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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 665, 12 January 1881, Page 2

The Rev Mr Thomas, it is reported, will leave the Greytown circuit at the end of the.-eurrent quarter. F, H. Wood & Co,' are instructed to sell on Saturday next, the. privileges of the Amalgamated Friendly Societies' Sports. ■";.'..• ■ At if meeting of the Feathcrston School Committee held lust week, an inquiry was asked for into the circumstances which led tn n dismissal of a boy from tho school recently, Bread has been reduced at Greytown to 3d per 21b loaf, We doubt' whether it could be sold at.this price iii Masterton, and the present .excellent ijuality of the staff of life maintained, ■■•■'. •

: Tenders are invited; by the' Masterton School .Committee, for supplies of station-, ery during tho current year. ''.■::■'; ]\■ '■■: Tho Grey town constable has'' at .last received definite.instructions the audWoedSouth nt;once..j,y ' ..'•.'• ■ "■• \•-'.":■ : '"i'\'. SuWibers to-tlio'gohei'al at Carterton, are-requested to 'pay theiV. "cohtnbutions'lo'theo'r'c'dit of the fund, at tho Bank of New Zealand.' '■' : Ton shillings reward.is offered for a prismatic compass, which has been lost botween Masterton and Mi'kiMikj. _ . 'Mr J. M. Girdlostonesells the privileges of tho'Wairarapii Jockey Club, at Greytown, on Saturday tlie : 29th inst. At the quarterly, meeting of the Masterton Wesleyan Circuit, recently hfcld, the Rev John Dukes was unanimously invited to remain a second year. The invitation was accepted, subject to the decesion of the Conference. Tho Town Hall at Carterton has been engaged by the lliggs Dramatic Company for the 21st and 22nd insts., the night of and the night preceding the race meoting of the Tnratiihi-Cartertnn Jockey Club, and if report speaks truly, a pleasant evening's amusement will accrue to everyone who may patronise tho entertainment, Tho following names are suggested as likely to come'loi.ward for the new Greytown School Committee:- Messrs St George, Haigh, G, Bollard, Bock, R, Wakelin, J. Tullyj W: Skoet, A. B. Jackson, Dr Smith,and the JtevH.V. White. We arc glad to see so much interest taken in the school by men who will undoubtedly give every satisfaction in the capacity of committee men, The Good Templars of Masterton held their weekly meeting on Monday evening. Thero-was a large attendance including several visitors from Greytown. One candidate" was admitted to membership. Bros Rush and Wilkie were then introduced as a deputation from the Greytown Lodge, asking the' members here to join them and the Carterton Lodge in a united

picnic, proposed ti> be held on the 22nd inat. After a somewhat-lengthy discussion the proposal was favorably received, remarks having been -made on other interesting subjects.- Themeeting closed with a vote of thanks to the visitors. A meeting of the committee' of the ■Wairarapa Hospital was held at the office of Mr F. H. Wood yesterday afternoon. Present—Messrs 0. Phai-azyn Esq, (in the chair), Messrs Cuff, Wyett, Booth, Beard, and the Secretary. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, The Treasurer reported a credit balance at the Bank of £139 9s Id. The following accounts were passed for payment:—Messrs Fabian Bros.. £2lßs Id | Wakelin & Co!, £J '3a • Payton & Co., (3s; St George, £4loßd ; Custodian, i'S.fis Bd. The Secretary raad as a report, the entries iii I lib -Hospital diary'by visitors imd others.. Mr Beard was requested to act as visitor for the ensuing month""

