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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2878, 20 April 1888, Page 2

The last Sydney Cup timo-3min 32i sec—is the fastest on record.

Messrs Lowes and lorns add HiOO two, four,and six tooth cross bred ewes to theii next Wednesday's sale.

In the year 1878 there wore raised in llew Zealand 162,218 tons of coal, In 1885 the quantity was 511,063 tons, or threo times what it was in 1878. Theatrical management in London is a risky business, Mrs Conover dropped £27,000 during her three years leßseeship of the Olympic, and she was not without successes.

Pegasus states that a gentleman rider, Mr Popham by name, who recently arrived at Christchurch from Home, gave Patsy Butler £SO for the privilege of riding Marlborough in the Epsom Welter Handicap, but failed to get a place in that race.

Mr Stenhouse of the Eagle Brewery has, we hear, succumbed to the existing inclination to seek fame and fortune abroad, and he was to leave for California to-day. It is stated that several other Masterton residents will ere long follow in his wako,

Mr Geo Johnston, the proprietor of deist's store, has received large shipments of choice new goods, not only in drapery and clothing, but in the more ordinary departments of groceries and general stores. Mr Johnston publishes in this issue an attractive prico list, which well exemplifies the low prices ruling inv his Queen-street establishment. According to London Table Talk George Moore is going to bring an action against the Evening News for calling him a'' literary prostitute." The epithet occurred in a review of George's latest production, " The confessions of a young man," now running through "Time." We have not read this great work yet, but are assured it is quite worthy of our English Zola. The application on behalf of the Auckhnd Law Society to have the name of William itigby or Romwell, removed from the rolls of Jlew Zealand law practitioners, has again been brought before Justice Gillies, A number of affidavits alleging gross misappropriation of trust funds in Bolton, England, were read., His Honor said he would consult the' Appeal Court Judges as to the proper method of procedure, The Hawkes Bay Herald records a peculiar case which occurred at Fielding on Easter Monday. After the race for the Forced Handicap, in which Rere came in first, the rider dismounted before weighing in, to pick up two shillings which ho had dropped, By doing so he infringed the rules ot racing, and the stewards disqualified Rere and awarded the stakes to the horse that finished second. The action of the jockey has caused the horse's owner to lose the amount of'the stakes and his backers to lose a big dividend of over £2O, so probably the blessings bestowed upon the rider were of rather a warm character.

A troublesome poultry disease is at present ravaging the hen roosta of Fielding, Palmerston, and Ashurst. A Masterton gentleman who was in the Manawatu district a few days since, says that the poultry yards attacked by this epidemic suffer to the extent of about 90 per cent in fatality. The complaint runs its courso in about two or three days, and among its symptoms is a withering of the comb of the birds attacked,' Tho victims droop away and finally fall off their perches and die. This seems to us very much like chicken cholera; in fact, a poultry fancier of somo repute has informed us that that undoubtedly is its nature.

The Ota«o Daily Times learns 011 good authority that there is not and never has been, any probability of Mr Maxwell's appointment to the Chairmanship of the new Railway Board, and that there is no foundation in the report that the applications made to tho Agent-General are considered dissappoinfcing, A family of giants have been 011 exhibition in Tasmania. Their name is Snell, and Clara, the eldest and largest, weighs 28st, and round the waist measures liliin, or five inches move than Mr T. Jennings, who is said to be tho largest man in the Southern Hemisphere. Tom who comes next, is nine years of age, weighs 12st 91b, is 43in round the chest, and 17fin round, the calves of his legs. Anna, eight years old, weighs list 121b, and is large in proportion. The latest London novelty is th e utilisation of the drop-a-nickel-in the-slo'

machine to the purpose of insurance. A company has been organised, to be known as the Automatic Acoident Insurance Box Company, and its object is stated to be "to provide the public with a ready means of obtaining an insurance for twenty-four hours against death arising from accidents of every description, by simply placing a penny in the slot of the box."

Mrs Bartley, an English actress of fine abilities who visited the United States many years ago, used to tell this story. On the voyage across the Atlantic she was on deck one day and received a great shook from seeing one of the ship's officers knock dotfn one of tho crew who was inclined : to mutiny. So much did the siffht affect her that she retreated to her cabin and did not again appear 011 deck until land was sighted. Then she saw at the wheel the man whom she had seen knocked on the head. With deep sympathy she asked him, "How is your head now?" "West and by north, ma'am," was the answer. On dit the "littlerift" between Gilbert and Sullivan has widened into a chasm, and that the partnership which has proved bo successful and remunerative will end with the production of the Opera now in course of manufacture. Neither, (says the Dunedin Star's Home letter) is very sorry. Sir Arthur wants to get a grand opera on the stocks, and Mr Gilbert is building a Theatre at which he proposes exploiting a new actress who will take Loudon by storm. W.S.G. has a knack (or thinks he has) of discovering latent talent. With one notable exception, most of the Savoy songstresses have been hisprotcges. The fair exception js credited with being. the cause of the present friction betwixt author and composer,'. .

