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Bruce Herald, Volume XI, Issue 1078, 14 January 1879, Page 5

Letters by the Sutz Mail (-pecbilly addressed) will be despatched from tht Milton Post Office, on Friday next, the 17th iust. The Milton Amateur I 'ramatic Company aro putting Arthur Sullivan's opera " Trial by Jury ' in rehiarsal. The first rehearsal will take place this evening. A MEMBER of our staff, who has lately visited Otago and Canterbury, informs us that as a whole, the crops of the Tokomairiro district are uot to be beaten anywhere. Mtny of the fields are vow showing a yellow "tinge, betakeuing early ripening, aud the sound of the reaper should again be heard around within the next ten days or a fortuight ; while, no doubt, many field are light, and late upon the whole. The crops look really well, and fully an average harvest should be the result. It will be observed that the Rev. J. W. Inglis, by special request of the majority of those pre.- ent at his last lecture, has consented to give a lecture on "Barns," in St George's Hall Mdton, on Thursday night, se that those wl o have not had the pleasure of hearing ihis exceedingly popular lecturer, may still enjoy an opportunity of doing so. As Mr Inglis lips so far upset his previous arrangements to comply with the unamously expressed wih of his previous audience, we sincerly trust that the Community will muster, injforce on Thursday night, when we can rgaiu promise his audience a genuine treat, and such as is seldom to be obtained in these parts. The Clutha Property Investment and Building Society's annual meeting w is held en Thursday evening last, in the Atheiijeum Hall. Mr T. T. Ritchie presided, and there was a full attendance uf members, The report and financial gt-atemeut sabmitted by the Committee were read aud adopted. The office-bearers and commitee then elected for the ensuing year, were : — President, T. T. Ritchie ; Vied President, A. Grigor; Committee— G. W. Hutchins, H. S. Reunert, D. Sutherland, P Mason, J. S. Fleming, aud J. Sinclair. Iv additi >n to the foregoing, there also n-mniu in office fr-m lasyear — R. Hogg, R. Bentham, ai.d J. Low. After the business of tin general annual meeting had been c>noluled, a special meeting was hell, at whLh MrR. n'. Jones proposed, ai.d Mr M. Baa* seconded — ' That appl. cation Ue made tv tue R g'strar uf B dliiing Societies for a o-rtifioic : uf inci-pot t, ion under the thudding S .cict.es Act, 1876 " The motion was agreed to, and lull powtr ver-ted i.i the Committee to act thereon. A MEETI>'G of the ratt-piyers of the Stilling dr»triot was held in Kae's Stirling Hot*<l, ou Wedneecay evening last, for the purpose of considering the pr -tectum of the nvtr bank on tne Mumaud. Mr J. C. Anderson occupi.d the chair ; he addressed the meeting, piiutiug out that there were two methods by whuh fuuos might be raited for the work, viz. : lsr, by public subscription; or Sad, by br.n^ing the district under the Hawke's Bay River Trust Act. The latter plan was warmly opposed by the majority of the ratepayers. After a rather heated discussion, it was eventually proposed by Mr G. H. Gilroj*, and seconded by Mr VV. 0. Watt — '* That no steps be taken towards th c protection of the banka until they see what is tobedone-to the Inch Clutha Island."- Tuis motion was carried, and a vote of thabks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings. It has Bince been arraaged, we learn, that a deputation of the principal inhabitants of Stirling shall wait on the Hon. Mr Macandrew and the direct rs of the Kaitangata Railway Company at Duuedin for fche purpose of pointing out to those gentlemen the immediatenecessity of protecting the banks. While Mr E. Martin, on Friday evening last, was returning home from Miisjpn in his buggy, accompauied by his son-in-law' Mr John Neil, with Mrs J. Neil and child, he met with an accident of a somewhat serious nature. MiMartin had just crossed the Tokomairiro Badge, when his horse shied, aud horse, buggy and occupants were thrown over au embankment some three feet. Mr Martin was rendered senseless by the shock for some time, but was attended by Dr. Stackpoole, under whose cii'e he recovered, and was a'de to proceed on his journey. The other occupants of the trap os caped unhurt. The annual picnic in connection with the Tokomairiro Presbyterian Sunday School, took place yesterday at Mr James Elder Brown's. The weather being very threatening all day, kept a good many from attending, yet there was a large number present, tber ; beiug fully 220 scholars from tbe Milton Sunday School, also about 40 from the G ><-ge, and a similar number from Fairfax, with all their teachers who kept tbem in good order during the d ty. Various kinds of games were indulged in f r some time, such as racing, footbail, jumping, swinging, kiss in-theriug, c, after which the childreu were all taken into Mr Brown's gird n and arranged in rows on the green. A hymn was sung, and then they partook 'if the excellent tea and eatables, which were supplied by the Church. '1 he youug ladies aud gentlemeu were kept very busy g iing round giving the Sunday School pupils plenty to eat and drink. They then sung another hymn, and indulged in some more fun before returning home. Mr and Mrs Brown showed great kindness in trying to make everyone present as comfortable as possible. The children all returned home at about six o'olock in tho evening after spending a very happy day. Goat hunting is now a popular amusement in Wellington.