_ The Burfnrd-CHnlon company supporting Mr G'riitlan Riggs announce th.nt they .will .faithfully appear at the Town Hall, ■Masterton r; on Saturday next. Many of the members of the" company are wellknown to iis and'tomariy.of. our readers as painstaking artists. Two new names to l his .Island'ivo note,-Mr Grattan Riggs and lldlle. Ifeiiiv Muirelle.' Mr feV.'is ..thus spoken pf by the. Australasian:"Mr Riggs is a genial,- pleasant, cheery.' actor, with -c power, of unforced humor ; an.d that, sort of ability which liceps.tbe. attention of an audience' alive froni the: begihning'to the end-of ■perforaia-iioe-with-out flagging." Mdlle Muirelje comes to us. with''high 'recommendations.' t The. L'ytte.lton-Times, noticing her while' a' memljor'of the Lydia Howarde company,? states that " her songs were the gums.of. the evening," her" impersonation of the parts; entrusto! toJier .being..lifo-like," ".acting -without alfectation, porfebtly .natural'.-dross and appearance'beiiig'per--feet;"' The company, numbering sixteen members,.played for nearly ;a.'. month in' •Wanganui to excellent business, and we confidently expect iv great treat in store for us aiid have no doubt but they will be well supported during their Bhort sea-' son here.' ' /

.- The usual monthlyinspection parade of the Carterton Ride; Volunteer Gorps was held in the Public Hall on Monday evening last, and wo wero-elad-tn see a far larger muster of men on parade than there lias been /of late, There were Snodgrass., Sub-Lieut. Potts,' Staff-Surgeon Watts, DrHl-Sorgeant Henry, and 20 rank and file, The inspection. having taken .place and the Corps having satisfactorily effected several evolutions,, the monthly meeting of the .Corps was held, Captain Snodgrass presiding. The minutes of the previous meeting hnving-beeu read and confirmed, the Chairman stated that he had corresponded with Mr Richardson, the trustee in the estate of N. King, tailor (by whom the uniforms were made), and the result was that tlie original olnjin on account of the esiater4l29-had been' reduced 'to' LIB, which he bolieved to bo the correct amount; and lie urged all members in arrears with their subscriptions and instalments on uniform's to promptly pay up the amounts, that their liabilities might at once be cleared off, . In reply to a question put, by Sergeant Bennett, it wns stated that five rolls of cloth had been received from the Government. Of this one roll had been sold to the Greytown,. Corps, between forty antL. fifty uniforms had been made for members of this Corps, and the.balance had been handed over by the tailor to the Captain, A groat deal of time was then consumed in a discussion on the application of the and the cloth supplied, ' Init-ifltima'telyjlio voice of the meeting being taken-the question- was allowed to lapse, Attention then having 'been • called to the outstanding liability on the' Band instruments, it was resolved after all the pros a'nd cons in favor of and

against a concert, a concert and dance, and a dance alone had. been heard; to hold a soiree-'in the Public Hall, Parlcrlon, on the 20th inst.,' under the auspices of the Corps, tho proceedsto.be applied in reduction-of-the debt. Captain , Siiodgrass, and Messrs A, Vile, It, Crawford, E. Minifie, Muir, G Bennett; and Giles being appointed a committee to- ■ carry out the necessary arrangements.,, and-. "the eclat and success jthaf hns attendedsimilar gatherings given by the Corps on previous occasions will, wo trust, again be repeated, On discussion, it was resolved that the drills should now again be continued weekly, and. that a general special meeting of the Corps should be held on the 24th inst., to bo duly adverjised by the senior officer. The silver challenge I cup subscribed for (valued at- £6 6s) will shortly be in the hands of the Corps, tho conditions of tenure being that it must be won twice in succession, or three times at intervals before it becomes the property of any individual member. The meeting adjourned at about 9.30. The World says. that "The Czar is threatened-with blindness, and that it is doubted if he will obtain any relief by an operation. Long before General Melikiiffs appointmnntto the Dictatorship of Russia, all State papers requiring his Majesty ( s signature were printed in the .largest type, ; under the direct, superintendence of one of the Ministers', to, enable the Czar|to read them,