Mr W. W. Holford, architect and engineer, has a professional card -in another column. The incumbent of St. Matthew's sin-' cerely thanks those'who so kindly helped in the production of" The Picnic." Notice is given for the election of three members of the Mauriceville Road Board and of the annual meeting of ratepayers. Mr R. A. Butcher has resumed the position ho formerly held as sub-editor and reporter of- the Wairarapa Observer. A meeting of ratepayers interested in expending Boad Board funds on the main road from Tenui to Mungapaljeha is called for Friday, 27th inst, at Tenui Public Hall.

Mrs Sage issues a notification in our advertising columns regarding the fancy work materials in stock at the Queenstreet Berlin Wool Warehouse, Ladies who require any wools, ciwel silks, patterns, tinsels, or in fact anything at all appertaining to the department of fancy work cannot do better than inspect Mrs Sage's supplies. There are also all kinds of toyß and a good supply of general goods in stock.

Thcro seem to be plenty of wild horses on some of the Crown Lands-further north. We hear that Mr .6. Shaw of

Wangaehu while lately in the locality of Taihoraite went on a horse hunting expedition, ana managed to get about twenty, of these no-man's steeds into a -laiye stockade. They were only successful, however, in actually handling a very few, and these wore rather weedy oue's. The superior animals,of the drove got away, they being in better condition, more skittish, and hard to approach. Messrs P. Dickson and Co, of the Wholesale Drapery Company, publish with this issue an extensive price list of the goods now being disposed of at their immense clearing sale. The. schedule seems to include some most useful articles, and as for the stock itself it is endless m quantity and variety, and will well repay the attention ,of those who are desirous of securing first-olasa drapery, at the lowest possible cost.. Ai. 'interesting and unusual incident occurred during yesterday's trip of Mr Jas. Macara's Forty Mile Bush coach, in the shape of an addition en route to the world's population. When the coach left Pahiatua, its sole occupants were a Maori woman and two Maori men. Upon reaching Eketahuna, Mr Shaw, the driver, found that the number of his passensers had increased, a fourth having been contributed by the Maori matron giving birth to a line healthy baby. Upon hearing of the occurrence, Mr J. Tuck, of the Eketaliuna Hotel, came forward and offered to accommodate the happy mother and her new found child. They were accordingly both made thoroughly comfortable in Mine Host's snug quarters, and when the coach resumed its journey the mother was thriving splendidly, and the dusky little stranger was "as jolly as a sand-boy." The Wellington papers recently related the case of a monthly nurse alleging as a reason for her insolvency, the "irregularities" of her supporters and the consequent loss of " business" she suffered therefrom, We can now sympathise with her plea, for maternity's cares aro certainly becoming less momentous, and it seems no longer fashionable to give a Captain-Edwin-forecast of coming events.

There is considerable dissension in the Masterton Rifle Corps at present, regarding the election of a second lieutenant. Captain Donald, some time since, was, wo understand, asked to fill the vacancy in the ordinary way by an election. He took no steps in this direction, and Major Bunny, finding that nothing was being done, and that more than the three months allowed had elapsed, took the course that tlie'Act prescribes, and appointed Color-Sergeant Dalryinple to the commission, subject to the Governor's confirmation, He also, but only as a matter of courtesy, for we are informed that the regulations do not require it, referred the appointment to Captain Donald for his assenting signature before sending it on to Wellington, This that officer refused to give, presumably because the recommendation for the appoinlment had not originated with himself. It was then, we believe, arranged, that an election as in the first place intended should be held, and the nominations should be madeat last night's parade. Here, however, there was again hitch, and nothing whatever up to to-day has been done, although as a matter-of-fact there was, and is, under the circumstances, nothing at all to prevent Major Bunny sending on Colour-Sergeant Dalrymple's appointment without any reference whatever to Captain Donald, and it was, it is assumed, only out of consideration for him as commanding officer of the corps, that he did not do so, The outcome of the whole business is that Mr Dalrymple, we hear, reasonably considers he has cause to be aggrieved and intends addressing a request to Major Bunny, through his commanding officer, asking for a formal inquiry into the circumstances. It is to be regretted that such a stato of things should have been allowed to occur, It shows bad management and neglect somewhere, and the Masterton Rifles so far from being able to rise superior to troubles of this kind, need very careful fostering to prevent a total collapse,

Maine news,—Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters, wlucli are advertised in our columns, are a sure oure for ague, biliousness and kidney eompaints. 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.'

