The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1889.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3100, 10 January 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1889.

The Melbourno Exhibition c oses _on the last day of tho present month which, although a permature date, wi'l allow of exhibits being conveyed to Paris in timo for the Exhibition there.

According to tho Australian Star, when there is a late sitting in the New South Wales Assembly,-the public gallery may be observed full of Domain loafers, glad of shelter for one night. In all probability the oldest preaoher in the world is the Eev David Smith, who recently opened the General Conference of the African Methodist "Episcopal Oburch with prayer. He is no less than 104 years of age aud has been a church member for ninety years,-- •'■■•■

The Native Football team havo given a very, good account of tbemseles up to thepresont timo during their visit to England. They have played forty-one matches, of which number thoy have won twenty-six and lost twelve games and three drawn. The points scored are two hundred and six for, and ninety-one against. At an inquest in Melbourno recently, Dr Youl philosophically observed that there was no good without a corresponding evil, and that the effect of shutting up public-houses on Sunday was that when a man of a certain sort, who had been drinking heavily for some time past, could not get enoughdrink on the Sun-' day to carry on till Monday, he committed suicide. • '

A girl named Uide, charged at the Sunderland Police Court with drunkenness, when placed in the dook wept bitterly and in broken English eudeavoured to explain that she was a nativo of Bombay, and had been married, at the ago of thirteen, to a soldier, who had brought her to England, and had died, leaving her at the. mercy ot the world.

Messrs Ungar and Toucher, coal prospeotora, havb succeeded in getting a subscription list, which they have beirg taking round Mastorton, filled up to the extent of £l4. The object is to ouablo them to procure pumping gear which they require boforo they can further proceed with their sinking. Subscriptions on their behalf may bo paid into this office, and will be acknowledged through our columns, Anorol case luwbeon brought to the notice of the Paris Academy ot Medicine. A man's breast bone was nearly all removed, with parts of several ribs, iu order to stop tho progress of bono disease. The experiment resultednot only in saving the patient's life, but has given several physiologists an opportunity for direct investigation of the living heart and great artery, part* of which havo been readily accessible, Tho prisoner, John Murray, who gave the police so lmtcli trouble a littlo while back, was brought up at the Supreme Court, Cliristclmrch, on Monday morning on live charges of housebreaking and burglary committed during his brief period of freedom. Ho pleaded "guilty' 1 to all the charges, and was sentenced by his Honor to five years' penal servitude on each charge, the sentences to run concurrently. A woman named Thompson summoned hor husband recently (says tho Pall Mall Gazotto) to the Westminister' police court for haying deserted her._ Tlio defendant who is a mechanical engineer, said he could not live with her, as Bhe pawned his goods to raise monoy for betting. Mrs Thompson replied that he had led her into betting by bringing homo sporting papors and asking her to select the winners. She admitted that she had done wrong by ''being unfortunate in .gambling transactions." Tlio magistrate'"ordered the dofendant to allow her 4s a week. Louisa Collins, sentenced to death on a charge of poisoning her husband, was executed at Sydney on Tuesday last. -.A serious bungle was made. The execution trap on which tho unfortunate woman stood, refused to act, and it was quite 'SOsec. before the drop took place after the signal had been giyen. All this timo the doomed woman displayed wonderful calmness, and when the drop fell her head was almost severed from the trunk. .Mrs Collins was reserved to the laab and made no coufession.. It is forty years since, a woman was executed in Sydney. At the Supreme Court, Christohurch, on Tuesday, Joseph Oram Shoppard was found guilty of larceny as a bailee of a promissory, note for £9416s 3d, given as an accommodation bill by Eichard Norman Newbery. The evidence showed that he. obtained the' accommodation Mi from Newbery. ,He afterwards got two others in place of it, and discounted tl|em, telling Nowbery that he should nojijnake nse. of. the. firat bill, .whioh, however,'l)ei.9J?n:a|te); discounted, having obtained rootliei' ignaJu.rfl.to it, and depositing some, bond w'afranls aVfol; lateral security.. ■'Whenthe bill became due'it was dishonored, and Newbery served him with « writ. ■ Sentence, was deferred, >

Thore will bo a good attendance attko Rink to-night, numbers of skates have been ongagcd and Mr Foarson's Baud will contribute soino choice musical selections

; -Therewaia agood'atteiidanciHafc'tlio ; - 'Mostorton Pliilliarraopic. Society V- pr'ac'.: tise laatfovetittig, and.tliecantiik'now In preparation,, was successfully rehearsed. ■■■ ..-v ;■!;;; * : q ■.. . /It is intended bythe mauagement'of the opera:"Pationce," now ia'"active rohearol'.by a "private Society in , tertonj to place it before tho public: on Annivorsary.flight,.January~22iid." ; A' 'strong cast has been made up,; and with newscenery,andgood dresses/the presentation of v the opera will, no doubt, be ' a marM success.

