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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3175, 9 April 1889, Page 2

The monthly mooting of tho Walrarapa North County Council takes placo to-day. - The regular fortnightly meoting of tho Loyal Masterton Lodge will be held thla (Tuesday) evening nk the Oddfellows' Hall, Perry-street, at 8 o'clock. At the trophy shooting at the Masterton Buttß, M A. A. Whito aynin hoailed the lis) with 04, tho bix next highest being G. liently, 52, R. MoKenzto,sl, Sergfc Kibblewhito 48, Corpl. Mo Lnchlan 48,. Capt. Donald 47, Sergt, Matthews 47. The Ruapohu sailed from Plymouth for Wellington, on'tholith hist, It is rumored that notes of the value of 10s will shortly be put in circulation in England. Tho Leicester police have received a letter to the efLct that during the cominer races it was intended to assassinate H.R.H. the Prince of Wales,

Our I'ahiatua contemporary in lasts Friday's isßUe has an article upon bush felling by oontractß whioh contains many useful suggestions both to land owners who 1 aye bush to fall and contractors desiruus of entering upon the work. After laying down empathieally the necessity of having all agreements in writing accompanied by a detailed plan of the work ihowiiu; iho area and boundary Hues with the exact linkage, the aiticle in question goes on to state that oh no consideration should more than 60 per cent as a progressive payment be made upon the work. The appointment of an Inspector, trustworthy and capable is, advocated, who shall be paid a cnmmissioii at the rule of 2\ per cent upon the amount of the contract. Contractors bufore tendering are recommended to satisfy themselves that the otuier is ablo to pay up in cash when required and on the other baud the owner is not to feul bound to accept the lowest tender, but should give a preference to a contractor who represents a gang of a few bona fiit resident settlers working together. The owner may have to pay a few sbilliiiiß per acre more by following these suggestions but he will be more than recompensed by the work being carried out with despatoh and faithfully. The article concludes as follows:—" An

"owner" of a perpetual lease seotion may let a contract «e«r meaning fo|Mi/, and the unfortunate contractor might do his work and have no moans of getting paid, as he would have no lien on tho land. Also a contiactormaygo in never meaning to pay, and work the oracle properly. He oan get stores on credit: labor on credit; possibly even borrow a few pounds from conticliust noighbors. When he has diawn his first progress payment he" skips" and makes things rough for all concerned."

Some strange dlsoloiures have been brought to light at an inquest held a i/rittendon, a Binall village in the Weald of Kent. A labourer named Godfrey received a letter from his daughter, who was iu domestic sorvice in London, stating that a favourite do.' of her mnstdr's had died, and ho was anxious to have it buried m her father's garuen. bho had therefore sent it down by rail, and roquested that he would bury it without opening the box. Gudfroy.'s jurioaty was too much fur this. He opened the box and found a baby in it. Miss Godfrey has been taken into custody, and tho enquiry has been adjourned for a fortnight, The child had lived for about 80 hours, and death was caused, said the doctor, from a blow ty a broad flat weapon.

That is a vory smart and daring rascal remarks a Home paper, who has beeu swindling Mr Austin Chamberlain and the orchid merchants. This, "Mr Ritchio," as he calls himself, introduced himself to Mr Austin Chamberlain during the absenco of Chamberlain pcre, who was honeymooning, gave as his credentials a letter from an American friend of Mr Oliamburlain, a«ked to see the orchids, borrowed £lO, got an introduction to a bank, cashed an American bill, repaid tho LlO, left Birmingham, introduced himself to « large firm of orohid-oollectors as Mr Austin Chamberlain, ordered Borne orchids, paid for them with another American bill and got several pounds in cbanpe, and selected a large number of orchids for a friend of his in Franoß. Both the American bills wore returned as worthless, and now the Birmingham bank, and the orchid collootors, and Mr Austin Chamberlain are curious as to the whereabouts of "Mr RiUhie," who is described as" about 40 years of age, sft, Bin. high, dark complexion, black bair, heavy dark moustache, corpulent and bulky appeiranco, speaks with a strong American accent, and looked like a man who had travelled a good doal,

