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Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 48, 20 August 1917, Page 8

The tender of Russell and Bignell Ltd., has been accepted for extensiv additions to the New Zealand Loan *i< Mercantile Agency Company's wool ston at Castlecliff, Wariganui. ■ When the wor! is completed the building will hol< 20,000 bales of dumped .wool. . ■

At Christchurch last week the Boar< of Trade, comprising Messrs. J. R-. Halt P. Hally, and W. G. Mac Donald, met i committee of representatives of the flour milling industry, comprising Messrs. R Milligan, chairman (Oamaru), J. Moffat :bey (Timanu), Gardener (Cust), Careoi : ,o'hristchurch), and W. Evans (Timaru) Questions affecting the disposal anc price of wheat imported from Australia were discussed, and the committee sub sequently presented a written, statemen which the board will bring under th notice , of' the Government. •• ■

A record ■ auction was held at Master ton on Saturday last, when a cak realised £253. The proceeds go to th Aotea Horned -Among the highest bid were £20 arid £10; others ranged fron £6 to 10s. Mr. 0. C. Cooper was auc tioneer, and he had a very busy, time The cake was finally purchased by Mr Guy Williams, who has given instruc tions that it shall be forwarded to th Aotea Convalescent Home, in Egypt, to gether with the amount it realised. '

A point which many people misnnj derstand was cleared up at th« Magistrate's Court at Hastings las- -„ week, when the Tribune proceeded against J. C. Grubb for the sum o • 235, being amount due for papers He ■ livered. Mr. Grubb stated that h< ; had signed an order for a paper •fo three months, and although he tol< ; the newspaper runner not to delivej it any more at the end of tha,t periodr the latter had done so. He had lef! the papers where they were throwt by fhe runner, and had not read ajij of them. He had not called ,at thl Tribune Office and cancelled his ordeti Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M., in giving judgment for the amount claimed, minul 6s, which had been paid into Com* stated that until an order was properlf cancelled at tho office. or through thf' agency, the people for whom the papeS was being delivered were responsible fol. it, and must pay the cost, even if the! had left the address, as the defendant in the action had done. ,' I

Tho Mayoress, Mrs. J. P. Luke, wijr open the Now Zealand Natives' Assoeiif tion's fair in the Town Hall to-nigh| The season lasts for five night*. At thi evening's concert in connection with thf fair there will be songs by New ■Zoalanl composers, elocutionary items by Brackeif violin solos by a gifted New Zealandef and dancing, etc. Most of the items wit be given in native costume. A feature « the concert will be a poem written by til Hon. Sir Charles Bowen, K.C.M:G. Thf poem, which is prophetic and stirring, f most appropriate for this occasion ani the present times. It was first publishes in Chrietohurch in 1861; ' ; I