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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 9318, 12 June 1891, Page 2

Saprome Coart and Land Board t Marlborough News, the opinion < Judges in the Edwards case, and reading matter will be found on our page, eports, of the other fourth

Dr Cahill has been elected honorary surgeon of the Wellington Guards. Mr Alfred John Parsons, J.P., is gazetted as a Visiting Justice to Her Majesty’s prison at Wanganui. The jurors summoned to attend the Supreme Court at 10 a.m, to-day are notified that they will not bo required. Mr John Sorley, M.B. M.S. Univ. Edin., has been appointed public vaccinator for the district of Feildiog.

Several new methods of preserving egge, written by an expert, appear in the farming columns of this week’s Mail,

Mr Horace Dixon has been appointed Deputy to the Registrar of Marriagea and Births and Deaths for the district of Pending.

An Order In Council, published in last night’s Grzette, givea the new ecalo of fees under the “ Coroner’s Act Amendment Act, 1888."

Special order of the Manrioeville Road Board and of the Manawatu Road Board are published in tho Gazette, in accordance with “ The Road Boards Aot, 1852.”

The oaee of Dimes v. Dimes will come on for bearing in tho I ivorce Court to-morrow (Saturday). The hearing of the case Loftman v. Loftman was yesterday adjourned sine die. It is notified in the Gazette that the fee to be paid by industrial and provident societies to a Revising Barrister for certifying to their rules or amendments thereof, is, in future, to be two guiueae. A letter from the secretary of the Foresters’ Brass Baud for permission to play on the Basin Reserve on Sunday, 14th, for the benefit of the family of the late Mr Payne, was read at the meeting of the City Council last night. The Council granted the permission asked for. His Honor Mr Justice Richmond will presUe at the sitting of the Bankruptcy Court this morning. After the bankruptcy business has been disposed of, His Honor will hear the ease of Wiremu to Hira v. Peweno and Paora—an action to sot aside a will on the grounds of insanity. The proposal to reclaim Oriental Bay for the purposes of a recreation ground is meeting with plenty of support from the various athletic clubs. In addition to tbo clubs already mentioned, the Phoenix Cricket Club and the Melrose Football Club have decided to support the movement in every possible way. From the return laid before the Land Board at its meeting yesterday, it appears that the total area of Crown lands taken up by selectors from May 28th to June 10th, 1891, was 2414 acres 1 rood 31 perches, the upset price paid being £1784 ss. Tho same return showed that the total area of Crown lands taken np from the 26th March to the 10th June, 1891, was 10,025 acres 2 roods, the upset price being £12,775 18s 4d. The United Hounds meet on Saturday next at Island Bay. The line of country will be from the hotel to Mr Taylor's property ; here they cross the hill onto the Miramar estate, finishing at tho Kennels at tho top of the fiat. The run wilt be one of the longest they have had this season over a nice hunting country, a distance of about seven miles. As the days arc now short, the hounds will throw off punctually at 3 o’clock.

At last night’s meeting of the City Council Councillor Harris said that at the special meeting called to consider the increase of tho Mayor’s salary, Councillor Worth was reported to have said that the Mayor had induced hia friends to bring the motion for. ward. Councillor Harris said that he considered, in fairness to the Mayor, it was right to mention the fact that the Mayor had been in no way instrumental in bringing that motion forward.

When the motion for the adoption of the report of the City Reserves Committee came on for discussion last night Councillor Harris moved the excision of the first clause, which referred to tlie urinal on Lunbtou quay. Councillor Harris referred to the petition presented to the Council, asking that tho urinal should be removed, and stated that the structure was a nnisanoe and a disgrace to the city. After further discussion Couneillor Harris’ motion was lost.

