The Rev. Mr Paige Readies at Palliatua to-morrow.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2885, 28 April 1888, Page 2

The Rev. Mr Paige Readies at Palliatua to-morrow.

A correspondent in Melbourne writes; —"A story is current in the clubs hero about tliiit.charffiingimposter, Mrs Gordon Baillie, which 1 kij.ow .to be perfectly true. She had invited a select party of .gentlemen to sup with her at h'or rood's ,0110 night, at/iong those present being soine of our leading inenihants. She was profusely hospitable (at .tlie expense unfortunately, as it now transpires, of tooconfiding trades-people) and delightfully entertaining; wines ot all descriptions were in liberal supply, and champagne flowed like water. During the evening, or rather the 'wee sina hours ayonttha twal, 1 the lady excused herself and retired, After a briot interval, she re-appeared wholly attired in flesli-coloured sillc tights, to the no small .astonishment .of her guests, In this novel costume she continued to grace the festive circle until' the party broke up,"

Tho Christchurch Acclimatisation Society's Fish Hatching Houso now affords accommodation for 300,000 ova. A Sydney paper states that Mr 6. Mussrova lost the firm L2OOO over tho production of Faust in Molbourne. We understand that Mr J. Adcoclc has resigned his appointment as custodian of the Masterton Hospital, John Wallace, a Canterbury farmor, had his leg broken yesterday in a scuffle with larrikins, who tin-kettled a wedding party. The annual licensing meeting for tho Masterton Borough will be held on Btli Juno, when all applications for licenses, renewals, or transfers will be heard, At the Sydney Police Court the other day the captain 0? the s.s. Changsea was fined £420 for landing seven Chinese who had not paid the poll tax, He pleaded that he and his crew had done all in their power to prevent an illegal landing, Mr Wm Murscll, formerly 6f the Franley Road School, New Plymouth; took charge of tho Dreyertown School last week, to which he has been appointed. On March 10th Broken Hill Proprietary shares were quoted at £3OO, a few weeks previous these same silver mining shares were up as high as £4ll. Tins is a significant difference.

Mr Murray J. H, Jackson, of South Featherston, informs the Standard that the cost of shipment for the butter he latoly sent Home was 3ld lb, but he is of opinion that a large quantity could be sent (including packages) for 3|d. An Auckland telegram to the Evening Press says that it is authoritatively stated at To Avolia thai the whole proceeding of salting the Waitoa wash dirt will be laid bare in a few days, and that Mr Smith will como out with hi 3 character fully vindicated from any imputation of complicity in that nefarious transaction, and that the names of the real culprits, whose victim Mr Smith was, will be exposed. Tho London correspondent of tho Dublin Evening Mail says It is whispered that the soil of a well-known aristocrat has eloped with a circus damsel whose bright eyes and well-proportioned figure captivated him. The matter is being kept very dark, tho idea being that tho silly pair may be induced to return to their former spheres,

The Lyttelton Times says that it is in a position to state that the next outgoing stoamer will take to San Francisco a shipment of this season's wheat, The fact that prices are so much lower than last year, while the giain is of a much superior quality, augurs well for the success of ail attempt to extend the New Zealand trade in this direction.

We hear ofMessrs Chafley Brothers, on behalf of .1 Californian syndicate, entering into agreements to expand no less a sum than £300,000 on irrigation works in Victoria and South Australia, and in consideration of this expenditure receiving grants of land amounting to 500,000 acres, We also hear of another extensive scheme for the Wimmera district which is to cost £215,000. Surely, says the Christchurch Press, if these extensive schemes can be made to pay in Australia, the Canterbury landowners could not go wrong in irrigating their plains, especially when it can be done at so comparatively trifling a cost.

When in India, a brother officer made a wager with Captain Kay to carry him 100 yards in filteon-seconds at a given hour and given place. The wager was accepted, and invitations were sent to all the ladies and officers of the regiments round. At the hour named tho runner appeared, and Kay ,vas also 011 hand. Mr M— requested Kay to remove 'his clothes, as he had contracted to carry him and not the clothes.' Kay could not undress before the ladies, and had to pay, but he did it with a very bad grace. Mr Albert Spaekman, who met with an accidont at Henderson's Mill, Morrison's Bush, has received £7 Gs (Id as the nett result of the concert which the Greytown people so kindly organised for his-benetit, and he lias called upon us to ask that we should publicly express his thanks for the charitable and practical sympathy extended to him. Mr Spaekman we regret to hear, is likely to permanently suffer from the effect of his injury, and although he will be capable of light work, employment such as that. 110 formerly had is quite out of the question. It will bo remembered that the injury was caused by a truck passing over Mr Spaekman, by which seven ribs and his collar bone were broken, and by which he was generally knocked about.

