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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2384, 27 August 1886, Page 2

Advice has been received by the Palinenton North Borough Council from the Bank agents that the £60,000 loan has all been floated in London at £9B, .The Council will at once commence the prosecution of the necessary work. it Avenel on the 4th August, a young man named O'Brien, a- visitor from Melbourne, was invited to take part In a local football match, Ho did so, and in the course of the match was thrown on his head. Ho was picked up insensible, and remained in that state for several hours, The sauio evening he was conveyed on a stretcher m the guard's van to Melbourne. The upper portion of the young man's body was completely paralysed. All day on Tuesday he was uueonscious. . Despite surgical skill and the most careful attention ho gradually sank, and died the next day at half-past ono a.m.

Tho annual genoral meeting, of tho . Featherston Town Band Aesociation was hold on Wednesday eyening. The balanco sheet showed receipts £92 7s 8d aijd expenditure £8914s 3d, leaving a balanbt in hand of £2 13s sd. Tho Secretary MrMcShane, reported tho instrument in guod order, and that the band wa twelve strong. The nekt result of th entertainment was £lO 10s Id. M MacShane was re-olected Treasurer am Messrs H. Hoddor, jun,, R. Barton am \V. .Book members of Committee, Messr J. Donald, G. Reynolds, and W. Too good being mombers ex office. A vote o thanks to the. outgoing Committee, th Secretary and. the Chairman conclude! the meeting, 1 Mr P. U; Wood this morning affordei us an opportunity of inspecting at hi auction rooms one of the "Mignon 1 pianos, for which ho is the agent. Th Mignon pianos are well known in thi district, and have, we believe given great satisfaction to their possessors. • This ii

[ one, however, that nas only just been landed, and; Is an improved and more powerful type known as the " New Model Mignon." It is in ;a chastely designed walnut case of beautiful finish. In construction the instrument is what is technically known as an' iron-framed doubleoblique, trichord piano, and it possesses ft sympathetic and rich tone of great purity. The touch seems to bo most elastic, and the softest pianissimo and the boldest foriimmo strains were with ease produced as expression required. • Wo (Weekly Times) regret to learn that n French ongineer has been despatched to Madagascar to report as to the possibility of establishing a penal settlement on that island. There iB too much reason to anticipate that tho project will bo pushed, for the number of 'recidivists'ls rapidly growing, and there is no pluce.to send thorn. Why cannot Prance keep them at homo aa* wo do 1 At any rate, it would bo a reprehensible proceeding to export them to the Island of Madagascar, whore thoy would be a constant trouble to tho seini-civiliacd Christian raco. We are by no means sure that the establishment of such a settle ment would not be a direct violation of Hie treaty .which was lately concluded between the French Ropublic and the Hovas, but iklcertainly would be a violation of its spirit. li is deplorable that hardly any f ranch Republican statosmdn, save M, Clemenceau, has any idea that weak races hay? rights which he is bound to respect,; but, considaring our own treatmont of Zulus,' Maoris, and Burmese it is not for Englishmen to throw the first stone. . ..

_ Anions' the pipers on zoological subjects contained in the latest volume of the "New Zealand Transactions" is 0110 by A, Reischek, F.L.3., entitled " Observations on the Habits of New Zealand Birds, their usefulness or destructiveness to the country," which contains the following; —There aro three specimens ofkakas In New Zealand 1 ; two of them are more useful than destructive, ut they dostroy uumerous insects and their laryte, which they dig out of the ground with their strong bills; thoy also feed on berries and various aeeda; but Nestor notabiliß, the kea, which fed in former times on the same food as the other species, has become now a bird of prey, In 1878 a geutleman sent me a few koas, just shot, to Ohristchurch, remarking in his letter that they had destroyed sovoral of his sheep, Whonl examinedtheir crops 1 found that thoy'contalued wool and fat. A kea which I had In confinement preferred animal to vegetable food. On several occasions I saw keas sailing abovo sheep, and shot them on the carcass, from

which J found thoy had extracted pieces of flesh. My opinion in that these birds became carnivorous through being numerous when sheep were introduced, and feeding on maggots, whioh soon appear on carcasses of sheep dying on the runs, and had thus probably acquired such a liking for fatty matter that it has emboldenod

