HOME AND FOREIGN.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4740, 23 August 1902, Page 2 (Supplement)

HOME AND FOREIGN.

AX AMFSIXt. CASK. A polk-.; official im.- .i'l' l I""' » '<n knotl y ))!iin i to v-t • till hen, X 1 h’’ (M.-t 1 , I’;t j."!ll iny in ;• i 1 cun evening Lays a J'aria tali as : a a 11 1 1 f:' mar a. I.i'a ■ ra- m 1 (it- Lillin Quarter. an' l Cm <n'iv<r, -..n0 iiml (le;,i:eml"d Cioi.i tb» cnacLi-bm:, was chatting with ii fn-ml. when ul' L■ 11 !,y a yoilM"' wo; iia ii bonmh''l mi- ol lii‘ Ji.ai.si>. a’ill Miliaria- on la t (.-■ vehicle, seized lai- r"Uis, whipped up tin; horse, i-.i1.l .h-parted at a, ; Inal'i, trot. The I.rof" ': aa a 1 ,I"Hl 'lid out a] ]» ar to be il,. , in t In; ii'a -a.. Instead of ; i-1 ij• <,lf o' jaifviiil , Ii" '|"i' lly if.vait- ,,- j ; ill, ' 1 will. ;; smile, and i,i : , it ,i-;,i, a arewarded, as live inin,-

iii,-.,' iil'icl'.vafds i.ia‘ girl raUinad with ;j, • e;ii, HO,II' t 1 1 1 * WOl'se V>V Wear, UllCl V i , y uroad of I:f■ a achievement, Shu la, a a ilgh I ed, and v. a , walking off, when i'l; ■ c.'Jia.aa put. in ail application for I,", fare. 'i'll'-; yuiii'ti woman did not,

|:,i l l,,Hi" matter in fins light, ili .l j i'i-oi , Si, i 11, whereupon Hie Joint apjMf.l; ! ill il |K.lic"iaa.n, who, considerably pii/5/,1-. d, I'l'.di, d by comlncf ins; ( lit; parties to Hi" elution.

Hero, Hie cahma u pleaded ills case all over again. The girl, lie maintallied, having UiJij.ii a drn'o in ids vehicle, 'must, pay lor il, v. Idle she, on her side, argued that, she, had simply hern P'ayilllan iinmci-iil, trick. .the olllciai was much perplexed. There was, so lar iis he was aware, no precedent to serve us a guide to his decision, for fu ir si runners arii not in the hahit cl climbing on to cubs ami. driving away with them. .Something, at any rale, laid to lie said nr done, and, presently In' had a happy t hought. “Look here,'’ he remarked to the cabman, who was growing excited, “t am quite willing to compel ibis lady to pay yon, but you were nut with your vehicle, and if you insist I must draw up a report against yon.” The driver, hovv-over, stuck to his guns. “I am prepared,’' lie replied, “to pay the line, but I must have my faro.” “And 1,” retorted tho girl, “will gladly pay tho faro if ho has to settle the line.'' Sho suited tho action to tho word, and then tho, report was indited by tho official, who is very proud of a decision which has made him something of a celebrity to-day.

A DECEIVED HUSBAND. An application at the South London Police Court on tho part of a man Living in Clapton, revealed the following extraordinary story:—For somo tune, said the applicant, his wife had Jed him to believe that she shortly expected to become a mother. When ho returned homo from work on May 21 ho found his wife in bed with a baby. His landlady, however, told him that during tho day a well-dressed man and woman had called Upon his wife, bringing an infant and leaving without it. The man accused his wifo of deceiving him, but sho indignantly referred him to a local medical man whom sho stated had attended her, Tho doctor, however, denied all knowledge of the matter, and when tho man returned homo from liis visit ho found that his wife had disappeared, leaving .the child.behind. The polico and tho Guardians wero informed, and tho child, which was apparently about four weeks old, was taken to tho workhouse. Tho polico and tho Guardians wore taking steps to tfaco tho wif 0 and her mysterious visitors, and the application was mndo in order that pub.••■liui'ty 'might bo given to tho matter in f the hope that tho parents would voluntarily come forward. A part of the T cl|ihis clothing was marked with the name “Biurton.” ANARCHISTS AT NEW JERSEY. The New York “Herald” says that the authorities at Paterson, New Jersey, have discovered an anarchist plot to ■ assassinate the loading millowners and to'wreck tho mills by dynamite. Tho , outrages- wero to been carried out ou-.thu .night of tho-3rd of July. At a secret mooting to consider, details it is said that tho proposal to murder the masters was acclaimed, and several of ... those present volunteered to undertake SO task. Tho authorities havo taken e necessary, measures to deal with the plot. TRAGEDY NEAR NEWCASTLE.

