The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1883. AN EPISODE IN BANKRUPTCY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1550, 3 December 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1883. AN EPISODE IN BANKRUPTCY.

A somewhat peculiar case eccupied the attention of the: District Court for a considerable time. on Saturday last. It appearod that a certain Bankrupt, who had on a previous occasion' boon in a somewhat similar position, had many years ,ago, settled - property |on liis wife, but from tho evidence it was plain that this property was at his disposal when he. desired to make use of it, The inference was that the settlement in favor the wife was less for her benefit than for tliat of the husband; that it was nominally put into tho hands of the former to secure it from the claims of the creditors of the latter,. This sort of thing is common in this colony audit is a reprehensible practice, We might have expected to have heard a very decided opinion upon it from the bench but for one circumstances.. In this particular instance, the creditors had made a somewhat unholy compact with the debtor. They were to get six and eightpence'in the pound out of the funds settled on the wife, and the debtor was to get his discharge. It is evident that if the settlement on the wife whs one made in her interests and for her benefit, a wrong was inflicted on her by . the creditors taking her propoity in. settlement of her husband's debts,. If the settlement on the other hand was merely a convenience to enable the husband to seclude property from his creditors, the latter could not well touch pitch without being defiled. The decision of tho Court was, in our opinion, a very fair one. If the debtor was a black sheep, it was quite evident tiiat his creditors to secure a pecuniary a.Wantage had condoned his blackness, It was almost a mistake for the creditors to make a fuss over such a case. The Trustee in the estate deserved credit for the moral courage displayed in his report, Had there been no "peculiar bargain" such a record would have been fatal to the discharge of the debtor, but in the face of the compact revealed, the less said about the affairs of the bankrupt the better. To oppose his discharge after taking his wife's money was not very consistent.

The houso in Church-Street lately occupied by itfrT, O. D'Aacy is advertised to be sold by Messrs Lowes - and lornß under the conduct i-f.the Registrar of the Supremo Court.' We nntico that Mr Gurr, formerly of Featherston, is acting as temporary inspector under a Canterbury Education Board.

The Eev Mr Fulton preached an eloquent sermon against racing yesterday at tho Masterton Presbyterian Church.

■The Eev. FatherHalbwachs informed his consroaation at St Patrick's Clinroh yesterday that he would shortly be transferred from this district lo work in somo other portion of the diocese, We regret to hear this as tho.Eev-Fnther'a services to tho Catholic community in this district have been-very valuable, and his genial arid kindly disposition has made members of other denominations regard him aa a friend. Messrs Lowes & loms sold on Saturday the privileges' at the Masterton'-Opaki Eace meeting, and notwithstanding the fact of otlifir race privileges in tho Weilinj>tnri district falling off,. these realised some .£2O movo than any other previous season.' Tho following were the prices The Gates, Cookery,' 188; No. 1 Publican's Booth, T. Waog, £29; No. 2 Publican's.Booth, D. .Tp'il)ill, £18; Refreshment and Fruit, 14. B. Hull, £1410s; the Cards, Quick, 18 ss ; ; Saddling Paddook, Simeon, £ll 5j ; Hiiise uirdi, Braggins, £'s ss; the Games, W. ijmith, i's; Fanoy Gootls, A. P. Feildiiii!,'2os. ■-.Total, £IBO ss. Furniture and sundries conoluded tlio afternoon's sale, " :

Ono of tlio. pleasfthtest country Bohoola in the Wairarapa, judgjng from' external appearances, is the ono .conducted by Mr Hover on the Uppor Plain. Delightfully situated on a breezy plain near. Ihe hills with a commodious playground iuccora inodatea about a hundred children. The building which ounaists of two rooms represents the old and new order of thinga. The larper room is constructed in tlio old style Willi old fashioned desks, Mit its .vnlfa are pain tod a light blue, mid it is a cheerful apattmont. The smaller room was built by Mr Turn bull on his well known improved plan, and is.perfeot in its arrangements. All over the school are to be found evidonce .of good leadline: and careful management. There is for example a set of book shelves containing a well selected library of works of travel, biography, and fiction. Evidebtly both teacher and committee work cordially, together in this school to'promote, the well-being and happiness of the pupils. On Wednesday night last at Featherston some Irrilans in that township untethered Captain Laimbeet's horse, led it into ihe scrub, and out tlio hair off the tail and mane, leaving it in a most disgraceful state. It is pretty near time tliu sort of thing was put a stop to, and the guilty parties punished. The general opinion is the blame-must be laid to grown up larrikins and people that ought to know fietter. However, the captain 18' determined to leave no stone unturned to sheet it homo to the guilty parties. Rapp & Hake's 2s 6d tea unequalled or purity and flavor. Thy ii I—Advt,

.:-Mr- Ti Shute waited pn, the Hon. Mr Ro)le»ton Minister of Lands, re the deferred payment.' oystom on Saturday, but time did not admit of discussion on the subject and Mr Shuts was invited to put hiß views in writing and forward them to Wellington.

