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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3185, 22 April 1889, Page 2

A child five years of.age named Harry Bezar, son of. Sergeant/ Major. Betar Pfill Instructor for the 'Wairarapj diitrict,Tvaß accidentally shot dead on Saturday morning at jeatljerabn. A loaded ffbilo tho .ch'ild was trying to toie it down from the rack. The charge atrjiok him in thenepk and he died instantly.

• Judge Von Stunner; k Spending his Easterholidays in Mastetqn...;%. V -Messrs; 6, E. [CockburniHood,John Macrae, Jas Millar, John P. Pe'try and John Mherford 'have been i returned,, unopposed, members'of the Tuueirii' Road Board. > ';•'•■_:' ■■>■>'' The Good Templars of Eketahuna are' raißing funds to enable themtopurohnao a piano for übo at their, periodical concerts.' .' There was'a sudden rise In tho Ruamahunß* rivor on Saturday soon after midday and in less than an hour 'and a half the river wasjbank high, it gradually subsided. Colonel Roberts the newly appointed R.M. for the Wnirarapa District arrived in Masterton by the late train on Saturday night and is for the present Btopping at the Olub Hotel. MrH. Hansen, late of Masterton, notifies through our columns, that he has taken the' Eketahuna Boot Depot; lately in the occupation of Mr R, 1, Betty, and has for his motto: " Cheapness, durability, and despatch."'

The Nomination of two members for the ' ,'iiranniea ■: Sub-division of ■ the Alfredton RoadDistriot is notified elsewhere to close on 30th April at the office of the Board, In the event of a contest, a meeting of ratepayers will take place at Mr Sounders' residence on 14th May at 10 a.m. ; Tho interior of St Matthew's Churoh Masterton, was beautifully decorated with flowers yesterday as is oustoinary on Easter Sunday in all Anglican churches. '.There was a good attendance at both morning and evening services, the Rev. ■ \V. E, Paige officiating. The Masterton Theatre Royal is tastelully decorated with flags, ferns and photos in readiness for the Star Football Club's animal ball, whioh takes place this evening. On the front of tho stage is erected an archway ot evergreens, and above it is suspended the Beautiful banner of the Olub, The floor will be well waxed, and Professor Mueller's string band will supply tho mußio, With all these inducements offered, the lovers of an hour or two's innocent recreation should have a thorough evening's onjoyment.

In response to a circular sent out by MrT. B. Chamberlain, a largely attended meeting of local patrons ot the turf was held atthe.Olub Hotel on Saturday night, to consider the advisability of holding a Hack Racn Meeting on the Queon's Birthday, May 24th. The convener of the meeting occupied the chair and the question was discussed' in all its bearings, Itj waß resolved to hold a meeting as suggested, on, the Opaki Eacecourse, A .committee was elected and stewards appointed, Mr E, Fittou was elected scoretary and treasurer. The stewards met afterwards and decided upon the following programme:—Hurdles, 15 bovs; Maiden I'lato, 12 sovs; Trot, 12 eovs; Wairarapa Handicap) 25 bovs; Flying Stak'es, 10 sova; "Welter Handicap, 15 sovs; Consolation, 12 bovs ; total, £lOl. )t was resolved that the meeting bB called North Wairarapa District Hack Meeting. Programmes will be issued shortly, Tho principal event of interest to-day is tho Catholic concert to be held in the Drill Shed, Maeterton, His Grace Dr Redwood, Archbishop of Wellington, accompanied by Father Macnamara and others of the clorgy of Welluwton will be present, Herr Von Keisonberg's orchestra will open the proceedings, and to the.lengthy programme already published two or three additional items are promised, so that the public may expect good value for their money. A substantial tea will be nroyide'd in the Brill Shed in the afternoon. The hall has been profusely decorated, with flowers, fans, and evf rgraons, and has a very attractive appearance,

A meeting of the'Akitio Road Board was held on Thursday last,—Present-, Messrs, Handyside, (Chairman), Harvey, Foremau, and Livorton, The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, The Treasurer reported balance in Bank £B4 8s 2d.' Correspondence was road from Mr Eastwood re opening of the road for packhorses to Sec. 5 Aolianga, From County Clerk appljinp for retuvnfl to be sent to him before tho lfith Juno. From AuditorGeneral re auditing accounts. From Sheep Department re grant of £lO towards opening tho track from Aohanga to Pakowai the Waiwakura. The report of tho Clerk of works was read and considered. Resolved that Mr Eastwood's application be considered at tho next meeting, and that the now Board be reccommended to erant his application. That the Chairman be authorised to sign the agreement with tho Land Department re expenditure of £lO on tho track from Pakowai to Aohanga. Accounts amounting to £BBl6s 4d were examined and passed tor payment, and tho meeting adjourned. - Mr Wylic, "The Herd Laddio," played 284 games of. draughts in Queensland, winning 217, losing 1, and drawing 16. Mr Marr, the whilom renowned Glasgow player, out of 16 games with the champion, won 1, lost 8, and drew 7. Mr Wylio left Brisbane on the 19th ult, and purposes making a stay in Sydney 'for a time,

