The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1888.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2826, 18 February 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1888.

Mr F. PI, Wood intends at oncerebuikling his Carterton auction rooms, distroyed by the late lire. The plan will include four offices, as well as a commodious auction room.

Hard to believe, but nevertheless a fact. Eggs are so plentiful at Gate Pa that the settlers are feeding their pigs with bucketsful at a time. In winter here eggs realise from 2s to 3s per dozen. —Bay of plenty Times. The anniversary Services of tho Kurupuiii Wesleyan Sunday School will bo held to-morrow at 3, p.m. and 7 run, the Rev. Mr Ward ofGreytown conducting them. On Tuesday 21st- instant, the annual Tea meeting will be held. The poll taken in connection with tho proposal to raise a loan of £2,100 for formation, bridges, and metalling on the Mangaone Valley, Hawera, and Tawataia Roads has not been carried, and the Eketahuna Road Board's notice to that effect appears in this issue. The Bay of Plenty Times says:— " Tarawera is in a great state of heat at the present timo. As an instance of its condition just under the surface, when Mr Suitor was there the other day with Mr Warbrick, the latter pushed a stick into the ground. Mr Suiter noted the time, and in two seconds it was pulled out blazing. The hottest furnace would not lire timber quicker than that." In Fiji rabbits were turned out and increased somewhat rapidly, but their numbers were kept down by tho native owl, a large native crab, and the common native cat, which is now numerous in Fiji. Tho owls pounce upon the young rabbits, and kill them for sport as well as food, The uga crawls with perfect impunity into the burrows and kills the young rabbits when they are only a fay day 3 old, and the wild cat is almost as destructive in preying upon tho pest. We notice that a number of people have been firing their felled bush. This should not be done yet as a part from tho danger, it is too early in the season, and burns would not be so good as later on, for trees cut at the latter end of tho winter must slill be too grean to burn well, Of course it may be said thero is the chanco of continued rain, but this is hardly likely to come so early in the year. There is an additional disadvantage which would not apply to so great, an extent later on, and that is the ditli ulty n r getting good grass, owii gtothat excellent fertiliser, the ilghes llowins/away by the new prevaleut winds, anda'sibecaiisithd weeds which areut i.fe'pntssedr g, would have plenty of time to spread and grow, It is, it may be montioned, alwayp advisable to sow as soon as the ashes aro cold, if the weather is at all favourable. The humble bees introduced into the Wairarapa by Dr Hoaking about two months ago, lie having at that time received a nest of about twenty from his sons at tlie Lincoln Agricultural College, Canterbury, ard already beginning to mako their way about tho district, and Several have beer, seen among the clover at the Masterton Hospital and also in the Te Ore Oro fields. Mr W. H. Beetharn, we believe, lias also ainca recooved

A chestnut horso has been impounded from Mr C, McKiHop's property, Wangaehu. ■ .

Tlie Gray town Sports on Sfc Patrick's pay, which this year falls on a Saturday, include prizes to tlie amount of £BO. Teomer has just issued a challenge t° row any person in tho world over a twomile course for any sum,

The site for tho Rifle Association Meetin? is about two and a half miles from Oamaru, and competitors can either sleep in camp or in town. Tram cars in Wellington, are being lit with tho albo-carbon light, which is equal to throe ordinary lights. Mombers of tho police force can now receive rewards not exceeding £5 in any individual case for meritorious conduct while in the execution of their duty. " Unemployed " at New Plymouth make 48 Gd a day at piece work oh the roadß, They do not think this good enough, but as they cannot get anything else better, they are settling down to it, Tho shock of earthquake which our last issue referred to as having occurred in Mauriceville yesterday morning shortly after 7 o'clock seems also to have been felt in Wellington, We have nut heard of anyone in Masterton who noticed. it, Messrs C. Smith & Co., advertise a great clearing sale ac their Queen-street drapery and clothing afcoro. Ur Hutchison (late of Wellington) and his son, are living oii theaecbion they took up at the Wgatimaru lilock, Taranaki, and are getting everything in readiness to build'a house thereon. •

A now Plymouth resident has obtained from au area 30 x 12 feet, 5 sacks of fine potatoes of the prolific stamp, Ho has figured out from this, that an aero would produce, at the rate of 5 sacks to 30 x 12 feet, fully 50 tuns, There was not a qmiMn present at the Borough Cm O.mimitU' meeting List night, the Mayor awl Or Mmr heinc ill ! only ones in attendance. 'I lie rival amusements were the Urtj\fc.iwn Races, and a Church pr.iyor nmetu g. We pesume jib&iate&i »■.tj .it tie hitter.

