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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2801, 18 January 1888, Page 2

The thermometer at" Mr W, Dougall's read in tho shado at lioon to:day. 71 degrees, feomeiev steady, - ; ■•'

Captain Edwin, wiring at noon to-day,i portends another heavy gale. We have reooived a letter for publication from one Michael Dojvling, an individual whom wo regard as an unmitigated nuisance.. His letter has gone into our waste paper basket, and any other correspondence from him will follow it. The case Scott v. Kircaldio for slander was concluded in the Supreme Court yesterday, a vordict being given for the plaintiff for £3OO damages. Leavo was given to ithe defendant to move to set aside the verdict, and to enter judgment for the defendant.

. Mr. H,- 8., Latham has, wo understand, offered:to provide the Fiiendly Societies with a slippery and fast memher of the porcine tribe for that exciting event at Monday's sports known as tlio greasy pig limit. There is an especially good list of entries fur Mr F. H. Wood's Taratahi yards stock sale to-morrow. The lines which, embrace upwards of 1,100 sheep and 150 head of cattle, include all varieties of stock.

Cabinet has resolved to reduce Civil Servant's travelling allowances to a uni form scale of 10s per day for every officer receiving up to L4OO a year sakv, and 12s (id a dav on salaries over that amount,. There are a few special exceptions,

Mails for the Australian colonies, United Kingdom, and the continent of Europe via Melbourne, close at Bluff, per Rotomahana at noon, on Saturday 24th inst, and are due in London on March 6. Capetown and Mauritius mails are also included.

It 18'aaid that Mr Ballance, while in charge of the Defence Department, overspent the vote to an alarming extent by his wholesale orders for arms, uminunitiim, &c, and had he remained in office much longer he,would have raado a pretty meas of things,

Mi' Renall manned yesterdayafternoon to get a good flow ot water dong Queenstreet, and as far as Dixon's Dry Gully, a locality which is historically known as tho place where " the old ho™ died," a specimen of this useful animal having in Mnaterton'a early days come to a sensational death at this spot by drowning. The potato crop shows signs of being an unusually heavy one. The early potatoes were very successful, and people were planting late ones even up to the end of last month. Pumpkins and vegetable marrows are showing up well, and wo have seen some of the latter which are now ready for tho table.

We-hoar from a reliable source that the Government ore beginning work in earnest, and moan to employ the pruning knife very vigorously It is to be hoped it will be dune with judgment. There is a great likelihood of a good many of our volunteer corps being disbanded. • This will not be a popular move, and if it is done, and even the necessity of the. step is admitted, the fact will hardly soften the blow.

Although the turn of the tide seems long in coming, as far as trade is concerned, the general impression in Wellington is that if Sir Julius Vogel hud remained in office, the Colony would lwve been powerless to raise any new loans. The English capitalists Seemed thoroughly afraid of him. aud there is no doubt that New Zealand is, under the new Ministry, much more favorably regarded at Home.

A. general meeting of the Mastorton Philharmonic Society was held at the Temperance Hall last evening, Rev D. Fulton being voted tothe chair. The following committee were elected for the ensuing twelve months; Revs. IJ. Fulton. W.E. Paige, Father McKenna, aud Messrs Gaut and Dnugall. Tho appointment of' a conductor, arranging for a place of meeting, and other details, were left in the hands of the. committee with a recommendation that members becalled together for practice as soon as possible.

The adjourned case against Edward Shaw," solicitor, of having obtained, by passing a valueless cheque, goods and money to the extent of £2 from Harriet M. Snolling. hotelkeeper, Kaiwarra, was again brought before the Resident Magistrate's Court, Wellington, yesterday, and the plaintiff not wishin? to press the charge the caso was dismissed It was admitted that the cheque had been drawn on the Bank of New South Wales in consequence of a mistake whbh had arisen through the cheques on that bank and tho Colonial Bank, where Mr Shaw had an account being alike. Busincos at the Mastertou R. VI. Court this morning was confined to three " drunks," and Mr W H. Beetham, J.P., who presided, fined two of them—.las, Dili and Jas. Black—ss, or in default 24 hours. The third, the notorious Michael Dowling, had been making himself more troublesome, and was fined 10s, or as an option 24 hours. Dowlin? was intoxicated, and had, it.seems, amongst other things, boen annoying people by the persistent chanting of a song he had composed, and whose verses numbered one 'hundred and tifty-eiplifc,

