NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3428, 6 February 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH.

London, February 4,

Allpress, who has bc-en arrested on the charge of stealing £70,000 from the Commercial Bank, Melbourne, statos that aftor committing tho robbery ho escaped to China, thence to America, and subsequently lie visited Germany and Monte Carlo, arriving iu London a weok ago. He

was discovered passing a dooumeut which had been abstracted from the Bank, and property valued at £IOOO has been recovered. 11 is expected that extradition proceedings will be instituted on Saturday, and accused will be kept in custody pending the arrival of a Melbourne detective.

It is understood that Mr Campbell, Mr Parnell's secretary, will obtain £250 damages, and £l5O costs, to settle his libel action against the Times. Captain O'Sheahas retained Sir E. Clarke, Solicitor General, to conduct his divorce case. FOREIGN. Berlin, February 1. A bocialist riot broke out yesterday at Btraslurt, in Prussian S.axony. During the molee one rioter was killed and four wounded, while many of tho police were wounded in their endeavors to quell the disturbance. AMERICAN. New Yokk, February 4. A block of buildings known as Fears' lias been burnt to tho ground, and ten persons, who wero unable to get out, perished in the flames. San Francisco, February 4. Sierra, a city ot California, has beou smothered with avalanches, and large numbers are digging for those buried.

AUSTRALIAN. Melbourne, February 8, A scare occurcd in tho mining market yesterday, almost amounting to a panic, Broken Hill proprietary sliares fell to £74, but afterwards recovered to £7B. The cause is supposed to be the fact iliiit the output last week fell below the average, but there is nothing else known to warrant aiaim, Intense heat still An aotnaral investigation into tho afl'airs of the Premier Permanent Building Association, which recently closed its doors, reveals an extraordinary . slate of allairs. During tbrpe years loans amounting to a million and a-lialf were issued. As mi example ot the loose wny in which advances were granted, it is stated one person borrowed a hundred thousand pounds, though ho was already responsible for live previous loan?,' amounting to £50,000, Not. one of them was paid. Sydney, February, 4. A (pan named Staseors to-day stuck up the Bank of New South Wales at Wellington, The teller grappled with the robber and secured his revolver, the man (hen bolted; but being hotly pursued, and seeing little chance of escape from arrest, committed suicide, Steamers which are arriving in

port are nnicli oyerdue, and report experiencing terrible weut|ier along tlie coast, It is reported, tlmt a vessel whose name is unknown, has been wreoked at Smoky Oape,

CANADIAN. Ottawa, February 4. At a meeting of the Canadian Federation League a resolution was passefl expressiye of. sympathy with the Federation movement in Australia, anil ' urging that periodical conferences of Federation Leagues throughout tlio Empire should be held, London Woo' Market, London, February 4. TJjb wool marfiet is deprossod and inactive. Crpsstyeds are firm at the November rates; meri|ios are 5 to per .cent lower. A quantity haß been sold below Australian prices, Alfredton Road Board.

Au adjourned meeting of the Eoad Ppard was held, January 28th, Presept;—Messrs Kebbell (Chairman) Cross, Benton and Eli Smith, The minutes of tlie previous meeting road and Inwards .oorrsepouilww'efeatfjs 1 follows;-Bank of New Zealand acknowledging eheques .£7los lOd, £8 8s 7d and £1 15s. From Treasury fa proposed lop pf MOO, stating that they will ppftsjder same; from Crown' Lapcta Cpuimi|sioner p pgrtifioaie for Tawatoia road ban and; jiaji $ iliifdp.' The matter was 'left m the fi f)lrE. Smith apd the Clerk; fw») Wpj. Cjoss to plaip) for

compensation on Ihuraua ; Valley Road. Mr Benton moved, but found no seconder, that the slaim be not granted./'/' It was veaolved that , the Clerk be instructed to give Mr Cross a receipt for claim; from Peter Johuston acknowledging return of deposit; from .County Clerk re transfer, of Messrs Leech Bros, property stating Castlepoint; Road. Board bus asked that tho transfer be made to suit eleotions in May and that the Council have agreed to same; from Colonial Secretary re Gazetting Special Order ' striking rate. on Ihuraua Valley Road Loan No 2; from J. W. Smith re fence "on road near his place and on his place. It was resolved that the Board cannot interfere with. fonce on private property. It was resolved to reply to Mr H. Smith that the Board does not desire to make a claim 'for Bame; from Treasury stating the £BOO Ihuraua Valley Road Loan No, 2 had passed the audit and that the money will reach the Bank in a few days; from County Council enclosing account for work done, £46 2s, this was passed for payment; from Aulin and Jespersen requesting pay: ment of account, referred, back the charges being considered too high and requesting a reduction; from D. | McLauhlan enclosing plan of road up Tiraumea.

