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Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 134, 7 June 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GEiYEBATi. » Tho New Zealand Army List for this week gives a long list of men of tho New Zealand contingents for South Africa to whom arrears of pay are still • duo. Tho amounts aggregate over £1000. Payments may bo obtained on application to the Paymaster-General, the Treasury, Wellington. An alarm of fire was given from the New Zealand Times Office at 7.19 o'clock this morning, but on tho bridage arriving at fcho scene it was found that an employee ■« itli a- bucket of water had subdued the Hie (a very small outbicak) be•loie material damage was occasioned. Tho next criminal sessions in Wellington will bo opened on the 30th proximo. On Monday next Mr. Justice Denniston j will sontence the following prisoners : — John Matheson, breaking and entering and theft (five charges), breaking and entering, found at night armed with a pistol, and having in his possession a housebreaking tool (remanded from Napier) ; John Edward Harris, two charges of false pretences (remanded from Napier) ; Charles Henry Palmer, forgery in Wellington. . Tho statement made at yesterday's sitting of the Hutt Licensing Committee to the effect that Mr. Hume has given up business at Petone is, wo are informed, incorrect. Mr. Hume states that ho has only sold his grocery business, not his wholesale wine and spirit business. Southern Cross Lodge No. 24, will meet .to-nifhtat the Mftßonic Hall at 7.30*