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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3192, 30 April 1889, Page 2

We are pleased to note that energelio steps have been taken to give an appropriate welcome to Lord Onslow on hia arrival in Maslertou j tti-morrow evepirtg. Dae regard has heen taken of the fast that His Lordship will arrive here after a day's journey which will necessarily tire the party, lor the programm? has heen made abort and most appropriate for the occasion, If everything goes well,* His Lordship will leave Masterton with the impression that he, as representative of Her Majesty the Queen, has received a heaity welcoriip, and that, too much has not been expected of him on the occasion of an accidental flying visit to the place

AhuaandDuoD'Amouraro soratched for all engagements at tbo Wellington Autumn Meeting.

Messrs Mitchelson and MoKerrowwill examine the oountry beyond Oxford with a view to the completion of the railway within fifteon miles of. Kptorua for the benefit of tourists. '

W'p hear that Colonel Rent Johnston, of Clareville has booked his passage for E))/»hnd by tho B.e. Kiuiutnki, whiohleaves in three week's time. The need of a recuperative phnpge is tl)o niain motjvp of the Colonel's {rip/ wo underitwd. •' " ■ '--'■ '.■■•'. i

Messrs Lowes andlorns add to their Sloclr Sale fur Muy,9,100 ewes. Messra Loives and Lima announce an; extensive sale of'furniture, produce and aundriea for next. ■ <:.,;' A largo general sale will bo liold ty Mr F. H. Wood in his Carterton Rooms on Saturday, 4th May, " Among the American produco by the Zealandia for Australia were 12,125 sacKs of wheat for Sydney. . A company is being formed in Chriatohurch to. purchase and thoroughly fit np the Tuain-street' Hall as a first-class theatre,

An apple hi been produced in Taranuki which measures: fifteen inches in circumference and weighs lib 6oz.

The half-mile font-race, fur members if tho Gordon Football Club, Auckland run on the cricket grand; was won by Short. Fifteen started. Timc2min

It will bo seen by an official telegram in Mr Price's window, and the announcemeat over'the Theatre Royal advertisement in another column, that Lord Onslow patronises the opora "Maritana" tomorrow evening. The prospectus is about to be issued at Wellington of tho Ona W Gold Mining and Patent Machine Manufacturing Company, which is to bo formed for the purchase of the patent rights of livemden's Geld Gleaner and other purposes. ■There jb a rumour "floating about to the effect that one of Sir Harry Atkinson's " surprises" in the ensuinp session is a reduction on the property tix—that by various retrenchments he will be ablefo so graduate it as to ensure its final disappearance,

At Timaru, a laborer named Rayner, who had been drinkiug, on Saturday night fell over the railway cuttiiu a distance of thirty feet, and lay there till the, next iimming, with his ribs broken and suffering other internal injuries. A passing traveller refused to stay and help the man, who crawled a quarter of a mile to the town, lie is not expected to recover. Mr S.E. Gapper's traotnn cngiuc and combine the last machine out in this rthtiiut, returned to its winter quarter, yesterday. During the present season thorn have boon six machines in full operation in and around Masterton, and the total quantity of gram threshed by them is 180,000 bushels. The prop tictors of the machines are Messrs Mutrie, Chamberlain, Heron, Haro and tispiiir (2).

The following are the nominated members' tor the Taratrlii-Cartaiton Rond Hoard:— Messrs J. llayner Nol Ward; E. W. Dorset,No 2; G. W.Del'er No 3; E. S. Maunsell, No 4; .las. Stevens No 6; B, Morean, Nil G; W.B Allen, No 7; (unopposed). No 8 Ward, Messrs H It. Bunny, Nat Grace, and Joseph Renall, A poll takes place on Monday the Cth May for the return of two members for No 8 Ward.

Havim,' witnessed a trial of the Imperial Washer which was on view on .Saturday at the Temperance Hotol, Hall street, Masterton, we are in a position to state that thh machine will prove a great boon to families where tho wash is largo and heavy, aB it is a wonderful savor of time, labor, and expense. On account of the success of the machine, Mr Scott, of the Temperance Hotel, has ordered one lor his own use We hear that the agont has opened a laundry, and we wish him success.

