The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1887.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2494, 7 January 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1887.

The first number of the Wairasapa Weekly the largest newspaper yet printed in the Wairarapa, was published at this office laßt evening, . A meeting of the Land Board was held yesterday morning. Present—Chief Commissioner Marchant (in the chair) Messrs Bunny, Beetham, M.H.R., Fitzherbert, Reeso, McCardle. The schedulo showed the land disposed of since last meeting to be 687 acres at an upset price of £9Ol 3s Bd. The' application of Mr W, Fry to transfer his section 8, Block XI, Kopuaranga, to William James Brodie, was approved of, and was also J, Johnston's section 12, Block 111, Wairoa, to J. V. Smith. Messrs J. Carter and H, Steward asited to be allowed ts capitalize their sections; the former section 35, block VII, Maugaone, and the latter section 11, Block IX, Poliangina. The Greytown Borough Council forwarded a receipt from Messrs Gallagher and Fuller for improvements effected on ■ Crown Lands near Grey town,, west,, and it was resolved to instruct the Chief .'Surveyor to havo'a survey made as required by local bodies. The Chief Suvvoypr . submitted ■a scheme for cutting up sections'4B and 60, Pahiafcua, into fonr sections,, which was approved. A report from the Crown Lands Ranger on Orown lands, Waitotara along the sea shore, was submitted by the Commissioner, and it waß resolved to for>ward :to,tho Government a copy of the resolution passed recently by'the 'Board |. as to bringing the"Forest Tjces'-Plantijig Act into'operation oii these'la'nds, 'and to recommend tho\-matteragain, for their | coDßidevation. was rot ceived from Mr, E' Manson, ( of Wanganuifor a silb for'business purposes at > Okakinu-Rangptana Block. It wsb resolved to ask Mr Hanson for more !■ defiuitp.i'tfqrmation as.toiheJocality re-i |Quired altp I submitted' a reporfc'frpih the Crown Lands Ranker on Crown lands' hear Bection 10, Rangifcikei. It was resolved by the Board to lease the lands if possible. The Commissioner reported as to what action he hMM-en in a resolution passed at last meeting 1 , ire the alleged; evasiori of the" Act'by AiJauis jnd. Philipson. It was nisolraf on the motion of Mr McQardle, seconded by Mr Reese, to give access"to section 59,' Pahiatua, The Chairman reported m the money ■aya/Jable for expenditure: for; r.oad votes to open up Crown 'srids and ■ gave '. inform matiQijjudefajlasto.how.the same' was to bo,expended. 1 With ; to tlio reserving .of land on the 'weß>t Bse.,of.|)he main rpad at Pahiatua for, recreation pjiyposes, it was resolved to again brin? ,the matter / before :tto I; Jtpad office. '!TJie Board then adjourned.—Eyening Py^BS.

' The annual meolinj; uf contributors to tho Wairarnpit North Benevolent Society wi:l be held at the Instituteo.nTlmr.iday,13th January, at'i'l.3o p.m., io elect' Trustees, ■ '', A serious ;railway collisitm has occurred near .Tiffin, in Ohio," between a goods and \ a'passenger ,train,'resulting in tho loss of fully 22 lives.] Several.of the cars caught fire, and twelve of tho pnssenyers wero burnt to death, while many others were seriously injured. ' . Inspector Shearman received a telegram yesterday morning from Inspector Moore, ofDunedm, to the effect that W. R, Waters was arrested in the city last evening, and was forwarded to Christchurch by uxpress train this morning, m the custody of Constable Annan, en route for Wellington, : ' ■" The crops in New South Wales promise to yield a most bounteous harvest,- whilst grass.' is rich ,aud abundant, and water plentiful.' The season promises to be oiie which, especially coming as it doss after years of drought and consequent pastoral and agricultural distress, will'be a redletter day marked in the calendar, Henry Gladsone, the ex-Premier's'third son, who is serving with tho British 'Army-in Burmah, had a narrow escape recently. With a party of' boatmen and some soldiers, he was compelled to run the gauntlet in a launch on thelrrawaddy of the sustained firo of 15,000 armed •Dacoits,

A man named James Power was charged at Oamaru on Thursday with disturbing the Salvation Army and assaulting the Captain. The offence took place of 16th November last, but tho accused was only caughtat Olydo the other day. Fordisturbthe congregation he was finod 40s with 218 00318, or 14 days, and for the assault 14 days without the option of a fine. His Now Year was rather spoiled.—Waimate Times.

