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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3153, 14 March 1889, Page 2

A special meeting of; the Masterton School Committee, is called for this (Thursday) evening to consider a letter from the Education Board're the transfer of teachers.

The annual General Meeting of Members of the Mastertnn Football Club will beheld in the Club Hotel, ou Saturday next March 16th. at 8 p.m. Intending membors are invited to be .breseut. Wo remind thqsu interested of the inspection parade of .the Musterton Biflo Volunteers whioh takes place to-night, We havebeen .requested todraw the attention of members to the fact that finea will be inflicted for absence commencing with to-nights meeting. . : A contemporary say?:-" It. jb quite clear that Mr Shannon is not on his way to earn his ' screw,'either like or unliko a Civil servant. There are two sides to every question, and while we have heard n great deal of the ' fraudulent ■■ importers we have had adisoreet silence maintained about the 'fniudu lent' Government. -It appears from the Otago Dally Times that 'for the year ending the Slat December, 1888, the number of post entries that is, the excess duties paid by importers on demand of the Customs, and; which includo duties'paid under; Mr' Shannon's defective work—at Dunedin was 324, and the amount J740 6s 3d, Tho' number of cases in which |bo Customs department had to refund; duty overcharged was .812, and the amquntsi42B Ifs 10d,' So that plio activity'of tho Ouatoms arid Mr Shahhijn.cut both ways. ■'The .biter was bit, and ujnle the Government got 324 points withia yaluo :pf : .#4Q, the importers scored 312/ with a '-value of £1,428,; Tiyh to one against, the Go. vemmont. If this sort of thing is going onafcalj por(sßir Harry Atkinson will regret having stirred ■ up. this Customs, activity.-which has. only, proved, fhj Government to bo twice as fraudulent as importers,; The:. Times says: "Wo have* now ascertained; that the. amount of duty involved in.the late seizure was onlyl2s." ; :'

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appointed • British" and Colonial Property, Financed arid Assurance Company ;,(limited),' the head quarters' of which are 111 Melbourne; Sub-agents liaye been appointed through-.' out the jeonutrydistricts; ~ '■';.'■•'' By an aimbuncemeut in our columns it will be noticed that owing to ' indrcase : ,of business Mr Henry; A'ulin has beon compelled to make considerable improvements in his present promises, Prior to doin? this he will hold-a genuine clearinV salo of thowhole:of his valuable Btook. ;' : .",;' Mr Peter Thomson. intimates to travellers and-' other's through-.our columns that lie has taken -over those established livery and bait stable belong : in? to the Bketahuna Hotel, where he will be prepared to supply the travelling public with saddle horses arid vehicles of every desoription.

'Dr McGregor, Inspector of Hospitals paida visit to tho Masterton Institution, yesterday, and found everthirig in. applepie order. He expresses satisfaction with the present management; and bis official report is likely to .be even still mure complimentary on this occasion than it was last year,

The Eketahuna Hotel, under the new managemont, is being considerably improved. The painters and decorators busily engaged in re-papering and varnishing tho rooms, and upholsterers are employed renovating tliO'furniture. The now landlord, Mr Thomas Parson*, is well and favorably kuoivu throughout the Wairarapa., district, and with his genial disposition combined with business' capacity, should prove to the residents of Eketahuna and the travelling public generally, the right man in the right place. .' " ''■■

A correspondent of the H, B, Herald,' writing upon a recent Harvest thanks'.giving says:—Unconsciously we all gave j thanks for a tremendous pest, for .1 noticed that in moro than one apple tho worm, that'dieth not till it has completed its work of destrnction-codlin moth'— bad eaten its way in, or out-which is jt 1 But I suppose wo must bp thankful for everything, like tho poor old Irish woman coming out to New Zealand, who, when asked now and again how she was keeping, replied, " I'm getting no bettor very fast, thank God I" If she'was so thankful for so small a "ineroy," wo ought to bo perfeotly jubliant over the codlin'moth,

