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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1601, 5 February 1884, Page 2

Mr Wardell, E.M. sits at Greylown to-day. * ■ The Loyal Masterton Lodtjo, 1.0.0.P., meets this evening at the Empiro Hotel.

Mr T. Arthur, aailmaker, and tont and cover manufacturer, and importer, has an announcement in our wanted column. The Masterton School Committee meets this evening to consider the appointment of a new assistant master an.l general, Tho man Antonio, to whom we referred in our last issue, was brought up before Mr W.:H. Beetham, J.P,, this morning, and remanded to Featherston.

The only case hoard at Featherston yesterday waJ one for abroach of the Highway Act, John Boale'v. Adam Miller, in which the defendant was fined a dlii] 1i 11 t

Oablo communication is now open between Suez and Souakin; tariff: thirteen shillings and sevenpence per word Secret languago telegrams are inadtnissable.

Messrs Edmunds & Marshall announce nn auction sale to take place at the Featherston Hall, near the. Royal Hotel, on Friday and Saturday next. The catalogue to be submitted is tho balance of bankrupt stock from tho South, which will be put up in loti to suit purchasers. Mr W, J. MacLaren, of Featherston, announces a concert at Greytown on the 14th instant, when ho will he assisted by some of our amateur vocalists, The town Volunteer band will play during the evening, and tho prngrnnmie of songs will be entirely new, Tho Hon Mr Bryco has received a telegram from Kawhia, stating that Tawhiao has decided on visiting Kawhia, and, ab.ii, ibt he would probably takoa trip to England shortly.

Wo have received tho maiden number of a new publication entitled "To Waka Maori," It is printed in tho Nativo langulgo, and tho only portion comprehensible to ua 13 the sub-beading " No. 1. TouttiCd." Entries for tho New Zealand Eiflo Association meeting at Auckland aro now coming in froely, The local secretary at Auckland 'reports a large sunvalready subscribed, and it is believed that prize money published will be considerably increased; It is intended to use a telephone,from the butts to the'shooting grounds. , '.-,"■: C -..-'

Tho following is the Hat of "entries for MeEsrs Lowes & lorus' market sale in the Masterton yank to-mmrow : Merino ewes, GO heid young cattle, 20 three and four-ycav-old steers, 20 forward steers, 20 head ■ mixed cattle, 2 milch cows, i heavy draught horses, 1 spring cart and harness, hack horses, spring cart, 50 purebred Lincoln rams, 4 purebred stnd rams, 20 Lincoln ram lambs, 2 2-tooth Lincoln rams 100 fat sheep, 15 purebredJßoniney Marsh 2-tooth rams, 200 raixejl breed sheep, and .a few young purebred {Berkshire pigs, from Canterbury prizo stock.

Tho Mowing is a sketch of a masher at the GiUDlv: His cuat is tight fitting, very open in front, almost in a circle; the slccvm urdsliort ,' exposing a qieat doal of wristband! gloves a bright Derby." with black stripes, and two buttons at tho side; a white njvistcoai, with only three little billions, (pen in a circle, like the coat, under when it h barely seen; on the right breast peapj out over the shirt a' cambric handkerchiel, with Bomolimes, a laco horde ; hia Bhirt front is starched as stiff as sluatiroiv; three small pearls of no value; a tiny necktie, tied very low, sorb to leave as much space as possible for tho. inmoiise masher "collar; his trousers at 3 rnoro than tight, they cling to his limbi; small patent leather hoots, with uppenof open work embroidered in silk; an ceglass inlaid with gold. An indispensallo adjunct is a gardenia in tho buttonholeUho larger the better. A pliant sticl also, with a gold knob; a thick mous ache combed over tho lips and curled up a tho ends,

