The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1886. THE SAN. FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2174, 18 December 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1886. THE SAN. FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE

The New Zealand Times publishes an : article on the Sun Francisco mail' service, and thinks that the faot that'the Zealaridia dogged the steps Qf the Alameda doea uofc merely mean ..that the old contractors consider themselves entitled to payment for cdrryinganbther mail, to the 'colonies, but that they intend to. make a Bid for a separate service from New South Wales to Francisco. The news may look rather serious for the new contracting companies, because the , loss of • the New South Wales portion of the subsidy would naturally leave a very large hole in the year's profits, We are,, however, inclined to think that even ; if the Government of the bister colony were inclined to. favor'a separate service, its Parliament would. never,-sanction the subsidy that would be asked for, If j'the owners ot aliine of steamers arecontent to perform the service for the small portionoE thesubsidy at present to bepaidbyNewSouthWales,thenweh&ve audear proof that the two colonies are paying far too mucih for the service, and that we have been paying to much during the last four or-flVe years. The public could have no cause to, regret the continuance of the duplicate service, because opposition would mean a reduction in the rate of passenger fares Bnd freights, while the utmost punctuality would be observed by both lines. But it seems to us that the ohances of such a public boon are very, remote indeed.. The parties to the ex-, piring contract and the present one are pretty certain to have based their oal-

culations on the most reliable dat* obtainable,. and the margin of profit made by the old' contractors cannot have been-very large, We do not believe that they could afford to run; the new, contractors, and Mat the fat- 1 ter, having the faster and more comfortable steamers, would not only secure the bulk ot the freight, but also nearly the whole of the passenger traffic. The New South Wales portion of the subsidy would be a mere pittance compared with the expenses that would imve to be incurred. Nor is it at all likely that the New South Wales Government would give a largely increased subsidy for the special service, ns it is well known that she has been on the eve of withdrawing from the service altogether, The. trip of the Zealandia,will most likely prove lier. last one on the line, beintf merely made for the sake of claiming payment for what the contractors consider their full contraot time. In addition we say that New South Wales could not withdraw from the new contract at a moment's notice.

The Masterton Road Board holds its usual monthly meeting to-morrow.

The Christmas tree at the Theatre Royal will be shown on the 23rd inst., and not on as previously stated.

A special general meeting' of shareholders in the Masterton-Mangahao Special Settlement Association has been convened for 8 p.m, to-morrow. The nature, of the'business to ,be transacted is givon in our advertising columns.

Notice is given by advertisement in another column that by an order of the Court granted the Kith December, the bankruptcy of John Hicks Corbett is declared annulled. ' ,

The Mowing team will represent Masterton in the cricket match with breytown to-morrow Messrs Whatman, Jackson, Perry, Beachy, flare, Sleeman, O'Connor, Kibblewhite, Minifie, D'Arcy, McKenzie, Emergency, Matthews, Play will commence at 11 a.m.

A meeting of delegates from the various Friendly Societies of Masterton has been convened for' this evening at the Odd Fellows Lodge room, Temple Chambers, to consider the question of holding spoits upon Anniversaiy Day. It is hoped that thero will be a good attendance, and something decisive done. St. Leon's Circus gave its second and last performance in Masterton to a fair house last night.. There was a change of programme, the whole winding up with "Turpin's" ride to York. The horse' which represented Black Bess had been splendidly trained for its task, and was as good an actor as any of the men. The Circus plays at Caiterton to-night,

Mr 7. Ward, of the Red House Queenstreet, has a seasonable advertisement in our columns. '■ His windows are filled with every kind of novelty, that the confectioner's art can produce, besides choice fruits, imported from tropical climes and locally grown, His Christmas tree ornaments are many and varied, and the variety of his stock should bring him numerous customers.

If the peach trees have lost tho blight from which they have suffered for several years, they-are 'certainly not free from other most undesirable plagues. Most of them are suffering from what is known as the " curl," while others are covered with the,green fly, whioh to-all appearances is identical with the ordinary rose blight, Both of these are causing a serious check to the growth of new wood.

At the beginning of the present week a girl, about eleven years of age, was admitted to tho Masterton Hospital suffering from a deceased leg. Finding the bone helplessly affected Dr Hosking, in conjunction with Dr Bey, removed the limb on Wednesday last. The little sufferer is doing bb well as can bo expected after so serious an operation, and is receiving every comfort and attention from tho matron and staff.

The Wesleyans commenced their Christmas tree and Bale of goods in aid of the Circuit fund on Monday at Feathorston, Tuesday at Greytown, and wound up at Carterton on Wednesday. They had agrasd display'of goods; and a good Bale. In the evening tho Greytown Band attended, and tho Assembly Rooms were literally orammed. A t the close the Rev. J, Ward announced that the takings for the day, at a rough estimate, were about £4O, and with the takings at the other townships it would amount to about £9O. Groat credit is due to the • Rev. J. Ward and Mrs Ward and the ladies of the Church, for their indefatigable energy displayed throughout tho whole of the arrangement.

. A Compensation Court, prosidod over by the Resident Magistrate, and George Reynolds Esq,, J.P., sitting as two justices, was held at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Featherston, yesterday, to deal with a claim made by George Harm, of Waihenga, against the Featherston Road Board for compensation for land, taken for a road, and damages for seveiance. The olaim was for £IOO, Mr Travers appeared for the claimant, and Mr Gray for respondent, The respondent had offered to pay the claimant £ll9s 4d, which wai refused, A .'number of witnesses were examined on eaoh side, and the Court awarded the claimant £ls for land, ami damages £5. The Court also specially directed that the respondent do pay-the olalmant £8 3a as costs in the case.

