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Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 32, 7 February 1907, Page 4

No. 9 >of the Tourist Department periodical, "Itinerary of Travel in New Zealand," is about the best that has bern issued to date, both in tho arrangement and variety of information, and in pictures. The illustrations not only coyer famous beauty spots, but the industrial, agricultural, and pastoTal life of the colony. Another attractive-looking booklet is "The Rotomahana Round Trip," with a Maori maid prettily peeping through a blue cover, a novelty designed by Mr. Robieson. The letter-press is brightly written, and is liberally interspersed with pleasant photographs. . A match for tho Edwin Feathers was played on tho Petone bowling green on Saturday between tho holders of the Petone Club and a challenging team from Kelburne. The scores were : — Petone— Lewthwaite, Renai, Ross, C. W. Johnston (skip), 26; Kelburne— Johnston, Littlejohn, Lane, Campbell (skip), *\ ) P le 5 * or Matter observance of the Lord s Day -was contained in the annual report of Kent-terrace Presbyterian Church, read at last night's meeting. "The attendance on the Lord's Day, particularly in the moTning, should be larger," _ said the report. "Some a-re lacking m a due sense of duty and in the sentiment of loyalty and attachment to the house of God ; and many, it is to bo feared, spend the Bacred day in visiting and worldly pleasure. The growing disregard fo* the Sabbath ip a cubject for sincere regret and serious reflection. On one day in the week the pressure of business ceases, and our manner of spending our hours of Telease gives aure indication of oar character. The church is tho counterpart of heaven, apd if its engagements are distasteful and wearisome, may we not fear that even in heaven itself the habitual non-churchgoer would feel strange and uncomfortable!" The Wellington Musical Union will hold ite annual general meeting in Syd-ney-street Room at 8 p.m. on. Thursday, 14th February, when the report and balance-sheet will be road, and the work for the ensuing season will be outlined. Practice will commence on Monday, 18th February, There was a good attendance at the Chamber of Commerce last evening, when Messrs. Dwan Bros, submitted to auction the subdivided Willoughbv Knight Estate, at Lowev Hutt. The auctioneers report that twenty-three sections were sold at from £2 *15s to £3 10a per foot of frontage. Messrs. Dwan Bros, have the unsold sections for private sale. Tho Chief Justice will proceed to Napier on Saturday, and will hold there a sitting of the Native Land Commission Qn Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, returning to Wellington on Thursday. The enquiries made by the commission at Wellingon will be as to what areas of land (owing to the fallin" in of leases) are likely to be available for settlement, and as to what recommendations should be made concerning them, having regard to the equities of tho Maori owners and the necessities of settlement. The commission will be assisted in its investigations by Mr. Skerrett, and Mr. A. L. D. Fraser, M.H.R. George Frederick Sunderland, a middle aged man, was charged before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M.. this morning with haying obtained £1 Is from George William Flimsoll by falsely representing that ho was instructed to obtain advertisements to be -placed in Coker's Hotel, Christchurch, on 29th November. On the application of Chief Detective M'Gratb, accused was remanded to appear at Christchurcb On the Jlth inst. Patrick Boyce was convicted and or- • dercd to come up- for sentence when called upon on a charge of theft of a portmanteau, valued at 22s 6d, the property of John Griffiths, pawnbroker. Acused explained that he was under the influence of drinl^ ■at the time, and that he was undpr the impression his 1 friend had paid for tho article. For insobriety James Dunnachie was fined 20s, in default seven days' imprisonment. Ono first offender was fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment, and three others were each convicted and discharged. Samuel Talford was similarly deal! with for having behaved in a disorderly manner whilst drunk. A houso of five rooms at Crofton, owned by tho trustees of the late Mrs. Chew's estate, and occupied by Mr. J. S. M'Lean, of the Land and Survey Department, was totally destroyed oy fire at an early hour this morning, together with the whole of its contents. Mrs. M'Lean was awakened about 1 o'clock by a crackling uoise, and she and her husband and two children and Mr. M'Lean's brother effected their escape in night attire. A high wind was blowing at tho time, ana an adjoining houso belonging to Mr. W. F. Duff, of the Citizens' Life office, had a narrow escape, the neighbours preventing it from catching firo by a liberal use of water carried in buckets. Mr and Mrs. Duff wore absent at Picton, and no one was in their house when the firo broke out in Mr. M'Lean's residence. The house desti-Oyed was insured in the Commercial Union Office for jB2S(J. . There was an insurance of £100 on Mr. M'Lean's furniture and effects, the risk being held by the New Zealand Company. There was a fair attendance of the public at the concert given in the Basin Reserve yesterday afternoon by tho Auckland City Salvation Army Brass Band. In the evening the band gave [ a. concert to an onthusiastic gathering in tho Vivian-street Citadel. The band i loaves for Christchurch to-night. The Wool Fires Commission is still ! collecting all available evidence that will help it to arrive at a definite conclusion. The latest witness to be examined was Captain Forsdick, master J of tho Orari, and in charge of tho Waimato whon two fires broke out on that vessel. On 16th Juno, 1905, Captain Forsdick said a firo was discovered on the Waimato when she was ten days out from Wellington. Both flax end tow were burnt m the middle of the bales as well as outside. Witness condemned the practico of allowing bales of flax to bo dumped on the wharf on top of tallow stains— a practice which was more prevalent at Wellington than other ports. Thero was an added danger of firo by tho absorption of grease by the bales. On tho second occasion on which fire was discovered aboard the Woimate, smoke was first seen issuing from the ventilators. The vessel had left Wellington on 21st April. 1906, and on 31st Mny tho firo was discovered. A gas extinguisher smothered the outbreak. Tho vessel loft Teneriffe on 2nd June, after the hatches had been opened and an unsuccessful searcb for the fire had been mado, but another outbreak was reported three days later, and for a second time the chemical engine was broaght into use. When the hatches were opened in London, it was ascertained that the seat of the fire was right down on tho floor in the ■wing on the port sido of tho lower hold. The wool m which tho outbreak btartcd had been shipped at Lyttelton. Five bales were burned almost completely. When one of tho balos was brought on deck, it burst into flame. The balance was brought up and put into a lighter to bo taken up the river to London. Witness had been told that on the following morning this wool, which had been covered with a tarpaulin, also was discovered to be on lire. Nothing spoils a man's appearance more than a bald pate. Capilla Hair Tonic will keep your hair on.-— Advt.