; them to attack live sheop, which they pick on the back near the kidneys and thus destroy. This species is more active

than the other two. Tho flight and cry of tho kea is-similar to that of the European stone oaglo> I saw them ofton at a great height sailing about and then swooping down to the ground, whero their movements are very clumsy. These birds prefer tho higher rogious near tho glaciers, but in the winter, during the aovero snowstorms, they come lower down.

A very lively discussion took place among the delegates of the Settlor's Association at Waipawa, says the Mail, when the matter of changingth'e improvements clause'of the Act dealing with deferred payment and speoial settlement land was brought up, Mr Tansey, delegate for Heretaunga, mado ionic very terse remarks against the advocacy, of the change in the said clause, proposed with a view of savin? valuablo timber' from senseless waste. The native forests could not be preserved unless tho Government sot apart large areas for conservatism. He maintained that the timber on doferrod'paymenfc—or any other block of bush land opened for settlement—was .doomed to die, The settling of the people on the land with all its accompanying features of bush-fellins', road-malcing, and burning would sooner or later kill the treco, the most valuable onesbeino: generally the first to go. 'What the fire and wind does not reach one year would most likely be got at by these agents the second or third time, the cancer always e&tlng further 'into'tho bush as settlement went on. If I valuablo timber existed on a blook set apart for deferred payment settlers it would be better for the Govomment to lease the bush to mills and make as much as possible out of all kinds of timber on the land as far as possible before selling it, The royalty or rent for such cutting or other industries could go towards making the roads through the-block. He said he would like to see the Government encouraging sojne of the industries mentioned by Professor Kirk,-especially the making of tar, lampblack and polish, which three produota could no doubt bo obtained in

the one process, An expert ought to be sent round by tho Government to show the settlers how to set about it. These arguments wero very good. •

, Wo draw attention to an advertisement in anuthir colunm'of Mv J. E. Evana, tlio well-known Bad.dler of Wellington", which contains some low quotations.

The costume football match, which was to have been played on the Masterton football ((round yesterday was postponed on 1 account of the weather.. ,The contract for the completion of 6| miles of the Masterton to Woodville railway, from the end of Shannon and Co.'s contract at Mungamahoe to Eketahuna, has been secured by Mr Martin Danaher, The amount is said to be about £60,000. There are nearly 50. persons poing by the May, which sails from Wellington to-morrow for Cambridge Gulf. •

. At Uio last quarterly communication of tho Grand Lodge of Freemasons held in London, the sum of two hundred guineas was voted for the rolief of the unemployed of London.

The boxing match Pettengell v Lees, atWanganuion Tuesday night resulted in tho former getting the stakes through a foul caused by Lees dosing in the fourth round. Leeß had the best of the contest till then. A new match - has been arranged for Monday, 3rd October, and the first deposit has been made. Pettengell stated that ho was out of condition on Tuesday.

A libel action has been taken against the Hokitika -Evening Guardian proprietors' for writing a false and malicioug statement to Messrs Steward, Dawßon '.and • Co., ,of Dunedni, wherein it was stated that plaintiffs newspaper, the Ross Advocate and Guardian, had ceased publication. The plaintiff claims £SOO damapes.

Constable Ryan was presented in tho Town Hall, New Plymouth, on Tuesday, with a Royal Humane Society's medal and certificate, for saving the life of Inspector Pardy last June. The presentation was made by Mrs Samuel, the address being delivered by Mr Samuel. M.H.R, His Worship the Mayor,, the Councillors, and- a large number of citizens were present to take part in the proceedings. This is the first silver medal of the Humane Society that has been awarded in New Zealand.

