North Otago Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16. 1891.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 7268, 16 October 1891, Page 2

North Otago Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16. 1891.

Rkadehs of the Now Zealand newspapers must Imvo often noticed how differently small bankrupts are treated when under examination, from those who have been fortunate enough to fail for largo amounts. An instance of the kind occurred at Dunedin on Monday last. Mr Samuel Finch, laborer, having filed, was brought face to faco with his creditors at the Official Assignee's ollice, and though tho liabi'ities were only some sixty odd pounds, them were two lawyers present, besides the great functionary, the Official Assigneo himself. Aftor >ho baukrupb had been examined according to the custom, tho Official Asssignee snici, in judicial tones, "Ib scorns perfectly clear that these liabilities have been incunod when you had nob tho means to pay for them. How do you excuse your running into debt when you had not the money to pay 1 How can you justify it?" To this outburst of moral indignation tho bankrupt replied that lie had to get thing* for the house, whereupon tho Official Assignee resumed in the snme strain, but with a heightened tone: "You might as well say that if you hare not got money you havo a right to go and steal. You have no right to have things unless you pay for them, It is simply living on tho charity of others without asking them if they will be charitable." This wns racher an anticlimax, from stealing to helping oneself to charity ; but tho Official Assigneo had no intention of sinking his tone : ib was a mere lapse in tho hurry of his indignation. Ono of tho lawyers asked tho bankrupt whero he gob the five guineas to file with, to which the answer wns tlmb ho borrowed it. " From whom did you borrow it 1" tho lawyer inquired. "I am not supposed to answer that," he replie.l, appealing, wo presume, with a look to the sympathetic Official Assignee. " Yes, you are," thundered out, tho said Official Assignee ; "of courso you are. Whom did you borrow it) from ?" no doubb with an indignant emphasis on tho " whom." Such is tho manner iin which a petty bankrupt is sometimes baited in that) queerest of all sanctuarieß, the Official Assignee's office. Now, we do not mean to bay that tho Official Assignoo said anything which he should nob havo said. It is quite right to lecture bankrupts on the evil of running into debt, and to show an exemplary indignation on such occasions. The Official Assignee represents in a manner the offended virtuo of tho community. Tb is consequently his duty to stand on hh tiptoes, swell oub his manly breast, and speak in thunder when a poor laborer

lias tho nudncity to coma boforo him asking to bo pub through. But why, O why, is the passago mudo so oasy for tho respoctablo bankrupt? — tho respectability in this caso being, of course, measured by tho amounb of tho liabilities. Wo know nothing of Mr Samuel Finch, laborer, bub even if ho Imd incurred dobb with the deliberate intention of defrauding his creditors (though thore is no evidence of such a purposo in tho publi lied report of his examination), we :tio bound to say that many a much //if it or roguo has gone through with Hying colors, and sympathised with by his principal creditors. Seeing such is the case, and of that there can be no doubt, for the thing is notorious in every district of tho colony, there seems to be something, after all, incongruous, wo had almost said unfair, in badgering a poor laborer with such shabby liabilities as thoso of Mr Samuel Finch. Wo noticed somo time ngo that the Christchurch Judge intimated ftom tho Bench that ho would refuse, if we mistake not, in all cases to give wagoearnera who happened to go bankrupt a clean sheet. To our mind this was not a particularly judicial ftatoment. Was the bankruptcy law mado only for tho relief of traders and salarydrawers? We can easily imagine tho case of a working man, through no fault of his own, bub through sickness or hard times, getting into difficulties from which ho has as much right fco bo relieved as tho bankiupt merchant. AVo need not say that we agree with tho general principlo that men who run no risks should not file, but to mako a hard and fast rule and stick to it in every instance is practically to prejudgo cases. Every caso should certainly bo tried on its merits, and wo havo no doubt that Mr Justice J)cnniston's bark is worso than his bite.

