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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1091, 12 September 1904, Page 2

Ail inipoundago notice nppoara else wlioro lo tbc effect that a bay gelding pony, aliotl nil round, with no visible brand, will be sold at tho pound on Wednesday next unless cloimod and expenses paid,

The funeral of llio late John Quinton takes plico to-morrow afternoon, The cortege will Icavo tho residence of his brothov-in-luv i.Mr A Sont-libcvgl Kensinglor Road, at 2 p.m. Messrs Iletheriiigton ami Co. intiimlo to the public that on Friday evening m-xl they will hold tho annual gaslight ilispl ly. when all tho latest novelties in drapery and millinery will bo exhibited. Tim firm make a speciality of this department of their business, and tho public may rely on seeing n display of goods that will be will well worth inspecting.

Quito a now loaso of life has been given to Waitokauri by tho improved prospoi-Uof mining, The old workings ol ono or two of tho claims in tho ranges above tho township havo been cleared, with a view of developing at a greater deplh tho known reefs. Some very encouraging roof sam - pics havo been obtained, giving an assay value of A'O and upwards, Parcels from different parts of tho reef of one of there claims was brought ovor on Saturday, the result of which will no doubt, be avail-ibl-i for publication during th c next few days,

So many cases betwoon dressmakers and thoir customers have lately come beforo tho English Courts that a County Court Jndgo has suggested that an expert should bo appointed to aessist the flcr.th. The appointment of a dressmaking expert would, it is said, bo welcomed by the dressmakers thomsolves. " Often the decisions have boon unfair to tho dressmaker,' said ono of thorn to a press representative, "for tho judgo knows nothing of the difioronce that tlannel packings or tight lacing can mako !o the figure. A lady can mako her waiH measure two inches larger or smallor in this way, and when the judgo sees tho dress on ' in com t ho naturally coucludes that th-' lit is bad.'' A West End ladies' tailor ilso I said that by wcariup; a mako of corsets I other than that over which ihu coat was | fitted tho fit could bo completely spoilt.

Women inoney-kidors were lately denounced in strong terms by .judge Addison, K.C | at the Snnhwark Coumy Court. "They lend money at Id in tho shilling a week," ho said '' and if it is not paid lo the minute they clap on another penny in tho shilling, t know tho system. I havo heard so much of it that I mean to get at the very bottom of every case. I intend to put my foot down and crush it. It shall not grow in tho Soudnvark disttic'. Ho far as my experience goes, there is no groator pest in the community thau women who lend money at exorbitant interest to married woman, whon thoy know their husbands do not npprovo of their borrowing, and they do it through other women, who poso as poor widows doing their friends a good turn-"

Conversing with ono of tho leading tobacconists of Christchnrch, a reporter was informed tint tho increaso in price of Trust controlled b-ands had not affected the demand. "Tobacco is liko whisky," ho said," and peoplo will havo it oven if it costs a gtiinoa an ounce." Occasionally, ho added, peoplo askod for non-trust tobacco, but the only ono in tho shop was in }lb tins, 3s Oil oaeh, and this liguro was beyond tho purso of tho avcrn(?o smoker, Ouco a man tondorcd 9d for a slick of Juno, and whon ho was told that tho tariff was lOd, ho asked for his monoy back, assorting that ho would smoke no moro. Tho tobacconist explnuicd that tho rieo was • genend in tho city, and the customer, after a few moment*' pondering, produced an extra penny. lie pocketed his anti-trust principles and a stiok of Trubt tobacco,

Details ol the caso of a woman in I'ulmorston, who was reported to be '•dying by inches," and tho responsibility for whoso safttj tho authorities wero said to bo dodging, are given by iho Palmerston Standard, which says:—" Tho woman is unfortunately addicted to drink, and has been lying in her house in To Awe Awe-street for days past in a mest doplorablu state. Her husband, a temporary telegraph linosman, was killed about a year ago whilo .working at Awapuni, A compensation sum was received by a locil solicitor, on her behalf, and .amounts havo been given to her at various times, Tho money has, however, boon spent in drink and tho woman is now absolutely incapable, and is in a disgusting- condition. Mr, J l . Aisher, relieving officer, has had tho matter in hand for tho past month, but the pol'co inform us that tho woman's habits aro such that no ono will look after her, Tho police inform us that llio woman is rcsidont iu her own house and has means, consequently it is no case for them, Strenuous efforts have boon mado to proveut the woman getting liquor, but it is pmuggled to her by some means, It is a caso that cortainly cannot bo allowed to continue as it U. Tho ocjurronco is a pointed reniindor of the necessity that exists for proper provision for similar unfortnnatos in tho shapo of homos lor the aged and incapable."

Mr, Easoldeu, S.M. at Christchuroh, had soino interesting remarks to mako concerning tho working of tho Imprisonment for Debt Limitation Act, 1901), under which judgment sutinuonsos aro heard. " Under tho Act of 1900 orders of im. prisoument wero mado whuro tho magistrate was of opinion that tho debtor had tho means lo pay," said Mr. Haselden. "hut on applic ition for prohibition to tho Supremo Court it was held t'mt the credi.oriiiustiprove that tho debtor actually had the cash wherewith to pay. That decision practically put an end for a lime to tho judgment summons process. Thon tho Act ol 1903 was passed,and thatprovidosthatuo order shall bo made if the debtor proves that after providing for tlio reasonable maintenance ol himself and family, ho has not since the dato of judgment had sullieicnt money lupay the debt. Tho onus of proof is thus shifted from the creditor, to tho debtor, and there has been something of n revival of these (msm since. Thoy are always exceedingly tlillknlt lo doalwitb, Agoodnrmy credilors come hero who would obje;t to tho dobljr being sotit to prison. Thoy waul, mo to mako an ordtr for hnprisonmoiit and hold it oye; tho debtor's head, as it were, and to frighten him into paying. Hut I nn only mako an order for the payment of the monoy, or imprisonment in dofaull, ami, beaidos, I personally object to playing the role of the bogey man,"