The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1883. FOUL CHIMNEY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1430, 14 July 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1883. FOUL CHIMNEY.

Among the many nuisances existing in Masterton foul chimneys may.be said.; to take an easy lead, Every fortnight or so some noxious flue becomes;alight, and then' tho town is as much upset as if it were visited by a big earthquake. The fire-bell rings, and then as a; matter of f course business is suspended. The shopman leases his counter, the clerk his. and the good wife rushes into the street to discover whose place is 'on fire, Iwhile her frightened offsprings - rend air With; their shrill cries.; Some thousand men, women and childreji are more or less upset and agitated by what proves, after ill, to be only a small chimney on fire.,' Following out the episode to its finale the proprietor' of the foul flue is a week,or two later fined five or ten shillings in the KM. Court, after solemnly; declaring that his particular chimney, was swept only a short time ago, and that it was the sweep's fault. We specially refer ; fo this intolerable nuisance because it is a' preventable one. The law has raadea provision to protect us' from it, and if the Borough Council which is not by any. means overburdened with '. work would only exercise the.powers placed in their hands, we;; feel certain thei ; periodical alarms from which the town suffers so much, would soon beeome few and far between. £ The law. gives the Borough Council power to j make •by-laws, (1) 'to prevent ,'and punish the wilfully or negligently setting or causing to be set on fire of any chimney. '(2)Topreyeht negligence, in allowing chimneys,to become foul, and to ;be, : oi to be in danger o(,being,„Qn,fire.! The la Kaa ,respec v !h. fully 'tislc'the 1 'BorougniiiCouncil tow 'that which devolvesupomitsshoulders. Without inquisitorial visits to the domestic flue-jjwithQut disturbing the privalcjf of our hearths and home's, the ;Gbutioil can dcfiffgrßt tfrslpiace it fbau settler who follows the usefuland time-honored 'occupation or''sweep" to register, and in the second it can compel all

sweeps to periodically report to the in-' .specter 'the;;chimneys [cleansed. The latter jbe K. Wlie«; an iiidig-i 'narilihouseholder asserts in v CpiirCtjiatj j'his chimney,had;just: been swept the inspector would take out his returns and at once either bowl him out or hold the sweep up to public notice as an. incompetent tradesman.--We shouldknow ithen for certainly, whether house-' holders-'arb' negligent '* or 'sweeps in-'; condiansts. v If the former were proved it iould ; J)e the dut|of the : Magistrate to inflict 'heavier penalties "than tlio'b ,whichiarftnp,w wont to fits, levied. If itjiq tjvfeep .turned put'ljpbe'ii/fault he,' would havo to mend or resign bis brush to somo more gifted individual. By tho simplest form of-by-laws, by, the most innocent method of registration' we feel suro that the Borough Council could put an end to the foul chimney nuisance. We hope the'lbng-siiffering'' ratepayers whbjhave'endured so muchfrom the unnecessary clang of. our fire bell will urge councillors' a "little'to do their, duty in the, matter, ~.,.,,,.,

Mra Wilsone's school in Perry-street ro-opens on Monday , next, after,, the winter vacation.; ! ''''/'[ .' [":;][';'; - Miss .'Morison notifies| that her; musip on Monday next.:';;;;,

: It is.siiid that there is a greater accumulation of liquid mud in Bannister street than in any'other-part of the Borough'.-'•'•■• 'Theannualmooting of the aubaoriheiß; to the Wairarapa have been;held on (Monday, evening? has been ipostpoued until Thursday evening atßp.m.i: '.' .'i:■:•; ; :i \i *■

. The Kuripuni Hall was jwell.fiijed last'; evening, when' the meeting in connection: •vith the Blue Ribbon was held;; The Rfev; Mri.jlsitt; presided. "Addrejjp-jhYero' delivered by the Chairman,.the;Rev}jiirj; Fulton, and several other gentlemen; anl ; at the close of the meeting thirty .persona, were invested with the ribbon. :;-,' : - ::; ' ; •

Mr James Marshall, the President of the Duuedin Jockey Club, died this morning.

The Masterton Volunteer Soiree Committee have been notified that several doers of the Wellington corps intend being present at their gathering on Friday next.. .."

'A consultation on the Melbourne Cup, 1883, iB announced by "Orient" in another column, The total amount "is £20,000, and the first horse takes £4OOO. ,' The annual parade of stallions under the außpices of the Pastoral Sooiety is announced for Saturday the 29th day of September,: '. \ \ The last night of the appearance of D'Arcy Stanfield and Dark's Happy Moments Company, is announced in another column.

