WAIPAWA.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3086, 18 May 1881, Page 2

WAIPAWA.

(rBOM OUH OWN COBRESPONDBNT.) May 18, 1881.

Yesterday afternoon a sitting of the local Court was held to hear a double charge of vagrancy and assault preferred by tbe police against a man named Robert Jones. It seems that, " from information received," Constable Strudwick had been " keeping an eye" on the prisoner on Monday evening, as it was feared he was up to no good. About 11 o'clock at night the constable instituted a search in Mr Pettit's yard, and the result of this investigation was the discovery of Jones who was rolled up cozily in a rug and asleep at the bottom of a trap. Irritated at being disturbed in bis slumbers Jones manifested his displeasure in a striking manner towards the constable, finally kicking him in the abdomen. Mr Strudwick, however, was equal to the occasion, and in a few minutes had his prisoner en route to the station wearing a pair of

substantial Government bracelets. In the absence of Mr Pettit at the Court to-day the charge of vagrancy was allowed to lapse, but the prisoner was sentenced to 48 hours hard labor for the assault.

There is likely to be some dissatisfaction, I believe, amongst a few parents of chil''i< q attending our district school in cons-'qnence of the sixpenny levy, particulars of which I communicated to you on Friday last. The grumblers, I opine, will have to " cave in " eventually however, as no sensible man could raise any very serious objection to the measure projected. The Waipawa Road Board, in spite of the wholesome advice to the contrary, is, I believe, fully bent on opening up Waverley-stree't. No one could reasonably object to the contemplated works if the Board was rich enough to carry them out proper'y and in their entirety. But here the thing tails short, so I expect a double rate will be the result for the next few years. We shall see.

St. Peter's Church " debt on building fund " has been reduced by about £90 in consequence of the recent bazaar and gift auction. Not a bad little sura for Waipawa.

Our amateur warblers, who are to give an entertainment to-morrow (Wednesday) night in aid of the public library, at the Oddfellows' Hall, held a rehearsal to-night. Not being a priveleged reporter I could not gain admission to the rehearsal, but to-morrow night a consideration of one shilling will enable me to get within earshot of the performance, and afterwards you shall have the full benefit of my experience.