The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1888.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3074, 7 December 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1888.

After six weeks of tho most miserable and broken weather at Groymouth it seems to have set in for line weather at last. A determined suicide was committed on Tuesday afternoon by a shearer named King. While working in tho shed at llangitota Island lie cut his throat with a pair of shears and attacked other men with tho shears whan they rushed to him, He died in the eyoning. Tho District County Council' of Grey are about applying to tho Bank of New Zealand for a six thousand loan, It is estimated that after another twelve months by abstention from w works as last year, they will be in a sounder financial position than hitherto. Nothing but tlio most urgent aud imperative works were gone on with last year. Mr G. E. Tolhurst, the popular manager ot the Bank of New Zealand in this city, lias been temporarily detaclwd on specialservice connected with the general managment of the institution, which will necessitatehia frequent, absence from Wellington for some months to coino. Mr P. T. Partite, tho present manager of the Adelaido braiwh; has accordingly been appointed acting-iuanagcr in 'Wellington, and will arrive hero shortly to assume tho position. Mr Parlitt is succeeded in Adelaido by Mr It, W. Kane, formerly accountant in Wellington, and moro recently manager at Nowcastle, New South Wales.—Post.

'fiie Uonte Carlo black list, or rather doatli ro)l, for the mouth of June has been made up. It is not a very largo ono, being considerably below tlip average. Still it is long enough and sad enotigli. Tho number of suicides, inclusive of ppe or two attempted cases which'did not terminate fatally, is given at twenty-three. Last ljipnth's' list being closed, no time jvas lost fo opening a fresh one for July. On the very lirat of ike mouth a young German lady liavijig lost ijo,ooo fiancs, tried to "kill heißilt by poisoning, llev condition was fJiscpyerpd in 'tinip to preyept the drug she had jakpii having a fatal effect, lloiyoycr, completely ri|iiied and drspairjng, s)io>vas )iot to be knlked in her tfflgiff ifttentipn. Tlio fqljowjng day she committed siiipido by drowning herself. Sho is described "as hfivjjig' been very beautiful and attractive, aud ouly twenty years of age. Did you over notice what womlorful ililluonco ono good farmer in a settlement has iipon all the other farmers in tlioyiciiiily} 'Mp, for example, a section >vhere the Ijjnd'jj ns|}jra]!y a little thin, where a scnijty' hying has bean eked out from tho time of the tii'st settlement j Iff l> D°H onergetic farpipf 'jioftlp ft'n aji ayerage pieoe of land and begju atjrrjng things up-hrst trepting tj)e spil $s tfshoijld be treated, enriching it with fortjlisers and rotation of crops—and gao the p®)o(. How naturally overybody falls into lino, and at last imitates the example of the; nuweumer. Such a faruiPf Is worth m/irp to a neighborhood than all the old cim S ot together. It would not lis a for t!l0S » who have charge of tlie (igricufeiral interests of the Colony to (irranjo exemplary farmers hi distr;cts where tlio people are slow to rnako iin'provimieiits, or to make the best of tho advantages phicli naturally surround tliom. Such a'scheme ttlglit bp imnracticablo, but it would Ift Wood wa;( dry bones that ard Standing in' tho: way' Of ,'inapy 'ii. comtiilii|ity.~ Exchange, ' . • ■

It is reported tlmt Or Ilonvy Bunny has resigned his sent on tlio South Wiuv rarapa County Couucil.

' The rogultlr monthly meeting of tho Masterton Town Lands Trust takes place.this praririg, .

