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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1745, 25 July 1884, Page 2

Our local contemporary calls attention to the imperfections observed in the Wairarapa electoral rolls, Mr Beetham's friends are as dissatisfied as Mr McOardle's supporters with the sins of commission and omission apparent in them, and will do all in their power to assist in any investigation which may lead to a reform in the defective methods now adopted in making them up.

Our Woodvillo correspondent writes tliat there is a tendency towards a rise in the price of slock. B*ef is now quoted at 20a per 1001b, having but recently been almost unsaleable.''

The Opposition will put forward Mr Steward of Waimate as Chairman: of Committees in the now House. Sir G, M. O'Korke will not be opposed as Speaker. The following loam will represent Masterton in the Gup match with Greytown to-morrow:—Harvey, McLachlan, 0. and J. Bannister, Campbell, Bauganui Hounslow, Polling, B. Perry, J.Perry, Hawke, Bethune, W. Perry, O'Connor, C, Perry, Emergency—James and A. Thompson, Egus are evidently very plentiful just now in Masterton. Captain Bowerman of the Salvation Army was the happy recipient last evening of one (which was unfortunately rather "stale") in close proximity to his nasal organ. The lato election has decidedly raised the rowdy nature of the larrikin element in this town to a very high pitch, The Masterton Bechabites held a Tent meeting last night, a good attendance being there. The Chief Ruler, Bro. ISasthopo, reported upon the successful issuo of the anniversary gathering, and that it was (lie largest temperance meeting ever held in Mnslcrion, Votes of thanks were recorded on the minute book to those friends who hud so kindly assisted in promoting the object of the meeting. Three now candidates were proposed for membership, ■\Ye call attention to Messrs Lewes & lores great unreßerv6(l sale of ironmongery stock to-morrow. The entries include portable boiler and frames, Colonial ovens, cump ovens, frying pans, tea kettles, iron tanks, billies, wash bowls, milk dishes, crosscut saws, hand saws, pictures, sewing machines, gilt and enamelled ware, large assortment cutlery, pannikins, churns, brooms, and general useful farm and station tools, also chairs, tables, chests drawers, firedogs, irons, &c. A fire which occurred at the Camp yesterday proved very serious to Mr Collier, of Greytown, who with his two sons, have been engaged at bushfalling for the lust three months on a section of land belonging to Messrs Fabian Bros, in that district, On Thursday morning they as usual left the whare and tent to proceed with their work, and about eleven o'clock heard an explosion, and on going to their temporary home found the whave, tent, two months' provisions, and a quantity of wearing apparel—in fact, all they possessed—totally destroyed, No account can be given as to the cause of the fire,

At a meeting of the directors of the Gear Meat Preserving Company held on Wednesday evening last, writes the Post, the balance sheet for the past half year was passed, and the directors resolved to recommend the declaration of an interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. It is understood that the results of the halfyear's operations have been of a satisfactory charaoter, but considering that the refrigerating plant and wharf has been mainly paid from the working account of the company, and that it is desirable that a reserve fund should be formed, the directors deemed it advisable to recom« mend a 10 per cent, dividend instead of one at the tote of 12| per cent,, as on the last occasion,

The fortnightly meeting of the Land Board was held yesterday afternoon, being attended by Messrs J. W. A. Marchant (Acting Commissioner of Crown Lands), T. Mason, and H. Bunny, It I was reported that since the last meeting 620 acres 2 roods 39 perches had boen applied for, the price realised being 6s. Upon the application of Mr H. Callisher, it was resolved to survey some of the Crown lands on the hills west of Cartertim, and submit them for competition to intending Rettlers in large sections A further communication was received from Mr J. Kuintner regarding proposed alteration of the boundaries of section 297, Kaiwhata, and the matter was deferred until the receipt of a report from the surveyor as to how it would affect the Crown Lands. In regard to an application by Mr A. Douglas to lease portion of Crown lands in the Pahaua river, it was resolved to recommend the Governor to offer sections 301 and 302 by public tender at the upset rental of £22 14s 3d. The application of Mrs J, E. Price for time in which to make her next payment on deferred payment section was granted. Mr Dorset applied to purchase a portion of section 11, block V, the Parsonage, the application was refused. An application on behalf of Mr W. Alexander to pay off the balance of the purchase money on Bcction 25, block VIII, Mangahao, was acceded to, and the applicant obtained his Crown Grant. The meeting then ended. Commenting upon the recent meeting in London in favor of the extension of the franchise to womeu, at which Miss Jane Cohden was one of the speakers, a correpondent says,-"Lady Haberton spoke towards the end of the meeting, and I was very much amused to notice how, directly she rosß, all the ladies present, taking no heed of her words, bent forward to get a good view of the divided slfirt. But indeed they could not see that it was in any way different from an ordinary dress, for the division is not discernible to the spectator. Lady Haberton wore the divided skirt, of course, because she never wears anything else, and her figure was straight up and down, without the slightest attempt at a waist, for she has no belief in waists, and is doing what she can to put them down. Yet she looked very handsome and very bright, and Iter dress was exceedingly pretty. A gentleman who Bat by her side, and who was, I was told, Lord Haberton, seemed very happy, too, and very proud of her. He was evidently not much troubled in his mind because his wife wore a divided skirt." The sweet aspect of Miss Jane Oobdon, says another lady correspondent, would win hor applause without the prestige of her father's name,

