The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1884.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1769, 23 August 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1884.

Last evening it was found for the first time in the experiences of the Masterton Theatre Royal that the building was not big enough to hold the audience which assembled to enjoy the ■ entertainment got up under the auspices of the Catholic School Committee, The house was crowded throughout, and before the overture was played every available seat was filled. This result, considering the inclemency of the weather, was a most gratifying tribute to.the success of the efforts of the managing committee, The programme was long arid varied, The intervals between the several sections of it were filled by the Mas'ertou String Band which playod operatic selections in admirable time and tune,' The first piece was a clever comedietta entitled " A bilious attack," which was produced in Masterton on this occasion for the first lime and with .great success, Mr G, Coker, a veteran amateur, who is always effective, played the leading character of " Job Jiniwiu" with considerable ability, making all his points in a manner 'which was all the more telling from it being free from exaggeration or burlesque, He was ably assisted by Miss Beaufort, who, in tho role of Mrs Jiniwiu appeared to the greatest advantage. Cecil River; ton as "Betsy" was as a matter of course a great feature in the piece, and Mr G. Armstrong put Borne good acting into the part of " Captain'Marmaduke Myrtle," The piece was well put upon the stage, and received by the audience with the utmost favor. Part 11 consisted of musical selocijorjs. A glee, " See our oars with feathered spray," sang by the choir boys and the members of-the Orpheus Club, was loudly encored, and a piano solo from Miss Jessie Oorbett waß well received. MrS. H. Wickerson sang a pleasing ballad which evoked loud applause, and Mr Tierney was equally successful with a cornet bolo. A duet by Miss Wardell and Mr' Coleman evoked considerable enthusiasm, and the members of the Orpheus Glee Club produced the bestspecimen from their inexhaustible 'repertory that they have yet favored the publio with, Their singing last evening was exceptionally good. Mr G, Coker scored a buccbss with a patriotic song, "There never was a coward where the Shamrock grows," and responded to an enthusiastic encore by repeating an old favorite " The Awful Little Scrub." Mr Rapp and his choir boys were there, and had a new Boni{ with novel choral effects, which, as usual, carried the house by storm, and necessitated a second edition being then and there produced, In the musical interlude which constituted the second part of the entertainment, Mrs Paige kindly assisted by playing the accompaniments for several of the vocalists, "My Turn Next" was the title of the principal effort of the Masterton Amateur Club, which wound up the programme, In this clever farce Mr Cecil Kiverton assumed the '.' title role" as "Mr ; Teraxicum Twitters," an amorous chemist who plunged into a matrimonial vortex, makes a number of amusing and absurd blunders, whichare the life of the piece. Mr Eiverton is both an actor and a humorist, and he kept thehousein roars of laughter by a display of histrionio talent, which few amateurs possess to so marked an extent; '■ G, Armstrong as "Tim Bolus" was very amusing, His representation .of this character indicated that his forte is' burlesque' and that' his future success as an aotor ,is .only a question of, time, , Mr A. Thompson played his part as "Tom Trap" quietly and unostentatiously, Mr G. Coker filled the bill as Farmer "Whiteat, and the remaining characters were admirably portrayed by the lady members of the Dramatic Club. The lady who took the part of" Peggy" made her debut on this occasioned promises to beavivacious and clever actress, It was evident to anyone who had had an opportunity of contrasting the amateurs who appeared.on the boards last evening with their predecessors " the professionals" that the compare son was all in favor of the former, During the course of the performance, Mr A, R, Bunny took anopportiinitjrof expressing the thanks of the Catholio School Committee to the'public for the:'very large amount of support which their entertainment had received, and. especially to all who had directly assisted by taking part in the programme, and by disposing of tioketo, ■ 8

The Gear Meat Company advertise a jonstant supply of bouedust. \ ~ .. ' The,oldest settlers deo!ue;t.hat the ■snow and hail of yesterday has hot been jequallod in the Wairurapa during ? the gast ■thirty '' Our Greytown friends desire the Rev, L. M. Isitt to repeat his lecture on General Gordon in that township.

A presentation to Mr W. TV. McOardle takes place in the Theatre Royal this evening, after which it 19 proposed to farm a Liberal Association.

The avtioles on our back nago to-day include a romantic burglarious incident, advice to new members, and miscellaneous paragraphs. About a ; hundred volumes were selected yesterday 1 for the Masterton School Library, and will, probably, be placed-on the shelves to-day. The bankrupt stock sale auctioned" to-day. ..by Messrß Lowes & lorns,' will be continued on Monday, there being a much larger stock sent' along than anticipated, ; r The Blue ftibbon Army oi Wellington met at the Athenaeum on Friday evening and made arrangements for meetings' to be held by Mr T, N. Glover, from Bug" land.

