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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1638, 18 February 1886, Page 4

. The Wellington ladies made- a house to house canvass on behalf of the temperance candidates for the Licensing Committee's election to-day. ' ■ . ■ The case in ' which Captain Pope, of the steamer Tui, is called -orb-to-pay the : costs , of an inquiry (held some .time ago, into a collision between ' Bis boat and the Jane Douglas, was called on at the Wellington Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, and adjourned fora week.^ [J : j. :;j,__ . , The steivmer Wakatipuyivhich left Wellington for Brisbane and Sydney ;on Tuesday, had on board 90 horses, |20 head of cattle, and 1000 tons shipped at Soil therri ports. - She also 1 - took a. quantity of carge, consisting chiefly ot produce from Wellington. ■ ; On Saturday morning a case was heard in the Wellington R.M. Court, .in which William Nicholson, a depositor in the Post Oflfice Savings Bank, sued the department for £14, alleged to be balance . to, his credit iri f the Bankr It appeared that Nipholson had lpst his bank-book, which was subsequently' -presented bv some person unknown, who drew out the money and gave a receipt; and Njcholson now sought to recover the money. The Department submitted that Section 84 of the Bank regulations provides that the Postmaster shall not be responsible if any person shall obtain by false means : moneys belonging to a depositor. Mr Wardell reserved his decision. . At the last meeting -of sh'areh' olders in the Wellington Woollen Manufacturing Company rather' a.. scene occurred- Mr Macdonald was proceeding to deal with Mr Van Staveren's stafcement-*that a certain director had . not paid his calls in time. A very warm discussion ensued, and strong language was used on several

occasions ; and after the meeting had proceeded for some time the : Chairman suggested chat the representatives of the Press should be excluded. The share-' . holders concurred, and expressed awißh that the. discussion at the later meeting should not be published.