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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3251, 9 July 1889, Page 2

Mr John Druuimond, Sheep Inspector has a notice of importance to Bhoep farmers in another column.

There is now an organised branch ol he Irish National Leaguo in WoHim?-

Samuel Connoly 'was arrested at Otahauo on a warrant charging him with larceny as a bailee, of a horso «addlo and bridle value #l, the property of John Beale of Fcatherston'on Ist May, 1889, ho will bo brought beforo the It.M, at Masterton this afternoon.

The Wellington special coirespondont of the Lyttolton Times writes that Mr Fergus ia not a model Minister. When it comes to carrying tho estimates of his department lie is evasive, blustering and hot tempered. He tries to get out of answering plain questions, and then storms and rages if his interlocutors are porsevenng, It is stated (says au exchange) thai brushes for white-washing and bill posting are made of Now Zealand flax fibre and much used in New South Walos, and aro first-rate brushes, It is stated at the same time that such brushes are not to bo had in New Zealand. Tho are several brush manufacturers in Christchurch, and this item of nows might shew thorn a further means for developing their trado. Tho Finance Coinmitee of the Sydney City Council have decided to recommend the Council to advertise both in England and in the colonies for a firstclass organist for the new organ about to bo erected in tho Centennial Hall, at a salary not exceeding i'4so per annum ; dso that the Mayor bo empowered to sk the A yent General and Dr J, F, iridges, tho organist at Westminster ibboy, to name a suitablo organist to pen the organ, and give a series of ecitah extendin? oyor six months. A Groymouth correspondent states hat tho labourers employed in the uarries and tho surface men on the ucal railway line, are deserving of symlathy during tho provalenco of such sharp frosts as they havo been subjected »lately. • Starting work a little before eiggt o'clock to handle frozen crowbars and similar appliances, with a keen, bitinp gorge wiud blowing upon them,

induces them to" wire in" to keep the circulation ({oinsr, but even then they find it difficult to keep warmth in thoir bodies.

Cambridge is about to start a whist club, and if tho Waikato Times ia correct it is not bforo timo, It tolls .he following story;—Wo heard of a '■iwo being played tho other evening, nd oftor blip first hand had been played ne of tljp tricks was accidentally nocked off tho table. T|ie npxt hand ■as played out, and no one missed tho *ds till t! 'iserved

Mr. diey were observed upon tho floor, nnd when picked up they proved to bo the suit that had been trumps, and yet no ono missed them; and what was more strange still, they had soniehow managed to divido the romaining cards into thirteen tricks.

A Sydney poutetnporary aays "All Irishmen bayo a great lovo for steeplecljaaeifl—evon the clergy are not free frpni this, and many of tho pricathood dearly love a jumping horse; at least Father n»-''

~ 4 „ ;at least Father Cassidy f Wow Plymouth (New Zealand) does, iouio time ago the steamer Hawea ivaß wrecked, and on board was thn Great Northern Steeplechaso winner Allegro owned by Father Cassidy), which, in i»iu|tning from the wreck was drowned, ?bo rev father, howevor, had the nimal skinned, anil with it cpvored a uito of furniture She was a golden liestnut, and the skin thus makes n landsome covering, Meredith Stanley, of Cincinnati, a rell-known athlete and bridge-jumper, aaco tho most remarable leap on record rom tho famous his;h bridge on tho 'incinnati Southern Railroad over the Centucky River. Tho height is 285 ft. 1c selected a place where tho river was ,2ft,and attired in silk tights and slippers eaped into the air, and doubling up his lody like a ball, fell to the water, and , luomont later bounded to tho surface, vhero he was quickly soizod by assistants n a boat, Stanley coughed blood a itflp )vh|)p, bjjt soon recovered and took rain for Cincinnati. He escaped withiut breaking the skin, anil said next day ;hnt ho folt aa well A final trial of the Maxim gun was nade on tho reclaimed land at 'l'horndon m Saturday afternoon in the presence of ;ho Premier, the Minister of Dofence, the Minister of Lauds, and several racnibers of tho Legislature and officers rf tlip local forces. To show that the gun is suitable for mounting on the bows of the rowing cutters of the Naval Brigade or similar boats, Major-General Strange dashed a buckot of water over the mechanism of the gun, deluging it and the box of ammunition, without delaying the (ire for a moment; so that a wave breaking oyorthc bows ;>f a boat, and even filling the ammunition boxes, would hayo no effect in delaying the fire for quo inßtajit. Inshorfc, the serviceable character of this terrible little, woapon requires to bp seen only to be thoroughly comprehended, Tlio spectators wore doaply impressed with tho destructive sweep o;! ,mfl c««xhihitcdbythogun,Tnnes,

