The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1886.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2439, 30 October 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1886.

Sir William Fitahorbert, K.0.M.G., has resigned the 'Presidency of tlw Hutt Purk Racing Club. Tho Havelock (Marlborough) psople aro raising subscriptions for a testimonial t<» Dr Mclntyre, ot Tiniaru,

Wo'haVo inado arrangements to rocoiva the result of the' Victorian Dorby, which jb nm to-day, at tho earliest possiblo moment, The now will'be posted tip at Mosbts-Williams'and Farmer*' as soon as it arrives....

Wu learn from iho.Pross that Mr finl; lance has decidod to station a constable at Fahiatna as soon as a residence and lockup are erected, Constable Leahy, at presont at Potone, will, at his own re-quest,-bo removed to Pahiatua,

MrA.L. VVJiyto announces that he has erected a large refreshment booth opposite the White Hart Hotol, Carterton for the convenience of visitors to tho Show on Wednesday next,

■ Mr F, H, Wood will hold a Stock Said at one o'clock onThursday noxfc, tho day aftor tho Carterton Show, at his Taratahi yards, The auctioneer has already a lar?e number of entries for: this sale, particulars of which appoar in another column.

Mesßrs W, McLean & Co, auctioneers, of Wellington, announco a great unreserved sale of household furniture, house furnishings, pianos, carpets, linoleums, ironmongery, &e., at tho rooms lately occupied by Messrs Divan & Co. Manners Street, on Wednesday'and Thursday 3rd and 4th November.. iTlie housbhold .furniture, etc.. will be on viow on Tuesday 2nd November., .:

Tenders are invited by the Masterton Highway Board for a number of works, In the match Grcytown v Masterton on the Park Oval to«day, Masterton went in first and wore all disposed.of for 30 funs. "■', Messrs B.illioger Bno. have ari announcement in another column of interest to those, who are abou 1 ) to use gas. They have a large atook of gas fittings on hand at reasonable prices. The 1 following applications for patonts linvo been received; T. Dunks, of Christchurch for a tangent windmill; R. Jones, of Dunedin, for rabbit-proof fencing; 11. O'Dotiovan, of Stratford, Tarauaki, for the Phantom.uniovclb locomotive, and for a duplex sifting aparatus; B. Wheoler, of Timaru,for flexible braces; J, Bradloy. of Christchuroh, for the now enamelled culorgraph. Tlie following are the returns (gazetted yosterday) of New Zealand rovenuoß for tho quarter ended 30th September :-Balance on the 30th April, MS2.T7B; Customs, L 332.595; Stamps, L125,1W; Postal and Telegraphic cash receipts. L 12,877 ; Property Tax, L 143 ; .Beer duty. L10.C66': Railways, L 220.610 Registration and other fees, L 3392; Marine, L 2610 J. miscellaneous, L 7448 j Territorial, L 61.233. the Public Work 3 expenditure during tho quarter included tlio following items:—Railways, L 76.9 to; EurchaEeof Waimato District Railway, 133,900: Lighthouses,. Harbor Works, and Defence, L(i3,G66; Road?, 1(17,851; 'purchase of Native Lands, L 24,879, Messrs R,- Goldsborough iivnd Co., •liniitod, held their usual weokly wool sale on Wednesday afternoon to a largo attendance of home and foreign buyers. Owing to telegrams of 'an unsatisfactory nature having been received from tho manufacturing contros of England and the continent competition was less spirited, and prices • woro barely maintained, Greasy wool gonorally is frora jil to {& lower, and scoured wool from |d to Id lower than at tho commencement of tho prcsciit season. Inferior to good'greasy wools realized from sjd to 10|d po> lb, and inferior to average scoured from lOd to Is o|d per lb. Four thousand'hales were offered, of which 2500 were sold.

. Writing under date July 23rd tho London correspondent of the Auckland Star reports:—The arrival of. a- cargo of 30,000 carcasses of prime 'frozen mutton (equal in quality to the boat Canterbury typoj from tho Falkland Isles, linn Riven ■anything but satisfaction to the impoitors of New Zealand meat, who foresee the advoufcof .anothor.powerful.rival on tho market, Tho caroasso3 weigh from GOlbs to 701bs each, mid sell, readily at 5d per lb.• A steamer has been fitted up with relrigoratorsj and chartered by a Falkland -'lsland syndicate especially to bring ovor rogular eargoos henceforward, The heavy conf.ignlnonts of frozen mutton from there have had an "unfortunate effect on an.-already depressed.market, and rates are lower than ever,

