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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1597, 31 January 1884, Page 2

The graas in the Masterton park was discovered to be on fire by Mr Ingram yesterday afternoon. After some exertion, and assisted by a boy namod Braggins ho succeeded in beating the flames out, Several shrubs will probably be destroyed from the scorching (hey received. The cause of the blazo was no doubt a spark from the pipe of an intoxicated man who was sleeping in the grass with his pipe beside him, and who appeared considerably astonished when roused to a senso of his danger.

At tho Education Board meeting yesterday the.estimates of buildings for the current year, included Masterton additions, £G00; Waihens;a, additions, JJlBO; Pahiatua, £320, Gladstone residence, £280; Taue'ru residence, £280; Belvedere, £320; Camp school, £320; Te ,Whiti school, £320. It was agreed that the election of new members of the Board ■shouldtakeplacoon theae'oond Wednesday in March, Appointments wore madu as follows, subject to the consultation with the local'cominitteea in terms of the Act:—Peatherston (assistant), Mr Bunting; Mount Cook (assistant), Mr Jackson; Masterton (assistant), Mr Bethuue; Wangaehu, Miss McKenzie; Ohariu, Mr T. F. Ward, (removed from Tinui); Clerk in Secretary's office-Robert Port. Thero .were 13 applicants for the last mentioned position.

We received the following tolegram from our special reporter yesterday afternoon :—" The County suspension deputation were introduced by Mr Buchanan, M.H.R. Mr Meredith, in presenting the petition, said it contained over the requisite tiireo-fifths of ratepayers names, Tho reason the ratepayers wanted tde County suspended was they believed the Road Boards could administer public works in the district more efficiently and economically than the County Council. Mr McCardle said that tho rates collected in the district amounted to ■ three thousand pounds per annum, and that eighteen hundred pounds of this was swallowed up by' the County staff. Mr Meredith slated the County Council had levied a general "rate all over the county,'and expended it in one particular portion for the benefit of a small minority of the ratepayers. The Hon. Mr Dick replied that the petition would be examined and submitted to the.Couuty Council. If found correot the prayer of the memorial would bo granted' as the Government, even if opposed to it, and no alternative. In answerloaqueE* tion he said that the Bead Boards would be called upon to take over the liabilities of the county, if they did not arrange to this the Government would do it for them,

i Tenders are invited hy the Publio Works Office for tho timber- oontract of the Auckland passenger atntioii. ; %.' ! Messrs Lowes & lorn's add lo stocksaloa!Few young.purebred Bj|kshire pigs troin Canterbury prizo flto||( Mr Caselberg has purchased ten adp'of land in the Dixon estate, with frontages* to Worksop road and Oolumba road,which he intends to convert into a borne; stead for liia family, \ ...,.', 4 . - A meeting of the Public Works Committee of the Wairarapa East County was lo have beon held yesterday, to deal with' fillers, but'owing to the absence of • the suspension Councillors in Wellington, it., was adjourned till post week. We hear that shares in the Wellington Woollen Company have fallen in ; value oinoe the election of the Hull Directorate. This ia a poor compliment to Sir William Fitzhorbert, the astuto speaker of the Legislative Council, Tho complimentary supperto be given by the Masterton Oddfellows to the District officers and delegates takes place this evening, . We believe the Mount Cook school h»B secured an able assistant in Mr Jackson, a trained teacher from Birmingham, who lias recently arrived in the colony, and who is a brother-in-law of Mr Grundy, of the Masterton School.

The Wealeyan Conference has decided not to move the Rev Mr Young from the Greytown'circuit, •

The following committee has been elected for the Moroa School:—Messrs Waite (chairman), T. Ward, W. Wood, W, Wakelin, W. Mitchell, W. H. P, Jonesj J. Hodgei For the Maryborough School thero were elected:—Rev J. Stewart (chairman), Messrs J. M. Leod; T. F. Evans, C. Harris, E. Harris, G. Harris, W. Boyd, W. Badland (secretary and treasurer).

The following team will represent Masterton in tho cricket match against Tinui at Langdale station on Tuesday, tho 6th proximo The team will leave the Post Office corner at 4 o'clock on Monday, afternoon;—Harrison(captain\McKenzie, O'Connor, Perry, Hathaway, Minifie, J, Williams, It. G. Williams, F. G. Mooro, Bennett, L M, leitt, Emergency-Mr W.Kapp. Two drunks, Patrick David and Pau Tahana, were fined five shillings each by Mr Kenall, J.P., yesterday morning. '• Applications are invited by the Education Board for the appointment of a pupil teacher to the Masterton School.

