The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1884.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1699, 31 May 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1884.

Mr I Gr. Price of New'own, a well known breeder of prize Houdans, advertises young birds from celobratecl drains which have carried off trophies at London, I3ii'miu«liam, and Paris.

At the Civil Service Examination in April last, 80 candidates presented themselves for the Juni'ir Examination, and of these 44 passed and 30 failed, For the Senior Examination, 21 presented themselves, 'and of theso 8 passed and 13 i failed. The Wellington candidates who passed the Junior Examination were Harold Large, educated it Napier District School and; Wellington College, 17C2 out of a possible 2400 marks; Frederick Sidney Pope, educated at Ballarat College and Wellington Collego, 1477 marks; Wilfred Mmiro Colbeck, educated ai Nelson College and. Wellington College, 1429 marks; Charlton Douglas Morpeth, educated at a private school, Mount Conk School, end Wellington College, 1404 marks; Alfred Thomas Easton, educated at Te Am School, Tliurndon School, and Well.igtim College, 1391 marks; William James Hitnlon, educated at Wnihenga Public School and' Wellington College, 1353 marks',,; " George '' Albert Tattle, educated at ! Te Am School, Willis-street scbool,, and .Wellington College, 1340 • marks; George Harold Bannister, educa ted at Thnmdon School and Wellington Oollege; 'l2ll marks; Henry Anthony ■lngles Mowatt, educated at Nelson College and Wellington College, 1174 marks; John Car michael Smith, educated at Wellington College and Ureytown State School,, ,1120 : marks ; Edward Joseph Gcrmley, educated at' the Matist Brothers' School, 1102 marks; J.imes Groves Speedy, educated at Lower Hutt State School and Wellington College, 1097 marks; Ernest Edward Gillon, educated at ibe Terrace School and Wellington College, %7 marks. For the Senior Examination, the undermentioned candidates passed: —John Galwey de Bnrghj educated at Wellington College,\ 2944 maiks out of a possible '4800; and Harolil William Litton Hard j'ing, educated it Wellington College, 2843 ! mark's out of a possible 5400. for the Junior Examination, 12 failed in English, 23 in arithmetic, 20 in history, and 20 in geography. For the Senior Examination, 9.failediin;Englißlii:s in. arithmetic, 5 in geography, 2 in Latin, 4 in French, 2 in German', 4 in trigonometry, 7 in algebra, 1 in geometry, 5 in. hiatory, and 1 in bookHeoping, ''' •' ,' .

Thren heifers have strayed from ft paddock on the Upper Plain, and Mossra Wickerson and Wagland, the owners of them, would be glad to recoive information as to their whereat outs.

An artiolo entitled "A «veek of practice," appear on our hack-page which is specially adapted for Sunday readers, and which conveys a mot al which is frequently overlooked even, by the most orthodox people.

Our weather correspondent writes.that the early part of this week was fine, but towards the close of it the weather was showery and cold It was a severe frost on the night of the' 26th. Rain foil on two days; total rainfall for week '275 pans of an inch. Mean baromo'er reading for the week, 29 605 inches; for thermometer, it is 47 5 Fall. Wind light, fine when from the north and damp wbon from the south or south west.

Last night the Carterton Volunteers, writes our correspondent, were called out for parade, and also to consider what arrangements were to he made re the celebration of the Queen's Birthday. There was a very good muster, but a good deal uf disoonient was shuwn at the way the Government were treating them. It appears that owing to some three- or four members of the Corps not attending sufficient parades, there is a likelihood of the whole contingency losing their capitation. Owing to this, there is a rumor among tile members that they will offer their as a body to the Government.

Thursday was the nomination day for conservators in connection with the Waioliine lliver Board. The following senile 1 men were nominatedß, Gallagher—proposed by Mr Heagerty, seconded by Mr Bright; S. Haijh—proposed by Mr St. Get l'ge, seconded by Mr Wyott; P. Trotter—proposed by Mr Moffatt, seconded by Mr Hebley; W. Udy—proposed by Mr L msby, seconded by P, Trotter. Iho candidates boing in excess of the number requited, a poll will be taken next Thursday,. The show of hands was in favor ot Messrs Gallagher and Haigh,

