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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3017, 1 October 1888, Page 2

Tho Hon. Mitcholson visits the FortyMileßush Districts, this week, Tho latest Londontiuotations ior New Zealand froien meat is fifd. The steady rise in price is very satisfaotoiy. A leading reef prospector has written to a prominent citizen of Blenheim, declining to part with any of his interest at Mahakipawa; his prospects being considered splendid. We publish for general information in •another column the regulations for trout fishing in the Wellington Adolimatisatiori district, The Treasurer of the Mastbrton Host pitnl acknowledges tho receipt of., £lO ftino Mesßrs Beetham Bros, Bancepeth,] and £lolss No 1 Station list from j employees. . . 1 ...* '■■■•■. ; The twentieth annivettary.of the. introduction of the Good Templar Order: into England, was celebrated on September 8. ' Captain Hodgo. of tho 12th Hussars,blew out his brains with a pistol while staying at an inn at Dartmoor, where ho waseveiy.evoning visitedjby a married lady for whom he had formod an attachment. The Dunedin correspondent of tho Naseby paper says half of Dunedin is to let. At the present time there are actually 2000 houses and shops tonmitiegs in the suburbs, The Full Court at Sydney has decided that tho members ofaolub, whether constituting; the. committee or not, aro not liable for goods purchased by tho manager on credit, unleßs they authorise or hold themselves out as liable for the' purclnse, ■With regard to the complaint from Auckland regarding its ouimission from ports of entry for stock, the Minister of Lands states that it is purely a question of costs. Tho preliminary expense of quarantine stations is considerable, and there is at present no guarantee of any sufficient demand at Auckland. The Minister further explained that at any time on good cause being Bhown, a fresh port of entry can be added to the list, Mr W. J, Gandy, the well-known produce and goneral agent of Wellington has an announcement in our columns over tho leader. It will bo aeon' that Mr Gandy undertakes the sale, purchaso or forwarding by land or sea of Now Zealand produco and merchandise in general. A point of importance to dairy dealers is that ho has cool capacious cellarage. In Mr A. Henderson's shop window Queen-street, is a very handsomo silver cup, presented by Mr Jno, Young for Longhaired Berksiro. sow under 12 months old for competition at tho Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association's Show to .bo held November 22nd, 1888. / Messrs R, Gardner k Co., will sell by public auction on Thursday, October 4th at their warehouse, Lambton Quay, Wellington, their entire stock of cricketin;,' material, l'his. should be a good, opportunity for clubs and others tn get a good supply. The Theatre Royal fixtures for 'the week aro published in our amusement column. It will be seen that the private nnkiug party will'take place on Thursday instead of Friday tins woek, We omitted to mention in our notico of tho Carnival, on Friday last, that Mr A, M. Bradbury and Master Moore carried,# the gentlemen's, and Mrs O'Connor and Miss on that oc. casion. A writennTlPSMßpine Express saysl see it stated that the- result of Eomo potato • planting experiments, carried out at the Michigan Agricultural College, was decidedly in favor of planting wholo tubers. This is entirely in accordance with my oyn experience. The tubers should bo rather small, and should be selected at the time the crop is dug, and allowed to lie on tho ground exposed to all weathors until quite green. From such tubers stroii? green shoots will appear in the spriii". Only a small proportion of tho starchy contents of the seed tubei is assimilated oy the .young plant, which starts an independent existence as soon as tho truo leaves appear above'ground, consequently tho seed tuber is often found, when the crop is dug, almost as when planted, when not eaten by slugs or the larvie of insects. • Sinco Messrs Guinness sot the fashion early in 1886 no fowor than ninety brewery companies have been formed, with an aggregate share capital of nearly twenty-four millions, and debentures to tho extent of five or six millions more, making together almost thirty millions capital, which have been raised in two years and a half. In connexion with thtTsharo boom of the Guinness and Allsopp companies, the following good story is told. The members of a certain firm including partners, book-keepers, clerks, and even tho offico boys applied 'for shares in one of the companies. The applications wero dated from the private addresses of the various men. Those soverally described themselves " gentlemen," " merchants,", and so on, but tho office boy was at a loss to say what lie was, At last, remembering that when the clerks worked late he had to go out and get supplies of tea, and bred and butter for them, ho described himself as .a " refreshment contractor." Out of the bevy of partners and clerks, tho office boy was the only one who got shares allotted to him, • *

