SUDDEN CONVERSIONS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1165, 30 August 1882, Page 2

SUDDEN CONVERSIONS.

It .was only two weeks, ago .that Ore MoOardie and Price, supported- a Borotjgh loan, and >ve may. assume thjit.theyAid so oiicohviction.' '-It was'h'niy' iaat f miht that Ci's McCardle and Price opposed a Borough loan, and we may again assuine that , they, did... ao convictioaY\ |Cr McCardle gave,' Borne for. his change of front; Bui; ■Or ' profound sagacity gave' Wolte at all. We would like to see Councillors with a little , more backbone. Or McCardle has ihe immediate fear of hia constituents bfif ire hiß eyes, and maydbe excuse for acting with caution but Gi* Price haa no sucli iis.> flnence hanging over him, hikUb kuppos ed to have been convened by the eloqtiei ce of au ancient puiidjt'of this' town,"vvtic ae viowß are as extreme as they' are incoDQprehensible. ~ ''V T The Wellington Education -Board'--Diet to-day. ■ ■ The Masterton Institute Committee meet this evening, r , "| . Mr H, o.' Wilson, surgeon dentist iof Nipier, is now in Wellington,.and. may be consulted for a few days at Mrs Martin's, Mowbray street ' ' j Tenders are invited by the Oarierton Local Board for'forming- about 40- chains of footpath from Belvidere ij and-'--P4rk roads northwards along Higli-St., and five chainsof formation on Bibhtuon'd rokij J Mr W, W. McCardle in another column thanks the burgesses of Mastertnn for the confidence they have reposed in him during tlje past six years and announces-ttiat he will come {of ward agajn for re-election. A reward of ten ahillimza is offered for the recovery of a black horse 'lost from MriCorhett's stables,;,on ; Monday eveninn- . _' . . .. j His Honor the Chief Justice field; a' short sitting in bankruptcy- yesterday, when Mr Morrah, from the office of Brandon, Shaw and Brandon, applied (or and obtained the diaohargo of George Luuoaster, late hotelkeep'er. j Of seventeen memberawho opposed the 'second reading of the Roads Construction Bill yesterday, D hail from Ottigo, 6 from Canterbury, mid only 2 from the North Island, i'lie large majority by wliich its progresses affirmed is extremely gratifying. as;;jt ia » good indication of, its passing even at this fag end of the 'Session.' I, The following is the programme fur the ;St. Matthew'seritertainmentioa. Thursday next Piano, Misses Val lance : ;;alid Hales; glee; song, Mr Warrenjdu'et, ; Mimes; Njcol and Price; soijg, Mr Gilmer; | piano, Misses Vallance and and Bennett; I recitation, Master Bailey 1 ';; song, ;Mr ■Stephenson; song, Mw'sVlJicol; Heading, Mr;DeGasiro; songt Mr'Mo'ore pianovj Mr and Mrs Paige; song, Mr Rapp; anS Riee. r Notice is' given in" another column by the Wairajapa and Eas( v Coast Pasioral Society that tho annual parade of stations under the auspices of . the Society-will take place, at. the.abow .grounds, Carterton, on Saturday, September 30; also that the annual show of the Sooiety will !be held on Wednesday; Ist November. tries for the latter will close on Ootobef 18,' and after that date no entry will tinder any circumstances be received. ,v Yesterday afternoon tlie police, in consequence of an information .laid a native,: Kere Tihi, visited the tipaki' School and-arrested four soholars'on a charge of taking from a* deaerted;;Ma{ori wh'are two venerable eel baskets, astring . of glass beads, and a small rat trap';. Ihe lot. worth at auction probably at least half a crown. The lads were brought: into Maßterton and' made at? the police station jtill tlijs mining. Th'ejfi spent their leisure time as good ;.boya \Bhould do in getting up their school lesIb.oiis. The names of the culprits are John McPhee, Alexander' Mophee, Dpiel Smith, and.John liilminster. Singularly ejiough tho parents of the lads,' were so indifferent to tho arrest jliat they did not de«m it worth while, to into town to watoh the case. ,on jjehaff of "their.'offspring ; they were, they said, too Messrs Bish & Lowes,. J.P.'s,; took : tl# case at 10^80. this morning, and ifour cleanly and intelligent looking ;lidß hudd|ed into the dock and pleadecl guilty in cheerful andalmost vivacious l aoceiits, being Evidently unaware of tho meaning and consequence of tlieir"jplea. Kehe Tihi, the prosecutor, a somewhat buckish looking naiive, deposed that'he had been away from home for four months, and on his return missed the articles in question, which he gravely vuluel at the following rate'sßotten eel weirs •£! each, mijiiatui'e but aged chopper 7s, string,of glass beads ss, and a snihil rat trap ss; -'The Court at this • stage"' pointed" but,;: that jjrherpas the informatibn'itated that [the articles had teen'stolen within.;tljree months, the proseci|tpr. having been away four. Conetf}b|e Fleming, Hie arresting officer, stated that.he'ipund the Hie in a flax'bush,-'one eel'weir ju a icreek and ihe other waa returned ty the Maori by Kilminster. ; The boys did pot deny handling tlie articles. The.ijoniSt ibje said he cpmmunicated s<h thsiitjsreits, who said they were top busy plougHng to come. .ifltQj Ifastpr.tpn snd deferid the .ease far their children, SgjgeafijfcjP doe pmnied out; the inhnujanifcy of the par into, iu not protecting the interests of,'t leir .children, and askedJor a remand till the ,l}e them to attend. The Court granted' tho remand, aiid the boys returned to their books at' the Polios Station.