The importance of a wide generalisation is often lost sight of, and erroneous conclusions are arrived at with all the confidence of demonstration. A physician who liyes near the sea says that during the last few years he has noticed the hour and minute of tho death of 93 patients, and every one has ! 'gone out with the tide " save four, \yl)o died suddenly by accident. Yet, thirty-two years ago a writer in the English Quarterly Review claimed to liaye asoertainecl the hour of death in 2800 instances qf all ages, His observations show the maximum hour of death is from 5 to G o'clock a.m., when it is 40 per cent above the average; the next during the hour before midnight, wliei) it is 25 per cent, in excess. There is this great difference between English and French dailies;t!ie former put their trust in news, the latter find salvation in novels, Not one of them exists tjiat does ljot provide its readers with their daily fare of fiction. Some run two or three serial stories at the same time; and popular feuilltoiijiits (\yri.tes of newspaper romanges) eai) majje their ovyu terms, Not long ago The fyttle Parisian agreed to give Xavier de Montepin £4900 for a novel of which he had not written a line, paying him £2OOO down as earnest! What does the British invelist think of this) TgJJc about the almighty dollar! — Exchange. Lord Charles Bcresford, of Condor fame, was once dining with some friends in London, and the conversation turned o)) Rottonßow. Now Rotton Row is confined tp equestrians only, and such a thing as dnying (losm the row never occured to anyone until ihe recces? Irishman offered to wager 1100 he would driye down the row at 12 o'clock the following day, and at that hour punctually would speaif to Jiia friends from the boxseat and claim the wager. At the given place and hour the friends were nil assembled, Hundreds of riders passed by but not a sign of Lord Charles. At a few minutes before midday the watering-cart which was sprinkling the row turned roupijUnd as }t passed the group of friends the drivor''turhe.d- tlje water on with such force that ltspiaslieij a)> over them. A volley of objurgations was fired at hi))), and he meekly responded: "I'll take lOOsovs please." Lord Charles had given the waterman a " fiver" to change places and clothes, {uiijl ,t)p won his bet.

We understand .that .tJie local bodies in the Wairarapa interesited in'the question of CJiaritflble A}d, and the severance of this district fl'olll Wellington, have not yet replied to the invitation fronjtJje North County Council to meet in qonf.orence at Masterton on Tuesday ljext, |st May. A3 this is a very important matter it is to be hoped that delegates will arrange to put in an appearance. We are informed that Mr Geo. Beetham, M.H.R will be present to take part in the diaeußsion.

Masterton streets this morning chov/od evident signß of iv frost and during last night the thermometer went an low as 26 degrees, or six below freezing point. • Yesterday's Evening Press, under the heading of an "extraordinary rise in City Property" publishes a funeral notice and a steamer notification. Tiio " intelligent printer" is apparently not an unknown being in that ollice. The Wellington Happy Valley Moat Company this week sent, down for slaughtering and sale in their Weihiit'ion shops several truck loads of young sliesp. These are the first grown 011 their estate at Kopuarangi, and will make a fine class of mutton,

The Native Land Court opened at Greytown on Thursday last under Judge MackayandTainati Tautuhi, Assessors, fho number of cases set down for hearing is 00 original claims, 255 succession claims, aiid 17G subdivision claims, in the Causo List now before tho Court, besides others yet to come before it on the 14th proximo. A movement is 011 foot in Auckland, to ask the Mayor to convene a public meetin? with a view to petitioning Parliament to abolish the Property Tax. The following were elected a School Committee at Kaiwaiwai, viz,, T. Benton junr. (Chairman), J. Gundy (Secretary), J. Tucker (Treasurer), W, 0, "Williams, C. Tillyard, 0. Belcher, and T. Olsen. Mr Richard T. Booth has returned to his home at Bowral, New South Wales, after a successful lecturing tour 111 England. He appears to he still in good lecturing trim, and without doubt will soon be heard of again in connection with aggressive temperance effort in these colonies,

The Rev. Mr Dellow, of Greytown, preaches in Hie Masterton Wesleyan Church to-morrow mornhig, and also in the evening Mr-Dellow is well-knop here from his previous residence in our midst, and no doubt a larec number of the congregation will take the opportunity of hearing him, The Rev Mr Rowse takes the Greytown pulpit in the murninv, and Carterton in the eveniup. Mr \V. C, Buchanan, M.H.R., publishes in the Wairarapa Standard a lon# and interesting account of his trip over the North Island Trunk Railway route. His impressions are similar to and confirm those ot Mr W, H, Beeiham, which wo have already published,

Preparations are being made for a bazaar to bo held a little later on in aid of the Masterton Presbyterian Church. There has been a debt of £IOO hanging over the Church for some years, and the congregation are going to make a determined effort to clear it off.

