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Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 48, 24 February 1917, Page 2

HIS MAJESTY'S -THEATRE. "; TO-NIGHT, at 8. ' ■ Last Night of Act 1, "Robinson Crueoe."' „ (Act 11. Monday Evening Next.) I!■ Last Night of Winifred nnd Lumley, r.* Elmars, Merlyn (and the Intelligent [; : Arch). X D.C. and all Stalls 2s, Upper 0., la. i. Plan, Bristol till 1 p.m., then afc •: Theatre. . ... „ p MONDAY'S WHIRL OF JOY: ? First and foremost we have The Second ,and Concluding Act of the ; : Serial Pantomime, • " ROBINSON CRUSOE," ".ROBINSON CRUSOE," 1 As Interpreted by :; VICTOR PRINCE, the Laughter King, ,: and his bevy of Bewitching Girls, and a Bunch of Ecstatic Comedians. Then the Variety Half of the Bill: EARLY AND LAIGHT—"On the Water ; LEONARD'S ' DOGS—Canine Marvels. MARJORY ALWYNE—Contralto. / ■ BLAKE and GRANBY—Duologue Duo. 1 .. ■ and the King of Drunks, PHIL PERCIVAL, The -Whimsical Counter-lunch Pianist. 0 Q T A R T H E A T R E.- >•' A Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Feature— "THROUGH THE WALL!" "THROUGH THE WALL!" '■■ THE WALL!" Starring GEORGE PIOLT A Sensational Melo-drama of a Master : Criminal, who sets/his cunning against the whole world. See the Spectacular Submarine. See Outrage on a Passenger Liner. 1 Sco the Hidden Vault. See the Mysterious Secret Chamber. Every Foot'of Film replete with Surprises. We start at 7.30 p.m. We" show 10,000 ft: POST AND TELEGRAPH RETIREMENT OF MR. J. L H. LEDGER. : _ Mr. J. L. H. Ledger, Controller of Money Orders and Savings Banks in the Post and Telegraph Department, has retired on superannuation after fortyyears' service. Mr. Ledger joined the service as a cadet in the Head Office on' j 26th February, 1877, was appointed to a 1 clerkship io 1881, ■ and in December, '■ 1895, took up the position of second ; clerk in the Accountant's branch. This : position he occupied until April, 1900, ' when he. was appointed first clerk,, and j some seven years later succeeded the ! present Secretary of the Department, Mr. W. R. Mowis, as Assistant Controller of the Money Orders and Savings Banks. In' 1908, on Mr. Morris's appointment to the position of Assistant Secretary of the Department, Mr. Ledger became , Controller of Money Orders and Savings Banks and Accountant of the General Post Office, which position,. . he* has occupied up to the present Mr. Ledger is being succeeded by Mr. . H. A. B. Huggins, at- present .Chief ■ Accountant of-the "Department, who, in addition to his present duties, is taking .up" the control of money orders and savings banks. Mr. i Huggins has been in the service since 1883, and has spent the whole of his official career, in the General Post Office. The new Controller and Accountant is well known throughout the service, and has represented the officers of the service for many, years on -. the Superannuation Board. The new position of Assistant-Con-' i troller has been created, and Mr. F T. : R. Johnson, at present first clerk in the Accountant's Branch, has been appointed to it. ■„,'■"■ , * ■■■■ ■ ■ Blr. R. Booth, Assistant-Superintend I dent: of the Telegraph Office, Dunedin, ■ i has been : appointed,, Superintendent ol Dunedin, ''as' successor to Mr. 8., H.; Keys, who retired from the service on . 