A find of human bones was made a few days ago in the sandhills near Mount- Maungamii, Tauranga, The remains are evidently those of a cannibal feast, thore' being four heaps of burnt stones as used for cooking, and some of the bouo3 show evidences of firo, In sorting them into sets, thigh bones of five adults were discovered, and portions ot two skulls were found; ajsubonos'ofa very young child,'the ribs being the size of an ordinary penholder. One of the .adult skeletons appears to be that of a woman, possibly the child's mother,

. The Avffis in an article oh the wealth of the Auatialians writes:—The. private wealth of New South Wales, calculated in the same manner by the' Victorian Government statist, Mr T, A. Coghlsra, for the five years ending 1880 is .£293,000,000, or about the same as that of Victoria. The average population of New South Wales,, however, being slightly less than that of Victoria, the woalth per head is calculated at 1323 for Now South Wales, as apainst J-305 for Victoria. Sealing with Australia as a whole, Mr Coghki computes the großß total of publio works and private property to be £1,190,000,000 or per head.. The wealth of the United Kingdom is estimated at £249 porindividual. The circumstance that prosperitv is more common in Australia than in the Old World io noli bo much to bo ascribed .to ] the difference of £B6 per head as to the more equal distribution of the prosperity in question.' The fact of Lord Onslow being appointed Governor of New Zealand is a Bpleiijlidadvertisement for the.colony, for this reason, says an Anglo-Colonial writer, his Lordship is very popular in society, and has; already givera general invitation to a lot of his acquaintances to visit him in Wellington. He' has told, them as much as'hecoulj of the magnificent scencryand climate out there and 1 ~bavo every, reason for believing that before another year has paßsed it will be quite.the correct thing for our aristocracy.to take atrip to the wonderful .Hot arid Cold Lake of the Britain of the South, .If this pilgrimage is bnce'made "ehy by the fashionable world., then you may prepare 'for a regular influx of wealthy people to visit your;unrivalled wondprs, It will be your own fault if you cannot induce some ot them to.stayj or at least invest in New Zeajand,' But ajiyhow, yon are vory certain to. have more tourists during Lord Onslow' term of oioe than you ever .dreamed pf, and njqro. especially npjy that Cook and Sons have taken up the ,oudge|s on your behalf. That firm can' make or mar the ■', any ahow place, ■ •■' .'.'vm >..,::/

At' ft. Bpeoial meeting of the Sydney Chamber pfCfprpmejce, SirSornersiVine, the Imperial Institute delegate explained the object of his mission to the cqlonies, bat no motion of support:was proposed, ■ % ". ! „ iiorjoH on Piles , , £ .:. • Why sutler files? Imraediatooureand complete '. guaranteed.';:.: Ask, for Sara cirb foritcli. ink,' prolruding, or any form'of Piles. ";:-'■.;-• .".,. • '"'■''

;j : -Father MaonaraaranrrivedihMaatertonby' the im'dday traiu to-day. from Wellington.<\^: ; Three large,deer,were Bberi ; bri. the low.hilla at Mafaliiwi ohGood Fridayoh Measraflblmesßros.property. ; : is? ; ■■ Miss May Morran, of Wellingtorii who has Buccoeded in passing the first section of the degroo of Bachelor of Arts is a daughter of Mr Morrah, inspector of the Bank of Australasia. ■ ...-;•;•'•■.■;. • The nomination of Candidates for No 2sub-division of tho.Whnreama-Road Board District takes, placo .■at/ noon'on Thursday, May 2nd,' at the office of the Board, Blairlogic. Tho Eev. Father Goggin occupied the pulpit at St. Patrick's Church yesterday, and preached an eloquent sermon on the Ascension. ' He 'afterwards.celebrated mass,' assisted by the Bev'Father MoKenna. ".' ■ ', "..,'"''.'' '■'

