The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1888. Mungapakeha Metal

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3013, 26 September 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1888. Mungapakeha Metal

Tenui has been settled.; for nearly half a century, and is within a half days ride of Masterton, but the township of Whareama is during a certain ' season of the year stilj to a very large degree shut off from' copuini-, cation with. chief town of the Wairarapa. The Whareama district owing to its comparative isolation, progresses slowly, and does not carry anvthiiip like tho nnnnlatinii It, in

anyuniig line mu popuiauon 11 is capable of supporting. One great drawback has been , the misfortune to which it is subjqctpd in having only a summer road into Mastertoi), a road which in winter seasons, has frequently been an impassible bog. One part of this line of communication iu particular has : always been deemed what old Mr Weller termed " a nasty bit of road," and if all the experiences whioh have been narrated of'tiie Mungapftkeha Valley are true, it has deserved its ill ropjitation'. In old days people were supposed to be continually wandering off or through the Mangapakejia {pick. Whether they went down pv drifted y/o know not, but it was quite the correct thing to get lost in that locality, At length, however, a road was made through the dismal swamp, but owing to a scarcity of road metal in the vicinity, and the poverty of the local body in charge, the work did not pass beyond the formation stage, and soon it was seared and brojken up jnto tremendous, ruts by bullock ,t!rays, .whioU, ppuld plough ajiywliere under the supervision of bullpcits drjverp who could travel through a road when it was 1 impossible .to go over it, Year by j jw, however, the task of metalling ] portions of the road has been accom- , phshed under great difficulties, but i as yet the nastiest section of road is i still incomplete. We are glad to see i that -the County Engper is at last in j a position to complete J liije of communication whioh lias " been construction for nearly a ,

generation. One striding difficulty the absence of suitable ana accessible metal, whiph lias kept the road back for years, has .now been, successfully grappled with, and we may shortly expect a good permanent road to the •Whareama district all the year round, It is difficult to oyer estimate the importance to Masterton of good lines of. communication with 'outlying

districts, A good road through the Muu gapaliehais of more value to the .town tlmn auy road work whipli the Porougli Council lifts on liand ,or. is; likely to undertake. The residents of this town fn common "with the settlers up country, pe adobt of gratitude to Mr ]Bhemner, the County Engineer, for the skill jtnd perseverance witli which he has sonpred the Mungapakeba difficulty.. * ,

,at Inking h(is jundeftfikeri at':the impwnl .command" to ■ Jbakespere'ij, ' An influential ijepntation from .Wale? waited upon VtßOflvnt Oranljrook, 'Lord President of the Council, to ur/jt) the desirability of establishment a iug university for Wales. • The savages in Formosa were! acousuntil very, recently, when thoy killed a person, to cut f fiF his head, popr spirits in tho mouth, and drini from t e neck themncure of blood and spirits, to prolong life. "

\ Thj lioyaKfifdSlortqn of Oddfellows, met last night-.; tlie buaiuoss was berwas initiated;??; : £•' £ it' ':* a S: £/'■!? vi' ■- 5--~£\ A in our advertising columns to the effect thnt JIMS Pinaforowill be produced at tlio Tlieafw Rojal oil Wednesday,. October 3rd, and repoatedim Wednesday,.October sth. ;

: A, very, interesting, report on tho Mahakipawa gold-Holds, containing, in-, formationfrom; iv, throughly/Reliable; Eoiirpe, ;is published in another column, Notice .13 1 given - by 1 the ■ Mastertoh RoM.!B6ard'that the'proposed subdivision of No2 ; and .3 wards may bo seen at the office during , office hours,. .'•

Fishing licenses for ilie . season commencing Monday ;be obtained in Maatorlonirofa'iMr, D, ;W< Mcintosh '.or' the curator Mr, L.' F. Ayson. t ; '

