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Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 141, 11 December 1902, Page 4

An application under the Tcsuuois Family Maintenance Act came before the Chief Justice this morning in he cue of Fenwick v. Fen wick, in which the widow, who was allowed 10s a week under the will of her late in °« sought to be awarded an increased al lowance. Mr. Myers appeared foitlie applicant and Mr. Izaid for the tiuatees and beneficiaries under the willAfter going into the case,, the matter was adjourned to enable certain information required by the Judge to oe brought before the oourt. Mr John Kirkcaldie sends us the following letter:— "A report has reached my ears that at the recent elections 1 endeavoured to influence my employees to cast their votes in the local option, issues for prohibition. I wish herewith to contradict this statement absolutely. Neither myself nor any of my sons have ever tried to influence my staff, either directly or indirectly, to vote for any candidate or for any issue of the local option poll. My staff are perfectly frefe to vote according to their own convictions. I am completely ignorant of the manner in which they used their vote* either at this or any previous election. The report of the Finance Committed of the Education Board on the salariei of the office staff was considered by tn& Joard at its meeting yesterday. Th« f ollowing increases were decided on : — Chief Cierk, from £200 to £225 ; second clerk, increase by annual instalments of £10 to £200 ; third clerk, increase by £10 instalments to £150. The Superintendent of the" Home for Aged Needy acknowledges with thanks the receipt of £10 10s from Mr. Jellicoe for the benefit of the Home; £2 from Mrs. Richardson, Hill-street; 10s from Mrs. Mobrhouse, Dixon-street ; I,os from Mrs. W. Ferguson; and cakes and fruit from Mrs. \V. R. Williams and Mrs. Burne, the xerrace. A committee of wholesale and retail soft goods firms' employees has been formed with the object of establishing a club. Mr. Leydon has been appointed Secretary. -The entries for the various events at the Swifts Amateur Swimming Club's carnival next Saturday number 140. Much interest is being taken in the Ladies' Bracelet, for which there are 27 entries. The teams' race and comio diving competitions are also causing unusual interest. Constable Leonard, J. Cockery, whose 1 unfailing courtesy and attention on the ! Queen's Wharf for the past three years have earned for him the good wishes o\ all whose business is connected with the mercantile marine of the .port, has been promoted to the charge of the newlyestablished statjon at Blackball. On i seven different occasions Constable Cockery has tumb.ed himself into the harbou* and saved a life and has earned repeated/ recognition from the Royal Humane SoJ ciety and the Police Department for bis bravery. V The Yorkshire Society of New Zealand held its annual meeting last night, Mri J Charlesworth in the chair. The reJ port, a precis of which has already been) published, and the balance-sheet, were' adopted. The election, of office-bearers resulted as follows: — President, Mr. J. Charlesworbh j Vice-Presidents, Messrs. J. Trevor, T. H. Hustwick, J. H. Helliwell, and Boyes; Secretary, My. G. E. " Burton (re-elected) ; Treasurer, Mr. W. Wagstaffe; Committee, Messrs. W. Isaac, H. Thompson, W. W. Dalby, A. Truelove, J. Bird, G. Lawrence, John Flockton; Auditors, Messrs. Bold and Turner. The society decided to make an effort to Secure new and commodious rooms. A correspondent, Mr. G. J. Jakins, of Christchurch, has written the following to the Sydney Daily Telegraph: — "Many years ago I represented to the New Zealand Government the advisability of steamers carrying pigeons from their last ports. Had this been done the news of the Elingamite disaster would have reached Auckland in six hours. Particularly is this necessary on the Australian coast. The cost is little, and' could easily be worked through the Customs when the vessel cleared. At a small fee she should be compelled to carry a trained carrier pigeon. . In the present instance the Elingamite would have had a pigeon from Auckland and also from Sydney." The\ Trustees of the Home for Aged Needy met' at the Home on Tuesday last. There were present: Mr. J. G. W. Aitken, M.H.R. (Chairman), Hon. P. H. Fraser, M.L.C., Messrs. J. Danks, T. M'Kenzie, and W. Allan. The Lady Visitors reported that all is going on well at the Home. The Trustees resolved to declare vacancies for two women, one man, and a married couple, which will be advertised in due course. A letter was received from the solicitors to the late Mrs. Jeßsie Tutchen to the effect that that lady had bequeathed a sum of £25 to the Home, which the trustees of the will would shortly be in a position to pay over. Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.H.R., writes; 'Termit me to correct three errors in connection with the Eginont election. The copied local from the Taranaki Herald, which ' appeared in your issue of las v evening, was wrong. The box of votes that were said to be missing did pot belong to Piriaka at all. Th° Deputy-Re-turning Officer's returns for that pollingplace were in the hands of the chief Returning Officer (Mr. Buchanan) at Waitara quite three or four days before the declaration of the poll. The missing returns belonged to xaumarinui, and it was to get those returns in that the famous ride (night and day) took place. '"Waitaia* is, perhaps, a typographical blunder ; and no doubt historical Waitara was intended. The last messenger, with the Taumarinni returns, reached Waitara at ten minutes to three- o'clock on Tuesday afternoon Three hours and ten minutes before the expiration of the statutory • Mine before declaring the poll — not "five hours," as stated in the copied local. 'What is hit is history; what is missed is mystery.' It is just as well that the political historian of the future should have a correct statement in connection with this contest, which was tragic, owing' to the death of two of the candidates, the complete break-down of a third, and the other incidents that occurred, which were sufficient to upset more than yours truly, Win. T. Jennings." Prophet Baxter's date for the end of the universe having expired (for about the tenth time), with all his predictions unfulfilled, he has once more revised his figures, and now fixes 1929 as the year in which he and his faithful followers will be translated bodily into glory. In a London daily he has a tvo-and-a-half column advertisement setting, forth m minute detail a series of terrific events to occur between 1906 and 1929. He has taken quite a new departure, as during the past thirty-five years or so he has never placed the end ,of the world more than four or five years distant. It is difficult to awaken interest in a date over twenty years in advance. Members of Mr. R. Parker's Glee and Madrigal Society are requested to attend a rehearsal at the Dresden Company's rooms to-morrow evening. Tickets for the concert will be issued. The monthly meeting of the Wellington Camera Club will be held at the new Club Room, Alliance Buildings, this even, ing at 8 o'clock. Kirkcaldie and Stains, Limited, offer a splendid assortment of delaines worth 1« 9d a yard, at Hid, also new dress linens at Is 8d a yard.— Advt..