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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2041, 14 July 1885, Page 2

Mr Walter E ; notifies that he will visit MFsterton, for the one day pniy, on Tuesday tho 21st inst. The annual meeting of the subscribers to tho Masterton Hospital takes place at 4 p.m, to-day, at the Institute, It is proposed to celebrate the jtibileo of the Independent Order of Rechabites on the 12th August by tho Wellington District by erecting a drinking fountain. A monster tea and entertainment will also be indulged in.

The anniversary of tho Carterton Blue Ribbon Army will be celebrated by a public social gathering on Thursday, July lGtli, at the old Town Hall, to which all friends are cordially invited.

A summoned meeting of the Stonelienge Lodge, U.A.0.D., will be held at the new Lodge-room, Temperance Hall, this evening. The principal busi' ness will consist of the election and installation of officers for the ensuing term.

At the inquest oil the body of Alice Barnaby, who committed suicide at Wellington by taking "Rough on Rats," a verdict was returned that the deceased committed suicide while in a state of temporary insanity, The jury added a rider to the effect that they were of opinion thatthedeeeasedhadbeendecieved by Igo whose conduct towards her had led to the rash act, Igo is the restaurantkeeper on whose premises the deed was committed, and where the unfortunate girl was staying, A Tiiranaki settlor, (Hays ail oxchango), wondering what tjie Chineso do with the dried fungup they receive from t]fe colony, tried ita effect as food for pigs, Ho made the mistake of giving it dry. The pig ate a good lot of it, and taking a drink afterwards, the result discovered to the settlor a new and powerful stump-blasting agent. Boiled, the fungus was found to bo a good fattening food for pigs; dogs, and poultry, Nothing is said about the experimonter trying it as food for his family, Has it ever been tried I What use do tha Chinese make of it 1 Perhaps wo are exporting what may be an excellent thing to uso ourselves. It is true that the Chineso eat several things that tho European stomachs rebel against, but it does not follow thst anything is nauseous because Chinamon admire it. During the rocent no confidence debate iu the Houso there was, according to. Hansard, a short passage of arms between the Premier and Mr Wakefield, in which tho former appears to havo got a good deal the worst by his own showing. A remark had been made by Mr Wakefield that if an extra duty of 2d per pound were put on, the people would use cheaper tea, because they could not afford the increased price. To this Mi Stout replied that a working man would not feel 2d a week, thus, without saying it, leaving tho inference that a working man would not feel any of the duties, which is, of course, arrant nonsense.

Mr 6. Kemper writes to us regarding a quartz reef in the Tararua, at the hack of Mr W, Harris' farm on tho Opaki, at which ho spent somo time, He says that he worked at the reef for nearly three weeks, being assisted by Mr Harris. He sent about live pounds of stone finely powdered, and reduced from a hundred weight, to Wellington to be tested, the quicksilver he had with him having got fouled, but the reply was that the stone only contained pyrites, which in these ranges occurs in a form which has deceived many an old miner. Mr Kemper is, however, not satisfied with the, trial, The reef is, so far as he could 'judge, about twelve feet thick at the surface, but us the Eastern side only could be seen, it may b'o much thicker, The stone is of a likely looking character, and ,he thinks that it would be a pity not to cut through it, When lie left off, winter had sot in, and forced hiiji.to come down into the valley. The part of the reef that is .visible occurs on a ridge, and bears the appearance of being only recently uncovered, because an alluvial drift which contains magnetic ironsand, occurs higher up, In this drift there is also a heavy white metal, like flowery or foul quicksilver. Mr Kemper intends to spend more time on the spot next summer, and if any practical man should visit it in the meantime he wjll be glad to communicate withjiim,

The. Wellington Girl's High School will re-open on Tuesday the 21st inst,

The irrepressible MrW. Hutchison is canvassing the Bruce district, the seat for which lias become vacant by the resignation of Mr R, Gillies. Mr F. H. Woodannouncesan unreserved sale of general merchandise, drapery, jewellery, produce, ofcc,, for Saturday next.

Mr James Surveyor General of New Zealand, has been elected a.FeJlow of the Royal' Astronomical Society. ...

It is statedthat - Sir John' Hall will return tq the colony .in. two or months find re-enter Parliament at the very earliest opportunity. The Treasurer of the Masterton Poultry Association acknowledges the receipt of a donation of two guineas from Mr H. H, Beetham, of Brancepeth.

