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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2464, 30 November 1886, Page 2

For the Railway Stakes, to bo run at the Hutt co-day, Forester is top-woight, being asked to carry tho steadior of 9st. Mr F. H. Wood announces his übusl fortuightly stock sale at the Taratahi yards for Thursday next. He has already received numerous entries. The Matarawa and Dalofield Orioke' Clubs tried conclusions on Saturday last, the former winning on tho first innings. Beechey made 12 not out, and also bowled well for his toam. Velocipedestrianisticalarianalogist started in tho Selling Race at the Hutt on Saturday, but was nover in tho hunt, his namo apparently being more 'than' he could carry, Mr A. Henderson, of the Queen-Btreet Central Watchmaking and Jewellery Depot, announces the arrival of uow goods, embracing watches, clocks, Spectacles, rings, and cutlery. Quite a little town is springing up at this end of the Gorge. There are eight tents and two boarding liousob (one Mr Freeman's, and tho other Mr Healey's), The contractors, Messrs Jones & Peters, have built offices near the toll-gate;>)and sheds on the other side of the road. About twenty men are busy bushfelling 1 to enable a start to he made.—Woodville Examiner.

A native w&t brought into Waiparn ye«terday f and taken to Dr Reed's residence, when it was found that the poor

fellow's leg was badly fraoturod in two places. He had been shearing at Mr Oarlyon's station, and had a fight with a fellow shearer, also a native, In. the quarrel the man fell, and snapped hit leg. The patient was taken over to the hospital.—Mail.

The last Australian steamer brought oVer two fine pieces of frozon New Zealand beef. 'One of theso pieces were preaonted to the proprietor of the Pantheon, in it cooked on hie lunoh table. The among others, tastedWvu'uTiaiia found it equal to tho beßt stall-fed meat in our markets, This boef can be Bold here at 15 cents a pound, while our butchers oharge 25 cents for an inferior

article to the New Zealand boot—San Francisco Newsletter.

A practice has grown up in Melbourne lately of publishing meraoriam notices in the newspapers on the anniversary of the death of beloved rolativeß. Someone following the fashion has inserted the following:—" In memoriam: To the memory of the late M. Courvoisior, who died somewhat suddenly in London, 40 years apo. He fell asleep in hemp." Those who remember the career of "the late M. Courvoisior," who was valet to Lord William Russell, and was hanged for the murder of that nobloman, will appreciate the ghastly joke. The following appears in the Fielding Star" We are informed that a test is about to be brought against the Manchester Road Board for charging tolls both ways over the Otangaki bridge over the Lower Gorgo Forry, The action will be brought undor the clause 107, eectien 8 of the Public Works Act 1882, which provides that the followingshall be exempt from tolls' Every person, animal, or vehicle, in respect of which toll has been paid at the same toll gate at anytime nince the midnight previous.' The clause, however, concludes thus— "But the three last mentioned exceptions (of which section 8 is one) shall not apply to tolls payable at a ferry." The question to be decidod would Beera to be whether or not the bridge oould be considered a forry, There are some delightful zephyrs experienced in other parts of New 'Zealand besides Wellington. One of these ocourred recently at an Ot-ago township named Balclutha. Aooordinsr to the Bruce Herald the steamer Balolutha, proceeding up the river, was swamped, and the captain had to jettison a quantity of grain. On shore a buggy was blown over and the driver injured, the door of a railway oarriage was blown open and smashed, and several equalities happened.; A covered vau, owned bf the Wertheiiu Company,' travelling between Olutha and Milton, was twice overturned by the force of the wind—the first time with little damage, but the second time the vehiole was smashed, the horse clearing out with & portion of the wreck. The driver had a narrow eaoape. A cottage at Waropa has been levelled wiih the ground ; and at Watepeka a large stable was wrecked. The Rev. J. C, Andrew discources as follows on " Bumble Bees" in the New Zealand Times. It will be observed that a portion of the letter, probably from some acoidontal misprint, is slightly obscure Your paper this morning contains an aocount of the Masterton fish ponds, which are 8 credit to tho place, to the Acclimatisation Society, and to the care and energy of Mr William Beetham. . 1 am an old sportsman and a New Zealand settler, and oan appreoiato the value of the ponds both teathetically and commercially: but there is one point where the Society mipht confer on the district and on the North Island a boon worth many thousands a year, and, bo far as I can learn, simple as it is, havo not yet done it. The humble bee abounds in Canterbury, and although introduced at Ohristchurch a very few years ago, maybe found already from Waikari to Timaru. The bee fertilises the red olover and in pasture lands enables it to reproduce itself; on arable lauds would enablo' the New Zealand grower to raiso his own seed, worth about four times as much 1 per pound as Fiji sugar; would make the country independent of Bupplies from abroad, and without a bonus establish valuable, home industries, I offered a handsome sum last winter myself to some young friends at Ohristchurch for a nest or two delivered here ;bufc it was not my friends' speciality.and they; did'not .BUweed; rK is;'anttflUght tobe, ft speciality of the Acclimatisation Society. Why don't they do it? A few nests'delivered in Wellington would be gladly purchased by intelligent owners of pasture land, lam sorry that rabbits prevent my undertaking at present the task ia person,

