The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1886.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 3418, 6 October 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1886.

Tho Hawkos Bay Agricultural and Paatoral Society's Show taken place next Wednesday and Thursday, 13th and 14th inat,, at Hastings, . The Napier Park Racing Club, at their inaugural meeting last week, adopted the rule ''That all monoyß placed on the totallaators on h«rse« that are scratched are to be returned to the public" This rule will commend itself to frequenters of racecourses for aenuino sport, as it will prevent horse-owuors allowing tuoir, animala to romain on the maohines until the last moment and thou scratching' them, with a view to raising a (mod dividend on the remaining horses.

Hares, says tho,Christchurch Proas, have become very numerous throughout the Aahburton district, and complaints are frequently made of the destruction thoy cause to young crops. Mr W. 0. Walkor brought tho matter before the Ashburton County Counoil yesterday, and it was unanimously resolved to ask the Government to proclaim hares vemun throughout the county. Johu King, who has an orchard at Red Bluff, in the States, sayd that he had heard that a sure way to keep rabbits from eating the bark off young apple trees, was to kill a rabbit, cut it into pioees, and rub the remains on the body of the tree. He concluded to try the experiment, and found it entirely successful. If a rabbit goes to the apple tree he invariably smells it, if and he finds the Boent of a dead companion on it he leaves at once aud never returns. Mr King has 1 a nice youogorohard, which he has, saved from these destructive animals as above stated. The system jb w>rth. a trial, anyhow,

This evening a public meeting, convened by Mr A. W. Renall, takes place nttEe Theatre Royal "to consider the advisability of widening Renall-Street; and the action taken by tho Borough. Council and Town Lands Trust thoreou, and all matters arising from the same." The Auckland Herald "continues to publish alarmist reports of an alleged monstrous saurian reptilo seen in a creek near Hamilton. Yesterday it stated jn tho authority of one of the mates' of the Auckland Grammar School, that a creature something like a Beft-iserpent was seen Bwimming up the Waikato Rivoi, lashing J;he water with its tail, which seemed to furnish locomotive and guiding power. The natives allege that it is a "taniwha/'buttho Herald inclines to tho belief that it is an alligator. Two tourists, ii appears, saw a water-monster with a head like an alligator, in the Waikato Rivor nearly a fortnight ago, and a year ago about the same spot, a native girl was found dead in a stream in that vicinity, with the flesh stripped from one arm. Tho general opinion is that it hi a " taniwha,,' or iu other words a myth.

Within the laat few years says an Exchange soveral "bungs" have beon made Peers. There is no particular objection to this, for brewing is just as likely to produce an individual who i« so thoroughly impregnated with legislative wisdom that ho will propogate legislators, as shooting pheasante, or any of the other of the occupations which those who bocome Poers genorally devote themselves ; and a Beerago is as glorious an institution as a Poorage, Tho only dif-. fioulty appoars to mo to be this: the the title seems to be a sort of Government guarantee that the beer of the possessor is good; and therefore anyone whose beer is up to par ought to have a right to claim a peerage, for otherwise competitions will not V carried on between the "bungs" under fair conditions. . ,

The Wellington Evening Proas, a paper of some experience in libel actions, says: A capital idea-Jias suggested itsolf to us for an amendment of the law of libel, in which, we are sure, we Bhall have the hearty concurrence of every enlightened journalist. It is very simple, as all really masterly measures of reform are. What we propose iB that in future the plaintiff in a oivil suit for libel shall deposit with the Court the amount that he claims as damages, no cheques to be received unless marked by a Bank ; and that it shall be lawful for the jury to award the whole or any part of that amouDt to defendant, if the plaintiff fail to sustain his action, Similarly, in criminal actions for libel, it shall be lawful for the jury, if they find tho accused Not Guilty, to inflict on the prosecutor tho whole or any pavt of the fino or imprisonment, or both, which might have been inflicted on tho accused if he had beon found guilty. This would effoctuallydisconrage vexatious actions for libel, which aro only too common ; and it would also rolievo tno judgoß of a groat deal of responsibility. Wo adm it thero is a slight suspicion of Yankee grab about it; but then so there is about legal proceedings generally. The advantas;o of our plan is that it is fair for both sides, which would certainly bo a plowing novelty in Courts of Justico.

