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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3104, 15 January 1889, Page 2

•.Tenders for painting and paperbanffing close with Messrs Win. Booth & Co, Carterton, to-morrow, Jtthurfry 18th, There will bo a recruit drill on Thursday ovening atthe Mastertpn Drill Shed when all interested are requested to roll up. . ■ From a private letter from a lady in Sydney to a friend in Masterlon we quote the following "Butter is selling at 3s6d per lb, and bad at that." Wo draw attention to Messrs. Freeman R. Jucksqn & Go's, extensive Block sale which takes place at their Palmeraton; Sal? yards on Thursday next Januarg 17th, .Tho catajoguo.will be found in ouradyertiwng'coiumns, ' '

. Tenders for the ere'ptioh of a cottage atOpaki biqßes,to-3ay. > :v-' ;^v: ■'■'f.'- ' "A'S.ummbried meeting ; of> ibe Loyal Masterte.LoaVl;O.O.F.,M.y. takes; placptliiaevening^;;, ■•■ ■?' •' :,;' y. : F; ■Lieut. Thompson of tlnvMasfcerton, Rifle Volunteer has reoeived from Mr Geo.Bpetham M.H.R., two guineas as a prize for firing compotiton. ..";..

. of'the stewards of the Wairarapa Jockey Clubtakes place at Oreytown this evening. -• ,•,.•.•.., '■Tub ■Duchess of Sutherland,' whose death took place rcoeutlyAva's one of the most distinguished ' toiupmanco "army recruits "rif. roceht "years. Sho "always .w.oretho blue ribbon. ' ..v ■-

The Iluapeliu brought out-over a thousand packages by the parcel post from' England although' but a week's notice was given of the New Zealand parcels post having been established, .' An .entertainment in aid of Mr Geo. Allen will be.given in the Theatre Royal on Friday next, particulars of which appear in-another column,. The General Secrotary of the Carterton Sports has received a notice from Mr Dawsonj-Traffic Agent, that aspeciiu cheap train will-leave Maugamahoe and Masterton forCarterton arriving'at 16,80 a.maud leaving at 6.45 p.m which will be sui l ablefor everyone. Mr J.' McAlpine, of Manners-street, Wellington, has just received : a first shipment of new seasons patterns of paperhangings,' wall and ceiling decorations, borders; kt, and as his stock is large and must be reduced to make room for. shipments coming to' hand, he has resolved to, give the publio'the boncfifc and has begun a'great clearance sale during which all goods will be sold for cash at oost price.!, 1 For further particulars see his advertisement on our first page. ' The Guion. liner Alaska, from New York which arrived at Queenatown, brings intelligence of tho ship Edward, froiu Havre, with a cargo, of iron ore, whose captain reported .that the vessel encountered a terrible electrical storm in the Atlantic on the' night of 31st October, when iulatitudeiWil north, long. 64*42 west, lasting for several hours, during which the vessel was continuously ■ en-, veleped in lightning which postrated on tliodeok eleven seamen, and deprived thera of sight for nearly half a day. The second officer and: boatswain. were also dashed to the deck, and received serious injury, and tho former was speechless for five hours. Three balls of fire exploded with a tremendous report over the main rigging, scattering flaming fragments over tho ship, driving the roinaiii- • ing members of the crew in terror into the forecastle, From 3 a.ni. on the 31st until 7 p.m. the captain and mate were tho Only persons aboard capable of doing any work. The London correspondent of the Ohristchurch Press writes! You will bo Interested to hear that Sir Julius Vogel has at hist found a pvblisher, Messrs Sampson, Low and Co., for his novel, which is to be called " Anno Domini 2000." Mr Philip • Mennel must be credited with'this consummation, for ho kindly undertook to" place" tho book if possible, It had been declined by a number of firms, when it was brought to him: and Mr Trishler told mo that he also had declined it. afterwards; so that it must have gone a begging pretty extensively. As it is, it is brought out .it tho author's risk, and critics who have seen it shake their head over the prospect of success. I suppose, however, it will meet with some sale in New Zealand and Australia mainly, and the story is as may be opined, concerned with the conditioned of things a century or more hence. Many such books have beon published, and it is curious to note that another New Zealaudersonio ofeht years ago chose a somowhaUimihir idea for his novol. I rofer to tho " Erchonienon" of the Rev. H, 0, M, Watson of your city which, however, was sufficiently rationalised to suit non-imauinativo minds. By the way,ilsee that Messrs Sampson, 1 and Low havo' recently brought out a new edition of Mr Watson's former story " Adventures in Now Guinea."

Archdeacon Stock, has safely arrived in England, after so pleasant a passajjo Home as regards the weather that he says a rowing boat could lwe come all tho way. He says, though, that he .did not derivo benefit much from tho voyage, in consequenco of the noises that are continually going on on board a steamer. The. Archdeacon, who has not been in England for thirty-five years has been doing a great deal of sightseeing, and he says tho more ho sees of London the less he can understand how young colonial peoplo can go back and say there is nothing to see in London. A'rchdoacon Stock will spend most of the winter at Hastings, and will not return to New Zealand for the next twelve months. Tho Vonernblo Archdeacon is at present visiting his relations, most of whom ho has not seen since he left England for New Zealand.—Exohange.