We have to chronicle the death of another old settlor and old friend, Mrs Hacker, a lady who has resided for a large number of yea's in the Wairarapa, and who possesses a host of friends. The deceased had reached an advanced ago, and had for some timo past been in infirm health, but she -vas able to get about, and even yesterday she was out of doors. It wns known that she suffered from an affection ■ of the heart, and when last night the end came somewhat suddenly, it wns not a matter of surprise to D* Beard when he was summoned in haste to the deathbed. The deceased lady took a warm interest in the establishment of our local Benevolent Society, and was always ready to give both wise counsel and substantial aid to the poor and needy. The Thorndo.i Lawn Tennis Club Vll bo represented by the following gentlemen in the matoh, wjtii Mastorton on Anniversary Day :—Messrs B. T. Goriug, 0. F. M. Ross, J. 'Ridings, 0. S. Brandon. P..Brown, and H. S. Izard, As the first three named players represented Wellington in th" recent internruvincial tournament at Lancnqter Park, Chris/church,, our loqjil men are likely to have their work cut nut for their). Play starts, at 10 a.m. Whilp on this subject it may be njentioned that there joint an asphalt tennis come in Maaterton, Mr J. Bulpit having hart one constructed in the grounds of Devonshire Houso. Viotoriastreet, Mr James Check was the contractor for the work, and he has made a yery creditable job of it. The court should bo invaluable in winter time.

A meeting of the Loyal Mastorton Lodge 1.0.0.F.M.U was held in the Oddfellows Hall, Perry-street, last night, Hl9 District Grand Master from Wellington being present. The following officers were installed for the ensuing term of office. Bro G. Allen KG,, Bra Coker V.G., Bro Morris G.M., Bro J. Brown E.S., Bro Sollar, RS The District Grand Master in an impressive address then ajluded Jo the duties to be performed by the respective, officers, and Qpuiiselled a careful brotherly attention to' them. The Secretary was instructed to write to Wellington topbtain the use of. banners tor the Anniversary Day eala. Members were Instructed to attend at the Lodge Room on Monday next at a quarter to ten, and thence proceed to the Foresters Hall to join in the Sports procession, T|»s then cjosedi; "

The Coroner's inqueßb hold on the skeleton found near Eketahuna. recently, resulted in a verdiofc by the jury of "Found dead." Mr F. HrWood has received a number of entries for both the Masterton and Carfceiton Earn and Ewe Fairs,.atid he notifies that he will be glad.to receive further commissions for the sale of sheep at both fairs. Anyone viaiting Wellington, and requiring jewellery, watches, and clocks oau find -an admirable assortment of oveiy article in this line at Mr 6. L. Jenness' shop, C 6, Willis-street. Mr Mr Jenness also makes provision for country customers forwarding their watches by parcel post. We refer our readers to the advertised list of prices which it will be seen are remarkably low.

Messrs Jas, Brown & Co, announce a Sale by auction to take place at their JJnoms on Saturday next of carpenter's tools, a lot of black kid gloves, clothing, furniture, and a lot of salvage, orookery, and sundries.

One of the prizes at the Anniversary Day Sports at Masterton, is a cashmere ilreßS for tlio mother ot the best-looking baby on the ground. The gift is certainly very kind on the part of Mr Dickson, of the Wholesale Drapery Company, but we would rather have seen the prue awarded to the best-looking mother of the ugliest baby, or something of that Borfc. However, as it is, whatever be the baby's claims to consideration, we fancy the result will not be decided regardless of the fair mother's personal attractions.

The Highland' Laddie, otherwise Mr Allan Smith, the well-known Mannersstreet procer, publishes, in this issue an extensive list of the groceries, teas, and stores sold in his shop at Wellington. The prices seem to be especially low, and and those visiting town cannot do better than give Mr Smith a turn.

• The hours of Civil servants are to be lengthened, and the announcement has caused the usual dismal howl on the part of those already overworked individuals. Their daily duty is to commence at 9 a,m instead of at 9.30, and it will terminate at 5 p.m. instead of 4.30 o'clock, as now. The time allowed, for lunch, however, will be an hour instead of half-an-hour.

Lillywlnte has afcated that despite the opposition of the Victoria Football Association, it is his intention to bring out ft team of English footballers, and they will phy club matches there if unable to arrange for a combined team. The team will visit New Zealand at the commencement of the winter, and will pay another visit to tho colony towards the end of the winter months. Lillywlnte and Shrewsbury will nob accompany the team to New Zealand, and they both complain that the terms offered by the cricketers and footballers ara not sufficient to make tho trip a remunerative one.

