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Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 28, 3 February 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL ■■»■ At to-day's meeting of the Stock Exchange sales of Talisman were reported at £2 9s and £2 8s 9J, and quotations were just a shade easier at the finish. Waihi shares were accepted at £8 19s 6d. New Zealand Portland Cement and Westport quotations reavealed a firmer tendency, and a, good demand exists for meat shares. Quotations: — National Bank £5 3s (buyer) ; Bank of New Zealand £8 10s (b) ; National Mortgage £3 (seller) ; Loan and Mercantile 3s 9d (s) ; Trust and Agency 11s 6d (s) ; Deposit and Mortgage 9s 6d (s) ; Christchurch Meat £10 12s 6d (b) ; Gear Meat £10 and £2 10s (b) ; Union Steam £1 15s 9d (b); Wellington Wbollen. £3 1c (b), £3 2s 6d (s) ; Westport Goal £6 7s 6d r»! ; Leyland O'Brien £1 3s (s) ; Manning Brewery £4 Is (s) ; Portland Cement £1 10s (b) ; New Zealand Paper £1 2s 3d (s) ; Taranaki Petroleum 7s 6d (b), 8s 6d (s) ; Ward's Brewery £5 (s) ; Food and Ice 2s (b) 3s (s) ; Big River £1 18s (b) ; New Zealand Crown 4s 2d j (b) ; Tairua Broken Hill Is lid (b), 2s 2d (s) ; Talisman £2 8s 3d (b), £2 &3 9d (s) ; Waihi £8 18s (b), £9 (s) : Waitangi. 4s 2d (s). Mail matter from Canada an<x the United States, and from London via Brindisi, will arrive to-night by the Manawatu express. The inspector of the S.P.C.A. wishes it to be generally known that he is prepared to destroy old, useless, and suffering animals on Sundays as well as on any other day in the week. It is understood that the examination of the body of William Brumby, the young man who was found drowned in Wellington harbour last Sunday, has disclosed no marks of violence on the ! body. The inquest was to be resumed this afternoon. A conference between the Wellington District Hospital Board and the Wellington Hospital Trustees, to consider plans of the proposed fever hospital, finances, etc., is to be held next Thursday afternoon. The proceedings will take place in committee. A party of Wellington residents who went over to Rona Bay yesterday to play bowls missed &he lasfc boat for town. The Cobar, wHeh always lies at the bay during the night, was chartered, and by her the. bowlers returned to Wellington about 8 o'clock. Further evidence was taken by Dt> M'Arthur, S.M., yesterday in the case of Henry M'lntosh v. Alex. M. Harrison and Walter Morrison. Defendants gave a general denial of their indebtedness to plaintiff on the two actions for £30 12s 9d for board and lodging, and £39 for architect's fees. They denied that any arrangement had been made, and stated that wnatever had been done for them was a matter of friendship. His Worship reserved judgment until the 9th inst. Mr. Wilford acted for plaintiff, and Mr. Myers for defendants. The monthly meeting of tho Wellington grocers' assistants was held at the Trades Hall last evening, Mr. M. Mouat, president, in the chair. The matter oi the annual picnic came up for discussion, and it was decided to hold tho outing at Belmont on the 17th. The Hon. John Rigg, M.L.C., addressed the meeting, regarding the establishment of a weekly Labour paper, and it was resolved to call a special meeting, to consider what steps the union should take. A vote oi thaiflis was parsed to Mr. Rigg. An old-standing action was further gone into by Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M.. yesterday afternoon — the case of Stephen Strand, builder and contractor, Lower Hutt, v. Charles Wm. Brown, farmer, Hutt, d, claim for £45 8s Bd, money^ alleged to have been paid by plaintnf at the request of, and on account of, defendant, for material suppHed and labour done. A counterclaim was entered! by defendant for £26 17s 9d for 2650 ft of totara and red pine timber. A payment of £12 15s into court was made on the counterclaim. The case had been previously partially heard at the Hutt. His Worship reserved his decision until the 9th inst. William Simpkins was found wandering aimlessly about the road at Ngahauranga last night by the police. "He was charged with drunkenness at the Magistrate's Court this morning, but was in such a helpless state that Mr. Riddell, S.M., remanded him for a week for medical treatment. James Stevenson, on remand since 26th January on a charge of inebriety, was convicted and ordreed to pay 17s 6d medical expenses, or in default undergo 48 hours' imprisonment. James Wilson, alias Henry, who was found intoxicated in Taranakistreefc last night, was convicted and fined 20s, with an alternative of a week in gaol. Two first offenders were convicted and discharged. A lengthy sports programme was run off in connection with the Government Printing Office wayzegoose, held yesterday at, Day's Bay. Resuits were as follow :— Quoil Handicap— W. Kelly 1, D. Y. Wilson 2. Office Boys' Handicap — Tullefc 1, J. Wilson 2. Hop, Step, and Jump— W. Kerr 1, M'Grath 2. Journeymen's Handicap, 100 yards— P. Fleming 1, R. Carswell 2. Office Ladies' Race, 75 yards — Miss Murray 1, Miss Sullivan 2. Relay Race, 880 jards — Machine room team. Office Girls' Race, 75 yards — MissN. Grindrod 1, Miss M. Long 2. Married Women's Race, 75 yards — Mrs. Sullivan 2. Relay Race — Machine room team. Office Girls' Race, 75 yards — Miss N. Gimdrod 1, Miss M. Long 2. Married Women's Race, 75 yards — Mrs. Kershaw 1, Mrs. Gamble 2. Government Printing Office Handicap — Final : E. Moffat 1, C. L. Wilson 2, J. Moffafc 3. Tug-of-War — Machine room team. Office Men's Handicap (over 40), 75 yards— D. Sokhn 1, W. C. Millar 2. Guessing Competition (nearest guess to number of type in bottle) — J. Pefctit 1, Miss T. O'Malley 2. The committee desires to return its hearty thanks to donors of trophies ; also to Mr. Shortt for the loan of his private bowling green at Muritai. Two separate charges were preferred against David Herbert Carvosso, alias H. Carver, at the Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mr. W. G. Riddell. The first charge alleged that on 16th November, 1808, at Bunnythorpc,, he obtained from G. T. Witt the sum of 14s by means of a valueless cheque. The second referred to an offence alleged to have been committed two days later, when he obtained from the same source 17s 6d by similar methods. Accused, who pleaded guilty, had been staying at Wilt's hotel, in Bunnythoipe, and while there (stated Chief-Detective M'Grath), he borrowed 6s from the puulican. He afterwards gave a cheque, drawn by himself on the Bank of New Zealand at Levin, in payment, and received 14s as change A couple of days later he similarly tendered another cheque for £1 to defray the cost of drinks. Fiom this he was given 17s 6d change. He had no account *at the Bank of New Zealand. Accused was at present serving a three months' sentence for a similar crime, and \\a>- to appear betoie the (Supreme Court, charged with forgery at Napier. Ilis Worthip convicted and s-enlenced accused to three months' impusonmcnl on each offeuce, the period? to be con-