Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jarare in verba magistri. MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1871.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1159, 30 October 1871, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jarare in verba magistri. MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1871.

in the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, Thomas Paton, laborer, -was charged with using obscene language to his (daughter in the public street between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday. He was also charged with breaking away part of the side of the lock-up in which he was confined. Mr Inspector Scully said that the prisoner was much addicted to using bad language in public, and had been previously cautioned by the police on the subject.— Fined 10s for each offence, and 4s 6d for damage to lqpk-up, or in default 24 hours' imprisonment, his Worship remarking that a much heavier penalty would be inflicted if the prisoner came ]before him again on a similar charge. From the report of the Flax Commissioners, we learn that the total amQijnt of flax exported from the polony, up to the end of rhe year 1870, was valued at ,£209,196. The number of flax mills in the colony in 1870, by the census returns, was 161, employing 1,768 hands. The Thames Advertiser, October 20, says : - Vfe understand that Dr Pollen and Mr Mackay left for the Upper Thames yesterday morning, to see Te Moanantii about affairs in that quarter. It is not at all likely that leave will be given to bring the wire through Qhinemurij and as a strong pressure has jjeen brqught on the Government to ponnect this place and the Souih, we presume that steps will be taken to priug it over by Hikutaia. The route fs longer, and is much more costly, as jhe East Coast road is very rocky; |)ii fc the absence qf the native difficulty

la an over-balancing recommendation. So far as that is concerned, we do not gee why the Hikutaia line should not have been put up months ago,