The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1887.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2501, 15 January 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1887.

fke Christohurqh Telograpk of ,fche pilth : inßfc.:isr«Bpo.nojble ; fqr .the fpllqwing:—; The latest ..add-on jfco the .ranks of; temperance lecturers is ;.% aptgd rebel; chief TeJJooti, who has stared'.? ,cpld water crusade.amongst, the'natives at, j Porangahau, in the EwW* Bay .district. : Iu hiß first lecture he conoliided by saying —"Maori brothers, do''not drink ftro; water; It is bad, and it makes the Maori drunk. I drink ft, hut I cannot help doing that, and you musfc'nofc.follow my e^'ple." JChejjS.fcratford people have been celebrating the,fet anniversary of the - great fire .which deputed that .settlement, by holding-BpoHs''irijl ! The- .Fire Brigades of Hawera and 'JNW Plymouth ■W,ei<3 jnvite ( d as guests, aiicl received a hearty reception from the'settlers. ' fh the report,of the proceedings, *. the - Ta'ra-' naki Herald iays, jthe country hwla Very differentaspeot'fro^i,tM yjfiph'jft'presented on January 6j. JLBB6. date these Brigades were spectators of a conflagration whifih raged in every, pari) of the district, and wrapped; the whole' settlement in' a fearful' gloom. On. the; present occasion there.waslittlefrace'ileft; of the recorded devastations;; ■' '■■: £!?,. ; ;|

' Tho fai-Q on the Eketahuna Road is bo' far burned out that traffic can bo carried on without any danger. The time for receiving offers of land suitable 1 for'a school site, closes at the office of Mr R. Brown, Secretary to the .Masterton Town Lands Trust on Monday, ■' Tho Governor has appointed Messrs R. S. Hawkins,' W/H. Beetham,;and R. D. Dagg to- be.members of Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, under section .7 of the Act, for the County of Wairarapa North. •-. ~.' - '

..The following-js a .co.py_.of.a..memo,' .which has been sent round-to- the heads of offices in the-Railway: Department for their own'and their subordinates information. "Officers in in-tho •Railway Department'Government'Bull-' dings, are'requirecl to be neatly and respectably attired ''.during' \ office hours,'' Officers having charge.of departments will be good enough to intimate this' to the .staff.-(Sigried)-J. P.- Maxwell." ■ 1- '- Mr'McEwen, tho local agent for'Sam--uelson's low level reaper and binder is meeting with great success in the sale of the machines, Wo would suggesMhat acompetition should ■ take - place,'in. this' district among the machines of the various' makers so that the relative merits'of the machines could be brought before the Tarnjers,' and comparison made'in thestyle of work performed. There are machines in the district: of ..-almost every known maker, and with the excellent 'testing'them j-the agents should' hot miss ' tlie chaiice' of' bringing them all together-