The Wellington Guards paraded for Government inspection last night at the Drillshod. There were 42 of all ranks present, under command of Captain Paterson. Major Nowall was the inspecting officer. After the inspection was over, the men wore exercised in company movements and arms drill by their own officers. In addressing the men afterwards, Major Newall congratulated them upon having as commander an officer who bad gained bis experience in the Home country. Charles Robertson, butcher, of Cuba street, who has been adjudicated a bankrupt, estimates his liabilities at £l6l 13s 9d, and assets—consisting of book debts (£18), horse, cart and harness (£18), cash in hand, and surplus from secured creditors—at £4O ss, the deficiency therefore being £l2O 18s 9d. The principal unsecured creditors are :—H. D. Crawford, £65 6s 6d ; G. W. Banka, £ls; J. Folks, £l6; Dr Collins, £3 ; Wellington Loan Office, £0 ; Baker Bros., £7 10s; Brady, £3; G. Hill, £3 18s ; Veitoh and Allan, £3 4s 2d ; Lilley, £3 10s ; —Garrett, £3 2s. The Court Sir George Bowen (A.0.F.) hold a security valued at £l5O for a debt of £146. The creditors meet oa Monday at II a.m. Constable Baikiville, of Fahautanui, brought information into town yesterday of the death by drowning of Mr William Jones, senr,, a well known settler of Fahautanui. It appears that about noon on Wednesday the deceased, who lived with his son-in-law, Mr Alfred Igguldon, went to out down acme gorse overhanging the edge of a creek running through the property. As deceased had not returned borne by dask, his eon-in law became anxious, and taking a lantern wens in search of him. After some time Mr Iggulden found Mr Jones at the bottom of the creek dead, having, it is supposed, fallen from a ladder he was using to get at the gorse growing on the top of the bank. The body was removed to tho hoase by some neighbours, whore on inquest will bo held this morning at nine o’clock. The deceased was 72 years of ago, and leaves a - large family of sons and daughters, most of whom are living in the district. As a coincidence it may be mentioned that the wife of the deceased was drowned in the same creek about four years ago. The funeral will leave the residence of Me Iggulden this afternoon for the local cemetery.

Among the petitions presented to the House yesterday was one by Richard Giles Knight, sailmaker, of Wellington, in which the petitioner submits that the circumstances in connection with the liquidation of the Rangibikei Fibre Company are such that it would be to the public interest that the evidence taken in Chambers should be laid on the table of the House, and that it would be in the interests of justice to the workmen and trede men to whom the Company are indebted to the amount of £3500, that a committee be appointed to examine the evidence. The petitioner prays . that the enquiry be reopened in open Court, and not in Cnambers, the previous enquiry being in Chambers, |nob having been conducive to public satisfaction. The petition further prays that the Companies Act be so amended that promoters and directors of companies be required to deposit security with tbe Registrar a percentage on the capital registered. and that the Registrar hold same as security, in the interests of creditors, to liquidate the debts of defaulting companies. Tne petition was presented through the Hon J. Ballance.

Yoterday morning a deputation from the Wellington Land Board interviewed the Minister of Lands in relation to modifying the conditions under which village sections on deferred payment could bo held. Tbe press reporters were not admitted, but from information gathered otherwise it appears that the deputation pointed out to tbe Minister that in some cases the value of improvements was altogether excessive, and it frequently happened that small holders could not' comply with the necessary conditions of the Act. The Minister suggested that the selectors whose sections might be liable for forfeiture should not be disturbed in the meantime, and promised to do what be could in amending the Act in this direction. As to providing for the revaluation of certain lands which had not been properly dealt with under tbe Land Revaluation Act, tbe deputation pointed out that in the case of Messrs Gray, Bourke, and others, the relief intended by the Act had not been afforded. Tbe Minister considered it would be dangerous to now re-open the question of revaluations generally, but he hoped to bo able to make provisions in the Act to enable the administration to grant relief in special oases. The members of the Board present were the Commissioner and Messrs A. W. Hogg, W. Fitzherbert, and W, McCardle.

