The wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1888.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2965, 1 August 1888, Page 2

The wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1888.

A gold piece of the intrinsio value of 2of„ with tho heads of Antony and Fulvia on tho obverse and roverso, has just fetched 7,700f. in Paris, Castleton is a particularly healthy little town in Roxburgh. Itß twonty-ono oldest inhabitants-eight males and thirteen females-count among thorn over 1,800 years. M. Ferdinand de Lesseps though turned 80, is a vigorous Walker, and rides reyulnrly in tho Buis,

Messrs Whittem, Nicholson and Co, of Wi'lis-strcet, Wellington, announce that thoy aro agents for Geo, Wright and Co's celebrated prize modal billiard tables, Two agrarian murders have been committed at Listowel and Kanturk, Ireland. The victims of tho murders woro two boycotted farmers, Tho murderors were masked, and escaped, notwithstanding that the crime was committed in broad daylight, Mr William Booth, of Carterton, proprietor of large timber mills, was a passenger by tho Manapouii fur Melbourne, He foes over to represent the Now Zealand timber industry at the Molbourne Exhibition.

The Dalefiold Dairy Factory on the first year's working has declared a dividend of ten per cent, to the shareholders, and has paid £4O in Investment for a sinking fund, and nro giving milksuppliers 2|d por gallon, being a farthing more than thoy expected, it is intended to start a pigcery in connection with the Factory, which the conveniences of tho Company's property favors. Makaula, a great South African chief, is a much married man. He is already blessed with 13 wives, and so great is his appreciation of connubial bliss that when last heard of ho was proposing to wed another, In reply to an oxcitcd interviewer this antithesis of bachelorhood said ho had had 110 children, of whom 70 lived, With roferoncn to tho football match on Saturday last, Wairarapa North v Wairarapa South, our Carterton correspondent writes as follows:—The roforeo wishes to draw your attention to an error in tho report. Ho says that tho South scored four points to ono for the North. During the recent proceedings hold to celobrato tho introduction of Christianity into Russia, the Governor of KiefF, where tho principal ceremony took placo, dropped dead whileroviowing the.troops. Judgment has been given in an action brought by the trustees of tho lato Robort Lawson, sheopfarmor against the Commercial Bank of South Australia, which began on 11th July at Adolaidc. They claimed i' 37,000, with interest from November, last, on account of payments improperly mado out of testator's account with tho connivance of 'the Bank's munagor at Narracooto. A verdict was givon for plaintiffs for £'40,000 with coats,

A horrible murder took place at Blacktown near Sydney on Monday afternoon, a gentleman named Morris being attacked by a Chineso gardener. Tho deceased's wifo "as also attacked, and is not expected to recovor, The victim of the murder was formerly a diggor in New Zealand, and reputed to bo well off, It is supposed that tho qunrrel was ovor wages, The chinaman, whose riamo was Hing Loong, struck Morris a torrifie blow on the head with a tomahawk, Tho hitter's wife was severely hacked about tho arms in trying to separate tho men. During her strugglo with the Chinaman sho was desperately wounded, and lies in a critical state

To Heu HeuTukino, head chief of the Taupo and Ngatituwharetoa tribe, died at Waihi yestorday, after a brief illness, from paralyis, Although a staunch supporter of tho introduction of Christianity to these islands, he for the greater portion of his life opposed tho mana of the pakohas from overspreading his native lands. He took a prominent part against the Imperial troops,. Ono of his last acts was tho donation tothopeuplo of Now Zealand of the sacred Mountains of Tongariro and Ruapehu (whero his' father is buried) as a National Park, Ho will be succeeded by his son Tureiti Te HouHeu,

