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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1190, 21 December 1894, Page 20

The remains of the boy William Jones, who was drowned while bathing at the Lower Hutt on Monday, were interred in the Catholic Cemetery, Upper Hutt, last Wednesday. The funeral was attended by large numbers of friends of the deceased’s parents, for whom great sympathy is felt. The Rev Father Lane officiated at the graveside.

A bricklayer named James Shewbridge, residing in Taranaki street, fell from the scaffolding of a building at Island Bay on Wednesday and broke his collar-bone. He was taken to the Hospital. A meeting of the Committee of the Gymnasium Club was held at Mr A. T. Bates’ office bn Wednesday afternoon, Mr T. S. M. Cowie in the chair. Rules for the guidance of the Club were drawn up. It was decided to call it the Wellington Amateur Gymnastic Club and that the uniform should be white singlet and knickerbockers and blue sash. A number of new members were elected, including Drs. Cahill and Martin. Mr J. P. Firth was elected president, and Messrs J. P. Paterson and G. F. Cv Campbell vice-presidents, subject to their acceptance of office. It was reported that good progress was being inade with the various classes at the gymnasium under Mr Sam. Mathews and staff.

The Talune, which arrived from Sydney on Wednesday, brought a large English mail. She also brought for Wellington 210 tons of cargo, 32 horses and 4600 cases of fruit.

A man named William Horne was arrested on the 19th by Detective Herbert on a charge of larceny. Detective Herbert also arrested a man named William Smith on a charge of obtaining by fraud two suits of clothes and an overcoat.

At a meeting of creditors of Mr D. Mahoney, architect, last Wednesday, it was decided unanimously to confirm the resolution granting the debtor the whole of his furniture, and directing the Official Assignee to facilitate his discharge. Various changes are in progress in the rants of the Salvation Army in . this Colony. It was decided at General Booth’s jubilee council in London early this year that among the many changes in connection with nearly 30 different countries throughout the world was the federation of New Zealand with Australia. Commissioner Thomas Coombs, who has been in command of the Australian contingent of the Salvation Army during the past. five years, has already started a change of programme. Several New Zealand officers have been despatched to Australia, while an equal number of Australians have arrived to fill the various vacated positions. More are to follow from New Zealand, among them Colonel Bailey, who has been in command in this Colony during the last four years. The first visit of Commissioner Coombs in connection with his new command will' take place on the 23rd, and an advertisement on the subject appears in another column.

A sitting of the Bankruptcy Court took place on the 19th before Mr J ustic Richmond. A. J. Kirk, lately storekeeper*, Hawera, made an application for his discharge, which had been adjourned from the last sitting. Mr Poynton, who appeared for the bankrupt, said that his client, up to the time of his bankruptcy, bore an excellent character. He had a family of five to support, the eldest of whom was under 11 years of age. His Honor said the Act prevented him from granting the discharge, even if he were inclined to do so. The delay in granting the discharge would not prevent the bankrupt from making a living. He would simply refuse the application, which was not to be renewed until after the "Ist October, 1895. The application of George Anderson, lately storekeeper, Masterton, who did not appear, was adjourned until the next sitting. The Court then adjourned until February 18th.

The practical and theoretical examinations in plumbing, conducted at the Technical School, having resulted in a tie, the Master Plumbers’ Association will give two silver medals to the winners, Messrs Martin and Ramsay, instead of one silver and one bronze medal, as originally proposed. The Association have decided that in future, in the allotment of the medals, the number of points in the . technical division shall decide in the case of a tie. An advertisement in another column announces that 5163 acres of the. Blind River Estate, Marlborough, shall be open for application on the 16th January. The land is divided into 20 farms of from 1000 to 640 acres each.

The Englishmen beat the Australians bv 10 runs. - .. • .