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Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 25, 31 January 1911, Page 6

A sitting in Chambers will be taken by the Chief Justice on Friday at 10.30, after which he will take tha Banco case, Hammond v. A'Court. The Tramways Department is setting ite faoe sternly against the carnage of fruit oases, live stock, or such impedimenta, on the cars. There has been considerable trouble of late in this eon^ nection, and the conductors have instructions to enforce strictly the regular turns. One frequently sees suspended in a drawing-room disused electric light bulbs decorated out in Hie form of miniature balloons. Ladies who handle these bulbs should do so with grea^ care. Should the bulb be allowed to. knock against anything solid, the glass is almost sure to fly into myriads of particles, extremely dangerous to the eyesight. The other day, reports the News, a New Plymouth lady 'was ornamenting a large-sized bulb, when itt slipped. There was a loud report, and the bulb was scattered to fragments. Several pieces of glass struck her on tha face, inflicting little cuts, and a quantity went into her eyes. Fortunately a doctor Was handy, and after a couple of hours' careful searching removed tho glass from the eyes and face. it is a, marvel that the eyesight was not destroyed, as several particles pierced th« eyeballs. Last. Thursday evening Colonel Robin attended for the purpose of addressing the lads of the V.M.C.A. Boys' Division: and to open the shooting range. Unfortunately, the boisterous weather prevented a good attendance, and. Hie Colonel kindly offered ,to perform lha ceremony on another day— Friday of this week—when a combined meeting will be held. The speaker on Friday last wa£ Mr Eraser, of the, Superannuation Department. He gave an address on Hannibal. On Saturday evening the boya who went to Christchurch at Christmaa met for the second time. They mada the rules of a club which is to be called) th<» C.C.X.T. Club. The object is to. foster good fellowship among members of the boys' department, by meeting for social enjoyment and to cultivate a. Christian atmosphere. Bruce Maben is secretary, and V. Richardson and C. TempertOn a> committee. Mr. Vie Falder, one of the V.M.C.A. members, left today for his new home at Stratford. A diving competition, will be held on Wednesday, and a 50yds test on Friday, both at 5.30 p.m. Mr. Somerville wilt act as judge. Yesterday was observed as a general holiday by the Chinese community in Wellington, on the occasion of Shingleang, or New Year's Day. Feasting and celebration have been the rule duiv ing the last clay or two, and the fes-. tivity was continued till last night. The season, which has no special religious significance, is observed in much, the same manner as Europeans observe Christinas. Its origin is lost in tha mist of ages and the antiquity from which numerous customs in the Flowery Land have been perpetuated. Dragon lanterns, glad processions, music, and revelry have marked Shing-leang from time immemorial among this ancienb people. The present is the third yearin the reign of Tsuan Tung, Emperor of China, and it is the Chinese custom, to count their years afresh with the accession of each, emperor. At the rooms of the Chinese Association last night "the tables groaned" with strange confections that delight the palate of the Oriental banqueter. In an earthen jar was a treasure of Chinese whisky— tha genuine brew of the homeland— a liquor of peculiarly sweet flavour, and said! to be eminently conducive to revelry. The suggestion has been made that Auckland has been neglected by the Government co far as the, installation ofi wireless telegraphy is concerned, by noft providing for a low power station in that city. Sir Joseph Ward, in the course of an interview with an Auckland Star representative, said that at present there waA no necessity for a wireless station in Auckland. The high power station at Doubtless Bay, near Mangonui, would be, connected with the telegraph office at Auckland, and as it will be a long distance station, connecting with Sydney, in the day time, and extending 600 mile* further at night time, there would be no advantage of any kind whatever for Auckland to have a wireless station. Auckland, in fact, when connected with Doubtless Bay station, would be better off than Wellington, with its low powerstation. At Wellington it was necessary] to establish a low power station in connection with ffie shipping interests. Also when the new war unit arrives in New. Zealand, there will be a ship of war in Auckland practically all the year round, which will be in touch at all times with the wireless systems, both north and' south of Auckland. If, after the whole system is installed, it ie found that a low pow-sr station ie required in Auckland one will be placed on top of thfll new post office. The low power stations, Sir -Joseph added, will be completed in two months' time, and the high power station at Doubtless Bay in eight months* time. According to the latest South African files, no fewer than five fresh cases of leprosy were discovered in the Cape province last month. "They came from Capetown, Port Elizabeth, East London, and Queenstown. Each of the unfortunate people is coloured, and all have been consigned to Robben Island. It is one of the depressions of Capetown to be constantly with the consciousness of having that dreadful encampment not merely near you, but well within sight over the blue waters of Table Bay. The- poor creatures are continually entreating to be brought across to the mainland, even under more stringent terms of exile, in order that they may have such insignificant relaxations as cultivating a garden, from which the stark and barren surface of Robbeu Island appears to debar them. The blinding glare of the and causes them ophthalmia, the island is continually wrapped in drenching sea mists which gives them consumption, and their haidships are increased by having place made, as well as a leper settlement, a convict station and a lunatic asylum. 'They are not there for their own sake,' pleaded Dr. Hewit, in asking Tor a commission. 'They .ire there for our sake — the sake of humanity.' But Mr. Smuts, though he listened with sympathetic attention to what was said by Dr. Hewit, Sir Bisset Berry, Mr. Schreiner, and others, had no other course but to take the austere view of the matter in the interests of the public whose affairs he has in charge. "These discussions ire most strongly to be deprecated,' he said firmly, 'because they have a most disastrous effect on minds already in a very sensitive ttate.'" Why fetter yourself with baggaga when we check it free to your destination ? You've no bother. Baggage arrives soon as you, and you pay only .trifle for express. New Zealand Ex* press Company, Ltd.— Advt. For the next few weeks two rival interests will occupy practically every household in the Empire City, viz., Summer Holidays and Summer Sales. Evon tho mere man will be more or less affected • thereby, while the ladies, of course, ars deeply concerned with both. The Sale that stands out above all others for the value and variety available will be found at tho establishment of C. Smith, Ltd., Cuba-street. This house has a groat and well-oarncd reputation for value, and two Special Lines of Sunshade now on offer at 2s lid and 4s lid will enhance tho prestige of the store. Those goods cannot bo described, and they avo selling too fast for any list to remain accurate. See them without delay.—Advi;.