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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2411, 28 September 1886, Page 2

Tho regular fortnightly ineoting of tho Loyal Masterton Lodge takes place.at the Temple Chambow this evening at 7.30 p.m.

The draught stallion Cashier lmschanged hands, Mr D. Carman of Manaia hiving become his owner; The horse will stand at his owner's farm, and will travel through the district. Tho annual general mooting of tho Masterton Permanent Investment and •S!jildi)^S:c::t v takes place, this waning in the Templo Chambers at 8 o'cio'cu.'

A football match took place on Saturday last between the Carterton and Greytown Clubs aud resulted in a tie, each side Bcoring a try This was the third match played between these clubs this season the whole of them being drawn, As Cartorton and Masterton have. not met this season, a match between them would bo an interesting event in tho football world of tho Wairarapa. . We understand that Mr Corpe's mill at Gladstone, which was destroyed by lire early on Sunday morning, was only insured for £2OO. Wo are credibly informed that a woll-known sawmiller of Carterton offered Mr Corp not lung Bince £SOO for his mill. It is thoreforo evident that Mr Corpe's loss is unfortunately a very heavy one, Great sympathy is folt for him amongst his numerous friends in this district.

An old North Sea skippor who was naked to buy a number of life-belts for liis vessel's uso waxed eloquent in the sublimity of his contempt. " Take 'em away!" said tho old" salt." ''Don't lot mo sue such longshore rubbish on my docks. 1 want no life-belts, nor no smelling salts, nor no eau-de-Cologne, nor no feeding-bottles or fans aboard o' mo. Thorn as sails in my ship lias got to stick to her as I do; and if alio goes down, why I expects them in duty hound tu-go along with her!"

The Melbourne correspondent of the Reynolds Newspaper speaking of the Kimberley ruah saya;- "Tho information at hand from New South Wales aud New Zealand sliowb that an oxtensivo movement in both of thoso colonies is going on in connection with this newest attraction, Moro especially is this the case in in tho southern capital of Now Zealand, Duuodin. in which city a very severe commercial and industrial depression has existod for many months, and with fow presont signs of alteration for the bettor. Over-taxation, the result of borrowing, is one undoubted factor in this melancholy state of things; so tho boliovers in Sir. Julius Vogcl's undoubted borrowing powers may reflect at their leisure that they are but reaping what they havo sowed." The nowly elected commissioners constituting the Town Board of Carterton, took their seats on Monday aftur having subscribed the oiistomery oath. The members present wore Messro R. Fairbrother, U. (Mister, W, P. Allan, W. VickerstalF, and A. L Whyte. Mr R, Fairbrother was elected Chairman. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Tho Treasurer reported a credit balance of £4B 18s fid. It was resolved that it bo loft in the hands of the Chairman and Cr W. VickorBtuff for some work required on Brooklyn road. A long discussion ensued m respect to purchasing five acres of land for a gravel pit, when Mr Vickcrstaff moved that the consideration of tho same be deferred to somo future dato. Mr Calliper moved that providing the Road Board will join with the Town Board, half an acre bo purchased from Mr H. Mason for £25 absolute sale, or £2O for the gravel only, tho land to bo given backwhen the Board can no longer mako use of it as a gravol pit. The Clerk was instructed to bring tho matter before the next meoting of tho Road Board for their consideration, and Messrs Allan and

Vickorstaff wwe authorised to arrange with Mr Mason. It was resolved that a

petition be sent round to resident householders at the north end of Belvedere

road to ascertain if they are agreeable to be brought within the Town Board district. It was resolved that in future the

Board moot at 2.30 p.m. instead of 10.30 a.m. as at present. Tho Chairman and Mr Allen were authorised to sign cheques, Sundry acccounts woro passed for payment, and the mooting terminated. The death of the King of Bavaria has called forth a groat number of essays and treatises on mental insanity and its causes, In one ef thoßo, the well-known German scientist, Professor Hackel, points out that mental disease is much more frequent among tho higher and highest classes of society than among the common people, Ho says:—" Moutal diseases are remarkably frequent among Boveroigns. Tho celebrated specialist for diseases of tho brain ha 3 ehoirn that the proportion of lunatics m reigning families as compared to that of the population of their country, is as sixty to one— that is to say, that lunacy occurs sixty timos as often in reigning families as among ordinary mortals. If similar accurate statistics were, taken as to the frequency of lunacy among the nobility, it would at once appear that this class also furnishes a much larger contingent of Junatic3 than non-arißtocratic humanity, -The cause of this is tho unnatural or tho oiio-Bided education and tho artificial separation of the 'privileged' classes from tho rest of their fellow-creatures, which separation causes many dark sides of human nature to become particularly devoloped—artificially trained, as it were, and by the law of heredity they are more strongly developed in every succeeding generation.—Reynolds, The following information—tho report of Mr W. N. Allison, commanding the British steam vessel Foi Lung—has been received at the Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, from Commander Moore, of Her Majesty's surveying vessel Rambler relative to the existence of an island lying between L'iSchiquier Group and Durour Island, recently discovered when on the passage from Sydney to Shanghai. This island is covered with trees and appeared to be two or three miles long in a north-West and south east direction, and

