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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3156, 18 March 1889, Page 2

; A rabbiter with good dogs is wanted for.Wairongo V-V ;.: ];l The Theatre Royal fixtures for the week appear in our amusement column, •■• Tenders • are invited i by/.Messrs;'.' J. Wilson' & Co. for two .hundred 'cords of firewood, delivered #>.■the' ."Waipbua Flaxraill. '■•• .;':... ;v.:U: ' Soveral alterations and additions have been .made to Messrs Harcburt and Co.'s property list in our issue of to-day. >'.■•■:■• The Taieri farmers have deolared in favor of extra payment, for bags nett cash; . *''■' ■• •'•,■ ; ;

Fifty pounds was collected at ■' Christ.-, church at a meeting held on 'Friday night in aid of the Parnell defence fund. : A Dunedin telegram statos that a considerable portion of the newly constructed sea wall at St Clair was.knockcd down last Friday .night. ;.:■; : '■'■ . '.- A six-roped house at Palraerston North occupied by O'Shanaay, 'and a four-roomed house occupied by Simmons were burned down on Saturday inorn-. nig.: The insurances arojLlSO {in the North British and.LlqO in. the Now Zealand. : '-. \:.':« l '• .-, ■'■'■• Somo lover of musty tkaeshas'-beeri' diving into old filcs.of the. Argus, Amnng.othor tit-bits discovered are two advertisements which denote how •closely, people were packed together in those days. One offers comfortable board and lodgin? for seventeen gentle; men in a two-roomed cottage, where ho other lodgers are taken; and the second notifies that ten gentlemen 'can have a room to themselves by applying at such and such a place.

The question of charging bankrupt ostates with property tax has been .repeatedly before the Commissioner, and hitherto the payment has been insisted on and made preferential now, however, inductions have been issued to the Assignees foregoing any claim for property tax h future. The Australasian Insimmoe and Banking Record considers that "New York is in advanco of London and other cities

of the British Empire in the important , particular that it does not throw any j portion of the cest of protection from ( fire upon any particular class in the , community, The firo department of New York costs £300,0001 a year, but every farthing is paid by th|e ratepayers. Tho people are enlightened enough," so ' tho Record holds," to reedtrniso that it is not the busihoss of the insurance , offices to put out tires, bufctliat it is the duty of tho municipality,,', ,• This, from a Melbourne "papo'r, is rich in its way :—Mr George' Musgrove • received a letter from Mr J.,0. Williamson Enclosing "the property list of '■ Pepita," and among-the properties mentioned for the. last act was "one bull." This list had to bo presented to' the Spencer-street railway magnates, who notified the Triumvirate saying that the uiimal would be quarantined, and could not be passed over the Victorian boundary until it was proved to be in a thoroughly healthy condition, The firm had then'to write back to the zealous guardian's of the national health, and state that the animal in question ' was a " property bull," and hadarrived quite safely packed iti a basket I'. , The" Picturesque Atlas""schemeis (or ought to be) moribund, Sir Julius Vogel's idea now is to publish, a sample, part at a cost of ■'£2ooo. ; This would mean Sir Julius receiving, i'soo more Mr " editorial duties," and it is impossible to avoidtherefleotionthatthis'factprobahlY 1 to some extent, biases hiß judgment, Mr Beetham is averse to the notion, and Sir ' Walter Duller, when his advice' was invited, frankly pooh-poohed it, Mr Hutchinson, the publisher, who has a big

connection in the Colonies, declared; when BBked his opinion of the atlas scheme that he .wouldn'trakfive shillings in it, "In tho first place," he said," it is'by no means certain that "Picturesquo Australia," even with its leviathan subscription list will be a financial success, The expenses and percentages paid to agents have been enormous, and the number ot subscribers who have cried off is far larger than anticipated, To go over the same ground with a " Picturesque New Zealand" would simply be, to i court disaster." ;

Constable Simpson-arrested a man named D. Flannery on Thursday last in the EUesinere districts It appears 'the accused, who is a swagger tramping the country, called at Mr. P.J.Henley's farm near Leeston. Mr Henley and all hbmenweroin somep'nddoykß&wayfrpm the houso, the ouly person, at home being Mrs Henley, sen,, who'liappened .to be In ono of the bedrooms, and apparently to the accused, leaving the lioubb quite unoccupied. Tho accused'it is alleged, rilled the pockets of Mr Henley's

ciotliß searched through the cupboards, iu fact, every part of the house where valuables were likely to bo contained In the midst of his eenroh he alarmed Mrs Henley, and on finding that he was discovered, at once beat a hasty retreat, carrying away asmuoh booty as he could lay.hi? hands on, Information was quickly sent to Constable Simpson, who after a long day's search ,arrested the prisoner. The accused wss brought before W.D.LftwrenceahdO.Gosset, Esqs,, JP.'s. on Friday last, and was sentenced to one months imprisonment, with hard labour, This is the third''. time this season Mr Henley has been troubled .with swaggers looking for 'work. One man refusing to accede to Ids wishes, threatened to burn the place and ah the corn down. • '...:'■

