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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 970, 10 January 1882, Page 2

.Mr^Coleman:.Phillips has''we under-' invited to come forward lor a feaion the IStlucat'on Board, and'will, comply with the request. 'A'mce'ingof the Match Committeo of the Masterton Eitlo Volunteer Corps will bo held this evening. Messrs F. H. Wood & Co. sell at Carterton to-morrow the household furniture of Air F. 11. Webb. '

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Masterton Hosphal Committee takes place this afternoon. {-'- ~j'!"'.'|

TmvCliinese residents- rJf"\Vellin»ton Imvb subscribed £3O" towards the City Hospital, In 1880 the number of declarations nf insnkency filed iu Woflin»ton were 17G, in 1881 the uiiinlicr fell to 127.

Messrs Irnvea. & loins have been appointed agents f.»r iho Wellim-ton Trust 'and Limn Conipany, ami also for Reid and Gray., the. well-known implement tinkers of Dnnetiiii.

The new W.n'poua bridge is now open to the public and within the next few days iho approaches to it which are being metalled in-a very substantial luamior by Mr Bauni.lier the Subcontractor will be completed.

The Carterton Volunteers' had a good muster last unc'or the enmand of Captain Snodgmss and Lieutenants Bennett, and Potts were exercised for an hour or two, Serjeant-Major Bezar. pining r hi-iii thr.-iii-tli' for a portion of ho iiun»." •■• ■

The' missioirof iho Rev Father dc Cliesi.iiis' lias I ceo so' fir successful that ilie frame of the Convent School near the Catholic Church- at Masterton is now in couise'of erection. The'land which has b'een purchased for the site consists of nearly 17 acres, and is a portion of the late Mr, Charles Dixon's property, and was bought at ih.e recent sale by MrO. McKillopaiid-'MrQeo.vDipn, who have disposed of ilieir sections to the Rev Father at.a.fairad>ance.

The well-known property of Mr Rhodes Donald at Manajt, has been l 1 iced in the harida-nf-Meflara Lowes and lorns for sale. The estate is one of the most ..picturesque .domains in this district, • The land which stretches back fioin the main road .resembles an English park, and in the.'back ground is aterrjico on which 'has'been a. commodious family residence which is Hanked by one of tho most beautiful specimens of native-bush to be foundthroiigh thelongth and breadth of the Wairarapa, , • A._ London cablegram, dated tlio 7th instant, says ;-4 very severe.storm has been'experienced over tho grijnijgr.iwt of Scotland: during the .past twenty.-fo'ur.-l hours,''' The wind:-bhVwith" hurricanb force/and proyed most disastrous in iig 'effects in many: place. Several casualties are. reported '.at sea, and 'linteHigonce-w i also to hajliiif ; the. complete 'destruction of the;liL'htli,'iiip&' at Pmt lien, 'off the J^LfiSS.Jii!<jly.-Tho. supply ; of' Trea,|iiia;ii\!.;mugl)r'froii)' Melbourne 'in 'jho.rofijjfljpiiliiii/- chamber's of ■ th'e'.stoam-; ship Ewopaf arrived, has-been' examined,iii'ftilrfiHfnu'ndtolioin excellent Goven.ini'iit. propose . : to adn'ptijtring'ent measures to check I lie sale of. arms' in-, Ireland, and that .provision will shortly be made fo'r'. ; t jie; -pjwishraeni": of persons supplying rifles or other weapons' in the diatrjeta. Mr. IV. E, Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland, is proceeding j to Osborne, whore the Queen : is now stayimr, and i is understood that a Council will he hold.to approve the measures to ! he adopted, ' - • !

The public are reminded thai lUpp and Hamv of the .Emporium,-ar.o Hie sole ngonts for the noted Featherston Choeae. Clothing,-Bonis, Groceries, and Oilman's Stores are ten per cent, cheaper than' any oilier house in town.— [AnvT.j ' Carterton v Mastcrton'.-As a proof of who :re..tho cheapest storekeepers in the Waira■rapa"j'e wish to.draw our-'readers' special BriV Gardener & Son's advertimim'n't On ou>' frontpage. This firm is detorininetl to keep up theiy reputation. j?rom (lie time of their commencing business in Carterton, they lave repeatedly preyed that they can withstand competition, no matter low strong. It is therefore ridicu.tons for.nnother storekeeper from, a neighhorinfi township to .post price lisU to their •customers and preWd to sell at wholesale prices, when fojf tl]o .smallest quantities B, A.Gardener& Sonsupplygopds in almost every instance 10 to ,15 per cent oheaiior, and in large quantities still fufthor conces sionsaremade.—(Advt; ./'"..

