DUNEDN. November 19.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 7783, 22 November 1890, Page 1

DUNEDN. November 19.

A charge of damaging property wns laid against a foreigner named N, Tabloy last weok, and was dismissed by (ho Justices. Although complainant, his wife, and another man gave evidence whioh wont to show that accused threw the utonoa which smashed some win** dowß, and ono of which grazed a child'H head, the Justices did not call for a defence ac all. To-day, boforo Mr Carow, R.M., Tab'ey was charged with stone throwing. Tho ovldonce was the samo, and notwithstanding tho contention of tho samo counsel that the charge was practically the same as the one dismisaed, the magistrate found thf3 accused guilty, and inflicted a fino of 5a and costa. A largo number of shareholders in tho Equitable Insurance Association j mot Mr Bevan, a dolegato from the : West Coast shareholders to-night by invitation. After a long discussion a motion was carried by a large majority that the pross bo excluded. At a mooting of flnbsoribera to the public Art Gallory, Mr 13 C Haggit, tho chairman, stated it was proposod to opon tho Gallery on tho 27th inst. LSGS was raisod by subnoription, with whioh four pictures from tho Exhibition woro purohwod, Tho Otago Art Socioty gave pictures to tho valuo of Ll5O for disposal by art union to erect a building I hero aro eight picture*, including the " Adoration of tho Magi," Boaidoß theao, j aro come pictures left for salo, which were ; j lent to tho gallory until cold, and various | j lirmo had glvon goodn for tho Gtting up of j tho gallory. A Committoo wan appointed to havo control of tho gallery, and it was j deoidod to mako a permanent record of the OBBißtaooa given by eubaoribora »nd others in founding the gallory, Tho caso of Atkinson v Atkinson tho wife's petition (or a judicial Reparation waa not concluded to-day. Only Mra Atkinaon's cvidonoo waa takon, Frauciu Wilkinson, a candidate for Dunodin suburbs, addressed tho oleotore tonight, Ho announced himself as a working man n candidate and waa opposed to tho preuont Government, Ho waa a protcotionlnt and supported tho L»bor Bill and Local Option, Ho advocatod Biblo reading in oohooUi and fvroaod tho establishing of eoventh otandm ♦ school whero tho children of tho working class could rocoivo additional education without going to high nchoolo. Tho candidate waa afforded a pretty fair hearing, but at tho conclusion of bis address a voto of no eoniidonco in him was carried by threo to ono against ono of confidence. Mr A. J, Burns haa boon nominatod for tho Taiori.