NEWS OF THE DAY.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2470, 27 March 1895, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

We are glad to state that Lady Augusta Boyle, who recently met with a serious accident, is improving, though slowly.

The hearing of the case in which Sir Walter Buller claims .61000 from W. Jillett for damage done by fire to the Papaitonga estate was continued before His Honor the Chief Justice and a special jury yesterday. The case for the plaintiff was closed and Mr Menteath opened the case for the defence by an address to the jury, after which he called a greatquantity of evidence in support of the contention that the fire which did the damage to Sir Walter Buller’s property did not originate on the defendant's land. At 10 p.m. the further hearing of the case was adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning-

The Mayor of Wallington, with Messrs Gale (Chairman of the Harbour Board), Ferguson (Secretary of the Harbour Board), Pago (Town Clerk), Captain Holliday (Harbourmaster) and Mr MoLellan (President of the Chamber of Commerce) paid an official visit to H.M.S. Karrakatta yesterday afternoon. At yesterday’s meeting of the Benevolent Trustees the Chairman (Eev H- Van Staveren) said that something would really have to be devised to check the growing evil of men in middle age, or beyond the prime of their bodily powers, being thrown upon public charity for their support. In the struggle of competition they got pushed to the wall by younger men with fewer encumbrances. If they did not work at a lesser wage than that paid to younger and more active men employers preferred not to engage them, and if they accepted reduced terms the trades unions repudiated them, and in the end they and their families came to be a burden on the community. The evil was a growing one, and would have to be coped with in some systematic way. Public charity certainly would not be able to do much. Perhaps the best thing would be to appeal to the Legislature to devise some scheme for mitigating this form of distress. The adjourned special meeting of the Wellington Working Men’s Club is to be held in the Social Hall this evening at 8 o’clock, to consider the revision of rules. The question of adding a boarding establishment to the Girls’ High School was discussed at the meeting of the Board of College Governors yesterday. Mr J. Young said the institution was seriously handicapped in consequence of there being no board establishment, and he thought the Board, as it had no money to erect additional premises, might rent a building for the accommodation of the pupils whose parents lived out of Wellington. He knew .of many parents who would send their girls to the school if they could be accepted as boarders. The Gfehitman (Mr j; E. Blair) had no doubt that the school was suffering through not having a boarding establishment. but he did not see that the Board could take any action at present. He stated that about .£I4OO would bo required. M r Young said that .any boa-rdi.ng establishment must be under the control and supervision of the Board, Nothing further was said on the subject. The Eltham Farmers’ Club, Taranaki, invite applications by advertisement elsewhere from those who are willing to establish a bacon-curing or pork factory at Eltham. Applications must be in the hands of the secretary, Mr W. Allison, not Jafer than 8 p.m. on the 17th April next. The Trustees of the Benevolent Institution held their wepkly meeting yesterday afternoon. Present—Eev H. Van Slavern (chairman) and Messrs F. Bradey, J. Collins, T. W. McKenzie, Gt. H. Baylis and S. Lancaster, Another batch of persons in .receipt of relief appeared before ' the Trustees and were questioned as to their circumstances, fhiiy 'all proved to be deserving cases. A njpn who had coma down with J»is wife and two children frpm Palmerston in December last applied for relief. He bad beep gardening for fpur years in Palmerston. One week's rations were granted, the applicant afterwards jtp shift for himself. Pour strong able-bodied men who had been granted temporary relief next came before the Trustees. Two of them had been promised work in the Corporation yards and the other two were going to work out the cost of their rations at the Home. The intimated that there were no funds in hand to carry on operations during April, and therefore the revenue of the ensuing year would have to be anticipated. The Chairman and Messrs Bradey and McKenzie were appointed a deputation tp whit' upon the United Charitable Aid Board pith reference to the' matter. §oh?e remarks'wqre. made, by the chairman . up.QB the.Vhrffidppp by iryespqnsiblepersr.ns; in collecting tress. Their motive# yejre jo doji)!; gpod, but they were frequently imposedujjoj,aud thus they really assisted to create pauperism, Mr Collins remarked that people complained to him about charity being squandered. At a subsequent stage of the meeting it was pointed out that 5s a day might Lc easily earned by collecting pipis, cookies pud mussels in Lyell’s Bay cr adjacent bays, and retailing them in town. The attention of several n?u)e applicants for relief was directed to this " means of earning an honest livelihood. A meeting of the Citizens’ Institute is to be held on Monday evening next at which Mr (J. Heimbrod will read a paper on Else and Progress of German Social Democracy/'' -

The Salvationists of Wellington are to hold special meetings in honour o I .Colonel Kilbey, chief secretary for Australasia, who is on a visit to New Zealand, and should arrive in. Wellington to-day. The reception meeting is to take place in the Jessie street Barracks to-night, as will be seen by advertisement in another column. Major I<eigb, of Australia, accompanies the Colbnel? Brigadier Hoskin, the officer,in charge'of Sal ration -frmy operations in New' Zealand, is to' be'present.' The annual meeting ,pf ,the Wellington Agricultural and Pastoral Association is to s)})ss. at 12.39'p.m. tp-morrow;.

