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Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 27, 25 February 1913, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL The Postal authorities advise that tho Ulimaroa, which sailed from Sydney on Saturday, has on board an Australian mail. She is due in Wellington tomorrow. It is expected that the overhaul to the steam trawler "Nora Niven will be completed to-morrow. In that case the yes. sel will lea.ye in the evening for Cook Strait for a supply of fish for tho Wellington market. The following additional donation* to the fund for the purchase of the lioness in Newtown Park have been received :— Per Mr C. Almoa : Veitch and Allan, JD2 2s (£1 Is for pach cub) ; employees of Veitch and Allan, £1 12s. Per Councillor Frost'; "Grandfather." sCI. Re« ceived by the Town Clerk : Kathleen Cracroft, os 6d. In regard to tho flogging ordered by Mr. Justice Edwards to be inflicted on prisoners found guilty of sexual offences, it is pointed out that both the old and' new regulations provide for a doctor bej ing present in such cases, tt is further provided that the kidney* must be covered., so that tho laeh shall only fall on tho back and shoulders. Nothing has been heard of late con* cerning the electrification of tho Lyttelton line, but the Railway Department ought to be in a position in the near future to institute at least experiment*.! runs (states Christchurch Star). It wa« stated a couple of months ago that ft sample car had been ordered from tho Leylands Motor, Ltd., and that other sample cars would probably be ordered later. The car is of the petrol-electric type, taking about a third of its power from the, transmissibn line at starting, but running at full speed on its Awn power. Mr. J. W. H. Sedgley, the representative of Leylands Motor, Ltd., told a reporter that ho believed this type of passenger car would ultimately be running on all the suburban railways^ and would even be adopted on the main lines, Tho Railway Department, however, was going to test the thoroughly before making any definite arrangement. Tho annual report of the Wellington/ District Law Society states that the .present membership of the society is So 9— 113 of whom reside in the city and 96 in tho country. Kirkcaldio and St&infc, Ltd.. nre showing an oxcpptionally fine range of Blanket Cloth*. 54in wide, for coatn. wrappers, eto., in mafone, aokliet red. rcsidn, pink, saxe, brown, lawn, sky grey, royal purplo. and croam, at 4s Jld and 5d 6d per yard.— Advt. Customs ontrios m&do a.nd pas66d by expert lnon. Gcodp. forw&rded 01 sorted. Shipping and forwarding nguhts to all parts of tho world. Tho Colonial Carrying Company, Ltd , 107409, Ciibtom* house-quay.— Advt,