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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1509, 31 January 1901, Page 34

The Masterton Racing Club has decided to admit th© pres* to all inquiries and the hearing of protests. Among the members of the School Inspectors’ Conference are Messrs ill. C. Isaac and M. H. Browne, the organising inspectors of manual and technical instruction.

The Mayor of Wellington has received the following letter from his Excellency the Governor : —“Government House,

Wellington, 29th January, 1901. —Dear Mr Mayor,—Allow me to draw your attention to the fact that we have in Wellington no statue of our late beloved Queen. There are many no doubt who would desire to show their loyalty and.

affection byi presenting wreaths and flowers at the funeral service on Saturday next. I would suggest that in lieu of such offerings, a public subscription should be opened by you, and some lasting memorial, such as a statue, be erected worthy of the Capital City of New Zealand. Should you approve of this scheme, L would be glad if you would put my name down for twenty-five guineas.—Yours very faithfully, (signed) RANFUPLY.” The Mayor requests us to state that he will be glad to receive subscriptions for this object.

Colonial mails per Mariposa, which left Auckland on the 28th December, were delivered ill London on the 27th inst., one day late. Mails per Omrah, which left Melbourne on December 26tli, were also delivered on the 27th, due date.

The urgent necessity for a town hall in Wellington was emphasised by tbe Mayor at the meeting of clergy on Monday, when it was stated that there was not a public hall in Wellington which could accommodate 2000 out of the population of 41,000 in the city.

There were 156 patients in the Wellington Hospital on the 29th January, of whom 97 were males and 59 females. The total included 18 children ,an:l also seven patients in the fever ward. On the 15th January there were 142 patients in the hospital-

The Sixth Contingent Send-off Committee met on Tuesday afternoon, and unanimously passed a. resolution to return in full the subscriptions received, to the donors who so generously and kindly contributed them. The members of the committee themselves agreed to pay out of their own pockets the preliminary expenses, amounting to £lO or £l2-

In the list published elsewhere of the results, of the University examinations there were inaccuracies so far as Nelson students are concerned. The following is the correct list of Nelson students who qualified for matriculation :—Olive Rose, B. Biggar, Annetta Child, Mildred J. N. Basedale, Florence Girling, Isabella D. Harkness, Weane Grace, Y. F. Hasher (failed medical), J. E„ Allen, J. Norris, M. C. Peerless, R. J. Roberts, J. F. Thomson. Judgment was given for plaintiffs by default for tbe amounts mentioned in the following cases by Dr McArthur, S.M. at Tuesday’s sittings of the Stipendiary Magistrate’s Court: —Dr Mac. kin v. W. Ham, claim £1 Is 6d, costs 10s; same v. D. Hickey, 16s, costs ss; same v. S. Smith, £2 3s 6d. costs 12s ; •Sounds and Golden Bay Steam Ship Company v. Jem Newton, £lO 18s Bd, costs £3 2s od; game v. E. H. Newton, £lO 18s Bd, costs £3 2s 6d; Dresden Piano Company v. Thomas Taylor, £l7 5s Od, costs £2 0s 6d; Berry and Orr v. D. O’Sullivan, £5. costs £1 0s 6d; T. H. Mason v. P. Shannon, £4, costs 10s; Cook and Gray v. Humphrey Oliver, £27 9s 9d costs £2 14s; Dr Mackin v. S. Sparks, £1 13s, costs 7s; same v. T. Thompson, £1 10s, costs’ os. In the judgment summons case of Thomas Babington v. Sydney Jones, defendant was ordered to discharge his liability of £4 13s 4d by instalments of 10s monthly.

A special general meeting of the Shipmasters’ Association, for the election of a secretary and other business will be held on Monday next. During a thunderstorm at Manilla (New South Wales) a farm hand named Patrick Hannesson Was struck by lightning and killed. At Cowra two men were stunned by lighting, but recovered.

News was received in Wellington on Saturday of the death at Timaru of Mr H. J. G. Hull, Inspector of the Stock Department, who recently resided at Palmerston North. Rev J. D. Russell presented Trooper Berntsen with a pair of field glasses on Uchair of St. Augustine’s Cricket Club, Bet-one, just before the troopship Cornwall left on Saturday.

Sir Robert Stout returned from Australia via Hobart on Saturday. He was 'to.kon. ill s/t th© l&ttsr plscG. a.nd. hflb not yet recovered, being too unwell to receive visitors last evening.

Mr Justice and Mrs Dennisbon and their family left London on December 16th for Southampton, wo ere they joined the North German Lloyd Company s Darmstadt-, sailing for the colony next day.

Mr T. M. Lucy, who left with the Sixth Contingent, was, prior to his departure, presented by his fellow-officers on the-staff of the Chief Engineer of the Government Railways, with a pair of field glasses and a wrist watch.

The staff of the Nelson Lunatic Asylum presented Troopers John Street and George Stuart Hebhard, of the Sixth Contingent, with a pair of fieldglasses each as a token of esteem and regard on the eve of their departure for South Africa.

The Hon J. G. Ward met with a mishap while riding along Hill street on Saturday, the result being that one of his ankles was sprained.. The honourable gentleman, tnouMi not seriously hurt, is unable to move about except with difficulty, and has had to postpone a projected visit to Auckland.

On Saturday next following hours wdl be observed at all post and telegraph offices :—8 a.m to 10 a.m. for the transaction of business in all branches, and from 7 to 8 p.m. for the receipt and delivery of telegrams, delivery of correspondence, and sale of stamps. Letter carriers’ morning deliveries are to be made, but the carriers are to start earlier than usual, so as to finish at J.) a.m. The Telephone Exchanges wifi be open, but with a minimum staff in attendance.

Returning to the subject of the Rev Mr Isitt’s sermon on Sunday last, Rev W. C. Oliver writes: — : ‘Tt is true that Mr Isitt drew a comparison between tho greatness of Queen Elizabeth and the unalloyed greatness of Queen 'Victoria, but he made no reference whatever to the) death of Queen Elizabeth. He contrasted the peaceful death of Victoria with the shocking end of Catherine of Russia.” —We can only reiterate the correctness of our reporter’s version. It really is a matter of indifference what Mr Isitt said; but the fact that tne preacher himself offers no correction is a presumption in our favour. We can allow no further reference to the subject in our columns.

The Conciliation Board resumed the hearing of the drivers’ dispute on the 29f h Peter Hutson, pottery manufacturer, bookmaker and contractor, said lie employed six drivers. He put in a counterclaim to the union’s demands, drawn up by the Bookmakers’ Association. Jt was confined to the brick trade. Mr Grr, the unionist representative, said he would accept it without comment at present. The Chairman stated that the Board would consider the counterclaim ai counter-proposals. A. A. Corrigan, manager of the D.1.C., said parcel delivery was responsible work. This witness did not object to the demands of the union except as to tbe time, which did not suit his trade. In the busy season there was necessarily a great deal of give and take between tbe employers and employed. E. F. Gibb, forwarding agent, Enoch Tonks. coal-dealer, and T. S. Young, forwarding agent, New Zealand Express Company, were also examined before the midday adjournment. In the afternoon Arthur Thompson, coal-dealer, who endorsed the coun-ter-proposal® put in <m behalf of employers, was examined; also Arthur John Curtis, manager for J. J. Curtis and Co., carriers. Mr Orr urged, and it was not disputed, that the counterproposals of the employers were in substance approximate to the recommendations of tbe former Conciliation Board sitting under Mr Quick’s chairmanship. The Board adjourned at this stage an-, til next day.