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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2898, 14 May 1888, Page 2

A skating rink is about to be opened at Pahiatua.

Ninety-nine sections in the Munoataiiiolic, Hastwell, and Mauriceville East Viilnejo Settlements are advertised to bo open for application on and after the 23rd inst.

Mr W. Dixon intimates in our wantod columns that lie has commenced business as a general carrier, and wo have no doubt his enterprise will meet with a fair sharo of patronage. A dance is announced in tho Tomperanco Hall to-morrow evening on attractive teuns. Music will bo supplied by the members of PoaiWs band.

A sheep-farmer of Dunbrack, Otago, named Arthur Buck Kitchener, has applied for a patent for shearing sheep or otlior animals bearing wool or hair by means of a wiro heated by electricity. A terrible accident occurred recently at Festiuiog, Carnarvonshire Five men were crossing a bridge at the slate quarry f >f life Oakely Company in chargo of a team of loaded waggons, At the moment when the wholn team were upon tho bridge it suddonly gave way, and all upon it were precipitated to tho ground. The fall was one oi sixty feet, and men wero killed. i

The Pahiatua Star reports that at'tfro' meeting of the Acclimatisation Society' held on Wednssday evening, rules were adopted and the following officebearers elected:—Chairman, Mr vVakeman; Hon Secretary and Treasurer, Mr Tosswill; Council—Messrs Howlett; Tattersall, W. Orr, G. Avery, J. M. Davie, (Manpaone), Yon Reden (Eketahuna), Ridd. Shekleton, J. Sinclair, (Mangahao,) and H. King (Mangatainoka).

Mr F H Wood held a sale of 2 and 4 tooth fat and Btore wethers on account of Wi Maliupuku, at Longbush, on Friday, 1100 being sold at an averasjo of 8s 2d a head. Wi Maliupuku, entertained his visitors most hospitably. We believe this is the first time (at anyrata in this' district) that a native has called a sale of stock by public auction, A woman's council, composed of delegated women from all parts of the world, is now in session in Washington. They seein to bo divided into three sections. The first comprise thoso who want suffrage, not partial and tentative (as under several of our States), on school and municipal questions, but unrestricted and national, 'lhe second are the temperance advocates, and they include some of the ablest and best women ot this and other countries, The third comprise those who care nothing about politics, but are anxious for free and equal education, and the removal of every barrier against the employment of women in industries and the professions. A terrible story of death from exposure in a snowstorm was told at an Inquest held at Gawsworth, near Maccclslield, on Tuesday. \ pig butcher named Stubbs, in climoing a fence on the afternoon of the 14th inst., stumbled and foil suspended by the foot from some wire which surmounted the top rail, his head and shouldersalighting in a ditch in which four feet of snoiv had accumulated, He managed to clear the snow from about his face, but lie could not "right" himself, and remained in that fearful position during eighteen hours of the merciless storm. At one time lie lost consciousness, but he was sensible when discovered by achanbe passer-by. He was frightfully frost-bitten and otherwise injured, and lie died on Monday from the effects of the exposure.

The Melbourne correspondent of tlio Lyttelton Times writestliat thuExhibit»n buildiu? is gom? ahead in steam-hammer style. It is a wonderful sight to seethe array of workmen—builders, decorators, joiners—that mako the place look like a bec»hive, and go on hammering puncliins;, cutting, building, and swearing all day long. It will be sometMn? to rometnbur when it is completed, this great Exhibition buildinp of 'BB. With aunoxos it will cover the tremendous area of thirty-tluee acres, And it is beginning oven now to assumo form and shape, '.I ho annexes are about half up, the garden is being laid out, and many of the exhibits have already come to hand. Tho whole thing is going to bo lighted with the electric light, and tho decorations are to be something beyond conception. It will rival anything that has yet been seen in any part of the world, and all of it (o come out of poor little Melbourne, barely fifty years old!

A Good Housewife.—The good kusewife when giving her house its spiing renovating, should bear in mind that the dear inmates of her house are more precious than many houses, and that their systems need cleansing by purifying the blood, regulating the stomach and bmvols to prevent.and oiirothedis-3833 arising from spring malaria and miasma, a'ud she must know that there is nothing that will do it a« perfectly and surely as Ur, Smile's American Hop Bittors, the purest and best of medicines. "Concord N, H. Patriot,"

Woihcino-Men— Beforo you bagin your heavy spring work after a winter of relaxation, your system needs cleansing and strengthening to prevent an attack of Ague, Billious ar Spring Fever, or some other Spring sickness that unfit you for a season's work. You will save time, much sickness and great o*pcnso.if you will use one bottle of Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters in your family this month. Don't wait. "Burlington Hawkeyc."'

We are now showing some special bargains in our plotliing department, from iiive's bankrupt stock, at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te 4rq House, Wellington,

For. boys' "wear, strong tweed kriioker suits—Hive's price, (is lid; ours 3s (id Long trouger suits-Hive's prioe, 17s Cd ours 10s. Youths suits—Riyo's price. 20s; ours 12s Cd, Children's overcoats from 7s 0; boys' overcoats from its, youths overcoats from. 13s Gd; at the Te Aro House sale of liive's bankrupt stook, Wellington, For men's wear, Hive's 20s trousers and vest for lis Gd; Hive's 8s trousers forts !)d; liive's Gs 9d serge trousers for 2s 9d; Rive's 80s worsted sac coats for 17s Gd; Hive's 27s Gd tweed units for 17s Gd; liive's dOs suits for 25s Rive's (iOs colonial suits for 355; Hive's 25s overcoats for 17s Gd; at the bankrupt stock sale, To Aro House, Wellington.