According to the " Times" correspondent at Paris, Sir Charles Gnvan Duffy is Bhortly to issue a series uf Irish Nationalist publications, based on the lines laid down by the Young Ireland party in 1848. The object oftho forthcoming publication is to infuse a new national spirit iuto the Irish people while not openly opposing Mr Parnell and his party. Sir Charles Gavan Duffy considers the present movement too selfish in its principles, and advocates a simple restoration of the College Green Parliament, He has secured the services of well-known Irish writers and politicians. Mr John O'Leary will contribute lo i he series two volumes—" The Life of Theobald Wolf Tone," and a sketch of Fenianism. Thomas Clarke Luhy, one of the 1.E.8. Council of Three in 1865, will he another contributor, while Sir Charles himself is preparing a Life of Thomas D.ivis, the Irish Nationalist poet, It is understood that these gen'lemen, or at least some of them, cnntemplcte starting, later on, a newspaper in Dublin for tho propagation of their particular ideas, The largest and best stock of men's porpoise bide hand-sewn walking boots, especially adapted for winter wear, are to be seen at Eapp & Hare's Emporium, (Advi). A Lady's Wish.— 1 ' Oh how I do wish my skin was as dear and soft as yours," said a lady to a friend, " You can easily make it, so," answered the friend. " How ?" inquired the first lady. " By using Hop Bitters, that makes pure rich blood and blooming health,, It did for me, as you observe," Bead. I

Wo hear that Mr Falluon lias sold out i his interest in the Lower Manawatu) Ferry to Mr T. Lowes, and has taken an I hotel in Sandon.

The body of a man named Jeremiah Savage was found on the Castlepoint ■beach this morning. The deceased is supposed to have been drowned. An inquest will beheld to-day.

The second concert in connection with the Wesleyan Church series was given in St Matthews' Schoolroom last evening to a large audionce, The programme opened with a well-played piano duet by Misses Corbett and Galloway, and a song, entitled "Nazareth," from Mr Wickerson, the latter being encored:' The Kov. L. M, Isitt then gave a capital reading, which was very well received, and Mr B. B. Bell succeeded him with a song, which was equally successful in pleasing the audience. Mr F. 6. Moore sang " The White Squall" with his customary power and expression, and received the invariable enthusiastic encore, responding to it with " Will 'o the Wisp." An impressive recitation from Mr E, B. Bell was the next item on the bill of fare. Mr Gant then eavo the " Fog Bell" in his well known effective and artistic style, and obtained a vociferous encore. He selected for his second song " Consider theLillies." Miss Marshall then rendered an operatic air, which evoked loud applause and a.demand for a second song. Mr Lowes kept up the encore series by the capable manner in which he rendered " The Arab's Farowellj" and a duet by Mrs Smith and Master Ralph entitled the "Convent Bells" pleased the house so much that the last verse had U be repea* ted. Mr Rapp wound up the programme with two of his genial songs, the audience, as usual, insisting upon a double allowance from this popular amateur.

Members of the Chess Club ore requested to meet at 8 o'clock this evening at the Institute,

Professor Hugo invites those ladies and gentlemen who have attended his lecturea and who take an interest in thought reading, to meet him in the upper room of the Institute on Saturday July 26th, at 8 p.m., and asaist him iu trying o few practical experiments in mental tela* graphy.