; ;Mr Gi F. Litehwark delivered his leoI'uro on,the training of horses at Carter.ton on Thursday evening, and on Friday held a practical exhibition before several settlers, both in the morning and ' the afternoon, his skill and ability boing generally acknowledged, Among the horsos that passed under his hands were three of Mr Tancred's youngsters, a mare of Mr Gayfer's, and another of Mr Robertson, which no one had been able to handle.

A horse belonging to, Mr ff. Cox of Carterton, fell down Mr Higgison's well on Friday afternoon, and for nearly a couple'of hours tho efforts of the neighbors wore directed to extricating "him from his unpleasaut position, which ultimately proved successful. .The members of the -Greytown Working Men's Club hold their annual meeting this evening for receipt of report and balance shoot, and election of officers, Tho Greytmvn Rifles have at last been juble to get anm supply; of rifleß, Tho other corps in the valley' have had for a considerable timo a bettor class of arms than the Greytown Corps, who only had the old converted Enfield, but now they have received instructions from the Government to send in the old ones, and how ones will be issued to them, ■

The: usual fortnightly practice of the: Greytown Fire Brigade was held on Thursday evening, and a trial of one of the new wells was made with not very satisfactory results. The Greytown Private' Brass Band have, kindly consented to play the following selection' of tunes opposite the Wairarapa, Institute ori Monday ovening, before the usual entertainment takes place:— "Signal," Sohottishe; ''Gazelle,"Waltz; "Susette" Polka; "True for ever" Marcli; V.'Happy.and Gay"; Waltz; and ." Hold fast till Ioome," sacred song. The members'of the Groytown Rifle Corps are reminded that they must meet at the new Post and Tolegraph station tomorrow at 10.30 to attend for divine service. :; ■ ; :'

.'(On our baok page.will be found "Peck's Bad Boy (his pa seranaded)," and miscellaneous paragraphs.

Mr F. H, Wood sells on Saturday next horses, land &c, in the estate of the late Mr J. Quid, at his Greytown auction rooms, also cattle and miscellaneous stock,.and merchandise, aa described in our advertising, columns.

The following is our weather report : Another winterly week has paßt, but now from the steady way the barometer is rising weWiy perhaps expeot. a few fine days. The weather has been gold and wet, likewise, frosty too. Eain fell on fivo days, 1 giving a rainfall of .685 parts 6f an inch. The baromoter has been low, standing on the 11th inst. at 25,70 inches, and it is surprising we have not had either, a greater rainfall or strong gales. The mean reading for the week is 29.41 inohos, and.for tho thermometer it is 46 Fah. Wind light, and from a north direction.

A' moderate house greeted the second appearance of the Merry Thoughts and Happy Moments company at the Theatre Royal, Masterton, last evening. The entertainment was again thoroughly sue* cessfur in pleasing the audience, Miss Amy Hortn'n being repeatedly encored for her spirited singing, Messrs Dark and Stanfield in their various characters created great merriment, Mr Dark being specially'successful with his "Awful Little Sorub," which "brought down the house;" The charming comedietta " ACupofTea" concluded the evenings' amusement, and again: evoked' considerable applause and laughfer.i: ['During the: entertainment ;Mr ; .'Stanfield';gave offence:to one of the audience -by using a big, big, " D"' ia imitating a swell .with a troublesome eye glass at a penny reading, and received a "most'decided '"hiss," apparently very much te his astonishment. Mr Stanfield's clever mimicry of other characters, very* frequently applauded,' his impersonation'"of the the celebrated Henry Irving being ox- : tersely The Company Will'appear for the last time to-night with an entire change of j)ro|ramme,'- in-order'to give ari opppjfr tMity to country residents who (only: come into.town on' Saturdays, to witness the performance of this talented troupe; The prices to-night will he reduced 1 to 3s, 2s, and Is,

glad to learn that MrlHenry' yallanoe ia progressing recovery from hi ajlate. eoverji^coident. PoMp® B M Ten t erS| W'ejlington, report :-||he KnK|market h&flbeen in an unsettled bJI stting\he last pjonth. Whilef feV tpnatpons \it any/importance have offered to necessitate any inorense in value, the rate of interest must now be quoted one-half per~cenk4igher—cent,, according to tho amount required. The local supply of capital is still limited, and in" Australia full rates continue' tabo realised, yip: London money has fa'ljbn toJf|oer clmf, but a 8 wo hear of no further large'oonßignmonts for raortgago fi'om that; fsp'utoe,jw§\ f s'de ; ; little p'reaenj oflaiiy abatement in our quotations.