We are glad to hem' that Mrs Tuokey, of Feathiirston, who has boan suffering from a severe illness for some time past, is now in a fair way of recovery. Her many friends will bo glad to learn this. A meeting of the Amalgamated Friendly Societies Sports Committee, will be held at the Council Chambers this evening. To-day, Mr James Macara commences to run his coach right through lo Woodville, It will now leavo Mnatorton about a quarter to one and reach Woodville about nine p.m. To morrow,' it will make the return trip, arriving in Maatorton about a quarter past ono,

i A sti'iingor (tamed Robert Miller, who had overrated his carrying capacity) was fined five- shillings by His Worship the Mayor, at the Masterton H.M. Court this morning,

The improvements to ike Masterton Hospital, including the setting of the new range, aro progrpesine expoditioußly under the hands of Mr. Pickering, the contractor. Mr' Th'oina'B' Dixon' intonds coming forward as a 1 candidate for the expected vacancy iti the Masterton Borough Council.

Messrs 'Lowes and lorns have an addition to their atook sale for Thursday thel3th mat:, of twenty two and threeyear old steers. . . Mr G,., W- Schroder, of, .(he Hall of Commerce, Masterton, announces that he has taken; into partnership-Mr Henry Owen, who his'been long and favorably known iti business oircles in Wellington. Tenders are invited by Mr Georgo Heron, creditors' trustee, for tho pnrchaso of several valuable pruportio3 ■in tho estate of William Dixon. All debts) duo to this estate are requested to be paid by tho ,15th' lust,',

The City of Sydney, with ! lie English November mails left 'i'riscoou the 27th for Auckland, four days late. The City of New York with the Novouiber colonial mails, arrived at' Frisco from Auckland on the 38th, one day late, The Masterton Cadets, under Captain Grundy's chtirgo, fired for the District prizes at the Manaia Butts on Saturday, The weather was very unfavorable for the boys, a strong wind was blowing across the range, rendering the. shooting very uncertain, Five shots were fired at each range forty points being the possible. We give the ten highest scorers below:—J. McOardle 30, W. Watson 29, H, Hoffeins 28, J. Lovres 28, O, Lang 28, A, Hosking 27, W. McOardle 2G, S. Minifie 25, A. MoKenzie 23, T. Bannister 16, , A cricket match was played on Saturday last in Mr George Dixon's paddock between' the Mastorton Lillywhito (Hub and the Public Bohool, resulting in a win for the former by fourteen runs. Lowes oaptsined the scholars and Baumbor the Lillywhites, Messrs O'Meam and Hill acting as umpires. Tho bowlitnj throughout the gamo was very good, Baumbei' doing good Borvice for tho Lillywhites, as D'Arcy and J. Lowos for their opponents, but the fielding was not ut > to the mark, probably from the want of field practice. We would lli.it on future occasions the play comiuenco at an earlier hour, as time would tin' permit for a second innings Tho Mlowing aro the respective score.): —School—Bannister I,' H. Hill 0, A. Husking 0, P. Freeth 2, A. D'Arcy 1, F. L»wcs 12, J. Lowos 2, A. Richards 0, T. Thompson 0, W. Eveuden 0, exir-w 5. 'J'olal 23. Lillywliite—A. Gaidner 0, A. Gollen 3, A. Vile 1, F. Richards 1, S. Minifie 1, J,,Baumber 1, T. Blinkhorne 10, G. Evenden 0, J. McC.-wlle 2, R, Thompson 2, extras 16, Total 37.

Eapp <!e Hare would remind ranliolders and farmors tliat they have just landed 50 bales of woolpacks, 8 and lOlbs., attaohed and detached tops, 45 bales corn sacks, 72 doz. sheep shears in all the best brawls, special plates in sewing twines. The ab'ivo they aro selling at Wellington whnkulo prices, An inapec ; tion invited,-fApvi, | The best assortment of clocks yet seen in this district is now on view at Mr A, Biih's jeweller, Queen-street. There are among them several varieties of the alarm clock; some extremely pretty timepieces under the name of tho "Mikado Striker," and '"Lodge Clocks," a novel clock called the" Calender," which has an extra hand pointing to tho date of the month each day arid a great variety of timekcopers of all kinds, The above being a direct importation are beinj; sold at wonderfully low prices and anyone desiring a good well finished article at small cost are requested to take advantage of the present oppor tunity. See the windows I—Advt, Seldom has there been Buch a choice of beautiful dress fabrics and elegant millinery as ladies have placed before them this season in tho principal drapery establishments of New Zealand. A visit of inspection to Mr G. W. Schroder's Hall Commerce would amply pnvo this as there is now on view there the most extensive selection of tho latest novelties from England and the Continent evor seen in the Wairarapa,—Advt. We believe that if every ona would use Hop Bitters freely there would be much less siokness and misery in tho world, and people are fast beginning to find this out, whole families keeping well at a trifling cost by its uso. We advise all to try it. Read