31st December last. ' Mr., H. Edser,, lelieving postmaster of the Otago District,- has been promoted ] to a similar position in the Wellington district. ; AUCTION AND PROPERTY SALES Messrs. > Thomson, Brown, and East, Ltd., 189, FeatheTSton-street, advertise >f an amended list of properties for salei Messrs. George Thomas and Co. will sell, at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, at the corner of Vivian and Tory streets, furniture, shop fittings, eta.; and on' Wednesday, , at' 11 a.m., at the Fruit Exchange, clothing, soaps, pipes, also the residue of the Aurora's stores. . . ■- Messrs. E. Johnston and Co. will hold sales as follows : On Monday nest, at 1.30 p.m., furniture at No. 8, Childer's- ' terra-ce, Kilbimie; on Tuesday, at 10 a.m.,. at No. 118, Ghuznee-street, the- . contents of seven rooms; on Tuesday ■ I, 1 afternoon, at Cuba-street, confectionary, . stock-in-trade, etc.; en Wednesday, at t their Tooms, furniture, two motor-cars, - twine, etc. ; on Thursday, at 2 p.m., ' furniture, piano, etc.; on Friday, at 10 i ■ a.m., at their mart,. contents of nine ! ' rooms; on Friday afternoon, furniture; j . on Saturday, on Main-road, Khandallah, 3 the contents of Captain Watson's resi- : dence; on sth March, at Goldie's Brae, ■ furniture;.on 6th March, furniture,; and 1 ) on the following Thursday, at Lyall Buy, ■ ; furniture, etc. . ,■ .. ' ! Messrs. A. L. Wilson will sell furni- | ture at their rooms, on Monday, at 1.30 j ' p-m. ; ■■ / • ... ' • ; . Messrs. J. H., Bethune and Co. will > sell on Wednesday next, at' 2.30 p.m.,- - at their Tooma, Featherston-street, in . conjunction with Messrs. Harcourt and Co., a six-roomed house, No. 22, Chat-ham-street (corner of-Dawson-street). On Saturday next, at 1.30 p.m., at the residence, corner of Bolton and Adelaide streets, Pefcone, in conjunction with Mr. R, H. Wilson, the firm will sell Mrs. I. t Stevens's furniture and effecte. On 7th 1 March, at their.rooms, at 2.30 p.m., they will sell shop and seven-roomed dwelling. No. 21, Majoribanks-stret; sections in Beauchamp-street, Karori, and Mana and Hog<?ard streets. Vogeltown. a sixroomed dwelling and stable, No. 20, Lome-street: shop and double dwelling, No. 180 and 132, Tory-street;, a ,sixroomed residence, No. .45, Moana-road," i. Kelburn Extension; and a four-roomed I 3 residence, No. 136, Owen-street. On" the j " same date the firiri arc submitting a. level j ! section, Spiers-street, Karori. Messrs. Bethune and Co. insert an amended list! [ of business and; residential properties for '■ sale. ■ . ■■.■■.■. „ j '■■:■-. ■ ' ■ ■ ..<■ Messrs. Samuel Vaile and Sons'. Ltd., I: will sell at Auckland on 2nd March free- j hold properties in'the estate of.'the .late. ■' Mr. H. Sommervell some of them situ- , ated in the heart of- the city. Catalogues ' containing plans, pictures, and full par- < . ticnlars may be obtained on application to 87, Qpeen-street, Auckland. |" Messrs. Harcourt and Co. will sell by . auction, at their .rooms. 100. Lambton- [ quay, on 6th March, at 2.30 p.m., a ■ • seven-roomed residence, No. 47. Austin-' 1 street; a house of 6 rooms, No. 32, 1 Ma;irama-crescent -. aliso two vacant sec-V' tions in Alc.xandrn-street. Mirajnar. On 1 flth March, at 2.30 p.m.', the firm will f , offer a freehold, business site in Victoria- : street. An-amended list of city-.arid.;" . suburban properties which n.rc for sale I .and to be let is ako inserted. ;■■ Messrs. Blake and Co. advertise art, 1 auction sale of new and second-hand j." funiiture, at their auction mart- on Mon-!, day next at 2 p.m. ' .'• i;.: 1 Mr. H. Stanley Coffin, president of the ['■ , Romnoy Sheep Association of America, j;'; . who resides in North Yokima, Wash- { ; • ington, U.S.A., is at present on a 'visit X to the Dominion. | ■