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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2988, 28 August 1888, Page 2

The local Lwtyo of Oddfollows meet this ovoniog. ' f An emergency meeting of tho Thistle Lodge will bo held in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday ovening, '•'

It is estimated that a quarter of a million poisons-haw up to the present visited tho Molbourno Exhibition.

H.M.S, Orlando, the now flagsliip of tho Australian squadron has arrived ill Syduoy Harbour.

At a public meeting held in Sydney on Saturday last, resolutions wero passed protesting against the renewal of the Sail Francisco mail contract if Chinese were employed on the steamers engaged in tho service.

Notice is given in another column of the discontinuance of the Saturday train somces in Iho ffairarapa .; Mr .J, Quinlan (says tho Inansrahua Times) has received a letter from his brother who left Boatman's for the Mahakipawa rush some time ago, stating that tho importance of the findis greatly over-rated. Ho himself is greatjy.disappointed, and warns all his friends against going thoro, The coal panic in New South Wales and Victoria is not yet at its height, and if tho strike lasts any length of time the result .will bo most serious to a largo number of tradesmen, to tho slnppin? tndc, and thousands will bo thrown out of employ.-, ment. It was reported that 3000 Welsh miners had been telegraphed for to take the places of those on strike, but that has since been contradicted. The Premier, Mr Gillies, has granted the Union Company of New Zealand permission' to coal their New Hobridcs steamers in Now Zealand during tho continuance of. the Newcastlo strike.

"Gipsy Kiug" writes to tho Yeoman: —Rather a good Btory is told against tho purchaser of Leodogran, out of tho selliiif race at tho Ashburton Hunt Club meeting! It seems that this gentleman, who has recently turned his nt'i'iition to breeding, secured tho gelding, for stud purposes. Tho story goos that a woll-known clergyman in Canterbury, somo years ago purchased a " masculine" goat m mistake fur a "feminine" goat, but not having previously dealt in goats was not aware of his mistake until the followin? morning, when his ''bettor halt" stepped out into tho yard with a jus? and a leg ropo,. and a —well, returned to tho house and'informed tho rev. gentleman that the goat ho had purchased was not exactly-tho jjind they wauted. President Cleveland is bidding audaciously tor another torin of office, in cbnsoquenco of the rejection of tho Fisheries Treaty. Ho proposes' retaliating oil : the Dominion of Ca'uada by suspending: tho'; privileges of freo transmission ofrgpnus aoroEs tho United States territory, arid'to ndviso tho Congress to lovy tolls on all Canadian shipping ueingAineriennilflfcea. ; and Rivers. This recommendation' : of President Cleveland olection dodge, and in order to delay'its discussion, the American Seriato is now engaged taking lengthy evidence as to the working of tho Mills Tariff 'fell." Naturally great oxcitoment was'' caused whon tho hews first reached Cnii'ada'and' England* but that is now, subsiding. -! Mr Deadriiari'supplies us 'ftho following" particulars of a miraculous' escape :-•'Oh the night of- Thursday/ tho23rd'inst,, it blow a heavy'galo/roin the west. '„ Four of my sons we'ro.camped' in the bush at Parkvilld, their occupation' at tho tiiiie being bush'.felling...,,ihey had picked, as they thought, a pood place' for their camp; and after a hard., day's work three of them turned in lor [lie night, tho other beim; engaged jn the, cook honso. They had no particular anxiety on their minds as U> their safety. The wind, howevor. at times,.came with; such torri(jo force that It prevented tliom from sleeping, pn e of tbosoheavy gusts down came' a rata, carrying' all before it, and crushing to the ground the' tent they woro slcoping m/a.limb of tho: treo piercing right through tho pillriw," and imbedded itself in tho ground, also crushing to the ground the bunk that my son Arthur was sleeping in. After recovering .from tho shock ho found n limb of tho treo across his breast; and it is .a most, singular fact' that ho escaped with a few bruises, One of his brothers was struck on the ; hip, fortunately with ,iln serious results. Another'"- brother escaped most" providontially^ ; fche. tree falling fight over his body, but'fortunately not to touch him; had it dropped another foot it would have beon oii hiiiii' My soil,'who was in tho cook house, just' had.time to jump clear from the falling" tree, and thus We'd himself,, After focovering from the fright he rushed to the tent, exclaiming to his brothers," ate you' all right ?" and after a brief pause the. response came, "we aro all tight," Crawlin? out from the timber and getting their bjankefoj they lay down u|]der a j)ig troo for the' night, lliariklhg 'their'luqky stars they were not crushed to.dcatli,"..,■

Barry. Sullivan, tlio. tragedian'; :is re); 1 .ported to he dying.. ■ '.-. ]V . The meeting ofithe unemployed called"' forKSaturday-night W Woodville "fell through'. ';' ,-,■.'■ . "ii -. : >y '■' { ; The local dealers at.'Dudedin (have 1 , raised .the prico.'of all soa-boriie.' coals' Bi' p'orton;- H;''"' '' •' .'■<:; ' : f'.-' '-:;