We are glad to learn from the Pest thut ut eirong feeling against tho •' lußur anceTariff' 1 is growing up owing to the higa rates charged, and there is now an active movement among many of the leading merchants and citizens to induoe Bums foreign officers 10 send a Com" inis>i»ner down to inspect the risks which could be apportioned anions them upon a guarantee being given that the risks ehould be continued for a cerain number of years, as was done in Chrisicliiuch some short time back. A meeting is to be held early next week to consider the details of ihe scheme, and some twentyfive firms have already pledued tlioiuielves to assist the object in view,"

Major Atkinson is evidently still keeping hw nye on a bettor land leuure. The Government Gnzelie uotifies tint the Civil Senice Examination Board will give a prize of £25 for the beat essay on the following subject:—" Land Laws and their eflect, socially and economically, upon the condition of the people," Tho competition is to be open to all persons under the age of thirty years, at this date, who have passed either the Junior or Senior Civil Service Examination, and who are in tho service at the time of competition. The essays must be sent in to tho Secretary of the Civil Service Examination Board, Wellington, by the 31st December, 1884,

In referonco to the bailiff ofOamaru, who is said to have received information of his being heir to an earldom, the Otago Daily Times has tbe following" 'file gontleman referred to isMr F. W. O. Grant, whose father, the Hon. James Ogilvie Grant, Ims just succeeded to the title and estates < f the Earl of fjeafield, consequent upon the death of his nephew, the late earl, without issue. Mr Grant—who now becomes Lord Reidhaven, and the direct heir to the earldom—has long been a resident in the district, and bas filled a variety of positions, from a commission agent down to a labourer, When the news arrived of the death of his cou sin, an event which gave bim a title and a competency, ho was, and is still, the ' man in possession' at a farmer's homestead in the district, a duty from whioh he stoutly refuses to be relieved, so that the unfortunate farmer has the satisfaction of knowing that, under compulsion, he is en'ortaining a lord and a prospective member of the British House of Peers. The present Earl of Seafield is m his G7tli year, so that the Oamaru assistant bailiff will in all likelihood be the ninth to bear the title conferred by William 111, He is married to a daughter of Major Evans, of Ouniatu, and Ims a family." The last number of the Home News had the following reference to the late eail's death , —"The Earl of Seafield had bas died in his thirty third year. He was the only Bon of John Charles, seventh earl, K.T., by his Marriage with the Hon. Caroline Stuart, youngest daughter of Robert Walter, eleventh Lord Blantyre, . , .

As the late earl has lived and died unmarried, Ilia Scorch titles and the baronetcy devolve upon his uncle, the Hon. James the eldest surviving son of the sixth earl."

Of the GSO members of the present House uf Commons no fewer t'nun 144 boaan their Parliamentary career at or under 30 years; of these 35 were 25 years of age, or under it; and 28 woro first elected at ages varying from 21 to 23. A cumber of American cities, intlmlin? San Francisco, are organizing cremation associations. A society has recently been formed in new Orleans of several hundred members embracing most uf the physicians, and many lawyers, merchants, and eminent business man of the city; . ' ■ • ■*! "■ In 1882 there were 173 wonh of,silver penny and twopenny pieces coined at the English mint They are reserved exclusively for Her Majesty's use in connection with her dispensation of various old benefactions. The patience of an unknown gentleman in Texas lately gave way, and he took a course which is, it raustbeadmitted, in no way defensible. A newspaper report of the affair begins by statin" that'' the city was horrified when it was made known that an attempt had been made on the life of Miaa Fannie Murphy, a daughter of the pastor of tho Biptiat church, and a teacher in the Texas Weßleyan College." Miss Murphy received a scrawl, the writer ot which said —" I don't want to see nn foul play, Don't eat nothing that's seut." Soon after this there arrived a' box containing several pounds of French'(Jandy, but, obedient to the scrawl, the lady had.the sweetmeat ex amined, and on analysis it was f.iurtd to be drugged with arsenio sufficient to kill several persona. It has been already said thnt this is indefensible; but Miss Murphy had given great provocation, A mania for amateur acting has lately devastated Texas, and Miss Murphy was a leader of the craze, She was about to take a principal part in another performance; and there is no doubt that the sender of the candy, acting partly out of respect for dramatic art and partly from a desire to be saved the annoyance of having to attend; or of being solicited to attend, had taken this strong measure. Of coarse it was wrong. No one would support the use of arseuio on amateur actresses. • The Texas gentleman overdid it; but if some milder means could be found to check the more determined of the race, the cordial thanks of the community would be given to the Mentor,"