Tho Hon. tho Minister for Lands will address his constituents next week In Mr R. Davis advertisement, referring fo tho sale of educational Icdsps, an addition has been made regarding improvements and valuation. A concert and dnnco will bo held in the Maorowhcium .Schoolhonse on the evening of Friday, the 23rd instant, in aid of the school funds. Tho annual meeting of members of (ho Waitaki Collie ]/og Club will bo held tomorrow evening, in tho Terminus Hotel, Sandhurst, at S o'clock. At the Land Board mooting on Wednesday, tho transfer of section 1, block 8, Kuiow, from Josoph Green to J. H. Chalmers was approved of. Tho population of tho now electoral districts of Oonmrn, Waitaki, and Waihomo is as follows : O.unaru, 9410 ; Waitaki, 7788 ; Waihemo, 7742. Acceptances for tho first day's handicaps of tho North Otago Jockoy Club closo tonight with Mr G. U. Hislop, as also entries for the Maiden Plato. Tho annual meeting of tho Pioneer Extonded Watct-raee nnd (.old Mining Company will be held in the onVo of Mr W. lice on Monday, the 10th instant, at 7.H0 p.m. q The New Zfjaluirt Loan and MoiranMta Agency Compuiy, Limited, report, haviug sold 5000 sacks of prime milling wh"itt. f.o.b. ut tho Oamaru breakwater, at 5s 2d per bushel, Home timo ago Mrs Stratford forwarded iho sum of L 5 Gs (tho subscriptions of 106 lcsidentsof Oamaru) to \)v Barnardo, and a letter has been recoivod by that lady gratefully acknowledging tho receipt of tho money. in tlio Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, his Worship in giving judgment in tho case of Connell v. Hartley, said that, so far aa the facts wero concerned, tho plaintiff was entitled to recover his claim, but on tho point raisod by Mr Newton ho must enter a nonsuit, without costs. Iho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have received the following cablegram from their London offieo, dated 13th inst, : " Tho whoafc market is firm but inactive; New Zealand wheat (f ag) is worth (o i f to arrive) 41a per 4801bs ; Now Zealand average is worth 42s 6d, aud long- herded 44s Gd per 49Glba. '' A contemporary states that there is a lady resident in that district with what is called a marriaqo oimo— sho keeps a diary |in which is inscribed tho dates of tho | marriages of all her friends and tho dates they have given hostages to fortune in tho 1 shape of olivo brandies. As the volumo oxtends over a period of fifty years, the contents afford much amusomont to tho fow privileged to gazo upon them. A spectator informs us that tho chimney of an office in Tyno street caught firo yesterday, and that owing to a difficulty in telling where tho smoke was coming from about seven potions twisted their nocks and racked their backs in their efforts to get thoir heads up their chimneys to uscertain whothor it was not their particular chimney that was being cleaned out in this fashion. In our report of tho ease against Archibald M'Phio, heard in the Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, wo statod that defendant was dealt with in hU absence r lho explanation is that M'Phio was, on tho 27th of April Jast, bound over in tho sum of L 5 to come before tho Court for judgment on tho 14th instant. Ho failed to do so, and was accordingly fined. Several improvements will bo noticeable at the forthcoming rose meeting of the North Otago Jockoy Club. Tho saddling paddock is being enlarged by tho Club in order to meet tho demand for mord space. Tho totalisator will heroaftor face the courso, and thoro will bo three windows, instead of two as formerly. This will bo a convenience to speculators, and will obviato a good deal of tho crushing chat invariably takes placo before tho start of a raco. Tho annual general meeting of tho North Otago Cycling Club will bo held in Iho Coffeo Rooms this ovoning at 7.30 o'clock. It is requested that ovory mombor will make a point of boinsj prcsont, and thoroby give tho club a good start fo«* tho soason. Tho annual report and balanco sheet will bo submitted, and thereafter the election of officers for tho onsuing year will take placo. Tlio dato of tho club's first run will bo fixed. Intending members are invited to attend. Wo remind our readers of the ontortain- J mont to bo given this evening by St. Paul's * Church choir. Wo understand that tho organ which is boing built for tho chutch is in a very forward state, and it is tho intention of tho managers, if possible, to put tho instrument in tho church free of dobt. With this object in view tho collection to to bo taken up at tho entertainment will bo specially for this fund. Tho entortainmenb commencos at 8 o'clock. Tho other day it was cabled from London that Oamaru Harbor Hoard bonds had fallen 2 per cent owing to some cavie or other. Our readers nocd not bo alarmed if within the next few days a further fall is chronicled, tho cause this timo being tho action of tho Railway Commissioners and tho bad harvest: Tho Harbor Hoard havo written to the bondholders explaining tho position of afTaitH, and wo mention tho matter so that should another cable arrive, on tho subject of the bonds, tho explanation will bo found in this faofc. The Christchurch Pioss says : "On Thursday evening, Captain Romorill, of the Kaliu, bound for the Chathams, took nevoral pigeons belonging to Mr J. Mather with the viow of trying whether tho birds could be made useful to bring a message from the ecu, ftß well Mon taiul. At eleven o'clock