Tho Wellington Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Show takes takes place to-morrow. Wo remind those interested of the full dress rehearsal of tho Flower Queen at the Theatre Koyal this evening, The Eketahuna Road Board at its last mooting passed a resolution that the County Council be asked to erect a pound at Ekotanuna, and lory a fm shilling tax on dogs, and allow tho fees to go to tho Board aftor payment of expenses. . Mr J, N. Brunton, tho ronowned tailor of Mastcrton, returns thanks through oiir advertising columns to his numerous customers, and notifies that he has removal to'more commodious premises noxt the Theatre Royal. Wo remind thoso interested of Mr F. H. Wood's fomightly stock sale at thoTaratahi yards to-morrow (Thursday). The list in a largo ono, embracing 1150 sheop of all classes, 40 head of cattle assorted, harness horses and bucks, a baker's cart with horse and hames3 complete, and a splendid double'buggy, and pair of grey ponies, the latter to be sold under bill of sale, A yentleman of eighty-four having, taken to; the altar a damsel of sixteen, the clergyman said to him,',:""You .will find She font at tkjfciUyMUfhQ church.", font te?4y our, The a sSoW|f & leading West of Hpum family. He caino out as recently as last season, was accepted with the customary effusion by society, joined the usual number of fashionable clubs, foil into their habits, and at one of tho most' exclusive, was" rooked" for a very large sum of money. Tho Committee -luu> intervened. Wo beg to call attention to Mr Jamos Stmio'snew advertisement in our Wanted columns, of a consignment of new American varioties of applet rees for sale from the South Island from a gontleman who has had twenty-six years experience as a nurseryman down south. He has also received a splendid lot of macrocarpas, which ho will disposo of at choap tales, Mr Stono requeats us to state that lie does not trade in Nolson trocs, At tho meeting of tho Loyal Masterton Lodge 1.0.0. F., M.U., tho following officers woro nominated for the ensuing term :-N. G.. Bros, E. 11. Kibblcwhite and J. Brown ; V.G., Bros, J. Hooper and G.F. Mansill; E.S., Bro. Hooper. The election will take place at tho next meeting. Bro. W. Sellar was appointed dclegato to tho next district meeting which will take placo at Groytown on August 9. Lodge houors woro givon to a visiting brother, and one new member was proposed. Lord Salisbury once called Mr. Gladstone"amastorof misquotation;" and certainly his memory does play him extraordinary tricks. During his Midlothian campaign of 1880, by a misquotation of a well-known song of tho Baroness Nairne, hcappiied tho expression " tho land o' the leal" to Scotland, whereas it is used to designato Heavou in the song. Scotland is a fine couutry, and it has tho honour of having been tho home of Mr Gladstone's ancestors;' but—well, it is scarcely Paradise.

The Marlborough Times uf the 27th inst, says .-Mr Creech brought information from tho Mahakipawo yestorday aftornoou of tho finding in Pujlman's claim, at the mouth of tho- rigli't hand branch, a IGoz nugget, the largest ever found in the district. A resident in town also received a letter from tho field inti-

mating that an lloz nuuget had been obtained in ono of tho Terrace claims lower down tho croek. As ovidencoof tho auriferous value of the field, we km that ono party has already obtained gold to the value of £l2B sterling from their claim.

" Tho police have obtained information which they have reason to bellove reliable, that the escaped convict Roberts was seen in the neighborhood of the South of Timaiu a short time ago, 11 will bo remembered, tho Chrittchurch Press remarks, that Roberts, after his first escape, found anuiiUßr of friends in this district who successfully sheltered him for a time from'the visits of the police. Doubtloss this was a reason why ho should mako for tho spot again. Seeing tho length of timo that has elapsed since the escape of tho convict it wuuld seem as if ho had now got safely away from the colony or had found a secure hiding plaeo.

According to the Panama Star and Herald of June oth tho hwks aro now being constructed forM, do Lcsscps' canal, but aro not designed to bo a permanent feature, They aro adopted through the necessity of completing tho work and openiug up tho canal within tho required time. The building of these locks requires mi outlay of prodigious sums of money. They number ton, and are located fivo on the Pacific and flvo on tho Atlantic side of tho Isthmus. Tho general width of tho canal proper is very small—a fraction over sixty-one feet. In the work of tho canal building there are

now employed 5000 labourers, and on the lucks about 1000 skilled labourers, besides a small army of clerks, Giutkful Women,—None receivo so much benefit, and none aro so profoundly grateful nnd show such an interest in recommending Dr Soulu's American Hop Bitters as womou. It is the only remedy peouliarly adapted to the many ills tho sex is almost universally subject to. Chills and fever, indigestion or deranged liver, constant or periwdical sick headaches, weakness in the back or kidneys, pains in tho shoulders nud different parts of tho body, a feeling of lassitudo and dospoudenoy. are all roadily 'removed by these bitters. " flonranfc"

Pjiofit t>1,200 —To sum it-up, six lung years of bed ■ ridden sick--11038, costing §2OO per .year, total §1,200. All of this exponso was stopped by. threo bottles of Dr Soulo's American Hop Bitters, taken by my wife. Sho has done her own housework for a year since, without the loss of a day and I want everybody to know it for thoir benefit, "N. E, Farmer."