Tho brutal husband inNew York who, ' in a drunken passion, gouged his wife's ' eyes out Ins been Bent to State prison for twenty-seven years. ;. : ' Tbo statue of tho late Earl of Shaftesbury, which has been placed in West- 1 minstor Abbey, was unvoikl by the 1 Baroness Budctt-Coutts on October 1. ' • There was a largo attendance ,at the : rink last evenin?, all the best skaters 1 woro present, but thoy wor6 put in tho 1 shade by a youn« lady from VVanganui, whose graceful evolutions aud finished abating was greatly admired by all who : witnessed it. Mr Pearson's'tand played somo capital selections , and a pleasant evening was possed by all who attonded. A serious case of murder by a soldier is reportod from Dinapore, Gunner Kelly, of tho B Battery (3rd Brigade) of Royal Artillery, while on sentry duty, left his post and went to the quarters of Sergeant-Major Burton, of the same battery. Ho found tho sergeant-major asleep on his cot, with his child near him, and deliberately shot him. Tho bullet shattered' Burton's face, but he 1 managed to reach the guard-room and obtain assistance. A dhoolie' was' sent for, but just as the sergeant-major was about to enter it Kelly came up suddenly and shot him through the back, killing him on the spot.: Kelly'then gave himself up, expressing satisfaction at the deed. .-.: The motive for tho orime was revenge, the sorgeant-niajor having caused Kelly to be . removed from the position of orderly-room clerk. ■ I The Napier Telegraphy contains the. following 'at' Mr S. horao's story last'li woko up door dressed horse bleeding The to bind ' offthehoof,she led the animal to "Tdr. Biunie'a Puketa'pu Hotel, where the animal was , put m a paddock, and is now enabled to put its leg to tho ground, The hoof was aftorwards discovered where it had boon ripped off bybeing caught, in a wire ; fcucc. . , . ! : -

Our readers will see in another oolumn that Wellington has received an important addition to its photographic artists/ Mons. B. iritsche, from Paris, having opened this' week in tho woll-known rooms aboyo Messrs .Wampck, Kelly & Adkin's' Drap'ory Establishment. Tho suite of rooms are admirably suited for an artist's studio. There is'.a show-room, whore a fine display of. Moiisier's ,work may bo soen; a most convenient wait-ing-room while the studio itself is one of tho best in tho city, it having an excellent light, which can be : regulated as desired, and this, together . with its sconory and accessories in the latest style, renders it all that caii bo, desired. Th'ore is a finish about the portraits shown—li blending of light and shade., ami a pos6' of the seen, but to the^^B|^^^^^| to Win - to. payl^l^^Vv^^^^l

. ' A sories of gigantio former™ have boH "brought to light in New York. James E. Bedoll, the old and trusted olork of the firni of Shipmaii, Barlow, Larooque, and I ChoitfliOne of the largest firms of lawyer?. in theUJnited States, wnß ftrrcßtcd about the end'"of September, and confessed ho had committed forgoriea' of to the extent of about 250,000d01. The firmVbusinesa waa mostly with heavy capitalists, fyr whom they invested largely in mortgages. Bedoll had charge of this depai'tmeht, Knowing the clients of the firm who had moneyto lend, he would notify them tlmt ail application had been made for a loan on real property iii the city. If the client was satisfied with the security, Bedell would forge a mortgaso, forge tlio certificate of recording endorsed on it, get the client's cheque for the amount of the low, and appropriate it. Hardly was this sories of forgeries brought to light when it was discovered that William R, Fostor, jun. attorney for the trustees of the gratuity fund of the New York Produco Exchange, had boon for somo timo engaged in a similar business. His forgeries amounted to about 176,000d01.

. The following good story is told by tho Tuapeka Times:—Two gentlomen arriv ing nt the Lawrence railway station (inquired on alighting from the carriago which way they should take to tho Waipori flat, Mr Vincent Pyko, who was standing by, told them that tho Wajpori flat was on the top of a hill, to which he pointed. "Nonsense," said one; "we'ro looking for a flat not a lull." "Quito so," said the elect of Donskin,' "but this flat is on tho top of a hill." Jmpossiblo!" rejoined the stranger, who was now boginning to suspect that the genial old gentleman was takon a rjse out of him. ''How could a flat be on tho top a hill. "Well, you eee," said Mr Pyko, "in goingtoWaiporiyou rise 1500 ft., and then you descend ijOOft., to the flat, so you are still up 1200 ft. Therefore, a Hat is on a hill; aud by tho time you got there, there may bp two," Tho stranger was satisfied,