The ordinary monthly meeting ot the Upper I'aueru Road Board was held on Mondayatßowlands. Presont—The Chairman and Messrs Hood, Perry, Rutherfuvd and Miller. An application from Messrs Laing and Nioholls asking for help in making a track ou the Mungapurupuru line was received. It was ordered that tho sum of £4 be granted, and that the Cashpoint Board be written to, calling their attention to tho position of Mossrs Matthews aud Cripps, and asking the Board to meet the grant of this Board by an equal amount, for the benefit of those settlers. An application was received from Mr Wingate for 30s, to oloar slips on his road line.-Granted. Mr Miller applied for £to to open up his road. It was agroed to loave it to Messrs Miller and Hood, with power to expend up to £lO on the Makirikiri track to Mr Miller's liouso. It was ordered that Harland bo requested to go and look at the Wairere line with Mr Rutherfurd, to soe what is required, and name a price with time for completion, the Chairman having power to accept the tender, the samo courso to be adopted with the cutting at the Maori gardens, and with the cutting from Bideford to Mr Favrer's. Limit in Rutherfurd's, £10; Hood's, £4 ; and Farrer'a £4. It was resolved, That tho rate of wages for day wurk on tho Board's account not to exceed 6s per diem, .It was resolved, That notico be given of the intention to propose at the next meeting in November, a resolution adopting the ■provisions of the Local Bodies Loans Act, 1886. It was resolvod, That the rates on Bowlands and the laud below Rowlands agroed to be spent in metalling, and tho ostimated subsidy thereon be spent as soon as possible in metalling, and that the County be askod to anticipate tho subsidy in respect of the Uppor Taueru rates above Oroker's bridge, and that the Board enter into an acreement with the Counoil to do the work, the metalling to start from the top of the cutting south of Pibrangi Bridge to tho North, and in White's cuttiug, tho balance to go in metalling from tho end of Taueru cutting opposite the gravel-pit on tho first bush flat, and extend northward as far as money will go. It was resolved, That in view of the appareut dissatisfaction of tho settlers m the part of the district below Crokor'a bridge, with this Board, that an application be made to the Mastertou Board to take them into their district,- and if thoy consent to apply to Council to rectify the boundaries. It was ordered that cheques be signed, R. S. Hawkins, £4 13s 3d; 8, "Wingato, £2los.

A London correspondent of tho Auckland Weekly Nuws :—I have heard of the sad and even trap ending to a great artistic career, You will remombor tho {(Teat disturbances at the Grand Opera in Paris a couple of yeara ago on a night when Marie Zamlt was singing. There was something approachingtoriot, and the poor girl herself was hooted off tho stage. The Paciß journals, with ox'quisite delicacy, came out the next morning with oxtenuatioua for this brutality on the groundthat.au American prima (lonm had ventured te come ou the stage in a Btato of intoxication, The charge was denied, and it was explained by those who knew her intimately, that the unfortunate aotross waa seized by a sudden giddiness might havo all tho appoarancos of intoxication. The story, of courso, was disbelieved at tho time; the world is so delighted to think the worst especially of a woman. But it has received a dread confirmation, since Mdlle. ."Van Zandt is now at a German watering place with her lower limbs paralysed" The nervous exhaustion, of which the scene at the Opera Housowasa manifestation, has since devoloped rapidly. Her voico, fortunately, has not suffered', and I heard a pathetic description of the poor girl sitting and singing all day long. She is young, and it is to bo hoped will recover.

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Tho Secular Temperance (.'nmii hold their usual weekly meeting at the Kuripuni Hall to-morrow evening. Mr J as. Stuckey, of Te Rangituman, has succeeded in his negotiation with Messrs Fleming & Medley, of .Oamaru, to send to this district a fint-class Clydesdale horse for stud-purposes. The animal selected i 3 represented to be a- kind young horse, three yeara old, named Avon, and will arrive in Wellington on Friday next. Full particulars as to pedigree and terms will bo. duly announced.'

At the Supreme Court, Wellington, yesterday, Marcus Herman Weston van arraigned on a charge of having, on the 10th of January, 1885, feloniously altered the words and figures, ono to four, on a certain cheque, drawu by Mr T. E, Price, Btiitiunor, of Mastorton, and also with having uttered tho aarne. Prißonor pleaded not'guilty. No witnesses wore called for the (Woueo, but Mr Jollicoo addressed the jury at mimo length, contending that there was nothing in tho evidence to prove the prisonor bad altered the figures on the cheque. The jury retired at 5.50 p.m. and returned at 745 with a verdict of not guilty. Tho pfisonor was accordingly discharged.