The following is the text of the' * e "' tiou of the orchardists and fruitgrowers of Canterbury to tho Houbo of Represent; atives now beiug circulated by the Fruit growers' Association .—(1) That your petitioners pray that effective moasures may be taken by the Legislature to check tho further spread ot tho codlin moth among the orohards of the Colony, (2) That the orchards in the Canterbury district are at the present time absolutely ireo from the ravages of tho moth, but must become-infected within a very short time if tho present unrestricted importation of fruit from infeoted districts and Colonies is allowed to continue, (3) That your petitioners earnestly desiro practical legislation in the direction indicated by the Bill introduced last session by tho Hon Mr Fisher, with cortain modifications, suggested by tho Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Association, The petition- will be forwarded to Mr W, P. Beeves, M.H.E. for St Albans, early next wepjf for presentation to the Bouse.

We liave an oxtensive range Qf English and Colonial Manufacture, tlje former nj prices unaffected by the enormous increase of duty and'the latter regardless of the advance that Colonial makers have put on their productions. . In a word, we shall soil our Flannels of all makers for last yoars rices at To Ara House, Wellington,

,Mr French, Cußtodianofthe Masterton Club has returned to Masterton, | - Messrs Lowes and lorns announce an i expected arrival of fruit and ornamental ' trees from Nelson which will bo on Bale towards the end oftho weak. , A gentleman in Nelson, whose son is : an ardent footballer, does not sponct a i shilling at the gate to witness any match in wliich his son is playing, but invests it in an insurance policy for the day on the life of the youth, The Duko of 'Jarnbridge, Commander in-Oliief of the British Army, after a caroful inspection of the fortifications at Gibralter, has decided that thpy are utterly inadequate for defence against modem artillery, In tho District Court this morning His Honor Judge Robinson excused, on the applcation of tho clerk of the Court, MrO, Hokiaway from attendance on tho jury, through the death of thelatter'a mother, at Collingwood, Nelson, Criminal informations for Kbol have been served on James Wilkie, editor, and W. Hall publisher of the recently established evening paper, the Guardian at Reefton/ The cases come before the \ R.M. on Wednesday. Thq suit is. ' brought by H. G. Hankin. The Princo of Walos has, perhaps, tho 1 finest railway coach in Europe. It con--1 tains seven rooms, there being a study i with a littlelibrary, a couple of bedrooms i a dressing room, and a bathroom, The r bedroom is most luxuriously furnished j ill old gold silk, being lighted by olectrij ily and the panelling is beautifully , painted,

One of the inspectors of schools begins hisreporl to his board—" During tho year I travelled 3053 miles and spont 1895 hours in the sorvice of the Board." What on oirth is this gentleman paid for? We (Marlborough Express), havo known a nowspapor man to travel 10,000 miles and drink 8500 glassos of whisky in tho servico of his paper in tho courso of a year and not say a word about is.

A tramp sought admission to the Warrington workhouse the other day, and on "being questioned as to his means, produced £lO7, mostly in notes, He stated that his father had left him some freehold property, which ho sold for £2OO and ho'has since been tramping the country on the proceeds. He has slept in unions, common lodging houses, and outbuildings. The man being in illhealth, was removed to the hospital. An important and unreserved sale of general merchandise and household furniture in the assigned estato of Mr J, D, Cox, ot Fcatherston, is announced to bo sold by auction by Mr F. H. Wood, commencing on Monday July loth and continuing until tho evening of the 16th inst, The sale is an extensive one and the catalogue too long to publish. It is however, referred to in Mr Wood's regular advertising column, Luncheon will be provided on each day of the sale. Mr F, J. Pmnoy, ot the Music Depot, Mannora-strcot, Wellington has an important announcement in our presont issue. Ho claims to havo the best house in town at which to procure new or second-hand pianos, organs, or othor musical instruments, He is also a purchaser for cash of good leeond-hand pianos, American urgansnud harmoniums. Anyone wishing to purchaso a rcaiiy good instrument can do so at this establishment on easy terms and at prices ranring from £ls upwards,