Prejudice Kills.- "Elevenyears our daughter sud'ored on a bed of misery undur tlio caro of several of tho boat (and some of tho worst) physicians, whs gavo her disease various names but no relief, mid now alio is restored to us in good health by as simple a remedy as Dr Soulb's American Hop Bitters, that we had poohed at for two years, before using it. Wo earnestly liopo aud pray that no one else will lot their sick suffer as wc did, on account of projudico against art good a mcdicino as Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters," The Parents, "Telegram." Haunted Mi!—A working man says: "Debt, poverty aud snfforing haunted me for years, caused by a sick family mid large bills for doctoring, which did no good. T wits cfliijpletely, djscouraged until ono year ago, by the advico of my pastor, 1 procured Dr Smile's American Hop Bitters and commenced their use, and in one month wo were all well, and noneofushavobepirsick a day oiuce, and I want to say to all poor men, you can keep your families \veU a year with l)rSoulo'§ Amprican Hop Bitters lor leas than ono doctor's visit will cost. "Christian Advocate." Residents in tho country contemplating visit to W.ellii|gtpn during the present month, inay 'combine Both ples'stiro .aijd pi'ollt by calling pi the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Arc Hguse, Wellington, Tl|o line premise? wii qcpupy qre in themselves uiieijualkl Spilth of-the' Efluitor,; and npt qnlyis the architecture imposing, iut the nKijugements for the comfort and convenience of ousfomors are suoh as ban-' not be excelledif equalled in tho Colony, and so say the thousands who have visited the Wholesale Fainfly Drapery Warehouse, To Aro House, Wellington. Aud then the stock is always large, the choico very extensive, and . tho prices at lo\veat wholesale rates at Te Alo House, Wellington. 1 '*"■ " Just ijQWi.and during the present n)onth some exceptional advantages are ani} \yill lie offered to all cash customers. Having iijjporfgd a large lot pf .Japanese and other faijoy goods'we shsll distribute then) to all purchasers the fqllqwjiig s«le. §f ?e AVP Hgiise, ; 'flic ijcale-r. Purchase 10/- Gift, 1/- Purchase 15/. Gift 1/fi Purchase 20/- Gift 2/ ; Purchase 25/- Gift 2/0 Purchase 80/- Gift 3/- Purchaso 85/. Gilt 3/0 Purchase 40/* Gift */• Purchase 60/- Gift 6/v Purchase 00/- Gift G/Jurohase 70/- Gift 7/Purchase 80/- Gift 8/- Purchase 00/- Gift 9/•■Purchase 100/-Gift 10/and sqoj) ji/ ttffio proportion up to £SO, £IOO, or more during IjjP SWnfMf Decernbet ftt Te Aro House; Wolhngf'oji; • \ The only exceptions .we make IP. the above are Kid Gloves, 1 Dressmaking, Millti neryr and , tailoring .to-order; An .early visit would therefore be very. advantageous to*all'counlry residents, -being * certain to VJsUHiMleVsure ■ and profit" to all oustol inetijst $ ' • ■

•A mooting of the. business -people of Maßtcrtoh will be held ut tho - Oddfellow's Hall on Monday ovoning at 8 p.Ui./fnr the purpose of considering the uew five insurance tariff. At Ohristohurch tho "Messiah" is to I be preformed at' Christinas with a chorus, of ninety-two sopranos, forty-four alios,-forty-oight tenors, ' and forty-niilo bases.' ; -- " '•.. .

At Grenfoll, New South Wales, on a looeut Monday,forenoon, business was suspended as a day of humiliation and prayer for rain.;. ; !: Sydney aiid Molboume obso'rvfttorios ai'o to take their part in tho international scheme for. charting the' heavens by photography. In 1897 Ireland's tillage land decrsasod 18,000 acres, aud tho grass laud iiioreased |by 50,000 acres, ~ ~ .

...Borgon, a tuivn in Norway, with a population of 50,000 inhabitants, has only six or seven spirit shops'. Fully 150,000 Jewiahimmi&rants havo lundedin New York since .1880,, and 100,000 of them have remained there. The population of Ireland is declining at the rate of nearly 60,000 per annum. So reports the Registrar-General.