'' A '''''churchman"'" writes' to yesterday's Wairarapa Standard as follows ;—We are .haying very dry weiither, and it is begin; nihg to be felt severely by everybody ]' .Thoso who have to do with. farming and.gardening pursuits are at a standstill;•the whole of the country is parched for. want of moisture, and if this continues we shall suffeivagreat deal. I would like, therefore to ask through your col-, 'urans if somo agreement could not be come to among tho churches to offer up prayers for rain. It is right that we should ask for these things, and answer to prayer is more convincing to infidels, which now everywhere abound. Collective prayer with faith would brin? down the much needed blessing' of rain. In tho Wellington Divorce Court yesterday, the following cases wore heard : Olsen v Olsen, On the husbands petition, it was shown that the paities who were married in Denmark lived at Carterton, where the wife had deserted petitioner for another Dane > named Nicholson. Two children had since been born, and the wife had refused all' offers' of her husband to take her back. Deem nisi granted. Norris v Norris.—The wife petitioned on the ground of adultery,cruelty, and desertion. The evidence showed that respondent, had left Mrs Norris at Auckland two years affbjr marriage, and- was ..now:-living witii another woman at Sydney. Deem nisi tioned by wife, decree made absolute. The Napier Telegraph discourses thus sensibly on the ■ requirements' of the bush settlements:—The Hon Mr Balance is about to visit tho special settlements at Hokiauga, to the nortli of Auckland, to judge for himself how matters are progressing! Now, if •Mr Ballance would visit the bush special settlement in tho dopfch of winter,' when roads and rivers are almost impassable, ho -would be able to judge of the value of metalled roads and bridges to struggling settlers,'-'An unformed'road serves for oxcellont communication in summer timo and when a child can skip dry shod over a. water course there is no need for a bridgo..- But we should liko Mi- Ballanco to spend a-week in winter in some bush settlement ;' to lend'a hand in getting & bogged pack horse out of a hole, and to be short of provisions till tho flooded river was fordable. Everything is very nice in summer time, except tho overlasting mosquito; and. therefore Mr Balance's visit to Hokiangawill be of no practical benefit to his knowledge of bush life, or to the unfortunate settlers needing roads and bridges, - A murmur of astonishment ran through the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, says tho Christchurch Press of the 12th inst, when a boy named Henry Robert Woods was put into the dock charged with drunkenness, He pleaded guilty, and said he was nearly sixteen years of age. Inspector Pender said that the boy had been brought into the depot on tho preyious night, flo was fearfully drunk, and in such an alarming state that a doctor was procured for him. He appeared to have been drinking spirits in considerable quantity/ Mr Beetham; Where did ho get the liquor ? Inspector Pendor: From a bigger boy who is above the age at which it is penal to supply youngsters;- -He is not hero. .Mr Beetham (to the boy): What' have you been drinking? Prisoner. Itwas, whiskey. I got it from Harry Lodge. Mr Beetham; ,-Well, sir, you appear to have had enough punishment from tho dose'you topkJ You may go,' and had better not try aiiy more whiskey.

Referring to tho first experiment in Otago in connection' with • SO. •" homestead system" ;-pf Jaod occupatiqn, tkp Otago Daily Times says:—'■' Twe'nty-twq applicants have had land allotted'to'thorn, and "•thirteen 4ave gone,hungry away. Eight havo taken each their 201) acres for thenjsely'es'and families ;• six,liaye"secured 100 acre's andupwards, and'tho remainder have had from, thirty , acres upwards assigned to them,' The land .haying beenabsolutely riven to ifho the question remains whether they pan make a living on it.. That in many cases they will enter upb'rj.. fclie task of subduing the wilderness withMt sufficient capital, and in some cases Without any'capital, ia but too ...painfully certain, ..Olio instanco .taken from the occurrences of yesterday : may be One applicant: ; whoihaci< oMpiaecl .the chance- of fifty: acres was uhjible ib Mke up mqre than thirty, acres .because lie had; -ndt; ; ' enough money -.to.pay '-the''preliminary; fees for the full''extent,pf jnV selection. How '.are peoplei so '^irpumsfcaijiced' |tq prosper? .it is notwieoio plant ■persons on the soil who have no means to turn it into account ;■ and the protest against the 'policyeffso-doing,lately. made■ from Mr J John MoKenzie from- his seat on the Lahtßoard, will yet find, a lamentable echo itfijlie results'of tite n6aj future." A VoNOEnFDi,.'HENif,---Mauy nro the h. stances cited of the' astonishing focuiklity 'of tho various Bpcclea' of domesticated ifowl; but the celebrated seljjn'gtbn Henn (whuh','strattge to eay, is of tho .magculine' gepder) has'a" soul' above the mow of eggs!', The njajmei' in : which ho turns out Venejiiah jßlincie, eie'.'i is' the yondpr'and admiration;of ov'eryJoody-frbm theGoyernoV downwards.'' 'Tlie nam'o 6f "this wonderful bird is jj, f. gjsNN, anfl hia wolf' ■known fowl-houso is % Pon'eko'Steam Window Blind Factory, Moleswoithrstyecl TOllpgton, -Advt . " ■ "••;•'■■ ■■

:'■ About that ±lB5 to be given mk%— To the Editor-Sir, Will you allow me through your columns to let the people of, the Wiiirarapa know that, I, am going to 801 l 'all 1 my stock, consisting. of .men's,, ''youth's, 'atid- jhp' clothing, Bhiits, hats, 'hosiery, at'a'grMfc redaction in prices Aip.till the end qf'the yeai/';"-and ■ a)to to remind •thsm'.tliat^• eyteyohe'iw'ho l Vdods'tp'i'thd'.vatueof :2s Gd getiaticket jn my : £3soo'mpfetit;ion.; Think of tHati By'spe'nding 2a Cd with me'; you may win monef enouglrto carry, you for a 'trip' ;round)New Zealand.—John Thokbukn,"' ;Clothier, : <fcc, Willis Bfc.,Welilngtbh, .