■The drought of the past few weeks has completely altered the aspect of the country around Maaterton. The refreshing green lias given way to a dried up brownish appearance, and tlio several bush fires burning in the district serves to add'to tho alroady overpowering. heat of tho sun. For harvest operations tho weather is in every way favorable, but rain is being prayed for by a great many settlors, who are suffering through the continued drought. A town-councillor of Bedford recently sent a sample of beer to the public Analyst. Having duly operated upon it, the functionary pronounced it to be unadulterated ; whereas, as a matter of fact, it contained a deadly poison. The argument in plea of the failure in detecting ing its presence was that when an analyst supposed that he was dealing with a commercial article he would naturally confine his search to such substances as might bo added for purposes of adulteration, Without admitting tho.wisdom of the ex periraent in any way, W9 must say :tliafc j the explanation is scarcely satisfactory,

The annual report of the Gear Meat Company which is as follows, ia a valuable indication of better times for producers: —" Gentlemen,—your Directors have tho pleasure to submit to you the balancesheot and profit and loss account of the Company for the year ended 30th November, 1886. Your Directors express satisfaction at tho result of the year's business, and recommend the payment of a dividend of 10 per cent, (half of which has already been paid), with a bonus of 1\ per cent. Your Directors recommend that the sum.of £2500 bo added to the general reserve fund,, which should be the means of creating greater .confidence amongst the shareholders and tho public, The balance of profit and lose account for present appropriation, £BOIO Is 7d, your Directors therefore recommend to bo apportioned as follows:—In payment of dividend and bonus at. the rata of 12| per cent, on the paid-up capital of the .Company, L 5734 4s Id; less interim dividend already paid.; L229212s 10d—L3441 lis 3d; to reserve fund, L 2500; to be carried forward to next year's profit and loss account, L266810s 4d; total, LB6IO is M. The insurance reserve account is noiv in a very satisfactory position, amounting to the sum of L 3004 7b 9cl. '

On Thursday a little boy four year 3 old, a son of Mr Hickey, residing near by Mr Hayes' woolshod at Drybush, while playing near a pigsty where several hogs were being fattened, accidentally fell in beside the brutes, who at onco commenced to attack hiin. An unusual noise in that direction attracted the attention of the members of tho lionsohold, and upon running to the spot, tho appalling sight of a child being devoured by tho pigs met their gaze. To rescuo the child was the

work of a moment, and thankful they were when they discovered that tho boy, although, scratched, torn, and bleeding about the face and was still alive. Had the rescue been delayed but perhaps a minute more, life would have been extinct. Dr Nicholls was quickly summoned, and restoratives being applied, consciousnessreturned, Several horrid gashesabout the lips and cheek were sewn up by the doctor, under whose care the little sufferer is now getting on as well as can be expected, although it will require the most careful medical skill to bring him through. The pigs have lately been fee? a i?ood deal with animal food—sheeps' 'plucks, and carcases of sheep that have been worried, and this, doubtless, has developed in tho liogß a taste for human flesh. It would be well for parents tO keej) their eyea upon the little ones when there is similar danger, as death by devouring is altogether too horrible to contemplate. Only a miracle saved the little fellow Hickey from such a death.— Waimate Times,

Turpin, a Frenchman, celebrated by his countrymen and neighbors as a wicked wit, once, out of caprice, assumed the garb of a hormit. In this disguise, accompanied by another wag of his own complexion, he entered an inn yard, where he found an ass attached to the door. Stripping the animal of its harness, he.crept into it himself, and awaited the arrival of the'owner of the ass, while hia companion drove the animal away. The owner, ou his return, was not a. little astonished to find his beast gone, and a hermit standing harnessed in its gear. Still more was he amazed when he heard Turpin devoutly thanking ; God for the return of his human shape. ■'" At length," exclaimed the hermit, "my sins are forgiven me, and the time of my penance has expired. I sinned, and was changed to an ass, but heaven is merciful, and its anger does not endure for ever." Saying which, Turpin threw down his harness and walked away ' H.owever, not very long after, the ass was'sent to ; be sola 1 , and who ahould come into the market but its former proprietor. After staring at the animal,, he called out;, '',' 1 has the wretch sinned again, and has he again turned into an ass ? For the love of God, friends, have nothing to say to' that animal. H e has deceived me once, but I am not to be caught again, for look you,' whoever buys him will find him some day 0I ; other, as 1 did, turned into a hermit."