We call attention to Messrs Schroder, Hooper .'& Op.'s announcement on our VvJ.Ayeiregretjto.lGrirn that Haselmayer, in cpnfcqueiico'of,the uiipuiictuality of a steaiher; will not be able to appear in the Town Hall; Maaterton, this evening. ~;The'Oddfellows' Lodge,at Masterton lia^..p i Oßtpo|)'ed its contemplated picnic i sine"die, in consequence of so many other ..engagements having been, made iforUhe 22nd. ; .; r ,-'. '■■"• ■'"■'■" :"■/""•"'■"'•. Messrs J. lorns & Co. notify a sole offumitnre in their, rooms on .Saturday next. ••*•!. ■■••'•■ ■A meeting of tho creditors of Mr W.'V. Duck, ..to consider, an';.npplication for discharge, lapsed at Wellington on Monday last from their non-attendance. A correspondent to a.Wellington contemporary, strongly urges the railway De-' partment to run a cheap trip to Masterton on Anniversary Day. ■ ■;. , The next series of .the Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's' wool sales at Wellington, is fixed by Mr H. H. Lang for Wednesday, the 19bh inst. All entries to be'in by the 17th. - t The Governor arrived at Auckland on Monday last, and at the end of the week will visit' Sir George Grey at Kawau. He will..visit,the Thames, Cambridge, the Hot Likes, Napier,' New Plymouth, and then return to Wellington. . The brig Mavis has "arrived at Sydney from the Solomon Group, and reports that the captain and crew of the Sydney schooner Zephyr have been massacred, and the vessel plundered and burnt. ' At the Police Court yesterday, Hugh Lawler- was charged by Z. Patterson with assault and battery. Defendant was bound over to keep the peace six months, himseif in £'2o, and one surety in a similar amount.. There is an almost unlimited demand for potato flour in England and Europe; it is used for manufacturing purposes, in Lancashire alono 20,000 tons are annually used, and the demand is not • satisfied. Liverpool quotations are now double those for wheat flour being about 90a per sack of 280 lbs. Surely this question is worth the consideration of our Now Zealand farmers

Archbishop Croko (formerly Bishop of Auckland) has gone to Rome to Rome to personally present to the the sum of L2,2( - 6 collected'in his diocese during the past year as subscriptions to Peter's •Pence. -The London 'lime's says that on reaching Rome Dr Croke will receive an intimation that it is his Holiness' intention to create him a cardinal at the next' Consistory, The Greytown Borough Council'meeting on Monday lapsed for want of a quorum. The newly-elected Councillor, Mr Gallagher, was present, and made the usual' declaration It was suggested that t,he system that is. adopted by the Permanent Investmentand L,oa.n, "Association for (lie prompt ajtendan'ee.'of membqrs be •adopted by the 'flounoil'. It "is ''evident that the new.arrangement to hold- the meetingsi is not an improvement, there will be less'interest- taken in the meetings, and -consequently in the welfare of the.Borough,;'As' a/fact' out' Gopcillo'r, after was'heard'to express Himself thankful, as he would only have to attend once in everyjhree months.now ; 'instead of once 'bve'ry six' wpejis. to "save his seat in the 'Oouiicjl, :■•".'••..'■

• •' The Hon. Mr Bryce has. tendered his. resignation of the offices he holds in the ■ Government of the colony. It is 'under-' stood (repurts the Times) that the reason •for. this stepis the refusal .6f the Cabinet' 'to agree to, the .immediate adoption of -.-tefcive measures-iii reference to.Parihaka, I.We are also led to believe that this rupture is simply one of difference of opinioii'upan a question policy, and ■thatno principleis-involvgd-by'it. In a personal sense' the relations' of the Ministry are. most aroioiible..in...evory respect. Ministers havo simply 'disagreed upon-a certain proposed lino of action. We understand(th'at'Mr Bryce has consented to retain office for a day or two t and that then" tho Hon Mr Rolleston will take temporary gljarge "'of the portfolio of ■native"afairs/"The question of Mr Bryce's successor has not' yet come under .serious discussion. • '"" ;l

