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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2381, 24 August 1886, Page 2

We are requested to remmd'ourreaders of Messrs Lowes and Toms'fortnightly stock sale, whioh takes<place to morrow, The list embraces 300 fat sheep and 300 stores, a line of quiet steers, dairy cows, mixod cattle, horses, pigs, etc,. ft appears Mrs Osborne who drowned herßelf during the passage of the Wakatipu to Sydney was a Miss MoAlpine, barmaid at Messengers, His Lordship'a Larder, who absconded with Messenger to Melbourne. It is stated she took passage at Wellington uuder tho name of Osborne, and made some remark about wishing to destroy herself. Fresh informations have been laid against Mr Hall, tho prisoner now in custody at Tiraaru, on the ohatge of attempted murder of his wife. The Informations were laid by his partner, in the commission business, Mr G. L. Meason. One information charges Mr Hall that he did on the Bth December, 1885, feloniously, with intent to defraud, forge a certain transfer of mortgage, purporting to bo a transfer from one M. Milton to Hall .and Meason, audio have been signed by Milton, and the other charges Hah\ that he did on the,l6th July, 1886, felonioijsly, with intent to defraud, forgo a certain promissary note for tiio payment 0f£225. There is a curiouß anecdote (says "Temple Bar" told of Baron Martin, Vho, when travelling on the Western Circuit, dined with a Church dignitary at Winchester. Theeveuiug passed pleasantly, but aftor bidding his guest goodnight the warden said to a friend-'The judge is a man of great common sense and shrewdnoss, but for a gentleman he is the most ignorant man I ever met. He had never heard of William of Wykoham.' Ab Baron Martin drove away in his carriage he said to hii marshal—" Well, for a learned mau, the wardon is the most ignorant man I ever met, for he did not too* that John Day had stables at Danebury." Last week's report from H. Matson and C0.,0f Ghristchuroh, contain the following upon land and property-The past few Weeks have been of so damp a nature that all classes of the human family located in the " Sunny South,' have' had an aggravated attack of the moulting disease which have .been so prevalent of late years, and is so woll-known' and understood by the "financial medicos," whose duty it is to administer medical comforts of more or less unpleasant flavor to those who droop or fall in the plumsge of the well-known tinge of "antoup" when thejpool.is called. Howevor, wo can recognise that our institutions fully appreciate the position, and are prepared to legitimately temporise with patients, having constitutional functions which only require time for recovery. Our land saleß are small and transactions generally are dwarfed, but despite this faot the buoyancy of the bona fide settler is irresistibly pleasing, for we have many ffood men who wish to settle and pay cash, the only proyißO being that/they must have a local market, Thoir cry Is, that we have no consumption, and we fail to see how your price for this or that farm, and the costly incidentals, can possibly compete with foreign nations, who pay-but little for money er labw

Private despatoh reoeivod in London on July 21st, tend to confirm the threatened occupation by the Russians of Port Lazeroff, Russia has long had a coaling station there, for which she paid yearly a bounty to the Oorean Government. Russia and China recenty made a mutual concession'regarding the Manchoorian frontier, and it is belioved that China will quietly acquiesce in tho Russian ocsupation of Pork Lazeroff, in revenge for refusal to acknowledge China's suzeraincy over Burmah. luthe event of war betweon Russia and Emrland, Port ;Lazetoff will place Russia In a more advantageous position for both offensive and defensive operations than the recent itusao-Afghan crisis, The occupation of Port Hamilton by England at that time was a serious blow to the Russian operations. In military ciroles the mattor is regarded of serious import, -The'London Standard had an alarmist artiolo on the 21.Bfc p concerning the .Afghan question, in whioh Russia was hotly denounced. A London despatch, of the 23rd, says that Russia is getting bolder, and now demands the cession of Erzeroum, whioh would give; her the key to the whole country south. Military preparations by both Russia and Turkey are going forward.

An ordinary meeting of the Eketahuna Road'Boadwu held on Saturday last. Present—Messrs Baylies (Chairman), Nilson, Anderson, Vinee, and McDonald. The minutes of the previous meeting was read and confirmed. jCorrespondence were read from the Property Tax Commissioner stating an enquiry was now being made whether the Crown was liable for rates for the current year on lands being taken up by the Special Settlement Asßoeiatfons in the Mangaitinoko Blook. PBom Crown Lands Department, stating a return of deferred thirds aooruinj? to the Board would shortly be forwarded. From N. Nilßpn re falling hie road line adjoining his section. A telegram was received from the Commissioner of Crown Lands with the arnouut of deferred thirds and i leasehold fourths accruing, and requesting the Board to wait until they received the aohodule bofore they allocated the money. On the motion of Mr McDonald the Chairman was instructed to apply to the County Counoil for a grant of wire used recently at the Jlanawatu ferry, for a ferry aorosa the Makakahi on the central Mangaone road. In accordance with the request of th» Commissioner of. Crown Lands the Board decided to delay the allocation of the money for two weeks and to hold a special meeting for that purpose. The meeting then adjourned.

