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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2289, 7 May 1886, Page 2

Tenders close to-day for leasing paddocks opposite the Catholic Church and Public School.

The regular monthly meeting of the Masterton Town Lands Trustees takes place this evening, ;

The Poneke Football Club hae decided to send a team to Masterton on Queen's Birthday if train arrangements will suit. Captain and Mrs Bates of the Salvation Army, who are at present stationed at Napier, have received a few weeis rest, and are paying Masterton a visit. Wo have received a copy of." Who's Who" for the month of April. In addition to the Wellington Court business for that month. a;list of judgments in the Wairarapa Courts from January to April is published.

.Wo draw attention to the notification of the loss of a green leather bag, which contained a roll of banknotes, a purse containing silver and a £1 note* and a ticket for Picton dated April 27th; also a pockot handkerchief marked B. Mcßao. A handsome reward will be paid to the finder on returning tho same to the Masterton Police Station.

A correspondent suggests the desirability of a Caledonian ball being- held during tho season, under the auspices of the Wairarapa Oalodonian Society, .once in each township. The BUggostion is a good one, and would, no 'Joubt, be heartily responded to bymombors and friends. We commend the proposal to tho consideration of the President, as one on whioh ho might well take the voice of tho members.

An explorer of Ohaldiean records has recently sent a collection of tablets to England which proved to be the contracts of a morcantilo firm for (several (fenerations. On a close examination it was found that every document, was dated with the month,.year, and day of the reigning sovereign, and thus a complete chronology has been secured of the kings from Nebuchadneaarto Darius Hytaspes, one of tho periods dispute among Biblical critics. ■.■'■

Whore is their gallantry! At'a meeting of householders hold at Kumeroa for the purpose of electing a Sohool Committeo, tho sense of the meeting was taken as to tho reading of the Act whether women were allowed to vote, and it was.decided by twenty-three to five that they were "iwt allowed tho privilege. The ungrateful wretches! Why, they have to thank the ladies that School Committees exist.

A correspondent sends us tlie following' interpretation of "The mark of the Beast' I ;—Tho Houso of Commons in the present Parliament contains 670 seats. Of these four aro at present vacant, or were so at the out-turning of the Conservative Ministry, making the number of Bitting members C 66. For the interest of those who believo in prophecy, I desire to point out that this is the number of tho Beast, or Antichrist, referred to in tho Revelation of kSt, John. Your readers can draw their own conclusions.— Pall Mall Gazette.

The glove tight between Law and Farnan, for£3ooa-side and the championship of Australia, was continued vcsterday morning in tho vicinity of Essendon. The party successfully eluded the vigilance of tho police, and ttio contest resulted in a victory for Lees after seventeen minutes fighting. Farnan's face -betrayed the severity of the previous day's eiieoui|tor, and the general punishment inflicted on him was so apparent that it was plain he had very slight chance of averting defeat. Ho struggled, however, with dogged determination, only to be again knocked down time after timo. The exhibition presentod a brutal developement towards the finish, and.it was not until Farnan had boon tho recipient of such aovero punishment a.B rendered him also unable to stand that his supportßrs give up the' contest. The two nien have since been arrested for assaulting each other, and remanded, bail bolng allowod.-^Telegraph, The • following case, interesting to policy-holders is-roported in the Christchurch Telegraph :—Official Assignee v Raphael, claim £37. Mr Stringer for plaintiff, Mr Slater for defendant, In August, 1885, one G. B. Philip, being the holder of a policy insuring hia life for £6OO in the Mutual Life Assurance of Australasia, became bankrupt, Two days afterwards he assigned the policy to tho defendant as satisfaction, or at any rate on account of a debt of £l3. Defendant thereupon surrendered the polioy to the Company receiving the surrender value £37. The Official Assignee now sued for that amount. The facta now being admitted, Mr Stringer argued that the dealing with the policy being in violation'of the' Life Assurance Policies Act and the Bankruptcy Acts,' tho protection for tho policy against .bankruptcy claimable under the first-named' Act, had been abrogated, and the money should vest in the trustee for tho benefit of the creditors Mr Slator, while agreeing that the transactions were illegal, submitted that the plaintiff had no claim whatever to tho money, being expressly debarred by statue. After long argument, his Worship gave\ a judgment on equitable grounds for tho plaintiff for £23, leaving the defondant to retain tho balance,;-: 14, she had actually lent to Philip. The popularity andenormous sale* of Wolfe's SoHKArra testify Iteintrinsic merits.