The regular, meeting of the Mastorton Hospital Committee was hold at the county offices yesterday, Present-Messrs Bennett (in the chair.), Girdlostune, Payton, Boddihgton, and F, G, Moore, The minutes of the previous nieeting were read and confirmed. The Treasurer reported a balance in hand of L71,-10s.'3d. ' There were, however, accounts due to the amount of 190.' A letter was received from Dr Hosking, requesting that amount of his honarium be reconsidered. The question was,postponed till the next meetiug, with a view to getting a fuller attendance of members. A letter was .read fr0m...0...;E. Cockbum, .enclosing a cheque.for. L2 6s, from the Wairaropa HospiiaJ Committee re proposed boundary line of the two Hospital districts. Messrs Moqre and Payt.on were appointed a sub committee to confer With' the Wairarapa

1 Hospital Oommittee nil the question. The 1 following accounts ware ..passed for pay- ! menu :-Clayson, LI 7s 9d"; Jaso, LB 6s; s Oaselbe'rg, L 1412 lOd •;' Price, Li Is Gd ; i Waikabapa Daily, LI 2s6d; T. G t Mason, 13 §s}od: W. M. Eaatlinpe, L 6 I 13s 7d, Two-tenders'were received for 1 supplies for the current year that of Messrs Oaselberg and Co. was accepted. ' It was decided, on the application of the : custodian, to supply a mangle and a meatsafe to the Hospital. MrGirdlestone was appointed next visiting member. A subcommittee reported that : a number of.' patients whu had left the Hospital without paying the usual, fees, were in a position to pay them, was resolved. that the lub-onmmittee be authorised, to take .any •steps, t)eoessary to "enforce the payment. .' A meeting, of the- creditors of Mr Slias Colieti; • hdtelkeeper, 'Garterton, was hold on Monday at the Snpre.frie Court*. Mr-T.. •J. Laddj.on the motion'of Mr Staples, secondedby Mr Bennett, was elected both chairman and trhstee. Thediabilities are .stated to be L 2252 10s, and the assets L 2777 7a.Bd, a balance in favor of assets'amounting to 152417s Bd, The liabilities .wero-to I and W. Staples (secured), L 1007; Chas, Cheymol (secured), L 1005;' P.Mnellerand Co., L3B; W. N, \yiird (Sandon), L3G; Gattseha and Parsons (Mast'erton), L 33 ; J. G. Allun, L 32- f. Felling (Greytowii),L2B; andniiie smaller debts. The assets are—the Marquis of Noraatiby-- Hotel, CJarfcrton (purchase money),'L22s7 5s 8d; improvements and outlay upon the hotel, L 300; balance of ; stock more than was in the .hotel when bought; L7O ;"and 68 small.book debts amounting to Ll2O Is. li).reply to.a creditor, Mr Cohen said., he was not pre-, pared to make any offer to the creditors. If he left the hotel he should not have a ' farthing in his pocket. As the creditors i could see by his statement,-the whole of : his liabilities-were less than the purchase money of his hotel, and there -was a ] balance to the good fif-iiiorfitlian LSOO. ! The book debts in his schedule were all good-he had left out the bad ones. He i had handed-over his books some time a»o to Mr Rockslon, • to he examined on be- ( half of Messrs' Staples: and;Cheyihol, and I the books' showeel .that his receipts' ;vere t 50 per cent-mor.e;thari was "'taken.' before 1 he entered; the Ijoiel. ■-, The 'meeting, then I nded, ..'"'' ! '■' ''..■• ■"-■' \

