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

"He is determined to be a vagrant and a thief." Tbis was a romark applied by Sub-Inspector CDonoVan at th« Magietrate'3 Court to-day to a young inau named Abel Collier, wbo pleaded guilty to having u«sd obscene 1 languago in Dixon-street last night, and to having resisted Constable Wright whilst in tho execution of his duty. The Sub-In6pet> tor explained that a. largo croVd of people gathered about the defendant, who fought ferociously, and was tho means of a vrin» , Cow at the To Aro Hotel, valued tit 50s, Icing broken. A man named Wilson ttcnt to the constable's assistance, and received a blow on tho head from Bne of accused's sympathisers. His Worship said he would make it that accused's clasa would JiaVe to work or be k<5JJt in retirement for a Very long time. Acdubed would be sentenced td cix months' imprisonment on the first charge and fined 40s t With 6i Costa, in default fourteen days' imprisbnment on the second. His Worship added that bo only wished hfc could get hold of the " sympathisers." If ever ho did get them he would give them more than the people who were offending At th 6 time. For insobriety, Je&sa Undorwobd was fined 40s, in default fourteen days' imprisonment, ahd threo first offenders were each convicted nnd discharged. The monthly meeting of the St. John Ambulance District Nursing Guild Committee, held yesterday afternoon, was attended by MBsdamea T W. Hislou, W. H. S. Moorhouse, J. P. Luke, H. W. Prestoh, and W. B. Fisher (hon secretary). The Mayoress (Mrs, T. W. Hia» lop) presided, lho report of the district nurse {Nurse Boston) showed that 483 visits had been paid ibr the month of December, and b64 for the monbh pi January. Nine patients had been t discharged and fourteen additional patientii entered on the books. Ten patients were daily attended at tho office (Ghuznee« htreet). A lady donated goods and comforts' valued at £5 (per Nurse Sexton) for her patients, and Mrs. W. H. S. Moorhouao also presented- warm wrappers for the sick poor. Nourishing foods have been 6ent by Mesdameß Cr&wfdrd, Hurcombe (junr.), Grady, JSwen, Watson, .Harris, Ballinger, Kirk, Allen, -M'Kenzie, "a Friend, 1 ' Gear Company, Gruhsler, Myers, Donovan, and Mr:, Johnstone (chemist). The following additional subscriptions are acknowledged : — Sar. good, Son. and Ewch, £fc 2s :s: s Mr. T. J. Weßt, £2 2s j Dr. Kemp (per Mr. Powles) £2 2s ; Mr. J. Godber, £2 0s 8d j Hon. Dr. Collins, Dr. Mackin, Messrs. M» Eiohelbaum, J. M'Korrow, and Mrs. Cuttis (per Mrs. Warrett). £1 Is oach; Mr*. A. Hayvrood, lOsj Messrs. W. Sftlek ahd t~i. T. Bell, 5s oach. When people in New Zealand wert-e-itting out Upon their Boxing Day ex* curßioAs and picnics,' and wishing it weni cooler, 11,000,000 tone of enow— the figures are an official estimate— fell on Loftdon, mafiking its native Ugliness in anevanescent beauty, and making even it* melkncholy East End and Stirteyßida slums look wholesome. It was a greateight (writes a cdrrespoftdeht). The 6no;w came down rapidly in flakes, such aa had not been seen in the city for fifteen years. When it lay-atadepth varying froflt threo to sis inches, the sun came otit aodt gave a dazzling vividness to the scene, But a snowfall in London has to ho poi£ for, like* other luxuries. What ia a delight to the eye in the morning become* by noon a. serious nuisance and danger ta traffic. The arrival of snow is a reminder of a municipal standing order to thoas> ands of scavengers, who rush off td the# posts almost as firemen respond to- theiifi alarm balls. The Councils of Greatit London engaged And paid at tho rate or 6d An hour about 20,000 emergency men* " in addition to their regular employees, tb clear the roads and streets of* the Boxing Day downfall, and another army 6f "odci job men" were put at the sfcm£ task by householders. On the streets the snotr waa dissolved with rdeksalt, and then' washed with hydrants and -oagh brooms into the sewers. From private yards and footpaths it w«g shov-elled and swept into the channels, in feoin© cases with the aid of hot water. It ia estimated that thi combined expenditure on the municipal bodies and private people on. thia work was not kss than £20,&00. Your furniture packed, removed, ' ,of stored. Experienced and careful men. By road, rail, or sea. An7where. New Zealand Express Co., Custo'mbouse-quay, We recommend our readers to visit tbs premises of C. Smith, Cuba-streot. during the next week, where for low prii>M aba pood vMue we feel sure cannot bo equallbd.' lho tale which is now in full swing hu> this year commenced just at the tima when most of us arc buying our late summer goods, consequently it is a speclAll* interesting and important event, and on* o ..?, hiC L W0 are fuUy prepared. 0, Smith s buyers hive been very fortunate 1 in securing scores of bargains, and them* I with our regular merchandise combine to nialco this sale a record one. Now is tho tuno to doublo the purchasing Valub of your money. Everything throughout th« shop subject to big reductions. Follow the crowd, and they will bring you rithfc » lon & to C. Smith, the Cash Draper, Cuba" street. — Adtt. Dr. Martindale Kendall, ophthalmic surgeon, hts returned to Wellington, and ho* resumed practice at his former residence Boulcott-etreet. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., will cell on Saturday, 16th February, at 11 a.m., a. KUburba* homo at Irentham, the property of Mr. Frederick Luert, consisting of half an act* with two ch4in» frontag6 to main road and 5 chains depth, with seven-roomed houss, ptc. Tha property ie located * half-mil* from Wajlaceville Railway Stition. To-morrow afternoon, at 2.30 p.m., Meterg. J. k H. Bethune and Co. will tell iv their «uotion rooms, FesUhertton-rtroet, ■ a new lubdfWeion of residential sites in ' Wockombe-ttreet, near to Wellington-ter. raws, containing eleven sections, fdUr o< which havo frontages to Woolcombcstreofc and seven to M'EehzU-terraco at tho back, also fronting & right-of-way off Wooloomb6» ttreet. All the Motions aro levelled and ready for the erection of hou6e«. Th« auctioneer* will afterwards sell twenty- . three sections in Ron*. Bay, thirteen of which have frontagei to the main road and also tho beach ; tho other tei} aro sites hiv* ing frontages to the main r6*d on its cast, em side. They are suitable for either busi« net 9or residential purposes, and are eitnatod on each side of Mr. Bftftolo RUBJo'rf reiidonco. ' •