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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3198, 7 May 1889, Page 2

Mr Henderson has just received a direct consignment of fancy jewellery, which will be exhibited in the window of his shop, Queoii-Btreet, as sjonas they arc marked off. Amongst other things there are some valuable bracelets, biwches, rings, gold and silver alborts, and other articles too numerous to particularise.

A Special Meeting of tho Masterton Borough Council ■ lakos place this evening to consider tlie report of Mr James Russell, Inspector of Buildings, upon tho promises that are affected by tile Building Regulations By-law brought into force this month, The Meeting is an important one, considerable interest being taken in the question. Little more than thirty years ago Rangcon consisted of a mero swamp, with a few mat huts mounted on wooden-piles, and surrounded .bJT long stockado and fosse, Now if is .a city of 200,000' inhabitants, the tormmu3 of a railway, and almost rivals Bombay m beauty and extent. It possesses h'uo palaces, public offices, aiid pagados; warehouses, schools, hospitals, lovely gardens and lakes, excellent roads, and shady promenades.

Major Bunny having resigned the .command of the Wairarapa Voluntoer District, which he has held for a number of years, ho is, we understand, about to pay farewell visits to the various corps in the district. He will probably at'end the parade of the Masterton Rifles on Thursday next, when it is to bo hoped there will be a full muster, Major Bunny has been a most popular officer, and though not a military man, ho 'has dono a great deal to foster the volunteer movement in tho Wairarapa; About twenty Maori chiefs waited on the Governor at ono o'clock yesterday and presented an address of welcome. A deputation of Wosloyan Ministers also attended at Government House end presented an addross from tho Wesleyan Conference Lord Onslow briefly replied to both addresses, About a hundred and twenty gentlemen (in addition 10 those having the right of private entry) attended tho Govomor's lovee yesterday morning,

A flax mill is about to be started by Messra "Bidwill Bros, at Knhau'tara, opposite Mr Boustead's. Messrs Tringham and McKonzie started working at their mill on Mr John Martin's land at Kahautat'ii last week. This firm will start another mill on the samo laud shortly, there being 700 acres of flax to cut from. Mr Tullgch, of Halford, got to work last week, The mills of Mesjrs Hopkirk Bros, near tlie Waiohine Bridge, and Mr Toogood's at Featherston, are turning out a lot ot dressed material, -Standard,

A settler at the Hutt, in tlie early days, before roads: were properly macadamised, was riding avaluable mam, wlwn the' animal stumbled and fell, cutting both her knees very severely and roiled over into a ditch. The rider escaped unhurt, and seeing the old mare injured to such a serious extant he went away and procured a butcher's knife with a view of putting an end to He misery. " Don't out it's throat" said old Charlio, a neighbour, "giyo her to mo and let's see what 1 cau do with her," "Take her by all means," said the settlsr, "you are welcome to her, she won't bo an/ use for riding again," Some months after tho settler saw old Chailia riding along on the mare, and she looked in as good fettle as evor, and ho rued his bargain, "Well, Charlie," he said, determined to regain possession of the animal, " You've brought the old gnf round very , nicely, she looks none the worso for her broken knei'S, It think you had, her long enough and I'll tako her home." "What," exclaimed Charlie "didn't you give her to me, when 1 stopped you cutting her throat?" ''Don't you know, said the sottlcr "there's tio such thing as giving away a horse J -You've no legal right to that horse, aiid I'll sue foritß recovery or tho value,-".-He, "did, and Charlie in despair went.to a nei'libourwhowas up to all the niceties of tho law, and asked his advice. . The result was -that old Charlio put ins.bjll for inedicino and keep as agajiist 'tlie claim 'for the mare, and although the' original owner recovered possession of his mare, it was at a cost of 12s over and above Talue put upon the.horse.'. . ,

