The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1888.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2816, 7 February 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1888.

Mr J. P. Maxwell, general manager of tho Now Zealand Railways, is now on his «ay back from England. He returns via America.

Competition is certainly reducing the expense of travelling in the Titranaki province, Auckland can now be reached from New Plyinonth via Waitara for J3s fid. first .class, including steamer and rail, or 13a Gd roturn. His Worship ihe Mayor has been quiet Bince last Wednesday's Court cases, hut he hasnot been idle and the result ot his silent meditation was seen yesterday afternoon when a man under the inventor's direc-

tion set to work to irrigate by means ol a wooden scoop with which ho threw the water round in a most refreshing way. It is understood that a patent is to bo taken out for tho contrivance, and that it is to ho called "Konall's scoop, or water cart super seder"

Things in Taranaki seem to be depressed to say the least of it. Of tho Waitara Harbor Hoard, Major Atkinson's evidence at the New Plymouth llubor Inquiry, says: "The Waitara Harbor .Board has borrowed about L 21.000 and is in arrears with its interest now." Uf tho New Plymouth Harbor Board its position is too well known to need comment; and regarding the Taranaki County Council, the Chairman has just in alarm at a polito request from the Bank of New Zealand to them to pay off their overdraft, stopped a road contract, which was under weigh, and besides all this pathetically says a resident, we are only getting 4d a lb, for our butter, and really what is to become of us next,

During the present season, altogether 324 trout, have been caught in various Canterbury streams tho weight in the aggregate amounting as recordedto9BDlbsor an average of nearly Mb each, ana it will doubtless be interesting says tho Acclimatisation Society's report, to niention a few individual takes of fish from 81b and upwards in weight. From the river Avon were one of 81b, two of 131b and 151b respectively. From the Lower >'elwyn. two of 81b oach and ono of lOilb; one of 101b and two of J lib eaoli; also one of ' 101b, one of 121b, and one of 141b; from the Irwell, one of 9i!b; from Wrdling'B Brook,oneof ll£lh, one of 151b. one of lfilb, and one of 241b. The fi<h were in the very pink of condition, and provo that Canterbury streams are j unique. -

i The principal of the Auckland Grammar School in a recent prospectus says:— "There is no taking places, or giving of maiks. At no time is it made a merit that a boy has done better than someone else—tho best may be bad in hiin, and the worst may be good; ail we ask is that each one will do bis utmost. Consequently we have no prize distribution. Is there anywhere m school lif - a more painful sight than the crowd ful ones called upon to cheer the more fortunate, but each with an aching heart, often caused by sense of injustice The system is bad for the many, and not always good for the few."

A most disastrous hail storm occurred 'ii North Canterbury last week. Tht' hail stones were 'if nxtranrdlnary e jo, in >ne Witylieing as larje as pigeons egw, ind falling to a depth of six inches Windows wero broken in a wholesale way by them and as for thecropsthey suffered most severely, the loss to the wheat yield iieing estimated in the Oust district to be ten bushels ah acre, while some of the o;it.cro| swere rendered not worth cutting. The hail not only levelled the grain, hut -uch qii(U|fc)fies of ice stone.? fell, that they could be literally .shovelled off tho crops, and between £SOOO and £OOOO worth of damage was doue tq tho 'cqrn fieldß,-.

The thermometer at Mr W, Dougall's read ,iu ihe thadu at noon to-duy 72 degrees The overland liuo between Adelaide and Port Darwin js interrupted and cable n-essages aro not coming to Iwnd. Theru arf now fifty fivo miles of en B maim in the streets in Ohiistchurch In Mastertou about three have been laid

Mails for the Continent of Europe and 'ho United Kingdom via Rio do Janeiro per Tongariro 010s 1 ) at Wellington on Thursday tho Oth instant at 2 p.m. Mesai's Turnorand Co., of Eketahuiia offorateward of £1 for a dark brown mare which Ims strayed and was last Been near Mastortun. .

Mr Melton Prior after "doing" the Melbourne Exhibition for tho Illustrated London News is going to travels.) Now Zealand pictnrially for tho great illustrated journal.

Tho first of the new season's local wheat was received at Messrs Chamberlain Bros, mill yesterday in tho shape of a quantity of g.<od grain grown by Mr A. W. C.IVO and Mr D. Carnuii,.

A meeting of those interested in the Fiozen meat trade will be held under tho auspices of. tho Mastorton Agricultural an" PastoraMssoeiatioii/at the Central Chambers Miisteiton, on Wediieaday -Bth instautat 7.30 p.m.

