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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 684, 4 February 1881, Page 2

Messrs F. H. Wood and Go. invite early entries for the Carterton Ram aud Ewe Fair. The voters list of the Mnsterton Town Lands Trust is open now for inspection at the Council Chambers, Mastorton, Messrs F. H. Wood & Co's sale of eattle yesterday was a success. Horses, however, were not in demand. There was no mail from Wellington last evening. Does the Postal Department in the Empire City go to the Hutt Races en masse? Our contemporary the Standard has written with some force against thai wretched failure the Wellington College, The .Governors have not sufficient courage to dismiss an unsuccessful master, and till they ,<jo this }t is impossible to improve its positjon.

A meeting 'of the': Mastertoh: Town Lands Trust" was, held last evening to discuss the school ■. site question;:r-No format business'or resolution wis passed, Yesterday atthoßJl'Court ) Grej'J.ftßn, ; Georee Hodder was: sentenced; Wardell ,RM., to one month's' impnsdii-; •hientforassau]iin»jiiSvOwn i phildreW^;;;

' Wo regrot to. liayp tojecof'd' aiTnccj:., denl to Mr W, Which occurred on Tuesday last,- lie was-driving inJiis •buggy when throw'n'oui.. In.falling"hVhold on to the" reins, pulling tho'" horse round over the at him,'severely bruising "his leg. '-EdrV tunatelyj'though much shaken, no bones are broken, and we hear Mr Everett is quickly recovering' the effects of the accident. ' ' :

'Wednesday "afternoon a couple of individuals at Carterton had been sampling | liquor.at one of the well-known hostel-, ries of that place for two or three hours, and enjoying themselves generally, when one of the burning topics of the I day led to some hot words, which soon led to hard blows. After onenr two rounds one of the combatants was knocked down, and whether he fell on a broken bottle or was kicked by his opponent is not known, but. a most fearful, gash was inflicted ou his face, extonding all round the left eye. The accident was of so severe a character that medical aid had to be obtained and

the wound sewed up, As several small arteries were severed the blood was staunched with much difficulty, and tho

man lies in a very low state, both eyes being quite closed, Dr Watts is in attendance, and ia of opinion that the man

was kicked in the face, the iron tip of a boot having evidently caused the wound. At noon' on Wednesday, Mr James

Macitra mot Hia Excellency the Govornor at Makatoka, the terminus of tho Napier railway, with two buggies, to drive, him and his suite to Mastorton. The Governor and the Hon Mrßolleaton occupied the first vehicle, the second being filled by his Buite, Tho party was expected at Wood-

villo about sundown, but the 36 miles which intervened wero covered in five hours, and when the buggies put in an

appearance, thore was a general rush from tho bush, and from all directions, of thesettlers in' the neighborhood to welcome the distinguished visitors. The school children were grouped round the school, and a triumphal arch flanked by sheaves of corn was erected hard by. His Excellency received an address, presented by the schoolmaster, Mr Crawford, and made a speech in reply, He also inspected the work of the school, and addressed the children. ' He then adjourned to Host Murphy's Hotel, where he and his attendants found excellent quarters, this house being one of tho best, conducted country Hotels in tho colony; Before leaving Woodville the Hon Mr Rolleaton received a deputation of settlers, who complained of tho excessive county tolls levied between thore and Balmorston. Mr Holieston said that the matter was not in his department, but that he would represent it to the Government, On

