Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7613, 9 December 1886, Page 2

Telegraphic.

(FROM, A CORRESPONDENT.) . Wellington, Wednesday. Messrs Maomahon andLeitch conducted a successful month's dramatic season in the new Opera House to-night. • His Excellency the Governor and a' large and fashionable gathering were present. The company, wiich numbers 24, in to Mr George Leitch, leave" by the Waihora for Napier on Friday. . [PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Aijckland, Wednesday. Messrs Ware and ■ Errington, civil engineers, have been ..appointed to report on the cause of the subsidence- of the retaining wall of the Ponsonby reservoir and as. to the best means of protecting ■ the work and the cost. •Mr Errington, the engineer in charge, proposes to reduce the holding capacity by half a million gallons, so as to make the reservoir perfectly stable. At the annual meeting of the Industrial and Provident Permanent Land and Investment Society a dividend of 8 percent, and a bonus of 3 per cent, were credited to the investors and borrowers. Four children named Litt belonging to the Industrial Home have been Jeft £4000 by the death in England of a grand- ■ aunt named Mordaff. It is left to ''the' children in equal shares, to be' received by them when they attain 21 years of .age. At the inquest on Theodore Behrens, who shot himself on Monday morning, the evidence showed that he became very ■low-spirited after working on the Government relief works, and said he would leave the country at once. At a meeting last night in connection with" the Presbyterian City Mission, the report showed a 'debit balance of aiioafc £70. It was resolved to make aspecial effort to raise funds and continue the mission, which is doing good work. The latest introduction into -the Auck-, land Clip betting is Fusilade, and he has been supported for a bit at 10 to I, : while the owner of Clogs has'accepted 300 to 15 nuout'her chance. . This morning 500 to, 25 was booked about Pasha and Disowned for the Cup arid Derby. Nelson is still the favorite for. the Cnp' at 3to 1, JWaitiri coming next at sto 1. For the 'Derby Disowned, is at 5 to 2 (offered), while in doubles on the Uup. and Steeplechase Nelson is the favorite pick for the firstuamed race, and Guy Fawkes, Belle, and Silvio for the Steeplechase. A large number of Volunteer officers' met Colonel Bailey, president. of the' Board of Military Education, at the drill shed this evening. Colonel Bailey said . that his object in asking them to meet • him was to take au opportunity, of ex- ' ■plaining to them the object of the school of military education, and. to give any information they might desire as to the ex- ■ animation officers would have to .undergo. This he ; did briefly ami ,- explicitly. He mentioned that he wished to draw their attention .particularly ■. to musketry instruction, which had been placed under his control, and he said that next year full instructions^ would be issued as to the mode of firing and f coring necessary to qualify for capitation. The Government (lid not desire the mere misiug of the skill in shooting of a company, but general proficiency. He showed an -illustration of a new : target now in use in England, in which the round bull's-eye gives place to the fignrciof a man. This is to be introduced here. He also stated that district prizes were being abolished. Money would lie given to companies who made the highest aggregate firing throughout the colony. In regard to Captain Whitney's Auckland-made ammunition;* lie said he had a large amonnt of practical experience, and in his opinion the ammunition was fully equal to the best manufactured in England—Kynoak's.ammunition. ' " _ ' : . Wellington, Wednesday. At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day a pawnbroker's assistout was fined ■£5 and costs for accepting goods in pawn from a lad under 14. A correspondent sends the following • telegram from Waitara to the Press Association : — " The Native Lands Court ' opened here under Judge Wilson, There are 192 cases on, but this is the-.first sitting of the Court to adjudicato ou confiscated lands which have been reserved to natives; '. The Court will, adjourn to New' Plymouth in , January, if hot sooner. ' Great inconvenience is felt by reason of the doqunjents connected with the lands' utdeiy investigation being- in NWPlymouth, and many of .the, claimants conic into Court 1 without a particle of documentary evidence to show that the persons whom they wish to succeed were the real owners of the land they clajm. The fees of the Court are much lighter' than hitherto:" The property tax is coming in exceedingly well,' and though there is nearly aweek to run a large proportion has already been received. .'-;,-•' : >„ •The officers of. the .Prison Department throughout the polony intend presenting Mr P. Macalister with a purse of • sovereigns (70 guineas),- the • occasion' being his retirement from the- position of I phief clerk of the. 'department, to accept the .denuty-rcgis'lrarslup of' the Supreme Court in Dnnediu. • : ';-.•., The' Premier and Minister of Landsleave at midnight for Christchurclf. „ ; ■.: Cabinet meetings' have been held daily this week. Ministers- have, under con' sicleration a scheme of retrenchment, but nothing definite has-yet been settled. • It is not intended to make any additions , to' the Justices of the Peace list until' January, next, . \yheu -a, now; commission" . ' will be issued. ' ( "_ \ .•,.,.. . r ,•.-,' ■The dispute between the .Government andthe slaveholders of theißotornfi BaHt. . \yay Company ns 'to the-' amount -pf i\\Q ■ : pnrchaso morioy has bpen settled, and .the ' money ' paid , except a yory trifling balance left to be determined, . •'.■<'■•"'■ :. '■ -..'" . . The Government, have .decided to oflfeva. . reward. of £250 to'aiiy person giving iafpr- 1; maliontUat will lead to the; conviction 'of ;;- the person oy persons who set- fire foithe- ■ ■ Dunedin raibyay goods-shed on' b Sunday . night. In the event of anyone givjng-iri- < " formation- being, an accomplice a fibe,- ----> pardon will be granted, ;, Vu ':' : - -■ ■