The oidinary fortnightly meeting of thoMastorton Borough Council takes place this evening. It will be re membored that at the Council's meeting held a month aso a resolution was passed that the Committee respousiblu for the proper carrying out of Mr Renall's water supply scheme should be given tiutice tn abate the nuisance caused by the water flowing on to the promises at the rear of Mr McHweii's nonse in Boss-Bb. Sineetliattimotho nuisance complained of has been greater than evej. The only. attempt to improve matters by the road overseer in putting a grating in front of the Rusa-St culvert has made tliinas worse. The drift-wood that ussd til flow through the culvert is now stopped by the iron bars at the mouth of -tho ('rain and dams tho water back on to Mr MoEwen'a lartd formula lake wido and deep enough, to - float a a punt or drown a score or two of children, as r nr usingtho baok yard at Mr McKwen's tor a drying ground or purposes of dmnestio utility it is altogether lutile attending. A second and final letter has, wo understand, been sent to the Cnunml on the matter, an>l if that '.m no effect the law will he put m motion. The Rufer.-e refers to an absnrd piece of rod tapeiim that attended the w ilk over in the Ohiitchurcli Huidleßace last Monday, The C.J.O, have nu rules of the r own to'govern hurdle racing or steeplechasing, but one of- their own Jtiilia of Racing provides that the com injttee may. if they think fit, decide any question arising out of a hurdlp race or iteepleoliaso according to Grand 'National Steeplechase Rules, Now Rule 52 of tho N Z. Gram! National Steeplechase Rules decrees that "a walk over shall in no case be deemed necessary, either after a dead heat, or otherwise. It shall bo suMecnt if a horse bo wewhed for, mounted, and pmoeed to the starting unit, when if..no competitor appear in due time, he shall go down to the distant* post, and from thencu past the judge's bos, wimp lie will bp considered the winner." Yet in faoepf thisrogulafion tho stewards of tho club caused Snckonrn »n Monday, tu go the whole course, and take every jump. This was indeed, "dressing theinse'yes in a little brief authority," and "playing fantastic tricks."

Among till) passengers by the Lnbeck, which arrived at Hydnoy on (lie J4th in slant, from Samoa, wis Lieuteiintit. Zacd«ko, the only officer Baved from the Eber. Ho suites that at the time the Eber struck, ho was pn dujy, but could hardly remember anything after that until he found himself ashore and in the hands of some people who were very kind to him. Ho felt himsolf ti'uch bottom unco ortwicobofore boiiisj thrown on to the beach. Subsequently ho learned tljat tho only others who got ashoreju lilse manner were four men, All Ifo others—73 "ffiws and men were lust, Lieutenant fifwdd'o spoke in the highostternisoftheconduotofMatanfii'r' men who Baved tint crew of a numbor of the Adler. There has bean a controversy down South as to'.whetber the Calliope usod Westport coal in getting out of Apia harbour during the late hurricane. A. Groviiiouth journal publishes a stateinont which uuntaidiots the report, of tho engineer of the Oalliopn that bo used Westport coal on the'occasion of their recent escape from Samoa, and says that most likely she had Grey coil in her buukers, but. that certain Interested parties itreferred it ehnuld bo reported as Westport coal, Mr J. H. Williams, of the Westport Cqa] Qonipany, gives his version, and aajs;—"The (nets of th« case are shortly these: "I supplied tho Calliope with 820 tons of Westport coal on January 17th, and four days after she left here for Samoa direct. The s.b Herald, which usually loads at Greymonth, loaded at Westport on'tho trip your contemporary names, and took the coal tp Auckland ("fibs fleet/ The Calliope being at Samoa, did nut get any poal ex Herald. I am in tho position to vouch for the truth of the report that Westoort .coal was used." George Eobinson the second mate of the bjrnne ffinclune is missing. He left his bole!, Timani late mi Saturday nioht, to go aboard hjsßhip, which. waß ready to sail next morning. We notice that the stakes in tho recent Laing-Smitb boxing matoh at Wnnganui have'been drawn,.. .The combatants devldine the L? 8 gate money, and Laing retaining the belt; For onco the interference of the poli:ejn an affair "of this kind has had a satisfactory result. The outcome in 'audi cases;.usual|y is that,'thoughtheafalris stopped.on the wound of brutality, the patieipanta take another opportunity to indulge in further brutality, the only difference being that as; the proceedings are begun k now the display is greater t|ian it yould havp been had th.e affair been finished rlsht r#' J f >ho police interest themselves iu.such'affairs 'they should put a atiip t« theru from "the vety "begmmng; .Theßtbers wouhjlb*,* brutality',

