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New Zealand Mail, Issue 839, 30 March 1888, Page 16

The b.s. lonic left Rio de Janeiro for London on the 26th instant, with her cargo of meat in good condition. Owing to Wednesday’s gale, telegraphic communication with many parts of the Colony was interrupted, hence the paucity of our telegrams this week. The damage to the railway line between Wellington and Pitone has caused a temporary stoppage of local traffic. ArrangeTnents have been made to run 'busses from Wellington to Pitone to connect with trains at Pitone.

The nautical inquiry into the circumstances attending the wreck of the Pleione’ commenced yesterday morning, at 11 o’clock. The assessors were Captains Horne aud Robb, and Messrs Blair, Blundell, and Bethune the Justices who presided. Mr Skerrett applied to his Honor the Chie Justice on Wednesday morning that Eugene Dumas, late of the Restaurant FraDtjais, should be adjudged a bankrupt, on the ground that he had absconded from his creditors. His Honor refused to grant the application. On Good Friday and Easter Monday the following hours will bo observed at the Telegraph Office :— Open from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., and from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Telephone Exchange will be closed on Good Lriday between the hours of 10 a.m. and 7' p.m., but will be open as usual on Easter Monday.

A meeting of creditors in the estate of William Skinner, carpenter, was held in the Official Assignee’s office on Wednesday morning. The Official Assignee presided. The creditor stated that he had a wife and seven children. His liabilities amounted to £45 Bs, and his assets, £ls, consisted of furni. ture. He had been pressed by 7 Mr Ensor for a debt due to Dr Hutchinson, and had been obliged to file. When in regular work he earned £3 » week. Mr Ensor had put a bailiff in his house for the amount of a judgment, £22, he (Mr Ensor) had obtained against him. He had offered the amount, together with 5s costs of Court, to Mr Ensor, but the latter had refused to accept any amount unless id included the bailiff’s expenses, amounting to 83. His furniture was then seized and sold- by Mr Ensor. His landlord, to whom he owed £7, however, steeped in, and as his was a prior claim, the sum of £3 16s, the proceeds of the sale, was handed to him. The Official Assignee considered that the debtor had acted very foolishly in refusing the bailiff’s expenses, which action had resulted in his furniture being sacrificed. It vvqs' decided not to frppose the debtor’s discharge, ■ The debtor sdid he Would pay his' debts as soon as he could. The meeting then terminated. The following additional sums have been received in aid of the children’s ward at the Hospital:—Subscriptions—Mrs Fergus, £2 ; Mrs Gebi Willis, £1 Is; Mrs Evans (per Mrs Curtis), 10s ; MrS Jack (per Mrs J. Mi Richardson), 10s. Collected by Mrs Chatwin —Mrs Chatwin, £2 2s ; Miss Chatwin, ss; Miss F. A.'Chatwin, 2s Gd ; Mrs Gaudin, 2s 6d ; MiSs Heeling, 2a Gd. Cblleoted by Mrs J. 11. Davies—Buok’ley, Stafford and Treadwell,' £1 Is ; J. Staples, 10s; Casey, McDonald arid Co'., 10s; Geo. Webb, 10a ; M. Eller, 10s; Whittaker Bros., 10a ; Mrs Kerslake, 10s ; Mrs Davies, 10s ; C. P. J. Jensen, 5s ; Cowan and Hearn, 5s ; C. Brown, 5s ;'S. "W. Perrin, ss; Miss Turley, 5s ; Mrs Lee, 5s ; X.', 5s ; C., ss; five sums! of 2s 6s, three of 2s, five of Is, apd one of Gel. Collected by Mrs Grqdy—Mrs Qrady, £1 1b; ££eo. F;vans, 10s; Mrs Stuart, os ; Miss Moody, s's ; A.D.,'fis; a friepd, ss; four sums q£ 2s ‘fid, and seven qf Is. Collected by Mrs Taylor —£l 4s- Collected by Mrs W. H, Green—£2. Collected by Mrs S. O. Andqrson—D. Anderson, £2 ;A, A. Stuart Menteath, £1 Is ; R, Hannah and Co., £1 Is; C,E,C„ £1 Is; Geo. Irons, £1 Is ; W, Finlay, £1 Is ; Yeitoh and Allan, £1 Is ; Mrs G. Webb, £1 Is ; Mrs W. E. Collins, £1 Is; L. F. Crawford, £1 Is; Mrs Gore Gillon, £1 la ■ Mrs Dr Henry, £1 Is ; Mrs Henry Blundell, £1 Is ; A. and C. Brandou, £1 Is ; Mrs S. C. Anderson, £1 Is ; Mrs W. J. Tustin, £1; Mrs J. R. Blair, £1 ; Mrs J. S. M. Thompson, £1 ; Baker Bros., 10s Gd ; H.W., 10sGd; E. Pearce, 10s; H. C. Gasquoine, 10s;E. Anderson, 10s; XYZ, 10s • Mr W. Wymmiss, 12s ; Mr A, Todd, 10s ; Kong Lee YuDg, 10s ; S. Carroll, 10s ; Miss Hempton, 5s ; a friend, ss.

