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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 11, 13 July 1914, Page 6

An extraordinary vacancy has been caused on tho Eastbourn? Borough Council by the resignation of Councillor IT. cF. Marsdon, who lately resigned his position of accountant at the local office of the Colonial Carrying Company to tako up the secretaryship of, the \VVst-port-Stockton Coal Company at Christchurch. Mr. J. W. lieenan has announced his intention of standing lor the vacancy on the council. Mr. W. ilobbp has also boon approached, but has not definitely decided. There is now happily every prospect of the Wellington Garrison Officer^' Club being galvanised into a live and useful institution in tho immediate future. Owing to tho contretemps of some twelve months* ago, due to the "black-balling" of an officer, who was a candidate i'or admission, the club has been in a state of coma over Since, but this difficulty lias now been got over by the rescinding of the objectionable rule, with the result that all officon* who desire to join can now obtain admission without question and irrespective of whether they are Senior Cadot? omccrs or not. An attempt to beautify Upland-road by planting a large number of trees along it was made last year by the Kclburn Beautifying Association. Seventy, three lime trees were planted, and though they wore protected from violence by battens and other devices, they have not flourished. The cold southerlies have been very severe on them, and a number have had their tops broken off, some by ( nibbling, horses, and some by destructive) urchins. Tho City Engineer and the City Forester have concluded that other trees should be put in their place, ( and the Beautifying Association has been asked if it will make the advisable change, leaving it to the Forester (Mr. M'Pherßon) to decide what kind of tree will best suit the exacting conditions of the locality. >,"We -see motor-cars and motor-bike* ■without their registered numbrrs tar too often," said Inspector Honvlrey in the Magistrate's Court, when Percy Baker appeared before Mr D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., charged with failing to show his registered number on a motorbicycle. "We have had cases," said tho Inspector," where people unvc been knocked down by bikes which are not numbered. It does not give us any chance of finding the rider. The matter is of great importance to tho public, generally. These m<m must know the law. It receives enough advertisement." Hia Worship remarked that a small fine did not appear to be of much s ii6e,." Ho would increase it to 10s. Baker was fined that amount, and also ordered to pay costs. An extract from a review of Mr. Frankfort. Moore's " Truth About Ulster" appeared in the " Bookman " in last Saturday week's Post. Some of. the statements in the paragraph have been challenged m to their accuracy by Mr. F. A. Morris, who, in a letter, draws special attention to the statement that "no bookshop existed in Belfast until quite recently." The paragraph goes on : "There wag, indeed, a shop which sold books along with articles of general utility, but even Mr. Frankfort Moore's school books had to bo ordered from London. The lighter sorts of literature were severely frowned upon, and 'whaling ' was the punishment inflicted on tho sinful youth who Ventured to read anything more entertaining than tha works of A.L.O.E. or Samuel Smiles.'' The paragraph was submitted to-day to a gentleman who, after a long residence in Belfast, has lately come to live in Wellington. He said that he could nob understand Mr. Frankfort Moor© having made any such statement regarding the non-existence of bookshops. There were hundreds of them, and had been for tho last twehty years; and some of them, were particularly fine ones. He mentioned one which is referred to in Air. Morris's letter as having been in existence fifty years ago—that of Marcus, Ward aud Co. It is, he said, a very large place, into which the biggest bookshop in Wellington could be put "anc" hardly noticed," Belfast ranks, he de clares, with Liverpool or Manchostor and is a very fine town. Mr. Moore who knows Belfast and is. well-knowi there, refers also to the fact that thousands of people had never seen a play. That, he said, was quite true, for tho old Presbyterian spirit was very strong among the people. At the same time Belfast now had several very fine theatres. In his annual report, which was presented to Parliament last week, tho Commissioner of Police makes tho following statement in regard to vthe disturbances* occasioned by the strike last year : — A serious strike took place last October, and continued for several weeks, involving a large number of workers, and causing much loss to themselves as well as to their employers. The Department was forced to incur, heavy expenditure in bringing extra police and special constables to tho centres of disturbance to maintain order. The lawless element among the strikers iv Wellington took advantage of tho position to cause riots in VArious parts of tho city. During the Taranaki-streeb riot a non-commissioned officer of ths Permanent Defenco Force was struck on the head with an iron bolt thrown by a rioter, and was so seriously injured that he is still unfit to resume duty. A mounted constable who was trying to prevent the Royal Tiger Hotel in Tava-naki-street from being wrecked was also hit on the head with a missile, and has not yet been able to resume duty. Another constable was so seriously hurt/ in the not which occurred in front 06 Messrs. Whitcombe and Tombs's shop, in Lambton-quay, that he had to be taken to the , Hospital. I am pleased to say, however, that this constable is now able to carry on his duties as usual. Other members of the Force and special constables received minor injuries, but none were sufficiently serious to keep thorn away from duty for more than a; few days. Stones, bricks, ir*n bolls, and other articles wore freely used by the rioters ; and in the riots whith took place in Post Office Square, Tarnnakistreet, and opposite Messrs. Whitcombe, and Tombs's, revolvers were brought into use by those engaging in riot. A horse, ridden by one of the regular police was shot in tho shoulder by a rioter in Post Office Square. The injured horse fell, bringing down his rider, who was attacked by tho rioters while on the ground, but he was rescued and icmoved to a place of safety before ho received any serious injury. The mounted and foot special constables who were called to the assistance of tho police during the strike rendered vm-y, great assistance in maintaining order, and during the time they were in the cities performing their duties their conduct under all circumstances was most exemplary. Renumber I We have our own offices in leading towns North, South Islands. We forward parcels, deliver goods, pass entries, check baggage. The New Zea» land Express Company, Ltd., 87-91, Customhouse-quay. — Advt. It is quite evidont that _wo are living in an ago when wo aro judged by our reputation. This has been proved in this city for the past thirty-six years by the well-known firm of C. Smith, Ltd., which to-day is one of the leading draprry finns here, and wo givo in their own words tho secret of ( their success. From tho first opening they have given tho very beat values they could, nitd have conducted their business iv a* genuine, straightforward way, and wo t boo p.o reason why it should not. bo so ninvevßO,llv, Still, the fact remains that C. Sinitli, Ltd., of Cuba-strout, havo had a record sale, and aro continuing to sorvo hundred^ of jveU«i?leasod customers daily,— Advt,