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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2866, 6 April 1888, Page 2

Colonel McDonnell intends to include Maaterton in a lecture tour which he is arranging, No _ leca than seven sawmills and two llaxmills aro being erected on tho Manawatu lino of railway. Nominations for three now members of tho Alfredton Road Board to take the places ot those retiring in May, are to be madoon 20th April. Tho Maaterton Football Club play fchei r first match ot the season to> morrow, Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their already extensive list of entries for Wednesday, a line of 100 fat wothers. Messrs Lowes and lorns hold a sale of furniture, produce, poultry, and general sundries at their rooms to-morrow. The admission to the Laing -Matthews boxing contest was 103 per head. About 100 people were 'present. The men fought with Boz gloves, but after two rounds or so had been fought tho police stopped the fight, as Matthews was gotting dreadfully punished. Already the Wellinpton-Manawatu Company's line returns a net profit of more than per cent over working expenses, thus leaving only J per cent to be provided from other sourses to make up, the 5 per cent interest on debentures..

We very much regret to learn (says the Nelson Eyening Mail of yesterday) that "in consequence of contemplated reductions in the Railway Department" Mr. George Ashcroft, the manager of the Nelson line, has received an intimation that his services will be dispensed with at the end of " N the ensuing month, The sales of the Wellington-Manawatu Railway Company's land have been increased during the past year to 32,811 acres, grossing £65,382, and bringing up the average to £ll9s lOd per acre. The number of purchasers is 314, and some 210 of these, representing the purchasers of rural and country lands are in, occupation ot their holdings, and rapidly converting them into stock-carrying properties. The Company has still upwards of 210 000 acres for sale

Trees in paddocks as shelter, are not an unmingled blessing in windy weather, for during the recent gales, quite a number ef animals were killed by them in various localities, We now hear that Mr Vaughan, of the Upper Plain had a horse killed by a falling tree, and Mr Hoffman, on the same day, lost a cow through a branch carrying away.

The following team will represent the Red Star Club in the match against the Te Ore Ore first fifteen on Saturday, at 3 sharp in the Red Star ground, next Mr Woodroofe's residenceßack, D'Arcy; three-quarters, E. Polling, T. Hawke; halves, H. Hill, T. Thompson, Alb. Hoar; forwards, lggulden, Wifoone, Welch, Martin, Harvey, R, Bannister, Alf, Hoar, F. Polling, C. Ewineton. Emergencies forwards, Campbell, Mawliinay, Wm. Welch; backs, T. Bannister E, Welch, H. Perrv

The Masterton Rifles have decided to supply uniform's to recruits free of cost, and the rule requiring a deposit of £1 has been abolished. It might here be mentioned that those who intend joining the corps, should do so this month, as new members are only received once a quarter, and any who delay entering until July, will not be able to qualify themselves for the year's capitation. Names may bo sent in to the Secretary (Mr Dalrymple), the Captain (Mr D. Donald), or any of the officers, and candidates can be proposed and accepted at the next parade, on Thursday, 19th inst. Williaui Witton, blacksmith, of Greytown, has filed adeclaration of insolvency. His total debts are L 438 9s, and assets represent LI7G 13s Gd; deficiency, L 261 15s 6d. The secured creditors are John Witton (Wadestown) L 200; and M, Caselberg and Co.. LIOO, and the property securing them is a leasehold of 500 acres of land at Papawai, estimated to be worthLIGO. The following are the unsecured creditors:—J. J. Freeth, Los; Te Aro Loan Company, Ll4 ; A, R, Bunny, L 7 10s; E, W. Mills and Co., Ll6; R. J, Thompson, LG 13s; V. Slesinger, L 7 ss; S, M. Maxton and Sons, )L1; Freethoy, (Wellington) L 33 4s; J. Fuller, L 4 ; D. P. Loasby, L 5; L. St. George, LI 53; Shino Bros., LI lis; Veitch and Allan, L3;W. G. Beard, LI Is; Ngaliui Maniliera and C.J. Jury, L2 ; and also the costs in the action Maniliera and Jury v Witton, not yet assessed.