A football match between tho Masterton Juniors and & Carterton team in being played -in ; Masrcttbn this afternoon. The friends of Mr B. P. Perry are invited to attend the funeral of his late daughter, Jessie Gertrude which leaves his residence, to-morrow at 11 o'clock, Messrs Lowes and flora's hold an important sale of farhYsrook, implorneuts, .household furniture, &<j.-, at Manai&.Farm, Masterton, on accouut of Mr D. Carman, The .sale is entirely without reserve, and will commence to-morrow (Tuesday) at 11 o'clock in the forenoon,

Tho North Wairaiapa Hack Meeting Stewards have arranged with the 'bus proprietors to convey passengers to the Hack Eaces, Opaki,' on Queen's Birthday, at half fares, viz, Is each way, It has also been decided to admit visitors to the grounds, grand stand, and saddling paddock, &c, at half the usual charges, Messrs C. F, Yallance, J. Morrison, E, Meredith, and li, B. Meredith have boen returned for their respective subdivisions as members of tho Wbareama For-No. 4 subdivision Messrs T. B. Hitchinoß and Gi Mooro have been nominated, and a poll will be held for the election of one member on May Brd. For No, 2 subdivision no candidate was nominated, ' The Irish National delecationintimate that they cannot reach JNow Zealand for nearly five montk, owing to the pressure of engagements. It is stated that the Defence Department will put the members of rifle clubs on the same tootint; as volunteers an regards free passes on railways. The population of Melbourne at the end of the year 1888 numbered no. less than 437,785 persons, again showing a substantial increase during the proceeding twelve months,

The revenue of the Auckland Harbour Board for tho March quarter, 1889, .was L 10.704 lis Bd, as against L6.42217s 4d, the sum for tho corresponding period of last year. The elrtking of lime, caused by a fall of rain, originated four fires in Melbourne. It is oxpected that about 2800 men of all ranks will tako part in the Easter encampment to bo held in Victoria. A police Constable at Port Melbourne is reported tohave criminally assaulted a girl,'and then to havo locked her up for drunkenness, Tho Victorian Government' have applied to the Imperial authorities for 6000 of the new magaziue rifles at an average cost of L 3 each. A Sydney exchange saya that the Treasury of New South Walos has determined to oxtend tho employment of women in the Civil service. Mn Norris, wife of a paintor living. at Goodwood, a suburb of Adelaide, gave birth to one son and three firls, all being well and healthy, The question of creating a Department of Defence is ongagingtho attention of the Government of New South Walos, Pheasants, quail, and hares are very plentiful at Wanganui this season, and some good Bport .is anticipated round .that district..

From Lord Howe Island it is reported that the season has been the driest known in the memory of the oldost inhabitant. The visitors to, and the officers connected with the Melbourne Exhibition, during the six months tho Exhibition was open, consumed 14,000 bottles of colonial wine. The diamond rock drill whioh was lately in use at Terawhiti goldfields has been returned by tho prospecting party to the possession of the Mines Department, no results of any importance having accrued from its operations, A pigeon match for £SOO was shot at Brighton, near Melbourne, recently, L. Clarke defeating Fred MoEvoy, killing 48 birds out of 50. The unemployed of Christchurcb have circulating amongst thorn a petition which is to be presented to Lord Onslow asking his Excellency to take their case in hand and provido work for them.. At Norwood railway station, Chrintchuroh, the other day, no fewer than twenty-three drays drawn by sixty-nine horses, arrived together about noon from Greendale, all loaded with wheat,

The Greymouth. Harbour Board possesses a valuable rocket apparatus,' to be used in the event of a disaster in tho Immodiate vicinity of the port, It was tried a few days ago, and worked satisfactorily. A woman who, in consideration of poor circumstances, had had her rates re, mitted by a Cbristohurch local body, recently wrote intimating that sho would now for the future pay tho rates, A sentence at the end of the letter explained tho wholo matter. It ran thus:—" 1 have oniy changed my namo three weeks ; -Some funny things occasionally 'find their way into print, The otherday the London correspondent of the N. Z. Times wrote:-" It givos an impreßsion to many people that the colony iB overrun with half-civilised semi-cannibals." The question is what is a semi-cannibal 1

The excellent quality, of New Zealand produce is becoming recognised in the Old Country /and: itsjeffect upon the markets is making itself felt. By a recent telegram we learn that Professor Long considers, that New Zealand must become a "formidable ' antagonist to France and Denmark in the production of butter suitable for tho English market,; He doubts if a higher class'Chcddar can be made'in New Zealand. : , The Professor recommends thd opening ot shops throughout Croat Britain forthe sale of New Zealand produce: ■• ■ . Mr O'Reilly Deaso, formerly, a member of the House ofCoinmons bequeathed his estate of upwards of i 50,000 to the Treasury, to be applied towards the. reduction of the National 'debt. ■ Mr Dease left two neicos,. maiden ladies, who are at the present time in ill health and wholly without means. A memorial has been presented to the Lords qf tho Treasury, asking that some provision bo made 'for them out of their uncle's estate. Mr Justin McCarthy intends to ask Mr WV H. Smith whether such a concession can not be made.