yestorday morning four birds were found in their loft, one bearing tho following messngo from Captain Romorill : "7 a.m., 75 miles out, ill I well." This morning tho Captain will liberato threo others, tho bo.«t, then being '250 miles from port. It will be interesting to watch whether tho pigeons can manage this distance over tho sea, for if they can, thoro arc many instances in which f'eir services as lottor-carriers will be utilised. A cablo informs us that Mr David Christie Murray, tho novelist ,md actor, has filed his schedule. This h tho outcome of being stago struck. Mr Chrimio Murray, whilo a first-okas novelist, wa ■ b.io an indifferent actor. Ho told Him people of Molbouruo that ho had at laat discovctpd what naturo had qnalifiod him for— tho stago ; but it has been left to Mr Murray's creditors to discover that Mr Murray and not nature had made a mistake. The nun who could write "Josephs Coat" need not have hankered after the ephemeral reputation that was to be obtained on the stago. Mr E. M. Smith, tho member for New Plymouth, is not coming south to inspect the Oamaru Harbor Board's dredge That gentleman wished to come, so that matters might bo expedited, but at a meeting of tho New Plymouth Harbor Hoard In had a very wet blanket thrown on hh proposal. Mr Smith stated that ho had been oflfeind a frco passage by tho Union Company, but ho could not afford to pay tho other expenses incurred on tho trip. Mr Corkill objected »o nnyono going on a pleusuro trip of tho kind, as it would simply bo wasting the ratepayers' money. Mr Smith said after Mr Cor kill's expression about a pleasure trip he would refuse to accept an offer to go, but hinted that ho would appeal to a public meeting on tho subject. Wo shall thoreforo miss tho pleasure of making tho acquaintance of Mr Smith as a muriuo engineer. A now ilhistrotion of the wider employment of women in Church work comes to us from Amonca (says the Christian World). St. Paul's Church, Chicago, has received u legacy of 1/2000, tho incomo of which is to bo employed in parish work. It has been devoted to securing a parish assistant or pastor's aid, and the post is very efficiently filled by » young lady, herself a minister's daughter. Hero nrosotno of tho duties sho fulfil : " Sho recognises strangers as they enter tho vestibule, welcomes them, and introduc6s them to other ladies; calls tho pastor's notico to needs of families, sick, or otherwiso ; ascortains whero tho charity funds can best bo bestowed; enquires into tho condition of tho children who attend the industrial schools, whether sick or needy ; aids tho superintendent of tho Sunday school iv procuring teachers, and is useful in many other ways in stimulating interest in church and school attendance, tho mid-week meeting, thu Ladies' Societies, Young Peoplo'a Association, and all tho variod interests of the parish." Evidently this young lady has enough on her hands. The report concludes : '• Tho people liko it, tho pastor likes it, and strangers liko it. It is a grand success all round." Mr Cox, M.P. for Claro, delivered au address at Loeston on Friday evening last. At tho closo of tho lecture Mr Cox recited a national poem, Mr M O'Rrien thou moved tho following resolution, which was seconded by Mr Gill, and carried : " That this meeting express our sympathy with the Irish evicted tenants in their struggles for the right to live in their own land, and llmt n subscription bo now oponcdon their behalf." Mr Cox informed tho meeting that now Mr Parnoll was doad ho was of tho opinion that tho L 50,000 locked up in trust iv Paris could bo used for assisting tho evicted tenants. Tho money collected in Canterbury and Australia would bo forwarded direct to Ireland. He paid all his own expenses himself. Many people and papers were of the opinion that the money already collected and locked up in Paris was to assist thu poor and distressed in Iroland, but ihfa idea was ontiroly wrong, as tho money was collected for carrying on tho political campaign. With the death of Parnoll his mission was at an end, and if ho culd avoid it ho would not speak in Christchurch ; at all events, ho would only give one more address, and then leave direct for Ireland. Tho Tuapoka Times has become possessed of tho following itom : Mr W. A. Murr\y, the defeated candidate for Waikato, carried round through tho olectorato a Highland bagpipe, with which, for lack of anything hotter, ho tried to churm the ejectors, though vainly as the result proved, into his views. At one settlement ho came out on tho platform kilted and accoutred in wondrous fashion, to tho utter amazement of tho audience, who wero mostly Maori men and women. Never before, living as they wore on the confines of civilisation, had they scon so grotesque a figure or bo wild a rig-out. After a preliminary walk up and and down tho platform, whilo adjusting and shaking tho pipes up into good screaming order, tho candidate suddenly wheolod round on his audionco and blew a wild screech on his instrument Tho effect on the natives was [ electrical. They jumped to tho doom , tangled mass of blankets and struggling, shrieking, half 'naked men and women, and in a minute or two tho building was cleared of all but a few Scotch settlers, who agreed to dispense with tho speech and take their politics out of tho national instrument. Possibly enough, had Mr Murray been up anywhere in tho IJruco olectorato, where there is moro of the right kind of material to work on, his ostentatious display of home-brewed patriotism might have fetched a bettor price in the market. Hut even hore it is moro than doubtful, oven with tho charm of tho pibroch, if Mr Murray's politics would bo swallowed. Ask your grocer for Ninian Hyslop and Co. 's "Imperial " Indian and Ceylon Teas. 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