aro the hv stances cited of'tlie astontshJ.Ug fecundity of 'the varJoa,B Bpeciea of domesticated ?o\vl; but the celebrated Wellington Henn (whiii, strange to say, iu of tlio mi%%e gender) has a soul aboye.thc mere production of eggs. Thp manner in which ho .turns out Venetian Blinds, etc., is the wonder and admiration. of .everybody' from the Governor downwards.' The name of this wonderful bird is K. W. HeNn, add hia well- ■ Jmo\ro.fesrt;hous'e is the Poneko gteam BlinflJactbry, Molesworth-street, Wellington. -Ahvt'" '■■' ■"•""" '

Tetide's are invitee, fur'tin; supply of, hitiwis to l-lio iVLiSterloii ,1-josjntiil -foi'tho eiiKlliiig If o!vo %>mlH. -!•■ mm bo cecii.)iit:.'t!ie office ohitfr:' W,

At a large school meeting held in Greytownlast'nightvit was .resolved that' the meeting had full confidence ifi the'head master, and the committee's action against him was not endorsed.

In another column Mr M. Caselberg desires to express on behalf of himself and his family their deep sense-of the many kind expressions of ayniathy and-friend-ship which have been extended to them from all quarters for tho loss which they recently sustained, and alsj to thank those who assisted in saving a portion of their property at the fire. In the R.M. Court, this tuorninp, boforo Mr Von Stunner, R.M., Mary Jane Minifie was charged' with using insulting language to Ann. Minifie, on 'January ist, and the complainant asked that defendant be bound over to keep the .peace. ' In dismissing tho case with costs His Worship said that as it appeared to bo a purely family affair, he hoped- they would settle matters amicably, ao the same ..time cautioned defendant not to repeat the" "offence,' or she-might be -severely punished.'

When men are heard to say that clergy men are always the most severs in judging other people's faults, one is apt to question such a : statement; bub when from time to time one reads in the Homo papers the terrible unjust punishment inflicted by clergyman who sit upon the Bench, every-' reason appears to be given why men should hold, these . clerical judges up' to publio scorn and hatred. Of all the cruel caaeait haa evbr been our lot to read, one has lately como under our _ notice. At the. Durham Quarter session, an old man, 69 years of age, a pilot, was chaiged before the Rev. G. P. Wilkinson, with stealing a cotton shirt, •and was sentenced to fivo years' penal servitude. Alhvohavo to say is, that the Rev. (?) Wilkinson should be made an example of by those in authority over himin tho Church. Ho is a disgraco to the religion he professes, and the only fitting place for his reception is the material place of torture he has no doubt diligently rammed down the throats of thoso 'unfortunate enough to suffer the infliction of his preaching.

