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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4118, 21 May 1892, Page 2

The interest in the perjury cases being heard in the MasUrtonß.M. Court is very groat. The Courthouse was crowded till 6.80 p,m, yesterday, and when the hearing was resumed this morning the doors were rushed.

The New Zealand athletic team will probably compete at the International Athletic Meeting at Paris in July, The Prity Council has unanimously refused to allow the appeal in Deeming's case,

Ceoilia Jaokaon and Emma Hill wero each fined £lO and coats at Palmerston North yesterday for Belling liquor with, out a license,

Mr H. W. Brabant is gazetted a Resident Magistrate tor the district of. Wellington, with extended jurisdiction to £IOO.

The Ohristohuroh Press says:—"lt is reported that about £50,000 worth of property in tho recently held Reviewers' Courts has been offered to the Government at tho valuations put upon it by the assessors,"

A recent visitor from the Lake di

trict informs the Napier Telegraph that Ngarahoe is now not only emitting araoke from the top, but also amoke and steam from the base.

There are now Crown timber reserves in the Hawke's Baydistrict from which all timber has been cleared, and it requires the sanction of Parliament to remove the reservations,

The body of a man was found floating in the Auckland Harbour yesterday mornini;, He had evidently not been in the water very long. He was respect* ably dressed, and a sovereign, knife, gold chain and stop watch were found on his person. The body has not yet been identified.

. A committee of the Auckland Board of Eduoation has reported in favour oi the Technical Education Bill, which they hope to see passed next session,

Messrs John Graham and B. P. Perry have been re-elected a! members of the Masterton Town Lands Trustees. No other candidates were nominated,

A man named Miohael Ford was committed for trial at Ohristchurch yester - for forging and uttering cheques on different people',

The Minister for Lands has undertaken that donates to the Agricultural Conference at Christohurch will be paid the cost of thoir return railway or steam fare. The Government will be represented at the cunferenoe by Mr J. M. Ritchie.

Durin? the reoent flood in the Ruamahunga river a bullock with a chain round Its neck passed under the Waihenga bridge, On a large trunk of a tree three sportive rabbits were seen passing along to fresh pastures.

Mr Speight, Chief Usilway Commissioner in Victoria, haß issued a writ against the Melbourne" Age," olaiming £25,000 as damages, for libel in commenting on hjs suspension, A dispu.te has arjsen over the prize mopy ji) the recent Wellington tug-of-war, and the matter wi 1 } nrobabjy ijnd its way to the R.M. Court, Nearly 4000 acres of Grown Lands were taken'up in tho Hawkes Bay District last month. The rangpr.repnrts to the. Land Board that on Braall arazine runs where improvements to tho extent 0f.£1900 were required by the net, more than £IB,OOO worth had beeu done. In the whole Land District only six settlers are in arrears and these owe £4B.

The cost ot a pipo service water supply; including reservoir, mains, etc., for tho Borough of Greytown, would, it is said, be at least .£SOOO, The engineers havo suggested as an alternative a low leyel supply, which, although not suitable % drin i k']inp purposes, would be available for fire extinction by means of handor steam engine, and the exponse o' which would be under LSOO. A public meeting Is to be held on the 30th inst, to discuss the proposed water scheme,

I There ig said to be very little building ' going on m Napier just now. i "Pf" Raymond waß fined £ls and ; costs fy fhe Melbourne District Court for ; describing himself on a nhysipian in , 'conirayentjon'oTf the "stature, l! fhero werp about fifty members nrewnt at'£he weekly session" 0/the. Mastertoju Wesley.ah' Mutual 'jinpiovement Society hold last /rrjiay) gvenjiig. The programme'for jtlie eyening: yras a "musical " cue, theyarious ifems'being Mjbs Williams; rceitatjon, MrL, Tjiotjald / sojjg, Miss Perry j wading, Mr Bauqiberj yioiin eelestion, Jfr Candy; recitatjon) Mjss Dukes j song, Mr galph; vjojjn selection. Mr Candy (enoored)j readings, Messrs A, Donald and Heyhoe; tri», Miss ferry and.Mossrs Boagey and Ralph, Miss Williams presided at the piano. One new member was proposed Next week's programme will be the "Question Box,"