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Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 47, 23 August 1902, Page 4

A consignment of sheep — 110 fiom Dunedin and 210 from Lyttellon— which arrived by tlio Wnihor.i this morning, wore carried on thin afternoon by that steamer to Sydney. In tho case of Aiken v. Harcourt, befiiro Mr. Justice Edwards yesterday, Mr TruvorH for defendant opposed the entering up of judgment for plaintiff or, (lto jury's iindinpa, on the ground Unit Iho answers to tho issues did not bear ou Iho ctitißO of action, and that defend ant had reasonable and probable grnund» for hiH action. Mr. Travern dealt nt length with tho facts and the flndingb, and had not concluded hia argument when tho Court rose till Monday. Tho property in Cuba-street, comprising the two brick shops und dwellings, with also cottage, which we reported as having been pusned in a£ £6400 at Messrs. Macdonuld, Wilson, and Co.'s salo of properties, was purchased by Mr. A. M. Stuart, as agent, lor tho Bum mentioned. Mr. T. E. Donno, Superintendent of the Tourist Department, leaves for Hanmor Springs to-night, in company with Dr Woulmann, Government Balneologiat, and Mr. Oorlett, Inspector of Tourist Rosorts. They expect to be in the South about ft week. Measles is exceedingly prevalent in the city at the present timo, and the epidemic has possibly been aggravated to some extent by tho lotting loose of the Britannic troopers, many of whom have developed tho infection since they landed, nlthi/Ugh apparently well when they passed examination. The records of the Health Department show, howov.er, that the infection^ has been prevalent nil tho year. Since tho first of January there bavo been 83 enses reported, $1 of which havo occurred in tho district, and 33 in the city during Iho present month. Thoj sick include several members of the staff of the Union Steam Ship Compnny, possibly due to contact with troopers frequenting, the office. Scarlet fever is aUo fairly prevalent. There have been 291 cases reported since January, including 63 in the district and 21 in Wellington this month. Diphtheria is decreasing. Ten rases have bcon reported this month ns having occurred in Wellington, and 83 in the district since tho beginning of the year. The Governor entertained the members of the Christ's College football team at dinner yesterday evening. Tlio guests also included the following : — Mr. H. D. Bell, Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, Mr. L. Tripp, Mr. J. N. W. Williams, and Captain C. L. J. Turnbull. The Christ's College team is on its way to ... anganui, and during its Btny in Wellington the master, Mr. J. M. Collins, is a guest nt Government House, as W.I as the fol lowing members of the team : — Messrs. A. W. Bishop, L. B. Stringer, R. J. Dansey, G. S. Overton, J. H. Aitken, G. A. King, C. G. Harper, F. C. Fryer, N. M'K. P. Gibson, and A. S. Lindsay. An action of £500 for breach of promise, Sarah Johnson v Edward John Burt, set down for Monday, has boen confessed. Mr. Wilford was for plaintiff and Mr. Coleman for defendant. The case' of James Wilson aud another v. William C. Fitzgerald, action for £841 15s, for breach of agreement, has been set down for hearing before a special jury on 18th September. Mr. Gray is for plaintiff and Mr. Jellicoe for defendant. William C. Fitzgerald (Mr. Jellicoe) v. Thomas Turnbull (Mr, Slierrctt), claim £1200 for breach, of agreement, will be heard before a special jury on 19th September. The Ladies' Hockey Tournament will begin in Wellington next Wu'liicHay, when tho Nelson and Hula (Wungauui) Clubs, will meet. • Tho Nelson representatives arrived this raorniug. On Thurs day, tho Pnhnerston and Hutt Clubß will, try conclusions, und on Friday a match will bo played between the Wanganui nnd the Kiwi (Wellington) Clubs. Tho final will be decided during the, following week. Nest Saturday, thero will be a representative match, Wellington v. tho Visitors. All tho matches aro to be played at Miramar, The visitors are to attend a ball, which is to be given in their honour in tho Sydney-street schoolroom on Tuesday week. In connection with the welcome to be accorded Mr. Alfred Hill ou his return to New Zealand, tho secretary of tho Organisation Committee, Mr. F. W. Huybittle, hns just received a cablegram from Mr. Hill acknowledging in graceful terms his deep appreciation of the lionbur about to be conferred upon him by the citizens. A little uncertainty exists as to tho exact date of 'his arrival in Wellington, but it will probably be about the ond of the current month! An advertisement in reference to the production of the cantata "Hinemoa" appears in our columns to-day, inviting those ladies and gentlemen desirous of assisting to forward their names and addresses to the secretary. At the regular meeting of the Society for tho Protection of Women and Children, held in the Alliance Rooms, Mrs. W. A. Evaus presided. There wero also present Mesdumes Allan, Fell, Wallis, Dar well, and Ludy Stout. It was announced that a family of children who weio neglected by a drunken mother were bping removed ; also that arrangements were being made to send unruly children to a school. One suspected case ot cruelly beating a youug child is beiug investigated. The following subscriptions wero acknowledged with thanks by tho Secretary: — W. H. Green, ss; Sympathiser, £1 Is ; Mrs. Wilson, ss ; Sharland and Co., 10» 6d ; Hay man and Co., 5b ; Abbott, Oram, ss. The 'Wellington nnd Suburban Cdursing Club holds its initial meeting at the , Recreation Grounds, W»tono, on Wednesday and Saturday next. Tho club hns received twenty-one nominations for the Novice Stake. Entries have been received from Mnsterton, Petone, Karon, Kaiwarra, and Wellington. sport is promised. The Wellington Kennel Club has allowed owners of hounds who aro exhibitors at the show to withdraw their dogs on the Saturday afternoon for tho purpose of taking part at the meeting. The railway time-table is advertised elsewhere. The usual weekly meeting of applicants for shares in tho Town and Country Cooperative Supply Federation, Ltd., was held last night in the Exchange Buildings. Between forty and fifty were prosent. Tho Organising Secretary announced that since the last week's report, twenty-three new applications had been ■ received, representing 105 shares, in addition to which fifteen applications, representing forty-ono shares, wero" handed to him in tho room. Mr. Brnund gave a brief address, in the course of which he stated that about one-sixth of the entire population of tho United Kingdom were being benefited by co-operation, by having theHr standard of living taised or being provided with tlio means of saving and of purchasing the houses in which they livo. A meeting of ratepayers who livo on tho high levels of the city is to be held in tho" Victoria Hall next Friday ovening. Mr. W. Branigan, who was for a timo a water inspector, has convened tho meeting, and ho intends bringing out some facts in support of the Council's rejected scheme for an improved water supply. The tourists throughout New Zealand sponk in high terms of Swan Hnm Sausage, and say it is delicious. Its popularity is great. — Advt.