The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1887. THE FIRE SCARE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3497, 11 January 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1887. THE FIRE SCARE.

TIMEE or four tears ago drapers in Masterton were complaining ihat we hud in summer wea'.liHr. Their inu.sliiis and other punier fabrics which the fairer porti-'n of Immunity asßumduring sultry seasons lay on their shelves, and spiinif nnd autumn drapery were/, alone saleable. WV have -)aHt year and this gone to tlv oppofite extreme, and lo.rig'sti'eiuheß of dry, waim weather ,are reducing our dwellings and other aurroim.dii;ga to a condition altogether 'too favorable to ignitioni ,Thiia when the tire hall rings out, na it did• twice on Sunday, mid once' 'yetiti rday. there is a decided flutter; through tho community, and ■neriewlready. shaken •Ijy-simira-thaat ire'*hij'tter«d »y: «h»i apprehension of a ■Mill more f iiinidabfe caloric. We are, as it is well known, ill prepared to do battle with an eneniy'tbat may fall upon ua'at any,moment, living as we do in a wooderifown bad-y*upi»lied wiih water. ■ : :1k was to Ithe credit of the Borough Council that tbey ehouM have eri<Mv6red-y two, yearn ago to ascertain, the practicability of securing a high supply-for the town, l't|t it was-.their misfortune to find thfttiiJn* could not lie secured at a coßtwitli'in the present means of the Borough. It is 'scarcely provable that the town.can afford for some-tjuie to come'tb initiate a large watenvork and drainage scheme, but it isjpwsilile, perhaps to do something on if |n)aller wale to give the towh. a bettfL'i-* water Kpj.'v.foe,, It has km ■'siijKflßjed to us that the sinking artesian wells. :»". ffl§ g!IF (lotinding hills.powerful springs'. W found at considerate iiltitttdes.' one, it is said, situated at Tiipnrupiini, yielding almost enough wat-»r to supply the city of Wellington. The. existence o['these springs'at uijjh levels iudicate^

a vary powerful pressure at lower oiiVr, and it'one of the veins below na could ■iti) tapped, we might probably get a quick and ample supply of water wliich would answer nil onr requirements. Wk hear that the Govortimo it possess 'Pts of i-oria for- artesian well drivins wliich are occasionally lent out for experimental borings. If this, ia the jCase, the /Borough Council might borrow a set of.these, rocta and test the existence of artesian water below, the surface of this town. The labor necessary for sinking could be furnished 1 by the Borough stuff, and a valuable fX|ii.tinieiit could be tvii'd at a nominal cost to the town, Wk would suggest to the Borough Council the exiiedicncy of an pxperitiient of this kind.;. We do not suppose that it would cost L2O, and if it were successful it would be worth' dt leant a thousand pounds to in* com iimnity. Mastcrton is a nice tcwn to live in, but at this season of the year the die soai'tf is apt to frighten, nervous people, and if it. be poßsilde to dral the enemy a blow by developing 1 a oheap and powerful water supply, i uo effoiL ought to be spared/