At tlw terrible fire in tlie De Beere mine, Mr Lindsay, tho sub-manager, died as nobly as any hero of chivalry, A skip full of men was about to descend whon he received tho first hows of the dißaator. Ho ordered a man out of tho skip, took.his place, and went down—never more to return.. He was not alone in courage and devotion.; Another white man perished,in turning back .'to-save, the/natives under his orders ; while all tho workers, without distinction' of race or colour, seem to have had enough- fortitude to spars ono another in their, strugijlo for life. The imagination will dwell longest on that dreadful nightscene, when the distracted creatures wandered for hours in the suffocating gloom, with the fires that chocked the only pathways to safety roaring for hundreds of feel abovo their heads,

A friond of ours (says the Taiori Ad' vocate) recently returned from Australia' I'saw many tons of potatoes sold on tho wharves at prices that meant dead loss to the grower, and he says'that tho ..-loss was solely -owing to the fact that the potatoes had not been graded, They were of all sorts and sizes in the tamo biig. Had they been properly graded, that is, nearly of uniform sizo, they would have realised fifty percent better prices. Some of our farmers' may consider that tho process, of sizing Ihe potatoes would cause too much (rouble. Weill those who so think may adhere to their r happy-go-lucky., .style; .but the farmers who'take the greatest trouble in trying to-cater for tho requirements of the various mwkets will bs ainply repaid fur tlfoir tftii He, •

A lovy of 6d per week has been made upon tho Brunnor miners to aßsiab their brethren.who are out on stiike in Austrain,

On Monday morning, (says the Christohuich JPress, Septeinher 17,). a ewe be - longing to Mr '.George Gardiner, East Oxford, brought forth four .young lambs, namely tlireo rani lambs and one ewu lamb, At present they arc all alive and doinsr well. v. Messrs Lowes and lorns announce their next Stock Sale fur, Wednesday, October 10th, tho list of entries Jut which appears in another column... : Several people visited tho Fernridge yesterday to obtain information in- reBpect to the prospecting for coal or other mineral by tho aid of the diamond drill. It was ascertained that the drill had been driven thirty feet, but it was still promature to gain any knowledge as to tho prospects of finding coal. In tho bed of a dry - creek running at the baok of Mr Redmaus Tea Warehouse is a ; pump, and the boy in pumping up some water this morning noticed sevoral flaky specs' looking like gold. Several experts, have seen them and a test is'now being made to ascertain whether it is the" precious metal."

_ We draw the attention of our readers to the sale to bo held at the end of this month of at Wyndham, of the wellknown Glenham .herd of pure Ayrshire cattle. The sale will be a clearing ono, and will afford dairymen and breedersan opportunity seldom met with for acquiring . cattle. with. the best strains. of Ayrshire. blood. " Particulars can be obtained from the Mastorton agent of New Zealand Loan ■ and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. ; A now departure in tho way of racing' took place at Kurow races last week. A hone called Wallace was entered for the trot,' aud his owner informed some of the bystanders that the horse would win if he did not stop to scratch his ear. • This was looked upon by those present as a joke, but when the horses started Wallace went away at a smart pace, and looked like winning, until, all of a sudden, he Stopped short, and began scratching his ear with his hind leg; and despito the jockey's best effort with whip and spur Wallace would not start until tho operation was comploteil. Ho then went off in Ins usual good style, ltisneedless to add iicdidn't win,—Timaru Herald. Two men went oat fishing together and ono fell in; the other succeeded, after great exertions, in getting him out, msonsiblo, and, to all appearand!, dead. As he lay on the bank an inanimate mass his rescuer gazed anxiously at him, and scratching his head, said to himself, but audibly, " There are sixteen rules about tho treatment of drowned persons,'and I can't'remember any of tbetn." "Is there one about whiskey 1" saftl the drowned man, in a quiet voice, " Yes," was the reply. " Then nover mind tho uther fifteen," said tho corpse.

