MORE GOOD NEWS!

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1277, 13 January 1883, Page 2

MORE GOOD NEWS!

We learn that in about ten days' time tenders will be invited for tbe construction of the section of railway between Masterton and the Camp,. Tenders are invited by Mrs A. Y, MoKenzio, Lower Manaia for clearing and ploughing 12 aorei of swamp land, The Bishopof Wellington will, we under; stand; conduct the servioes jto-morrow to St Matthew's Church, Maaterton, " The Maaterton Volunteer reornit parade last evening could hardly be termed successful as only three sergeants, one corporal, and two privates were ip attendance, r < i" At a recent meeting of the Stewarda.ofthe Taratahi-Carterton Races the tariff for admission to the oourse was fixed at Is for each person, vehicles and horses free. This liberal arrangement will, no. doubt, meet'with publio favor and we antieipate a numerous gathering on the Taratahi Courso on the 22nd inst. The usual monthly meeting of the Wairarapa Institute commit tee ■ will 'be held: on Monday evening, We are sorry to hear that Dr H. H. Spratt had not made ; much progress: towards recovery up to a late hour last evening. tVe understand that he was then still in a precarious condition. Mr Mayhew, the acting head master at the Carterton School, has shewn up the prizes which are to be distributed to the successful scholars at the recent examination on the 18th inst. So far as the books nre concerned, they are handsome, valuable gifts, and have been most judiciously eielectea. The remaining prizes consist of i reticules, desks, ivory and gold pencil-cases, a. telescope, etc. The distribution will be made at the old Town Hall, at one .o'clock sham, by Mr W.'iC. Buchanan, M.H.B.,'and all parents and guardians and friends of the children are particularly requested to attend. The ohildren are to assemble at the schoolhouse punctually at 12.15, and a capital programme of sports has been drawn, up; which will' take place in Mr Caliator's paddook adjoining the school during the afternoon, after, whioh a treat in the shape of a good'tea and usual dainties will take, place in the. Hall as a conclusion to the business of the day.

; Mr W. James, and Oo.,'Lambton Quay,v Wellington, offers for aale or to let-seven acres with four roomed: oottaee adjoimnff Johnston Bros property, Maatertonfiveacres oppoßittf'Mr Woodtoof'B, and that centrally situated seotion in- Queen-street adjoining Mesrss Oaselberg and Go's store. . . •

Messrs J. MoMaster and Oo.j having purchased the'ehtire stock'of the Colonial Glothjng arid Drapery: Co;, Napieiyjata; favorable price afe offering 'bargains at' Wellington whioh will no doubt attract many country customers. ' -A meeting of theOhildrens' Sohool Committee was held last evening to make final ar'rangementsfprTu'osday next,MrTuckey and'Mr McFarlane handed % their sub* soription lists, whioh showed an amount of nearly &2 collected, besides numerous' presents of eatables and driakableafor the. occasion, A sports committea 'and a catering committee wero'the then formed to act on Tuesday next,.. i A boy named•Walsb, at Foxton, met with a nasty accident a few davß ago. The' Manawntu Times says he was making squibs in.a ; biitdher'a shop, when one not; going off satisfactorilyWaish itioautio'ualy. proceeded to pour some fresh power, on the squib from a flask he had in his hand; aud the consequence being that the powder ignited, and ran up into the flask, blowing it to pieces. Walsh received a nasty wound between the thumb and the forofinger 'of the * right hand—indeed the.thumb was nearly severed from, the, hand by the force .of M explosion—and another wound f rjght'; across the hand. Only two small pieces' of the flask, besides the' llatfe' been found, thereat of the flask having, apparantly been blown to atoms,

Our weather reporter writes ,that the past week opened with soft weather, and ;.hen it became bright and hot fpr four .days. The barometer, however j'began]' to fall slowly during this time, each a good indication of a change of weather, and the week,ended wiji.rain, whioh must do an incalculable amount of good to this locality. Eain fell'on three -lays. The total rainfall fnr the Week' is' 11135 inch. The mean barometer reading is 29,75. inches, and for thermometer in the shade is 65,71 Fah. for exposed thermometer is 06.75 Fall.

