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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 24, 29 January 1908, Page 7

The Education Department has promised a subsidy ot £ for £ on the amount (£300) raised 'locally fox the establishment of a swimming bath at Gisborne school. Auckland is to have something in th 3 nature of a skyscraper, for a contract has been let for the erection of an eight-story brick building in Cus-tom-street East, near Queen' street, for Mr. J. C. Spedding (says tho Herald). On the top story provision will be made for a restaurant, while the roof will be flat, so that >'t can be used as a garden or promenade. The building will be 160 ft high from the ground to tho top of tho body of the structure, or 122 ft to the top of the olovator tower The reluctance of wives to sue their husbands for maintenance was referred to at tho meeting of the Benevolent Tiustees yesterday, when on the motion of Mr. Bolton the trustees decided to bring to justice whai he described as "tho lazy scoundrels in this country who go away and leave their ■wives and children for us to- look after." Mr. D. "Robertson agreed with Mr Bolton that the wifo deserters should be brought to justice, but pointed out that the trustees could not let children starve. Yesterday afternoon, before Dr A M'Arthur, S.M., in the Magistrate's. Court, the case of John George Wilson and Charles Albert Jolly, claim f or tho return of £25 deposit paid on the purchase of a house, was heard. Mr. Young appeared for plaintiffs ; and Mr. Blair for defendant. From th 6 evidence ;t; t speared that the purchase had to be completed by 9th September, 1907) but tho plaintiffs were not quite ready with their money when the date arrived, and on 18th September defendant wrote cancelling the contract. Defendant claimed that the contract had been validly terminated, and that the deposit was therefore forfeited. After hearing counsel's arguments his Worship reserved his decision. Inspector McDonnell, in charge of the East Coast police district, has issued the following order to his officers : — "As bush and other fires are now so frequent and destructive over a large portion of this district, and as there is reason to believe that some of them at any rate are the result of recklessness or carelessness with fire or matches, the members of tho force are hereby enjoined to be continu ally on the alert to detect any breaches of the clause of the Police Offences Act relating to such cases, and to report tho same as soon as practicable to the head office at Napier. Even the careless throwing away ot matches, lighted or nnlighted, should be reported in future, with tho view of checking the great danger and evil above refeTred to." Another unbroken week of fine weather has brought tho cocksfoot harvest j on the Alcaroa Peninsula nearly to an end. In -most parts of the Peninsula j the yield has been very disappointing, and it is probable that the crop will be nearer one-half than one-third kss than last year's, says the Lyttelton Times. The price, however, is much better, s^d being freely offered for 121b seed, and it is stated that for some good parcels as high as s|d has been given. The potato crops in the Ashburton County, which are- stunted in consequence of the continued dry weather, have since the last heavy rain commenced to send out new tubers, while the tubers already formed are showing signs of second growth. According to the same paper tho potato crop is likely to be oven a greater failure than last year's. Mr. F. G. Bolton, speaking at the meeting of the Benevolent Trustees yesterday, questioned the wisdom of investments of tho board being left to valuers. He moved'— "That -in future all applications for loans shall come before the board as a whole, and be considered by them before being granted." He said he moved this because of the investment of £850 on the Steamboat Restaurant property. This building was an old one, and he knew of his own knowledge that the property had changed hands at £850 — the amount of the mortgage — only a few days ago. This was not the class of security the boan-d should invest in. Mr. D. Robertson observed that he believed the investment referred, to was made some time ago by one of the legal gentlemen formerly connected with the beard. He endorsed Mr. Bolton's suggestion. The motion was carried. • I Much dissastisfaction is expressed In Canterbury in regard to the methods of enrolment for the general election. It is stated that in one case, a man who has been married for over 30 years, and has never been away from home, is now parted from his wife by the Registrar ._ The man has been placed in one district, while his wife has been placed in another. A similar course has been adopted in regard to another couple, who live miles from the boundary line of the two districts which they now represent. Scores of complaints ar» made that electors have been informed that they have been placed in different districts from those m which they reside. Quite a large uumwr of electors complain that they have not received any notice of registration. The most bitter complaint, however Is that of the man who says that the registrar has divorced him from his wife At Monday night's meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, there was p. good deal of discussion on tho question of the status of amateurs and professionals. Among th^ qu-eslions raised was one of an unusual nature, says the Lyttelton Times. Could a doctor, ono member a^ked, bo debarred from official positions in ait amateur club if he received . from a professional club a retaining fee for his service? Following upon some other questions of a different kind, this was not at first regarded seriously. But it was put in all good faith, and the council expressed the opinion that the doctor would not be affected in the least. The fee would be paid in i the ordinary courss of business. Thfe | chairman said that the British Rugby Union, he understood, classified as a professional a man employed by a pro- • fessional club to report its matches, but that was straining the thing too far altogecher. '•A. H. Byron" (Wellington, New Zealand) in Reynolds's newspaper, of Ist December, says :—"I: — "I have invented and perfected a war machine. I wrote to the War Office offering them the frr.st opportunity of seeing it, but could get no reply. Fourteen months ago 1 wrote to his Majesty the King, and he hid the matter placed before the Army Couiiv.il. But I have waited eight months and have had no letter. I was offered a large sum for my machine when the RussoJap War began, but I was too much of a patriot to haud it over to another nation. Aly invention works in the keel of a submarine destroyer, and at the same time acts as ballast. I use an explosive five times higher than gun cotton Oicordite. The boat I have experimented with is 277 feet long, and ono ton of my motive power will drive this boat 46,000 miles, and the power can be obtained for £17 10s per ton. With i>mall machines to go on land my invention would destroy the whole of the .armies on the earth withm six months, and I feel grieved the War Office has not accepted it." I/idies' Tailors.— The oldest, best, and largest firm in Australasia, Eton Gowns, and Costumes from £5 ss. Skirts from £1 10s. Nodino and Co,, 30, Wellington-ter-xtace.-e' i.dvt.