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Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 30, 5 February 1907, Page 6

I.OGAL AND G^NEItAL. *— Xest Thnisday ,1 ipocial meeting of the City Council will be held — (1) To pass resolutions re City of Wellington Consolidation Loan, 1876, Repayment Loan, 1906, of £200,000; (2) to pass resolution re loan of £16,500 (iluiif er-street block) ; (3) exemption of sheet* from section 117 of the Public Works Act, 1908; and (4) general. - The Farmers' t Uuion campaign against the Land Bill will bo opened at Pahiatua on Thursday night, lnEtead of to-night, no originally fixed. The speakers will be Messrs. J. C. Cooper and W. B. Math6son. On Friday night, Messrs. Cooper, Peat, and Crewe will speak at fiketahuna. A curidus coincidence happened in the Magistrate's Court this mousing, •tfhefi three Eolicitora were engaged in cases against their namesakes. Mt. Blair appeared for plaintiff against a defendant Blair, Mr. Peacock appeared against Peacock, and Mr." Webb upp?«tpd against Webb. A fire broke out in Rargbod, Son, and Ewen's stall at the Exhibition at Christchurch yesterday afternoon, and before it was extinguished had destroyed a quantity of decorative material and a valuable mechanical advertising picture. Tho outbreak wa6 caused by the fusing of two electric wires forming part of a system installed by tile proprietors for the purposo of working the picture. A Permanent Artilleryman on duty in the locality subdued the flames with four of the portable' chemical extinguisher; placed throughout tho building, and t3e fire was finally extinguished by otto of the chemi. cal fire engines at the Exhibition. , Civil proceedings were taken in the Magistrate's Court to-day by Walter Julius Joi-gcnsen, hotelkeeper, against John Banks for £3 cash lent. Defendant confessed judgment with 6s costs, and counter claimed for £6 for work ancl labour done in training. Dr. M'Arthur, S.M., gave judgment for Banks for £2, with £1 6s costs. Mr. Weston appeared for B&nka and Mr. M'Grath for Jorgensen. Judgment was reserved in the case of Park and Basley v. Alfred James Way, a claim partially heard last week in lbtpcet of services' rendered by plaintiffs as patent agents. A batch of immigrants arrived from Liverpool, via Auckland, by the steamer Oswestry Grange yesterday. The new arrivals are mostly young men, but thei'e is also a fair sprinkling 6f women. Tho impression uppermost after a brief walk amongst th& pats&engor& was tlmt, taken all round, they aro hot quite Up to the standard set by many of the previous shipments. The officers of the steamer, however, speak in high terms of the j new arrivals, most of whom are miners, farmers, and mechanics. There are alsd about twehty , domestic servants on board. The health of th 6 passengers was good throughout th 6 Voyage. Amongst the jurymtn who sought to be excused Jrom service when tho criminal sessions of thft Supremo Court opined yesterday was a man possessed of n, wooden leg. Hia counsel submitted that the juijnnan would suffer great inconvenienco and pain if compelled to sit in a cramped witness-Doi. Mr. Justice Cooper expressed himsatf that it would be very inconvenient for the juryman to take hia leg off. He would bo excused.; One juryman Bought exemption on ths^ ground that ho was now very busy, and Could ill spare the tima to attend the sessions. His Hohonr remirktd that many people were in the same position, but a man must do bis duty wbsn called upon to serve. • Exoyiptioii could not be given. Exemptions were granted in osveral casas wheiein medical men's certicates of illness w-ere tendered. * The operations of the gasworks in tho cdlony for the year 1905, contrasted with the returns obtained at previous c-snsusen, chow such expansion as must be considered highly satisfactory, and this notwithstanding tho increased use Of electricity in substitution for gas, -reports the Registrar-General. There were 38 gasworks at the time of tho census of 1906, employing 054 hands, against 30, with 572, in 1901. The wageo paid in 1906 amounted to nearly £114,000, against £70,000 in 1901, and the valuo of all pioduce waa £386,920 againdt £290,567. In quantity nearly 1275 million cubio feet of cap -are shown to have been manufactured in 1905, against 786 million jeet fbr 1900, besides increased quantities of coke, tnr, and other residuals. An able seaman, Henry Payne, belonging to the Union Company's collier, Kirn,, doid suddenly on board the vessel at Westport on 31st January, the cause of death being heart failure. Deceased, it eocms, was standing on tho Btarboard rigging about eight feet from the deck, ana without any warning fell down, striki&g a man who wis standing on the rail. It is not known whether or not deceased had relatives in the colony. He is believed to have a wife in Melbourne. His cash and belongings are valued at about £81,und an effort is being made by tho Australasian Federatdd Seajnen s Uuion to locate his relatives, with tho object of having this amount remitted to them. A similar effort is boing made by the Marino Department. Tho ca«e under the Immicration Resfrictio'n. Act, 1899, against Polinl Christoforo Colombo, alleged to have been a prohibited immigrant, .was disposed of at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. The Customs authorities reported that defendant had now pasded the necessary oiamination, and Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., discharged him... A, second chargo against Colombo of having deserted from the Italian ship Australia wa» withdrawn, it having been. Bu6wn that accused had already been in gaol for fourteen days. Joseph Roster was convicted and. ordered to come up for sentence when called upon on a, charge of theft of £1,135, the property of O D. Inman. It was ehown that accused and informant were employed loading a BhawSavill v-asel. Accused was entitled to £1 Is wages, and the informant -£2 14s. Accused signed bin name opposite the larger amount, got the money, and subsequently went away as a fireman. He returned recently, and was arrested by Detective Connolly. Anapplication by Leonard Cloke for aufeties of the peace against Louis Cloke and G*o. Cloke was dismiosed. Mr. Jackson appeared for the infonnantj and Mr. Young for the defendants. Wellington will be .represented as follows at the New Zealand Amateur Athletio ohampionship meeting at Christchurch on the 21st and 23rd instant:— 100 yds, Henderson, .Goodbehere. 220 yds, Henderson, Goodbehere, Fisher. 440 yds. Henderson, Goodbehere, Fisher, aha Wilton. Half-mile, Bradbury and probably W. Gosling. One mile, Bradbury, Prendeville. Threo miles, Bradbury, Prendoville. 120 yds and 440 yds hurdles, Halligan, Cook (Nelson). Ono and three milo walk, Kerr. High jump, Halhgan, I. M'Kay, Thomassen (Nelson), Cook (Nolson). Long jump, Halligaa, M'Kay. Pole jump, M'Kay. Putting weight, Thomassen, M'Kay. Throwing hammer, Thomasson, Murdoch. The Union Company's steamer Maheno, which left Sydney for Lyttelton on Saturday afternoon, is bringing iAt passengers for Now Zealand, 173 being in the saloop, and 174 in tho steerage. Wednesday shoppers will find some intensely interesting offerings announced for to-morrow by Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., whose warehouse remains open on Wednesdays uhtil 6 p.m. Look up jthoir advertisement on page 6.-"u\dvt.