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Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 75, 26 September 1916, Page 8

A Press Association message from Sydney received this morning states that the estate of the late Captain D. J. Williams is valued at £29,297. Captain D, J Williams was a former resident of Newcastle, and died at his home at Epping, Sydney, on 15th July. He arrived in New. South Wales 50 years ago, and engaged in maritime pursuits. For about eight years he was engaged in the trade, between Newcastle and New Zealand and Mauritius. In 1874 he was appointed manager of the Black Bail line of sailing ships, engaged in the Ji»<s. tralian-New Zealand trade. In 1875 fie was. appointed by the Union fe.S. Company to watch the interests -of the steamer Wakatipu. From then on for forty years he Was manager at Newcastle for that company. He resigned his position in December, 1914. Captain Williams was a native of Gravesend, England.

Judgment in a somewhat peculiar triangular civil action was delivered in the Magistrate's Court to-day by Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.i The case was one in which James Meilde, hotelkeeper, of Wellington, sued S. Palmer, of Raumai, hotelkeeper, for the refund of a sum of £50, being a deposit on a contract for the sale of the Raumai Hotel. Meikle claimed that" the contract had been repudiated by Palmer in a letter written by Palmer to Meikle on 16th June. Palmer claimed from Hickey and Co., commission agents, of Wellington, the sum of £50, being 'the amount of the deposit paid by Meikle to them as Palmer's agents, and Hickey and Co. counter-claimed the same sum from Palmer as their commission on affecting the sale to Meikle. In giving his judg ment, the Magistrate held that the contract had riot been repudiated by Palmer, and gave judgment for Palmer against Meikle, with costs. His Worship also gave judgment for Palmer against Hickey for the amount claimed, holding that the agents were not entitled to commission. At the hearing Mr. J. J. M'Grath appeared for Meikle, Mr. T. Young for Hickey and Co., and Mr. H. Gilford Moore, of Palmerston North, for Palmer.

The Wellington Branch of the .Navy League, in its annual report, states that it is indebted to Mr. Hardie Shaw for new lantern slides on naval subjects: A further trip was made by the late secretary to Taranaki, Auckland, and Hawkes Bay Districts, and the slides shown at King's College, Auckland, New Plymouth Boys' and Girls' High Schools, Wanganui Collegiate School, Hastings High School, Levin Training School, and elsewhere. Fresh-school branches have been formed and .former branches, resusitated. There is, however, scope" for further work in this direction. Applications have been received from Patea, Carterton, and other places for the display of slides and the formation of branches.

The Karori Defence Rifle Club has decided to open its season on Saturday, 7th Ootober.

The Mayoress of Karori (Mm. B. G. H. Bum) has forwarded to the Mayoress of Wellington, for transmission to the proper quarters, two cases of clothing from the ladies of Karori for the dependents of the men who lost their lives in' the Jutland naval battle.

Representations have been made to The Post regarding an encroachment on the street line in Grass-street, Oriental Bay. It is stated that the council, having given final notice to the occupier of the encroachment ■to move his fence back, has not insisted upon compliance with! the . order. The removal of the fence, it is contended, would improve the appearance of the street, and enable it to be widened, so that vehicles could turn, round. The matter was brought under the notice of the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke), who said that some time ago a committee, of the council recommended that the occupier of- the property be called upon to set his fence back to the street line. The fence is a.live hedge of attractive appearance, with a board fence outside, quite in keeping with the surroundings. The encroachment is about two feet, and has been there since the early days of WelUntgon, the owner of the property being a resident of some 70 years' standing, and strongly attached to the work of garden formation and beautification, whicii he has carried out in this part for so long. Some time ago the Ratepayers' Association in that district urged the council to have the encroachment removed, and the council resolved to do this. Subsequently a petition, signed by all the residents of the street save two, requested the council not to insist upon the live fence being set back. Counter-representations were made by one of the residents. TheRatepayers' Association abandoned its hostile attitude to the encroachment for the time being. At the last meeting of the-council the recommendation of the Finance Committee, that the cessation of the encroachment be insisted on, was referred back to the committee for further consideration.^ wThe position is now," concluded the Mayor, "that if the Finance Committee will take my advic9 they will allow the fence to remain as it is. I was not at all against the committee's report going back, since I do not think the public is suffering any harm through the encroachment continuing, after all this time, at any rate during the declining years of a very worthy resident."

Members of the Hon. Reserve of D Battery, N.Z.F.A. are reminded that a lecture on "Tho Historical Evolution of the Gun" will be given by Lieut. J. Duggan at the Drill Hall, Buckle-street, on Thursday next, at 8 p.m. ,

Messrs. A. L. Wilson and Co. willsell at 2 p.m. on. Friday, at the Cambridge/ Hotel stables, carriage plant and gig. -

A dance recital and concert will be given in Fullford's Hall, Brooklyn, tomorrow night, in aid of ■ the Richmond Free Kindergarten. This is a cause which is doing a lot of good for the little ones, and should merit the support of the public. The advertisement appears on another page. ■ ' /

Messrs. Pearson and Co., Cuba-street, notify that their boot sale at pre-war prices closes on Saturday next.

Messrs. E. Johnston and Co. wiU sell furniture, etc., at their room to-morrow, at 1 p.m.