Plaintiff was awarded judgment in tbo following civil cases at the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday by Mr H. W, Robinson, R-M. ;—Veitoh and Allan v, W. L Smith, £8 loi, costs £1 ss; Zobrab and Co. v. T. Parsons, £25 9a Bd, costs £1 11s; R. Williamson v. Q. B. Phelp, £2 15s 3d, coats Ga; Wilkins and Field v. gßeuben Reef, £lO 4s, costa £1 Is ; A. W. Siebort v. H. Alpe, £1 sa, costs 6i; Backhouse Bros, v, G. Mills, 10s 6d, costs 6a ; G. B. Clark v. T, W. Harris, £3 9j, costa 7a. In the .case of R. Leery v, W, A. Thomas, claim £ls 11a 3d, judgment was given for defendant with coats £1 11s. After hearing evidence in the case of the National Mutual Life Assurance of Australasia v. Elizabeth P. Crawford and Heniy J. Poole, a claim of £62 4s 7d, his jWorehip reserved his deoision until Tuesday next. In the case of J. Jamieson v. G. F. Batchelor, claim £3O, in which His Worship had reserved his do cision, judgment was given for the defendant, with coats £4 14sr. Hia Worship also gave judgment in the case of Eli Allen, and the executors in the estate of his father against the Wellington-Manawalu Railway Company, ia which the sum of £35 was claimed as damages for the loss of ahorse killed on the railway line through the alleged neglect of the Company ia failing to erect certain gates. His Worship held that there was no ground of action, and judgment was accordingly given for the defendant, with costs £2 2s. Mr Brown received judgment for the plaintiffs, and Mr Travers on behalf of the Company.

There was no criminal business transacted at the sitting of the R.M. Court yesterday. Mr James Kemmes Warburton has received the appointment of Deputy to the Public Trustee.

Sir John and Lady Hall and Messrs Saunders, Meredith, and Rolleeton, M.H.R.’s, are passengers by the Talune, which left Lyttelton for Wellington last night. Major Stewart Newall, Captain Lambert William Loveday, and Captain Henry Smart Ernest Hobday are gazetted trustees of the Wellington Volunteer Drillshed. The Governor has accepted the resignations of Thomas Cahill, Esq., of Wellington, and William Lockwood Hurst, Esq., of Palmerston North, of their appointments as Justices of the Peace.

The adjourned meeting of creditors in the estate of Mrs Annie F. Dwyer, boardinghouse keeper, which was to have been held yesterday morning, lapsed for want of a quorum.

Sensational cases of breach of promise of marriage have been very prevalent of late, muc h to tbs disgrace of high class civilisation. How they oan be prevented, is the subject of a very iuterestiug article in this week’s Mail.

The traffic returns of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway for the week ending Gth June, 1891, amounted to £1258 Is lid, and for the corresponding period of last year £1156 13s 3d, shoeing on increase of £lOl 8s Bd.

The report of Mr MoClean on the mortality amongst the sheep in the Eaet Coast district is anxiously looked for by many country settlers. The disease now prevalent is demonstrated in an article in the farming columns of this week’s Mail. Last night’s Gazette notifies that the warehouse known aa the New Zealand Drug Company’s Perfumery Bond, Wellington, is no longer to be used as a bond, and that a portion of the brick building on Lambton quay, section 489, City of Wellirfgtou, has been appointed a bond, to be known as Kempthorue’s Bond. The sporting pages of the Mail are un. usually good this week. Besides a resume of general events by 11 Vigilant,” the Southern writer, “ Musket,” supplies notes and news from Canterbury, while “Ormonde ” keeps his readers well to the fore with the latest English gossip. The funeral of the late Mr John Howard Wallace took place yesterday morning, hie remains being followed to the Anglican Cemetery by a number of deceased’s fellow pioneers and the general public. A funeral service was held at St. Peter’s, by the Rev, W. O. Waters, who also officiated at the grave. The coffin was covered with largo numbers of wreaths sent by eympathetio friends of the family. Tho usual sessional meeting of members of tho Parliamentary Press Gallery took place at the Parliamentary Buildings yesterday afternoon. Thero were some 18 present, and on the motion of Mr Rous Marten, seconded by Mr A. Cohen, Mr T. Morrison was unanimously re-elected president of the Gallery for the seventh time, Mr A. Cohen was also unanimously re-eleotod vice-presi-dent.

