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Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 24, 29 January 1904, Page 5

Tho typesetting machines (two linotypes and two monotypes) ordered in Eiigland for the Govermni-ut l'rinting Office will reach Wellington next month. Thi> linotypes, which are. larger than any iow in the. colony, coat £850 each. The •nouotypea aro capablo of setting uibulutod matter. The cost of each is about £650. After wo "went to pre>v» yesterday, Dr. M' Arthur, S.M., reserved judgment' in the horsc-swappnig case, fc>mith v. Wade, reported yt'sterduy, E. llindley, for whom Mr. Young appeared, sued ifenrv Stuart, defended by Mr. Luckie, for £15 7s 6d, ".M.'auce alleged to be duo on v. partnership account. Judgment wus for plaintiff for £10 3.s 3d, with costs £2 6s. \. "twiinming carnival will tako place at the To Aro Batlus to-morrow afternoon, and if the fin© tveather continues, thero should bo a large attendance of tho public. •Menty of amusement is promised, aa well aa first-class swimming and diving i'vtnt», and fancy costumu items. Seats will ha provided free of charge, nnd the Uavarian Band will- play selections throughout the afternoon. Dr. Chappie ■n ill act as judgo of the races. 'Hie adjourned meeting of creditors in tho bankrupt osrato of J. D. M'Coll, currkr, was held in the- Official Assignee's Office yesterday afternoon. Eight creditor. 1 * were present. Mr. Mnrisou represented the bankrupt, Mr. Myers wo.i advi.ser to tho Official Assignee, and Mr. Wilford appeared for Mr. Alex. Lowe. Aa Mr. Lowe Agreed to the realisation of tho vstatci, it was resolved that the Ollicial Asnigneo should advertise for tonders for tho business as a going concern, or for Ihc plant. Mr. Myers said ho would advifte tho Official Assignee to reject Mr. Lowe's cluim in the estete for £395, ns ho hold Mr. Lowe to be a partner. Mr! Ashcroft t.^ti mated that tho estate might realise 10a in tho £. Mr. Wilford *.aid his client might be willing to pay creditor* 10s in tho £ if ho had an opportunity of examining tho atato of affairs. Power wn« given to Mr. Talbut to get offers for tho plant nnd contract*, and an adjournment ■was made until next Tuesday afternoon to allow Mr. Lowe to examino tho ostato with a view to making an offer to the creditors. Tho bankrupt waa allowed £2 per week whilst carrying on the business. Mr. Myers said ho would require some details from tho bankrupt concerning what ho had done with £150 received from Mr. Lowe. Mr. Miller was appointed to go into tho books with tho bankrupt and report to tho next meeting of creditors. The traction-engines bylaw was beforo & special meeting of the City Council last evening. Councillor kard, Chair* roan of tho Bylaws Committee, moved tho adoption — or, aa he etylcd it, tho first reading — of the "Exceptional Traffic" bylaw, which, he said, dealt practically with the vexed questions of .trac-tion-engines. It provided for tho rate of »peed, the licen»ing, and tho amount of license fee, 'which was now fixed at £26, but >t would bo competent for members of the Counoil to settle that. It was competent for the Council to say in what street or streets, and between what hours, traction-engines should run. There was a clause (as adopted elsewhere) that the owner of every engino should give security against special damago to sewera and streets. Such damago to culverts and amall bridges had necessitated costly repairs to the Ohiro-road. In reply to Councillor Luke, who said other Councillors had not yot a copy of the bylaw, and who objected to anything liko a surprise, Councillor Izard snid the printing of copies could not bo finished in time for tho meeting, but on tho motion to confirm the Council could Heal with it fully. Councillor Godber seconding, the bylaw was adopted. Tho effect of tho two loitering bylaws adopted by the City Council last night, and to be confirmed in a month's time, will bo a« follows .—Section 299 of Part X. will' now read : "It shall be an offence for any licensee, or person OT persons for tho time being in charge of any licensed premises, whilo tho same are being ustd for any purpose for which tho snmo are licensed, to permit or suffer any person (other than an employee of the licensee) to standing or sitting, or to loiter in or upon any such passage, staircase, doorway, or any spneo between tho Beats in such premises, or to permit or suffer nny person to in any wise obstruct the came. This nection further makes both lessee and licensee liable, and it will bo wen that any sort of licensed place (hotel, billiard-room, or theatre) comes within its scope. Tho second bylaw deals with Btreet* loitering as follows: — "No person or persons shall loiter or remuin in any one place on nny public street, footpath, or open public space, after being directed to move on by any constable, peace officer, of inspector of nuisances." The Cemetery Bylaw mnkes certain amendments in the first schedule of the cemetery regulations in the 1898 bylaw. This Echcdulo set« out the few for interments, and for keeping graves in order. Before Dr. M'Arthur, S.M., this morning, Alex. Farquhnr, licensee of tho Brunstfick Hotel, pleaded not guilty to a fliH-rge of having aerved beer to a girl under thirteen years of ago. Sub-Inspec-tor O' Donovan prosecuted, and Mr. Wcston defended, l'ho admitted- facts wero that Constable Lopdcll «aw tho girl coming from tho hotel with tho beer. He oaked her her ngc. Sho admitted being under thirteen years, and also having told the licensee thAt »ho was uged fourteen ■years. Witness then took her into tho liote'., where tho licensee admitted serving her, »uid said eho had given her ago ob fourteen yenn». Mr. Weaton quoted n judgment of Mr. Justice Edwards to the effect that in licensing charges vhnt wero criminal in their nature and that involved neriouu consequences' (such as endorsement of license), thero must be proof, hot merely suspicion, before- convicting. in. this ense, the- licensee's admission of having served tho girl, and her declarolion to him, i»howed ho thought he was entitled to serve her. It was for His Worship to say whether the girl, who had mado this declaration that* her ngo w8« fourteen, appeared to be under thirteen years. If she did not bo appear, there wo» no offence. His Worship said Constable Lopdell was perfectly justified in stopping this child or any other child of similar appeoranco and in similar cirtumstaJices. If defendant had denied serving tho liquor when tho constable enquired, His Worship might hay« declined to believo defendant's statement. He bolipved thi-i/ defendant wtnt through a process of questioning parallel with that in the case of a bona ,fido traveller. His Worship could not say that defendant deliberately— for that was what the chargo came to — broke the law, and as these lawa were penal so far, he must dismiss the caee.. Tho weekly session of the Star of Wellington Lodge of Good Templare was held last evening in ilichards's Hall, Cuba street. The C.T. (Bro. O. Stealien*) presided. The eloction of officers for the ensuing term* resulted as( follows: C T., Bro. G. Stephens . (re-elected) j V.T , Sis. Sparkes; 5.0. T., Bro. R. H. Rigarlsford ; Sec, Bro. M'Kay; F.S., Bro Sparkes (re-elected); Treas., Sis. Morris, sen. (re-elected) ;' Mar., Bro. S. Morrell ; Chaplain, Sis. Wnrburlon ; Guard, Bro. J. Russell; D.M., Sis. Davis ; Sentry, Bro. Suddens ; As. Sent., Bro W. H. Ingram; Registrar, Bro. W Morrell ; Pianist, Sis. Simpson (reulected) ; Reporter, Bro. W. fl. Ingram <re-elected). Tho following Harmony Committee was elected: Bros. Morre 1 (Sec), S. Morrell, Sparkes, J. Russell, Stephens, and Fenner, Sisters Sparkes, M'Kay, Taylor, Lambert, ana Barnott.