ANNIVERSARY DAY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 13, 17 January 1910, Page 8

ANNIVERSARY DAY.

According to the calendar, Saturday is Anniversary Day ; but according to an. announcement by the Shopkeepers' Association, it seems clear that most of the shopkeepers — at least the smaller tradesmen — will observe the holiday on Monday. The matter is entirely one for the shopkeepers themselves. If they close on Monday, they will be obliged to put up the shutters for a half-holiday again on the following Wednesday. On the other hand, if they close on Saturday, the 22nd, they would be within their legal rights in keeping their premises open for business on Wednesday, the 19th inst. The banks, Government offices, and solicitors' offices will be closed on Saturday, 22nd. Asked to-day whether he proposed to take any action, the Mayor (Dr. A. K. Newman) said "No." The matter, he added, was one for the shopkeepers themselves to decide. Mrs. Catherine Eliza Murray, aged 55, wife of Mr. John Murray, grain merchant, Adelaide-road, died yesterday j morning with startling suddenness. Her health for some time past had not been very good, but not such as to cause apprehension, and she was able to fol- j low her usual activities. Yesterday, ex- i pecting a relative by steamer, she rose | early, and shortly before seven o'clock was preparing a cup of tea for her husband, who was about to meet the boat, when she fell dead in the kitchen. The cause of death was heart disease There will be no. inquest. A young lady, the daughter of a wellknown resident of Porirua, is just recovering from a severe attack of ptomaine poisoning caused, it is believed, by eating some sardines. Dr. Robertson rendered valuable aid at a critical moment. Bathers are to be warned of the sneak thief at Lyall Bay. Several patrons of the sheds, as represented by their clothes, yesterday were visited by the prowling pickpocket, who in one way and another made a. considerable haul. A municipal caretaker, it is urged, should be appointed to look after the places. The crew of the Union Company's collier Poherua exhibited a decided aversion to the odour of fresh paint on Saturday. Everything was in readiness for the boat to sail early in the afternoon for Greymouth, after an extensive overhaul at Wellington, but the men forward found their olfactory sense offended when they came to instal their •effects if the fo'c'sle. The paint was quite d/y, and it was pointed out that when the vessel was travelling at "ten knots an hour the draught forced through the ventilators would soon remove wie smell. No such pleading availed, however, and a deadlock ensued. Ultimately it was conceded to the men that the ship should wait in port till 11 p.m., all means of fresh ai* to be kept open. This course was agreed to by the crew, and the Poherua got away at that time. On Saturday afternoon a pleasant reunion took place pn the premises of one of our leading drapers — Messrs. Warnock and Adkin, Lambton-quay — on the occasion of the firm closing down the dressmakers' department in consequence . of the expiration of the lease. Mr. Warnock (on behalf of the firm) said it was with mingled pleasure and regret that he had to say good-bye to all present. He saw many before him who had J»een years with the firm, and he thanked them for their attention to the business. He felt he owed a lot to their exertions for the success the firm had gained, and he wished each a prosperous and happy New Year. Mifs Gilchri6t, in replying, said they all felt indebted to Mr. Warnock for his kindness in the past, and for his expression of appreciation. Nearly all the staff in the department, it was stated, are eoinc; to the D.I.C. A branch of the Union Bank has been opened at Wairoa, Hawkes Bay. Messrs. Cederholm and Tolley announce that they are "prepared to undertake installation and repairs to all things electrical." Messra. C. Smith, Ltd., Cuba-street, advertise big reductions in their costume department. It it announced that India*' twpod coitumei have been marked down at Ins than coat to clear.