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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2500, 14 January 1887, Page 2

; Two boys wero« fined £1 each and costs, at Picton for a breach"of;the' Fishing Act. by spearing trout at night, with'liooks at' the end of a stick. . '

"Mr F. H. Wood publishes a Hat of. entries for his usual Faatherston stock sale for Tuesday next'.laifuary 18th. It includes fat builocks three and four year-" old steers, dairy cows, and hack and buggy horses.

A farmer's son, lately arrived from England, and being anxious to learn New Zealand fanning, advertises in another column for a situation. ■ ■. •

The Rev. James Patbrson ,of Wellington,' wi}l conduct d'vine services at-the Masterton Presbyterian Ohurch<on Sun' day next, morning and evening. • • We have received Messrs Lyon and Blair's review for December. It is admirably got up, contains an extensive list of new book's and'standard works and should provo invaluable to persons requiring literature of any kind, : A French widow relating the accidental overturning of an omnibus, by which her husband was killed A wheel came off, We were sitting outside. With a loud scream wo both fell to the ground. When tliev conic to -pick us up fchev found my .husband crushed to death nod my watch broken all to pieces; audit was quite a new one." Messrs Lowes and lorns hold a series of important sales at their rooms to-mor-row commencing,with the sale of privileges 111 connection with the Amalgamated Societies gathering, ■ Then a quantity of draught horses, harness, vehicles and sundries on account of the Public Works. Department, concluding with a lonu , catalogue of produce, new .and secondhand furniture, and sundries. The'lnspection parade of the Masterton Volunteers wa3 held last ' evening in the Drill Hall, about fifty members answering to the roll call, The Company were duly inspected by Major Bunny-, drilled by Instructor' Iter and nnrchid out' (heiiducl by the baud) under command of Captain Donald and Lieut Thompson, Major Bunny, in speaking of,the progress of the Company, suid'it was his intention of having the regulations carried out, and any member being five minutes late at the inspection parades would-be I put down as absent and finod,

As was the burning of th? bush on the Park villa township site made tilings very unpleasant.'for the people of Eketahuna. When the tire waa started duriiig the. early part of tho week the wind was favorable and everything passed off satisfactorily, but'yesterday morning the flames were driven-by ai adverse current- towards: the main road to .-the south of tho township', and notwithstanding the effort niadi?,' the cottnge of a settler situate about a mile fiom Eketahuna Hotel was burned dwwn, We understand the building-was. iusured, and that. Mr, Neilsen tlie owner saved tin whole of hi< furniture, Shaw the driver of the .mail coach did not think it advisable to face the fire and tho mails wore consequently delayed about two hours. Several coach and brake drivers moie daring than sensible, forced the passago and paid tho penalty by receiving a good scorching. The refuse near the road soon burned out and left the v/ay safe for traffic. There is no danger to the township of Eketahuna with the present wind, .but should it veer rouiid to the south things would assume an ugly appearance.

■ 'Alligators as pets, are-getting tn be more the thing, and the trade in thesn queer reptiles has grown to bo quite an important industry among New York street dealers in zoological curios. When the young alligators are born in Southern swamps in tht spring the unlives »o and gather them in, T) le Wiirtn months find them in Now York, where an dligitor inches long and probably 3 live months old can be purchased-if you go to the.properplacc-for from one to two dols. A Lexington avenue girl enjoys pattiiif the expansive brow of a fouiteeu-inch •alligator that is over 2 years old.' She has a silver collar around its neck, and a chain attached to if, and the well-bred saurian follows her like a pet dog,— Detroit Free Press,

• The following is a recipe fur ctirii'L'the mange and may be of interest to those who . have, caiiioe pets The animal should be well-washed with soap-and-water, and 'when dry, the follnwina application should be thmmijdily rubbed in, either with the hunct or a bush, over every part of the body. - This should be repeated, every alternate day .two or three times, and their the tmiiiml should bo agiin well washed and examined, and, if necessary, the process repeated. Anior,« a very numerous class of preventives, the old remedy, sulphur, stuids first, and the following combination is the best Sulphur, powdered, lib; white Iteiluhovo l oz ; oil of tar. |lb ; linseed oil sufficient to make ,1 semi-fluid mixture or liniment. The mangers, racks, 3talls, etc.. should' lie washed from time to time with warm water, and afterwards with a solution of ishWidt l of lime or whitewash.