Messrs L. J. Hooner i Co., of the Bon Marche, received their first instalment of autumn and winter goods on Saturday, these goods' hftvo< boen imported direct from-the manufacturers in England and Scotland, and aro now being marked off at prices that will compare with any wholesale house in the colony.—Advt,

Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter manufactory. All Blind? guaranteed of the very best description. Price list on application to R, Mf, Henn (late Henn and Hansen,). Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Factory,' Welliiwton.—Advt.

Messrs Duncan & Son invite special attention to their new consignment of cutlery—direct from the manufacturers—which • they offer at fabulously low prices. Best pocket knives, Is and Is 6d j sets carvers, and forks and steels, 2s upwards! bread knives, 1b; and all kinds of goods &t little mow than the place iffc*di»aty tin»W6, i -ADVri

Several letters and reports are crowded out of this day's issue.

r With regard to the Now Guinea.question, it is understood that the New Zealand Government are Willing that Queensland should undertake the administration of the affairs of that island. .-.' <

Noticeiagiven'in another column of the application of Mr William Procter to transfer his section, No. 4, Block XII, Mangahao Survey District, to Mr W, H. Bennett.

Messrs Neno and Bedell, gasfitters and plumbers, of Manners-street, Wellington, have a new advertisement in bur columns. The members of. the Red Star Football Club, who are not going to play at Greytown to-morrow, are requested to roll up for practice on the Oval at three o'clock sharp, in view of rho' coming matches. ' The installation of the W.M. and. investure of officers of St, Mark's Masonic Lodge. Carterton, takes place on Tuesday next at the Carterton Town Hall.

■'" The time for receiving tenders for the erection of an Hotel at Greytown has been extended by Mr John Fabian to Monday, May 17th. Mr John Tuck has returned to Maßterton after an absence, in America, England and other parte, of over two years. Ho looks as'hale and ever, and is likely to settle in this district again. ' .. Notice is given l of a special meeting of the Maßterton .Borough Council to be held on Tuesday May 18th, for the purpose'of striking-a general rate of one shilling in the pound, and a library rate of one penny in the pound.

The Gazette notifies that deer (bucks or stags only) may be taken or killed within the. boundaries of Wellington and Wairarapa District Acclimatisation Societies districfc'from tho tenth of April till the tenth May, both dayß inclusive. The Wellington City Oouncil have confirmed the.Committee's recommendation to appoint Mr B. A. Page Captain of the Municipal Fire-Brigade. Messrs Lowes and lorns will put up to auction, instructed by tho Town Lands Trustees the leasos of six building sections being sub-divisions ot Town Acres

.56, 58, and 00, situate near tho public school. Afterwards the firm will auction a lot of new and second-hand furniture, and sundries.

Mr Blair, Engineer-in-Chief of the Middle Island, .accompanied by Messrs Hanuay (Assistant General Manager), Carruthors (Kesidont Engineer), and Connal (Assistant Engineer), proceeded .to Mauricovillo yesterday by special train to inspect the railway works now in progress. Tho Taueru people had a bit of a fright on Wednesday owing to the coach horses rushing into tho township truWg their harness, but on some of tho oxcitablo

onespoingto look for the coach, they met the renowned whip, Harford, coming towards the hotel, looking quite hanpy but wet and cold. Ho had unhooked to pass somo bullock drays in a narrow park of tho road, and the horses bolted, while unhitched.

A meeting of tho Lower Taueru schoo 1 Committeo took place on Wednesday Present-Messrs Donald Adams, Anderson, Garratt, Manning and O'Connor. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed; A letter of apology from Mr Hercock for absence was read; also a letter from Mr Smith, denying the accusation made against the Inspector re the beating of, children on the head with a book The object of the meeting being to consider a reply from tho Inspector concerning the ability of the teachor had to lapse as the reply had not arrived. Mr Garratfc proposed that the Chairman call a meeting as soon'as the Inspector's reply arrives, Should no answer arrive to meet again that night fortnight. Soconded by Mr Adams. The meeting then adjourned.