,©n hi? way from ffawpra tp New Plymouth the Ifpn W. P. Eeeyes tppk the opportunity to pay q yj-sip tp tlje Maori settlement of ParihaVa, where hp received an extremely cordial welcome from Te Whiti and Tohu and their tribesmen and Maori visitors, of whom a large number chanced to be present. Addresses were delivered by the Minister and Te Whiti and Tohu, the utmost good feeling being .expressed hud manifested. Mr Beeves afterwards (Jlnod with the two chiefs. The Premier is erpbptpijl po visit the settlement shortly, and enquiries whip 'pager ly made as to the probable date of bis Visit

H.M.S. Karrakatta will remain here until Monday, when she leaves for Lyttelton. From the latter port she sails for Nelson .and Piston. A man named Francis Carry was fined 40s fpr the alternative l}j ‘aeven dpiys in’ jpol, Court FPSherclay,' 'arid ' a fite£offeh£n| drunkard was fitted the The good people of Pahautanui are be_stirring themselves to some purpose in raising subscriptions to erect an Anglican Church in the township. Already .£230 has been raised, and the Old English Fete ca. Easter Monday promises to make a substeptial addition to the fund. Tie committee have very energetic secretary in the person of Mr Walter I^eslie.

The Wellington Typographical Society has nominated its president, Mr ,JJ- G, Jones, for the Board of Conciliation under the Industrial * Conciliation and Arbitration Act.

The Board of Governors of the Wellington College and Girls’ High School held their monthly meeting yesterday morning. Present —Messrs J. K. Blair (chairman). Sir J. Hector, Kev J. Paterson, and Messrs A. N. Miles and J. Young. In the absence of Mr Powles through illness, Mr A. Dorset acted as secretary. The chairman reported that in the absence of Mr H. D. Bell, who had undertaken to see Mr Izard on the subject, further consideration of the regulation of the Mary scholarship would stand over. The question of fencing the boundary line between the Board's reserve and Mr Allpass' section was deferred, pending further information. The Board agreed to pay half the cost of certain surveys on the land leased to Messrs Kobbell Bros, at Alfredton. The Board also agreed to pay half the cost of the survey asked for by Mr Cousins. The chairman declared Mr C. B. Izard to be duly elected a member of the Board. Accounts amounting to .£547 7s 8d were passed for payment —.£lB2 17s on behalf of the College, and .£ll6 7s 4-d on behalf of the Girls’ High School, It was reported that the fees due amounted to .£166 2s 6d on account of the College, and .£l2B 5s 6d on account of the Givis' High School, and the rents to .£156 11s lOd. Mr Justice Richmond sat in Chambers yesterday, and dealt" with a number of formal applications. Sitting in civil jurisdiction yesterday, Mr Martin, S.M., entered up judgments for plaintiffs in the following cases : —Duncan and Co. v. Walter Gardener, .£2B 16s, costs £1 10s; O. W. Clayton v. Mark Miners, £3 10s, costs 7s; Miss E. Brenner v. Kettell, £2 4s 6d, costs £2 2s; D. S. Gray v. H. Ashworth, 12s 7d, costs 8s; same v. A. H. Hansen, £l6 19s 3d, costs £ll7s 6d; same v. P. Broderick, £2 7s 6d, costs 11s ; same v. E. Rayner, £l2 loa Bd, costs £1 15s fid; same v. H. McDonald,£s Os lOd, costs £1 17s fid; Te Aro Loan Company v. R. Carswell, £5 13s, costs £1 6s fid; same v. Messrs Houider and Smith, £23 17s fid, costs £3 8s; L. L. Harris v. Jas. J. Daly, £8 Is, costs £1 17s 6d j W. R. Cook v. J. E. Goodgame, 11s 9d, costs 16s; same v. J. Higginson, £1; same v. J. Elley, £l, costs 6s; same v. W. Lee, £1 12s 6d, costs 6s. Judgment summonses —Voitch anl Allen v. R. J. Blake, defendant to pay £23 16s 9d forthwith, or to go to prison for two months, order suspended so long as £5 a month is paid ; same v. J. Weston, defendant to pay £2 4s 5d forthwith, or to go to gaol for seven days; Wellington Loan Company v. A. White, defendant to pay £ll 13s 2d forthwith, or to go to prison for one month; D.I.C. v. J. McLeod, defendant to pay £ll 9s 6d forthwith, or to undergo one month's imprisonment.

