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Hastings Standard, Issue 447, 11 October 1897, Page 2

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«. (Per Press Association.) Auckland, This day. As a result of correspondence between certain brewers and some clergymen the former have promised to aid putting down Sunday trading in tied houses. The publicans, at least a section of them, wished to give the thing a fair trial. Yesterday the new system came into force. The publicans who fell into line kept a watch upon the dissentients. The police report very favorably of the change. They state that groups of thirsty souls kept going into certain public houses, but from the brief space which elapsed before they came out again they believe the landlords had only time to say "No gentlemen, the bar is closed." Last evening the detectives arrested on a warrant a man named Henry Keast on a charge that about June sth he forged a letter purporting to be signed by Lucy Aspin for £2, uttered the same and obtained £i of such sum. Keast is said to have been an Evangelist on the Auckland gumfields some time ago, obtaining this position on the strength of a number of testimonials he had in his possession purporting to have been presented to him in America and Australia. In these addresses he is styled " The Australian Evangelist." At the times mentioned in the addresses, however, Keast has admitted he was overseer on a plantation in Fiji. His real occupation was formerly that of a seaman. Arrived, at midnight - Tarawera, from Sydney. Passengers—Mrs Wallis, Mr Fulton, 2 steerage. D. Wilson and Hori Eruera, of the New Zealand athletic team at the Australian championship, returned to-day by the Tarawera. Holder, Martin and McLean are staying another week in Sydney, returning on Monday next, The residents of Papakuru, where Wilson belongs, are preparing to give the young walking champion a great reception. Wellington, This day. The Wellington Meat Export Company has fitted up a cool chamber for the storage of eggs. The process 13 largely used in America, where it is superseding other methods of preserving eggs. _ Further experience of defective ammunition happened on Saturday when several men had their fingers scorched through cartridges exploding back-: wards. Pigeon fanciers find that their racers are frequently shot or detained, and the local society has been collecting evidence against persons in Wanganui and Palmerston North for the purpose of prosecuting them.^*^^ The Appeal Court openecftlwnorning. All the judges were present. There was a large attendance, but the unveiling of Judge Richmond's picture was postponed for the attendance of some barristers from outside. Wanganui, This day. The public abattoirs were officially opened by the Mayor to-day. They have been erected by the Wanganpi Meat Freezing Company under ar, rangement with the Borough Council.