Mr W. Do G. Roeveß, reporting on the sito of tho propnsod School of Agriculture at Whnngarei, says it consists of about 4000 acres, and lies two milps south i>f Whausarei.' Ho thinks the land, climate and-neighborhood admirably' adapted to a school of forestry, whoro study might nlso be made of tho beat inoans of eradicating fruit blight. A school of Agriculture, he thinks, would be out of placo in this district when the conditions of farming and tho climate are so different from the rest of tho colony, and ho thinks it would be difficult to'induco. pupils from othqr pavt3 of tho colony to undergo a course of study in a place that is suited for httlc olso than growing, fruits, manse, und tobacco, Profussov Kirk, reporting on tho proposal to OBtablish n school of pomi.iljr,', agriculture, and forestry, estimates tliu' expenditure for the first year at £1,355. Ho believes tho proposed 'plantations would realise a permanent income of 1600 per annum within eight years,

__ A kiud.ofconcrete mado nthoutcoiusnt .- ia. said -to be coming into favour with . the Parisian architccta. An English paper says it is composed of 8 parts of .sand, gravel, mid pebbles, i part of burnt ami powdered, earth, 1 .part, of pulverized clinkers and cindorsj 1| parts of unslaked hydraulic lime. Those" materials aro ' thoroughly incorporated while dry into jilioiiKigoneoHß mixture, which is then wotted up and well beaten.. The result •of this' is a hard and solid mass, which sets' immediately, becoming ■ exceedingly strong after a few days. It may bo made still stronger by tho addition of a small proportion-say one 'part—of cement Among other constructions to which this material has been applied is named as an example a house 65 feet by 45 feet, three , stories high, standing on a terrace which ' has a retaining wall 200 feet long and 20ft 1 high. Evory part of this structure was \ made of this economical concrete, including foundations, coller raulbing, retaining '■ wall, and all exterior and. internal walls, together with their cornices, mouldings, string courses, balustrades, parapets. No bond iron was used in tho walls, and no wood lintels, beam or post were roquired.- It ia claimed, for this material that it is not liable to crack or scalo, and is extremely cheap, as it can be wholly made from materials to.be found ovorywhero. Doubtless a further eoonoray could bo : realised by employing simple machinery for mixing the materials in both dry mid wot stages.- .... A Victorian.paper, the Wimmera Star, is responsible' for the following qu|.or story:—!'Tho Wjmm.era sheep owners,, intent on the ; destruction of poor little innocent bunny Jet loose upon them a squadron ot.cits jn bopos that tho feline animal, would "luxuriate uu uncooked, rabbit,' The success of the oxperiinoht, in.iinfl.iuafcmio at least, is recorded thus: -.Wc have 'seen two extraordinary prodigies of. nature, They are: the • progeny of*; tancat.anda-.'black rabbit,! , .the lattor boing tho' male, "":-flio bead, foro-febt and hlj of-the bodies of oaolianimal partake of tho oat, while the other quarters'rosoinblo the rabbit, even to its. fur, the fore part having'the coarser hair c'f the'maternal parout. Theso curious looking animals, which ivoro born on.the farm of Mr Rankin', of Salt Lake, about ton moHtlfs ago; aro a male and female, and are full grown; .They are very docile, and were in tho. habit of following Mrs Eaukin about the paddo'eko.of tho fariii. They aro omulvorous, and. relish grass with as much gusto' m' ih.ey would- a mouse. The animals, have boon secured by Mr Thomas Turner, of .Wilson-street, Horsham,. JJr Turner contemplates showing them through'. the ■ colonies, after which they will bo transhipped to tho Zoological Gardens iu England." TheWaipawa Mail takes its readers fully into- its confidence. In a recent publication it says: " Wo'vo boon.thinking over this article .'business, and pretty aeriously too, and wo'vo. just totted up a rough .estimate of the ," elating" articles whiclnvo write. Wo stand open to correction, but .roughly speaking wo should say the- following is pretty near tho marki-Thore is Mr. Smith, M.H.&, and we can tafoly ' put him down for six honoraWe mentions.during the month. Th'on there is the railway department, and thoy koep us going for another live; and the postal department say four; then throe's Coun- , cillor Hall, whom .wo count upon for another four subjects for leading articles of the knock-mo-down type, in tho course of tho four weeks; and Councillor White's good for ■ another two; tho Kaikora.Town—Board—that- is—to—bo. Well i wo'll.bo reasonable as it's a;now offendor, ' and set itdown at'six;' and that's pretty well all the things we've got'to ?o for up_ i here.- -. •"• "."■"'."-.•,' > ..' " '. ]

A well grassad. paddock of 28| acres in Masterton, is advertised by Mr F; H Wood as being tit lot;. The special train for the Carterton Show, on Wednesday next will leave Masterton nt 11.35' a.m.; "not 11.45.

Messrs M.Ciuelbcrg & Co. notify that they have made a further reduction in the price of Devwent; potatoes whioli they are now offering at 50s per ton. The attention of tho public is dirooted to the alteration in tho running of the morning and evening trains from Mauricevllle'and Masterton respectively on and aftor.lst Novomber.

Maßsrs Lowos and lorns add to their •atnek sale for Thursday next a lino nf 100 good Lincoln owes and lambs in tho wool, and 30 two and u-half. year old steci'o,

Muaars Kircaldio & Stains announce their Novomber attraction—the arrival of tho second shipment of French and English costumes, which, added to 1 the lot rocontly received, niakes\an assortmenfc of four hundred. The firm' quotes tho prices of a number of lines, .