Greytown, says tho Standard, is all alive with Natives who have gathered from the distj-iots round about to attend the silting of the Native Land Court. Old warriors and little children throng the Main Street 111 the fashions peculiar to the JSative race. Every available empty house has been taken and here and there a tent may be seen. In close proximity to tho Foresters Arms Hotel shanties have been orected and vegetables, groceries, bread, meat, &e., are exposed for sale.

A young gentleman who went from Canterbury 'lately to Broken Hill lias recently returned to Sydney, leaving the El Dorado with its silver mines on the ground of its lining a perfect plague spot. He states men are dying off very quickly. They are buried, often without coffins, about three feet below the surface. There seem to be no sanitary regulations whatever, as slush, slops, and garbago are thrown about indiscriminately. The place is consequently a hotbed of fever.—Telegraph, Cr Cullen lias given notico that he will move at tho noxt meeting of the Masterton Borough Council "that the sum of LGO be voted for the formation and metalling of about four and a half chains in Junction-street, and ten chains in George-street, and that the works Committee bo instructed to prepare-plans and specifications, and to call for tenders at once, which shall close o*i the loth May." Near-sighted artist: "B'Jovo, there's a plorious subject; just wait till I sketch it—a beautiful amber and gold sunset, with a whitn cloud slowly moving to the right. If 1 could got that on aauvas as it should be, it would be worth a fortune." Fanners boy; "What ycr tallrin' about ? That's my rid-headed sistar eottiii' over there 011 a rock, and tlio cloud is the old white horse a-bcatin' grass."—Springfield Union,

Tho party which returned from the Oil Springs on Friday niglifc, were we ara informed deeply impressed with the prospects of the industry. At. the time of the visit, the oil in tho South Pacific bore was nine feet from the top of the pipe, and Gft from the surface of the "round, Some of the petroleum was drawn from the pipe. The fact of tho petroleum remaining at such a height for a period of over four months, shows v that there is an abunaant supply underneath. The Minerva bore was down 7»0 feet, and had passed through the red shale into similar [strata to that overlying it.—Poverty Bay Herald. Maim ifuws,-4)r. Soule's American Hop Bitters, which are advertised in our columns, are a sure cure for ague, biliousness and kidney compaints. Those who 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,' Shrewdness & Amm'.-Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters so freely adver : tiscd m alj the papers, secular and religion, are having a lar?o sale, and are supplanting all other medicines. Thero is i)o 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 every one's observation.—' Examiner and Chronicle.' Travelling is much easier and less expensive than it was in (lie days of file pioneers of New Zealand.' When they wanted to travel it was generally done ou "Shanks Pony" ami the inducements were not those of pleasure but rather of hard toil. We have, however changed all tiiat andjone of the greatest inducements is now being held out by tlic proprietor of Te Aro House, Wellington.

What is it; necessarily 'the purchase of llive's bankrupt stock of-Urapery and Clothing and the determination to sell it at such astonishingly low prices as must command an immense amount of travel by coach, railway and aieainboftt tp the peiitre of attraction To Aro Houao Wellington, . '

Whuiih is it; At To Aro House, you may be sure as it could hardly be elsewhere that you could possibly obtain such remarkable bargains as you will doubtless secure at the To Aro House sale of Hive's Bankrupt Stock. VVhex is it; on Monday, Tuesday the first of May-AYe slialj then at 10 in the morning commence (lie sulo of this steel of Hive's which comprises a lot of good sound useful Drapery and Clothing and the public may lake our word for it that there is not a particle of rubbish anion" the various lots that yiil be offered for sale 011 Mayday at at To Aro House, Wellington, If yijuVant bargains'such as you never yet dreamed of in Dresses,' Jlaritles, Millinery, Calicoes, Sheetings, Blankets, and Men's Eoy§' aijd Youths' Clothing do not fail to njake a' be,e line for the scene of sale or if you cijDiifit ft tiiiit, cwiie liy f-tepboat . eoacli and railway, your faro will be a matter of no moment when compared with the adhaulages you will gain at the sale of Rive's bankrupt stock at Tc.Aro House, Wellington', -Am.

