The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1889.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3273, 3 August 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1889.

At tho K.JI. Court, Nelson, yesterday Thomas Martin of Auckland was curator irinl pi) four charges of libel against

James Sclandow of tho firm of Sclanders &Co. Bail of £IOO himself and two sureties of ±SO in each case was granted. The successful sale of Minifio and (Jo.s ptopk is still continuins! in tho premises recently opcupjed by that firm. Invitations ai'e extended to all to come and seo the bargains. The Masterton Volunteers at their meeting on Thursday last decided to inyite Mr Arthur R. Bunny to accept the po3t of Captain rendered vacant by the promotion of Captain Ponold to tho rank of Honorary Major. The Trustees have continued tho annual grant of £25 to the committee of the School of Design to the end of the current year. This institution once more bliows signs of (loursliiilg after passing through its vicissitudes, ono of which was tho "retaining" by a former Treasurer the sum , !)s fd, He lias since left the i , . ""'se'ed t9 refund the colonies, bui nc«~.

money to tho committee, j An ingenious contrivance is about to bo brought out bv Captain Woodward, of the Royal mail steamer Don, by which it is proposed to do away with oars as a means of propelling ships' lifeboats, It cousists of a hand-power screw prepellor whioh enables tho boat to bo driven by anyone in it, though unacquaiuted with ■rowing. This, Captain Woodward points out, will obviate the chance of passenners who may get away from a stranded ship finding themselves in boat without oars or having them without anyone skilled in their use. Tho machinery fcakos up little room and seems to be both efficient and simple.

Tho next San Francisco mail closes in Maslcrton at 6.15 a.m., August 10th,

A grant of 120 for tho current, year has been made to the Fernridgo School Committee by the Masterton lown Lauds Trustees.

Tlw firm of Tlins. Cook and Son have been appointed official tourists agents to the Kew ijealand Exhibition at Dunedin. At the Dunedin City Court,yesterday, Wall was committed for trial for perjury arising out of tho recont prosecution for cattle stealing. Tenders are invited by Messrs Lowes & lows for leasing for one or two years a swig littlo property of ten acres of good land with dwelling and all necessary outbuildings, situate close to Masterton.

An ancient catacomb has been discovered in Naples containing several p'rfect skeletons. The tombs, from inscriptions, aro believed to be 3000 years old. Suuio lamps found therein, were in such good preservation that they were at once made use of by tho explorers to light up the vaults. Messrs J. W. Gordon & Co. having purchased tho grocery business and xroll assorted stock of Mr F. W. Temple's invite their friends »nd tho public generally to pay them a visit. The . members of tho now firm aro well and

favourably known in Masterton and will no doubt receive the best wishes of the majority for success in their new venture.

A purchaser is required for a deferred I payment section adjoining tho Master-ton-Eketahuna Bailway line. The land is of excellent quality, the greater portion consisting of flats. The wholo of the property is woll watored by a permanent stream which runs through tho section. The terms aro exceptionally

easy and to auyone desirous of acquiring a really first class freehold, is a chance raroly to bo met with. Particulars as to price and other information can bo supplied a this office. Tho editor, of the English 'Methodist Times'' having seen it reported that Cardinal Manning had said that, "had it not been for tho preaching of John Wesley, no man could tell how deep in degradation England would havo sunk," Svrote to know if he was correctly reported. Cardinal Manning sent tho] following courteous and interesting reply:—"l havo bo often spoken in tho sense of the enclosed paragraph, and even more fully, that I cannot roniembor wlion, where or under what circumstances tho words were spoken; but yon will find their equivalent at page 3G of a profaco to 'England and Christendom,'

and in the last of 'Font Loctnres on tho Grounds of Faith.' iam thankful to say that I have a warm sympathy with all who love our Divino Lord and labor for him. 1 '

A curiosity in tho vegetable kingdom, the form ot two town trees attached t(

each other, after tho manner of tho Siamese twins (writes tlw To Aroha correspondent oi tho N.Z. Herald), has recently been cut down and brought out , of the bush by a party of firewood cutters at. Tui Creek. The trunks (which for convenience of tiansport have been

shortened to 12 feet) are over a foot in diameter, straight and symmetrical, and run parallel, the distance betweon them being about 18 indies, Six feet trom the butt ond they are connected by a

limb equal in diameter to the trunks, and so firmlyare they held together that oyen tho force of tho fall when tho trees were cut down Mod to sever thorn. Old

uslunen say they have seen nothing ol

the kind before. Similar instances arc sometime? found in trees of tho rata family, but are oxtremoly rare among thuso of any other class. Tho wccltly meetiiif of tho Masterton Mutual Improvement Society, hold last evening attracted a very good audience. Nine now members wero elocted and iivo nominated. Tho programme consisted of three note paper essays. Mr Boageyon "Liberty," MrColway on "Ireland" and Mr 0. Pragnell on

'• Friendship," Thewholoof tho subjects were ably written, more especially tho one beariiK' on the Irish' question, iu which Mr Col way shewed up as a staunch supporter of " lloiuc rule for Ireland." The essays being open for discussion sevoral members availed themselves ot tho opportunity to criticise and otherwise eive expression to their ideas on the subjects. Tho concert committee reported most favorably on the support already 1 guaranteed to mako tho first concert a success. Already ono hundred tickets have been disposed of, and tho report contained the names of some of Master-

ton's most proficient musical talent, It was decided that next meeting night bo devoted to questions.