.- The next Stock Sale at .the .Tafatahi i yards ivili.be held wi Thursday 9tli May Hiid Mr.-F. H. Woiid ro>v RdyerrUes the present' entrios mid iuvitoa others.'.

An .error crept into our 'roporl or the AVairarapaaiid Kast Coast Pastoral meetinss 'H yesterday's issue Instead of Mr W. Booth was eUctoi) auditor, it'should read, air Booth was re-elected Treasurer and Mr F. WYR. Socd auditor, Lord Onslow will not arrive in Mastei'ton till half past seven oclook. Mr Bllchiß of thoOlub Hotel has received orders to have dinner ready for the viceregal party at 8 o'clock. .

We hear that Mr Danaher, the railway contractor is in negotiation for the seven hundred aero patch of totara bush near Eketahuna, that has recently been proclaimed a reserve by the Government,

. A telegram has been received by' Mr W.Sellar from-Messrs Thomas Uook & Sons, Auckland, to the effect that Lord Onslowis gratified at the proposal of tho Masonic fraternity to present hip with an address on'the occasion' of his visit to Mastertbn oii Wednesday next.

Wo remind those interested of the Children's plain and fancy dress danoeto beheld in the Drill Hill, Masterton, on ■Wednesday May Ist, By the advertisement it will be seeu that the ball will be patronised by His Lordship, the Go-yenur-elecb und the Countess of .On*. slow.

The Paris Exhibition authorities have now refused' to allow a "Victor Hui>o department" to be installed on the Ohamp-de-Mars, although they were at : first extremely favourable to the project.

A writer in the Tasmanian, speaking of the codlin-moth says:—My mode of procedure, which is commonly practised by German entomologists, is simply this; —1 get some ale—tho stronger the better—and, after allowing it to get stale, boil it with an equal quantity of brown suswr, until it comes to a fairly thick syrup. I thenpaint it wifh a thick bni3h, either on the trunks ot the trees, or, what is better, on a piece of board, which I afterward place agaiiißt a tree. I 1 nder the tree 1 lay a newspaper or sheet, The syrup, which, if nroperly made, Sas a strong odour, attracts tho moths from a long distance, and, after partaking of the repast provided for them, they generally feel incapacitated from further exertion and drop on the newspaper. If they are left too long, they will recover themselves and fly away. The newspapers should therefore be visited fromj tiniu to' time, and the moths emptied into ii pail of water, or destroyed in some other way. I have c.iught as many as 70 orßo moths in one place in a single evening. The Rev. Dr H. B. Macartney, the

venerable Dean of Melbourne, celebrated his 90th birthday recently The South Australian Government insists that the new (iovornur shall pay Customs duty on his belongings. When' the Centennial Hall is cum-

pletwl the total cost of the Sydnoy Town Hull will have reaohed about £300.000. The final stone of the Sydney Centennial Hull was laid by Miss Harris, daughter of the Mayor. The stone weighed U5 tons. Mr Thow, of South Australia, has accepted the position of loeomotivß engineer under the N.S.W, Railway fJoumiUsioners at a salary of £I2OO per annum,

News Irom Cooktown states that Mr Quong 'lart announces thiil the Chinese authorities cannot undentmd the AuliChinese bitterness that ousts in the colonies, in the face of tho fact that Mr Tart was allowed to marry au Australian lady. A grand assault is preparing on the House of Representatives for next

session, tu provide an endowment fot a University Uollego in Wellington. One of tho great principle in tho new Land Bill of New South Wales is to encourage the leasing rather than the purchasing of tho lands of tho colony.

