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Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 142, 18 December 1905, Page 6

The Education Department has made a grant of £250 for the enlaigement of tho Martinborough School. On Saturday evening the pupils of the sixth und seventh standards of the South Wellington School, most of whom are now leaving the school, spent a social evening with the teachers and a number of parents in St. Thomas's Schoolroom. ' The final heat of the 100 yds Handicap was swum by t: s Wellington Amateur Swimming Club at Te Aro Baths on Friday evening, and resulted in a win for C.'Hegglun, with 7sec. D. Neven, &cr., was second, and P. Moore, Msec, third.! Also started— l. Bridge 7sec, T. A.> Allen 20sec, H. E. Anderson 23sec. Time, 72 2-ssec. The children's anniversary was celebrated with much enthusiasm yesterday, at the Salvation Army's Citadel, in Vivian-street. There were large gatherings at each service, and the children sang and recited very. well. A liberal response was made to the appeal for funds to provide prizes, etc., for tb.B children. The Chief Justice sat this morning to hear the case of Ballinger and others against R. H. Davenport and otheis, Mr. Skerrett appearing fur plaintiffs, and Mr. Quick for defendants. Plaintiffo bold the patent rights (for ccitain districts) of Wade's skylights, and it is asserted that defendants have infringed those rights. In opening >his case, Mr. Skerrett said it seemed to be the penalty of the successful inventor that he should be engaged in continued litigation, and this patent seemed no exception to the rule. Wade's skylights were a combination patent, and therefore patent rights were not claimed for all 6f its component parts, but counsel would call evidence with a view to establishing that tha main principles of the patent had been, infringed by defendants. The defence to the .action is a denial that any breach, of the pitent rights granted to Wade Ins been made by defendants. Evidehc* is now being calleri. Mr. A. Lisack, of Sunbury House, Clis-" sold Park, London, writes to us in termf of hearty approval of the stand takeH by the Evening Post in regard to Chinese labour in the Transvaal. Ha says : -—"Your m«:n played such a striking part in the terribly expensive war against the Boers, that you must feel keenly hurt by the after-results of your patriotic labour, The people of the British Isles have been in the dark hitherto, but i-hey arc now fully aware of the one result of 'the war — Chinese labour — the scum of China — introduced in order to dispense with white' labour, for' the benefit of a few cosmopolitan millionaires, who are the largest holder* of scrip in the Trarsvaal mines. Wt> have been hoodwinked on this side, but tho whole dirty business is now fully laid bare, and the present Government (Mr. Balfour's) is cursed for itt> perfidy." ' _> A supplement to the Gazette has been issued, giving -an interim teturn of the acreage under corn and green crops, and the amount of grain, etc., on hand. Th« collection of the statistics began on 14th October, and continued until 10th Kovcmber. The --season has, the repoit states, been very unfavourable, consequently the crops me very backward, and the harvest will be late. In wheat, the area returned for threshing was 227,077 acres, a decrease of 35,958 acres compared with the previous year. The area in oats returned for threshing was 358,457 acres, an increase of 16,268 acres, and the area returned for chaffing, ensilage and feeding down was 236,682 acres, an increase of 29,933 acres. The quantity of wheat on hand is given as 3,340,936 bushels, an increase of 428,353 bushels ; oats, 2,308,179 bushels, a decrease of 777,629 bushels; barley, 226,917 bushels, a decrease of 49,806 bushels; rye, 22,593 ' bushels, an increase of 12,865 bubhels ; maize, 92,763 bushels, a decrease of 10,220 bushels. ■Writing o£ the proposal of tile directors of the A.M.P. Society to extend / operations to the United Kingdom and South Africa, the Sydney Morning Herald says : — "It would seem that the Board has been requisitioned by policyholdert in this and the neighbouring States, asking that the subject should be reopened in the interests of the society. In consenting to this course the Board has lent the proposal the full weight of its undivided support. The directors have placed concisely before the policyholders the chief arguments in favour of the proposed extension. The latter will have to carefully consider these, together with others thai may be placed before them by opponents of the scheme, before they finally decide on this momentous question, which,* il curried through, cannot but hay© a farreaching effect on the future of tho yociety. The proposals have been, mate' rially modified during tho few, years that have -elapsed since the last movement was made in this direction. It is not now proposed that the Board should be given power to extend to all parts of tha British Empire, but it will be confined to the United Kingdom and South Africa, alone as far as seeking new business is concerned, and to the former country in the matter of the investment of funds. There is no doubt that the Australian Mutual Provident Society stands high in the estimation of the insurance wprld in England, as elsewhere, and it is sure ta receive a. hearty welcome there. It is for policyholders here to decide whethei 'their position hi Australia is likely to be prejudiced by the extension. It is understood that the Board is taking the wise course of giving the fullest opportunity to all policyholders to express c rational opinion on this subject." The Superintendent of the Homo for the Aged Needy acknowledges with thanks the receipt of £2 from Mrs. Richardson, Hill-street, towards the expense of the Christmas festivities in the Home; also eggs from Mrs. Gillon, Mem-street. Wellington's Municipal Offices are te bs closed during the holiday season, from next Monday until 3rd January, both days being included. A meeting of the Terrace School old boys will be held at No. 68 Wellingtonterrace next Thursday evening, as advertised. A remark often heard : " You always have a nice window display." Wo keep up to date with all art furnishings and novelties. Always something fresh. H. Fielder and Co — Advt. < The New Zealand Express Company, Ltd., makes a specialty of handling furniture locally, and also of packing and shipping same. Experienced and reliable men. Rates moderate. Telephone, No. 92.— Advt. ' Munt, Cottrell, and Co., genera! car- . tiers, Customs and forwarding agenti. Storage a speciality. Furniture packed and removed. Office : Queen's Cham- " bers. Telephone No. 23.— Advt. Christmas will soon bo upon us, and holidays in full swing. There are only a few days to lapse beforo this festive season bursts upon us in the full force of picnics, boating, travelling, etc. What are you wearing for tho holidays! If you haven't decided, call in at C. Smith's, Cuba-street, and havo a look at their holiday costumes in linen, orash, or holland, perfect fitting, from 12s 6d to 355 ; smart tweed costumes from 25s to 4 guineas. We have a unique assortment of dainty blouses for holiday wear. Prices to suit all. Just what's wanted— Ready-to-wear straw trimmed mil. hnery for tho holidays. Make a point ol seeing thorn when • you , caU,, C. Smith,v "°~K .nrmaer, Cuba-Btreet.-AdidK