THE WEIGHT OF BREAD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1993, 18 May 1885, Page 2

THE WEIGHT OF BREAD.

The decision given by Mr. Stratford, R.M., in the case ofOullinane v. Chamberlain Bros., must be looked' upon with satisfaction by all house-, holders. - The question involved was not whether the defendants had or had not sold bread under weight, but whether they had a right to sell cottage loaves of any weight they pleased, under the plea that they are fancy bread. Mr Stratford went carefully into the matter, and delivered an elaborate judgment, to the effect that cottage loaves are not fancy bread, and must be sold by weight. We do not think that Masterton bakers have been in the habit of supplying their customers with light bread, but at the same time it was necessary that it should be clearly understood that they could not do so without rendering themselves liable to prosecution. The case was a test case, and as such it is of importance throughout the colony.

A frost of unusual severity was experienced yesterday morning. The ground was perfectly white at sunrise, and even at 10 o'clock ice half an inch thick was to be found.

The following new post offices have been opened:—-Druinmond, Endeavor Inlet, Hunterville, Makeritu, Mataiwi, Opuku, andßcdcliffe (re-opened). The post offices of Gladfield and Wangaparapara have been closed. Wauta Tohu and Mohi Rangiinauriora have been appointed trustees for certain lands in the Moroa District, and Hoani Mpihana {e Rangiotu and Irihapiti Malmri, of land at Ebtahuna, both being on account of Natjye minors,. We specially direct the attention of buyers of Wairarapa lands to the details of lands to be sold by Messrs T. Kennedy Macdonald and Co., in the estate of W. Clayton, on Friday next at 2 o'clock, which appear in another column. The sale is without reserve, and should commend itself to investors. A bittern was shot on Saturday morning on the Educational reserve near the Majtertcn Hospital, It is intended to haye t)je bird stuffed, when it will probably be added tp the Museum collection,

Another new shop is being built in Queen-st, at the northern end of the town, It is intended for a painter and paporhangers, and is to the order of Mr R, A. Nicholls, Mr A. Cleghorn being the builder.

Mcssi'3 R, Gardner and Co., wholesale and retail ironmongers, of Wellington, have purchased the tool supply biisiness of Mr J.Nees, and notify the change in our advertising colums. The N.Z. Times has a happy way of its own of giving prominence to Mastfirvpn news. Whenever an item of jjiteresfc is telegraphed down through the Press Association jt i§ duly published, and then, when tjfe local exchanges are gone through, the same news is carefully extracted from them and re-inserted,

Dr Lemon is fond of parading the cheapness of the telephonic system pf this Colony says the Dunedin Star; but in Paris a tickot at half a-frans has been issued, the holder of which is entitled at any of the Paris post offices to hold five minutes' conversation by telephone with any other persons in any other post office or at any of the Telephone company's stations. The Telephone Company offer at the same rate, conversations at any other of their' eleven stations or at the residence of any of their subscribers. At a meeting of the Shooting Committee of the Masterton Rifles held on Saturday evening the following team was chosen to fire in a match against the Cumberland Rifles, each team \,o fire on their own range ;—Capt ; Ponajd, Lieut. Wilton, Sergt, Matthews, Corpls, Jftbbje.white, and McLachlan, Vols Ktimmer, Blight, G. and C. Bentley. Emergencies, Vols. W. Welch and C. Hoftiens, Referees, Lieut, Cameron and Sergt, Wood. The Masterton team will fire at the Manaia butte ,Q!l Saturday next, commencing at one p.m. sha^p,

The remains of the young mari_ Thomas Blakett, who died at the' Hospital frpm the effects of an accident he met with on Messrs Messrs Cockburn Hood and Walker's station, were interred yesterday afternoon. The cortege originally consisted of about twenty men, but on reaching the bank of the Waipoua these were joined by the Salvation Army, headed by their officers, and carrying their banner, Tho soldiers sang a number of their hymns pj) the. way, and gave the proceeding a spme-syha|; pgular and unlooked for effect.

A correspondent to tfye Otagp I}aily Times wi'ifces :—I have .often heard that the weldt, or Maori l)en, would kill ypung rabbits, bnt I must confess that unti} now I was a little sceptical about it. How? ever, as I was walking over some rough land a few days ago, I heard the squeal of a rabbit coming from a small clump of fern. On going to the spot a weka ran out, and upon examination I found a younc; rabbit freshly killed. Perhaps some one can tell us the weka's taste for rabbit flesh, and her modus operandi ; if so, they woubj. bo doing a good service in letting it be rape wldejy known. At present, every person wjfcji a cur afc hjs heels thinks it his duty and privilege |p kfll pyejy one of these birds he comes across. ' '

During the conference between the Minister for Public Works and a deputation of Wellington members, says the N.Z. Times, Mr W. C. Buchanan said the Rimutaka line of railway was considered by some people to be an engineering blunder. '' Why ?" said the Hon Mr Richardson, "Do they think it ought to .have gone round .by the lake?" Mr i'Buchanan replied in the affirmative. '" Don't you think, sir," asked Mr Fisher, "that it's rather late to discuss that question ?" Mr Richardson replied that he thought ifc was considerably too late. Subsequently, however, it was intimated that probably another line would have to be made on the route indicated- by Mr Buchanan.

Mr Samuel Revans has resigned Mb appointment as Justice of the Peace. 1 : Tasmania hasprohibited the importation of sheep from New Zealand. ■■■■'- Persons indebted to the estate of P. Cockery aro requested to pay the amount of their accounts to Mr W. B. Chennells. An advertisement of interest to members and intending members of the Society of Loyal United Friends appears in another column. Mr Charles Rogers, of the Taueru Hotel, gives notice of his intention to apply at the coming Licensing meeting for a renewal of his license. .