Tho awful death of Madamo Povlakoff,one of tho most charminK among all that bevy of charming Russian ladies who sometimes gladdon the winters of Paris, lias created a torrible shock anion}! the circles so lately embellished by her presence. The unhappy lady left Paris but a ahort tiiiio a»o on a Bummer tour to Germany. While stepping from the door of her hotel at lierlin to gain her carriage, she let fall 0110 of her bracolots close to tho pavement. Stooping to pick it up she observed laughingly that "one of the horses in tho next cavriago had kissed her," -Next day the unfortunato lady was takon ill with that most horrible disease, glanders, and in a few more days breathed her last, in apito of the attendance of the firsts phyaioians of Berlin and oveiy resource to be. obtained bv wealth o. by the ceaseless vigilance of friends.

It is not often that a real smuggler's cave i 3 found to exist in these days, But a veritable ono has just turned up in county Monaghan, whore the police got ou tho track of an old illicit still. " It is twenty years since a search was made in tho samo place, then without result," says the Dublin Mail, but this time tho offender was cacget. Entering tho suspected house, tho searchers ?ot a welcomo admittanco from the owner, Tho kitchen and bedroom wore searched without result, and next a stable' This atablo was flagged with neat-cut, square freestone flags, which were closely fitted on a trap door, admittance was gained by descendini» a number of stobs cut in the rock to a large cave under the bedroom. Tho cave was 10 feet deep, and 14 feet by 12, nndyas cut in the solid rock. Hero a large still (metal) and all tho requisites of a distillery were tound, also a large quantity of wash and a jar of real mountain clew. A copious supply of spring wator was available in the cave,

Good news from Wellington, and rputo true, you can get a splendid ( harmonium from 1/5, piano or organ i from Llo, organ with divided octave couplars all in solid black waluut cases , from Ll7. This beats all tho cheapest , houses in town. Pianos tuned for 7s, or by tho year four visits LI, travelling 1 expenses added, All Grinds of musical 1 instruments tuned, cleaned, and repaired new reeds put in accordeons, concertinas, harmoniums, and organs; rtlso liboral exchanges nwdo, Any instrument may be purchased on the time payment system from 2s Cd per week. (Jail and exchange your old piano for a new ono atF. J. I'inny'a Musical Instrument Depot, Manners-street, Wellington. (Sole agent of the celebrated Worcester organs.)—iovi. Bo they are going to have another sale of drapery at T« Aro llouso, Wellington. Yes that is easily seen from an announce, ment on the 3rd page and there is no mistake about it. There will be some wonderful bargains to bo pioked up, and all tho goods are new, fresh and seasonable at this salo of Winter goods at Tc Aro House, Wellington. Even so, they are described as wonderful bargains, first-class goods, Jwhicli may be depended on as absolutely true. What is id!! better there is no rubbish, no soiled -," - damaged nt ticlc3, All are fresh *-„ H . '-ol Winter goJi s »tß> and clean at tins s»«. Aro House, Wellington, . • - Well there is to he a puao list isstiw Saturday and thon wo shall know further particulars, but one tiling has always been certain that if tho Te Aro House folks advertise a thing it is bound to be strictly carried out, no bounce, no puff, but actual veritable truth with the "mint mark" of To Aro Houso veracity on it, . It is a good thing that we country resident have such timely notice in this instaneo and it will give us a chance as good as the city folks at being at tho opening of this 1 Winter sale on Thursday the first of August at To Aro Houso, Wellington.

Tho annual Municipal clectiona take 'ace next min h. The retiring mombora

are Crs, Gapper, Eton, and (Men. Mr Alfred de Clifton, of Carterton, who was admitted to tho Masterton

Hospital ou Thursday last in a moribund state died to-day. In our report of the Wellington Land Board meeting yesterday, we inadvertantly omitted the namo of Mr W. W. McCardh, one of'tho members, as being present.

ThoAhaura section of the Midland

Railway is nil sublet. Tliore are about one huudred and thirty mon on tho ground.

A horse attached to a cart belonging

to Mr H, Dixon, haying not its winkers off, -onli fright and bolted from Lower Knripuni, and was not stopped till it reached Hall-street. The tip came nil-

fastened and the cart dragging on the road madoa great noise. Very little damage was done, the animal having] negotiated all the corners safely. There is a possibility of the Masterton Borough overdraft being wiped off by tlio end of the financial year, All tho councillors have been served with a writ

for contempt of court, in refusing to strikn a poor rate, and will probably go to Wellington for six months. Public works will be stopped, but rates will be collected as usual. The Councillors will probably settle the water supply question