..A propoßa has been mooted npiong t e temperance party and their sympathisers in Wellington to purchase one of the largest hotels in this city and transform it into a coffee palace or temperance hotel, The idea is not at all a bud "one, the. Evening Press opines, and should prove a commercially paying one, There are many travellers and visitors to tho city who have an objection to staying at an hotel, and in Melboumo it has beeu proved that well-conducted and efficiently furnished- and served coffee palaces become very popular and well patronised, Mo doubt the experiment hero would prove equally successful, In Melbourne a company has been floated to buy out tho Grand Hotel opposite the Parliament Houses there, Tho Company fins alarge nominal capital divided into 50,000 shares of LB each, only L 3 of which is to be called up. The .Grand Hotel is an immense building; containing 154 bedrooms, 6 sitting rooms, and 7 bathrooms. A company uti somewhat similar, though, of course, much more moderate lines is proposed for Wellington, aud we see no reason why it should not be thoroughly successful, and fill a most useful position if properly floated and carefully managed.

At the conclusion of the criminal business at the R. M. Court, Wellington, ■yesterday, Mr Stratford, addressing Inspector Shearman, said that he had noticed by telegrams in the papers recently, referring to the case of assault-

ing a constable at Dunedin and breaking his leg,'that the magistrate had'stated "that the penalty for such an offenco was now only £5 or two months' imprisonnient, This was a mistake. As the Inspector was probably aware, by the old Act tho penalty for assaulting constables wrsLIO or twq months, but this had been repealed, and the new Act provided for a penalty of three months without a fine,,or L2O fine, or committal fer trial to tho Supreme Court with a possibility of twelvo months,' imprisonment. Mr Stratford expressed theopinioh that whore, in tho case of the police, it was often, it. might beicne against thousands, it was" to be regretted tnatsuch a wrong impres* sioii should go' abroad to the public and lead.to tlm idea that only.a' light punishment could bo inflicted for assaulting «mv stables, j Ho had communicated with the Resident Magistrate of Dunedin on the subject,, and his reply was to the effect that the telegrams alluded to, ombodied a mistaken report, Mr Stratford concluded by saying that this could not be toowell known, and his objast in referring to the matter.™,, to secure this publicity.Inspector Shearman thanked his Worship for drawing public attention to the matter and expressed a hope that the representatives of the local paper* prespnt would duty notice what had been said.

'Couohb', Coj.D3, Bronchitis, &0.. are quickly cured by using Baxter's colebrated "Lung Preserver," This old established,,popular medicine ia 'pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by the members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. Sold by, al Patent Medicine Vendors. See testimonials in advertisements,-[ADVT,]

I am going to make & speciality of certain lines during the next months, At the present time lam running Macintoshes and Overcoats at prices which defy any house in tho Wellington District to approach." By sending the length whioh you require in inches, you can be supplied with a grand Tweed. Macintosh for 27/6, honestly worth £3. Give me a trial John Thobburn, the People's Clothier, Willis.' street, Wellington.—[Advt.] Strangers and country people often ask us which iB the best and cheapest house for men's, boys' and youths' clothing, and we recommend them to go to the "Wairarapa Clothing Factory, opposite the Theatre, for it is, without doubt the oheapest and best house in tho district! You cant, but are sure to get gbod vatife for yo& molaey.K'AbYr,

Mr Evans, of Mastertbn, advertises for pigeons, ducltß,, or Bwamp hens in any Quantity. .. ■: ; We regret to hear that Mr Grundy, the headmaster of the Masterton Public School, js confined to his bed through illness. ,'•'—, / ."'V-

Messrs; Ewington and Son'have constructed a lever wire strainer which works with.a double ratchet, and. .is, according;' to authorities on the subject, a great improvement on the' ..old-fashioned strainers.

Mr Robert Burrett, the well-known printer and stationer of Wellington, died rather suddenly at -11.30 last night from disease of the lungs, He was about as usual yesterday morning. Miss Ada Campbell's lecture " Evil in the light of Science; .its cause and cure" has been postponed until next, week, owing to - tke uncertain state. of the weather at the present time. Mis Campbell has been influenced in this decision by the fact there will be moonlight evenings next week, which will make it pleasant for people coming from a distance/Miss Campbell lectures again at the Theatre Royal ou Sunday night. The subject will,be, "Tho March of the Gods (the Origin and progress of the God-idea in humanity), or Gods of the past, Gods of the present, the God of the future," This lecture deals with gods of. Bavages, gods of India, gods of China, gods of Egypt, gods of Greece, gods of. Persia, and the dieties worshipped by modern nations, This, lecture drew crowded houses in Queensland arid South'Austraiia. Woira's Schnapps is now the most popular drink in the world. Avoid other so-called Schnapps, .