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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3060, 21 November 1888, Page 2

Afto tho .sei)teuce of ftif.rijeeiji jljys with hand tor passed upon Mr T." It. lkrtwi, proWoiwl swimpjing' in. structor of the Putney bjtljs, who entered as amateur under a fals# naiiie and so won a (Sladstono bug (says a Homo paper)) there is likely to bo a lull m this kind of i'lterpm Barton turned up fa pfirnt in a guady j'dcfc, looking very jauncy {.ll oyer, He was evifely sincere when ho said %t lw did not know it was so sorious, mid''his jijanty air bad given way to a very dlffei'ont expression. In to-morrow's issue will bo found a now nijye.rtjsoment from Messrs E, W. Mills and Co., oi Wellington. This firm holds a large stock of splendid harvesting machinery, among the principaf itlm being the newßuckoye Lowdown Reaper f«4 Jsinder. This binder will lie ox-' jiibitcjUt tlfpflhow to-morrow, and .the .qxßori will ;Vo /ftp jfcp tlio many strong points and improvement# jpjhe Bgekojp andjbow its \vojrking, jvlifn all ftnjjsri wlio »ro likely to' i-Qquire p reaper for this season will d,o" well t.9 thoroughly examine aud.securo onn of theso improved machines,

, j 3,' lie rAmalgiiuihted Friendly; Society's Sports. Coiiiiniiteb nloet'at, the' Oddfollojv's. Hall, •P«iy4i) i thij evoniiig, ; :i'rho /.rertiitly'fotnieil. Dnriedit) ' and Suburban Resorvos Society, for the'preservation of aiid'increasing naturalbeauties, now numbers 030 'members. It was nntioimcud nl a Committee meeting that a party of young men lmd undertaken to plant a portion of tho Town Bolt at the proper.season ,\vith trees.. The Taieri Agricultural Show (established 27 years) wits held yesterday. The woatlici' was blealr, ?aiid- the'show was interfered with, but tho-attendance-m good iiotwitiißtqndinc. Tlio cntrioß showed a slight increase. Thoro was a aplcndid turn out of 78 draught horses, tlie'i'aieri beinga noted breeding ground, hi the champion entries, ,;Mr Liirdj of Kilbridge,'was first, and iiitlio champion mores, MrsNimiuo'a Alice Maud was victorious. In the other classes tho quality was fairly good. . !

In addition to tho attractions of the Cattlo Show and the Horticultural Exhibition to-morrow, : visitors' to Mastertoil may indulge in the pastime of roller skating, at the rink at the Theatre Riiyal all through the day and'np to ll'o'clock at. night. Tho fish points also should prove a "great attraction' as there aro shoals of trout in tho ponds at the Mastcrtoii hatchery some of, them of enormous size. Thero will also bo a cricket' match on tho oval, ar.d a Salvation picnio on Mr R, McKonzWs ground',

Wo'learn from tlio London correspon- ' dent of tho Otago Daily, Times, that a ' marriage ,w solemnised at.' Christ , Church, Lancaster Gate, on October 4th bctweon Mr Herbert Parmer, second son of Mr James Farmer, formerly 'of i Auckland, New Zealand, and Edith, i ehlest danehtor of Sir Georgq Harris, of i Ifyrohrater Gate., Tho wedding, . which i was as pretty and .picturesque as such i coremoiiies at tlid Wcst'End usually are, i presented ono novel feature,, Oil each i of the altars there'was a boiutlfulNiknu 'I palm, with its long pendant fronds, and I a ahapfily young Covdyline, or,"cabbage ! tree," with its topical-looking crown i —emblems of the country fwhicii - the i bridegroom is proud to claiin as " the '■ land of his birth. After the wediliug ! ceremony Sir Georgo and Lady Harris entertained a large and distinguished coinpauy at their beautiful mansion. Oers Barotliy, a young Hungarian; recently committed suicide at Chicago, aud left letters stating that lie waß the victim of a sort of duel, which had been described in novols and represented on tho stage, but is very seldom heard of in real life. Three years ago, according to tho letters,'. Barotliy was insulted at Wisner by an army officer. They decided to Jisrlit upou'what is called " the American plan"—a hwus a non lucaidv, as it is never adopted in America. A white and a black ball wore put 'into a hat, and it was agreed that whoever drow the black ball should lull himself oil the third anniversary of tlie ballot.' Barotliy drew the blackball, and, he says in his letters, that he died in accordance with bis agreement as a man of honor. His preparations wore liiado with tho utmost coolness, and his farewell letters were written in a firm, bold hand. Tho Auckland Star says the Property Tax Valuators are now making their rounds, and wo sincerely liopo they will carry out the work' in a .rational way, and not allow themselves' to bo swayed by tho preposterous valuations of three years ago. Tested by numerous sales, many of these valuations .it has been proved, woro simple robbery of tho property owners. Instances might be cited iu which revenue from what would bo considered fairly marketable properties has not made taxes upuii them, and properties have been sold, or rather given away by owners, rather than bear tho liability to taxation. An example - of the extraordinary fall in values of properties was furnished by tho salo of iivo good working men's cottages in i East streot, Newton, by S. Cochrane & Sons rccontly, for a sum of £260. The i property,'a few yoarsago was actually ' mortgaged for £IOOO, The cottageß are 1 comfortable dwellings, two .'of. them tiro storeys high, situated on good allotments of land, aud comparatively close to. the city. A gentleman ivho lias been carrying out valuations in Hie country, declared tho way to disenchant' Sir Harry Atkinson with his idols would be to appoint liiin valuator in rural districts. \