The annual show of stallions was hold on, the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Socioty's ground, at Carterton on Saturday last.. There were seyotiteea entries, viz., Freeth's Troaaon,' Corlett's'Rapid Euan, Hercock's Hero, Tancred's Premier and Administrator, Kimborlcy's Grand Duke, Falloon Bros,' Stanley, Pike's Sir Colin Campbell, Vallanco's Voltigeur, Mason's Nugget, Brodie's Prairio Bird, J. 0. Hayward's Tim Whiffler, J. Stott's Lnch Dhu, Watson's Avon, Buckeridge's Prince Albert and Fitz Hercules, and Cave's Piscatorious, It was tlio largest horse show ever held in Carterton. Commenting on the fact of the Totalisator Bill passing the- South Australian Legislature "Augur I ', says:— "Friends of the instrument which cannot lie" will be delighted, as well as surprised, at the Totalisator Bill passing the Legislative Council of South Australia Although it was bdioved that the totalisator would agaiu be legalised in SouthAustralia,itwasgeiierallyimagmed that, at least another session would pass ere it became law. Everybody will be glad to see that the Council made important amendments in the bill, That which pi events anyono under 21 years of i age investing in the instrument is a step in the right direction, and, by restricting it to certain courses and only a limited number of daysiti the year, the members of the Council liavo acled with wisdom, Nobody wishes to see the totalisator abuaed, ~ftß it was by those cormorants who wished merely to make money by it, when it was in existences soiiie years ago, and it there ib the slightest attempt, to repeat the objectionablo practice, all who have the true interests of tho turf at heart in South Australia will set their racos against it."' A Sydney correspondent of a sporting un^er date Sept, 16, says: —MOrfTriday afternoon last I had thepleasuro'of witnessing the grand aquatic contest>t\yeen Searle and Ofirfs" 'Seilsou, whon after a plucky sthigglo, thj latter went down, allowing Searle to row in any way ho liked, winning by 5 lengths in 21min 34|sec. The result of this match will make a percoptible difference to the Kemp—Hanlan struggle, In reply toaquery of mine to Beach,the exchampion, ho avers that Seario is tho best of the bunch of scullors in Sydney, and if he strips aa well as ho rowed on Friday, he would'nt give much for his opponent's chanco. "Whoever wins the Kemp-Hanlan match will immediately receive a challenge from tho Clarence Rivorboy, and, tako it from me, he'll serve him np.vory warm," Not very long ago, Mr Paruell put on record an instance of keenness of vision in tho perch, In tho larger acquarium in the Zoological Gardens thevo aro a number of fiuo perch which are accustomed to tho inquiring gaze of bipeds, and fish take Bo littlo notice of individuals that one miglt think them oblivious tu tlio presence of strangers. The keeper who feeds them with live bait approaches among the crowd: the perch appear to see linn no more than the others surrounding them: suddenly the keeper turns his back on the aquarium aud walks towards the cupboard in which ho keeps tho net with which ho catchos his live bait for the perch, and as if by one consent everv perch in the water Instantly becomes delirious with oxciteniout, following tho keopor with its eyes in every direction he takes, and blind to all other attractions. The funeral of Martini To Ore took place at Papawai cemetery yesterday (Sunday) in tho proaence of between two and three thousand spectators. Deceased was a lieutenant in the Papawai Volunteer Eiflo corpi (native), and was accorded a military funeral. Martini was a native in good position, and heir to most of the Maori land around Papawai. He left by will f3OO to cover his funeral expenses, and a special train was put on yesterday to convoy volunteers aud friends of the deceased to Greytown from all parts of the Wairarapa. The Masterton Rifle' Corps with their band, numbering some thirty-six rank and file marched to the railway station and proceeded to Carterton and Feath?rston and thenoo to Greytown to take part in the ceremony. Hundreds of natives lined the streets'on each side and as the Volunteers ' marched past < waved branches of willows and handkerchiefs as a token of welcome. They drew up at the meeting house where the remains lay. Bach Company was told off to the various hotels in the town whore a sub. Btantial luncheon was provided for tliem by tho relativesof thedeceased. Thefive corps re-assembled at a' quarter to two o'clock, and accompanied the funoral cortege to tho Papawai cemetery, the baiids playing the " Dead March.!' The funeral service of the Church of England wasrenderedby theßovMrl'orritt,andat the grave hymns weresung by t[ie Church choir. Afiring party of tho Papawai Corps fired three rounds over the grave and tho ceremonies being concluded the several corps marched back to the Groytown Railway Station. Arrived. there Sam Mahupuku addressed the visitors in Maori which was translated hy Mr Von Stunner R.M. Ho thanked them for tho respect they had paid to the memory of deceased, and called for three cheers for tho volunteers which was 'heartily joined in by the natives. Major Bunny was in command of tho volunteers, and Sergeant-Major Bezar. superintended the military arrangements which.were conducted without a hitch. Ths local com arrived in Masterton (it about 1 o'bfosk. ...