There being no tenders in for metalling on the District;; road the time was extended until next-meet-ing. Treasury requesting £SB 7s 7d i years interest on loans. . The paymenUheet,- amounting to £ll6 lCs Id was presented and passed. Messrs E. Smith and H. Benton were appointed to sign

cheques. Complaint was mado that the lessee of Yince's section bad erected a gate across tlie Tawataia Eoad, and his cattle were filling up water .tables &o. It was resolved that Mr Coleman be written to requesting that the gate erected without permission of the Board be removed, and also to keep his cattle off the road, otherwise the BoDrd' will take steps to have them impounded.

It was resolved that Mr Beaufort be asked what it would cost to rectify plaus of Ihuraua Valley Itoad, undor Public Works Act, 1882, and to supply two copies of same, That Mr 0. E. 0. Smith's contract be cancelled, and his deposit forfeited. Tho meeting adjourned to February 25th, Wairarapa Jubilee Committee. A meeting of tho Jubileo Committee was held in the Oddfellowu flail, Masterton laatnight. PresentMessrs L. J. Hooper, (in the chair), Dalrymple, Hoar, Blinkhorn, Tait, Darlcv, Bradbury, Bone, Carey nnd Hornblow,

The minutes of the previous meel ing were read and confirmed.

A letter was read from tho Secretary of the Masterton Cricket Club stating that the pump was damaged on tbo Jubileo day and asking that it be put in repair, ""From Mr C. K, Carter expressing his regret at not getting tho Secretary's invitation in lime to take part in the proceedings on that day. Sundry small accounts were passed for payment, In reference to the damaged pump in the Park the Chairman said the letter was addressed to Mr Sellar as Secretary of the Park Trust and had nothing to do with the meotiug. Several members stated the pmnp wasin order on the morning following the Jubilee Celebration and it was resolved that Mr Sellar be written to to that effect, i 'ltwas resolved that iho residue of flrewoiks lie handed to Mr Bradbury.

Tho Treasurer (Mr Dairyrapie) reported that the collector lmd not given in the return of unpaid subscriptions, lio thought they would lm furnished with a balance sheet by the next meeting, He proposed that Messrs W. 11. Bone and J. Williams bo appointed auditors. Tho motion was carried.

The collector, Mr Bontley, who had arrived in the meantime, handed in £6 5s 6d collected since last meeting, and a list ol promised subscriptions still uncollected amounting to £l3 lis Gd,

Tho seorotnry said a wrong impression had got about as to tho position of the funds, It had hcen stated that tho recoipts were woro than ample to cover the outlay. That would he so if all tho promised BiilscriptioM were collected, The result was that many who had promised now refused, becauso they, thought the committee were in a sound financial position, If the collections were not pushed they would still be a pound or so out of pocket. Tboy bad last meeting £ll3 in the bank available for paying accounts amounting to £143, If everything were realised the receipts would amount to Xl7O. Mr Bone said Mr Cowie had oflered te take tho grain promised as contributions and hand over a cheque to the Committee for the market yalue. It was resolved that Mr W. Blinkhome be engaged to collect the promised produce and deliver at Mr Cowie'a grain stove at a cost not exceeding 10b. The Chairman said on looking through the list of arrears of subscriptions he considered they were all good marks, They lived many of them at a distance and would need to be written to,

It was resolved that the Collector's duties cease and the Secretary write for tjie amouuts in arreavs and that a duly audited balance sheet be brought up at the next meeting. This, coneluded the business,

IJr M?,ltby's Performance--I'here was a large attendance at the rink last night to witness the first performance in Masterton of Mr W. S. M&ltby oi} the biqyole, and those who went w.ere certainly yell rewarded for their trouble, if it was only to show to what a pitch of perfection the art of balancing can be brought to by constant practice, The proceedings were opened by MjJlle Emillius, who rode the bicycle round the rink much after the pnner that a lady equestrienne rides a horse in a oiriius, winding up by standing erect on the seat of the machine, while sending it round at full, speed, Mr Maltby shortly after made his appearance, and soon had the- audience spell bound as he performed feat after feat, each more difficult than the previous one, the pulmjliatiiig point being reached when he -placer! two ph?!}' B Of} a 'able, then balanced the bicycle on the chairs, finally climbing up the machine while %s balanced, and standing ou the Beat amidst the cheers of the excited spectators, Mr Maltby then to take the machine to pieces,' jailing off yfesil and the backbone, , and ii'dipg single' <Mie.ol, and jumping oyor a

handkerchief. Then, not satisfied with that, ho took off the handle bar, and 'drove the maohine round merely standing tip.; on the pedals,. On his third appearance lie attached the pedals to the small wheel and wiltzed round the rink on it, and finally brought his performance to a oloso by taking a wheel belonging to Mr Neill's spider buggy and riding that round the rink. To-night Mr Maltby introduces a series of new feats, including riding tbo single wheel up and down a Bee-saw or'tilt, and will perform a very difficult and comio act—a masher learning to ride the bicycle.. In spito > of the. : close weather, a number of persons indulged in skating between the acts, to the music of Mr Pearson's band,