Mr P.- H, .Wood is being requisitioned to stand for Mayor of Greytown; It. is also reportod,that Mr. E- A.;Wakolin will likewise ; iomo' forward, knd bofofe the nomination 'a third may boeipected, Colonol ; Hughes-Mot,' • M;P., addressed Mb constituents at Eochestcr.a few days ago for tho firat time Bince' 1 his name cami before the I 'publican con-'' jnection wth'a recent .scandal,' ■■ A.'. voto of confidence' wasi'can'ied,. with -only ■ a few dissentients.' ' '

Six performing bears.were'brought to l Dimodin by tho Botomaliana; -Some <«f tho uumbor tfe're exhibited in tho streots subsequently, 'and one particular I: l4rgn btie proved ; a' centre' of ; attraßloii for crowds ofchildri'h 'and ■ spriiiidiiVft of grown-up people, the keepers apparently doing good business. . ; ODfyGrajft£*fft. ;e*j|lsipoiKlerit i. I hav6 jnst.h'eard tbiit MessrßH; Be'tigb; S. J..Lewis,' and, Collar; jiinr, purpose t'oing.oiF to'tlie Haliaki|iawa : diggiilgS by Wedrtesdny'B: tram ■ en... route . tbonce. SundryotheridorititieS (irecatoiiiiig tlie gold fever,ond ; talk of 1 flittint; " as soon as they oan get a chance," , : Gorieral Harrison, tho Eepublican candidate for the American Presidency; s iys one of tho wisest letters he-lias ceived since his nomination was an anonymous.one, : Jmerely/'sayiiig.j'.'Don't travel; don't talk to reporters'; don't write any lotters; dont make any speeches." ! .

.The "\Vaikato Times is re-pub'ishing Dr Laishlej's letters on the "Ne.w Evangel," published in the Herald and Weekly News, and in two leading articles on tho subject, spenks in, terms of the highest approval of the thmiphtful and careful manner in which the

subjects are handled. _ fourteen thousand bushels of,wheat and 6,?00 busels of; oat's were 4 sold' at, auction by the Now Zealaiid'Loaii- and Mercantile Agency Company at Studholme on Monday. The wheat fetched ?s Id, 3s 4df 3s 5d per bushel, and the oats ls'lOd to 2s. ; 'j :.

Tho champion sculling race between Kemp and [fanlan takes place on Fnday;nnxt, and the betting ib now ovon. Searle has issued a cliiillengo to row the winner for £SOO a-aido and the championship of the world. ~Two very rare New Zealand birds were Rent down by Mr Reischek this wook to Mr Drew, One of theso,,is the stitchback, a bird that-is now extinct on the mainland, and is only found on some of the out-lying islands.. The other, is a Captain-Cook gull, a beautiful andrare specimen of soabird. ,

Wo are requested to remind our readers of Messrs Lowes & Ibriis sale of the Kahumingi stud, which takes l place at the sale yards at 1 o'clock tb-nloi'rmv, The list will embrace horses of every description, ;'yehicles, harness, saddlery, etc, To parties desirous of obtaining racing stock, a good hack, &c.,-tbia sale offers special inducement. Tho Maoris at Akura are putting in twenty acres of potatoes this season. Last year tho bush fires cleared the land and tho Maoris aro sharp enough to know that a good crop may bo oxpeotod by planting immediately after a burn, Now that Burnett's mill is closed and tho. danger from, fires minimised tho Maori shares at-tlie Akura are ayiin becoming occupied.

The Stock Salo advertised by Mr P. H. "Wood to tajto place at the. Taratahi on Thursday (to>morrow) is a must important one, Tlio list contains GOD ewes and lambs, 600 wethers, and 164 head of cattle of all sorts. Mr. Gr,