In connection with an advertisement of a new sheep dip which appears in our _ columns and for which Messrs Levin and Co. are the agents A Napier contemporary gives the following information :-Messrs Murton and White havo been for some time oarryiug on experiments with a view to quicker destruction of parasites and eggs in connection with their valuable Sheep Bip, The result shows that all the lice and eggsare killed instantly, all the ticks within a yery short time after tho sheep ccrae out of the bath, and the tick eggs will be found compressed and indented, turning nearly black, the vitality being destroyed, The result- of a test made recently in further confirnmtion of the result already obtained showed everything dead 'within three minutes after dipping. The specific is now being manufactured for tho forthcoming season to produco the above results, which, coupled with its other valuable qualities as regards the wool and tho ease with which it can be used, should ensuro for it a very large domaud,

Bv a fire which occurred in the Wentworth House Family .Hotel, Sydney, two young Englishmen lost their lives, wjiile othor boarders narrowly escaped a similar fate. At fjve minutes to 6 a.m, tho fire was discovered in the bathroom, and ovon before some of tho lodgers had deseonded the stairs it had spread through the house, and egress by the stairs was rendered almost impossible, In an attompt to escape by the roof two young men •naniod.Armstrong and Caulfield fell to the ground some 70 feet below and were killed. Armstrong and , Caulfield with' two others named Woods' I and Dakin managed to make their way downstairs through the blinding smoke. The others got through the: skylight, but the roof was so steep aiid slippery that they could make ho progress, and before aid could reach them they were so blinded by smoke and dazed by heat that thoy lost thpir hold and tell to the ground. Armstrong was killed outright and Caulfield died in a few minutes, During the past month. our sliowrosm wjs daily a'.ttnded by largo numbers ,of ladies intent on inspecting and purchasing the attractive items in the millinery ana mantle departments at Te Aro House Wellington,

Jn millinery we were fortuuate in being able to exactly sujt.the taste of our patrons, and for stylo, fusion, and the harmonious bleuding colours, we are as yet unrivalled in the city, We have still the sake ability and menus at our command, and during the preseiil mwl " 1 s ' 18 " S ' lOW somo s l )oC '°' Hovelties hata, at Te Aro House, Wellington, l< Our mantle ana costume department has also been the scene of great activity, We have sold an amazing number of ladies' jackets and mantles of the most fashionable description, and our costumes have been the subjects of inuph, admiration at. Te Aro House, Wellington, '; '■' L ,. We have a very choice lot of ladies' costumes, in all descriptions of fabrics, and in a great variety of fashionable styles,' comprising prints, zephyrs, sateen, bro'ohe, Swiss embriodered, veilings, Pongee-.and l Liberty silks,ranging, from,ss Ccl.to six guineas, at TeAro'floasi, Wellington., : ,, We cordially invite any visitors fiom the country who may be.staying for a whilo in the city, to visit our shoowroom when every attention and oivility'wiUbe Bhown, without attempting'to, press purchases, at Te Aro House,Wellington.—Aw.,. :'.- .

.: "EotroBONOosNS.: Ask for Well'B "Rough on A; complete, permanent cure, Quiok relief \ or corns'ana"buniobil, ■" At #(tomljtl and Druggist, : ;o-.. ; . : ; . . I

1 Tlia hftndicapß' for' i e v'entia at thejktettqh sportsoii '.Anniversary. 1 ;Day;^puUiß'hwin'tliis;issuo^. r ;. y'; ,i • ■ MeisfaKijfes.aDd lbrnsaViioifnoeaan 'extenure sajo of furniture'and! sundries at their, rooms' for Saturday. •; " -i '■■;, The' ,Trenaui 4 er;'MaVt"erton' Hospital acknowledges thereceipt of £2 5s being a second list from BrancepetliStatio'ni ■" . Alightgreyjaokoblost:between tho Lower Manaia and the Presbyterian Ohruoh is .advertised, for in another column. : '. r :: ':'.'■."■•' ' ■' ■-.)'''."■'

Wo, hear that Mr Renallhas'been promised £Bo,tow'ard his water schehW from theprincipal shopkeepers it Quoen'

Tenders are invited for scrub cutting outheJUiddle Run East Taratahi by Mossrs Win. Booth & Co., of Carterton where specifications may beseri. Further particulars may bo found in. another column,./ "..'. '.:.;"; ,': ; ;0

.:. Wearo rcqueatcdto remind our readers of Messrs Lowes'ahd lira's stock sale at their, yards to-morrow. The list embraces upwards' of. 6000 V sheep of all c.lases, cattle, horses/ pigs, reaper, arid sundries.' ' .

