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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3455, 10 March 1890, Page 2

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CurtiSTCiiOßcn, Marob 9,

Hie drought broke last night, when some showers fell, but the weather cleared up again this morning Dweoix, March 8. It is proposed-to form a Chamber of Minos as the result of tho Mining Conference, to look after mining interests generally. A number of suggestions have been recoived from Mr.Clarke, of Reofton, as the result of a public meeting thore. These, will he considered on Monday Tho newly formed Drapers Assistant's Association now numbers ovei 250 members,

By a stack fire at Dottglasvale, Lake Wakatipn, grain to the value of was destroyed. There were no insurances,

A welcome shower of rain fell this morning.. The weather is uow cleaving up. At the City Police CouH, James Holmes was committed for trial for forgery Other charges will be preferred against him. March 9. The University Senate lias resolved to hold their next meeting at Christchurch on tho last Wednesday in February, 1891. The Senate declined to commit itself to any expression of opinion on the Medical Bill generally. Avchunp, March 8.

The . gmndiggors. aro taking advantage of the opening of Puhipuhi, which is said to he a splendid gum field. A petition in banlpptay has boen filed by Mr J, M. Chamber, mining agent. He states that whilst on a visit to England ho seoured the patent rights for Parkes' etuelting apparatus and also for the Molloy procoss, but these proved to bo failures, and lie lost £-1200. His lialilities were £IBBS and his assets £725.

The professional masioians havo instruotcd Horr Schraitt to send a telegram to the representatives of the Auckland-University College in the University Bonate at present sitting jil. Ehinodii), requesting that Bbould the question of establishing a School of. Mnsio ia connection with the University be considered, Auckland ought to .havo. the first pkee, inaamuch as the chair of musio had been established for 4he past two years in thisojty, ••'•.■

• i'v''-Breach ot Promise- .' ' Nblsox. March 8,. The breach of promise cose, Charlotte Mills v. Hvman Hyams, a commercial traveller o! Wolliußton, was held to-day. Mr Pitt for tho plaintiff and Mr Jolllooo, of Wcljllngtbn,(or the defendant. .The plaintiff, who claimed £51)5 damages, was the only witness, savA the Hoglslrar of Marriages, who deposed that plaintiff requested him to attend on Christmas morning last to marry tho parties. A'nnniber of lettors were put in, and ii appcarol that by letter in May, 1888, tho defendant asked the plaintiff lo m.ury him, and June, 1689, was first lised for the event and subsequently Christmas Day. The defendant had deniod tho'conlract, nnd ploadel infancy, but in Court Mr Jcllicooin effeot adniittod.too lormer.and acknowledged the defendant was of age. The defendant's letters breathed affection, til the 21th of October last, but on the Blh November he wrote i letter in wbioh ho said—" Tho test lias como, and I was only human after all. 1 fought against tho feeling as long as I could, but it ns uo use.attd lliei! carno tho thought which had never before entered my mind—I ia eho auited to mo 83 a wife—and I then knew my love for you had died. My heart answered yes, but my'head says no. You ore g«)d and pure; all that awoman Bhould bo, with a heart full of lovo and kindness. But our lives lio in different directions. My tastes are not. your tastes, anl you would only be unhappy atnon.:Bt the people with whom 1 ehall havo t > tab my place in the world," ' .

Mr Jcllicoa a Idreseed the Jury, contending that ihe snulfctt coin of.the realm'was ju.lio!ti)t 6tm\f,e», His Honor said there wa> littlo that was ludicrous in thii ease, and nothing dishonouring to oithor parties, The gentlemanwaj fickle rather than fa so, and his lettcr'briaking off the maich showed him a man of good fooling. The jury had to ;iss»> damages, but it was not a case for vindictivo damages. Tho jury, after half an hour's deliberation, brought in a verdict for £l5O, with costs on the lowest scalo,