Applications arc .invited* • by the Commissioner of Lands' for Hawkos Bay for twenty-one section* in tho Woodville Special Settlement,' We draw attention to Mr F, H. Wood's regular fortnightly stock sale at the Taratahi yards to-morrow. The list of stock for salo will bo found in another column.

Sergeant Price has received intelligence from Constable Collerton that Joseph Grey has been arrested by him at Herbertville on a warrant charging him with stealing a horse, saddlo, and bridle, tho property of David Anderson, of Masterton.' Aocused will bo brought in to-mor-row.. ;

The Daily Toiograph, in an article on the Torpedo arm of the Navy, admits that the Bronhan torpedo is tho best that has yet beon devised. The Admiralty are now engaged building a small fleet of gun boats specially designed for the purpose of enabling tliis torpedo to be effectively utilised.

; It is announced that a complimentary dinner under the auspices of tho Master-' ton-Mangahao ami- ParkvihV Special : Settlement Associations will bo tendered to the Hon. John Ballance, Minister of. Lands, at tho Club' Hotel ou Monday next, October 11th. at 7 p.m. Tickets for admission may bo obtained from Mr P. T. Redman, and any member of the Committees.

A Press telegram from Oamaru says : A steamer similar to tho Klderslie, but fitted with the Hall refrigerating machiuory, will arrive at Onmaru in March to loud frozen meat for London. Cargoes for Hiis vessel have been guaranteed, in order, it is stated to break down what is known as the Haslam compact; by which, the two steamship compamoj trading to this colony have secured a monopoly of' tho use of the refrigerator. At a meoti wof the Friendly Societies of Palmerßton North, hold on Monday ovening, it was decided to send a circular to all the kindrod societies in the Wellington and WaiiKauui districts inviting them to take part m a graud demonstration to be held on tho occasion of the opening of tho Wellington-Mauawatu railway. An attempt will be made to get tho day proclaimed'a holiday throughout tho districts,

At the Supreme Court, Wellington, yoaterday James Mitchell, alias McKcuzie, moro commonly kuown as the "Mrahoir." was indicted that ho did. ou the 23rd July, about midnight.' feloniously and burglariously outer the premises of H. J. Freeman, of Manners street,, jeweller, and steal therefrom watches and jewelry to the value of £BO7 14s, Tho prisoner pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr Jellicoe. Evidonce bavin? been takon tho jury brought in a verdict of guilty, sn d tho prisoner was sentenced to fivo years penal aervitude. The Borough Council had its little joke last evening., A certain Councillor was troubled because he hold no seat on any of the various Municipal Committeos aud succeeded in obtaining a reconstruction ofthoso Committees, with a view, no doubt, to getting his claim for a place admitted. Tho Council gave him a Rowland for his Oliver by silently and unanimously appointing him on " the Nuisance Committee," The discontented Councillor has gained his point, aud his colleagues have had a grim jest, at his expense, and now the Committee wheels of the Municipal chariot may bo expected to revolve smoothly. Tho dissatisflod Councillor has won the. odd trick, and honors aro easy The nimble ninopence! Shocking destitution in Auokland! Tho Te Awamutu railway station ontored by burglars on Saturday and robbed of nineponce! How many burglars did you say thero wero 1 Oh, I Buppoae thero woro throe or four I Poor fellows 11 expect they wanted threopeuoe apiece to put in the plate on Sunday, so they cleared out the week's takings on tho TeAwamutu railway I It will be a serious loss to the Goverumout in the prcseut state of thu bnancos I Not to tho Government I Tho Civil Servants have to make it good I Tho Treasury deduct so much in the pound from tho noxt six months' screw of every Civil Servant getting moro thau £IOO a year! Do tho Ministers havo to pay their share ? No, no, dear boy I The Miniacors are a out above that sort of thing.-Press Puffs,

With reforence to the arrest in New South Wales of a man supposed to be Oaffrey, the Great ' Barrier Island murdoror, a Wellington papor says that Oaffrey is known to have tattooed on his breast a female figure armed with a dagger striking at a heart. The description from Now South Wales states that tho man arrested has on his breast a figure of Justice and au Atnencau flag. Tha figure of justice is probably what we montionod. Of the American flag nothing is known by the police here, but it might easily have escaped observation or recolloetioh. In every other, respect the New South Wales police say the man'answers perfectly to the portrait and-description of Oaffrey. Further communications are being exchanged with a view to. indent!fication. .-

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