Messrs It. Brown & Go advertise a lot of properties for sale moat of them being, real bargains. • The inaugural picnic of the Masterton Public School is .announced to talce place in the. new school'' grounds on Monday January. 23. The Go'mmfttee have aiv ranged for araiwements(m the shape of cricket, .croqueXfoptball'-'racea,-: swinging &c, Dinner:will'bo.'provided at noon and tea at A p.m.;:; School children -will bo admitted 'free and moderate charges will(be;:nmde for adult visitors. We hope to see parents taking a hearty interest in .this festival. Tho opportunity will be a convenient one for. inspecting the handsome and commodious school accommodation which has been provided for their little ones.

We hear that a second bathing shed is about to be orocted on the banks of the Waipoua. Tho young people of Masterton have always had a great reputation for their skill inswimmin« and diving. With the additional facilities that nre beim> afforded to bathers it ought to bo practicable to arrange before the season closes for some aquatic apoi'ts.

Tenders are invited by Mr J. Bannister for biuding 140 acres of whoat an.l oafa atOpaki. - The- -Rev -Mr Taijje"'"pT ; eacHod''at" &!•' Paul , g,.Thoriidoii ) : on'.Sundtty..la'St'.''.'.. ~.A meetirfK" 1 waali'old" : at - the'.. Council Chambers Inst' evening.,„with a viow to fiittir a new Industrial- Association.' ..'At the appointed hour only one or two per. wara;pV:eaolU,-but latev'ih the feverii'ng a meeting irav constituted' enhpistihg" of : Mr Parsons (in tlie'Chairj.and Messrs 8,-Dixon,.F,'-Bacon, & Brown, F. IV Bedtnan, A; Bish, and T,E, Gapner. : It wns recommended that stops be taken to' ■obtain the 'appointmt.nfr.of a delegate from' :each local society,' such as' 'the Cricket Club, the:: Horticultural Society, Caledonian Society,;the' Friendly Societies, Volunteers, Fire Brigade, and any other body likely to require the occasional use of a large building,' The delegates to meeUtid and endeavor to arrange fqr the erection-of a commodious shed on the Park Reserve,.suitable fur exhibition purposes, and ii a grand stand. ' The meeting then adjourned.. .Though this' is rathor a'small beginuing'for a somewhat largo enterprise, the promoters of-it are sanguino that as soon as the pubiie realise the advantages of the project it will roceiveijeneral. encouragement, and lead up to very large results.

The indictment against the three high police officials at St.. Petersburg who failed to discover the Little .Garden" street mine, charges that their contributed towards tho death of the Czar,

The King of Ashantee recently killed 200yjung girls for the purpose of using their blood for mixing mortar for the repatre'in b'ne iif J.y.ajbuildi.iiga; Sucluvhotesale massacres are known to be the custom of this Kin«. The Haytieu Chamber has abolished the export duty on cotton from Jan.' 1, and increased the export duties on cigars and tobacco, The Chamber has curtailed the' privileges of the Roman Catholic clergy on account of alleged abuse. Mrs Eliza Garfield, mother of the late President, is stopping with her daughter at Solon, Ohio, and receives a largo number of letters of condolence daily. She is more cheerful than might be expected, takes much interest in politics and is in good health,

twenty miscreants attacked the house of,a man named Curtin of Mount, Maria, near Killavallin, on Nov, 12th. They beat Curtin, draped his wife out of bed,-and compelled Curtin to swear to stop proceeding against a tenant for non-payment of rent.

The Budget before the Tteichstny at Vienna shows that tho revenue is estiniHted at 433,000,000'■ florins an increase of 23,000,000 florins ovor last year; expenditure 471,000,000;. increase 77,000,000 florins. The expenditure includes 5,000000 florins for Arjbergs tunnel. The Chinese gun-boat Flaw Flaw, at Doiig-teze-zan recently.lmd with two other Kun-boats mi engagement with pirates of whom upwards of 200 either were slain or drowned themselves. Nine were captured alive and about' ?0 escaped. Eleven pirate boats were taken. The trial of tho 22 Nihilists at St Petersburg has been simplified, First Eeiulenant Soukanoff has acknowledged the truth of the charges brought against him. He stales that the dynamite used to blow up Saduw street was taken by him from the naval' powder magazine.

