The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1885.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2116, 9 October 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1885.

Mr A, J. Rutherfurd, the Secretary of the Acclimatization Society, caught twenty-eight trout, averaging a pound a piece, in the Wainuionjata recently. Members of the Masterton r Opaki Jockey Club are reminded that a general meeting will be held at the Club Hotel to-morrow evening, when some important business will be brought up for consideration, The Carterton Rifles have accepted a challenge from the Masterton Civilians to fire a match at tlieir butts to-morrow, and have selected the following team: Lieut. Moore, Corporals C. Goodin, W. Hooper, D. Reid, Sergeant T. Reid, Vols E. Goodin, j. Boys, Mathison, Rising, J. Reid, and Bairstow; emergencies, Sergt, Clifton, and VolsC. Fairbiother, R, Fairbrother, and T. Moore. Unfortunately the Masterton team cannot go down till Tuesday, The Masterton team will consist of Messrs Anketell, E. Hare, Warner, J. Vile, T. James, C, J, Freeth, R, Campbell, W. Kibblewhite, J. Williams, and Tierney ; emergency, Rockejl. Some ten years ago, it is said, three or four new chums arrived in Masterton, and like all who wanted a job, they went to Mr Renall, and got a job splitting firewood, When Mr Renall came along lie looked at the work, which was stacked and measured four cords, and said, " it's plain seeing you are new at stacking wood The old hands would have made six cords of that." He walked on, and the innocent ones stared at each other for a minute, and then set to work and restacked the wood, which under the new process measured six and a half cords. Mr Renall stared at the pile on his return, then took off his broad-brimmed straw hat, and tried tu throw it through the stack. After a hearty laugh he paid the new chums for six cords, and they went away, delighted with their first experience of a colonial contract. Mr Wilson, manager of the Otakapo estate, informs the Advocate that a flock of several hundred hoggets which had been troubled with lung worm, got into a young plantation of blue gums, the trees being about two feet high, and fed on the leaves of the young trees, He noticed a few days after that the Bheep were quite free from the cough—the natural result of lung worms—which they had been subject to before. The sheep are now doing well. It is a well known fact that blue gums possess con- , siderable medicinal properties, but we believe that the fact of sheep having ( been cured of thia disease by the eating , of the leaves of the blue gum had not | been ascertained before. Mr Wilson ■ says that it is his intention to prepare a ] decoction of the leaves of the blue gum , and give it to the sheep affected with the disease in future instead of the usual dose of turpentine, and he is fully confident 1 that the experiment will prove a success, t We Bhall be somewhat anxious to know, £ as a number of our readers also will be, 1 the result of Mr Wilson's experiment, a which he promises to give us, 1

The Committee of the Masterton Horticultural Society meets to-night.

Anew announcement from the New Zealand Clothing Factory will appear to-morrow.

There was a blank sheet at the fortnightlysitting of the Resident Magistrates' Court at Featherston yesterday.

Messrs Lowes and lorns make an addition of a number of hand - reared yearling cattle to their slock sale for the 14th inst,

The second draft of 100 bullocks from Te Aute Station were sent to the Gear Company by the 9 o'clock train this' morning. Although not perhaps equal to the last lot, they were a good lot ot beef, combining both weight and quality,

