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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3270, 31 July 1889, Page 2

The rabbit pest is notan unmixed evil 1 Over thirty cwtof carcases aie exported via Masterton weekly.

There was a chimney fire in Queenstreet last evening. The services of tho Brigades were not required to extinguish it, At the ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Lojal Mastorton Lodgo last nigh' Bi'o T. S. Jago, P.G. was appointed dolcgate to the District Lodge Meeting whicli takes plnce on tho Bth August, _ Tho Wairarapa North County Council gives notice of its intention to ask the content of ratepayers to borrow £7OO for the purpose of extending the formation of the Tiuui-Eketa-huna road,

"The little storo around the corner," Perry-Street, kept by Mr B. F. Temple is announced as the cheapest placo at which to buy groceries of every descriptions. Heads of families are requested totryaßamplopound of Mr Temple'B celebrated two shilling tea, There is every indication of the proposed sixpenny concerts in connection with tho Masterton Mutual Improvement Society being most successfully carried out, At a meeting of the concert committee last evnninp the names of the most prominent of Masterton's musical talent, was handed in. So far the Committee have not met with a refusal; In the event of not clashing with any other engagement the j.committeo decided to hold tho first concert on Tuesday evening, the 13th August,

Tho one hundred yards running match for £lO a aide between \V. Eagle and A, Lyford came oft in tho Show Ground, Carterton, yesterday afternoon before about fifty people, Thoso present woro all local people, tho match attracting no outsido interest, The start was a good one, and Eagle won easily in tho rather slow tiino of eleven and two fifths seconds. Lyford came in six yards behind, There wasjpractically no monetary speculation on the ground as to the result, and no onthusiasm was displayed when the race was being run. Eagle's win seemed to be expected.

Ekctahuna possesses a prodigy, who poses as it barrister. His first appearunco in tho latter capacity took placo during the hearing of an assualt case at Eketalmua »n Saturday last in which two ladies wove concerned, Tho Constable of tho district, who is renowned for consoiontwusnoss in duty, Ms proceeding with tho proof of sorvico rf summons when tho prodigy rose and vigorously protested against the procedure of the Constable,and contended that such a course was not tho proper one to pursue He gave the Court tho benefit of his opinion gratis as to the bearing of the law on the case. Tho Bench looked aghast, the Constable giving a look which should havo shrivelled tho tyro barrister in his chair, appealed to the bench, protesting

against behaviour from a press representative, who so far forgot himself, as to dictate law to tho Court,

During the pait few days, says tho Post, v discovery of a decidedly important character has been mado on land in close proximity to tho Wellington and Manawatu lino, but the exact spot has not, for some reason or other, been allowed to transpire. Tho disoovory consists of a quarry of Mue'stone (basalt which, it is boliovod, will provo to be c illimitable extent. A specimen ot tb stone has beon forwarded to th 'olonial Museum, and so important w 10 discovery considered by Sir Jii r

tho discovery considered by Sir Jam, Hector that ho despatched Mr M'Kay of the Geological Department, up tho lino by this morning's train to visit the placo, Not only may the find bo considered valuable from a builder's and a road contractors standpoint, but it is believed that it limy lead to other mineral discoveries of perhaps an oven more important nature,

The mandamus obtained by tho District Aid Board to compel tho North Wnirarpa County, Mastorton and Greytown Borough Councils to strike a rato over Hie property in their respective districts to covor the amount at which they lwvo boon assessed has boon found inoporativo. Neither can a Receiver bo appointed, the question thoreforo takes a very peculiar form. 1 It is said that imprisonment for contempt of Court wilt follow if the rato is not struck. The Bodies affected are corporate bodies, The North Wairarapa County consists of tho Chairman, Councillors and ratepayers whilst tho Borough Corporations are Mayor, Councillors and Burgesses. If these are all committed for contompt it will require a tidy sized prison to hold them all. Tho effect of the firmprotest bv tho Country Districts against tho Charitable Aid Act is likely to result in an amendment in the Act and separation from tho town, Robert Bullon answered to his hail at the H.M. Court, Wellington yestorday on the various charges against him. Austin Coom asked that accused be bound over to keep the peace. Accused, notwithstanding his promises, had again gone to the premises oi Mrs McKinder, Informantrcpeatedliisprevionscvidenco. Peter Grifliths deposed to seem" accused point a pistol at informant and heard him say " I blow your b— brains out, Ihaclonough of you last night." The Bench committed accused for trial, grantim' bail L2OO. The second information laid by George Norbury was of a similar naturo, and sureties of tho peace \vore asked for The complainant deposed that on JTriday night Mrs Me-" Kinder rushed into his place and said that a man was in her house. Ho went over to the place and saw tho accused, who informed witness that ho was" Inspector Bullon," and that he was going to have Mrs McKindor arrested because he had been robbed of Ll5O. Witness ordered Bullen off the premises, and saw a policeman about accused's- conduct. Bullen threatened to knock witness' brains out with a 6tick which he carried, About 1 next morning ho saw accused removing goods from Mrs McKinder's, and on his speaking Bullen drew a revolver and threatened him. Accused was bound over to keep Uo peace for three months, himself in 1200 and two sureties ot £SO each. Accused was romevedtogaolin default of bail. At the Magistrates Court this morning Robert Bullen ex-Inspector of Police was charged with assaulting Mrs McKinder and bound over to keep the peace for six months himself in LIOO and two sureties of LSO each, The charge of breaking and entering Mrs McKinder's liouso will bo heard to-morrow,