A meeting of creditors in the estate of i Mary MasoD, boardinghouse-keeper, to have been held on Wednesday morning, lapsed for want of a quorum. The annual election of school committees will take place at S p.m. on the 22nd of next month, in the respective schoolrooms throughout the district. Owing to the wretched state of the weather on Wednesday night, Major Dane postponed his lecture on “ The Great Naval Battles of the Rebellion ” until next evening. Ample provision has been made for exenrsionists on the Government railways, as can be seen by the special time table published elsewhere,

The tea meetiug in connection with the anniversary of Wesley Church, which was to have been held on Wednesday night, was postponed until next evening in consequence uf the iucloinent state of the weather.

In the Supreme Court on Wednesday, the case Ngahui ManiheraandC. J. Jury v William Witton, claim £2OO, damage for trespass, was concluded. His Honor Mr Justice Richmond gave judgment for £2, and granted an injunction to restrain further trespass. The defendant was ordered to pay the costs on the lowest scale.

Mr Wardell occupied the Bench at the Resident Magistrate’s Court for the last time yesterday, Mr Robinson’s term of office beginning on the Ist April. The officers of the Court presented Mr Wardell with a handsome Malacca cane, with the following inscription on a silver ferule : “Presented to H. S. Wardell, Esq., R.M., by the officers of the Court, on hia retiring from office, April 1,188 S.”

Wi Parata Kakakura writes to the New Zealand Times as follows from Waikanae, under Wednesday’s date:— “I cannot too strongly deprecate the tone adopted by your correspondent “Fair Play ” in your issue of to-day's date ; neither can I shut my eyes to the fact that in all probability the ‘Native,’ who is ‘not a Maori,’ alluded to is myself. I would wish you, sir, to publish my emphatic denial that there has been or will be any attempt to levy ‘blackmail.’ The contractor tor moving the cargo of the Pleione and myself have made all arrangements in connection with the transit of the cargo over Native lands, and so far from there having been any exorbitant charge made, I may say that the contractor has agreed voluntarily to pay more than the Natives asked. The road was made by the Natives, and is looked upon by them as a private road,’' * A wedding which excited a large amonnt of interest among the congregation of the Vivian-street Baptist Church took place at that Church on Wednesday, both the bride and bridegroom being prominent members of it. The bride was Miss Ellen Collins, eldest daughter of Mr John Collins, of Words-worth-street, and the bridegroom Mr John Nicol. Fully 400 people thronged the church, which was well filled. The bridesmaids were the Misses Mary and Sarah Collins, sisters of the bride, and Mr Robert Nicol, brother of the bridegroom, officiated as “ best man.” The bride was dressed in a white silk Swiss robe costume, and the bridesmaids in cream Japanese crape cloth trimmed with salmon-colored ribbon. A choral wedding was given by the choir, under Mr G. F. Frew, both the bride and the bridegroom having been former members, and at the close of the service Miss Frith played Mendelssohn’s Wedding March. The Rev H. H. Driver was the celebrant of the marriage. The happy oouple left town in the evening for the YVairarapa, where they intend to spend their honeymoon. S 3 . The attention of the Education Board was again drawn to the want of increased school accommodation in the Te Aro district at the meeting of the Board on Wednesday. A communication on the subject was read from the Te Aro School Committee. They pointed out that the rebuilding of the school would afford relief to the Willis-street school, which was in an overcrowded state. The Committee also stated that owing to the reduction of the capitation the Committee would have barely enough money for ordinary expenditure, and would therefore be unable to carry on the continual tinkering at the Te Aro School as former committees had done. In discussing the matter the Chairman (Air J. R. Blair) said that the school was abso*-' lutely crowded, and children WpVb being turned out every week- Replying to a member, the Chairman said that he anticipated that the plans for the new Courtenay - plaoe school would be prepared by next meeting. He remarked that the site was one of the finest in the city, ' With regard to' the erection of the Te Aro school, ‘lt was inipos-' sible for them to do anything,' as they had’no fimds. The Secretary was instructed' to write to the Committee’expressing regret' that the Board were unable to do any thing in the mattfer. '" ' ‘ ' 1 -