; -Mr Tayler Ims several now items of interest in our wanted column.

' Rainfall at Otakuao, Sept. 1888, in. 1'25,0n six days; Sept. 1887,.in; 2-34 on twenty-one days, Number, of days on which rain fell at r Manterton Railway Station, 4 ; average temperature, 51.13; rainfall 1.50. -

A fire occurred at South Greytown »n Sunday morning last, by which the store residenco of. Mr ,G. Koinpton. was destroyed. : 1 - ' 1 The first demonstration with tho now fire.engine at Greytown took place oh Snturday night, and was followed by a supper at the Foresters Arms whicn was well patronised. A meeting of Stewards of the Master-ton-Opaki Jockey Club is to be held on Wednesday evening next to receive the' report of the auditors on the balance sheet.

Twenty-five licenses have already been taken put in Mosterton for trout fishing this season, which commenced today. Anglers wero at work at a : . very oarly hour this morning some indeed wore waiting impatiently the stroke of midnight last night, and startod immediately to try their luck Borne belated travellers reported to us that they saw a solitary fisherman at one: o'clock this morning threshing-the etreami." We shall soon, no doubt, hare to record some big catches. There is no sport under tho Bun' which affords audi opportunities for what may bo called "elongation of veracity." Josh Billings says the man that can swop horses aiid ketch fiah and not lie about em was just. as pitins as any man ever got to be in this world.

" Women toER Think. '—lf tho crabbed old bachelor who uttered this sentiment. could but' witness 'the intense thought, deep study and thorough investigation of women in .determining the best medicines to keep their families well, and would note their sagacity and vfisdum in selecting Dr Siiulo's American Hop Bitters as the best, and demonstrating it by keeping their families in perpetual health, at ai mere nominal expense, ho would be forced to acknowledge, that sucH sentiments are baseless and false, . Picayune "I. Don't Want That Stuff,"-Is what; a ■ lady of Boston said to her huaband'whon lie' brought homo sumo medicine 1 to ; cure her 'of sick headache and neuralgia'; which had made her miserable for fourteen years. At the first attack thereafter it' was administered to her with such good results, that she continued its use till cured, and was so enthusiastic in its. praise, that slip induced twenty-two of the best families in her circle to adopt it as their regular family medicine. That "stuff" is Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters. Standard Without being at all egotistical, and eschewing tota ly well-known "trade puffe," wo arc happy to be able to assert in all truthfulness that our millinery departmnt is at present "arrayed iu all its glories," at Te Aro House Wellington. . Our imported Fronch and English milliuery fashions are tho very choicest, most attractive and charming that wo have ever had tho privilege to show, and genuine experts, ladies of known taste and judgment, say there is nothing to equal the display at To Aro House in tho eity of Wellington. Our nntrimed straw li its and bonnets aro the lattst "crazo"in the world's metropolis, and wo have an cietllent selection of granny bonnets in lace, silk, sitin, sateen, and muslin, all shades and styles, as well as a Urge variety of sun hats and bonuets, at To Aro Houso Wellington. We wotdd specially invita tlio attention of ladies to ilio fact that we are in a position to execute all ordeis fo» millinery promptly, tastefully, elegantly, and at moderate charges. Our raillins' is a young lady of cxqiiißito laste, and i i the short time she has been wit'i u's hai won the favour of a very numerous clientelle, at Te„Aro House Wellington.-Advt. " liouGH un Piles 1,

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