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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1640, 21 March 1884, Page 2

The Featherston Sohool picnic takes place to day.

We notice that the Hon A. do Bath Brandon is now on a visit to Mostertoiw

A meeting of tho North Wairarajia' County Settlors' Association will joe held on Wednesday next. A Maori mined Tihoe. (in the vernacular Joe) was fined five shillings for inebriety this morning by Mr Wardell, R.M.

Mr George Fairbrother sells five am twenty town and country properties at hi Carterton sale rooms to-morrow, A Settlers Association has been forme* at Woodville, which has adopted almon " en globo" the programme of the Nortl Wairarapa County Settlers' Association,

Wo understand that Mr Rush, late of Greytown, will deliver a leoture in Woodville next week on " Human Science."

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Waste Lands Board tell through yesterday, for want of a quorum, Messrs Holdsworth and Bunny boing the only members present.

Mr J. Williams, tobacconist, has just received, among other articles, a consignment of " family Turkish pipes." Each one of these sociables has tubes for life smokers, all being connected with tho same bowl,

Mr 6. Fannin, architect, informs us that Messrs Williams and Barker are the successful tonderers for the additions and alterations to Mr W. 0, Buchanan's residence at Tupurupuru.

It appears from a letter published by Mr F, 6. Moore in another column that Mr Hathaway copied the county rate roll, instead of tho electoral roll, on behalf of the county petitioners.' "HuncilhlaclmjmceP Our Greytown Correspondent Telegraphs:—"There was an enormous attendance at tho oircus at Greytown on Thursday, The takings were £l2l 11b, It is an excellent show the tumbling being an extremely good performance,

An Assessment Court for hearing objections to the Borough valuation roll, was held by Mr Wardell at ten this morning. A few objections had been lodged by ratepayers, but as they did not appear in support of them the valuations were confirmed and the toll signed Petitions are about to be presented from No 2 and 3 Wards of tho Maslerton Road Board, viz., the Masterton Ward, and the Opaki-Mauriceville Ward, for increased representation, Tho Board is numerically weak, and an extra Warden from each of there two Wards will be an advantage.

_ The Manawatu Times says the Gorge line must be made despite all intrigues. Our contemporary is quite right. There are more intrigues for it than against it, and ihey are bound to win. The substitution of a Mltchelaon for a Johnston is, however, a little awkward for railway "Guzzling Jacks"and "Gorging Jimmies!"

Wheiijiat the last sitting of the District Court, the jury in the case of Chamberlain 11 Brown Hunt" roturned a verdict of. damages £2O, His Honor, Judge Hardoastle, reserved judgment on a legal point re. jurisdiction, He has now given it in accordance with the .'verdict of the We hear that an appeal will be

lodged against it, and the case taken to tho Supreme Court Woodyear'a Electric Circus opens at Mnateiton at 2 p.m, to-morrow for (he convenience, of children, 'and after its performance to-morrow night' it folds its tents like tho Arabs and steals away, bo that town and country people have but one chance of Beeing this show. Wood" year's Circus is so well known in this colony that it requires little recommendation from us, Wherever it goes it fills its gigantic enclosure with a big audienco ( and gives a programme which is spoken well of on all sides.

.The Daily News has directed attention to' the fact that the great disparity between tho relativo numbers of the sexes in the Colonies is rapidly disappearing. It points out that the obvious result will be that Australia will cease to be the great matrimonial market for marriagable women which it has long been represented to be.

The theatrical managers and other purveyors of public amusements in London are protesting agaiuat the exhibitions at Kensington. They felt yery seriously tho competition of tho fisheries, and they apprehend that of international health this year with scarcely less misgiving. Hence the protest. It is based on the complaint that these exhibitions are subsidised by the Stale and supported by heavy guarantee funds, and that consequently they unfairly compete with, legitimate exhibition;.