' The shop and djyelling at Masterton, known as the foresters Hall, is to let.;. The return match betwepn the Opaki-' Upper Plain and the Featherston Cricket. Clubs, takes place on the grounds of the latter Olub on Saturday next. The fpl- : lowing team.will represent the Opaki ;'— T. L. Thompson, F. G. Moore, F, Harp; F.Harrison, O.E. Hood, Webster, D. McGregor, D. Mclachlan,"A. Matthews, W. D'Arcy, and J. Willianis. Emergency': E Da«g, J; Welclt.ind ; Jrsuffy. Uupire: R, 6. William.*;. Scorer: G ; Farmer. The above team.are requested '•'to-be at'the' Station to leave by the'first train, arid it is to be hoped they will all roll up punctually. '<■■'., '-■■','' '>.: The Wellington correspondent of the Auckland Herald telegraphs;—" I hei.r a movements organising for a combination between. Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago members/with a view.of ; log-rolling. next sitting in favor of the WellingtonFoxton, Canterburyrlnterior, and Otago Central railways. , I doubt thb cohesion of such a movement, which is sure to fall to pieces by internal dissension, but it is on the cards that a substantial indirect result may accrue. It is this- project, in my idea, which leads ttf the' Wellington Coast rail way' prompters taking so. quietly the flat refusal of the Government to grant them land .as well as other concessions." . ' ' '

The movements of the Rev Charles Clarke have heen often inquired about since he left New Zealand and the Australian colonies. We N.Z. Herald learn' from a correspondent that a letter was received by the last mail, respecting Mr Clarke, from'the Rev J. Godfrey, Baptist minister, Bullwcll, Notts, from which the following is an extract:—" Tsawin a copy of the Weekly News, by this.mail that it had been rumorod in Melbourne that the Rev Charles Clarke had joined the Roman Catholic Church. Mr. Clarke was educated in the same collego as mysolf, though six years earlier. He is now living here at Nottingham. .1 have been on the platform with him twice recently. He has had no pastoral charge since - his return from Australia, because he is in such request as a special preacher and leoturer. He had had an invitation to .settle, and, probably, will accept one by and by, but for the present he is a member of the Rev W. Wood's church, George-street, Notts." .

. A curious case.of kleptomania is report ted from Auckland. Mr Samuel Brown,' the owner-of a very extensive freehold propertyinShortland-street, Fortratreet, and other parts of Auckland, was arrested on a charge of stealing from the'premises of Mr" Waite, tinsmith, a number of.tin utensils. The circumstances aremost ex-, traordinary. Mr Brown is an old man, about 75 years of age, and is an old colonist and citizen. The circumstances'- are said to be' as follows. Mr Waite, not having sufficient room to show his (roods, rented a small shop near to Jijs factore.from m. SrGwji.lhu used" it as a show-' mom. Immediately after taking possesion of jt, he began to mica his goods, 9oti)e of for sale iti the auction rooms o{.the oity. He diacovered some reason foYsuspeoting "Mr .■Browu,-.60 obtained^search-warrant,-on : which authority -the defectives' searched Mr-Brown's house, .where they found;a ■considerable quantity of tin-ware, which, .was idenjilMty Mh-Waitea's liispropVrty, It 13 also:stated t|at'a niiiiibe'r ofinjves, forks, spoons, &o. which Have disappeared froiu',the -various -restaurants in' the oifcy/ were found in the house.'vUtbgether, the 1 case has a very ugly appeafarjoe.. ' Strangers paying-, a ylsit'.tq. and' 'p.peountry settlers arriving in Masterton are often at a loss to know which is" "the cheapest and- best' house to,purchase all kinds, of. General Drapery, Miliiiipry, ■Obthin/o, &o. Sphvoder, Ho'oper, $ Qo., Hall of Oommorce, offer special advantages in this line which-cannot'be met with elsewhere, their stock being "the largest and best assorted iti the Wairarapa. Their prices are lower than'any houso'in'Wellington, their goods are all new and of the most durable class, and they sell cheap and for oaslr This establishment is situated directly opposite the .Club Hotel. Remember the addressSchroder, Hooper & Co., directly opposite the Club Hotel.' Read their advertisement on the front page of this paper.— (•Advt). ■ ' ' ■