■ - The attention' is called of the many patients and others in this, district' who ■h%ve busirieaa". with'Dr Spears', to an 'alteration in his address which appears in his advertisement in another column. ' Mr Park lms given notice to the Secretary of the ParkviUe Special Settlement Association that at the next meeting he will propose, that all members be invited to-cut up their town acres into quarter acre sections and offer them for sale by auction in the Wellington market, mombers to have the right of reserving seotions for themselves, and putting a reserve on the land. The most successful of- a series of entertainments in aid .of the funds of the Wairarapa Institute came off in the Town Hall, Greytown,' laßt evening, the. build-, ing being crowded.. to excess. The programme was a very attractive one, and included the Masterton String Band, under the leadership of Mr Keisenberg, and amateur vocalists from Mastorton, Carterton; and Wellington. The musical selections by the String Band were greatly admired by the audience, who demanded repetitions in most cases, 'the Rem of their offorta being the " Butterfly Ball polka," in whioh the cornet solo of Mr J. Bentley received a very flattering reception. A piano duet "Victoria Waltz" by the Misses Gray and Bowler was brilliantly executed and well received. A flute solo "Masaniello," with-piano accompanyment, by Mr Loasby and Miss Haigh was somewhat spoiled by the wind instrument refusing to follow the wishes of the performer.. The lady, vocalists were Mesdanies Jackson and J. Cruikshank, and Miss Cameron, the latter youiig lady possesses an excellent voice, and .sings with a vivacity that is quite refreshing. A quartette " Hark I the lark," was, capitally rendered by Mrs JacKßon, Miss Bowler, and Messrs Gray and Black. Mr Wickersort received' an encore for " The Little Hero," responding with "Carisaim'a," and later on in the programme waß equally successful with "Thou art so near," and in answer to an imperative demand sang the vocal waltz, "I'll await my love," for which he received a flattering token of the audience's appreciation. Thecomio element was fairly represented by Messrs Papworth, F. Thompson, and Laohland, who were compelled to repeat their effusions in eaoh case, their songs being respectively "Thatßrown," "Tommy make room for your unclo," and "I wish your mother would come," An exceptionally comic sketch, "Ten. little Niggers," was performed, by ten little boys, who fairly brought .down the houei, and almost the scenery, by their comio evolutions. A recitation by Mr Skeet, a parody on the "Burial of Sir John Moore," was excellently given and received, Mr A. Thompson fairly surprised the assembly by his ventriloquial sketch, which was without doubb equal to anything wo have heard in this district, from either amateur or professional, his imitations of ashepherd working his dogs," the Btreet cries, and other invisible persons being carried out with a confidence and precision that was very creditable. Mr Stansfield's song, "A free lance am I" was a boldly rendered production, and fully deserved the applause bestowed by the appreciative assembly. Wo under- | stand that tho series will be 'brought to a close next week by a irraiid concert, for which a special programme is in preparation. i ■ Tho Marine Board at Sydney resumed the inquiry into the wreck of theLy-ee-Moon on Thursday last, when MrFotheringham, the third officer, and Captaii Webber wore further examined. The formet repeated his previous assertions that he gave the captam ample warning of the dose proximity of the vessel to land; he declared that ho did not kuow of the actual danger until the vessel struck tho rocks, but admitted having seen breakers on the port bow Captain Webber denied the statement of Fother : ingham as to the time when he called the captain.-• The Board found that the wreck had been caused by the wrongful set of,- first, Captain Webber; the master, by recklessly navigating the vessel so close to land, and ordering a course to be steered which led to tho wreck; second, by default of Mr JFothenngham, the third officer, for not taking steps for the safety of the vessel by hauling off the land pr stopping or reversing the engines when he found she was running into dangor. The Forty Mile Bush roads are at present in a very bad state, especially between the Maurioeville station and Eketahuna, The heavy rains combined with the increased traffic has transferred, the once splendid bush road into a complete slough, tho metal having been ground through, and the formation worked into liquid mud. Passengers ; by coach experience similar sensations to a sea-voyago by the wheels continually dropping into large holes, causing the vehicle to heave, roll, and pitch, like a ship in distress. No idea can be formed without visiting the spot; of the state of the hill road between Upper and Lower Maurioeville. The rush of water there has washed out

