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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 32, 7 February 1908, Page 8

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A match was played between teams representing the Defence headquarters staff and the staff of , the Defence Stores. Amongst the spectators were tho Minister for Defence (Hon. R. McNab), Cols. Webb, and Collins, and Captain M'Donald. Tho game resulted in a win for the headquarters by an innings and 110 runs. Maben (retired) made 121, Major Humo 69, Major Hughes 58 for the victors. In chambers this morning Mr. Mententh (for defendants) applied to MrJus-

tice Cooper for a special jury (instead of a common jury) in the case of Brown v. Heenan and Fronde, claim £1000 damages. Mr. Skerrett, K.C., for the plaintiff in the- case, opposed the application. After argument, further hearing of the application was adjourned till Monday morning. Before Mr. T. S. Lambert, J.P., at the Mount Cook Police Court, to-day, Robert Charles Smith, a previous offender, was convicted of being drunk and disorderly at Berhampore, and also with resisting the police. He was fined 40s, with the alternative of fourteen days' hard labour. It is anticipated by the Government that the Dominion will be very fairly represented at the Anglo-French Exhibition to be held in London shortly. Considering the great cost of securing space, it is thought that the industries and exports of New Zealand will be adequately shown at the world's commercial centre. School furniture that has been in temporary use at Ohau is being taken to Nireaha, where it wili be used to furnish the public hall in a manner that will fit it for use as an emergency school, pending re-erection of the school building that was destroyed by fire recently. Apparatus and furniture are to be sent up to Maku by the Wellington Education Board, to be placed in a large room lent by a settler for use as an emergency school, pending rebuilding operation's at that centre. Small boy poachers are said to be putting in their work persistently at Kaiwarra 6tream, and the Acclimatisation Society is determined to proceed against any offenders who may be detected, no matter how young they may be. Judging by the experience of the Wairau Hospital Board there are not many qualified hospital nurses looking for positions. The Marlborough Heiald states that advertisements inserted in thenewspapers, published in the four centres of the Dominion failed to bring a single application for the position of head nurse. Perhaps the salary (£52 a year) is not sufficiently tempting, though it is more than is paid in some hospitals. However, it appears that nurses can earn more iv private practice, and many of them servo in hospitals for the purpose of receiving the necessary training without any intention of following up a hospital career. As far as the Wuirau Hospital is concerned the non-receipt of application just now is causing no inconvenience, because there are several nurses on the staff capable of performing the necessary duties, and they are qualifying for taking their certificates in a couplo of months' time. Meanwhite, matters will be allowed to remain as they aro. Captain 'M'Donald, Assistant-Adju-tant-General of the District Defence Staff, leaves on a visit to Tasmania shortly A tpetia) edncevt Mill be given at the