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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1642, 24 March 1884, Page 2

Mr Wardell takes Mr Hardcastle's duties in Wellington this week. Professional men in Wellington seom to gravitate towards political life, DrNow-. man and Lawyer Edwards are to fight for Mr Levin's vacant shoes. , ; We aro glad to hear that the Bishop of Wellington is'recovering from his recent indisposition. !. Tenders are invited, by the Masterton Road.Board for the formation of 92,50 chains of road on the AlfVedton district line.

A match has been arranged between the Maatetton and Grey town Cricket Club for Saturday next in the*latter township. The following team will represent Masterton:—Harrison (.captain) Minifie, Hath, away, H. Elder, A, Elder, Chapman, Perry, McleUzie, Bethune, O'Connor, Emergency; Kennedy; Umpire W..F. -Ford; Scorer L. M. Isitt. Constable Armstrong, from Wellington,' has arrived in Masterton to take the place of Constable Fleming, who is about to proceed to Porirua, Every householder in Maslerton will regret the departure of Conlable Fleming, who, during his long stay in this town, has made many friends and no enemies, j _ For four months eight clerks at Wellington have been continuously engaged in the preparation of the return moved for last session by Mr E. 6. Wright, showing under specified' headings the amounts received for carriage by rail of goods, etc, for which £404,420 was returned in one of the tables of the last Public Works Statement. The return, which is approaching completion, covers 14 000 double foolscap pages. What a waste of money I We regret to record another accident to a well known Forester of Masterton, Mr W, Blinkhorne, It appears that on Saturday last Mr Blinkhorne was returning home to Masterton from the Westmere contract near Taueiu on which he had been engaged as a carpenter, when the hone ho was riding shied and threw him. The animal either kicked or trod on its rider, it is not known which, but for a considerable timo afterwards Mr Blinkhorne was unconscious, A messenger was despatched for medical assistance and Mr Blinkhorno's son fetched the sufferer homo in a trap on the same evening. It was found that two ribs woro broken, but as yet the full extent of tho internal injuries cannot be ascertained,

Lieutenant Purnali, speaking at the Volumeer banquet at Wanganui to the rifle champion, said that ten years a«o, when the colonial prize-firing was conducted by the Defence Department, it cost from 14,000 to 15,000 a-year; now tho amount rocoived direct amounted only to £SOO, He thought another ilfiOO might be obtainod by members of the House, making the grant up to £I,OOO. The Volunteer movement depended greatly on the success of the Association, all Volunteors looking forward lo the timo_ when they could represent their district.. Tho average expense of a representative was from 112 to £l6, and tho smallness of tho prizes did not enable men to clear their expenses, Referring in question of moveable meetings, he said that the geuerp! opinion seemed to be (hat the Association should hold one meeting more either in Wanganui or Wellington, and then fix it either at Nelson or some place where the Association would be able to carry on. Thofollowing is taken from tho" Frome Times" of January 16 :-Our readers will doubtless remember our report of Mr J, Oram's successful lecture on New Zealand just before Christmas, m aid of the funds for making an addition to tho Church schools at Midsomer Norton, Following upon this, we understand that his brother Mr Harry Oram of Chrislchtirch, has lately exported io him, by the steamship lonie (which has made ono of the fastest trips on record, boiug under thirty-nine days steaming time), a large number of carcases of lamb and mutton, killed in October last through Messrs Henderson and_ Mcßeth, breeders and butchers, at Chrislchurch. Several of these during the last two or three days have been cut up in joints tu,d distributed by Mr Oram to his numorous friends in" Mjdsomer Norton and tho neighborhood, Die remainder having been sold at Midsomer Norton mid Bath, and fetched an average price of fyi per lb in the carcase at Bath, when sold by auction; and at Midsomer Noiton BJd per lb for mutton, and lPd per lb for lamb. Although some of (he meaj was accidentally damaged in transit,' itms very good, and perfectly fresh..' We-ran-gratulate New Zealanders and their Shipping Company ou their bold and entorprising efforts in introducing such a boon to England at this season ot the year, and wish them every success. Mr Oram, wo I hear, is again intending to return to New Zealand, and no class of persons will regret this more than the poor of Midsomer Norton, who have always found in him a friend—but more especially so at Ohristinastide-whon as is his custom he always gives a Christmas dole to every poor person in tho parish, A shocking accident occurred at Franklin Harbor, South Australia, ou February 13, It appears that two men went out at night to shoot some wild cattle. Approaching a dam they heard a rustling among some bushes, and ono named Jacobs took aim aud fired, whereupon he was horrified to find that he had-shot a man namod Brndloy, a resident farmer. One of the balls or slugs entered the unfortunate man's shoulder, and another shattered his arm abeve the elbow. The sufferer had to he carried eight miles to Franklin Harbor, and thence convoyed by steamer in an exhausted condition to Wallaroo, where he was placed in the local hospital, His arm and ribs were broken, and the arm had to be amputated. Whilst being corned towards the harbor the poor fellow begged his companions, to put him out of his misery. It appears that the injured man was on horseback at tho time of the accident, and that Jacobs was cautioned by a blackfellow not to fire, as he believed the noise that was heard was made by a man.