Messrs "Witt have now all their lately imported machinery erected at their flax mills on the Belvidere eßtale, and will be |in full working order on Monday'next;' I We trust this new industry may prove another success alike productive to Carterton and the entevorising owners-.,., •The * arrangements for Mr Milner Stephen's visit to Masterton are' published in another column.' Hi will arrive on jMonday the 22nd-inst., and commence healing the afflicted on Tueadny morning .On Tuesday afternoon lie. will publicly heal the poor freo'of charge in the upper room of the Institute. It is necessary that private and pnblio patients should give in their names as early as possible, as Mr Stephen's stay will be limited to three days, We hear there are a large 'number anxious to [avail themselves of his services,'and they should lose no time in having their names put down for treatment.

The Greytown Fire Brigade had an excellent wet practice on Thursday evening. Captain Baillio and 14 members of the Brigade were present, and after running out the hose from Mr Haigh's well, they Swashed the front, of the Bank of .New. Zealand down, the water going freely lover the parapet. After practice Captain Baillio took the men to the Foresters' 1 iArms, and after refreshing the inner man. ■a meeting was held, at which; one:. work-i ing member and five,.honprary.'m6mber> i: were olected. The Secretary was instructed to colleot subscriptions of the honorary members, It was also resolved to prosecute any person: not belng;a' member of the Brigade found in the engine shed. •

The Town. Lands Trustees met last evening for the purpose of considering the question of rebuilding th,e town hall. It was resolved jtjjat a meeting of v'otpra, be~ galled for Friday next at 8 o'clock either in the old school or. the Institute: fpr the purpose of considering the' matter and deciding"'upon the ajte and the amount to bo expended on , the building if it be decided to ereot it. The question of leases , was discussed, and it was agreed that improvements should be allowed for, and Mr arid the. Secretary were appointed to. draw up a scheme for future'leases of the Trust and have the same published for the information of the public, The meeting then adjourned. ;

We have received from the seoretary of the Wairarapa Jockey Club a copy of the programme for the autumn meeting which is to take place at Tauheranikau on Thursday and Friday 22nd and 23rd of February, Compared with the programme for last autumn the one now before the'public is in 1 every ! way 1 : an advance step, - and will, we feel sure, meet with the approval of those moat interested,' Against L49G last year the stakes; are now worth L 660, and this without oharg.ing a qualification .fee, increasing'the : nominations, or acceptances, or ourtailing the allowances for aeoond horse; The Wairarapa District. Produce means a oheque for 1100 to the owner of the beat three-year-old ou the eventful day—it was L 76 last year, The Tauherenikau Stakoß is rajsed LlO, which makes it worth LSO, and the Champagne Stakes from £62 has been inoreased to'LOO,' The "three Hack Raoes now stand at Ll2 eaob, an addition of £2, The Wairarapa Dig. Irict Handicap remains is formerly, at :fSO. but the Handicap Hurdles will be ■worth LSO te the winner besides a sweep of 1 sov, each for the secoMt horse. Last year there were two Hurdle'Eaces', to which the Club gave L3O and.£2s f . The Wairarapa: Cup is not increased'/ being £IOO, but there is a 7 sovs sweep for the seeond horee.' The Grand Stand' Handioap, £SO, now absorbs the conaolaT tion, and is more than both ware'- woilli last year. T|ie Nursery Handioap of i'3o is the .only ;,event for racehorses" below the half century, and' although it would have pleased us. to. write the' Bec'ond struggle between tbe two-year-olds at an equal value with the District..and Grand Stand Handicaps,', -We sresatisfiedthatlhe programme as it is, is one worthy,,of the Club and the district, ; aEid !! from the pro-' Kress made during the last few : years we feel safe in regarding it'as onlf the forerunner of; a still more liberal lone foMthe Autumn of 1884.

