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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 52, 29 August 1913, Page 6

Napier Park Racing Club made a profit on the year of £1043, notwithstanding that £1034 waß expended in improvements and there were additions to stakes (states a Press Association telegram). The ceremony of planting the fimfc trees on Upland-road, Kelbut ne, will take place at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow ; The ftel« burns Beautifying Association invites supporter* to attend opposite the Kiosk. There was a fair supply of fish at tha Municipal Market to-day. Most of th<* stock came up from PAlljeer Bay by tilts' trawler Energy and consisted principally; of bass, snapper, moki, and terakihi. Some smoked fish prepared by the manager (Mr. Alwatd) was also on sale. To-morrow afternoon the Wellington Motor Cycling Club will continue the series of competitions for the SutherkndRankine cup, the event being a hill climb on Hungerford-road, Lyall Bay. Competitors will be sent up the hill twice } the rider being declared tho wini, ncr whose times show the least difference. In the evening the club will hold its fifth annual smoke concert Did presentation of prizes. Mr. F. Mason, who ha» boon on Moww. David Anderson and Co.'b atnlt for the past thirty-tour years, has *«• wgned from the service on Aci'ount of ill* health. Yestewtey afternoon the Wiv ploy«es of th© firvn. onutttkhwd Mr. and Mrs. Mason at OodUsrV Iloom», CuW fttreefc. Mr. J. Slack, on babaU of th* staff, presented Mr. M«bou wiVK on illuminated Address iuid a puriM& el sovoreigne. Various Waste wero drunk. Cheers for Mr. and Mm. Mw»on conclude od a very pleasant function. An insUmce of how the American manufacturers create facilities for matkcting theiv goods ns compared' with tho British manufacturers' methods was given by Mr. H. D. Acland Jit the Chrifltchurch Chamber of Commerce tho other evening. A friend had one© asked him to assist in sampling <v case of a new brand of American bottled beer, and on opening it, they had found a couple of glasses awl a corkscrew provided in the caso. He had opened more than one casa of British beer before, but never had he found Uw aforesaid facilities for marketing th r > goods so convenient as in the American instance. Careleesnesß in *lighttng From tram* cars is still a common failing of the people of Chrtetchurch; says the Lyttelton Times. Last night, at about half-past nine, a« a P&panui car Arrived in the Square, a woman «t6pped«off before it wm at a standstill. She fell beside th& rails, the moving wheels pf the cat juftb missing her body. To make matter* worse a little child who was travelling with her, on seeing her mother f&ll, ut^ tered a scream, and also started to leave the car. By this time, however, it was almost at a «ta.nd6till, and th« child' jumped dear. The woman received a severe shaking, but otherwise did not appear to be hurt. She stated that sha thought the car had stopped. Ignorance of the regulations wasr>lead> ed by ail' elderly man named Thomfta Gordon, a commission agent, in answer to three charges to the Magistrate's Court to-day of failing to keep a retailers' opium book in accordance with the Opium Act- The defendant tvleo pleaded guilty to a further charge that between 10th and 16th June, net being a person enumerated under No. 6 of the opium regulations, he did during a period of seven days cell opium in quantities exceeding tho»e authorised by Wo. 13 of the regulations. Mr. Riddell, S.M., fined' Gordon 20s, with cost* 7s, on the first, information, and convicted &nd ordered iiim to pay Court cost© on the remaining charges. "Fair Play" writes to the Editor:—* "Few' 'temporary' Government clwkt appear to be aware that Mr. Sidey r re^ cently asked a question (Hansard, 1613, No. 7, p. 736) in reference to theit futvire in the service. From the an-* swer, it Would Beem that the Commissioner has made a. recommendation on the subject, which is now being considered by Cabinet. Bearing in mind that the Commissioner, if rumour is not a lying jade, does not look on 'temporaries with a kindly eye, it is in the highest degree improbable that his recommendations will be satisfactory, to the great bulk of this class. If they want to assert and receive their right*, they should wake up and be doing. I would suggest to them that they should meet together promptly and appoint a deputation to wait on the five Wellington members and Mr. Sidey jointly. In the members for the North, South, East, Central/ and Suburbs, and for Dunedin South they will find six doughty and willing champions. Later, if need be, they can approach the Premier. And meantime I trust that the Cabinet will refrain from coming to any final decision." Following* on the findings of the coroner who held an inquest on the body of the Ahuriri's seaman, who was drowned through the upsetting of one of the steamers surf boats on the Mohaka beach, Mr. W. T. Yonng, secret ary of the Seamen's Union, h« made the following suggestions to the Minister for Marine for the better protection of the lives of seafaring men:— (a) Where a boat is required for tow ing rafts or other matter through a Beaway or surf Bhe shall be of sufficient weight and power to always command control of the towage; (b) all surf boats to take the beach bow first, and in such a manner as to permit of a sea Btriking a quarter from the stern; (c) all boats to be fitted with an air-tight tank at the bow end stern, bo that in the event of the boat being swamped they will keep her gunwale level with the water surface; (a) each boat to- be provided with a patent anchor, weigh* ing not less than 261b, nor more than 501b, and an anchor line from 50 to 60 fathoms ih length; -(fe) to be supplied with a life-saving "jackstay" securely fitted around the gunwale on each side of the boat; (I) each boat to be required to carry in tanks for the put* pose of sufficient supply of oil for. u«« in a seaway; (g) all e«rf boat* te be equipped with- a property steer oar, and to bo steereu in a boaway or surf with such o»r, and not with the rudder; (h) all surf boats to be periodically inspected by a Government surveyor n,nd licensed. The license to be granted only in those cases of where the life-saving appliances' meet the requirements of the regulations. In Mi. Young's opinion an airtight tank at each end of the launch used for surf work would prevent the craft tilting up at the bow if she became swamped ot upset. Pushing, progressive people employ us to ship, store, or distribute goode. They desire a good service, and we take care they get it. New Zealand Express Company, Ltd., 87-01, Cus-tomhouse-quay.— Advt. News of the wreck of that fine liver Devon on the Port Nicholson Heads ft. f«w day* ago has been flashed B«roi* tho world, and sts,rtl*>d thousands of people both here and nbrond. Fortunately no lives were lost, but in addition to the owners' loeews many merohant* h&w losi heavily in New £e&lnnd, particularly in Wellington, by having their new sea' son's goods aboard the ill-fated ship. Fortunately, for the Indies particularly, C. Smith, Ltd., of Cubastreet, had received their new gooda by a previous *hip, and that firm haw pleasure in announcing that their new season's trade will not be affected in any way, by not having lost any goods, ft t4ie millinery, and mantle department ti *y tire showing a beautiful seleotien ef thj Fashion Centre's latest production* A personal invitation is extended to every reader to pay » visit a« cwlfr t%