Jno, Young, the "cheap" ironmonger ot Wellington, has a " Jumbo" advertisement in another column. He requests us to inform the publio of the Wairarap'a that though they have to pay for his advertising they are not called upon to defray a much heavier liability—" bad debts. Be conduots his business upon a system which does not admit of such ruinous contingencies. The ■ wholosale prices of produce in Masterton at this date are as follows : Fresh butter, Is 3d; eggs, Is; bacon and ham, 7jd and 8d; oats, 2s 9d-retail, 3s; wheat, : 4a; cheese, Gd to

A general meeting of mental of the Mastertou Farmer's Club takes place tliiß afternoon to receive the report of tho committee and to adopt rules. The groat race on the Opaki comes off this afternoon, Wo inspected Quigley's famous steed at the Club Hotel Btables this morning. Notwithstanding the oats which this quadruped has oonßumed the betting is.in favor of |Mr Bernard's mare. Messrs Rapp & Have announce the receipt of a consignment of vegetable and flower seeds, to which the magic name of " Sutton" is attached. Messrs Eapp & Hare are the local representatives of this world renowned house.

Sir Julius Vouol is reported to ho ill. Mr J, W, Thompson, the aspiring member for Clutha, is said to have been snubbed by Sir George 6r6y and Major Atkinson in his efforts to form a Ministry and to be now seeking consolation in the arms of Mr Wakefield.

We have received from the secretary of the Wairarapa Pastoral and Agricultural Society a copy of a miserable looking programme placard of their grand annual show, with a request to post it in a conspicuous place, There are but few people whowouldcare to decorate their windows or walls with this abortion and we are not among the number.

Letters of naturalisation.-have been issued to Friedrich von Reden, settler, Eketahuua ; Nels Auhn, carpenter,, Mauriceville ; Ludolph Georg (Vest timber merchant, Palmorstou North ; Wilhelm Hoinrich Robert Wahle, blacksmith, Foxton; and Jens Marius Sorensen, expressman ; Peter Brodilsen Hansen, shoemaker; David Jacobowitch, master tailor ; and Bernard Meyer, mariner, all of Wellington. The present severe weather is disastrous for the lambing season which Imb just sot in, but we bopo that in Masterton it will have the effect of putting an end to {ho dipthorio epidemic which has during the past few days oreated a feeling of uneasw neBB amongst parents, Yesterday the Chairman, of the Masterton School Committee, and Mr Lowes the visiting member went down to the school for the purpose of arranging that every possible precaution should be taken in that quantity against propagating this disease.

J Scientific bee-oultnre has now become , firmly established in Mew Zealand. The ' result of ita trial byalarge uuuiber beekeepers during the last five years has proved so j satisfactory that many are now turning , their attention entirely to this pursuit, | with a view of conducting it on a large scale, being convinced that systematic j becculture would provo an important , and profitable industry in this country. : The question has been taken in hand | locally by the Maslerton Horticultural Society, who have arranged for an : exhibition at their next show ot an ! Apiarian class. The question was brought i forward by Mr Thomas Dixon, a member of the Committee, who is himself an ! amateur in bee-culture, and from his experience, is certain of its profitableness if conducted on a large scale. Special ', prizes have been contributed by the lead- , .ing oitizens, and the contributions will bo for (1), the neatest and best got up tius of extracted houey;' (2), best and most attractive method of preparing comb honey for market; (3), best 101b sample of extraoted houey; (4), best collection of honey for market, the production of one apiary; (5), best observatory hive stocked with bees and queen at work; (G), best sample of comb-honey, (7), best collection of apiarian appliaaces; (8) best sample of artificial oovnb formation) (9),. best sample of bees was; (10), best movable comb hive, The prizes range from 5s to 21s, and the addition of this class to llio show should prove an interesting feature in the forthcoming bliow. The railway working account for the four weeks ending 19th Jnly shows that the revenue on North Island railways was £20,46117s lid, and the expenditure £15250 19s 4d. In the corresponding period last year, the receipts were £16,582 13s 9d, and the expenditure £12,643 4s lOd. The Middle Island railways receipts were £58,08612 a lOd, and the expenditure £40,170 lis, In the same period of 1883, the receipts were £49,559 8s 7d, and the expenditure £36,559 Is 10d. The total revenue from the New Zealand railways is thus £12,406 Bs' sil more than in the same period ot 1883, and the expenditure J-G22U 3s 8d more. The percentage of revenue to expenditure on the individual lines was as follows during the two periods, 1883 and 1884: —North Island—Kawakawa," 108.49; WHangerei, 95 09, 10549; Auckland, 7594, 69.80; Napier, 51.47, 62'66; Wellington, -68-48, 7313 j Wanganui, 6117, 86-83; New Plymouth, 93-70, 87,43. Total, 70-72, 73-83. Middle Island—Hurunui»Bluff, 55.72j 63-33 * Greymouth, 64-81, 59-37; Westport, 43-78, 57.69; Nelßon, 1 71.09, 77-83; ' Picton, 95-27.90-82. Total, 56-18,63.56. Grand total 59.78,65-88, The earnings of the Wellington-Wairarapa section amounted to £3764 4s 4d,' as against £3518 18s lOd in the four weeks last year, while the expenditure was £11,490 9a 3d, as against £10,429 19s lOd. The number, of passengers'was 13,875, as against 13,508. The number of sheep carried was 9890, as compared with 3443 in the four weeks ot 1884. ■! How to' 'Get Sick.-Expose yourself night ■ and day.sittoo much without exercise, work ■' too hard without rest, doctor all the time ' take all the vile nostrums advertised and ' then you will want to know • J How to Get WEii.-Whioh a answered in I three words-Take Hop Bittersl Head c