Thursday morning the vice-regal party loft Woodville at twenty minutes to eight and travelled through tho Bush at an average rate of eight miles an hour, the distance to Masterton being 56 miles. There was hardly any stoppage on the road, When the horses were changed at the stage next to Masterton the Governor refreshed himself with a cup ot tea at Mrs Horobin's cotiye. At three o'clock settlers in Masterton were beginning to gather, when word came that the Governor, who wasnot expected till half an hourlater, was entering tho town. The intelligence caused a certain amount of consternation, as His Worship the Mayor, who was appointed to receive his Excellency, was nowhere. Fortunately Lieutenant Wyllie. and six mounted Volunteers met Hia Excellency on the outskirts of Master-ton-and escorted his buggy to the Club Hotel. When His Excellency alighted though hundreds of persons were scattered about there was really no one to receive him, and after thanking Lietitoiu.ut Wyllie fur the escort he entered tho Hotel without any demonstration, This was i matter of regret. It is true he was half, an hour before his time, but it might reasonably have been thought that the Mayor and Council, to whom the honor of the town was entrusted, would have assembled a littlebefore the time to make preliminary arrangements. Without desiring to be critical we must confess to a feeling of disappointment with our Municipal Lords, as the occasion was ono in which they ought to havo shone. Half-an-hour later the Mayor waited ou the Govornor and .was introduced by Mr Rolleston.. After lunch our visitors departed for the 'station and this time tho appearance of His Excellecy was greeted with hearty cheers, and there was a very considerable concourse of people. The Govornor was followed to the station by a large number of them. On leaving his buggy he complimented Mr Macara on the excellence of tho horses he had provided'for him, and thanked him for the comfort with which ho had travelled,"On the platform a guard of honor under the command of Lieutenant Cameron was stationed to receive His Excellency. It consisted of representatives of the Greytown, Carterton, and Masterton Corps, and of the Masterton Cadets. The Governor, after carefully inspecting.the men, entered the special train waiting for him, and departed, leaving a very favorable impression behind him, coupled with a regret that his, premature arrival prevented the residents' of the town from shewing him a little more attention. Even the Volunteer arrangements were marred by the change of time. The men were marched off to the station somewhat hurriedly, and the Band, who had not fallen in, were forgotten. Unfortunately the latter, instead of overlooking an. unintentional slight and following to the station, marched off home, and did not give His Excellency the opportunity of hearing them. Compared with the Woodville reception the Masterton one was a failure, but of course the principal reason of tne non-success of tho Masterton one was the speed at which Mr Macara drove through the Bush, and the fact that the Governor did not, as was anticipated, stop for lunch at Eketahuna. At Birmingham, soma clock-makers, who havo asked for polico protection, have revealed a plot on the part of Russian Nihilists, who are having infernal machines constructed in Engiand, to be used|in furtherance of their project against the Emperor of Russia.. . Sir Thomas Bouch, the engineer and designer of the ill-fated Tay bridge, is said to havo died of a broken haart in consequence of the. disaster, Ho had a design in hand for a grand, bridge across the Firth of Forth, which will have to be carried out by soma other engineer.

The "Australian Engineering and Building Newsfor January last has, amongst other interesting articles, one which ought to bo particularly studied by the Borough Council. It relates to road formation and street pavements, and accompanying the article is a table giving a list of the different descriptions of. pavements in use, with original oost per square yard, and the subsequent cost of maintenance. From/this it appears that com: pressed ashphalt blocks may be manufactured and set in cement for a total cost of from lis to 15s per yard, which is guaranteed to cost nothing for repairs for some years, and which will only wear out out at the rate of one-sixteenth of an inch a yew- ." : .••'. ..■•..; .

'At the lust meetingloillie-Tavftnaki County, Opuplr*-letter ■ was received from Jrßrßradshaw, of Dunedin, in reply to a letter and telegram from the chairman, applying for a loan for tho ■ijoun'ty ■of £2,000, regretting that he .had no money that he could lend on security outside of the South Island; but stating that money was very plentiful in •Dunedin, and for short dates was as low 6 per cent, per annum.

-•^heediior^OliaMHliFratherßevefe ■'dnllttrlßeii-consiield's latest literary production; It is ..written^ Ihrofjfoiilfc^ "i"ord ! ■'• 'Beacohsfieid stilted,. slipshod, 'sesquipedalian, with much affectation of correctness f an.4 abounding in grammatical looseness 'ahdina'cc'uracy, 1 . 1 The World further 'writes' of the hovel as a " silly book, a'vulgar.and tedious one," and-"a book written for snobs by one of their number."

