TENUI NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4382, 30 March 1893, Page 2

TENUI NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

The Junior Footballers of Tenui bold their annual meeting last Wednesday, when the following were appointed officers for the ensuing season: K, Owen, Captain; JP. Nioholle, arid Treasurer, Mr ifames Owon was unanimously elected President, It was decided to play the Masterton Orientals on May 24, at Blairlogio. Judging from the form of our boys they ought to do well this season, The seniors should now follow the example of the juniors, and put a team in the field, There is plenty of good material considering J. Owen, to, Elder, A. Speedy, Fortune, Stuart, and the Camerons, well-known footballers, would no doubt play.

The Whakataki races, last week, attracted two or three spielers to the township, who managed by their Seductive games to ease a few " from the country," of a little surplus cash. Their victims were no doubt sadder, is not wiser, after being introduced to tliem, The spielers, however, suddenly decamped the night belore the rates, owing to two or three young Bottlers threatening to give them a thrashing for insulting language, It 1 seems ridiculous that young fellows should be so easily beguiled by sharpers, whose only recommendation is a brazen faoe, impudent and boisterous talk, backed up probably with flash notes, It wsb the usual'spider 1 and tbo fly' business, The colonial youth in his own estimation, is very knowing, and keen after anything partaking of so-called "sport." A Brnmagem or Cockney sharper could, 1 however, ring the ohanges on him with esse; At the raoos the spielers were well watched by our actiye constable, Collerton, and their efforts to swindle were unsuccessful,

Your correspondent who wrote about the squatter who did not contribute towards tho local sohool treat forgot thit a man can please himself what he does with bis own, Surely a man can refuse to subsoribe to anything h» is asked to without running the risk of being held up to ridioule in the press, That same squatter has more than once done a man a good turn. Besides, tho children benefitted not a little by the kindness of tho inmates of the aarao house, He would make himself more popular were he not to hold aloof so, much from local matters. It is not: somuohin giving cash that a man makes himself useful in raising the | tone of a distriot, as it is by his presence and influence at email gatherings, etc.

The impromptu horse race of last! Sunday week between two men resulted in their being served with a "bit of blue" to appear before tho local magnates on Wednesday in the! town ha.-, As the constable could not proceed with the case it was! , adjourned until tho next day, when it was heard by Mr Taylor, J,P. It was his fitflt appearance on tho bench, The hall was well filled, and a great deal of interest was taken in the proceedings, which were of the most amusing and liveliest obaraetor, The decorum of the Court was not to be guided by any of oar hard and fast lines, but a lively time was participated in by all concerned. The J.P., defendants, and witnesses arguing in hia own time, each in his own particularly demonstrative style, striving to bo heard above tho din, Ono witness fairly brought down the house' by his blandness in endeavouring to persuade the J,P. and the constable that he thought it was quite unnecessary to take the oath before giving evidence for enoh an offence so trivia 1 as a horse race on the highway. When the Testament was handed to him to salute in the usual way, he eyed it Buperstitiously, handed it gingerly, apd then apparently in disgust at its dirty appearance, pretended to kiss it, but the eye of the law was upon himr*nd after a few remarks, persuaded the obdurate witness to kiss it heartily. Even when the witness was heard to question the validity of an Aot CQm» ! polling him to be sworn before giving evidence. Were the defendants racing ? he was asked, Yes j he replied, as hard as be had seen thorn (horses) at^tewoastle—Newmarket he meant. Didypu see us pull in our bones? asked ope of the defendants. Yesj said he, if you calf this pulling; and taking of bis hat, bonding his body in close promitnity to the oonstable,

who gave himja wide berth, and thrashing tho with bis hat, lie imitated a mounted jockey in such' a way that would make T. Loates or Rick'aby envious. The verdict was against the defendants, and each was mulcted in 20s fine and Ids costs. One would think by the greasy condition of tho Testaments used in our English law courts, they had been given to the prisoners in gaol to peruse whilst picking oakum, and, when soiled enougb, distributed among the courts to swear witnesses on. If a man refused to be sworn in the orthodox way, giving sanitary reasons for his objections, he would be perfectly justified, independently of religious objections. The constable deserves to be oommended for taking proceedings against the men, as it is quite time that reckless riding in this district waß stopped.

Whilst referring to the racing case, a few wor'.f, about our J.P.'s would not be out of place. ' Tbjce are three, two squatters and awoflßfcfrtnan. Is it likely the two will the third, seeing I a . marked difference in posi* tion ? Out of respeot to the one, the Government should, appoint another working-man J.P., and then there , would be a likelihood of two sitting I on the Bench at one time, As it is, when a case is tried there is a proba-. 1 biliky of only one J.P. presiding; ] hardly just to the parties directly ! concerned. Not; that a working-man is unfitted to sit on the Benoh with a squatter by reason of educational or intellectual ability, because of the two he may bo a better reasoner, harder ,i thinker, better able to decido trade a disputes, etc.rbnHhßf6--ißihfl£PJ!)al \M difference, a barrier that no Govern-V ment can remove, . .

The Tinui school was examined last week by Mr Fleming, and the results i were very satisfactory, The settlers ': are pleased that the Education ! Board has decided to put the teacher's ' residence in thorough repair, j