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Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 144, 17 December 1908, Page 7

A "monster picnic and sports" will «c held on Father Lane's grounds, Lower Hutt, on Boxing Day, full details of which will be found in another column of this issue. The annual meeting of the local branch of the New Zealand Anti-Opium Association will be held to-morrow evening; ab 8 o'clock in the Young Men's Christian Association Buildings, Willis-street, when the annual report and balancesheet ■vyill bo presented. Interesting informal ion will be given as to the progress of the movement for the suppression of the traffic in China, where the work has been taken in hand in real earnest. A burglar who entered a house in Timaru on Monday night met with a quite unexpected and very unpleasant surprise (says Christchurch Press). The lady of tht> house happened to be ;.t home, and catching the intruder she very plnckily tackled him and gave him a really good thrashing before he was able to make good his escape. A man ■was caught by Detective Fitzgerald the same night, and when lie' appeared before the court next morning he is said to have borne the marks of the lady's ring where she had struck him on the face. Accused was remanded until 'Friday. George Stevenson, a middle-aged man, was charged before Mr. Riddell, S.M., this morning, with having travelled from Sydney to Wellington by the Moeraki without having previously paid his fare. The accused admitted the oifence, and explained that he had gone over to Sydney on business. There he met a man. who owed him some money. With this person he mad© arrangements to take out a ticket and forward it to New Zealand. Unfortunately the Moeraki arrived before the ticket. Stevenson was convicted and ordered to pay £4, the amount of the aeoond-clasa fare. The alternative was 21 days' imprisonment. Of the 190 third class and. 58 second class passengers who arrived by the "Rimutaka from London to-day, 35 were granted assisted passages, and they were mostly followers of agricultural pursuits. There were a number of carpenters and members of branches of $he engineering trad© among the unassisted passengers. The new-comers arrived in. excellent health. They were met on arrival by Mr. A. A. S. Danley, * immigration officer,. Miss Br-emner and Mr. Proctor, of the Labour Department, who informed them of the 'conditions of Labour in the Dominion, and explained the functions of the "labour" department and in what way it sought to help the immigrant. There was a very large attendance of members and visitors at the weekly meeting of the Hope of Petone Lodge of the 1.0. G.T. in the Ranfurly Hall, Petone, last evening, Bro. T. Townsend, P.C.T., presiding. The visiting brothers and esters horn the Hutt and Wellington Lodges were officially received, and the district officers took the chair. A capita) programme was contributed by Sisters Ryan, Hyde, and Trott, Bros. Bruce, Creswell, and W. M'Ewan. Bro. A. B. Thompson (Wellington) gave a short address, and, referring to the-No-license poll in the Hutt, spoke in great praise of Bro. Townsend, who had led the fight, and whom he trusted to see back in his old position when the next fight took place. Probate of the wills of the following deceased persons was granted yesterday by Mr. Justice Denniston : — John Gco. Chapman, warehouseman, Wellington ; William Tracey Brown, farmer, Green Island ; Michael Joseph Murray, farmer, Maftarahara ; Rebekah Hooper, widow, Carterton; Henry -Joseph ,Lepper, farrier, Island Bay ; John Smith Ritchie, Wellington , and William Scott, tobacconist, Dunedin. His Honour also granted letters of administration with respect to the estates of the following deceased persons : — Alexander Burns, surveyor draughtsman, New Brighton, John Ho'pson Sancto, cabdriver, Wangahui ; William M'Leod, clerk, Wanganui ; Thomas Hall, Levin ; Maria Martha Pilcher, widow, Wellington ; William George Rains, settler Pahiafcua ; James Wilson, labourer, Can terbury ; Margaret Morrison , widow, Wellington ; Joshua Allan, labourer, Turakina Valley ; John Christian Meyer, farmer, Auckland} Robert Kinnahvl, miner, Alexandra ; Georgina N. Kennaugh, widow, Wellington. Mr. D. Robertson, secretary of .the Post and Telegraph Department, who is about to leave- for a six months holiday to the Old Country, was yesterday presented by Mr. A. O. Tovey, acting officer in charge Telegraph Office, on behalf of the telegraph and mechanicians' staffs, with a handsome pair of field glasses, in recognition of his practical endeavours to improve conditions in the service. Mr. Tovey said he hoped Mr. Robertson would have an enjoyable holiday, and return with full knowledge of English and Continental movements in departmental work and administration. Mr. Robertson, in acknowledging the presentation, admitted that the telegrupu was the larger side of the servico, therefore it was but fair that this side should be well looked after in any new promotions made. This was now being done. , Mr. Robertson gave the Fostmaster--aeneruJ (Sir Joseph Ward) full credit for all the improvements made in the service of recent years. In thanking the staff for their handsome gift, Mr Rob ertson said he would be looking forward to the time when he would meet them again. Divorce matters occupied the attention of Mr. Justice Denniston for some time this morning. Jane Ethel Rynn petitioned for a dissolution of her marriage with her husband, Chas. Wolrycha Cavendish Ryan, Wellington, on the ground of his misconduct. Petitioner was represented by Mr. R. B. Williams, and the defendant was undefended. Evidence showed that the parties wore married in December, 1891, there being one child of the marriage. Particulars of the misconduct were given by a private enquiry agent. His Honour granted a decroo nisi, to be made absolute at the expiration of three months. Frank Wm. Wise, billiard-room proprietor, petitioned for a dissolution of his marriage with Alic* Mary Wise, on the > ground of desertion. Mr. 'Wilford appeared for the petitioner, and Mr. Cracroft Wilson watched the proceedings on behalf of respondent, who did not detend the suit. Evidence showed that there were four children of the marriage, and that there were three children now living. In September, 1903, respondent, according to her husband, became dissatisfied with living in town, and wanted to live in the country. She left Wise, and had been away ever since. His Honour granted a decree nisi, to be made absolute in three months. The New Zealand Express Co., 89 Customhouse-quay, pack, store, and remove furniture at specially low rates. Only careful, competent men employed. Goods sent to any part of the -world. Tel. 1333.— Advt. Wanganui residents are doubtless regretting the defeat of their champion, and many, people in other centres the lohs of Ifchcir cash over the same event. Inhabi . tants of the Wellington district can easily obtain compensation for their misfortunes by visiting the store of p. Smith, Ltd., Cmba-streot 7 where they will find a special line of ladies' kid glovns in pastel beaver and brown shades, at 2a lid per pair.— Advt. Toy Prices. — Have your eyes opened by reading Warnook and Adkin's faots on Page nine. It will oav you. — Advt.