The ''American..travelling agent for Deoring's harvesters seems to be somewhat favorably impressed with the stock in, New. Zealand. He says:—You can lick us in fat Bhe'ep, fat bullocks—steers as we call • them—and in draught horses. We are just nowhere when that kind of stock is in question; but in light harness

horses, hacks,, and hogs, I guess we can walk around you, and go clean right out. sight ahead of you in them. . ■,. The prize balloon ascent made by Mr Coxwell from the gasworks at Ashford, Kent, in company with Mr; Walter Powell, M.P. and Mr W. B; Murray, artißt, was a'most remarkable'undertaking. The aeronauts travelled over seven counties, and were in mid air for nine and a half,:hours, They descended, in good/order at 10 on Wednesday evening, at Gunston Mills, some miles beyond | Exeter. The greatest altitude attained

was 8000 feet, where a bottle of water became ice,- The views of the earth by day and by night were exceptionally fine. In the year 1867 Mr Ooxwell accom-

plished almost a similar journey—viz., from Woolwich to Tavistock—but as this

was done in five hours the rate of travelling was much swifter than that above referred to.In the House of Commons on Thursday lastj a stormy debata took place ou the Irish Peace Bill. A violent scene ensued. ,Mr O'Do'nnell, a Home Ruler, belonging to.the Pamell section,,, in the course of a violent speech, stigmatised Mr Gladstone as a traitor to his country. The remark gave riso to a scene of great disorder and confusion, The Speaker, finding it impossible to restore order, adjourned the House. There are rumors afloat that Mr Gladstone's health is exceedingly precarious, but no definite announcement to this effect has been made. It is reported that after the recent violent scene in the House of Commons Mr Gladstone was much distressed, and sent for his physician. It is known that his medical adviser is in attendance upon the Premier.

A bill being under discussion in the House of Commons which greatly affected the interests of a noble family of extensive connection, the galleries were daily crowded with the female relatives of the party, most of them, as may be easily imagined,, full of the highest possible attractions, as youth, beauty, wit, etc, Upon which a member got up and begged to put the quustioii, " Whether* the credit and character of the House did not most peremptorily require'that in all their deliberations they should be free from any undue or extraordinary influence; and whether any of that'honorable House could cast their eyes up to the galleries and.say they were so at that moment? He should therefore move that the bevy of beauties should immediately retire," The ladies obeyed, It may be la|d down as a first proposition that a dairy farmer should raise at least as many beifer-calvesasare required to fill up the vacancies which occur year by year in his herd of dairy cows, and it is all the better if he has a few moro than he wants for that purpose. Some people contend that three-year-oldiu-calf heifers can be bought for less money than they can be raised for, counting in the risk; this, however, depends entirely on the facilities a man has for keeping young cattle so as not to interefere with his milk pastures. On all mixed farms it is commonly a simple matter enough to Bummer and winter young cattle so cheaply that it is better to raise them than to buy others for the dairy-herd, and many farmers find it to their advantage to raise them for sale when "on note" or to fatten for the butcher. Judiciously carried out, rearing pays very well, and heifers raised on the farm are commonly found more suitable to it in after-life as milkers than' others that are elsewhere and purchased.; besides which it is more than probaple that rearing will, always pay well in the British Islands, providing only that the stock is of good quality, for the demand for milk in our town and cities is sure to go on increasing, and there will always be a brisk demand for store stock of good quality for grazing purposes. A careful breeder can but seldom buy dairy stock that, will suit him as well as those of his own rearing; those he buys may, perhaps, be as well bred as hia own are in every respect, but if they are only as well and no better bred, they will scarcely ever do sn well in the milk as those that have been reared on the Panning. Strangers paying a'visit to and upcountry settlers arriving in Masterton are often at a loss lo know which is the cheapest and best housp to purchase all kinds-, of General Drapery, Millinery, Clothing,- &c, Schroder, Hooper & Co., Hall of Commerce, offer special advantages in this line which cannot be. met with elsewhere,', their stock being- the largest and best assorted in the Wairarapa. Their prices are lower then any house in Wellington, their goods are all new and of the most durable class, and they sell cheap and for cash. This establishment is situated directly opposite tho Club Hotel. .Remember the addressSchroder, Hooper &.00., directly opposite the Club Hotel; Read their advertisement on the front page of this paper.— Advt),