The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JULY 10,1888.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2946, 10 July 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JULY 10,1888.

A grand fancy dross carnival will take place at tlio Elite Skating Kink, Mastertoil Drill Hall, on Friday evening next. Arrangements are being made for tho appeaninco of Professor Simends on that occasion.

The transactions of tho Wellington Land Office during the year ending 31st March, 1888, comprised 70,460 acres, taken up by 583 aolectora on the small run, special settlement, perpetual lease, deferred payments, pastoral run, cash, and villago settlement systems, tho amount received during tho year being 17,110. The blocks now being prepared for sale comprise 70,000 acres, iu tho Puketoi, Otamakapua, Waitotara, Kopuaranga, Wanscaehu, and West Mauricevillo districts,

Tho Gazetto of tho Oth July contains tho following;-"That a special ratoof onc-fourtecn'h of ald in the pound be made on tho rateable valuo of all the rateable property (exclusive ot Crown and Native land within the meaning of'' The Crown and Nativo Lands Kating Act, 1882") within tho area described in the Schedule horeto, as security, in addition to the receipt? from a tolP to be established on tho Masterton to Waimata Road, for tho payment of interest and annual charges on a loan of £3,000 under "Gnvcriimont Liana to Local.Bodies Act, 1888," for tho purpose of, reducing grades and metalling on the said road.' 1 Tho rato is an annually recurring one for a period of twenty-Bix years.

A recent return shows that no fewer that 8310 persons are known to have been drowned in Now Zealand rivers during the 47 years \ve have been a colony. That is an average of noarly one per week. Add to these a rougli estimate of thoso drowned and never reported, drowning accidents to children, and shipping casualties on our coasts, and wo may fairly set the deaths by drowning down at three per week, or about 10,000 in all! 10,000 deaths by drowning in our littlo colony! No wonder it is called tho New Zealand death! Think of it! Try and imagine 10,000 of our fellow colonists going gurgling down to. a watery death, struggling, lighting for breath iu their mortal agony, for what must have seemed to them an interminable period of awful anguish! 10,000 of them! It seems horrible to mo.—" Butterfly" in Dunedin Public Opinion. The town of Greymouth had a narrow escapo from a destructive fire on Sunday morning, Mr Robert Kottlo, grocer, next to the Mclboumo Hotel, was awakened by-a choking sensation from Binoko. He rushed out without waiting to dress, and found a small oliico boneaih tho staircase was in flames, and tho smoke and flame ascending the stair to where the family reside. Fortunatoly a bath tub of water was handy, and without stopping to give the alarm he fought the lire for a quarter of an hour until he got it under, By this timo n passing milk boy raised tho alarm, and tho Brigade was soon on the spot. When the charred timber was torn down it was then found that the piles under the chimney were also on firo. Nothing but Mr Kettle's exertions and presence of mind prevented a serious fire. Tho dainago is comparatively slight. Ho is insured for £450 in tho New Zealand ollloe, and 11600 on the stock of groceries. Tho lire must have been smouldering all night. A correspondent of the Chicago Herald has recently published somo interesting particulars of his joumeyings to tho Asiatic ompires, where ho had gono somo timo back fur the purpose of introducing the electric light. Ho found that his mission was warmly espoused by the Japaneso, and Bays that their principal cities aro now lighted by electricity. Tho place of the Mikado at Tokio is similarly lighted. Tho Chinese did not seem so ready to avail themselves of the latest advances in scionce,and his success with them was therefore not so pronounced. The Coreans, on tho other hand, woro eager to boliove in anything bom of tho United State?, and welcomed the new light. The King's palace was illuminited for the first time with 300 lights on the occasion of the birthday of his mother in-law, a festivity not genorally so much honoured in more civilized countries, But tho workmen ran an uncomfortablo risk in placing tho wires, for, by tho law of tho country no foroignor may look upon the features of the King and Queen without sufforing death, For this reason, they woro carried to and from their labors in palanquins, while trumpeters wero sont before them to warn loitering mombers of tho Royal Family to get out of the way,

An exohango says twenty thousand acres of bush were felled in the Feilding district la^t"season.' ; 'v .' . ■.' j Tenders are invited in another column by Mr T. Brown, Opaki, for the erection of 85 chains of fencing. Mrs E, Taylor of the Queen-street Registry Office, lias a number of now advertisements in our wauted columns, A vocal and instrumental concert' will bo given in St. Matthews' schoolroom on Friday, 20th July, in aid of the choir fund,

Messrs Lowes and lorns announce- their noxt stock sale for Wednesday July 18th, entries for which will be found in their auction column,

Mr Henderson, formerly partner in the firm of Downes and Henderson, contract tors for tho Masterton-Mauricoville railway lino, has purchased Mr Chow's timber mill at Dalefield.

It is considered improbable that any further private members' Bills will get through the Lowor House this session unless taken up by tho Government, Tho Premier quite agrees that the Boonor tho session is wound up the bettor. : An oxcellent sample of kidney seed potatoes can be obtained at Mr J. P. Cowie's produce stove, at tho corner of Hall street, whore the best district grown and imported potatoes for table can also be purchased, .

Messrs Lowes and lorns sell on tho premises of Mr James Thompson, cordial manufacturer, Queen-street, at 2 o'clock to-morrow, a lot of assorted timber,monkey frames, empty bottles &e, underbill-of* salo. .'..'"