A man named James Wilson was arrested by Constable J. Foley yesterday afternoon on a charge of stealing a horse rug, value 10s, the property of Thos. Walker, on the 24th inst. The same constable also arrested a youth named Bertram Mangin, who is charged with stealing three dozen cases of blacking, the property of Sharland and Co,

The fortnightly meeting of the committee of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to’ Animals was held yesterday. The Rev J. K. Elliott presided and there were . also present Mesdames Lingard, Hislop and Tarn, Keys W. J. Habeas and H. Yap. {Stayoren, and Messrs J. S. Jameson, E. Tregear, j. Ilott and A. R. Atkinson. The Inspector submitted his fortnightly report, in the course of which ho said that while on the Queen's Wharf a few days ago he saw a box which was said to contain 40 cats. He spoke to the shipper and insisted on his getting 20 orange boxes and putting two cats in each. This was done and the animals were then allowed to proceed, The cases enquired into during the fortnight wore for working horses with sores, two for flogging horses, ono for kicking a horse, one for abandoning a flog with P broken leg, one for docking a puppy’s tail, one for withholding food from a horse, one for overdriving 'bus horses, one for overloading a dray, one for overcrowding cats. After some discussion it was decided to ask Sir Robert Stout to introduce a Bill in Parliament to prohibit pigeon shooting matches. The next meeting of the committee wfll b 0 held on Thursday, April 4, and on alternate Thursdays after that date. On the motion of Mrs Lingard, seconded' by Rev H. Van Stavoren, the thanks of the committee were given to the press for reporting the proceedings.

Messrs A. Levy and Co., of Wellington, are the successful tenderers for the supply of uniforms for the North Island railways. A male inmate of the Benevolent Homo, who had taken French leave and gone on the spree only to return when the liquor gave out, appeared before the Trustees yesterday afternoon, and was cautioned. An old woman appeared to ask relief for herself and daughter, who .is an invalid. The Trustees wished to send the daughter to the Hospital and the old lady to the Home, but she firmly declined. She said she would not part from her daughter, and as for entering the Home herself, it was not likely that she had come out from England merely to enter a colonial workhouse. It was stated that the old dams had been off and oni subsisting Upon public charity for the past years. £;Uo h a< l beep three times round the world in alleged search of her husband, and had just returned by a direct steamer from the most recent of thes.e trips. The hon treasurer of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals acknowledges the following subscriptions : —Per Mrs L' n gMti Mrs polburst, Ba ; Mrs Cpjiins, 2s <jd ; Mrs BednfPnd. -§s fid; J. F. Sutherland, 5s ; Sir fames Hector, 7s Gd; Mrs Sidey, os j C.'Snuth.'lQs Gd; \ Friend, 2s 6d; Mrs J. H. Williams, 5s ; E. j. E. Eeid, 2s Gd; E. C. Kirk, ss; G. Meo, 10s 6d. Per the inspector—Mrs Willis, Jolmsonville, ss; Mrs Eonayno, 10a; J. Lane, 10s; N. Dodgshun, 10s 6d; Dresden Piano Company, 10s Gd; Mrs Colvin, 2s 6d.

Among the cases at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday was one in n hich George Mabin, ’bus drivel-, formerly employed by the Wellington ’Bus Company, sued Alfred Crossey, manager of the company, for .£3O damages for assault. It appeared that on February 23rd a 'bus broke down near the Basin Eeserye, and while it was being repaired, it is alleged, Crossey separated plaintiff and another mat}, who wore apparently quarrelling. Plaintiff alleged that Crossey struck him with a Icmp, and out bis forehead! The defendant said, that all hp did was to separate the roen/aud that plaipfilf n?ust have received! the 'injury either in the scuffle or by a fall. Mr Wilford appeared for plaintiff, and M r <? ra y for defendant. After hearing a portion of the evidence, Mr Martin, S.M., adjourned the case for a week. The well-known and esteemed firm of S. Luke and Sons has been merged into a company under the Joint Stock Companies Act, and its operations are to be extended and its business pushed in all parts of the Colony. Messrs S. Luke and Sons continue to hold a large interest in the new company, and will be actively identified with its management. The monthly meeting of the Eight Hours Federated'Union was held last night at tlie prajes Hall. The, 'following officers were elected for the 'ejsuihg year President, Mr A. Collins; vice-president, Messrs Poynton and Lamb j hou secretary, Mr A. J. Bishop s treasurer, Mr E. Shaw ; trustees, Messrs Heaton and Trogear. An entertainment committee was appointed to carry out a “social” in connection with the union, and the executive officers were appointed a committee to draw up by-laws. The balance-sheet shows the sum of .£3 9s 8d to credit, in bank, and -£1 12s' lid in the treasurer’s hands. Mr Collins presided, but had tp leave before the meeting closed, and IJlr A. Ward was voted to the chair in his place.'

