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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 29, 4 February 1908, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL The Exchange was fairly animated today. The mining section, however, did uofc furnish as much business as might have been e.vpected. Talismans wore quitted at £2 12s 6d. On the other hand, the higher price ruling for Waihi has attracted a number of weak holders, who doubtlesti vvill avail themselves of the opportunity to liquidate. Buyers offered £8 14s, bat sellers wanted £8 15s, and for the second day nq business took place in the premier miniug scrip. In the investment division Bank of New ZeaJands hardened to £9 13s 6d, shares being accepted at that rate. After a long absence Loan and 1 Mercantile r eappeared in the sale-list, 5s being obtained for a parcel, whilst Weatporl-Stockton foundl a buyer at the- improved figure of 10s 3d. The Wellington Stock Exchange has been advised by the Talisman Consolidated Ltd. as follows : "We have received a cablegram from Talisman Consolidated Board of Directors authorising the- purchase and erection of % power-plant which will be sufficient for all probable requirements The estimated cost is about £18,500." > The quantity of gold exported from NeMr Zealand last month (59,0720z, valiied at £i£31,508) was madte up as folliws : —Auckland, 29,4970z, valued &o o^ ll3^ 507 ; Dnnedin, 15,3800z, £62,256 ; Greymouth, 10,6570z, £41,591 ; Invercaagill, 24610z, £9779; Westport, 9220z, £3352; Nelson, 2550z, £1023. A football team, representing the New Zealand universities, will visit Sydney in July. Two matches will ha played against the Sydney University, and probably one against a combined public schools team. An undertaking is to be given by the Eastbourne Borough Council to the Harbour Board that uo deleterious matter ■will be allowed to flow into the sea in connection with the new Eastbourne drainage scheme. Grass fires continue to occur. Toe fire brigade was called ont twice yes> terday, once to Newtown at 4.30 p.m. aiid once to Thorndon at 7 p.m., to extinguish fires of this nature. No serious damage was done. The Minister for Education (Hon. G. Fowlds) will receive a deputation on Wednesday morning from the Victoria College Students' Association with reference to the' question of a Government subsidy towards the cost of establishing' a social room and gymnasium in connection with th» college . It is | well that medical men should know that in giving a certificate for the non-attendance of jurors at th« Supreme Court th*y Bhouid. add tho reason whj the person cannot attend. His Honour Mr. Justice Chapman drew attention at the Supreme Court yesterday to such an omission from a medical certificate. The Agricultural Instructor under the Education Board, Mr. Davis, opened a teachers' class at Grey town about a week ago. The class was to have been ex--tended for the benefit of the teachers over the holidays, but owing to the lack of attendance — only some half-dozen teachers turning vp — the class had to b« discontinued. The [Minister for Justice promised a deputation from the Karon Borough Council yesterday afternoon that he would give careful consideration to its request that a constable should be stationed in the district. He Btated that he was going into the matter of increased police protection for the suburbs, owing to the increase of population, and be indicated that it was possible tho representations from Karori would be given effect to. ' "That" the secretary, engineer, wharf* inger, harbour master, and treasurer be in attendance at all meetings of the Wharves and , Accounts Committee,, and at all ordinary meetings of the board." This motion was moved at the meeting of the Harbour Board yesterday by Mr. R. Fletcher, it was seconded by the Mayor (the Hon. T. W. Hislop), but the board rejected it after a brief discussion. Mr. Beauchanip said if tho motion was agreed to it would be a case of the tail wagging the dog. During the hearing of a case at the Supreme Court yesterday, Mr- Wilford! drew attention to tha practice of the Crown in indicting prisoners under aliases. ' He maintained that this prejudiced the' accused. . Hi* Houout Mr. , Justice Chapman said! he was not going to reverse the practice of centuries. Formerly there was a danger of an accused escaping punishment if he was^iot indicted 1 under his own name. His Honour added that he did not intend to Say anything about the present practice. An interesting specimen of Baboo English has come to Mr. T. E. Donne from a Maori by of Whakarewarewa. "Happy and joyful," he states, "I write you these few lines hoping it will find you in the happy days. T)ear sir, for these days passing by my mind was very anxious to get the, billet which I spoke to you in the all come evening with Maggie Papakura, so I haven't much to s&y. This js my age 18. The school Te-X-. Teacher Mr. Brr-f— . Standard 6. Well, Mr. B- will tell you more about me if you are particular, so I must closed with much arbha. Excuse of my writing that I want Tourist Department's offie* if have a room to epaTe." Th« Government has decided to call for tenders for the erection of a monument over the grave of tho late Mr. Seddon on Observatory Hill. Th* design, which has been prepared by the Government architect (Mr, J. Camp, bell) shows a column and pedestal, standing oh a base of thred* steps, the bottom step being 23ffc square, and tha top one 14ft square. The 'pedestal will be 16ft high from the ground, and th« column will rise 33ft above the pedestal. Tho shaft of the column will bo square^ and measure 4ft 6in on each sido, tapering to 3ft lOin at the necking. The capital will b© moulded and foliated, and will be surmounted by a symbolical statue 10ft in height. The total heighi from the ground will thus be 59ft. There will be panels on Che pedestal admitting of suitable inscriptions, oat of which will be in plain letters the word "Seddon," Special prizes have been given by th« A. and P. Association foi farm and domestic servants who have spent tho most lengthy terms of service with the one employer. The firs< prize for farm servants was awarded - to G. H. Witliey, and the second to T. O'Sullivan, but if Messrs. Adams and Sons cannot substantiate the dato ol O'Sullivan's engagement the seebnd prize to be awarded to R. Lamb. In the doj mestic servants class Miss Davis \rat awarded first prize, and Miss M'Donalc ; second, Miss Pugh not being eligible. Withey's term of service with his en* ployem (Redwood tirofchersj} was foi over thirty years (December, 1877, t< present date) ; O'Sujlivan has been witl Adams and Sons since Jurai, 1883 ; and ' Lamb with A. Gifford since March, 1884. Housewives who find it difficult to keep a domestic servant for more than a few months will be interested in the fact that the winner of the Marl borough 'competition (Mary Davis) nai > beeD employed by H. L. Jackson con tinuously since May, 1895. At the semi-annual sale, men's tat kid lace-up boots, with welted coles, American make, wortfy 2ls, sala prioi 16s 9d a pair. Kirkcjkltße «nd Slain* [ Limited.T^Ad«4,