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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 352, 31 December 1879, Page 2

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PER PKESS AGEITCT. . 0 TIMARU. Tuesday.

• Three hundred special constables, were summoned to-day to parade at 3 p.m. A guard of artillery men was on duty through the night, The town is quiet, but there is expected to be a recurrence of Friday's riots on Ist January, when it is rumored the Orange Lodge intend parading. The assistance of the police, artillery corps, and special constables will be called into requisition on that day. The public sympathy is in favor of the Orangemen, the unwarrantable action of the "ther party being generally condemned. The ring-leaders in the late riot will be summoned, the resident Magistrate giving evidence for the prosecution. The Orangemen have resolved to have no procession or demonstation on New Year's Day, and it is anticipated everything will pass off quietly. Since the arrival of the Dunedin police, the footpaths have been cleared of loiterers. The police complain that the number of men in Timaru is inadequate for the size of the town and the population. The two principals in the late riots were arrested this afternoon, Thirty-four police are now here and fifty A. o.'s will arrive to-

morrow. PUNEDIN, . Tuesday. At the City Court this morning James Midley and Thomas Currier were charged with stabbing Elisha Harris early this morning. Harris' dying depositions were taken, Prisoners were formerly remanded for a week. . A petition to the Minister of Justice, praying for a remission of the sentence on Grasby, a well-known contractor, who was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment for stealing a goose in a drunken freak, has b#u largely signed, A small cottage in Frederick-street was burned down last night. It was insured in the Norwich Union for £IOO. OHRISTCHURCH. Tuesday. One thousand, pounds bail was offered on behalf of the men accused of attacking the Orange procession and refused. The men resumed work on the tramways yesterday, The contractors, of whom Barrett is one, wero afraid to go on on Saturday, an the resentment against their men, many of whom are supposed to have been in the row, was too great. A number, of country larrikins who visi? Christmas Eve,

while returning home from Havelock to Greenpark, a distance of twelve miles, unhinged sooVes' of ■ gates,. turning hundreds of sheep and: cattle ■ into the road, and backed a number iof farmer's' drays into the river. The lossto many will be considerable. .;;' V:; Oho trap of a picnic party, which contained the' schoolmaster and mistress of Stoke School and three girls, while crossjng.the Ashley, river on Boxing Day, was capsized and plunged jnto the deepest and quickest part of the river. They were rescued''by the'occupants of the other traps. . . ■ : .

It is expected that the first section of the street tramway will be opened in about a fortnight. The entries for the New. Year's Day Regatta at Lyttelton will be, received on Tuesday evening by the committee at Lyttolton. The regatta promises to be equal to former years. Mr Rolleston is here. Receiving a deputation of the so-called Waimate Plains Company, he said the Waimate Plains and other lands would be thrown open for settlement on deferred payments when the proper time arrived; but so far aB he coukl see the present proposal did not come under any law, The Government were anxious to settle the people on the land, but were not prepared to hand over large blocks of land like this to a monopoly. The' deputation from the Sydenham Borough Council urged upon Mr Kolleaton to Petty Sessions Court in that borough, anX the appointment of both a mayor and a, permanent justice of tho peace. Mr Rolleston promised to consider their requests, \ The men injured in Friday's disturbance are recovering rapidly. At a meeting of the justices to-day rX the late disturbances, the question of party procession generally was discussed, and a majority appeared in favor of an enactment whereby notice of any intended demonstration must bo given to the authorities. No resolution was carried, but it was determined to consider the matter further in a month's time,

An inquest was held on the boy killed by a fall from ahorse in the hace race at Rakaia on Boxing Day, and a verdict ol accidental death returned.

HAWERA. Monday, Tho intended move on the Wainiate Plains has given great satisfaction here. There will be no opposition from the natives; they will not have got their potato, grass seed, and other crops in by the time the advance takes place. NEW PLYMOUTH. Monday. The Great Sugar Loaf Rock was blasted for harbor purposes- on Saturday. One and a half tons of powder was exploded in two chambers. A large quantity of rock was finally shattered, but none displaced, The result shows that the rock is admirably adapted for concrete blocks, but unsuitable for rabble work. NAPIER. Monday.

■ The recent rains have done much damage to the crops. Mr Williams, of Hastings, has ninety acres of wheat under crop, and hoped to reap a good harvest; but owing to rust having appeared, he intends, as soon as fine weather sets in, to burn the whole crop. The natives last week stopped the purvey of roads at Tahoraite, threatening the surveyors, who desisted. The land is Crown-granted to the natives, but a certain percentage is retained for roads. The bumptious natives were net even among the owners, Mr Hallett, accompanied by Mr Masters, native interpreter, will proceed to Tahoraite to resume the survey of the roads. If the natives again interfere they will be arrested, as Mr Hallett will be accompanied- by two or three constables,

Yesterday the Masons of tho two Napier lodges attended the morning service at St John's Church, in their regalia, The incumbent, the Rev De Berdt Hovell, Chaplain of the Scinde Lodge, and Junior Warden of the Victoria Lodge, delivered a sermon, addressed chiefly to his brethren the Masons. The offertory, which amounted to £75, was devoted to the funds of the Napier Hospital. Over one hundred Masons were present,

