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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2336, 2 July 1886, Page 2

The Eketahuna Road Board notifies its intention to strike a rate ■of onehalfpenuy in the £.

Tho "Matthew Burnett" committee invite sympathisers to a meeting at the,: Temporanoe Hall to-night at 7 o'clock. • ■ MrW. Bell of Dension House,-an-nounces Mb monster sale of 'drapery clothing, millinery, and house furnishings will commence on Saturday July 3rd.

Tho Loyal Antipodean Lodge of Oddfellows, Wellington, 'have resolved to form a juvenile branch of the Order iir connection with their Lodge. Messrs Lowes &Torns announce an extensive sale of Nelson fruit and Ornamental trees-for Saturday, July 10th. They are a direct consigment from. Mr John Hale, whose nursery stock is noted all over the colony for its quality. Mr Frederick' Bacon had' a nasty fall yesterday in Queen street, outside the Star Hotel. His head collided with the kerbins and the result was a severe fracture to his skull. He was conveyed to his home in a passing cart, after losing a considerable quantity of blood. We have received from the Australian Magioal "Depot, 401 George-street Sydney, a very neat pamphlet entitled''" Magic, Mirth, and Mystery," which contains, amongst other matters, instructions for performing wonderful tricks and delusions with oards, coin-tricks, and amusing riddle*, charades, and games for the amusement of both old and young folks. The book is sont post free for one shilling.

'Staff - Captain" Alexander, from Christchurch, will be at the Salvation Army Barracks, Masterton, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next. On Tuesday the barracks will be closed against the public, and a soldiers' meeting held, Endeavors are being made to obtain the presence of Mr Burnett on one of the nights of his visit, failing which service will be suspended for ono evoning to allow of the Army attending in a body. There has just been printed, to an order of the House, a return showing the amount of honorarium and travelling expenses paid to each member of the several Land Boards in the colony from the Ist of January, 1882, to the 31st of March last. The total amounts paid to the several land distriots are as follows : Auckland £385105; Hawkes Bay £269 13s lOd; Taranaki, £56016s 6d; Wellington, £840; Marlborough, £290 6s lid; Nelson, £224.0s 9d; Canterbury. £3Bl 10s; Otago, £1852 7s 4d; Southland, £B9B 9s4d; Weßtland, £269, 4s. Tho are the amounts paid to Wellington members :-T. Mason, £132 2s; H. Bunny, £306 5s 2d; E. Pearce, £1; G.Beotham,£s7;W. W. Taylor, £46; W. W. McCardle, £203 16s 8d; W. A. Fitzhorborfc, £6417s 6d; A. Reese, £2B 18s Bd.

"Wo must expect some hypocrisy in the Church when there is so much in the world," said the Rev. D, M. Hodge, of the Second Universalis!; Church in 127 th Street. "But one man's failure is no proof that the Church is niadaup of such scoundrels, and I don't sot lnvn every bald-headed man for a scoundlil. There are not as many church memoirs as nonchurch members m the police courts, among the saloon keops, the! gamblers, the dead beats, and the prostitutes of tho city. I will say from my own operation that the people whom I have married at the request of police justices, and whose marriage was slightly overdue, were not church members. The people who ask the minister to officiate at a funeral and do not pay his car fare or even thank him are not church members. The people who get married and want to pay the minister next week—which never comes—are not church members. "—New York Sun,

