GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 66, 14 September 1907, Page 6

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

rPI?ES3 ASSOOIATIOK.I ' THE NIGHTCAPS ENQUIRY. INVERCARGILL,This Day. At the Nightcaps Commission, Deputy Dixon, recalled, admitted that once he had to be earned away from a five whore 'he had beeiu pouring water, and had been overcome by gases. Abo'nt two months before the disaster, Mackie aud Lloyd carried ihim away. James Soinerville, who had been eleven years in service of the Nightcaps Company, but who has left and become a farmer since the fire, said that the night shift had once called Frame out about t\vo months before the disaster, because of the smoke and fire being bad. Frame said they were not to call him again. On that occasion the fan was started and the smoke was cleared away and the fire got under. Witness aud a - boy werc'troubled by smoke every night. Several times he felt overcome by .something in the mine. He nearly always had a headache on tho night shift, and frequently vomited. THE FIRST OF ITS KIND. AUCKLAND, 15th "September. William Small was charged at the Poliea Court to-day, on the information of Francis J. Stewart, with planting trceo alongside tho boundary line of his property at Birkenhe.id without previous written consent of the occupier of contiguous land. Mr. Sehvyn Mays, who conducted the prosecution, said he believed this was ths first case of tho kind ever beard in the colony. Defendant has planted somepine trees between his. and Mr. Stewart's property, without obtaining tho latter's consent. / Mr. Dyer, S.M., convicted defendant and ordered him to pay £3 Is costs. A IIATING QUESTION. TIMAKU. 13th September. A Royal Commission, of which Mi. Justice' Chapman is chairman, commenced yesterday, and concluded to-day, enquiry into the question whether the''exclusion of the borough of Waimate from the Timaru Harbour rating district should continue. Exclusion was effected i five and twenty years ago, when the [ first Harbour Loan Bill passed, and the board now thinks Waimate should contributa to .the cost of the harbour, fiom which it Maps a benefit. An important part of ths .enquiry was how the exclusion came to bo made, and evidence on thi.9 point was conflicting. The commission will report to the Governor. A WIFE'S EIGHTS. DUNEDIN, 13th September. In ths Supremo Court to-day a judgment of consid^rablo interest 1o the trading community was delivered. A. C\ lt>lip, who became bankrupt in May last, had been financed by his wife, and placed in a hotel come threo years previously. The hotel, which 'had been bought in Mrs. Islip's name, was sold in April last, the net. proceeds (£250) being paid to her. It was submitted- on behalf of tho Official " Assignee that the wifo must in law be held to have lent the money to h«r husband for the purpose of his business, and must, therefore, repay this amount to the Official Assignee. Tho wife was ordered to repay thi3 sum to the Official Assignee, her rightg being thus subordinated to those of other creditors. ALLEGED BREACH OF PROMISE. DUNEDIN, This Day. An official in the Postal Department has been served with a writ for -£5Ol for alleged breach of promise. Tho action is to bo defended.

"Wealth, War, and Wisdom" will be the subject of a lecture to bo delivered by Iho Rev. K. Wilson at lib Majesty's Theatre to-morrow evening. Mr. W. O. Chat field, architect, is calling for tender 1 * for alterations to tho Evening Post BuildiDg-. St. John's Church is still under renovation. Thp services to-morrow are to be held in the Town Hall. Special music and sinking have beon arranged, and leaflets oontainingf tho words of tho "hymns are to bo distributed amongst tho congregation. At tho oyoninc; servico the Roy. Dr. Gibb will deliver tho second sermon of a course, "On certain kinds of fools pourtrayed in the Bible." Port wino for invalids is the subieot of an advertisement in this issue, published by Mr 3. Weiss, No. 57, Willis-street. • Two addresses to ladies will be jfiven by Miss M'Coll at the Viayi Rooms on Monday and Friday afternoons. Mossr3. G. H. Hill and Co.. Jand agents, Tho King's Chambers, Willis-street, insert in another column » revised list of •properties for sale. The plan for Miss Lynn Mills's bonofit concert wil be opened at tho Dresden .on Monday next. The Returning Officer of Eastbourne invites nominations of candidates to fill two vacancies on tho Borough Council. Owing to the hall being otherwise onS.ged, tho Skating Rink at tho Lower utt will be closed on Wednesday next. A fancy dress carnival will be Held on 2nd October.