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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2077, 25 August 1885, Page 2

The Stonehenge Lodge, U.A.O.D. meets to-night. : -The fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council will be held this evening. The Public Works Statement will be delivered in the House of Representatives to-night. . Messrs Rising and Cox have commenced building their new-shop at Carterton in the place of the one recently burnt down, and by the foundation laid it will be a large edifico, Mr G. C. Sage announces that, bein? unable to dispose of the lease of his store, his general business will be continued. He has largely increased his stock, and will, therefore, be enabled to supply his customers as usual.

The farewell tea to be given to Captain Colley takes place in the Salvation Army Barracks this evening. Ample arrangements as regards provisions have been made, and the " tea-fight" should prove a great success. Tea will bo on the table at 6.15 p.m. The following gentlemen were nominated yesterday for the' Carterton Town Board Commissioners, Messrs Pain, Allen, R. Fairbrother. H. Callister, G. M. Gardener, W. J.'Lindop, W. Vickerstaff and A. Oambell. The polling takes place on Monday, 31st inst'.

Seventy thousand feet of timber are to be disposed of by auction at Mr Burt's mill, Kaiwaiwai, on Tuesday next, September 2. There is ample choice in every class, and those who are about to build will no doubt find it worth their while to attend the sale. Mr F. H, Wood will wield the hammer.

The Examiner says:—"At the last meeting of the Wairarapa County Council it was resolved to refer the Pahiatua Road Board to the Waste Lands Board in reference to roads through the reserve, as they had been laid off by the Council by direction of the Government. This is a mistake. The Council are evidently not aware that their own engineer laid off the roads referred to without consulting the chief surveyor or any other Government officer." The idea of the County Council laying off roads altogether on its own account is a novel one. As a matter of fact, the Council was requested by the Government to lay off the roads, and instructions, accompanied by a sketch of the work required, were forwarded. The work was earned out, according to tlieso, by Mr McLachlan,

We think that, all things considered, the manager of railways might very reasonably grant a further concession to the schoolchildren whoaro desirous of visiting the Exhibition, Two shillings per head is a small trifle per head less than the half fare charged for children travelling second-class on Saturdays, and as a large guarantee is asked for, a further reduction might be made. It is not desirable , that the children should be taken down on Saturday, yet, with prioes as they are, many parents will prefer that day simply because they would thus avoid the crowded train. The class by which the children travel is really a minor consideration, because as a rule the difference between the first and second on the Wairarapa line is very trifling.- Thefarespropojedtobechareedfor teaohers, etc., are not exorbitant, though they also might be reduced, as it is necessary that a fair proportion of adults should travel with children. In connection with this subject we direct attention to a letter from Mr G. Beetham, M.H R., who, it will be noticed, is, aniongst other tiling', attending to the quostion of refreshments, which is, of course, a very important item.

A peculiar phenomenon was witnessed by the captain and pasaongera of the Oreti during its last trip from Auckland to Wangaiiui. On Thursday night the steamor, off New Plymouth, got into a thunderstorm, which, as far as Captain Kobortson could make out, was raging only for some ten miles' noar the steamer. The thunder was very heavy, and its peals shook the boat. The air seemed charged with electricity, and the passengers were treated to a sight which it falls only to the lot of a fow to see. The masts were lighted up by corposants, the effect beinK, to say the least, woird. These corposants, we may Btate, are luminous bodies, which form themselves on the yards and masts of ships, and are generally attributed to'electricity." They are of pale blue color, and grow in size until apparently the size of the moon, when they begin to dissolve in globulous fragments. Captain Robertson had seen them once before in a voyage near the Mauritius, and knowing the rarity of the phenomenon he called out all hands to witness it. Some of the passongers were not by any means at their easo regarding these electrical visitors, and were not sorry when the Oreti steamed out of the thunderstorm,