A whole colony of foreign comers has (says the Daily Telegraph) been discovered in a peculiar manner at Asmara, ■ a suburb just ■ outside the fortifications of Paris. The bead man of the gang was a Eussian namod Montroff, who lived with his family in a villa which be had hired from its owner, a Parisian tradesman, who only occupied it in the summer time. Hear him in other villas were his confederates, who wore Spaniards and Mexicans. They had managed to sell much of the furniture of tho villas, and also to pass off some of their spurious coin; but MontrofT wanted to better his prospects by trying his hand at burglary. He accordingly paid marked attention to a young Creole lady living in the localitv, who waß supposed to be very rich, One night he placed a ladder under hor bedroom window,- climbed up, cut the glass with a diamond, aud entered the room whero tho belle Creole was sleepiug, Sho'awoke and saw'Montroff boforo her, with his baud on his,heart and swearing that he loved her. She at once picked up a revolver, which happened to be "convenient," and aimed at him; but he, undaunted, presented his breast to the weapon, and said, " Aim at my heart." The lady fired, but only through, the window, and Moutroff quickly escaped, being fearful of the hue and cry which the shot might occasion. Since-then'neither ho nor his band have been seen in Asuieres, but theyloff bohind a qumtity of booty and some coining implements. ; which only too plain betrayed their ownors' pursuits,

Some experiments in the manuring ol apple orchards by sheep have hcoii carried out in America with very satisfactory results. In one case the object of putting the sheep ;into tho orchard

ivas that of getting rid of weeds with which it was infested, and that object was attained, .About four times us many sheep were, kept in the orchard for the whole summer as the grass would have fed, and cake and corn were givon to the animals. The experiment .vas kept up for four summers, at the cnu of which time the quantity of- fraic produced was double what it had been, tho quality being also greatly improved, Similar results were obtained in several other instances, and on a large scale. As the sheep are reported : to have paid well for the food supplied to them, tho onrichmeut of the orchards was effected free of cost,

The London Daily Hows says;—"lt is and odd circumstance that just now one of tho most pressing needs of the art of tolegraphy seems to be a word. While 17,000,000 of telephonic conversation? and more take place in a year,'it is an anomaly that thero is no term of the same class as the word telegram' which would furnish merchants and other when confirming [these communications by post, or referring to tho thom verbally with a concise, descriptive, aud agieeable substitute for thoseawkward expressions .'telephonic message,' 'telephonn communications,'and so forth. Somebody, it appears, has suggested 'wire talk,-' but somehow people will not take to a new technical term which is 'quite English you know.' Mr' Benuett, manager of tho National Telephonic Company in Edinburgh, discusses the rival claims of a host of expressions, and finally decides for 'Telephraso.'" The Emperor of Busßia has just decorated and rewarded a private soldier whose fidelity to his duty recalls tho stories of tho Roman sentinels who perished in the detraction of Pompeii, When tho recent earthquake distrayed a small Russian town in Central Asia, this soldier was on duty in the military treasury, Although tho houses were crashing around him this faithful fellow Btood motionless, waiting death. The only sign which showed that he appreciated his situation was the fact that lie raised his.hanijsassoldiorsdo,at prayer. Fortunately,' a sergeant in tho street saw him amid the -ruins, and instantly ordered him to quit his post, which he did right' willingly. The undeviating obedience to the word of command, due to the iron sense of duty whioh distinguishes tho Russian soldier, lias seldom been more strikingly displayed than by this solitary sentry, who, when an earthquake shook a town into ruins, refused to leave his post in tho very midst of the crashing masonry.

' I'atieu ars have been reenvodofa daring feat, performed the other day by "Professor" 0, W. Oldrievo, whosuccessfully walked on the Niagara rapids, through Hunt's Falls, :iii presence of more than five thousand spectators, from Aiken'; street Bridge .to the Central Bridge. Tho wooden floats.on the "Profeessor's'.' feet were square 'boxes of cedar_ four feet long, furnished on the top with a recess for.the foet, and in the bottom with a series of collapsible paddles, hinged , to swing horizontally, and gn the backward push present aflat surface, like the membrane of .a clock's foot. He walked singly' down the stream, and his principal progress was was by the current, When he reached the rapids at. Hunt's Falls tho current swollen by the recent rains/dashed aboiii over rocks and ledges; He tried vainly to keep headway, but the current swept him round andronnd. Several times he lost his balance,/and fell forward with his hands, upon his floats. A murmur arose'from the crowd that; he .was gone,' Had, lie capsized his ohah'ce --for life : wouldhave been gpU i but;he:::recovered himself? and he' was : :gffoht.'by tbocurront tlie rollers, and omjc more Btood'erect,;'When.-filially')io entered the pool between.the rapids' he was thorough; exhausted,, tut» pafe. Ho rested fqf: a then steuggledtowaidsvthß-'shofei "landing amjcI the applause of thng'peotatQrs,' ,i: .- 6t, : j^tpf-jßnter;; t-Wbydn W hesj. fate ? ■' Aew': nsher,; : *We have no'usueta^b,J §jt where IpHow. different ty^wiwjfaQt^Stß

