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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 435, 10 April 1880, Page 2

Schroder, Hooper & Co,, announc their first display of winter goods to-daj A few days-ago a cabman at Aucklau completely destroyfed the eyesight of boy riding behind his cab, by slashin him across the'face .with his whip. i An . Auckland-, parent, who-rejoices-i ■ the name of Yipond, was presented' las week-with twin's' by his Bpou.se, and in a excess of joy lie added to the custf mary announcement: V-Father'surprised 'mother delighted." . According, to the Printers' Registei there are - live parsons in the Sydne Mornin" Herald Office. Dr Garran, th editor, is a parson; Mr Ward, the edito of the Mail, is a parson; Mr Greenwoo i is an ex-paraon; Mr. Curnow is also a ex-paraon. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantil Agenoy Company, under date London 6th April, report as follows Wool- .- There has been considerable private en , quiry, but holders demand higher rates Up to date 250,000 bales have arrived Tallow is dull of sale. Town melted i cheap. Best mutton is quoted at 35. per cwt. Wheat market is quiet.- Thi weather is favorable for the home crops Adelaide is worth 58a per 49Glbs; Nov Zealand is worth 56s per 4061b5. Leathe: L market is easier. Best sides lHd per lb We have been favored with an extrac from a memorandum received by Mi •Bock from the Seoretary of the General •Poßt Office to the effect, the receiving boi applied for by the residents of' Greytottn will shortly be established in a central position, but. that the ftppointnaenfc'bf a carrier could not be made, at present. -The , matter of alterations to the Post Office ; and Telegraph Station, is under.,consideration but it is not yet decided,whethei

