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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3155, 16 March 1889, Page 2

MrR Wilsone is appointed Post master at Mangamaboe

Local bodies appljing for loans trom the Government under tho" Loans to Local Bodies Act,' mußt send in applications betore April 1. We duect particular attention to Mr Geo,W Duttons New Book list which is published in another column. The catalogue contains publications of con sidoiablo importance to Farmers, Foul try keepers, and country settlers gener ally There are also several new medical works by eminent authors A general meeting of thu Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association will be held in tho Central Chambers, Masterton, to day, to consider proposals from joint Committees nf tho Waira rapaand East Coast Pastoral Society and the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association,- aud notice of motion given byMr.T.E. Chamberlain that the Association pay £ls per year for the use of present meeting room, Some very attractive, little properties are now in the market. Of these we may draw attention to a homestead at Alfredton advertised by Mr F. H.Wood, The farm comprises 342 aores,and also an Educational reserve of 62 acres. While'the situation of the land-is picturesque and charming, the property for practical value would be hard to surpass, The.sale nnce is, we are informed, very low, and almost no cash is required. Mr Wood will supply full information on application.' A young man, formerly in one of the banks here (says tho. 'Hawke's Bay News') but now in Melbourne, writes' to a friend stating that he found it difficult to obtain employment when he reached tho other side. Ho applied at thirteen baiiks without bucccbs, He states that at the.lnat bank he triod for a clerkship, he wa3 told by the manager that he had 230 names down on the list for any vacancy that thuuld occiir.iu the bank. The Napier man thought he would try something else, and did so, obtaining employment in a new line altogether, It is related of one Job Walmsley, a Yorkshire advocate of teetotalism, who was humorous in a rough way'as well as eloquent, that he was. waited upon on one occasion by .a young mail who waß ambitious to shine upon platforms after the manner of Jabez Inwards, Simeon Smithard, aud Mr J. B. Gough. "Tha wants to be a public apuyker, dos' tha, lad? An'tha thinksawm the chop to put tha up to a wnuklo about it? • Tha'sreijjht, I awm I-Now harks thai Whentharhestomek thy speych, hit taablo, and openthyinawth. : lf nowt comes, tak' a sup o' wathoiy an 1 hit taable again. Then, oppen thy mawth wider than afnor. Theu, if nowt'eomea, tak thysen oft, aud leave public speykin' to such »b me."

According to The Rochester Democrat a Ooiinecticub'restaurant-keeper has, dorteiticated a seagull, which was captured down the harbour some woeka ago. We read that" he has s very robust appsfcito, and will eat two quarts of clams at a meal and then calls for more" The spectacle of a soagull olambrihg for clams is one that an ornithologist who has any enthusiasm for scieuco would go far to see.

German papers announce the death at Heidolberg of Professor Edward Tyrrell Teith, after a severe illness. He was of Scottish descont, was born in Calcutta, and educated partly in Germany, and in Trinity College,Oambridge. Being called to the bar he went to Bombay, where bo had a considerable practice, and was appointed professor of law at the university of that city. He gave much attention to ethnological studies, especially in their social aspects, The following membors of the various corps have decided to represent the Wairarapa Volunteers at the Now Zealand Mo Assooiatiou'B annual meeting : Masterton-Captain Donald. Sergeant Matthews, Corporal M'Laughlan, Prirates M'Konzie and Wolff, Carterton— Col-Sorgt. D.- Reid, Borgt. T. Moid, Corpl, Bairstow, and Vol. J. Beid. Papawaf—Captain Jury. GroytOwn-Oaptain Cameron, 001.-Sergt., Willason, and Vol. Gates, .

, Count von Moltke is particularly foni ofmusic, and spends many an eveninj in the company of his aide-de-camp, Cap