100 to 150 feet in height. The Fei Lung passed about midway!; botwen Durour and Allison Islands, and at an estimated distance of six to eight miles from both islands, which were visible at the time. Position, approximate, aa reported, lat, 1 25 S.; long. 143 26 E. The Fei Lung reports that an excellent noon position was obtained an hour and a half before sighting Allison Island. "Unless," says Captain W. J. L. Wharton, the chief, of tkeHydrographiCj Office," the positions of the island- already on the chart are more inaccurate than they'are believed to be, there is little doubt that the island now > reported is a new discovery. Marinera'should use caution in navigating this vicinity.- The bearings are magnetio, variation 3deg. easterly in 1886." Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter manu factory. All Blind* guaranteed of tho very boat description. Price list on application to B. W, Henn (late Henn and Hansen,) Foneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Factory, Wellinitton.—Auvr.

■'■• Among the p r. ormers at St." Matthew's .Church cmice'rt. Un Thursday ,aro Mod-. .dames Paige, Mayne, the Misses' Beard, Freoth, and Watson and. Messrs Moore, flaiit, Cornish, H. Williams, Quinland, Thompson'(ventriloquist), Choir boys (glees), to'conclude with "Bob Sawyer's supper party." Messrs Lowes and lorns announce their usual stock sale at the Masterton yards on Wednesday, Gth.Uctobai. The entries compnao forward bullocks, wethers, hoggets, ewes and lambs, mixed cattle, dairy cows, horses, etc.. At a meeting of creditors of Georgo Dixon held this morning, the Deputy Official Assignee in the chair, the question of disposing of the properties in the estate was considered, and resolutions were passed favoring the. debtor's discharge at the earliest opportunity and allowing him to retain bis household furniture.

A solicitor's clerk who was committed to.Hollmvay prison, London for six months for having improperly praotisod Ma solicitor, haTsueuforiiiu ?o"cov'er'e'u fifty pounds as damages from the Governor of tho prison for putting him to hard labor and not according him the privileges of a*first-cla«s misdemeanant. Messrs Lowes and lorna sell at Mr Sudden's farm, Te Ore Ore, the whole of his stack, implements, &c. The list will include homes for farm work, expresses and hacks, The sheep will consist of young owes, lambs, &c. . The dairy stock and fancy cattle are- all quitit and of good quality, Tho implements, vehicles, &c, | are well smtott to-the-requirements of j farmers and carriers. Tho sale will take place at one o'clock.

Vixens must be earoful in future when thoy aggravate their husbands, If, in the coursa of a marital quarrel, the lady, an not seldom happens, tells her husband toleavoher, and he takes her at her word, he is not guilty of desertion, and cannot be made hereafter to contribute to her support. So, at least, the magistrate decided at tho Westminster Police-court lately.

An editor was attacked by a tramp the other day, and in crying out for help was delighted to sea a man running to the spot. The tramp, however, continued to maltreat the editor, while the atrauger hovered near, but failed to 'close in, "Why don't you help me?" exclaimed the discomfited editor. "Because I can't tell which of you is the tramp, and which isn't," was the reply. With reference to the allowed ill-treat ment of firemen on board the steamer Mariposa, which is now having attention from the Federated Seamen's Union at Sydney, the Duuodin Star says Oaptaiu

Hay ward admits having resorted to severe

measures under extraordinary circumstances, Tho Mariposa, he stated, was uoar the Kquator when tho firemen refused dutv, and declined to listen to reason from either himself or his officers, Their conduct practically amounted to mutiny, and ho ;ave orders that they should be put in irons. This, however, appears to be a punishment' which tho men cared very little about, and they would probably have remained in irons for the rest of the voyage—which meant the stoppage of tho steamer—had not more severe measures been taken. Captain Hay ward states that under these circumstances bo ordered thut the firemen should have their hands—not their thumbs as alleged—tied above their heads, This was borne, for several hours by tho men, but they eventually elected to resume work, and the. Mariposa proceeded on to Auckland. On arrival there, as previously recorded, the firemen were brought befuro the Police Court and punished.