A lot of ties, in silk and lawn, that were Gd, 9d, and Is each, for threepence each, linen collars at 9d for threepence; men's socks, of all kinds, reduced from Is, Is Gd, Is 9d to Gd, 9d, Is per pair; a' splendid lot of striped wool socks, marked 2s, for Is per pair; at Rive's bankrupt stock sale, Te Aro House, Wellington, Mex's cotton undershirts-Hive's price, 2s Gd ours, Is Gd. Merino shirts-Jlive's price, 2s 9d, ours Is 9d, Lambs' wool price, 5s Gd; ours 3s 3d, Strong working shirts-Rive's price, 2s 3d; ours, Is Gd. Heavy, tweed shirts—Rive's price, Gs 0d; ours, 4s 9d, White shirts—llivo's price, 4s KM; ours, 2s fld; Hive's price, (is; ours, 3s Gd; at the salo of Rive's bankrupt stock, To Aro House, Wellington. In faot, In this, as in all other departments, there aro multitudes of bargains inipoasiblo i to enumerate, Come and inspect them this evening, at the sale of Rive's bankrupt stook, Te Aro Hoiiee, Wellington, tAdyt,

Tenders fur fencint? ara called in our advertising columns. This evening the quarterly installation of officers in connection with the Phoenix Lodgo 1.0. G.T. takes place in the Tomperanco Hall.

11. Aitken and Sons'are instructed by Mr M. J. Bernard to sell at his residence, Ilessey Street, on Wednesday next household furniture and effects.

a new paper has been started at Danevirko under the name nf "Tho Bush Advocate." A still more appropriate title might have been found in "The Bush Axo,"

Messrs Lowes and lorns announce their next stock sale at Masterton, for Wednesday, 23rd inst, tho list already includes 4000 sheep, 20 head cattle, horses, pigs etc. Notwithstanding the inclement weather fully one hundred person tuok advantage of the cheap railway fares from Masterton to witness the English football matoh at Wellington, last Saturday. At the Resident Magistrate's Court to' day, Isaac Allen, of the Upper Plain, was fined 10s and costs, for allowing a cow to stray. A number of advertisements of interest to riiikers and others appear in our Theatre Royal advertising column. The lessee offers a novelty next Monday in the shape of a stone and basket race oh skates for which there aro sure to be a number of entries. The Theatre Royal fixtures for the week are also advertised, by which it will be soen that the Theatre is engaged both day and night for the whole week..

Wo understand that Jackson, the assailant in the 'Mauriceville assault case, managed to find sureties at the last moment, on Saturday, and was therefore bound over to keep the poace for three mouths in tho sum of £4O. He also paid all costs and thus avoided beiug committed to tho Wellington gjol. Tho Saurian monster at the Union Hall is attracting numerous visitors. The mysterious atihntl appsiri to be all that she is billed to represent and looks to be a near relation of those lovely andpictm*osquo monarclis of the seas and rivers, who splashed about in antediluvian ages, On Wednesday afternoon, school children are to bo admitted at a reduced fee to witness the marvel, and also to inspect the spectacular diorama of New Zealand Lake scenery which forms a part of the show.

Tlio New Zealand collection of exhibits for the Melbourne Exhibition will occupy 28,000 ft, the various classes being as follows Works of art, 6,043 ft; education, 29(>5ft; furniture, 440 ft; fictile maiufactures, 170l't; textile manufactures, 85'2ft; raw and manufactured products, etc., 12,940 ft-; machinery, 5,i)55ft; alimentary products, 1,589 ft; sanitation, 224 ft; agriculture, 510 ft; horticulture, 100 ft; mining, 3,32(ift; trophies, 1,000 ft; London exhibits, 3,000 ft,

The Standard Insurance Company, of which Mr G, 8. W. Dalrymple isthelocal agent, has lost no time in settling the amount claimed asinsuraneeby Mr Joseph Dixon, for damages sustained by his property during the recent fire in Queenstreet. We understand, the claim was was sent in on Friday last to the local representative, who subsequently transferred it to Wellington, with the result that the full amount claimed was paid to Mr Dixon this morning, Such promptitude in settling matters of this kind is to be commended, and is an example which other insurance companies would do well to follow out,

The Auckland Charitable Aid Board have received a letter from Mr O, W. Barley,- alleging scandalous ill-treatment of Mrs Sliarpe, who died at the Refuge last week, who was wife of Mr A, Sliarpe, artist and architect, formerly of that city. It is stated that a short time before death Mrs Sliarpe complained that delicacies sent her by friends seldom reached her; that she had been thrown and pulled about; that she had been forced, though suffering from bronchitis, to sleep on the floor with wet cloths ;and,that she had been threatened with removal to the Lunatic Asylum if she made any complaint. The Board have referred the letter to Dr Idiidsay, house surgeon at the Hospital and Uofugo, A man named John 8011, who described himself as a shipwright, was brought before Mr S, von Stunner, iU'I. this morning, charged, on the information of the police, with maliciously smashing a pane of glass vale 20s. the property of Mr Groen. tobacconist. Prom evidence adduced, it appears the prisoner, prior to committing the act, asked the Sergeant if lie would give him a bed. The latter in reply warned him if he took much more liquor his request was likely to be, complied wiMi. Prisoner then went to the nearest simp and smailied in one of the panes with a bag of stones, at the same time calling out "Now will you give mo a night's lodging," and as the Sergeant remarked ho did, and an extra one as well to give the prisoner time to recover his senses, His Worship, after hearing evidence, sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment with hard labor in the Wellington Gaol,