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Evening Post, Volume LXXII, Issue 67, 17 September 1906, Page 4

The late-arrival nuisance caused violent thoughts to ra^e in the br»in 9 of many people at the Opera House last Wetoseday night. Individuals who had reserved front stalls caused both confusion and irritation when they came trapping in late. The circle also was afflicted by an incursion of men and women whose clocks or vanity had led them from the path of punctuality. It is suggested that in tho interests of the great majoijty of theatre-goers the Williamson management should follow th« example eet during the grand opera eea6on, when a' 4 doors were closed the moment the curtain rose, and wre not re-opened till tbe first interval come. Relying on the theory that all Chmamen are alike in the eyes of t-h-s white "foreign devil," a Celestial victimised the Dunedin Benevolent Trustee*. For a long time they ha 4 paid 5s weekly tp a couple of Chinese "brothers," and might have continued' thip lavish dole for years, but for an accident, A policeman visitad the needy fraternity on "an errand of m«rcy," according to the Otagp Daily Times, and discovered that & wily John was himself apd his brother as well. Ho brought down two contributions with the one face, Tbe trick was worth 55., but the trustees put tho artist back on tha 3s mark. " Christianity and Labour " was a topic (tiscuceed by Mr. J. F. Arnold, M.H.R., at the W-ssJsy Church, Tara* nnk>etreet, on Sunday afternoon. Tha speaker Eupmitted that there was eom«tning wrong id opokty when m«n had to beg for the privilege of working to earn daily_ bread for themc-slves and their families. "If this problem is not solved," he declared, '"50 much the woree for the whole world, and fo? Christianity." Ha contended, that nil, wealth was created by labour, and every man had a, right to a fair proportion of the wealth produced by his own labour. The Stats should guarantee that every man, from childhood to the grave, should have a living wago in return for his labour. A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Major, Alison, and Herries, .M.H.R.'s, waited upon the Minister of Railways in' regard to the charges made for the carriage of rflcehorsec. At tho present tim© a hor&s is carried free on the retuvn trip, provided that the owner produces a csrtjficate from the eecrelary of the racjnir club showing that it has comijeled. The deputation asked that the, horcss should bo carried at hetf rates either way, so to avoid the necessity for a declaration. The Minister eaid that he would consider the matter. On Saturday the weekly outing of the \Vellington Harriers took" place at Karori. The course was from tb» tea rooms towards Wadestown, and thence along the ridge overlooking Parkvalo as 'fax as tho Makara road, returning through Karori. R. Robertson again d<?ponstratcd his sprinting capabilities by winning the run in by a narrow margin from n J. Pollock, with F. Wilton third. The club has decided to cbandon its run nsst Saturday, pr account of the interIsland football match being played on that day, and in place of it a test race Will be held from Te Aro Baths on Friday evening for the purpose of picking teams for the annual road race. Tho Wednesday' branch will run this week frojn the baths, The practical examinations of the Associated Board, R.A.M. and R.C.M., London, will 'probably commence in Wellington on Tuesday, *9th October. They will be conducted by Mr. Walter Wcsche, who reached Auckland last week from San Francisco, 'Mr, Wecchs will be in (vellington more than a jveak,^ asj there are 160 candidates to be examin-' ed, besides a general school examination. It is intended to bold a public meeting on conclu£ic.-n. of the work, to enable teachers, and -others interested, to meet the examiner. The examinations will be held in the Town Hall building. Advices received by tho Government chief poultry expert say that a consignment of ebioksEß graded by the department and shipped from Auckland last, season brought * from Cs to 10? a pair. A later repoifc refers to tha birds as particularly good once, and strongly recommends d-evelopmejvt of the trade in New Zealand chickens and ducklings of similar quality and finish. The birds should arrive in London in the period from let March to 31st May. There appeared on remand for sentence at tlift Magistrate's Court thia morning, a young man named Sidney •Hayward, on thirteen charges of theft of goods, etc ,- valued at £15 18s 6d. SubInspector O'Donovan stated that the police had heen unable to find anything detrimental to accuscd'3 character eirco last ho appeared bofore the Court. He was in an orphanage when four years of age. Lately, he iwo& employed at a. hotel, but was dismissed Jor drunkenness. His 'Worship imposed a sentence of three months' imprisonment. A young man named John Connell, on Eeveji charges of having forged the name of Alex Connell to a cheque on the Bank of New Zealand, Auckland, was remanded on the applicition of Chief Detective M'Gftitb until Monday. The amounts on the cheques totalled £61 10s. A charge uguiusb 'j young man named Marshall John Jenkins of having stolon 601h of copper wire valued «t £2, the property of the New Zealand Government, was dismissed. Hie Worship said thero was an element of doubt about tho ease, and gave the defendant, who was represented by Mr. Wilford, the benefit of it. A Chvistchurch Truth reporter, on the wearying overlaGting search for "copy" on Saturday morning! suddenly had "copy" thrust upon him in a shower that seldom teems on the head of a pressman. He was accosted by "a decent-looking young fellow of the respectable working-class type — a thin wisp of fluff lay Tightly on his upper lip " He had no designs on the journalist's hard-oarned coin, but it was obvious that he was in some distress. He 6oon explained that it was hi 3 wedding morning. The brido had arrived at tho rendezvous, ho had the ring in his pocket, but he was hold up by a little accident. Witnesses who had promised to meet him had broken their pledge Ho had secured a stranger from the stroet, but he wanted another. The reEorter, of course, stepped into the roach He went to the Registry Office, and took an interesting part in a cormony which lasted exactly five and a half minutes. In London last month Mr. Haldanc, Secretary of State for War, gave publicity to some tricks of the meat dealers when replying to a deputation from the Irish cattle trado, who desirod to see the >vords "homo-bred" restored in army contract forms, instead of the , new phrase "home killed," Tho Secretary for War said his experts told him thtvt a large proportion of meat sold on the old contracts under Irish, English, or Scottish names wa3 really foreign meat, and a recognition of this fact in tho terms of th,o new contract meant a saving of £50,000 per annum, which a Minister in his position could not disregard. Ho was confident that no War Minister had ever been able to get home-bred meat for tho nrmy sinco the othey variety was imported. Ho pointed out, 'however, that at tho varieus military camps tho military authorities wore always ready to buy sonn'd British cattle if offered alivo at suitable prices. 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