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Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 26, 1 February 1904, Page 4

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On Wednesday evening the annual ictreat of tli<s nriehts of the Roman Catholic Archdioceso of Wi'llington will commence, and will last for ti i\eek. Tho rotreut will bo conducted by the Rev. Father O'Donnell, of the Kedejnptorist Order. Tbo General Manager (J Railways has written to tho Tiirunaki Provincial Executive of the Now ZcuUnd Farmers' Union hinting that all hough on'.y burley, wheat, und oats MOie ut present affected by the regulation concerning the size of sucks (maximum weight 2001b), it was intended lo ultimately extend the bylaw to cover all agricultural produce. " I do not considor it proper to have Government servants on a criminal jury," said tlio Chief Justice this morning, and he oscused several persons in Government employ who had been summonod for jury service. Civil servants, he added, ought to give notice to the Sheriff when they see their names on the jury-list. It was not tho rule in England, and he thought that it ought not 10 be tho rule here. An employee of the Harbour Board was also excused on the ground that ho is a special constablo. Instructions have been received by Mr James Mackay, l'aeroa, from the Hon, James Carroll, Native Minister, to com mencii t ha x laying of water pipes to th« native settlements near Paeroa. Tho natives have had no good water for domestic use since tho Ohinemuri River was de clared a. sludge channel, aud last session Parliament voted the sum of £1000 for the purpose of supplying the natives with water. Mr. Mackay has arranged to have the trenches for the water supply cut by parties of Maoris. One of ihe last remaining patches of native bush at Karofi suffered damage by fire on Saturday and yesterday. The Hon. C. J. Johnston, M.L.C., was the principal sufferer, the fire doing considerable damago to his forest property. It also s>pread to a patch belonging to Mr. W. H. Tisdall. The firo came in from the back of the property, and its progress wns rapid until checked by the efforts of tho owners and othors. Certificates In connection with Trinity Collogo Alusicul Examinations (theory) may be obtained on application to Mr. A. J. Wicks, local secretary, at the Dresden Co. 'a warehouse. Entries for the Juno theory examination close at Messrs. C. Begg and Co.'s music waiehouso on Saturday, 12th March. The deaths of several cows hnve been reported from various parts of the Mnmvwutu district to tho local Slock Department, the cause being apparently inexplicable Investigations by Mr. a. Burton, Government Veterinary Surgeon, have .shown that Iho deaths were caused by lead poisoning. It was discovered (says tho Standard) that farmers wero in tho habit of painting their buildings, etc, and then throwing tho .scrapings of the point pot« on the ground. The animal*, attracted by the sweetness of the linseed 011 with which the paint is mixed, picked it up and ate it in sufficient quantities to causo death. A patty of Wellington Camera Club members journeyed to Waiwetu on Saturday, despite the unfavourable weather, and spent a very pleasant 'as well as insstxticfci'v© afternoon • Subjects were not! scarco, and somo of the pictures got may bo seen adorning the club's exhibition walls. Tho Wellington Navals in Camp at Mahaugaßay aro doing good work at fort drill. Having had the guns to drill upon at Mount Cook during the winter, the men can now go straight on to fqrt manning. The attendance sinco Friday has been very large. On Saturday afternoon tho annual cutter race between the junior coxswains was sailed over the Ward Is-land-Worser Bay course, and after a great race resulted in a win for P.O. Francis, P.O. Mack-ay, being second. This morning reveille sounded as usual at 4.30 o'clock, and gun drill, telephone work, IJ.G. work, signalling, and general smartoning up of all hands was indulged in. To-night thoro is to be fort manning under the oflicers, when all lights will be fitted up, and model targets with night lights will run across the forts on wires, thus enabling tho men to do their proper work. This i 9 tho first time tho Wellington Navals- hnve been able to do this. The District Nurse acknowledges with thanks old linen from Mesdames Sterlo, C. Smith, Tripe, and ft Friend, clothing from Mrs. Aslicroft, clothing and mattress from Mis. Denton, garments from St. Jeter's Dorcas, £1 from St. Peter's Relief Guild (per Mrs. Tripe), and 5s from Mr. Cooper. This evening tbe General Synod iv tho Anglican Church of Now Zealand, which is at present in session at Auckland, will proceed to the election of Primuto in succession jto the late Bishop Cowie. As to Mho is likely to succeed to tho office nothing has so far been allowed to escape. The Primate is not chosen from amongst the Bishops by right of seniority, but by popular voto. Iho Acting-Primate is Bishop Nevill, of Dunedin, who holds, the position by virtue of his position as senior Bishop in tho colony. It is thought by some that tho Synod may feel disposed to elevate him lo tho higher office, and by others that tho choice will fall upon Bishop Williams, of Waiapu. On tho otherhand, it is stated that it i» not nt. all unlikely that our own Bishop, the Right Rev. Dr. Wallis, may secure election, for tho reason that there has been » feeling thnfe Wellington, by reason of its being the Seat of Government, onght also to bo tho seat of the Church of England in tho colony. In view of tho pending election, tho modo hy which the Primato is elected will be »>f Interest. Tho canon whioh governs tho oleetinn provides that no candidate ia to be pro* posed for Ihe ofttco. "On the motion that tho Synod proceed to tho elucUon of tho Primato it shall not W competent for any member of tha Syaod to propose any candidate for th* ©files, and tho only question to U# *jwfc?n to shall bo tho subjoot of tho \uotuuu" Further, it is provided that "tho Rishop for whom nioro than «vw<sh«Uf «( th» votes of tho, tluvo ojwm U'Wv.mv*. dwjy, and laity 1 s'i.»H b<> glwn hlmh be Pinnate if tho oiHtv ho \«i'amU »>r «>h*M Iwoowe ami bo Primitio ii*\ iljo »\\Vt£W.iO\\n sA his pr*«. (loeewor h»U»4i t\W>* vv A s uav«, s> in ca^e sut'h nuyv^U.y shsM *vt ho &»v«m for any of i he Uwto^MU » Hwvul, Awd, »( uwvs* Krtl'v-, * th»\U WUv>» »JwU W UktfM ; «nd \\\ v»rt\« nUV'h \w.»,^mi\ v^? vitfrs ihal) not bo )is\<>« m <W HhnNl Uktlot, then tho w\\\ks\ U\O,^v. x tlirvtftom for thU \»\uv« vv * <»*» N*mM^ xv h\» shall have mtiiWxl \W onwAw\ v lv* Primato if U\o wl\^ W Yi»sii«t» v*r *hi»U become and he Y\i\\\ti\* \\\\ «W ivsi^iution of ins pmtavivw^ M,«u£ rfion^t, such seniority t<» \u> \\w\W\is\ t\^\\\ tho time of con-Hxnu-oKw^w t\A\o » spicudid oppo^ (unity now w" W|v'«s»nl»h\s thotr stocks of house Hupm «t KJrkvaWw's great summer mv!*j. fi»«* bint* Aro civon on pago