POSTAL CHANGES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 134, 3 December 1910, Page 6

POSTAL CHANGES.

The Postmaster-Geneva! announces the following changes in the Post and Telegraph Department : — Mr. W. J. Chancy, chief postmaster, New Plymouth, promoted to Napier., in place of Mr. E. V. Senn, deceased ; Mr. A. P. Dryden, as-sistant-postmaster, Auckland, .promoted to chief postmaster, New Plymouth ; Mr. T. Aitken, accountant, Chief Post Office, Auckland, to be assistantpostmaster in the same office ; Mr. P. G. Havwood, accountant, Chief Post | Office, Wellington, transferred to similar position at Auckland; Mr. R. 'D. Kelly, accounts clerk, General Post Office, promoted to accountant, Chief Post Office, Wellington.

We are informed by Messrs B'efil, Gully, Bell, and Myerß that, acting on behalf of Mr. W. F. Massey, member for Franklin, and Leader of the Opposition, they, this morning, served a writ on the Sew Zealand Times Company, Ltd., for £2000 damages for libel alleged to be contained in a caricature in today's issue of that journal. Mr. Petur Bowling, of Newcastle, wiU address a public meeting in His Majesty's Theatre on Sunday evening. The fifty-seventh anniversary of St. John's Sunday School will bo commemorated at the services to-morrow. Dr. Gibb will preach morning and evening, and an afternoon children's service will bo conducted by the Rev. James Aitken, M.A., of Dunedin. The church will be decorated with flowers, and the singing will be led by a band of children, assisted by the church choir. Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for all ovqnts at the Hutt Valley Trotting Club's races on 26th and 27th December close on Wednesday next at 9 p.m., with Mr. "R. W. Short, secretary, Petone. A meeting of the Woman's Social and Political League will be hold on Tuesday ovening. Mrs. Schutze, of Melbourne, will lecture at New Century Hall to-morrow evening on "Spiritual Gifts," and will also give messages from flowers. Dr. M'Evedy has removed to fhe residence recently occupied by Dr. Fell, 156, Willis-street. Dr. Fell has his consulting room at Rona Bay. The Young Men's Christian' Association meeting for men to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock will bo conducted by the general secretary. An invitation is extended to all men, particularly to young men who are strangers to the city. A notice of interest to railway travellers and holiday-makers regarding the IPalmerston railway refreshment rooms •"& advertised in this issua.

The Journal of the Department of Agriculture for November more than fulfils the promise of its predecessors. It is an excellent little publication for farmers, and practically covers the whole of their interests. A feature is a special weather report by the Government Meteorologist, Rev. D. C. Bates, whose forecasts are genuinely appreciated by the farming community. Mr. W. A. Boucher, Assistant Director of Orchards, commences a series of articles on fruit growing like to prove of real value to orchardists. There are also useful items on various subjects by experts, making the whole publication exceedingly creditable to the department. The Heretaunga Boating Club .Citizens' Committee met on Thursday, M*. J. W. M'Ewan presiding. The meeting was held with a view to. making suggestions for the holding of the Carnival on New Year't Day. It -was decided, on Mx. M'Donald's motion, to hold a "social" shortly, the price of admission to be either a trophy or donation for children's races. Cranmunication was received from the Minister of Defence, announcing that the committee's proposals ior a marine explosion, in connection, with tne carnival was being considered. The Mayor of Gisborne has already given an indication that as the result of his personal observation and enquiries, he is disposed to recommend the obtainment of Edison storage battery cars for the Gisborne ' tramways (reports the Poverty Bay Herald). Considerable enquiry as to the merits of these cars has been made in various parts of New Zealand, for it is recognised, adds the exchange, that if the claims made on their behalf be sustained they present exceptional advantages_ for towns such as this, ■where economy in installation and cost of working have to be considered. A puriri tree-ysaid to_ be the largest in New Zealand — is growing at Puriri, a few miles from the Thames, in the vicinity of the well-known mineral springs. Its diameter is 13ft Tenders are invited for the right of grazing certain portions of the Hutt Park for twelve months. j special ineeting of the Excelsior Lodge of Druids will be held on Monday evening. Wellington Bagpipe Band is to try the curative effects of a little pipe music on the patients at the Otaki Sanatorium to-morrow week.