The final course of the, season of the Auckland Coursino; Glut. for the August find Sapling Stakes, were run off yeßterday. The attendance was limitod. There was excellent sport, the hares being in splendid trim, and the dogs in good fettle. The August. Stakes ware won by Mr Fenton'a Sailor Boy, Welcome Jack, Lady Nelson Mr Macready's Sheet Anchor, Belisarius—Renga, being runner up. Tho saplin stakoe was won by Mr Lurgan's dog, Tipo, of unknown pedigree; Mr Foster's Dluf Hat, Bluo Lupin—Riot, being runner up. James Mitchell, alias MoKonzie, alias the Masher, was charged at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Wellington, yesterday morning with having on the 28th of last month burglariously and feloniously entered tho premises of H. J, Freeman, jeweller, of Manhors Streoc, and stolen therein jewellery to the value of £Bl7 14s. Mr Jellicoe appeared for the accused. Inspector Browne applied for a romand, but tho Bench decided to hear somo evidence before granting this, fl," J. Freonian, watchmaker, deposed that on the night of the 28th ultimo, ho retired to rest at 10 o'clock. Ho rose the next morning at about a quarter to six, and when going down tho Btairs -which faced the back window noticed a pano of glass out, and or. going clobo saw that another pane had been extracted, and the sash cut through, On going into the shop ho found-the cases stripped of the jewellery. The jewellery now in tho hands of tho police was witnesses'. Ho valued the stolen goods approximately at £BOO. Dotectivo Campbell deposed to the arrest of the accused on Wednesday morning at the Featheriton Railway Station. He had a carpet bag inside a sack, and the bag contained all the jewellery now in the charge of the police, and which had been identified by the last witness. The Bench granted a remand to.Wednesday noxt. Edward Arnold was then brought up in connection with the above, and oharged with feloniously harbouring the accused Mitchell, well knowing lie Jiad stolen the jewellery. THe accused was remanded till to-day.

: The result of the guessing competition I arranged by Mr John Young, the popular i ironmonger, of Cuba-street, was publicly i announced last evening. The enterprisi ing gentleman who organised the comi petition; determined that the greatest publicity schould be given to the issue, ■ and with that object in view he hired the i Athowßum Hall last night. The proceedings wero advertised to commence at eight o'clock, but long before that hour arrived the place was full, the majority of those present being persons who held tickets in the competition. Mr J. H. Heaton occupied the chair. Before the nails were counted, Mr Youug came forward and explained that the result would have beep made known on Thursday last, as he had promised, but for the fact that he had, been unable to get a suitable building until the present. He had tried -'to get the Arcade, one of the rooms of the Opera Houso, the Athenaeum Hall, and the Lyceum Hall, but in each instance ho had failed—in the case of the Lyceum lie had offered to pay a bonus of 30s above the ordinary rent, in order to keop faith with the, public—and the present was the first evening on which ho had been ablo to secure the hall in which they were then asaembled. Tho following eentlemen wero appointed a committee to count the nails Messrs Ousack, Ropers, Hilminiflter, Bennett, Hunt, Edwards, and The Chairman explained the/conditions of the competitions, and the nails in the jar wero then counted, tho number boing found to be 4584. The guessed varied frotn '250 to 4,555,431. The exact number -was guessed by Dr, Pemberton aHd Mrs Archer, of Panama street, and the latter also guesßed the #ii:(sfnoxt numbers bolow. Mr 0. Dry|pn guessed one below the eiact number, find a guess by Mr L„ W, Loveday waß t;iw> below. The .first prize (£3o) was divided between Dr. Pemberton and Mis Arches, tho second (£10) between Mrs Archer and Mr Drydon, and the third (£5) between Mrs Archer and Mr Loveday, Mcs Archor's share of the £SO given away by Mr Young being no less than £25. The proceedings occupied about two hours, Gray's Band playing at intorwis and thus relieving the tediouaness of the ceremony. As the result waß made , known, Mr Young raovod a veto of thanks I to the Chairman and the assemblage din- ■ porsed.—Post. _ ■ ■ ' Vonotlan Blind and Revolving Shatter manu i factory. All Blinds gUManted <Sf tho very i beat description. Price list on application to ft W. Henn (late Honn and Hansen,) Ponoke ! 'Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Factory. ' Mmtfcon,—Advt. i . Anyone requiring New Zealand Tweod ! Clothing will save monoy by purchasing at the , Wraropa Clothing Factory, for their suits at f 19s Gd, 25b, 30a, 37s 6d, 4fis and 50s, and * tronaors and vests at 12a 6d, and trouHers at 5s f ,9d aro honestly worth double tho money. Noto the address,-Next to Empire Hotel, Masterton -Advt, ,

