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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2452, 15 November 1886, Page 2

Tenders close to-morrow for twelve months cartage for the Maatorton Borough Council.

The usual meeting of the Masterton Masonio Lodge E. 0., takes place this evening, in tho Masonic Hall, BannistorStreet,

About twenty officers of the troop ship Thalia visited Featherston on Friday, and expressed themselves highly delighted with the beautiful scenery ofthoßimutakn,

Mr Alfred Phillip Fielding has sought he protection of the Bankruptcy Court. tThe first meeting of creditors will be held in tho Old Court Room, Masterton, on Friday 19fch inst. Messrs Rawson & Mackay offer a farm of 153 acres in good working order for sale. It is situated three mile 3 from Greytown and has a railway siding.

There Deems to be some trouble with respect to the Manawatu railway and the through rate for stock. The company wa»t their full pound of flesh, and are not inclined to allow the settlers to send through stook without re-booking them atLongburn, from which station the distances aro calculated anew. We (Herald) have heard that several graziers intend to send their Btock by sea rather than submit to what they consider to be an injustice

The latest noyolty in cremation (Iron says) is an electrical crematory, in which, according to an American contemporary, tho process of burning a corpso is carried out as follows:—The body, being shrouded in sheets made of abestos is laid upon a frame consisting of fire-brick, while at the head and feet are large copper plates, to which the leads from specially constructed dynamos of high eloctrio motive force are attached, The body apparently occupies the position of the filament in an incandescent lamp, and upon the curront being passed through it, would be instantly carbonised while, as the air would have free access to it, the process; of destruction, or rather decomposition, would be immediate. The process appears to have the recommendation of great rapidity of action, and of freedom from many of the objections to cremation in the ordinary way. An excellent and humane arrangement has been introduced into the elementary schools of Brunswick. All the children who are found to stammer or stutter are examined by a specialist physician, Dr Borkhan, who reports upon the cause and degree rt their infirmity, They are then arranged in distinct classes, apart from the other scholars, where the lessons are given by teachers from the deaf and dumb school. Four such classes were formed last year, with an average of ten scholars in each class. After a year's patient and cseful training moßt of the children were declared to be completely cured of the malady, while ah improvement was reported in the speech of all of them. Dr Berkhan says that the malady occurs far more frequently among poor families than ameng the well-to-do, and that unless it w dealt with in the public schools there is small likelihood of the sufferers being healed in later yean,

The usual meeting of the Masterton Borough Oouncjl will be hold to-morrow evening.

The Waipawa County Council intend 8 to borrow £12,000 uuder the Loans to Local Bodies Act. j£6oo of this amount is to be spent in replacing and enlarging bridges on the Seventy Mile Bu9h road. Messrs Lowes and lorns announce a sale of exhibits the day following the Masterton show, The list will include fat stock in sheep and cattle, implements, vohieles, etc. The iincumbent and vestry of St. Matthews Church in another column express their thanks to the ladies and gentlemen who kindly assisted in organizing the late successful soiree,

The Treasurer of the Masterton Hospital acknowledges receipt of the following subscriptions: Wm. Millar, 10s j G. H. Kemper, lis; Wm. lorns, ss; W. Adams, 10s Gd; Thos. Wilton, ss; Wm. iivorett, 20s; Murdoch McKenzie, Dreyertown,2os. . Owing to the inclement weather there is a doubt on the part of the contractors to get the drill shed finished by Thursday next, and the opening concert and dance has been postponed till the following Tuesday, The price of tickets has been reduced to 5s all round; •

An unprecedented trost visited the districts south of Napier on Friday morning and destroyed all the potato crop, beans, vines, and flowering shrubs. Even docks were killed. The mischief was done through a fiercely hot morning succeeding the frost.

In referring to the past history of Thomas Hall, the convict, the Temuka Leader has the following:-Some time before this there was a married couple on his father's station. The husbandcame home one day and caught Hall and tho wife under equivocal circumstances, The man shot liis wifo on the spot, and is now serving his life sentence in tho Lyttleton gaol. When Hall arrived at the stronghold this unfortunate man was the first to seo him. "Hal you wretch," he exclaimed, " you have come, at last, have you I"