One of the disappointmenta'of inbdorn times is the newspaper reporter.-.'.He has degenerated into a gralnmariah, a more polisher of dull phrases. .Custom forbids him 1 to render IhVwords'ofa speaker ljterjl}y, iflr perhaps it should bo said that necessity, dpes; for if eyefy man who epeaks in Parliament and : on. tlie plstforuj' 'were wM yerbatiiri, the E n ; u ' B f lanfiiag'e would die«ppear. For instace, take'&wfp»no^°^%. al Park made by a candidate 1 '0 MO neigll-.i borhodd the other evening, rfhich has not been recorded in the reports, This is what he said:—" To take and think that the waoarit plot of ground is so neijlected, and when the people.goes there to lother; about, Mere ia not. a place to Bet on, excepta lumpofmanoor or chance getting bullied;wi4 ft wpd cow or some idea like that." He roused h|s supporters to enthusiasm : and daring with this rally ;-" I see a few of my old pals, and ; a tew of my now 'uns. here, If they throw themselrts together and work thunderin"ard they will run meintothe'DUse I "—Melbourrio

Mr Hubert Stevens,: of,liiglewood writes to the Taranaki News in favor, of the close Beason being maintained for a year in'respect of pigeons. VHe says ir"l do not pretend .to/hope that that would entirely anyone; from killing nativepigepns, but I am confident it would .very greatly tpnd, tp check HUe usual annual slaughter, and giv'e.'t-hera a chance to; renew, their numbers",'' My reason for;: this; .confidence is; ..that,; the same cauaohaa had that offoct with regard to the tui.•■' ; A'few years ago hardly & tui was.td be seen here, where ; xi6yi A I'.'-am say they are/pite-hlinierpus., If»!g s 9M;inay,npt''ffl will not be safe aiid'thoaa who' (£.; i &.) remoyedi;;lt has been proposed here tpgetup a rh'emorialid-.tlie: AoelU; protecfed.for .one. vl ■hofe'the seitiers M' show..;.thefr appreoiatidn of tlnispjlndid birdbyfiljiiijriin a [' BJgn|d;

Messrs Lowes & Irons announce their ' next stock sale for March 27th. The <■ preliminary catalogue already contains 6000 sheep assorted and 60 head of Cattle. ' i Tenders are Invited forthe erection in C buck uf a shop in Queen street Master- 1 ton, Plans and specifications ran be t seen at the office of the orchiteot Mr H \ J. Haigh, Hall-atreefc , As there will be no auction salo at i Messrs Lowea and Irons Eoomß on f today next, the firm notify thata E quantity of furniture spiefied in advertisement will be open for sale privately dur- ] ing the week ' ':. Harvest TKanksgraingiServices iwere. j held intHeProßbyterian Ohhroh, - ton, on Sunday. The building was'nicely , decorated.'• with the fruits :of] \] Selections Vfrohv,; Sankeya and Mother ! ■ hymns appropriate to'tbe pecasien were;' . rendered.: The. Rev D,; Futa;:corir; : ducted;the Sorvice':both.morning and ; jsvenini;.: v;..';".^.-v;j'.':!; .;' ; y\:'V v'V;

.The Bishop of.Wellington has found that'he.will'nofc.be able to'make his intended visit to Masterton.to-day. His Lordship .. p'reaoheU!at IJreytown'..last night,, where M.,was the guest of Mr F;\ H.'Woodland left' by|this morning's train for Wellington. v :'/■ -,.; v ;: ■;'. .■ ;■■' Tho Bishop of Wellington held a con-i firmatioh.serviceat'Cartertoi'yesterdayl morning, being assisted by the' Eev Mr Ballachoy. in the afternoon His Lord- ' Hip went on to Greytowii, and conducted the 'service there,.the Ven Arohdeacon Williams reading tlieleaaona. : • < *'■s*