Tho Oust ms revenue for the last month for this colohy was £122,19812s as against' £123,050 Bs:for the corresponding month last year, all tho returns show an increase on tho amount collected in December. For J last month the principal amounts wire Auckland, 26,710 3s 3d; Wellington! 119,930 14s 2d'; Duuedin, .£37,203 lGi 4d; Christcliurcli, '£19,411 .Is 3d, Be«v duty last month was £4335 2s lOdi corresponding month, 1883, it was 16227. Is Bd. The following are the amounts collected at principal ports last month: Auckland, £loß9los sd: Christchurch, £9Ol 3s 2d; Dunedin, £IOSB lGs9d; Wellington, 138210s Id. ■ The wills of two prominent churchmon, though in different denominations, were proveil in London in October. Bishop Colepso's personal estate was Bworn at over £'5400. Tho testator states that, having spent considerable sums in the education and advancement of his sons, the ltev. Robert John Colenso and Francis Robert Colenso, he bequeaths them 1250 each, in token of his love; tho residue o\ his property he leaves upon - trust for hia wife and three daughters.. The personality of DrMoffatt, the famous ■missionary, pas proved at over £3700. The properiyjis left to his children, The chairman' of the new Railway Board in Victoria (Mr Riohard Speight) entered the elnploy,of the Midland Railway (Jompanf as a clerk, passedthiough every grade, I and. was assistant. general manager when he.left their service, -His assistants are! Mr A. J. Ogg (one of the Audit Commissioners) and Mr Eiohard Ford (secretary of the Melbourne Dock Trust), neitier of whom has had any. railway experience. Tho former was employed for five years in a railway office in London, |ut he was then merely a lad. Mr Ford wa a broker in Ballaratt, then ■became city clerk there,";and. afterwards .was appointed secretary of the Melbourne Dock Trustlyiiooo,a-year. Mv.Speight's engagements for. seven years at. £3,000 a-year; the other Commissioners receive 81,500 ft>pMflfwh;.

It waa'announced by advertisement in our issue of Saturday that aquatio sports will bo hold in connection with theThorndon.Amateur Swimming Clnb, at'.the Tborndou Swimming Baths on Tuesday afternoon, ■■■ tho 12th instant, at 3,30 o'clock. We are informed by the hbn. 'secretiny.ili-u the ■ inoin'wv of ' ne TeAro and Masiertwi Amikur Swim*' mingClubs hnvdboon i'mUltocompete, and as a" »ootl has been arranged, a pleasant afternoon's sport is anticipated should the weathor prove favorabld,

.Mr Smith M.H.B. for. Waipawa, 'iitrivud in Masterton by the mid-day train yesterday. Mr W. Sellar has been notified ol his appointment as doputy for the Wairarapa District to tho official ■assignee, under the new Banknipicy Act. The Presbyterians of Wootlville, 1 says ho Examiner, are taking steps to organise a church of their own, and the- first of what is proposed to be a regular series of serysces will bo held in tho School-room on Sunday morning next at tho usual hour.

A boy nine years of age, named Thqsi Benge, of Mungaroa, was drowned in the Hutt river yesterday. He was crossing a ford to fetch cattle when the current swept him away, Mr Milner Stephen, "the healer," accompanied by Mrs Stephen, arrived in Wellington yesterday from Sydney by the Wakatipu. Mr Stephen leaves to-day by the Hawea for.the West Coast.

A story is told of a Glasgow thief who, while all the police in the city were hunting high and low for him, escaped their vigilance by sitting quietly in one of the Police Courts, gravely listening to his fellow criminals being dealt with according to their demerits This baa been equalled if not eclipsed for coolness in Inyercargill, saya the local paper. On Saturday n, woman who bad a "forty guinea tliirst," and not the wherewithal to jjuench it, walked quietly into the police camp and, seizing her opportunity and a book belonging to tho office, departed. Sho got the price of a drink for the book, and she got a week's im prisonment for taking it.. ■'"