We remind flock-ownors and those who take an interest in sheep, of the 'Masterton Ram and Ewrt fair which is to ba held in llenall street saleyards at eleveno'clock to morrow, Altogether there are b!x hundred entries afid sonio .very] fine rams are included in'tlie list-. ' ; :^

_ The book at present attracting :atten* tion is:-'Kight Round tho World, witii some Stoiies l found on it,': by George, Augustus Sala. The scene of the best story—'Artful Mr Macguffog; or the Afflicted Contractor'- is laid at Tiinaru, Now Zealand. Tho publication costs a shilling only.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have received the following cable message from their London agents, dated 2nd Febiuury:—WoolCoin petition is increasing and tht market is firmer. Scoured, market firmer, while tine crossbred has advamed Jd, and crossbred $d to Id pur lb. Thorn is a fair trade demand

A fine piece of what was apparently Victorian quartz was exhibited in Mr S. H. Wickerson's shop yesterday The specimen showed gold ery freely to the naked eye, and it caused intense excitement among our mining enthusiasts, some of whom as there was a mystery as to where the sample cune Froin, were under the impression that it was < iseovered in tho neighbouring ranges.

Lovers of the marvellous will notice with pleasur • that the Italian Acrobatic Company uikW the leadership of Signor It Mose'iini will appear in fthsto'ton on Saturday night next. The New Zealand press speak in high terms of tho perioi. mance of the Company, and unanimously doclate it to Iw " an excellent one.'' The Evening Post says'' The various feats were very clever, and the performers are to he congratulated on the prliciency which they displayed; Weekly Her-dd; ' "We had the pleasure last evening of witnessing the performance of the Italian Acrobatic Company in the Theatre Royal. The entertainment passed off withgreateclai' 1 ; The livening Press: " The different feits were well and clearly done as a whole, and the performers displayed considerable athletic skill and grace showing that they had been well taught." The performance consists of statuary, (with lime'.light effects) single, double, .treble trapeze, and trapeze of live (never before seen in the Colony) horizontal bar, and "The Well " by eight performers.

Wo have received at the Wairarapa Diay Office the best sample of coal that has yet. been brought from tho Fernridge coal deposits, ami we have to thank Mr Georgo S'l.ith, of Messts Williams and Barker's for what is really a fine block of apparently very burnable coal. The specimen. can be seen at our office by th«>Bt3 who are mterest-ed iii thesqoje;t, Mr Smith was out at the Femridge on Sunday, and he ropurts that at present the only research that is going on there, is being made by three men who have got down to a depth of about six feet. They are work ng on Mr Win, Falconer's property, but they are doing so on their own account entirely, and as a nutter of fact did not even ask the pnrnnssbn of that gentleman before commencing. As soon as the harvest is over, Mr Falconer himself intends to combine with several of the neighbors and work for a week or two, so that proper excavations and a thorough test as far as practicable can be made

Mrs Partington savs. Don t keJ' any ol the quack rostrums, as they ar regimental to the human cistern; but pu your trust inDrSoule's American Hop Bittors, which w ll cure general dilapidation, costive habits, and all comic diseases They saved Isaac from a severe extract of yphoid fever. They ar.) the m plus mm of medicines. " Boston Globe."

Two organs. - .Regulate first the stomach, second the li»er, especially the first, so as to porionn their functions perfectly, and you will remove at least nine-teen-twentieths of all the ills hhac mankind is heir to, in this or any other climate. Dr (joule's American Hop Bitters is the only thing that will give perfectly healthy natural action to these two organs "Mainel-armor ' Our sale of Surplus Bummer Stock, the most important ever held, is now in full operation, having commenced on Wednesday, February Ist, at the -''holesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wel- j LIXGTON.

We can promise country residents some rare bargains in all seasonable goods, and can make it worth their while to pay an early visit to the Balo at Te Aro House, Wellinij. TOM.

We aro showing some extraordinary bargains in summor dress material, First quality prints that were sold at 7}d yard aro selling at 2§d,those atßjdfor3|d, and so on in like manner. Plain and Fanoy Dress Fabrics are in 12 yard lengths, and are reduced in price from 7s Gd to 2s lid, from 8s Gd to 3s lid, from 10s fid to -is I d, from ,12s Gd to 5s lid, apd in the same proportion throughout the entire Btook of materials at the salo, Te Abo House, Welling i on.

.Equally remarkable will be the bargains obtainable in millinery, mantles and costumes, most of the articles being marked at less than half price, and without doubt a lot of money will be saved by a visit to the 6ale of surplus summer stock at Te Alio House, Welling ion.

