The Tuapeka Times. SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1869. " Measures, not Men."

Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 50, 23 January 1869, Page 2

The Tuapeka Times. SATU RDAY, JANUARY 23, 18 69. " Measures, not Men."

Owinglo the space taken up by the report of the LanAeague memoiial we are obliged to hold oveiur usual leader, and several items of local intaigence. Tuapela is becoming famed for its devotion t<v athlefc sports, and the hearty approval of every rfht-tbinking man must attend every effort tf their encouragement. A few weeks ago, xn chronicled the pedestrian feats of. Blessrs-lTtfiggc and Hall, and we believe those gentlenpn aie to meet again for another trial of speed, ntngth, and endurance. We hear it rumoued, also, that on the race day a grand walkifc match will come off, and that a numerous ai I formidable list of competitors will face the sttter. It would »,cause us no surprise if the c< reled tiophy went to Tuapeka Flat, for on Sa urday last, as fine a display of fair heeland Ire ■walking as we ever heard of in an un-fa-ait d amateur took place near Mr. Docherty'e Hot I, when Mr. Charles Beddin, in a match agaii it time, did the mile in B'min. 10 sec This firould not be at all amiss even with profess! nals, W : Jbave to inform our various readers that a chai a has taken place in the law relating to imp pnment for debt. Of late, no one oould be imprisoned for any sum under £10. Now, a dettor may be imprisoned for any amount over £2. 1' The procedure involves a little more ex-<_ penet and delay. Any of our local agents, we havtfio doubt, will be glad to give all information/lid assistance. fa Sunday evening, a valuable piebald horse I3e«iging to Mr. Thomas Lees fell into a hole I^Jt twenty-five feet deep, on the side of the the township. The accident was not JjH the following day, when assisprocured. All day long W,'g assistants laboured to and at length success to sayvthal of jg^M^^H

Lee How, a Chinaman, was charged on Fri- j day, the loth ult., before the R.M. at With having stolen washdirfc to the vwbfKof ' £1, the property of Thomas Dowaie, miner. 'The complainant stated that on the 21*t ult. be had washed out his claim and left the dirt ipHfte ground sluice, but on his return, on the 28th ult., it was gone. Martin, a miner, working near Downey, on Johnson's Hill, deposed to the Chinaman.deßiring to buy water from him, .to wash in Doyrnry's claim, and also that he had said it was jumpable. Constable Dunne proved the arrest ; and the defence set up was that the gold found on accused had been ofctainwrat the Black Bock Gully. Owing to the insufficient evidence for the prosecution the Magistrate dismissed the case. Mr. Bich'ards was retained for the defence, and Mr. Augustus Blewitt appeared as Government Interpreter.