Mr Jno. Young has' a now ironmongery notice in our cqlumns to-day, in which he moralizes on the sprightly sixponco and the dilatory shilling, pinning hij faith in ."small profits andvquiok-returns;"-Me-calls attention to several specialities, and invitosinspection, :.■ t, s .;• ;-. ■ . -The'Grey Valley. Coal Company have raised the price of coal to all the'dealefs in" town. They in turn raised the price of coal of all, kinds,.round cjal 2a Gd.per tou increase, small Bcreeried'co'alilsjCd, ' ') '. Messrs Lowes and lorna* hold their fortuightly Stock Sale at the Yards tomorrow Their list will embrace fat and •store cattle; ;a prime .dairy, cows, fat and store.sheep.'horses of -'allj-.claases,' :pige, v'ehiclesJ'ahdßund^^i^i/,; to retain threoof-tho'ajbo-carbpn lights,' .but:the. ordinary gVs-burhqrs of'.the : ! Reading-;Kobiif at the Institute "'will tiiut be replaced with the.new lights.■•':-"'■■. k '%' The annual election of Councillors' in the room of those retiring by- effluxion'of time, 'takes place, jinthe'seccpd .Thursday : iu Sep'tember. '.The' cOuhcillors./i retiring: are MewfrGapper,' Miiir,, T.' .'Chamber-; lain; ; a'nd'E;{Chamberlain, being one from each Ward;'' l '■'■:''■''..?s>■!'' •'-;; \.v. : H ;S-^-'- .

Kemp, Bea'oh'jvjHanlaiij and Ncilson, will take part in' the aqua'tib carnival to be held : at Brisbane, aud efforts are being made;to-induce(Teemer,' Hanim, Boss,": O'Connor, Gaudaur, aiid Leo to compete A well attended meeting of surveyors representing Wairarapa counties, North and South was held in. Mastertou last nightj Mr UawsoU' in tlio' cliaiiv The proposed constitution ot the New Zealand' Institute, of Surveyors was' 1 discussed at spiijb Jeugth.'' 'A local •committee was then formed and Mr J. King chosen as a delegate to attend the meeting of delegates to be' held' jn Wellington on September 3rd. ' ' • ■•■

The District Courts Amondment Act, which has just bocomo law,' contains' considerable alterations in the jurisdiction of the court. Tho court is'empowered to deal with actions whero the amount claimed'is''not v : over £IOO. for libel, slander, broach of promiso, falso imprisonment or malicious prosecution, and other matters, partnership disputes where tho claim doos notoxcoed £200,, Jurors are to be chosen by lot, and no one is to he summoned' to attend on a jury who resides a distance of ten miles away from the Court."' A verdict of threo-fourths of a jury may be takon after they have deliberated three hours, if they find thoy' cannot agree as a whole. Thero are also several minor amendments of a like useful nature,

■ln connection with the burning of tho Albion Hotel at luvercnrgill, tho Southland 'flews says:— '* Ab showing how people act under tho impulse of excitment, several incidents are worth chronicling. Ono gentleman, on tho alarm being given, rushed to a drawer with the intention ct securing a gold and silver snuff-box, a family hoir-loom, Ho opened tho drawer, thrust Bomething into his pocket and rushed out, only to fiud at a later stage that ho liad picked up a broken flask; In another caeo a watch, valued at i'4o, lay on a table close to a candlestick. Tho owner of the timekeeper snatched up tho candlestick and left tho watch, One trayoller lost over £3O in notes, but succeeded in savin? his samples." ....<■.>

" His Last Logs" Company met with a chaptor of accidents last night on their way to Carterton, for which town they wero : billed. They started in a gale and reached the Waingawa river. '-Dr Banks" was driving, and iu response to the reins tho faithful animals walked ovor the bank into tho river instead of taking tho bridge built- purposely for wheel traffic. The occupants of tho carscrambled out of tho water to tho best of their ability, and ■tho horses wero led back ou to the road and the happy party went along in good humour until the horses found their passage'stopped by a hedge. "Blamo those horses, they wont steer," exclaimed "Dr Banks," so giving tho animals their heads thoy. returned into' the straight again and jogged along in peace. Presently a creek and culvert cimo inviow and "Dr Banks" took especially caro to avoid tho Bide. He jorked tho reins, whipped up the horses, and over went tho vehicle. '• Jemima" screamed after. " Tho Absent Man," and clutched the reins and then went over board. Yells aud screams proceeded from' all parties, and after a deal of troublo things were righted aud the ribbons placed in tho handsof "Captain Flutterbuck" to uavigato tho vessel into poit. On arrival in Carterton they discovered the cause of all their troubles was that tho roins wore twisted, This discovery tiiok the blame off the unfortunate driver who had received a good all-round blessing from tlio rest of the company, But tho gonial O'Callaghan's troublos were hot yet ended. They arrived late at their, destination, and found, tho house had gradually reduced in numbers, to a inininumand it was deemed advisable to roturn the money* Thoy left for Mastertoii under tho skilful guidance of •'Jemima : JanV'.ivithbut further misadventures, and reached homo at 11 o'clock at night, wetter: and wiser if; not woalthior than when thoy started away,'' '■•'• Advertising Cheats.—lt has become.so common to writo the beginning of ah elegant, interesting artiole, and then run it into somo advertisement,' that we avoid allsucli cheats, and simply call attention to tho merits of .Dr. SouloY •American Hop Bitters in as plain, honest'-terms' as, possible,-to'induce people to give them one trial, as ho one who knowstheir valuo wi|l over use anything else, "Providence AdviH'tiser.' 1 ■-.' .'■','' A Losing Jokb- A prominent physician of Pittsburg said jokingly to a lady patient; who was .complaining of her continued ill-health, and'of his inability to.cure her, "TryDr Soule's American Hop Bitters 1" The lady took it in earnest, and used the Bitters, from which slip obtained ner/triiinunt health. She now laughs at the : dbcW for his joke, but ho is not so .Well' pleased with it, as it cost .him,b'.good .patient, "Harrisburg 'Patriot.*' 1 - " • - -;• ;-' -■■■ Tuopiuour premises aroooitajnly the largest'and most convenient of any in this city, or for that nnt'or in the colony, yet owing to the continue!.expansion of our bnsih.oss/' mtd the larseness' -'of blnm? of trado, we are ittimes straightened for room, at the Wholcsalo Family Drapery Warehouso, jCitba Street, Weilingtoa.- : In-viow, also, of.ilio near approach of stocktaking, and the .hecossity.of making room (or a' largo quajiilly of now' goods for tho ensu'ipg Bcason,' wo have determined, if prices ctaqo.ir, to-makoa clean-sweep of our surplusstock, at To Aro House, Wellington," '•',-'""' '..''.... ■ "■■' '..'

