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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2861, 31 March 1888, Page 2

Sawmillera in the Manawatu district have raised the price of timber. The rato now quoted in Palmerston and Ashurafc are—Heart of totara, 12s j-rlmu, 7b ; dressed 9s. During an exceptionally severe period of cold weather early last month 40 sentinels on the Russian frontier were frozen to death. Sixty-three vessels pased through the Suez Canal in a month with the aid of the eloctrio light, The quickest passage has been made by the Russian merchantman Moskwa in llf hours, chiefly by night. The Bitter Lakra woro passed at the rate of fiftoeu miles an hour, .

_ Flounders have lately been so plentiful in Napier, that they are sold at sixpence a large bundle. The Wairarapa South County Council on Tuosday last, by a majority of one, confirmed the petition of the Lower Valley settlers for a separation of their district from the Featherston Road Board, • . '

The highest price realised at a picture sale during last year was L 10.935, which was paid for lioucher's masterpiece, his portrait of " Mdme. de Pompadour," at the sale of the collections of the third Lord Lonsdale. "The Sisters," by Gainsborough, realised L 9975, and L 6325 was paid for Turner's "Van Gozen."

It is said that the big cattle ranches of the far west and Bouthwest are breaking up. A year ago the Niobrara Land and Cattle Campany, which has become bankrupt, refused £2o,ooofor its property. Instead of the big companies swallowing the the little ones, it is thought that the tendency iB toward tho breaking up of the big ranches into smaller ones,

Maniac won the three-mile trot, at Timaru in Bmin 37ebc, on a track so terribly rough, that the horse was going at little better than half-pace during the last milo. On the second day, the Lyttelton Times says, he covered the two miles in smin 20sec, which, supposing the distance to be correct, constitutes tho record for the Colony, and is only 7sec behind the Australian record held by the imported Honesty. vVe regret to learn that a fire broke out at daybreak yesterday morning at Alfredton, by which Mr Arthur Burling's house and premises were complely destroyed, The inhabitants barely escaped with their lives and nothing Was saved.- The sleepers were aroused by an awful heat, which came from the kitchen, and, suddenly the house was. discovered to be in flames. It was unknown how the fire occurred, The building is insured in the. New Zealand office for £250, but the family estimate their loss at over £SOO.

Writing to the Otago Daily Times about Emperorlrederick'B throat, Dr Stonhonse says, "Withregard to tracheotomy depriving the Emperor of the power of speech, your readers will bo pleasod to know that the operation need not affect speech in ordinary conversation in the slightest degree. Lately in London I frequently mot and conversed with a man upon whom tracheotomy was performed about fifteen years ago, and who has worn a tube in his throat ever since, and who carries on conversation easily without detection, and who leads a busy and useful life"

Mr Simonsen, the impmsario, has just proceeded to Europe, en route for Spain, in order, if possible, to secure for the colonies'Thelstudiantina,'or 'Spanish Students,' a company of instrumentalists (all Spaniards), who illustrate the Spanish music, orchestral and vocal. Their entertainment is said to be one of the most wonderful things ever heard and seen.

Tho anniversary services of the Masterton Wesleyan Church takes place tomorrow at 11 a.m and 7 p.m. Both services will be conducted by the Rev W. Rouse. On tho following day (Easter Monday) a picnic, to welcome the new minister, will be hold in those pleasantly situated grounds, behind the Parsonage, Worksop Road, The gates will be open at 2 o'clock. As the charge for admission is very reasonable, we have no doubt a large gathering will be present to give the rev, gentleman and his family a hearty welcome.

A Canterbury jockey, who recently had occasion to visit a small race meeting down South, is, says the Lyttelton Times, entertaining his Riccarton friends with some amusing accounts of the vagaries of a Gaelic judge, After the race for the principal event, tho youngster asserts, the clerk of the course rode up to the judge and asked which horse had won. The occupant of the "chair" hesitated for a few moments, and then, romoving his clay from between his lips, and pointing with its stem to a mutual acquaintance on the opposite side of the course, exclaimed, "I'm—if I know; ask Bill M'Oormick."

A very successful meeting of the settlers of Kopuaranga and Mauriceville was held at Maurlceville last Saturday with a view to opening a Court of Foresters in that district, The meeting was attended by about twenty settlers, and all expressed themselves anxious fnr a start to be made at once. The acting; Secretary was instructed to interview Drs Beard and Milne with a view to get the services of either one or the other as medical officer, und in fact the business went off in a moat satisfactory manner. We trust to be able to report the successful opening ot the Court in less than a month from thi3 date. At the close of the meeting a vote of thanks was recorded to Mr I. Cottey, who filled the chair with ability.