Messrs Lowes & lorns add to their sale for to-morrow 150 dry ewes, and 100 ewes i and lambs. 1 The Hon. G. M. Waterhouse has returned to Wellington after an absence of about eighteen mouths. The cricket match Australians 1 Canterbury 18 was finished yesterday andresulted in a draw iu favor of the latter. The Inspector of Sheep for this district has asked us to remind, sheep owners that their annual paymonts are now due, and to call their attention t6 suction 22 of the act. Mr.W, E. Hall, dental surgecn, Announces that he will pay his monthly visit to Masterton, on Thursday and Friday 9th and 10th instant, and may be consulted at Mr Eton's. Peter Sophus Christiansen was charged before Mr Yon Sturmer, R.M., this morning with being drunk while in oharge of a horse and trap. He was fined 20s or 48 hours imprisonment. The fine was paid. Iu our report of the Mastorton .Horticultural Societies Spring Show we omitted to mention that Miss S. Chamberlain was highly commendod for Poonah painting. The work in question, was artistioally done and deserved the high notice it re ; ceived from the Messrs Lowes & lorns hold their fortnightly Btock sale at their Renall-st. yards to-morrow. . Their entries will inoludo . 300 gnod wethers suitable for freezing, 250 butcher's sheep, 250 dry ewes, 100 1 ewes and lambs; in cattle-50 good heifers, suitable for speying or for breed- ' inst, mixed cattle, a small line in beef,

and a fow excellont dairy cows, horses, pigs, and sundries. A social gathering in connection with St. Matthew's Ladies Guild will' be held in tho school on Friday evening, December 10, at 7 p.m. Arrangements have been niado for supplying visitors with" light refreshments, and there will also be

some little musical entertainment provided. Tho primary objoct of the gathering is,' however, we understand, the

spending of a pleasant evening, and this object will no doubt be fully achieved by tho Ladies' Guild in charge of the programme.

Tho following extract from the Gardeners Magazine deserves publioity. If it is to be belioved "the early morning cock" may bo Bilenced with ease and certainty at a trifling expense, Henceforth, then, the law should visit every ofiender with romovselesß severity It is admitted that in the aot of crowing a bird stands up, and then stretches his neok to

the full extent. A small lath loosely suspended about 18 inohda abovo tho perch, will obviate this. It in no way interferes with the bird's roosting, but tho moment chanticleer contemplates anuisance the swinging lathe comes gently into contact with his oorab, and effectually stops him."

