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Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 142, 16 June 1906, Page 5

A synopsis of weather conditions during the twenty-four hours ended 9 a.m. to-day,- issued by Captain Edwin, shows that there has been a rising barometer everywhere. A heavy southerly gale raged, between Kaikoura and East Capo, accompanied by rain. The weather everywhere else was moderate, but very cold. Frost is reported from tho Waikato district, also from most places in the South Island. Between to-day and 9 a.m. on Sunday rain is probable at places between- Napier, Taupo, and East Cape. Frost is predicted for tonight at all other places. An interesting address was delivered bj the Chief Justice in connection with the opening of the museum in Palmerston North on Thursday night. Sfr Robert Stout said that the function was a recognition that the people realise 1 that "man does not live by bread alone." This was a thing to be impressed upon all. colonists at a time when most of them seemed to think that the great thing in life was to get dollars, and that the Successful man was Be who got the. most money. He himself did not think that this was the goal of life and humanity. Until they realised some higher ideal than mere moneygetting they could not be said t6 have got very far in civilisation. It had bsen said by an American poet that a city might have splendid buildings and Beautiful streets, and yet a collection of mere huts might be a far finer place. It all depended upon;4he breed of men and women who composed the community. Uflless in these colonial towns they had men and women of high ideals of life and humanity they had not raised a truly great city. What did the museum indicate? It was a portion of those institutions for culture by which 4d6ne a great city could be made. Their 6treets might be fine aiid their houses beautiful, but they would have failed as a community unless they had provided means for uplifting" the people. Therefore it was that he had to congratulate them upon the fact that by starting the museum they had done something moro in life than the mere getting of dollars. The more institutions there -were which had for their object the uplifting of humanity, the" more successful a community would be. A special meetKng of shareholders of the Public Service Co-operative Sdciety was to have been held next Wednesday eveningto further, consider the question of revising the present cash policy of tho society, which was the subject of a lively meeting a few weeks ago. The meeting has been adjourned until the 4th pros., owing to next week being a period of mourning. » Giving evidence before the Australian Tariff Commission, J. Leigh Jones, of the Austral Timber Company, said that a duty on New Zealand 'timber would bs detrimental to the jisers* of butter, wine, whisky, meat, and fruit cases, inasmuch as there was no Australian timber so suitable, so easily cut, or procurable in the quantities- necessary for manufacture White pine was absolutely inodorous, light, and worked up well into boxes of all kinds ; and to put a duty on it would be a calamity to the porducers in the Commonwealtih, inasmuch as the duty -would be passed on to the man on the land. The bogey of scarcity of white pine had been brought forward, but recently he had had an interview with -Mr. Seddon, the Premier of New Zealand, who stated thati the supply at the present rate would last another 100 years at least. It appeared to him that Australia was ikying to build a wall round herself to exclude New Zealand produce. The cost of colonial pine in the logs iras much too high to enable the local sawmijler to successfully cut cases at a price that the user could afford t<) pay, quite apart from the undoubted suitability of .New Zealand white pine for boxes in 'general. The evident idea of the Queensland millers was to raise the cosb of New -Zealand pine by » duty, in order to capture the local market, although he doubted, if they did get it, whether fhey could supply the demand in the busy season. Both kauri and white pine made excellent lining; and kauri flooring was used in most cases where procurable, and in his opinion should be let in freeif undressed. A melodramatic story was told in the Sydney Divorce Court in a case in which Mary Bloom petitioned for a dissolution of her marriage witih Samuel Bloom on the ground of misconduct. The petitioner said her husband had tried to compass her death by giving her a poisoned kiss. She described how he rubbed strychnine on his lips and then got her to kiss him. He then went into the bathroom and washed off the nowder. She tasted strychnine, but it did not do her any harm. * The attempted poisoning, however, was not one of the issues, and the attention •which the court gave to the story did not indicate that much importance was attached to it. A meeting of Lancashire men will be held at Godber's rooms, Cuba-street, next Monday evening. The first annual concert of the Wellington Schools' Choral Union will be held in the Town Ball on Thuready next. The chorus will consist of 600 voices, and Trill be assisted by leading vocalist*. On washing day use Empire Bag Blue. It will not harm the finest fabric, and gives the clothes the colour you want. The cheapest and best blue. — Advt. An experienced clerk attends to our Customs entries. No trouble to shippers or others. Ring up the New Zealand Express Co. Telephone 92.— Advt. Any mother takes pride in dressing her little ones as prettily as possible. Well, it's only natural; but to carry out these ideas means spending money. There is satisfaction in money being well spent, tncl to realise this just come along to C. Smith's, Cuba-street. Special price inducements in our children's millinery department. Beautifully selected stockAll new goods. Dainty creations in silk, beaver, and wool. Splendid opportunity to secure seasonable millinery at clearing prices. Beaver and eilk bonnets, from 2s lid ; fancy hats, silk or beaver,' from 4s lid each. These hats are very special value. In infants' hats there »ro hundreds to choose from, all styles and qu»litie», from 2s each. Mothers, bring yotir children along to O. Smith, the Cash Draper, Cuba-street. — Advt. MeEsrs. Stewart Dawson and Co. have just opened up a large parcel of Indies' gold watches manufactured to their special order by tho well-known firm Messrs. Rotherham and Sons, of Coventry, and rdVite inspection. An -auction sale of interest to sawmillers. manufacturers, and others is that advertised in our auction columns to-day by Messrs Macdonald, Wilson and Co. Under instructions from the liquidator in the estate of the Gilbert Machinery Company that firm will sell on Thursday, 28th inst., at the premise*., Lower Cuba-stroet, tho ■whole of the stock of machinery, plant, belting, oil onginea, etc Datails are advertised ia t!ie> advertisement, and catalogues can be had on application Thn firm also announce the salo on Wednesday next, at their rooms, at 1.30 o'clock, of household furnishings; and on Thursday, »t 1.30 o'clock, at the residence of. Mm. Cooper, No. 121, Uppef Willis-Ftreet, of Ihe whole of her housohold furniture and «ffecti.

To those who cough, and those who need foo frequently to blow (heir noses At church or public meetings, heed the secret that my pen discloses. JIo need to be a nuisanco now, Vo man or child or maid demure. How can you stop? iJI tell you how, •)ose up with Woods' Great Peppermint Ourc. — Advt.