The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1885. GAS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1916, 16 February 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1885. GAS.

We have made some inquiries as to what it is likely to cost to establish "gas" in Masterton, and have come to the conclusion that less than £5,000 ought to be sufficient to provide plant, lay the neces' sary mains; erect'tho required buildtosp;and lay in a good supply of coal.' When a few months ago offers were mado to supply the town with gas, a much higher value than the ono we name was spoken of as the probable cost of sue!) an undertaking. The Borough Council in its wis- ■ dom proposes a loan of £IO,OOO for gas, but this sum iB not at all likely to be required, It does not follow that because £IO,OOO is asked for, a sum for that amount should bo raised. We believe that £5,000 will comfortably carry out all that is required, and it is evident that the burgesses are more likely to favor the expenditure of tho smaller than of the larger amount. It is perhaps a matter of regret that before taking a poll on the proposed loan tho Council did not definitely ascertain the cost of carrying out such an enterprise, as wo feel sure that the result pf such an inquiry would have been favorable to a suoqessful poll. We believe that the Borough can make the introduction of gas profitable, and that a loan of £5,000 will cover all necessary expenditure.

Mra Braggins, of Greytown, is still in a precarious state. 1 In the list of entries and nominations of the Wairarapa Jockey Club races, , Oribbage's weight in the Hurdles should P read 9sfc 71b instead of 7at 71b. The special attention of breeders of sheep is called to Messrs Lowes & lorns' 5 stock sale on Wednesday next, when > some of the finest stock in the district \ will be put up to the hammer. The list being a long one the salo will commence at 12 o'clock, There was another good house at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening to ' see Mr A. F. Martin, assisted by several local amateurs. The programme was | gone through in a faithful manner, and the audience dispersed well pleased with tho evening's entertainment. MrMackay, master of the Wellington College, with his usual foresight for the education of tho youths under his control, has commenced classes in carpentering, engineering, and blacksmith work, and a large number of scholars have signified their intention of joining. Pending other arrangements for procuring a suitable 1 building, the proprietors of tho city tramways, the Hon, Dr Grace and Mr Robert Greenfield have generously given the workshop at Adelaido-road for the use i of the scholars. Mr James Robertson, who has been engineer for the.trafttfays for three .'years, has been'appointed: in- ;• afcructor, and; a inore suitable gantlomaii i it would be difficult to get.—Evening Press,

