NEWSY NOTES.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume I, Issue 40, 17 September 1892, Page 10

NEWSY NOTES.

From a summing-up of Judge "Worthwgton (Vie) :—" Nothing justified a J man shooting at jinottier, unless it was to "prevent a felony, or in an extreme case of self-defence, or when a burglar was found in the house.'" HowVtha^, i Mx< Constable McKnight ?, J. Keir Hardie, Labour member of the new House of Commons for the South ~ Division of West Ham, has sdnt "to the s Homestead (Pennsylvania) * strikers £100, the amount contributed toward' His election expense's by Andrew' Car- , negie. Mr Hardie, says a L6ndoirais-* patch of August 16, has made himself ridiculous since his election, by blownish^ attempts to play the part of an indepen- *~ dent, unpolished, 'labouring mau^ And' has been accused of exposing the Labour 1 ■ interests to adverse criticism to sWfc the' purposes of Mr Carnegie. < * * At the Hamilton Police, Conrt last week H. de Vere Hunt was .charged with an assault on W. Heaslip, ty ' striking him in the face .with, his^ ; clenched fist. It appears that both^ parties are paying attention to the same girl, and on complainant-calling on the eveningof Sunday, I4tn ultimo, at, the house of Mr D. Mclntyre, where defen- , dant and the girl were^at tea, antf asking 1o see her, defendan^came tpthe.^ door arid;' without warning, struck; , , Heaslip. The Resident Magistrate - fined defendant £2, with costs £2 10a. V In the Legislative Council the Hon Mr Stevens intends to move,'" That thja Council is of opinion that in taking a poll on any proposal'for local borrowing, whether under general or special Act, the proposal submitted to the ratepayers ■ shall not be deemed to be carried unless ■ two-thirds or the total votes given at the poll are in favour of the proposal, such votes being those of ratepayers the rateable value of whose property in the municipality r county, or district affected by the proposal amounts in the aggregate to one-half of the total rateable property therein." ' A colonial Governor cannot enter another colony without first obtaining permission from its Governor. A man advertising in'Melbonrne for' board and residence received among 87 answers the following : —" The gentleman adverting to-day ,■ for accommodation will receive at the above addr,esa every attention, and separate, bedroom J with a widow. Have a large family of ' daughters, all musical." V An Australian ex-Cabinet Minister^ who has sadly fallen away,' appeared, ' rolling drunk, the other night,' as a' j member of the Sydney unemployed. He ' has long fed on husks, and been glad to J accept a bed at " the Model." V' A Berlin newspaper affirms that' British missionaries In Africa carry ihe' •Bible in one' hand and a rifle in the otner. This is right' enough ' as far as it goes. But the German paper has •imperfect information. ' It omits fto mention a rum-bottle in the other hand.; That makes three hands, certainly, but^ the average missionary to the heathen always seems to,have about : as; ,many ; hands as ' the graven images of 'the, Hindoos/,and -as many eyes as r Argus. He uses his hands for 'Bibles, rum, and, rifles, while still having- a lot to grab land with ; and he keeps several of f hi« eyes on Heaven, and the balance on the look-out for copra and concessions. 'V " '» The. Waitemata County Council adopted a strong eulogium upon ,tte member for the.district, Mr Jackson Palmer, the, other day. And their praise was \ ustified } There were'iriany who thoughYMr Palmer wastoo'ydutfg to enter Parliament; out he'has'prWed himself one of the /most' consistent, energetic/ and withal rafile 'members that' Auckland'has erereledtea."' He is' a striking 1 contrast to' on>"or Wo I others who might be mentioned.- !