The Government has accepted the services of seventeen volunteer corps. Of these, eleven are garrison corps, one a country corps, and five honorary corps, The celebrated Faust Family of gymnasts and acrobats arrived by midjlay train from Grey town to-day, and will make their first appearance at the Tlieatre Royal this evening. With fine weather a'good-house should bo a certainty, especially as the prices of admission jare low." :

The Rev. Josiah Ward was so- -much indisposed yesterday as to be unable to fill his appointments at Carterton,.but he was fortunate in securing a very, able substitute in the person of Mr - Wood, from Christchurch, who is travelling i.in this district. j The ministerial organ at Wellington praises Mr Richardson for his candour when the deputation re differential railway charges waited upon him, Judging ;by the reports he displayed candour in one sense only, namely in his determination not to grant anything; and. to allow the Wairarapa line to remain the milch cow of the colony.

Some amusement was created in Court this morning by a Scandinavian woman who was anxious to represent her husband in a case in which he was defendant. When the name Soren Neilsen was called she stood up, hut for a long time refused te say whether it was her name or not. Eventually she gave her own name, and tho case then proceeded without her assistance.;

"Leo," who has been before the sporting public for some time, and whose prompt settlements have made him favorably known, has issued his No, 5 programme. This time he has selected the N Z. Cup, and as the race is the most important sporting event of the colony, he has made the money proportionate, There will be about three hundredprizes, the first horse taking £7OO, the second £350, and the third £l5O. £IOO will he divided among the starters, and a similar sum among non-starters. The remainder will be given in cash bonds, The tickets will be 4000 in number, and 10s each.

A rather singular piece of originality has afforded some amusement in France, An old female servant retired into the hospital sometime ago, As she was a Roman Catholic, her request was that her mortal remains might be laid in the cemetery of Sorges. According to custom, all the Catholics of the locality were invited to accompany the deceased to her last reijtjngrplace. The weather on the day of her funeral was most seyero; six persons only were present, and two of them turned back when half way on tjie road. The other four, after having deposited the body in the burial-ground, retired to the vestry at the request of the curate, who read the deceased's will to them,. No trifling degree of surprise was felt on learning that the old servant had left 400 Luis, which she had deposited in the savings bank, to be divided amongst such persons as should follow her to her grave. The will, which was perfect in form, thus secured to each 100 louis, deposited in the French savings bank. The disappointment of those who did not attend may easily be imagined,

A row which approximately resembled a mutiny, occurred on board the Australian troopship Tamar, whilst calling at Malta on her homeward voyage. This vessel, says an English correspondent, brings a number of naval prisoners from the Australian Squadron, who have to undergo various terms of imprisonment on their arrival, These fellows managed to obtain some spirits which had'been brought off from the shore, and then made a desperate effort to escape by swimming for the land, The first man who jumped overboard was followed by a saijpr wjjp tried to bring him back, but the prisbnor threatened him with a knife if he did not keep qff. The seaman stugk t,g him, however, till they were both picked up by abgat. Two. pf the prisoners, perfectly naked, jumped through the pqrt and made for the shore, but did not get far, The ringleaders were afterwards confined in cells, while the other prisoners were removed to anotlior part of the ship, Here they behaved in a most soandalous way, singing and swearing and, trying to break through the cell doors, At length the captain, fearing violence, signalled to H.M.S. Alexandria for assistance, and several corporals were sent on board, who clapped the noisiest men in irons, and otherwise put things right. At the Thames Police Court recently a respectably-dressed woman applied for a summons against her husband, The Magistrate:" Has he been ill-using you?" Applicant i " Yeg, sir," The Magistrate: "Has he struck yon?" Apnh'panj;; "Not exactly, sir," The Magistrate; '"Then what has he done ? You must state all the facts before I can grant you a summons," Applicant: "Hesqueezes me so hard that he hurts me; and I am sure that he lias put my heart out of place (Loud laughter,) He says he means to do for l'ne'thaj; way ; and then I shall not be able to 'shovf any marks of his violence, and people woVtI?!W what killed me, At other times he aays ho does it all for love,—(Laughter,) He is continually squeezing me in this way, and I am sure lie means to injure me by doing it. I am not over strong, and I have come to you, sir, to grant me a summons against him for assaulting me in this way."-(Eenewed laughter,) The Magistrate (smiling); "I am afraid I oan'fj grant you a summons for that; but I tell y Q)i wtyaf; I will do. I will send one of jfche pflicers pf the Court down with you to yqur'lmsband, anofthe pfljper shall tell hun frpm me that inYis hpjtift squeeze you so hard for the future!"-|Laugi}ter.) Applicant then withdrew, Heilbron's Gorman Worm Cakes and Fitzgerald's Koromiko Extract are Patented.—AnvT. You Can Be Happy if you will stop all your doctoring yourself and families with expensive doctors or cure-alls that do only harm, and use Nature's simple remedies for all your ailments; you will be well and happy and save great expense. The greatest remedy for this, the great, wise, and good wjll tell you, is American Go's Hop Bitter^.' Don t dik in this house.-'.' Eojjgh on Eats.' cleats oi}t rata, n)ice, beetles, roaches;' fed.-bpgs flies, ants, iijsects, n)o}es. jacfenibjrik gophers 7M-N.Z,DnKOpnwBT,