R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3666, 19 November 1890, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

CARTERTON-TUESDAY. : (Before Colonel Roberts, E.M.) Constable R, Darby, v. J. L Kirabeij. This was a case in, which the complainant sued tho defendant for having his hotel open on the 30th October last for Iliesalo ot liquor after the prescribed hour for dosing, Mr Middleton . appeared for the defendant,- A certificate was put in signed v by some members of the Licensing Committee allowing the defendant an extension of hours for keeping his house open after the ordinary time for closing. The complainant maintained that under tho present Licensing Act the Licensing Committeo had uo power to grant an extension of time.

The counsel for the defence hold that the informaut wasnotaninspector, This objection was, however, overruled by the Court. . ; The solicitor for the defendant then quoted some sections of the Licensing Act, purporting that the Licensing Committee had power to grant a conditional liceuse. to. a holder of a licensed house at any time they might deemit requisite. The Court was of opinion that section 75 did not apply to enable the Liceusing'Comroitteß to grant tho conditional license to allow the holder of a licensed house to keep his house open for Ike sale of liquors after the prescribed hour for closing. Mr Acheson, who appeared on behalf of C, H. Giles in a similar case, cited some cases to show that the defendants were not liable, as they had obtained authorities in a legal manner, and that the licensing committee had acted in a bona fide manner in granting the extension, The informations were dismissed on ( the grounds above stated. Property-tax Commissioner y, J.

Burrow.. No appearance of either party. " . , Saiuo.v Walter Francis. The defendant in this case appeared and proved by his cheque book that the amount sued for'had been paid, Judgmont was given for the plaintiff

bn account of the defendant not having given notice according to the A ct stating hia objections. E. H. Buokeridge v R. A. Butcher —Mr Beard for the plaintiff, Mr Acheson fur defendant. Claim £12,9b. The defendant, in his examination, stilted that he lost about £2OO in tlie case against the Waibarapa Daily, .but had only paid some £2O of the amount. He further stated that he received about £] 00 during the last 9 months. 'ln cross-examination, the defendant stated that ho would not

swear that the amount he had borrowed would not amount to L2OO, as ho borrowed from one to satisfiy the claims of another when hard pressed, and as soon as he got his remittances from home lie would pay all. The defendant thought that tbd least sai about tlie libel action the better. Mo order was made.

THE BLIND Num. 1 Mr J. W, Tighe, a delegate from ' tlie Auokland Jubilee Institution for the. Blind, addressed a fairly large ] audience in the Temperance Hall, last evening, theohair being ocoupied ' by His Worship the Mayor. Mr Tiglie, who is himself totally blind, ■ is making tour of the Colony ! for tha purpose of assisting those who are afflicted in a similar manner to , himself, and of soliciting subscriptions on, behalf of the institution ha represents. He is a lecturer of no meat} abjljty, and besides having a i pleasing style, keeps his audienoe interested from beginning to end ! with reminiscences of his own career, and amusing incidents which have occurred to himself during the. past few years. It cannot be wondered at, therefore, that last evening lip was well received, and frequently A number of youths at th§ back of the building displayed some uneasiness, and interrupted the proceedings a good deal by marohing in arid out, otherwise a most attentive hearing was given the lecturer. Mr Tighe reviewed at some length the particular circumstances under which he had lost bis sight in Australia, and Btated he had been under thirteen operations, each of which had been of little avail. He then related how he had at first gained his livelihood by hawking and dealing, and was afterwards appointed assistant teacher to a blind institution in Sydney. He was about this time married to a young lady with whom lie was keeping company before lie came afflicted, Having attended a conference in Melbourne, and made a most i successful tour of Victoria in 1 aid ot a fund fqr the assistance of the blind, he proceeded to Queensland, where he also did much good work. By the end of 1888 ho bad taught no less than 724 persons to read and write, He pointed out that although there were blind institutions in Australia, New Zealanders who might be afflicted could not take advantage of tliem unless they were very rich, as sureties of LSOQ had to bj found before any blind pereqn could be landed by a sea captain in another colony. | The Australian Conference, had therefore resolved to send a teaclier i of tl(e blind to this colony, and accordingly he found himself in Auckland a year op twq ago as that , teacher. A committee was formed , in Auckland to assist the blind, and , he was doltgated by that oommittee ! to travel the colony. He had advised 1 the oommittee to establish an : institution in whioli the blind could • - l »noted in reading and writing, bein&i,.-. -wit, with the and taught to «>,. . • result that the Jubilee Instnu.. was now in existence. He found that in New Zealand there were, now altogether 180 totally blind persons, and over 100 others who were as good aa blind. He was now ! travelling through the colony, pre- ' paring the blind for the Auokland institution, and receiving subscriptions towards its support. For every LIO'O raised the Government subj sidised with L 124. Alter having referred at length to the methods used in teaoliing reading and writing, together with the history of the same, the lecturer appealed to his hearers for support, and resumed liis Beat amidst loud applause. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr fighe for his able lecture, and a committee wis (Subsequently formed to bring prominently before the public the claims of Uio institution he represents, ft!)'' to. unite with the people of Auckiilnd in afflicted. MrAyson was appointed Secretary to the committee and Mr Graham Treasurer.