£ 'j'SfirifiMSnceV' letter ib Mo® to morrow. itaffll'.ig appearance. \j| h 111 McCarthy advertises]|iee{f Snearß iireofc from the manufaotui^vi* Volunteer Soiree Commitiee. mer last evening. The balance sheet showed JlO to the (.ood after p»yingM!expeaßMp"The--flommittoevMta. . ..fc F, H—Wood.had.. a. auccesaful. sale, at his rooma"in (jarlertiTnT''i t uOTy pf the surplus stock of haberdashery of Messrs Veitch and Allen. An extraordinary meeting of the trustees of the Oarterton Rabbit District tojib place at the Institute on Tuesday, ilf members uf the board being present except Mr Welch. The chairman statpd that the meeting had been convened at the request of the Government, who found they were unable to deal with the bank balance or outstanding liabilities. He would read the letter from Mr Moore. The charges outstanding he believed were —Mr W. G. Beard £l3 Is Bd, the See. Mr Gayfer £lO, Mr Hooker 15s, and tjvo accounts f»r advertising. The oredit balances weru the bank balance £lO 8s 4d, oheques in hand, W. G. Beard £lo3s 4d, Gayfer 3s 4d, The assets outstanding were the sale of poison, and rates unpaid. Messrs Boys, Braithwaite, and Gayfer were appointed a committee [to settle all outstanding accounts, on the same being furnished. It was resolved that Mr T. Gole be appointed collectoi of outstanding-iates-and accounts, and tl at notice given in the Daily, and that Gayfer p'eApaid day's servicss. The of Ihe 1 5 " d „ w all the Wardenß hißi^gXpfearenept Mr R, G, Welch, The bank balance rab reported ni ;£IBB 0s 7d. In reply to Mr Skev'a it was resolved'that he be ifllowidU right of way at, licated. The secretary- was directed to draw Mr Hughan's attention to the dmepWtJ the i education'rMerve abuftinj* Jan Bark rold, and that he would be held responsible from date ot notice, It was resolved tKal the gate in frontoLMessrs Merewood and Hinton's property be formed, llit application of Mr Clay as to traverse line ■ between;Parkjroad ancj While's jiine was adjourned lo} ffsrMr ( |)n|i|erajion, be also the subject of a gravel pit on Da|efield roadi stated that the work'required liy mDonald would jbe done {a.the spring, Mr Reynolds underto jeij io/tjiejibplioatioh! of Farrington, It was resolved that the siib. -scription, £24 10s, for the formationlol footpath n9r.thw.ard o|-flolvedere and Part roads be aup pie rheh tefl Id I>ll n d for pou id by the Board, ana that tenders be call jd for 40 chains, to be charged to Wardi 2 and 6. Accounts were passed for payment jam&imtihg ' It'fas're jolvec 'that fo due. to' Mr. B, ..Uaylhioe Joredited against his rales, and that Mr Tremewar be paid £2O foi gravel pit, he paying amount of rates-due. | A meeting of the Masterton Volunteei Band was held last evening, Capialir .Ijbnald ctyy.r., , The foliowiiif Mcers .were' jelected.: Sergb. G, Bentley, Oorpl,; 0. Bout ley LaticVcijrpl! Capt, DanaldiinnouncedthattheOorps hjic voted ;£2O per year for Band-master, Peir SOl/. Jto absolved thai 'the Bana would play (fut fevery-Satbrday evening, weather permitting, The fitjsl practice will take place on Thursday. 1