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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 659, 5 January 1881, Page 2

The Masterton Town Land Trust meet: on Friday next.

Tho election for councillor for Greytown takes place this day,, the candidates being Messrs Udy and Gallagher.- As th.oy represent_diffcront interests wo hope to see a good contest,

At the quarterly mooting of the Feather?ton Library Committee, held' on Thursday last, tho resignation of Mr R, 0. Black as a member was accepted with regret,

We understand "that the Groytom Cricket Club second eleven have challenged the second eleven of the Masterton Club, to play the return match in Masterton on Friday noxt, We hope that the Masterton men will be able to hold their own this time better than they did last, so tfiat tliore may" he a chance of a. decisive match.

Tho Groytown Orickot Olub aro looking about for (I'-'niiUch pitch, but as yet they cannot get one. It is ridiculous thatono man should have it in liis power to charge' . tho Clnli what he likos for ovory foreign match that is played, and wo are glad to Bee that Mr Ronalclson lias at last decided to seek some other ground. We hear that Mr Bock has offered tho Club a paddock for matches for next year, which ho first intends laying down in English grass. Should this be bo, it will be a groat benefit to the Club and the members of it should feel indebted to Mr Book' for his kind offer.

The adjourned meeting of the Committee of tho Greytown amalgamated Friendly Society Sports was held on Monday evening at 8 p.m. there was a full attendance Mr Baillie being elected Clisiirnian and Mr Gray Treasurer. The Committee then went into the subject of tho programme. and drew up a very good programme of 21 events amounting in paize money to atyfat £4O, It was resolved that the programme be printed in the Standard, It was resolved that'the sale of the privilages be left in tho hands of the Secretary: the privileges to consist of the gates, publicans booth, refreshment booth, and fancy stall. After considerable discussion it was resolved that tho Volunteer Brass Band be engaged, It was resolved that Messrs Allen, Maxton, and Freeman be a sub-committee to arrange lor a soiree in the evening and report at next mooting. It was resolved that Mr Fuller be starter, and that Messrs McKeuzie and Fuller be handicappers. The meeting then adjourned till Saturday next at 7 p.m.

. gliders. !|i'p;.iiivlted.iby- tho.'Masterton Borough Council fyr 39 -chains of road formation, und 51| of footpath formation on tho Lincoln road.' • > V

, MessrsF, H, Woodland (Jo. announce iti another column, a horse and cattle sale at Greytown for -Thursday, the 13th inst,; also n genuine'unreserved sale of furniture at their auction rooms on the 29th inst.

. A meeting of the Masterton Park Trust, to rpceive the report and statement of accounts for the past year is called at 3p.m. on Friday next. A similar meetill" of tho Cemetery Trust is called on the same afternoon at half-past three, .

We hear that some enterprising Settler has been laying poison for dogs, in the Makoraroatl by which more than one valuable animal has been destroyed. Should tho perpetrator of this offence bo legally identified he will probably fiiid that it"will be more profitable to make experiments in poisoning on his own sheep and cattle. A supplement to the New Zealand Gazetto, published on Saturday lasly contains the appointment of districts and registrars under "Tho Brands and Branding Act, 1880." Mr T, G, Richardson is. appointed Registrar for the Wellington District, and also Chief Registrar for the. Wellington, Wairarapa, New Plymouth, Wangan'ui, and Rangitikei Branding Districts,

The Editor of tho Wairaiapa Standard in its last issue says:—" Somo time since nur Masterton contemporary, with scant courtesy, took exception to the remarks we mado about tho Bank of New Zealand exercising control over tho Colonial Press,

On that occasion a great dealjlosa was said than could liavo been with perfect safety and propriety. It is not, in our opinion, tho proper function of the Press to fall out among itself.; It is this..bad habit which lias rendered Wellington journalism so disreputable. We hope to avoid transgression in this way." Wo quite agree with our contemporary on the quostion of journalistic courtesy, and regret that we permitted ourselves, on the occasion to which ho alludes, to infringe it.

The Now Year at Blenheim was ushered in by a terrible, fatality, -At about 12.3 on Saturday.morning, a house, occupied by a bricklayer named Daikic, caught fire, and was soon burnt to the ground. When the fire was discovered, Daikie was roused and escaped in a blanket.' The charred remains of Mrs Daikie, who failed to effect an escape, wore found. under the kitchen floor'.- ' At tlie inquest held on the body of Mrs Daikie, found, amohgst the ruins of the house destroyed by (ire on New Years morning, tho principal evidence was givon by Mr Daikie, who stated that he and .his wife- were intoxicated when they went to bed. 'When he awakoned.by tho noise of tho fire in the back room, he got up, took his wife to the front door, and told hoi' to open the door and run out, as tho fire was increasing. 'He did-not open.it himself, us she had plenty of timeto do so. Ho thou returned to the bedroom to throw, put what ho could get hold of aud believing that his wife had escaped he afterwards got through', the window, .and did not know that his wife •'was miising-mitil the house was so far burnt that nothing could bo done to save hor, ihe other evidonce given went to show that tho Daikies lived on good terms together, The jury returned a verdict. that there was no evidence to show how the fire originated.