largo holes that in places threaten • to envelop horses and vehicles. The noted limestone roads through Lower Mauricoville are sadly out up, and the road from the limestone quarry to the railway station is only to be compared to the flowing liquid from Mount Tarawera. Several' carts are omployed removing the slush off this road, the men engaged iu filling thorn being most of the time knee-deep. in the mud. The state of the roads in question is in a great measure due to the want of attention on the part of the controlling bodies. The water-tables are allowed to become choked, and drains blocked up, consequently the water flowß over and completely soddens the roads, which are then unable to offer any resistance to traffic Should the wet weather continue much lomjer, thore is no doubt tho heavy traffic will have to be suspended over certain portions of the road, or the mail contractors will be compiled to use flat-bottomed boats for the transit of the mail through the bush, It is not often that Napier supplies a thoroughly ctpnui'no and sensational romance, but the following too true tale, published in tho Telegraph, may prove of interest to our readers, Many months ago a young tradesman of the place was keepinp company with one -of those charming girls of which Napier is so famous, thanks to what the Mayor would call our magnificent climate. He was young in years, only nineteen, and the father getting a wrinkle of how the land lay, v got an. introduction to the Bon's sweetheart, and, to make a long story short, soon succeeded in displacing the son from his position, and eventually married the fair one. About ten days agp the husband had in the course of business to spend some time in the opuntry, and took his departure, leaving his wife and son iu charge of the house-. hold goods. His back had not been long turned, when, as if by magic, the old attachment between the son and his now stepmother revived, and the husband had scarcely reached his destination when the pair packed up their belongings and made traoks South where they now "are. The fond father, and doting husband acquired this valuable information' some three days ago, so what the upshot of the elopement may be we know not, though a divorce suit with a son as co-respondent would be a decided novelty, |

Venetian Blind and Revolving Shuttormami factory. All Blinds guaranteed of the very best description'; Price list on application to fi. W. Henn (late Henn and Hansen.) Poneks Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Factory, Wellington.—Advt,

The annual general .meeting of the MSsterton Agricultural and Pastoral Society take? place to-morror morning at the Temple Chambers, - Messra.Lowea and lorns announce the sale by auotionof the blacksmithing busi'nessin tlwestateof MrG. Dixon, 'The sale will take place on Saturday next at. the premises of Messrs puncan and Sons. "VWe draw attention to a now advertise-, irient in another column from Messrs Kirkcaldie and Stains, of. Wellington; offering to purchasers a reduction of 20 per cent off their present wholesale prices. The views of mount Tarawera in volcanic activity were exhibited by Mr S. Vernon last night at the Theatre Royal. Mr: Pearsons band played some very enlivening musio at the entrance door, before the performance which collected quite a crowd of listeners. Mr Dargaville, M.H.R., addressed a meetinp of unemployed on Saturday night in the City Hall Auckland.' There were lively scenes lasting to nearly oleven o'clock, i Ultimately--a.resolution was passed confirming " as yet" tho previous vote of censure passed by the unemployed upon him.. Frederiok Mayhow, second schoolmaster of the Central school wsb arrested at New Plymouth on Saturday night on a warrant from Blenheim charged with the embezzelling of £66 of capitation fund of the Spring Creek, Rifles, Blenheim, of which corps he was once captain He wsb brought up at tho Police Court yes* terday and remanded till Wednesday. . Messrs Lowes and lorns announce the sale of the bankrupt stock-in-trade' of Messrs Duncan and Sonß, by order of the official'assignee. The sale is a most attractive one and will take place on the premises next the Olub Hotel on Satm> day and Monday next. . An entertainment in connection with St. Matthow's ; Church, Masterton, is announced for Thursday, Soptomber 9th. Theso gatherings have been among the most successful held in Maaterton and as the leading local talent has promised its assistance on this occasion there is every reason to expect the reputation will be upheld. ... A mooting of the Gospel Temperance Union-will be held in'tho Presbyterian Ohuroh, Masterton,' this evening, the chair to be. 'taken at half past seven. Addresses wi|l be delivered by the Reys, Buttle and Fulton and other Temperance advocates. A general invitation is issued for all frieiids of the movement to be present. Owing to the heavy rain-tall m the Forty-Mile Bush District, the rivers and creeks are flowing bank high, and in many instances where the land is lowlying it is completely submerged. Tho village settlers at Pahiatua ire flooded out, the Mungaramarama creek having' overflowed its banks. Some half-dozen families had to be rescued by their more fortunate neighbors, who had to wade through about three feet of water for a distance of a quarter of a mile or morebefore getting to them. Tho rain has now ceased, consequently the dauper is at an end. A Router's telegram from Constantinople, August 22nd, says Prince Alexan-' der of' Bulgaria was takmi prisoner yesterday at Widdin while holding a review of his troops. His deposition haß' since been proclaimed, and a temporary Government formed by M. M. Zankoff and Zaraveloff (President of the Council of Ministers) who have been the authors of the Prince's arrest and- deposition. When seized, the Prince.resigued quickly and without resistance, and no bloodshed occurred. He has since been escorted out of the country, The event has created a great sensation at Sophia, and tho Bulgarian capital, and masses' of the people have, on their bended kneoß, publicly implored the goodwill of the Czar of Russia. The Russian agent at Sophia has assured the populace of the good feeling of his Majesty towards Buigaria A special meeting of the Mauricovillo Road Board was held on Saturday last, Pressent—Messrs W. Jesson (chairman), Gunderson, Jackson and Forsberg. Tho minutes of last meeting wore road and confirmed. Correspondence was read from tho Masterton Road Board stating they would receive a deputation from the Maurioeville Board on Friday, -27 th August, at 2.30 p.m., for the purpose of ndjußtirig aocounts, Moved by Mr Forsberg, That Messrs Jeßßen and Jackson be appointed a deputation to wait on the Masterton Board with power to adjust accounts,. Seconded by Mr. Gunderson' and carried. The meeting then adjourned,