Admiral Byron Drury, whose dentil occurred oii the 6tli. November >. at Cheltenham,' had an honorable colonial record, Agood many years back lie was captain of the Fandora, which- was employed for four and a' half-years inthe Now Zealand survey. Captain Drnry's services were much appreciated, and when he left the colony he was presented by tho inhabitants of Auokland with a service of plate, .- Detective O'Brien, on Saturday made a seizure at Uamaru, of about half a ton of tobacco on which duty had;' not been paid; The' tobacco was consigned by rail to a tobacconist thore, and'part of it had been removed from Hie railway, station when tho seizure was made.' The polico, however, have all; the tobaoco in their possession now. The tobacco mußt have been smuggled ashore, at Port Chalmers or somowliore near that place. An instance of American journalistic enterprise lias been furnished in connection with the present visit, of the Chicago baseball players. Recently therepresentative'of the JNew York Sun who forms one of the company of Pressmen chronicling the doings;,of the players, cabled 1885 words to his paper, Befsro leaving headquarters tho Sun representative was authorised to spend £IOOO for the purpose of furnishing the Sun's subscribers witlrtho fullest and latest baseballnews.

One of tho greatest treats that, is being looked forward-to by many throughout the Wairarapa district is the picnic announced to take place on Anniversary D.»y, Januuary 22, at Matarawa, Greytown. The splendid grounds of Mr J.. Jones have been kindly placed at the disposal ot tho Committee on this ! occasion, and trains at .excursion rates, wilt stop at convenient times throughout the day. A liberal supply of provisions will be obtainable all day, and prices of admission are so low that it will bo cheaper to yo to the picnic than to stny at homo, The picnic is in aid of tho Greytown Wesleyan circuit fund. Further details may be found in anSther column,

Says a London correspondent of a Southern paper:—A young gentleman of aristocratic bearing who lias been to New Zealand was bent on displaying his knowledge of Maori before a orowd of admirers, at ouo of the matches played by the Maoris in England. _ Entering the pavilion, he called Korauria : 'Ehoa, Maori man! Haere mail Kapai te waiporo." " No, thank you, Mr Whiteman, 1 do not drink," replied Karauria, in perfect English, and with crushing ofteet. The crowdroared, and thoyoung swell looked as though he had swallowed half a pound of Cayenne pepper, and it was coming outof him tliroufh theskin, On Saturday last a swarm of bees, which mistook the Kaiapoi Wesleyan Chapel for an apairy, .caused some trouble in their dißlodgment. TheEev. P. ¥. Fairclough managed to secure about a gallon and a half of the industrious insects, As it takes'329o busy bees to fill a quart, romarks the Telegraph, the rov, gentleman's congregation amounted to at least 19,200, and it may bo added .in the church was "room lor millions more/' though the •tegular congregation would prefer the room to the company of the bees, no doubt. -

A notable concession la made in tlie French Income Tax Bill-in favor of taxpayers who aro blessed with largo families. In proportion to the number of his children, a man will be assessed at a lighter rate; audit would appear that if his sons aud daughters .are only numerous enough, ho will pay no tax at all. Some encouragement is given also to the husband of a moderately dowered wife. ■ Au income of 4000fr,, if it all belongs to the husband, is liable to be taxed, ■lf half, of it is tho wife's they are both exempt. The favor shown to fathers of large families may have a happy effect in France, whero the population is decreasing, but would scarcely answer in England. Here (writes a London paper) it would be wiser to offer a premium to Bmall families. A Spanish tight-rope gymnast named Caicedo has met with a bad accident at Ronacher's Theatre of Varieties in

Vienna. Letting the balancing pole slip out of his hands, he'toll heavily to the stage on to his left side, was picked upaensolcsß, nnd had to bo carried to tho hospital. The audienco was thrown into great excitement, and this was increased by a rumour tliat. Caioedo had made a deliberate attempt to commit suicide. In the course of tho da; lie had a quarrel with his wife, who is said to be of a jealous disposition, and had threat-' died to stab him; and he [was heard to' remark that he would not live to see another day,

