BREVITIES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3450, 4 March 1890, Page 2

BREVITIES.

Cool, ... Cloudy, j Influenza weather.. Salvation tea to-night. ( Police on stake—No work. ■ Capture of Jonathan Roberts a ' hoax.. • : Revelations rogarding tlio West End scandal. A schoolmaster's services dispensed with because ho flwns a nowspaper. ; Promises, lilio pio-crusts, made to be broken, so say the burgesses of Mnsterton regarding gas. St. Clair leper died on Saturday. Leprosy or starvation—which ? Sir' Robert Stout to be asked to contest the next election. Will he Stoutly refuse ? Long list of cases in tlio Supreme Court; not much criminally, though 1 Where was Kenall when that summons was served'? In the dark. Kumours that W. W. Ale' will have another try for a seat in the House. Cheap beor iu the bush iu ! the meantime 1 The fact that the world generally ' speaks well of tlio dead does-not seem to encourage suicido among I the class who never get a good word

whilo they are alive. A meteor fell recently in Texas, weighing several hundred tons. Somo of the fragments contain nuggets of gold. A rush set in! ' * . The Post discovers that out of tho

10,530 children attending the' schools of the Wellington Educational District, there are 130 with. deficient, sight, 47 partially deaf, o7 cripples 23a iuarticulato or stammer;, and li! 4 of weak intellect. - The honeymoon has been described as that part" of married life when tho bride spends her time in trying to find out what her husband likes to eat, and he spends his time in trying to eat it after she has cooked it.

' Old'ooy is very absent-minded, Hint is true, but the other day, whon lie' called his wife by Die maiden mime of a girl ho used to go'courting before he was married, his.mental vagaries wore not accepted as an excuse, Mrs Oldboy is visiting at her mother's now, but mutual friends who were called in on tbo morning of'her departure, are willing to bet sums of untold gold that her husband will know her name whon slio comes back.

A paper published in London, and devoted almost exclusively to funny items, has just hit' upon a method of advertising, both novel mid successful in the highest degree. A prize consisting of £\ per woek for life was offered to the person making the nearest guess to the amount on deposit in tho Bank of England on a certain day, About 780,000 people went for it, and amongst others most of tho Bank of England clerks, Nearly everyone who. guessed was a long way m excess of the amount, but tho actual winner was only £8 out in bis guess. There was qmto a mutiny ou a small sole at one of the Auckland public schools on the 20th February, It appears that a new assistant teacher lias introduced a practice of caning girls, and as such a mode of punish tnont had never previously been

exercised in the school, at least by a male teacher, Lid conduct excited very keen indignation on the part of the'boys. On Feb. 20 the youthful dominie proceeded to cane a girl, and one of the boys had his feelings of [rivalry around to such a pitch, that springing on to a scat he cried out "You coward; if you .cano another girl I'll, go for you." Disregarding the threat, the toacher proceeded to punish tho girl, upon which threo boys, with tho boy' who protested, sprang at him. Ho hud. to release tho girl and defend himself as best ho could from the combined attack by laying tlio cane around in all directions, and with such effect that tho hand of one of tho boys was severely bruised. Mr Russell, a reporter on the', Thargomindah Herald, was assaulted last week by a woman with a weapon described in the vocabulary of the Australian aboriginals as a "nullahnullah." The reason assigned for tbe attack waS that tho reporter had not mentioned tho Amazon as t'je belle of a .recent ball. Hence the club law, How often bus it been written that "the pen is mightier than the sword," and we have not looked in vain for a substantiation of llio adago; Imagine -yonrsolf gentle reader, armed with a goose-quill, entering tho arena to faco a virago with ii "nullah-nullah,"-—one trained in the arc of swinging a club after die-manner of a military drummer previous to its descent upon the summit of your knowledge-box, At all events a piece of information conies with the paragraph relating to the incident, for the story winds up by saying "the injury done was. trifling," There you are at once, you see, It just shows, what some reporters Imve, and if Mr Russell ■ did not show a tendency to thickheadedness when ho omitted Miss "NullahNullah's" name as bella, he certainly proved numbskull when it canio to "nullah-nullah" business, Hereafter the motto which -will graco his scroll shall be —"Nulla Bonn."