AUCKLAND. Monday. A swimming match took place on Saturday between Belcher, a bookmaker, and Simms, from New South Wales-distance one hundred yards. Belcher won by five yards. Misses Leaf, Teague, and Hunter, and Messrs Riccardi and Harding, the leading members of the Comic Opera Company, hays received from Melbourne handsome offers for their oeryices in a" Pinaforo" troupe which is being formed in that city. They have accepted the engagement. TheGwernmenthaveterminatedDempgey's railway reclamation contract, and will call for tenders for a fresh contract at once. Two of the delegates from the Lincolnshire farmers went by train to Waikato to-day, They will visit the Raglan frontier, the Waikato settlements, and the Thames valley. \ It it rumored here that! the Govern-

ment intend to commence active opera- i tions against Parihaka on 6th of Januarynext, ' i The Orangemen meet to-night to devise .' meiins for preventing a repetition of the Timaru and Ohristohui'ch 6utrages during Pastor Chiniquy's visit. Pastor Chiniquy was expected to-day by the Hero, and preparations were made to receive him at the wharf, and to give him a welcome at the Choral-Hall, where, addresses will be delivered by clergymen and Orangemen, A telegram announced that the Hero had passed Russell at one o'clock. She will arrive here to-morrow morning. Tuesday. The Hero arrived, Amongst the passengers was Pastor Chiniquy, He was heartily received; much cheering. Hethanked those present, and hoped.towork together to fight the good battle—not physical, but spiritual. He said one of the last persons he shook hands with on leaving Sydney was a Roman Catholic gentleman from New Zealand, who gave him great encouragement. He intends lecturing throughout New Zealand. He said he netted from his Australian tour £4790 for the proposed American mission, Bishop Turine, of Bath'urst, told the Roman Catholic congregation that they were being robbed and persecuted by the Government in respect to ,educa« tion. Preparations are being made for the reception of the Governor. Two. more missionaries, Danish arid , Swedish, are now in Auckland, having arrived direct from San Francisco, . LONDON. ■ 20th Dec. A fearful disaster occurred at -Dundee during a tremendous storm. A railway bridge across the Tay gave way while a ■ train was crossing. Two" hundred persons were drowned. MASTEftfON HIGHWAY BOARD. A mbetinq of the Board was .held to-day, Present—Messrs Bennett (chairman), Donald, and Chamberlain. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and "Confirmed, CORRESPONDENCE. • From Mr Wardell, CifTling ".tttention to the difficulty he had in getting to'his : property at Te Whiti, and requesting that I something might be done to improvo the road leading thereto, From Messrs Izard & Bell, requesting the Board to fence the road leading through Mr Meredith's property at Uriti before proceeding with tiie formation, , From Mr Holdsworth, on maturity of properties in the Taueru Survey District, From Clerk East County Council, de- . c!ining to assist in keeping the Taueru , road in repair, and asking the Board to grant assistance in making the road for I the carriage of material to the Hurunuiorangi bridge. From Messrs Sutherland, Paiuua, asaing the Board to grant a sum to make the road passable from their station to , the Coast,

The Engineer's report was received and read.

Mr Campbell waited on the Board, and requested that a cutting on the Opaki, which had been commnienced a considerable time ago, might be finished.

Tenders for cutting, etc, at Ahiaruhe were received from 0. Tait, at L7O, and Geo. Hall, at Lsl lis 3d, The following resolutions were then passed :—That the sum of L2O be granted to Messrs Sutherland for the purpose of making the road passable from their station to the Coast.—That the Engineer inspect the road lending to Mr Waidell's, and expend a sum not exceeding L 5 in making it passable.-That Miss Jeans' application for compensation for land taken for a road through her property.be. again postponed until further information be obtained.-That the.Clerk write to the Secretary of the Masterton Hospital, and inform him that the Board cannot grant more than the L 5 already promised Jowards the expense of erecting the culvert opposite the Hospital, and call his attention to the fact that the Board's Engineerhad prepared the plans and specifications, for which no charge was made.—That the sum of Ll2 10s be granted to assist in making 'he road passable for carriage of material to the Hurunuiorangi Bridge. That the clerk write to the Chairman of the West County and inform him of the dilapidated state of the protective works at the bridge across "the Ruainahunga river at Te Ore Ore, and request him to grant a sum to put them in a state of repair. That the engineer attend to Mr Campbell's application. That Mr D. Stewart be informed that as there is already a road laid off to his place the Board cannot lay off another. ■

That Mr G. Hall's tender for the work at Ahiaruhe be accepted, PAYMENTS. £ s. d. Messrs Blinkhorn & Co., contract, No 4 Ward 47 10 0 J. O'Connor, one months' wages ~, 8 8 0 Wages, engineer and survey staff 52 1211 Messrs Payton & Co., printing and general,,, 2-6 9 Men's wages, repairs 33 12 0 Masterton Hospital 5 0 0 id, McKenzie, fencing ... 10 0 0 The next meeting will be held on 24th January,