Telegraphic

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 9681, 16 May 1894, Page 2

Telegraphic

• (PBB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. | Auckland, Tuesday. In the action brought by Messrs Nathan to recover from the executors of tho lato John M'Niccol £52 10s paid by tho plaintiirs to the seoretary of the Canterbury Jockey Club, forfeits for two horses nominated by plaintiffs for the Challenge Stakes, plaintiffs were non. suited with costs, and notice of appeal was given. Later. It appears that tbo Chelmsford had left Tutnkaka on Friday morning to work Whananake, but finding tho weather to severe to onable her to reach there the steamer returned to Tutnkaka and anchored. During the night a heavy sea rolled in tbe harbor, and she commenced to drag, eventually being driven on to the beach. A contract has been let to Mr Melville for floating the Chelmsford, and it is expected that she will be repaired and floated in about a fortnight's time, when she will be brought to Auckland ta be thoroughly repaired. At the last meeting nf the city schools committee the chairman, Mr Blades, accused the Hon. W. V. Reeves, Minister for Education, of discourtesy towards the committee by omitting to acknowledge the receipt of ot wrles

Of resolutions which the committee had heat ta him. The following telegram has now been received by the secretary of the city schools committee from Mr Reeves's secretary :—'• Mr Reeves has already written acknowledging receipt of the resolutions, and trusts that his letter atd not miscarry.— G. Robison, Private Secretary, Wellington." This telegram eoema to explain the apparent delay of Mr Reeves in answering the committee's communication. The letter itself, dated Wellington May 9th, was also received by -Mr Blades to-day. It acknowledges receipt of the resolution passed by tbe city schools district meetieg re the proposed control of compulsory education, and states that the matter will receive, the consideration of the Government, Mr Northcroft, S.M., to-day fined a man named Moore £5 and £ 1 16s costs or a month's imprisonment on the charge of ill-treating a mare by working it while suffering trom a sore. The Magistrate eaid that the case was a bad one. The prosecution was instituted by tho Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. At an inquest at Kohukohu on the body of Joseph Holland a verdict was returned that deceased died of arsenic poisoning, but how obtained there was no evidence to ahow. At the Police Court to-day Captain Beazel, of the s.s. Rose Casey, was fined for having a -greater number of passengers on the 25th of March than was allowed by the certificate in force. The Collector of Customs prosecuted. The steamer is licensed to cany 105 passengers, and she had 192 on the occasion in question. A fine was imposed of £5, and Is per head for each passenger above the allotted number, making £D 7s, with coat £1 I*9. The Governor and the Vice-Regal party Jeft for Kotorua to-day by special train. Wanganui, Tuesday. Tbe caie of Keane v. Woodley, a claim lor £130 for stakes won by the racing mare Kai-Iwi Lady at the Woodville (nesting, was concluded in tha District Court before a special jury at II o'clock last night. Judgment was given for plaintiff for tha full amount and costs. It ia expected that a further law case will follow. Palmerston, Tuesday. At the Police Court to-day James C. Money, the bankrupt draper at Feilding, was committed, for trial on a charge of fraudulent tjveference and neglecting to keep proper books of accounts. V fiittaGTON, Tuesday. Hignor Rabbeno. Professor of Political Economy tn the University of Bologna, who is engaged on a great work ou Australasia, applied to Mr G. Fisher through Mr Drage. one of the secretaries of the Labor Commission, for information respecting .New Zealand. Mr Fisher communicated with the Government, and a bundle of papers bearing on the subjects dealt with was ad once sent to the Professor. The secretary of the Now South Wales Rugby Union writes that his union finds St will be impossible to reach New Zealand in order to play during August as well as in September as the New Zealand Union suggested, as it will take until August 25th to complete the New South Wales local matches, but the tour has been so arranged as to give the team the whole of September in this colony, and is based on live weeks' absence from Sydney. It Is hoped this will bo extended to six ■weeks if Increased leave can be arranged. The New South Wales Union asks the New Zealand Union to approach the Union Gompany if possible to arrange for the team to leave Sydney for Wellington on Saturday, August 25th, on the conclusion of the matches, so that the first match of the team might be played at Wellington on September Ist. If the New South Wales Union can arrange, however, the team would sail on the previous Saturday. The New South wales Union asks the New Zealand Union to arrange the programme for Us tour within the colony on the above basis, and a meeting of the New Zealand Union will shortly be called for the purpose. W. Bock's shed at the Featherston i railway station, containing 175 tons of flax, was burned down this morning. The fire is still smouldering, and if the wind springs up the station itself will be endangered. Although the Greytown brigade turned np, there vras no water. The case of the Hon. Mr Rigg v. Mr Evison, late editor of the Christchurch Truth, an action for assault, was called on this morning, but neither party appeared, and Mr Skerrett, for Evison, informed the Bench that it had been settled out of Court. The young Maori woman Martha Tahinni, who hills from Kaiapoi, has been committed for trial on two charges of forging the name of Wi Parata. Iv the Bankruptcy Court this morning, before Mr Justice Richmond, the discharge of John James O'Brien, cordial manufacturer, was suspended for two years for misrepresentation In regard to tbe sale of his business. LjVter. In the Magistrate's Court to-day Montague Gibbs, baker, who had a previous conviction recorded against bim, was fined £5 and costs for selling short weight bread. Two other bakers were fined in smaller amounts. The fire at Mr Bock's shed at the Featherston railway station was extinguished without further damage. The flax destroyed was the property ol Messrs Bidwill Bros., and was insured for £10 per ton. Between 30 and 40 of the unemployed are provided for nightly at the shelter shed and the Benevolent Home. The cumber of applicants to the Labor Bureau 1* gradually diminishing, and is confined mostly to single men. The Benevolent Trustees are applying to the City Conncil for 10C0 yards of spawls and a nnmber of hammers, so that the bona fidet of applicants for reliei may be tested by getting them to work out by stone- breaking part of the cost of the assistance rendered to them, but only those well able to work would be put to it. The chairman stated that he did not brand all applicants for relief as loafers, but probably eight nut of the 28 lodged in the shelter shed each night wero loaters. Argument for the respondents in the case of Winiata Te Wharo and others v. Davy and others, the Mangaohane block case, is now proceeding. The Court intimated that it did not wish to bear counsel for the respondents upon the point that the appellants were entitled to a mandamus and prohibition on the ground that an assessor ought to have sat with the Chief Judge when he heard Winiata's application for a rehearing in ISSS. Westport, Tuesday. At a meeting of the Harbor Board today a resolution was passed requesting MrM'Kenzie, M.H.R., and Mr O'Conor to interview the Minister of Marine with tbe object of ascertaining the terms on which the Government would send the steamer Stella to the Board for use as a tug at Westport, as a tug is necessary for the foreign shipping trade in coal. The Board's engineer recommends the immediate expenditure of £20,000 to complete the works according to Mr Napier Bell's scheme. Christchurch, Tuesday. The Lyttelton Borough Council have voted £100 for the purpose of providing work ior the unemployed in the borough. At a public meeting last night the following motion was passed : — " That the ladieß and gentlemen present, recognising, on grounds physical, mental, nnd moral, tho necessity ot circulating a higher ideal oi women's drets, form themselves into an association for the purpose of dealing with tbe question of rational dress for women ; that this association be called tbe New Zealand Rational Dress Association ; that the aims of tbe association be the bringing about of that change in women's dress which her wider life and increased activity seem to demand, and tbat the association, whilst accepting the most radical ideal, also heartily encourage all stages of reform." Mrs Borne was elected president, A ballot to decide the priority of the applications for a number of Cheviot sections was held to-day, when 36 sections were allotted and 11 remained undisposed of. There were 117 applicants at the auctior sale of township and suburban sections Thirty- five sections were sold for £87c 10s. A run of 1842 acres, the upset prici of which was £110, was sold for £250. At a meeting of the Canterbury Rngb. Union to-night it was resolved to wiite tthe New Zealand Union protestinf against the decision not to allow th Christchurch Club to play a match witl the Pirates Club, Dunedin, and askinj that the decision he altered. Dunedin, Tuesday. At the request of the executors of tb late Rev. Dr. Stuart there will be n military funeral to-morrow. Later. The Sohool Commissioners to-day rt solved to ask tho Minister for Edncatio to amend the Act ho that the Commit sinners may bo empowered to limit tb area any applicant may take up whe lands are leased. The pulpit of Knox Chnrch will I supplied during the next six months b ministers from Melbourne. The Rev. W Hewitson of Brunswick will be the lirst, At a meeting of the Prohibition Lengr this evening a resolution \vnis passed (I be sent to the Premier) expressing eu prise and regret at the conteinplatt removal to Napier of Sergeant Mulvill It changes were neceasary it nprnired the meeting singular that so eflicient i cflicer shonid be taken from Dnnedi and euch action was calculated to di courage police officers in the perform-in of their dnty in respect to lirer.chepi of t licensing laws. The meeting therefo respectfully requested that tba order reconsidered. The Police Court was occupied all t day with a charge against Robert MCc nell of behaving in a manner enlculat to provoke a breach of the poace. T accused was night-watchman ab M'Leni factory, aud was running home to gel doctor to attend his wife wheu ho ullcr. be wm arretted and badly treated by t<