Shrewdness & Ability,—Dr. Soule's American Hop freely advertised m all the papers, secular and religious, are having a lar?o sale, and are supplanting all other medicines, There is no clenyin? the virtues of the Hop plant, and the proprietors of these Bitters havo shown great shrewdness and ability in compounding a Bitters, whose virtues are so palpable to every one's observation.—' Examiner and Chronicle.' The "beautiful and pure" silk, announced by us as the latest outcome of the maim- 1 factoring skill and ingenuity of Messrs Bonnet ct (lie, seems to have aroused some amount of curiosity and excitement; and no wonder, when added to its luctrous richness there is the inestimable guarantee of durability. Those ladies who have not yet inspected them should do so without delay, at Te Aro House, Wellington, Like the silks our grandmothers and . great grandmothers used to wear are these for durability, when a dress would outlast the life of many a sturdy dame of high degree: and such also is the special characteristic of some other choice silk fabrics which we wish to bring under the particular notice of the ladies of Wellington, at Te Aro House, Wellington. We are now showing some lovely and charming shot silks with handsome broch6 to match in the following shades:-Moss green with red, brown with gold and ruby, gold with grey, grey with white, bronze with grey, saphire with golden brown, burgundy with myrtle, &c, All these are in 20-yard lengths, and considering their suberb quality are extraordinarily cheap at £7lßs fid each, at Te Aro House, Wellington. We have also a grand choice of real Irish poplins in tobac, golden brown mode, French grey, slate, navy, with a few pretty and'attractive stripes in black and cardinal, navy blue, These are in full dress lengths of 18 yards, and are now being offered for £sl7s Gd each, at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Apyj.

The "Trial by Jury" rehearsal to-nighfc is at 7.80, p.m. instead of B,o'clock, The final cast of characters will be made this evening.

A batch of Mastei'ton householders are to be summoned at the R.M. Court on Monday for the non-payment of Borough rates and another heavier list is expected to follow.

The following officers are gazetted a Central Board of Examiners for commissions in the New Zealeand Volunteer Force:—Lieutenant-Colonel J. 6. Butts, Lieutonant A. P. Douglas (R.N), Captain J. Coleman, Captain A. Hume. The nominations for the two vacant trusteeships in the Maaterton Town Lands Trust, were declared at ltoon to-day, Messrs Renall and Hogg being nominated by Messrs Ross and Marsh, and Messrs Hesseyand McEwen, by Messrs Feist and Galloway. The election is on Thursday, 20th April. It is rumored that a newspaper proprietor lower down the valley is shortly

to be legally proceeded against by a subeditor whom he has discharged, the action being one for the recovery of damages for wrongful dismissal. We. understaud the case will bo heard at Carterton next Court day.

vVe are requested to remind our readers of Messrs Lowes & lorns sale at their rooms to-morrow, .in connection with the auction of Wilson's boiling down plant, which takes place at 2.iio. o'clock. Conveyances will start fromthe ro"oms'|it twoo'clock, giving intending purchasers an opportunity of inspecting the lines to be sold/after which the usual sale of Furni-ture,-Poultry, Produco, etc., will be held.

At the R.M; Court this morning, David 1 Laird, who was charged with being illegally on the premises of the Masterton Courthouse at 4.30 a.m. on the 19th

instant, was sentenced by Mr von Sturmer to seven days imprisonment with hard labor. The evidence showed that tho man was suffering from the effects of drink, and at the time had no knowledge of what he was doing or where he was. It has, says a Home letter, cost Mr Kicliaid Dunn a pretty penny to divorce his errant spouse. The petitioners costs

exceed £2,000. Mr H. Wall, jun., does

not, it is said, mean to marry the divorcee. In appearance he is a puny, vulvar little

cad of the genus" Arry," and ho has no

means. What Mrs Dunn can have been thinking about to prefer him to the wealthy bookmaker, who was a kind, even over-indulgent husband, no one can imagine. AndyAuderson is very wroth at the way his buxom spouse has been chaffed in tho newspapers about her kissing propensities.