At Albury, Australia, two baby farmers, Joseph Frauenfelder and Maria Frautnfelder, were charged with maliciously causing bodily harm to a littlo boy, the illegitimate son of a relation of the femalo prisoner. The child, which was seventeen months ago, was placed in care of the defendants, who received £ls to maintain it. After a short time, the neighbors began to notice the cruel treatment of the child. The latter used to be loft to stand in a nude state in tho yard on chilly mornings, aud was washed with a hose, It tvas frequently left standing in a box in the yard for long periods, was very insufficiency clothed, and was taken out at night to sleep in an outhouse, with one or two flour sacks to cover it. Ultimately the child, which had originally been a strong, healthy infant, was reduced to a state of imbecility, having no power whatever ever his limbs, and became, in fact, an idiot. The jury found both prisoners guilty. Joseph Frauenfelder was sentenced to twelve months' and the fomale prisoner to six months' imprisonment.

Vincent Fyke, wrjtingfrom Melbourne to the Dunedin Star, says:—Wages certainly have not risen through the protective policy. Lately a Board of Conciliation sat to decide disputes between the United Ironworkers Assistants' Association and the Ironmasters' Association, and made an award that (is 9d should be the minimum rate of wages for a day of eight hours, or IOJd per hour; and overtime is allowed to be worked' at •" time and a quarter" for the first two hours, and "time and a half" after, so that ten hours work and more may be allowod. Hitherto the highest wages in any shop has been 7s and 8s per day. The Western flock owners have fixed the prices for shearing at 12s 6d and 14s per 100. Skilled railway laborers get 7s a day, and any number of men can be got at that rate. I met a former employee of the Mornington Tramway Company,, who said he had lately been "promoted" to be fcimekeoper on the city tramways at a wage of 35s per week, The same remarks hold good of every branch of trade, and there are many hundreds walking the streets in quest of employment, A brewing firm here lately advertised for a traveller, and 300 applications were lodged in one day. Recently the Railway Commissioners received 2,755 applic'itions for 222 vacancies, the pay beingjss per day. It is not uncommon to.'be solicited for charity for men and youths\ who declare they are starving, and who ,ook]t ;

The Gazette notifies that after this day allthe eveningseryjceßwill bediacontinued in the Wairarapa telegraph officeß, excoptinp at the Masterton and Featherston branches

The President of the French llepublio receives a salary of £24,000 a year, and has the same amount allowed him for household and other expenses connected with his position,

The Pall Mall Gazetto tells of a unique kind of torture in London shops. In certain large West End 3hops the females are all doomed to a uniform size in waists varying from eighteen to twenty inches. Tall girls and Btout girls all must conform to a measure six inches at least below the natural size.

The meeting of the Wairarapa District Hospital Board lapsed to-day for want of a quorum. Tho Chairman (Mr Oaselbcrg) and Messrs Gapper ana Mackay were in attendance, also Mr 0. Higgins, the Secretary. The meeting has been adjourned until the Ist of May. Anniversary Meetings will be held in the Salvation Army Barracks tomorrow, the subject for which will be "Battles fought and victories won". On Easter Monday the Anniversary tea will take place at 6.30. p.m., after which there will be the usual addresses. Full particulars will be found in another column.

At a meeting of tho Rugby Union held in Wellingtonon Wednesday last the question of arranging a match between a JNew Zealand representative team and the Englishmen was discussed, and.it was decided to communicate with the other Unions of the colony to see if the proposed representative match could be brought about, The principal attraction in Masterton on Monday next will be the Amalgamated Fire Brigades and Football sports which take place on tho Park Oval. The programme is a good one, and the prize money in the various events fairly alioted. Should the weather prove favorable a large concourse of people is expectod from all parts of the Wairarapa. Major Henry C. Dane tho talented American lecturer delivered his celebrated oration " Up the Rhine and over the Alps with a knapsack," to a very thin house in the Theatre Boval last evening, Probably the brief notice given of the lecture and the day chosen for its delivery were against the attendance. Tho Major did not allow himself to bo chilled by the half empty benches, but thrilled his hearers with his powerful descriptive narrative, so that at times a pin could be heard to drop in the lecture hall, whilo at others the enthusiastic plaudits of the house were a spontaneous testimony to the success of the entertainment giyen.

