TENUI NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4774, 16 July 1894, Page 3

TENUI NOTES.

H (From' Oar Own Correspondent). H Saturday. Hj Four times within the last seven H weeks have the Sircombcs of Flag H. Creek been rescued from their house H-\ by the Messrs Speedy, through the H • / J rapid rising of tho Wharcama River, B ) The last time was on Thursday at 3 n a.m., when Messrs B, arid k', Speedy, H' y at no littlo risk, succeeded in taking Hj I tho family from the place of danger Hj /\ to one of safety, Mr Sircotnbc was H Win town at the time, and littlo H / thought of the precarious condition H'"" of his family, and one can well H J understand his feelings of gratitude H ( to the rescuers as soon as ho heard ■ / the circumstances from his wife. Hj Tho rescue was effected on horse■B ( back, tho wator being up to the BKJ^-»-hwscs'girths, HKp On Wednesday aftorhoon Messrs HF Raleigh, Hancock', and Perry memH bet's of the School Committee, did B somo exceedingly useful work to the Hi school grounds. With the kind nsH fiisiance of Messrs A. Speedy and V. H,' Qroves, the latter kindly lending his H ' liorse ad cart, _ they niitdo somo H . alterations which wore H . Jong needed, Qn Thursday, before Messrs Bel. HHlHflHland Raleigh, J.P.'r, the Inspec|HmHHHb£ Slaugliter-houscs, charged Mr HfHHHHH, a farmer and settler of this with an infringement of the H^HBBH^B u t cl ''"t' Act, Great interest in the case, and many were present, The defendant, pleading guilty or not guilty HHBHnHP e culir P! 0 ' w ' e ' icc ' to know the of tho informer,. Mr A, witness for the stated that on May ■BBHHMf^ I *^ e : wns ffol '^ n K his, tho witnesses' house, they wore conversing a nsked Mr Perry ip take her and HHJHHBShc}'settler some bed As soon HjHJHHHEhe had gone he asked the do HHfIHHH]'" ti lie was filling and selling HHJHJHHIe public, to which ho replied ho said I'" was wrong in he had no license, but said ho could kill as jBHJjHHHJrM )iine months before. $e BHIHHHJ n,c ' defenfjant' dossing the HHHHjpcpulil'iipt swear whether; a ™ w 01 ' a & oVL ty'- Defendant j SHSjSHBd wiinessif ho was the informer, H tol ' 6ai(l ' liul Bnitl to pay, : The defendant asked HHHHHHBHncss several irrelevant quesaftor'thoY had indulged in HHIhHHHV' exchange, of personalities 'down.,, pie Inspector of e s "aid defendant whether lie could kill or hhlhhh^§'"''- : ■ • ( '

ing oiv selling. ■., In ..fact; dofendant had flßkcd theopiriion of a'Masterton County Councillor, who thought that hb could 'kill under an Act' of 1877'; but ho did not know that Act had boon ropealod in 1888. Tho dofen-1 dant was fined Is, and lis costs.

: " Oh,' tho roast beef of Old Eng land!" Wo shall want to sing now, "Oh, ; tho' roast' lieef of : Tenui!" Thero is a chanco of ; obtaining that' muscle-giver now, as Messrs Perry and P. Groves aro about to start a biitcliors' shop in this district. They aro coming round twice ;a .week for ordei-s anil delivery.' .

In refcronco to the sito for a Police Court, I nndo'rstand there is half an acre, not two acres, to bo built upon.in the erection of tho building, Adanco was held to-night,in the Public Hall. The wet weather marred tho nttendanco. : A good programme wis provided,, and the dancers enjoyed themselves immensely. Tho instrumental' music was supplied by Mrs Crawford (piano) and Messrs Lawson arid Perry, violin and concertina. Tho Committee was a very strong one, including Messrs Dalziol, Hancock, ■Lawson, Perry,'o. Speedy, J. Owen, and others. It is to be repeated a 'month from to-night.