Ladies will do weUi'tlierefsro, to note the extraordinary 'bargain's that wo hive now in our imTiacry department: have about 100., trimmed lata'that have been reduced from os'6d, BiGd, 10s 6d, 12s Gd, l&Gdj and 21s, to Is lid, 2aGd;'2slld, :3s"9di/4s',Gd,, and 6s Gd . each;, and our railliii'ery;T)Oiinets.are Hkowisereducod from lGsGd to 10s 6d, from 22a1 6d to 12a Gd, from2Bs Gd to, JfyGd, from,3os Gd to 21s, frofii.i2B.6ij"to 27a0d, from 478 6'! to 35s Gd, at To Aro Hpuw,;VVelliD(;ton. •The above "tirer all riew>, fashionable and stylish, andwill doubtless command imniediatp.nttentiqn sale ,at tho Wholesale Family Drapery' Warehbuso, To .Aro Honso,'Wellington, ~ .

f ; ':Wnpticß Mi ; Ji'D;Tope, ivholoctures s•thi^TheatresßoyiT.'to-morrow, has ■awiyed inlMastefonit; . ■ ■.: '': V:

V:MrF.H. Wood adds to his already 'oxtenaivo.listiofstockforßaloat Tara ; ; : tahi on head o£ cattle ? and one hiudred forward wethers. 1 "■;.;•';: Tlie Club's Dance and 'presontation tikos, place at the Theatre Royal this evening,

'■: Tho Houbo met yesterday at 11 a.m. Several Bills Were advanced a stase, A'motion " to" re-ooneidor the'vote of £IO,OOO for labor settlements was lost and the vote struck pub. The, Native La'tid Bili os : amended by. the'..'Le'gislative Council was agreed' to: after, some opposition, The, Government; Lifo.ln-, surance Bill passed its:, final stages as did; also tho Property Tax Bill, .

. The usual.monthly entertairimentunder the auspices of tho I.O.GvTI was held last night at the Teraperanoo Hall, and,, notwithstanding tho utipropitious weather, the Hall was well filled with an apprecia- ! tive audience,'.'Mr R. '.Everriden ,in tho chair.' '.', The ltieetiugWas opened, by a short but; oarneat, p'rayoi-,." nnd bythe members of the 1.0.G.T, aihgiiig one of ,thoir Jemperanco sours, •;■ after' which recitations, readings, and songs passed away a pleasant 1 evoning. It may bo mentioned that these entertainments are intended to bo held once a month during ; the'winter, and aro thrown opon free of charge to' the public, and 'that they appear to be .very .successful in attracting a large number both, of young and old •who tuok advantage of the inexpensive, instructivo, aiid. ; enjoyable msthod of spending an evening/quite unconnected with sectarianism of any kind.' The fol]6idng is the musical part of the; programme which was-carried out. with great success! Overture—Miss Williams; Sohg-Wher'e's tho-cat,? Mr Temple, .accompanied by Miss Rose Perry; Song —"Don't marry a man if. he drinks,'-'. Miss Evorndon ; Song—" Christen the Baby," Mr E. Collier (encored) j q tetto—" See how lightly on the Blue Sea-Misses -Rouse, and, Messrs Rouse and Harrison, accompanied by Mr R, Temple, was for a first appearance Bung very nicoly; Song-"Switzerland," Mis John Beer (oncored); Song—My old Native Home,' 1 Mr Temple, .By request Mr Temple ropoated " The Oat," which fairly brought down tho House, and he sang the two last verses ajrain. "God save tho Queen" concluded the programme