On Thursday night a meat-safe robber, was the cause of a family in Ohapol street* going without meat for breakfast on the following morning. . The Wellington amateurs repeated their concert last evening at Greytown and met with great success. Mr Cuff returned thanks on, behalf of the Greytown people for the grpat musical treat. ;.- A reward of £5 is offered by tlie Mas-terton-Opaki Jockey Club for information leading to the conviction of '.persons breaking the locks on the racecourse gate. They also notify to trespassers that they will be prosecuted, -.'-;-.. . -.< ...•;...-.. ■ 'Tho following officers were installed for the'ensuing Bix months at Court Loyal Enterprise.6sol .A.0.F., on' Thursday evenin? last,' 0.R.-,-Bro. Worth; 5.0. R., 8r0..W. Blinkhorne; S.W., Bro Petersen;j;W.,Bro._ Jones;S.B., Bro,Selby; J. 8.,- Bro. Dixon;, Treasurer, Bro. Wickena; Secretary, Bro. Waddingtoa; President of Juveniles, Bro Spackman. '• An 'Accident happened yesterday to Mr Polling [which, luckily for 'himself, was not very serious, ', He fell from his brake -:wheu-near the Taratahi Hotel, and the .horses started off before he could recover 1 the reins. A lad named Hodgins, son of the proprietor of the Royal Oak Hotel, who was on tho brake also foil oft" and lacerated his leg. •He iis doiii? very well Under the citre'of' Dr Johnson.-"'

•v'We. understand' that, fthe 'following gontlomeri.'wnT allow "themselves to be nominated 'for. .the. several'wards" in the borough' on' Wednesday noxt:-Nortlv Ward-Messrs;W..P.erry, E. E. Chamber--lain, :W..Oullen., .East Ward-Messrs A. •Elkhuj "T. ■ d, Mason'/'J. Muir, vW, Darley, W/Prahghell. South WardMesßre.Gapper and Jarsohs,: West Ward —Messrs Parsons,'Heßs'ey, Shuto, and Renal!, '.:.. " ■

Mr Alexander Moritz Hirschborg has ■filed a declaration of insolvency. . Mr Von Sturmer received a very satisfactory telegram from Auckland' this morning intimating that liis son and nephew were progressing favorably, and that the best medical opinion indicated that thoy were likely to have a fair recovery.

■ Our local artist, Mr Bradbury, and the Maori Schoolmaster, .Mr Sillar, returned from their trip down'.the Ruamahanga last evening. Having made a favorable start early on Tuesday morning, they reached Wardell's ford in time for breakfast, and by repeated .trials and adventures they reached a camping ground .for tho night at Gladstone, near Renall's mill. It was f a long, wet, and weary journey to Papawai, which was reached ■on Thursday night, and the voyagers, having wrecked thoir canoes, destroyed their, provisions, and ' thoroughly knocked thomsolves 'ip, sold their crafts for fa'Gd, and were conveyed on a timber waggon to the Greytown Railway Station, They arrived in Masterton on Friday evening, having postponed their trip to the lake via Ruamahanga sine die,

" Rev. John Scott, writing for the Temple of Knowledge, quotes- and comments on the dimensions of. heaven as follows:—" And he. measured the city with the reed, 12,000 furlon?s. The length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal." Rev, xxi. 10. Twelve thousand furlongs, 7,920,000f88t; which being cubed, 490,793,088,000,000,000,000 cubit feet.' Half,of this we will reserve for the throne of (rod and tho court of heaven, and , half the balance for streets, leaving a remainder of l!M,i98,272,000,000,000,000 cubic "feet. Divide this by 4.096 the oubical'feot in a room sixtooh feet square, and there will be; 30,321,843,750,000,000 rooms, v*We will now suppose the world always did and always will contain 990,000,000. inhabitants, and-that ;a gonolation-';lasts thirty-three and'one-third years, making in all 2,970,000,000-overy century, and that the world will stand 100,000 years, or 1,000 centuries, making in all 2,970,000,000,000 'inhabitants. Then suppose there were 100 worlds equal : to this in number of inhabitants and duration of years, making a total of 297,000,000,000,000 persons, and thero would be more than a hundred rooms sixteen feet square for each person. ,•'

