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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2733, 20 November 1871, Page 2

The Chinese Agitation. The anti Chinese petition, although it lay for four weeks in the Mount Ida district, did not receive a single signature, from which fact the Chronicle infers that the “ Chinee nuisance” is not much, if at all, felt in the district. This feeling may perhaps arise from the fact that their numbers in the district arc comparatively small, and their presence consequently of little moment. Cricket. —A match will be played to-morrow afternoon on the Citizens’ ground, between an eleven of the Citizens’ Club and eleven selected from the different butchers’ establishments ; play to commence at 2 p. ra. sharp, i be following represent the respective teams:—Butchers—West, W,, West, G.; Hellyer, Moore, C.; Asher, J.-sling, A.; Josling, T ; Wetham, Towsey, Thompson. Hastie, Dale, Cooper, Simpson, Gardner and Langstone. C.C.C, Coxhtad, F. M ; Cole, Dunnmg, Fagan, Geddes, G. W.; Geddcs, A W.; Lambert, Kerp, Marsden, Mills, W.; Pledger, Thompson, G.; Watson, W.; Watson, J. Tokomairiro. —We learn from the Standard that the meeting held there on Friday night to consider the question of establishing a cheese factory in the district, was well attended, and much interest was taken in the matter, Mr Goodall presided, and explained the object of the meeting. Mr Gillies said that he had received a letter from Mr Driver, along with some documents giving details of the working of the factory system in America. Mr Gillies then read an extract from a report of the Secretary to the Dairymen’s Assooiation, New York, giving facts as to the cost «f erecting and carrying on a factory. After some conversational discussion, Mr Kay suggested the appointment of a Committee to consider the matter fully, and to test the desire of fanners to go on with a factory. A vote of thanks was proposed by Mr Church to Mr Driver for the information he had forwarded to the meeting. Funeral. —The remains of the late Mr John Hay were interred in the Southern Cemetery yesterday. The funeral procession which started from the r sidence of the deceased’s brother (Mr D. R. Hay,) was a very large one considering the weather, comprising about 200 persons, including His Honor the Superintendent, several members of the General Assembly and Provincial Council, and the Masonic Lodges, which were well represented. The burial service was read by the rev. E. G. Edwards. In its obituary notice the Independent writes Mr Hay was no ordinary man. A good classicist, particularly as a Greek scholar, he brought out with him to Otago, in 1865, high testimonials from rchbishop Whately and many other eminent men. Shortly after his arrival, he applied for the Inspectorship of Schools in that province, but was, like all other applicants, unsuccessful, no appointment being for the time made. He theu articled himself to Howorth, Barton, and Howorth, after remaining with whom for some two or three years ho cancelled his articles, and beeame a partner in the firm of Hay Brothers and Wright, Dunedin. Subsequently he removed to Wellington and assumed the editorial chair of this journal, a position which he filled with great ability for nearly eighteen months, evincing a knowledge of New Zealand politics, and an aptness and facility which obtained for him deservedly a high position as a writer. “ John ” in Trouble. The Arroio Observer reports the case tried in the local court on the 6th inst. (and to which we referred a few days ago), arising out of a fracas at Cardrona, between two Europeans and a party of Chinese, both sides suing for damages There were in all five cases, viz.—Park Goon v. Joseph Jordan, L2O damages ; King Wing v. Thomas Boulton, L2O damages; and Jordan v. Park Goon, Hing Wing, aud Sam Long—Lso each against the two former, and L2O against the latter. From the evidence it appears that a dispute arose < oncoming the “ taping ->ff ” of the (.'biucd*. claim, whereon :‘nig Wb a'.t- <-k : Jordan with a she - and, aide-; b> -h-, vest of the Chinamen, chased him and his comrade off the ground. The Chinamen swore in court that the Europeans were the aggressors. The police constable stationed at Cardrona, deposed that they all came together to the Camp, to lay informations against each other, Jordan showing a wound on the left eye. In giving his decision, the Magistrate said he would have felt more satisfied had the actions been brought criminally instead of on the civil side of the Court. It was in fact the duty of the parties suffering to prefer a criminal charge, instead of suing for damages. If the present charges were anything, they were of a very serious nature, and might be the means of creating a very large amount of ill-blood - between the two races. The Chinese had hung together in the statement that they had no spades or shovels. Now the evidence adduced showed that Jordan had received a v ry severe wound, which, according to medical testimony, had been inflicted by a sharp instrument. This threw discredit on the evidence of the Chinese. I Itimately bis Worship gave judgment as follows : Damugf s, L 22 - to be pai-l by the Chinese in the billowing proportions Hing Wing, LlO ; Pack Goon, 1-7 ; and S m Long, L 4. Jordan’s medical, professional, and other expenses, amounting to LlB lOs, were ordered to be paid by the Chinese in relative proportions to the dama.es awarded. The decision has given general satisfaction among the European miners.

The juvenile sports committe are requested to meet at Krull’s Caledonia Hotel, Great King street, to-morr®w evening.