constables. The evidence of the police we to the effect that M'Connell was in th street shouting " Murder ! Police 1 " an when asked what was the matter th only reply they could get was " You'i see." They denied that he gave hi name. When passing the factory h yolled out again, kicked at the gate, an' threw himself on the ground. The cas resolved itself Into the question whethc M'Connell had become hysterical and Hi, not know what he was doing or a seriou charge against the police. The Bencl dismissed the information and euggeste. to Inspector Pardy that if he saw tis wa; further nn inquiry should be made. Mr Fish, the Mayor, last Baturda. secured three shceps' plucks from twi butchetB 1 shops and sent them to Professo Black, who reports that the liver am lungs of all three were badly affected wltl hydatids irtysts, on one there were thret large cysts and several smaller ones Prom No. 1 two and a half ounces O' watery liquid was Obtained from tht cysts ; from No. 2 one and a hall ounce s from No. 3 half an ounce. Inside he found numerous brood capsules, which nnder favorable circuit!stances would produce the early stage ot tapeworm. ff any part of these livers were eaten underdone the danger, he believed, would be imminent of becoming infested with tapeworm. Professor Black says that he cannot condemn in langnaoe too strong the system by which it ie not only possible, but probably pretty common, to distribute these fertile sources of disease. He adds that tho knife of tho butcher cutting and the hands hnndling one infested animal may easily enrrjr germs to all other meat that leaves his establishment.