There was a little bit of a breeze in the 1 Education Board meeting on Tuesday, ■ according to the Presi. Sir Young had , an opportunity afforded him' of bringing forward his resolution with regard to the \ compensation of those masters who have 1 beon deprived of certain emolument for ' pupil-teacher instruction, Mr Young was j not altogether "in order" in the way he > conducted his case, so to speak, and Mr I Bunny called him to order accordingly. , Mr Young then reflected on the general manner in which the Board's proceedings were conducted; a." come and go-easy 1 fashion" he styled it. Mr Blair objected 1 to this, and later on Mr Young rose to ' speak for the third time on his motion, f when he was called promptly to . order by Mr Bunny. Then'Mr Young said, "I did not come here to be sat upon [ by you or anyone else." Mr Bunny therefore rose to a point of order Said 1 he:" J don't want to sit on Mr Young: ■ It would not be at all a comfortable pos- : ition, If Mr Young wants anyone to sit i on him to keep him warm, he must get some other member of the Board." This incident enlivened the dry-as-dnst proceedings very agreeably. ■ In view of the conflicting statements that have been published in reference to the Kimberley goldfields, that which was telegraphed to. a Sydney paper from Townsville on the 12th inst., will be read with interest:—" The diggings are situated on the Elvey river, which runs into the Panton river. The Panton runs into the Ord, eight miles above Osmond and Panton's cattle station. The total distance from the station to the diggings' is about 85 miles. There is a good track all the way. The diggers are supplied with meat from the station. Latest reports brought down by O'Donnell, the explorer, who is packing rations from Cambridge Gulf to the Diggings, is that all the .men who wore first on the field have got gold in good quantities. A lot of gold is being held on the field, The valueof gold on the Held is £3l3s per ounce, and at Cambridge Gulf £4 2s; the market value being M2s 6d. Rations are 1 sold on 'the' Diggins at the followintt rates:—Flour,. 15d per lb; sugar, Is; tea, 4s. The'distance of the goldfields from Cambridge ,Gulf by, the new trace, to. bo opened by 6'Donnell, will be about 170 miles. When O'Donnell camedowntoCambridge'-'Gulf there were about 70 men workjng and all had, gold:,"; The above differs materially from, . a great deal that has been published,' but as the goldtaat may be at Kimberley will noti.runaway-New.Zealanders thinking of neglecting.a bird in hand for a possible one in the tropics will do well to act with caution.—Exchange.

"■■ We dr,w attention to Messrs Price' and Dickson's, price list, which is-issued •with to-d'a^^pape^The'lis^lus : '' refer.',once to their, first stocktaking sale, ahdis well worth a perusal -': '"',. •' ,V ..' lJoMnaterkon Town Lands hold thornf egular monthly moeting at the Council Chambers this evening. ; Telegraphic intelligence from Nelson contains the good news that the'great Northern Goldmining Company at West Inangahua have', struck a rich leader in the" low level tunnel' after driving 270 feet,

Mr Janies Martin 1 is again the success" ful tenderer for tho refreshment moms at the Kaitoke station. This 'is satisfactory to the travelling public who ' always appreciate a. good catorer. Mr Martin having served a seven years apprenticeship in learning to anticipate the wants .'ofwayfarers.shouldbethe best able to how hbw r to satisfy their requirements.

We draw attention to a new advertisement of Messrs L. J. Hooper and Co.'s Monster Sale, The advertisement appears onour ; thirdpHge"j :and -from it may be gathered that their sale' still continues, and every article has been reduced, in some instances to less'than manufacturers' prices,

A novel idea is about to bo given effect to by the members of the Temperance ■body atPahiatua, in connection with their new. hall It is proposed to solicit gifts of illuminated almanacs for the purpose of decorating the walls of the building inside, and we should imagine there would be but little difficulty in the advertising public complying with the request. But what, asks the Pahiatua Star, if the publicans and brewers send along a consignment? '' : -:'■;'>■■'. ' The Sydney Morning Herald in its summary for Europe, dated May 27, says; -Reports vary as'to the quantity of gold which has .been obtained atKimberley; the miners, being.very .reticent. It is believed, however,- that not less than ■IO,OOO or 15,000' ounces have been procured. The quality is good and an average of £4 per ounce is realized. Up to date no ora'cial report has arrived from the field, and the public have had to rely for their information, to a large extent, upon hearsay, and private epistolary sources. • ", ~

A meeting of the combined Masterton and Tradesmen's Cricket Clubs was convened to meet, at' Messrs Beard and Gray's office last night, .but, only members of the Masterton Club responded. Mr W. G. Beard occupied the chair, and explained the object of the meeting. It was resolved, " That an area of thirty yards square in the centre of the oval, and as much more as funds will allow, be harrowed and top dressed with sufficient loam or river deposit to make the ground even ; that a half-ton of patent manure be procured, above 2 cwt.of- which shall be put over the area above, mentioned, and the'remainder spread in the imraedi,ate vicinity where most required; that a sufficient quantity of seed be sown. with' the top dressing on .the thirty' yards square; that a subscription list be opened to raise the ■ amount' to carry out the above; and'that aconimitteeconsisting of tho President, Secretary, and the mover be appointed to give effect to the resolution." The sum of' £Blss was collected in the room. It was further resolved "That the Club acceptthe responsibility for the unpaid subscriptions to the roller, and that, the amount be paid by the Club as soonasfundsare available. 1 '