tain von Moltke and his wifo,'wlio sing and pky agreeably. He is also an excellent player at whist. He has plenty of bonhommie when he is in the presence of company, and is not at all tho taoitum person frequently represented, He is an imeterate smoker aud enjoys his glass of boar, -Hiß handwriting is remarkably clear, considering his age, and by the few erasures made it is evident ho gives everything careful thought bofore committing it to paper, and never writes a word more .than is necessary.: Officers In the Gorman army must always bo arrayed in uniform, even when they are on leave, Unless special permission has been granted to dispense with this garb, and this favouris seldom to be obtained.. : The Eniperor,haa recently is; sued an order, however, allowing: them to dress as they plesse.whon ".hunting, Bhooting,' or mountainßoring." lt'iatei.y' struck Prince' Frederick of Lip'pej who is !an officerof'Hussars, that the eppri of Bshihg mußt have been"'forgotten, -when this order was drawn up, eo: ho: thought ! it would be a good joke to write a formal letter to the War, Office, to annonuce that he was going out from Danzig for a cohple of days trawliug in the Baltio,a'nd asking whether it was necessary that' he should wear his uniform during the trip, as'ho'hadobsorved'tliat a dispensation was allowed only when officers were shpotin?, hunting, or' mountaineeringr Tbe Berlin War Office does not appreciate jestsof any kind, and the answer to: the Prince's inquirv was e> telegraphic order to his colonel, directing him to place his Highness under arrest for seven ■ days? Another serious split baa'taken "place in the ranks of; tho New and liatter House of Israel, the strange sect which haß its headquarters at Gillihghatn, near Chatham,): The present differences have' arisen over the leadership.. MrUdward Rogers, father of the late Mrs Jezreel, claims tj) be 'Mo }>" but his eister-in. law,- Mrs Jbhn'Rogets, has set np. rival pretensions, The dispute will be settled by the votes of the members fu, the United Kingdom; Germany,,.Anstr?ii'a,' the United States; and elsewhere; unless there is in the meantime some deoided supernatural raanifeßtatioh in favour of the aspirations of one or other of the two candidate's,- both whom are"' ''well stricken ija Mrs.'.';, The work of building" what'the Bishop of Rochester : calls "a teinplobf inexplicable Md-propostefr ous-heresy"'haslbeeh' eusneiided'"for B3yerarm6nths,.a.nd-'the hugestraoture regains -f Jby"; a forest of scaffolding, at tho mercy of; the have been '''gathMed-'in'lmnoe'lfi'e deathvpf Jltt Ip'reol, the late .lender'; and .the..b'clief of : snraeof "tho faithful";-has' receired ! such reference to. the {bgt;it|ose\who 1

Messrs Loaes and loins add,to their Block sale at Kkelahuna ttlsrWs We the,District Court situ on th« 27th inst, tko Judge and Council will appear m full robes Iu the event nt the weather proving unfavorable to hold the proposed Ternperanoo picmo on Monday next, we have "been rcquontcd to shits thixt a toi will be provided in place thereof in the Temperance Hall, a', 5 30 p rain the case of E Oorbett v. Joseph Lyons, claim £5 12s 4d (judgment summons), which wis heard after we went to press yesterday, the Court, after hearing evidence, lofusod to make an order agiinst defendant The cask, Inspector of Nuisances v. A. Elkms, and Captain Donald v ,1 Bontley, vere adjourned until the 29th mat. Messrs W, Booth and On advertise tor a married couple without Family, for a station References arc required Messrs fteill and Huod announce that

they will run conveyances to tho Opaki JRaoes on Monday next fores 2s The Shan-, Savill, and Albion Cum panyha\e reduced freight on ncnl by mail steamers jd per lb, the reduction coming; into force at once It is notified in our amusement columns that the Kink will be open this afternoon, and for three sessions on Monday, St Patrick's Day The business people of Masterton haye agreed to close their respective promises on Monday nest, St Patrick's Day, and announco the aiine in this day's Daiiy A large sale of station stores and sheep was hold yesterday at bury Ot cr 50,000 sheep were submitted Prices—For merino ewes, Js 9d to 4s 4d wethers, Is 3d io 8s lid Most of the

lines were soldr The Opera'ic Society hid a very sue cessful stage rehearsal of Mantaua last night. Signor Morley is highly satisfied with the rapid progress his pupils are making, and the opera bids fair to be a great sucooss.