Several persons, including three Glasgow magistrates, were suffooated to death on September 26 while viewing the mon> stev blast at Lochfyne quarrie. Several tons of gunpowder were used. It appear* the crowd paid no attention to tho warn : ing to keep at a distance, but rushed paat tho peraona giving advice.. Au indescribable scene followed. People' looked as if intoxicated, undergoing convulsive contortions, accompanied by ' laughing, crying, and screaming as they rofcumed to, wwiousnesß,. "mon say that after tlio explosion, whioh loosened about 500,000 tons Of granite, clouds of nitrousoxide gas ascended, and in the absence ol any wind, fell to the oarth and enveloped tho spectators. A number ,of persons eaoaped unaffected, while- othors, probably 160, detected a pungent taste ;mc odour, accompanied by a difficulty ir breathing, this was followed by convulsions and vomiting. The Lyttelton Times says that as aorai boys were playing at handing each othei on Sunday afternoon of last week, in t backyard, a little fellow named Did Pooley, about eleven years of age nearlj , lost his life. They had tied a strip o i thick cloth, at one end of which was ! . noose, to the limb of a dead tree, and ir [ turn each boy was lifted up and his heat put through this noose, which was si , designed as not to slip and choke them ; Previous toPooley's sham execution, how ' ever, a fresh knot had been tied, which when the boy's head was put through th , noosii, and his body left to itself, slippei and fastened itself tight round his neck ( Hia companions did not at first perceiv that theknot had slipped, and that tho bo; . was fast choking; and that tho hanginj J boy bogan to kick about, throw his arm i about, and turn very black in tho face ( they, would probably have stood on, m have witnessed the unintentional execu \ lion of their mate. When, however, th ' true state of affairs dawned upon them they had tho sense to lift the body ut whilst one of them Bevered tho cord. Bu it was a narrow escape for the boy Poolej who was very ill afterwards from th effects of tho game, i The Napier correspondent of the Wa 1 roa Guardian says .—I don't kno 1 whether you have any spiritualists in yov

district, but here they are increasing wonderfully, and the most marvellous tales are told of the results at seances. What value these tales may havo I cannot say, as lam entirely out of this " new thing," but I know that the adherents of spiritualism at a great rate, When the movement first commenoed it wai chiefly confined to what are usually | called the cultured classes, but it has now spread to persons of all ranks, and seems to be followed with, aa rauok enthusiasm as if it were a religion—and that devotion to it is synonymous with being moral and benevolent, If it be a religion lam glad that it it not of so dreadfully an aggressive nature aB that yelled and shouted by the Salvation Army, for if to the processions of the latter were added the marchings of enthusiastic spiritualists (accompanied by " manifestations"), the town would be altogether too noisy and too " eerie" to live in. My reflection on the movement is this—it has not discovered where Mr Weber's body is, although it is claimed that hia spirit ia a constant attendant at circleß. Special invitation.—Residents in the Wairarapa, when they visit Wellington oither for pleasure or business, are 'reminded that they can combine both by calling at To Aro Abuse, This new and commodious warehouse is now one of the most interesting sights in Wellington, and contains a very extensive stock of recently imported drapery goods of all descriptions. The proprietor is desirous of cultivating a cleser connection and enlarging his transactions with residents in the country districts, andherewith extends a cordial invitation to every one to visit Tc Aro Horn, and will be pleased to see as many as can possibly call. All goods are marked at wholesale prices, and can be inspected without the uccessity of purchasing. No one will k pressed to buy, There is on the premises a very comfortable Refreshment Room . This is always open during business hours, so that customers may obtain tea, coffee, and other light refreshments at any time, and at very reasonable charges.' Visitors; will also have the privilege of ascending, the lofty tower of Te Aro House, which iommands a' beautiful panoramic 'view of the city and harbour. ■ , ••• Venetian Blind and Rbvoivm'g Shutter many actory, All Blinds guaranteed of the very beat description. Price list on' application to R. W. Henn Jlate Henn and Hansen,) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Factory Wellington.—Advt

Mr T. Mackay will make tho fallowing notice of motion at the next meating of the Wairarapa East County:—That in order to provide funds for the maintenance of the Forty-Milo Bush and Gorge roads the Council take step 3 'to- establish toll ; gates without delay. ■ Jlr.F, Seaborn, the eminent elwmtionist. and lecturer, will give one. of his popular and instructive entertainments in' tho Theatre Royal on Friday ; evening. The entertainment will consist of readings and. recitations from tbe works of Shakespearey Dickers, Hood, and'.others,. and ffill.be iriterspared with choice musical selections. Some two years ago Mr Seaborn gave a similar entertainment in Masterton, which was very highly spoken of and much appreciated by those who had the ploaßure of listening to the lecturer. The Wesleyan choir," numbering fifty voices are announced to give Burnlwm's favorite servioe of song, " The River Singers." in the Masterton Drillshed, on Tuesday next, Decembor 7th. This service, of song when recently given in Wellington met with such great success that it had to be repeated.' - We hope our! local sorvico singers will meet with a similar reception. /