• The Resident Magistrate to-day intimated to counsel tliat lie must not be expected to allow professional expenses in cases arising from quarrels between people of questionable character. The Aorangi . brings several skilled , workmen from England for the Endeavor Inlet Antimony Company. Kaikoura, Wednesday. Smith, a member of tho local police force, met with an accident while using Auckland made ammunition at ride practice. The cartridge, bursting, was blown out of the breach, which was twisted con- . siderably and was projected backwards, striking Smith on the left eye and partially ' stunning him. Several cartridges examined show very faulty construction. CimiSTCHURCU, Wednesday. A private telegram received in Christchurch from London yesterday, dated the 6th instant, states that the market for wheat is a shade easier. Private telegrams from Adelaide state that it is estimated that the surplus of wheat for export from South Australia this year will be 180,000 tons, about three times the quantity exported last year. Some peculiar developments took place this morning in the Eesident Magistrate's Court upon the hearing of an interpleader summons. The following are the facts : — MrE. M. Marks a few days since summoned two persons named M'Callum and Arbuckle. He obtained judgment against the former and a few days after against the latter. The bailiff of the Resident Magistrate's Court, with a warrant of distress, entered M'Callum's shop and proceeded to take a list of the things in it, but just at this time Arbuckle (against whom judgment had_ not been given) came forward, and said the things" were his. He showed papers evidencing his title and the bailift withdrew. A day or two afterwards Mr Marks obtained jiidgment against Arbuckle, and the bailiff a second time levied upon the goods, Whereupon Mrs Pollock, Arbucklo's mother, immediately claimed them. The bailift' refused to withdraw, «and Mrs Pollock brought the present interpleader to establish hen ownership. Mr Beattie appeared for the claimant and Mr Russell for the ■ execntion creditor. Mrs Pollock in her evidence said she claimed the goods under a bill-of-saleproduced. OnOctober2lst,lSS2, she gave a bill-of-sale over these and other goods to her son in consideration of .-G2OO. That bill-of-sale. was satisfied the other day. Mr Russell in cross-examination elicited from the witness that she was in .pecuniary trouble when she gave the bill-of-sale ; that she did not receive one penny from her son j that the object of the bill-ot-sale was to protect the goods from her creditors ; that three weeks after giving it she filed her declaration of insolvency ; that Mr Gilchrist was appointed her trustee, but he never look any steps to realise' the property, and that he knew all about tho preparation, of the bill-of-sale. Arbucklo swore that tho goods were his mother's, and that the bill-of-sale was given to secure #200. He stated that the money was* paid to his mother in banknotes. He contradicted all that his . mother said about the consideration for the bill-of-sale. As te was out of Court when she gave , her evidence he was unaware what she had said. Arbuckle swore that the £200 had been now repaid by his mother, he having received four years' board and lodging from her since the date of the bill of sale, and £10 in cash. He admitted that he attended a meeting of his mother's creditors four weeks after the date of the bill of sale, and proved for £80, but he could not give any reason why the liability to him should have been rednced within one month by £120. ..Judgment was given in favor of the execution creditor Marks.The Painter Bros, made another attempt to break Duncan's record for a bicycle ride to Hnrunui and back, but a strong nor'-wester prevented, them accomplishing the task. Chantilly, Lochiel, Moana, andMaligner are scratched for the C.J.C. Midsummer Handicap. Dunedin, Wednesday. At a meeting of creditors of Ross and M'Neill, ironmongers, the debts were represented to bo £5869; assets, £7300. The principal unsecured creditors are Keep Bros., Birmingham, £1683; City Corporation, £341 ; Bank of New Zealand, £2950. Mr Black, of the New Zealand Hardware Company, was appointed supervisor. The committee of the Benevolent Institution have passed a resolution that where married people apply for relief the attendance of the husband should be insisted At a meeting of the Charitable Aid Board to-day a letter was received from the Premier re the refusal of the Eoslyn ' Council to pay its contribution, intimating that as it wonld be some time before the subsidies became payable it would be as well to sue for the contribution instead of waiting for tho Government to stop it. The Board resolved to take proceedings in 14 days unless the' amount was paid, INVERCARGILL, Wednesday. At the Snpreme Court this morning F. H. Dale, who yesterday pleaded guilty to four charges of stealing post letters, was brought up for. sentence. Counsel asked if an application under the Probation Act ' would be entertained, but Judge Williams said it was ont of the question . It would never do if the public gave a man license to sin once, and that because of previous good cliaracter, with comparative impunity. Evidence as to previous good cliaracter- was given by the Chief Post- .. masteraud others.and Dalewas sentenced V-to two years' hard labor on each charge, 'the sentences to take effect concurrently. At the Supremo Court to-day Simpson Gregg and William Lloyd Johnson were tried for shooting a bullock and stealings the carcase from Benlaw Station. Both were acquitted. . The Southland News to-night comments on the difference in the sentences passed on Hill' at Napier and Dale here for post-office thefts, and suggests that " if the ends of justice are met at Napier by the application of the Probation Act in a similar case they might as well he here. Possibly Mr Justice Williams himself, ■ when he comes to compare the case he has ■just decided with that dealt with by his brother Judge, will deem it- incumbent upon him to recommend theGovernifientto take such steps as will equalise ' the punishment." For the Invercargill Agricultural and ' Pastoral Society's Show to-morrow and Friday there are 458 entries, ■ being IS6 in . excess of last year, and 124 above 1884.