Among the Gazette notifications of Volunteer officers promoted and appointed appear the following :— Horetannga Mounted Infantry Volunteers, Albert Martin, M.D., M. 8., to be honorary surgeon and surgeon on the general ■ medical list, .New Zealand Volunteers ; date of commission, 6th May, 1891. Wellington Guards Volunteers, Alexander Stephen Patterson, to be captain; date of commission, Ist May, 1891. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Wellington A. and P. Association was held yesterday, when the show dates were fixed for Wednesday and Thursday, the ISffi and 19th of November, This is the week after the Christchurch Show, and so will enable the Southern exhibitors time to arrive aadj'rest their exhibits. The prize list was revised, the amount of prize money being increased by £39 or £4O. Now members are joining, and everything looks promising for the metropolitan show of the North Island.

Mr G. Hutchison, M.H.R., for Waitotara, yesterday, presented a petition to the House of Representatives from Colonel Stapp, praying for relief in recognition of his military services to the Colony. The petitioner, who has lately retired under the Volunteer Regulations, 1889, has served in the Imperial and Colonial Services for a, term of nearly 49 years. Of this period Colonel Stapp has served as a colonial officer for 33 years, and only hod one month’s leave of absence during that time. He was engaged ia some of the mast serious engagements during the .Native trouble’, and has been several times publicly thanked in despatches for his valour and military services. He is now 66 years of age, and retires with an allowance of £6cS.

Several of the Crown Lands Rangers in the Wellington District came in for some rather severe strictures at the meeting of the Waste Laud Board yesterday. It was slated that in many instances the rangers were in no way competent to furnish reliable reports. MrMaoartbnr suggested that each member of the Board ia future should be furnished with copies of these reports, and this idea was upheld by Mr Fitzherbert; and the suggestion was mads that the rangers should be called npon to pass some examination in relation to the land Aot before being appointed. Mr Maoarthur eaid he knew of instances where many cettlers on tho West Coast of this island had been seriously annoyed by vexatious interference of over officious rangers. Thesubjsct then droppod. Mr W. H. Whitehead attracted a great crowd last evening in St John's Schoolroom on tho occasion of hie farewell song lecture entertainment in Wellington. The greatest enthusiasm was excited by his “song and speech.” His subject was, “An evening with Henry ‘’Russell, the celebrated composer and singer.” He gave a brief sketch of the life and work of tho distinguished composer, and designated him as being once the “ kicg of entertainments,” whoso songs were formerly sung in the halls of the rioh and the great, and whistled by the boys in the street. Mr Whitehead’s fund of anecdote was greatly appreciated. He sang “Cheer, Boys, Cheer,” “There’s a Good Time Coming,” “ Woodman Spare the Tree.” “The Old Arm Chair,” “The Gambler’s Wife.” In many of the songs tho large audience joined heartily in the choruses, Tho entire entertainment was thoroughly enjoyed. Mr Whitehead sails for Auckland this morning, and on to England, via Ban Franoisoo.