irOJiE alterations', says a Northern contemporary, will very likely be made in the mxtter of Judges' clerks, or. as they are more generally terme.l, Judges' Associates. It appears that these young gentlemen have unusual privileges Parliament annually votes their salaries ; they travel at the taxpayers expense ; and get a yearly a lowanee m aduitiou. Their connection with the Judges generally ceases after having served the necessary period enabling them to go up for examination as barristers aod S' li itors, without in any way undergoing preliminary examination which : lawyers' articled clerks have to go through. Ttie Cd>inet have already sived the o- luny some tliou-an is of pounds by knock my off the unnecessary salaries of C donial Sher ff , and it is reasonable to suppose that it will save the anuud appropriations close on another two thousand pounds by "circularising" their Honors that, as all their secretaries are persons who can well aff >rd to do without salaries and ravelling allowances, ifc is not f ir to the colony to pay them premiums fnr perfecting themselves to enter a lucrative pr< fission. Monster c'aimants are getting fashionable nmv, and even quiit Marlborough is to have a turn with other loca'ities in this experience. One of tbe vagabonds who live among and prey unon the Native race has set up a claim to 18,060 '.cres in Wairua Valley. Mr Britten, captain of oue of the London bicvele • lobs, has jusb shown the remarkable capacity of ill's machiue and strength of his own frame. Starting from Hyde Pant Corner in London, at midnight on Wednesday, he reached Bath at 11.30 a.m. on i hursday, and -.fterashort rest started on the return journey, and reached Hyde Park 'orn^r at 1155 p.m., very fresh after so long a ride. The whole distance of 212 miles, including stoppages for refreshment, was covered in 23 hours 55 minutes— tbe longest ruu that has ever beeu accomplished in one day. A PLEASi.NT little anecdote of the Crown Prince of Germany is told by Mrs Hooper. It was at the beginning of ths Fr mco-Prussi • n war that the king and prince passed throug Hamburg on their way to the field. A young American girl, stayiug with har parents £.t one of the hotels, hung a large American flag from her balcony, and as the royal couple passed waved an enthusiistic handkerchief. Tbe king and hi s son looked up aud bowed, and, like the courteous geutlem.au he is, the prince summoned an aide-de-camp and gave an order which was passed down the live— an order for each regiment as it went by to salute the *-tars and Stripes. The 'Lyttelton Times says:-" The committee appomti-d by thm Woodend farmers to take steps to abate the sparrow nuisance, held trieir last meeting on Moi. day evening. 15,000 eggs and 1600 young birds were brought by the boys of the district, for whioh they received £11 17s 6d. On or two ii flu-sntial farmers of th - di-trict refuse to allow birds to be molested, ou their farms, but for whioh the sparrows Aould be very scarce in the distr ct." Til '.\e\v Z aland Pre^s News' sriya : — i'he ' Otag ■ Dai y T.o es ' made a good li,aul om D.Ceuilu r 2ui.'. In a .-up(.)( ment t > that issue there wen- s X < en columns oi Government lmti (ieitioiis, « h cli, at the euneut co>.tr?ct rate, ot t ur bhilLngs per inch, amouuts to the nice Ltle 'total of £76 16s for oi.e insertion. Tuat ' io the way the momy goes. No doubt this advertisement was compu.sory a-C>rdi.J4 to law, bu -ad the lowest tender for advertising been a;e»p ed by the Gov. rnment, it would ouly have. c >st one forth, aim in addition would have reu<iv r ed nearly three times the publicity. The value of the sun as a m 'firepower is shown in tne Exhibition by M. M-moLat, a French engineer, who shows, iv the machinery depar - me.t of the Chamo de Mars, an ingenious com biuatiou if mirrors, by means of which he concentrates the solar ray on a boiler of special construction, and thin generates steam sufficient for all practical purposes. A large number of agricultural macoiues constructed on this pla i are already in use , and highly es'-«eined, in Algeria • but M. M mchat has alrea ly adapter, his invention to various othei prrp< SdS.-am.oni: others, to cookery — and with excellent resubs. In a small machine, with are fit c only onefifth of a square metre in surface, he roasts (at the Exhibition) a pound of beef in twenty twominutes, and distits a pint of wine into iratidy in half an hour. With larger mirrors he has beeu able to gene ate steam, even under tbe very variable sky of Pari*, and to raise the steam thus generated in thirty minutes to a pressure of six atmesphtres. Among the Bills (says a contemporary) passed by tbe late Legislature of Oregon, and has since become a law, is an act relating to property of married women, which provides that property owned by a woman at the time of marriage, or a quired thereafter by gift, devise or inheritance shall not be subject to debts or contracts of the husband, and the wife may manage, sell, oonvey, and devise the same as the husband can his property. The property cf either husband or w;fe shall cot be liable to debts or contracts of the other. Action may bo maintained by husband or wife against the other for the recovery ot property of which the other has obtained possession, the same as if they were unmarried. For civil injuries committed by the wife, damages Cm be recovered of her alone, except iv ca es where he is jointly responsible. Convey ances or liens from one to a lothtrshollbe valid. One may ooUotitute the oth*.r his or har attorney, to act for mutual benefit or attorney in fact. ! Tne wife r>x%y r< ever the wages of her personal labor in her own l auie. Neither ; s liable for the debts of the otlier incurred before marriage. Expenses of family, and education of childrei shall be ci.argt-able on property of both husband and wife, or of eisher of them. We have here an Act which seems so be pretty we'll up to the advauci d claims of these who have been laboring for a law which would give women control of her own property aud earnings, and put her on an equality in this respect with man. The Wellington Correspondent of the 'New Zrralaud Herald,' who writes as if he knew all about it, s i.* s : — Private letters received from friends of Sir Julius Yogel by the last mail go to shew that he meditates an early visit to the colony. 1 should not be at all surprised that even now bis resignation is on its way, and that h-; will follow it so as to be here to get elected for a Southern constituency, in time for the meeting of Parliament, by an arrangement which is to be made for him in that respect by some of the Canterbury squatting interests.