Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3240, 26 June 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Rumoured Wreck ofthe EM.S Dart, -■ Auckland, June 25. The Mongouui .correspondent of the Now Zealand Herald has telegraphed the news of tho discovery of; the Dart's boat in Tom Bowling Bay, uoar tho North capo, and seven lifebelts about thirty miles further westward, past Capo Maria- Van Dieman. The Natives have charge of the boat, and Mr S. Yates, of Parengarongaofthe belts, No further particulars have yet reached Auckland This discovery was rep.orted.at Mongonui by Captain McC'iean, pf the s.s. Btaffa. .

s - Wellington, Wednesday. c Further' information shows the j Dart's boat was pioked up so long r ago .as the 14th.. There were no t qarpenters tools in her, and the fact • that pyisions wo aboard is not . significant as it is usual to plaoo food ■ in tlie boats .every niglit,'wore it not ' that the Dart has not yet arrived at' ; Sydney it would be thought the boat had 1 merely been washed away, but tho lei)gth of time which has elapsed ' since she passed the North Cape on , June Bth, is considered ominous. The New Zealand Exhibition. , Dunedin, June 25. The Government of New South Wales have. telegraphed for 8000 ft of space for mineral exhibits alone from that" Colony, The matter of representation is still under consideration. The Anglo-Australian collection of ; pictures by British ' artists now'iu bydney. has been definitely secured for the Art Gallery, Although no agent has been appointed in the United States, telegraphic: .for spaoe have been received; Tim' oxtejit'to whioh .'other/ countries" are. taking ' space exoeeds expectations, arid ii is now dojibtful whether the show by New Zealand will not bo in some' respects dwarfed, especially' in the way of mineral oshibits; ; ; i . pegedPaiilpi-ying'. . < : WtLpiSGToi;, Wednesday, j . At.the K,M. Court this moriiing .' James Collins, J,P. Postmaster'at 1 ! PolhilJ Gully, (sub- Wellington office), ! appeared to answer a charge of open- 1 iiig a letter preferred against him. by i Mrs McGovern. There was no * .appearance '.of' the prosecutrix, her f counsel, said : he'did not know .the i rcasos awl t'hVcassjardismissei • a

NEWS jBT ,®B'LE. ■ ENGLISH.^ 1 London, June 24. ■a Father O'donor, Piieat at Fines, deposed before. tlie Oonnuission that ■members of the local league •" were afraid r to: condemn the' murderers of Curtin lest'-they - should bt) killed themselves; ; ■: :'•• V ;, The Daily News. doubts-' whether Sir H, Lecli is - strong enough to succeed Sir H. Eobinson. The Times hopes that when the excitement sudsules be will receive local assistance from the supporters ol the late Governor, 'The Times thinks. Sfr. H, Loch's taot and discretion will help liirn to overcome tlie difficulty of bis delicitte position as Governor at tho Cape.'; The Lister Silk ' Mills at Bradford ivera burned down today;,damage L 40,000. Two firemen; were killed and many were injured by the falling walls, . 1 :;y. Owiug to neither Mitchell nor Smith being able to iiglit Slavin Thompson has withdrawn the deposit made on behalf, of the Australian, but the challengo still remains open, ■ In reference , to the issue, of a summons against the Duke of Cambridge for assaulting Mr, G. B. Simtns, Lord Chief Justice Coleridge holds it is necessary to assert tho principle that in the eyes of the law all subjects are on an equality. AMERICAN. ' New W; June 24, The Clan.n»-Gael Society is being re-organised. - Its leaders propose to drop the active policy and support Mr Pariiell in his constitutional agitation. The Vatican." has- authorised the Bishop, of Chicago to declare tive Cliin-na-Uuel in. opposition to the Church of Rome, The' Bishop had reported that the'society had recourse to] every speoies of'crime in order to further political ends, FOREIGN. . Vienna, June, 24. Tne Empsror Franeis, in his speech at the opening' of the session of th o delegations- of ; Austria-Hungary, assured them that the foreign policy remained unchanged, The contiuued increase: in warlike force 3 elsewhere compelled Austria also to perfect her means of defence,. The European situation' in his opinion-remained uncertain, Austria was in complete unison with her aliieß, and lie trusted peace would lie preserved, He regretted the übdiction of King Milan and hoped the prudence and patriotism of the Servians would' avert serious danger. He also expressed his satisfaction it tho steady progress of Bulgaria, ~ '. Paris, June 24, A Boulangist disturbance took place yesterday at Beziera. Deroulede, the well kuown Deputy, was arrested, but afterwards.released, -; There is an. impression that the French general elections will take place iu the middle of August. St, Petersburg, June 24, It is feared that attempt's to kidnap the Czar will prevent his being anointed King of Poland at Zitsha,' The Eusiian Government lia6 ordered. torpedoes to be kept in constant readiness, Berlin, June 24, The Wohlgemuth Frontierdiflioulty is at an end, the declaration of the | Swiss Government that they will take steps to make tho liborty of I Asylum respected by refugees having i satisfied Germany.' ■ ! . Caiiio, June 24, The garrison of Assouan has been reinforced owing to the appearance of , 2000 dervishes at ' Australian. , Sydney, June 24. Sir H, Parkes absolutely denies that the Government made extracts from Pasteur's letters as alleged by his agentH Geruiont and Loir, since their return to France, Melbourne, June 20, A new process for preserving meat lias been putented. The meat is immersed in a solution for a fow minutes, when a coating is formed, effectually preventing the escape of juices and enabling it to resist the attack of deleterious germs, The coating disappears upon cooking, The inventors claim that meat can be preserved for weeks and months at a cost of one-fifth of s penny |ier lb. Whether the process is suitable for exposing meat lias not yet been tested Externally the meat shows a slight shrinkage, Imt wbeu cut is fresh and juicy. Experiments so far have been successful, Adelaide, June 24,' In cotisequonco of the adverse vote tho Ministry have resigned, His Excellently tue Governor has sent for Dr Cookburn, member for Mount Baker, who moved the resolution on which the Goyernment were defeated. COMMERCIAL London, June 23. Ac the wool sales the prices for N.ZI superior orossbreeds range id higher. Theso sorts are in strong Ipmand ■ ' Galvanised iron, orb brand, Ll7, Spleadid weather prevails at present,, md theot'bps am..ripening rapidly, Die viekl is expected to bo more j ibunilaiit than last season, American reports also are favourable, and J ■epresent the quality as good. ( Up to date 57,60.0 bales havo been latalogued at tho wool sales, of whioh j mly 8000 have not been sold, Tallow—medium mutton,' 25s j litto beef, 2-la. | Distbiot Oouet, I Before His Honor Judge Eobinson.) i MASTERTON-WEDNESDAY. t out,' Savage V. . .OfIAEIES AND Aa'K t .; MoKillop. t This was an'aotiou' to'recover the il 11m of £48125, caused through the y reach of agreement' in connection 0 'ith the leaso of a property belong- p ig to defendants, C Mr Pownall. appeared, for plaintiff b nd Mr Bunny defended. The b lUowing jury were empanelled:— oi lessrs : D.' Dixon (foreman), T. p resswell, Mr Hodgiiis, and E, si lques;'' •■/•' . ■: . X Jokfi Savage,' plaintiff, , deposed la itit'iu themontii of December; 1887, tl: islied to beooine defendants' tenant, Jj 1 a piece of land situate on Taubru ock.: Went to defendant's house E •' company ivi.tU his brother tu ;ichael, arid. arranged with'defeu- th itits £0 take; property for ten years; £ m gfyo SO. $ iyeaf'for. first th rjs 'yeafa; lis'; Miringemenji:;; iiting.-;.-it" -vi?as■ oq e time that defendants should erect fri IUBO 011 property, By paying £25 lei t's, nbt'to be'ealleclupon to pay of :th'er' ••instalment..; for' twelve jc jnths,. Took tho memorandum of £1 rwent to ijg drawn up. Was an