An Englishman and two Scots were travelliui! in a railway train together. The Englishman ran down Scotland and everything in it, particularly thodiity buildings of Glasgow. A Scotchman Slid ull Scottish cities were not lute. Glasgow, and instancod Aberdeen, Then that Englishman arose in his might, and thus Bp ke he;-"Aberdeenlll I lodged there once for two years; tho houses aro granite, tho stieots are granite, the people are granite, and if anybody has ababy they give it agrar.itu ball to play with, for fear they should break it, 1 had a granite landlady," he coiiHnued, "and one day. her son asked mo to t'D out ivith him for a day's fishing. I bought the ruds, the lipes, and tho basket, provided tho lunch, and paid railway fares and a tip to the keeper; bo dug up tho worms in aomebody e|se'B garden with a borrowed spade. I caught 14 trout; ho caught nothing, When we got home 1 told my landlady to cook two of the trout for my tea and she could have tho rest, Sho did so, chareing mo od. for tho drippipg in which my two wore fried, and selling the. remaining dozen to tho fishmonger round the cornor,"

■\YJio, and what El Bonnouissi, the Maluli's rival, is, are thus explained by the London correspondent of the Argus: Meantime the Kalifais himeiilf in sorestraits if we may believe the very lm?y reports which come to ub from various source*. Tho great El Sonnouissi, of Tripoli, has beaton the Madhi's forces at Darfour, and threatens to inarch upon Khartoum itsolf. If this be p there is a serious prospect of the JJahfa coming to grief, HI geiinouissi has been the formidable enemy of Frppe in Tunishardly loss formidablo to *,hem than the Mahdiliasbeon to Egypt-and if these two chiefs oame to cross arms the Sondan question would rapidly wear another aspect. But it is desirable to hold Jhese reports in some" suspicion And tor this reason-that the Mahdi is e"u!!l ! to be concentrating two large separate armies wjfh the view cfmakuiganptjier descent en Upper' Egypt by the Nile',' Tho latest telegrams confirm .the reports thai the two Atop jhlejt«'ar» engaged in active ho».t.ll(tle>, and, as l.hp, Arguß corre'spppdent predicted; the jtrugejein ' the 6oudan h« M&k' siWM%<llto a

Moßßra ■ Lnwes mid lorns announce a sale of furniture, produce, and sundries fur Saturday next. The .-southern, part nf Main-Street, Carterton, seems to be goinij ahead in a business way. Were are now to bo seen tlneenew. shops in the oourse of erection m theiinmediate vicinityof Lawrenoe'a store,

At Messrs Caselborg's store, Greytown thore is a potato on show grown by Mr J. Judd, Irrmer, fturullwhtti, weighing 41b 3k. It looks like wbat is known as aDorwent, Tho following tenders have been received for additions to tho Presbytery

fur the Rev. J. McKcnna: 0. E.| Daniell, £19214s j Reynolds and Dixon, £190; John Montgomery, £lO3. The loivost tender, that of J. Montgomery, was accepted, The special train from Wellington to Eketahuna and baok yesterday conveyed over five hundred excursionists, who had taken advantage of the clump trip t» payauai to the bueh district, Guard Turner g,.t t'irouj?h his arduous duties in a man er creditable to the Railway authorities Mid satisfactory tothe travelling public,

4t the R.M. Court, Carterton,- on Tuesday, before Mr E. S. Wardell, R.M., tl.e Taratihi-Cartertoii Road Board sued E, E. Eduiunde for 12s (id rates, There was no. appearance of defendant, and judgment was entered for amount with costs 9a. In the case of F. Feist v 0, J. Haro (Mr Beard for plaintiff) thero was no appearance of defendant, and judgment was given for amount olaimed £2 IBs 6d, with costs Bs. His Worship intimated that in all probability this would bo Mb last sitting asRM.

