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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 73, 26 March 1912, Page 6

Late yesterday afternoon the Telegraph Oraoe advised that communication with tho North, which had been delayed owing to line interruptions, was rentored, and traffic was normal. Tho Petone Football Club will play a benefit match on tho Petone Recreation Ground next Saturday in aid of the Petone ambulance van funds. The council latit evening granted the use ot the ground with the right to charge 6d admission. Next week's meeting of the City Council will be on Tuesday evening, as ithe ordinary night of meeting (TBurcday) would fall too close to the Eaator holiday*. The Tramways and Finance Committees will both meet on Monday, next. A cottage of four room* in Adelaideroad, occupied by Mr. Frederick M. Turner, was, with its contents, badly damaged by fire between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning. The brigade did good work. The origin of the fire is not known. The house i» insured with th« New Zealand Company for £400, and the contents in the State oflice"~for £175. Amalgamation was a topic once more with the Hutt Borough Council last evening in reference to the Hutt River Board. The Mayor (Mr. E. P. Bunny) said that a Bill would have to be introduced into Parliament in order to effect the desiied purpose. He thought that a majority of the board members w«re pledged to amalgamation, but apparently; such was not the case. Councillor G. Froat, chairman, of tho Reserves Committee of ihe City Council, has received a letter from the Maranui Surf and Life-saving Club expressing the willingness of the clvib to tall in with, the recommendation of the City Engineer (that the club house should not be placed' on the middle of the Lyall Bay Beach, as originally proposed, but should b© located in «, part of the strand leas exposed to the sea. Legal argument was heard yesterday, afternoon in the Court of Appeal casoJ^ F. OB. Loughnan, Stipendiary Magus'trate, and the Cambridge Road. Board (appellants) v. J. D. P. Moi'gan, farmer, of Hautapu (respondent). A question of fencing over a road was involved. Tho Court dismissed .the appeal, with costa on the lowest scale as from a distance. , Mr. W. F. Buokland appeared for ap.pellants and Mr. A. W. Blair for reepondent. Judgment was reserved in the ca&e brought by Liebert and Meyerhof, merchants, Hamburg, against J. and J. P. Kirkwood, electrical engineers, Wellington. The matter in dispute had reference to a bill of exchange for £42, being part of the price- of a> consignment of electric light wire purchased from plain, tiffe by defendants. The bill of ex change wae admitted, but defendants sot up a counterclaim for £50 damages, alleging that the wire was not as good 1 a* it was represented to be. It was stated in evidence that defendants had been forced to replace this wire in quite a number of jobs. Mr. D. Sladden appeared for plaintiffs and Mr. A. Dunn lor defendants. A special meeting of the director* of the Young Men's Christian Association was held last evening, when Mr. E. R. Peacock, chairman of th» National Executive of the movement, outlined tho organisation of the National Committee, and emphasised the neoessity for linking up the various associations for more united and successful effort in directing the, development of the national character of our young men. Tho scheme of •sectional committees foi smaller territories, with an. efficient national secretary to euperviee and stimulate the individual associations, was working well in Australia, and the Bame plan was urged for New Zealand. Results co far had proved eminently satisfactory. -Mr. Peacock mot a. special gthering of business men at the Burlington Cafe thi* afternoon, and he is to address a public mass meeting of young men in the V.M.C.A. Assembly Hall this evening. Th« economy of replacing old methodi, old t machinery, and ' unsyetomatio premises with the most up-to-date that can be obtained, finds a striking example in the Invercargill gaeworke. The improvements effected three year* ago cost £7000, and by the end of March exactly that amount will have been saved in the cost of producing the gar In effect the now works have paid for themselves' 1 in three years. It is interesting to note (says the Times) that the gas consumption has doubled within four years. At tlie half-jjearly general meeting of St. Anne's parishioners on Sunday, the Yen. Archdeacon Devoy mentioned that it had 'been decided tofcend the Siatere of Mercy out to Kilbirnie, which distinct had expanded so much that it was found necessary to open a separate school. Tlis balance-sheet vras read and adopted. The election of officers resulted: Secretary, Mr. Gamble; treasurer, Mr. W. H. Hawkej committee, Messrs. Daley, E. J. Fitagibbon, J. Fitzgibbon, Guise, Harriss, Hogan, Hoakins, Segrief, Wickliffe, Boake, Flanagan, Stratford, Bradley, Foote, M'Lauchlan, Williams, and Giles. This is the etofcy of a commercial ' traMJgller-, a fickle fiancee, and a judgment summons, as narrated in the Magistrate's Court to-day before Dr; M'Arthur, S.M., by th« commercial traveller's solicitor, Mr. P. W. Jackson. The latter, on making application tor an order against the lady tor £85 10s, told a moving story of on engagement between tho parties in 1907 and of an. ■entrusting to tho bride-to-be, as tjie. traveller's banker, of .a sum of fil4W The money was handed over to tho defendant in instalments by plaintiff, as ho was afraid it might be substantially reduced on his trawls round tho country. Subsequently tho commercial traveller got back £58 10s," leaving a balance of tho amount of the- order Bought in Court. Last year, according to counscd, the plot thickened. Whilo the traveller was a%yay in the country, and without due notice of her intention, the lady promptly married someone else, and left, with Her spouse, for the homo (provided for 'her, adding insult to injury by not returning the money. Also, it wa« alleged, »h« had' absent-mindedly removed personal offects of plaintiff s to the value of £7 3s 6d. Plaintiff some time since proceeded against her civilly, and got judgment for the amount claimed by default, but no money hud been obtained. Now he was proceeding against her on a judgment summons, and aimed at getting her up to Wellington from the place of residence, somewhere in the South Island, to explain what had become of the money. When that is achieved his civil remedy will be exhausted. Mr. Jackson said that he liad tried all he knew to bring this about, but so far ho had failed to get the defendant to Court. Neither could -he find out what had boeome of the money. A final adjournment was granted to permit of further stops being taken in thie direction. A large amount of interest is being centred on the coming; Mayoral Electiop, and it is to be hoped that the citizens will exercise their vote and return a, strong man for thie most important position in tho city's affairs. In the meantime exercise your own judgment in another direction, by inspecting new shipments of real Eider Down Quilts at C. Smith's, Ltd., Cuba-afcreet. Now goods that show beet workmanship, and the latest improvements, prepared from 1 the best grade Eidor, wnieh retains ite elastic nature, liurified and ventilated m feather-proof French sateons and, satins in a wid« range of colours and designs. Double bed «ize, 6x5, 21s, 2fc> 6d. 25s 6d. 2Qs 6d, 31* 6d to 7?« 6d. Cot Down Quilt*, 4(s lid, 6s lid, 8i lid to 10s 6d. Special line Japaue.»e Silk Cot .Quilta at 6e 6d and 6a 6d. I -Adit ' ' --'"—■ — ' -