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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2819, 10 February 1888, Page 2

The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon will not visit New Zealand this year, but hope at a later date to visit this Colony. At a recent public meeting in Sydney nne of the speakers, a Mr Fletcher, i|i* formed his audionce" that if they raked hell with a small tooth comb they could not get a worse lob than the Parkes Ministry." The contemplated cricket match between Wairarapa County landholders and the Groytown Cricket Club, which it was intended should should have been played at Greytown next w.osjt, has been gbandonod until next seasqii. The new sweetening substance " Saccharine,"'an extraot of coal tar, which is said to be three hundred times stronger tjian sugar, and is claimed to be a harm leso, noil-fermenting, and antiseptic sweetening agent, being sold at 6s an ounce in Melbourne and h at Dunedin. Itß power, however, amply compensates for the high price t and the slightest particle placed upon the tongue causes such $ sweetness in the mouth as to become positively overpowering to one's taste, I

MrH. J. Haigh invites tenders tor erecting a house at Lansdowne.

A fine frost fish five feet in length has been caught 011 the Wakanui beach in Canterbury " Trial by Jury " will be rehearsed at St, Matthew's Bcliool room to-night, by the Masterton Philharmonic Society. Mr Chew Chong at his Eltham Factory Taranaki, is turning out 2001bs of butter a day.

Barley, which was grown at Hastings, is being shipped to Christchurch from Hawkes Bay, This is reyersing the usual order of things. Messrs Lowes and lorns sell at their rooms to-morrow, furniture, produce, boots and shoes, trunks, fowls wheat, oata, horse, saddle and bridle, poultry, and the usual sundries.

One hundred and fifty ferrets and 30 bags of cockßfoot grass seed are offered for sale by Mr F. H. Wood, auctioneers, Greytown, The honorable the Colonial Seoretary, Mr Hislop, passed through Masterton yesterday on his way to Marton, He went through our local hospital in company with the Chairman of the Hospital Trustees,

The break wind fence on the Railway near Pigeon Bush has been commenced. It is to be of a most substantial character. It is anticipated the work will be finished in about Bix weeks.

"We regret to hear that Mr E. Gibb hai been compelled to relinquish his appointment in the Maßterton Telegraph Office, owing to his extremely delicate state of health, Ho rotires with compensation allowance. Mr Herbert Rockell has been appointed to the vacauoy thus caused.

A massive gold breast pin has been presented to our popular Wairarapa railway guard, Mr Turner. The inscription which is on the article is as under and speaks for itself Presented to Guard Turner by F. G, and K. Moore for saving the life of their son, Porcy, at the Kaitoke railway station on the 24th December, 1887." Our readers are reminded of the performance to-morrow evening by the Italian Acrobatic Club in the Theatre Royal, Several new feats on the trapeze and horizontal bar never before seen in the Wairarapa will be shown, and the company's much-praised, cleverly executed living statuaiy will be introduced, witn full lime-light effects, Part of the company are already busy putting up their trapezes, &c. At a combined meetin? of the Borough Gas and Woiks Committee last night, fur the purpose of considerirg the appointment of a managing foreman to the Masterton Gasworks, all the applications for the position were carefully gone through and narrowed down to thves, and these, with their testimonials will be brought before the special meeting of the Council next Tuesday night, so that one of the remaining too may then bo selected to fill the situation.

At yesterday's sitting of tho Land Compensation Court in Masterton His Honor Judge Davy presiding, with Messrs T. Mackay and E. Liffiton as assessors, Mr J.Macara, who claimed £2OO for land and

buildings taken for railway purposes at Mauriooyille, and had been offered £BS by tho Government, was awarded £125, the quantity of land being 1 acre 8 roods. In another case Mr J. Farmer, who demanded £B9 for 1 rood 25 perches, at the same place, and taken in a similar way, and for consequential injury to adioining, property through severance, and had been offered £'3o by the Department, was awarded £55,

On the 15th instant, at the Pastoral Society's grounds, Carterton, Mr F, H, VI ood will sell on account of Messrs D. and A. McMaster, W. B. Allen, P. C. Threlkeld, J. Reynolds, A. Anderson, P. Cotter, Ben., A Clifton, Riddiford and Son, E. Menlove, S. Vennell, J. lioid, P. Monckton, W. C, Buchanan, Estate James Cooper, W. J Nix, E. W. Dorsett, and others, a very good selection of rams. It will be seen by advertisement that these animals aro put forward by some of the first ownors in the Colony, and as the occasion of tho sale is the Ram and Ewe Fair, there will be every inducement to settlers and buyers to be present,

Wo notice that the Masterton correspondent of a Wellington paper has just become alive to the fact that oidium will attack outdoor vines in this district. Wo have several times referred to this specific fungoid disease he complains of, and have prescribed a safe and certain cure which is as follows [—Dissolve half an ounce nf sulphide of potassium to every gallon of water used, and well dew the-vines with a fino spray, We can recommend " Ivutzner's Cyclone Nozzle " for this purpose,

