The Opunake Times. FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1897. MEETING AT OAONUI.

Opunake Times, Volume VI, Issue 290, 18 June 1897, Page 2

The Opunake Times. FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1897. MEETING AT OAONUI.

A meeting was held in the Oaonui Schoolroom on Wednesday evening to place the editor of this journal on his trial for having animadverted on Mr G. W. Gane’s action in altering a letter purporting to be addressed to the editor and signed by a number of householders. As such was done by Mr Gane, who holds Her Majesty’s Commission of the Peace, we considered it to be our duty in the public interests to call for an enquiry into the circumstances. Mr Gane, however, seemed to be content with submitting the question to a few of his friends at Oaonui, and consequently called a meeting for last Wednesday evening. Subsequent to the day of meeting being fixed a sitting of the Police Court was fixed for the same day, and Mr Brennan interviewed Mr Gane on the Saturday previous, pointing out that it would be impossible for him to attend on the Wednesday evening, and asking that the meeting might be adjourned till some other date when he could be present, if Mr Gane desired that he should be. When the first case was completed at the Court, Mr Gane, who was sitting on the Bench, left, and Mr Breach took his place, and the Court business was not completed until nsar seven o’clock. The absence of Mr Brennan was apparently what Mr Gane desired, as although he knew he could not be present he still persisted in holding the meeting on the day originally fixed. Our contention was that Mr Gane’s action tended to create a want of confidence in him as a Justice of the Peace, and in this the meeting apparently bore us out, as the part of the resolution expressing confidence in him iu that position was deleted before being put to the meeting, and was what we should term a very back-handed compliment. The resolution passed at the meeting exonerated Mr Gane from the charges made in the Opunake Times, although they had no evidence before them, other than Mr Gane’s memory ; and they expressed their confidence in him as Chairman of the School Committee, although we never stated that he was not deserving of their confidence in that position. At the same time, if those who constituted themselves a self-made Court will look into the School Committee’s conespondeuce and find out why capitation was stopped, we think they will come to the conclusion that such management would not beget confidence in any other district. Our correspondent says that Mr Malcolm, junr,, stated at the meeting that he applied for a copy of -the letter-sent to. us by Mr Gane but that it was refused. We may say that we informed him that he was quite at liberty to get a copy of the original letter from Mr Gane and bring il to our office and compare it with the supposed copy of the original we held. As an alternative Mr Brennan informed him that if the meeting was put off to some other evening when he could attend, that he would come and bring the letter with hin3 when they could be compared iu public. To this Mr Malcolm replied that “ that was fair.” We can therefore leave it to the Oaonui folks whether Mr Brennan was willing to attend or not, and to further state that the same offer is open to Mr Gane or the householders yet. We might remark that if the letter signed by the householders was addressed to us and signed by them as such, we fail to see what right Mr Gane had to intercept it. Why was not the original sent ? What right has any one, let alone a J.P., to keep any one’s letter and forward a supposed copy ? Would not this alone cause a suspicion to arise that the action was not above board ? It was wbat caused the suspicion in our mind, and which we subsequently found verified. We are sorry to see Mr McGloin being made a cat’s paw of by Mr Gane, as we thought he was a cut above that, but as the old saying is : “ It is strange what queer companions adversity brings together.”

Owing to Tuesday next being Jubilee day the Opunake Times will be published on Monday evening. Advertisers please note.

Ball at Otakeho Hall to-night.

Tenders are called for the right to graze the Domain Reserve.

Tenders for painting and papering resiaidenoe at Rahotu close on Tuesday.

Tenders are callad for the erection of a block of buildings for Messrs C. A. Trotter and Co.

Oxford University will confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws upon Premiers Reid, Kingston, and Nelson.

Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Co notify additional entries for their Opunake stock sale which takes place to-morrow.

Sheehan, who outraged and murdered a young lady near Amberley, Christchurch, has been found guilty and sentenced to death.

Mr A. Donald, who has had the misfortune to lose Bonny Breast Knot, requests all those indebted to him to pay up before the 30th June, On next Tuesday the New Plymouth coach will leave Opunake at 5 a.m, so as to enable visitors from this end to arrive in New Plymouth in time to take part in the Jubilee festivities.

As the price tendered for the re-erection of the jetty was considered too high, the directors decided to call for applications for a working foreman and will proceed with its erection themselves.

The man Samuel Bennett, alias Bevan, who was committed for trial at the Police Court on Wednesday on the charges of breaking and entering the shop of Mr H. J. Newman and also setting fire to the same, was taken to New Plymouth on Thursday by Constable Radican, there to await his trial at the Supreme Court,

We give a reminder of the Diamond Jubilee ball which is to be given by the Opunake Football Club in the Town Hall on next Wednesday evening. As there are no other festivities in this part of the district we anticipate that the ball will be well patronised No effort will be spared to make it a success so that those who attend may look forward to a jolly time. We give a reminder of Evans’ grand diorama of the Egyptian war, which will be shown in the Town Hall this evening. It has been highly spoken of at each place at which it has been shown. The exhibition comprises a grand lot of views of all parts of the world, as well as the stirring incidents of the war, as it is said to be well worth seeing. The price for admission is well within the reach of all:

The late mysterious fires at Opunake in which Newman’s store was completely destroyed. O. Cummins has made up his mind to reduce his large stock and save further risks. Bargains are now offering in all departments. Evening shoes, wonderful at 2/11, 3/6, 4/6, 5/11. See the best watertight kip boots. 10/9. A parcel of ladies’ heavy winter jackets to clear at half price. Piles of goods leaving the shop every day.

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