Another gentleman sails- for New Zealand (writos a London correspondent) in a few ;days, to visit and report to English farmers. His special destination, I believe, is a property of 200,000 acres, near to Nelson and Blenheim, which it is intended, if possible, to put into a' company, and settle with English fanners, Tho gentleman iii question. is a Mr Herring, from near Wakefield, in Yorkshire, where he has a good deal ofinfluenco. Ho is a highly respectable man, and has written one or two small books on English agriculture. This step has grown, I think nut of tho Grant and-Foster deputation, as I know that Messrs Grant and Foster havo been in frequent eoinmunicotion with Mr Herring. Good must result from such a movement. Mr Herring will be accompanied by a sou of Mr Brooinhall, In an article on tho rocorganisation of the Telegraph Department tho" Hawke's Bay Herald says :—"To our thinking department will never be improved until it is thoroughly reorganised, and conducted on a totally different system. Ihe present plan may be briefly summarised as a combination of oxtremo parsimony, gross oxtravagance, favoritism, and terrorism. There are ways in which largo sums of money are how annually wasted, both in the construction and transmitting departments, while the mass of the operators, are miserably under-paid, Telegraphy is a beautiful iuvoiltion of science,"biit to use it properly requires long trainin« aud ..close application on tho part of the operators. In New Zealand, however, the rule seems to be first, to discourage the entrance of intelligent, educated youths into the department by the miserably poor salaries paid to the rank and file of the operators; and second, if a gnod man should by accident be obtained, to drive him out by mere cheese-paring, close espionage, and bullying, and to replace him by a raw youth.' We are rapidly losing all our best operators, and until there is a radical change in the management of tho department-tho exodus will continue. Everything is now.done to destroy tho interest, of tho operators in their work, They see no chauce of fair promotion though they stay in the service till their liair'grows grey, and it is not Surprising that, the result' is mutilated messages and general inefficiency,"

One of the most fearful cases of hydro-phobia-known amongst-the faculty terminated fatally at St Thomas' Hospital, Louden,- on Saturday;'2nd October. If appears that at the latter eud of July. Mr James Georgo Taylor,.aged forty-three, alaw stationer, residing at Southampton ■Villas, Aldham road, Wandsworth, went ■out for a walk, taking with him his dog. Mr Taylor changed, his mind as regards taking his dog with him, and ordered it to go home, saying, "Back, go back." The animal, instead of going away, snapped viciously at'his master, and bit liira l'.ithor severely. As the dog was a quiet animal, Mr Taylor took no notice of tho occurrence, and the wound healed but five davs afterwards the dog died with Strong synptons of hydrophobia, Tho fact had such an affect on Mr Taylor that he fell into a very nervous, depressed state, in which frame of mind he remained until the 30th of Inst month, when he grew worse, and was ultimately admitted "into 1 St Thomas' Hospital, He- was there attended to by Di's Jones, McOormack, Pitt and other gentlemen, but, notwithstanding the care and attention-he re* ceived, the patients of the same ward were at fivo o'clock on Saturday niornin» awakened by" hearing fearful noises" similar to those of a dog barking. The nurses then discovered Mr Taylor foaming at ilio mouth, and barking and struggling in a fearful manner. Mr Lunn and Mr Ballana, house surgeons, were immediately summoned, but, after a scene of the most terrible nature, the patient died in great agony.

Very heavy snow-storms have fallen in England during the past few days, and in many districts serious floods havo resulted on the breaking up of frost. Considerable lobs of property has occurred, and, owing to the extreme cold, muoh distress has been experienced by the poorer classes.

There'wore 38 interments in the Masterton Cemetery during the past year,' The Castlepoint Mails close on Mondays and Wednesdays (not Thursdays) at 7 p.m.

Mr James Macaw notilies that after this date coaches for Tenui and Castlepoint will leave the booking office, Masterton, every Tuesday and Friday at 7 a.m., returning to Masterton on the following days, viz., Wednesdays and Saturdays,

A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Masterton Fire Brigade was held yesterday. • Preßenl—Messrs Payton (in the chair), Bish and Brown. The Treasurer, Mr Bish,' reported a credit balance of £4 4s. Several accounts were passed for payment as soon as tho funds for paying them wero available. A letter was received from the Brigade, asking the committee to secure for it 25 axes and helmets, which were procurable in Wellington at tho present time on favorablo terms, The committee decided to make a special effort to raise the money to purchase the necessary equipment, Wo hear that two or three of our townsmen are trying to make arrangements with Mr Gary to get Mons. amlMadamo Hasolmeyer to give a couple of performances in the Town Hall next week'. Considering tho dearth of amusements in tho township during the Christmas Holidays it will be a treat to be able to see so clever an exponent of tho art of legerdemain as Mons.' Haßslmayer—to say clothing of tho wonderful performance of his-educated bride, We see by the southern papers that the Professor and. his bride have met witli an an enthusiastic reception wherever they have performed, and we hope to have the pleasuro of seeing them in tho Wairarapa.

