Local and General.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11727, 4 September 1902, Page 4

Local and General.

Mr J. F. Bailey is: at present in town on business connected with, the "New Zealand Mining, Engineering, and Building Journal."

Mr George A. Allen, of the \Halcombe Hotel, wishes usi to state that he is not the George Allen who was recently fined for obstructing the police.

Visitors to the races this week should make a point of inspecting the Rouse and Hurrell traps and bradleys at Messrs Currie, Lewis and Co.'s 6-tore, Taupo* Quay, next Foster's Hotel.

There is a very keen demand in this district (says the Glutha Leader) for dairy cows, £7, £8, £9, and even £10, being obtainable for young and fairly well-bred cows; seasonable calvers. The enhanced price is due to the handsome results obtainable from dairying, and the prospect of at least two new creameries starting in the district.

Addressing a Wellington jury the other day in defence of a Greek woman in poor circumstances, who was charged by the police with undertaking to' tell fortunes, and whose case was remitted tq, the Supreme Court with a view of getting an int/erpretartdon of coaflfiicting istatutes. Mr Jellicoe, for accused, put his finger, or rather his whole fist, upon certain inconsistencies in our system of suppressing socrial evils. Why, he asked, did the polios proceed against one of the poorest persons in Wellington, and against the people who told fortunes for money at bazaars for the good of the „ Church ? Quite recently, at one of these bazaars, quite a large sum was realised from the roulette table. In order to instil morality into the minds of Wellington, people, in order to impress on them the requirementa of the Bankruptcy Act, a Chinaman was put into the deck for not keepin? proper books. That was one of the exhibitions that had recently been seen in Court. And was not gambling at "bridge" for money carried on in the houses of aristocracy of Wellington. Yet when phe police wished to instil the Wellington mind Avitti the evil of gambling, and the need for its suppression, they raided the Chinese, and placed them in the dock. It would-be well for the police to direct attention toi some of the houses whiere "bridge" was layed, or to go to some of the Wellington Clubs if they wished to stop gambling, or any of the matters suggested in the indictment of this woman. It was more than the billet of any policeman was worth to do his duty. and to call on those who ought to be called on.

In the threshing machine case, heard at the S.M. Court on Tuesday, Mr. Kettle gave judgment for plaintiff, the Magistrate stating that an tihe points were in the plaantiffis favour.

The welcome social given by the T.Y.M.I. to the members returned from South Africa takes' plage to-night. A good programme has been arranged, including songs, musical items, social games, ping-pang, etc. A large attendance is anticipated. .

A reward of £5 is offered for information such as will lead to the conviction of the person or persons who deliberately set fire to the tableau "H.M.S. Cosmopolitan" (the property of the Cosmopolitan Club) on Saturday last.

For the month of August the export of gold from the colony totalled 35,69bz., vaiked at £137,456, as against 30,7420z., valued at £117,503, in August of last year. The export of silver last month was 34,0680z., valued at £3407, as compared with 55,9950z., valued at £6701, in August of 1901.

A Stratford* man laid ia complaint against Jiis neighour, whom he accused of poisoning his fowls. The neighbour said the poultry had been an infernal nuisance to him, and he had laid poisoned gram The Magistrate said that fowls oould not be poisoned within a borough. The proper thing was to kill them with a meat axe, and defendant would have been justified in destroying the invaders' with an axe, or ans>air gun, or with stones. Fined 5s and .costs