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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2294, 13 May 1886, Page 2

.: .Mr. Bunting the head master of- the Featherston school has commenced evening classes, and intends continuinp.. them through the winter. , ■,

Pahiatuiiß to have a Steam brick-mak-ing industry hi its midst, Messrs Sedcole & Co. having purchased the plant of Messrs Truscott & Alpass, of Masterton. Tlie Featherston school cadet soiree for. the 24th promises to be a success. The juveniles are very persistent in the sale of and evidently mean to do their best in gaining the desired end, The auditors appointed to examine the accounts of the town clerk, of Kaiapoi, who disappeared last week, report that his cash is correct. We draw attention to the new advertisement on our front page, in which Messrs L, J. Hooper & Co,, of the Bon Marche quote the prices of their various goods.

Persons are warned not to remove any sand, soil, or gravel, from any of the Roads or River banks under tho control of the Wairarapa East County Council, without the written authority of tho County Engineer,

A shod at the back of the old store at the South end of Carterton was burnt down yesterday afternoon. The store caught on fire from the sparks but was extinguished by Mr Dymoud, The origin of the Tiro is not known. The property is reported tobelong to Mr Nathan. . The population of Featherston has increased rather moro in proportion to the other townships, excepting Masterton, .and the township seems'to hold its own. A local industry or two, such as cheese' and bacon factory, or soap and candle factory, would tend to movo it along. ; We understand a move is being made to bring Martinborough under the Town District's Act, and that a petition will be taken round for signature. If this were done,.'no' doubt- Martinborough would soon boast of a Telegraph Office, and other institutions, which it is not likely otherwiso to get for some time.

A meeting of subscribers to the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society waß held in'the Institute yeaterday. Mr Payton was voted to the chair. The Secretary read the Premier's lettor, and the Gazette notice fixing the meeting and its object, Tho Chairman said in accordance with clause 49 of the Hospital and Charitable Aids Act it was the duty of the subscribers.to eldctsix persons as Trustees of the Society. Tho Rcvb W. E. Paige, J. N. Buttle, D. Fulton, and Messrs J. B. Keith, J, Macara, and W. •Beetham -were nominated, No other persons being nominated, the Chairman declared those six persons duly elected. Tho, meeting then adjourned. The newlyappointed Trustcel met afterwards. There were present—The Revs. Paige, Fulton 'and Buttle, and Messrs J. B. Keith and Jas, Macara. Mr Paige was appointed chairman, Mr Keith hon, Treasurer, and Mr T. D'Arcy Secretary. Tho salary of the Secretary was fixed at £lO per annum, with ten-per cent allowance upon all subscriptions collected by him. The first Wednesday in each month was fixed upon as the regular meeting day of the Truateos. This coneluded the business. ..:A fine specimen of the British soldier of tho past, Hugh Donahoe, an old Napier resident, was found dead at his residence, Emerson street, on Saturday, says tho Telegraph.. The deceased was of magnificient proportions, aud of splendid physique, and was formerly a sergeant in the 13th Regiment of the Lino. ...He served all through, tho Crimean war, and was personally engaged in the battles of Alma, jnkorman,andSobastopol, for which ho was decorated, as well as being presented with the Turkish medal. After the peace, Donahoe, in the enjoyment of a pension, settled in Jersey, and subsequently came to this colony, .. f .The Chaplain of the United States Congress, in opening the aeasion on March 27th offered up a prayer which has caused considerable sensation, He opened as follows ;—"Give ear, 0 God of Jacob, and awaken us to seethe danger which threatens the civilised world—a revolution more tremendous than any which histoiy tolls, of, in which the scenes of tho reign of torror may .be re-enacted in every capital of Europe and America." Tho prayer wont on to declare that the time has come for selfish grinding monopoly to cease, and when rich men should learn that their great fortunes are not given them to spend in their own pleasure.

There .is reason to fear (writes the Aigus London correspondent) that the rosplve of tho New Zealand Government to open negotiations for the purchase of German commercial interests in Samoa has been taken too late. : A scheme that •was feasible, and that had much to recommend it when Sir Francis Bell first suggested it is now discovered to be impracticable. German interference in Samoarhas been pronounced of late, and has resulted in her strengthening her hold ovcr'this pearl of the Pacific. Some German gentlemen largely ..interested in Samoa met the Agent-General for New Zealand on-March 14, and discussed the subject with him, but the Ircßult of the conversation was the'reverse of satisfactory and has only confirmed Sir Francis Bell in his opinion that New Zealand's opportunity has boen allowed to pass, and that it is the almost certain destiny of King Maliatoa to see his dominions pass under tho sceptre of the Kaiser Whilheim or his son Fritz. Coucus, Colds, Bronchitis, ko., are quickly cured by using Baiter's celebrated "Lung Preserver." This old established, popular medicine is pleasant to the palate, andhighly extolled by the mombers of the medical, legal, and clerical professions, Sold by al Patent Modiolus 'See advertiMfflwti.'—fApvi;! ' '

.The regular meeting of members, of the Delta Lodge L.U.F, takes place this evening at the Temple Chambers. The delegates of the Wairarapa Rugby Football Union meet at Carterton this evening.