Gaskin's Dairy business will be sold on this occasion, and should be tho means

of bringing together a good many dairy fnrmeri It embraces twenty-six carefully selected dairy cows, and a wellbred bull, Faotory milk cans, and other dairying appliaiiceß will bo disposed of. The paper carnival to be held at (ho Theatre Royal promises to be a big sue: co s, judging from the numbor of skates already engaged; the excellence of tlio prizes offered mqkii]g moro than ordinary competition, Somo decided novelties in the shape of paper and calico dresses are promised on this occasion. Tho fact that only calicoe orpapor costumes can oompoto forth.! prize gives evoryune a chancers winning a prize will depend loss on the length of a purse than on tho possession of taste or skilj. )Yc jiavo been Bhowiua very handsqme costiung toK%, • flhjijh we t.hink will stand an . excellent chqnce. of winning a prize, the total cost of it amounting to the moderate sum of throe shi lings and sixpence . MrS. H.WickersonoftheQueonatroet Cricketing depot has heralded the approach, of the season by laying in a large and well assorted stock of cricketing material from tho best known makes, that should gladden the heart of all "Knights of tlie willi)iy" in tho Wairarapa, Tho 'cricketeri Of'this district jrho' have heretofore experienced a "dim-

culty in satisfying their knts locally can' now obiain any jtnd ever) • requisite fpf jhogame at'the-MasterfOii depot, where a)^o» large stock of juvenile, material is'on haii4, Wp will 'not attempt to enumerate tho varipijs agcepwrios of the "noble 1 ' but will invite our cricketing friends to inspect Mr Wickerson's stock to satisfy them selves as to the quality of hisgoods. "I Don't Want That Stwf<"-~1 8 what j (ady of Boston said to her husband jfheii lie brougl't home scimeniedicino to cijre her ot sick headache 'and neuralgia, jvhigli had ma.ije her miserable for f"U'rt?e|i yeaiV, -'Ajt jbhe first attack thereafter it was admiijistoret} to her with snoh rgood- results, that; sho ,con-

tinued its use till cured, and was so enthusiastic in its praiso, thai slio induced twenty-two. of the best families in her circle to adopt it as their regular family medicine. That. ''.stuff" is Dr Shuls'b American Hop Bitters. Staiidard " Wosip flEynit Think, —lf the crabbed old bachelor : who.: uttered! this _ sentiment' .could but-- wi'tnoss

►ho intense thought, deep study and thorough : investigation of wbmon in determining t!;o bc<sc medicines to keep their families Veil, and would note tlieir sagacity arid wisdom'in. selecting Dr Soule's 4 l !) er i C!l P the beßt, and deipqiistratint! it by keeping their familie? it) perpetua} at .a mere'nominal expense, ho would bo forced to acknowledge that such sentiments aro baseless and false. Picayune Every day during thi« week the,, public ate cordia'ly invited to freely promenade through tho various departments, without fajlljl prmd lo iwj at Te Aro Houso Wellington,

,\Vo are very desirpijfi thit our new spring and iiiinmer goods shJiiid bo very meralk inspected, because m'a» satisfiedthjt : so sue!) display is possible elsewhere/ Our Home b.tiyey has evinced matked abflity and ■ tiiite w tho setyctiriji'oJ theso,'aftd our assistants' 'njjl courfjsoMy (ifford every fcr ibjpegtioi,' Rivo Ml "possible information,. mi Jflpr all, (jnqiui'??,at To'Aro House Wellington,- ' ;V Speoia'ly would we solibit aylslt to (# showroom,! which includes;.tho' millinery, ianile.Sitlt! imdwcl'ithmgdipartmenis. Our millinery is oxceediiigly oljvide, and ■ oar young lady Mutants will-.be very pleased to show all the noydiiog. and fashions revived ttu's season, 3"m'- •' We venture to toertth'ali' .our trimmed mjl)<!ie;yißtheni.Bt'lieatttifulorerira^blle J into Wediogto'ijand that our' 'straw Itats, bo»ne v'io,", with eyejf'f.mill'ljery reijes "to", are of Ike laW&4' ftd Mt' l | ei ■ styles, 'This 'dbwtmwt -jiui;npifjlopks charming, and .would wellrejsay^li-vjsit] ; to the Wholesale FamilyDrapsry Warehoaso, To Aro HouaeWolliDgton—Adtx, :. -.-- : :

i Tondeis ate invited for pauitingjalid ■papenng part of fho ptai Hotel, MasterA general meeting of the Masterton '■?!^wyp/üb:iaVcOTV!aneS.fbr%Stuttoynext, SeptombofZlth, at 8 p m,

