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Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 44, 20 August 1908, Page 7

The Telegraph Department advised us this afternoon that owing to line interruptions traffic for Auckland and district was showing over two hours' delay. A later message notifies that the lines have been restored, and everything is again normal. A number of petitions presented to Parliament yesterday urge that the wheel tax should be controlled by some central authority. At present licensed carriers, and those in charge of heavy dray traffic, aro subject to the taxation of a number,of overlapping districts. A return presented to Parliament, on the motion o* 'Mr. T. Y. Seddon shows that the quantity of Oregon pine timber imported into New Zealand by steamers subsidised by the Government has been as follows :—, 3,408,450 laths, 30 logs, and 2.844,519 sup. feet sawn timber. In order that H.JI.S. Pioneer may be docked at Sydney the man-o'-war Encounter will for the next two months act as drill ship in New Zealand for the naval reservists. ' Mr. Justice Chapman intends giving judgment to-morrow morning in the case Ross v. Frain, in respect of a contract connected with the Parliament Buildings in Sydney-street. During the past season 2,680,143 eggs passed through the Government grading stores at Auckland and Dunedif. The eggs which passed through the ether ports were graded by private firms. "Isn't it sweet!" That was the exclamation of Elizabeth Black, alias Grant, alias Freeman, charged yesterday before Mr. Justice Cooper with theft of 22s Id from the person of Thomas Trenbirth on 26th July. She was referring to the sentence imposed upon her of six months' imprisonment with hard labour. Mr. James Mackenzie, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington, sat this morning at his office in his capacity as a warden outside the provisions of section 166 of the Mining Act 1905, for the purpose of hearing an application by Mr. Wm. Frank Newson for a license lor & water race in part of the forest reserve in block 3, Gorge Survey District. As the applicant did not apyear, and he was not represented by counsel or authorised agent, the application was dismissed. Enhancement of land values and the future migration of members of the congregation of St. Andrew's was referred to in the annual report of the church, which was adopted last evening. The board of management was reminded that land in the vicinity of the church, Wellington-terrace, was becoming so valuable that the residential population was bein driven further and further away, . the tendency being to leave the church in a business area. The board admitted that there might be considerable weight in the argument put forth, but the time had not yet arrived for the matter to be dealt with. The celebration of the anniversary of St. David's Presbyterian Church in Petone which was commenced on Sunday by special services —at which the Revs. J. K. Elliott and 'A. Thomson preached to large congregations — was continued at a most successful "social" in the local Oddfellows' Hall. Every item in the first part was encored, but then an embargo had to be placed on encores. The contributors in a varied programme were — Misses Johnstone, Rash, M'Kinnon, Steel, Russell, and Messrs. Warren, F. Hendry, Evans and Bell. At Sunday night's service in the church Miss E. Bennett sang "Abide With Me." Under the influence of too much, whisky, a fireman named George Saville behaved in such an insubordinate and violent manner while the s.s. Warrimoo was on her last journey from Sydney to Wellington as to fall foul of the law. Accused absolutely refused to go below iwhen ordered, but in a contrary spirit descended to the stokehold, where he immediately began to make his presence felt. Breathing a baresark challenge couched in vigorously impolite language, | Savilla roamed about the stokehold in a threatening fashion and could not be induced to leave. Alexander Couli, fourth engineer on the Warrimoo, returning to the hold with further orders, was greeted most demonstratively by the accused with a blow on the temple, followed up by another on the face. Then assistance came, and the fireman was suppressed and put in irons. In passing sentence, Dr. M' Arthur told accused that his offence was a very serious one, and he was liable to six months' imprisonment. Drink, in this case, far from being any excuse, was an exaggeration of the offence. Accused, who pleaded guilty, was sent to gaol for fourteen days. !>lr. J. Piper writes in adverse criticism of the attitude of the Petone Council towards his proposal regarding the holding of organ recitals m St. David's Presbyterian Church. He states that both our report and the comments of some councillors infer that he was suggesting that the church should be subsidised. Although our report made it clear that any moaey granted "would then be handed over to tho organist, ' it is perhaps as well that Mr. Piper's intentions should be stated more fully. He writes: "After introducing my subject I wrote : 'The one difficulty that requires the co-operation of the council is that of finance. While granting the use of their building and organ, the managers cannot face the question of payment to the organist for such proposed service.' After proposing that the council should vote a subsidy, I added : 'In asking for this consideration it must be clearly understood that in no sense are the managers asking the council to "subsidise the church," and in order to effectually remove even' the suspicion of this, I propose that the subsidy should, if agreed to, be paid by the council in quarterly instalments to the organist direct.'" Mr. Piper concludes : — "From my strictures on the council I gladly exonerate the (Mayor, who is entitled to the best thanks of ratepayers for Ms great, tout unavailing assistance." An interesting and unique window display (which has been shown practically all over the world) is. now being made in the large double window of Messrs. Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd. The display includes a splendid wax figure of Cardinal Wolsey, which alone is worth seeing, also interesting photographs of the works, etc., of the worldfamous "Wolsey" unshrinkable underwear. — Advt. Sufferers from rupture are reminded that Mr. A. W. Martin, sole controller of the Sherman method of treatment, brings his present visit to Wellington to a close on Saturday at 5 p.m. Those ■wishing to avail themselves of this world-famed method must see Mr. Martin at the Hotel Cecil.— Advt. , Special storage accommodation always available for furniture and all sorts of dry goods in our stores. We make a speciality of packing and handling furniture. The New Zealand Express Company, Limited, 20, Customhouse-quay. Telephone, 1333.— Advt. The scarcity and high price of butter are matters of serious importance to Wellington housekeepers just at prpsenfr, and therj* seams •very prospect of matters becoming even worse in this respect than they now aro. Some compensation can, however, be obtained for this state of things by paying a visit to the well-known store of O. Smith, Ltd., Cuba-street, where epeoial value can be obtained in the glove and hosiery departments. Keliable goods only aro stocked, the products of leading makers, colonial. Home, and Continental. A visit of inspection will be well repaid. — Advt.