The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1889. The Fate of Chemis.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3269, 30 July 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1889. The Fate of Chemis.

]he anxiety manifested on all sides s to tho fate of Cbcmis is Etill indiminislied, and (lie verdict of the ury which found liirn to be guilty is omething more than a nine clays' vowler, The twelvo thousand iignatures wliich are said to have ieen obtained in favor of his petition s, in a sparsely scattered community, ilmost n marvellous achievement, Vety man}' impressionable people relieve the man be innocent j lerbups still more, though faith in his nnocence is lacking, consider that Ins !«ilt has not been sheeted home, Foi in innocent man to suffer a death lonalty is a scarcely endurable horror, ind it is easy to understand the ixcitemcnfc of those who are of the opinion that this may be the outcome )f the Chetnis cose, Again, it is an outrage for even a guilty man to b( punished unless his guilt has beei ilearly demonstrated, and tho publii would lose confidence in our crimina laws if it transpired that the deatl sentpueo was carried out in a casi where sufficiently conclusive proof o guilt jiad not beei) 6hown, TYe plus confess that, though we with the feeling 1 which has led tin public to intervene so strongly oi behalf of Chemis, we hardly share th auxiety which is so generally displaye' as to his fate. No question is eve more gravely and dispassionatel. considered by the representative c Her Majesty and his Executiv Council than the suspension a deat penalty, In all such cages thecounsc of the judge who presided at the tria is almost invarijibly sought an followed, Now, if there is one mn in Ifew Zealand capable of forming trustworthy opinion as to the guilt o innocence of pberpis, or as to th question whether tho guilt was fairl; brought home to him, that man is th judge who heard all tho evidence, am whose long experience and spccia training may be depended upon t give it an exact and reliable value We ape ,(jLjit,o geftain that if there i any reasonable margin pf (Jpubt as t the equity of the verdict recopdei against Cuemis, he will never suffe tho death penalty. This would be th case even if only twelve, Instead o twelve thousand, people had signei the petition in bis favor, No doub the strong expression of public opinioi wjil Jend to make the Governor am his Council fL"! more deeply th heavy responsibility wuiou sests5 ests "P 01 them, but apart from this it does in" carry, nor ought it to carry, an; weight. Having full confidence in thi final tribunal which is petitioned t commute the death penalty, wo do no for one moment entertain a doubt a to any injustice being meted out t Chemis. The public has done its par in making an appeal to his Excellency and should be prepared to ao:ep without question the decision which i about to be given, The fate ofChemi

is in tbe hands of liigh minded and experienced public men, and Lis beet friends could not honestly desire more than this,

Oun local conlonipovary expresses surprise, that Mr G. JJeetham should' bo in London on June 4th, a time when he -supposes the member for Mnaterton'to have been at Florence. If ho consults his reporter, who crept into a meeting of Mr Bsetham's friends under the shallow pretext of being one of them, he will find that he has discovered another mare's nest, At that gathering Mr William Beetliam stated tlmt his brother had recently arrived in London from Italy. This is the new revelation that lias just coiiio home to our contemporary out of which he builds up a cock and bull story which is intended to cast n doubt as to Mr Beethum's illness.

Tho NVaihauapa Daily is the official advortiaiiiK medium of tho Ekotahuna Koad Board.

His Holiness tho Pope has created Dr M. S. Graco, SI. L. 0., of Wellington a Count of the Holy Church, Accounts duo to Messrs Minifio &Co must bo paid to Mr W. Ncill or Mr T. C. D'Arcy.before tho 11th day. Patrick McEldwnioy, a blacksmith at Duuedin, was found drowned in the harbour on Sunday last, He was last Been on Saturday night when slightly under the influence of liquor. The opening day for the sale of Minilie & Co's stock is roported to havo been attended with great success, Tho goods were all marked in plain figures and customers were astonished to find at what a low rate tho goods wore obtainable.