A meeting of St, John's Vestry l Featherston, was held on Friday evening, July 24, to take into consideration the advisability of charging pew rents instead of the practice at present in vogue of raising ways and means by subscriptions. As only a few members of the vestry were present it was resolved that the subject stand over until the next meeting.

By the the 45th clause of the Regulation of Elections Act a Returning Officer is hound to give forty eight hours 1 notice of the declaration of a poll "in such a manner as he may deem best calculated to give publicity to the same." Mr Wardell, iM'ho is singular and eccentric in such matters, deems sticking a written ticket on a piece of wooden framework in a Bide street better calculated to give publicity than the insertion of the usual notices through the publio press. The proportion of doctors to the populations in different countries is given as follows by the Siclo Medico;— Prance, 2.91 per 10,000; Germany, 3 21 por 10,000; Austria, 3.41 per 10,000; England, 6 per 10,000; Hungary, 6IP per' 10,000; Italy, 6,10 per 10,000; Switzerland, 7.06 per 10,000; United States, 16.24 per 10,000, This is the season when the dairyman dumps a load of onions into his cistern, boss to give the milk a fresh, sprink-like garlicky flavor.

A camel will work for seven or eight days without drinking, In this ho differs from some men, who will drink seven or eight days without working. The arrivals in the colony of New Sonth Wales during tlio month of Ma y numbered 6232, and the departures were 3521.

Queensland now owes a debt of abou i' 19,000,000, or at the rate of £7O per head of population; yet she got close on par for her last loan,

Of 15,000 Brisbane tramway shares 5000 wero applied for in the colony and 10,000 shares wero placed in Melbourne at 2s 6d premium, Mr Michael Davitt is engaged upon a book which will bo shortly completed, and which will deal with social rather than political questions, the material having been drawn from his prison expoiiences. It describes hu prison life and experience, and embodies his yiews en the convict system in general. A new profession has been established in New York. It is that cf dusting the bric-a-brac and objects of " bigotry and virtue" in the drawing-room of the wealthy. The work is performed by professional dusters in the shape of defthanded women, who go from house to house, provided with instruments of different sizes and shapes, to remove the dust from all manner of decorative orna u ments.

Domino parties arc fashionable entertainments in New York, the women but not the men wearing masks. At one entertainment a young man was flirting desperately with a domino, when, to hie astonishment, the voice from behind the mask said, " Why, Bobby, where did you learu Buch frightful things?" The domino proved to be his mother. For 138 positions on the Victorian railways there were 2,000 candidates. The Commissioners held an examination previous to making the appointments, which is a better way than depending upon polilical influence, but of what use is a knowledge of geography to assist a man in cleaning a cattle truck out. Charters Towers, Queensland,, has a population of 5000. It has 400 known reefs, and its goldfield is 50 miles long by 20 to 35 miles broad. Dunns: last year there were crushed from it 47,151 tons of stone for 72,3970z. of gold, North Queensland has now six rich goldfields, Kaven3wood, the Cape River, Woolga, Hodi>kinson, Etheridpe, and tho Palmer.

NEGLECT 13 OFTEN AS FERTILE A CAUSE OP SUFFERING as tho disease itsolf. Human nature, warned as it is.by repeated examples, is prone to forgot the salutary lessons they inculcate and apt to lose by deferment, the good it may recieve from prompt and decisive action. When the means are within our grasp, it is almost sinful to allow their escape, and those who overlook the virtues of UDOLPHO WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM AROMATIC SCHNAPPS must stand forever self-criminated and reproached.

After several years experience m supplying watches for tho colonial market, Littlejohn and Son, 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 bj the judicious division 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 acourate.fulfils, all the requirements of a pocket timekeeper. A written guarantee for Wo years will be given with eaoh w?foh. Sent by post, securely packed, on lecoipt of Post Office order or cheque.—(Advtl

Fhes and Bugs —Beetles insects, roaohes ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers jackrabbit?, cleared out by " Hough on Kate" I\i, Moses Moss and Co,, Sydney, General Agents.

Flies ANDBUGS.-Beetles, insects, roaches l ants bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers, j'.ck" rabbits, cleared out by." Bough on Eats< 7Jd, Moses Moss &Co,, Sydney, General Agents