NEWS OF THE DAY.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2582, 7 August 1895, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Kis to-dh-y 'Which ' Vli© case against Martha' who is ‘ charged. having v co?rimitt©d arson 'recently at Barv* vale. The trial of SomerVillG. With the recent .Mastertori thurder, will be commenced bix Tbbtr^clay.

The Surveyor (Mr George Wilt* ‘shlreh, who mot with an accident to his Wnee some months ago, is now able to attend at-tho Corporation offices* however, to use crutch l^.

The confore«*6 '(t 'ie&ghtes from the various. EcTucttHJioti B&ards will commence at 10/fttilh Therskiflg, in tho Education Board

Hospital Trustees met yesterday morning. Present—Messrs P. H. Fraser (ill the chair), L. L. Harris, G. Allen; J. Collins, C. E. W. Willeston, G, W. Btowlh, B. G. Kirk and Rev 11. Van Sta'veren. Mr T., Ward ; attended aftd hskid the to f separate Mr S. Palmer's two ’sections tittMhd tho Wellington, Gltib. 'r'r cao reduce tho total rental tIiNA). Tho matter was referred t 6 the House Committee. The vipnr oi Bulls wrote ,asking that a lad in his district, whose foot would have to be amputated, should he admitted to the Hospital. The parents would pay some-/ thing every month toward the,. oJqyfhsos. Tho Trustees decided the-t t® lad should be admitted. It was ’decided to insure the new dr.yiu-t-t o 6;h in the South British office itiOO. An offer from the Danish Gd.nt’iil (Mr H. D. Bell) to purchase some clothing for the Danish youth Harold Schmidt was accepted. ‘ The balance-sheet of the Port Niehols&n Yacht Club shows that the receipts iih 'cbn-' neotion with the regatbl AmOWhted to f£3l3. Is 3d, and there, ts -a CTOclit balatide’dt th ; 6 account vt Td. Tho‘ffjCoipts'bfe the club (VCCovmts AthWiifteft'td S® cs 3d more tlsau the ejs^enftitihre.

(the 'hhinal tbhferehco pf'the New 'Zealanft bounties Association will cbmrapnee at. lii.a.m. on Friday next, ih ThoibW Hall. The foundatioh-blobk'ftf new Anglican Church at IMflautanui was laid on Monday hTteSlom by His Lordship the Bightth ‘hr Wellington, who was previously HtWsented by Mr Mackintosh with an adclress of welcome, handsomely illuminated by Mr Walter Leslie. The foundationblock was of, polished honeysuckle, presented by Messrs Prouse Bros., a mallet of the saina wood was ..handed to His'Lordship by Mr Leslie, and Mts Wallis was presented by Miss Nellie Bradey With a bouquet of violete, 13 tttittg tho Ceremony the sum ef JCI2 5s Was collected-. At a social gathering held in the evening liis Lordship said he had meant to take his time -about biHildih's a cathedral in Wellington, but'the munificent Offers, Of aid he had received would compel hint to ; ii’t about it Ut offce. '

i 'the Brewdrs’ affd LieMsod Victuallers’ Association - diet Again yesterday,- and. all the officers Of last year were rc-olccted. Mr Martin Kennedy (president) occupied the bhair.