The first meeting of creditors in tlie estate of P. A. Rive, draper, Wai) held dn'Wednesday.' Thefe were several ’creditors present, and the Official' Assignee' 1 presided. As there were riot’three proved creditors present the meeting was an informal one. ' The Assignee stated that the'unsecured liabilities amounted to £5366, and the assets to £4783, leaving a deficiency of £SS3 Is "lOd. There wqs q bill of sale to cover'a debt of £3300 given to Mrs Lowkter, from whom the business' had originally been purchased, over the stock, but lie ivaa adyised that as that document had not been registered it was not valid, and Mrs Lpwater coqld only claim, as an ordinary creditor. The bankrupt submitted a lopg statement, jn which he ascribed his fqjlure tq the fact that the atopk originally taker; over from Mrs Lewater was nqt of a suitable character, and hq bag. sustained losses in consequence, The immediate cause of hia failure was pressure by Mrs Lowater. The Assignee reported that stock was now being taken for him, and his agent was of opinion that the debtor’s estimate was a correct one. He proposed to call for tenders for the purchase of stock. Mr Smith (Turnbull, Smith and Co.) strongly favored having tenders invited at once, on the ground that delay would diminish the value. It was decided to sell the- stock on the same terms as were fixed in Price’s estate. The question of what furniture should be allowed' to the bankrupt was left over for a future meet-' ing. -■ v 1

A Gazette Extraordinary, published on Wednesday, formally announces the proroga; tion of Parliament to 4th April. The case, Harding and Compton has been set down for hearing in the Supreme Court on Thursday next. The adjourned meeting of creditors in the estate Jof Phillip Rive, linendraper, to have been held on Thursday afternoon, lapsed for want of a quorum. Messrs Cottrell and Young notify that a their line of omnibuses have been engaged by the Government to take up the traffic to and from Pitone, pending repairs to the railway line, the town service will be suspended. As soon as the repairs have been effected, however, the ’busses will run as usual. A man named John C. Cuthbert was charged at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Thursday morning with having stolen five £5 notes, one £1 note, and some silver, from the person of George Johnston. At the request of Sergeant Morice the accused was remanded until Saturday. A special meeting of the Hospital Trustees was held on Thursday, there being present— Messrs F. H. Fraser (chairman), Danks, Allen, Willeston, and Gaby and Dr Newman. The business was to deal with the statement of receipts and expenditure for the ensuing year. It was decided to apply to the District Board for subsidies to the amount of £8340.

The Acclimatisation Society are apparently on the look out for people who would shoot game out of season. An information has been laid against W. E. H. Tonks, of the Lower Hutt, charging him having infringed the law by shooting quail out of season, on Wednesday last. The case will be heard on Tuesday next. We are informed that one of the rangers recently appointed by the Acclimatisation Society has just detected a case of poaching imported game in the Hutt district, and that the matter will come before the Resident Magistrate’s Court in due coarse. We understand that in this instance some of the biros killed were Californian quail, little more than half grown. Yerbum sap. A charge against Hong Lee of having threatened to wound one Frederick Walters with a tomahawk on the 11th instant was heard in the jury room at the Resident Magistrate's Court Wednesday, before Messrs A. Young, E. Allen, and J. H. Heaton, Justices. On the application of Mr Devine, solicitor for the accused, the charge was dismissed, there being no appearance of the prosecutor.