It is stated (says an Auckland con- 1 temporary).that. aigentleman lettby the' last .steamer' for Sydney with a view of seeing whether an; Australian s'yndioate' could be induced;to go. in for the-pur-chase of the Tikitere geysers aiid other natural wonders .adjacent, comprised in a block of some (JOOO, acres.' 'There aro said'to bo Isume' (Sghty -leadine; Natives interested in the Boheme, when the title is 'secured,.'arid/ that Sydney Taiwhauga is taking an aotive part in the, negotiations, : ' ■:'y:--"i. ' ;:

; They are trying compulsory education in New Jersey, where it appears that 48 per'cent of the children do not attend theaohobls. .....,;., ~• ~.■' • At Swanseaa woman fifty years of age, was charged for the 206 th time, withher usual offence—drunk, and disorderly—and was sent to prison for one month,: ■ Do you buy your muaio by the sheet inquired a young lady of the deacon's daughter. Oh no she replied •I - always wait until Sunday and then get it by Jhe choir! '.

The plain issue is'now before, the world: Is the Irab' or the European henceforth to'reign in Africa ? Africa is olaimed byeverybody, and belongs to nobody, and in the ineantime,the Arabs pour into it from north and east with the deliberate purpose of making a paradise a hell.—Professor Druminond, Why should the Americans desert Paris when it is the capital of a Republic after orowding to it when it wasthe capital of the Empiro? In the lastdays <if Napoleon lll'.thereVurb as many as 16,000 Americans established in the Gay City o.fthe Seine,"„ Now there are not 3,000. ■_, Mr Phil May, who has been caricaturing in the Sydney Morning Bulletin, is now painting in Paris, where he has already secured a 1000 guinea commission. He will also resume his connection witn St. Stephen's Review.

Dr Williamson had a quarrel with one of his parishioners, by the name of Hardy, who showed considerable resentment. On the succeeding Sunday, the Doctor preached from tho following tox( which he pronounced with great .emphasis, and with a significant look at Hardy, who was present:—" The is no fool like the fool-Hardy" Admiral Sir G, Tryon, while staying with his brother-in-law, Lord Willoughby D' Eresby, at Grirasthorpo Castle, Bourne, Lincolnshire, met with a serious accident, Sir George was descending the staircase from an old part of tho castle, whon he slipped'and fell down the stairs. He broke his left arm and otherwise injured himself. ... Elliman, the maker of the famous embrocation for horsos, who died some time ago left an injunction with his heirs which they have just carried but, Thirty years ago, when* draper in Slough, 'ho failed, and paid 9s 6d in the £. He commenced life afresh, Btruck on tho mixture whioh bears his name, and made hid money: The former creditors were surprised the other day to receive 10s 6d of their claims upon the ex-draper of Slough, together with tho compound interest at 3 per cent., which of enures more than quadrupled the original debt. During the heariug of a case in Court last week, in which J. Martin sued- W. Morrison for £IOO, the value of ah entire Inrse, the latter stated that a horse might be worth £250 at this beginning of theseason.but £SO would be a good price for him at the end, owing to it costing bo ninch to keep him in condition during the whiter. '■ In the case in question Martin olaimed that Morrison' had had sold hiin a horse at the beginning of the season for £SO, to be paid at the end. Morrison denied the sale, as he wanted £l6O for the animal. Alter hearing the evidence judgment was given for defendant. A non-suit was entered in a crossaction at the'; request of Martin's solicitor.—Pahiatua . Tub manufacturing departments at Te Aro Houso continue lo give, abundant probts of their popularity among a large and constantly increasing number of customers, Nothing but real excellence in fit, finish, and workmanship would stand tho' tests, and successfully como outol them as has bßon done atle Aro House, Wellington. Evbri lady in "Wellington and its suburbs, indeed we might say throughout tho province.'knowsthattohave a drees inado properly, correctly, artistically, so.as' tp bo a "thing'of joy and beauty," it is obovo all things necessary to have it' made at To Aro House, Wellington," 1 " ■ So also Tyith our tailoring 'department,; which we have njodo a speoial study'/and bronglittdbeat on it all available talent, Our success during tho past season has been something phenomenal, and is a sure proof .ols excellence.- On the same, lines, and with an cijual- amount Qt onorgy and skill, we.are. prepared to eater (or our patrons' during the coming season at Te Aro House, Wellington. ..' ."' , ' '.... ;'..; :To this end wb'have imported and are opening up a superior assortment of French BuitingsVwo'reled suitings, English, Seotoh, West "of;Bnglßtnl.-'flVid colonial .tweeds, some .very, choice ■ Cheviots, Bannookburns, gerges, to, in JVarious "shades, with a large assortment of other goods,'', specially selected, fotbjr flrsl-plass tailoring trade (it Te Aro House, Wellington!—Ajjrr,''' ''' '