The Tuapoka Times reports that in order to «ive the ferrets a fair trial breeding contracts for a supply of 8000 ferrets have lately been let by Mr Miles, the rabbit inspecttr for the district, ai;d the same ofli'-ei is als'i in treaty for 12,0';0 more, making in all about lio,ooo. The natural increase of this number will be very great, and very arm there will be a sufficient supply of ferrets with which to make a satisfactory experiment.

The lire at Akura lias done no extra serious damage. Yesterday about twenty men, assisted by Maoris were busy protecting the houses at the site of Burnett's sawmill from sparks &c., and the actual llames in cue instance managed to get within ton yards of a house. Iho smoke at Upper Plain lias been almost suH'ocatinp and necessitated all doors and windows being kept shut. There was about a quarter of an inch of ashes all over everything there.

The codlin moth seems to ha alniost-as übiquitous a3 the ''Norfolk Howard" which travels, as the old sow; says " up stairs and down stairs and in ipy lady's chamber.' 1 Dr Hoiking, of this town, is watching the movements of this erc.iard insect, and iind.i it boring into peaches and plums as wt ll as into apples, Tho Doctor experimented with an ardent codlin explorer by putting him one evening on to a potato. Before morning the grub had tunnelled right, into it taken up its residence, and had its supper and bieak fast. Mr H. Hopkins informs the Manawatu Daily Times, that he has me! with his usual SUCWS3 in sinking for artesian water on the property of Mr A. Fanner A' ram i. Tho pipes were driven to a dentil of seventy feet, and tho ivater is now (lowing 3i'eet Ginches above tlie surface. Regarding (his, no may remark that we have frequentlj advocated a trial being made of artesian wells ill the Wairarapa District. The springs which abound in our neighborhood quite point to the likelihood of a natural How being obtainable, and we should very much like to see tho experiment tried. We are at present not aware of any test having been made in the vicinity of Masterton.

Particulars of a sale of Crown lands to be held on the 7th prox, wero submitted to tho Land Board on Wednesday by the Chief Commissioner (Mr J. A. Marcliant). At the coming sale land will bo offered under the following system says a Wellington contemporary:—Deferred payment in the Mkngaone and Ivopuaranga districts; deferred payment village settlements, Buiinyfliorpo district; small grazing run,Pol,angina:cat-h, Hastwo'.l Village Settlement, in the Mangaone district. Tho Commissioner also furnished particulars of Crown Lands which will be open for sale on or after the 21st March on terms either for cash, deferred payment, or on perpetual lease, at the option of the selector. First-e'ass sections will lie available is the Mangaono, Apiti, Castlepoint, Ivopuaranga, Wniroa, T.riraukoiva, and Waipal;uivi, survey de-Mots; and secoii'i-elass sections in the Mongaone, Wuiohitie, Mongaliao, Wairarapa, Puketoi, Hugo, Kaiwaka, Mikiunki, Kaiwliata, Vniiiuioiu. Atbavp', Wuiroa and (Jmahine survey districts.

A UEOM BABY'. Nothing is so conducive t» a mams remaining a bachelor as stopping for ono night at the house of a married friend, and being kept awake for live or six hours by the crying of a cross baby. All cross and crying babies need only Dr Soulo's American Hop Bitters to make them well and smiling, Young man, remember this, '' Traveller." Fees of Doctohs.—The fee of doctors is an item that very nraiy persons are interested in at present. Wo believe the schedule for visits is 33.00, which would tax a man confined to his bed for a year, and in need of a d.iily visit; over §I,OOO a year for medical attendance alontl And ono single bottlo of. Dr.Soulo's American Hop Bitters taken in time would savo tho SI,OOO and all tho year's sickness. "Post,"

It was ono of the finest sights ever seen from a mercantile point of view viz., the enormous crush of customers that swarmed over the whole floor space of tho spacious premises of To Aro House on Saturday last. From mora to late at night every counter was crowded with busy buyers of the wonderful bargains that were to bo obtained from the Bankrupt stock of A. 6, Price at Te Aio House,

