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

Tho rehearing of the charges against Fanny Whittaker, formeily a lici'u&cd secQiid-hand denier, of not having kept a book of transactions in uccoidiincc with the Second-hand Dealers' Act, and of having failed to enter the purchase of a coat as lequired by tho Ait, came on to-day before Dr. A. M' Arthur, S.M. tho firit hearing, defendant was convicted and fined, and her license wus cancelled. Air. Izard, for defendant, did not call evidence, but mado an addicss n> extenuation, emphasising the severity of thefloss of defendant's license, and the diilieiilty she was placed iv with her &tock on her hands. Chief Detective M'Urutu stated that defendant gave tho police no asj>i.-<t-ancc. A young man sold a stolen coat lo her, and when tho police called, tho only entry bho produced was a singlo nume, Avhich was not tho namo the vendor subsequently g.ivo to tho police. Th» vendor amis alao prepared to sw-ear that he gave no name to defendant, who uoked him no questions about the coat. His Worship incidentally observed that the names of vendors of clothes, whether sold at a sec-ond-hand shop, or sold at a private house to tho dealer to be taken by him to his shop, hliould go down in tho book of transactions provided for in the Act. If tho hearts of mich vendors avoid not big enough io give their old clothes to charity, tltoir names should go down. Defendant remarked lhat she had gi\-cn the police all the assistance .sho could. His Worship refused to alter his decision. The Town Hall organ question avbs boforo the City Counoil last evening. Tho committco in charge of the matter reported: "Wo have ieceivcd the report of the Committe of Experts set up to consider tho question ol the purchase of a fauitablo organ for the Town Hall. Wo have now to recommend that Messrs. Norman and Beard and Messrs. W. Hill and Son bo communicated Avith und lequestcd to furnish spociiications for an organ to cost £5000", f.o.b. London, and th© terms upon Avhich they Avill forward the organ for erection. Wo.atao rcoommend that hearty thanks of tho Council bo forwarded to tho Committco of Experts for tho trouble they havo taken over the matter." Tho Mayor said tho Council OAved great thanks to Uip Committee of Experts that had gone through the communications received from 1 orgaubuildors. The, experts thought that for £5000, f.o.b. London, an organ could bo got as large and good tt« ( any one was capablo of playing with all the .sfcops and all Iho necessary nppHatVces thereto. 'Councillor Barber drew attention that in addition lo tho prico thero would bo 25 per cent, duty and the cost of erection. He hoped Now Zealand makers would bo able to supply a better article. Councillor Godber hoped tho report would not wan that selection would" bo limited to the two firms named, and that local competition avohKl get a fair shoAv. Eventually the report was altered by addiug to the names that of Mr. A. Hobday, of Wellington. Tho report Avas then adopted. >In their annuil report to shareholders, tho directors of tho Clmstchurch Meat Company (Limited) state that tho result of tho year just closed has proved, cmi nently satisfactory, and bhows that Iho busine&s of the company >s on a sound basis both in tho colony .and in tho Homo markets. Tho quantity of stock put through tho various works — Islington, Smithiield. and Victon -for tho year has been 1,388,245, showing a considerable increase on the previous year. Tho financial position of the company has very considerably improved. The secured advance against uncalled capital, amounting lo £30,000, hns been paid off. Ample provision hns been made for tho future in tho A'aluation of the assets. Tho amount lor renewals nnd replacements account has been increased, and £11,000 Avritton oif. The directois havo placed £7060 15a to tho rosen'o fund ; this account now stands at £14,000. They have further placed £1500 to an accident reservo fund, ns it Ava's considered necessax-y to provide a resurvo in viow of Mi© high rates charged for insurance After making the foregoing provisions, tho balance to the credit of profit and loss account is £15,117 16s sd. An interim dividend at the rate of 4 per cent, has been paid, amounting to £4810 10s 7d, leaving a balanco of £10,307 4s lOd to bo dealt Avith. Tho directors recommend that a dividend of 4 per cent., making 8 per cent, lor Iho year, should be paid — leaving a balance of £5305 0s 4cl to bo carried forward. The director retiring by rotation is Mr. F. de C. Malet, who offers himself for re-election. | The auditor, Mr. W. H. Gundry, also offers himself for ro-elcction. Tho Chief Justico delivered his Toserved judgment this morning on tho application by Mr. Jellicoe, for Yung Sow, for certiorari to quash an order, mado by tho Magistrate for tho forfeiture of certain intoxicating liquors. Tho ground on which the rule av«b mado was that tho goods ordered to be forfeited Avero tho property of Yung Sow, and lhat they neA'er Avere in tho possession of Ah Wong, tho poison convicted. When tho case wus argued, however, «aid His Honour, the contest did not"' turn upon (he possession of the goods by Ah Wong. If that had been tho point argued ho would have como to tho conclusion that Ihe Magistrate Avas justified on tho evidence in finding that the goods Avere in Ah Wong's possession, and further, the Court would havo como to tho conclusion that it Avas bound by tho Magistrate's finding. It being admitted that thero must bo proof or v finding that Ah Wong wus an "occupier," the Avhole contest turned upon wkothcr thero wiih evidence of occupation or v. finding to that effect. It avow clear that the Magistrate had not found that Wong wan an occupier. He Avas on the premises because he was a servant of Sow's, and that would not make him an occupier in the meaning of tho English Electoral Acts or of other statutes where tho Avord "occupier"' av«s used. lha Magistrate therefore could not hnve found that Ah Wong Avas tho ocoupicr of the premises in tho terms of the Act. tlis Honour pointed out that io England there Avas provision for forfeiting spirits in the possession of a poison who sells them without a license, whether they are his goods or not. We did not, hoAtevcr, have that provision in our Ihav. If it wan desirable to forfeit liquors in the possession of any person who Avns selling thorn without a license, then, tho provisions of the" Spirit Act should bo enacted hero. His Honour was of opinion that the forfeituio in this case could not be sustained, and that tho certiorur,i musit go to set aside Iho forfeiture. Judgment waa entered accordingly without costs. Mr. Myeis appeared for the police. Look out to-morrow for big remnant and oddments sain. Hundred* of linou at halfprico and less. CJ. Smith is making a great clearance, <uut tho slock has got lo jjo. Romnauts of drees goods, remnants cilkg, romnmiU of blouse muftline, romnnnts of ahdotiiijjn, romnanU of calicoes, remnants of ribboiiß, remnants of laco«, all oddments in ovory nppnrtmonf. to bo cleared to-mor-row and following dnyo regnrdloss of cost. 'J hero will bo odd linos in bloiißas, Hkirta, sunshades, ffloyee, trimmed and unlrimmed millinory, Tndios' imdorclothing, togethor with a largo 10l of manufacturer" h munploß of ovory description. This salo will bo well worth your whilo visiting C Smith's, Cuba-street. — Advt. Intending 1 buyers of bcdnlpads and bodding will be pleased to noto tho ftttvortipoinont of Cioorgo Winder, ironmonger, Lower Cubo-stropt, ho having purchased a large varinly of first-clnfn bcdntcncls. They having b*>en brought out hero as tra\ filler's samples, he secured thorn much under usual landod coat, and is thereforo offering thorn at bargain oricos for caeh.— ■ , Advt.