Tim London Tailor mid Record of. Fashion of ,27th November contains a long ■notice-of the exhiliita oF • Messrs Geuv»«Eim,& Co., tailors s-f Wi'llingtnii at the South Kmißington Exhibition,- It says the case if aliouMhe worst,placed inthe .New Zealand Court; as' ; it, is 'almost' hidden by the woollen exhibits around it, so that it, is necessary to take th« varments nut. tt> the.light to examine them. The' paper congratulates MesVs'Goorgesoh and Co.,■•'mi what they have- accomplished in the way of genuine.w«rkman6h|p, and says the fitting stitching, holes, and eiiiootl; - ness would he a credit to any firm in -'the West End of London. • The excellences of the variousgarments-re fully., dr s.crihed, and-tlie drees coat is .declared to be a " superb specimen of workmanship:" Exception is taken' to the cut and style { n cortain minor- points in various girijiento, while other features are declared to ba decided.and useful innovations.;. Altn■sjether th u notice is full of c wipliinent to Messrs George'son and (V.'s proficiency in their art and tho excellence of their workmanship.—Post, : ■ About that to be gives away.— Tn the Editor—Sir, Will you allow ine throiiyh your columns'to let the people of the Wairarapa know that I am going to sell all my stock, consisting of men's, .youth's, and boys' clothing, shirts, hats, hosiery, Ac., at a great reduction in prices up till the end of tho year; and also to remind them that every one who buys (.'oods to the value of. 2s (id. geta a ticket in my £35 competition. Think. of that, I -By spending 2s lid with me,,you may win money enough'to carry,fyou for a .trip round New, Zealand,—Johit Thoheurn, Clothier, Willis st,, Wellington, ■'

' A special yi'iißi'iil -'meeting of tli« 'Miistwtim Ritio Yiihintserajs imntiuncctl for' Thursday next 20th iiist The latest .' reports of - tliet Miistei ton" Gasometer Tank is, thiifethe water iS sillrunning iiij.jiudvwithin three indies of the reqyired'height.J : vf i-J|; / i: ■ The'filling' of tihe'ftlnßtei't'Sn Gfifii'- tanli■hap proved a profitable- circumstance for ■ tlfe' Maories. Owing to the cfeek • being daiuinud-the natives were able to make'.a large haul of/eels, oini party got a cart load of these d«licuci"H (?) fruin near the Ml' ;j;v W.• ■ MrtkiifiV Road.

'■ For tlio care, of 'th'e'byes' the'foilmving rules are laid down by-a noted' "occulisb-:; Eeep ji shade" oii 'youVTiiiii p ur'gas burner. Avoid all sudden changes .between-light aim darkness,' Never' bbgiirtb read,' writo, or sow; for,.- several •miriuij;s after coming from'darkness "to light 'Never, read by twilight,' moonlight, or on cloudy ,dayß,. ; Never read iff' in frynt of the light, window or door. . Jfc is best to let the-light fall from;above obliquely over the left shoulder. : ' .' Mr.Von'.Sturinor our respected R.M., 'lias not received very encouraging repoits from the medical man attending his son and nephew, who mot jyith the lamentable gas accident at Aus^lan^^B^Jfeilegramleceived last evening,' the doctor though, holding out hopes of. recovery that the patients are' in a very critical condition., and tliat -he. jwill be unable"to give an opinion oiv the'eaws far another two days. Mr: Von Stunuw'a son is twentylour years of age, and is -. a well known Auckland athietu.''". .. '' • 1 '>»■•

Mr F. H: AV ond reportsover 1200 sheep and fiO head of cattle at Jils-Taratahi yards yesterday, coinpetitiyn-was iiob spirited, but most of the stock yarded was disposed of at rates which 'owing ' to'.the want .of. rain, and consequent drying 'up of 'feed ruled-rather'lower than ,at last sale.' Lambs'3s to 3s Cd, ewe's and lambs 4s to 7s, mixed ewes and wethers 5a - 2d. to 5s (id, wethers 4 and 6'tooth Gs.' Some good fat ewes were quoted at lis, calves Kis to Kis, yearling-'Mors,• ■steers 30a to 37a (id, three-year-old steers lias to 755, dairy cowssoa to JOOs 'Humus no demand, tip. dray. £l2.

Maji.r.War.dill .states.a diverting incident which oecuired during; tlie tour of till! Australians m the,.unitch against. Yorkshire played' at Sheffield; 'I he Australians were making.a.'.bj.t.of a stand, and the Sheffield's yellikU ilur. wish a feme idom p iwor of voije: "Pool on W;iiid I" 'l.lio ."S i>i ksliii-(> skipper J (the 'him, M, B. Hawlte) ■ did' put- on \(ade. Bc"tt hifchis first, ball forli, 'liis second forli, his third for 1 The field thought it was over and were changing positions. . They had however to. go backhand wait'fo'r another ball. Wade sent down tile ball, mid Scott- hit him for another (i. making 22 oil four balls,, Ternlic shouts from the crowd ; "Tank 'off Wand I Take off Waad I Tiiak off-Waa l'!"'• '

A AVoxdew'ci,.,HeSiV,— Many are the in-? stances cited of the .astonishing fecundity of the various species'of'ilonteatuafcd-.fuwl; but the celebrated Wellington Hexn (whijb, strange, to Bay, in of the mwculiiio gepder) has a soid above the more production of eggs, The maiinw in which -ho turns out Venetian- Blinds, etc.. is tho wonder and admiration of everybody from the Governor downwards. Tho namo of tin's wonderful bird is K, W, Hen'K, anil his well--known fowl.hiwe is the Poneke Stram Window Blind Factory, Molesworth-street, Wellington. -ADVT