' The Stewards of the' Wellington fincihg Club, after considering the claim made by Mr O.E. Bunny on behalf of a client, for payment of dividends ou two ticket* on Whisper in the Grarid Stand Handicap; run at the Spring, meetiiip, have decided not to recognise .the claim, j We'(Times) understand that legal pro-' ceedings are to be initiated at unco for tho recovery of the-money, . '■' A Mastertoii resident had a lively experience in his poultry yard the other morning, Hearing an unusual disturbance amongst his feathered tribo.at an early hour he. went to ascertain: the cause and found a huge rat had fastened itself on tu thelug of a Hon ,and the rooatarß. and some of the hens'.'were pecking away at the rat whioh would not, however, let go its grip, until a' blow from a big stiokwielded by the. powerful arm of the irate settler put an end to its sport.

A woman came to the offico of the Chairman of the local IJenoyolont Society this morning and besought aid;to take hor down to Wellington whero she had friends. The Chairman gavo the applicant an order on 'the Soorotary, which complied with her requirements, but later on, whin, ho was at luncheon at his private house', the woman re-ap-peared begging for money and was slightly surprised to find the Chairman confront her there. The woman, after receiving an order for relief, was actually making n house,to house canvass for money. The ■ Chairman, repossessed •himself of the order which had not been presented, and intimated to the woman that the polico would be consulted as to hor conduct. It would be weir if charitably disposed people would bear in mind that tho local Benevolent Society relieves all deserving cases, and that many of those who go round begging from houso'to house are unworthy of assistance,

The first meeting for this yoar of the Committee of tho Protection League waß held last week in Duuedin, There was a full attendance of members; Mr Hutchinson in the chair. A Rood deal of business was gone throUyh, anda subcommittee appointed to consider and formulate for the next meeting of the League a proposal to widen the scope of tho League's operations—to iiiolujo, for oxawple, tho desirableness of advocating a land and income tax as opposed to the present impolitic property tax, and similar reforms. It was also remitted to tho samo aub-comniitteo to report upon the expediency of having one general Protective Association, with affiliated branches throughout tho colony, instead of a number of independent but loss powerful societies. Tho president was requested to make inquiry regarding a mistak or omission in tho Tariff whereby coachbuilders' bent timber is admitted at a. low rato, and in some instances, it is alloged, duty frco, to the disadvantage of mitivo timbers, which aro found to be equally suitablo for thoworkin question. After arrangements had been made for tho enrolling of new members the mooting adjourned.—Dunedin Star.

Says a New Plymouth papor;—A seizure of liquor was made on Friday at Oakura, by Sergeant Duffin, assisted by Constables Scully and Hendry. ' For some time past suspicion has been atI tached to tho accommodation house of Mr Scarlo, (who formerly kept the Oakura Hotel), and oiv Wednesday, Constable Brown, of Manawatu, proceeded to Mr Searlo's place, Tho Constable was in mujti, and to avert the least suspicion as to his character, carried his arm in a eling. On arrival lie had no difficulty in purchasing a bottle of whisky, for which ho paid Gs. /The afiair was kept dark, and on Friday the police made a raid, tho result being the seizure of 84 bottles of beer, 13 bottles of portor, ty bottles of rum, 1 bottle of brandy, 1 bottlo of port wine, 1 smajl and 1 largo cask of beer, 2 casks of brandy, 1 cask of whisky, 1 jar of rum, 1 jar of brandy, 1 box containing gio, brandy, wine, empty bottles eto. The total value ol the stuff is about £AQ. A terrible coach accident happened on Bulair Hill on, near Adelaide, on Monday, the 81st ult. The employes of Marshall and Co., drapers, had been to a picnic at Ooromandel Valley. All the coaches, with the exception of tho last one, reached the city safely. Itnppears that tho Jnafc one, alive-horse coach, was coming down the hill at a walking pace, when the swingle-tree touched a about two feet from tlio fence, cuisine the horses to take fright. Tho coach collided with tho fence and then turned tivoor three somersaults down the hill, and was stopped by a tree, William Browning, aged 22, employed by G. and R. Willis & Co,, was crushed by the coach, and died soon after. The driver, a man named Latnbort; aged 82, a widower with two children, sustained a compound focture of both legs, aud died next day. There were 35 passengers on the coach, and of. these 20 were mors or less'seriously injured, Miss Luoy Machin, a dolioate girl, is in a critical state,' ■■ \ . ■ ;

I heard a capital story the other day which suggests that when next .Lord Salisbury ennobles a faithful supporter he shonl endeavour tojselect an.inttlliglblo title for his new peer. Lord Magherauiore, who is much better known asSir James McGarel Hogg, hadreccntly a painful experience of'the result, of neglecting this very necesaaiyprecautibn.Shortly after his creation he went to dine at the house of an old friend where he was well known under his old name, j but announced'himself to Jeams asj " Lord Magherauiore," "Lord—— what ?" said the startled domestic. " Lord Mnghoramoro," said he, with omphasis. Jeams shook his head, He did not venture to make a second enquiry but despaired of attempting to render the uncouth collection of gutturals. What was he to do I Tie visitor was advanoing to tho drawing room, Jeams hesitated amoinent, then boldly thing opon the door ami. proclaimed, to the oonsternationof every one, "the late Sir Janios Hogg." '..-'.■