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The Young AttßU*Ua League Hoy? viaitod the Gear m*at works yesterday, and to-day are boihg taken to varWw places of interest in tn« city, Th© boj* leave for San Franciaco by th© MaK«u thte evening. 11 wft* dfloided .by th» City Council last evening to increase tlie proposed feed-houss at the Zoo in stee, and provid* it with a concrete floor. Th© Citj Engineer i 3to determine the Bile. Mesere. R. kdA E. Tlngey's tender ww> accepted for the painting of the lion's Cftg©. ■ Me»M. B&tJHiftfc ftnd Co.'c sale of Mr. W. F. Bftroiud* 1 * books —tb* collation of a lifetime— wne extremely eatisfactory, The eatalogiw of Now Zealand booke. which was mticJi appreciated by buyers, in/sktded the voyage* of Cook, Lft Perowfl, Diffenboch, Alison, For* »tor, and Tirrubull, And many books oit, early New Zealand. These brought good prices right through. Tb© numbers of some causes of deaths of pGTwms in tho four centres registered during July last were as follow s— Typhoid, 2; measles, S; diphtheria. 6} dysentery^ Is phthisis and tuberculosis, «26s cancer, 19; disease of the rrervous tystem, 23 ; heart NHsease and heart failure, 43) diseases of the respiratory system, 44} doathß by violence. 23 (3 suicides)} chronic alcoholism, 1, Cabinet ha« decided that Ift th© oaso of Government Bemntß intending military training camps they will personally receive the amount earned by them at the rate ladd down. Such amouht wilL however bt, deducted from their salary by the branch of the service to which they bekmc, If the pay received by & Territonfil during camp t» in ©jtcene of hre Civil salary, the l&iter will not be paid him. The financial statwnent placed before the College Governor* this morning showed that <m the general Recount, after meeting payments required," £856 11* 7d, there was a credit balance of £267 13* Bd. Fees and rehtß outstand- ' ing (including free-place fees due from the Government) total £2368 13b Id. . On the new building account there is a debit of £65. Na btttiheßg of public important© w&s transacted. A mutual agreement- was approved by the City Council last evening between the corporation Mid Mr. G. E. Tolhnrkt, by which the latter undertakes to dedicate a portion of his land at the Wader.* town road for road purposes, and the council to throw a small pieoe of Town Belt into the road at the shine • point." The conditions twe that Mr. Tothurßt removes the ridge existing there to th© approval of th© City Engineer. The council is not to be put to any expense, Th© City Fire Brig&d© received a ca.ll at 7 o'clock la*t evening to Wight* street, where it was found that ft slight outbreak of fir© had occurred in the four-room«d dwelling" occupied by Mr. Percy Thompson. The outbreak waa caused by & child playing with match« mi t a bedroom, the walls of the room being slightly damaged. Th© furnitur© w«s insured in th© State Fire Office for £150. A flora© fire a,t Brooklyn w«b responsible for the brigade bfeiftg cailed put shortly before 6 o'clock Jwtt even* ing. ' In reference to ft. ft«w picture theatre ay Clyde-quayi th© Byl&w* Committee re* ported to the City Council thftt It had reconsidered the application for permie- • eioh. to erect th© theatre, and had been Waited on by the architect, Mr, Field* ing, who had undertaken to increase certain conveniences, and also to pay© &hd light the right-of-way at the rear of tho \ the&te*. In view of this aesuranc©, th© committee recommended that & permit bd granted for th© erection of Uie theatre. The matter was *eferred back to the committee for rtew plans bo be, obtained. At th© Magistrate's Court, before Mr. W. G. Riddell, 8.M., to-day, th© Miratnar Borough Council proceeded, agninet a man named James Henry Hocking for allowing two cows to wander on, th© borough. Mr. T. Young appeared, for th© council, and preened for ft heavy penalty. He stated "that wandering cattle were a great source of danger to the tram cars, at night, and the council wished the practice to cease, His Worship said that as it wm defendant's firet offence, a heavy penalty would not be imposed, but he warned defendant to look after hie cattle In the iutur© Defendant wa« mulcted in a penalty of 10s, with cost* ahd witnesses expenses amounting to 13a. The question of dealing with Mr. L'j Soeuf 's report on the Zoo wae touched on by Councillor Ji E. Fitzgerald at last night's meeting of the City Council, A minor recommendation came from th© Reserves Oommittee, and th& councillor asked when th© report wa* to be dealt with. The Mayor i It is in the hands of the Reserve Oommittee. Councillor Fitzgerald : But this is ft recommendation from the committee, and it deals with a part of the report, Are we to have it piecemeal? Expense has been gone to in getting Mt, Le Soeuf hew, and is nothing to be done? -Councillor J. Smith (chairmfth of tht committee-) ' stated that they could not carry out the report as laid down. Anything found necessary would be attended to. The well-oiled machinery of th© law clogged somewhat at this morning's &U» ting of the Magistrate's Court, when an incident on the Italian nailing ship Australia, on the 18th in&t., was under investigation. Bodia U&phael. a seaman on the vessel, proceeded against the mste, Davidi Fer&rri, for assault. Complainaht was a Spaniard, and defendant an Itali&h, and the serviceß of two interpreters had *o be requisitioned, thus hampering th© proceedings. »eve« ml Italian seamen on the vessel gave evidence to tho effect that the mat© struck Raphael first, and there appeared to be no reason for the assault. De« fendant'e story, which was* corroborated 1 in parts, was that Raphael wfie singing and whistling, and generally playing th© fool while engaged in unloading tiles, A Raphael also ceased work several times, • and, eventually losing his temper, he (the mate) pushed Raphael over. Th© Magistrate (Mr. \V\ G. Riddell) conBidered that trouble would have been averted if the mate had kept his tornSer. He entered a conviction, and or« ered Fera-rri to pay solicitor's and intepreter'6 fees, amounting to £l 11» 6tl. In connection with thiß case Raphael had pleaded guilty of ft. charge of disobeying the captain's commands, and had been Pemfthded uhtil tO'd&y in order to give him an opportunity of returning to work. Raphael resumed his duties during the week, and this morning hii Worship entered ft conviction agsih«si him, and ordered him to pay Oouit costs J7«) and interpreter's fee (10s 6d). Mr. F. Kelly appeared for Rftphftel. Rehding parcels ftbmd? Then forward through th© N. 55. Expre« Com£any. Ltd, Goods entrusted to u« ftr© andied carefully, forwarded quickly, delivered «&fely, And charges are pN ways reasonable.— Advt. Some peopl* may be under tbe iinpres* won that having nigtied th© schedule paper Mt by the oen»us officer is nufhotent to place them on the roll, but e&re should be taken to &cc that th© el&im forms are RUert in. Though it i% not necessary to fill n form in visiting a mttlitiprv exhibitioh, it is advisable to pay ftn early visit, to C. Smith's, Ltd., Cuba-rtteet,, Tlin iFtock of mimmer millinery is now robleta with all (he latest deciffliß, but the choicest of the styles a-ro natttrnlly picked up first, fthd it is necessary lor any one who Mn. templates ourcbbSihg a n^w hn to *ee*tht> show at once. No one in requested to buy, bafc to inject the beautiful o«&rt, menfc aod get the cmartest ideas of lite leMoa.— A«v*t.

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Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 48, 25 August 1911, Page 6

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Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 48, 25 August 1911, Page 6

Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 48, 25 August 1911, Page 6

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