The Hinemoa has returned to Manalau arid jt is expected she will bring Sit Maurice O'Rorke to WePingtun,

A'writ for. tlm Aahburtnn seat will not be issued until. the meeting of Parliament takes place. " •

Mr McDonald addressed his ; constituents at Milton, Otagn, on Thursday and received a vote ot confidence,

James Horen was fined five shillings for drunkeness by Mr Renal), J.P., yesterday morning at the R II Court, Maatei ton .

The Btatementtlmt the Government had definitely:decided. 'on the central rouie for the northern main truuk line- is incorrect. Mr Mitchelsmi's report will not be prosented for some days yet.' • ' We have to acknowledge the reoeipt'of a copy of a religious publication compiled by Mrs M. J, Martin, of Mastertun.

Mr F. H. Wood will hold an un-< reserved sale of drapery, olothing, Ac. in Masierion on June 7th, particulars of which will bo found in our advertising columns.

A new , Wellington journal entitled "The Wellington Evening Press" is announced to be published in the course of next month. Mr W. F, Itoydhouse is the promoter of this new enterprise, Mr J. Fi'chett, coackbuilder and wh elright, of Wordsworth street in Wellington, announces that he has a well seasoned stock uf Australian timber on hand, and is prepared to give estimates for work. Messrs Lowes & lorns had a big attendance at their sale of Mr D F. McCarthy's stock yesterday,... The bidding was spirited, and lots were cleared off rapidly. A serious accident occurred . on the Wellington-Mariawam railway works at Paramatta near Pahnutanui yesterday morning, A blast had been prepared, and Richard Dumpey and Robert Jenkinsweut to examine it, when it suddenly exploded. Both men were set inusly burnt ml were removed to the Hospital,

Messrs Charles Pownall and Co., Scriviners, Wellington, report the money market bare of supplies, with the exception of a few trußt funds. A large amount could now be placed nn mortgage at full rates, ty to 8 per cent., but the absence »f any capital fur investment from the Home country. combined with local and Australian mom>y being absorbed in existing finaucial arrangements, the demand is much in excess, and few transactions therefore have been qego. liuted. We oalled attention some lime ago to the value of .our Gity securities for mnrlgaae or purchase, and propertießthen almost unsaleable are n»w offered only at very advanced rates, Ll5O up to L2OO per foot being demanded for prominent positions, and are likely lo he accepted on tlioßo teims,.with eyory prospect of mticli holier prices ruling,

He was a Nevada millionaire! and he bad been in a deep puzzle for ten minutes, when ho suddenly rani; tho bell for his butler " Junes, I am about to give a grand party" " Yes, sir—yes, air." ".I shall invite 400 people." " Yes, sir—yes air." "I want the party written up to the extent of two columns in tho papers here." " Certainly, sir.'! ! " You go out and ascertain what it will cost me," ' Yea, sir." At the end of an. hour James returns to report, " Which did you want, sir—to buy the editor for SSO, or the two columns for $75 ? And, : sir, the price for not pitching into you and calling, the whole thing a shoddyite fizzle will be $250." Flies and buss,—Beetles, insects, roaches 1 ants bod-bugs, rats, mice, gophers,- jackrabbits, olearecl out by " Bough ou Bats, Moses Moss &Co,, Syduey, General Agents

Not a BevebAi.e.—'' They are not a beverage, but a medicine, with curative properties of the highest degree, containing no poisonous drugs. They do not tear down an already debilitated system, but build it up. One bottle contains more real bop strength than a barrel of ordinary beer Physicians prescribe them.-floc/ies(er tog Express, on Hop. Bitters, Read,

After several years experience in supplying watches for tho colonial market, Littlejuhu and Son, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, have observed tbe need for a thoroughly sound English Lever Watch at a lower price than that usually paid for such watches. It is only bj the judicious di\ iaiou of labor and by the manufacture of large quantities on a uniform plan, that we are enabled to meet this want We have now the 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 eaoh wnMh, Sent by post, enurely packed, on receipt of Post Office order or cheque.—(Adyi'l