UNSEEMLY LANGUAGE IN A PUBLIC PLACE.

Evening Post, Volume LXII, Issue 127, 25 November 1901, Page 6

UNSEEMLY LANGUAGE IN A PUBLIC PLACE.

I ' TO THE EDITOR. Sir, — The language used by an officer of a certain volunteer corps parading in Whitmore-st-reet last evening was neither courteous- nor necessary, more especially in a public street and in ,t^e presence of ladies. Sir, if young men devoting their spare time to volunteering are to be abused in such manner, what is to be expected from them in, return? — I am, '■ etc., PASSER-BY. Wellington, 21sfc November.

, From-, the Ist «f October up to^-Satur-last 7400 bales of, wool have been ■'brought to^ Wellington by rail for transhipment to the Home market. The Native Minister will visit Wanganui on Thursday next at the invitation of Wiki Kemp, and will proceed up the river to Jerusalem in connection with the Native Council's work. Thomas Booth, of Palmerston North, who has been committed for triad for" theft, was sentenced at the Supreme Court this afternoon to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. An application for probation was refused. The General Post Office has been advised that the colonial mails which left Melbourne on 23rd October per the Arcadia* arrived at London on the 23rd instant — one day early. The Baptist Church Sunday school at Berhampore celebrated its first anniversary yesterday. The interior of the church was tastefully decorated, and the children under Mr. A. Shearer sang special hymns. Three services wei>e held, all of which were well attended, and addresses were delivered by the Revs. Messrs. Dallaston, Shirer, and Salter. The Vivian-street choir assisted in the music, .and Mr. Dowling presided at the organ. Mr. Justice Edwards took occasion during the hearing of the case of Compton v. the Corporation,- to reiterate the opinion which he expressed some time ago that it was inadvisable to call upon a Judge of the Supreme Court to assess damages f6r property taken. $ The Garrison Baud played an. excellent programme of sacred music at the Basin Reserve on Sunday afternoon. The sum of £11 lls was collected at Vie gates in aid 61 the band funds,.

Jupp's Brass Band played a selection of music ar Bellevue Gardens, Lower Hutt, yesterday afternoon. The gardens were visited by a large number of people. The following are the soloists for the performance of "The Messiah," which will be given on 13th December by the choir of Wesley Church, supplemented by aid from other choirs. — Soprano, Miss H. Rundell; contralto, Miss L. White; tenor, Mr. Wm. Cook ; Tjaso, Mr. F. S. Pope. Professor and Madame Cavelle have an advertisement in another column announcing that they may be found at the New Century Hall. The professor is a masseur, magnetic and electric healer, and Madame a mental trance medium. Mr. E. B. Pearce, of Pearce's Wellington Land Mart, offers for sale a ten-roomed house at Palmerston so situated that a shop could be built in front of it.