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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2079, 27 August 1885, Page 2

The meeting of the Castlepoinfc Road Board fixed for Saturday laßt lapsed for want of a quorum, and was adjourned until Saturday the29th. ' An unreserved sale of merchandise, furniture, fruit, etc., is anaoujiced by Mr F. H. Wood for Saturday, September sth, at Greytown, " ■ /,

Mr C. R.' Carter lias presented an. Egyptian iiuiminy to tho Colonial Mußeum at Wellington." Messrs Lowes & lorns : announce their, fortnightly stock sale for Wednesday next. The list will embrace nearly 300 head of cattle, including all classes,

We learn that several meat safes in the town have been cleared of their, contents at night time of late. Householders will therefore do well to exorcise a little care. Mr James Madden announces elsewhere that he has taken that old and well known hostelry in Wellington, Barrett's Hotel, where his many friends' will find excellant accommodation provided .for them.

In the Divorce Court at Wellington yesterday, in the case of Cole v Cole and Watson (Palmerston North), a. aecree absolute was granted. The case of H. Madman v McPadzoan (Kaikoura), the wife was the petitioner. Tho case was settled out of Court by the husband granting the wife alimony.

Messrs Whatman and J, Perry, who have been chosen to play in tho football matches at Wellington against' the East Coast team on Saturday, and the West Coast team on Thursday, have intimated that that they will take part in the first named match. It is, however, doubtful whether, they will go down for the second,

MrF, H, Wood has decided to hold fortnightly sales at Ray's Yards, Tar<ttahi, in future, and to this end considerable additions are being made to tho yards. The next sale is announced for Thursday, September 3rd, and a number of sheep, cattle, horses and pigs have already been entered for it. Further entries may be left with Mr Hodgins, at tho Taratahi Hotel.

Tho following team has been chosen to represent Carterton at the competition between tho Masterton, Greyjfcmvn, and Carterton Fire Brigades:—Firemen Jenkins, Diamond, Haxton, Tyler, H. Catt, W, Catt, R. Butler, and Branchman C. Bennett; Emergencies, Johnson, and Rusrpll, Foremen Jenkins and Diamond, The Carterton Brigade men are getting their new uniforms, which consist of bluo flannel jackets, trimmed with black.

Mr F. H. Wood has received instructions from a gentleman, who is about to leave tho district, to sell on Saturday next a considerable quantity of furnituro, glassware, jewelry, etc., and there will also'be offered fruit of various descriptions, and general merchandise. The whole will be offered without reserve. We have inspected the jewelry that is to be offered, and found it to be of a very superior description.

Another of those most enjoyable concerts will be hold at St. Matthew's ?chool-roqii). this evening, A good programme has again been arranged, and a large attendance might therefore be expected. The following ladies and gentlemen will take part:-Pianistos, Mrs 0, Anketell and Misses M, andM. Drummond, Feist, Hirschberg, McMaster, and J. Meredith; soloists, Mesdames O. Anketell and Hogg, Misses Deakin and Payne, and Messrs Stansfield, Berkley, Foley, Gant, and Moore; duet, Mr and Mrs Hogg; glees, Orpheus Olub.

News oomea from Invercargill that the cutter Champion, 1b missing, together with the crow, who avo supposed to be drowned. She left Port Apitiki, Stewart's Mand, on August 24th, for somo small island at the mouth of Patterson's inlet. It was blowing strongly at the time and tlie next day a rudder, believed to be that of the cutter, was. picked up at Fuller's Point, and the cqtter could nut be seeii about. It is' surmised that she has been capsized. ' The tug A'warua iyas sent ff/jm tlje Bluff in search, 'but was unsuccessful.