The aeries of free concerts organised in the early partof the winter in Wellington, by the Rev L. M. Isitfc and several other gentlemen, as an adjunct of tlio Temper, ance movement, has proved so useful that it will probably become an annual institution. The present series will be.brought to a close on Saturday evening next. In order to provide the nuoleuß of a fund for next year, it io intended to hold an entertainment in the Theatre Royal on the 18th September, when charges of one and two_ shillings will be made for admission. Assistance has been promised by some of the most popular local vocalists, and a highly successful entertainment is anticipated. The voluntary contributions made at the doors up to tho present have not, sayß the Post, been by any means commensurate with.the value obtained by the patrons of the concerts, and but for the guarantee uiven by the promoters, the I expenses of advertising and rent of hall ] would not have been met.

A meeting of creditors in the estate of (ieorge. Duncan and sons'was held in tho old Court room yesterday, Mr R/Stansfield, Deputy Assignee, presiding. The creditors present were Messrs Chamberlain, Tabeteau, Caßelborg, Hooper, and Dalrymple. The mooting was called for tho purpose of considering tenders for the stock-in-trade of the estate, for which three tonders were received, Mr R. M. Galloway, 6s in fche£ cash; Mr John Young, 6s in the £, one-third' cash, balance on terms; Mr J, jDaniell, 6s 8d in the £, one-third cash, balance in two and four months, The stock consists of Ironmongery, £448; Grocery, £203; Crockery, L3B; total, L 689. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Caaelborg, that in consequence of the tenders being informal, they be not accepted, and that the Official Assignee take immediate steps to sell tho etook by auction. An amendment by Mr Hooper that the Official Assignee first write to Mr Daniel! asking if ho is propared to pay cash was lost. Authority was given to dispose of any of the property prior to the sale by auction at invoice prices. The Official Assignee stated he had interviewed Mr Lowes in referenoe to the lease of the premises, and he had stated that he had already a tenant for them; also that since the book debts had been sent out, L 46 7s 2d had been received.' The balance in the bank was LlO3 7s 2d. The meeting then adjourned for a month, when the Deputy Assignee will produce a statement, showing the result of the steps taken to realise the

I am going to make a speciality ot certain lines during the next months. At the present time I am running Macintoshes and Overcoats at prices which defy any house in the. Weihngton District to approach. By.sending'the length whioh you require in inches,'you can be supplied with & grand Tweed-Macintosh for 27/8, honestly worth £3, . Give mo a trial JohnThokbubn, tho People's Clothior, Willis-' treat Wollihqfton.—[AnvT,]