Mr Joseph Dixon has sent to our office samples of lemonade, soda water, and ginger ale, manufactured at his factory. They are all of superior quality, and apparently made of the best materials. With such articles Mr Dixon should secure a fair share of the trade in non-intoxicating drinks. Messrs Lowes & lorns sell at their rooms to-morrow afternoon, a large quantity of now and second-hand furniture, household effects of vaiious descriptions, fancy goods, produce, poultry, and sundries. Tliey will also sell the bankrupt stock-in-trade of a country store. The sale takes place at their rooms, and there will be no reserve from beginning to end. The Wairarapa horses succeeded in picking up the plums at the Hawkes Bay Jockey Club Spring meeting. Administrator set the ball rolling by winning the Free Handicap, and was ably followed by Pasha, who on the same day secured the Flying Stakes. On the second day Pasha placed the Spring Handicap of 300 sovs to his credit, Administrator being second, and this was soon afterwards followed by Rumor turningupin theleadin the Maiden Plate, This is not a bad beginning for our locally bred horses, and we shall be glad to seo their owners continue equally successful throughout the season. A settler in the Seventy-mile bush, not a hundred miles from Woodville, having, according to an exchange, cleared some land of timber, turned his attention to sheepfarming, commencing with a flock of seven. One day, to his horror, he discovered a tick on one of these sheep, and rode to the nearest settlement to obtain advice. He confided his fears to a friend, and bet,ween them they came to the conclusion that the sheep were lousy, and to " euchre" the Inspector, save the heavy penalties, and the expenses of dipping it would be better to kill the whole flock. The settler went home and at once killed the seven animals, and as he thought they would be unfit for human food, they were buriejd, jkins and all,

The return criofcet match, Upaki v Tradesmen will be"played qji Saturday next, on the Opaki racecourse, pjqy to commence at 2 o'clock sharp, ' The following team will represent Opaki W, Welch, (Captain) A, Boulcott, J. Welch, A. Welch, C. B, Ball, F, P. Welch, H, Welch. W. Day, E. Welch, Hert. Welch, J, Martin. Emergency, H. Campbell, Umpire, fl. Day, senr. The following team will represent the Tradesmen's Club: —Jackson, Mangin, A. Minifie, E. Minifie, Darville, Pelling, Ewington, O'Connor, Williams, J. Dixon, Falkener, .Emergency, G, Farmer and Hornblow. A forage leave Mr J. Williams'. at 1 o'clo.ck sharp, Our (Dunedin Star) Wellington correspondent sends us the following"When the Hon, Mr Buckley was giving evidence on Tuesday last in fjje Hutt tarring case he was questioned with % yie>y $p establishing an alibi ,on the accused's part. He swore positively that Qn the night of August 19 (the night of tljo alleged assault), accused and Mr Centre, of the Oceanic Steam Company, pro in his office; and again, in crossrexam(natiqn, when asked to fix the date, gave evidence thusly: 1 1 saw a gentleman named Uentre on August 19 in my room at the Government Buildings. That was the night after the Hospital row. ■ He talked to rne about my brother, D. W. Buckley, On that .occasion I remember seeing accused, It was early in the evening. He came about his 'screw,' act he called it.' Now, as a matter of fact, Mr Centre only arrived at Auckland from America by the Australia on August 22, and did not reach Wellington till August 24, or fiye tfayg after the assault was committed. Some peppje say that if the Colonial Secretary's memoiy is no better generally than his evidence on oath pn this occasion, it is no matter for surprise that the administration of his Department has not been attended with success."

In another column appears the announcement that Mr J. C. Vtllance's thoroughbred horse Yoltigeur will be on the stud, and at the geryjcg of breeders this season. On looking through Yoltigeur'a pedigree one cannot help being struck with the good "running blood" in him, which on the sire's side he traces back through King Oole, King Tom, Economist, and Whisker, to Waxy, He lias for hia danj # pre like Fenella, full sister to Maribymong, fljje of the most successful sires ever known m Australia. King Cole's dam was Qui Vive by the Earl of Zetland's Yoltigeur—a horse through which his owner became famous ag a sportsman. With him he won the Derby pt }BSO and the St Leger, though when first .offered for sale he went begging at 350 guineas. Fenella is by Fisherman, an English horse imported in the early days by Mr Fisher, of Adelaide, and as famous on the turf as he was at the stud. Her dam, Rose de Florence, is dam of King of the fling, the sire of First King, who twice won the Ohanjpion Race at Flemington, and through her she also goes back to Bay Middleton, Emilius (sire of Riddlesworth), and Orville. We have said enough to .ghoiv that Yoltigeur has a pedigree that would be difficult to beat, and refer those who desire farther information to his tabulated pedigree."