Piles of summer -dross fabrics, summer prints, mantles, costumes, millinery, underclothing, &c„ were eagerly ransacked, and multitudes of purchases made that must have been intensely gratifying to tho fortunate visitors to (lie sale of Price's bankrupt stock at Tc Aro Houso, Still the purchasers have only just touched the surface. There are innumerable bargains yet of every description, as each day we shall bring forward further portions of Price's bankrupt stock at Te Aro House. We would not lot it be thought that only the ladies' special interest had been consulted in the matter of astounding cheapness, for in our clothing department we are showing some extraordinary cheap lots in men's, boy's, and youth's clothing, all from the bankrupt stock of A. G. Price, at Tc Aro House.

It would be useless to ask the public to come early m the day, as wo find that the fair sex generally study their own convenience, and we can only say, come when you will, Wo have a large staff, and will endeavour to servo you well, quickly, and to your advantage, at the sale of Price's bankrupUtook, at To Avo Houee,—Aprr,

Mr T. W. Shate announces himself a candidate for a seat on the Mastertou Licensing Bench. The Horticultural Society's special prize Hat 13 advertised to-day. The thermometer at Mr W. Doupall's read in the shade at noon to day 69 degrees, with a slightly tailing barometer, A ball is being arranged in Masterton for the evening of Easter Monday. The Red Star Football Club are the promoters.

Mr E, Taylor, of the Local Fruit Depot, advertises a ton of ripe Orleans plums at 3d per lb, and cooking apples at 2d and 3d.

The Standard Insurance Company's annual report and balance sheet recommends a dividend of 7| per cent, • Palmerston North is progressing. Nine or ten shops have been built or are in course of erection since the Now Year

Japtain Edwin wired at 1,35 p.m to-day *' North-east to North and West gale, and glass further'fall within the next 12 hour 3. Indications of rain,"

We hear that Mr Arthur Nicliolls of Tenui has had his wool shed entirely burnt down. There was wa understand no wool ill it, at the time. The place was uninsured. , Petroleum has been discovered near New Plymouth, and the Mir.es Department are going to examine the locality and report. Indications of oil were discovered oozing out of the Sugar Loaves, the conical rocks near the New Plymouth breakwater, some years ago, buftho borings which were made at tho time gave no result. Mr M.J. Mulligan,who is well-knownin the- Wairarapa, was charged at the Mag istrntes' Court, Wellington, yesterday, with having, on tho lGth February, threatened Catherine Mulligan, Ilia wife, by presenting ut revolver at liur. Bv agreement hut vue-i tint- purlins, tliil'leii'lant was or tared to IL d t'.vo secur iti-a in £.OO tNC : i. 11l it lie would the peuc: rtir sit months. Another eh ,,f .itU'M|>:i.ig f.i 13re the revolver. ■ w.is withdrawn, The sureties were found, and Mallwui was released from custody. Before Messrs W, H, Beotham and W. Lowes, J. P. a, George Gormby was charged at the R.M, Court, Mas f erton, lliis morning, with an act of indecency, cotmnitU-d in front of the Umpire Hotel, Q'lren street, yesterday afternoon. He pleaded guilty, and the Justices, thinking that the circumstances would justify leniency, indicted a sentence of 24 hours' imprisonment, and specially cautioned the oftender. We hear that a second arrest has been made this morning for a similar offence committed to-day by another man,

A nasty accident happened on Thura clay evening last to Mr Britt, whj is at present engaged fulfilling a contract on flic Blaii logic Koad for tho Wharcama Road Board. Mr Britt had been visiting a friend from Wellington, who was staying at Ciuwell's Hotel, and on returning to his camp, which is situated on Valflance's JFlat, he missed the track, and ell into a stoop gravel pit. After lying there partly unconscious for some 'time, lie found lie had received severe bruises about th=; head, and also luid three, ribs broken,

. We hear that Mr Mackay, the Government geologist, has in conversation expressed the opinion that so far in the present researches nothing of any account has been found in the Wnioliine Ranges, and that from stone ho has seen he thinks either tho Ruaniahunga or Waingawa Guides are more likely localities. He stated, we are told, that if anything was found it would be in the red stone. Mr Mackav has at present gone up Auckland way, Tiie Masterton prospectors are back from the hills, but in the meantime they, although seemingly confident, do not care to report .their doings,'