f hat is a curioui case of Mcßae's insur nco. Here is a man who, in the midst f a night of unequalled horror, keeps 001, and undoubtedly did save'his prolorty from the numerous fireballs by leroic exertions. The house, saved from ire by Mc'Rae, is wrecked by the ashes ,nd mud, The Company refuse to pay, s they consider destruction by blue mud ' not in the bill," so to speak. Now, if dcßae when leaving had allowed two or hreo fireballs to ignite the place, would he company have paid? In case' of des ruction by lightning, 1 behove an insur nee company is liable, and twixt fireballi ind lightning there is little difference. a my rato in tho results. Considered fron his point of ;viow, Mcßao Bhould havi llowed the fireballs to work their eyi ray.andso entitled himself to the com lensation which the company now some chat stingily refuse.- Wanganui Horald Amongst the natives'at Parihaka dur ng last week, remarks the Taranak Herald, was the Waikato chief Topia ivho went to England with Tawliiao sow nine back. Topia has hitherto heli juite aloof from the Te Whiti movement md only came down on this occasion ou )f mere curiosity, but according to thi latives who have passed'through New Plymouth, he returns a confirmed believe in Te Whiti and his doctrines, It is aki said that he described to the Pariliaki people in a long speech some of th wonders he had seen at Home. Ho sail he saw the Queen's palace, her crown, thi Houses of Parliament, and many other o thethings which are known to us as thi sights of London. He attempted to giv'i them an idea of the p'opulousness o London, and ho made his, discourse si interesting to his hearers that thei listened enraptured with the pictures o English life whioh. he drew. The import ance of this new accession toTe Whiti' power and influence cannot but be ver great. It will probably result in th* establishing of his influence as paramoun in the Waikato as it is in Tarankki,' Referring to tho birth of the Queen' thirty-fourth grandchild, the progeny o the Duke and Duchess of Coniiaught Modem Society says :-By a happy chanc the new baby of the Irish people's owi Prince was bom on St, Patrick's Day Paddy is delighted, of course; and not few simple souls in Erin's Isle credit th Duchess of Connaught with, havw wrestled in prayer with the Holy Yirgii that it might be so. The Irish ar as quick at appropriating a complimen as .they aye':at scenting an insnlt bmall attentions please them mightily When the Queen was in Dublin in thi autumn of 1846, the Royal children mi objects of universal notice and admiration and one stout old lady screamed out to Hq Majesty,,"Oh, Queen, dear! make on of them Prince Patrick, and all Irelani will die for ye I" Nino months afterward Her Majesty was delivered of her seventl ohild,,aud, rememboring. the' old Irish, woman's words, she included Patricl amour his baptismal names and later 01 made him Duke of Connaught, If he ha noglectod the country to whioh he wa dedicated by his mother, his wife ha, surely purged him of his offence in thi eyes of Erin's sons and daughters bi giving birth to a child on " St. Patrick'! Day m the morning." During the last two months I have sold 61 Mon's Heavy Whitney Overcoats at 16s 6d, am have remaining just 35 more, which I intern soiling at 15s 9d. I have also just landed 2 Mtn's Heavy Beaver Overcoats thai! am sell ingat 28b 6d, that are honestly worth 45s Boys' .Ovorcdats from 9s 9d. jYoutlu' NZ made Tweed flats 3s fid: Men's Tweed Suit from 18s 6d. Inspection solioitcd. Note thi address—The Wairarapa Clothing Factory next the Empiro Hotel, Masterton. .Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter manu faotory. All Blind* guaranteed of the ver best description, Price list on application t R. \Y. Henn (late Henn and Hansen.) Ponek Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Factory Vollineton.—AiiVT.- . ..■■,..-•( Coughs, Colds, Bronohitis, &0., ar quickly cured by usiug Baxter's celebratei Lung Preseryori" This old established, popu lar medioine is pleasant to. the' palate,'adi highly extolled by the members of the medical legal, and clerical professions., / Sold by al Patent Medicine Vendors,-' See''t«sdmohial« h adverti6Sfflento,~[ArjVT,l' ,; '' '''" ''■•

w, iTprmoryp ia ( : the'regulav monthly payday,of !ie%ster|in Building Society. | to remind olir readers ,6f Meßsrß'Lbwes extensive'sales to-morrow.: Atl o'clock, they sell under dutraint'for rent furniture and-effects, ,also;produce. v At S o'clock they sell a large and varied assortment of winter drapery, bootß, shoes, etc, which are a direct consignment from Auckland, Tho goodß to be sold are on view and will bo l offered without reserve. f Yesterday being a free, day with two hotels in Masterton, a young man named John Donovan partook rathor liberally of the good liquor provided,' and became imbued with the idea that everything inthe town was free. This illusion was quickly dispelled when having helped himself to a couple of " Germans" from the shop of Mr Wagland, he was seized in the act by Sergeant Price and marched

isnominiously to the police cells: ;He had a night's lodging and same hot cofi'ee,and was tinea 5s by Mr H. A. Stratford R.M. on his appearance before him this morrii»g. ' .;' ■

