The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1896.

Evening Star, Issue 9915, 29 January 1896, Page 2

The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1896.

The Treasurer arrives from tho Scuth by to-night's express. Rcre, a Maori, hns been committed for trial at Auckland on a charge of forging an endorsement on a cheque at Mongontti. It is alleged the cheque in question was stolen from a mail bag which accused Mas carrying. Other charges of stealing letters from the mail bags will ba preferred. The Hillend School Committee have nominated Messrs Green and Mackenzie; the Hooper Inlet Committee, Messrs Ramsay and Green; the Round Hill, Mount Stuart, and Miller Flat Committees, Messrs James Green and Thomas Mackenzie ; and the Table Hill Committee, Messrs Green and Gallaway for the Education Board vacancies.

This afternoon's meeting of the Benevolent Trustees was attended by Mr Chisholm (chairman) and Messrs Qourley, Hayues, SolomoD, Green 5 and Brown. Accounts passed for payment amounted to £207 Os 2d. The secretary reported that William Whitnall, aged seventy, had died in the institution from chronic cystitis. The relief cases presented to-day number less than forty. Mr James Allen, M.H R. for Bruce, addressed the Waihola portion of his constituents at Waihola ou Monday night, Mr Craue presiding. Mr Allen in his address, which lasted for an hour and a-half, spoke on various questions of interest at the present time, and at some length on the Bank of New Zealand, Midland Railway, and recent appointments by the Government. The audience listened with marked attention throughout, and at the close of the address a vote of thanks and confidence was moved by Mr Smith, seconded by Mr G. W. Paterson, and carried without dissent. Last evening Mr Allen addressed a number.6: his Constituents at Taieri Beach, Mr James Milne in the chair. He was well received, and at the close of his address was accorded a nuniitmoii3 vote of thanks and confidence. Mr Allen speaks at Milburn to-night. An important judgment with reference to the responsibility of hotcikeepers in supplying drink on Sundays to travellers was delivered at Masteiton by District Judge Kettle in the appeal case Tucker v. Darby. The respondent, a police constable, charged appellant, licensee of the Marquis of Normanhy Motel at Carterton, with selling liqunr to Georgo Wall, who was neither a teiiger no bona fide traveller. The case was tried before Mr Hutchison, S.M., who convicted the appellant, and this decision was appealed against. The district judge, in his written judgment, says that it was admitted that Wall was supplied with beer and lemonade with the appellant's knowledge, but Wall, according to the evidence, represented himself to the waitress and Mrs Wall as a traveller, Tucker being ill in bed. His Honor held that Tucker had taken all reasonable precautions to ascertain if Wall was a bona fide traveller, and he accordingly allowed the appeal and quashed the conviction.

" Man overboard !" was the cry that was quickly raised last night when a young fellow named R. J. Gourlay, fourth engineer on the Rotomahana, slipped off the steamer's gangway at the tongue wharf and fell into the water. The gangway was resting on the wharf unsecureel, and, the vessel giving a list to starboard, it slipped off the wharf, ami Gourlay, who was upon it at the time, was precipitated into the water. Mr V. Robertshaw, of Elm row, was standing at the head of the gangway when the mishap occurred, and, pluckily throwing off his coat and hat, he caught a line which was passed over the side of the vessel and jumped into tho water to Gourlay's assistanoe. Notwithstanding the darkness, Robertshaw <toon found the man, and together they held on to the rope, and afterwards to one of the piles, until a boat came between tho steamer and the wharf and pickod them up, none tho worse of thoir "ducking." We are informed that tho gangway was noticed to be moving, and that although people were being warned not to use it until it hael been secured Gourlay forced his way upon it.

Miss Rose Blaney's concert takes place next Tuesday.

At Farley's Hill this evening Messrs Campbell and Blair will give addresses.

L. W. "Wilson's art union will be drawn at the Dresden Company's warehouse on Thursday, 30th inst., at 5 p m.—[Advt] Tho Bnnual general meeting of the United Hercules Hydraulic Sluicing Company will bo hold on the 19th prox. Splendid glass jolly jars, 9d a set of three; a 2s pack of playing cards for Is ; you must see them. Biaithwaitc's Book Arcade.—[Advt.] The first term of the Otago High Schools will commence on the 4th prox. The rector and lady principal will be in attendance at their respective schools on Monday. The January issue of the 'Triad' the result of the last competition, tho principal prize in which went to Nelson. The supplement contains two songs by llcrr Fricdlaudcr, of Hamburg.