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Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 134, 3 December 1904, Page 4

One of the matters to come before the Petone Borough Council at a special meeting on Monday evening next will be a proposal to mate a new bylaw increasing thfe minimum frontage to building sections (outside the "brick area") from 33ft to 40ft. The proposed bylaw, if adopted, of course will not be retrospective. In the Masterton compensation claim, Elizabeth Vollheim v. William Buick, under the Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act* the Arbitration Court gave judgment for claimant (whose husband died as the result of an accident' sustained while in reepondeiVs employ) for £200 (less £5 paid to deceased before he died), with costs £7 7s, witnesses' expenses, and disbursements to be fixed by the Clerk oi Awards. This judgment, along with that in the case of Mr. 1 and Mrs. Morris v. Williams and othera, has been sent down from Mastertoh and filed in the Wellington office. A business man. in Haw-era got a surprise, this week in the shape of a cheque for balance of an account that had been running for nearly twenty years. Sixteen years ago a "payment an account" had been made, and this week tire old voucher was sent with a cheque for the balance, and he had the unes^eeted pleasure of completing the receipt for amount in full. . The Commissioners of Crown Lands and the members of the Land Boards who have been sitting in conference with the Minister for Lands, are being entertained at luncheon to-day at Bellev-ue Gardens. The conference will probably conclude on Monday. An order has been issued by the Defence Department that in future when artillery practice is to be carried out, ofiiceite commanding detachments of the Royal New Zealand Artillery, Volunteer Garrison Artillery Divisions, and Volunteer Field Batteries, are to notify the officer commanding the' district tie date of such practice, and he -wirl detail a medical officer to attend the practice. Under no circumstances whatever is practice to be commenced until the medical officer arrives. Christchurch reporters had an unusual experience on Thursday^ The Premier had received a deputation oi shopkeepers, and replied at great length. He than received another deputaiidn immediately after, and, as one surprised reporter put it, when he' came to speak again, his voice scarcely rose above a hoarse whißper. The reporters, seated a few yards away, had extreme difficidty in following his remarks. The- Board of the Royal Humane Society of New Zealand has uu*de the following awards for life-savutg: — Mr. A. Pickering, who saved tb£ liJo of a man from tho s.s. Taieri in We^ngton harbour last September, certifeccte on vellum ; Mr. A. Lundin, for bfa«rv in (connection frith the wreck of the Addenda at Palliser Bay, bronze medal; Mr. Sinclair, of Petone, who saved tke life of a mate when a landslip occurred on the Government railway works, gold medal — the highest honour conferred by the Society. Tho award to Mr. Sinclair was made on tho application of Mr. G. London, Mayor of Petone, and the othera on the application of Mr. James Moore, of the Missions to Seamen. The ybuag woman, Florence Amelia Banks, who last Wednesday was pluckily rescued from drowning in the harbour at the foot of Taranaki-street, by a Syrian, was yesterday afternoon charged at the Magistrate's Court with having attempted to commit suicide. She admitted the offence, and was remanded by Dr. A. < M'Arthur, S.M., until next Friday in order to give her friends an Opportunity of doing something for her. The police saiid Mrs. Banks was the wife of an ex«tmau, but had been living apart from I for about twelve months. George (k, defended by Mr. YWlford, pleaded guilty to having assaulted Geo. Sampson and robbed him of £6. Rudolph Schultz, a seaman on the Himitangi, said -ho saw informant with accused and another man at nine o'clock on the morning of the 23rd September. Two and a half hours later witness was in a room at the Otago Buffet, when Jie heatd somebddy crying "Murdfer! murder !'V He went into the yard, and' saw Sampson half stripped, and accused and another ma<n. Farther hearing of the case was adjourned until Monday morning. A Spaniard named Einaido Ramis, who recently created a disturbance hear the Basin Reserve when beng arrested by Detectives Cassells and Kemp, was yesterday afternoon charged before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., with ha.ving assaulted Detective Kemp whilst ' in the execution of his duty. A charge of theft, which had been preferred against accused, was withdrawn. Detective Kemp deposed that on the morning of the 25th November hff"and Detective Cassells were arresting accused on a charge of theft. Being unable to speak English, accused could not understand what the detectives were about, and wsfeen Cassells took him by the arm, he puHed out a pocket knife in order to defend himself. Cassells closed with hun, and got the .knife away. Subsequently witness and 'Cassells overpowered him, during which operation he kicked witness several times. They then placed hkn in an express, and took him to the Mount Cook Police Station. His Worship considered the detectives were justified in arresting accused on suspicion for tkeft, but he wished to say he could readily understand accused not knowing what he was wanted for when the detectives were in plain clothes, and ■when he co^ld not speak English. Under the circumstances accused would be discharged, although he had in reality committed a technical offence. Accused wae defended by Mr. Wuford. The Otago. Daily Times reporte that Mr. James- Mills, Consular Agent for Italy, has received ffom the CorißulGeneral in Melbourne notification that an amnesty has been granted by decree of the Italian Sovereign oh the occasion of the birth of a son and heir. Tlje amnesty dites from 16th » September, 1904, and amongst the penalties remitted are those for desertion from the Italian mercantile v&Js'ete committed before the date of the decree. An amnesty is also extended to persons guilty of donlravention of the laws, provided the penalty to which they rendered themselves liable does not exceed six months' imprisonment or a fine of £72. The Consul-General adds that this information will be useful to those who may wish to return to Italy, but are afraid of punishment to whicfi they may have made themselves liable. There was a large attendance of members and visitors at the meeting of the Star of Wellington Lodge, 1.0.G1T., on Thursday eveiring. The Sbar of Newtbwn Lodge was officially received aiid occupied the chairs, Bro. Atkinson, C.T., presiding. Sister* Mac Donald (2), Cunningham, and Bros. Stephens, Bafnett, Body, and Pritchard contributed songs, .and Bros. Brockie, Allan, an 9 Price recitations. Light refreshments were handed round. Assure your life with the Citizens' Life Assurance Company, Limited, the Premier Ordinary-Industrial Life Office of Greater Brkairi. All Ordinary With-Pro-fit Policies effected with the Company before the 31st December next wifl be ehtMed to a full share of this year's profits. The bonus allotted to new policies for the year 1903 was £1 10s £100 under Whole of Life Assurances, and £1 5s per £100 under Endowment Assurances. There is every reason to believe these handsome bonuses will bo repeated Jot 1904.— Ad vt.