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Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 50, 1 March 1905, Page 4

A further sitting of tho City Council's Tramwaj Committee was kt>ld in tho Municipal Buildings yesterday afternoon to consider iho petition of motoimen nnd conductors regarding the acting traffic manager. Tke Electrical Engineer (Mr Wrigkt) was present at the meeting, when further evidenco was tnkcu legarding charges and complaints mado by the men. Tho meeting adjourned in oider that further evidence might be. obtained. At Iho New Zealand Championship Meeting to be held in Christchurch on 17th and 18th March, the Wellington Centre will be represented aa follows: — Wellington representatives — One and three mile walks, F. Ross ; ono and tlneemilo flat, J. H. Prendeville ; quarter, half, and mile, W. IL Pollock; half and mile, M. Biii-nett ; lOOydo, 220 yds, and 44OycU, T. Stubbs and li. B. Webster; 120 and 440 hurdles, jumps, and weights, M. Roseingravc ; m eight and hammer, G. Murdoch. Wauganui representatives— 22o flat, 120 and 440 hurdles and jump, T. Craig. Mnstciton representatives — Half-muc, mile, and threemile flat, J. Bradbnry; 100 yds, 220 yds, 440 yds, A. E. Wilton. Very disquieting rumours, according to tho Taranaki News, aro afloat as to the eUito of the New Plymouth Exhibition finances. It is said that the deficit uinounte to over £800, which amount is, being added to dnily. The day after tue Newe published this information the guarantors of tho exhibition received notice to pay up 50 <per cent, of their guarantee. The News says it is informed that it is possible that the actual amount required may bo something less than thnt naked for, but that some fun might be realised before the final clearing up. Six inebriates cam© before Mossrs. W. Gill, G. Frost, and H. Fielder, Justices, »t the Magistrate's Court this morning. Four of them wero dealt with leniently, as being first offenders, and Wm. Barker, who had been three times before the Court in a, month, was fined 40s, with the alternative of fourteen days' imprisonment: Peter Mackin was remanded for medical tieotment. John Lavin was charged with stealing an oilskin coat, the property of some person unknown, on tho 28th February. The man was found last night trying to dispose of the coat to a second-hand dealer. He said he got it from a. man in the street. The police, said Sub-Inspec-tor O'Donovan, required time to find the owner of tho coafc, and for that purpose the accused was remanded till Monday. Tho civil action, the Bank of New South Wales (Mr. Hislop) v. J. J. K. Powell (Messrs. Young and Hindma,rsh), claim £257 10a lOd interest, and costa, heard in tht-. Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Cooper aifil a special jury of four, waa completed yesterday afternoon. As stated in yesterday's Post, there "was a conflict of evidence regarding what took place at an interview between tho parties interested in tho bxnk parlour regarding the affairs of the MnxkUtac Chemical Company. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff bank, nnd it was agreed that judgment be entered for plaintiff for an Amount to b« agreed upon between the parties, the matter to bo referred again to Ins Honour if j there should bo failure to agree. Costs were allowed plaintiffs. A sports meeting under tho management of tho Wellington Amateur Athletic Club will tako placo on tho Athletic Park tonight, Uio first race storting rvt. 6.15 p.m. Pollock, Stubbs, Prcndeville, nnd Burnett, who uro to represent Wellington at the Now Zealand championship meeting this month, will be competing. It was stated in yesterday's Post thnt tho body of young Pnccy, who was drowned at Levin on Sunday, had been recovered from tho sea. Tho story of the fatality hnd some peculiar features. For yoars past four young men, residents of Levin — including Ernest Pacey and H. Hall — had been in the habifc every week of net-fishing off the beach. i The net was a small one, and the method; of fishing was for one of the party to stand ou the beach holding ono end of the net, wliilst two others took the other ond, waded into the surf up to their chins and dragged the net ashore, thus completing a circle. This method of fishing proved very successful, particularly during* the present season, somo big hauls having been made. Last Sunday afternoon the party had their net out, as usual, Hall and Paooy doing' tho "dragging." It is surmised that tho earthquake which was recorded on Sunday caused something liko a tidal wave to break upon 'the beach, and ail the four men, who were in tho water at the time, wero washed off their feet. Hall and Pacey lost their hold of the net, arid tho undertow took them out to sea. Hall was rescued with difficulty, but Pacey, being unable to swim, wns lost. A law point raised in a case recently heard by Dr. M'Arthur, S.M., vr»s to the effect that when a dog was on the property of a person ;not tho owner of tho dog that person was entitled to destroy the dog if it was without a collar having tho proper registration labels thereon." This provision ia sot out in section 13 of tho Dog Registration Act, 1880, but the limit of the powers of the section had to be decided in tho case tried by Dr. M'Arthur: that of Frederick Arthur v. Henry Snell, claim for £21 13s 6d on account of damago done to a greyhound by defendant, a butcher, who threw a knifo at tho greyhound while it wns on defendant's premises and oo injured it that three days nfterwards it had to be destroyed. Dr. M'Arthur gave judgment in the case to-day, holding that defendant would havo to recompense plaintiff for the loss of the dog. \ His Worship indicated thnt whilo tho section used tho words "may destroy such dog," it did not, in his Worship* opiniot), nuthoriso anyone to punish or wo,und tho dog, even though found on premises of «, person other than its owner. Judgment would bo for plaintiff for the value of tho dog (yet to be assessed) and costs. Mr. Wilford was counsel for plaintiff, and Mr. Hordmnn for defendant. A stone-llyowing case in Drummondstreet occupied n Bench of Justices nt the Magistrate's Court this morning. Six boys were charged with throwing stones to' tho danger of ono John Peterson. It appeared thnt a number of boys and girls nro in the linbib of invading tho grounds of Mount View Asylum, picking flowers, and generally misbehaving themselves, and the Asylum officials put Peterson on duty for tho purpose of putting a stop to tho, practice. The boys charged throw stones at him, nud the result was their appearance bofoie the Court. The case ngninst one of the mi'nbcr, who pleaded not guilty, wis dismissed. Tho Chairman of the Jiench (Mr. W. Gill) lectured the othor boys, pointing out that tkoy had rendered themselves liable to a penalty of £5. On this occasion thoy would be let off. but if they cmno before tho Court again they would be severely punished. A chnrgo agninst Peterson of hnrii'g thrown stones (arising out of statements mado by tho boys) was dismissed. A special meeting of the Yorkshire Society is called for to-morrow evening nt Godber's, to bid farewell to Mr. J. Charlesworth prior to his departure for England. There is an exceedingly brisk enquiry for chiffon ruchings, nnu Kirkcnldie nnd Stains, Ltd., announce the arrival of a frosh lot. Accordeon-pleatod chiffons in ivory crenm and black, at Bd, Is, Is 3d, Is 6d.— Advt.