lam going to mako a speciality ol certain lines during the next months. At tho present timo I am running Mnointoohes and Overcoats at prices which defy any house in the Wellington District'to approaoh, By'sending tho length which you require in inches, jrou can be supplied with a grand Tweed Macintosh for 27/6, hpnestly worth £3, Give me a trial, John Thorbden, the People's Clothior, Willistreot Wellington,-{Advt,]

TheMastorton Rifle Volunteer Football match, married v. single starts al 12.30 noon to-morrow.

We draw attention to a circular in'today's issue from Mr P. Dixon (late,%ice and Dickson) in reference to his drapery prices. : •

Messrs Lowes and lorna commence the sale of Duncan's stock-injrads to-mor-row at 1 o'clock, the sale will take place in the premises next the Club Hotel.

We draw attention to the programme of an entertainment to take place at the Theatre Royal on Monday next by the Cogill Bros. Company of fifteen ladies and gentleman,' Thoy are at present performing in Wellington, where they are highly spoken'of.

■ Mr F. H. Wood had a large quantity of stock at his - Taratahi yards 'yesterday, and despite tho inclemenoy of- the weather the attondanco of buyers wis good. Prices realized wero as under hoggets from 4s 6d to 0s 9d; ewes, 5s to 7s Gd; dairy' cows, COs to 90s; steers, two and a-half years, 725; yearling steers, 35s to 40a , heifers, 30s to 375.

The following are tho results of examination of Wairarapa Voluntoer officers which washeld'atFeatherstoh last month: —Captain A. Donald, of tho Feathorston Rifles, obtained 678 points, out of a maximum of 750; Lieut. B,' V, Smith, of the same corps, obtained 437 out of a possiblo 600, and Lieut. W. Benton 419, out of GOO Obtainable. Lieut. W. Mpero (Carterton Rifles) recorded 648 points, Lieut. A. 6, Thompson (Masterton Rifles) 581, and Lieut. T, Porrit (Greytown Rifles) 624, the maximum beiug'7so in each of these All the candidates except Lieuts. Smith and Benton have qualified for captains commissions. Tho two last' are qualified for lieutenants. A good piece of private detective business was successfully carried out by two Featherston storekoepors on Thursday. From information, received they were satisfied that a . tailor named Longard, who was indebted to them for tweeds, was about to depart for fresh fields. Ab the local constable was absent from the township on duty, and no time was to-be lost, they decided to follow the man up themselves. This they succeeded in doing, He was overtaken near tho top of the Rimutaka, and compelled by force of argument .to disgorge the contents of his swag, amongst which was found the tweodß lately purchased. That obtained from one tradesman was found made up, and it is understood that the coat of making will be paid to tho man's late landlady, so that she, as well as (she' storekeepers, will bonefit to a sortain extent by the prompt action, As nothing el® o could be restored to its rightful owner, the man was allowed to go un his way, with the comforting consolation, as ho was assured, that, a detective was on the look out at Kaitoke,