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Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 87, 12 April 1894, Page 4

Rewi Manga, tho celebrated Maniapots chief, about whom a good deal has been heard lately, will have a memorial stone erected shortly, near the site of the famous Orakau Pa, in the Upper Waikato, which he and his followers defended thirty years ago. A handsome monument is now being made for Kewi to the order of Sir George Grey, at the works of Mr Taib, monumental mason, Rutland-street. The basement ot the monument, is of Southern bluestone, and the base of the column is of marble, with an inscription in Maori on tbe fide, giving Rewi's age. On the stone are two recesses for the reception of portraits of Rewi and Sir George Grey. Above this i_ a square block, on one side of which is an inscription in Maori, to which ia appended the name and date, " Rewi Maniapoto, Aperoira 1, 1894." The shaft of the column is surmounted by an urn, and the whole monument is of elegant design. The monument is to be forwarded by rail to Te Awamutu to Rewi, who will thus be able to inspect his own monument. The whole expense of the monument is being borne by Sir George Grey, the Government! having given the services of a Government interpreter to make oub a Maori version of the proposed inscription. The monument, which will most probably be erected ab the crosa-roada at Kihikihi, near Orakau, will be an interesting memento of the old' war-timeß and of Rewi's warlike deeds in the past. The death of Annie Isabelle Ward, aged four^yeare, the child of Mr Edwin Ward, of Te Awamutu, was reported to Mr Coroner Gresham, of Te Awamutu, yesterday morn« ing, the death having taken place during the previous evening. The child had been suffering from ulcerated sore throat for some days previously, but no serious result was then anticipated. After interviewing Mr Pairman, who attended the child, the • coroner decided not to hold an inquest. In the course of the now famous Whangaroa wild bulf case afc tbo Supreme Court) to-day, Mr Baume, counsel for the defence, in addressing the jury for his clients, the owners of fche bull in' question, electrified the Courb with an eloquenb disquisition on women, cows and bulls in general. " Gentlemen of the jury," he said, impressively, afber contending bhab the bull was not a dangerous one, " I do nob wish in fchft least to disparage womankind, but I musb say that in this case woman is an inferior animal to a cow. Why, gentlemen ? Because, gentlemen, it is her nature. Woman may be as valiant as a lion in the presence of the enemy; she may ba as -heroic as Joap of Arc ; she may pub her country* foes to defeat—but, gentlemen, in the presence of a cow or a mouse, what is she? She feels ifc necessary to faint, gentlemen !" . "Especially in the case of a mouse,** suggested Mr Theo. Cooper. " Now, gentlemen," continued Mr Baume, with deepest! pathos in his voice, "those ef you who have walked out with a lady in the country—and I feel Bure that all of you have— (emotion in Court) are full well aware of tha terror produced in tbe female breast by tha sight of a cow, and you will remember how they cling closer fco you for protection againsb such a terrible animal. Gentlemen, this timidity is only natural in a woman, for the ladies seem bo think that the mere facb of an animal having horns is sufficient) cause to be frightened. (Sympathetic murmurs in Courb.) Now, gentlemen of tbe jury, if an inoffensive cow causes such alarm to the ladies, whab must have been the effect of the sight of a bull ? (Sensation.) I say, gentlemen, thab the sight of a live bull is invariably a cause of alarm ta th^ ladies, however quieb the animal maybe. The evidence of Mrs Harvey, gentlemon, shows thafc thab lady went up to 6ave her children from the bull. Now, gentlemen, what is there in thab ? Merely nothing more, gentlemen, than an act similar fco the accustomed procedure of the domestic hen in gathering her chickens under her wing. The children naturally screamed ab the sight of a bull -.broiling by, the mother rushed out to see what was the matter with her frightened offspring, and like the hen she gathered them around her. And, gentlemen, mark the sequel ! Gentlemen (wibh impressive solemnity) whab did this . wild vicioua bull, this savage bull, do . Gentlemen of the jury, the bull ran away!" (Suppressed applause.) In our columns last evening the name of the Yen." Archdeacon Dudley inadvertently appeared instead of that of the Yen. Arch* deacon Maunsell in a paragraph in reference to the health of the latter gentleman. ,Mr Dudley has been enjoying excellenb [ health labely, and no doubb the misprinb caused Botne surprise to his many friends. Ab the usual weekly meeting of tha Abbenseum Debating Socieby held in tha V.M.C.A. Rooms, Mr A. W. Kitson delivered his promised lecture on " Journalism," bo a fairly good audience. The subject was dealb wibh very efficiently, and in thab racy and original style which is characteristic of Mr Kitson's lectures. In the course of his remarks, the origin and growth of the* journalistic culb in various countries were graphically dealb with, special referj ence being made to the Peking " Gazetto, ( London "Weekly News," "Spectator, London " Times," and " Frankfurt Journal," as being the pioneers of the present day press. The lecturer contrasted the Continental, English, and American press, and estimated their excellence and worth in the order named. Interesting incidents concerning Dr. Johnson, " memory' Whifcefall, Cobden, Gordon Bennett, Horace Greeley, Forbes, Stanley, and Sala, were touched upon, and were much appreciated by the audience, who, at the conclusion of the lecture, heartily applauded Mr Kitson. :Mr C. J. Parr was .elected to represent the Society in the Union Parliament. The Auckland Naval Artillery are notified by advertisement to assemble at the Drillshed on Friday for instruction in gunnery and submarine mining, after which money prizes to the value of £47 will be presented, also efficiency badges iv submarine mining and gunnery.