The December show of flowers, fruits, poultry, pigeon, canaries, dogs, aparian and _ industrial exhibits, dog trial and special exhibiton of wool in connection with the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society will take place on the show grounds and at the Lyceum Hall on Friday third December. Entries of poultry, pigeons, canaries and dogs close on the 27th inst., and all the other exhibits at 9 a.m. on the day of the show. Programmes may be had on application to the Secretary. The new bridge across tho Manawatu at the Gorge says the Examiner was opened on Monday. Mrs Macarthur, wife of the member for Manawatu, drove the last spike and declared the bridge duly open for traffic. Cheers were then given, and tho proceedings, which only lasted a few minutes terminated. There were but comparatively few persons prcsont, not numbering more than 100. In the evening an invitation dinner was held, at which Mr McArfchur, M.H.R,, made'alongthy speech. " • The Committee of the Masterton Pastoral and Agricultural Society are sparing no time and oxpense to make the forthcoming show a great success. The grounds have been enclosed with a sixfoot close board fence, a large building has been erected, the stumps are all boiug cleared away and the wound levelled, two separate ring 3 are being prepared for the horses, and other minor improvements effected. We' learn that ontries from South' Wairarapa are pouring in, in addition to the Northern onos, and fresh entries in stock and implements have been telegraphed from the South Island, so thatwomay fairly expect agrand show, both a3 regards the exhibits and attendance.

The alarming cries of "Murder" and " Police" awakened many of the peaceful townspeople of Woodville on Tuesday night, says the local paper, some of whom rushed out into the main street in abbreviated garments to see the cause of the startling and blood stirring appeals. They found their usually quiet but well developed night watchman, armed with a heavy walking stick backing the street, warding off an infuriated but unarmed dusky native who in broken English kept on saying, "By -, me kill you ;" and by the free use of other expressive, but not polite adjectives, frightened the night watchman almost into fits. On inquiring the cause of this violent outbreak on the part of the Maori, it transpired that the watchman had found tho Hativo fast asleep in cheap lodgings on the doorsteps of one of the shops, and woke him up. The Maori did not relish being so rudely awakened, and in violent passion threatened to "go for" the watchman. The townspeople persuaded him to postpone his bloodthirsty intentions, and succeeded in inducing him to Beek more comfortable lodgings. An abrupt termination of a long standing account came off at the KM. Court this morning, when the case of Renall v Gapper was struck out through the nonappearance of plaintiff. It appears that Mr Renall supplied lead to the value of £2los to Mr Gapper on November 10th, 1880 This formed the ground work of the present case. Finding that the statute of limitation would place the debt beyond recovery after the 10th insfc, Mr Renall took out a summons on the sth, and the case was set down for hearing at 10 o'clock this morning. Punctual to time His Worship, Mr Von Stunner, took his seat and called the case on, and Mr Beard, who appeared for Mr, Gapper, asked that the case bo struck out, owing to plaintiff not answering to his name. This was consequently done, with costs amounting to £los 6d. Scarcely had his Worship left the bench when Mr Renall put in an appearance, and although he tried his best to apologise for being five minutes late ho had to submit to the ruling, without even a chanco for a rehearing, and now finds that the debt is settled, and himself mulcted in the costs of tho case. To prove tho truth of the old Baying "There is a consolation in every ill of life," Mr Beard omitted to ask for tho witnesses expenses before the KM. left the Bench, and they were consequentfy refused when he made a subsequent application for them. Under date London October 29, the following cable appeared in the Sydney Evening News; Nothing since the celebrated Mordaunt scandal has caused.flo much sensation in England as the alleged disclosers in connection with the aristocratic actionln which Lady Colin Campbell sues for a divorce from her husband, the son of the Duke of Argyll, and the brother of the Marqtiis of Lome. The case was heard in camera, and in consequence the wildest rumours have been circulated as to grounds for the action and the counter charges that have been made. It is alleged that the Prince of Wales has been in constant communication with Lady Colin Campbell, and that correspondence of a very questionable character has taken place between the Prince and her ladyship. The Prince of Wales denied the truth of the allegations, but the correspondence has not been produced. This has led to an indignant demand on the part of tho Press for the production of the letters, The' Queen, it is said, has displayed unusual interest in the matter, and has commanded the Duke of Argyll to leave no stone unturned to discover the letters that the Prince wrote to Lady Colin Campbell, so that Her Majesty may satisfy herself as to their contents.

Two sharp shocks of earthquake were felt in Wellington yesterday. The Waingawa railway bridge is again open far passenger traffic. Tenders are invited for alterations and additions to the Masterton Temperance Hall. Plans and specifications can be seen at Mr E\ Kibblewhite's, Bannis-ter-street, '

We refer our'readers to the new advertisement of the New Zealand Clothing Factory, which enumerates several lines of special goods, and also to the general si)ock kept,on. the premises in Queenstreet.

