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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3334, 14 October 1889, Page 2

Tho Secretary oi the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association desjrc.s to intimate that Mr Fraser gives a spocial priw of one guinea to tho best yearling lilly by Laud O'Largo at the forthcoming show, also one guiiioa to the host 2-year-old geldius;. Mr 8011, tho original settler cr Kormaiulco Islands, has made a claim tor .£2OOO on Government for deprivation of interests. His contention is that the Goyeriunent had no authority to permit the Napier people taking up their residence on the island, Wc need scarcely remind our readers of tho lirsfc appearance to-night ol the world-known entertainer Maocabe, and the equally accomplished iifdd.lo Minnii, Those who desire to witness an outer taiumeut that has drawn immense audiences in every part of tiio world where the English language is spoken, should secure seats at Mr Price's, and they will be more than repaid for their time and pioney. We hear that the reserved seats arc «oiug off rapidly. There seems to bo a general beliof that tils vast private fortune attributed to the Queen 1? njore Qr less illusory. One explanation currant is that the Queen, whenever one of her children married, presented him or her with a lump sum over and'above the amount voted by Parliament.' It is said that to each ol hor daughters she gave a niarna?o "portion .of .{IOO,OOO. Another explanation proffered of ,t]io non-oxist-enco of a surplus is that large sums of money havo been invested at Balmoral and Osborno,

Tho Union Pacific road uffera £4OO cash to any passongor on any train tint slinots a train robber,and Bovoral parties are making frequent trips in hopes to ket a allot.

The Court of Pope Loo is said to comprise 1160 poraoJM, nearly five hun>

dred of whom bear tho title of Cham- j borlain. Ho has twenty private secretaries in his employ. It lias been found that a nickel-plated bullet will go plump through a man, whero (ino without will stop short, and England will hereafter nickel-plate all her bullets.

Nasir-ed-Dcen, Shah of Persia, was 1 so pleased with Mrs Alice Shaw, tho ' lady whistler that ho gravely proposed to buy hoi' and take hor with him.to i Persia on his return; A popular practico of the abandoned Whitechapel, London, women is to demand money,and upon refusal charge the man who refuses to bo"atood up" as being Jack tho Hipper. The Cologne Gazette continues its efforts to fan tho rather teeble flame of German colonial zoal, and to excite anger against England, Suicide among German officers increases shsckiiujly: During May twentythree shot themselves, and the number for Ju.ie was larger still. The public clock over Mr W, Dougall's jowellors shop is being ronovated, and notice is given that fur the next three days tho said clock 'will be stopped. We understand new faces of ground glass and other improvements will bo in ado hi tho dial, The fashionablo London wedding ring has recently been of dull gold, but Princess Louiso went back to tho old fashion and chose hers bright. In a year the peoplo of London drink 200,000,000 quarts of beer, and conaumo 000,003 oxen, 2,000,000 sheep, 200,000 calve3,3oo,oooawiuo. A French court has decided tha fc murder is an accident, and compelled a lifo company to'pay a policy for 30,000 francs ou tho life of a murdered man, Clark County, In Ohio, is half indignant and half amused at the fact that last week an old man of 76 led a girl of 17 to tho altar, Tho old man is, of course, wealthy. I Tlie ties ot family in Germany are said , to ho very powerful, but its military law is stronger. A German.long resident in London, who left home at twenty years of ago, thereby evading service in the army, has sent to tho papers a communication received from tho authorities in , "the Fatherland" in answor to an application to bo permitted to visit his father ere ho died. " Come by all means, 1 ' was i in effect tho austere rejoinder; "but you will have to pay a line of £6105., to undergo lix weeks' drilling, and to spend six months in a fortress." This was a littlo too much for the correspondent's ' filial instincts, 'Utwouhlhavobeen a great joy to mu to havo seen my father," ; ho sayj," but under those cirouuistancos we shall meet no more,"

A large numbor of Italians are employed every summer to pick berries in tho country districts of tho United States just as inhabitants of the East End of London are annually called into Kent for tho hop picking. A party of Italian berry pickers is just now on«,i!{od iii tho vicinity of Camdon, Now Jersey and tho monotony of their lifo has been disturbed by an elopement, A youth named Vinopoli ran away with a girl known as Calabats, The fact soon transpired, and tho girl's father with a number of his frionds, went in search of tho runaways, overtaking them. The father attempted to chastise Vinopoli, who turned n,,on his assailant and shot him dead, but a dreadful retribution followod upon Vmopuli, for he was heateu to death by tho other Italians, several of whom wero afterwards arrested.