Good neira from Wellington, and quite true, you can get a splendid harmonium from L 5, piano or organ from Lls, organ with divided octave couplars all in solid black walnut cases from Ll7. This beats all tho cheapest houses in town. Pianos tuned for 7s, or by the year four visits LI, travelling exponses added. All kinds of musical instruments tuned, cleaned, and repaired now reeds put in accordeons, concertinas, harmoniums, and organs; also liberal exchanges inado, .Any instrument may be purchased on the time payment syatem from 2s Gd per week, Call and exchange your old piano for a new one atF. J, Pinny's Musical Instrumpuj; Depot, Manners-street, Wellington, (Sole agent of (he celebrated Worcester organs. y-rApvt,

A team selected from the Wairawpa Rugby Football Onion,.play tho New Zealand Native team on Monday, August 20th, at Masterton. It is arranged also to play Wellington on tho 10th AugU3t at Grcytown. Mr]?. A, Weston's tonic sol-fa music class at Carterton now has a lnoinDersliip of fifty persons, A similar class at Greytown, also recently started, is equally thriving, The Rev. Mr Mow conducts the latter,

Sir George Grey has agreed to take chariroof the Masterton Town Lands Trust management Bill and states tlioro is time to geo it through tins session.

Thero is an artesian well down the Back Line at Carterton, which has a natural and never failing flow of water which rises four treat aboye tho surface The well pipes were driven dawn seventy-nine feet, as recontly sunk by Mr Pearson.

The Hineraoa arrived at tho Bluff yesterday, from a visit tu the Snares, Bounties, Aucklands, Antipodes, ami Campbell Islands. Captain Fairchild reports all depots in good order and hut trace of castaways, ThoHiuemoa sailed at noon same day for West Coast.

Mr Joseph Bennett tavora us with the following returns. Eainfall at Otahuao: -July 1889, 4.84 on 16 days; average temperature 43J. July 1888, 4.05 on 19 days j temperature 44j. July 1887, 3,40 on 10 days. The maximum fall was on tho oth July, 1.67.

A notilication from Mr G, Beetham M.H.R. to tho electors of Masterton appears in anothor column. It refers to his absenco this session and gives the reasons therefore. Mr Beotham states he has taken all possible stops, under the circumstances, to arrange that the interests of this constituency shall not be injuriously affected during his absenco, Every Volunteer is requested to attend the Inspection - Parade to-morrow night, in tho Masterton Drill Hall, as Captain Donald, who has been promoted to the rank of Honorary Major, is anxious to have all arms, &c., signed for, before handing over tho corp to tho next in command. Lieutenant-Colonel Butts is expected up from Wellington. The early closiug movement in Carterton commenced last Monday. All the shops have responded by closing at'halfpast sovon, except three -two fruiterers and a draper and clothier. Tho former being purveyors of public refreshment can hardly bo expected to close at a timo when their wares are most in demand —in tho evening; and in most towns they aro allowed to ho exceptions to the rule where it exists,

Bowman, alias Morrison, alias Moore, alias Llewellyn, was committed for trial at Blenheim yesterday for attempting to obtain money under falsa pretenses. Ho was engaged to tuno tho Boman Catholic Church organ, and removed a down reeds aud protended to supply new ones but in reality put iii tho old ones again and got his account paid nearly in full by Father lewis. The police had Iffiard of tho affair, and knew tho man's history, and he ivas apprehended, with the above result. He was admitted to bail. Thero was a cow case at the Court in Carterton yesterday. Tho total sum at issuo v/as only two pounds, and it was an amusing exemplification of the wellknown famous picture "Litigation." Yesterday, while their clients hotly contested tho question of the cow-or rather its price—two of our most respected lawyers with keen legal acumen blandly but quietly •" milked" it so satisfactorily, that we imagine that the owner of the graceful animal—which, be it marked, was sworn to be no less than fourteen years old—would just about come out of tho transaction clear, but minus the cow and likewise its proceeds. Matters legally havo been very quiet in Carterton lately, and it really docs us good to sec by the present little typical case, that tho people of that iuterestmg townships are onco more beginning to thrive and strive aud take an interest ill things gonerally,