At a meeting concerning the railway tariff at Christchurch on Saturday, Mr Pearson, M.H.'fi., read the following telegram which lie 'had sent to the Premier" Consider increase of grain traffic very unfair action after promises made to Canterbury members session 1882; specially inopportnnate so late, when large transactions have been made on strength of old rate, Immense discontent here." To this lie hid received the following reply Thanks for telegram,. Much regret necessity for increase, biit the fact that after fair experience of late rates the railways, as a whole produced only about 2 per cent, compelled chanee, and the Government felt that the necessities of the country demand such an inorease as has been made. Should gladly have delayed if the Government could have seen their way, but having regai 1 ] to decline in oustoms revenue, did not feel justified in suoh course.—lf, A. Atkinson," Mr Pearson added that this action of the Government appeared-to be „ the last straw that breaks the camel's back, as far as his uppport of the presen Ministry was oonoerned. (Applause,) > Mother Swan's worm sybup.—lnfallible, tastless, harmless, catharthioj for feverish' ness. restlessness, worms, constipation, Is, at druggists, Moses Moss & Co,, Sydney General Agents,

The custodian of the Kurupuui Fulilio Hall requests the directors to : rneet him at 7 o'clock- to-morrow evening at the hall, to consider important correspondence.

Tenders are invited by Mr W. Davie,, for carting 8000 fencing posts from'the Hurunui Flat to the Opaki Railway line, specifications to be seen at Gladstone. The National Insurance and Life Assurance Company of Australia have accepted tenders: for the erection of a splendid new office in Wellington, at a cost of about £25,000, including site of building. Mr Wardell, E.M., sat at 11 a.m, this morning to revise fno North Wairarapa Electoral Eoll. A number of objections lodged by Mr J, J, Freeth were sustained, The harvest thanksgiving services will be held in St Matthew's church on next. Sunday. The offertory will bo devoted i towards liquidating the dobt on the parsonngb.

We are sorry to, hear from the N.Zi Times ih'nt Bishop Hadfield is Beriously ill, Ho has been unwell for some little timo, but latterly has grown muoh worse. It is to be hoped lie will Boon be about again,

The consignment of trout ova ox lonic received by the Wairarapa Acclimatisation Society has hatched out in a very healthy manner, and hundreds of the liny fry can be seen disporting themselves in the Mosterton hatohing boxes. The Lnch Leven trout hashed some four or five weeks asjo aro thriving at a wonderful rate, some five hundred of them occupying a specially constructed pond. These latter aro very valuable, at present there being;only, we understand, about 1200 in the colony, and for one of these fish 1000 of the ordinary ova can be obtained.

A question of the age.—The President of the Assizes Court, questioaing lady witness: "You're age, madame?" The lady (in a low voice): " Twenty two," The president: "Thirty two, you say, madam?" The lady quickly): "No, sir; twenty-seven." The King of Italy has nominated as a "Knight of the Crown" the .Rev Pro feasor Alceste Lanna, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church iu Rome, in recompense of his important labors on the statistics of the Evangelicals of Italy. The Vienna New Free Press states that the authorities at Limber? have discovered a' band of forgers who for years past have made a living by passing forged Russian bank notes into circulation and for that purpose have even journeyed as far as London.

A " Bumper."— ll What's phrenology, ma?" "Bumps on the head, my dear," " Was pa phrenological when he came home the other morning, and you were putting vinegar and brown paper on his head, ma?" French Canadian papers are discussing the question of colleges in the French districts of the provinces of Quebec, tho majority of them being in favor of abolishing some of these institutions. The objection raised is that such schools tempt young men into professional life and turn too much talent from business into scholastic channels. Mrs Shoddy (to shopman); " Show me ■a thermometer-one of your best," Shopman I " This, ma'am, is one of our finest —Venetian glassand the best quicksilver." Mrs Shoddy: "Silver I That would be nice for the kitching, but I want one for my boodore,'* Haven't you one with quick gold?"

Up to the present-time the German navy has possessed only 15. torpedo boats, ,but nine others are being built, and' 19 others _ have been ordered, so that the total will be 43, as compared with upwards of 100 belonging to the - English and Russian navies, 63 to the French, 40 to the Italian, and 25 to the United States navies, -

Edward Atkinson, of Boston, -.says:— "Fire lurks in a cotton bale for weeks. The cotton which was injured somewhat over a year ago in Biddiford, Maine,;was moved to South Boa'on for sale. The fire broke out again more than once while it was at Sou'li Boston being made ready for sale, It was I hen sold at auction, The fire broke out again in one parcel while it was on the cars being carried away, and in another parcel after it had been received at a factory where it was to he used. The latest outbreak was, I think, thirty days after the original fire."

