Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1892.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4172, 22 July 1892, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878]

FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1892.

Being the extended titie of the Wawapa Daily, witu which it is IDENTICAL

Colonel - Roberts, R.M., has decided that in future Court costs in tho Masterton R.M. Court shall he assessed on a sliding scale, according to the amount, sued for. The arrangement in the past has been to allow costs on the higher scalo in cases where largo amounts have been sued tor and judgment given for small amounts. Tho rule' is now to be altered, so that costs on the amount recovered only will be allowed, This has been tho rule hitherto as regards solicitors' fees.

Mr Frank Perry recently k-'led three rabbits on one section in the Makuri Valloy, Forty Mile Bush, . It will thus be seen that '' bunny" is extending his patronage to the Bush,

The headmaster of the Mastorton school mentioned a case at last night's meeting of tho School Committee where a ohild who had net passed tho first standard had boon sent out nursing, The case in which George Benton, carpenter, claimed from Henry Burling, junr,, of Alfredton, the sum of £66 ?s Bd, balance due on the erection of a house, and £fiO 03 !)d, value of cortain materials, occupied the Masterton R.M, Court for several hours yesterday. Evidence for tho plaintiff was given by G. Benton, J. King, T. Wakefield and C. chambers. The further hearing of the case was fixed for Thursday, August 18th.

Mr Myer Caselberg, accompanied by Mis Caselberg, returned 0 Masterton yesterday afternoon. Our Eketahuna correspondent says there is no doubt but that the attempt to burglariously enter the store of Messrs H. A ulin & Co was made by an old hand. The glass had been oleverly broken and tho woodwork cut with a knifo to enable the catch to be pushed back, Tho police have a cluo to the perpetrator of the deed,

The district meeting of the Knights of Labour for the provincial districts of Wellington, Hawke's Bay and Webtland was commenced at Napier 'on Tuesday Inst, Delegates wero present from Maatorton, Greyinouth, Wellington, Cartorton, Otaki, Palmerston North, Pahiatua, Eketahuna, V'oodyille, Danevirke, Hastings and Napier. A considerable amount of routine work has been transacted,

k man named Marsh, of Pahiatua, was out shooting tho other day, when his gun exploded and severely injured his ri?ht hand.

■ The Pahiatua paper records a somewhat remarkablo occurrence. It say» that two valuab'o horses running in a paddock noar Mrßurlins's homestead at Alfredton wero fatally injured in one night by a pig that was ruining at large, and which had always been considered a very quiet animal.

Hans Hansen, of Eketahuna, bool maker, has been declared a bankrupt,

The friends in Maßterton of Mr B, P, will be plea?id to (war fhat he ie r ecovering from his recent soyere illness,

Mr A. Bish, who is well-known in the Wairarapa, and has recently been living at Greymouth, has, we understand, now left that town. Mr Bish is shortly expected in Masterton on a visit.

Judgment was delivered .on Wpdpes.day morning in Ihp Fydeohajn licensing case Mr Justice Denpiston revjewed the whole case, pointing put that the matter to be decided was whether tbjf committee could be said to have dealt with the application in a strictly judicial manner. His Honour said that their chairman, who remained at the head of the Prohibition League, and, was editor of their journal, in alottortothe public journals rejoiced in tho consequences of tho election, one of which admittedly was the closing of all the licensed houses in the district, The chairman also at--1 tended as an op ponent the meeting called to sympathise with those whom be had judicially deprived of licenses, Affet reif erring to the affidavits', and the fact that the Courtis entitled to interfere when a committee acts uon-judicially, the judgr ment proceeded as follows H 1 Having to answer the questipn as to the action of the committee, I can answer in only one way. I think the oircuuistannes show that the majority of the ooinmittee have been' unablo ito bring, a judicial mind to the cowdderationof thequestion, They have, iii fact, decided on what havo I been called prohibition lino-, and without due consideration of tho actual re>> qiiirements of the district. I think, therefore, the plaintiff is entitled to a writ of certiorari to bring up and quash tho certificate. 1 do not see how I can do other than order the costs of the proceedings to be paid by those mombera of the committeo who have appeared'to oppose the motion." Mr Oaygill obtained lea.re to appeal.

Mr Thomas Avery intends erecting a substantial' residefico ; on his farm at Makakahi. ' ~" ■' ',

" There aro now between 1200 and IBtD acres of bush being felled in the Makuri district, It is expected that, mure contracts will be let before the dose of the season.