Tho University Council, Dunedin, elected Dr Maunscll lecturot in surgery foi throo yeaiß at LIBO. 'The tender of Mr P. Dickson, of too Wlio'esalo JJrapery Company, has been aocopted for supplying the Red Stir luotball Club with their new uniform

The regular monthly meeting of tho Mastorton Lodge 1430, EC, is nd jnurncd from the 18th to the 25th March

.'The ranges appear: this: morning with acoating : ofmow;? This .may betaken' as.a hint to. the; last rose; of summer to drop its petals and clear.;,;. i -. "

.An English paper-is'.responsible' for the following •-•'lnihe course of some amusing;. experiences narrated by an actor the othor night was the following very-ch'aracferistio Scotch trait, ■■it".was usual for his company on. tour-to leave atowp-'un'.ttie'Sunday withsny suitable train between : twelve and three, 'But .whon ho asked his Glaswegian landlady for His bill before leaving,-and hold out tho money to. her, " Na, ua " she said, with a deprecatory.uplifting of her lwndj " I canna: tak; your nioney on : the holy Saivbath. ; Jest pit - it.'-.doon on the mantelshelf,.'- ■"':.':. ';■-.'

The "Era".- says.'-—"Mr Henry Irvine's lavishly' '. mounted and wonderfully interesting revival 'of Macbeth has made, a; marvellous.'success at the LyoeunrTlieatre, and one which is quite uhpiccedented in the annals of his ■management.-- The booking is the largest'ever known, at any theatre,'the amount paid for seats in advance being nearly £IOOO a,day,'-' It is .confidently predicted that Macbeth. will run for two years.' , ": : - . ■

A singular exhibition has been" held at Meiningon. It consisted of 250 newspapers,coi.tairiing articles upon the death of the '.-Emperor .William 1., representing no loss than fifty-four languages, anion? which, of course, all tho European, with their dialects, were represented;- hut; Bengali, Hindi, Guzurati, Chinese, Japanese and Hawaiian might also bo found. ; An American actress,.Florino Arnold, recently fell a.victim to a practical joker in -.Wheeling,' West) Virginia, A bone of contention in the play in which she appeared is alive. baby, sometimes seen and often referred* to, A stage hand liad lent-the baby for the occasion, In tho third: act' the. mothor seizes the infant to protect it from the father, On the second night the joker, who is '"props" of the company, borrowed;tho janitress's black baby and quietly substituted it for the white one. When Miss Arnold clutched the child and made the horrible discovery she tried to hide its face from ths audience; but tho pickaninny yelled in its determination to' make a hit, and succeeded.' Iho audience, did not quiet down for many Jminutes after the little "blackmail's" exit.

Referring to the Charitable Aid Act the Christclmrch Telegraph believes that it tends to increase rather than decrease, mendicancy, and that so long as a well organised system of doing for others what they should do for themselves provails there will bo no scarcity ot persons willing to accept such aid. • A lady of experience observes that a good way to pick out a husband is to sco how patiently the man waits for dinner when it is behind time, The liusband remarks that a good way to pick out a wife is to seo whether tho woman has dinner ready in time, '•'■' Every Sunday morning before nine o'clock Mr Justice Hawkins and Sir Charles Russell may be Been separately and diligently ridiiig Park, Of all lawyers these are tho two who know most about horses. Sir C. Eussoll, though a famous ."judge of horses, is not so. often seen on a racecouso as Sir Henry Hawkins, who is "honorary legal adviser to the jockey Ciub, According lo Vanity Fair, Colonel North's son cuts a very lively figure at Jesus College, Cambridge, whore ho is supposed to get through a couple of ! "Thou," yearly. -His rooms aro the most marvellous in Josus, and his tandem hardly to be rivalled. The other day an undergwd in tho college camo of age, when the 'Colonel's son presented linn with a set of diamond studs of rare value; which the boy, believing it to be' a hoax, returned, with the remark that ho '•' never wore glass." A story which General Sheridan was fond of telling at the dinner table, after the coffee had been served and the'ladies had retired, went aomowhat like this: —" Thore was a zealous chaplain of the army ot the Potomac, who bad called on a colonel, noted for his profani'y, to talk of tho religious interests of his men. After haying been politely motioned to a seat on the chest, tho ohaplain began: 'Colonel, you have one of the finest regiments in the army.' ' I believe so,' said the colonel in reply. 'Do you think" pursued the chaplain,' that you pay sufficient attention to the religious instruction of your men ?" ' Well, I don't know,' doubtfully replied the colonel. ' A lively interest has been awakened in the—-Massachusetts,' the parson went on to say, 'The Lord has blessed the labors of his servants, and ten have already been baptised,' 'ls that so ?' excitedly cried the colonel, mid then, turning to the colonel, added, ' Sergoant-Major,. have fifteen men detailed for baptism immediately ;J'U be blanked if I'll be outdone by any Massachusetts regiment." ' '