We have received from the Robin Hood Company the names and addresses of principal winners in the Hawkesbury Meeting, also names of Committee of Drawers. The promoters also tell us that their 60,000 on Melbourne Cup is £?oing ahead wonderfully fast, and that the number they will close for at the end of the mopth will astonish the world, Agents are requested to obey instructions on books.

In the Exhibition there is one special exhibit, which is greatly admired, namely, the wool mats and portmanteaus made by Mr Field, of Dunedin. The whole of the exhibit has been purchased by MrThorburn, the clothier, of Willis-street. Parties wishing to purchase any of the above can now seleo them, fcp be delivered on the lst of November.--Advt,

Cousk, Colds, Bronchitis, etc,' 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 v by all Patent Medicine Vendors. See testimonials in advertisements.—Advt.

Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Manufactory, All Blinds guaranteed of the very best, description. Price ; list on, application to R. W. Heim (late Henn & Hansen,) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Factory, Wellineton.—Advt

The coaching stallion Younp Camden is annouced to stand at Kahumingi this season, Mr N. Grace has been appointed starter of the Island Bay Park Racing and Coursing Company.

The first lamb of the season will be obtainable at Messrs Wickerson and Wagland's shop 'to-morrow." . At the salvage sale yesterday the damaged oats from Mr Macara's stables were sold at 2s 3s and 2s 4d per bag, and everything else for L2, At the first meeting of the newly elected Standing Committee of the Diocesan Synod held yesterday, a petition, praying that Featherston might be constituted a separate sub-district from Martinborough, was received, and the request acceded to, the Ruamahanga being made the boundary. Mr G. Beetham has been unexpectedly recalled to Wellington, having received a telegram yesterday evening to the effect that his niece, Miss Williams, daughter of Mr T. C, Williams, was dangerously ill. He left by this morning's train. Messrs Gapper, Parsons, and Perry, the Committee of tlm Town Lands Trustees appointed to select the ten acres of the Education Trust to be granted to the Masterton Trust, met this morning, and proceeded to the ground. After some consideration it was decided to take the ten acres nearest to the Park. A recommendation to that effect will bo brought up at the next monthly meeting of the Trustees.

MrF. H. Wood sold a quantity of clothing and drapery on behalf of Mr J, M'Dowell at Tinui yesterday, and although the settlers in that district are scattered over a large extent of country, there was a large attendance, and the goods were disposed of at very fair prices, the bidding being very brisk, Mr M'Dowell considers the sale one of the most successful that he has had in the district.

We have been shown a patchwork quilt worked by Mrs T, W. Shu'.e, which for design and workmanship puts similar efforts from the hands of younger people in the background. Mrs Shute is in her 85th year, and spends about two hours each evening in patchwork. She has made one quilt that has been sent to the Exhibition by the purchaser, and is now engaged upon another.

A special excursion train is announced to leave for Wellington on Thursday next at 5.30 a.m., being laid on for the convenience of Friendly Societies, and those who wish to go the Empire city on that day. Twenty minutes will be allowed at Featherston for breakfast. Tickets may be obtained from any stationmaster the day previous, The return fares are fixed on the lowest excursion scale in use on the line.

The following resolution was passed at a special meeting of the Masterton Tent, I, 0.R., held last night—That the condition'made by the Government that not less than 200 must travgl by the train on the 15th inst will preclude the Tent from taking advantage of the benefits of the train arrangements, but that all members intending to take part in the demonstration of Friendiy Societies should joijj themselves to the District in Wellington, Good foe Babies,—" We are please,d to say that our baby was permanently cured of a serious protracted irregularity of the bowels by the use of American Co's Hqp Inters by its mother, which at the same time restored hor to perfect health and strength, ' —The Barents, S§ij (