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Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 144, 17 December 1908, Page 6

Mr. Justice Chapman is to pass sen. tenco, at 10.30 o'clock on Saturday moming, on William James lmrxe, alias William James, for forgery and uttering at Gisborne, and Rawhiti Manihera, for breaking and entering (two charges) at Wellington. Counsel was complaining bitterly thi3 morning in the Magistrate's Court of the failure of certain witnesses to appear in his case. He suspected that their absence' was not a mere coincidence. They had actually been in Wellington the day before. "And," said he, addressing the Bench, "they are birds of passage, your Worship, hero to-day and gono to-morrow." "You are wrong," put in Dr. M'Arthur quickly, "they were here yesterday and gone today." Referring to the Cabinet vacancies at a "social" function at Belmont last evening, Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P., said that so far as the portfolio of Agriculture and Lands was concerned, ho thought it would be in the interests of -the Government to appoint somo member who was not a city man; He also declared thut there was good material available. Mr. Wilford expressed regret that many young men who were trained under Mr. Lowrie at Lin« coin College were lo&fc to the Department of Agriculture. At the annual general meeting of ihs United Building Society of Wellington, held last night, Messrs. J. D. Sievwright and 11. Kawson were re-elected to the directorate, and Mr. S. C. Leary, was appointed shareholders' auditor. The question of abolishing the office of directors' auditor is to be considered at a special meeting, when a revision of the procedure in nominating directors for office will also be considered. At last night's meeting an appropriation of £1000 was sold by auction. It was bought by Mr. F. Jones at £31 per cent. The principal will be repayable over a term of 12£ years. A 'portion of the vandalism which irritates residents of Rona Bay was •mentioned in a letter oi a ratepayer to the Borough Council recently. "Tha other night," wrote the romplainant, "some person or persons stole coal from, the Italian coal yard, cut down two of Mr. Ru&so's Norfolk Island pines, smashed down Mr. D. Brandt's noticeboard, also ono of the church noticeboards at tho head of Fabian-street, and a large one at the corner of Fabianstreet.. For these and oiher demonstrations of lawlessness the Justice Department is being requested to station a constable permanently at Rona. Bay." In addition to the sum of £250 already paid over to Mr. Wallace by the Wallace Testimonial Committee, a sum of £72 was handed to the retired footballer last night by Mr. W. Coffey on behalf of the subscribers. An illuminated address, tabulating Wallace's chief records, and also setting out the general esteem in which he is held, accompanied the monetary presentation. Messrs. ' Thomson and Brown (joint secretaries of the fund), A. Wireu (treasurer), and Arnold (auditor) were thanked for their services, and a presentation was made to Mr. George Nichol, a member of the committee, to maik the occasion of his approaching marriage. The residents of the upper parts of Nairn and Thompson-street (the thoroughfares junction near the recreation ground off 8011-road) have for a lons time past been suffering from want' oi water, even in the "winter months. The trouble has become much worse of lnte. and the householders are approaching the City Council with a view to geL ting an improved service. The pipes have been down for 30 years, and are so corroded that very little water car pass through them. For hours at a stretch not a drop can be drawn from? tho taps, and housewives are daily at their wrts' ends to obtain sufficient supplies to carry out their work The situation appears to be one -which shpuld receive the early and earnest consideration ot the authorities. Arrangements for the Chemical Conference of Australasia, which takes place at Brisbane in January next, have now almost reached completion. Subcommittees have been formed to attend to the final details, and the Reception Committee- will find it hard to get all its plans into the space of time available. Amongst the most important of these is the garden party to be given, by Lord Chelmsford, the Governor. Arrangements are being made whereby visitors from outside states will get advantage of cheap railway rates and, the usual reduction will be made by the various steamship companies. Professor Easterfield, who is a vice president of the science portion, will most likely represent New Zealand ; the pharmaceutical chemists are trying to 'get representation also. Messrs. G. W. Watkins and Blake are carrying out th« secretarial duties. Amongst the gentlemen who decided to read papers are Messrs. Piper, Gryst, Fox, Young, Gould, Blake, Chater, Simmonds, Rid"--by, Connellan, and Marshall. Litigation concerning a patent build" ing bracket was mentioned in the Supreme Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Demiistoii. Plaintiffs were the Humphries' Patent Bracket and Scaffold Company, Ltd., of Wellington, and tho defendants Butters, Hale and Company, carrying on business at Port Ahurin, Napier, engineers. It seemed that plaintiffs were the proprietors of a patent for a scaffolding bracket Known as the Humphries Patent Bracket. They claimed that the defendants had been making and selling brackets which were an infringement of the plaintiffs' patent, and in consequence of this cued for- an injunction against the. defendants, and £500 damages. The statement of defence denied the infringement, and claimed that the plaintiffs' letters patont were invalid, \ipon the ground that Humphries was not the true inventor, and that there was no novelty or public utility about his bracket, and that the specifications were badly constructed. Mr. Skerrett, K.C., with him Mr. Peacock, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Young for tho defendants. Some discussion took place regarding an adjournment asked for by plaintiffs. Eventually Mr. Young «onsonted, on behalf of defendants, and the case was formally adjourned. The quarterly summoned meeting of the Loyal Antipodean Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., was heldr lastj night, Brother Schmidt, N.G., presiding over a large attendance. Officers for the ensuing term were elected, as follows: — N.G., Brother Hird ; V.G., Brother Duff; E. S., Brother Dentice.; auditor, Brother Ludwig ; lecture master, Brother Dormer ; registrar, Brother Dormer ; delegate to Dispensary Board, Brother Dormer. Nominations for district officers were received as follows: — G.M., Brother C. D. Robertson; D.P.Ci.M., Brother Ibbotson ; Prov. C.S., Brothers C. D. Robertson, and G. E. Godber ; examining and relieving officer, Brother Godber ; auditor, Brother W. Guise ; management committee, Brothers \V. Guise and H. Dormer. It was decided to hold a "sochil" in March next to commemorate the raxty-first anniversary of the lodge. It was resolved to place on record, the lodge's appreciation of the services rendered to trie district and order by Brother J. Korshaw on his retirement from the office 'of provincial corresponding secretary. Tho toy bazaar is located in our new building, entrance through carpet department in Brandon-street. Kirkcaldio .and Staiiw., Ltd..— Advj^