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Manawatu Herald, 30 March 1893, Page 2

We are infornied tlidfc there has Been a sort of to organising of the Brass band and that thty at« now going into active practice for the llace Meeting. During T. K. Mucdonald's evidence in ths Supreme Court he deposed that the drawing-room chandelier in his late residence, Inverlocliy House, had cost &"00, and the dining voom one £00. Also that each of the two garden fountaius was worth L 25 when taken to pfoVje? 1 . and the six vases mounted liprtti (!,? Mwtostals were WOlSh liil OfWii. The Connly authorities are bringing metal down for the road between the racecourse and iMotuiti, the Commissioners having permiltt-d l!le metal being dischargell along the railway line. This will now enable the County to put this piece of road in good order ''which it coi'laicfy needed. The night before last there was some thing wrong in the aaitr t something which acted excitingly oh those rtoniieitted wit,h the " boardsolE green ttldth h riior than the. general public, tt was sad, the towu was quiet, never a row to be had for the asking; ho to waken mftttw; nn H tilt, it is reported, pWbttbly Immensely exaggerated, that ihese three "boys" mpt and had a little lime al to themselves. It is a real fact that two are not anxious to gaze tco hard at the sun. It was not from having been out in the sum but ft t!okt, or som. - thing elspt in lite eye rendered it painful. The table of the R.M. Court bore the appearance yesterday of there having been a "great big drunk " as the table had bottles many thereon, but alas! all empty. Still the bottles looked mighty 'licing to many pairs of eyes, and when a witness passed close on a do' Ken unuVr his Hose for a snill", to gee whether any other liquor besides that which the labrl represented, had been in them, some of Ihe onlookers thought it wasn't fair and felt compelled to ejaculate " drop it now t " | Yesterday Juat alter the case for the pronetJlUion was closed in the larceny case in Court and the two accused had stated they had nothing to say, and ths constable was looking up a return, one of the accused in the most natural manlier picked up his hat and left the dockj and had walked half way down the Ooui't befoi'e the constable was aware thm one 0t his charges was taking French leavei A quick recall brought the man back; who excused himself by saying that he thought that was ali that Wfts required of him. Later on he discovered court difficulties are not so easily terminated by walking away at the conclusion. The Court was unusually attended yesterday. It would ftp^iear as though someone eSpeCted a difficulty in getting a seat and so sat up all night awaiting his opportunity, as after being in Court a short time he fell off into a most sound and peaceful slumber. From a letter from the School Inspector to the Chairman of the School Committee we learn that " owing to the severe effects epidemics had upon the average attendance at the Foxton ScUool, the Board decided to appoint Miss Dora Reed, a third-class pupil teacher at Fo*ton, without waiting f ■ r receipt of quarterly return " Miss Eeed will commence her duties on Wednesday; Early the week after next it is proposed to hold a concert ending with a farce, at r which the various prizes won at the Regatta will be presented to the winners. A programme will be inserted directly all preliminaries are arranged. The Rev. G- Aith.ins will hold services in Foxton on Good Friday evening at 7 o'clock ; Faster Day, 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. At Shannon service will be held at 11 a.m. Easter Day offertories are given to the clergyman. A female parachutist made a balloon ascent at Orange, N.S.W., but by some means the balloon caught fire and fell 500 feet. The parachute attached opened and saved the woman's life. At the spot barred billiard tournament in Melbourne, Weiss, with an unfinished break of 205, made the spot-barred record for Australia. A piece of nonsense. The State of Minnesota is legislating to compel the Chinese residents to adopt European dress. Germany's building at the World's Fair was dedicated with appropriate exercises on January 27— the anniversary of Emperor William's birth. The building is a handsome structure, costing #100,000, and is nearly completed. In the Besident Magistrate's Court at Napier on Tuesday, Mr Cornford, solicitor for the Law Society, challenged the right of Mr W. Carnell to appear as solicitor, he being three years in arrear with his subscriptions