Some of tho Mastorton aportsmon have taken the iiiitiativo in forming a Gun Club in our midst. Pigeons and sparrows are to be the victims of the sport.

M. Louis Pasteur, the discoverer of the remedy against rabies, ib not a physician, but a chemist. He is a native of Dole, in the department of Jura, France, and is in his sixtieth year.

Lovers of the science of self-defence will have an opportunity of witnessing a boxing contest at the Theatre Royal this evening between Messrs Teague and Massey, The Australian elevon coininonce their initiatory match in England to-day, at Sheffield Park, against Lord Sheffield's team. "

We hear that an effort is being made to form a Nntivo Volunteer Corps' at Te Ore Ore, the success of the Papawai Native Corps being the incentive to the movement in North Wairarapa. Owing to repeated postponements through the weather, Miss Ada Campbell, has decieed to abandon giving week-night lectures. Tho lecture,'' Evil in the lisrht of science," will be given on Sunday evening next. ' '

•/A shop and dwelling now in course of erection in Queen-street for Councillor Cullen is being fitted with gas pipes. This shows that we have at least one city father practically not theoretically progressive.

The opening dance of the Masterton Quadrille Assembly took place last evening in the Theatre Royal, and' was well attended. The music was supplied by the Quintette Band, under whose aus pices the assemblies are to beheld every Wednesday evening during the season. The Christchurch Preßs, in a leading article, writes as follows:—" We have just about half the land in wheat now that we had in 1883, and less than half the quantity of bushels by a long way. Surely there is no further need to hunt about for one of the principal causes of the " depression." And it is not as if the land diverted from wheat has been put to a better use, Many farmers, to their sorrow, left wheat for sheep; and now they -say, poorly as it paid them, they would be better off had they stuck to the grain. In turning their land tocairying sheep, they not only lost the crop whioh it would have yielded had it been cultivated, but they have lost on the Bheep, because they have fallen in value to such an extent that the land has produced them nothing in the'interval.' Had they left the land'alone, and done nothing with it whatever, they would have been better off, The average value of wheat to the farmer at the present time runs at about 3s to 3s 2d-per bushel, at country railway stations, and at this price Canterbury is short to-day of over £OOO,OOO. Sheep have not made it up; neither has wool, Mr Lippincott, the well-known American publisher, gives an interesting sketch of the late Lord Lyttou. He says-" My relations with Bulwor were both social and business ones. He was reserved at first, but when the ice was broken he became charming—from a thistle he changed to a warm tropical flower. He. wroto at a desk which had a piece cut out in the middle large enough to get his slender body in, so that he could reach the papers on every part of his desk without getting up, Before beginning to write, and while thinking over his work, he was in the habit of Bmoking, during which he would puff great volumes out of his mouth, .and watch it as it ascended towards the glassy roof of his library. Ho said he was inspired from watching the smoke rolling up. Ho laughed very heartily while telling this, and had the jolly air of a big schoolboy. In was in these moments that he offered a good contrast to himself as he appeared in mixed company under the constraint of noncongenial people. He dressed with fastidious elegance, perhaps a little dandified. He was excessively particular about his linen, and said the only perfume a man should uso was soap and water. He was a delightful talker and a thorough linguist, He spoke Italian so well that when he was in Naples writing the " Last days of Pompeii," the Italians thought him one of their own countrymen." Bulwer was a finished courtier and accomplished man of letters, and the worthy wearer of the mantle of the brilliant Duke of Gramniont."— Weekly Press Tho Rev. J, G, Patterson delivered an address in St, Paul's Church last evening the subject being "The modem Theatre —Ought Christians to patronise it," In the course of his sermon he gave tho verdicts of some great writers on stago morality. He gave the opinions of Macready and Dumas and referred to. Macready's opinion :—"On no account would T allow a child of mine to visit a theatre, or even make the acquaintance of'an actress or actor." He also referred tu Mr Gilbert's verdict on stage morality, who says, "Burlesquesare indecent exhibitions of the vilest sort, and the general result must be evil," How is it, Mr Patterson continued, that our blood and thunder plays of the present day attract people from all parts 1 An-actor always acting the part of a villain on the stage, is soon accustomed to it, and is apt to become so in his ordinary life. Some men may go to a theatre and it does them no harm, Yet with others it may bo different, Mr Paterson probably spoke from hearsay, and therefore his opinion is worthless. The late Bishop of Manchester, and the newly elected Bishop of that diocese saw .in the theatre a great means for good. Mr Paterson shows a lack of knowledge when ho speaks of the blood and thunder plays of to-day. The plays of to-day are elegant comedies, depending largely on the scene painter and upholsterer, a fact which any theatre goer will verify, Blood and thunder plays belong to the past, and even the villian, who nearly always got hissed had such a moral lesson road to him that he was unlikely in private to pursue the same courso as ho did on the stage. The stage villians, men generally cast for such characters, that we have known have nearly all .beon mild-mannered men with tender hearts.-Napier Telegraph .