undoiVAimpresßioii' the " be.' 'longed to Mr MoKillop until i lie wout to Mi' Bunny!s office., Shortly I after, lis gave instruotione to prepare j lease giwe Mr Bunny: L 25. . Then i mot ili'B:MoKillopand." she:;also ordered the agreement to be drawn up, C'ame on the 9lb January i following to sign the lease and found it : was not ready. Mr- Bunny promised to read it. A fow (lays after i received a. letter from Mrs McKillopi asking liiin to go shares 111 erecting i the: house,.' from the tenoFof the letter understood they wished tp erect a -superior house .to the: bile first, intended. On 2nd February,. 1888, received a- letter from,Mr, Bunliy intimating that the lease: was, ready; to sign.: He then refused to. attach his signature until, the house was' finished. lator on he' received notice from Mrs MoKillop that the house was' finished. . ; Witness.; then ; took possession. .Was there two or three days when: MoKillop oame to the house and' liioked up a row on acoodiit of his wife and Mr tiimny letting him into possession of the premises before he signed - the lease. Witness then said he would go : down and rign the lease, : "After reading it he retusedas therei were several. items inserted which he had never sanctioned; .Mot

l; McKillop that evening and told hini ;e he had not signed; tho lease, and ic stated the reason. MoKillop.said Mr iv Bunny was wrong in putting part of. 1 those conditions in and he would see about it, Afterwards witness refused to. do any improvements ■ until the lease was made.riglit'and signed, and g. wrote him to that effect, and offered ,o to leave it to any two men to decide. ; r Eeceived. a reply to. the effect lt that the terms of agreements given l 9 by him to Mrs MoKillop had ' been e embodied in a lease aud was awaiting e his signature.. Whether he signed d the leaso or not he would have to 10 'pay the rent as ho had taken posses--0 fliori of the property, othernise legal proceedings woufd be' taken. This letter was delivered to witness by McKillop, who said he would return to Mr Bunriy and. have the objectionh able clause exoised. Witness claimed o i2O for improvements done in the • shape of ditching,- draining, and jr planting Two months after he saw d McKillop in Mr Bunny's presonce, e Asked him had he had the r lease put right. He said lie n had not and witness said " give d me back my £25, and I will leave the :e place at once." Ha did not'get it, (1 however, and was billed for the rent, e but did not pay "it, and declined to „ do anything until the lease was n settled. When he got the last stump 1S out ofthe ground he reoeived notice to 8 quit,, ..Tliat was in Ootober. Sub' ,f sequent proceedings compelled him . to quit, and an order was made against him. Quitted in March and o paid the.rent and oosts awarded e agaiost him, Never roceived ono. t, penny for improvements. Would " swear he made the improvements on e the instructions given by Mr 0 MoKillop. Had put a low value 011 the improvements. There were thirty head of cattle left to graze 011 p the property for eight days, and a g mare and foal for several weeks whioh lie claimed for, 6 (Left Sitting),