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Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 130, 29 November 1904, Page 4

The southern portion of the San Fruncisco toail is expected to reach Wellington by train at 7.15 to-night. The South Island portion will be oent on by the Rotoinahana. The Sierra brought the following passengers from San Francisco and way ports :— Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. R. Thompson, Mr. 'and Mrs. J. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. T. Bourow, Mesdamee Ward, Asmus, Funze, Misses Bourow, Lobeier, Ward, Messrs. T. P. Dobson, A. D. Shilson, R. B. Beak, C. C. Davies, G. Lobeier, James Smith, P. J. O'Shea, A. Asmus, Curtis Asmus, F. -Asmus, H. G. A. Braver, J. L. Lord, W. W. Funze, jun., A. L. Barton, Albert Russell. Second I saloon :, Mr. and Mrs. F. Smith, Mrs. H. | G. Fauntleroy, and son, Messrs. W. B". Griffin, V. Christian, B. R. Bunny, T. T. Kerslake, N. Gam, C. P. Christensen, H. J. Arkell, L. Larson, J. E. Howell, R. Congure, W. Smith, T. S. Davies, M. Thomson, F. ,M. Carpenter; bwo (Steerage. For Sydney : 27 saloon, 36 second saloon, 6 steerage. The Premier sent the following characteristic communication to Mr. J. H. Witheford, just prioi to that gentleman leaving for San Francisco en route to England last week:— "Do not forget to impress upon our kindred in the Mother Country that our colony still continues to prosper, and the outlook is as bright as ever. It is a very promising outlook for the dairy industry. The grain crops are also looking well, although the season is a little late. The outlook in respect to mines is very cheering. There is over a million increase in the imports for the # last year, showing the increased spending power of the people. Customs and railway returns are largely in. excess of the amount received last year. You may rest assured, that the Government will proceed on safe lines. There will only be moderate borrowing, and economy will continue to be practised. One very satisfactory feature is the continued increase in our population, which during the last few months has been at a rate in advance of anything since the free immigration ceased." • Sitting in his civil jurisdiction at the Magistrate's Court, to-day, Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiffs in the following cases : — John M'Grath v. Joseph Andrews, £1 10s, cost 3 ss ; Emily Bull v. Maggie Guy, 12s, costs ss ; John Ferdinand Gunsler v. Oscar Johnson, £12, costs £2 83. In the case Thos. Anderson v. James Jamieson, a claim of £46 for balance of materials furnished and work and labour done by the plaintiff in connection with plastering work at defendant's premises in Manners-street, Mis Worship gave judgment for plaintiff for the amount paid into Court, £18 10s, and •ordered plaintiff to pay defendant's costs amounting to £2 6s. The judgment was based on an agreement relating to the work, drawn up by the parties. Mr. Jackson appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Hindmarsh for defendant. America is the land of glaring contrasts. In San Francisco saloons and grocery stores remain open all Sunday without restriction. But in Lexington, Kentucky, the whisky manufacturing State, laws have been adopted against all forms of Sunday labour, the American correspond- , ent of the Melbourne Age writes, and the crusade threatens to extend over all central Kentucky. Even the newspapers of j Lexington were allowed to open their I offices only after securing an injunction from the Courts. On the first Sunday under what is known as "the blue law regime," a few milk wagons were run, but their drivers were promptly arrested. The population drank their tea and coffee witnout milk. Families in which there were sick children complained bitterly of the deprivation of milk, and an exalderman, two of whose children are ill, line* announced his intention of filing a £2000 damage suit against those responsible for stopping the dairy wagons. Drug stores are permitted to sell medicine on I prescription only, but this does not pay, and all the drug stores are closed on Sunday. Thirty people were arrested on the first day. The civil action concerning a trap acciI dent, in which a horse was so severely injured that it had to be destroyed, was to-day disposed of by Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., giving judgment for the defendant, Thos. B. Monaghan, who was proceeded against by Robt. B. Somerville for the recovery of £35. It was shown that on the 16th October the driver of a cab belonging to the plaintiff Somerville was taking a fare up Constable-street when he met a trap, drawn by a horse belonging to the defendant Monaghan. For some reason or other, the horse belonging to I the defendant swerved across the road and ran into the off-side horse belonging to the plaintiff and injured it. Both drivers were on their proper sides, and the whole thing was said to have been done very quickly. The evidence for the defence was- that Monaghan's pony waa collar-proud, and did not care about startbag, and that when she had gone some distance after starting she shied across the road, and ran into plaintiff's cab. His Worship was of opinion that the plaintiff had not shown negligence on the part of the' defendant, whose driver was a competent man, and who took all reasonable precautions to avoid the accident. Judgment was for defendant, as already stated, with £1 15s costs. Mr. Lewey represented plaintiff, and Mr. D. Findlay tlie defendant. The Petone Borough Council met last night, the Mayor (Mr. G. London) presiding. There were also present Councillors Castle, Macfarlane, Kidd, Hill, Piper, Wakeham, Nicholson, and Cook. Consideration of the Gasworks Committee's report on asked-for extensions of mains at the Lower Hutt was deferred till next meeting. Intimation was received that the new purifier for the gasworks had arrived by the s.s. Ayrshire. It was decided to draw tho attention of the Hutt police to the fact that unauthorised persons were tampering with the gas lamps on the Hutt Bridge, and lo intimate to the Hutt Council accordingly. A request from Mr. "K 1 . N. R. Meadows for permission to remove a shed from the old show grounds to Baystreet was referred to the Engineer. The Engineer reported that the air space available for the boardingnouse near the Railway Station, owned by Mr. G. Jones, was 600 ft short , of the minimum required by the bylaws. The Council decided to institute proceedings. It was also reported that wa^er for the purposes of washing down shop fronts had been applied for by several persons. As this ranked as an extraordinary supply it became necessary for the Council to fix' some charge, either per !000 gallons or a half-yearly charge payable in advance. The matter was referred to the Bylaws Committee. Councillor Cook was granted leave of absence for two months. The annual meeting of shareholders in the Watts Peninsula Land Company, Ltd., which owns part of what has been known as the Miramar Estate, was held last evening, Mr. Frank Wills, Chairman of Directors, presiding. There was a good attendance. The report indicated that since last meeting sales of land amounting to £300 odd had been effected, and interj cst was accruing on nearly £1000 representing unpaid purchase money. The tenancy of the homestead block, formerly held by Messrs. A. an"3 C. Crawford, having expired, the property was now being i offered for lease or sale, with buildings' I attached. The report, together with the balance-sheet, were adopted. Messrs. W. J. Gaudin and N. W. Bell were re-elected directors of the company, and Mr. W. O. Stephens was re-appointed auditor. Christmas comes but onc^ a year. Oroer your poultry early. Fresh Food aad Ic© Company.— Advt..