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Clutha Leader, Volume XX, Issue 1038, 15 June 1894, Page 5

Mr Leydon of Auckland is conducting an extensive auction sale of goods in Mackenzie's HalL The Lawrence Presbyterian congregation have decided to call tho ltev. James Will, Enfield. Mr Sinclair Wright has been appointed Clutha agent for Mr Henry Rose, wine and spirit merchant, Dunedin. The Press (Wellington) published a rumour that heavy reductions will shortly be made in the salaries of many civil servants. The N. Z. L. and M. A. Company will recommence operations on the old basis on Monday ISth inst. We congratulate the company on being successful in bringing the reconstruction operations to a successful issue. A rather awkward accident happened to Mr John Ironside, Clinton, on Wednesday evening. He waß out shooting rabbits, and when having his gun pointing downwards, itaccidently went off, part of the contents lodging in his foot. Dr Fleming was sent for, and amputated part of the big toe. He is now progressing favourably. Mr W. Guest has made arrangements for regular shipments of Spring Blossom Tea, the first of whicb will arrive during the coming week. The tea during the comparativley short time it has been introduced into the colonial market Las made enormous strides iv popular favour. When the matter of the Stuart memorial subscriptions brought up at the Borouzh Council meeting, on Tuesday evening, several councillors expressed themselves strongly in favour of a public library, and thought steps should be taken to make this opinion known to the general committee in Dunedin. At a meeting of the united prohibition leagues of Christchurch, Sydenham, a>jd suburbs the following resolution was agreed to : — ' ' That the united leagues express their inlense indigna. tion at the action of the Clutha Stipendiary Magistrate in granting wholesale licenses 9to publicans deprived (by the vote of the people) of their publicans' licenses. Apparently there will be no lack of candidates for the Tuapeka seat vacated by the death of Mr Pyke. Messrs Scobie Mackenzie and Kawlins have definitely decided to come forward. The Government have not yet deciderl between Mr Larnach and Mr Fraser of Clarke's Flat for their candidate. Mr J. J. Sanssay of Hyde was asked to stand but declined. At the Magistrates Court, yesterday, Mr Hawkins mentioned that he had received an application for a wholesale license from Mr Collins, Heriot. Messrs Adams Broi., havinsr moved for a writ of certioraii, however, he thought it would be out of place to consider the application at the present time. The conundrum as to when a chairman was not a chairman would have to be decided by the judge.

Church robberies are common in the Auckland district. No distinction is made as to sect. A Brnce auction in aid (if the funds of the Stirling Athenaeum will be held on Thursday eveniDg. We are asked to mention that Mr H'Ghie, the travelling ;tgent for Messrs Nelson Moate aiid Oo , will visit the Clutka, district and go his usual round*, at his usual tini". At the preliminary meeting of the Education Board ou Wednesday, Mr Greig, on behalf of the Ahuriri School Committee, asked for the removal of the school from its present position to tho glebe on which the tench"i:'s residence stands— a mile and a half nearer Glenomaru railway station, — The matter was referred to the chairman , Hon Mr Macgregor, and Mr Clark, to visit the district and report. At the Land Board on Wednesday the undermentioned sections in Woodland were recommended for notification at tho capital values mentioned : — Section 14, 104 acres Ir, L 4 per ncre ; section 15, 102 acres 2r, L3 7s ; section 16, 94 acres 2r, L34s 6d ; section 17, 11G acres, at L 4 per acre ;— including loadi»g for roads in each case. The previons resolution in regard to the transfer of section 21, block VIII, Warepa district, from Robert Donald to James D.juald, was confirmed, the section in question J being portion of land held by applicant under deferred payment license. The following applications to complete purchase of deferred payment land was approved :— William Ford, section 4G, block. lV, and section 2, block VI, Catlins district. At the Police Court here yesterday, MiFleming presiding, Samuel Banks was charged, on the information of Constable Christie, with having been guilty of (t) disorderly conduct in Clyde street on Wednesday afternoon, and (2) of having used obscene language in a public pluce on the same occasion. Accused pleaded guilty on both charges. Mr George Thomson gave evidence, from which it appeared accused had been guilty of extremely violent and disorderly conduct and of using very bad language towards him. Witness explained that accused was a poor man with a wife and young family to provide for. He therefore did not wish him fined or sent to gaol : he simply wanted him to behave towards hitr. for the future. The bench explained that accused by his conduct had rendered himself liable to imprisonment for twelre months. As, however, Mr Thomson had pleaded his cause he would simply be convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called- If he behaved himself for the future he in all probability would not be called on, but if his disorderly conduct was renewed he would be brought up and sentenced to a term of imprisonment.