It is sdv'oii hours and ft quarter now from London to Paris. ' Messrs Lo\ve3 and lorns add to their stock Halo on May 9th 100 2-tuotlr&heop, The United District Hospital Board meets at Masterton on Tuesday next at 110011. Messrs It.. Aitkcn and Sous announce tiie sale of Mr Bernard's household furnitui'o for au early dato, and also on Saturday, 19th May, ail auction of gold and silver watches and jewellery. The Ro'.\ Mr ltowsc will, we understand, lib present at the Salvation Army Coffee Supper on Monday evening, and Major Lovelock, of Auckland, will preside. We learn that a petition is about to be circulated in the Oastlepoint District, having as its object ail amendment of the wheel-tire by-law ill tlio direction of allowing the use of four bullocks instead of two, and two horses instead of' one, in vehicles with '2-i inch tires, The memorial will probably be presented at next Cuunty Council meeting. At the Tavafcahi Carterton lload Board annual election, the following wardens were re-elected: No, 1 Ward, Mr J, Rayner; Ko, 3, Mr W. Parker; No, 4, Mr H, Braithwaite; JS T o, 8, Mr N, Grace,. For No. 6 Ward Mr E. Morgan sen was elected, Mr W. Booth not wishing to stand again, Messrs Jt, Aitkcn and Sons of the commercial auction rooms, Masterton, announce their opening sale for Saturday, sth May, The firm have a most extensivelist of general merchandise, furniture, lamp-stoves, books, etc, and we wish tliem every success in their new enterprise. 1

Dospito Sir James Hector's unfavorable opinion- the party working on Mr Shaw's laud on tlio south bank of the Waiugawa, are still sinking their, shaft. They assert that coal is the object of their search, and that they expect to strikoa.seam when they have gone down about another six or eight feet. Mr Falconer, also, has not given up hope, and is further prospecting,

'lho attendance at the Theatre Rink last night was very largo indeed, and the proprietor's idea of reserving a weekly semi-private night seems likely to bo popular, The floor wa3 fully occupied the whole evening, .and mare would have skated hadnot tlio unprecedented demand upon tlio establishment's resources exhausted the supply of skates, In several instances some graceful linking was exhibited; and Mr Fergus O'Connor, hearing that a gentleman who had promised to give some fancy and fantastic skating had met with an accident, very thoughtfully - offered liis services, and succeeded in interesting the spectators by his skill and ability. Mr Pearson's private band also added to the evening's enjoyment. It is intended to hold another special night shortly,

The Wellington Special Settlement Association hold a meeting in Wellington yesterday, at which their balance sheet was presented. The proceedings pot rather lively, and' warm discussion was indulged in. A resolution for a special audit of the Company's affairs from start to finish, on the ground that the auditing had not been what it ought to be, resulted in an indignant" threat of resignation by the Secretary, Mr Richmond, Jt was also decided that the next'instalment of thirds bo upplicd to improve the main road to the Totara Block, and that the net proceeds of the Town and suburban sections be applied in the same manner as the thirds, 'llie Association will pay for the township block within a week, and they will apply for the issue of titles from the Government, the Committee to hold the titles for those members who have not paid their calls, It has been definitely decided that "Trial by Jury" shall be played on Thursday, 17th May, The caste is as follows Judge: Mr 11. Ganfc; Plaintiff: Mrs Geo. Hooper; Defendant: Mr 11. R. 0, Coleman ; Counsel for plaintiff'! Mr .1. H. Howe ; Usher: Mr Gaslnll; Chief Bridesmaid: Miss Nellio Brown; Foreman of Jury, Mr Jackson, As will be seen the caste is a very powerful one, and as it includes some especially good voices, the opera will no doubt bo produced in a very able manner. There is also considerable dramatic talent amoiiL' the amateurs, and in opera this is no mean element towards securing success. When we add to the foregoing a chorus of twenty-five strong, including a jury of twelve fair bridesmaids, and a first-class orchestra of twelve instruments, it will be seen that this, as a musical production, will rank as the foremost undertaking of the kind yet presented in Masterton, The opera itself only occupies the stage about thrcequarteis of an hour; it will therefore bo preluded by some solos and concerted selections, including choruses from Faust and La Cloches do Corncviile,