William was brought up on remand on Saturday at Carterton before Mr Von Sturmer, R.M., charged with the manslaughter of'the child Ellen Peterson. He was committeed for trial at the next sitting of tho Supremo Court

Messrs Lowes & lorns wish us to remind buyers and graziers, etc. of their extensive stock sale on Wednesday next Their entries are both numerous and of good quality in cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, otc.

The usual meeting of tho Wairarapa Gospel Temperance Union will be held to-morrow ovenmg in the Salvation Army Barracks. _ Among the musical selections by the choir will be Borne anthems specially rehearsed for this meeting, Wo regret to learn that Mr B Gallagher, and old respected settler of Greytown, succumbed on Saturday evening to the injuries he received by being thrown from his horse a few days previously, The funeral will leave his late residence at 1.30 p.m to-morrow. Messrs & lorns report at their sale of the Masterton Pastoral and Agricultural Society's show priviliges on Saturday last, the following, prices wero obtained :- Publicans Booth, D, E. Tohill £ls; Refreshment Booth, P. Pellin? £11; Fruit Holmes, £2; Games, Holmes 15s. Afterwards the firm held an extensive sale of horses, poultry, potatoes, oats, barley, furniture, drapery, and sundries. A narrow escape from a serious conflagration occurred at the residence of Mrs Richardson, dressmaker, Bannister-street, early on Sunday morning, and but for the prompt action of the inmates several buildings would have been placed in jeopardy. About half-past threo o'clock Mrs Richardson was awoke by hearing the crackling of burning timber, and on going to the kitchen found it in flames. Some water being at hand two pailfuls were thrown on, which stayed its progress and the neighbors being aroused, the.fire was put out before it had fairly caught the building. As tho family retired" to bed at 10.30 the previous evening, and everything appeared safe, it can only be surmised that some embers must have fallen on to the floor cloth, and as a hole throe feet square has been burned through the floor, the inmates must have had a very narrow escape of being burned to death in their beds.

Messrs Edwards and Mcßeath report wnges for the past week as follows : Married couples, £7O to £9O; carpenters, 10s; bricklayers, 12s; blacksmiths, 9s to 10s; painters and glaziers, 9s; plumbers and gasfitters, 9s to 103; storemen, 35s to 465; draymen 45s to 50s; coachmen, 30s to 355; grooms, 25s to 355; gardeners, Gs to 8s; labor hands, 7s to 8s; farm hands, 15s to 255; milkmen, 15s to 255; hotelmen, 20s to 40s; barmaids, 25s to 30s; waitresses, 15s to 20s; cooks, 25s to 40s; female cooks, 15s to 30s; housemaids, 12s to 20a; general servants, 10s to 14s; nurse girls, 6s to 10s; boys, 7s to 15s. Our anticipations aro fully verified, for we are still busy, especially with country orders. Married couples and single male and female servants have been in demand for country places. Town situations are less numerous, and good female genoral servants are rather scarce,, also.female cooks'. We have housemaids housekeepers, lady helps, &c, with good testimonials, awaiting engagement. An accident of a serious nature happened to a man named J, Nicholson, an employee at the Masterton gas works, yesterday afternoon on the Tinui road. It appears that Messrs Ross, R. K. Smith and Nicholson were driving in a trap, and going down an incline near the Rorokoko bridge when the breeching came undone and allowed the trap to go on to the horse which broke into a canter. Nicholson became frightened and after trying to seize, the rains, jumped out of vehicle, falling on his head. The horse was immediately stopped and on going back the man was found to be bleeding from the ears. He was conveyed on to CarswelFs, and a messenger despatched to the Taueru, from where Dr. Beard was telephoned to. Tho doctor was soon in attendance, and, finding Nicholson suffering from a fractured skull, ordored his immediate removal to the hospital, to which he was conveyed in Mr Carswell's brake. The accident was purely Nicholson's own fault, as there was not the slightest danger, the conveyance being stopped within ten yards after he jumped out. Where tho accident occurred the road was perfectly smooth, there not being the slightest trace of a stone or anything of tho sort that was likely to cause the fracture, so that it must have been the man's own weight, and the position in which he fell that he suffered so severely. Dr Hosking, the medical officer of the Hospital, reports that Nicholson has not as yet regained consciousness. Thero is, however, a chance of his recovering. Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter many actory. All Blinds guaranteed of the very beß ' description. Prico lisfc on application to R. W. Henn (late Honn and Hanson.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Factory n ellinttton.—Advt