BY TELEGRAPH. SYDNEY, 31st January.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 25, 31 January 1911, Page 8

BY TELEGRAPH. SYDNEY, 31st January.

Arrived — Warrimoo (7 a m.). fiom Wellington NEWCASTLE, 31st January. Sailed — Clan Shaw, tor Dunedm. , , DUNEDIN, 31st January. To sail — Victoria (4 p.m.), for northern ports and Sydney. Passengers tor Wellington : Salootf— Misses "Shaw, Douglas, Mofiatt, Laurenson, Stewait, Hood, Tame, Mesdames Hannay, Bums, Betts and inlant, Tonkins, Norton and child, McLennan, Messrs. Caldron, Tonkins, Troupe, Burns, Norton, Suiallbone, and Hamilton. PATEA. 31st January. Arrived— Aoreve (10 a.m.) and Klripaka (10.30 a.m.), lrom Wellington. Sailed— Kapuni (10.30 a.m.) and Maua (10.40 a.m.), for Wellington NAPIER, 31st January. Arrived— Tarawera (12.45 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed— Star of India (noon), for Wellington AUCKLAND, 31st January. Sailed— Condor, German warship (11.30 a.m.) for Newcastle. KAIKOURA, 31st January. Sailed— Wakatu (10 a.m.), for Wellington.

A diverting scene, that may mean police court proceedings, took place at Melling's bridge, Lower Hutt, yesterday afternoon. The bridge is a narrow one, that permits of one vehicle only crossing at a time.' It happened that a motor-car and a horse vehicle started to cross the bridge from either end. They met in the centre. A lively argument .ensued between the drivers, each maintaining that" he was in the right. Neither would give way. Ultimately, one of the disputants despatched a messenger for the police. A constable duly arrived, and caused the bridge to be cleared, after it had been blocked for traffic for over half an hour. Mr. Joseph S. Tricker, who was in the employ of Messrs Barber and Co., Lambton-quay, for some years, died on Saturday night, and was buried at Karori yesterday. The deceased, who has left a widow and family, was a member of St. Andrew's Lodge of Freemasons and of the Loj'al Orange Institution, and members of both these Orders ■ attended the funeral. The Rev. P. J. Cossiun conducted a short service in the Primitive Methodist Church,, Syd-ney-street, and ako officiated at the graveside. There was also a Masonic ceremony in the cemetery. Facetious reference was made by several members of the Wellington Education Board to-day to the samples of temperance wall sheets forwarded by the de- ! partment, and hung conspicuously in the board room. The chairman (Mr. R. Lee) considered that some of the assertions on the eheet, were much exaggerated. Alcohol was classed with strychnine. The chairman instanced the conditions of a thimbleful of alcohol and a pinch of arsenic each in a bucket of water. The board was not excited at the oral demonstration. Mr Hogg did not seriously consider that the children might be stimulated to experiment to find out whether the facts were as stated. Mr. Vile'e aesthetic sense was not pleaeed with the general get-up of the production, but the board decided that no ha^m could be done by accepting the department's offer of these wallsheets for distribution. Mails which left Wellington on 23rd December by the Warrimoo, and connected at Sydney with tho Naples mails by the R.M.S. Qrvieto, arrived in London on the morning of the 29th inst — on« day late. The old iron bridge which did duty over tho Heathcote river at the Ferry - road, Christchurch, for so many years is to be erected across the Avon, and form a connecting link between Swann'sroad and Retreat-road. The task oi moving tho bridge to its new site was •one of considerable magnitude, as il, weighs over thirty tons, and is 80ft long and 13ft wide. The bridge is being hauled to its destination by two steam read rollers. When placed in position it will be a wheel traffic bridge. A foot passenger bridge, 6ft wide, is to be erected on one side. The following resignations were received and accepted at the meeting of the Wellington Education Board today : — Miss Craig, head teacher Mount Cook Infants; Miss C. Jamieson, assistant, Eeikiorangi ; Miss M. H. Sicely, assistant, Upper Hutt ; Miss F. Kay, assistant, Roseneath ; Miss E. A. Scott, assistant, Levin : Miss H. R. Mason, assistant, Shannon ; Miss M. O'Sullivan, assistant, Nireaha; Mr. E. Greenwood, cadet, woodwork; and Mr. J. J. Pilkington, head teacher, Porirua. Mr. M'C4owen, Premier of New South Wales, who, it is understood, will go Home for the Coronation celebrations, will «cc England for the first time, as l>e was born at &ea three weeks befoie the vessel carrying his parents reached its destination. He relates that the passengers were put on reduced rations in consequence of adverse weather delaying the ship, but on the day the future Premier of New South Wales was born the wind changed, and carried him with th<* rest of the passengers straight to port. It wns then predicted that the infant Premier-in-embryo would ha\e a lair .wind for tho reat of his life.