-The lettey. of >' c N A_Votunteori J ' will apappearin ... County East Maaterton, has file| a declaration of insolvency. ,' . . : . Masterton jVoiunteer Corps " will" be' held''ill. the Council Chambers on..Monday next, the" 12th inst., at 7.30 p.m.." - ' Mr W. Wiley advertises in another column, clieap shingles, and also that they maybe obtained on application to Bacon & Wrigley, A local .-gentleman in Carterton, is taking steps to form a Fire Brigade in that township. We hope his efforts will not prove unavailing; ' The annual meeting of the Greytown Fontball Club ' convened for Thursday evening, was well attended, ahd'the most successful held in Greytown, in connection with football or cricket, yet held. Judging from the interest displayed by all present, and the various discussions entered into for the good management of the .Club, the Greytown Footballer's intend straining a point, to gain the laurels; of the season, A meeting of the Masterton Town Lands Trustees was held last evening, Present: Messrs Renall (Chairman), Hare, Feist, Gray, Perry, and Wrigley. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. An application was received from the Library Committee for the payment of a grant of £3O. The money was ordered to be paid, An application from the School Committee for an increase' of grant from £2O to £3O for the purchase of harmonium was refused, The consideration of an application from T, W. Shute to lease part of town acre No 69 was postponed, Mr R. Wil sone was appointed to audit the balance sheet and to act as returning offi cer to the Trust.' Messrs Renall and Have were appointed as a sub-committee t< draw up the annual report and present thi same to the committee-on Wednesday evening next.. , Three of the five heroes who wen decorated in the presence of the Court a Windsor by Her-Majesty recently an Irishmen. Sergt, Allan is a.Uerry man Private Power is from Waterford Trooper Brown belongs to Dublin. Tin ceremony of decoration was .impressive and interesting. Sir Evelyn Wood. luu the honour, by special commaud of He Majesty, to receive his brave .companion in arms, whom lie conducted to the Pre sence Chamber, where they awaited th Queen's pleasure. The sovereign, who i a model of punctuality, in all'matters c State observance and etiquette,' entera almost immediately," attended by th whole. Court,-, At'her-Majesty's appeal ance the'live soldiers saluted; and; re mained in the saluting posture while th Queen attached to the breast/if each th well-merited tribute of a grateful countrj The decoration was in each case accon; paniedby an expression of gracious at . knowledgementi —lrish Times. " Mrs Brown," a blood relation of" th .immortal Sairey Gamp," was introduce to a Masterton audience for the first tiiu last evening, by Mr Arthur Sketchley, a elderly gentleman of picturesque propoi , tions, who sits down quietly at a table o the platform and talks to his audience fc a good two hours. His object is merel 1 to amuse those who are listening to hiii and in this he is perfectly successful. Th ■ laughter gradually gets infectious, and tli olever narrator can at will lower it to ; suppressed giggle or raise it to a roar thi would silence a brass band. How he dot it is a.mystery. It is. impossible to ei plain how an audience can be fixed an entertained with what is, after all, but 1 light tipple, with not a'very great amour of variety in it. The success, however, ( i the piece is unquestionable, and anyon , who wishes to expand himself with , hearty laugh, or with a score of. then had better go to the Town Hall this evei 1 ing, for he may not possibly for the nes ten years get an equally favorable' opp'oi tunity of- securing such a really- genuin '< cachinnation. There was a v,ery fair attenc i ance at the Hall last evening, but to-nigl • we anticipate a bigger - : At a sitting of the R.M. Court at Cai i terton op Wednesday last, a case Fits , gerald v Richards, being a claim for sbm £5 odd for poods supplied to defendanl 1 came before the Court. The evidenc 1 was of the most contradictory nature, ahi ' called forth some very severe comment ■ from the Resident Magistrate. He said It is a matter to be very much regrette that the hearing of a case of so trivial an unimportant a character as the one noi i beforfe me—a case arising out of the sal of- a-few pounds of butter and a few egc —should be productive of such contradic , tory evidence as has been qiven. Ther ; can be no doubt in the minds of the wit . neases as to the delivery of the monthl; accounts, yet Mrs Fitzgerald deliberate! i swore that .she delivered them to,. Mr ; Richards, while Mrs Richards has swor ! as positively that she never' receive* , them. Then, Mrs Fitzgerald has furthe , sworn positively that a general account o i some £6 was delivered, and that state ment has been as solemnly contradict®"' by Mrs Richards. There is no grounc whatever for supposiug that these contra dictions are the result of a-want' o memory. I believe in the deliberate inten tion of one of the witnesses to deceive th Court, I very much regret that I shouli ' have been called upon to'make the re marks I have, but I feel:it my .duty to d< ■ so. The defendant's case is that the mea • • and -potatoes were not ordered,- but wen ' sent'to the House and accepted as presents This is denied by the plaintiff. A contra diction of thiß kind might be th'e result b a misunderstanding. It frequently hap pens that discrepancies arise in evidence without intentiori to swear falsely. I havi . now. to decide as to whether the-.goodi have been'delivered' or not, and, if so whether as gifts, or in .the ordinary' waj of business. I feel, however, aom'e'diffi culty, lest I should be carried away bj the more serious aspect of the case. The plaintiff in an action has to prove the delivery of the goods charged for. Ii that particular, the plaintiffs case is weal and unsatisfactory. In the face of the evid< ence of Mrs Richards of the non-deliverj of; the-goods, I could not consider the delivery proved, unless I was prepared to say that her evidence was wholly unreliable, I cannot take the fact that-she did not dispute the quantities at the time . she alleged the articles had been sent as presents to amount to an admission of their receipt. Mrß Fitzgerald has sworn to the delivery of somo of -these articles, but very few, and I feel-that I shall have to deal with the case in such- a manner as to allow, the'plaintiff to produoe better evidence of the delivery. If I had better proof 'of thla delivery, ! I should 'consider .the defendants.ver^; weakindeed.: Proof th(e ordjnary, wayVof 'Luklfießa'.ijivui.cUstibdi. I 'enter a nonsuit,-; leaving ihe plaintifF, if Lo'can; to,.prove the doli*

A boat with three .men has* been-mis,-aihg oii : the Wairarapa Lake since -Thurs(lay.. :.y • : Two-, houses, were, burned ; down 1M flight The tire originated in ah empty houie,in'surea •for, £IOO ,in th.e Liverpool .aind . London. The second house was iiisured.for £l5O in "the Oolbuial, irithffNitiotfal.;