. .The ordinary., fortnightly meeting' of .the Masterton .Borough Council takes plate in thenew, toy of at the Institute this evening at? .o'clock. Que drunk was fined 6a this morning by ,His Wofship the Mayor, and on a charge of being drunk and disorderly James McGee was lined 40sor seven days. ; Thefir.es were paid.' '. ■ ■''•- ; "Reclaimed" was repeated last night at the Wesleyan Ohurch, to. a rather' smalt audience. The singing and reading were equally good to the last. Service of Song. A mooting of the managementcomraittee of the Wairarapa Rugby Football Union will be held at the White Hart Hotel, Carterton, on Thursday next, to make arrangements the match Sydnoy v Wairarapa, to be played in Mastertoh at an early date. In bur report of the Eketahuna concert yesterday we omitted to mention one of the most interesting items, which was a comic song_ by Mr Papworth. : As it received an irresistible oncore the bucoobs was verified by the deraands'of the audience, •'■■'■' ' David Kiddie was ohar b 'ed before Messrs W. Booth and F. H. Wood, J.P.'s, at Carterton this morning, with stealing an .overcoat valued at 28s, tho property of 0. Ticehurst,- Constable Darby proved having found the coat in the swag of the accused, and in answer to the Bench the constable stated that tho prisoner had no fixed abode and that he laid about in outhouses, He waß sontencod to fourteen days' hard labor. En«liflh papers recently received mention that'Mr FortuuatUß Evelyn Wright has been appointed Consul for the King of Sweden and Norway for the South Island of New Zealand, with residence at Ohristohurch.. Mr F. B. Wright ib a brdtherof Mr Wright, of Wellington. He Btarted as printer in-Wellington in 1855, and afterwards became Chief Postmaster at Ohristohurch. At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Timaru, .yesterday, Thomas Hall and Margaret Houston were 'brought up' on remand oharged .with the attempted murder of Catherine. Hall, and were agaitj. remanded to Monday, next, bail being refused, Thomas Hall was then charged by L. Mcawu with having forged a transfer, df mortgage, and a promissory note for L 225,. and remanded for seven days.- .. ;..••'■ - Ohavles Wood waa braiigjit ut p before Hjs Worship the Mayor and Col. McDonell J.P'b., on'a warrant'oharged with stealing a pair of trousers, the property' of Charles Haxixm.'ai Petersons boarding house on the 14th AugUßt, and in answer to the charge pleaded guilty. Detective M'Grath said there' was a- eouviction against the accused hi ,1884 in Welling, ton of two; months, but' since that time hojiad beon apparently getting aa honost living. The Bench expressed a desire to make the punishment light as tho prisoner had tried to.get an honest living since his last offence, aud sentenced him .to one months'hard labor. During the hearing of a ease at the Resident Magistrate s Court of' larceny this morning, Detective M'Grafcli drew the attention of the Benoh to tho manner in which tho stolen property had been disposed of. Thore was a shop in the town for tho Bale and. purchase of second-hand Roods. Thestolentroußershad been bought by the proprietor from the prisoner, and exposed in his shop for sale, the purchaser having made no record of the transaction in his books, and, in fact, did not keep any' books, When he- went to. inquire about the stolen goodsj and they were identified, he said he knew nothing about the trousers except that he had b&nght them from a man named Oharlie, and he would know him again. The second-hand dealer ho had spoken of was in Court, and he asked the Bonoh would caution him. Mr Shaw, the porson alluded to, then.stepped into the wifcnoss box and in unswor to. tho Bench said ho professed to be a second hand dealer. Ho was, perhaps, not very wellup in busineaß matters. When anyone came in to soil anything he asked him his name, how muoh he wanted for the article he wished to sell, and whether it was his' own property. He did not keep books. His Worship the Mayor said he thought it right to caution him that if he hindered or obstructed,the police, or made any attempt at concealment, he rendered himself amenable to the law. He further advised him that he should take down the name and address of the person he bought artioles of, and also tho price, which he paidfpr them, that he might'''be'in a position to supply every information, in his power to the police when called upon. Mr Shaw asked if ho was forced to lose the goods,after having paid for them! His' Worship: Yes; and lucky to get off at that. .

Inyone requiring New Zealand Tweed Clothing will save moneyty purchasing 'at tho Wairarapa Clotbinj Factory, for their suit* at 19s 6d, 255, 30s, 87s 6d, 45s and 60s, and tronsers and vests at 12a 6d, and trousers at 5s 9d are honestly worth double the money. Note the addroas.—Noxt to Empire HoteL Jfesteton -Advt,