At Mr F. H; Wood's stock sale at. the Twalahi yards there was more stock than had been entered or advertised. There was a large attendance of buyers from all parts of the Wairarapa, the bidding being brisk and ready, and all the stock present was quitted. Prices ranged as follows : Sheep—lambs in the wool 6s 2d, 1 twotooth ewes. 4s 6'd to-Bs,'.-old ewos 3s. Cattle—Calves 20a to 235, yearling heifers 275, yearling, steers., 355, three year old heifers (iOs, three year old steers 80s, cows 60s to 105b. Horses-Light hacks L3los to' LI 2s fe'd, heavier L 8 to Lll.. A horse, dray, and harness sold.for Lls. Pigs— Slips 7s to lOs, Several saddles, bridles, and sundries concluded a most successful; sale. ■' •' .

The following, players will represent the first fifteen of thei'Re'd-Stars in a match against the Te Ore Ore boys tomorrow afternoon :-D'Arcy, B. Palling, R. Thompson, E. Wolch, Heron, Hill, Emmett (capt), Blinkhorne, Bannister, Preeth, W. Welch, J. .Pellirig, Hoar, Martin, Ewington. Emergencies—T. Thompson, and A. Campbell. Tho second fifteen of the same Club play against the first;, toam of the Carterton Rivals, the following being the names of tho Stars :-F. Welch, Hill, Holinwood, T. Thompson, Baillie, Casolberg, McKane (capt), A. Campbell, H. Campbell, Welch, Poulson, Collier, A. Gardner,. Bennett, and Sykes, Einorgencies-A, Welch, Yates, H. Welch. - A Press telegram from Christchurch informs us that Mr Beetham, R.M., gave an important decision under the Licensing Act yesterday in deciding a point raised by Mr Stringer, referred to in a previous telegram.' The licensee of the Terminus Hotel, who has an extension of the closing: hour to 11 o'clock, was accused of selling liquor during the time his house ..should be closed, viz., about midnight. >.The Magistrate held that theAmending "licensing Act of 1882, while providing, for the granting. of; extended licenses to 11 o'clock' had made no .provision for, the closing, at llo'olock of hotelsVso-licensed.' Clause 154 of the Act I ' lßßl provided that houses having extended licenses Bhould be closed at midnight,.and (is this was the only clause dealing with the subject, ho dismissed the information. He remarked that there had clearly been an oversight iu the Amending Aot of 1882; On the occasion of the opening qf the Occidental Hotel, a fathering of tho friends of mine host Phillips took place last evening to wish success to the new house and landlord. The chair was taken by Mr H. E. Eton, who, after the more solid refreshments wore, disposed of, proposed'"Success to the Occidental Hotel and Mr Phillips." In doing so, he said he had known Mr Phillips for a number of years, and_ waß glad that he had been successful in obtaining a license, for. the manner in which he always carried on his business was a guarantee that he would be able to do credit to his new house. Mr Phillips, in responding, said that his endeavour was to make his hotel a credit to the town, and ho could assure them that ho would in futuro continue to carry o» his "business as in the past, which he was pleased to hear had given such general satisfaction, Mr Phillips con : eluded a felicitous speech by' thanking the company for their presence, and also for ihe hearty manner thoy had received the toasts. Mr Toohill passed a high enconium on the character of Mr Phillips and thought he would make a capital landlord. Tho "Commercial Interest," "success to Masterton and district;" "The.' Press," &c, were duly proposed and received, every toast being drank in champagne., Sontjs and speeches followed in rapid succession. The company on breaking up carried away with them a a pleasant recollection of the inaugural night oif the Occidental Hotel. The crowning/ek of the late carnival in Vienna was the " Old Dutch Fair," which was held in the Artißts House. Each of its 20 rooms has been transformed into a scene characteristic of Holland in the 16th century, and no visitors were admitted into the room except in costumes of that period. The ball-room was converted into the court yard of a palatial mansion, with beautiful perspective paintings on the four walls; thehall.representeda crowded harbour' with its forest of masts, and Mb sailors! fishwomeri, and hawkers; another room was an ice rink; a second, the belfry of a watch tower| a third, the laboratory of an alchemist; a fourth, a torture chamber;- a fifth, a sailors' inn;' a bixth, a guard room; a seventh, an artist's studio; an eighth, a court of justice; and so on. All the furniture and accessories were appropriate, and tho groupings of a thousand persons.who took part in them were thoroughly picturesque. Rembrandt and Vandyke painted portraits, and it '. seemed as if Vienna had sent all its beauties there. Jn the procession which ' marched past the Archdukes there were 2,600 ladies and- gentlemen, and there ( was not one of their dresses that had not < received-the sanction of a committee of I artists, sothatthe membk was harmoni- , ous in the extreme. |