We hear that a benofit entertainment is boing got up for Mr George Allen, a well-known mechanic of Masterton, who is suffering from a disease of the joints, which threatens to totally incapacitate him from not only earning his living but also from moving-about. Mr Allen has boon under medical treatment for some time, and the conclusion arrived at is, that the only likely ineaua of cure will be to sojourn at the sulphur baths at Rotomahaua for some time, and it is for tho purpose of providing funda for this object that the entertainment will be given. Most of eur leading amateurs (both musical and dramatic) and Mr Pearson's bnnd, have volunteered, their services. Tho lessee has placed the Theatre at the disposal of the committee together vith his own service gratis, and thelocal newspapers will ■announco the entertainment free of cost, so that purchasers of tickets will have the, satisfaction of knowing that the whole of their : money will go to the object for which it is intended.-Mr Allen has a wifo and family depending on him for support, and we feel certain that ovory person will contribute their mite towards the object of enabling him to make provision for them. Mr P. SPEAR, Eye Specialist and Oj)(ici««, formerly of Dublin, has arrived at Masterton for One Week only with-a largo stock of Hed Periscopie and other Pebble Lonses, .all cut at rio/it angle with flic axis.' Those* therefore, needing properly adjusted Lenses to rectify defective vision would do well to give-him a call before he leaves, Address:—Mr Scott,"Hallstreet, next to Drill Shed. During the past month our showrosm was daily attended by large numbers of ladies intent on inspecting and purchasing the attractive items in the millinery and mantle departments at Te Aro House Wellington, in millinery wo were fortunate'in being able to exactly suit tho taste of our patrons,' and for style, fashion, and the harmonious blending colours, we are as yet unrivalled in the city, We have still the same ability; and means at bur command; and during the present month shall show some special) novelties in ladies' trimmed hats, at Te Aro | House, Wellington, v Our mantle and costume department has also .been the scene of great .activity. We have sold an amazing number of ladies' jackets andmantlesof the most fashionable description', and our costumes havo been the subjects of-'-'inuob admiration at To Aro House, Wellington.'..': " - _.■'■'.' :'; We have a very choice lot of ladies' costumes, in all descriptions of fabrics, and in a great variety of fashionable 'styles, com-'; prising prints,' icphyrs,.'satcen' troche,' Swiss.embriodered," veilings, ■ Pongeoand Liberty silks, ranging from 5s 6d to six guineas, ot Te Aro Houss,-Wellingtbn. ! . : ■%• : We cordially invite any visitors ftpm the who may be staying for a while in tbficity 'ti'wsitfln'r.'sljbowrtioin!whencvery attention ondoiyihty iillheshoivn, |jthout attempting to press' purchases, at Te Aro'Hbuse, Wellington,'--Ann,'

Messra Lowes k lorns add to'their stock salo for Wednesday no\t-one reaper aad binder. ( ' Tho City Ouuicil, "Dunedm, have fixed the Mayor's aalary,at £4OO for the ycir. '- \

H M.S. Oilando was floated out of the Auckland dock yesterday.

'The "regular: monthly ■ meeting' of the Maatertou Hospital Tr uate'es tattfl place t6-day.'. '"cy;'¥ -vO'/-"" : ■ ; . :;: '-;'^.

i Fpur ca'sos of floundeii;were brought into: Ma'stdrton'^laat'''nightv from the Whareatna and feadily sold, the whole lot being retailed off, in' less than three hours.;:'-.. ,-'; : '-,-\ , ':^ " ".

! ■''' No deoision has yet. been come to by tho'Miriisfcers'iibiy. aitfcii'i'ji)' Cabinet: as to the: .two"important * appointments whichhaye to bomade, '.'(.;. .':'; .■ :• A yearlingcolt.by St ; Leger—Raiipo,: purcliaaedat, the recent Sylvia Park sale on behalf of Mr U. Haines was;shipped to Melbourno by the. Wairarapa yester-. day.:;;' V ■:'' ■■<■-'-: '•:" .:■-, '■■;,;.■.

'The nomination-for the' Lincoln seattook place to-day :at Kirweo. The attendance: was small. -Messrs' Saunders and Ollivier'were mjmhiated. 'The show of hands was'in favor of the former. ; ,

A Brass Band has been lately organised at Pahiatua, under tho leadership, of Mr J. Mills, : formerly of Mast'erton. A good set of instruments have 'been .purchased from the defunct Petono'Band, and, as there are several old- musicians in the vicinity, a strong combination should be effected,; J.::. V "; : :-

: We regret to learn thatMr E. Dixon the well-known Ooachbuilder of this town is confined to his bed' with a severe attack of erysipelas,. -.• -.' :;■ ;^v : ■"; ''v-.-.'.■

■ 'With reference to; tho statement' we made in our last issue about the letter from the committee to- the '.'Borough Conncil Mr Hooper informs ius that three members of his committoe (a quorum j. met and adopted the letter. The authority of our statement was a' member of the committee; but wo do not dispute Mr Hooper's version of tho niattor as there may have been some slight misapprehension on the part of our informant incidental to tho off-hand manner in which the affair was apparently concluded. '••"

A young man named W. Mclllraith, of Lakeside, met with a serious accident at the Tautuutu sports on New Year's Say, In one of the horse races two horses ran [oft tho course and -bolted through the orowd, one of' the horses running over young Mclllraith, breaking his arm and considerably bruising him. 'Several other onlookers had narrow and wonderful escapes, The horse, which was going at top speed, tripped over Mclllraith, and turned heels oyer head amongtho crowd, givingits rider a nasty spill,

Truth says :-"The Duke of Norfolk appears to have become a greengrocer, for I hear is not above Selling his fruit, vegetables and flowers at current market rates, either wholesale or retail. Visitors toAi'undol Castle'may purchaso anything they fancy, and largo hampers of produce, and huge baskets of cut flowers are despatched several times a |week to Brighton and Portsmouth. Under the circumstances it seems decidedly unfair, while the Duke is driving a roaring trade that his. glasshouses should be rated moicly as pleasure.grounds, whereas professed nusoryraen have to pay a very much higher rato. 'The Duke has quite enough advantage over the ordinary tradesman without being favored in the matter of rates.