The Southern Cross PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Invercargill, Saturday, June 8. General News.

Southern Cross, Volume 3, Issue 10, 8 June 1895, Page 8

The Southern Cross PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Invercargill, Saturday, June 8. General News.

Interest deepens in what are known as the Winton baby farming cases. Another stage in their development was reached on Thursday, when Minnie and Charles Dean were charged with the murder of Dorothy Edith Carter. The Court was crowded, and at one time the pressure on the railing oh-, each side of the dock was so great that it threatened to give way, and the Magistrate warned the spectators that jthe Court would be cleared unless order was preserved. On the same anxiety to see and hear was pvinced, and the tramping in and out of the 1 , people had at length to be stopped during the .examination of witnesses. The taking of evidence was going on when we went to press yesterday afternoon, and as there are over BO witnesses in the case it is likely to last all to-day (Saturday.) We reproduce some of the “ exhibits” produced during the hearing. We publish a summary of the evidence taken up to the time of going to press. A w r ell-merittd meed of praise has been bestowed on the police by the magistrate and one of the juries in connection with the recent inquests on the remains found at Winton. All conversant with the facts will endorse the opinion expressed. Supreme Court sittings open at Invercargill on Tuesday. Mr T. M. Brodrick, one of Lake Te Anau’s pioneers, died in the hospital on Wednesday.

The Sixpenny Clothing Club have a net profit of L2l Bs from their recent entertainment.

“ Whittington and his Cat,” the operetta given in aid of St. John’s Sunday School building fund, crowded the Theatre Boyal for three nights this week, the playing of the youthful performers delighting their patrons.

The Canadian House of Commons has refused to grant women the franchise. A very pleasant evening was spent in Newton’s Hall, Colac, on Monday night, when Mr W. Jones, who is severing his connection with the Pine Comany, was entertained at a social, for which Mrs Newton catered in firstclass style Mr Webb presided, and during the evening presented the guest with a silver mounted pipe. The gift was suitably acknowledged. The following contributed to the harmony of the evening—Messrs Holland, Peters, Henery, Webb, Phillips, Batchelor, Bussell, Dallas, Moncur, Hanan and Patterson. The committee —Messrs Hanan, Webb, Clode and McLeay—deserve praise for s tke way in which they carried out the arrangements.

A man named Andrew J. Sommerville, of Masterton, sued Arthur-Herbert for Ll 9 for wages due. The hearing was adjourned for a fortnight. On learning this Sommerville bought a revolver, and fired three shots at Hebert, who fell dead. At the Invercargill Police Court on Monday last, Messrs B. F. Cuthbertson and J. Turnbull J. P’s. presiding, F Hewitt was fined £l, with 15s 3d costs for selling drink without a licence. The bench in giting their decision strongly denounced the practice followed in this and other cases of employing paid informers to secure convictions, and said that the sooner it was abandoned the better for all concerned. A Balfour settler named J. L. Fraser committed suicide by cutting his throat on Tuesday last. He lived by himself and Lad been peculiar in his manner of late. A verdict of suicide whilst temporarily insane was returned at the inquest. At the annual meeting of the Awarua licensing committee on Wednesday renewals of all existing licenses were granted. An application to transfer the license of the Grap Road Hotel from A. Springford to W. Shackel was adjourned to the 15th iust. It is stated that during the first five months of 1894 America sent to Britain live cattle valued at over five million pounds Stirling. Miss Emily Faithfull, well-known from her efforts to ameliorate the lot of women workers, is dead. A speculator in Oamaru bought a quantity of wheat, and two days later sold it at a profit of £250. A soup kitchen has been opened in Dun" edin. Ten thousand bags of wheat have been bought in Sydney for New Zealand at 3s per bushel. The Dunedin branch of the N.Z. and A. Land Co. hjivo been advised from Edinburgh that the mutton market is advancing, and that iucreased prices ought to be obtained in London from August. • The annual concert of the United Friendly Societies of the town will be held in the Theatre Royal on Wednesday evening. It will be preceeded by a procession starting from the baud rotunda at seven p.m. The committee of management have been fortunate in securing first-class talent and several performers not previously heard here will take part in the programme. Mr H. Lyster, a host in himself, is down for several songs. Entries for the Metropolitan A. & P. Society’s winter Show, to be held in the Zealanclia Hall on Wednesday, close to-day. With cheap railway fares, musical attractions, and the exhibition and sale of a ‘ bimtallic ’ cheese containing 172 gold and silver coins to say nothing of many other interesting features there should be a large attendance from both town and country.

The directors of the Oddfellows’ Society at Home are agreed that the time has arrived for the formation of lodges for women. It is reported that Oscar Wilde, who was recently sentenced to two years imprisonment, has become insane.

Mr Alison Smith, formerly a well-known railway man in New Zealand, seeks to recover £IO,OOO from the Melbourne Age for libel.

An international mines congress in Paris approves of a scheme for limiting the output of coal by working four days for five days’ pay weekly. Medical evidence has been taken by the Dean Commissian in Sydney with the view of proving that Mrs Dean’s illness was not due to poison but to after-effects of influenza.

' Where, the profits go. At the last meeting of the Gore Farmers’ Club it was stated that the charges connected with the export to London of 145 bags oats which realised £B7 4s 2d amounted to £46 7s 9d, of which £35 4s 6d was at the London end.

The second round of two matches commenced on Wednesday last, when two strong teams of Invercargill and Pirates met. The game was very even and eventually the I. F, C. won by 13 points to 8. Eallingshaw . and Anthony scoring for the Pirates, and Pollock and Eamsay for the I.F.C. Bussell successfully converting each try and kicking a penalty goal. The game was finished in thedark. Mr G. Williams was referee. The Star team journeyed to Eiverton and just managed to pull off a victory by one goal (5 points) to nil. Lumsdeu played Eiversdale and won by 11 points to 6, and Gore defeated Waikaia by 9 to 5.

THE BEOWN-JONES and EOBINSON QUESTION. —Mrs Brown (married this week) —“ Now which do you really think is the best sewing machine ?” Mrs Eobinon (who has tried every make) — “ Why, the Latest Improved NEW DAYIS, of course tis far ahead of all others, and you can get it at our friend JONES’, Dee street, who also repairs all other makes- I advise you to give him a call.” Between Eleven and Twelve YEARS AGO J. S. BAXTER STARTED BUSINESS AND RESOLVED TO GIVE BEST POSSIBLE VALUE EOR READY MONEY. The PUBLIC FULLY APPRECIATED HIS EFFORT, AND THE RESULT IS HE STILL GIVES BETTER VALUE THAN ANY GROCER IN Southland. Moral —Buy your groceries FROM J. S. BAXTER.