Judgment for plaintiffs was given in the following civil cases at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Thursday morning,before Mr H. S. Wardell, R.M. :—John Chappie v. John P. Wheeler, £3 15s, aud costs 7s ; Jas. Smith v. Alfred D. Harper, £2B and costs £3 13s ; Commercial Trust and Loan Company v. Henry Scott, £l6, and costs £2 is; Mrs A. Awler v. Charles Thompson, £3 4s 6d, and costs 7s. Mr H. S. Wardell, R.M., presided at the sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s 7 Court on Thursday. William Dalrymple Maddock, against whom a charge of embezzling money belonging to the Wellington-Manawatu Railway Company was preferred on Wednesday, was again brought up. The Probation Officer presented a favorable report of the accused’s antecedents, and his Worship decided to place him on probation for the term of six months. Ernest Culvert Wilkinson was charged’with having failed to comply with an order of the Court for the maintenance of his two infant children. The arrears were stated to be £72 15s. The accused, for whom Mr Grey appeared, was remanded until Wednesday next. A neglected child, named David Goughian, was remanded until Wednesday, in order that his father might be present.

The case Wi Parata v. Wi Neera was heard at the Supreme Court on Thursday, before bis Honor Mr Justice Richmond. The parties in this action are both Native chiefs residing in the neighborhood of Waikanae. The plaintiff’s statement set forth that in March, ISS2, he delivered to the defendant 269 sheep upon the terms that the sheep should be shorn by the defendant and the Wo6!j sold at market cable prices ; 'and iliitt. tfiq defendant should a'ccbuntj aqd'priy to him a moiety 'of the pro.ceeds of sueh sales, and (q-delivor to the plaintiff at the end of five years the sheep aud their increase. The plaintiff claimed damages for alleged breaches of this agreement, and account of the sales and increases. Mr Jellicoe was for the plaintiff, and Mr Skerrett for the defendant. His Honor granted a decree for an inquiry as to 1 the number’ of sheep and their increase ’and value, and gave judgment for the return of the sheep and increase, oir, their value, to' ''be" ascertained '• fejf ttad registrar, 1 and an account qf thd prooeed^’of' sales with judgment for the amount fpundj due, ' ' ' 1

In the Supreme Court on Thursday moirning, before his Honor Mr Justice Richm'ond, an action waS heard in which Alfred Loasby, bootmaker, claimed froth the Wellington Operative Boot Manufacturing Com.’-, pany the sum of £3B 0a (dj as damages for the' detention of certain go6d,s. The plaintiff alleged that the Compauy had ‘by a dee'd assigned to him the goods and effects belonging to the Company' or used in’ connec-. tion with their workshop in Courtenay, plac.e by way of m.o,rtga,ge, to secure to hitq the payment o,f a sqm o.f £IOS ; a,nd whilst in possession of the goods’ qnd efijeqfcq the defendants, had, without thq consent the plantiff, cqqvertcd them to. their own use. Upd wrongfully deprived the plaintiff of the UtQ apd possession of fi7 pairs of men’s boots, Valued at £34 Is 3d, and 10 pairs men's shoes valued at £4 7s. The plaintiff also asked for an injunction restraining the defendants from continuing such wrongful acts. The defence was generally a denial of . the allegations of the plaintiff, and the defendants also asserted that as no creditor had obtained judgment against them it had been expressly agreed that until such event should happen that they should be permitted to carry on their business in the regular course without intcfr 1 - ference by the plaintiff. Mr Jellicoe’ appeared, for the plaintiff, and Mr Skerrett for t^e’de 4 , fence. "The case was gonfe into at some and'-'eventUally judgment was given for plain-' tiff for £l6' IDs 3d, th‘4 q uestffia of costs being, reserved. 1 ' ' ' ; “