LAKE WANAKA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2157, 27 June 1895, Page 22

LAKE WANAKA.

Junk 24.— 0n Sunday we had auother fall of snow about Sin deep, but as it was thawing as it fell it did not last long but wae away the next afternoon. The weather is now good for tbe time of year, with very little frost. Aa the shortest day has now passed, with increasing length of d-iya we shall gradually enter into spring and more cheerful weather. Death —The death of Pat M'Manus, near Tarraa, was surrounded with pathetic circumstances, and caused a lot of regret among the large number of people in this neighbourhood who knew him. A number of years ago he had an illness which reduced him considerably, especially hh nervous system judging by his appearance. He has been travelling round looking for work for four months past, unable to get any, and enduring the many privations incidental to such a life. In his delicate state of health he was in a very desponding frame of mind. On the Tuesday, four days after the big snow, in company with a mate, he endeavoured to travel from the original Morven Hills homestead to Tarras station, walking all the distance through over i foot of suow, which would be a very tiriDg operation even for a man iv robust health, without being burdened by a swag. Towards dark M'M.inus began to knock up, but his mate exhorttd him to cheer up and push on till they could reach shelter. Afterwards the mate took M'Manus's swag in addition to bis own, and pushed him on, till at last M'Manus declared bis complete inability to proceed further, and then the mate proceeded to undo both 3wags, in order to wrap M Wanus up iv them, while he went for : a-.sistat cc. M'\lamis, however, died vi his arms of cuiiii'let- exhaustion at 10 o'clock at uight. Takii a MeM'bing into consideration, it w;ia a nnoiiul .n.d juml sit release fri'm sU the privatioin aud pains of this world, e'ipecially as the poor man had nothing to live for— no hopes of earthly happiness to cheer him up for his many yeais of toil.— R.l.P. A Chanoe.— Mr Thomas Lobb has left the Ilawca Flat and gone to tbe Taicri. B-fore leaving Mrs Perriam expressed full satisfaction with his methods of managing her farm. Mr Lobb's departure ina'ie a vacancy in the school committee, which the committee tilled by electing Air John Fox to the position, and the question then aione whether the committee or tho

householders had the power to fill such vacancies. \ Mr Robert M'Gregor, who was managing partner in a run at the head of the IJawea some years ago, now lias charge of Mrs Perriani'a fittm. A Coming Ball —The school committee at Pembroke is making great preparations fur its annual fancy drc:s ball, &c , for the end of next month The Key. W. X Grant and Mr James Teuip'cton are the new Mood on the committee}, and are of much assistance in endeavouring to maintain the high character of the school enterfcaiuweufcs. Licensing. — The annual Licet svng Court for this elcc oi ate was duly held at Queenstown on the 7th in-t. In the absence of Mr J. N Wood, S.M, Mr Francois fie St. Owei was elected chairmau. The benr-h met in committee bctore the advertissd time of opening, and when the court opened the Chairman amijuucod that the whole of the applications before the court would be grauted, without tilling e;ich application in detail, with the exception of that of J. l>. Parsons, of the Albert Hotel, Albertowu, which would be discusstd in open court. Constable Reiner, from Pembroke, did not put iv an appearance at the court, but it appeared that he had put iv an objection to the graniiug of this liceu^e because the house " was not conducted according to the Licensing Act." ami further arked for au adjournment of the court till the 28th inst. to decide upon this application, as he had a case pending against Parsons at Pembroke on the 2ith. 'Ihe bench objected to adiourn th* court, which it appears would entail au expenditure of £ZQ or £30. Mr W. Turton appeared for Mr Pan,ons, and stated that theie was uo evidence agahut him. The statement written by Uonutable Kerner, and which Const .able Jones was going to read, could not be icceived, as it was only secondhand. Mr I'arsous, however, volunteered the explanation that Messrs Cudzow and Neill gave nn entertainment in his dining room, and he gave theiu the room free, and they did not make any charge for a 1 mission, and the conbtable had a Cite on this matter. The co stable ha i not been in the house for three mo ths, and during a previous case against him, which was dismissed, the constable acknowlu >ged that the huuse was respectably conducted. Then Mr I'arsuis liroducud a numerously sigiud petition, including the bigualiues) of two local J.P.s and all the other leading residents, bearing witness that the boiibe was always well couducte I. Mr T. M'Ciackeii, from Cromwell, remarked that Messrs G'adzow and Neill had an enterlaiuimnt i'> a neighbouring hotel, but an application for tho ucc if the room had been granted by htm and Mr fecott. The bench granted Mr Par&ons's application, but recommended him to be more ca.cful in tho future. Mr James Hcott, the uujor oi (Jiunvveli, then made a fovv rtimuks, stating that he disapproved . f any ctnsuiblo nuking objections to the granting of any HcrUie without putting in an appe.u mice to .sustain his objections and endeavour to prove them to the satitfoctio i of the court, aud in the pi cent cate it looked as if Constable l'emei was "' cruelling" Parsoue. He wished to ex.i>rtsq satiafuctiuu with ihe manner iv vliieh ConsUbli; Mulht.lland, ot (Jioiuvvell, was doing his duty. Mi f-cott fuither poiuttd out thut one coitstable in Ctomwell was altogether insum'cient, as during Const ible MulliolLud's visits to the borders of his large dihtrict the town was withouij police protection, and he instanced a case iv which one ot the hotelkecpers had to kck his front door in order to keep out undesirable visitors during the cunttuble'B^ttbsence. ittplj ing to Me Turtou, the bench stated tuat they had dtcided not to reduce any of the accommodation licenses this year, but that they would t;ike tha matter into consideration at the next annual meeting. This terminated the busints-*, 'which did not last much beyond half an hour. Telephonic. — A telephone ottice has been opened in Mr Parsonsi's store here, and is proving of much benefit to the neighbourhood. Thy cjsts ii.ci'ieulul to opening mch a station are, I belli ye, about X's, and alrea'y a suifuicnt number of messages have been recorded to pive a good return to the Government for its outlay.