In the House yesterday afternoon Major Atkinson stated that to-day lie would move a Resolution upon the financial policy of the Guvernmeiit in which ho would traverse the expenditure of the Government 011 the. East and W33t C mt Rvilwiy q'lJibion, and the new Loan Bill. He hoped the Government would give him to-morrow evening to bring forward the resolutions. If they wmjid not he woyld give notice of his resolution on gointc.infco Committee of Supply, The Premier staled lieconsidered the question, as a vote of want of confideijce, and he would not agree to proceed to business, Ho would move that the House adjourn 'until to-morrow, The motion that the House adjourn until 7,30 to-morrow evening was carried, A well-known mind-reader, who is an adopt, of courao, at card tricks, not long ago had a capital night of it in a double sense. He devoted an'evening to the .exposure of those ingenious tricks, in which palming, falao shuffling, and false cuttingare'the'Djaii) features, On the road home, y/ith the takings in Ijj? pockets, he entered an hotel, satdown, and played a friendly game with two innocents who knew no tricks, of course, but who had been delighted with the professor's per-' ,fotn)an,ce. After 11 little play the takings had changed hands, apd the professor found out there were one or two .tricks jib did not know, but which he paid ti) see, .w.itliQut acquiring even the modvs oner(f'iffli. ' Mr Buchanan has lost 110 timo in bringing the question of the freight charged for .wool 011 the railway-before the House He lias-given notice to ask the Government whether they are aware that offers, are being made by carriers, through the public press, to carry wool and other goods between Maaterton and Wellington at lower rates than are being charged by the Railway Department, and if so, whether they will adjust the tariff so as to ge.cjire all the traffic for the railway. The reply will, pq ,dqul)t bo anxiouly looked for by wool-growers as well as carriers. The latter, it should be explained,'would bo pleased to see a substantial reduction) because they would then secure the carriage of wool and goods from ond to the Wharcama district.

The official trial of anewspar-torpedo, the invention and manufacture of Mr J(frijine, of Lyttelton, took place on Tuesday, says tlfo Evening Press, under tho supervision of Major goddam. The imiolilno was, at the Major's req!Jis| lowered ovor tho side of tho torpedo: launch, the opening of tho charge cliamlmr having been provioualy unscrewed to allow water to ontor, This wss done to ascot tain whether, in the event »f the Jorpedo case leaking, the primingcharges, of which there are four, would be rendered inefficient, Each of the priming ollfirgea contains three' ounces f)f ljjGftled powder and a fujnpate of' mercury detonator. .Upon hauling the torppdf) on deck it was, of course, found .to be. full of water, which was allowed to romain for a lengthened space of time, It should hero he menthat Mr Jarline's invention fires upon coijiipg in contact with an enemy's vessel, or at the will of jth.e operator, without contact; and it was tlie last-qatjjed method that Major goddam chose for tlie trial. Upon receiving instructions Mi Jardine immediately exploded two of the four primers, which blew the ohargccharaber ef the machine to atoms. Major Boddam expressed himself as highly pleased with the result of the trial The torpedoas under notice are inexpensive and reliable, and as fclioy can bo ipamifactured in this city, we ' trust the Government- will consider twice before Bending Home for nil expensive article, which, although more elaborate, does its dreadful work no better than the "Jardine spar-torpeijo," .

The. next outward. English mail by .direct steamer closes at Masterton at 1.80 p.m. on Saturday. The anniversary of the " Hope of Carterton Tent," 1.0. R., will be celebrated to-night by a tea, concert and ball.

The annual general meeting of the Masterton Cricket Club is convened at Messrs Beard and Gray's office for Monday evening next, at 8 o'clock, when ail members are requested to be present.' Intending members are also invited.

The air seems to begetting thick with hospital scandals, Wellington has a big one, Napier has gone in for one, and now we learn that an ex patient of our local institution, is making a number of charges against the steward, They will probably be considered by the meeting,at an early date.'

The East Coast football team is being driven through tho Forty-Mile Bush in a special coach by Mr Macara, and should reach Masterton some time after midnight. As tho members are anxious to be in Wellington as. early I .as possible, they will go on by the first train tomorrow.

A number of Masterton Masons left to-day for Featherston—calling at Carterton en route, where their numbers were augmented by several members of the St. Mark's Lodge—to take part in the installation of officers of St, John's Lodge, E.G., to-night, The installation is to be followed by a banquet. Mr W. H. Beetham has taken 600 of theyoungsahnon from the Acclimatization Society's boxes to the Hutt, where they are to he placed in a large perforated tank in the river, the object being to afford protection against voracious fish. The salmon are now about an inch and a half in length. Co ugh, Colds, Bronchitis, dc, 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 Medicine' Vendors, See testimonials in advertisements,—Anvi.

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, Clothcr & Outfitter, Willis-st., Wellington.