At’ the Magistrate’s Court yesterday Sarah Tindall was fined 10a or 48 hours’ in default for drunkeftUeSi, and two .first offenders were with in the usual iHan-UOr. -JUhili M. Sheehy was -ordered to pay U’iteek towards the support of his sriff4 Uhtl. two children. A boy named Wiiliam Coulton was convicted ,of theft and ordered to be sent ; ,to‘ St. Mary’s Industrial School, after receiving nine strokes ,wic!i the biroh-rod. ; . ~, '. 'Messrs Dwan -Brothers report having sold Mr James Aitken’s interestin the Star Hotel, Palmerston North, ito” Mr Fred ■Hiloy, late of Featherstoa; also, Mr G. O’Loughlin’s interest ill the Central Hotel, Otaki, to Mrs Guilford,, late of the Tra.vollors* Rost Hotel, T'aita. . .. , ..... A letter from Dr Ewart, Medical fldpCr'intendont of the Hospital, Complaining that a nuiaaueo was caiVsed by the smoke issuing train 'Mots'fs Bell and.Co.’s match faetoEy, Ctas read; at the meeting, of .the hospital Trustees. The doctor askod the Trustees to see if the nuisance could not be -remedied. At present it was, a-source of great discomfort to everyone in the Hospital. A letter from ton of the nurses, asking that the nuisance should be abated, was also road. The secretary (Mr Wilkes) stated that' tho top of the chimney .was almost level’with the rooms of tho nurses who signed the letter, and the smoke got into : their rooms.., It was suggested that the nuisance could bo abated by increasing tho height of tho chimney. It was decided to leavo the matter in the hands of the chairman (Mr F. H. Fraser), who said fie would see the Inspector of Nuisances about the matter.

The evening arranged for the rehearsals of tho musical society formed under the direction of Mr Maughan Barnett has Men fixed ! for Thursday of -each week, so as not to clash with the nights of meeting of the existing choral societies. This arrangement i meets; i the wishes of some who have decided to belong to two societies: /’ - , The fines inflicted upon Messrs W. McLean and J. F. Kuoh for neglecting to answer their names as common jurymen on Monday were {yesterday remitted by the Chief Justice, and the gentlemen in question were sworn in to serve as jurymen during tho remainder of the week, ; Tho Supieme Court sat only for a couple of hourscyestorday. On His Honor the Chief Justice taking his seat, Frank Philpot; otherwise 'Woods, .a - young .man who on the previous day had pleaded guilty to three charges of forging, and uttering the names of Wellington tradesmen to cheques for small amounts; came up for sentence. In arrest of judgment the prisoner put in a 1 written plea --for/mercy: His Honor, dn sentencing accused (tot -two years’ imprisonment with hard labour, said, that Philpot, though but a young man, hadVpent a large, portion of his time in gaol in various parts of the Colony. Philpot appeared to have commenced his criminal career in 1887, when he was convicted of false pretences, since which time he Had been convicted repeatedly for similar offences and theft. His Hoqor was perfectly well aware how difficult it wasj for persons (who f had once been in'gaol to obtain employment, but he did not suppose prisoner had endeavoured to obtain any respectable employment, as it seemed that immediately he left gaol he committed the offences to which he had pleaded guilty. The trial of the boys Brown, Conroy and Paulmier, who on the previous day were charged with breaking into the work-shop of Charles Cathie, manufacturing tailor. Manners street, was then proceeded with and was continued till 12.30, when the accused wore remanded to; Saturday. The Court then adj'ourned to enable the officials to attend the funeral of the late Mr Justice Richmond., . Mr - Tallis TrimneHV recital at St. Peter’s to-morrow night is one sure to attract a -very large audience, the programme being one of exceptional merit. ; A , special feature, will be the playing of “ The Storm,”;by: Leinmens. There will be no charge for admission to the church. • i chess match'between the Karori’Chess Club and tlimWellirigtori' Working Mori’s Club iri-the latter Club’s premises resultedin a victory for-the Working Men’s Club,’ who gained:five.wins out of six games, the; sixth, an unfinished game, being drawn. The Independent. Order ’of Oddfellows, ‘ Marioliesl'er Unity, held their usual monthly amalgamated •, lecture, last -night, Bro. Guise, of the-. Antipodean Lodge, being in the chair. Bro. A. E- Cousins, 6.M., acted as-lecture master, and Bro. "J - .- H. Hayhow, P.G.,”of the Antipodean Lodge, acted'as examining and conducting officer. The following brothers were advanced to their, respective degrees:.— First' degree, Brosi Dr, H.. Faulke, H. Bellariiore, G. Webb, .E. Webb and A. Liriton; second degree, Bro. J. Pike. i ■

