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Evening Post, Volume LXI, Issue 86, 13 April 1901, Page 5

The Hon. F. H. Fraser's condition Is roported to-day as slightly impvoved. We avo requested to state that par;icul»rs of tho amnesty granted by the King of tho Belgians to defaulters and deserters may be ascertained at the Belgian Consulate in this city. Mr. J. J. Boyd, the well-known builder, and his two sons leave to-night by the s.s. Tarawera for Sydney to join tho Orient Liner s.s. Ortona on a visit ti> England and tho Continent. We are informed by the Secretary that the Kaituna River Gold Dredging Company .has been successfully floated, and anSmgemeni s have already been entered into with the well-known dredgei budding firm of A. and IV Burt, Dunoitiu, for the completion of a partly-con-Ft'uetud dredge. Mr. Douglas, tho firm's engineer, is riow on the claim selecting a site for the pontoons. To meat urgent demands for additional rolling-stack for the Government roil■\vays, thero are under construction in Tsi'Vi Zealand Government railway workshops 14 locomotives, 64 carriages, 14 brnko vans, 21 double-bogie goods wagons, 622 four-wheel goods wagons, tmd 800 tarpaulins. There are also under order in outside shops 42 locomotives, 33 ca rnages and 1200 four-wheeled goods wagons. Of the 622 wagons 200 are of double ordinary capacity, while the .u,oo wagons are all of double ordinary capacity. There are two forms of bigamy under th& law. A married person who marries a single person is guilty of bigamy ; and a single person who marries a married person, knowing that the latter'a legal uartner is still alive, also commits the offence. It is under the latter provi-, sion that Michael Brennan, who appeared before the Magistrate's Coiirt yesterday, stands committed for trial. The rea&on why the woman cannot apparently be. proceeded against is that the Registrar who is stated to have married the Weights in Melbourne, in 1889, is reported as dead, and the police have no witness to prove the marriage there save the husband. Wright. The latter was called to establish the marriage in, evidence against Brennan, but cannot be called to give . evidence against his, wile, so that no charge against her is tenable on the evidence at present available. This .accounts for an apparent anomaly. Mr. F. J. Sutherland, the Expert engaged by the Agricultural Department to report upon the suitability of the northern parts of the colony 'for tobacco culture, is convinced that varieties of leafs suitable for the manufacture of plug tobacco can be profitably grown, provided labour is not too dear. The Htiwkes Bay Herald states that it hears from reliable sources' that me Government intend acquiring the Milbourne estate, near Kaikora, for close settlement purposes. Witji reference to the treatment of the returning members . of our . African contingents the Christchurch Press says:— When tho men volunteered' for service in the earlier stages of the war, and patriotic feeling ran high, promises were plentiful and liberal. Employers undertook to keep open the positions of employees going on active service, and -c Government and Parliament agreed that the men and their dependents who might buffer from any of the risks of war should receive fair treatment. The time is now cdming— has come in some cases — when these pledges should be fulfilled. It would be interesting to learn the intentions of the Government in the matter.. We do -i not suppose that the moment the returning troopers land in the colony they will be discharged from service, and s«nt to shift for themselves. Up to the present the practioe appears to have been to give them a brief period of leave on full pay, and then grant them- their discharges. This is a proper thing to do. It is cer-, tain to take most' of the troops a little time to find employment, and they are fully entitled to the small amount of consideration mentioned. What the public would like to know, however, is the principle upon which the Government aro acting in the matter. Are all the men being treated alike? , It would be jiufc as Well if it* were clearly known vh»t the men could consider themselves entitled to. . , The staff of the Batik of New Zea!.i ml has taken possession of the upper portion of the handsome three-story buiUUng which forms such a prominent ;:vijhitcc£ural feature of the business portiun of the city c6mer of Jiambton'quay nu<\ Customhouse-quay. The whole l.v.'ding will be out of the hands of the contractors (ulcers Cttrmichael and Son) nlx.ut the end of the present month. The i'Herior urrnngcraonts are excellent, and the banking chumbor itself is one of the )i cj« in .the colonies. The City Council has asked the Land Tux Department what it will charge for a schedule of the unimproved values of tho city. The Council requires the information so an to enable it to show what (■be rating of the city would be under the mting on unimproved' values system as compared with that under the present ry&tQm. C. .Smith supplies high-class clothing for overy one at popular prices. The gent's department contains a large ana select awsortmont of clothing of the newest patterns and designs, made up in the latest nnrl most fashionable styles, at very moderate prioeu.-*-Advt. In O. Smith 8 juvenile outfitting departtnont parents aro always delighted with tho boj'3' and youths' garments, and pronounce them to bo the largest choice and cheapest and besl.stook in Wellington. — Advt. C. Smith-Has opened in the dress department a large and choice selection of the noweat woollen fabrics of the most fashionfiblo shades anddofiigna.— Advc Talk about fawn jackets ! Before buying one you must see O. Smith's. They are the boat and cheapest fawn jackets in Wellington. A real nice jacket from 13a 9d, 16s 9d, 19* 6d, 23s 6d, 25s 6d, up to 3 guineas.— Advt. The Oity BrMs Band intends playing at the Hospital to-morrow afternoon for the amusemonfc of the patients. Messrs. E. J. Walsh and Co.. Willis-st., call special attention to the price of fawn and coloured «ac-jaokets and mackintoshes. Messrs. Warnook and yVdkln adrertiso in another column a desonption^and pricelist of a big purchase of blankets and oicUtdown quilts. Mr. E. Pearce, of the Boot Arcade, calls attention to his -new men's department, which, it is claimed, now contains one of the largest stooks of mon's boots, shoes, and slippers in Up-to-date styles to be obtained this aide of tho line. In our Wanted columns Messrs. R. Hannah and Co. announoe speofal prices for boots and shoes and slippers for to-, night and next week. Heavy shipments, have arrived, And rdom is the greatest consideration. Mr. J. Morris, boot dealer, Taranakistreet, notifies that he will continue his discount sale for another fortnight. The Perry Company will run a steamer to Miramar to-morrow morning and after- * nbon, as Well as to Day's Bay. A list of properties of all descriptions and sizes is advertised by Messrs. Turnbull, Wdtkins and Williattiß, 3, Panamastreet. One of these, a block of land at Karori, is described as a great bargain. Th« firm also reminds- our readers of the big Petone auction announced in' thiß issue. For new cycles and best repairs try Oatee, Lowry and Co., Zealandia Cycle Works, Ouba-sbroot ; frfufotutbU rate*.— ' Arlvt.