Two: brothers were once staying in a New England town when one of them became seriously insane. A physician's statement of the case was reduced to writing, and the sane brother started for the asylum in charge of the maniac. He fell asleep on the journey, and the demented one, with marvellous slyness, robbed him of his papers, assumed the attitude of his keeper, assured every one that his .brother was insane, and, succeeded in having' him placed in tho asylum, . Mr Mundella, an English authority on educational, statistics, made the public statement recently that the secular school instead of being "the Godless school," as had been represented, had directly and largely increased the attendance upon the Sunday schools throughout London. Thousands of children, who never, went to Sunday school, arc! their parents, have been so stimulated by the week day-.dabit of school-going,. that the Sunday school has been a large gaiuer. The largest estate ever sold in Scotland in one lot at public auction was disposed of recently to John Bullougb for £105,000 aside from the timber, which will bo paid for as an addition at a valuation, The estate is known as the Meggernic estate, and is situated in tho valley, of Glcnlyon, Perthshire. It contains upwards of- thirty-, two thousand acres, included in an area of fifty square miles, and is one of the best grazing and sporting estates in Scotland Tho salmon fishery extends to the almost unprecedented length of over forty miles. An accurate photograph was taken some time ago of a very ancient inscribed palm leaf preserved in the temple of Horuisi, Japan, and forwarded to England, where it will be

duplicated by the autotype process. Max Muller wrote to the Times that it is considered the most ancient manuscript in the Sanskrit character now known, It has been a sacred relic since A.D, SOO.

Lovely Climes.—There arc lovely climes and places in which the evening zephyrs are loaded with malaria, and tho poison of fever and epidemics, To d well 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 contagiou, Be sure and see,

After several years' experience insupplyiug watches for tho colonial market, Littlejohn' and Son, of Lamb-ton Quay, Wellington, have observed the need for a thoroughly sound English Lever Wafcoh at a lower price than that usually paid for such watches. It is only bj the judicious division of labor and by the manufacture of large quantities on a uniform plan, that wo are enabled to meet this waut We have now the pleasure of introducing our' Six Guinea Hunting Silver Lover. This watch, being simple in design, 'durable, highly finished, and accurate, fulfils all tho requirements of a pocket timekeeper. A written guarantee for two years will be given with each watch. Sent by post, : securely packed, on receipt of Post Office order or cheque. -(Anvr) ■ • !! I{ever KETURN.-Itissaid. that oneout of every four real.invalids who go to. foreign countries.to recover health never return, except as a corpse. The undertakers, next to hotel keepers, have the most profitable business.' This excessive mortalityrhay.be prevented and patients saved and cured under tlio care of friends and loved ones at home, if'they will but use Hop Bitters in lime. Bead. Early Closing —l'or.the benefit of the Public, and particularly our employees, .we have .decided for the future to 'close our establishment at S o'clock—Bapp & Hake. -Advt.

Salvage Sale—3sa ladies summer visttes for 2s fid; 12s fid' cashmere jackets for 2s lid', 18s fid lace capes for 7s 6d;Tc An Ikuu, Cuba-hind, Wellinglon.-km. Salvage Salb-20 girls' summer fichuß for Is 4d each;. 50 girls'print skirts for 3d each; 100 girls' pinafores for 3d each; 21 girls' print costumbs for 2s Od each: 12 black lustre costumes,reduced from 18s fid' to 7s fid .each; at Te Aw Honse, Cuhastreet, irdlniflton.—Advt. , Salvage Sale-5s ladies' print costumes for 2s fid; lis 6d zephyr costumes for 7s9d; 21s sateen costumes for- 12a 6d ;• 87s 6d Madras muslin costumes for 135.6 d; 47s 6d black grenadine costumes for' 12s 6d; 45s cashmere costumes, in evening Shades, for 12s Gd; at Te An: House, Quh-stkct, Wcllinglon,-bm\: Salvage SALE-Everylady should Bee 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, ut'Te An House, Cuh-slreel, lP«!%/o».—Ai>vr.

Salvagk Sale-Om Fronch sateens are being given away, tlniß-thoseatls 3d for 9Jdper yard; thoso at Is 6d for Is; and a splendid lot' of diagonal oatmeal cloths, in blue, cream, drab, and pink, usual price Is 4|d, will b8 sold for 9|d per yard, at Te Aro Home, Cuba-street,. Wellington,— Advt. Salvage Saie—Girls' straw- hats, 3d; ,rush hats, ; 4J j feather' Straw hats Is j girls .trimmedhats, lfl?9d ;'ladies' trimmed'hats, Is, lid j and all' our millinery 'bonnets at abb'ut.one'h'alftheusual-prides' WWArt Horn; Qiibwinet, We Ww^n^m,