Dr Henry being confined to his house with influenza, . there will be no men’s ambulance class to-night. 1 Sitting in civil jurisdiction yesterday, Mr Martin,-S.M., gave judgments for plaintiffs in the following cases—Mrs S. A. Lovell v. A. Moßeth, .£9, costs 10s; Cook and Gray V. G. L. Mesurier, £4 2s lid, costs .£1 ; Cook and Turnbull v. W. Budd, £5 10s lOd, costs £1 5s 6d; Commercial Agency (Limited) v. A. E. Elkins, £24 ss, costs £3 Is; same v. K. Healey, £l2 Bs, costs £1 I7s 6d; Hutt County Council v. E. Better, £3 ICs sd, costs 6s: same v. E.‘ Barber, £2 10s, costs 6s ; Official Assignee (estate of John Coogan) v. T; Evenden, £1 ss, .costs 6s; same ; v. J. O’Connor, £1 ss,‘ costs 6s ; Commercial Agency (Limited) v. A. K. Pye, £9 19s 4d, costs £1 5s 6d; J. Nankeville v. W. Crysell, £3, costa 11s; Dodgshun and Co. v. J. Colville, £lO 2s 6d,* costs £1 15s 6d; Cook and Turnbull v. J. Farmer, £2 10s Bd, costs £1 3s. Judgment summonses—W. Wiggins v. J. C. Taylor, defendant ordered to pay £2B 7s lOd at the rate of £4 10s a month; J. Smith v. C. W.Borreson, defendant ordered to pay £l4lls Id at the rate of 2s a week. Another excellent performance of ■“ The Land of the Moa ” was given at the Opera House last night. The different performers are now so perfect in their respective parts as to almost equally divide the honours with the w onderfully - realistic scenery. "The Land "of-the Moa’’-'will be played for tHe last time oa Saturday.

Dr and Mrs Fell, who arrived in England a few weeks ago by the s.s. New York, -fetitoE oUr London correspondent on STUUe 2lsfc, spent a full month in America. En route the doctor picked up as many professional wrinkles as time -, and the duties of sight - seeing allowed. Since setting foot in London ,})C Fell has spent most of his time pfc.Btq Thomas’ Hospital, whetp Qb ’-qriidUklocl m the art of healing-, Ur-fl \ti The eAenipg lie - and Mrs feAve ddiip'tfie roffiifts'o'rponr CJttte WW theatres. i They .are tbu pteserfft q-eek at pkfdrd, wheto “ ComJ,, /rke ftqbiHCfi&t the referee,;.tbe,.Hpp j. In tlie chess mat^h. betitoem Palmerston, apd Welljfigtbu Clubs has oqtae tp win for, Palmerston by to B|. .. The I ftnaoU Daily Telegraph National ' ffliTiling Testimonial to Dr W. G. Grace amounted, on the 28th June lest, to 48,088 shillings, and contributions Were, poUtSug in freely from all aides-. Yepet, commenting on thy., Subscription, mentions that one.qf. tim most prominent and gratity)p£ Tcafcures of the movement was the ' ’bstent to which the national defence services, both army and navy, were responding, instancing also a large subscription from the London School Board as a practical proof of the sense of the Value ,61 cricket’in education OtttoftaiUed bVl’-thd largest oducaticilil bidy iff the -frdrift.” 1 Dr Ghaiipift, whd. has been the 'dsthbliSliiient of U uhiVetkity site 6f the MouUt Cook Pi-ildA, Mt secured | the of ‘all j oUr, lic&t. h.Adies to a requisition to the j Mayor in favour of a public meeting, which is to be held in the Princess Theatre, Tory street, on Friday evening next. The jury empannolled on Monday. tp try William Smith on a charge of ortimmg a trifling sum qf .moroy ¥ibm George A. Mawson,,,CUßA street, by means of a valueless ifieque, were looked up all night, and, being unable to arrive at a verdict, were discharged by the Chief Justice yesterday morning. The prisoner was put back for re-trial on some day yet to he named next week.