Tenders are invited by tho Masterton Borough Council for fencing about twenty chains Bishop's reserve, and seven and a half chains Albert street extension. Specifications can be Been at the Town Clerk's office,

Typhoid fever is very prevalent just now in Wellington, several fresh cases having been roported from privato sources,

Tbe ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Masterton Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., takes place this evening at tho Oddlellow's Hall. A full attendance of members is requested. Tho public examination of J, J. Ingram who was unsuccessfully prosecuted by the creditors for obtaining money under false pretences, was again held yesterday and finally closed, Tho debtor was ordered to come up for his discharge at the' next sitting of the Court,

Messrs Loweaand lorns announce an extensive sale of furniture, poultry, produco and sundries for Saturdry next, The Secretary of the Wairarapa Rugby Union was instructed Inst night to write to tbe Wellington, Nelson and Marlborough Unions with a view to arranging for a Wairarapa team visiting them at an early date, and playing representative matches,

At the Mastorton R.M. Court beforo Mr Burton Boys, J.P., Frederick Holmes was chafed under tho Vagrant Act with baying no lawful means of subsistence and sentenced to two months imprisonment. He hai been knocking about Station tor somo time. A first offender was charged before the samo Justice with drunltonness and fined ss.

The following team will represent tho I Forth Wairarapa in the match next Saturday, (August 3rd), to bo played at Carterton, a?ainst South Wairarapa. D'Arcy, 0. Perry, Pani, Thompson, Polling, Hirachborg, J, Perry, W. Day, .1. Bannister, Ipgulden, G Weloh, W, Welch, Watson, T. Wallace; Emerge encicj Hawko and Hill, forwards 0, Bannister and Simepn, The team will leave at 11,30,

The Wholsesalo Drapery Companj have an inset published in our current issuo drawing altontion to several special lines which are included in their surplus stock sale which is now proceeding. To eivo a faint idea of the low price at which goods are Belling we quote one lino that struck our notice "Men's tweed suits are reduced to l(is Gd" other goods in proportion.

Tho wedding of tlio Duke of Fife to Princess Louise,nf Wal<w wo. mIoW-j----hi mo" small Uhapel at Buckingham Palace on Saturday last. The Archbishop of Canterbury perfqrmed the ceremony. Her Majesty tho Queen was present, and among other lloyal parsonages were Mio King of Greece and Prince Frederick, the Crown Prince qf Denmark, Wo'are requested to draw the attention of those interested to Messrs Lowes and lorns Stock Salo which takes place at their Masterton Yards, to-morrow, The catalogue appears In their usual column and contains 2500 sheep assorted, cattle, horses, pigs, horse trap and harness also 1 Mr T. Thompson's well-known pair of buggy horses, Kimberloy and Fritz, " a I perfect match."

The management committee of the Walrarapa Football Union decided at a meeting last evening that the match between the Masterton and Star teams, which ivas postponed on account of the weather, should bo forfeited by default. The Mastertpn Club is therefore once more returned as the champion team for tho year.

Notice is given by advertisement in another column of the Eketnhuim Road Board's intention, tho ratepayers concurring, to borrow under the Loans to Local Bodies Act, ±'2so for formation and mettling Etetahuna-Paikvilio Hand. .63,500 for stumping, clearing, formation metalling, &c., the roads in the rural portion of the Wellington Special Settlement No 1 Block, and £760 for bridgos &c., Mangaone Valley and Tawataia lioads. A meeting of ratepayers interested in tho above proposals will be held at the office of the Board on Thursday, August 29that 2 o'clock p.m.