Not only do leading English papers occasionally go astray over the geography of New Zealand, but its history seems also to be a matter for considerable doubt, tia witness the following from the Pall Mall Gazette: —"lt will be observed that New Zealand has , throughout been spoken of as separate and distinct from the Australian division, There are very many reasons for this, tho chief being that New Zealand, so far from showing any jdesire to bind herself more closely to Australia, has just ignomihiously dismissed the Ministry that had proposed such a policy. ,It it always forgotten that New Zealand is a confederation of two islands formerly, politically distinct. Sh# hopes for enlargement by the absorption of Fiji'and the New Hebrides, which onoo she ruled, but there ji no desire for the despatch which must result from being merged in the Island Continent. , Now vthat the recently hoisted Union Jack has excluded oonvicts, she really cares very little about Papua, pho owns the finest steam fleete south of the lino; her commerce extends through? out the Pacifio. She aspires to the hegemony of the Isles, and turns her back on the Sge? Canal, gazing towards Panama and glancing at Cape Horn,"

The San Francisco Mail arrived in Masterton yesterday evening , Captain Edwin' predicts -bad weather between North-East and North and West, and a fall in the barometer. J:

There was a Salvation Army wedding in Masterton yesterday afternoon. The happy couple were united by the 'Registrar,.and were afterwards driven through the town with the display which usually accompanies processions of the " Army."

A sale of drapery and clothing, which over a short time, is announced by Mr J, McDowell, whose name is familiar to everyone in the district, Mr McDowell has taken Mr Russell's shop in Queen Street, wliero he is now busily unpacking. A price list appears in another column, and our readers will be able to gather from it that the large stock is worthy of an inspection. The case of Mrs Haines (of Greytown) v. the Accident indemnity Company of Victoria, was heard, in the Supreme Court yesterday. The claim was for £BOO, the amount of a policy held by the late Mr W. H. W. Haines in the Company. Tho facts were not disputed, but Mr Travel's, for the defence, argued that the deceased should not have been on horseback, Three witnesses swore to the deceased liavimr been an excellent horseman, and Mr Travers thereupon abandoned the case. The jury gave a verdict for the full amount claimed, "Chic," which was such an unqualified success, in Masterton upwards of a year ago, will, according to announcement, bo reproduced by Messrs Foley and Berkley and their company of amateurs, at the Theatre Royal this evening. The preparations that have been made appear to be most complete—we- think they have been found so with regard to everything Mossrs Foley and Berkley have produced in Masterton—and the performance is therefore likely to be a greater success than ever. " The Artist's Studio" is full of life, wit, and humour, and is therefore well adapted as an afterpiece for the occasion. We oxpect to see the company supported by a large and appreciative audience,

Wo notice that a subscription list has been started to relieve the distressed family at Kurupuni, to which we alluded on Saturday, and that a considerable amount has been paid and promised, It is in.the hands of Messrs Cole and R, Allen. We believe, the case is a most deserving one; at the same time, should not the Benevolent Society have provided for the unfortunate people in such a> manner as to render outside aid superfluous ? The Society has been constituted to relievo deserving cases; yet, here is a case that required immediate attention, in which, in the opinion of those who know most about it, the hand of charity lias been extended in a very half-hearted sort of a manner, although there should be a credit balance of about £l5O. The mere fact that a private subscription list had been deemed necessary, is proof that the Society is not doing its duty. Cough, Coldz, Bronchitis, &c., are quickly cured by using Baxter's celebrated "Lung Preserver." This oldestablished, popular medicine, is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by the members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. Sold by all Patent Medicino Vendors, See testimonials in advertisements.—Advi.

I wish -most sincerely to thank the many visitors' from the Wairarapa for their liberal patronage during the last three weeks, and beg to inform intending purchasers that my whole stock of Clothing, Hats, Hosiery, &c. &c,, will still be offered at the net cost price for cash, up till the end of the present month.—l am, John Thorburn, Clother & Outfitter, Willis-st., Wellington.