. Tho Japanese have invented a method of rriitiufacturing very strong and nearly transparent paper'from seaweed. ■ ' There, aire still on tlio ponsion rolls of the Government over eight hundred inon who. served in the' war of 1815. The war ended soventy-threo yeara h?o^ Judge Davenportj of Kansas City, has decided that womeu can -wear ' trousers whenever and wherevsr they please in Missouri. ' : "• J- . An.aeronaut'who raado an'ascension in Ohio a fow days ago has not been seen nor heard from since,'and it is generally supposed that he has gone on a starring Jour. ' I '''*■ ofi tlio -new-.-British, rifle up to 2800 of the pcople i that shareholders iiqw regulaWHwTieen fixed for 18tli December, 'v.: A telegram received yesterday by the Directors, of-the. Now Zealand Stud Company states that 120, hqrsos of the Bucephalus shipment have been sold and the Government are still selecting animals far artillery purposes. Nothing • ia stated as'to price. i - Three Native policemen in India, who ' desorted from the station at Philibliit, ; were two days later pursued to a deserted hut, and, on being surrounded, all three ; simultaneously; shot themselves - dead i with tlieir. rifles, ' They had previously • attempted to murder their superinten- , dent by firm? through'tho window when ; ho was diuing with a lady and geiitlo- . man.

Mr H. B. Latham, on behalf of Mr ■ Haigh, architect, gives hotico iii another : column that Mr H. Bland Rowlattiß no longer iii bis employ, nor authorised to receive accounts ;,All communications mußt be addressed to Mr Latham#. ■ The followiWteaui- i '6f ttio'Nastertoh • I BmSsltlie Eatiite must b^^^M with the public Trustee Wellingtou or Mi'Wi Bellar, Masterton.. j Messrs Lowes & lorns will sell 'by ; auction'on Tuesday, January Bth',several Leases of Education Reserves. Tlio , catalogue .of particulars , appears in , another column. •'

Referring to the fish ..stranded, dt Westoe a short time ago, and montioned hour columns the other day (says the Hangitikei Advocate) Mr O. Hunt says that ho has cut up hundreds of siliuon in England and having seen this fish, he has no hesitation in declaring it to be a real salmon. . It will be Been from our advertising columns that on Friday' next, the 14th Docomber, Messrs T. Kennody Macdonald & Co., will sell at their Exchange Hall, Lambton-Quay, a valuable bush section of 205 acres in tho Railgitumau Block, boing section No. 148. The property being for absolute sale Bhould command attention and more especially as tho land in the district in question ts well-known to bo of exceptionally good quality, We understaud that during the lioariiif of tho case Armstrong v. Peters, at Carterton last Court day, the R.M. soverely censured tho informant for making the-information on oath without reading it, and counsol for the defence .referred in very strong terms to the conduct of the informant, who had admitted that statements sworn to by him wore incorrect, and counsel stated that tho informant should lwvo been where he bad placed tlio accused. Tho R, JJ., in dismissing the oaso, stated that he did so on its merits, as the evidence did not reveal any perjury, but that apart from this the form of tho information was. absolutely fatal to a conviction, We are .informed that informations for perjury .are about to bo sworn, when the parties iu the late case will change their positions,

A Mastorton resident has recoivod a letter from an occupant of the the hospital at the time of the recent destructive lire at Eotorua. He statos when the people retired to bed at 10 o'clock there was no sign of fire. Soon after a crackling sound was heard by Mrs Taylor who went down stairs to ascertain tho'cause and found a cupboard near the kitchen stovo on fire, She immediately called one of tho men, who, failing in his endeavours to subdue the flames immediately gave tho alarm. He then carried the bed ridden patients to a place of safoty, and then remembering the cook, went to her room and and burst open the door. The cook was asleep at the time and the lire was coming through the boards at one corner of tho room, She had only time (o the buck 4qor wlion the llooriog fell with a crash. Tliero was a Maori in the Hospital at tho time with a broken leg aiid anu and otherwise injured by a tree falling on him, Tho poor fellow, whose limbs had been recoiitly set got his leg broken again in . crawling out. Nothing was saved and if was blowing a.lmrripie at the t|ine from tho rath,- a direction fatal to the buildins. The bath and gardeners house were saved with difficulty.

H.lWrson begs to inform.thoinhabitants of Miistcrtou arid District that (luring the inoiitli of December ho will offer to |he public the whole of hia largo stock of'lfmits niid shoes at cost price for C.wii Oni.y, after which time the books will be closed and the business in future completed pn the ready inonoy system of wliich duo nptioe will be ciyen.—Advt