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Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 52, 30 August 1917, Page 8

A meeting of Taifca residents was held last evening in connection with the Lower Hutt "Our Day" Red Cross aru peal. The gathering, though not largely attended, enthusiastically decided to cooperate with the Lower Hutt commit, tee, and a further meeting is to be hek at an early date.

A statement was published in sonu New Zealand newspapers a few month r ago to the effect that Sir Frederic'; Treves, the famous surgeon, was (ieaci An Auckland lady, who is acquainted with Sir Frederick and his family, waled to write Home on seeing the par; graph, and received a letter by the la mail stating that Sir Frederick Trey was very much alive at the time < writing. The Hutt County Council met yeste i.day to consider the applications for tl positions of county clerk and assistant In the former case", 70' applications we) received, and these the council reduced to five. A final decision will be arrivei at at tho next ordinary council meeting For the position of assistant, Miss War burton was reappointed out of 20 appli cants Mr. Thomas Bedding hae been hj pointed clerk to the Eketahuna Borou& Council in succession to Mr. J. Prende viUe, who resigned in order to join the Crown Law Office staff.

The bulk of the fines imposed by a mock court at Blenheim on War Declaration Day have been paid. The. amount received so far is £653 4s 6d.

Messrs. C. W. Price and Co., auctioneers, 60, Lambton-quay, will sell furniture in their mart, at 1.30 p.m. to-mor-row.