One of the greatest successes of the season is Owen, Schroder & Oo.'s Stocktaking Salo; still on, Read and profit,— [hn]

A married couple is wanted.at the Tuhitarata station,

The new uniforms of the Masterton Volunteer Corps have arrived in Wellington,

Tenders are invited for the lease of a farm of G75 acres at Miki Miki, distant about eight miles from Masterton, with good road to the property, Particulars will bo found in our advertising columns. St. Matthew's Church was prettily decorated. yesterday with evergreens, fruits, flowers, vegetable!,."and grain trophies for the harvest services. Sermons appropriate for the occasion were preaohed by the Rev, W, E. Paige, but the severe weather prevented a considerable number of tho congregation ffom being present. From Saturday night till Monday morning there ha? been an exceptionally heavy and continuous downpour of rain, We are sorry to hear' that some farmers have still in the held the remains of their wheat crop, and that the late heavy rain will cause a loss to them.

The Salvation' Army iu Masterton had tho advantage of Captain Smith's presence at its services yesterday and on Saturday evening, Owing to the inclement state of the weather tho attendance at these services was necessarily limitod, but we hear that the captain succeoded in enlisting ton recruits. He expressed himself muoh pleased with the result of the operations to date in this town, and promised to send up the best men he could obtain to carry on tho campaign. On Tuesday next, Staff Captain Wright is expected to visit this town.

Woodyear's electric / circus played toj large audiences ai Masterton on Satur-

day afternoon and evening. At the former performance some six or seven hundred persons were present, and at the latter, the tent was crammed by nearly two thousand visitors, hundreds being turned away for want of room The lighting in the interior was anything but electric, but wa understand the Eureka machine had broken down and was unavailable. The programme went through very smoothly and was well received. The tablet of genius consisted of a well trained monkey, and some very good performing dogs, a really clever Japanese acrobat, a very presentable lady contortionist, some good tumblers, ciroiis riders, and a few rather second rate horses and trick ponies, Mr Woodyear will have no reason to regret hia visit to Masterton as lie must have taken Borne three hundred pounds in cash during bis twenty four hours' stay,

Pocket ■ handkerchiefs, which were intended only for use and to meet a longfelt want, havo gradually become an expensive toilet requisite, Down to tho time of Marie Antoinette their price was comparatively moderate; about 24 francs each. During the First Empire we note a marked advance. Madame Camzan relates that Napoleon once examined the texturo and embroidery of one of theEmpress's handkerchiefs, and enquired how much it cost " Eighty francs" wns the reply. "Eighty francs I" repeated the astonished Emperor, "Why, if you require a fresh one every evening it will amount to more than the whole of your pin money I" Now-a-days no faahioneble lady in Paris is seen with a pocket-hand-kerchief that does not cost at least 200 francs. The handkerchiefs of the Empress Eu2en:e-for daily use are said lo have Co3t 600 francs a dozen.— Iliutrirtes Sontagsblatt,

A number of the men recently.sent up from Wellington on the Opaki contract, have, it appears, already been discharged. They complain that on their arrival they had to sleep under railway trucks or any other rough shelter they could find, One man who took his family up with him found that he could neither .obtain food nor lodging on the works. After the men had worked for two days nine of them were discharged, various reasons being given for their dismissal. One was that they wero addicted to the unprofitable " Government' stroke," the other that there wero not sufficient drays to keep the men going. We fail to see why (ho men should havo been sent up in tho first instance, and in the second why, after being sent up, they should have been so badly treated.

Wintkr NovsMm-Hoor-BR & Co are now opening up thai- new season's goods for the winter trade. Special uove'ties in every department, L. J. Hooper & Co., Bon Mai'chd.—Advt.

It is not generally known that the Duke of Abercorn lias thirteen titles, each of which represent a separate peerage; the M'lrquis of Bute has fifteen; the Dukes of Argyll and Buccleuch have each sixteen, the Duke of Hamilton has seventeen; the late Marquis of Hastings had nineteen ; and the Duke or Athol, with twenty-three, stands top of the tree.

MoTHEtt Swan's worm svuup,—lnfallible tasteless, harmless, cathartic; for feverishness, restlessness, worms, constipation, Is N.Z.DrugCo, •

The earliest lady tennis player is mentioned on a French manuscript of 1424. Her name was Margofc, and she played at hand-tennis with the palm and also with tho back of her hand, better than any man; and, what is more surprising, adds the author, at that time the game was played with the naked hand, or, at best, with a double glove. In the sixteenth century tennis courts were common in England and patronised by royalty. Henry VII. was a tennis player, so was his son, In the wardrobe accounts of Henry VIII, we meet with " tenescotes" for the King, also tennis drawers and tennis slippers; and Charlvs 11. frequently amused himself with tennis, and had special dresses made for that purpose, Konan on iuts.-Clears out rats, mice, roaches.flies.ants, bed-bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack-rabbits, gophert, 7JSdDraggists, Moses, Moss & Co., Sydney, General Agent-

The mince-meat as made at Windsor Castle every year—the ingredients being mixed one month before they are wanted—is as follows:—Two hundred and forty pounds of raisins, four hundred pounds of currants, two hundred pounds of lump sugar, threo pounds of cinnamon, three pounds of nutmeg, three pounds of cloves, three pounds of ground allspice, two pounds of ginger/three hundred pounds of beef, three hundred and fifty pounds of suet, twenty-four bushels of apples, two hundred and forty lemons, thirty pounds of ccdra, seventy-two bottles of brandy, three pounds of mace, sixty pounds of lemon peel, and sixty pounds of orange peel. After several years experience ia supplying watches for thecolonial market, Littlejohn and Sea, of Lambton Quay, 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) tho judicious division of labor and by the manufacture of large quantities on a uniform plan, that we are enabled to meet this want Wo have now the pleasure of introducing our Six Guinea Hunting Silver Lever. This watch, being simple in design durable, highly finiahe'rl,' and .locurate.falfils, 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 order or cheque,-(Adyt) ,