. It wl|l be seen by the letter of our Eke! tahuna correspondent, that fcho (if friiat towueoip"have bad to ciiateodiwitli a fire scire, ,;,, . ; , It will bs noticed by Mr F. H. Wood's advertisement in another oolmiin of, our present issue, that ho has a satisfactory list of entries fo< his Taratahi stock sale on Thursday next, Mrs Muller, dressmaker, of Wrigl ystreet, hai an announcement of niteust tu ladieß in our Wanted column. A dark bay mare is advertised for by Mi Lop, the Chinese gardner of WrigleyStrcet. It was lost from his paddock on January 2nd. A meeting of tho Friendly Societies sports coinniittee was held last evening, when Mr H. Pearson's tender for a band was accepted. It was decided that the Fire Brigade competitions should bo dry, and the M iyor and Councillors off or of a prize was accepted. The first train to Mingannhne a bush station four miles bpyond Mauriceville ran yesterday. Among the passengers ivere Mrßeetham, M.H.R., Dr Newman, M H K,, Mr Dawson, traffic manager, uid Mr Connal, engineer. At the new statio.. one settleron the platform awaited Hie arrival of the train. Mangamahoe will be a splendid rendezvous for bush picnics if the department sees its way to occasionally arrange a suitable train service The station building is somewhat inconvenient passengers having to 'clamtar jver tlu iron rails to gjfc to and from it, Mr Thomas Bennett, of Carterton, ra very near upon haying another destructive tire yesterday. ' About noon the alarm ball ranis out, and tho Fire Brigade with the engino were soon out. FortunAtely, however, wit.li the assistance of neighbors the fire, which had caught the shimsles of his dwelling • house, was qiiickly extinguished, with only the loss of a few shingles. Mr J. Sillar, tho Maori schoolmaster, and Mr A. M, Bradbury, our local artist and taxideiunst, started thid morning for a trip down the Ruimahunga river to the Wairarapa Lake, The boats, or canoes, in which they travel weremade by themselves, and considering the dangers they luve to enoouutor on tho voyage are rather frail, If they manage to shoot the. rspids of the river near Waiheiiga without smashing their crafts, the rest of the journey will be comparatively safe. It was at this point of the Ruaroahunga that Mr Fitzgerald's Rob Roy canoe capsized when ho made his trip from Wairarapa to Wellington about four years ago. We wish the voyagers a pleasant journey. An inquest wa3 hold yesterday at the Royal Oak Hotel, Carterton, before Dr. ■Spratt, coroner ft tho district, and a jmy of six, of whioh Mr R. Faivbrother was chosen foreman, touehiiig on the death of Charles Heroouk, who was found drowned in the Maungataraii River on ■iatutday last, W. Herooßk identified the deceased as bis late father, and stated the he (deceased) was 75 yeais of awe, and was married at Wellington in December, 18P6." Two of Mr Callistpr's sons proved finding tho body in the river when going to bathe. The jury brought in a verdict, "That the said Charts l[t>rcock drowned himselt wliile in a state of temporary insanity," During the progress of the lire this morning, a half-drunken man w.is foundmi the premises of one of the residences on the other side of the road to the site of the fire, and when disturbed passed over the fence, and was seen on the top of the next house whore he Iwing again met by the wite of the owner, was lik ly to have been mure oHensive but for the appi-aia.icn of the husband who went outside for help, but the intruder jumped over the boundary fence an 1 went among the crowd and was lost, When coming from the back of tho second house the man was lighting liis pipe which caused him to be observed. There is little doubt f at very many fires aro caused by the lighting of pipes by drunken and careless persons.—Napier Telegraph, During this age of Fire Brigade competition, the following item from an ' exchange will be quite refreshing:—A ' fire broke out last evening at Footsoray, The two local brigades-thu Footscray - Brigade, and the Footscray Temperance , Brigade-were promptly on the spot, and ~ adisgraoefulscene ensued. ..A struggle between them for • precedence at tho ' plugs took place, and a series of lights resulted, varied with vigorous squirting ■of water at eaoh other. This scandalous i conduct culminated in a serious assault i upon Uaptaiu White, .of tho Footjuray I Brigade, who was so Beriouly injured by . a piece of road-metal, thrown at him .' while on tho roof of the building, superintending operations, that his life is ' despaired of. \ The Napier Evening News of the 6th . says, Ta Kooti, with a mob of about two ' hundred, passed through town about 1 elnxen o'oloek this morning. Te Kooti ' was mounted on a spirited charger, a ! couple of natives attired in the uniform of l constable being near hnn. Most were on ' horseback, but many rode m buggies, and I they raised quite a dust. Mr Kelly, } native interpreter, and Sergt-Major O'Grady, accompanied by some constables > went up White road to see that the road '■ was clear, and tell the motley crowd to ) move on if they attempted to " liquor i up." The party w'ero bound for the j Fetanopah, whore..thoy intended stopt ping till tho 12tn, inst. Not many reongrn'st'd To Kooti, or rather, many , | roeoi'nisi'.d several Te Kiiutis, The too'- '! paths at street comers were thronged > ifWipuijili•uuio'iillsi)thoj'.vdcil.i, l' and at one corner at least a few.'grbails. i' were vented as.it passed by.

A Vf'pNDKßi™ HENN.-Mapy nro tho tnstance* oitod of the astonishin.? fecutidity of tho va/wiis apeciee of domesticakd fowl; but tho celebrated Wellington If Efjj (whijli, sfcr..ng.? jsosay, is uf tho gendevf Up a.j'oijl jiije rnqre pro luction of fffj;. Tlisijjapep in >vlii»i| ho km "lit Venetian Blinds, ««;; i§ tho wflivloranl a'lpilMtt''B of everybody from the Oworii if downward, 1> nwr; of fiis wonlerfu! Mid is UW. Hem, oiulhla v/ell. known f«.vi-li iw. in tho I'onnki! Sfeiuii Window Blind Rictwy, JMeswortMrcet, "SV.llingtja. -Auvr

, The Wellington aiuntuurs. were.driven rrtund in a drag and pair of greys this morning, to the placeß of interest, in .the vicinity of Masterton. They were accompanied by'the Kev, J. N, Buttle and other members of the Committee, and thoroughly enjoyed.the / Messrs John Graham and Co., of the Emporium, Queen-street have just received a large consignment of' Canterbury 'hams and bacon'. They are well. cured and sweet, and at this season of the year are generally more relubable than fresh meat.