Mr J. E. Eedmond, M.P. has been describing his month in prison for mak. ing n speech that, did not altogether please Mr Balfour. "My only companion" l)e incidentally remarks, " was the Bible, I vorily believe that many men in my position would go mad only for it.. I read and re-read, and studied, and conned, learnt by heart, and recited the bible until! feel its glorious and touching stories, its solemn grandeur, and its stately poetry can never fade from my mind, I often thojjght that if I had Shakesphere for ajiange I would have been almost (happy."—Ml Mall ■Budget,:/., ::•■,.... . ' ;

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'"-'. J"' W. Buiidoy, an ex-Mayor of Ads/ laide, after making' at'a we'd-J ding breakfast/resumedfhis died. The cause: was attributed f to. heart disease. Of '■ W : -A : k v '.]'[. % An has been com; mitto'd for trial for stealing letters, -he having 'concealed over 400 letters, as l it was too far to walk to deliver them,' ; Dr Germont and Mi'lioir, the representatives, ot M. Pasteur,..dp.notconv aider that they have bepn fairly treated by the Government of New South Walea,. ;> ';; The, electric liphting machinery and plant used in the Melbourne exhibition, kve been pure-based bv the Victorian .Railway Commissioners for £20,000.

A sign of improving times is affored by tho fact thatduring the; March quarter ot this your only eight declarations of insolvency were filed'. in: Dunedin. During tho same period of last year twenty-two persons petitioned to be to be adjudicated bankrupts, A panic occurred in the Theatre Boyal, Melbourne, owing to someone in the galleries lighting a red match durin? the time the lights were down for stage effect, The glare of the match caused alarm to the audience, many of whom rushed to the eaoape doors in all parts of the house,

■ The Presbyterian Ohui'ohSustenation Fund for the half-year amounts to £4698, and an equal dividend has been declared for the half year of £lO2 IBs. . Sixbullocks, believed to be intended for human food, were seized at Footscray, Victoria, and on being killed were found to be Buffering from tuberouloais, _ The Times says instructions have been; issued ■for defaulting settlers to be Bued forthwith for the amounts of their arrears. They will he sued for the full amounts due under their old valuations, but as tho new valuations are now almost complete, only thu sums which would be payable under the new and reduced valuations will be peremptorily exacted, the balance being hold in abeyance uritiljParliament shall have declared -lis"will in the. matter. It is understood that a Fair Rent Bill will again be introduced, modified, however, in respect of some of its details, and this, it is hoped, will meet with a better fate than that which befell last year's measure. Evidences of the maroh of progress ar evinced in these days by the attempt so worthily, made to'bring the great body of consumers into all but direct contact with tbe noted manufacturers of Britain and the Continent, through the medium of the proprietor of the celebrated Te Aro House, Wellington.

Not content with having ereoted ono of Largest, most Convenient and Magnificent Family Drapery Warehouses to be found this side of the Equator, and whioh attracts as it should large concourses of Customers, he seeks' still further to influence the publio by sending. his . representatives through the various country distriots, to' make known to the residents the. manifest advantages of dealing with Te Aro House, Wellington, A representative is now in this district and will call upon' all,and sundry, with patterns of Seasonable Dress and other Fabrics, Household ' Drapery, Tweeds, Coating, <fco. Ho will take orders of Dressmaking, Tailoring, and everything; connected with the drapory trade, and the Proprietor trusts that every courfesyjwill, bo extended to hini with large numbers of orders .to bo executed at Te Aro Houso, Wellington.

Allparoels will be sent, carriage paid,, to any. station on the Government and Manawatu Railway- Company's Lines that maybe nearest to the customer's residence; and thus country pnrohasers will be placed on the same footing as those resident in the City, and enjoy all tho advantages connected with dealing direotly with the Importer, James Smith, feTe Aro;House, Wellington.—A dvt. ,"KnnoaoHltiTs,j' dears out rats, mice, roaches flies, ants, bedbugs, bcetlcß, insects, skunks, jack-rabbits, sparrows, gophers, At chemists and drureists,