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Wanganui Herald, Volume XII, Issue 9413, 7 May 1879, Page 2

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"Wellington, May 6. The man Rosemary, who broke violently into East's house at Kaitoke, was sentenced to three months' with hard

labour. . ', To-day, the Believing Officer, Johnston^ sued two well off young farmers in Porirua districtforneglecting to contribute to the support of their parents. The father is a cripple, , almost blind, and is 72 years of age ; the niotlier* too is a decrepid old woman of 69. The poor old people had, for many ,years subsisted on charity. Mr Whithouae, grocer, had spent no less than £300 on them in the course of several years. They haa" also got assistance from the Benevolent- Institution. The defendants coolly told the Magistrate that they did not consider their poor father and mother had any claim upon them . Mr Mansford properly characterised the case' as a scandal and a disgrace to humanity, and ordered the hard-hearted young men to support the parents who had reared them. They intimated that they would not be able to obey the order to pay 7s 6d a week each. The Magistrate said ho would find means to compet them to obey-ife.' ; • 'J . : ■'. The case against Mr Kinross, of Napier, for perjury,- was to-day adjourned by con* sent for a f ortnight,. , , t, , r I In'the ' Supreme Court' tb'-ffay, Mr ' R. J. Duncan's deed of assignment was 'declared/completely executed. . om-i.. 1 The Exhibition Commissioners., have rented St. George's Hall as a depot for New Zealand exhibits. The nomination for Mayor is,fixed for the 17th. ' ' ' '•'*-■ Chbistchubch, May 7. Sixteen, special jury cases, in which Studholme, of, Waimate, is the defendant, await hearing in the Chambers here. The Belfast Meat Preserving Works, six miles from Christchurch.was partially burned ; 40,000 tins of meat were destroyed, and 1000 sheep in y.ats." Aggregate insurances, £8,767 amongst 'the Transatlantic, New Zealand, Victoria, South British, Standard, Imperial, and National offices. Origin unknown.., Finn - N and Wat^ .proprietors, are heavy v losers^of, ! .about £6000. l " ' ,'■'*' V '"'.,' < V " T^ie Kaiapoi v ' 'School' ' Committee are' taking proceedings against parents neglectling^o send their children to school. A fish weighißg 151bs, declared to bS true salmon, was papture.d about 20 miles from the source* of ihe'-iUkaia.' -It is supposed to have come from Tasmania.