The chances of thn Waipoua remaining stocked with fish- are somen hat problematical. Up stream the Maones scoop up the trout by the bucketful, and down stream equally-lan»e numbers arepoisoued. •In the - tnidwater an occasional angler catches an occasional fish, On Saturday uest Alessrs Lwea and lorus will sell the privileges iu oonneC' tion with the friendly Societies Sports to be held in the Park Oval on Anniversary Day, Saturday 22nd iiut. They consist of the publican's booth, refreshment booth, and fruit aud fauoy goods stall.

Mews Lowes and lorns announce a sale at their rooms Masterton on January 29th of tbe.equity of redemption of valuable property iii the estate of G. Duncan and Soik. A perusal of the advertisement in the auctioneer's oolumu will give p'irtioulara. ; ; ■

,We;':j,reroind our readers "of Messrs Lowes arid loniß' stook sale to-morrow, the entiles f r which are both numerous and of excellent'quality, cumprisin? fat and Btore cuttle, fat wethers aud lines, dairy cattle, 'hursts, p'gs, tip dray, express, Ac,, AV A.plain and fancy dress soiree in aid o the funds for enlarging St Matthew's schoolroom is announced to be held in the Tluatre Royal on Friday the '23 th iust. An inilu 'iitml committee of ladies has undertaken to carry through this event, ami as a similar nlf dr a short tim < back was a hippy combination of pleasure and profit, it m.iy.oj exulted tint the present proposed gitluriog will pi-uvo equally attractive aud entertaining.

In the Masterton R.JI. Court this morning, beiure Mi W. Jjuwe3, J I'., VVillimn Syiuuuds was charged with wilfully damaging the windows ot W, Shaw's shop, Queen btreer. It appears'that Mr Sluw purchased a bl.nket md rug .10.1 defendant lor Is, aim suortly aiter aj wish'.d to buy .one M'ti.de b.iok fur 2s. A3 Mr Shaw was not igreea le to the p ii'chnsß t'efo :iianc vck.d uj; 'mine wegirs off the coinler, :ii.i ti.mv then through 1 lie window, brj.ikiug tluee, valued at £4 ills, He was fined £5, or in deLult ut months' impri ionment.