The following new patents have been applied for:—An improved vermin trap, by Edwin Wise Hollis; of Thames, clerk; for preventing pumps from losintr all their water (or other liquid) through • leakage of valves while at rest; by John Burns of Sydenham, engineer; for facilitatig the handling of kerosene or other lamp oil, by Olga Maraquita Tracey, of. Dunedin, schoolteacher; % for improving taps' and saying waste, ■ entitled '' Robinson's patent_taps, by, Horace Robinson, o{ Dunedin, dentist; [for preventing danger to passengers in leaving or entering tramway carnages, called" Scott's patent safety wheel guard," by Harry Scott, of Ghrißtchurbh,. engineer.; for improvement in apparatus for aerating malt and other .liquids, by Thomas Liddell, of Stockport, England ; for injecting gas. and air through a . combination injector, "by Adolphflerzog, of Wellington, consulting ejpeer. . ,

The following curiqus story is told in the Pall Mall Gazette :;A man appeared at [the counter cf-one of" f.lie" London banks the other day, pcrsrlirins; under the weight .of a heavy hag, which he'.threw upon tim cqunter and asked to have changed for gold. The bag contained exactly £IOO worth of four-penny bits of the.year 1838—all of the six' thousand as bright and unworn as when freshly issued from the Mint, The owner explained fyat thecoma were the legacy from his godmother, wl}o Jjad jqqt 4iod, and 1 who, having, a passion for fourpenny pieces, had procured the bagful at a bank half a centnry ago, and hoarded them carefully till the day qf her doath. The' legatee took his hundred pounds in.gold, and departed, Next morning he reappeared In a very excited state of mhid and asked for the fourpenny. bits baok'; "for," says he, "lam told that the jewellers will give a shilling apiece for them," -He was politely informed that throws had been distributed, and that 'it'was ''impossibles to return tijem nqw.. : Thereupon Ijio wenli 'Aw'ciy^diTQivfui.. Apd' nq'w f#ryl)ody who Ija? a friend bank is' gleefully exlnbitjng f)ra.fl(} 'ne'w fourpenny bits, which he'intends fcq have made lip.into btoaetpp and other trifles of personal adornment/ ;'■.■ - • ■ ' • Five .smart', little boys. of Dunstable have had a good deal of fun out of the They were locked up on remand on-'a charge of $1 eft, After dinner they' found'- 1 'the.time 'hong* 'heavy on'their ..hands.-Theinkwhti'brtiughMhe meal had'left tlie key in tlie door,and the Smallest of '^ho'small boy's squeezed'himjiimself jiljrpngh the Jipje byiwhicli the prisoner's food is passed jn.anqVle'fc' his comrades but'. ''Nobody noticed .them and they made up their tniiids'to' " '■' - good time" .that' afternoon. So they got tqa: &rm jugt outsider, of the' town where thefqwV.weFe running. abqijt; .They acted with decision,- and 'fesently .'brought a bird to • tlm farmer's. ; wifo- with. jts-.'.neQk twisted put. 'They said, that "a train. )iad ; 'dorio it, The w'6man believed them, and rewarded their honesty with sixpence and a good tea. Theii they had another walk,. After ! "that.iJiey otrqlled back to the lock-up and ; itdld-M'SUpeWntendenji'iJ wife, that they '"'Kad'beeftoiit foi) a run/arid 1 had come back'tb teafclt isinotystated'-what l, thesuperintendent said when he, hia'offieei's,' ■ andrj the ;■ lbcal> Volunteers v .came -Wihe after J> scouring the country;"' : ; ■ v > v

• Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for the Handicaps at tho Wairarapa Jockey Club's annual meeting, close with the Secretary at Carterton on Wednesday 19th instant.

By reference to our amusement column it will be Geon that the Harry Power Dramatic Company, will open iii tho Theatre Royal Masterton, on Wednesday next. The Company is a very powerful one, and are nearly all new toaMasterton audience. In reference to this company we may add that they are tho original Jcaste of tho great Temperance Drama, "'Ten nights in a Bar-room," which they played with great Buccess through Australia and Tasmania, and will be performed during their stay hero.