to the Law Society, and having no certificate. Mr Carnell withdrew the cases he was appearing in. Mr Cornford expressed regret for the course he was compelled to take. An immense landslip has occurred near Singleton, N.S W., the scene of the recent floods. The greater portion of a mountain slipped bodily into a creek, damming the water back to a depth of 100 feet. In Tueiday's Post there is given the judgement of Mr Justice Stirling in the missing word case. It concludes its article in the these words :— The missing word competitions now in progress in this colony are in every form and degree within the definition of a lottery as given by Mr Justice Stirling, and rendered penal by the Gaining and Lotteries Act. They are lotteries pure and simple, and lotteries are illegal and highly punishable in New Zealand equally as in Eqgland. Yet the Law Officers of the Crown here are said to advise against the enforcement of the law, and the power of the Cabinet has been invoked to frighten the officers of the police from attempting to do their duty because a Minister of the Crown is, as a newspaper managing director, the chief offender. The law against gaming, which is rigidly enforced against the Chinaman who. luxuriates in fan tan, or the spieler who indulges in the card trick, is iguored, and the power and the authority of the Government is used to render it a nullity, to defy and ridicule it, when its provisions would inconveniently affect a Minister or a paper of "the right colour." The fact is an utterly disgraceful one and must bring the so-called administration of justice in this colony into well deserved contempt It remains to be seen what Parliament— the highest Court of Justice— will say to the administration of the law being thus subjected to political influence and carried out with such discrimination iv regard to the persons offending. It seems curious that the date for opening the shooting season for native game should have been fixed for the Ist May in the Wanganui and Hawke> Bay districts and is fixed for to-morrow in the Wellington district. Our shootists will gladly accept our statement that we fire in the Wellington dtatvict.

ftews received from Madafjas,cß-if states \ Jhat the Jsljmd has bceh visited by ft , •^'crie'. Ciivat damage was done, and ramaUtlr.vc, the principal port on the ! tj.i l-v! wast., was almost demolished. I!ue remittents are suffering muc'a distress. The Royal Chorus Society of Belgium, more thftn i &.humlrad.strougu\Yili y.l^t. Jjlie World's Faili.aiid tafce r*ait iii the cchcerta in choral ban. The chorus recently gave a series of concerts iv London for charitable purposes, and was received with enthusiasm. 'The Japanese royal family will be represented at the World's Fair. It in announced positively that the eldest son and probable successor pi the Mikado will visit Chicago in September. Messrs lloss and ?andfo«l, of the Bon March?, announce elsewhere the rec-ipt of their second shipment of new goods for Ihe present season, Ex s.s. ladraniya, ooniprisr ing 31 cas^B, packages'} arid bale's for all d-paiMerks, making a total of f>7 cases and packages received to date, all of which are now opaned out ami ready to select from. They respectfully invite early inspection of cheSe extensive shipments, being satisfied that the range of choice and excellence of value cannot fait to rrieet with the Appreciation ot their riunieroMs ousidnier'S at the BonMarjshe, Palmerston North:— Advt: The NenvS. We Have rip* operied out our new dress goods, for tile autritfJß. season add tl\e Variety Is greater, the value bettei! and the prices lower than ever at Te Aro House, Wellington. Tkr Neep. For winter wear every. good house wife will need warm dresses for herself and daughters. Try puV Ihefitl knicker tweed. full ar'ess length 7s Cd carriage paid from Te Aro House, The Pr,ACK. Where to get the best value for money. From Te Aro. House you may procure a full dress of " wear to the last " Diagonal Chevron Tweeds for 7s Gd and "ever durable" Baniloekbum Tweeds, for 11s (id, carriage paid. Tub Trtfß; Dny when you need and that is stnvi I blayß are dangerous. 1 ion't miss the chance of buying fiill dress lengths of " woar resisting " heavy Scotch Cheviot Tweeds, double width, for liis (id, carriage paid from Te Aro House: Tub W.av. BiU- fdt : £M\\. that is the proper way. Try it in our " Strong as leath r" Diagonal Cheviots 21s, the full dress and our " never wearing out " " Wylwyrwyl " Welsh Tweeds for 2(}s, carriage paid from Te Aro House, Wellington.