Tho following is the result of the poll taken ;by the Masterton Road Boiird;un«!er tho Roads and Bridges Construction Act: —Opaki-Te Eangitumau road, three votes for, two against; Mangaakutu, six for, two against; Masterton to Gladstone, one for, rioue against. The returns from Alfredton are not as yet received,

AttheEJuealionßiiardmeeting yesterday a tonus of £2O was gran'od to Mrs Jone.3 of Carterton. Tho question of additional residence at Waihonga' wa3 allowod ,to stand over till next meeting. An extension of time was granted to Mr A, Clegborn for tho Tenui School, Tho audit of the Maalerton school accounts was read,

The Carterton Town Board met at the Council Chambers, Carterton, on Tuesday. The commissioners.presout wore Messrs Fairbroiber (chairman), Campboll, Parker, and Vickerstaff, The minutes of the previous meetingwero read and confirmed; Mt Wm. Philpot was appointed inspector of nuisances. Accounts amounting to £U 4s 9d were passed fcr payment,

ThoWesleyan Conference Picnic held on Tuesday was very successful, four hunn dred being present. At the Conference meeting this morning, the Foreign Mission Fund was reviewed. Tho secretary road the iucome for the past year, the result being as follows:—Auckland District, £134 13s -9d; Wanganui, 120 lis Id; Wellington, £U lte 9d; Nelson, £2l3s Od; .Canterbury, £22 123 5d ; Ofa?o, 128 03 9d, Arrangements wero made for a visit of Dr Kelgrack to the colony for the advocacy of the fund. The quest inn of the transfer of church property is now under consideration.

A proposition made by. the Hon Matthew Holmes, Mr J, B, Reid, and other Lincoln sheep breeders, now in Napier attending the rain fair, is that a colonial exhibition of Lincoln rams and ewes should be held in "Wellington about October next, for a sweepstakes of £IOOO, is' likely to be warmly taken up by leading breeders iu both islands, The conditions proposed are that no artificially fed, housed, or clothed sheep shall be allowed to compete, but hay or roots may bo allowed, The proposal, it is believed, will meet with general approval as a standard test of sheep on. their best merits, particularly as the various pastoral societies of the colony will be asked to appoint the judges. The exhibition may bo likely to extend to other descriptions of stock besider Liucolns. In fact thero is a probability of a grand central show.

A railway accident on a small scale happened on tho Eimutakaon Tuesdayevening in daylight, which is reported in the N.Z. Times as fellows: Tho tain from the Wairarapa had reached the summit of the incline, and while half-a-dozen goods waggons in front were being hooked on io the train for tho descent, the waggons began moving down hill, and soon gained a furious pace. The engine and passenger carriages started dowa alter them at a pace regulated by the gripper eiigino, tho passongers.not being aware of the mishap or the risk. Soon the train reached •the bottom in safety, and in the dip before rising again to Kaitoke, the runaway trucks were overtaken, the engine being stopped witaout collision. Then tho passengers realized what happened, for they saw rtnd: scattered in all directions; as if the velocity of the downwar,d,!ru3h bad tluwn'thom off (he mils and knocked them to pieces, One truck was tipped end up,, and partly on the rails, blocking the courao: three or four others werp smashed to pieces, and one had plunged down the gully, A quantity of merchandise and limber lay scattered around the scene, and the passengers had a vivid picture of railway wreckage under conditions favorable to human life Before the train could pass the spot,, the linehadtobecleared oftho upturned trucks and wreckage. After about forty minutes labor, the guard was able to signal all clear, and the train went on to Welling" ton . This little story seoms to carry a moral.

A Hint directorate has been formed for the Wellington Woollen Company, and the provisional directory ousted. Tlib Times reports that the adjourned meeting of iho Wellington Woollen Manufacturing Company for the purpose of electing the board of direotors for' the ensuing' yoar, was held on Tuesday afternoon ;&t the Chamber of Commerce rooms. As showing the amount.of intereat taken in' the matter, it may be. mentioned that nearly every shareholder voted/ Following are the names of the. successful candidates:—Sir William Fitzherbert, Messrs Robert Cleland, D. Buiok, J. McKelvie.J. Dransfield, T. K. Mao'donald, and "James Smith! The number' of votes polled by six of tho candidates was over 1000 in each case, and, ; by the seventh, about 600. : Mr James Smith received, -the greatest number of votes, Mr J. B. Harcowt was iu the chair, and Messrs McCardle and' Brown were the scrutineers.

,- vTenderfl.ap invited by Mr W, Eiddell 'for alterations and. additions to a building about,ieven': miles from Tlnui, specifications of be seen atMassrfl '•hpuse; j .i - :|One; : mem|er/of the Senate of 'sforgia, according to common report lit that State, can neither write nor read,..but ■he .-is-.-represented, to. be an 'excellent man and highly, esteemed,' Tho first cargo of sugar ever re.ceiyed jii Boston from Swatow, China, arrive! early ; in September .last. '•' .vMethqdis'ts -have 134 chapels an|'Xp«iaching/stations;' and own projertyrto the amount. of £55,000 in The British are rapidly extending a network bf;rail\vays over India. About £6jooo^l)(|:wili ;: be spent this year in the cehstruWiou'df rtew roads.