Wellington Supreme. Court- . Wkluscion, Monday. .The ■■criminal sessions of tho Supreme Court opened this morning, Judgo Prendergast presiding. •■ In addressing the Grand Jury His Honor said that although thecalenddr was a long one, tho majority'of the cases were of an ordinary kind, and did'not call for : many-remarks. Alluding to the case in which a youngmaniscbargedwitkdisseinnmting indecent'literature, ]ie pointed out that the oftonce d'd not consist in having indecent- literature in his possession,- nor in printing it, but in distributing it. The list contained a case which had never been before the .Cotu't in New.Zealand'before/.yiz,,; an order against a., man of jibing! deserted his wife. .Judgo Prendergast expressed an opinion that in a colony like this it was only proper'that aii aftenco of tbis; r kind sl'ould .be. iif-. diotable. -Ho also.referred to"the oiise, iu whiok tho nud, occupjesr

ofFblock of offices on Lambton Quay wero charged with allowing a.-.., :'-.;h nu'isaiico to re'maiu ,011 their premises,.. , remarking 'that it appeared strange that in these days- of boards of health, inspectors of nuisances," '-•' municipal by-laws, etc., it should bo deemed necossary to bring a criminal' chargo in the Supremo Court,-and it ■ was,hothaiight,-part:of the functions;-;;",--' ; of the Grand' Jury to' enquire into.. ./ this. -m:'. .-.>.«:-]/'.'fli.f After a .few .minutes, «:., the Grand' Jury reUiriiod a true bill > for larceny against John Plant. (I Othor bills were returned in the , " course of tho day as follows :-Wni. .;:_ Morris, assault; Honvy Atkinson, larceny of a horso; iliohard WMugh, I *-. \ k wife desertion ; Charles Sewell, assault; John D. Lightbourne and Mary Miller, larceny ; Ernost Sjhwass, shoe[) stealing.; . Hugli .Gallagher, attempting suicide; F. Eitzgerald, false' pretences ; George Snminorfield, breaking and filtering (two charges); Michael liiggins,' larceny; John Igoo, unlawfully wounding. The Grand Jury found no bill against '' Jacob Joseph, A, A, S. Menteath, ' R. ;J, v Staveloy and Tom' Hung, ( , 1 charged with having a nuisance on "' ; their premises. I Tuesday, At the Supreme Court, George Summerfell was sentenced to 12 j months for breaking and stealing, • and Henry Atkinson 15 months hard , a hour for larceny. >~. ;

: ■'■ . Serious Accident. WtLUMTON, Tuesday. ;, : At about 3 o'clock yesterday irioni- ' ing, Mrs Clatworlhy, who it'sidcs at Clyde quay, was. awakened from her slumbci-s liy hearing :mo'aris, as thoso of n flyiii" person. She immediately got up, and going outside, saw a man lying in a helpless state. She at onco went into her house and informed her • husband of the occurrence, Mr Olatworthy went to the man's assistance and attempted to .lift him ,up, but owing to the man pleading hot 1 to bo--.' 1; tduclioJ, ho left him. Meanwhile Mrs' - Clatworlhy went and aroused Constable Glecson, who was Eoon on tho scone, and recognised the man as a laborer on the ssharf namedPcterWsb, i who resides in Port street, off Mnjori- , ;'l banks street, .;Tiie.,< Constable and' j Mr ClnUvorfhy,'/carried injured man into the latter's house, jvhere'everytliing possible was done to alleviate his sufferings, At C o'clock Dr Gillon was-sent for, and : 0n,...{'■;.! arrival ordered the man's removal fo ; ! ' ; !" ! the Hospital, whither he was accord- , ingly taken. On examinatiou at llie .' : , Hospital it. was learned that Dish , had severely injured .his ,back and head by the tall, but was progressing • as satisfactorily as could tie expected. , The injured ..man is quite unable to •..-.,, 2 give an account of himself, but .it is ' ' ' 3 supposed that in making his way homo , he fell over tho olilF, a distanco of s 60ft Times..

Tarataki-Cartertou Road Board

The ordinary 'monthly "meoting of '' thenbovo Hoard, was held on Sat-' unlay last. Present—Messrs H. E. Bunny (Chairman), B. ,W. Dorset, J, Rayner.CT. 'W.Dellei'id, Morgan, B. S. Maunsell, Jas. Stevens, V 7. 'B,'Allen, and Nat Grace. Tho minutes of tho previous meeting were road'and confirmed.' : 0:. Tbo- Treasurer reported a debit .-,' balance of .£3812s 7d. A statement ■% of. rates collected ; and outstanding were laid on'the table. '.' ; -.^' ' CoiIBESPOKMKOEi ;•;.■.>.,, ■ : Jj From Mr J. Basset re road lower "' DaleQeld. Matter left in tho hands of tho Warden for No S Ward; ,

From Mr A, Douglass ro surveying aroatl Imo from Pabau to tho coast, / askihg;tbat early, steps" be. taken fori. ■s{ tbo work, flesoivecT that'the matter I '' *' bo;loft to the Wardens for No 6 Ward to report on. The Chairman moved and Mr Grace seconded that Mr Douglas be informed that the Board had no money for the proposed sunoy, From Surrey, Department, infoiv . ining the Board that thoy" had' j; 1 ' nothing to do in surveying a road to Mr Ronall's property at Gladstone. The Chairman moved and Jlr Grace seconded, that Mr Joseph Eenall bo written to, stating' that the Board: ;; is willing to liavo tho road laid off providing.ho give tho Board a sufficient guarantee that tho road- -, vail not be interfered with at any.*' , \ futuro time,

Mr Cameron wrote stating that ho . had paid his' rate 3 under protest, aa 'A. he was rated by tho Featherston ** Road Board for tbo wbolo of bia.' property. • ''

From the South County Couucil -.4 ro tho regulating of wheel tires. Moved by Mr Jns, Stevens, seconded by Mr Deller, that no action be taken, the Wardens considering that . tho by-laws wero quite uncalled for. Mr Maunsoll-moved as an amendment that the by-laws ahouM-refer only to two uutired vehicles.:. 'lhere ■.,■ -. was no seconder.

