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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 46, 24 February 1908, Page 6

Save for a transaction in Gear Meats at the slightly easier price of £2 9s, to-day's call of tho Exchange was featureless. New Zealand Insurance were offered at £5 18s, a decline of two shilling's on late rates, whilst National Insurance hardened to £1 8s 6d seller. Buyers of Manawatu Rails increased their offer sixpence to £2 3s 6d, without attracting holders of scrip. Westport Coal wcte fractionally weaker at £7 8s 6d seller, and Kauri Timber (15s paid) firmed to 10s 6d, with buyers offering ninepencc less. There was nothing moving in the mining division. Waihi at £9 Is 6d, and Talisman at £2 14s, both sellers, showing virtually no change on Saturday's rates. Erection of the new school for the Dyer Settlement is to be commenced forthwith, the Wellington Education Board having accepted the tender oi Mr. H. Watcrhouse for its construction. Several Scandinavian people mot together in the Berhampore Baptist Church yesterday afternoon to attend a service, which was conducted by Mr. Jons Dicksen, a Danish missioner from the United States. Tho Wellington Automobile Club had a m6tor run to the Upper Hutt on Saturday afternoon. Owing to several coun ter attracions there was rather a disappointing attendance. Those who took part in the run had an enjoyable afternoon — the weather being cool and pleasant. The rendezvous was at Mr. George Shirtcliffe's picturesque grounds, where afternoon tea was provided. Apropos of the tramway employees' demands for mci eased wages, ' Conductor" writes pointing out that while it has been stated conductors receive Is per hour, as a matter of fact only '"about five per cent, of them are paid at that rate. The remaining 95 per cent, get ll£d per hour.' 1 The conductors, he states, are the lowest paid servants iri the employ of the tramway department of the municipal service. A lost garment led to one room-mate ! giving another in charge for alleged •theft, but the subsequent recovery of the garment led to Mr. Riddell, S.M., this morning allowing the police to withdraw the charge. An expressman named Philip Desuiza, who pleaded ignorance of the law, was fined bs, with 12s costs, in default 48 hours' imprisonment, for trespassing on the Government railway station in search of custom. "Why does'nt the Government clear gorso from its land?" was a question asked by a number of residents in the south western portion of the city yesterday, when gorse fires on the Defence Reserve between Aro-street and Fitchettown caused them a good deal of concern . At 4.55 p.m, and again at 8.5 p.m. the Brooklyn Vounteer Firo Brigade was called out to suppress tha flames, which endangered several houses in tho locality, and at 8.47 p.m . tho Central Brigade was summoned from Polhill Gully alarm box to attend tc a third fire in the scrub. A special meeting of the City Council is to be held next Wednesday evening to make an attempt ,to settle the long-standing trouble between tho council and its leaseholders in the Pahiatua district (Mangahao Endowment Block) on the basis of a reduction in rentals, which would make them equal to 4 per cent, on the Govenment valuation (unimproved valtfo) as' made by the Government valuer for the' Valuation Department. The proposed^new leases are to have 13 years and 8 months currency from Ist April, 1908," with renewal provisions for successive terms of fourteen years. The annual conference in connection with the New- Zetaland Methodist Church will commence at Auckland on Wednesday next. The ministerial session will occupy th-B first two days, and' the general /session will, commence on the Friday. Among the matters that will come up for consideration will be tho appointment of a successor of the Rev. H. L. Blamires, the secretary of the young people's bible . class movement. The question of engaging a number of trained ministers from England will be considered. In all probability several deaconesses will be appointed for woiJx amongst tho Maori women. Henry Hagarty, a young man, was charged at the Magistrate's Court on Saturday with the theft of £27 13s 4d from his employer. It was alleged that accused had received the amount mentioned on behalf of his employer, and had fraudulently converted, it to his own use. Chief-Detective M'Grath intimated that it was likely that further charges of a similar nature would be made, and ho asked for an adjournment until 26th. The application was granted, bail in one surety of £75 being allowed. A youth who pleaded guilty on Thursday last to the .charge of stealing £10 10s from nis employer's cash box, appeared before Mr Biddell, S.M., for sentence. Mr. Herdm'an, who was present on behalf of accused, gave evidence of his previous good character. It was stated that he had yielded to a sudden temptation, had stolen the money, but had confessed soon j after. Ilia Worship said he was willing ] to give accused a chance, and ordered i him to come up for sentence when called upon. On Saturday afternoon Thomas, Mconcy, on being ejected from Barrett's hotel, hurled a, stono thiough a pane of glass valued at £8. This morning before Mr. Riddell, S.M., Mooney was fined 53, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for a first oll'ence of drunkenness, and 40s, with £8 costs, for mischief. In default of distress, the imprisonment was fixed at 14 days" Mooney is a labourer by occupation. For indecency in York-avenue on Saturday, Alfred Cholmondeley, an elderly j man, was fined £5, in default seven days' imprisonment. Robert Bradley, a. young man, was found guilty of having used obaene language at the Lower Hutt railway station on Saturday evening Iho/ railway authorities stated accused was under the influe^e of drink at tho time He attended to board a train, and when prevented, used the expressions complained of within the hearing of ladies. A fine of £5, with 18s costs, in dofult 14 days' imprisonment, was imposed. Richard Williams, for a similar offence in Taranaki-strcet, was fined £3, in default ssven days' imprisonment. Application was made to Mr. Justice Chapman sitting in bankruptcy this morning for the discharge of Joseph Saba, a Syrian hawker. Saba, in reply to his honour's observation that, hia report was unsatisfactory, said he had been ill for the past twelve months. He had been in trade for 18 years, but had been losing money all the time. He had not^concealod money due to his creditors nor v.ib ho in cullusion with his son. Mr. Simpson, for the Official Assignee, said the explanations of Saba to the Official Assignee wore unsatisfactory. His papers were written Syriac and no ono could be found to interpret thorn. Large quantities of goods had been disposed of, of which no satisfactory account had been given. The unsecured proved debts were £278. His Honour held that bankrupt should show what had become of the goods. Bankrupt's discharge was mado conditional upon his consent to judgment for £69 IDs Doing the rate of 5s irt the £. This the bankrupt declined to accept and the discharge was accordingly withheld. George Finn, accountant, applied for his discharge through Mr. Fair, consenting to judgment for £242. This offer the creditors were prepared to accept. Judgment was entered accordingly..