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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 384, 8 April 1902, Page 4

Mr Northeroft, S.U, (says a Waikato paper) made some very caustic comments upon the evidence gi\en by witnesses in the sly-grog cases at To Awamutu. He said the King Country produced the greatest lot of liars he has had to do with in all ejperience as a magistrate. If Ananias were present ID t‘h fi T v ' n “ Countrv he would be taken as a paragon of veracity. Tf.e thought the King Country contained the sweepings of New Zealand —he felt tempted to say the world—so far as accomplished liars were concerned. He did not intend his remarks to apply to the general body of settlers in the King Country, but to those who had come before him in connection with these cases during the last two year?. -*lt is believed that Mrs Seddon and the family are very anxious that Mr Seddon should retire from political life in New Zealand before his health is permanently injured, and it is thought by those who know them that Mrs Seddon, when they reach England, will carry the day.— Sydney Sunday Times. We think it would be a good thing if Marconi were to turn his attention to signalling to Mars. Our present scientists having so far failed in obtaining communication, it might pay him to have a try,—Sydney Newsletter,