The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1885. A GOOD JOKE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2059, 4 August 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1885. A GOOD JOKE.

Sir . GkohjGE Grey is having a huge joke at the expense of the supporters of the East and West .Coast (Middle Island) railway. He has given notice to move during the debate, w mefit to the effect that it is desirable that the government should proceed with the .construction of the line, and. that as it is constructed, facilities should bo given for settlement along the line by the granting of snjall farir/3 upon the perpetual lease tenure. As there is scarcely any land along the whole length of that pi'tjon of the line where the country )s stiljl that is fit to' support anything hjgtyer than insect life, Sir Gkorqe GjiEy is likely to have a good (laugh at the expense of Canterbury member*. The amendment will also prove an awkward one for the Ministry, for if the line is worth making by a company, it must alao hp worth making by the country.

Letters of have been issued to Jorgen Ande'i'seif Nielsen, of Mauricevillo, farmer,

The south west gale and rain whioh; wore experienced yesterday, did not moderate till early this morning, when the wind shifted to the south. Rain, however, has continued to fall in showers during the day. Tho barometer has risen considerably, and as the clouds are broken there js $ prospect of an early return of line weatW, The thermometer has remained stead)' # 4L Should the western fiky )}.o clear tomorrow night, it will present a yery pretty appearance. The planets 3serc\iry, and Jupitov will bo in conjunction, while! Venus will stand a little bs'low them, the ; three forming a very attract}?,? <;roup.; On Thursday, Mercury will obtain hia greatest elongation, and Venus will be in conjunction with Jupiter. We are requested to remind buyers of freehold of Messrs Lowes & lorns land sijjb which takes place on Saturday next. The fa® j;o be sold comprises 900 acres, and is subdivided into lots varying in size from 6ft to 155 acres ?ach. This is a' most desirable property, is ready for cultivation, and has the advantage of a #ood metalled road to it, and will be sold upon 1 terms that should meet the pockets of the sn;allest capitalist.

Tho quarterly session and installation of officers of the Phoenix Lodge, 1.0. G.T., was held last night, Notwithstanding the stormy weather, upward of 30 members were in attendance.. The Lodge having been duly opened, three new members were initiated. Tho officers elect were then duly installed, and invested with the insignia of their various offices,' Bro Holdaway, Lodge Peputy, presiding at the cerempny. The members then sat down to a very substantial tea, to which / they did full justioe, and the evening was enlivened by songs, recitation, and musical selections.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Masterton Lodge, 1.0.0.F.,M,U., will be held to-night. Mr T. E. Kempton, whose shop at Greytown was,burnt down on Sunday morning, intends resuming business immediately in premises lately occupied by Mr Kennedy. A meeting will be held at the Theatre Royal at 8 o'clock this evening, to hear Mr W. W. McCardle's proposals to open Crown Lands, and also, to consider the advisableness of granting a portion of the Mangatainoke Block as an endowment to the Wellington Harbor Board. . ■ The Arrowtown (Otago) paper claims for the Crown Terrace the champion yield of the harvest. It says that the farmers of that locality are able to point to a yield of 135 bushels to the acre, If these people claimed to be the champion liars we should believe them. A man named Jones, residing in Masterton, had his'back seriously injured through a tree falling on him while lie was bushfalling in the'Wangaehu Valley, towards tlie end of! lasjt ■ Week, He was placed in a vehicle aiid' conveyed home;' where he was attended by-Dr-Beard. He ! is 1 progressing as favorably as can be expected under the circumstances.

Either the Telegraph Office jn Welling-' ton is under-manned'or there', is a good deal of neglect in forwarding' messages. Yesterday three messages of considerable importance addressed to us' were presented between 12,40 p.m. 'and 1,43, The first of these did not reach the local office it}!) 3,7, while the last, ariived at 3.17, They pf course, useless to us by that time. : v

The troubles of living in the same road, and being of the same name, and following the same occupation, wore illustrated in the Court recently, says the Napier Telegraph. An expressman was sued, for debt, wj).e)i lie deposed he never had received tho good?, but that in the same street there lived another expressman of the same name, to whom lie had on 'two occasions passed on the accouut. A nonsuit followed.

Arthur Cox died at tho Auckland Pospital yesterday from injuries caused, by a kick jn tho while playing football at Te Kopuru, The blow caused so lifctlo immediate inconvenience that Gox resumed play. TJio injury, lioweyer, resulted in gangrene of the bowel? whfoh terminated fatally. Cox was twenty-six year? pf age,

A rare instance of Christian toleration is exemplified in Aarau, Switzerland, where Protestants and Catholic? occupy the name church, On New Year's Eve it, was filled, and the whole congregation united in singing a hymn, after which the Catholic choir executed a piece of music, The priest and pastor then alternately spoke on religious thought .appropriate to the fe of the year, and on the pood relation? tjiai'sfeofljjj exist between Christians,