A rival to tho phonograph lias appeared (says nil English newspaper of recent date) and is now in operation at the temporary offices of tho Tanitor Graphopliouo Company, 10, Hattoi) Garden, London. ThVnow'instrument is fixed on a stand, and is workod by a treadle in a similar way to a sewing machine. A hollow rotating cylindor of black wax, varying from iiiu to (ini in leugth and about tin in diameter, is placed on a simple revolving apparatus. To this is applied the point of an engraving needle or cutting stylus, fiied on a mica disc, which receives the voico through a speaking tube and records the pitch and timbre, Itepruduction is effected through the medium''of a small and sensitive receiver attached to ear tubes. The process of receiving can be checked at will, and words imperfectly caught can bo repeated. In tests made recently tho production of tho voico of speakers was clear and exact, whether given in and out as dictation of business letters, as soug recitatiou, or imitation of birds and animals. The pratcical use of tho invention when brought' into commercial operation will be as a substitute for the services of stenography, in point of accuracy and speed, The instrument, it is claimed will record about a thousand words in' live minutes on tho cylinder, which can be sent in a box by post to any part of tho United Kingdom, and which will, on being applied to tho receivingapparatus, evolve tho messago in the tones of tlio narrator. Practically, therefore tho machine does the work of Edison's electrical phonograph. Mr Tainter claims to ; have succeeded witl) a preparation of wax beforo Mr Edison took up that form.

Hiiunibd Mb—A working says: "Debt, poverty and suffering liauueed inu for years, caused by a sick family and largo bills for doctoring, which did no good. I was completely discouraged until ouo year ago, by the advice of ray pastor, 1 procured Dr Soke's American Hop Bittors and commenced their uso, and in one month wo wore all well, and none of us havo bcon sick a day since, and 1 want to say to all poor moil, you can keep your families well a year ' with Dr Soule's Amorican Hop Bitters for less than oiio doctor's visit will cost, "Christian Advocate."

Piikj viiiue Kuts.—''Elevenyears our daughter suffered on a bed of misery under tliecare:of .scrotal } pf tlio beat (and some of the worst) physieiaus. who gave her disease various ' names but no relief, aud'iiow sheis restored to us in good health by as simple a remedy as Dr Souk's American Hop Bittors, that we had poohed al for two years, before using it. Wo earnestly hopo aud pray that no one olso will let their siok suffer as we did, on account of prejudice against bo good a medicine as Br Suule's Amoricau Hop.Bitters, 11 Tho l'arouts. "Telegram." A sumptuary decree lias recently been promulgated by tlio committee of the forthfeoiuinf Musical Festival at Wellington, ifijijll 4® Hy vocalists must bo. mussed iN'mifTK',' poiut of view this js jjo j"])l'w}g jwHngonienl aiiii ijjr oflmr reikis, rioted lbdl : q\v, it- has our pulire swova), .jf Jo k9 ft") uso > Wellington ', . ffE are admirably prepared with awo assortment of White Embroidered Muslin liolws, purchased by our Homo buyor from tlio mamiMurlen at St. Gall, Switzerland, snd also with a sp.'cwUd . assortment of "Willi# Dress' Falni6s, in a variety 8! OllWW' ing fysigiis, at ®> : Aro : HouSe,Wellington. Wo are showing an unequalled assgrjmont of tlio Whiteltobes at 8s Gd,los 6d,llis 6d,iss 6d,17s (id,2ls lid, and so on up to 60s: These are really beautiful goods, and .are better value than any that have been yet offered if.ffie pijjr,flrs I? AroHouse,-yelling-ton," ' '. '' And then we have alaq.a .fuU MJWfiJwliite dress tiibrics, such as Mc'ess jffla.' dress muslins at GJd and 12jd pcr'yard 1 ! tosoote dress muslins, embroidered rnusfins, ajij'mu]l dress': muslins'ttb'm ja'jo is lidpir yard; .bmW'fM muslins; fiopi to Is CJd per yatd;'and brilliQlit dress muslins frojn BJd.ta Is Ctljd e Mo House, • Wellington,—Aw, ,:

: s Mr" Rollestoiirj is j.t(Me 'requested to begothe a candidate for tho Lincoln seat;: V'f wo thousand Kvq. hundred 1 bales are ca kl oguod for the w6iil saloS, whioU opoh at Ohrtycliurch on May. Most of tho wool will be in light'condition.. .'' An inquest was hold nt Kangioro j-es-terday onThos, Topping,-whoso body was found in the river at Ashley. Thero was no evidence as to how lie had been drownod, and an - open verdict' was returned.' ' -

i .Tho -SalvationArmyijilld a.field-day in Mr R, JloKeiizie's paddock to-iimr-. row, aiid a grand musical battle iii the Barrack at 8 p.m. Particulars will bo found in another column.

Tho second eleven of tho Greytown Cricket Club will play tho, first eloven of the Masterton Star Club on the Park Oval to-morrow. * The game willcointnence at 10.30 A notification appears iu another column that thero will be a Social gatherSt. Matthew's, schoolroom, on December 14th, Hofre'shments will be provided, aiid a' Christmas tree, !bran tub, and other interesting/items, with musical interludes, -v !- '

Yesterday was the last day upon which the property-tax could be received without the addition of a ten per cent penalty, that is to say for all amounts not.exis paid in two instalments and about i'oOO of tlieso larger nipounts bavo yet to come in. * The total receipts to date at Masterton amount to £1334 lis 3d. Many {.payments also have beon Bent to Wellington direct.-; . / v ' ;

Tho Auckland city schools coinmitteo at a meeting last night discussed the circular issued by the Board of Education intimating that the latter body had decided to enforco tho teaching of temperance in tho public schools., A. generalopiiiion was offered that tho Board had' acted in bad tasto in view :of tho; fact that at tliijlannunl mooting of household?!: the question as to whether Dr Eichardßon' book should bo introduced into tho Bchool was negatived. It pas agreed that the Board of Education be requested to postpone tho compulsory uso of Dr Richardson's losson book on temperance until after the. next annual meeting of householders! ' - '

AVith reference to the reported gold find at Upper HutV, Mr Georgo Aldous writes to the Times as followB:-A man came to town ou Saturday last and said that ho was the prospector of thn new goldfield lioar the Upper Hutt. Ho said the field was exceedingly rich, aud that lie fully, believed that from the prospects ho'obtained it would yeild at'lea'st 50oz of gold to the load of washdirt. Ho said thero was any amount of good payable ground both on tho river-bank and in the river-bed, which lie had tried. After making what I considered'a reasonable allowance—say, about 1000 per cenM thought it was good enough to go up and see tlie iiuggets of gold he said he had got up there. The gold was 'duly brought torth, which ho says was obtained by liiin and a party during last week; and judging from my 30 (.years' experience on the yaiious goldfiolds 'of Australia and Now Zealand, I should say'they have fully two grains of pure «old possibly two and a half grains, .value about 4id. Tho were still fossi«kabout tho creek and rivet-banks, not whoro ho says ho obtained the rich prospects. Mind you, I do'n't say they will not possibly find payable gold in the district, but for my part, to use old digging parlance, 1 tho: gravel looks too raw and hungry. Thero is in absence of that well-known look that pleasos the eye of those who ha?o had much experience on the goldßelds, Howeirer, to those who want a nice day's outing, they could not do better than select some fine' day and go_ up by train to tho Upper Hutt. It is about ail hour and a half's walk on a good road to tho fieldi but do'n't stumble ovor some of some of those BOoz nuggets and hurt yourself."