Tho ordinary monthly meeting of the Carterton Borough Council was held yesterday. Present—Tho Mayor in the chair), Crs G. W, Deller, T. Mooro, and W. Yiclterstaff, 'the minutes of tho previous meetin? were read and confirmed. Tho Treasurer reported a credit balance of £3i 2s Id. Correspondence inwards from Treasury Department and Property Tax Commissioner, and two applications for licensing of public buildings, viz, tho Eechabite Hall and the Assembly Rooms. Mr IV, Philpol was appointed Inspector-of-Buildings licensed for public entertainments, the ■ licenses as applied for were granted and that tho action intending in tho R.M. Court agains); them be withdrawn on their paying the oqst at the proceedings. From A Turner asking tliat tho covering of the main drain be completed i,i front of his property, South Carterton From James JPeters asking to be allowed to erect a verandah in front ot his new premises, Granted on thp usual conditions, Resolved that the matter ot Mr Tumor's bp attended to, Messrs Hart and Anderson waited on the Council in reference to the road leading to their property, A bill was submitted to the Council for their approval or othorwise for legalising a certain time of tho year for the burping of filled bush, the matter was relegated tf) the' Jlpad Board, The roadman's roport\yas read atitj approved. The deputation were informed that their road would be neon to as soon'as the graveLpits wm clear of irnter. Some accounts wero passed for payment and the meeting adjourned.

Good news from Wellington, and quite true, you can get a splendid Hmonium from L 5, piano or organ from Lio or, ' lin w '"' divided octave couplars all m soim cases from Ll7. This beats all tho o°..f a P est houses in town. Pianos tuned for 7s, or by tho year four visits LI, travelling expenses added. All kinds of musical instruments tuned, cleaned, and repaired new reeds put in accordeons, concertinas, harmoniums, and organs; also liberal exchanges made. Any instrument may be purchased on the time payment system from 2s 6d per. week. Oallaud exchango your old piano for a new one atF. J. Pinny's Musical Instrument Depot, Manners-streot, Wellington. (Sole agent of the colobrated Worcester organs.)—advi.

Jho English .Mail via Brindisi will arrive in 'Wellington tomorrow.' Up to the present Mr Fernandos has received no reply from the Governor as to tho presentation of the potition re Chemis.'

It is stated that tho Prirtce of Wales is in debt to the extent of L!) 00,000. His pricipals creditors aro the Rothschitda,

A child named Eva Cole aped two years was choked to doath yesterday from the effects of a portion of a peanut shell lodging; in her throat. Polls of ratepayers aro notified for the proposed £SOO loan for widening tho Eketahuna main road and for £6OO to renew the \Vangaehu bridge.

Mr John D. Foley is announced in the Wellington papers to appear for a short season commencing next woek, Ho will probably open in Llasterton afterwards, The Maeterton Eoad Board invite tenders for the construction at.the Bluff on the Opaki to Rangitumau road of about four chains of protective breastwork. Specifications may be seon at tho Road Board office,. Porry-stroct. Mr Juo Youm; notifies that to-morrow is positively the last day of tho cheap salo of ironmongery, Tho premises will absolutely close on Wednesday, 31st instant,

Anew announcement by Mr E. Dixon of the Masterton coach factory is of sutficient importance to demand a perusal, and we recommend those who require a vehicle in his line to carefully read his remarks.

So they aro going to have another salo o' drapery at Te Aro House, Wellington. Yes that is easily seen from an announcement on the 3rd page and there is no mistake about it. There will be some wonderful bargains to bo picked up, and all the goods aro new, fresh and seasonable ot this sale of Wintor goods at Te Aro House, Wellington, Even so, they are described as wonderful bargains, first-class goods, [which may be depended on as absolutely true, What is still bettor there is no rubbish, no soiled goods, no damaged articles. All are fresh and clean at this salo ot Winter goods at To Aro House, Wellington. Well there is to bo a price list issued on Saturday and then we shall know further particulars, but one thing has always been certain that if the Te Aro House folks advertise a thing it is bound to be strictly carried out, no bounce, no puff, but actual j veritable truth with the "mint mark" of Te Aro House veracity on it, It is a good thing that we country resident have such timely notice in this instance audit will give us a chance as good as tho city folks at being at the opening of this Winter Balo on Thursday the first of August at Te Aro House, Wellington.