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Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 28, 2 February 1907, Page 4

An unusual caso of forgery was disposed of in the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon, when James Bryant, formerly a second cook in the Union Company's service, was committed to the ■ Supreme Court for sentence. Evidenco i showed that accused was "hard up." H. 3 knew that a friend named Bland, a ctew- i ard, expected 1 at the Post Office a money j oTder for £1. He got tho order by forging Bland's name, and then ca6hed it at the Union Companv'G office. Soon afterwards he told Bland what he had done and subsequently repaid the money. Dr. M' Arthur, S.M., remarked that accused appeared to have acted straight-forwardly in clearing up the case, and said it would probably stand him in good stead in tho Supreme Court. At 2.20 o'clock last evening the Fire Brigade was called from the Rintoulstreet alarm box to a crockery and fancy goods shop at 29, Rintoul -street, occupied by William Bath, and owned by G H. Davis. The outbreak was found to be in an unoccupied front room on the first floor of the building It was suppressed by neighbours after the wall and ceiling of the compartment had been damaged by fire. The building is insured in tho London and Lancashire Qffice for £300, and the contents in the New Zealand office for £350. A fire occurred in thfc same premises recently. The origin is unknown. Betting at the Tauherenikau races on 2nd January with John Stephens, an infant, was the nature of a charge preferred at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, against Richard Carroll, bookmaker. Mr. Herdmin entered a plea of guilty on behalf of Carroll, and said his client was Under the impression that Stephens -was twenty-one years of age Chief Detective M'Grath explained that the defendant accepted 103 from Stephens on a certain horse which came second. Dr. A. MAr- i thur, S.M., imposed a fine of £1, with j £2 0s 4d costs. j The application by the chairman of the Education Board (Mfc. Robert Lee) of the term "saturnalia" to the public meeting recently held at Petone to protest against his action in the matter of the school sites js strongly resented by the Mayor of Petone (Mr. London), the chairman of th* echool committee (Rev. A. Thomson), and other leading public men who took part in the meeting. They point out that the meeting was a perfectly <luiet and orderly one, and carried the resolutions submitted without dissent. Under tho present system of payment to the instructors at the Wellington Technical School, tho remuneration is liable to vary, and < th& Value of a teacher receives less recognition than the number in his class. This point was before the Technical Education Board last evening, when Mr. J. P. Luke moved that the director be asked to bring down a scheme for payment of fixed salaries to the instructors. The mover thought the time had come for them to make thie change. The chairman (Mr. W. Allan) said the board's finances were quite strong enough to warrant it in taking a small risk such as in the establishing of new classes. He agreed with the director tnat the present system, was a vicious one. The motion was agreed to The introduction of a man from Taihape to a woman at tho races on 261h January resulted in the man being robbed of £18 and the woman getting three months' imprisonment with hard labour at the Magistrate's Court this morning. Her name is Annie Maud Sales," "and 'the informant's name 's Roderick' Chisholm " Chief Detective M'Grath explained that the parties came to town after the races and went up Wel-lington-terrace, where accused took the money from the informant. Dr. M 'Arthur, S.M., in passing sentence, said if he could only get "the other fellow" — the One who gave the introduction — he would give him all he could. Speaking apropos of the acceptance of a tender for the Wellington dock at last night's gathering of engineers*, Mr. William Cable remarked on the efforts of the late Mr George Fisher on behalf of the dock. Mr. Fisher was largely responsible for the present state ;of affairs said the spteaker. The dock movement had been a very long job, but now they had been fortunate enough in placing the contract in the hands of the best firm of contractors in New Zealand it was possible to get to do the work. With its dock -completed Wellington would become a really first-class port in every respect. The City Council met last evening. Present— The Mayor (the Hon. T. W. Hislop), Councillors Murdoch, Smith, Morrah, Frost, Biss, Winder, M'Laren, Hindmarsh, Cohen, Ballinger; Garmichael, and Luke. The Lord Mayor of I Melbourne (the Hon. Mr. Weedon) was ! present, and occupied a seat at the Mayor's right. The Finance Committee recommonded that the' Wellington Sailors' Rest and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals be granted a subsidy of £5 each, and that Mr Anderson be offered the sum of £25 in settlement of his claim for compensation in respect of land dedicated at Island Bay. Accordjng to a statement made by Mr. A. It. Hislop, secretary of the Institute of Marine Engineers, at a^ meeting last night, efforts are being made to secure up-td-date quarters for the institute. " The institute is trimming ite sails," said the secretary, "and trying to find premises of its own. A committee has been set ap, and we hope in the near future to have a home of our own which will be a credit not only to Wellington, but the colony, and also a plac© where engineers from all parts of the world can find a home\" At a meeting of the Now Zealand Executive Independent Political Labour League held last night Mr. A. H. Hindmarsh presided. Further progress was reported in regard to the colonial organising scheme. Several branches wrote giving adherence and promising i support. The 1 following resolution was f carried:— "That the New Zealand Exe- : cutive of the Independent Political Labour League regrets that tho present Government has disregarded public sentiment in making further appointments to tho Legislating Council; and further regrets that tho result of the patronage to its followers will saddle the colony for seven years with an unnecessary financial burden." Councillor Winder suspects that the Abattoirs Committee of tho City Council, And also the Milk Supply Committee are two moribund bodies. Last night he addressed the Mayor on the point, and said that if the members of those committees were not in earnest thoy shonld resign, and so make room f or councillors who would do their duty. He understood that the chairman was desirous of proceeding If he could get support. The Mayor recommended Councillor Winder to consult with the chairman, and move at a subsequent meeting in such way as ho thought advisable. Councillor T. H. Ballinger, who will i leave for a trip to England on Friday next, was U\6t evening granted leave of absence by the City Council until the end of his J*rm. Councillor Izard has also been granted leaVft of absence. Thd Keiburne Ladies' Bowling Club hav6 just completed a series of matches for club challenge prizes and trophy presented by Mrs. Knowlea. Thepmes were won by Misses Williams and Hartland, and lit the final for the trophy, Aiiss Williams beat Mrs. M'Villy tby 22 pq itits td. l1 t