Mr Henry Mtley has announced bia inleutiun ;pf coining forward agailiias'a, pandidfttefor municipal honors, but• aa be' is not qualified! to be.a:candidate l; ; he has: ■no " locus Btandi." ■'..■ o ■•;;*''; \A

...That foplialimember forj.GluthiJMr J; W. Thompson 'has abandoned his efforts to form a Ministry, and Sir George Grey has been sent for, We do not think that Sir Georee ought to form one or should do so if he oonld. • - -■••---•■ - .--•> •■

,We regret to record that two more deaths of a dyptherio character have taken place in Maaterton'. The Borough Council as a Board 01 Health ouaht to obtain from its medical officer a report on the spread of this dangerous; disease and consider whether any steps of a preventable character are necessary. Our weather reporter writes;— The past week has been very winterly, more so than any previous week during this winter. The barometer gradually fell from 29.84 inches to 28.92 inches, and was aooompanied'with rain daily up to the 22nd instant, when there was hail, and afterwards snow. Had this kind of wen-* titer' taken place last week, Captain Edwin's predictions' would have beeii verified. Rain fell on five days,, Total rainfall for the week, 1,430 inches, The barometer is now slowly rising again, and if it should continue to do so for a day or two, we may expect fine weather, If, on the contrary, it remains stationery; or recedes, we shall have a continuance of this winterly weather, The thermometer has been Bteady most of the week, but receded much on,the 22nd, The mean reading for the week is 50.5 Fab. The wind has been light and from, a north or south direction.

There is a language of umbrellas a s of flowers.' For instance place you 1 ' umbrella in the rack, and it will indicate that it will change owners, To open it quickly in the street means that somebody's eye is going to be put out; to shut it, that a hat or two is to be knocked off, An umbrella carried over a woman, the man getting nothing but the drippings of the rain, signifies courtship, When tho man has the umbrella and the woman the drippings it indicates marriage. To punch your umbrella into a person and then open it means ' I dislike you,' To swing your umbrella over your head signifies ' I am' making a nuisance of myself," To trail your umbrella along the. footpath means that the man behind you is thirsting for your blood. To' carry it at right angles under your arm signifies that an eye is to be lost by tho man who follows you. To open an umbrella quickly, it is said, will frighten a mad bull. To put a cotton umbrella by the side of a silk one signifies" exchange is no robbery." To purchase an umbrella means, " I am not smart, but honest." To lend an umbrella means—\vell,never mind what it means, nobody ever does that I To turn an umbrella in a gust of wind presages profanity, To carry your umbrella in a case signifies it is a shabby one, To carry an umbrella just high enough to tear out men's eyes and knock off men's hats, signifies,' lam a woman.' To press an umbrella on your friend, saying, ' Oh! do take it; I had rather you would than not I signifies lying. To give a friend half of your umbrella means that both of you will get wet, To carry it from home in the morning means 'lt will clear off,'

Mowing or upholding the precedent laid down by Judge Smith in Natal, Mr Justice Shepherd hns, according to Colonies and India, excused a member of the Press at Graaff Reinet, who has been summonsed for', that duty, from sitting as a juryman. Judge Wraith went so far as to say that he thought all reporters should be excused from serving on a jury because, through their presence at preliminary examinations and enquiries for the purpose of publishing the same as news, they might be in pos session of facts which might come out in evidence, and probably they would have prejudged tho case,' There need not be any doubt on this latter point, and counsel for prisoners know it and reject the pressman. But that does not absolve the unfortunate reporter, who may have been up nearly all the prievious night, from attendance at the Court,

Johann Struss, tho eminent musical composer, has for some time past been subject to severe fainting fits, His physician's wore pulled for a long time as to the cause. They at last thought it might be the excessive smoking of strong cigars. They. ordered their patient to cense smoking, which he did and recovered,