An extraordinary disclosure has been made in tho Queensland Assembly by Mr Little. As reported in tho Brisbane Courier, tho member in question stated that in the gaols of tho Colony an instrument called tho "gag" was used to silence insubordinate prisoners, which had had the ellect in some cases of permanently depriving the man of tho power of speech, Mr Littlo described this implement of torture as a tube which was thrust down tho unfortunate creatures throat, and which gripped the bougue in such a way .ao to lacerate it to a fearful extern. Mcmbors wero inclined to beliovo that Mr Littlo had beoa misinformed, but on the following day he produced ono of the gags, An instant inspection of this barbarous machine was sullicient to convince everyone that Mr Little had understated the case, At is a sort of vyce, tho underside being a sharpedged piece of metal like a split <juiH, about one-third of an inch across, and the upper a wire of almost thosamo diameter The culprit is pinioned, and this "gag" is forced into his mouth, so that tho tongue is gripped between the wire and the concave under part; A simple clamp forces the two sides together, and if tho" operator" choose there is no doubt but that tho loverage is so great that the wretched man's tongue could easily be cut right through. It is an American " invention," and actually bears, stamned upon tho grooved under: side the word "patent."

This comes to us from an Australian paper:—During tho stnnowallinu on the Representation Bill in the New Zealand House of Eeprosentativossome members wuro preparing to make a night of it, and one of thorn sent round to his house for his house and a couple of blankets. A cab. soon drove up, and the bedding was conveyed into the lobby, followed by a lady with an infant in her arms. The husband, who was at first fully occupied with tliii mattress, did not perceive her until a gentle wail from tho unhappy baby, whoso slumbers had been ruthlessly disturbed by the dutiful wife, attracted Mi attention, " Great Scott, Maria! What in thundor do you mean by this?" "Don't be using your unparliamentary langnage to' mo, sir," said the injured, lady. "You sent for your mattress, and as baby and 1 wero sleeping on it, and there waßn't another unoccupiod,hecause your bfotlier had gone to bed in the same room and wouldn't wake; and as you | must have known this, I thought you wanted us to, 601 got up and put some things on, and hero we arc" The husband stilled soms remark in his throat. "Iv'e brought baby's bottle and tlje spirit lamp, so you can get up and warm her food as usual," continuod tho practical who. At this interesting moment the Infant signiiied her appreciation other mother's thoughtful attention to, her comfort jii n melodious though rather high' pitched key, wiijelf had the pffect of recalling the sergcant-afc'-arms from h'issfuLdi'oams of soft pillows on a hard bench, and in a remarkably short time he ejected the offenders with a bind warning opiist a repetition of' such scandalous conduct. Dressmaking,—Our head dressmaker has but recently returned from Melbourne and Sydney, and from the abundant opportunities she Imshail ot noting the vaiiousfasliioneble style?, most in favour among the lenders of "ton" ii) these Australian capitals, offers the following 'observation to ladies generally and in particular to tho patronesses of the dressmaking department at To Aro Hpusb, Wellington. Dressmaking,— "Borhrd dress materials are about the newest thing out, and are bound from their novelty to be much patronised." .There is such an iinmenso choice of theso in our season's importations that there need be no fear of monotony, Our assortment of theso boautiful fabrics,at To Aro House.is alrotdy being much appreciated by the' ladies of Wellinglpn, and WraraiK; Dressmaking,— face dresses are as popular as ever; silk sm/jm,' tied at the side are mnoh worn, and China nil}) is also fashionable" We have a full, complete and elegant assortment of tiiese, at To Aro House, Wellington. Dressmaking.—"Plain materials, trim, med with braid and in much favour and the 'DimloM style of dress promises io bo the r?ga." In theso plain dim fabrics ,\ye have an abundcjji variety, both of French and English foake, witli'a'foyeiy clime in taV/?, gimps spiA'biitlqni of'cyery 'descrujtion shade and colour, at To Aro House, Wellington, ' Dressmaking.-"A profusion of embtal, dery is to be tho 'correct thing this season as also bows of riJta.fimshert oil with long ends in front," Ladies will find that nowhere will they obtain better variety, or a move excelleut assortment of these than at ITo Aro House, Wellington.—Aovr,

