MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 10111, 18 September 1894, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS JJiVV. Tuesday, September 18.—Before W. Stuart, Esq., S.M. Judgment Summons.—White & Carter v. R. J. Petch. Claim, £12 19s 7d. Mr C. F. Richmond for the judgment creditors.—Defendant appeared, and gave evidence as to his means and ability to pay.—Mr Carter gave evidence as to tho debt.—His Worship ordered defendant to pay the amount by instalments of 2s 6d per week, or, in default 7 days' imprisonment. The Court rose. Captain Edwin wired at 12.5 p.m. today :—": —" Indications for glass falling with strong easterly winds and poor tides." The largest cargo of general merchandise ever brought to tho breakwater is being landed to-day, ex Mahinapua, viz., 240 tons. The Rangitikci Advocate reports that a farmer, living near Levin recently lost forty lambs in one night through the ravages of stoats and weasels, there being simply a puncture on the throat and shoulder to show how the pegts had done their deadly work. Tho loss of fowls by such means is becoming quite common. Once upon a time, as the story-book says, the staple drink of Old England was beer. In fact, it is often asserted that the secret of England's greatness is " Beer and tho Bible." Now-a-days beer drinking is not such a common practice. Tea to a largo extent supplanted it. In tho colonies, undoubtedly, the favorite beverage is tea. It is seen equally in the mansions of the wealthy as in the cottages of the poor. Colonials will, however, have good tea ; they arc, in fact, connoisseurs in the matter of teas. They have been educated up to the highest standards by various tea blenders. Ono of the most prominent educators in this respect is the Empire Tea Company, of Wellington. Having reached a very high pitch of excellence with a reputation to maintain for perfect blending, they ever keep their blonds up to tho mark, and thus it is that year in and year out tho demand for their teas steadily increases. A ball was given the other night at their picturesque home in Samoa by Mr and Mrs Robert Louis Stovonson, and the function appears to have been tho first of its kind ever held in Samoa. Tho novelist and his wife had somo important people among their guests, tho American element naturally showing up in great strength. While all was gaiety and happiness at the Stevenson homo, however, the rebel natives lurked in great force not far off, in watch for their friend tho enemy of the Government side. War's alarms in Samoa have, happily, no real alarm for tho Stevenson family, who appear to bo quite secure from any danger of native molestation in any event. As an instanco of the popularity of tho Governor of Queensland, it may be mentioned that when he attonded the Theatre Royal, Brisbane, on Saturday night, and when the orchestra, as usual on his arrival, struck up the National Anthem, tho majority of the audience joined in singing it, aud at tho conclusion the occupants of the pit sang Ho's a Jolly Good Fellow, winding up with three cheers for Sir Henry Norman. Dr. Talmage says ho believes that Australia is going to be tho focus of tho world's emigration, and will in timo be peopled by 100,000,000 inhabitants. On his return to tho State he is going to toll tho 3000 newspapers which priut his discourses, and the 75,000,000 who read thum, that Australia is tho coming world. The timo will come whon the plough and the harrow will turn up moro gold from Australian soil than all the miners of the present or tho past had ovor discovered. An exhibition of sheep-shearing by machinery was given recently at the farm of Gottorbie, Dumfriesshire, tenanted by Messrs Cartner. Tho machine used was Nowell's " Smoko," driven by hand-power and working two shears. The trial was held under conj sidorable disadvantage, tho men working the machine having never used a machine before ; but, inexporionccd as they wero at the the commencement of iha trial, they removed the fleeces off the sheop (crossbred hoggs) in from six to eight minutos, which was considered very smart work. As timo wont on tho men working tho machine make hotter and faster work. A largo number of farmers witnessed tho machine at work during tho day. From Wednesday until Friday noxt — Bargains ! Bargains!! Bargains !! !—at Broiigham-streotjknownas Jonos' Auction Mart,—A large quantity of samples lately arrived from England, consisting of Ladies' Dress Pieces, Flannels, Flannelettes, PrintSjMoltons, Baize, Wool Shawls, Blankets, Lace Curtains, Rugs, Gents' Suits, Shirts,Undorclothing, Englishßoots Lottcr Bags, Saddles, Bridles, Spurs, Whips, Leggings, Breech-loading Guns, Rovoivors, Watches, Tiino-piecos, Albert Chaim, Accordeons. No reasonable offer ref usH, as tho wholo must bo wold between to-moirow nnd Friday noon. First customers will bo first served.—Advt,