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Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 51, 2 March 1905, Page 4

The Carterton Borough Council has a credit balance of £37 6s 4d, the iirßt for many years. The proceeds of the benefit concert given by the Zealandia. Orchestral Society to Hie lute Mr. Hugh Bromley's widowed mother, on 16th February lust, realised £32 12s 6d. Included in this amount is a upccinl donation of £1 by "a fcyuipathetic Colonial.'! The Union Company has altered the limo of departure of its ferry steamers from Wellington to fiyttelton, from 7.46 p.m. to 8 p.m. They will connect with the second Southern express train, leaving Christohurch at 11.55 a.m., and reaching Dunedin at 9.15 p.m. The new arrangement commenced last evening. The annual meeting of the N<?w Zealand Press Association will be held at Rotorua next week. The directors of the- Association, who meet on the 7th inst., are now making their May to Rotorua. from various part* of the colony. Mr. Fenwick, of the Otago Daily Times, Chairman, passed through Wellington to-day; Mr. L. Blundell, of the ICvening Post, leaves to-day by the Mokoia ; Mr. Knowles, of Napier, joins the Mokoia, at that town ; Messrs. J. C. Wilkia and G. G. Stead, of ChrisUshirrch, nro expected to pass through. Wellington to-morrow on their way to the North ; and Mr. Brett, of Auckland, will probably join the others at Uotorua. After the proceedings of the Press Association a meeting of the* Newspaper Proprietors' Association will be held. Last evening, at the Thorndon Baths, the final distance, 150 yds, of the President's Handicap was conducted by the Thorndon Club. C. A. Macdonald, scr., won by a, touch in lmin 53 3-ssec. L. Williamson, 20sec, came second, and Frank Roberts, ssec, third. A. M'Carthj 19sec, J. Armitage 20sec, and M. A. Qrifliri 22sec, also competed. Roberts, whe scored four points in the competition, won the event. The West Australian case of the police against Henry Alexander Cajnpbell wai called on before Dr. M' Arthur, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court this morning. Campbell was charged with having stoler £5, the property of His Majesty i\u King. Evidence as to having arrested accused in Wellington was given by De tective Cassells, who deposed that wher ho arrested accused the latter said : "1 suppose if a man docs these things h< must expect to fall in." John Wise, i detective in the West Australian Police Force, produced the warrant issued ir Wost Australia for the arrest of Camp bell. His Worship granted an extradi lion warrant, accused to bo kept in custody until the departure of the Sydnej boat next Saturday. Some amusement was provided by ar elderly prisoner who camo up for sen tenco in the Supreme Court this morning He was not only elderly, but he was very deaf, and he came from the Emerald Isle. When asked what he had to say, h( remarked, "Perhaps the less I say the bet ter," and then he went on to point to the ingratitudo of the man whose belmvioui led up to the charge of wounding. "1 tooi him into my camp and gave him plentj of tucker and beer, and gave him a good timo for the New Year. Then he robbed me, and I hit him with an axe." Ther the Judge passed sentence, and an eai trumpet had to bo improvised out of i roll of blotting paper. The thin end ol this was placed in the prisoner's car, and the Court orderly bellowed a resume oi his Honour's remarks into the other end. "You're not speaking," plaintively remarked the prisoner — and the Court roared. The orderly tried ago*, and had got as far as "His Honour saye," when tho prisoner ejaculated in an aggrieved tone, "Six months?" This set tho Court off afresh, and his Honour suggested that perhaps Mr. Garvey would bo more successful. Ho was. He summed up his Honour's remarks into two words. "Another month," ho called out down the tube, tho prisoner nodded his appreciation of the information, and was down below before tho echoes of tho Head Gaoler's voice had died away. A young man named Charles James, who behaved in a disorderly manner at the Opera House last night while under the influence of drink, was convicted and discharged by Dr. M'Arthur at tho Stipendiary's Magistrate's Court this morning. For having damagod tho coat of a police constable, the Rame defendant was ordered to pay ss, and cost of a witness (6s). Herbert Dick, who failed to comply with an order of tho Court that he should contribute to tho support of his father, appeared on warrant to explain why he had failed to appear in Court at previous stages of the case. His explanation was that he was forty miles from Wellington when tho order was made against him, and that ho did not trouble to notify tho Court of the fact. He had to contribute to the upkeep of hi 9 mother and two sisters, and liis average earnings (as a fireman on the Government railways) were £2 5s a week. His failure to attend the Court a week ago was duo to his having overlooked the date fixed. It was shown that defendant had only mndo one weekly payment of 2s 6d on tho order for his father's maintenance, lie was ordered to pay forthwith arrears amounting to £4 10s. Bob Jumes, with threo aliases, was remanded until 10th March to answer a charge of having forged the name of E. Inglcton to n cheque for £9 Bs, which accused uttered to ono Faik Cohon. Some very plain speaking was indulged in at a meeting of the Petone School Committee last evening, in consequence of tho action of a commTtteeman in writing to tho press and to the Education Board 6tating that tho recent resignation of the committeo owing to the Education Board persisting in the appointment of Mr. Beddingflold in preference to Mr. Lynskey, was not unanimous. The Chairman (Rev. J. D. Russell) said he had tendered tho resignation aa a protest, in the belief that every member was with him in the matter, though there had been no formal motion. Yet one member had takenaway tho whole effect of the resignation by writing to the press and making certain enquiries from the Education Board. The Rev. A. Thomson thought they should formally approve the Chairmau's action, but in view of what had since happened, the committee should remain in office till tho end of its term, soon to expire. He moved accordingly. There was some discussion as to whether tliero had been a formal resolution to resign. Tho Secretary (Mr. Evans) said there had not been, and he considered the committee had done a foolish and childish thing. On Mr. Findlay asking who it was that hart written to tiro press, Mr. Mothes thought that "if ho was a man he would come forward." Mr. Findlay spoke strongly on tho action of the writer ot the letter,* and also intimated that ho himself would resign from the committee. Mr. Donaldson said he was the writer of the letter, he had but stated the facts— there was no resolution to resign at all He proceeded to state, amid frequent calls to order, his opinion of Mr. Findlay— not overflattering. Ultimately it wae resolved on Mr. Thomson's motion, seconded by Mr. Mothes : "That this mcetiug endorses tho action of the Chairman in tendering the resignation of the committeo, but seeing that tho action of one member in writing to the Board bad made the resignation illegal, tho committee, in the interests of education in the place, takes no further action.' 1 Mr, Donaldson recorded his dissent. All cans used by tie Fresh Food and Ice Co. are thoroughly cleaned and steamed immediately after use.— Adtt.