The Bishop of Wellington will ho'd a confirmation at Carterton tomorrow morning, preaching at Ureytown at the evening .service. The- Primate afterwards come on to Masterton but it is not expected that he will take part in anyservice.: ■<:''■'. Tho Rev. A. 0/ Williams will visit the Maori Mission Gladstone.'to-morrow Sunday, On the following Sunday, Marob. 23rd the Rev. gentleman will visit Masterton and assist in the services at St. Matthews Church. A drunk -arnstod at Waipawa yesterday gnawed the whiskers off one side ofSergtr-McCardell'sface, The Sergt. had afterwards to send, his wife away from the hnuseon account of the dose

proximity of the cells where the prisoner named Richard Poole, used most shocking language. At the last Masterton stock sale a lot of culled ewes were put up for sale, and were knocked down at a nominal price; Tbe auctioneer had used all his powers of persuasion to induce a higher bid, Amongst other ol his recommendations was one that the flock would, do to turn" on to.the farm to eat down the weeds and manure the land before ploughing, " The only way they would pay," said a farmer (amidst much laughter) " would be to kill the sheop on the laud, and then plough thorn in whole for.manure." Tho Gas Committee met last night. Present—The Mayor, and Crs Perry and Uullen. The .manager reported the amount of gas made during the month of February was 112,920 oubio feet being slightly in excess of January, although the former was & short month. An application from residents and con. Burners in Worksop Boad and its neighborhood for a lamp to be erected at the corner of Miriam-stroee was referred to the Council with a recommendation that it be favorably considered, The question of tondors for.servicoß was left fiver until noxt meeting.. Mr J. Tuck met with an accident which, though not of a serious nature, will necessitate his laying up for a day or two, Yesterday afternoon ho went to deliver goods at Carterton in a brake, He Btopped at Taratahi, and dolivered a barrel of ale, and was about to step on to the brake wheu the horse started, and Mr Tuok fell heavily on thmtoues, Ho was picked up partly inseiißible, and he was found to be wounded on the side of his head, His wounds were drosaed, and after a short rest he continued his journoy to Carterton.' •' As ho was found to be still somewhat dazed, Mr Buckeridge very kindly sent a man back with him to Maßterton in the brake. Sir Samuel Griffiths-Ins enemies call

the ex-Premier of Queensland " Psalm-

yell Griffiths I '—is a 'cute man. He pave LBO some years ago for a piece of land at Townsvillo, the noithern seaport, He sold it some weeks ago, unimproved, f0rL4,039. An experimental trial was made recently with Peter C. Campbell's a'rship at Coney .Island. This new form of balloon ascended 600 ft., and having been directed at will by the aeronaut, was landed with great accuracy at the place previously agreed upon/ " Death from lockjaw]' was the verdict at an inquest just held by Dr Diplook on tho body of a buy named "Eli Foster, whose parents live at Brentford. While at play a brick fell upon the boy's finger. Tho injury, though thought Blight, at the time, brought on tetanus and a painful-end. During a heavy thunderstorm' at Eudunda, South Australia, a few days ago, a youth named Brook, aged 17 years, andhissister, aged 18, wero struck dead by lightning. The horses they were tiding were also killed. Tho lad's body was considerably blapkened, but the girl had only one small black spot on her breast.. , '/■.',,'.■: .-/■,- The manuiaoturing departments, at To Aro, House continue- to give abundant proofs of their popularity among a larje and constantly increasing number of costomers. Nothing but real exoellenca in fit,' finish, and workmanship would Bland the tests, and successfully come out of them as has been done at To Aro House, Wellington. Evearlady in Wellington' and its suburbs, indeed wo might say throughout tbe province, knows .that to have a ism made properly, oorreotly, artistically, so as to be a "thing of-joy and beauty," it is above all-things necessary to havo it made at Te Aro House, Wellington. .'■'•' • So also with our tailoring department, whioh we have made a s'pooial study, and brought to boar on it all available 'talent; .Our success during tM past season has been something phonomonal, and is a sure proof of ts ewolionce. On the same lines, and witjj aneqiial ; amoiint'.of -energy, and'skill. w;wprepawd4o..cator..for our patron's durinpie coining sea Wat Te Aro House; 1 W;v .y:■-' v y ~.-..;..•;■ - -^ v To thi»;end wo'' haVo-':inipbrtbd 'and 'are' opening hp a'snpe'rior asßortment of French suitings, worsted" Buitiogs, English, Sootohi West, of- England;:' and.-.colonial.tweeds.-Bomo very.'ohoice -Cheviots, ■Bannookbunis: serges, <So., in yarious' Shades, with a large assortment of other, goodi,. specially selected, for enr firat-oh'sstai oring trade at Te Aro Honao, Wellington.—ADvr.