The annua] meeting of the parishioners uf St Luko's Church, Groytown, was hold last night in Mr F. H, Wood's office. The attondanco was not lar»o and with the exception of the election of church wardens and vestry for the ensuing year but littlo business was done, Tho Rev. Mr Hewsan was unable to to attend, owing to the sorious illness of Mrs Howson, consequently no clergyman's warden was appointed. Mr F, H, Wood was again elected parishioners church warden, and tho following vestry were elected, Drs Bey and Spratt, Messrs IG, Wyeth, V. Skcet, W. Brooks, li.W. Tate and M, Vamhara,

ffo have frequently pointed out that the gutter channels in Queen-street from tlioir peculiar mode of construction aro sources of danger to the public. Hitherto no seyore accident had been recorded in connection with them, although a Bcore of minor caannlties hayo taken place, in which occasional bruises and a splattering of mud have been tho prominent features. This morning the first really serious ixiisadyenturp in these treaolicrous sluices fell to the lot qf Mr H. E, Eton junior, olerk in Mr Pownall'a offico, who tripped on tho edge of the water channel and foil, dislocating his right shoulder. Much sensation has been caused in religous circles in the United States, by the action taken by the Eev. H, T. Bray, minister of an episcopal church at St Louis, who at his own request has been removed from the ministry. The rev. centleman states that his views in ro?ard to religious matters have undergone a> clmngo, which renders it impossible for him hetcefprth conscientiously to perform his ministerial dutios. In fact, his experience has been similar to that of Robert Ellosmere in tho novel of that name, He assorts also that many clergymen aro in a position similar to his own, but, for various reasons are unable to follow his example and lcavo the Church, in whoso doctrines thoy no longer boiiove. Many admitted this to him, including one bishop.

An amusing story is told of tho late Mr Jamicson, of whiskoy famo, Driving one day in the streets of Dublin he was posing as a stranger, and asked his cabman questions as to the places thoy passed. Pointing to a church, ho was told that it was being rebuilt at the expense of Guinness, the stout brewer of Dublin, Another church a little further on, his driver displayed to him as the work of Eoe, the distiller. Therefore Jamieson asked, "And that whiskey man, Jamieson—ho's wealthy enough. Is ho not doing any good with his money?" To which the Irish driver replied with a grin, "Sure, sorr, 1 belave he's after building a lunatic asylum to put tho other two idiots in."

The gonoral committeo of the Masterton Horticultural and Industrial Society meet on Thursday evening noxt to recoivo tho report of tho'programme committeo and arrange other business. Recently the date of the exhibition was fixed to he held on the same day as tho Masterton Pastoral Society's show, but as that association has altered their day of meeting to a much earlier one it will be necessary for the horticultural committeo to. decide whether they shall follow suit or. choose a later date. In

the early days tho Spring flower show was held on the last Wednesday in ■November, or tlm first week in December, and that gave a much better chance to exhibitors to compete, and the entries were in cousequence more numerous, Latterly the show has been earlier so that it might fall upon tho same day as the Pastoral Society's, that being a publio holiday, and attraoting a groat number of visitors to Maßterton, Tho takings at tho door aro naturally a great consiiT'UKm to the horticultural coinmitte^lmtitito^ n »t-.l».riloweJ to, outweigh all the advantages in!!, would, be derived by competitors, which would result from tho show being held later in the. Spring. The question in all its Wings, will no doubt be well considered By the committee befop finally fixing the date. Hamlet; "The air bij.es shrewdly, 1 ' Horatio, "It is a nipp'ng and an eager air, my Lord." Had the philosophic Bane lived in our day and oily, he would, with thousand of other intelligent citizens, have sought and obtained, tha true Safeguard, Good, lioneßt, Flannel, at '''e Aro House, Wellington. "Hie wind that blows" and "the air" that "bites shrewdly" would have been successfully defied by selecting from the many excellent makes ot Flannel that are o had at To Aro House, Wellington,

Our Flannels whether of English or Colonial Manufacture are all pure wool froins the beat looms. The manufacturers hive .a welhearnei reputation to maintain and pur own prestige has been yon hy selling the best goods at the lowest possible price?. Wo have no likwg tor' '.'rubbish" Of any sort, least of all in Flannels. We "offer nothing but what is of etorling value at To Aro House, 1 Wellington.

Mr W.T. Grundy took ndvsiitago of tho winter holidays to pay a visit to the Masterton Lodge E.C, of. which ho is worshipful master this term. Tonders closo at 3 p.m. to-day at tho Maoterton Borough Covtnoil Chamber for erecting about twenty ohains iencinp at Akura and for lighting and cleaning the sirost lamps for twelvo months,

The Rev. W. J. Watkin delivered a verv ablo lecture at tho Wesleyan Ohlrch> Masiorton last night. On 'The History of British Colonisation'. The subject waß worthy of a larger atteudonco, but the sovonty of the woathorkopt many peoplo away who would otherwise havo been preseut,