Wo' remind all interested tlwt the annual treat to the children attending the Kuripuni Sunday School takes place tomorrow. Tea will be served at half-past five,' • At" Ivo's" lecture last evening one of the audience showed such exuberancoof spirit,in his applauso that he had to be-removed from the hall. The funeral of the lato Mrs W. Mitchell yesterday, was very largely attended by 'settlers from all parts of the valley, including a number of natives, amongst whom, by her kind manner, the deceased was a great favorite. ■ ' ; Weremind those interested of the Salva-' tion 'Army demonstration this evening, which will be led by Staff-Captain Barritt, (A.D.C.) The band will be in attendance. The s.s.Hauroto arrived from Sydney at two o'clock this morning . On. Saturday morning a.young man named R.A. Cranston, a salloon passenger for Christchurch died from consumption, Messrs Murray,-Roberts & Co.,'the agents for Little's' famous non-poisonous sheep dip, notify in another column that although the price has been reduced to meet an increasing demand, the quality has been maintained, and the dip ia now the best-and cheapest in the market. A religious festival of the Celestial residents was celebrated last evening by a grand pyrotechnical display. Rockets of various hues, Catherine wheels,'fire serpents,! etc., illuminated the skies from 7 to 10 o'clock. Mr Wragge,-representing the Mutual Assurance.Society of Victoria (Life),'-the Accident Insurance Association of New Zealand, tlie. Australasian Mercantile Union Insurance Company (Fire), and-tlie Australasian. Live Stock' Insurance Company, arrived on Saturday to transact business and arrange agencies for tht above companies in this district. A Wellington contemporary says-" II is understood that the Public Worki Department is about to try a new experl ment in regard to settling railway tickets by making them procurable at the nearesi post-office, so that passengers will be abl< to avoid the crush and trouble of pettinj them at the station immediately prior t< departure. The plan will be tried first 01 a small scale in Christchurch, "Ivo"gave his second lecture in tin Theatre Royal last ovening to a large ant appreciative audience. The subject wai has man a soul ?" and was treated in tin lecturer's usual masterly manner. To night " Ivo" will give tho third and last discourse of the series, when he will lccturoon "Prayor, Praise, and Profanity," A young man named Alfred Urwin, i son of Mr T. Urwin, was drowned in thi Wellington harbor on Saturday througl the yacht Diamond, capsizing. Then were there others in the boat, but the; were rescued. An accident of a simila nature occurred yesterday in the Invercar gill harbor by which Tom Rowlands George Dunn, and Mary Dunn wer drowned. Lowes and lorns add to thoir stock am ram sale for Wednesday next 300 fa lambs. Parties who have engaged spqc in the steamers for sheep would do wel to secure these lambs as by the lates telegrams from London lamb has beei selling from 7d per lb, . The following sentences and fines hav been inflicted in connection with th excise prosecutions at HaweraJoli: Anderson and Peter Smith, makers of th illicit whisky, six months' imprisonment George Moss, hotelkeeper, Woodville convicted of supplying material to wor! the still was fined £200; Bourko, browei Hawera, convicted of carrying the whisk was fined £2OO ; Thomas Lloyd, hotel i keeper, Hawera, convicted of havin illicit whisky in his possession was fine £SO. All the fines were paid. Two meetings were held yesterday i: connection with tho Unsectarian Gospi Temperance Mission in tho Bani) : ster-st hall, led by Captain Francis. The cor gregation was fair in the morning, and i the evening numbered over onehundre ' persons, who seemed to take gref interest in the addresses which were di livered by the various speakers, Messi Beere,Prangnell,'Evernden, and Captai Francis. The singing was accompanie ; by Miss Graham on the harmoniun' ! Services were announced to be held o Tuesday and Saturday evenings and c Sundays at eleven a.m. and seven p.m. , ■ The Committee of tho Masterton Rifli met at Mr J, Williams' on Saturda ;• evening, Captain Donald in the chai j when a challenge was received and accej ted from the Masterton Fire Brigade I 5 play a game of cricket on Saturday, 28t r inst. The corps has also received a cha j lenge from the Carlisle 1 (England) Rift to fire a match some time in May nex • The match emanated through a cousin - Captain Donald's, who is a lieutenant: one of the Carlisle qorps. The challenj ' was accepted, although the Home cor] • will have something like a thousand ( 3 fifteen hundred men to select from. t A lady passenger by the Hauraki £ 3 the North nad a narrow escape fro drowning yesterday ovening (says tl Wanganui Chronicle of the 13th), Whi b standing on the gangway leading from tin wharf to. the vessel, she failed to obsem a truclf that was moving along the railway 8 line close by the edgo of the wharf. Th( f result was. that tho truck struck the e end of the gangway, which projected rather too far on to the wharf, and pre " cipitated the lady into the river. Thougl; t the vessel was lying close to the wharf and the lady fell between the wharf anc the steamer, she fortunately escaped th< 8 projecting timbers, and reached the wate; B unhurt. Her cries for assistance quicklj brought help, and one of the handi 8 fastened a rope round her by means o: ii which she was safely landed on deck . fortunately without injury apart from tin wetting and tho fright. The lady is i Mrs Snow, sister to Mrs C. S, Cross, formerly of Wanganui, 11 The Hon, P. A. Buckley, Colpnia Secretary,- and the Hon, J. A, Tole s accompanied by Dr. Newman, M.H.R. , visited the Government Printing Office or 1 Thursday last. The visitors, aftor ; careful inspection were of opinion that i f new office should be built as soon ai i' possible. The Government Printing ! Office in Wellington turns out work as t creditably as any of the Government t Printing Offices in Australia. But it has 0 often been a matter of surprise to th( initiated how Mr Didsbury and his staf have continued to do so well in r f wretched and inconvenient building sucl; | as that on Thorndon-quay. Man) men have become prematurely old in thai ? ill-ventilated office. It is to be hopec Ministers will do something more thar 1 express their disgust or make fair promises. The health of a large staff is at i stake, and what is perhaps more to the ! purpose—so far as Ministers are con' , cerned—the public convenience would b( , consulted by at once building a ■ ne^i i office,—N. 2, Times, r Heilbron's German Worm Cakes ant . Fitzgerald's Koromiko Extract are Pa f tented.—Advi, r Lovely crimes—There aro lovely climei > and places in which the evening zephyri s are loaded with malaria and the poison o: i fever and epidemics, To dwell there ii s health is impossible, without a supply o: • Hop' Bitters at hand. These Bitters im v part.'an equalizing strength to the system I and- preveht the accumulation of deadl] spores of contapion, Be sure and see