Tho R.M.S, Ruapehu from Graymouth with tho mails aniycd in Wellington on Saturday. Notice is Kiven elsewhere that any person found trespassing on theproporty of Mr Y7, B. Buick Opaki and Piran will bo prosecuted, Tho Wangaelm bridge which isu ndorgoing repairs will we understand bo closed against traffic from Wednesday to Friday next. Mrs Taylor notifies, on account of tho wholesale destruction ot ducks and damage to proporty, that in future all persona trespassing on Bishop's reservo, will bo prosecuted. An unreserved sale of jenoral merchandise will be held by Mr F. H. Wood at his auction rooms oiv Saturday October 19th, after which an Important sale of Carterton Town Lands will take

laco, full particulars of which are

given in Mr Wood's usual o ilumn, Randolph' Guggcnheimor is a Nciv York celobrity who has made a mint of woalth on the commissions of English capitalists whose money ho placed in breweries and other enterprises. He is a Virginian by birth, He, however, left

that State in his youth, and arrived in New York inja penniless condition. He is now a veritable Croesus. Mr F H Wood will sell at his Carterton rooms on Saturday next Octobor 19 tho privileges in connection with the Wairarapa and E.U. Pastoral and Agricultural Society's annual show, also

tho privileges in connection with the Taratalu Carterton Bacos,

Tho largest number of wild beasts ever shipped on board one vesses

torn Hamburg has recently loft that

port for the new Zoological Gardens st Buenos Ayres. The caravan consists of

two male and to female lions, two tigers, eight panthers, five boars, two Indian elephants and camels, several kangaroos and antolopes; a couple of ostriches,ahd a large number of birds ot prey. Tho

value of this live stack is 15,600. An article which appears in tho New York Herald on tho Whitochapol murders is boing much commented upon.

Uany people will remember that on tho

21st of last November a woman who went by the name of' Dark Sarah ' had hor throat cut iira lodging houso by a man who accompanied hor thither at an early huur of the morning, The woman stiwgled with her assailant and eluded his grasp, and tho man finding tho situa-

iion dangerous left the room, «ot oul

into the street, took to his heals, and escaped. The police wero very mystorious about tho affair at the time, and took the greatest pains to prevent Dark Sarah being interviewed. The matter, was mado out to bo a simple case of

drunken assault and use of the knife, and was very quickly forgotten by tho majority of tho public, Fresh enquiries have now been opened into the case, and tho conclusion arrived at is that tho man who cut tho woman's throat in tho

lodging house is tho veritable "Jack the Ripper," Ho is said to havo been a left-lmnded man, and to have employed precisely the same methods of attack which were associated with all tho other murders. It is known that tho woman had never mot tho man boforo tho

morning ottho attack, Mint ho plied hei

with drink until she was intoxicated, and that her first intimation uf danger was when she felt tho man's hand slip over hor mouth and tho touch of tho knire in hor neck, Sho escaped death by the narrowest shavo, and she remembers tho man perfectly, as also docs a second Individual who saw tho

miscreant as ho issued from tho lodging door, Tho man has nover been arrested, and it is a strange coincidence that no other crime occurred in the"inurdor area" between tho attempt referred to and that of last week,

Tho Shah occupied the wing of Hathold House in which the celebrated Marchioness of Salisbury (the grandmother of the Prime Minister) was burnt to death in November, 1835, wlion she was in her 88th year. Lady Salisbury's Sunday card parties and suppers were tho " smartest" entertainments in London for moro than forty years, She was tm yrantfc dame, but very good-natured, and she adhered to tho old-fashioned customs till the end of her life; drivin? in tho Park in a low phaeton, with four black ponies, and outriders in splendid liveries; always going to Court in a sedan chair, and making her fontmon carry flambeaux when she went out at night. Lady Salisbury (who was latterly known as" Old Sarum ") hunted with tho Hatfield Hounds until she was past seventy, wearing a sky-blue habit, with black velvet collar, and a jockey cap, and sho was a vory bold rider, and no fence over stopped lior,-Truth, Good news from Wellington, and guito true, you can get a splomlid harmonium from L 5, piano or organ from Lls, organ with divided octavo couplers all in solid black walnut cases frjm Ll7, Tiiis beats all tho cheapest houses in town. Pianos tuned for 7s, or by tho year four visits LI, travelling expenses added! All kinds of musical instrument tuned, cleaned, and repaired, now reeds put in nccordeans, Concertinas, harmoniums, and organs; also liberal exchanges inatlo, Any instrument may be purchased on the time paymont system from 2s Gd per week. Call and oxchance your old piano for a now one at F. J. Pinny's Musical Instrument Depot, Manners-street, Wellington. (Sole agont of the celebrated Worcester organs.)-advt