The final run of the Harriers’ summer season took place last night, the course beiijig to Point Jerningham and back. The committee being anxious to popularize long 'distance' running have decided to hold periodical steady runs,' to which foot! bailers and others will Be Welcome Without becoming members of the Club. Gentlemen desiring to avail themselves of these healthful and pleasant runs may learn the dates, etc., by applying to the hon secretary. In another column a general meeting of the club is called for Friday next. The resignation of Professor Macmillan Brown'of tlie 1 chair of English and Political Economy at Canterbury Cdllegh will ‘be a distinct' loss to higher education' in New Zealand. So' great was the professor’s reputation, that for years past his notes and lectures have been cyolostyled ‘ or printed jfor the h.Cuefft of outsiders, seine of whom', mdee.d, yprp the tinje attending the English ,cla|seß at the ijunedih and Auckland Colleges. ■' 4-9 aij instance of 'his remarkable success as a teacher, wo may mention that for six years in succession the “ Tinline ” scholarship was won by Canterbury College, while the Bowen prize lias fallen ten times to Canterbury and seven times to the rest of the Colony. Professor Brown is also the author of a manual of English literature, which is exceedingly Vaiuajrie tp all students working for degrees,' '"' ,l ■ Two industrious young men, rather than wait about town for employment!, wended their way to Trentham yesterday and gathered up thirteen sackfuls of cartridge cases used by riflemen firing at the Kifle Association Meeting. The thirteen packages weighed a ton all but a few pounds. The Enterprising prospectors realised ' about 2812 by thrsaje of the oases for old brass. The .quarterly meeting of ttje Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners was held in Eioharda’ Booms, Cuba street, last night. A deputation was appointed to interview the Builders’ Association as to forming a committee to settle trades disputes. The election of officers took place, and Bro. Hatchard was re-elected president, and Bro. Whitaker vice-president. Bro. Anderson was elected provisional auditor aid Bro. Gtnmtod doorkeeper. Bro. Whitaker was elected as a delegate to the ' Eight Honrs Demonstration Committee.

Mr Macdonald, having been appointed Superitending Valuer under the cheap money scheme, has resigned his office as managing director and auctioner to the firm of T. Kennedy Macdonald and Co. (Limited), but will retain his seat as an ordinary director. Mr J. G. Chapman, long and favourably known in mercantile pursuits in Australia, and as manager for many years of Messrs Joseph Nathan and Co/s business in this city, has been appointed to succeed him as managing director.

The People’s Popular Entertainers are to appear again this evening at the Exchange Hall, and will no doubt attract a large audience. It is stated that another assault on a young woman was perpetrated by a man at Kaiwarra about 7 o'clock on Monday evening. The offender was seen by a passerby, who chased him for some distance, but was unable to capture him.

An important auction sale of household furniture from the Ministerial residence in Tinakori road West is to be hold by T. Kennedy Macdonald and Co., in conjunction with George Thomas and Co., at Thomas’ Hall, at 1.30 o’clock to-day. As will be seen by an advertisement elsewhere, the furniture is of a superior quality, and should attract a large number of buyers. Laery and Co, conduct a horse sale to-day, at 2 o’clock, at the Nag’s Head yards, when some excellent imported stock will be offered, including some thoroughbred animals, splendid light draughts, carriage horses, &c.

Freeman R. Jackson and 'Co. hold their Johnsonville stock sale to day, at 11.30 a.m. Fruit sales to-day:—George Thomas and Co,, 9 o'clock. Fruit Market; Laery and Co., 9 o’clock, at their mart: Townsend and Paul, about 9 o’clock, the Fruit Market, Harris street. Townsend and Paul also sell potatoes, onions, cabbages, &c., about 9 o’clock to-day. T. Kennedy Macdonald and Co. announce with regard to Buick’s property, Petone, that the large sections fronting Cuba street and Jackson street will be subdivided, and will be submitted to auction at Petone on or about Tuesday, 23rd .April. Kuhse pianos and Meissner pianos are noted for purity of tone and excellence of construction. The Dresden Piano Co. has just landed a large shipment. Tenders are invited by J. O’Doa, architect, for the erection of a residence in Upper Adelaide road.

The Inspector of Asylums announces that the time for receiving tenders for blankets, drapery, boots, leather, etc., is extended till noon of the 6th April. George Thomas and Co. advertise for Saturday, at 9.30, an unreserved sale of the stock-in-trade of groceries, drapery, boots, ironmongery, etc., in the assigned estate of C. R. Smith, Manakau.

A superior iron-frame piano is for sale. The Clarendon Club Hotel, Napier, has recently been taken over by W. P. Kirkwood, proprietor, and as it has been thoroughly renovated and refurnished it is one of the most comfortable hotels in Now Zealand. The terms are very moderate. The Taupo and Sotane coaches start from the hotel.