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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2185, 5 January 1886, Page 2

The mqntlily meeting of the Featherston School" Committee wa« held on Saturday. Messrs Bunny, Don.al(J, Mathews, McDougal, Barton and Robertson.. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The balance in the Banlc was yeporfce4 to bo £9os9d. The Treasure!'submitted the nnnualbalanco sheet, which was approved. The following acoounts were passed : Mackay, £l6s j Keys, 9s; Kitoman, £3. Mr Bunny reported the purchase of an acre next tho school by tho Education Board. Correspondence was received from the Secretary of the Education Board stating tliat the resignation of Mr McFarlane had been accepted, also that the Board was prepared to supply schools !with sets of scientific instruments at £2 iflVper set, The annual picnic was finally fixed'for Friday, 82nd January, and tho followin? gentleiiion were to collect subscriptions, and carry 'but the arrangements, viz,, Messrs McShane, Toogood, Bunting, John Oox, Viles, Monckton, Bezar, Biddick, Oakly and Bock, The meeting then adjourned to the 16th inst.

For some days past a report has been current in the district that Mr J.'Benall jjft.d papjured a strange animal on the banks .of the Euamahanga, on his property, Te White, "hiffc ij.Qfching definite was known about it. Mr Eenall informed us yesterday that he had captured an aujmaj pleasuring about four feet six inches in lengtjlj a fls covered all oyer the body with a soft brown fur about an inch long, the tail, however, reserabljng that of a large lizard, It had immensely powerful jaws and a double row of teeth, as well as strong tusks. It was webfooted. Ho secured it by a dog chain, by means of which, he tied it to a stump. During tho few days ft was in his possession it came to know him from other members of the household, and seemed to prefer his company, as when loft alone it generally gave a very dismal sort of a whine. It refused all oxcepfc vegetable food, On Wednesday last, on returning from a school picnic, he found that the chain had been gnawed in two, and that tho animal had disappeared. Mr Renall is making efforts to re-capture it,

. The children attending the Te White achopj werg treated to a picnic by their parents'and friend? on Wednesday last. They were taken about tWQ n)i)ea, m & a half up the Taueru river to a place called Mntuhaka, where there is a bend in the river, forming a peninsula, whiph contains about twelve acres of land, covered with open bush and shrubs, under the shade ,of which the spread was laid, Various games were indulged in, including racing for prizes by the children, Some of the gentlemeH started orioket, while the ladies preferred "dropping the handkerchief, ' Tho children were afterwards found to have been so handicapped in their sports thst everyone took a prize. Mr J. Renall acted. as handicapper, Mr J. McKenzio as starter, and Mr D. Mckenzie as judgo, while Mrs Pjko was judge and Mrs McKenzie handicapper for'the gjrls, The scenery at the spot is said to De magnificent, and all enjoyed the visit to it very much. It having ken decided to hold a dance in the evening, and the school-house being found unfit for such a purpose owing to the floor having a series o! inclines in it, Mr Renal) plaged one of the rooms in his house at the disposal of (jl}Q party. A dozen couples attended,- and danoing was kept up till 3 a,m, At midnight a spread was provided by Mr Renall, Excellent: music was provided by members of the: company, and all enjoyed themselves; thoroughly, except Mr Renall, who,'as will be seen elsewhere, sustained a peculiar loss durin? his absence that day. :

The guileless natiys turned up again at the Fielding sports pn Boeing Ray, For the' Maori raco three .entries were re- 1 ceived, and the 03m'petitbra agreed amongthemselves to divide the prize money equally.:. It followed that the'race was. a hollow affair, the first man coming in at a gentle trot, while the other two walked leisurely past the post, The trouble, however, began when the winnings came ,to be divided, the successful qompetitor ■when appealed to refusing to disgorge. "No fear cookies,": he said" I collared the greed and mean to stick to it," and he did. ■;-.'.'■,'; ",'..

• Writing to a Waikato paper a correspondent relates the following experience: -r-1 have tried the recipe I mentioned a; short timo ago, of putting sorno leaves off ihe elder treo round sdme cabbage plants 1 had" planted, They were-being fast' either Jjy caterpillars or. the brown beetles, but sine? the application of the leaves the ravages have entirely ceased. Try it.

A meeting of the ; - Masterton ;:'Park Trustees takes place this afternoon, '

MessrsLowes & lornsahnouhce a sale of furniture, produce, drapery, and sundries for Saturday next. ' '.'■' : 'The fortnightly mooting of the Loyal 'Masterton Lodge, 1.0.0.F.,M.U„ "will.be held this evening.

The Bishop of Wellington will hold a confirmation service at St Lukes Church, Groytowri; on Sunday evening next.. We again remind the electors of Wairarapa North that Mr G. Beetham, M.H.R., will address them at the Theatre Royal to-night. , It is notified in our, advertising column that all accounts" due to the lato firm of G. Watson and Co. must be paid forthwith to Mr T. C. D'Arcy. Mr'J. Ransome's tender of £2 4s Gd per month for cleaning the Masterton School has been accepted. There wore five tenders, ranging up to £3 10s per month.

The second wool sale of the season will be held by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company at their stores, Wellington, on Friday next, ' A publio trial of a Howard reaper and twine binder, for which Mr Jame3 Ross is the Wairarapaagent,.willbe made on the farm of Mr- A, Johnston, at 2 p.m. to-day.