Tho Melbourne 'Chamber of Cumnierce has passed a resolution expressive o! its high appreciation uf the conduct of tho Samoans on the occasion of the r.cent hurricane,

The Australian Agricultural Company have instructed their New South Wales manager, Mr (!regs»n, to prospect for.

oilier minerals besides coal in the Newcastle dis'rkt,

Mr John King, of Christchurcb, Ins shipped a couple of purebred St. Burhornard dogs to Melbourne. They have been specially selocted, and .tho price obtained is highly satisfactory to the breeder. Tltero Ims been mado in Geneva a musical box that plays entire operas, the solos rendered by pipes representing the human voices. These newest of ImriHonious inventions are to be exhibited at tho Paiis Exposition, It roquires-so Invention tells us--1,405 thicknesses of gold leaf to tqual a sheet of thin paper, and 280,000 to fi.rm an inch. |t is said that one' establishment in' Cincinnati each year Leats out 21,000 gold dollars into gold leaf. Mr Henry White, Secretory of tho United States Legislation, lias offered a rettiird of £SOO for the capture and conviction of the burglars who recently brolco into his country housenii'l carried off jewellery of the value of nearly £7,000. ' , A Princess has limy attempted to commit suicide. It was at Naples, There tho Princess Anna Brancacolo threw hcrsolf from her bedroom window, She was nicked up in an insensible condition, and her condition is considered very dangerous Cecelia Madden (19) domestio servant, died at Middlesex Hospital suffering lft.ni hydrophobia. A half-bred Scotch collie dog entered hor mistress's drawing room a month ago, and bit her on the

cheek. Tho Volunteitsin camp at Hamilton held t shun Gght on Easter Monday. During the proceedings Mr Hunter, of tlm Te Cavalry, leceived a charge of powdor in the face, whilst Trouper Wethoral was also injured in thofacebyadischurgo from a cannon. As tho Volunteers »ere returning from camp tho train stopped ai Drury, when

two members of the Wairau Rifles were arrested for firing blank cartridge without orders. They wore tried by courtmartial and dismissed from the service, There is a complaint amongst thoVolun. teers that they had to wait, two hours at Hamilton for the train to-town, The, delay m most uncomfortable. Miny of the men were drenched with rain. The railway mileage of Canada now amounts to about 18,000 milos. All parcels'will be sent, carriage paid, to any station on the' -Government and Manawntu Railway Company's Lines that may be nearest to the customer's residence, and thns couhtry, purchasers will be placed on the same footing as those resident in tho City, and enjoy all the advantages connected .with dealing directly with the Importer, James Smith, Te Are House Wellinßton.-Anrr.

Evidences of the inaroh of progress are oviqeatt in these days' by the attompt so worthily made to bring the great body of consumers into all but direct contact with tho noted manufacturers ot Britain and the Continent, through the medium of the proprietor of the celebrated To Aro House, Wellington. Notcontont with • having erected oris of Largest, most Convenient and Magnilioont Family Drapery Warehouses to bo found this tide of tho'Equator, and whfoh attracts as it should large concourses of Customers, he seeks still further to influenco tho publio by sending bis rcpn sentatives thtouiih the various country districts, to make known to the residents the'manifest advantages of deaijag with Te Are Houso, Wellington, A representative is now In this distriot and'will'call upon all and sundry with patterns of Seasonable-Dress and other Fabrics, Household Drapery, Tweeds, Coating, &e. He will take orders of-Dress-making, Tailoring, and everything connected with tho drapery.trade, and the Proprietor trusts that every courtesy will be extended to him with large nnraks of orders to be ejeouted at Te Aro House, Wellington.-. "'■"' - . ' .'