There was only one small bankruptcy in Wellington during the month ending to-day, as compared with two bankruptcies in January of last year. During the present season some very creditable shearing tallies have been put up in South. Canterbury, and at many of the stations competition was keen in the way of breaking existing records. An Australian at Black Forest seems to have- secured the honour to .date, says the Timaru Herald. In one day, working the usual time, eight hours and forty minutes, he is said to have put through 237 merino sheep — ma-chine-shearing. His name is Joseph Herrick. He is quite a young fellow, j and has the reputation of being the 1 second fastest shearer of merinos in I the world, a man named Livingstone holding the title of champion. A statement submitted by the commis- ; sioner at the, meeting of the Auckland Land Board on Thursday last showed that during the year 1910, 665 s-ections, aggregating 110,461 acres, had been offered for settlement in the Auckland district. In all, 7025 applications had been received and 26 ballots and sales held. A total of 626 /selections on various tenures had been approved by the board, making the total area selected during the year 118,989 acres. Of the selections, 306 were under occupation with right of purchase, 182 renewable lease, 54 cash (excluding auction)^ 58 past runs, and 26 under other tenures. .Messrs. A. L. Wilson and Co. insert particulars of a sale of household furnish, ings they are conducting at their rooms, 26, Brandon-street, to-morrow, at 1.30 p.m. when, on account of a gentleman leaving for Home, they dispose of the contents of eight rooms, including an upright grand piano by Sehwechten. They also offer, under distraint for rent, two bootmaker's machines and other sundries. A sale of four pianos by \various makers will also be held, and the instruments are now on view. On Thursday, at 1.30 p.m., at the premises, 170, Taranaki-street, the contents of a. furnished house will be sold, including a piano by H. Bord. Both sales aro unreserved. Messrs. T. Kennedy Macdonald, Ltd., insort particular*) iv our auction columns of a sale of household furnishings, in their rooms, to-morrow, at 1.30 o'clock. At 2 o'clock by order of the holders of the bill of lading, they will sell in their rooms 130 rolls of now linoleum, cut in various 'engths On Thursday, on the premises, No. 8, Hawkestone-streot, on account of Mr. H. E. Le Grove, jun., tho firm will sell the whole of hit furnishings, upright Grand piano, etc., contents of Beyen rooms. Tha furniture, which is advertised as all being in perfect order, will be on view on morning of sale. On Thursday, Friday, ftnd Saturday, 2nd. 3rd, and 4th February, at Baker's Building, opposite Union Bank, : they will conduct a sale of a lot of Irish linens on account of Mr. J. B. Murphy, of Belfast. The goods are all new, and ■ are now on view. A special gaslight dis- • play will be given this evening, from 7.30 . till 010 1 o'clock. The twelfth annual Horticultural Show > in connection with St. Thomas's, Neu- ) town, will be opened to-morrow afternoon, s in St. Thomas's Schoolroom, at 3 o'clock. The show will be continued and concluded on Thursday.