In certain parts of Norway the girls are not allowed to be betrothed, to say nothing of being married, until they can spin, Ictiit, and; bake, bread; Passengers now go'from St Louis to Cincinatti direct, for 18s, without change of cars. The" distance between tho two cities is between 400 and 500 miles.; •;.'' '••:,.',..' Early CwsiNG.-For the benefit of the Public, and particularly our employees, wo have decided for the future to close our establishment at 8 o'clock -Jiir-p & Hare. —Advi. ■■ ••-. -.- .'.."..'

Indigestion.—The main cause of nervousness is indigestion, and that is c;uscd by weakness of the stopch. No .one can havo sound ncryep.and good health without using Hop Bitters'to strengthen the stomach, purify the blood, and, keep tho liver and kidneys aotive,to carry" off, all the poisonous ■and waste matter of the system, See. Tho suminer season is now well advanced, and ndtwitbstandino the extraordinary amount '.of rain that has interfered sadly with' outdoor exercise as well as'ivith farming operations, the usual happy- /change from winter; furs and .ulst'en,to'handsome dresses and elegant dolmans has t&ken place in tho costume of the ladies, who are fortunate in being able: to obtain ;a;wonderfully varied selection without travelling from Masterton, whero the stock of drapery, millinery and clothing of all kinds i 3 extensive and choice at Owen, Schroder & Oo.'s Hall of. Commerco, Queen: Street. —[Advt.J

'IfAUBrAL Fever.—Malarial.fevers, constipation, torpidity of the liver and kidneys, general debility, nervoitsn'oss and neuralgic ailments,Yield|.re.idily:to ibis great disease, conqueror,''flop-- Bittera;- '-It.repairs the' ravages of'disease by-converting the food into rich blood, and-it gives new life and vigor to the aged and infirm. Sec. '

j Never KEiußjr.-s-It is said that one out of ;every. four -real:invalids )vh'u. goto foreign "countries : to recover'hedth never' return, except as a corpse..-. The undertakers, next lo hotel keepers, havo the ■ most profitable business. This excessive .mortality may be prevented and patients saved and cured undor the eare.of-friends and loved ones at home, if lliey will bufc'.usc.-liop Bitters: in time,' ; Eetol;vJ;.j' V ; vA. Lovely Ciimes.—There are lovely climes and places in which the evening zephyrs are loaded with malaria, and the poison of fever and epidemics, To dwell there in health is impossible, without a supply of Hop Bitters at hand. These Bitters impart an equalising strength to the system, and prevent'the accumulation of deadly spores and contagion, Be sure and see.

After soveral years' expeiienceinsupplying watchesfQritho; .colonial market, Littlejohn •and■' : Son,--'Of- , liamfiton Qaay, Wellington, have observed the, need' for a thoroughly sound English Lever Watch at a lower price than that usually paid for such watches, It is only b) the judicious division of labor and by the manufacture of large qu'autities on a .uniform plan, that we are enabled to meet this want Wo havo now the pleasure of introducing pur Six Guinea Hunting Silver Lever,' This watch, being, simple in design, durable, highly finished, and accurate, fulfils all the requirements of a.pocket-timekeeper. A written guarantee for two years wilt he given with each watch. Seut by post, securely packed, on receipt of Post Office order or cheque. —(Advt) ■ • • •

Salvaoe Sale-35s ladies summer visites for 2s'6dj 123 6(1 cashmere jackets for 2s lid. 18s6cllaco.cajiea for 7s Gd; Te Aro House, Cuba-Ureet, '.Wellington.— Am. Salvage Salk-20 girls' summer fielms for Is 4d each; 50 girls' print skirts for 3d each; 100 girls' pinafores for 3d each; 21 girls' print costumes for 2s Gd each: 12 black lustre costumes reduced from 18s Gd to7s Gd each,; aiTe'Aro Hdnse, Cubastreet, Wellington.—hwi.- .; Salvage Sale-5s ladies' print costumes for 2s Gd;' lis Gd zephyr costumes for 7a 9:1; 21s sateen costumes for 12s Gd; 37s Gd Madras muslin costumes for 13s Gd; 47s Gd black grenadine costumes for 12s 6d; 45s cashmere costumes, in evening shades, for 12s Gd; at Te Aro House, Cuba-street, Wellington.—hsri. • Salvage Sale—Eyerylody should see our stock of capes, jackets, fichus, and costumes, as the prices are -unusually low for the quality, and we are determined to clear them out during this sale, at Te Aro Horn, Cuba-street, Wellington.— Anvr. Salvage Sale-Oui- French,sateens aro boing given away, .thus-those at Is 3d for 9Jdper yard; those at Is 6d for Is; and a splendid lot of-'diagonal oatmeal cloths, in. blue, cream, drab,.aud pink, usual price Is 4Jd, wll'Wsold;for 9|d per yard, at Te Aro House, Cubd-slreel, 'Wetting'tfiu—kDn.

Salvage 'Salk—Girls* straw hats, 3d ; rush hats, 4J; feather straw hits Is; girls trimmed hats, Is 9d; ladies''trimmed hats, Is lid; and all our miliinery bonnets at about one-half the 'usual prices at Te Aro House, Cuba street, Wclliwilon.-Xwi,