We are requested to remind our readers of Messrs Lowesand lorns' Stock Sale which takes plaee-'nt their yards ;tomprrow. Tho list will embrace 1000 fat sheep, both ewes and wethersj.3oo Btore wethsH,-600.brooding owes, - 400'lnttibs 10 fat bullocks, 10 store bulhicks,''aiid 20 headyoung cattle, betides dairy stuck liursea,: pigs, etis.. '..'•'■ ',: A brigaiitino nanied Painell recently jfrrived U;Molbourno,: consigned to PijJOttßrojl'.'; ; '>.'.'.'''.'': : :' / ' 7 j,', :v.',',V : ;

Mossra Lowes & lorha.'add : to thoir Stock Sale for the Bth ;iriat,loo'j Lambs and 60 Lambs:'?;; '!;';■■ t^-^f^.

Ohisholm, whodleia)thleWel-: liritjton Asylum, on. Sunday morning lasi'i ufkng diieaise, was'a married'man' and formerly employed as a uhephotd at Mrßiddiford's station, Loiigburn;V -.' ; His Worship the- Mayor, Mr A. \V.; Renall, has received several copies oE the official programme of the-New Zealand, and. South Seas Exhibition. They can bo seen at • the. Town ■ Clerk's Offloo. ■'•; :.'; -;",'

Constable Salmon is on the warpath. The names and addresses of several persons have been taken for driving round street corners at other than a walkiug pace. They *ill have to parade before Col. Roberta at an early date.

Messrs Lowes and lows intimate in their advertising column that they have a quantity of valuable furniture for Bale, The Mustei'ton Amateur Operatic Society announce a Plain and Fancy Dress Masquorade Invitation Ball for Tuesday, 14th May, at the Theatre Eoyal.

A special meeting of the Maaterton School Committee was held lust night to consider the appointment of an assistant, master. Four applications were received, and it was decided to communicate with Mr Clifford. A, Stevens, of Auckland, and if his services can be obtained at once, to recommend his appointment, as being the holder of the highest qualifications amongst the applicants. In connection. with the proposed picnio on the Queon'B Birthday

for the school children, Messrs A. W, tteuall (chairman), and Mr MoEwen weie appointed a Committee, to act in conjunction with Mr R.M; Galloway on behalf of the Town Lauds' Trustee, to make all necessary arrangements and fix upon the grounds. It was considered undesirable that the two schools (Fernilclge and Maaterton) should combine on account of the distance the children would have to travel.,

Among the New Zealand enterprises that have met with more than ordinary success, the Union Company certainly takes a promineut place,"" The Company- started by running a small harbour steamer or two at 'Dunedin, Then it cot a tug, and a small steamer

that went as lar as Omaru, Soon afterwards tho finest steamers then on the coast were runnintj aa fai as Auckland, and the Wellington Steam Shipping Company was glad to sell out to the new opposition. The fleet now consists of forty four vessels, which run not only on our own const, but to Sydney, Melbourne, Hubart and Brisbane, with occassional trips to Adelaide.and Calcutta. Bcsit'cß thi«, the flag is to be seen' throughout the South Sea Islands, the trade of which with the Australians colonies ispradually coming under it, while tho same color is carried by the mail atnamovs tu San Fa&noisco, The Company is undoubtedly the largest concern of its kind in the Pnoifio, if not in the Southern heniispho o, The employes afloat number 1,872. Last year the ships steamed a total of 1,490,000 miles, and consumed 140,000 tons of coal. The quantity of meat used during the same period was a thousand tons, equal to about 33,000 sheep. The Company is now having four now steamers built, two of winch will be larger than any at present in the fleet, further particulars are Buppjicd to the Tunes by the local correspondent of the burglary that took place on Sunday night, on the premises of Mr James Miller,Palniei'ston N, which are situated on the Square. The building appears to havobeen entered by forcing from the outside the fastening of the window at the back. Access to the front store was then obtained by breaking a pai.e in a glass door and slipping tho bolt by which it was secured. The safe, containing somo £24 10s in cash and cheques to tho value of 118, was then removed on

a truck ' belonging to the Railway Station, taken to a piece of vacant land, known as Andrew Young-Btreet and there broken open by means of an axe, which had been taken from tho house of Mrs Palmer in Cuba-street. The robbory so closely resembles that perpetrated at Feilding last week that itissupposodthe same parties must have been ongaged in it: It is said the police have a elue which they are following up, but on this tioint I have no reliable information. One thing appears very clear, viz,, that

additional police ara "required fur night duty. This was strongly urged at a meeting held at the Theatre Royal some eigbieen months ago, but since that time however, nothing has been done in this direction.