At Watfsend, near Newcastle, recently, a man named H. it. Stoliic, living in David street, ivas discovered in his house shot dead, and ins wife shot in the back. The woman was conveyed 'to the infirmary, whoro sho lies m a critical condition. It would scorn that the ease is'onb of attempted murder and I suicide. The deceased man, Henry KObjOis;Stbbib Mid:.His. Wife,' Elizabeth, had lived apart, and it was in hopo, of effecting a reconciliation that ho went from, Newcastle to Wallsend. In this, however, ho proved unsuccessful. Mrs Stobio lived witli her aunt, who went out, leaving Mr and Mrs Stobio together. During bet ab- . sonco tho man snot his wife in the back with a revolver, and tuen discharged the weapon into his own mouth, killing himself instantly. Tho injured woman was i,,taken to tho Newcastle Infirmary, where sho lies in a critical condition. Deceased was a property owner of considerable means, and at tho last Newcastle Assizes nas called upon to pay heavy damages for having slandered a woman who was on friendly terms with his wife. LettcVs were produced on that occasion in which Stobio made references to his wife, which wore characterised by tho Judge as disgraceful. - ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, SUICIDE. At tho. Einkbury Borough Coroner’s Court Dr. Dauford ’Thomas held an inquiry the other day into the cause of death of Henry Kcath, aged (So, an outfitter’s manager. Tho ovidonco showed that the deceased, who had been 'for upwards of 25 years manager of Clarke’s ’ Clothing Establishment, i’entonville road, had for somo .time been very much depressed and under the illusion that someone was shadowing him. Hr shot himself in his bed-room. Edward Clarke said deceased know that ho would have -Ho go, as witness was about to relinquish his'business. Deceased was in receipt of £4 per week and commission somo years ago. but lately had been reduced to £2. Tho Coroner read a loner written by tho deceased on tho day of his death, addressed to his wife—"My dear Amy and all,—-Mr Clarke has discharged inC, as I was ill. Ho said mat he would allow mo 10s a week for four ' weeks.” Mr Clarke stated that deceased llad not received notice, and the Coroner remarked that probably this was one of his delusions. A verdict was returned of suicide while of unsound mind. ELECTRIC CAR ACCIDENT. A serious collision between an electric tranicar and a waggonette, filled with passengers, occurred nt Newcastle recently. Tho waggonette party were returning from a day In the country/ and tho vehicle was proceeding at ' a ' smart' pace, Tho electric car was

t ravelling in a direction at right angles in 1h" cmveyaiiee. 'the driver of 'tie. v. es !.iii,d)ie to brake the cur owing to the rail,, being in a slippery condition. Tim ear dashed into the waggonette, eniiieg it in two parts. Tim front nart was dragged down tho street by L'm affrighted horses. Ail tho passengers v.ere ibrown out. Twelve of them wore i 'iii'.k veil to ifie infirmary, suiienng from injuries of a- more or less serious e.sa meter.

“L'XIQL'K IX Till'i HISTORY OK NATIONS.” In one respect the official paper containing Hie terms of tho Boer .surrender is unique in tho history of nations. It looks not like a State paper, hut like a business c ircnlar. It will take its piaco in the archives of Hie War Office or some ol her Department stamped in every lino with tho habits of tho 20th century, A State paper typewritten! the thing would have been inconceivable a few years ago. There is no parchment, no eiahoreto penmanship by official scribes. The military typewriter was called in; the terms of surrender wi>n> set forth in tin; printed typo; and beneath the typewriting tho signatures were written. Those signatures were examined with interest as tho paper passed from hand to hand. Those of Hm Boer leaders appear on the left side of the jjaper; on tho right are Hm two signatures of Lord Kitchener and Lord .Milner. Sehalk -Burger signed first for the Boors witii something of an elaborate flourish; right against his name is the broad, incisive lino of the quid below “Kitchener of Khartoum,” a line which seems to express the intense satisfaction of tho moment. All t!m Boers sign in the manner or men accustomed to the pen, except Do la Hoy, whoso signature is cramped and shaky, not in the leait suggestive of his character as a military leader. MAISKII'S PROMISE TO THE GIRLS UK CREFELD. During his lour in the Rhenish industrial district tho Kaiser was extremely pleased at seeing so many signs of progress. Ho was in high good humour when at tho elo.so of his Crefeld visit lie thanked the maids of honour for their attendance (says tho “Leader’s” correspondent). Ho complimented them on their graceful figures, spoke of tho charming Crefold faces, and asked if tho lieutenants often danced with them. When tho ladies replied that Crefeld possessed no lieutenants, the Kaiser laughed heartily, and said. “Then 1 must ‘send you some.” As ho was leaving he added—“l will keep my word.” IN ext day tho Chief Burgomaster of Crefeld received tho following telegram from Lieut.-Gonoral Von Biasing,_ commander of tho 7th Army Corps;—"'By order of His Majesty tho Kaiser and King, Crofeld is to receive a garrison. Kindly forward jiroposals for tho accommodation of a hussar regiment in tho town.”