The Masterton Rifles held their fortnightly parade last nipht. Captain Donald was the inspecting officer, and Sergeant-Major Bczar put the men through their drill. The attendance, all told, and including the band, was only about 25 men. Later in the evening, a general meeting of the Company was held, and the following office-holders were elected for the ensuing year Finance Committee—Sergeants Woods, Matthews, Kibblewhite, Lance Sergeant J. Bentley, and Vol. W, A. Wilton, Match Committee-rSergeants Matthews and Kibblewhite, Vols, G. Bentley, W. A. Wilton, and C., Bentley. Color, Sergeant Dalrymple and Drum-Major H, Bentley were respectively re-ejected Secretary and Treasurer, pd Lancei Sergeant J. Bentley and Vol, W, A. Wilton were appointed auditors,

Shrewdness & Ability—Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters so freely adver* tised in all the papers, secular and relig= ious, are having a lar?o sale, and aro supplanting all other medicines. There is no denying- 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 eveiy one's observation.—' Examiner and Chronicle.'

Maine NEWS.-Dr. Soule's American Hop Sitters, jyljjch are advertised in our columns, ape ,a fflFO cure fqr ape, biliqusnesß and kidney compaintg.' jjjpjje' fjiq use them say they cannot be too highly recommended. Those afflicted should give them a fair trial, and will become thereby enthusiastic in the praise of their curative qualities.—" Portland Argus.'

We have at last made an end of the sa e of' Price's bankrupt stock, Henceforth it will be ljqtljiiig mqrethan a memory-very pleasant' fqr satisfied puqtqujerg'to think of,' arid memqrable enough tq warrant notice as one of tlje wonderful pvents of the year 1888, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Fop the last 10 days we have been busily .employed in opening qut and marking off yery lfrge quantity of new goods for the autuijin and winter seqsoi), which have just come to hand, ex and at ifsAr.o House, Wellington. We can tell the puljlic, as a kiqd of open eeoret, that we have lieen ppsitively charged at the taste displayed, and the good judgment evinced by our London buyers. We are sure the ladies generally will be as well pleased as we are, the more especially as the selection is not only in exquisite taste, in extensive : variety, but the prices are such as must tempt the million to throng the counters of f.o Aro House, Wellington, p cannot i)o\y find time tq enumerate any of the novelties which we are now showing for the o,utijj)jif and winter' season, We are flijfte pertain tq be yisited', jnjff' that right, cjfi'ly, ljy 'tijqugancl.3 of custonjersj'and \ye' believe ihflt f)f ifflph one of fjjjg numerous visitors it may safely and truthfully be said —"She came to look, but remained to buy," at Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington,-Apyi.

The thermometer laat night went down to 31 degrees, one below freezing point. The Wholesale Drapery Company advertises for Brat-class bodyhands and apprentices in its dressmaking department, Sir George Groy told a reporter:—"! have no idea of leaving here at all, I am intending, at present, in any caso to stay in New Zealand.

It is notified in the Gazette that on and after April sth, hares may be killed in the North Island, Wellington and-,Waira-rapa districts excepted.

The shooting season for imported game begins on May Ist and ends July 31at. The railway returns for the month of March'show a considerable falling off as compared with the corresponding month of last year, on all lines. Messrs M. Caselberg aud Co. will have a grand display of millinery and dress goods from 7 to 9 to-night, and their windows will bo lit up. Beware of Zola's 'The Soil.' It is stated to be an utterly filthy book without a redeeming point, besides being a gross libel on the French peasantry, who are by no manner of means the animals their imaginative compatriot paints them. A reduction on the sheep rate from Wanganui and stations northwards to the extent of 3d per head has been arranged for, while horned cattle, taking into accounttherecentlyincreasedaccommodation in cattle-trucks, are carried from Wanganui and stations north at a reduction of 7d per head. The pension upon which Mr fl. S, Wardell,-late Resident Magistrate in Wellington, retires, amounts, according to the Evening Post, to L36G 13s 4d. Mr W. Darvill, sinoerely thanks those who so kindly assisted at the recent fire on his premises.

Messrs Virtue and Paterson, both of the West Coast, South Island, have com menced business in Wellington as auctioneers and general agents.

The Canterbury Board of Education have reduced the salaries of their three inspectors from £SOO to £4OO per annum. They have not reduced the amount of the teachers' salaries. Mrs Corbett, of the Queen-stroet pastry and confectionery establishment, is e;oing to make good bread a speciality, and she notifies that she has engaged a first-class baker from Wellington, _" The Family Friend,'' price 3d, is being introduced for sale in Masterton, by Mr Aitkin's newspaper agency, Theatre Royal buildings, It contains a large quantity of reading matter, enlivened by engravings.