Tho International Chess Tournament,

which was held in London in- July, had the unprecedented result of concluding in a tie between Messrs Blackburne and Bum, two English player, for the first and second prizes, .MessrsGunsbergand Taubeuhius tie for the third and fourth,

The Congress of the British Chess Associatimij which brought its labors to a close on July 29th, was in every way success. For the first time in the history of international dies tournaments the first and second prizes fall to two Englishmen. One of these, Mr Blackburne, who stands

at tho lioad <>f tho list, is a comparatively old master, though nut an old man, for chess aptitude is generally developed early ; the other, Mr Burn, of Liverpool, has once more coino into the front rank, and henceforth takes his place as an acknowledged master.

The other day a young lady entering a railway carriage on a suburban lino seated herself opposite to a gentleman who, from tho first, with one eyo at least, sootned to be staring fixedly at her, She at length became indignant, and enquired " Why do you stare at me so, sir ?" Ho said he was not aware of having dono so, but sho insisted. " I beg your pardon, madam ; but if. is this eyo is it not f pointing with his linger to his left optic. " Yos, sir, it's that oye." " Well, madam, that eyo won't do you any harm, It's a glass eyo, madam, only a glass eyo. 1 hope you'll excuse it. But, really, I am not surprised that even a glass eyo should feol intorestod in so pretty a woman 1" Tho explanation and complimont combined to put tho lady into a good humor.—Exchange.

The Black and White Exhibition of the Canterbury Art Society after a very successful season, was closed on Saturday evening last by the Presidont, Mr R, Beetham, when there was a good attendance, Mr Beetham, in the course of a very interesting address, stated that over 1000 tickets of admission had been sold, tho proceeds of which, added to the per centage of sales on pictures, had enablod tho Society to purchase pictures to the value of £27, besides paying all expenses. Tho total priced value of the pictures exhibited amounted to £3OO, of which pictures to tho value of £125 had been sold. The oxliibitions were, Mr Beetham pointed out, doing good work, and would tend to raise' the standard of art knowledge; not alono so far as the students themselves were concerned, but the public generally. Ho then went on to refer to the fact that some of the worst work in the cxhibiti n- was tho most highly priced, pointing out that students should be content for years to come if they could sell their productions for a little more than tho price of tho paper and the frames, and that, too, whoro there was merit also in them. Another matter was that an inclination was manifested to make up a quantityfor a lack of quality, which was a mistake. In tho future the hanging committee would havo plenty of works to select from, and as the timo had now arrived when tho Council would lia-vo to accept some responsibility for every picture hung merit only will be recognised. Mr Beetham concluded by urging art students not to be disoouragod by honest critisism, but instead ef painting ten pictures for exhibition to paint ono only, and that a good one. He then paid a hit'h tribute of praise to tho zeal and energy of the Hon, Secretary, Captain Garsia, to whom the success of the exhibition was due. The exhibition was then deolared closed and the band played the National Anthem.—The Telegraph.

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Mr Eli Smith has been,returned unopposed for the Alfredton Riding of the Wairarapa East County Council.

The time for receiving tenders for the protective works at the Ruamahunga Biidgo has been extended to noon on Saturday October 2nd. - •

It is said that the only local body in New Zealand that has responded to the Prince of Wales' testimonial is the New Plymouth Borough Council. At Derby, England, there is a coffee tavern which pays 40 per cent., where anyone can get a pint of coffee for a penny and a hot dinner ior sixpence-halfpenny. A correspondent of the London Weekly Times and Echo in speaking of an attompt made by a clergyman to introduce to the poorer classes of London cheap meat from Now Zealand, says; I was glad to read last week of tho success of the Rev. Frooman Wills as a butcher. lam sure I every additional shop he opens in London will help tho' working classes, and will provide outlets at fair prices for the wholesomo colonial moat that is now 'mshiitg-lfoigfant in.large ou» B '. ! i::i'. J. see thirty thousand foreign sheep were landed last wook in the Thames from the Falkland Islands. Every shipload of this meat is wanted, for while the population of Great Britain has increased nearly elevon pur cent, since 1875, tho number of our meat-producing animals has decreased during the past ton years ovor eight per cent. There is plenty of good meat abroad—much too good to be melted down for tallow—but the butchers spoil the market by the prohibitive prices thoy charge for it;

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