ARMY OFFICER AND MONEYLENDER. A motion was made before Mr Justice Buckley, in London, in an action of Mackenzie v. Higgins, which asned for an application to restrain tho defendant, a money-lender, from xiarting or dealing with two bills of £IOOO each, accepted by tho plaintiff, a ..lieutenant in tho Guards, attached to tho Fincastle’s Horse in South Africa, under tho will of his grandfather, Sir Janies Thomson Mackenzie. Plaintiff became entitled at 24 years of ago to considerable estates in Scotland and elsewhere, tho personal estates being worth half a million sterling ana ho became associated with tho Lyno Trusts Syndicate, which carried on small theatrical ventures, managed by a Captain Elliott. Tho plaintiff was then in receipt of only £IOOO a year, and ho was introduced to Higgins, and, not always having cash, money was advanced, and the bills in question wero given. Flo was not able to pay instalments which wore due, and ho negotiated for a further advance of £12,000 on the security of his life interest in tho estates of his grandfather and a life policy for £20,000. This transaction was not, however, carried out, but what was duo on tho two bills was £BOO. Defendant who had obtained judgment in Scotland on one bill, was said to havo paid £1782 on tho plaintiff’s behalf, and ho desired to navo £2500 paid into Court to abide tho result of tho action. After somo discussion, tho defendant undertook to lodgo in Court tho two bills on plaintiff paying £ISOO into Court within ten days, and tho result was that Mr Justice Buckley niado no order on tho motion, except that tho costs wore to ho costs in tho action. A MONTE CARLO EXPERIENCE. A good tale is told concerning Air Rufus Isaacs, K.C. Like many oilier hard-working professional men ho, a short timo ago, paid a short visit to Alonto Carlo, and while therej of course, found.his way into tho Casino. Unable to withstand tho temptation, even if ho over had any intention of doing so, which is doubtful, the famous K.C. soon began to indulge in a little gamble on his own account. Fortune favoured the brave, and a small hut rapidly growing pile of notes and cash cheered Mr Isaacs in his play. After a tune, however, the heat of the room, combined no doubt with tho excitement of winning a largo sum, began to tell even on ond msod to the prevailing conditions in tho Law Courts, and Mr Isaacs, gathering up his winnings, which by this timo amounted to £7OO, strolled into tho grounds. Thrusting tho notes securely into his pocket, Mr Isaacs dropped into a comfortable seat and fainted. In a short while, without having excited any notice, the famous K.C. came to, and, doubtless to cheer himself, jmt his hand into his pocket to feel liis notes. Pocket after x’oeket was searched, however, without any notes being brought to light. In vain Mr Isaacs looked under and about tho seat. Then tho horrible truth forced itself upon him. His notes had been stolen during Ids short fainting fit. Needless to say, adds “The Week-End,” .Mr Isaacs never recovered his £7OO, even if ho ever tried, which, knowing the futility of such an attempt, is, to say tho least, nob probable. SHOCKING WIFE MURDER. Patrick MacDonald, forgo labourer, killed Ids wife with a chopper in her bed-room, at Nowcastlo-imdet-Lyino recently. AlacDonald and his wifo, it seem#, had only been married nine mouths, but had lived unhappily, and tho deceased woman was to have aj>plied to the Magistrate for a separation order. After tho deed the man walked about tho streets, and at nine o’clock gave himself up to tho police. On the fatter visiting tho house, they found tho unfortunate woman lying in a pool of blood.