, : . Bacemeetings, a» at present regulated by Act of Parliament, do- not find favor Wall quarters. They are very wishywashy affairs, according to the.Napier Telegraph, and are thus commented on: -" The evo of a race-meeting is very different now to what it was a few years ago, when Calcutta sweeps, or a chance in a Derby-gave most people an- interest in the forthcoming events. They served also to brine; the bookmakers and the public together, and generally made the town lively, and hopeful of small winnings. There is nothing of that. kind now.: Under goody-goody legislation, a pound note is insufficient capital to give any one an interest in a race unless invested and lis certainly lost in that most wretched of all machines—the t'otalisator, If Parliament would abolish v the , totalisator a return to legitimate'spprt might be looked for. It was a melancholy illustration of the dark'nesti succeeding the light'of other" days to. witness the operations of the metellioans last night. - Congregated in the passages and the smoking room of the Criterion Hotel, were knots of men waiting for business. ! Tfiey, were sitting on the_table dangling their legs, or leaning against the walls! It was'hot-worth their while to call put the odds or produce apocket^book. ; ;:illwassilent,dull, and miserable. Hor ! diffe'reht ; to the 'scene when Sir Hercules Robinson was here,! 'and:a'raonßter Oalcuth'sweep which His Excellency patronised, 4m in full swing in the dWWg-room. .

TKe;Colorado Minßtrels are announced W:appear at thie.Tlieftfcrd.'BLoyalon Satur-' ;dayand.Mondaynext:^Thebill: of ji^a,very.attractive ohej the /cojnpany, having sis lady celvor and'versa-' til6:oMdren, and 'new 'aonga, dances and farces; - The prices being made to suit eveiypno, bumper houses can'be l corifi-' dently expected. ■ ;'■;,. "She shall..walk in silk attire, (and' Biller ha'e to spare," says the poet/ aiid' the "Queen? thinks; itAvauld appear that' ailler ia indoed necessary to ladiea who would walk in silk attire, at least if tlioir attira ia made by.Mdmo.; Mercier, Court dressmaker, -London. : . This ■ artiab'a. trustee in liquidation has been;suing Captain MaswMl Heron for raiment supplied to Mrs Maxwell Heron in a manner regardless of expense A white satin dress was charged for at theremunerative figure of £2lO, while a sapphire velvet Court dress cost £l7O. Those prices are said to be -'ordinary" in businesslike Mdme. Mercier's; and if i ordinary thoy are, a great deal of money must still be left in England, It w to.be. hoped that the appreciation of gold and other recondite causes, will soon lead to the adjustment of prices. At present an English woman's allowance for dress must be about £2OOO a year if shewishes to do her charms justice. But the white satin dress, it must not be forgotten, had a painted train, and if the painter was a R.A. his charge would of course be considerable. Then- the dress might, doubtless be' framed,'and remain a' possession for evor in the halls of the spirited proprietor. On the whole, as evidence- was given to'show that the dress coat £Bl to make, material and-all,-there was certainly a good deal of unearned increment somewhere.

( I am going to make a spooiality/ot certain' lines during the noxt 'month!. At the present time lam ranning Macintoshes'arid Overooati at prices which defy any, house in the Weilington Difltriot toapproaoh. By,sendiug tho length which you require in inches, you can be KUpplied with a grand Tweod Macintosh for 2?/6, honontly worth £3. Give; me a-trial John ThorbDiin, the People's Clothier, TOlisstreet AVelliil^ton.—[Anvr.] ""