The total value of the stakes oflored for the Wairarapa Jockey Club Autumn meeting is £968, and not £7Bl as stated yesterday. The difference is one of nearly £2OO. • ■ ■'..... '.;•. Mr Thomas Walker, freethought lecturer, is announced to lecture at the Theatre Rsoyal on Thursday evening next on the "Death of tho Devil."

A meeting of the Amalgamated Friendly Societies' Sports Committee was held last night, when several extra judges were appointed,andarrangementsmadetosecuro the sendees of a Band. Some routine business having been transacted, the meeting adjourned'till Friday next, Mr George Dixon has just completed the erection of a shoeing forge and general smith's shop in Dixon-street, intho rear of the Club Hotel stables. The building is large and commodious, being 40 feet long by 20 feet wide, and it is Bituated in a position convenient to the principal Ijyery stabjej. Mr Dixqn is, fell: known as a W glass shoeing smith and general tradesman, and he will no doubt, get a fair share of patronage, The following particulars have been received through the Press Association regarding the death of the jockey Todd, to which we alluded yesterday : A young jockey named Todd, about 15 years old, was killed at Otaki on New gear's eye. Ho was engaged to ride at the races on New Year's Day, but it is, believed lie got intoxicated the previous night, and fell down in a" yard attached' to the Otaki Hotel, where lie' remained asleep. A cart coming in later in the evening ran over the boy, tho wheel passing oyer his cliost, which was completely smashed, Death was inlsajutyneous.

The annual picnic'in connection with tho Presbyterian Sunday School was held in Mrs Yates' paddock, "Upper Plain, yesterday afternoon and evening. There was a yery large attendance, pel tho gathering assumed pre the fprm of a meeting of the whole congregation tljan of an ordinary Sunday School picnic. During the aftornoon swings were erected for the girls, while the boys indulged in various suitable games. Towards evening tea was provided for all present, and large numbers partook of it. Full justice having been dono in this direction, field amusements were resumed, and continued till darkness intervened, and warned the visitors that it was time to leave for home. All present spent a most enjoyable af termor,, * The following tenders hayo been reoelvedby the Wairararapa.EWt'Qounty Council:—Te Ore Ore-Bideford road, 17 chains metalling—George' McKay, L 35 (accepted), J. McGee, L4B 7s; Tangney & Co,, L4B. Ekefcahuna-Tinui road, 66,95 chains metalling;—Section 1-Ander-

son & Co, Ll3ls; H. Stevens, Ll3 ss; P. Carr, Lls (no tender accepted). Section 2, Andorson & Co, L 207 7s fid (accepted); P. Carr, £292; H. Stevens, L 358 Us. Section #s #s " Isq' fs'tid. Mastertoji-Waiiij.ua'road', 3? eji'ains Vot: mation, with tqtara'' oulyorts-^J, : W, Baker, L9817s (accepted);' Gardner and Kerins, L 129105; Tangney & Co., Lilt)'; I.E..Andersen,Lll2ls6d; H. Corne- '■"■■•■■ l ■ ' ' The following is from the Napier correspondent of the Observer, and sVould prove useful to owners of orchards;'— From time to time 'pars.' have appeared respecting the ravages of the grepnand brown beetles that abound at tip seagqn of the year, These beetles, like some moths, are privileged qusses—i.e., the birds won't eat. 'em. Indeed, in this country, the birds are highly discriminative in leaving severely alone all the insect pests, to gobble which they were expressly imported, and preferring to gobble our corn and fruit instead. Yet there is a simple check for this beetle pest, which deserves to be more generally known; and that is tho castor oil plant, which grows so freely here, Two or three years'a'gp, a w&ll:knq'wn resjdeijt of Epsom took me into his garden, and shewed me two or three castor oil bushes, asking me to look under them. I did so, and found the ground thickly covered with dead beetles, in some places oyer an inch deep. This indicates that the remedy is simply to plant clumps or belts of this vegetable in the orchard or kitohen gardon, which would soon reduce to something like order these' little green and brown gentlemen who are at present intoxicated with the exuberance of their own fecundity.'"' The gentleman above referred to had also a few leaves of the castor plant on a small table at his open study window, which he.assured me kept the flies out of the room.

We observe that Mr J. Thorburn the clothier and outfitter, of Willis-street WpHingtoiij is offering 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 aijd upwards. This liberal distribution of mh will last ffpm the sth of December to the 9th of January —Advt.

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

Ooutjlis, Goldsi <k, are quickly cured by using Baxter's. oejji: brated "Lung Preserver," * This oldestablished, popular medicine, is pleasant to the palate, and highly (extolled by the members of the medioal, legal, and clerical professions. Sold -by all Patent ;Medicine Vendors, See testimonials in advertisements,—Advi, , Notice ExnuoMHiUßir. Owing to the large number of Coupons for. Xmas presents being issued, L. J.'' Hbo'par' & Co, find that it will be impossible tb"di.stribute the whole of the presents on the 24th of Deoember as advertised;': Holders of Coupons will', 'tlierefore,'please present theni on the or 23rd, artd any time up to thelJlst'of December;''until.'wMieß, time Coupons will continue to 1 be i&M'. L. J. Hooper & Co., Drapers'' and Clothiers, Masterita.-^ryj.f

v. Messrs Lowes & loms announce their' next fortnightly stock sale for Wednesday 13fch inafc. : Ihe list already includes 200 sheep,,cattle, 20 lioraes, besides saddlery, vehicles etc. '!:; ■ •'<■ ;.