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~ The Directors of, tha ?auk 'of New Zealand proposu to piiy a dividend as the rata';.of seveii p.iunds per centum and carry forward a balance, of £55380.' ::-, A meeting of the Finance: fioiumittee of the Mastertnn; Borough' Council was holdlost evening (Monday), when the Town Clerk reported that the .valuation of the. properties in the Borough amounted lo £25,044, being £2o,less than last year. Tho follow are the estimated receipts and expenditure : Receipts -Liceuso fees £375; dug tax £SO; I'ouiid, £2O; rent and. contingencies, £150; fees and/fines (R.M. Oimrt) £2O; general rate Is in the £, £1|252 4s. . Expenditmo Salaries. £ibis ; rent, £SO; advertising, £6O; uitereat, £100; Fire Brigade, £110; doutingctices, £100; streets and roads, £1,053.'

An attempt has boon made tube funny on the subjeot as to where the Vice-regal party will stay in Masterton. If those who indulged their idle cone 'it n:i the subject, had but taken the trouble to, niako. enquiries, in the proper quarters, they- would have found that there was no rutin for (peculation on the subject, buf that as iho arrangements had passed out of the hinds of Messrs Thus. Cook & Sons at Napier, they will stay at the placi fixed bv the Government officials - the Club Hotel. ' : .

■ Chicago and at Paul have a twin service that is a little ahead of anything yet provided in this section of the universe. Vestibuled trains lighted by electricity and sleam-heatcd Beern to be 'about'perfection. ' -

Many persons suffering from disease of any kind, remarks the Standard, are only too ready to try every advertised remedy in the hope of getting a cure, and much money is consequently spent in connection with it. So much has been said about the cancer cures of Gerninn Charlie in Australia that several persons havo gone to him even from New Zealand. Mr Luke' Hobinan of Grey town went over and was treated for this complaint and when ho returned he stated plainly that ho was cured. But we d >ubt if Mr Hubman is noiv quite so poiiiiy o, for he has been sulking again of late and his friends and even himself have grave doubts as to his being cured. Mr Thomas Cotter, of Silver Stream, encouraged by the statement of Mr Hobnail when he returned, also took a trip to see German Charlie and he has returned. We were informed last week tint he was rejoioing in a permanent cute; but we are now told that the judgment was permature and that Mr Cotter fc n-'t cuied. We therefore believe it is our duty to state these facts so that per-' sous who are pinning their faith to the alleged oures of others may be pi evented from spending a sum of money they can ill afford in going to Auitralia aid rece;viuy treatment that in the end will not prove to be of permanent benefit.

It is stated that tlio late Governor of New Zealand obtained all, 01 the greater part of his garments,-and that of his family's, together with household roquijites,. direot from England, and that these importations were admitted true of duty. Whether it was so or not, his p.itninage was bestowed upon the local shopkeepers in a vor/ limited manner. Hia successor, it i 3 hoped, will act in a more reciprocal manner.

Four young inen in St. Petersburg have laid a wager that they will goon horseback from St. Petersburg to the Paris Exhibition. The young men will be accompanied by four grooms, ■ St Claudo do Crespignv, against whom a receiving order was made some months ago, attended the London Rankruplcy Court for examination. The accounts showed debts amounting to nearly £14,000, and assets i 377. There are 5,790 students at the University of Merlin this winter, which is the largest number ever recorded. The list includes thirty.eiuht Englishmen and eleven Frenchmen, am) every civilised country in the world is represented.

Tho London correspondent of the Sydney Morning Horali writing in reference to tlm Pigott incident says :—ln the face of ivhat hiis just happened, the air is full of rumours rcßpectiilp sweopina changes in The Times office, and it is generally taken for granted that not only will Tho Hmes's manager, but also the solicitor find their services dispensed with. The ousts of tho leading journal in this case have alroady amounted to over 1100,000, and we saw the other day_ that the solicitor ol that paper gave nn intinmtion to tlm shareholders that a nominal dividend must bo accepted by them until it bioame ki orn whether tho Government would pay lor tho whole or any portion of the present inquiry, In the ixisting tmnper of the Howe ol Ouninioiu-the exasperation of the Conservatives at finding tho Unionist oauso injur*! by this h'rst phase "f the Parnell Contusion, and the glee of the Home Rulers over their first, success—it would be a most difficult thiiu tj secure a vote which would relieve the Times from any part of its financial responsibility. Yet I believe this course will ultimately be attempted."