(from our own correspondent. )

Huntly, June 13. Jas. McAllister was brought before Messrs Graham and R. Ralph, J.P.s, to - day, charged on remand with having, issued valueless cheques, the first on May 30bh, in favour of Mr Bright, of the Commercial.Hotel, Hamilton, for tho sum of £1, and on Juno 2nd, one in favour of Mr L. B. Harris, of the Huntly Hotel, for £1, and another in favour of .Mr Simmel hag, of the Delta Hotel, Ngaruawahia, for£2, Constable White prosecuted,ar.dtheaccused, who was defended by Mr R. Dyer, was convicted on the first charge, that of issuing a valueless cheque to Mr Simmelhag, and then pleaded guilty to the others, but stated in extenuation that he fully anticipated that a sum of money expected from Gisborne would have been placed to his credit in the bank to meet tbe cheques. The Courb ordered him to pay the amount of the cheques, and also all costs of the prose cution, etc., within a week, which the accused promised to do, and was dis charged. CHURCH BAZAAR. The bazaar and sale ot fancy work (being part of a scheme to raise funds to build a church), which was held here last Tuesday and Wednesday, proved quite a financial success, a sum of between £80 and £90 being the net result. All the customary arts and ruses were employed to swell the takings from the "bran dip "which on this occasion was suggestively composed of. "chaff" to the ordinary raffle, or more euphemistically speaking, Art Union, a form of speculation, the taking an undue risk, which to the 6hame of the Church, be it said ha? too often enkindlened, and served to perpetuate the grosser forms of gambling.. Except "the Lord build the house their labour is but in vain thab buiid it. . ■

Our Huntly correspondent writes:—" We are having real, rough wintry weather— heavy rain, squalls, and fierce gusts ol wind. The river ia in high flood."

' THE AUCKLAND STAB, TUESDAY, JUNE 14/1892.