Mr Grace moved and Mr Eayner - ■ssconded that the South County ■[ Council bo asked,to pass similar, by-.-, ; . laws, regulating wheel tires, 1 as those' '' in force in the North Comity. The motion being put, the first resolution was carried and tho amendment lost. In answer to a letter from Mr W, Ikcy, tbo Chairman moTod and Mr i Graco seconde] that ho be informed that the Board has no power in the conveying tho road:as mentioned'.in his letter. ■ v - • -.*....

Mr Stovons moved and Mr Hayuor j[ secondedthatMrDarrockbeinstructed"' to remove;the tram and. also, all.,- - obstructions oiUhe-road known as" •• • Hodder's lino.

Mr Jones, of Matarawa, waited cm the Board in reference to a notice bo had received re a gate on Iris property. Mr-Morgan moved and.Mr Deller seconded that tho Warden for No 5 ..'[ Ward meet Mr report at tho next meeting! : "''"''. T..

The following tenders were received for the following works:—lo chaiui ' metalling, Bristol Road,, W.C'Qi'lott,.; : at 24s per chain; 54 chain's metalling," ' Francis' and Carter's lino, W, Corlelt, ' at 2(5s per chain; 82 chains metalling, .' Moreton and Park Eoad, H. Eayner, ', at 30sperchain; 20 chainß.nietnlling,'; Belvedere Road, James'lngley/at lis'" Gdper chain; 12 chains draining, ! Belvedere Eoad, John Bond, at Bs.

... Some accounts were passedforpay- i: ment and somo requests for tenders :■ for other works were applied for. Mr :i E, E. : Jones'application for a road ■<■■ to his property was duly ! the meeting adjourned. V , , Upper TauemKoad Boaii ■;

Tho ordinary monthly meeting "of the above was held on March Ist, Present—Messrs Cockburn Hood. (Chairman), MacEne, . Eutherfurd, .Miller imd Perry, The minutes of the previous meeting too, fend and confirmed.'. "'■■-' "' '

i,. ■>< -. ; Corkesposdexcb. ' jr From.PaywHsiei'Generiil re pay:-I,' raQutof rale? on Nativo Xauda fov I;

1887-8. From' Bank of Now Zealta'd acknowledging retuittonce. From Property Tex'Department rii Native ■ Ueu, From Joseph .Harris re rates. From Property • Tax Department re payment of rates'.on Crown lands for 'IBB9-90.''- -■ • An application was made W Mr Hood (or tlio services of the roadman to do a few chains of metalling on the main road, and an application, was also receivcd'froni Mr Rutherfurd foi the roadman's services for ono week to repair track, , »It was resolved that lira roadman nt.oncß nttend to Mr Rnthci find's . track. That .1 man to assist the roadman lio engaged ior two months nt Ism day, and find his own tools, Accounts amounting to -CSO 17s 1H wore passt.d for payment. Tho next meeting of ilii) Board wil be held on tho first .Saturday in April

lasterton Borough Council. Gas Committee- •/ A meeting of the Gas C'ommitteo \Jf of tho above Council was held in the Chambers last evening. Present—- ' Crs Perry (in the chaii), Mason, T, Dixon, and Fitton. Tlio manager's report was read as follows: Gentlemen—Theio was 131,800 cubic feet ol gas undo for the month of Fein nary lust, against 112,920 ft onihepreviousFebrmiry, an increase of 18,800 feet, The new bed of retorts is not finished yet, but the old ono is holding out pretty well, ami I expect it will do so for some -«iie\et, I think if tho retorts thai are ordered do not arrive soon you .should try and borrow one, and send Home for what von require. 1 have no doubt ii, would, be as cheap to do to, and yon could depend on the retorts when you do.«et them. The works are. going on faiily well, and thero is nothing to call special alien-

tion to, Tlio Clerk was requested to write to the Grey Valley Company, ami urge that iliey forward the retort!! oriifreil at'once. The Clerk was also authorised to write thoio ratepayers who bad signed the petition for»reduction in gas and had nut introduced it into their ~ hotific3 as promised. 4qß LiuiiAiiv, >. .It was decided to purchase auothcr Block of hew books for the Library.