According to a correspondent of the Hawcra Star, a number of. bush settlers ate disposing oftheir cattle and are going in for sheep. The idea that sheep do not do woll in tho bush has boon proved to be a mistake, thoy do oven better than .in the open. A closer fenco • cortamiy is required, but then a smaller capital will stock a farm; and in''rearm? lambs'the shelter the bush affords has beon proved to be invaluable -'■:■

A must interesting billiard match was played last evening on 'the table in tho new billiard room at tho- Pior Hotel, Wellington (says the Evening Press),-bo-, twoen gentlemen amateurs, one.from Dunedin and the Joiner from- Auckland. The game, 700 up for £25, was-most exciting, and aftor two hours and twenty minutes play, resultod in. a win for tho Auckland man by five points. 'Tho Dunedin man made tho. biggest break, 100, his opponent's tallest score being 115,,

'Messrs Lowes and lorns-request us to inform our readers that their next Masterton stock sale whtuh should bo hold on Wednesday next is postponed till Thuya-' day'in' order not to clash with tho Carterton -allow. The entries are Humorous, and comprlso the following lines which tho auctioneers guarantoa to be of firstclass quality:—lso fat sheep, 12 head of beef, 80 forward bullocks, GO spoyed. cows, 20 2i year old utcera and heifora, 18 two-year-old .ete'ors, draught horsos, hacks, dairy cows, Ac. ■

'What's it for? General Boulangor, French Minister of War, demands 382,000,000 francs! That sounds a goodiah round suai, but how much is it in £s d! £15,683,000! Bless us, why it's quite ■ a little fortune! If I had that much, I'd throw up ray billet 'and Btand for tho City Council and go in for oUvm cum diijnitak ! What's tho General's little game? Ah, .that's the question Hie already has a credit of nearly 23 millions for war purposes for the year, and now he asks for 15 millions more! Well, if he's going to drive the • English out of Egypt, I suppose he'll want to bo able to lay his hand on aoino cash, won't he ? Those things aro not done for nothing ! No, indeed-! Still 15 millions is a biggish order to start with ! These War Ministers usually give, the people boiiio fun for their money before they send in tho bill, but Bunlangcr wants it in advanco! Is'n't Boulangor French for baker! I've nlmoßfc forgotten my Ollondorf I Yes, and he seems inclined to give the French some hot rolls 1-Pross Puffs.

Wotakethofo'.lowingfromthe Aberdeen express:—Wu have been shown a basket of fresh fruit sent to Aberdeen from South Australia, and received in. superior condition,- .-Tho fruit includes grapes, apples, and oranges, grown jn thp open air by Mr G. F. Inil, Paradise, Adelaide, The grapes, though not of the finest description 'grown in tho South Australian vineyards, are of rich flavour, and aro asfirm and swoot.as when pulled from the. vine. For transit they were packed in Spanish cork dust, The oranges are ■of two kinds—the naval orango, which is without pips, and tho ordinary orange grown from seed. Tho apples havo the crispness and flavour of tho Newton Pippin. As tlio time occupied in transit was forty-six .days this affords some idea of tho possibility of developing tho fruit trado between Britain and the colonies.

A new hay loader has boon recently patented by Mr Spilmau of Dakota, This hay loader collects the hay. from tho ground, raises it to a suitable height, and discharges it upon'the hay rack of the waggon. Tho wheels aro rigidly attached to tho axle, to which or to the spoko3 of tho wheels i 3 secured a largo drum, Tho onds of the axle revolve in bearings near the rear ends of side bars of a frame, tho forward part of which is provided with a staple to engage with a hook attached to the rear end of a hay rack. To tho upper onds of inclined and properly braced standards secured to the forward ends of the Bide bars is journalled a small cylinder, Around tho cylinder are passed ondless belts united by crossbars, to which aro attached tooth having' thoir outor parts curved forward slightly, so that they will fcako hold ol the hay mora surely mid cany it up the olevator and discharge it more rapidly at tho upper end. Upon a cross-bar uniting tho rear ends of two bars pivoted to the ends of the axle aro hold the rake teeth, which aro bont forward and Ihon downard, and thoir lowor parts aro curved forward until the lowor onds are near the ground beneath the axle.' As tho maphino is drawn, forward tho rako tooth collocfc the hay, and tho carrier teetli carry it over tho small cylinder and discharges it into the hay rack, In the rear ends of the side bara of tho frame are holes to receive a pin, by which tho rake tooth cau be raised moro or less from tho ground. When detached from the rack, the forward end of tho machine is supportod upon a hinged leg- i Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter manu ictory. All Hindi guaranteed of tho very boat deaoription, I'rico list ou application to R. ¥. Honn (late Hcnn and Hansou.) Toncke Stoam Venetian Blind and Revolving Factory, Wollinjton.—'Advt ...