Wo are-requested to remind our readers of Messrs Lowes and lorns fortnightly nock sale at thoir yards tomorrow the list will embrace some 7,01)0 crossbred breeding ewes, 750 Lincoln owes, 600 good Meiino ewes, 400 fat ewes, 100 fat wethers, 400 fat Merino, 1600 lambs, 30 rams, 10 fat steers, 60 calves and yearlings, Dairy cows, etc. Horses, pigs, vohicles, etc. Tho following team will represent the second fifteen of the. Red Star in their match against theGreytown Fire Brigade Club, to be played on tho'Rod Star ground un Saturday nex 1 - at 3.30, Back, Nini; three-quarters—T. Thompson, E. Welch, T. Bannister; halves-liogie, Patterson ; forwards—H, Ewtngton, Campbell, J.McKenzio, Morris, J. Felling, Freeth W. Welch, H. Welch & Collier, Emergencies, backs, Darley, Riohards ; forwards—Westbrook, MoIvor.

We can confidently assert that theatregoers have a i>roat treat in Btore for them next Thursday and Friday, when Vincent Wallace's grand opera, Mantana, will be produced by the Masterton Amateur operatic Society under the personal supervision -of Signor Carniini Morley, who has a great reputation tor working up and successfully performing grand operas. The cast is as follows: Don Cffisar de Bazau, Signor Carmiui Moiley, Kim; of Spain, Mr U. Hooper, Dim Jose, Mr Bray, Captain "of the Guwd, and Marquiß, Mr 0. A. Fownall, The Alcade, Mr Fiizgibbon. Old Man, Mr A, M. Bradbury, Officer A the. guard. Mr Eton, A. Boatman, Mr Aitkon, Lazarillo (a Page), Mrs G. Hooper, The Marchioness, Mies M. Gmithoad, Maritana, Madame Morlr.y. Peasants, Soldiem, Boatmen, Pages, and nobles uf the Court, etc, by a chorus of forty voices. The dresses which are rich in texture and eleyrant in doakjn have boon specially rnado for this opera. All the scenery is quite now andßpeoially paintod by our local sceruc artist, Mr A. M. Bradbury. An efficient orchestra of ten performers under Bandmaster Pearson should add materially to the success of the performance.Although the orchestral music is exceptionally heavy for amateurs we have no doubt of its beim; rendered successfully, as no time or trouble has been spared in the rehearsals.

Our fancy department is now fully slocked with all ths necess iry anil faa-iiouable requirements for the present season, at le Aro House, Wellington. We have opened out au excellent assortment of ladies' umbr Has, in durable silk and satan de Chiue also a specially cheap lot of about 150, oought under usual prices by our Homo buyer, admirably adapted to withstand Wellington zephyrs, »ud as ornamental aß.Ußefal, having clegaut etfeks ana mountings'. Seo them at Te Aro House, Wellington. Our imports of kid gloves are of noted, fashiouablo, and approved makeß, comprising Florence, Orient, Marie, and Celice, Our choica of silk, taffeta, cashmere, and Milanesejsilk, with kid tips, is really superb, and form's one of the ohief attractions of the fauoy counter, at Te. Aro House, Wellington,

Ot the favourite and extremely fashionable leather belts, for ladies' wear, wo have a lnagnifioient supply of all descriptions, We have opened out also a small, but very choice, selection of ladies'bay, in plush, Russian and lizard leather, crocodile, 4c, with aomo vory charming things in feather and hand.painted fans, at To Aro House, Wellington. Our advertisement of other choice (pods on tho first page of th ; s paper, should be oarefully perused by the public, and more especially by tho numersoii bedy of ladios who intend to pay on early visit to Te Aro House, Wellington—Abvt.