Telegraph poles are preserved in Norway by makiug an augur hole, about an inch in diameter, in each post, about two feet from the ground, and pointing down at a small angle till the centre of the stick is reached. From 4ozs to sozs or sulphate of copper, in coarsely powdered crystals) is inserted, and the opening, is stopped with a plug, which projects so that it can be pulled out to admit of replacing the charge every three- or four months, The chemical is gradually absorbed by the wood, which is said, permeates to the very top of the pole, the whole outside surface assuming a greenish tint, due to the presence of copper in the pores. This simple means of preservation suggests the application of the same material to other purposes than telegraph poles. . We deeply regret to have to record the death from typhoid fever of one of the best known farmers, in this neighborhood, Mr Richard R. Welch. It is within the knowledge of all that in a quiet, unobtrusive manner, Mr Welch's time and ability were always available for organising our Farmer's Club, Pastoral Society, and many other projects which had for their object the advancement of the pastoral and agricultural interests of the district, He was a man who in private life wasan exemplary husband, father, and friend, and who was regarded a3 almost the chief of a large family circle The lato Mr Welch was for many years a resident in the Taita district prior to his settlement in tho Wairarapa, where he has lived for over twenty years. Three weeks ago he left a meeting of the Masterton Road Board on tho ground of indisposition. He took to his bed, and never rallied from the disease which had attacked him Mr Welch was one of those rare men who travel through life without making a single enemy, and the sorrow for his loss will be as genuine as it will be widespread. The funeral will leave the late residenco of the deceased at half-past ten on Monday noxt. j In a letter, written to the Rugby Union, Mr Lillywhite, representative of the English football team, states that it is probable the Englishmen would reach Dunedin about 20th April, and play there on the 28th and the Ist of May j Chrisfcclmrch, Bth and 9tli May; Wellington 12th and 15th, From this city the team would probably go to Napier, and play there on the 17th May; but is unable to completo arrangements to play this match, the team would play Nelson on the date mentioned, and then go onto Auckland, and play there if possible on the 19th and 20th. The team would bo a strong one, nine international players having promised to make the tour, provided business matters would permit. Mr Lillywhite also added that by a private cable message lie had learned, that as many first-class players as they wished would come.

Shrewdness & Ability.—Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters so freely advertised m all the papers, secular and religious, are having a larpe sale, and are supplanting all other medicines. There is no deny in? the virtues of the Hop plant, and the proprietors of these Bitters have shown great shrewdness and ability in compounding a Bitters, whose virtues are so palpable to every one's observation,—' Examiner and Chronicle.' Maine news.—Dr, Soule's American Hop Bitters, which are advertised in our columns, are a sure cure for ague, biliousness and kidney compaiuts. Those who use them say they cannot be too highly recommended, Those afflicted should give them a fair trial, and will become thereby enthusiastic m the praise of their curative qualities.—" Portland Argus.' We have at last made an end of the sale of Price's bankrupt stock, Henceforth it will be nothing more than a memory^—very ploasant for satisfied customers to think of, and memorable enough to warrant notice as one of the wonderful events of the year 1888, at Te Aro Houso, Wellington. ' Fob the last 10 days we havo been busily employed in opening out and marking off a very large quantity of new goods for the autumn and winter season, which have just come to hand, ex "Coptic and Eimutaka" at TeAro House, Wellington. We can tell the publio, as a kind of open secret, that we have been positively oharmed at the taste displayed, and the good judgment evinced by our London buyers. Wo are sure the ladies generally will be as well pleased as we are, the more especially as the seleotion is not only in exquisite taste, in extensive variety, but the prices are such as must tempt the million to throng the counters of TeAro House, Wellington. We cannot now find time to enumerate any of tho novelties which we are now showing for the autumn and winter season. We are quite certain to be visited, und that right early, by thousands of customers, and we believe that of each one of the numerous visitors it may safely and truthfully be said ..—"Sho came to look, but remained to buy," at theWholesak Family Drapery Warehouse, Te'Ano House, WoUingtou.-—A»yt. - v -■ ■■■■'■

Sign'or Giro Pinsuti, the composer, died suddenly at Florence, while playing the piano, His death was attributed to heart disease. It has beon estimated by competent juges that the value of the Taranaki grass seed harvest chi3 year is £25,000 cash. The following alterations and additions to the scale of charpes on the Government railways came into force on and after March 26:—Class M: "One drover to every three or more trucks in the same consignment of live stock may travel free in charge of such live Btock, Becond-class when carnage room is available, or in the van as may be directed by the department.