" Opportunity flies, 0 lady, ' As tho cloud that quick doth pass; Oh, mako use of It! life is precious, If ve let it go -alas," So wo thought as wo looked u?on somo extraordinary and startling bargains that aro now offering' att the surplus stock sale, To Aro llouso, Wellington, For instance, look at these sills, upon which the now tariff levies the cuormoUß duty in reality of 28{ per cent., or 5s BJil in the £, wo ara actually offering plain surah silks, in bronze, olive, myrtle, grenat, and claret, at 6Jd per yard (O, gontlo public, don't ask us the original price), at the Burplus stock sale, To Aro House, Wellington. At the same time there is a special lot of fancy hroche silks, in brown, olivo, and myrtle, at o'}d per yard j on exquisite lot of satin,and ottoman stripod silks, twilled satin checks, and matalasse striped silks, in tobac, seal, cardinal, grenat, navy, gold, cream, sky, ruby, pink, at Is 6J per yard [ and also, some special fanjy brocado satins, in salmon, sky, gold, cream, white, etc. at Is lid per yard, See them at tho sirplus stock sole, Te Aro House, Wellington, Talk of opportunities, here is one, and a grand one too. If you let it go and allow them to pass from you at To Aro House, Wellington, there is only ono word to bo applied to such an error—alaal—Atlvt.

At a meeting of the sub-coimnitteo of tho Mastcrton Volunteer Five Brigado last night, it was decided to engage the Thoatro Boyal. and Mr Koisenborg'B String Band for tlioir Ball on August 15, Tenders nro invited up till Tuesday next by Messrs Jackson & Holford, for the erection of a cottage at Dreyerton. Particulars'in another column.

Wo omitted to mention in our report of the Temperance Open Meeting that the Ipiano usod on that occasion was kindly entby Mrs G. Hooper,

Notice is given by the Masterton Road Board of its intention, with tho consent of the ratepayers interested, to borrow the sum of £BOO to oxtond the Wangaehu road, and £2OO for tho the formation of a branch lino on tho Kopuarangi Survey District. Particulars appear elsewhere.

A store and dwelling in the centre of tho rising ; township of .Eketahuna i 3 advertised to be let; Particulars can be obtained from Mr S HWickorson, Masterton. '■.

Mr F. H. Wood adds to his' stock sale for to-morrow a line of fifteon threeyear old steers and ton stcors and heifors, eighteen months.■■'•';■_■ .;•;•' •'■ ■'■■"'■■. is given in anothor column that the partnership hitlieito existing Ijc.tiyeen, •Messrs GaJiojjßy.aM'Phaiips, pork but-' ctiSrs, and ham and bacon curers Masterton',, has been dissolved,, this, day 'by mutual consent, '/'-:':■ Wo hear that Mr J. W, tan? has applied to the ''Supreme Court for an injunction to suppress what he deemi a .nuisance caused by the Rink at the Drill Hall, which adjoins his property in Hallstreet, and is detrimental to tho business conducted thorn as n, boarding house,'

The Masterton Football Club's Quadrille Assembly appears to be increasing in popularity.' Thoro wero between thirty and forty couples at the dance at tho Theatre Royal last night, and a most enjoyablo evening was spent. Yesterday afternoon--as a horse and cart laden with manure: was leaving the Club Stables, the animal collided with tho gato post, and was si. startled that ho jumped clean from between the shafts of the cart, and breaking tho harness, bolted down the street, where it was brought to a standstill without further damage The horso and cart was in charge of the owner MrW.Prangnell. The sale of timber, horses and waggons, held yesterday by Mr F. H. Wood, on account of Messrs Henderson and Shute, at Morrison's Bush, was well atteniod and the bidding fur all lots .of timber offered keen and spirited, good prices being realised. Draught horses, howover wero not in such gosd demand, and sold at very low figures, ranging from £7 loa to £ls; box waggon £l9los, and drays £3 5s to £lO.

At (ho ovening sitting of the Houso yesterday, tho discussion on tho Otngo Central Railway Bill was resumed, The Premier said he had two alternatives to propose. Tho first was that the line should bo pushed on with as far as Middlemarch without delay. [lf the Government after inspection during the recess thought the lino should be pushed on further they would recommond it. The other was to still push on with tho line to Middlemarch as rapidly as possible, and then introduce a Bill to enable them to enter into a contract with a company who would be willing to take tho lino over and complete it to Olydo. Thoy did not proposo to give laud but railway to tho value-of fifty por cent of tho cost, and give, a guarantee to open up the land for settlement. The Bill was considered in Coin' mittee and progress reported, Inspector Mooro and a force of police made a seizure of an illicit still and appliances at Mensrios' Ferry, near Wyiidham, Invercnrgill on Monday night, and arrested Georgo Davey aid; Thomas Pe|iperill,»;ho wero found withe iiromlscs, the house belonging to the last named, An addition bad recently been made to it of two rooms, indue of which the plant was found, It had no windows, and the door was concealed, ovhile an exit had been provided by a ladder and trap in the ceiling of tho stillrooin communicating with the second apartment, which had a door, tho arrangement having evidently been made to facilitate an escape in case of surprise. No liquor had been made, but n (ire was under the still, and barley, sugar, and othou ingredients were at hand for manufacture. Tito men were brought before the Resident Magistrate yestorday bail boing allowed. Davey is a carponter and says ho was only there to construct the building,