Captain Edwin saya hard gales from the' northward may be expected in moat parts aftue country bebween noon on the 16th Inst, and midnight on the 18th inst. _\ young man, named Alfred Boonstra, «as arrested ab Napier to-day on a charge 0 { having sbolen a quantity of clothing from j| r Walsh's livery stables, Victoria-street Bast. . A distressing accident occurred ab the Opera House last night to Madame Trevelli. I tbo well-known musician. She had been ' attending the performance of •' Madame Jatrort" in company with a lady friend, a»d, feeling unwell, left tha room ihorbly before the end. At the top 0 { tbe firsb flight of stairs, Madame Trevelli fainted and pitched forward down the stairs rolling to the landing of the first fli_ht. Fortunately her bands were in front of her and thus brcke to come extexb tho force of -he fall, but the lady had the jniafortune to fracture her wrist.

Complaints are rife to the police of vagrants sleeping about the premises of merchants and others in close proximity to our leading thoroughfare. At three o'clock this morning Detectives McMahon and jhhiley arrested a man named Richard Johnstone, who was found sleeping in a ihedafc the back of the " Observer " premises in Wyndham-street. There was a lot of paper in the shed, and had a match been thrown down probably a tire would have occurred. Johnstone was brought before the Police Court this morning and charged under the Police Offences Act, 188^ He was found guilty and sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment without the option of a fine. It appears that under existing circumstances v vagrant must be found in enclosed premises before he can be arrested.

During the present week there has been a steady diminution in the volume of business at the Police Court, frrjm which it is surely logical to argue that the moral health of the community has undergone a change for the better. . The proceedings have been characterised by an almosb entire abaonoe of thirsty souls, whose libations are usually carried on not wisely bub too well, and the offences which have engaged the attention of the bench have generally been brsaches of by-laws of various kinds rather than instances of moral depravity. True this morning the police were the prosecutors in the single case on the charge-sheet, but it was nob a heinous crime. In lieu of an outhouse ab tho rear of the " Observer " Buildings, Wyndham-street, where a man named Richard Johnston alias George .Walter. Rolfe, was discovered sleeping at '2.45 o'clock this morning, he was accommodated with lodgings at Her Majesty's expanse for fourteen days. The usual hard labour proviso was included. Captain For.p and Mr Wilding were the presiding Justices.

The members of the Bar engaged in the ' Whangaroa bull case at the Supreme Court seemed to have become high authorities on the manners and customs of the common or stockyard bull, as the resulb of tha three days' brial, judging by tbeir instructive speeches in the Supreme Court to-day. Mr Theo. Cooper, in addressing tho jury to-day on behalf of the plain till in the "vicious bull" case, told the four good men and true thab bulls as a general thing were not ab all trustworthy. "Mr Baume," he said, ■*• has referred to women aa being fearsome when bulls are concerned, but nob one of you gentlemen would like to meeb the bull, or any other ball, in the day-time on that run, or any other run." '* Bulls," ho went on to explain confidentially, ."are nob to bo depended on, gentlemen. They are always liable to rush people, and you can never tell when they will or will not attack you. They may be quiet for three or four months, and then, g.ntlemon, break oub again and go for you." Mr Baume smiled a sarcastic smile, and Mr Cooper wenb on to show.that it was sot the plaintiff that had rushed the bull, and nob the plaintiff that had interfered with his (tho bull's) perambulations on the Queen's highway, but thab ib was entirely an unprovoked assault on bhe parb of the bovine animal thab had " hoisted" bis iiiienb.

A meeting of the members of ths Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club was kid lasb. night ab the British Hotel. Between thirty and forty members were preaent, and Mr B. Esam presided. The mooting was called to consider the best means that the Club could adopt in order to Bhow their sympathy in a substantial manner towards the widow- and family of their late Presidenb, Mr Roberb Garrett. It was agreed to hold a sports meeting on Saturday, sth May, and bho programme adopted appears in to-night's impression. All classes of athletes will have an , opportunity of competing. The question of prizes was considered, and it was agreed that the entrance money of competitors should form the prizes. Mr Halyday stated that thero was a prospect of trophies being presented for competition. The Club have entered into the movemenb iv a very hearty manner and will no doubb raise a substantial sum for the bereaved widow and family.

Ab the monthly meeting of No. 40 L.0.L., held in the Protestant' Hall, Newton, last evening, Bro. T. Taylor in the chair, there was a very large- attendance, including several visitors from H.M.s. Tauranga. A most pleasant parb of the proceeding was the presentation by bhe Grandmaster of an elegantly framed Pastmastor's certificate to Bro. G. A. Baddiley. The G.M. passed a hish encomium on the manner in which Bro. Baddiley conducted the Lodge during his torm of office, and hoped he would long be connected with No. 40. Bro. BaddHey returnod thanks in a neat speech, which was greeted with Kentish fire. Three candidates were then initiated, and other business having been transacted, the Lodge cloaed with devotional exercises.

Scripture reading lessons have been carried on after school hours for some yeara past at the Ponsonby and Mount Eden Public Schools, under the auspices of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. The classes ab Ponsobny School have for some years been conducted by Miss Julia Dewar. As thab lady is leaving for Australia to join her father she has tendered her resignation to. the Women's Christain Temperance Union, and ib has been accepted with regret, as ib is recognised that «o_ao difficulty will be experienced in securing an equally devoted successor to carry on Miss Dewar's work.