Several of our contemporaries appear to bo in quest of the Champion Mean Man, Perhaps this little narrative from the New Zealand bush m?,y assist them. Two yoarsago, when the Nor : wegian settlement of Norsowood was nearly blotted out by the wide-spreading fires, the local pastor set to work betimes to secure his. only treasure—his greatly-prizsd library. As tho fire approached ho dug a deep hole, and was about to consign his books to a temporary tomb, when word was brought him that an invalid woman who lived alone in hercottago was in danger, nnd'thatin the general confusion no one was attending to her. Ho got out bis horse, and with no little difficulty got tho sick woman upon it, and convoyed her several miles through blinding smoke to a plaoe of safety. When he returned, his dwelling and all his belongings -books included—were represented by a, heap of ashos.- One of the books was burrowed from afellow-'countryman, Tho owner demanded itfeqmvalent from the rain'later, and failing to get it, sued linn and obtained judgment for the value 'of the book (whioh he said cost. L2 10s when new), or tho return of : a similar copy. The pastor chose tho latter, alternative, but fouiid that the work was out of print After a good deal of trouble ho found a socond-hand copy, which ho bought for LI 10s, The lender refused -to take a second-hand hook, and brought another action, in which he was again'successful, but judgment was;.: recorded : without costs; and with some remarks from the court which were certainly not uncalledfor,. Wo dp "not assert that the foreign gentleman in, the bush is entitled to- the Bolt—but if any one can ; show a better claim, now is his time to putit in,—Typo.

. .The.manufacturing departments,at Te. Aro House continue to, give abundant proofs of. their popularity, among a large and constantly increasing rnumber.of customers. Nothing but real excellence in'fit, finish,andworkmanship.would!"s!and the tests, and successfully como out'of them as Has been dope at Te Aro House, AYelli'nßton. Every. : iii•'Wellington-; and.its suburbs, jhdeed we: inigbt say .throughout (he province, knows 'that.rlo'ha'vevadrcss made properly, borreotly, .artistically,' so asto .be ,a : - "thing- of joyaud lieauty," it. is : above all things: necessary to have it niade at Te Are House, .Wellington;;;:!. ".' So also'.with, our tailoring .department, whioh we fiavo made a special studyj' and brought to bear! on 'it all available talent. Our success during the past season has been something phenomenal, and is a : sure proof of its excellence.'- On -the same • lines, and #Ji an equal amount o! onorgy and skill. weare prepared Hocater forVour patrons dui-ing the coming seasonat, Te 'Aro House, Wellington': :^W't*::-f:c< ';'-&-;.- . To.this end wevhayo' impbfted : :ahd are West;. 9! ,j!|i!r)glar|di: prf^ BbmV^y,«hoi^ serges, 7 &9., ; in various large Wi for o«r first-class'tallor|ng ; trado-at Te .iw^ue^vWjßlli^on^r^^

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Prihbess yf;Waliiß.:waa'foftyrfour years /old -bri the Ist <il Deb'euiber.Vbutsh'e does iiot'ldok'a day:bvefthirty. V:^

■•;:Tlio Autumn: showXof Horticultural..Souiety-waa held yesterday iand was'lfttoeiy;attended -Thcirwaßu splendid show: of, fruit aiidfldwerai'S;' :

'.; A! veryTßeayy yiold of wheat is reported . imm the North-road; .*Kd:'y66aend,''whflre^BoVßKyre'^pad- : dock yielded ,651 boahda, or' 1)3 bualieh

■The cases of butdooi'relicfgvauted by. the ClinatohuiohOharitablo: Aid-Board in February amou'uted t0. : 47.8, ; '20 : ;)e58' than in January;' uud : 26 : ;m6re : :than Februaryj.lßßß.--;': ; ;;••;:': '■; An officer m.the Obvernment-Service at : AYaiiganui|ivhohas ; boeD' J absent; on leave,': haying failed to return when;: : his Ipiiyo eqiireil, disquieting 'rumours' are afloat concerning him,, ; ; ■ rf- } ■;'