The following officers were installed last evening for the ensuing year, at the summoned meeting of the Stonehenge Lodge, A.0.D.P.A., Bro. T. E. Price; A.D., Bro, J. M, Girdlestone; Y.A., Bro. J. H, Corbett; Secretary, Bro. J.-J. Smith ; Treasurer, Bro. R. H. Chinchen; Trustees, Bros. T, E. Price, L. Hooper, and J, H. Oorbett; Arch Bards, Bros. Cross nnd Palmer; Vice Bards, Bros, Hosie and Robins; I.G-,, Bro; Cullfiii; 0.G., Bro. Quick.

. The following entries were received for tho Taratahi-Carterton races to be held on 22nd January, 1881 Maiden Plate: WJiitau r ßarbara, Petruchio, Fly Catcher, Minnie Clyde, Handicap Hurdles: Kangaroo,-Shamrock, Kohai, Goneral, Hamlet, Ada. Taratahi-Carterton Handicap ; Whit'au, Whinehan, Blue Jacket, Ika, Annie, Comus, Papawai, Hamlet, Lady Ellen, Senorita, Romeo, Petruchio. Sapling Stakes': No name by Nanakia, Bandit, Nikau, Fleetwood,...

In another 1 column Mr George Dixon announces himself • .as a- candidate for Municipal honors,' It gives us great pleasure to see .the son of an old Masterton settler come forward to train as a city •father,' and,sve havo no doubt that Mr Dixon will find a good deal of support in his present Venture. At' this juncture it is premature to.-.say who ought to be returned, but even if Mr Dixon should net succeed on the present occasion ho-will, we think, on a future one secure a seat- ' It is reported tliat Messrs Alexander, Corbett, «!., Wrigley, and J. 13. Thompson intend to contest the election. Wo believe the two former will come forward, but there is some doubt -about the others. ' The nomination takes place to-day.

A story that comes from America seems to show that the highwayman of romance is still extant. A stage coach in Kentucky was stopped in a manner that would have done credit to Claude Duval himself. Near Cave City'two horsemen dashed out of a wood and brought the vehicle to a stand, Then, under the influonco-of two revolvers, the occupants were ordered to alight, and were kept in a line by one of tho'visitors while the others exaniiued their pockets,' Tho whole thing was done in the pleasantest manner, the plunderers apologising profusely, and rogretting the necessity that compellod them to put their victims to any inconvenience. They took the trouble oven to noto down all the passengers' names and addresses, with tho promise to return the forced loan wlien thoy lighted upon better - times. And thereupon handing back their pocketbooks and railway purses, they vanished, after sending through the one lady of the party a polite message to some mutual female acquaintances. But for the loss of watches and some hundreds of dollars, the episode would have boen rather pleasing than otherwise,

The old adage, that murder will out, lias been illustrated in a very striking manner lately. A murder of an atrocious chrraeter ivaa committed neatly 17 yeara' ago, in Liverpool, the victim being a wo- ■ man. The perpetrator of the foul deed, left no trace behind him which might lead to his discovery, and the Scotland Yard; detectivo was completely baffled, and] abandoned the idea of ever discovering I him. About twelve months ago, how-' ever, they obtained a clue, and by working up a chain of evidence which they managged to collect, they found the murderer had left for Australia, and here they were obliged to fall back on the detectives in the various colonies, A few weeks ago the man, answering'to the 'name of tile murderer and his description, was; found in New South Wales in one of the lunatic asylums, a confirmed maniac, where he has been an inmate for some time past. Gipsy in Town and Coulry, tells her readers tho following story Some amusement was cauaed at a festive gathering last week when a young lady whose exceedingly rosy cheeks had attracted much notice for their brilliancy in the early part of the evening, later on presented a decidedly yellowish tinge. A person in the company doubted the genuineness of the roses, and having heard that the chewing of a certain substance (I will hot say whaOesl other aspirins detectives should .fry its efficacy); and then breathing on the doubtful cheek, will, if the latter be artificially coloured, make tho rose turn to the fashionable shade of old gold, charmiug no doubt in a toilet if not in a lady's countenance, tried the kind experiment with the desired result. So young ladies who are addicted to improving nature, I give yon timely warning/be especially careful in waltzing, or in fast any of the round dances, to keep your pinked cheeks quite away from your partner's moustache.

Somewhere about a quarter of a century ago (says a contemporary), Mr Hu»h Childers, a recently arrived aristocrat from England, managed to get into the then recently formed Parliament under a responsible Government in.Victoria. The young legislator was not long to exhibit the abilities of which he-was possessed, and in a little while he was admitted to the Nicholson Ministry, if we remember aright, The . Government of which he was a member retained office for a little over a year, and Hugh Childers, on the strength of his fifteen months' service, during which ho drew a largo salary, claimed and obtained his potision, shortlv afterwards leaving the Colony. Since that time to the present day lie has drawn somewhere about £22,000 out of the Victorian Treasury, as a recompense for his services during bis ahorfc Ministerial career,

. And did you hear him call her 1 My dear, or anything like that?" asked the lawyer,—"Nos sir, of course not I She was his wife/ 1 answered the witness,