We have been shown a pair of coloured pictures representing views of the House of Commons on the occasions of MrGladstanp and Lord Beaconsfield making their maimer, .speeches. These two events date back respectively f,<| May 17tii 1833, and December 7th.' 1837. ' It will be remembered, that while Mr Gladstone: made a very favorable impression, his later rival's effort proved a fiasco. At the present, time, when the survivor has just reki'.ed from office to make way for the party whkjj Jjprd Beaconsfield used to lead, they are .Qt parable interest. They arc the property .of Mr V/ickerson. : In Melbourne journalistic circles (says .the correspondent of a Sydney contemporary) considerable changes are being made. The Sydney Prsss has already annexed Mr H,enry ?v)|o' js leaving tlie 'Australasian'"after twenty-tbse years', service; Mr Alexander Bfitt.o'i), the' wellknown sub, of the •' Argus,' alter twenty years' service; and •" Humming Bee," the contribiiter p! f«n)ii)ii)e gossjp to the pages of the ' Australoajan,' Til o new editor of the 'Australasian' is sft' P, Watteraon, the leader of the 'Argus's' staff for many years; and Mr Westlake, Bub-editor of the 'Age,' has been transferred to a responsible position on the 'Argus's' editorial staff.

The monthly meeting of the Featherstort -cj.cljiool Committee was hold on Saturday la§t. 'prc^eij.t—Messrs Bunny (in the chair). Barton, Keys, McDpifgal, Donald, Mathews, and Robertson. The liunutes of tho previous meeting .were read and confirmed. Tho Treasurer's statement showed a credit balance of 3s, The Chairman handed in to the Treasurer the Suarter's capitation, amounting to £lB 2s I An account of £2 lis Gd was passed for payment. The Head Master's report for the month was received, which reported the'number on tho roll to be 195. The Seoretaiy'w.a?' instwocecl to write to the Education Board and the number of scholars' allowed to each teacher. It was resolved to "request the local constable to visit parents of children 'not atlesijng school. Messrs Mathews and Iy[cso\igfl| §ro visitors for the month.

The question of tho relative expenses : ,(/f forwarding goods by road or rail has oftefl jb.W dijcussqdi and it was stated by the Minuter #f jPublic Works in the House recently fet for short distances the road was tlio .cheapest. ft#® that Mas)torton people doing a. regular trade with prefer the road, The distance is about twpty-tivo miles. The following extract from the Oijrjs.tehurch Press bears on the same subject; —" Last week a party moving from the Ferry road, Christchurch, to the Alford Forest road, Ashburton, elected to. send the household goods by road instead of The post of carting a two-horso dray i,oa|'.of (unjiture fifty-four miles was £1 5s less than 'tlie rail charges would have been froip the Ghristchurdi fc) .tlje Ashburton stations." Wo .do i)Qt know whether these ore considered short distances by the Public Works Department or not.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Masterton Road Board was held on Satday. Present—Messrs W. H. Beetham, (Chairman), Dagg, T. E. Chamberlain, Jflhnstof), and Gunderson. Letters were from Ifecgp D, Donald and 6. Mpbre requesting jjie ißoar,A fy make adeviation in the roadlmea^hga^u; Imp MpDpnald requesting the service? '<?f jjte same road, pn4 Jo improve the foadl through his property ,&t Wajkiiraka; frpm the Mwvativßoad Bpard, asking fee co-operation of the Board }n getting ai| alteration made In the present system of audit ;.from the Alfredton Road ted re the adjustment of accounts between the two Boards; from the Treasury requesting that instalment under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act, due on the Jst of May, to be paid forthwith; from Mr R, JJL Galloway, asking for access to his deferred payment section. It was resolved to grant the requests made by Messrs Donald and Moore, 'to take no action re the audit of accounts,' to report on Mr Galloways application, and,to take steps to recover rates due by absentee?, Accounts, amounting to £B6 were passed for payment. It was resolved to hold a special meeting on the 10th inst. to cohsider the advisahleness of rescinding the resolution voting £2lO for the improvement of the road leading to the Uriti shipping placo. On the motion of Mr Chamberlain, it was resolved to spend £l2 for the improvement of the Mauriceville road.

The Treasurer of the Masterton Hospital acknowledges the receipt of £2,16s from the Tupurupuru station list. .. ~ Captain-Edwin telegraphs at noon';— Every indication glass further rise and' frost to-night, Messrs Lowes and lorns add several sections in Cole street to their land sale, The railway, tiino-table and fares for exhibition excursions to-morrow and Saturday appear in another column. » J Loives & lorns make several additions to their sale of Mr Elkins'Poultry, for Saturday next; . " S: ". We draw attention to a new advertisement by the anatomical boot firm, Messrs' J. W. Leahy and Co, which will be found over the leader. It is intended to release the Okurupatu block, Te Ore Ore, containing about 5600 acres, so that the native owners and their trustees may lease it for a period of fourteen years, The railway station office at Carterton was, entered by some one on Sunday morning, and about £l6 in money is said to' have been abstracted from a drawer. As yet no clue seems to have been found . as to the burglar, .'iThe'Native' Reserve at Parihaka has been exempted from the operation of the Dog Registration Act; It is presumed that this is intended for the benefit of those settlers in the neighborhood who own sheep. '■There was a weak blaze in the flue of a chimney in Chapel-street about B o'clock yesterday, evening, and an alarm was given on the fire-bell, The flames were, however, reduced without the assistance of the Brigade..

