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Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 142, 16 June 1906, Page 4

Mr. Matthews, Chief Forester, has advised the Executive Commissioner of tfhe International Exhibition that he despatched two vans of ferns from the Bluff on \ the sth inst. In all 1258 ferns have been received, and Mr. Matthews proposes to send three more vans at any early date. ; A passenger named W. Hayne, booked from Lyttelton to Sydney by the J steamer Warrimoo, fell down one of the : companion ways of the vessel this morn- , ing and injured his knee. He was con- | veyed to tihe Wellington Hospital in the- ] ambulance van. ' It is likely that private people in ] Christchurch will take a decided stand ' in regard to tho circulation of indecent 1 and suggestive postcards. Ono of the j largest business firms in the city has issued instructions that no picture postcards addressed to employees shall be 1 received on their premises. ] ■Before Dr. A. M' Arthur, S.M., at th© j Magistrate's Court to-day, Alexander ( iEadie, for helpless drunkenness, was convicted and discharged, it having been j shown that th© defendant had already j been in gaol for some time undergoing } treatment. Three Srst offending inebriates j were each convicted and discharged, and another was ordered to pay 10s 6d for j medical expenses. , Tho fino new brick Sunday-school attached to St. Thomas's Church, New- r tow.n, Wellington South, is approachir, j completion, and will be formally dedi- j cated by the Bishop of the diocese to- , morrow (Sunday) afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Th© building is a neat edifice on th© ] main street, and besides being a useful j building for the pilrpos© for which it < was erected, it wili be available for con- ] certs, etc. It will have seating accom- j modation for about 500 persons. j If any of your readers (says a country | correspondent of a Taranaki paper) would • like to know how to make money through farming, he should take a lesson from . one of our settlers, who milks forty- ■ eight cows night and morning, goes to ' the factory, washes his cans, feeds a lot ] of pigs, carts mangolds, etc., carts out ( hay to his cows, puts up one or two , chains of ditch and bank, then starts , milking again. , Investigations made by a Lyttelton ' Times reporter snow that in Christchurch ' the cost of living has risen 25 per cent. ' in ten years. 'Rent has increased from ] 10 to 20 per cent., in spite of active ] building operations, on which it is esti- > mated £500,000 were spent last year, ' and this year tlie^ total is likely to 1)6 largely exceeded. In comparison with the increased rate of living, the- increases ■ in earnings are small. Wages have risen, but not to the same extent as living expenses, and salaries ar© prac- ' tically unchanged. At the weekly meeting of the V.M.C.A. Literary and Debating Club held last . evening at the association's roums, Har-ris-street, Mr. A. E. Budd occupied the chair, and a motion of sympathy to Mrs. Seddon in her sad bereavement was passed An interesting discussion on Wellingfion's newspapers was then opened by Messrs. Holmes and Hart, in which Messrs. Hean, Boocock, Wright, Jantke, Gocfd, and others participated. In the Federal House of Representatives on Thursday, as reported by cable in yesterday's Post, Mr. v Thompson called attention to a statement in regard to tfhe unequal treatment of Australian ships in New Zealand, and asked Mr. Deakin whether, in. dealing with areeipTocal proposals, hs would see that reciprocity should be equal and not partial. The .reference appears to be to section 75 of the New Zealand Shipping, and Seamen Act, which provides tfliat where the master, owner, or agent of any ship engages seamen in New Zealand or having engaged them abroad employs them in New Zealand, those seamen, while so employed, shall be paid and may recover the cuTrent rale of wages for the time being ruling in New Zealand. Mr. R. H. Bligh, lecturer to the White Cross League, will arrive in Wellington to-morrow, and as he has a great habit of getting to work right away, his meetings will commence the same day. Young men over 14 years of age are invited to hear his address on "Perils of Impurity." Mr. Bligh's talk is one that should appeal to all rightthinking individuals, and -will give a great deal of help to the lad who is anxious to do the right thing by himself. Advertisements in this issue give details of meetings. The sixth congress of the Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire is to be opened % London on the 10th pros. The Secretary of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce (Mr. Samuel Carroll) is in receipt of a circular from Mr. K. B. Murray, secretary of the congress, which outlines a special tour arranged for benefit of the delegates. It says that "with the special object of giving the colonial representatives an opportunity of visiting the chief centres of British industry, it has been decided to organise a tour through the provinces of the United Kingdom, immediately after the holding of the congress in London. A number of Provincial Chambers have invited the colonial delegates to visit different industrial districts, in order to enable them to obtain a valuable idea of the productive resources of the United Kingdom. It ia hoped that these visits will convince the delegates of the superiority of Briiish-mamifactured goods over those of other nations, and bring the British manufacturer and colonial consumers into closer mutual relations, thus assisting to remove the impression which foreigners endeavour to convey — viz. ; that Great Britain is not able to supply the needs of her colonies. Similarly, the colonial visitors would, where useful, have an opportunity of showing in what directions they could supply the needa of Home manufacturers in regard to raw materials and other produce at present exported to foreign countries." The* scheme above outlined, to make its usefulness two-sided, should provide for the reception by British manufacturers of suggestions as to how they might alter their manufactures to suit the needs of Australasians. Though it has been pointed out a thousand tunes that something lighter is needed in such manufactures as axes, garden tools, etc., and something cheaper and less lasting in several other articles (ranging from railway engines to carpenters' requisites) that are used in these parts, local authorities say that there has been little change effected, and that the American axe and American hose stilL ring and run their length from Norm Cape to Round Hill. The committee which is interesting itself in obtaining reoreation grounds for the city invites footballers, hockey players, cricketers, athletes, and otfliers interested to attend the public meeting called to consider ttie question at the Town Hall on Wednesday evening. Entries for tho Associated Board's practical examinations in all subjects close on 2n.d July at the board's office, No. ,53 Moleaworth-street. In previous years these entries dosed oA Ist May. but a change has been made to meet the convenience of teachers. "The Historical Basis of Socialism" , is the subject of an address to be given \ by Mr. Fowlds at the Socialist Party's room, Druids' Hall, to-morroiv evening. A splendid portrait, nioely framed to any design, is on sale at R. and E. : Tingey's, Manners-street. Havo one and ■ keep the Grand Old Man's memory green. ' —Advt. <