The outcome of the introduction of 'busses into Wellington is that tho tramway svstem is to bo extended to tho Manawatu Railway Company's Station, up Molesworth street, and Tinakori road to the Botanical Gardens, up Upper Willis street, as far as the oorner of Abel Smith street, and from .Newtown to tho gates of the Park, There is also an intention of making reduoed fares of one penny and two pence for Bhort distances, still retaining the threepenny fare for through trips. Directly tho Wellington City Council's permission is obtained these extensions snd changes will be put in hand

There was a good deal of discrepancy in the valuations which were elicited in the evidence in yesterday's land compensation cases, While Messrs Rawson, Sellar, and Lowes for the claimants were pretty much the same m their estimates, those of Messrs lllingworth, Fulcher, T. Maokay, senr,, and Connall, as representing the Government, although they agreed together, were much below in their approximations, in fact about 50 per cent under. For instance, the Government valuation for Mr Macara's property averaged from L 45 to 150 for buildings and about LBS for the land,' while that gentleman's own valuators plaoed the buildings at from L9O to Lloo,and the land from L9sto LIOO, The quantity of lnnd in this instance was 1 acre 3 roods, practically 2 acres, and the' tenements were stable, small cottage and stall, and the whole situated noar the Mauriceyille lime kiln.

Trout in'and around Masterton seem to be very shy at present and practically none are being cauuht, for the water is so shallow that they going into places of hiding, such as under logs at the river brinks directly anyone approaches. This habit entirely prevents angling and it unfortunately leads to tlje fish boing caught by hand and we believe that car, tain persons are so securing them by feeling in these nooks. When the trout do make their appearance at all in thesfcreams it is in tho evening, and then they devote their entire attention to the brown beetle which is the fly stage of the Odoritria Zealandica the troublesome grass grub, These beetles fly in myriads just over the surfaceoftlie jvatpr and thefishreally wont at present rise'to anything olsu, Although this peculiarity is discouraging to fishermen, it is almost a matter of importance to graziers and sheep farmers, for there is no doubt that the trout is proving itself a grand natural enemy to what, in its destruction of grass, has made itself one of the farmers greatest peßta, and .will render material service in keep, inp it under,

The thermometer at Mr W, Dougall'a read in the shade at noon to-day 05 degrees. The water in the Mayoral aquarium registered at high tide this morning 17 inches.

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their Btock sale for Thursday next, a line of 50 store wethers, 6 calves, 400 fat ewes, and 400 store ewes.

It is said that tho. result of the premature " bum " on the Wellington Special Settlement town block adjoining Eketahuna is to depreciate the value of tho property by quite 30 per cent, The fire was an utter failure, for instead of going with the wind, it had to burn apainst a heavy gale. The following patent has been applied for during the woek:—Paul Fritzschner, of Masterton, woolsorter, for curing _ the disease of young sheep, called "Antibrebivormex," to euro worms of all descriptions, such as tape and lung-worms. , The Rev. W. Morley lias been presented with a purse of 157 sovereigns, subscribed by his friends throughout the Colony, on his departure for England on a twelve months' leave of absence, after twenty-four years' service in the Wesleyan Church in New Zealand.

From inquiry, just .before going to press, we learn that the injured man O Brien has recovered consciousness sufficiently to indicate, his wants, but he cannot speak yet.

A pretty strong gale blew in Masterton last night, and a sharp shower, and also what sounded like hail fell. The latter is quite consistent, as Captain Edwin yesterday foretold cold weather. On the Kimutaka there was a fair broeze, but notlnn? exceptional, We understand that our esteemed local storekeeper Mr Edwin Feist has disputed of his well-known Queen street business to Mr Q. Johnston, who has lately been to England to sell out a business he had there, and who. it will be remembered, was previous to that m Mr Foist's employ for a period of two years. Mr Johnston takes over the business oil the first of March, and we wish him every success in his new undertaking, for which, by a long experience, he is bo thoroughly qualifisd, Fees of Doctors,—'The fee of doctors is an item that very many persons are interested in at present. We believe the schedule for visits is §3.00, which would tax a man confined to his bed for a yoar, and in need of a daily visit, over SI,OOO a year for medical attendance alone 1 And one single bottlo of Dr Soulo's American Hop Bitters taken in time would save the SI,OOO and all the year's sickness, "Post." A CROSS BABY.

Nothing is so conducivo to a man s remaining a bachelor as stopping for one night, at the house of a married friend, and being kept awake for five or six hours by the crying of a cross baby. All cross and crying babies need only Dr Soule's American flop Bittora to make them well and smiling, Young man, remember this. Traveller."

In the name of the prophet "Figs," We have jnst bought a Bankrupt stock of Drapery and clothing late in tho possession of A, G. Price, Hall oi Commence Wellington, have bought it cheaply, and will give any quantity of tremendous bargains to all customers at Te Aro House Wellington. We have removed this bankrupt stock to our own premises because we have more room, more light, and more comfort for customers at Te Aro House Wellington We are altogether too busy to make out a price list but customers always expeot some thumping bargains from bankrupt stocks and they will most assuredly get at this sale more astonishing ones than they have ever seen, or heard of in their lives, at Te Aro House, Wellington, Country residonts should rush to train early and eagerly. Railway fares are now cheap enough, and all customers will savo their fares many times by coining to this sale of Price's Bankrupt stock, at Te Aro House, Wellington. This bankrupt salo commences on Saturday February 11th at Te Aro House, Wellington.