At the R, M. Court to-day the jury list for the Masterton Jury District was presented for revision and adoption, Mr von Sturmor, R, M. and Mr M. Casel • berg, J. P., being on the Bench, There were no objections, and the list as submitted was certified to as being that accepted for the year 1888-9. The election, yesterday, of three members of the Wellington Board of College Governors resulted as under:—H.'D. Bell, 48; Dr Henry, 41; H, Bunny, 40 ; O. B. Jzard, 32 ; J, C. McKerrow, 29 ; W. Seed 22; J. R. Blair, 17; G. S. Coop, er, 17. The three first gentlemen were accordingly declared elected. The attendance at the Dunedin Ram and Ewe Fair yesterday was meagre, and the sales disappointing. There were 457 entries, nearly half of which were Leicester rams, and privately sold at up to five guineas, but the average price of rams was under two guineas, Gilbert and Sullivan's new opera will be produced at the Savoy Theatre this month, states the Dunedin Star's London correspondent, • The subject has not leaked out; but from some remarks dropped by Mr Gilbert I conjecture the scene is to be laid in America,

The Editor of the Woodville Examiner innocently says "The continuation of the' General's Daughter' will be found on our fourth page." Does he mean her back hair or what? Wo wonder how the young lady in question likes such impertinent references. It really must make her blush. The train from the city arrived in Masterton pretty well in time this morning, and through traffic is now restored without the medium of coaches. Last night's train from the Wairarapa was able to go right up to the Wellington platform, bub it had to proceed slowly after leaving Petone, and was a bit late. °

Among the deaths just chronicled is that of Mrs Elizabeth Garfield, mother of the President who was murdered by Guiteau, Her history was a very remarkable one. Left a widow, with four young children, on an almost barren (arm in New England, she supportod her family by selling cloth that she spun during the fow hours daily which she snatched from the work of tending the farm. We have been requested to draw attention to what our informant terms the heap of "petrified kidneys" lying in Queen Street, just by Mr Redman's store. He says they are the eruptions of a disordered water-system. We don't exactly know what he means, but think he refers to the heaps of stones left by Mr Renall's men,

Mr Too Long has presented the Masterton Museum with a Chinese pencil. The handle of the pencil is bamboo, and the writing end is that of a hair brush, hardened sq as to form a point, which when not in use, is guarded by a brass shiold. This peculiar pen or penoil is well worth seeing by those who have not previously examined one. Mr Dalrymple has also forwarded a contribution to the Institute, in the shape of a specimen of asbestos,

The burning of wood jnstead of coal in the tender engines running between Paikakariki and Longburn is worthy of ttention, not only for the large saying effected, but as being an important factor in the disposal of the bush lands of the Manawatu Eailway Company.. The saving of the firing of the two engines in which pod js ijse'd ia, tljo chairman states, from £3OO to £'4OP pep annp, and as it js intended to use it' in tl}e two large consolidated engines ordered, for the purpose of hauling t'rafic between Wellington and Paikakariki, a much greater supply will be wanted, possibly equal to three times what is'nownecessary Tho Masterton Philharmonic Society rehearses to-night, and we understand that the caste fqr <! Trial by Jury" is ljkely t<t be fixed by tlje iqanajjenjent today. We are glad to see this sign of tho' eijrly; production of the Opera, as enquiry is being made as to when the work is likely to be staged. The perfqrmcrs have noiy'been practising for some time, and it is advisable not only to prevent public expectancy flagging, but to avoid their i)ej|)g forestalled by other musical undertakings} tfat the worlf should be sub, nutted to an audience a? possible, It has been suggested that "two reheat sals a week should at this stage be held, and we certainly agree with the idea, for it would keep up enthusiasm, and quickly make the performance a reality. "Rough on Eats. "- Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants, bed-bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack-rabbits', sparrows, gophers,' At pli'einists and dtu^isfcg. Bough ok Catarrh.'] correots offensive adors at once, oom> plete cure of worst chronic case; also unequalled as gargle for diphtheria, sore throat, and oveath