The New Zealand Times has counted noses, and calculates that the Middle Island, railway proposals, inclining the appointment of a committee, are certain to be rejected by at least four votes, and possibly by sixteen. ' The large new map of the borough of Masterton, prepared by Messrs Drummond anc} Co,,' which fe have noticed on a previous occasion, has now been cOmpletod, all the levels required having been put' in, It was hung in • the •Qouncil Chambers this morning,

The steamer Tekapp, from Sydney, arrived at Wellington tliis morning, and appears to have had an eventful trip. A heavy southern gale was experienced for five days, At midnight on the 28th, j Frank Ferguson, A, 8., fell from the Upper fop yard, breaking his left leg. He • wa§ attended by Br Martin, a passenger, i At 11 ain on {lie Ist, a whirlwind passed over the ship, but did ne damage, Mr | Goulters ram, Grand Prince, valued at ' 263 guineas, was lost, , Our Carterton correspondent writes; —. The Carterton Fire Brigade had a reel and hose practice last night, at which there was a good muster, I hear that they have had a challenge from the Masterton Brigade for a friendly match, and which tjjpy (the Carterton men) intend to accept, anal heap that the Greytown Brigade intends making it a triangular contest, which will ooine off in the early part of next month, on the Wairarapa, and East .Coast Moral Agricultural Society's show ground, With reference to the firm of MeiggS snd j|loii| )yhohave offered to construct 'the Eiist 'and' WesiS' pailway, a Canterbury, paper says tlioy a$ the Same persons, who made the Hobartiauncestoji line—the trunk railway of "Tasmania,; According to our contemporary, they were guaranteed a subsidy of £30,000 a year until the railway paid four per cent, OH the capital invested, over and above the 'workjng expense's. ' The line has been open for a ■ considerable tinjq, and the'annual subsidy of £30,00.0 has been paid. According to appearances! "it will have tq be paid for an indefinite period, fpj the astute firm of Meiggs and Son, says the Oanterbifiy p;iper, always manages to keep Uie worltin'g sfj hi?l} the'four per cent, minimum' Tjeyei' be reached, The Treasurer of Tasmania js his wit's end to get out qf the hole in wIM h® has beet) placet), but there does not appear to he a,i)y clwnqo qf oscape, This should be a wmngto New Zealand, What to do with the unfortunate 1 man John Willett who recently attempted suicide, seems to have been a problem of some difficulty to the local authorities. 1 While in the Hospital, his mind wandered a good deal, and. it was therefore decided £q exaramo hinj for lunacy, One of the doctors' who'' : saw' hiir) appears to ljaye found him in a rational state of mirid,' and the other in a state of melenchoUa, and he W therefore declared sane. This morning h§ was brought' up before Mr Stratford, 8,M,, and Messrs T. J. Braggins, Redding and Constable Gullinone gave evidehoe. He was committed for trial at the next criminal Bitting'# of the Supreme Court, Bail was allowed, Willett himself to be bound over for £25, qid to two surities, each for £lO. The Featheraton Highway Board held its usual mdnthly : mCetmg 1 on' Saturday last, when there Were present Messrs Jas. Donald ' (Chairman); 1 ' McDougal, Cameron, Tully, Mathews, 'Martin, and jfyqig. Th'e minutes of the last meeting Wfjre'rbacT confirmed, and the Treasurer repSrtM'f7'2p li)s lldto <}f the general fund and £427 18s Bd fciumprest, 'etc. Ratcs'.to the' amount of'£3oi) had jjeen coveted during the month, leaving a bjla'ncV )3f .aboftl £250 yet to be collected. Accounts Etnjountjng tp £349 were passed for payment. yqrr'e&p.oiid'eiiQe Iffltwards and inwards was read. Amongst tlio latter iyn§ a §ircular frqm the ifanawatu Road Board, asking the co-operation of the Featheraton. Highway Board to ondcavor to obtain somo alteration ill the present'system of audit, It was resolved that no action be taken, in the matter at present. Several matters of purely local importance wero dealt with, find t|e meeting adjourned. Ooughj (Jolty fironchitp, h, ftre quickly cured by using 'Baiter's celebrated '' Lung Preserver. ■' This oldystab)ished, popular medicine, is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by the members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions, Sold by all Patent Medicine Vendors, See testimonials in advertisements,—Advt.

Mr J, Thorburn,the well known of Willis Street Wellington, wishes to jnfpi'm the inhabitants of the Wairarapa rliaj; ho has Ijqfcwcen 1} aijt} 400 over-coats and whip]} lje js nqw selling at the Cqsfc Brice, as ]te wishes' rq 'clear them at once. 4 few of the macintoshes are §ligj(fcjy §taiped inside, with sea-water, ■•'fhe usual price fqr supjj, is 32p Od, They ape flow being sold for 15s (ft,