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Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 128, 26 November 1904, Page 5

! The recommendation of the Wharves and Accounts Committee of the Harbour Board regarding the Petone wharf proposal was moved by Mr. T. M. Wilford and seconded by Mr. H. Beauchamp. The Customs revenue collected nt the port for the week ending to-day amounted to £13/63 Os Bd, and the beer duty for the same period £262 2s» To-day's Customs revenue totalled £760 16s 2d. The Young Men's Christian Association has within the past fortnight developed several more new phases of work. A Swimming Club now meets regularly at To Aro Baths, under the cap taincy of Mr. P. Palmer, who was until recently vice-captain of the St. Helens (Lancashire) V.M.C.A. Club. A Young Men's Glee Club has also been established, and is now practising every Tuesday, with Mr. J. Carr as leader and Mr. P. Tattle- as secretary. About forty ladies to6k afternoon tea at the rooms on Tuesday, and unanimously decided to arrange a permanent ladies' auxiliary, with Mrs. H. W. Kersley as president, to further assist the work of the Association. The Women's Christian Temperance Union held a special meeting in their rooms, Constable-street, on Thursday afternoon, , when a large gathering of members and friends assembled. Mrs. Isitt presided. Mi6s Powell (Corresponding Secretary of the New Zealand Union) gave a very interesting and instructive address on the aims and objects of the union, tracing its origin from the first crusade in America. It was decided to hold the annual meeting next Thursday afternoon, when the election of officers for the ensuing year will take place. In another column the Mayor of Petone notifies that a poll of ratepayers will be taken in the local Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday, 6th December, on _ the proposals to raise loans of £8000 ' for gasworks entension, and £5000 for the erection of municipal offices. About £100 has been subscribed towards a memorial to the late Bro. Mark. 'At a meeting of ex-pupils and friends, held in St. Patrick's Hall last evening, it was resolved on the motion of Mr. Martin Kennedy, seconded by Mr. D. Ryan, that the memorial take the form of endowing an Extern scholarship at St Patrick's College, to be competed for by the pupils of the Marist Brothers' School, Boulcottstreet, on terms and conditions to be arranged. There was a very large attendance at the weekly session of the King's Coronation Lodge of Good Templars last evening, Bro. A. Dryden, C.1., presiding. Two candidates were initiated. After routine business had been dealt with, the Lodge was thrown open to the public. An enjoyable programme was contributed to by the following : — Sisters M'Donald and Clare, and Bros. Hague, Price, Anstice, Worth, Clare, Body, and Pearce, the latter giving an exhibition with fancy handcuffs. A united Lodge church parade is to be held to-morrow night at Trinity Wtsleyan Chuich. Writing with respect to our report of yesterday's meeting of chemists, Mr. G. W. Hean, of Wanganui, says that there were not "twenty-nine chtiniots present," as stated. "The fact is," he continues, "that the meeting was a mixed quantity, there being a number of chemists present and also a number of business men whose interests lay purely with the up-keep of the patent medicine, and against the regulations. Thirteen retau chemists were present, and of these teD were in favour ol the regulations." The final touches aro now being given to the Town Hall, the interior of which is in the hands of the furnishers. The chairs ay being placed in the hall, the 'seats being nailed together in ' rows of six, to facilitate handling. On the occasion of the ceremonial opening of the building the HaH is to be lighted in the evenings by means of festoons of electric lights, the pow-er for which is to be supplied from tne tramway power station. The pipe organ to be used at the opening ceremony'and during the succeeding concert season .of the Musical Union is to be erected next week. The furnishing of the Council Chamber is almost completed, and the municipal offices are also being attended to. The staff hopes to get into its new quarters during the second week in next month. The pavers are at work on the Cuba-street frontage putting down the pavement, which adds considerably to the appearance of the main entrance to the building. The Hutt Valley Rifles' Company orders appear oil another page. The company parades on the recreation ground on Friday, 2nd December, at 7.30 sharp, acting non-coms, at 7. There are vacancies for a few more recruits. Candidates are requested to attend at the Institute on Tuesday evening. This will be the last chance during the present volunteer year. At last night's parade of the corps the temporary appointment of Captain Hobbs to the command of the corps was confirmed. Dr. Hector was elected surgeon. The election of lieutenants was deferred till next week. The fifty-first anniversary of St. John's congregation will be commemorated tomorrow by special services. The Rev. J. Gibson Smith, of St. Andrew's Church, will preach .in the morning, and the Rev. Dr. Gibb in the evening. Special music and anthems will be rendered by the choir under the direction of Mr. Maughan Barriett. On Wednesday evening the anniversary will be further commemorated by a social meeting, to be held in St. John's Hall, Dixon-street. . Rinaldo Ramis, the Spaniard who created a "scene" near tne Basin Reserve yesterday morning, when being arrested by Detectives Cassells and Kemp, was before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., to-day, on charges of having stolen a blanket valued at £3 10s, tne property of John Piconi, and of having assaulted the two detectives whilst in the execution of their duty. On the application of Mr. Wilford, accused was remanded until the 2nd December. Two men named James Campbell and Thomas Dawson each pleaded guilty to having been found without lawful excuse on the ferry steamer Duchess at an early hour this morning. Sub-Inspector O Donovan said accused only came to Wellington recently, and little was known about theni. When taken in charge by the police they resisted violently all the way to the lock-up. His Worship deferred sentence until Monday in order to ascertain something about their characters. A waiter was convicted and discharged with a caution on a charge of having stolen— by way of a joko, he said — a pair of shoes valued at 7s 6d, the property of a brother employee. Six first-offending inebriates were dealt with in the usual way, A fishing excursion to the Heads is announced for to-morrow in a characteristic advertisement by the captain of the tug Moturoa. Entries for the Old Boys' Race at St. Patrick's College annual sports on Monday close on the ground. The members of the Wellington Musical Union chorus and orchestra are requested by advertisement to attend rehearsals next week. The petroleum prospecting operations at Moturoa are still being carried on, the depth reached being nearly 2000 ft. Latest information is to the effect that the boring is proceeding satisfactorily, and the formation being drilled through is considered good. Munt, Cottrell, and Co., general carriers, Customs and forwarding agents. Storage a speciality. Furniture packed and removed. Office : Queen's Chambers. Telephone No. 23.— Advt