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Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 139, 13 June 1906, Page 6

Mr. Justice Denniston will leave for Picton by tilis afternoon's »t earner, en Toute to Blenheim to preside over th» quarterly sessions of the Supreme Court. The transcript of evidence in the ap-i peal case of Ward Brothers r. tho Commissioner of Taxes, an application for certiorari in re the taxing of certain leasehold lands at the Lower Hutt, is being forwarded to England for use oJ the Privy Council at hearing of the appeal. In the Police Court this morning, before Jucticcs of the Peace, Herbert Hil] was ordered to pay 7s costs for having allowed horses to wander. Stephen H. Bray, Win. Campbell, Wm. Collins, Walter Gardener, Margaret Ivory, Francis L. O'Connell, and Walter John Wilton were similarly dealt with for having unregistered dogs. Inspector Ellison has been informed by telegraph that a Maori was found lying dead on the road between Pirinoa and Turanganui. It is supposed that ho fell from his horse An application to have the case of the Public Trustee v. Frost and others tried before a jury of twelve was refuged yesterday by Mr. Justice Denniston. A donation of ten guineas for the hospital funds was received yesterday by tho Hospital Trustees from the Wellington branch of the Australasias Institute o! Marine Engineers. The fine exhibition of oil paintings and water colour drawings being exhibited at the old Commercial Travellers' Club, Hunter-street, continues tc attract art lovers. A considerable number of watei colours have already been disposed of. Tickets in the art union are being rapidly taken up. The exhibition will remain open for a few weeks more. The Loyal Newtown Lodge, M.U.1.0.0.F., held its fortnightly meeting in. St. Thomas's Schoolroom on Monday evening, Bro. H. A. Gazzard presiding. The lodge was draped out oi respect to the late Hon. the Premier, who was a member of the Order. It was also decided to send a letter of condolence Ut Mrs. Seddon on uhe great loss she has sustained in the death of her husband. The lodge then adjourned until the 26th inst., when the election of officers will take place. Poultry, pigeon, and canary fancien are reminded in another column thai) entries for the coming chow of the Wellington Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Society finally close at 10 p.m. on Saturday next, 16th inst., at the office of the National Insurance Company, Customhouse-quay; or they may b*^ posted direct to the hon. secretary, ht>x p 256, Wellington. Mr. R. H. W. Blyth has written to cay that one of the White Cross books, "The Story of Life," by -Miss Ellice Hopkins, has been put into Braille type for the use of the blind. This work, which has been undertaken by Miss Christian H. Walter, of Ballarat, will be a boon to many who can now enjoy the privilege of reading a valuable treatise on a "subject that concerns every one. Miss Hopkins tells in prose of the birth of flowers, birds, and animals. Judgment was given by Dr. M'Arthur,, S.M., yesterday, in the case of John Rowan v. J. .1. K. Powell, a claim of £145 8s lid for extras connected with the contract for the supply of punta lequired by defendant in connection with his contract for supplying stone from Pencarrow quarry for the Hutt railway reclamation works. The original claim was £147 14s lid, which amount • defendant reduced by a payment of £2 6s. Defendant claimed a set-off of £51 19s 5d for non-delivery "of the punta within a • reasonable time, loss of interest upon plant not fully employed owing to delay in completing punts, and an. amount alleged to have been overpaid to plaintiff. His Worship gave judgment for defendant for £4 10s 6d without costs. The Executive of the New Zealand Athletic Union, the governing body of athletic spoTt in New Zealand, has compiled a programme for the Christchurcb Exhibition championship meeting which itJ is now submitting to the affiliated associations. The meeting is to be held on the 26th January next, and there are 22 events on the proposed programme. The big event is the Grand Exhibiffion Handicap (under Sheffield rules), ot 135 yds, the first prize being £25. A Highland Fling Championship for grrl» under 16 years of age carries with it a gold medal presented by bis Excellency the Governor. The winner of the most points in wrestling (three styles) is to receive a gold medal presented by the late Prime Minister (Mr. Seddon). The programme is most varied in its contents, containing contests in music, short and long distance . running, stone-throwing (Irish style), dancing, wrestling, relay races for schoolboys, putting the ball (Scotch stiyle), and hurdle rasing. A system of theft known as "ringing the changes" which was the subject ot a paragraph in the Post last week was investigated in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, when two young men named John Lee and Ernest Albert Stevens were each conyioted and sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour for having victimised Herbert John Barley, grocor, Revans-street, to the extent of 10s. The same two were sentenced to one month's imprisonment for having attempted to "ring the changes" on John Herbert Hilton, and a third man named James Doyle and Lee \vere similarly dealt with for having attempted to victimise James Stratford, baker and grocer, Clyde-quay. The latter stated that he recognised the defendant's system of theft by tho newspaper paragraph, and thereupon recovered his money. The sentences were made concurrent. Stevens was then . charged at the instance of the detec- . tives with having insufficient means of support and habitually consorting with reputed thieves, and was sentenced to an additional three months on each information. Detective Broberg said accused came to town three or four weeks ago and had done nothing but loaf about and associate with the lowest class of thieves. Recently he broke the windows of a woman's house because she would not live a depraved life and keep him. His sentences totalled nine ' months, the sentences of Lee threo months, and Doyle one month. A .great feature at the Winter Show and Dairyman's Convention at Palmerston North, 19th to 22nd June next, is the concentration of operating machinery in all phases of dairy work. Manufacturers are making extra demands for space, requiring some 200 ft of shafting to run refrigerators, churns, separators, and appliances. This specialisation in exhibiting operating machinery under the personal supervision of experto makes for efficiency in display. Milking machines of the Lawrence-Kennedy and Hutchinson makes will be demonstrated in operation on cows. As both machines have given practical evidence of efficiency, the opportunity of comparison will be valuable to visitors. Members of the Insurance Institute of New Zealand are reminded that the meeting to be held to-morrow night has been postponed, owing to the death of the Premier. Unequalled for warmth and serviceable wear. Men's English Cardigan jackets, high necks and button cuffs, all jsizes, at 6s 6d each. Kirkcaldio and [Stains (Ltd.).— Advt^