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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9827, 13 October 1893, Page 2

On account of the illness of Judge Ward, who was compelled to' return to hia home on Thursday, the Native Land Court has been adjourned to the 26th instant.

Mr C. W. Govett left by the through train this (Friday) morning for the purpose of attending the Appeal Couit ia Wellington.

His Honor Justice Conolly left by steamer this (Friday) morning for Welling ton, where he will,sit In tho Appeal Cjurt,

which opens on Monday.

The direct steamer Arawa arrived at Hobart from London at 11 a.m. on Thursday, and siiledatß o'clock this (Friday) morning for Wellington. The Arawa brings 52 passengers for Australian ports, and 130 for New Zealand .

To-morrow Mr Nawtoa^King will hold a sale of second-class timber at l»ia yard op tho reclaimed land, commencing at halfpast eleven o'clock.

An inebriate, who was locked up on Wednesday night, was convicted and discharged with a caution in the Police Court on Thursday morning, on payment of costs, 2s.

Owing to the measles epidemic in the Tariki District, the local public school in the Polish settlement haß had to bo closed for a fortnight. It is expected to re open on Monday, 23rd October

Tho Great Amorican Salesman w : ll open at the Alexandra Hall tomorrow (Saturday) evening, when a variety concert will ba given free of charge. An exchange says of this firm. — "The Great Amorican Salesmen are gentlemen of no mean order; and press notices from different parts of Australia speak in the highest terms of their benevolence and generosity, having had three Cottage Hospitals erected in New Soath Wales; and giving donations to all local institutions. Their style of doing business is unequalled; the quick turn over of money combined with civility and attention, bbing one of their mottoes. Certainly the young ladies running the planks are a novelty, and their dresses are very handsome and becoming ; bosides, each ludy is an artist in ber OWQ epeciril line of variety business.''

The old adage " that troubles never come singly" eeems to be applicable to Mr|J, McCulluin, coach proprietor and storekeeper of Rahotu. Lately Mr McCullum has had a greai deal of worry and inconvenience on account of litigation over Maori land, and on Wednesday night his troubles were added to by sustaining severe injuries through a coach accident. On the night in question Mr McCullum met his coach, which was returning from town, near Pungarehu, and he then took control of the conveyance. When approaching a bridge, the night being dark, Mr McCullum did not observe that the railing was down on one side, but the leaders of the four horse team did, and they at once s*erved, causing the coach to be thrown against the concrete walls of tho bridge The collision caused the coach to be parted from the team, who started off, but Mr McCullum hung to the reins uutil he was thrown aside with greai violence against the rails, and then fell into the creek. Ho was subsequently takea into Mr Wade's house close by, where he received every attention. On Thursday morning Dr. Leathatu drove down from town and att ndod the sufferer, who he found, had sustained several fructured ribs and severe bruises. Tho doctor did all he ecu Id for the patient, who, he ex pects, will bo confintd to the house f.r some weeks.

Mr Poartjou Wake Gold, of Lepperton, who made a mechanical organ with pipe?, an ■ exhibited it ut tho Wellington Exhibition in 1885, and which tho Press of the Empire City leferred to in very complimentary terms, has lece tly impoited several instruments of a similar character, only instead of pipes they have metallic reeds. Mr Waketiold brought two of t o organs to our oflieo tho other day and played bo vcral tunes on them. 'I hey are very simple in construction and are not likely to get oul of order like the instruments which are played by means of perfo uted paper running over the reeds. Mr Wukeu'old is making enquiries as to whether ho can get a supply of these organs ; in the meantime he says ho will be nappy to show them to those who may pay v visit to him at Lepporton.

Wo tako tho following concoruing tho cattlo stealing cases from the Putca County Pres3 :—": — " If ever thieves recpivod encouragement from the Bench to c. ntinue in tlieir nefarious game, t ; ioy most certainly did at the Supreme Court at New Plymouth 1 There they had three or four young fellows charged with stealing horses and cattle to the va'ue of sover.il hundred pounds, and found guilty and sentenced to 2 years (ringleader) and 1 year. Deduct one-third of the term for good behaviour, and you will see what a r diuulous sentence it is for buch a set ions offence. Settlers watch your stock ub others may take tho advantage of the leniency ot this ea6y-going judge."

Referring to tbo case of the Public Trustee v. McCuUum " Pufl: " in the Wellington Press says— "By the wuy, can you tell me what tho duties of the Public Trustee are? Certainly. If a mon carves out his fortune successfully, an! makes two bl.dea o r grass grow where none grew boforo, ho shall, when settled above the reach of want, be despoiled by tko Tiu-teo Is this the new faith? It is tho M ickenzio creed, und ho who doubts it Hhall bo for ever cast out. What about justice. Oh, Judgo Conolly hns v bit of v back-bone loft in him, but bus to ludlo out the law as ho finds it. Tho M.M.J. says McCullum was technically a trespasser, although the owners were content wi.h him as a tenant. And therefore the technicality was made a crime under the Mackenzie Statute. It aecma to mo very liko an election dodge."