A mutiny of a serious character rocewly occured on board the German., barque Anna Bertha, Captain Kauso, at Nigpo The crew,'rough Chinese, used snords, pistols, and knives, One man was wounded with a sword, and another was shot through the hand. The captain saved himself by jumping overboard. The Haytion Chambers voted a' reward to President Solomon for. his satisfactory administration by giving him iIO.OOO cash and a city or country .estate according to his choice, and a medal of honor with tho inscription « TheSixteenth'Legislature to the illustrious patriot General Solernon President of. Hayti from his grateful' country," \ ' '

The Zoological Garden at-Moscow is said to be in possession of a unique spucimen of animal life—namely a horse with, out hair. The colour of the horse's skin is f.ed: his points are said to beadmirablo, He is h'nweververy sensitive to tho cold and has to be kopt'warm by thick woollen cloths. .

Among the petty jurors summoned for the recent Supremo Court sittings at Timaru, were two men who when they were called were found to be accused persons awaiting trial on seperate charges of arson -viz,, Lewis Moses and John Tail, Qis Honor remarked that in all his previous experience he had never known such a .thing happen. However he said it was quits accidental and the sheriff was not to blame, .-', ; ',- ..... There has recently bsen several cases of cholera at Shanghi most on board ship. One of the officers of the GHencne and two men from the Cutty Sark died, Othor cases are reportad in the hospital and in the Chinese city there is. a great panic ■among the'native. The: disease--has reached Shanghi'from the north-west, having been very had at Yang-chou and sevorer still at Chinkiang, where deaths in the city have numbered about .80 per diem... ~ ■

The Paris Figaro is responsible for tho following story': It is now whispered that the reason of the ex-Queen's of Spains intimacy with the American Princess MrsMflclmy was that Mrs Mackay-had lent the Queen aorafi thousands of francs for which that lady had given her note. Monsieur Mackay attempted to collect the sum loaned when the note became due, but her Majesty blandly informed him that she never paid such things. and.that she considered the debt cancelled by the introductions and invitations she had given. .

The Court oFPeJun is stirred up over the_ appearand) of a comet above the capital. The astronomical lights of the Celestial empire endeavor to show by the records that the appearance of such a heavenly yjsilor Jhaa oflen| coincided with death of a ruler of. the empire and therefor the Emperer Kanin<;'is tJiought to' bo in'dnhgor of assassination.' A soandaj coilcerniri" the Empress Eegent haa.jnst heen published and in considering this fact witli'the.appearance of the comet the wise men of the' Imperial Oo'unt predict something terrible in the near fatnrei

. A warrant. has been' issued for the irreat of H. R. Henry for embezzlement while acting as baliff. He has left the town and Constable Hemming has proceeded this morning to . Eketahuna in search ef him. [Just, before we went to press the constable arrived at the Btation with the prisoner.'] -One of the moat recent instances of private industry has jußt been accomplished by Messrs Gattsoha & Parsons, the well-known brewers. They have at a considerable outlay, run a two inch pipe from the Brewery across the road aud about 1000 ft thrsuab- the field on the opposite side, tapping one of the numerous spring of pure water in the neighborhood. The fall they thus obtain is increased by the use of a hydraulio ram, which enables them to do without pumping, and throws water into tanks a height of about 30ft. A branch also runs into the small steep, and a hose can take it to any position of the building. With the numerous labor savins and efficient appliances this firm has now at its command its success in the future is assured.

Kohler's' grand waxwork exhibition • and musical entertainment opens in the Town Hall Masterton this afternoon, the charge for admission having been fixed at ia.fidfovadults, and half.price for children,; In addition to the attractions already announced a life-size image of Te Whiti is ad.led, which should prove an inducement to Maori as : 'well as "to European visitors. We have seen the figures' •and-;w,ere;j surprised to find them much .better than we expected them : til be.'-,'ln fact the Town Hall is as attractive as Madame Tlissand well known assembly rooms.' We anticipate, that the enter tainment will prove'most popular, and attract a larger number of visitors than anyone which has yet been given iu Masterton;', In out next issue we will 'refer to it more in detail. In our present one we can without hesitation reoom'meud young and old to go, feeling certain that one and all will be satisfied with what they see and hear.