A new method of, washing butter has been patented' 'in Germany. The particles), about one-tenth of an inch in size), are, assoon as gathered in tho churn, removed to a centrifugal machine, the drum of which is perforated, and lined •with a linen sack. The machine is rapidly revolved, and the buttermilk escapes through the perforations; a spray of water being in jected into the revolving drum washes out all the foreign , matters adhering to the butter, When the washwater comeß away clean the washing is stopped, the revolutions being continued until the last drop of water is removed. The dry butter iB then taken out, moulded, and packed, The product, it is claimed, has a finer grain,/•flavor and; aroma, and has much better, keeping qualities than when prepared f f,or market in the ordinary way.—Auckland Weekly News,

The annual business meeting of the Taratahi-Carterton Jockey Club.was held at the Marquis of Normanby.-Hotel on Wednesday evening, Mr A, McKenzie presiding. There was a fair attendance. From the statement of the finances it appears that the Club is in a very satisfactoiy condition. A numbor of new members were elected. With regard to the leaso of the course, it was resolved that' a olauße be inserted in the agreement that the course be kept in proper order, and handed over to the Club Seven days prior to eaoh meeting, ,It was also resolved that the words in rule 4 of the Club's regulatiohs,' and pay an entrance fee of £i' be expunged. The following officers wore electedStewards—Messrs F. W. R, Seed, E. Buckerldge,.S. Tancred, J. Eaton, A, Clifton, N, Grace, T. Grace jSJoretary, MrG. Deller ;Treasurer, Mr A, McKenzie; Auditor,;Mr H. Eweu. It was resolved to hold the Summer-Meet-' ing on the 17th February, in place of the 22nd January, as' hitherto.

Miss O'Gorman, the" escaped nun/ 1 is announced to lecture to ladies only it 3 o'clock thiß afternoon.

The usual monthly meeting of the Manterton.Library Committee, which 'was to •have been Held last; night, 'lapsed, there •being ho quorum .present..

, Mr Isaac Selby will lectured the Freethought Society's meeting on Sunday evening. •

An adjourned sitting of the District Court of Bankruptcy was to have been held at 10 , a,m, t'o-day, but it was adijourhed for a later hour.

Mr'Neill will ran a special coach from Tinui Stables to the Opaki races on Saturday December 2(ith, arriving in Masterton in time to see the first race run.

A uon tf Mr J. Tonner, of Eketahuna, was bucked off by a horse yesterday afternoon, and a medical man was sent for to-day. It is feared that in addition to a broken arm he has sustained serious internal injuries.

V\ e are' requested to call attention to Mr F. H. /Wood's sale at his Masterton rooms to-monw, Saturday. The lines which are to be offered consist of every variety of furniture, one harmonium, 1 merchandise, and. household requisites, which must be cleared at any sacrifice, to make space for fresh , consignments now in transit.

The proprietor of the circus was evidenly determined to squeeze as much money out of the ,'t awn as possible, and-many people who took children complain that they were compelled to pay even for those whom they carried in arms. In the one case, a resident took five children, and was asked to pay for the youngest of them, while in another, payment was asked for a child only a year and a half old. Mr L. Jones' Fruit Shop, opposite the " Bon Marche," is a sight worth seeing. His window is fixed up in an enticing fashion, with fruit of all descriptions and of the choicest kind, early llama apples from Sydney,, locally grown and American keeping apples from last fall, in splendid order, oranges, bananas, pines plums', damsons, tamarinds, dates and figs. He has also .a large assortment of canned fruits, which are very fine.

Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Manufactory. All Blinds guaranteed of the very best description. Price list on application to ft, W. Henn (late Henn & Hansen,) Poneke Steam Vonetian Blind and, Revolving Shutter Pactory, Wellington.—Arvt We observe that-Mr J. Thorburn the well-known clothier and outfitter, of Willis-street Wellington, is offoring a grand inducement to buyers of men's and boy's clothing &c, &c, Nothing less than a cash bonus of 3s in the £ is given .to every purchaser of goods to the value of £5 ana upwards, This liberal distribution of cash will last from the 6th of December to the 9th ot January,—Advi.

We beg to draw the attention ot every, householder and-others to the liberal inducements offered by Messrs L. J. Hooper. & Co., of the Bon Marche Drapery Warehouse, namely, every customer purchasing value of one shilling and upwards will receive a coupon corresponding with the amount of the purchase. On the 24th of December these tickets will be collected and one-fifth of the whole amount of purchases made will be returned in value as a Christmas box. For instance, a person purchasing 6s will receive value Is; 10s, 2s; 20s, 4s; 30s, 6s: 40s, 8s; 60s, 12s; 80s, 16s; 120s, £l, and so on for evory shilling spent. This is the best induce-, ment wo have ever yet . met with, and ought to induce every one to purchase drapery, millinery, and clothing from I.' J.' Hooper & Co., Bon Marche, the cheapest and best drapers and clothiers in the Wairarapa.—Advt.

Coutjh, Colds, Bronchitis, do., me quickly cured by using Baiter's 'celebrated "Lung Preserver." ; This oldestablished, popular medicine, is pleaBant to the palate, and highly extolled by the members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. Sold by all Patonb Mcdiciiio Vendors. ,See testimonials in advertisements,—Advt.