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Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 61, 9 September 1904, Page 4

Tho caw in which Mis. Emily Monk seeks to have access to her children by her lute husband Jolm Gaskin (who in his will niiido provisions adverse to tho children placing themselves under their inotlier's control), wns again before his .Honour the Chief Justice in Chambers today. Mr. Wilford appeared for tho appiicant, Mrs. Monk, and Mr. 3/islop for tho trustees appointed under the will. Iho ca«e had been adjourned with a tacit understanding that tho younger "Boy andl girl— the eldest child being an invalid— should Jio allowed to visit their mother during holidays if her home was shown to be suitable ; tho mother bad been divorced by Gnskin. This morning his Honour stated that it appeared that the mother lived a reputable- life and kept a clean house. lie suggested that the mother aliould be allowed to visit tho boy and girl one day a fortnight, and that tho girl, who is aged 14 years, should be allowed to visit her if and when she desired; the mutter of the boy, who in aged five years, visiting his mother, being allowed to stand over. Th© caso was adjourned for a week to uHow of a settlement on such lilies. Some time ago Mr. Graham forwarded to the Government, Analyst some samples of coal from the Nelson district. Professor . Maelaurin now reports that the analysis of tho specimen obtained from Glenroy, near Murchison, shows it to be nn excellent coal, almost as high hi fixed carbon as the best Wesbpart coal, and to contain very much less salpfair than most of tho latter coals. Its ash is, however, somewhat heavy for a first>dass coal, but its greatest defect is a physical one, viz., extreme brittlcness, which will very much reduce its value if much handled. Tho samples from Longfosd, although chemically not so good as the Glenroy specimens, are of very fair quality, and owing to their hardness should transport well. All the samples are colliery coals, but while tho Glenroy coal on heating swells vory much, forming a loose bulky coke, the Longford coal forms hard, compact coko. Tho City Solicitor has advised that the City Council has no powor to take over Boston-tbrraco as a public street. On the recommendation of the Melrose Improvement Committeo of tho City Council, tho latter body has given the City Engineer instructions to begin work immediately on the Parade and in Avon, Clyde, and Humber streets, Island Bay. Tho widening of Evans Bay road is also to bo put in hand forthwith. ■ Tho City Council last night accepted tho lenders of Messrs. Choto and Co. for 500 casks, and Messrs. Dufchie and Co. for 2000 casks of cement. The price for both contracts was 10s lid per cask. It was decided to advertise for 3000 more casks. One point made by visiting fire underwritons on a recent occasion to Petone was that valuable time was iost through oone of the firemen sleeping at tho Brigade station. In this compaction it is interesting to note that the Borough Engineer has recommended the Council to, in making its next grant to the Brigade, make it compulsory for at least one man to sleep on the premises, so that in the event of an alarm he would have everything in readiness by the lime the main body of men arrived. The cost of providing the necessary accommodation would be about £30 The local secretary (Mrs. F. Shaw) desires to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of tho following donations for Pandita Ramabai's Mission: — From Nelson secretary, two boxes gifts from Nelson and ' Richmond residents ; Kcnt-terraco Presbyterian Sunday School teachers and scholars, dolls, workbags, toys, etc., and 4d ; member Terrace Congregational Church, £1 ; Kent-terrace elder and wife, £3 ; member and wife, £1. Owing to the number of gifts necessitating more than ono box, tho General Secretary (Mr. Mackenzie) has decided to forward them, by the Union Steam Ship Company's j Aparima, which leaves the , colony this month, consequently all gifts should 'be sent to 8, Brougham-street, as early as possible. It is anticipated Sister Clare will pay a hurried visit to the chief centres before leaving the corony for the mission in India. A blacksmith's assistant named Henry Jeffreys was this morning found guilty — despite the fact that tie- pleaded to the contrary — of' having procured liquor for a prohibited person named Jolm M'Kie. Evidenoo showed that both the polio© and a barman warned defendant not' to supply M'Kio with liquor, and that he had been distinctly told that M'Kie was a j prohibited person. Dr. A. M'Arthur, j S.M., Mho heard the case, said to accused : "You are the class of person who prevent prohibition orders from being of any good. I will deal with you as I dealt with a man who got liquor for a certain member of Parliament." A fino | of 40s, with £1 3s costs, in default four- ! teen days' imprisonment, was imposed. i A young girl pleaded guilty to having .stolon two fish from a shop at Newtown, and was discharged with a caution. The police stated that she had previously been concerned in dishonest practices, and the Magistrate told her that if she came before the Court again she would either have to go to an industrial school or to gaol. Tho negotiations with Mr. Crawford to socuro accoss for tho public to tho boach at tho hoad of Evans Bay advanced a further stage in committee of tho City Council last night, brtt tho terms and conditions havo not yot boon definitely agroed on. As a means of- impressing on his hearers the importance of making tho fullest investigation before payment of life insuranoo, claims, Mr. M. Chapman, during the coimso of his address before the Insurance Institute last evening, gave several il'ustrattons of how companies had boon defrauded. Ono curious case happened in Germany. An insurance company paid an annuity to an old soldier who lived in a small village near which tho Company had an office Tho annuity was paid 0111111 tho annuitant died at the age of 110 years — at, lerat so it was reported. Tho Company were vexed at first at the annuitant living so long, but when ho passed 100 years of age they got proud of it, and advertised ! it in their circulars. After bis death a j newspaper man caino for particulars, and visited tho village, where ho found the j joke convulsing the villagers. Tho p"roI cess was this • The old man camo himself regularly for his annuity, getting older and feebler he was supported by his son, an elderly man. Getting still feebler and unable to go himself, his son took the signed papers, and being known, there was no trouble- in getting tho money. His father at last got too blind and feeble to write; his son then wrote his signature, and ns by this time he was supposed to bo the man himself, it passed. Finally, the old man died over -90 years of age, and the son took his ploeo until he died also in extreme old age. Mr. A. E. Gibbs quoted a case which occurred in Victoria. A labourer vanished ono night, and about ton days later a body was taken out of tho harbour and placed in the morgue. The corpse was identified by his wife and relatives as that of iho missing man, and the claim was on tho point of settlement when the real man put m nn appearance. He had gone out of tho locality to look for work\ It was generally agreed by tho various speakers that the matter of adjusting claims could not be taken to extremes. Black Swan Butter is tlte highest grade of New "Zealand butter. -It is perfect in. quality, texture, and flavour. — Advt.