Thero are report! d to be a large nuniber cf children in Mastorton too poorly clad to f tteud school. Numbers of these miserable, bare-tooted youugaters roam tho streets—uncontrolled by the parentß and a discredit to our town, In most cases the parents are in indigent circumstances and cannot therefore be prosecuted by the School Committee, The Taratahi-Carterton Road Board is taking steps to raise a loan of £3,000 for the purpose, of. constructing a dray road from Wainuiorii to the East Coast, a distance of thirteen miles. The Mastorton Rifle Volunteers ;held their usual weekly' parade last (Thursday) evening, Captain Pownall being in command, The men were put through their facings by the officers and acquitted themselves in a creditable manner, At the close :of.tho parade a'meeting was held, when arrangements were made for letting the drill hall for dancing pur-' poses.

A Maori lad has been admitted to the Greylown Bospital with a fractured leg. The Carierton paper facetiously remarks that the teoling in thiß district is that AuEjust 4th—Arbor. Day-should be dovotod to fasting and prayer against the criminal negleot of the Government in pormittinf: the destruction of the beautiful native bush, especially on tho hills. _ The attendance at the Masterton public school has wonderfully improved since tho winter vacation. No less than thirty non' Bcholars,incliidin? four Natives, were enrolled on Monday last. The School Committee is takiui! active steps to gain tho fullest possible attendance, and four fresh informations against tho parents of absentees are to be laid.

, The Maeteiton Sohool, which has been erected ten years, is badly in need of a qoat of paint, The wisdow sashes.are almost falling to pieces for the want of paint and the building generally is suffering. It is time the Education Board took some action in the matter.

Tho Evening; Post, in its parliamentary notes, says:-Mr Hogg's arguments appear to sweep the Opposition before thein-into the lobbies. While he was telling the Douse that the Duke of Sutherland was a bold, bad landlord who oppressed his hinds— cr<fo the Financial Statement was a good statement-the Opposition was represented by its leader and the member for Bruce, assisted by Messrs Bnick and Hall-Jones, who crossed over to fill tho void.

Thomas Luff, who was committed for trial at Carterton yesterday for an alleged criminal offence upon a girl twelve years of age, is a married man with a family, and is twenty-six years of ago, Captain A. B. Kowlands, who has baeii in chargo of tho Masterton continsjent of the Salvation Army, left for Wellington this morning, lie is to be temporarily succeeded by Captain Thus. Lane, who some years ago had charge of tho corps.

Mr Hosg, M.H.E., says that if the Government can undertake lifo insurance ho does not seo why. thoy should not undertake fire insurance also, and he hopes thoy .will. He jays tho shareholders in existing insurance companies are '' foreign capitalists-vampires Bucking the life-blood out of insurers."

Reciprocal arrangements have been completed between Viotoria and New Zealand to protect patents' issued in either Colony, MrM'Lean', M.H.R,, has given the House his word that nothing stronger than tea and sandwiches was provided at the Ministerial banquet at Pahiatua, Nr"Jenyinaundering" Hogg, in a speech in tho House on Wednesday night, patronised the great Creator by describing man as" the best machine so far made." ""'

The Kaitawa correspondent of Pahiatua Star writeß;-Tho settlers aro agitating to get a tri-weekly mail as the want of more frequent communication Is beginning to bo much felt. -I reyotto stats that Mr John Knox was again very ill last night ,—The Tiraumea Valley Boad extension is now in a frightful condition, some parts nearly covering a horse, The Council should have this metalled next summer so as to allow traps to get up,—The To Aupapa tioad is in a most abominable stale, and it now takes nearly all day for a horsoman to reaoh the township of Makuri, Tho Evening Press says:- Mr Cheek, the leading musician and teacher of music in Blenheim, has brought oyer to Wellington his four year-old son to submit him to tho notice of Mr Parker, Mr Hill, and other musical authorities here and confer with them as to the best way of developing the extraordinary gift which the child possesses, The child it appears has gifts precisely similar to those of Mezart, in even a more wonderful degree, At four years ho can tell in what key a piece is being played, and distinguish things in music which his father and teacher cannot. Those who have hoard the child in Blenheim are amazsd at his powers. One lady writing to a friond in Wellington says "the child is certainly a living miracle-that is tho only word that can desctibo him," The child certainly has a great future before him. Kcmemberl Our big sale of Surplus Winter Drapery and Clothing, commencing on Friday, July let, at To Aro House. Remember I If you want to receive wonderful bargains you should visit or send to tho Big Sale at Te Aro House, Wellington,

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