DUNEDIN. January 2.

North Otago Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2082, 4 January 1879, Page 2

DUNEDIN. January 2.

Two sailing boats ran into each other in the harbor yesterday, about a quarter of a mile from Rothesay. One of them was manned by a number of young men, and in the other were two men and two women. The boat in which the women were was upset, and they were thrown into the water, but were pulled aboard the other boat, and had scarcely done 10 when ahe capsized and foundered. Eventually the whole party reached the shore in safety, four of them hating had a narrow escape. At the Police Court yesterday, several persons were charged with disorderly behavior on New Year's evening. The evidence went to show that the town had been in a frightful state of disorder from 11.30 p.m. to 3 a.m, ; that the police had been assaulted. Constables, O'Shea and McGavin having had their heads cut, and Inspector Mallard, while conveying a prisoner to the lock-up, was struck with a brickbat. The offenders were thus dealt with : — James Cumings sentenced to one month's imprisonment without the option of a fine, for assaulting Constable O'Shea ; Thomas Scott, for assaulting Constable McGavin, fined L 5 or 14 days ; Samuel Collins, 4Qs or 7 days ; Thomas A. Fuller 10s or 3 days ; William Anderson, L 5 or days — all for riotous behavior. In the cases of William Day and Edward Sherman, for damaging private property, Inspector Mallard asked for a remand, in order that ho might proceed with the charge as an indictable offjnco, the defendants having been mixed up in a riot. The prosecutor, Ah Ming, said thfct a stone weighing lllbs had come through his window, nearly killing a fellow Chinaman. Mr E. Smith deposed that Davia had been in his employment for three months, and during that time his conduct had been everything that could be desired. Both prisoners were sentenced to Say a fine of 503 and 203 compensation. [r Ward, in giving his decision, said — *'I make no distinction, owing to the fact of the prosecutor being a Chinaman, from anybody else. If Chinamen are allowed to come here, they mutt be entitled to protection from loss the same as anybody else." Bonnie Scotland, one of the Clydesdale horses James Walls, of Canterbury, was importing per ship Norval, died when six weeks' out. January 3. Mr B. H. Leary, ex- Mayor, was elected Councillor for High Ward to-day. The railway to Invercargill is to be opened on the 13th or 14th inst. The second charge of forgery against H. L. Meta was heard at the Police Court to-day, fend he was committed for trial on both chaises. The Clydesdale Kilboure, per Norval, has arrived in good condition. Owing to the decrease of the duty on tea and sugar, a large quantity of these articles was taken out of bond yesterday, the sum of L1741 14s 6d being paid as duty upon them. The total of the receipts at the Customhouse yesterday was L 2562 4s Bd. Mr Bastings, M.H.R., addressed his constituents at Waikaia last night, and received a unanimous vote of confidence. The Tablet, in concluding an article on the year, says in New Zealand the year has been one of injustice to Catholics, and of preparing the way to debasement for the Colony in general. It has been a year of Secularism, and this for us marks it darkly ; but on the other hand, New Zealand Catholics have made a valiant stand against the injustice, and have maintained their own schools independently, and the examinations which have taken place have proved these schools to be a credit to their conductors and to the Catholic body generally. No doubt, if the injustice continues another year we shall have a like boast to make this time ( twelve months, %n4 it u ft bout of which |

we may be proud. The leading article in the Tablet dealt fully with the same ■übject, and advises Catholics to abstain from taking part in the election of school committees, and to use the block rote against all who faror the seealar system of Education. The Committee of examiners for the Ottgo Education Eoard hare recommended that the scholarships be awarded to the following pupils : — Senior : John Murray, AdolphHamaun.Wm. M'Oregor, Wm. Alex. Fleming, Robt M. Laing, J. R. Ferguson. Junior : Ann Forbes, John Somerrille, Donald Fraser, John Montgomery, James Farlane, Laura Darton.