Mr Rous Marten is mentioned as one o f the " probable" Railway Commissioners. He has published an exhaustive pamphlet un '' the Bailways of Great Britain."

A spaniel belonging to the Eev Father Patferson prayed its fidelity by following the train, in which the rev gentleman was a passenger, all the way from Palmerslon to Fielding. This fact is indicative of tliH fidelity of the dog as well as ot the slowness of the flew Zealand railway trains.—Manawatu Times.

Our Carterton correspondent writes : The only ease of interest at the R. M. Couit, Carterton yesterday, was that of Nolan & ArmstrongvO, H. Giles,claiming the amuunt of £'6 l6s Id for gunds sold. Mr Sandilands for the plaintiff, After heariug a good deal of conflicting evidence the presiding justices, Messrs R L< air-. brother and J. Bayliss, gave judgment for defendant,.

Captain Edwin's prognostications, are, as a general rule, looked upon as hardly applicable to this side of the Rimutaka. His prediction of last Monday's gale was, howover, thoroughly verified, and residents' at Cross' Creek declare the wind there to have been stronger than anyjprevious gale for four years. The special meeting nf the Masterton Borough Council, which is to be held toniaht in connection with Councillor Gapper's motion on the water supply question, is likely to be at anyrate interesting not to say lively. The Municipal Act says that the oublic shall be admitted to ordinary Council meetings, but as regards special meetings it is optional we believe, whether outsiders are allowed to enter the sacred precints or not, A hope has been expressed that.'the Council will not, on this occasion, refuse the admittance of an audience. It has beon suggested that, after the very fair house which greeted the other night's prize fight, the Council might even make something out of the ooucem, and, at a shilling a head raise a decent sum towards recompensing the Mayor fur tho expense he has been put to in his water supply works. Messrs J. VI, Marshall and P. J, Cooks of Canterbury Collego, with Mr Marshall of the Nelson B. C, have succeeded in inakjng the overland journey on bicycles from Ohristchuroh to Blenheim by way of the West Coast. The time occupied from Greymouth to Nelson was 47 hours, or threo days of nearly sixteen hours each. ' Mr Marshall had, previous to this made the trip from Kelson to Christchurch bv way of the Kast Coast, and and • completed the round triooflioO miles in less than threo weeks. After reachin?.Nelspn, Mr Marshall pushed on to Blenheim, the other two machines having broken down. On crossing Cook Strait on one of the steamers, he intends riding his machine to Wnnganui, and thus complete a journey- of nearly 1000 miles.

Mrs Partington says. - Don t keep any of the quack rostrums, as they are regioiontal to the human cistern; but put your trust in Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters, which will ouro general dilapidation, costive habits, and all oomic diseases They aavetl Isaac from a severe extract of typhoid, fever. They are the ne plm wram of medicines. " Boston Globe." •

Two oroans. - Kegulate first tho stomach, second the livpr, especially the first, so as to "perform thoir functions perfectly, and you will remove at least nine-teen-twentieths of all the ills that mankind is heir to, in this' or any other climate. Dr Soule's Amerioan Hop Bitters is tho only thing that will give perfectly healthy natural action to these two organs "Maine farmer"'

Wanted all ladies to see pur last shipment for the se ison of white embroidered muslin robes very choice, from 25s 6d to 425, at To Aro House, Wellington. ■ Wanted, aye wanted all the young ladies of the «ity. to visit our showroom and select fain themo?t beautiful assortment in the city their hats for the season at To Aro House, Wellington

Wanted, all motors to sco our picnio hatsfnr the girls from 2d to 6d each, and our boys' straw hats from 3d to Is each, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Wanted, aye wanted, 500 customers for ladies', summer costumes from 3s 6d to 60s, and summer mantles and jackets-of every description from 2s lid to 4 guineas, at Te aro House, Wellington, Wastrd, everyone to see and buy 4button Ijid gloyes. superior quality, usual prjce 2s Hd, for Is lid, pahs of tbeie lnue already been sold, no time should bo lost in securing them at To Aro House, Wellington. Wanted,' aye wanted, purchasers for a special lot of Orion ul and other laces at about half their usual price, viz, 2Jd, 3Jd, sjd and 6'Jd per yard. There is bound to be ruali {or. these at Je Aw H/rase.-Apvi.