Mr D'Aroy Stnnfield gives to-night his celebrated, reoitationi Hero," ja/ delivering before H.R.H. the Prinoo ( of Walea. ,0 I x

~. A serious fiecidoiit happened yesterday I .afternoon and Hawkins' Sash by which the benohman, Mr W. Dunn, was severely injured. It appears the man that:: was' tailing off•allowed the. circular. Bar to' lay hold of V piece 5 of timber, I 'which'was cdnariquently carried back with great velocity, striking the benchman' on the side of the face, cutting, him from the mbu(li flaiyjjand; kpooking : him senseless,,,-He waß.oarrib'd'to Mr Wake-'/ '•lin'BireßiiJerjoe, and'iDrjpp'ratt'nas sent for,' who arrivi)d..'ana,sey.ed up the wound before the injured limn'recovered oon-i laoiousneßs: Greytownthis ''tnorningi' tha,t he is progressing favorably. an 1 ;'Astin;;;' schoolmaster •;ehteredjh|s ;temple(.gf; learning, a fow iporiiibgsfago,'he read on ; the blapkboard 'thpTOUch&g legend—'Qur teacher : is a donkey? } Thb pupils; ' therb ;,would:!ie a cpmbmed cyclone and earththe /'.philosophic pedagogue 'contented; 'adding .the I word ifdriver; fcb the legend, arid opened |lie:schooi aS usual, jvißy '-'cablegrams .-it: appears that pwirig to the extraordinary .conduct of the, French in ; ;a'rre l ßting;an' consul in Madagascar and causing the death .thereof, which necessitates England demanding an immediate explanation from the Frenoh Government, and pend ing the roply, D. I'. McCarthy will sell to-morrow 100 pairs. of. watertight boots from7s6dpeL'pair, 100 blankets 5s Gd, ;200 yards of wincey 4jd, 20 doz oups and saucers Bs;9d per doz,. 60; men's,, tweed: suits for one pound' crown rnoleakihtroiners la Gd, D.^Fi'MoOafthy will also sell 50 sides of prime bacon 7d per lb, 100 bags potatoes 3s Gd por cwt, oats 2s 8d per bushel; cash. D;F. 'MoCarthy,;Mastertoßi—No reserve.—Advt. ! . '. j : '

We.have otery reason-to behevo : that Mastertop before many• years will be one of the most flourishing inland towiißhips in New Zealand. The population is rapidly Increasing every day, and property in the township and surrounding districts . now commands sound advanced: prices. Large tracts'oUonntry''-Winch have been laying waste for many years, havo now been bought, up, and in many cases holders could realise a small fortune on their property if inclined to sell.; The principal drapery establishment in Mas-, t.erton is the Hall of situated oxactly opposite the Club Hotel; This establishment has become quilo a favorite house with tho public generally, not only on account of it holding the largest and 'best assorted stock in the Wairarapa, but more, especially because,, ladies and gentlemen'visiting the Hall of Commerce find that they- can purohaso the very latest'novelties in'fashionable drapery, millinery, and clothing, We draw special attention to G. W. Sclarodflr'a advertisement'mi the'front page of this paper.— Advt.

, The:extraordiniry*'sale of Surplus ,Win; ter'Stock at -Te Aro House, Wellington! ; should; ibo .a 1 matter:' of some ■ interest to all readers of the Wairarapa j Daily for :these, speoia);•.reasonV, 'lst,.because of the largeness of thestook, 2nd; because ofi; the;, short duration of the : 's;ile, 15 days: only,; 3rd; because of tlie unprccedentedly low prices. Our price list, issued with' tliis,paperjißhould, .we think, astonish everybody, and very certain it. is! that a trip to tho sale'would.bei moneyi ih'pocket to: every; Wairarapa ■ resident .'tha 1 ; Should try it. If not able to come, their orders, accompanied with cash, would bo as well executed as thoaghselected personally. It simply means 20a for 10s, or evea less in many cases, therefore try it, • 0 ye residents, and that right early, Bear in mind that we .have no, country, businesses whatever, no branches in : any township, aud no one is authorised to sell for us, either.regularly or irregularly. We. have only one pluce <of hmmesrin ■ and the I publio would do well to keep, this fact iii mind when sending their orders, or visiting Wellington, that our sole establishment; in the colony is that known as James SJmkh'b, To Aro House Wellington.—Advt. i One of pur, numerous rendeis,' omg of an inquiringlturn'of mind, snys that he haß tried; every ,drupery and clothing establishment "in the Wairarapa for the purpose of finding out who keeps l|io leest stuff and aellsVtho .cheapest. He says he has had considerable experience in the drapery trade, therefore considers himself a competent judge, lie gives his opinion in favor of L,. J. Hooper & Co., iof the Bon March 6: Warehouse, who, he states, has.a larger and' better;stock to choose from than any country store in Now Zealand, and fit fur; 'any town in the colony.—Advt.