The following are the rules for the guidance of the competitors in the Fire JJrigade Cnmp.-titimis at tnu Mastcrtnn Amalgamated Spurts on AiiuinTsaiy Dav :—Dry Prac Ua ; Five mow To run twenty live yards 10 engine connect and run wit two lengths of delivery, fix brauch and two lengths of sue ion, luck fi re carriage and put tngine iu lull working order, t"Ur men to oe bacs to enguo and give one be.it with levers, All to bo spanner tight. Two men: itun twenty-five yaids to engine fit one length of diUtiiM i'U 1 oaf "iJ'tle ivei'y and fix branch Put the engine iu working uider. luek fore earraige, and give one beat with lea vera, Ail joints to be spinner tight, O.ie 111 iu: il,i 1 nr j.ifcy-1 ■live yards to engine, fix one length of suction, lock fore carriage, put engine in working cider, u'x and runout i-uelength of delivery, fix brauch,' run . back to engine, and give one boat, with lever*. Alljjints tjba-spiicior dglit. Penalties for bad work; -uum ehpps one second added ; loose joints | turn or fraction, .two seconds; £ turn, 3 seconds ;£ turu, i secoudß; one full turn, 5 seconds; twisted hose, £ turn 1 second; full turn, 2 seconds; thread, |0 seconds. The vocal and instrumental conceit by the Wellington amateurs attraoied an audience of about three hundred at the drill hall last evening. The entertain, moat was without doubt the best of its cliDj given in Masterton, and was thoroughly appreciated by those who were fortunate to bo pivsont. In the. inst;u,)ie.itid items of the programme Mr Mackintosh fairly captivated tlie audience will) his splendidly executed sehctions on the I'lurinnettu, every note of the rapidly periomud. variations b ing distinct. The Rev. P. N. Hunter was heard to advantage in the olarimiettu dujt wi'll Mr Mackintosh, battlu itev. gentleuiiin was certainly weak in his fl ita solo, • In the first place his instalment w.is mil in tune with the piiuo, mid in his variations there was an absence of lorce. Miss Randall as a soloist, luily leallted the high eneoniuiiis passed upon her vned efforts by the Wellington press and wa : very successful in the solo "It was a drenin," the encire song " Killarney" th.ujifiiultlesslyexecu'ed was nit so suitable to iheyimnglndes'voice, ' issßand dljfairly excelled h -rsjlf as a pu;iil in the ' Nol.ia" du.'. f , \ir Pniuse proving himself a moot efficient tutor, iW Widdop's excellent vi.ice was greatly admired 111 that grand song " Resignation," the encore that -followed beiu e ' richly desoi'ved. In Tori's " Go.id-iiyo," Mr Widdopsang ni li a deg-ee of feeling that was tjuite refreshing, the piano and crescendo parts being taken with every degree of confidence. In Mr J. W. Hill the. tenor songs and pints had an admirable interpreter, his clear ringing voice boii'g hoard with excellent eff.-et. There is mi d •iibf that i 1 a smaller hall his singing v u'd be imae telling, an there \m 11 Win' 0 f iHciti hi; off •rr.i hist eve li ;i'.', T:iis n ay have been caused through the manner in wi i;h he held his music iu front of his .face w ; ien si-aging, which would send the sound -inning.l he principals of the roof. Great dkppo'ntiuent was felt among musical circles in not hearing Mr Pmuse in more than one. sohv It is true he appaorwl four times on the programme, but his fine voice was hot iheard to ouch an advantage as some of those'present would have liked, andthe introduction of one or two well-known bass eolos for this gentleman would have greatly improved the entertainment. The accmipanymints were ably played by Miss Mice Widdop, who, for one so young, did exceedingly well, One "f the moat successful items, though not on the proi/ramme, was, a violin suln liy Master Alfred Hill, who performed most brilliantly, his exe.-utioh heiii" marvellous, and stamps him as a genius of no ordinary merit. ' The jier*. furmance was enthusiastically encored, and responded toby the young violinist; The promoters of the concert are to be congratulated oil the success of their efforts; unddesorvo the thanks nf the Wairarnpa musical circles for introducing such an aw of talent into the district. We cm our fri-nds in the South of the Valley a genuine musical tr«at when they are visited by this company. Thepiino used last evening was a Mignon, lent for the occasion by Mr James' Brown.

About thvt t'lft to be oive.v away,— To the Editor-Sir, Will yon allow me tlmiii«h your columns to let the people of the Wairarapa kno,w that I am going to sdl. nil my stock, consisting of men's, J youth's, nntl boys'clothing, shirts, huts, I hosiery, h., afc-a greahwlirctiuti hi riricee ,'lj'p till. film eflcl qf the year; and also to, pminfl'thfiin that everyone who huvs jjiiniU to, liljo y.-iluf 'if '2s (id erta a ticket in'fliy fiSifiiii'nii'iHtiim.i' Thjllk; of th'ifl By fi|]Pi)(lii)i; 2s (irl with mp ( yon miiy k\\] .nionoy iimmglrtii carrv you 'for a trip, rliinitl New Zwi'miil.—Jons Tiiorburn, j Clothier, :&c„ Willis st„Wellliii/toii. »

Bishop Redwood and Father Macnamara arrived in Maaterton to-day en a short yisit. .The Treasurer of the Mastertun.Hospital acknowledges the receipt of £2los from box at Post Office, per Mr John Baggo. ■•,-'.■:

By announcement in another column MrJ.Brennan is authorised to collect sccounts due to Mr James Ross, blacksmith and wheelwright, Queen street. ,-

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their land-sale for 29th inst a valuable leasehold of 91)0 acres for a term of 21 years. The land is improved and grassed, and situate 12 iniles from Masterton, on the banks of the Taueru River.

A man named Soblofski, working for Mr J. Hessey, Uprer Pliin, had his leg broken yeßterday throuih a log rolling on it. He is progressing favorably uuder Dr Hoskinga care. About half past nins last evening a kerosene lamp explnded. in the Perry street window of Mr P. 1). Pelltng's confectionery shop, and but for the prompt action of Mr Pulling a serious confutation would hare resulted.' The window was one mass of flame, the {nflanubjo' nature of the surroundings assisting the outburst, It was put- out without the firebell ringing and with little damage : being done. '.