Messrs L. J. Hooper & Co., of tho Bon Marchc, received their first instalment of autumn and winter goods on. Saturday, these goods have been imported direct from the manufacturers in England and Scotland, and are now being marked off at prices that will compare with any wholesalo house in the colony.—Advt. Messrs Duncan & Son invite special attention to thoir new consignment of cutlery—direct from the manufacturers—which they offer at fabulously low priceß. Best pocket knives, Is and Is 6d; sets carvers, and forks and steels, 2b upwards; bread knives, Is; 'and all kinds of oloctro-plated goods at little more' than the prico of ordinary tinware.—Advt,

Strangers and country, people often ask us which is the best and cheapest houso for men's, boys' and youtliß' clothing, and we recommend them to go to the Wairarapa Clothing Factory, opposite, tho Theatre, for it is, without doubt, the cheapest and best house in the district. You not only save 20 per cent, but are sure to get good value for your money.-ADVT.

; I am going to make a speciality of certain lines during tho next months. At the present time I am running Macintoshes and Overcoats at prices which defy any house in the Wellington District to approach. By sending the length which you require in inches, you can be supplied with a grand Tweed Macintosh for 27/6, honestly worth £3, Give me a trial. John Thohburn, tho Peopk's Oldthier, street,'Wellingtonj-fAuvT,]

■ A notice appears in our advertising columns inviting intending members of the new Fire Brigade to send in their nalnea by Saturday next. ..-

Mr Wardell presided in the Masterton Court this morning for a few minutes. He appears as yet hardly recovered from the effects of his recent severe illnoss.

.Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their stock sale for Wednesday next a line of 100 cross-bred wethers.' Their entries now embrace wethers, ewes, lambs, cattle, horses, and pigs.

A telegram from the Press; Association, just to hand, runs as follows—" The weather is very wet for tho opening of Parliament. There are already 19 members of the Upper House and 38mombers of the Lower House in town."

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their sale for Saturday a most desirablo line, being 130 pairs best colonial hand-made boots,: including men's women's 1 and children's. This should attract the notice of the public, especially as the winter season i 3 coming on,

Patrick Shine was brought before Mr H. S. Wardell, R.M., this morning, charged on suspicion with the robbery of a pocket book containing about £4O in notes, and other papers of value, the property of Frederick Turner, commercial traveller. Detective M'Orath stated that accused had been arrested on suspicion, he being a notorious convicted burglar, Informant, Mr Turner, retired to bed on Wednesday about eleven o'clock. At 3 o'clock ho was aroused by a noise, and he got out of /bed and felt in his coat, which was hanging behind the bedroom door, and contained, when'he went to bed, a pocket-book in which he had notes to the value of about £4O and other papers, The pocket-book wai gone and he heard the, sound of footsteps going from his room to that which accused occupied that night. The names.and persons of all those who slept at the hotel were known to the manager except the accused. Shine left the Hotel at an unusually early hour, before six o'clock in the morning, and he was arrested on suspicion at about 11 o'clock, that same forenoon. The police were desirous of a remand for eight days, to enable them to produce certain, evidence. His Worship asked accused if he had any objection to the. remand asked for. Accused said he had no objection to make to the remand, but he wished to contradict a statement just made that he left the hotel before six o'clock in the' morning. He did not get up until a quarter before 8 o'olock, ane he believed while he was washing himself, the manager came into his bedroom, He washed and dressed himself, and came down and had his breakfast, and it was not until after breakfast that he left the. hotel. His things were then up-stairs in the room he occupied, Ho did not object to the remand, but he objected to be kept in the Masterton lock-up, until the case came up for hearing again. Sergeant Price said: " You'll go to Wellington, never fear." The accused was then remanded to Wellington jail till Friday, May 21st A reward of Ten pounds is offered in another column for the recovery of the pocket book and contents.

Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter manufactory, All Blinds guaranteed of tho very best description, Price list on application to R. W. Henn (lato Henn and Hanson.) Poneko Steam Vonetian Blind and Revolving Factory, ■Wcllimrton.-AnvT.

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