A strange report comes from Szeged, in Austria An 'enginoer named Muller, employed in the works of reconstruction, bought four cigars. When he had smoked about one-half of the second lie laid it on the table, when it■ exploded,' throwing him off his chair, and wounding him on the cheek, the ears/the lips, and.the left •hand. Inquiry'.showed that .there had been a glass tube inside filled with nitror glycerine. As tobacco ; is ; a monopoly, and all articles supplied by the Goverment are manufactured: and; Bold by -dealers licensed bythemj the mystery -seems still greater.

: A pbrilons ride was that rnadb by John William Rugley, who, on the arrival of the Scotch' .express at leicester night on . 11th, pctober was found ,con- ; cealed under a carriage, leaning over the axle an'd ; . haying; Hold; of the • brakfe-rodf, having ridden al!;tlie way from ;Lon'derL: He^as'^ypiJj'withWad, land stated" thai duringairnpid part of "the journey 'he narrowly escaped being Bet on fire by red hot cinders from the engine,

Tbe Photographio News says .that an I interesting experiment in signallin|jby ■ aunßhine haa been mode by our Egypt.;: ,Coli-:Keygeraßoended one oflfie Pyramidß,. near Cairo, and aettiag uMja mirror, reflecting a i'ap6i\ snnabino all the way to Alexandria, a distance of, some 120 raileß. The signals, appearing like " pinpoints of brightness, werediatinotly,rea(lablo,on,thacQ(ißt,and took the form • of a message from Sir 'Garnet Wolseley to the Khedive. It is said (hat-on ; ohlPbeoasion 'as Miss Wordsworth, sister of the poet, was passing through a wood whioh 'the stookdovevras, filling with its soft music, oho fell? in with a? countrywomen. w,hoes-. olaimed,££ aitfV fond " Oh," thought Miis at lait'l have oome on one of Nature's poets With a soul to appreciate the beautiful mustoof th'e,birds," iYery rutblessely wm by an explanatory 'remark'..of the woman's. "Some like them in pies, and some like them roaßted, but for my part, I think there's nothing like, them stewed with onions."

! The, wardance of the Maories is thus icompftreiby Terry oorrpbbre of the Australian blacks" The arrival of a Southern tribe at Kororeka (Bay of Islands) afforded us an opportunity of witnessing the New Zealand war dance, whioh seems to be practised on nearly the same pcpasions as the corroboree of the New-Hollanders. On the meeting of friendly tribes, .these performances are regar.defj as rbejng-of: a, complimentary charaotor, but previoiisly 1 toliostile Onsets they,are intended inspire the oombatantH with courage^apd ; to, appal the enemy, In the haka, the deepest and loudest Bhouts that human lungs are capable of emitting alternate with a noise produced by impelling the breath through the compressed teeth, which is infinitely more hideous, than, the hias oc;whistle of; a lbcom'otiTe •' engine ->a{.)tlid- a'ame' time, j the. features wear a most formidable expression,: and .the whole frame seems to be; instinct with an energy, of , hate and •evil passions truly .demoniacal. In the dahce of thVNew' Hollanders there is a strange 'mixture ; of '.the ' ludicrous. In passing over, the moonlit plains of Australia, I could listen to the latter without uneasiness, but the ferocious shouts and hisses of a New Zealand war dance are of suoh a character as to make the blood run oold,"

; Thj) improvementi effeqted of late years in ladies' corset* 'have' been' Very (treat," 'and ■ strikingly beneficial to health. Foremost among these for their peculiar excellencies are Rosenthal's sanitaire, and Dr Warner's coraline oorsets. •. The former is constructed to obviate the debilitating effeots of the ordinary corsets by relieving the delicate and and vital o%si from damaging mechanical pressare, while still affording a'healthfal and cotefortable support to the'wearer, The aupp&rt to the figure i» properly distributed, ■ and" the distressing effects •of ' tight-lacing neutralised. Dr. Warner's coraline corset is boned with a new substance, which is vastly superior to horn or whalebone, It cannot break but will in every instance outlast the corset, being more pliable that whalebone it adapts itself moro readily to the move-, ments of the body. Both these'admirable'; corsets oan be had in all' sizes and colors at JAMES SMITH'S-TII AROJIOUBK,—IADVT.]