Tho following is the text of a petition forwarded to-day to His Excellency Sir William Drummond Jervois: The petition of the Mayor and Councillors of the Borough of Maaterton, humbly nheweth, that section 21 of "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876," provides for the division of the Borough into Wards upon tho petition of one-fourth of the burgesses. That sections 28 and 29 of the said Act contain provisions for an enquiry . into any Buch petition as aforesaid upon credible representation to your Excellency that any of the said signatures to such petition aro signatures of persons not entitled'to sign, or that the provisions of the said Act in reference to'such petition have not been complied with. ' That Ruction 3 of the Municipal Corporations Act Amendment Act, 1880, provide that within fourteen days of tho presentation of any such petition as aforesaid, it shall be Hie duty of the petitioners to* give notice in writing of such petition and the object thereof, with tho names and addresses of the poisons signing, with tho amount their properties are valued on the valuation roll in forco within tho district to the Council of the Borough directly affected .by such petition, That upon tho 17th December, ■ 188(5, a petition was presented to Your Excellency .praying that the Borough of Masterton be';divided into four Wards. That the Council of the Borough of Masterton is directly affected by such'petition, and being so affected informed thoHon tho Colonial Treasurer that tho notice referred to had not been given. That on the 30th December, 1886, a proclaniatioh was issued under the hand of your Excellency dividing the Borough of Masterton into four wards. That up to the date of the proclamation notice cf the petition was not given to the Council of the Borough of Masterton, and that even had the notice been given the Council would not have had sufficient'time to meet and consider the petition and examine tho correctness or otherwise of tho signatures thereto, as tho proclamation was issued before the expiration of tho beforementioned period of fourteen days. That the said petition contains the signatures of persons not entitled to sign. That your petitioners believe that signatures to the said petition have been obtained by misrepresentation, and that some of the signatures are not those of the persons represented to have signed. Tour petitioners therefore .humbly pray that Your Excellency will be pleased to causo enquiry to be held into the aforesaid petition, and to annul and suspend the operation of the said proclamation until the result of the enquiry is before Your Excellency. And your petitioners as iu duty bound will over pray—M. Caselberg (Mayor), S. Edward Gappor, Walter. Perry, Alfred A. Elkins, William Cullen, T. G. Mason, Jas.Muir, Thomas Parsons, George Heron, E. ,E, Chamberlain (Councillors.)' . A crowded meeting of householders was held at the Greytown schoolroom last night. MrH. Udy, sen, (Hie Mayor), in the chair. Mr P. Cotter, jun,, chairman of' the school committee, read the report of the committee's Into proceed. . iugs in reference to the head master, the 'correspondence upon the'.matter with the Board of Education, etc. He went fullv into the reasons of the csmniittce for recommending' to the Board tho dismissal of Mr Porritt or his transfer to some other school. Messrs De Clifton, H. Udy, junr., F. Muir jnd other members of the committee supported- Mr Cotter's remarks; Mr Porritt in his own defence then read the Inspector's reports, and the reports upon that pentleman's surprise visits since the year 1880, all testifying to theefficiencyoftheteachingstaffthonmghout. Mr Prtrritt oxplained the reason for his having taken a lower standard for the next twelve months showing that.tho. arrangement was'first contemplated»by himself and solely in the interests of the school,, as he considered that a : lower standard required probably more teaching power than the more advanced ones. After the head master, had submitted these explanatory topics to the meeting, Messrs E. H. Wood, Haigh, and Higgins gave their views which were favorable to the efficiency of the teaching staff, Mr Ebenezer Gray moved and Mr S, Haigh seconded "That the meeting has every confidence in, Mr Porritt as head master of the Greytown School." The resolution was put to. the meeting, and about thirty hands were held up"inits favor and one against: the Committee of course did not vote. The resolution was declared carried: amid, much applause. A vote of thanks to the chairman ter-' hiinated the .proceedings/:''. ' ' Guides will be in attendance at tho ; Tinui store betwoen 8 and 10 a.m. on Saturday, the Bth insfc. to show tenderers rtho various localities' from which metal may be procured for' carrying out the metalling contracts on the Masterton to

Waimata, and Eketahuna to Tinui roads, The commanding ffiocers of the several RihV Y°lunte©r Companies in tho' Waivarapa are challenging_' the pipr. corps in Wellington, viz., Guards,' ArtilleiT, Navals, aiid City Rifles, to a rifle, rnatcli on the Range shortly,' This should be a movement of. considerable interest to all tlie'rnarkgrneii in the Valley. ~' ' '' '"'''' :

;'■ Several shipments of applos from fllul-li'urno-mid Hiilrtrfc per Wnirawpa wore-' «'i;'/(l l>y tlio'Custmns iiutlii.vitira ut Wellington to-rlay in eniiseqiieiici) of Ilk'' pr sencu of cndlin nmtli amongst thorn,. | •"■ Petßoiis requiring pianofortes tuned or repaired are directed to an advertisement' .column from Mr J. Ward, who' will shortly make a tour • through the' Wairarapa, In the Supreme Court this morning Clement Harding pleaded guilty to the charge of-, obtaining money from C. J. Ellis, Masjterton, and not guilty to a second charge of obtaining money from Oxner, Wellington. He is-now being tried for tho latter charge. On New Year's Day the members of the Featherston Rifles competed for Major Bunny'B prize clock with the follmviny result: —Vol J. Tockor first with 49 points; Lieut Smith second with '4B points. This was the second competition. At the first competition Vol; Whiteman was 'first with GO points, and ■Vol Tockor Bocond with 51 points. Owing to some misunderstanding as to the number of competitions required to con : stitute a.win. this trophy will have to be shot for once moro before the ownorship is decided. A general meeting of the Featherston Eifles takes place on Saturday night next.