.Messrs Lowes and.lorinv.aiihquncd their next 'stock sale for. Saturday .'i!3rd inst., at Ekotahuua,;. ..:,;'•.:'-. :v,/: : '■■'"■ Mr. W...Ashinore-'ofthe ;Eketahuna bakery, in : taking. over" thbj ; business, lately conductedby Mr J.": Jones,! intimates that ho is prepared tosiipply' the bestquaUty of bread at sevenp'ence the large loaf fur cash, ■"-.':;:; .'■..-■"■ '■?■;■ ; -:' ; v*;-;'

■ Mrs M, Hodgius notifies, that shb.haV taken over the oJd'.eaVablislied fruit and confectioner's business recently., 'carried ou by Mre:- Jfreston, Mrs: Hodguis is widely known in the Wair.irapa and; wo have _no doubt in her new venture, she will feoeive a fair share of public siippbit,

Thoiwool Bale held in Wellington, yestordayby the Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Compauy passed off ycry successfully. .:■ Thoro; was-spirited competition for ail classes of wool, ospecv ially fur good lambs wool r the prices for which ranged from 6|d to l\i,' ■ A small' puree was, prosouted to Mr Croad oh Tuesday evening prior to his departure from:Masterton. ; It had been intendod the testimonial should have assumed a nubhVchavacter,' but as the recipient was leaving Masterton immediately: two or threo of his friends presented it to him on Tuesday evening. . ~ . ..'•! . Tho match between the Wellington and Masterton Clubs, which was to have .been played on the Basin Reserve on Monday next, will not take place, as the latter Club is unable to get a team to go |to Wellington, In place of this contest a match has boon arranged tor, Monday between-tho Wellington and. Phoenix Clubs. • , ■'■■'.:. ..'.

Tho annual, matchos between .the senior and junior teams ot the Govern, ment liißurouco and Property-Tax' Departments were played on the Basin Beserveyeslerday,rholatter Department proving victorious in both contests, Tim senior match was won by thirtyfour runs on the first innings, and the junior by eight wickets and five runs.

At a meeting of tho Thistle Lodge, 5.0., held last night, it was unanimously resolved to support the formation of 'a Grand Lodge of Freemasons for New Zealaud. .

Tho navigating officer ot the s.s. Arawa denies that there was any racing with the Rotomahana from Hobart, He says tbo Arawa carno tin at her usual rate of speed, no attempt being mado to increase it. Had there been any racing, tho Arawa would liave left tho other boat out of sight, and as it was, ho says, the Botomahana was not in sight when the Arawa cleared Feveaux Strait'

If wo might vontnre to advise farmers, writes the Lyttelton Times, we would suggest to those who arc in a position to deal as they liko with their 'crops, that iu tho very exceptional state of the Australian market it would bo a wiso plan to sell a third/of the crop at onco, a third four months hence, and the remainder later on. In this way a fair average of tho prices ruling through tho coming year would be obtained.

Jusoph Henry Bentloy, tin remand wos charged at Well]im>tou, yesterday, with Jarcohy as a bailee of a quantity of furniture, the property of Mr and Mrs Deinpsio. of The-inform-ants did not appear and tbo caso was dismissed. Detective Kirby pointed'out that the prisoner had been brought back froinluvercargill, and be applied that the cost of the arrest should be p;tid by the informants. Tho Bench' made tho necessary order asainst tho prosecutors.

Crop prospects in ISew Zealand are promising (eays a London paper) and the groworß of gram, as well as tho makers of butter and cheese, willdeiwo grtat ftdvantngoa from tho misfortunes of their noighbura in Australia. Prices accordingly, have advanced" in expectation of a good export trade. Tho lambing stason has turned out well,; and a good dip of wool has heon obtained, so that runholdera would bo in asgood spirits as farmers if it were not for the prico of frozen mutton, and against that they have a reduction in tho cost of shipping to set. A high authority estimates that the value of Now Zealand exports in tho current year will oxceed that of last year's exports by a million sterling. 1 '.•' Well's Ham Baimm;. . If gray, restores original color' And elegant dressing; softens and beautilioß No oil nor grouse.. A Tonic Eestorativo stops hair coming out; strengthens cleanses,'heals scalp, . ,