A promenado concert 'will be held under tho auspices of the- Mauriceville Court, A.0.F., on Friday '27th,June, in aid of Mr Ole Anderson,'who recently met with'an accident at the Mangamahoe sawmill, Tho concert, whioh is : to be followed by a dance, is to be held in the school room, Mauriceville,

Miss E. Watson notifies that sho has mado arrangements with Mrs Wilsono fur carrying on tho ladies private school conducted by her during the last seventeen years. Miss Watson has had experience in teaching in England, where sho for Borne time prepared pupils for Cam* bridge examinations, and is thoroughly conversant with tho public school system of New Zealand. An - advertisement appears in another column. At the meeting of tho Masterton Chess Club last night, it was decided to hold a tourney, in which every member of tho Club is to play ono gamo with every other player, the idea being that the result will serve as a guide in the classification of members. It was also arranged that members may play their games at any time they chose, tho winnor to send tho result to the Secretary, Eight or nine games were played,, tho hardest struggle being between Messrs Kummor and Itbckell, the latter resuming after nearly five hours' play. Charles Mackenzie, an apprentice at Messrs Eoss and Muir's coachsmith's shop, had a curious experience this morning, Whilst drilling somo machinery this morning the slcevo of his shirt caught in tho revolving drill spindle stud, and before ho had time to cry out the whole of his yarments wero stripped off him, with the exception of Ins boots and socks and a paper collar. He stood in speechless astonishment, and it was some tijio beforo he realized his position, and how miraculously ho had escaped injury. Kesidonts on Bcntley's Estato having property on the banks of the Waipo'ua are bitterly complaining of the action of the Masterton Borough Council in allowing metal to bo removed-from tho river bed on tho town aide of tho stream, Tho effect of tho removal of the wa vol from tho placo complained of is to bring the stream down towards tho town and away from the new channel-irhichwassomo time ago opened up with the intontion of leading tho river back fo its old course, The ratepayers on tho rivor banks have already been seriously injured.by.the' inaction of the Council, but this active interference nu tho part of that body will seriously increase the damn«c to tho long suffering property twaors of that district.

A stable and shed on Mr Woodroefo's property, Columba-road ronted by Mr Ij. J, Hooper had a narrow escapo from' destruction by tiro early this morning. At about 2 o'clock Mr Woodroofo being disturbed by. a bright light reflecting in his bedroom got up tn asccrtaio the cause when ho obsorved llamos issuing from the roof of a shed near by. Ho went out, aroused Mr Sellar who lives at hand, and the two of them procured buckets of water with which, after somo trouble, they snccccded in quenching the Humes, The cause of the fire is unknown, but as tho building stands at some distance from any other and has no fireplace in it, it is assumed that it could not have becomo ignited through accident. The structure is the property of Mr Woodroofo and uninsured, and as it is tho second timo within two months that the building has been discovered to bo in flames it is feared somo incendiary Is at work,

The Greatest Biessinu,—A aiuiplo, pure find harmless remedy, that cures overy time, and prevents disenso by keeping tho blood pure, stoviacli regular, kidneys and liver active, is tho greatest blessing ovor conferred upun man. Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters is that remedy, and its proprietors aro being b'essed by thousands who Imvo been saved and cured by it, Will you try it ? See another column. " Eaido''

Given ot by iue Dootoiw —" Is it possible that Mr Godfrey is up and at work, and cured by so simplo a roinedy?" "lassuroyou'thatlio is entirely cured, and with nothing but Dr Soulo's American Hop Bitters; and only ten days ago his doctors gave him up and said he must die." " Weil a-day I This is romarkablc! I will go this day and got somefor my poor George,. I know hops, are good."-^-Post. The honourable member lot Kumara evinced a large amount of wisdom in the debate on tho new tariff in supporting the increased duty of 25 per coat on Irimmcd millinery. He said thattho bonnets and hats locally trimmed were as pretty, if not pretticr k thnn any imported from London or Paris; and, added the honoroblo member, in a line glow of oniliusiasm," Ibis can easily be proved by a single visit to Te Aro House, Wellington. The honourable member is to bo thanked for the justly deserved compliment to our abilities. Ho only states in the House what the ladies of Wellington, have said in their homes and among their friends, that choice, charming, attractive, and elegant millinery our own special make is to be at all times obtained at Te Aro House, Wellington. This season is no exception to others that have precccded It, We never had a greater .profusion, a choicer selection or greater taste displayed, Wo have never had richer material, more graceful styles, more varied shades of colours, and more brilliant results than m our millinery for tho present winter season, at Te Aro House, Wellington, Wellington ladies, have always well patronised our millinery department, and it now only remains for our legislators to do tho same. With tho honourable member for Kumara leading the van, and followed- by every member of the House, the.ro might be a grand selection made by each to take to their wives, their cousins, their sisters, o aunts, specimens of. artistic skill from thr millinery department at the Wholesale Family Drapery Wajshej To Aro House.— ■\VellitJston.—Adti, ■

'Wo have boon shown a: splendid > Bpecir men of coal taken from, tho abaft sunk at theFeriiridtre at a depth of eighty feet.' Tho sample shown has tho -appearance of Cannel coal, Wo aro awaiting further particulars. , I Tho police received information this I morning thet a rabbiter named "Noils I Mathiaa Noilson was found dead on Mr George Druinmond's run, Otahuao, by anothor rabbiter named John Freeman, fleilsen left bis wharo at 8 o'clock yesterday forenoon, and not returning last night his mate Freeman .went in search of him, He found him early this morninc; lying over one of his 'rabbit traps. Ho was black in tho face and nock and was quite dead. His dogs wero alongside of the body whon found, and deceased had a pipe in his mouth, It is supposed he fell ill a fit of appoploxy. Constable O'Connor left at noon for Otahuao to bring tho body into Masterton for the purpose of holding an inquest,