaccompanied auartette, "God is a Spirit," from Sterndate Bennett's "Woman of Samaria," concluding with, the "Hallelujah Chorus." During the collection 'a "Berceuse" by Anton Mistowslci was played by the orchestra. The solos in the "0 Salutaris" in the Benediction service were sung by Mrs. F. J. Oafces and Mr. J, F. Carr, the "Magnificat" and "Tanfcuni Ergo" were by Lambilotte, and the recital was brought to a dose with the march from "Athalie." The orchestra did excellent work under th^ leadership of Mr. H. Forrest. Mr. D. A. Kenny was at the organ, and the responsible duties of conductor were performed by Mr. 'F» J. Oakes. Of course, you want the best flavoured and freshest butter that you can get, and that is Black Swan Butter.—- Advt.