According jto the-l'uapeka Times fmeiaarti believed to bo playing havoc with, tho/lambs, Mr John, Pliearson found eight of his lambs drad on Holiday, I^ViWg-fall^cho^ajipeafanco^;of;; having been stabbed with a knife On Tuesday. tno,uioie wero found dead with a small punctu'ro itf the side of tho neck!'' Tlie wound:., is 1 a; small'; clean;*' cut; inflicted ,»vev the jugular .vein, and wool, around. it is slightly, clotted with. Balvia .tainted with blood, as if tho wound , had been sucked, It appears .that, a rubbiter lost a ferret in 'this' yioinity reqently j aiid ferrets' nresaid tohavo beenseeivon Sir Canieron's property. :

. A..Ohri|tchurch'paper-contains the. following-One evening. last weok .»a young man ©ntored thaaliop of a weUkno.wn . tobacconist,' &01, in - High-street when' the proprietors,'. with ants, were iti the\ department. Thinking that he was unobserved, he coolly appropriated a;pipeV;whioh lie pocketed. His actions ho,yevor had been noticed, as they yrere reiiectod in' a iiiirror hanging in the hair-cutting room; and • one >.of. ■; they proprietors' spceddy asked. him'whathe.OTnfod. The'strariger asked to be directed: to. Mr Wallace's shop. The! proprietor'gavb'him;the information', and then asked liiuf to nay for .the pipe," The felbw was greatly con-} founded, and, admitting his theft, begged for raercyj saying that he had never d»ne such s. tiling beforehand' would;huver repeat it. -The proprietor gave him, a good;thrashing *yith,'ft'walking stick, and allowed hiui to go; It .is to be hoped that the lesson will - be : of service; to-: the ivould'be-tiiief..

• Tlio' .'"Popular Science Monthly" ;doscribds' a curious and ingenious" device called "The Eclio Maker,"to boused on ships at aea. A flaring funnel is screwed to tho muzzle of a rifle. 'When a supposed obstacle is uear'' the "vessel tho rifle'- js fired in its direction, and if the obstacle is there tho beam of sound projected4hmu/{h the funnel strikes th«obstacle ahd'rebouuds, and as the echo is. more or Icbs perfect in proportion as the obstacle' is more or less ipahllel to the ship from which the gnn is fired, and as it is near or n moto, Hie poiifinn of the obstatle may bo inferred, Tho in ventnr claims that a sharp sound- projected at or nearly at an object, and only when so directed,' will in every cas; return some of the soimd sei.t, so that, theoretically, .there will always be an echo, and the difference in tho time between .the sound aiid the echo .will indicate tho .remoteness of- the object. The Naval Board tried the' echo maker and found that return sound could be heard from the sido of a fort half-a-mile away; from passing steamers a quarter of a mile off if brpudside to j.frora: bluffs and sails of vessels at about tlio same distance, and from spar-bouys 200 yards away.

The Melbourne Herald has of late been giving wide scope to dis'sertirn and discvssion on this question, "Is hell lire material ?' ! tho opinions of many clerics and divines having ecen solicited and printed. "Boiled down" tlieir' replies aro,'as a matter of courso, all strictly millcommital, buMho Rev John A. Stuart, writing from tho Manse, at Bacchus Marsh, very pertinently shows theabsurdityofthe whole discussion, , He writes. —"I have read until I liavo wearied myself, the views of certain Christiau ministers on the above subject, JSiich Gxpositio.is aud views I cannot but think 'are itato of timo and brain', There is a previous question, and until it is settled nothing that may bo written on alio subject can bo intelligent;or -satisfactory. And tlie question isj will, toe resurrected body have a nerve centre, with a nervous' system or not] Upon a correct answer to this question will depend tlio'utility and intellegeuce, or otherwise, ot, what has, or may be, written on the subject," If thero.areno nerves in tho rcssurectod bqdy ( *tho inference'is that it will be immaterial whether hell-fire is material or nit.,;