At the adjourned annual general meeting of the Australian Mutual Provident Society recently held in Sydney for the declaration of tbe voting for tbe election of two directors and an auditor, the chairman, Mr Thomas Littlejohn, declared the result to be as follows :—For directors—Thomas Littlejohn. 35,233 .votes ; J. R. Hill, 23,793; A K. Morson, M.D., 15,709; Benjamin Short, 13.702; W. V. Read, 10,052; Robert Gilfill an, 9130; R. P, Richardson, 6463; W. K. Riley, 5586 ; William Briggs, 3633 ; J. H. MoPhillimy, 2683 ; W. H. Chard, 2645 ; F. E. Joseph, 2429. For auditors—Neville Dowling, 4304 votes, 607 voters Thomas Pratt, 3439, 509 ; W. Cullen Ward, 514, 95 ; informal, 15. Messrs .Littlejohn, Hill and Dowling were, therefore, declared.elected. Tbe gentlemen elected, and several of those rejected, briefly returned thanks to those who had voted for them. At a special meeting of tbe directors of the society held after the termination cf the business of the adjourned annual meeting, Mr J. P. Abbott (Speaker of the Legislative Assembly) was, on tbe motion of Mr Thomas Littlejohn, elected chairman of the board, and Mr J, T. Walker deputy-chairman. I A rather peculiar action was commenced yesterday before His Honor the Chief Justice, in which Fredk. Jeffery, settler, sought to have a deed of gift to bis wife declared void, lb appeared from the statement of claim that the plaintiff was. taken seriously ill in 1885. This illness, which lasted for some considerable time, affected him mentally. During the period of his illness, at the request of the defendant, he executed the transfer of a large number of shares and stocks held by him. At the end of 1890 be learned for the first time that he had transferred to the defendant all his real estate, and also bis leasehold estate in Murphy street. As the result of enquiries he found that a deed of gift purporting to be executed by him had been duly registered, and also that a transfer of his real estate to the defendant had been registered under the Land Transfer Act. Ho alleged that he had no recollection of having executed such deed or transfer, and he had given no instructions for tbe preparation of tbe deed or transfer, which, he alleged, appeared to have been prepared by some private person not in practice as a solicitor. The defendant sold a quantity of property for large sums of money, and had refused to account to the plaintiff for the money received. The plaintiff farther alleged that daring his illness bis wife bad treated him with kindness, bat since, his mental recovery and hia enquiry into the state of bis affairs, she bad treated him with great harshness, and as a pauper dependent upon hia wife for support. The plaintiff was physically incapable of earning a living for IBmsclf. He claimed that the deed of gift should bo declared void, so far as the remaining unsold land was affected, and that the defendant should be ordered to account for the money received by her from the plaintiff, or on his acoonnt. For the defence it was contended that the deed was executed with the plaintiff's full knowledge and consent ; that be was never incapable of transacting business, and that there was no intention on her part to make away with any of tho property which hitherto had been dealt with for the beat interests of alt concerned. Mr Haeelden represented the plaintiff and Messrs Hell and Kirk tho defendant. When the Couit rose the plaintiff's »oase was not concluded. The hearing of the case will be resumed this morning.

The friends of the late Mr Francis Queenan are requested to attend his funeral, which leaves the house of Mr T. Lyons, corner of Cuba and Abel Smith streets, to-day, at 2.30 p.m.

Four valuable sections of land In the Hutt district are advertised for sale by tender. Further particulars appear in the advertisement elsewhere*

The attention of students and others is drawn to the sale of books which takes place at I<\ Sidey and Go’s auction rooms, to-day. The list comprises history, political economy, classical dictionaries, Macaulay’s Essays, a lot of legal works and about 1000 well-seiected novel?. Full particulars will be found in another column.

Johnston and Co., agents for the Ellis line, expect the Jubilee to leave Sydney for Wellington about the beginning of July, J, Dransfield publishes a list of shares he is prepared to buy and sell.

In the ladies’ underclothing department there are some specialities which are well deserving of notice, now that cold, wintry weather seems to have set in. We invite a special visit of inspection from the ladies of the city and suburbs at Ta Aro House We have some very nice ribbed spun silk under vests, in such colours as cream, sky, pink, and also white. In addition we have out some ribbed silk undervests, beautifully trimmed with lace, very suitable for evening wear, in flesh colour, sky, pink, and white, at Te Aro House.

The ne’west thing our London buyer Ins sent in undervesta this season are some very pretty wool bodies in shaded colours, s ch as cardinal shaded crimson, electric blue shaded pink, pink shaded crimson, fawn shaded brown, etc.; and these very attractive bodices are at the extremely moderate price of 3s Cd each, at Te Aro House.

11l natural wool underclothing onr assortment is very select, and comprises combinations, drawers, vests, and nightdresses. We have a splendid lot of ladies’ wool skirts, flannel skirts, and our flannelette skirts are not only warm and durable, tut are exceedingly cheap, ranging from 2s Gd to 7s 6d each, at Te Aro House.

Then there is a small but very select assort* ment of ladies* flannel dressing jackets, wool embroidered, in creim, pink, cardinal, sky, blue, crimson, at Te Aro House.