The question of metalling Table trial j road, Apitl, Is being (SdnMftered by telldents of thb disKibt, ftffd It ii t 6 borito* Mso6. •• ’ 'fHo Irt will, bp.open a’s.usimli t6-diy, T A.spedial musical programme has 1 bedh'arranged for. . .. t The unomplqyeft. relief fund now amounts to v T2sl,d.. Tho following subscriptions taye, ‘been received, in addition to tjmsoAlready acknowledged:;—The Mayor (Mr Luke), £3 3s; S. Luke and Co., £2 2s; Salvation Army (per T. B. Combes), £7 3s Id; G. H. Harbroe, £2 2s; K. H. Govett, ills; Veitoh and Allan, .£2 2s; L. G. Reid, Is; B. H. Lowe, £2 2s. The Skating Eink was opened last night, and was well patronised; The Rink will bo open again on Friday night. A meeting of the ■ Eight Hours Committee was held -last night, the president (Mt A. Collins) in the -chain. The duties of the ‘various sub-consmittoes wore defined. The ‘Conlniittee ‘ Crere' otdeved le meet 'Off Saturday evening at 8 ft’otoet, ■affd.'the 1 Spblta Coifimitto'e'eil idle following Tuesday evening. ’ .It 'jrkk decided that the' Gefiei-il 'C6niffiittieb Shdffld hold their foltnlgb’tly, and the first tioMffg ivffs fixed for Tuesday week Aelft. '

; Mr Nairn, of the Bank of Australasia, who has been transferred from Hawera to the management of the Patea : branch, was entertained at a farewell supper at Hawera on Saturday evening.. Delegates of. Ngatiwhare, Patuheuheu, Ngatimanawa and Urewera chiefs, about 20, will be in Wellington this month. Some are. already here. We may look without any doubt to a final and amioablo settlement of the whole Urowera question this' session. The above comprise the important sections of the Urewera tribe. Wo may add that some of the people most opposed to the making of roads! through the Urewera country! have:; made formal application to the Government; that substantial portions of the roads to-be -made may be awarded to them on the cooperative principle. It has often; been truly: said that "All's Veil that ends well-.” v'-. ' ! Mr A. Murray, VhU had ills leg broken through the rCddilt Mike accident on .No. 8 UUb Soifie two weeks ago, had the limb ffnlilutated below' the knee on Sunday‘afte.rnoon. —Mcrairy. ; j.!'.' The regular fortnightly meeting of the Excelsior-Lodge of Druids was held last evening, Bro. W. A. Eitson, P.A., in the chair. The Pacific Lodge paid an official visit, when harmony was indulged in,, a number of the visiting brethren contributing sofigs, etc., towards the evening’s entertainment. • The lodge purpose holding a smoke concert on the 20th inst.

Mr It. Ogden, formerly of the New Srlgliton Hotel, Christchurch, has taken over the Eltham Hotel.

The Marten Mercury states that Mr Chas. W. Maclean, of Bulls, is again very seriously ill. .. The choir of St. Joseph’s Church, Hawbra, have presented a gold watch and bangle to Miss Flynn, in recognition of her : services as organist. The result of the additional loan of ,£looo' being granted to the Pohangina County Council this year over their ordinary borrowing power will be that the Oroua Valley bridge will be erected 12 months’earlier than it otherwise oOUldhave been. Everything is now ready to : Call for tenders for the bridge.— Advocate. At present there are 150 patients, in the Hospital—9B males and 52 females. A. G. Taino and Go. hold an important sale of pedigree Ayrshire, cattle at. their Lower 'Hutt .yard's to-day at ,1 o’clock.; Sixteen pedigree Ayrshire cows and heifers,' pxbst of them prize-winners, and bred by , noted breeders,'and one Ayrshire and one Alderney bulb are to : be offered on account of J. O. Cuff, of Oamarn. A first-class lot from the Wairarapa will also bo amongst the. stock offered. .-Particulars: are given in :an’ advertisement elsewhere. Tenders for certain goods are called by Cook and Gray.