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Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 155, 30 December 1905, Page 4

Seasonable greetings are to hand from the staffs of the Eltham Argus and the Martinborough Star. In connection with the voucher trouble, Mr. A. W. Rutherford, member for Hurunui, has written to the Christchurch Press denying that he ever said the sup-* posed Noucher was a trap deliberately set by those in authority. "What I lnive said," writes Mr. Rutherford, "in this connection is that, in my opinion, a trap was set, and certain clerks, fell in. My theory is thdt information was being furnished by at least one employee in the Post Office to one or more members of Parliament, that a trap was set, and we know the result. It is an insult to even a membei of Parliament's intelligence to ask him to believe that Messrs. Willis, West, and Larcombe did not know the difference between a 'Sed^ don' and ' a 'Sneddon' voucher. These men lived amongst vouchers, saw them every day, and were conversant with them in all their infinite variety." For having behaved in a disorderly manner whilst drunk in Willis-street, Michael Malone and John Treanor were each fined 5s this morning at the Police Court. For a similar offence in Lamb- ; ton-quay, Anders Anderson was fined £2, in default seven days' imprisonment. In the latter's case the defendant's conduct was shown to have been particularly bad. Peter Butler, for haviag assaulted Dick Page, was fined 10s with 16s 6d costa, in default two dayo' imprisonment. Tho defendant was a (Stranger to the informant, and is alleged to have struck him a heavy blow j because he refused him money, and told him to go and work for it. For insobriety, John Langford and John Croker were each fined ss, and John M'Kit and six first offenders were each convict!ed and discharged. John Calverfc, also charged with drunkenness, was remanded for a week for curative treatment. The presiding Justices were Messrs. John A. Langford and John Danks. The annual meeting of the Wellington Volunteer Rifle Association will take place at Trentham on New Year's Day. As notified in our advertising columns, entries will be received at the Central Drillshed this evening Trains will leave for the range on Monday at 8.50 a»m. from Te Aro and 9:5 a.m. from Thorndon. An item of interest and of local application to police authorities is printed by 1 the Auckland Star, which records that •two weeks before a recent robbery at Warren Blyth's an almost similar burglary was perpetrated on a business house a few doors away from this same mart. In this instance the key of the safe was hidden on the premises, and the tbiej evidently knew of the hiding place. The safe was rifled, and a considerable sum oB money was abstracted. At the request of the police, no information was given to the press, and a little while aflerwards Mr. Blyth's premises were similarly visited. Mr. Blyth feels very strongly about it, for he says that had he known his neighbour's experience he certainly would have kept his keys in his possession, and would have saved over £100. George Evans,' a young man, is tho first man in Australia to be declared an habitual criminal under the recently-passed Habitual Criminals Act. He began his criminal career in Victoria, iv which State he served several sentences. Since crossing over to New South Wales he has had five sentences recorded against him for housebreaking and vagrancy. Judge Rogers, in passing sentence of five years' hard labour, declared Evans to be an habitual criminal, which means that after Eerving his time in gaol ho will not be released, but will bs transferred to some establishment where he will be detained till the authorities are satisfied it will not be dangerous to society to once more set' him at liberty. There can be no question, says the Prac. titioner, -that the prevalence of certain diseases has increased during the last half-century. Conspicuous among these are diabetes and insomnia, both of which are largely due to the mental stress of a harder struggle for existence. The increased consumption of alcohol and tho free use of narcotics are also responsible for many morbid conditions unknown to our hardier forbears. But, in comparing the present prevalence of diseases witk that of the past, there are several factors for which due allowance is often not made. Ons of these is that, our forefathers died, as a rule, at a considerably younger age than their descendants; if they did not perish by the sword, they were mowed down from time to time by the plague or other devastating epidemics. In this way they escaped many of the diseases not only of old age, but of advanced middle life. "A surgical operation is not necessary to save the life of a patient suffering from appendicitis," is a statement) from a report, sent to Washington by the. American Consul-General at Frankfort, Germany. He says a remedy has been found which will cure without tho use of the knife. It is named~"collangol," and is pure silver, soluble in water. Dr. Moesbrugger, of Leutrich, has used "collangol" for appendicitis, internally as well as externally, with, extraordinarily good results. Within two or three days after treatment a decided improvement was noticeable in' incipient cases. In cases where the peritoneum was inflamed the cure was very slow, often only after weeks of treatment, both internally andexternally. With the exception of two very severe cases out of seventy-two treated, all were cured without operation. It cannot yet be stated how long the cure will last. Plans have been prepared by the Public Works Department for new police barracks at Christchurcb. A two-story of brick aud stone is to bo erected on the open space in Herefordstreet between the present police statioa and the office of the Inspector. ' Tho ground floor plan includes three rooms for various uses, Mich, as storing uniforms., and there will also be a messroom, library, recreation - room, and others on the came floor. The men wilt be quartered on tho first floor, some thirty bedrooms,' with bathrooms, etc., being provided for in the plans. Tho watchhouse will be in the rear of the building, and there will also be libspitalroom. The detective staff will occupy the present police station ,vhen the new building is completed. The following note is taken from tho lengthy of Mr. Charles Edward Russell to his contemplated series of articles on "Soldiers of the Common Good," which the author of The Greatest Trust in ihe Wor&" is to publish next year in the pages of Everybody's Magazine :-'<The signs multiply that Americans aro beginning to weary of these things: of municipal misgovernment, the worst in the world, of j the unkempt and barbarous aspect of our cities, tho selfish attitude of public officers, and the perversion of all things good by the power of money." Therefore Mr. Russell is already upon a tour of the world looking into tho ways of other peoples towards the State and the municipality. His tour it, to include Australia ana New Zealand, and this colony is marked out for special atten-' tion, ah the two concluding articles sre to be devoted to how the Common Good » seiV r e(l H"fc. Mr. Russell is to reach New- Zealand early ivi v the New Year. A remark often heard: "You always have a nice, window display." We keep up to date with all art furnishings and novelties. Always something fresh. H. Fielder and Co.-A.dvt,