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Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 20, 24 January 1913, Page 7

At half past 10 o'clock next Monday Mr. Justice Chapman will sentence the ifollowing prisoners :— Albert Henry (Palmer, theft, and George Conn, alias Collins, breaking and entering and theft. A commencement has been made by Mr. A. Cowie, Borough Engineer at petone, with the erection of the concrete sea-wall on the Esplanade there. The site of the wall is that originally ftgreed upon— namely, from Nelson-street lave chains westward. The Postal authorities advise that the J3.8. Maheno, which sailed from Sydney 'fit noon on Wednesday last for Auckland, has on board an Australian mail, also an English mail via Suez. The jVVellington portion is due to arrive here by Main Trunk train on Monday afternoon next. Ib is the intention of Councillor 'Barber to move ab the next meeting of (the City Council : "That the building bylaws be amended so as to provide that in future all Verandahs to be erected iwithin the brick area shall be suspended from the building, and that no vertical supports from the footpath be allowed." "Charles M-'Arthur ! Charles M'Arfthur I" called the orderly at the Magistrate's Court this morning. "1 don't fthink 1 ought to hear this case." said Dr. M'Arthur, smilingly. "I might 1 be |biased. Mr. Riddell had better hear it." "it's withdrawn, your Worship," said Mr. P. W. Jackaon. "1 can assure you I had nothing to do with the withIdrawal," said Dr. M'Arthur, amid Slaughter. Now that the handicaps are made up in connection with the race for deepikeeled yachts, held at the Wellington land Petone Regatta, on Wednesday last, the times and correct results of the race are available. They are as follow :— fl'aipari (6min), 3hr 4min 41sec, 1} Waipere I. (scr.), 3hr Smin Slsec, 2j Lizzie ;<7min), 3hr Bmitt 27se* , 3} Windward (4min), 3hr flmin 38sec, 4j Mahina ,{Bmin), 3hr 17min llsec, 5. 1 It was decided by the Wellington J 'Amateur Athletic Centre last night that the number of complimentary 'tickets issued should be limited. "I think too iree a use of complimentary titkets is a tnistake"," remarked Mr. R. W. M'Villy. "As a matter of fact, complimentary tickets are a- nuisance," said ' Mr. W. L. Dunn. "People come to you asking for them, and wanting to know where they have gone to. nit were known that [there were no complimentary tickets it would save a lot of trouble." So far as her existence in Newtown (Park is concerned, the days of the lion« ess, lent by Messrs. Wirth Bros., about a year ago, are numbered. During his recent visit to Wellington Mr. George Wirth expressed a wish to take the animal away, but at thd request of the Reserves Committee he agreed to defer her removal for a few weeks.' Mr. J. Crowes, president of the Wellington Zoological Society, saw Mr. Wirth last Saturday as to whether the firm would sell the lioness, but judging from what he was told it is not likely that she will be allowed to remain in Wellington (much lohger. The preparation of plans and specifications connected with the contract for completing the Otira tunnel will pro* bably occupy the time and attention of the jstaff of the Public Works Depart- ! mettfc for some little time yet. As soon | ts Cabinet has approved of them tenders for carrying out the work will be invited. Over one-half of the tunnel has yet to be made, and it is anticipated that the work will take about five years to complete. Iteesrs. M'Lean and Sons, whose contract was recently terminated M> their own request, have the right of patting in another tender under the new plane and specifications. Professionalism in athletic sports was Mentioned at last night's meeting of Hie Amateur Athletic Association, WeltingtjKi Centre. A member drew attention to the statement at a recent professional conference that professional sport was gaining support. "I do. not think we have anything at all to fear," I remarked the chairman (Mr. R. W. ( M'Viflv). ( "They say that professionalism is increasing, but at Caledonian meetings, they are putting on more and more amateur events each year." A delegate remarked that the conference referred to spoke of an increase in professional sport, because of the success of Northern tTnion Football, whereas Northern "Onion advocates were pushing the game by saying that it was run on amateur lines. The old request that the Kelburhe Bowling Club should be given a lease of a, portion of the city reserves near { iVictoria College, in order that a green \ might be constructed, was revived at the meeting of the City Council last evening by another deputation. Mr, Sl.S 1 . Meadowcroft repeated the request formerly made for the use of a section hear Victoria College. He pointed out that they .were- not asking for tho expenditure of money— oft lihe o*h«r hand, the club proposed: to spend something like £1000 on improwmeni-'of the grounds. Mr. Marquis supported the request, and pointed out that leases had been granted to bowling clubs by tho Christchurch and ptmedin city authorities. The Mayor promised that the representation would received consideration. A reminisfieflce of an amusing incident came before tho City Council last javening. Hie following letter from the chairman of tho Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association (Mr, J. F. Atkins) with reference to the collapse of the band staging at the Te Aro Baths on 7th December last :— "From information that I can gather, it saems that the bathkeeper at the Te Ato Baths was informed that we had obtained permission from the Mayor, in conjunction with the City Engineer, about tho erection of this staging, This appears to me to be absolutely wrong, as the Mayor did not in the first place give tta permission, not was the City Engineer consulted, so th»t responsibility for any accident that happened was resting entirely upon our shoulders. It also appears it has been a custom in the past to use the part of the baths that We did for music accommodation only, but whether permission .was given to do bo or not I cannot J answer for. Future carnivals will be controlled far differently, and our band accommodation will be where the public •re accommodated. Wo have already arranged with the band to make amende honorable, and promise you that our City Councillors will not in future have any .trouble on our account." The letfer was received without discussion,

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