Our Wellington Letter

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 131, 11 May 1889, Page 2

Our Wellington Letter

(FBOM OT7B OWN CORBESPONDENT.)

Wellington, May 10.

For many years the system in vogue in the City regarding the dis* posal of back yard rubbish has led to many infringements of the city Bye Laws. Until the destructor was employed to devour the refuse, each householder was compelled to pay for the rubbish being carted away. This has led to many of the poorer classes taking to burying it in their gardens or elsewhere. But now, under the new regulations, a season of blessing has commenced and in any street may be heard " The tinkle tinkle of the Dustmans Bell" which means that if your collections of scrape are put within ten feet of the kerbing they will be re-, moved free of charge. This is a step in the right direction towards improving the sanitary condition of the city, which is badly needed as several cases of typhoid fever are already reported from Thorndon. .

While we cannot compete with your township in the way of " Prize Burglars" we are certainly entitled to the hoaor of possessing the " Prize Coward" there is at present in our midst a man (save the mark) who has taken it upon himself to force his society upon any young woman who happens to be without a protector on the pretence of mistaking her for a lady friend of his, endeavours, with the aid of any oily tongue, to win himself into the good graces of the young lady whom he has joined. After apologising for his mistake he generaly adds " but I am just going your way." Unfortunately for this scamp, the yonng women who have thus been molested, were not the Bort to tolerate any familiarities on the part of a caddish stranger and have therefore informed their brothers who with the aid of the police are now on the war path. This sort of thing has been prevalent for some time, but the cases brought to light this week were especially glaring. The Post to-night contains a very interesting account, from its Melbourne correspondent, of a law suit in which Mr Loudin tho well known manager of the Fisk Jubilee Singe • is defendent to a claim made by the Advance Agent of the company for a certain per centage of the profits of the enterprise, and from the evidence it appears that Loudin has pocketed £15,000 over the venture which has been run as a private money making concern. The magistrate commented very strongly on the conduct of both Loudin and the Agent for obtaining the patronage and assistance of the religious portion of the community under the impression that they were just recouping themselves for their very arduous toil in connection, with Christian Associations and other good work whereas the show was being run solely for the gate money.