A dog, on a warm summer day, lay down in the shade, and soon fell asleep, Ho was awaked by the noise of a huge bull approaching his shady resting place. " Get up," said the bull,and let me lie down there I" " No," replied the dog, " you have no ri«ht to the place; I was here first," " Well," said the bull, very innocently looking at the dog, but with a ferocious twinkle in his left eye, which made _ the dogs spinal column run cold, and his lower jaw givo way, " let us toss up for it." " Thauk you," said the dog polity, " I never gamble;" and he then walked away. Moral—Virtue has its own reward

It is stated by Truth that "Lord Carnarvon has recently made some extensive investments in Australia. He has purohaaed a considerable property in Melbourne, and also a large estate in the neighborhood of Sydney, His Lordship proposes to set aside these properties, and the greater portion of tlieir returns, for the uso of his younger son when he comes of age, Lord Porchester is amply provided for, as ho is not only heir to his father's settled estates, but at the death of his grandmother, Lady Chesterfield, he comes into the Bretby and Gedling properties, the rental of which osoeeds 180,000 a year."

■ Billing out with a German Count the other evening (writes a London correspondent) I learned something I never knew before, The Berliners, it appears, are very particular about the characters of their public men. A special department of the police gives its sole ana' undivided attention to tho antecedents of all persons who become candidates'for any sort of office or appointmentj'or who desire to extend their relations with the public. These investigations as to their qualification, reputation,- honesty, etc., are ccnduoted without the knowledge of the individual concerned; but should he after beiri? thus weighed, be found wanting, he (vulgarly speaking) "gets the office" to retire, or if he ignores hints is publicly exposed. How would this admirable plan word in New: Zealand, do you think ? Fancy a private inquiry into the antecedents of certain M.H.R/s? What revelations yo'u would have, and hor entertaining that ".dry sheet "tho Police Gazetto would suddenly become 1

Gobbed Livers, Bilious conditions constipation, dyspepsia, headache, cured by " Wells May Apple Pills." fid and Is boxes at druggists. Moses Moss k Co., Sydney. General Agents for Australasia, A Scolding Woman,—The barbarities of the ducking-stool for the cure of scolding women, though abolished by law, are now oftentimes practiced by a kind of sooial barbarity none the less reprehensible, Women scold when they are ill. instead of Maming them we should prescribe Hop Bitters, The entire system will undergo ageniai, pleasant change, The nerves will ,be quieted and acerbity of word and thought will give , place to amiability and affection, Healthy women do not scold or fret, 'Head ; /

Weils' "rough on CORNs."~Ask for ■Welle' " Eongh on Corns," Quick relief, complete, permanent cure, Ooms waits, bunions, N, Z, Drug Co.

' One;'',ot'"Jhe greatest attractions for strangers'who visit Washington City is a colored'Oatholio Church, one of the most costly in the city, and-resting on a solid financial basis, The choir,' all colored, is regarded,by the best judges as ; equal to that of any other city in the country. The mourning for the late Queen of Madagascar lasted about two months, and was not of the severe kind of olden times. This time the people were only forbidden to plat their hair, wear hats, carry umbrellas, or to build much or to weave olothsi In former times the mourning lasted at least a year, and everybody's hair was shaven close to the head, women's as well.

We notice to-day, on passing Owen, Scurodeb & Co.'s Drapery Establishment upwaida of 100 Ladies Costumes, nicely trimmed, suitable fori Winter wear, which are now being sold rapidly at half the prices usually chargod. These great redactions aro on account of this firm taking steck as their present most valuable assortment of Drapery must be sold to make room for shipments, o! golds now.laading in Wellington. This firm is 'also clearing out at cost price Ladies' and Girls'Wintcr Jaokets and Ulsters. So now is tho time to visit the Hall of Commerce to purchase Drapery and Clothing remarkably oheap.-ADVT. After several years experience in supplying watches for the colonial market, Littlejohn and Son, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, have observed tho need for a thoroughly sound English Lover Watoh at a lower price than that usuallypaid.for suoh watches. It is only bj the judicious division of labor and by the maaufaoture of.large quantities on a uniform plan, that'/wfy arq,.enabled to moet this want • We .have, now tho pleasure of introducing our 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 will be given with each watch; Sent by post, securely packed, on receipt of Post Office ordor or cheque.-(Anvil