\V*tU*»CT^N NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 1350, 12 June 1907, Page 7

WELLINGTON NEWS.

(telegrljmtai'by D^r Special Reporter.)

WELLINGTON, June 11.;

THE TQURJ£T, DEPARTMENT. Forty wel^apsorted " representative pictures of J^ew Zealand scenes, excellently printed neatly l)ound, maifk the Tourist Department's latest- effoi-t I to mate this country attractive in the eyds o^- people' dy«r the seas, says the Post. IJ On th^ top. .corner of a bright redcove¥ a Maori girl clothed in a feather, jn^ai reclines gracefully, and "New Zealand in white indented letters gleams in the crimson. There are a c6uple' of pages of concise information about the colony's progress and resources, and then come the photographs, with just enough letterpress at the foot of each one to explain the illustration^ A stag's head, a caich of rain,bow, a, gold Sf-e'dge at work, a harvest field, a herd of fat cattle, a paddock of fat lambs, a homestead, a dairy factory, panoramas- of the« four centres, and other subjects set off the reproductions of this'dountry's best beauty spots^The book should prove a ready and rapid education in foreign parts, and shoujd also be^ppreciated by the people here. ■ A LADY SOLICITOR. \, At tho Magistrate's Court ito-day 'Miss Matilda Monteith appeared as a solicitor; and had the -unique experience of being the first lady to take a seat at the Bar* imthfr lower court. in Wellington,, Mp Mdnteith,ion asking for an adjournment,; pf a case: on behalf of Messrs Levvy and Mackenzie, was congratulated by. Dr. McArthur," S.M., on her first appearance* at tho Bar. His Worship said he hoped they would see 3siss Monteitb. frequently. benoh and bar— a lively • --'■•• •* -Scene. A lively-Verbal encounter between Dr.. McArtln*, S.M., and Mr T. M. Wilford took place in the Magistrate's Court, the Post reports. The incident was as f ollpws-: -7- . ' la the(%6drSe of some remarks at th f e conclusion of a casei n which a young man nam«^ Hichael Barry had been found guilty, of using . indpeent lanr guage,, .th.c; Magistrate said.: he did no^i believe the; ovidence of the two civilians who h.ad (given their version of the case as again&tVthe evidence of .tjbe two constables. Mr.Wilfprd: "That is what I told them before, sir,.". , His Worship ) < (Wa t rnily): . "You have not the slightest right tb 'say it." I think youou^t 6 so." Mr "^|for^ pf ofesterf iha% his Worship misunderstood him* and the Ma1 gistrate appealed to members ,of the Bar on the> question. After some discussion, Mr M. Myers, who was awaiting one of his cases to be I called, said ; ','MayJ suggest that counsel — I do not care who he is—^has no right ,to question, the, decision of the, Court- when once' a decision ia given. None of us has a right to question it except qn appeal." \ "May I suggest," 'retorted Mr Wilford,. "that it is impertinent." ,'After furthe^Tieated words had been oxehanged between counsel and his Worship, the defendant was fined 20s, in default seven days' imprisonment.]? : J&JJTTER/ .BUYERS HIT. ; : i .«"'!' %Ai!M|^ing to ; a Wairarapa x^wspap^ buttle &a>ve been severoly bit this season. It is 'stated that some firnVß who bought outright have lost as mudh as £16,000 olf { a6c©wnt of tho drop in the market. . %if.ig alsa mentioned that the next seasofa'Vill probably be opened with an offer pf about 9d perlb. from , thebuygps, ' ' ' POLITICAL. The Minister, of Lands is to deliver a political address at Stratford, next Friday night. - j ■■ -' •