In our clothing department we are offering 75 pairs men's strong blue serge trousers, worth Is 9d, for 2s9d, llio boys' knicker suits, newest styles, usually sold at 7s lid, for 4s 9d, and other garments equally cheap, Shirts, Ties, Scarves, Soc'<s, cfcc.', will be subjeot to the same astonishing reductions in price at tho surplus summer stock sale, Te aho House, Wellington,

As an additional attraction, our Refreshment Room on the premises will be open every day during the sale, and all visitors from the country will be invited to take a cup of tea, with other light refreshments, free of cost, at the surplus stock salo, Te Aro House, Wellington, ■

Ali orders will be carefully attendefl to if accompanied by cash, and parcels will be forwarded promptly to any part- of- the proviucb from the surpluß §toOk sale, le.Aro HOCK, Wsiwsowx.

Young Francf! woiit down to Wellington by yesterday's twin and ro tolled Ills destination safely., (3e 'seemed.' quite cheerful and buro the journey well. The amount put thrtiUL{h the three tntsilis-.tiifg «t the Hiitt'ou Saturday was £'!MBO, making for tlio two days a total of L 7987. .: ; :,. The Treasurer of the Masterton Hospital nckriov.'ltjdces receipt of £3 3a, from Mr T, G, Mason, and 30s.from the employes of Messrs ft, and P. Maunsell, Tinui.

Correct time may be had at Mr W. Pougall's at 10 a.m to-morrow, Mr Dopgu.ll receives a specially telegraphed time signal fin Wedneaday mornings. At lust night's Borough Financo Com: mittee's meeting, accounts to tile amount of £34 10a 2d, for wages, &ci were recommended for payment, and they _ have to be passed at this uveninp's Council meeting. The only item that caused any comment 1 was fur making the Californian pump, to which tho Mayor entered a solemn protest, and doubtless this alono will be sufficient to form a bono of contention, The Town Clerk had ago at the Califomian pump yesterday. • The exercise is becoming quite popular, and there ia every chanco of it soon appearing in our local .'doctors' prescriptions. Half an hour of it is calculated to thoroughly arouse the most sluggish circulation' under the 6un, The Town Clerk w :rep'?rted to have .said that Oaffrey's (" No.' 3") billet at the pump is even at itlie';- worst .an improvement upon his, under tho present lively Btate of things

>Vo hear that Messrs Keester and'Har" ding-B'-wagon and' six Worses came to 'grief wlion returning from T'aueru yesterday. .As • the vehicle was descending the limestone/cutting, owing to its having no. brakes on it ran away and tjot right on top of the Bhaft horsey, which with the harness suffered considerably before it was Btopped. No personal injury was done.

A Masterton gold exploration party Hi* at last been formud, and the members o. ! it left for a week's prospecting this' m r ling. Messrs M, Rockoll and' T. Dmnelly are among thuao who went. Several who have- joined the expedition say that they have gut something good to go upon, an I we can only hope that they have. The party's happy hunting ground is tlie Bnui'ce of the Waingiwa, and news may bo expected from them m the course of a few days. Messrs Lowes and lovna sell at the Maaterton Ram Fair to morrow, under the auspices of the Mhsterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association upwards of 420 rams, all the principal breeders iu the Wellington district, Hawkesßay. Foxton, Ol.ig.i ami Oniterbury beint> well represented in the following breeds, Lincolns, Rmnney Marsh, Leicester!, Southdmvns, and Cutswolris.

Last Saturday night's train from Wellington lii' .ii'jht up tn Carterton, consigned to Mr F. [], Wind-t'j'2-to itli pure bred Lincoln Rams, 20 d> Knglish I,wester Hams, from Mr P. G. Threlkeds wellknown stud (1 ick. These rams are to he sold. 80 at the Masterton Fair to-mor-row, nnd 30 at the Carterton Fair on the loth inst. Instead of hiving to incur the expense of a trip to O niterbury to purchase rams, settlers will nmv have the opportunity of buying them in their own district, and securing some of the' best aim purest strains of blood tn be found in New Zealand By yesterday morning's train, Mr Wood received another consignment of rams, this lot biing forwarded liy Mr John Iteid the wellknown breeder of Elderslie, Oainaru, for sale at the Carterton Fair mi the loth. It. includes 20 4-tooth Lincoln stud rams 30 ■2 and 4-tooth Romney Marsh do, and 10 2-tooth Southdown do. So'tliat at both fairs'huyen, wdl have evory opportunity' of making a good and careful selection.