The defendant in a case at the Rangiova Eesident Magistrate's Court recent!; had ni) experience which caused» eiderable amusement to all in the Court but himself. Tho caso was Fisher v. Loose, claim for seven, months rent of

land, Defendant disputed the last month of the peiiod endeavouring to prove that plaintiff took possession at the end of six months by instructing one A, Cockburn, to run his homes on the land, Defendant called Cockburn to givo this very rnatorial evidence,. Tho witness stepped forward, and after informing thn Bunch that he had been brought from Oxford at expense and loss of businnas, asked who waß to pay his oxpenses, The Resident Magistrate told hiin to look to defendant. He thereupon demanded paymont before giving evidence, and defendant was compelled to hand him over 12a besides his rail fare. The witness then stepped into the box and emphatically stated'thnt.he put his horses on the land at the request of defendant, and had nothing whatever to do with plaintiff in . the matter. Learned counsel did not deem it worth

while to address tho Court. Judgment for plaintiff with costs, without comment. A weddm? took place at Masterton on Saturday, both principals being officers ill the local corps of the Salvation Army, Bro. Levi Dovonport and bister Tulloch. The happy couple referred to are both favoritos with the public who attend services at the Barracks, and their "experiences" on their return from their honeymoon trip" will be looked forward to with interest, Tho knot was tied by the Kev.D. Fulton, and should the bridegroom even turn out to be one of the celobrated Brothers'Devonport, he will-find it- a most difficult ono to unravel. The following is the result' of tho annual examination by Inspector Lee of the Kaitara and Gladstone schools. At Kaitara'thore were C2 presented, 13 of whom whore infants, and ii(i phased/' At tho Gladstone school there were 88 presented, 13 of whom were infants, and 13 passed. . The following are the passes in tho different standards.—Kaitara: Standard I, presented 10, passed 10; standard 11, presented 16, absent 1, passed 18; standard 111, presented 8, absent 1, passed 6; standardly, presented 3, oxcepted 1, passed none; standard V, presented 6, passed 5 ; standard VI, 5 presented) 1 passed s standard VII,- presented 1, passed 1. Gladstone —Standard I, presented 'B, oassed 8, standard 11, presented 8, absent 2, excepted 1, passed 4; standard 111, presented 8, absent 4, passed 4; standard IV, presented 4, absent 1, passed 1; stau-. dard VI, presented 2, passed 1. Hawkes Bay people are just now trying to solvo the problem why the fact that the exports for the past year were phenomenally large should have made

the money market phenomenally tight,. Evidonoes of the marob of progress aro evinced in these days -by the attempt so wpvthily made to bring the great body of oonsuniera into all but direct contact with the noted manufacturers of Britain and the Continent, through the medium of the proprietor of the oolebrated Te Aro House,

Wellington.. Not content with having erected one oi Largest, most Convenient, and Magnificent Pamity Drapery Warehouses'to be found this Bide of tho Equator, and which attracts as it should large concourses of Customera, he seeks still further to inlluerico the public by sending, his representatives (hroußh the various country- districts, to make known to the residents the manifest advantages of dealing .with Te,Aro House, Wellington. .. All parcels will be sent, carriage paid, "to any station on the ..Government and 'Manawata Hallway Company's Lines that, maybe nearestio the customer's resilience, and thus country purchasers .will oe placed on the same footing as those resident in the City, and enjoy all the advantages con-, nected with'/.dealing "directly with; the -Importer, James Smith, Te. &vHoub| Wjillji)(|toß,-Ai»n, .• :' ;■:; -:t:'v^v