The Vestry of St. Matthews have we understand, guaranteed a stipend of £250 to the incumbent of the Parish in the current year. This sum is exclusive of the annual contribution from the Lower Whareama district, We draw attentionto the new announcement of Mr H. E, Eton, Pharmaceutical Chemist of this town which at this season of the year should be o particular interest to all.

Tenders are invited by Messrs Lowes & lorns for the removal of old and erection of new cattle sale yards, Plans and specifications may be seen at tho Auction rooms,

The Masterton Freethought Society has opened negotiations with Mr Gerald F, Dillon, which, if succesful, will lead to that gentleman delivering a lecture in Masterton at an early date.

Messrs Lowes & lornsadvortise for sale on Saturday next, new and second hand Furniture, Produce, Poultry &c., particulars of which will be found in their column on the third page of this issue.

Corrected returns show that Mr Grace, and not Mr Kelly, was returned for Tauranga. The successful candidate is a Native Interpreter, and is well versed in Native affairs. He is, however, quite new to politics. The next sitting of the Bankrupcy Court is advertised to be held on Wednesday the 22nd inst, whon the following debtors will be publicly oxamined:—J. W, Leo, F. F. Roe, J, Creelman J. P, Ramsey, T, A. Dillon, M. W, O'Meara, and R, Crawford. Tho New Zealand Times states that Sir Julius Vogel intends to bring his claim for soniowliete botweon £6OOO and £7OOO against tho colony before Parliament by direct petition, and that it will probably bo dealt with by the Public Accounts Committee.

The Bible Improvement Class held a social tea-gathering at Carterton last night, after which there was a public meeting held in the Chapel, a good number being present. The Rev. J. Ward occupied the chair, The Secretary (Mr G. Weston) read the report for the past quarter, which showed that the class had been doing good ivork, The choir sang some very nice pieces at intervals between the addresses, which were given by Messrs Gaulton, Hillier, Grigs; and others, and one pr two very good readings were given. Here is a pretty piece of bill drafting. It is the 195 th clause of tho Municipal Corporations Bill;—" Every debenture issued under this Act shall be in tho form of the seventh schedule, and shall be numbered consecutively, so that no debenture shall at any time bear the same number," How any one debonture can be numbered consecutively is as inexplicable to us as the provision that it shall not bear the same number, Sir Julius Vogel knows a good deal about debentures, and may be able to explain the meaning of the clause, The records of the man Igo, whose name has been connected with the suicide of the unfortunate girl Alice Barnaby at Wellington, are not favorable. He belongs to a Wanganui family, the paternal head of which once sought to lay open the scalp of an acquaintance with an axe by stealing up behind him while he was sitting on his (Igo's) doorstep. The younger Igo had but little opportunity for learning anything except what was bad, though, to it must be said to his credit that he once jumped into the Wanganui river while it was in flood to save life, and that he succeeded only at great risk to himself. 'When he removed to Wellington he got into worse company than he had been in at Wanganui. He got- into the A.C. Force, and for some time did duty in the town. He, however, soon got a hint that he would do better by resigning. How he has lived during the greater'part pf t]ie time that he has been in Wellington, is, perhaps, bettor eft to tho imagination of our readers. The Salvation Arniy in a neighbouring colony recently prayed for a reporter prosont at one of their meetings in the following faelujn "Wehave areportor hero—a miserable reporter—a sinful servant of the unholy nowspaporarrra good young man gono lyrong. Oh, help the wicked reporter I Help this roportor! The dovil holds'the fort in this wicked reporter's brain! Hallelujah I Oh, may he join the Salvation Army 1 Oh, givo him repentance I He is a typo of all reporters, and they are a wicked lot!" The lieutenant paused here to give the reporter a chance to knoel, while tho mon and men and women "soldiers" shouted—"Save the reporter! Help the reporter! Down with tho devil ! I was wicked onco, but now I'm pure !" Tho lieutenant thon began again—"Oh, kill this reporter ; kill him ! Take him away that he may do evil no more 1 He is too obstinate to yield ! He knows he ought to, but ho is so proud—all reporters are 1 Oh, strike this reporter down !" At this stage the obstinate reporter had had enough, and silently departed,

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