The Wairarapa Daily FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1889.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3338, 18 October 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1889.

Wo aro requested to remind our readers of tho auction sale of merchandise, furniture, and general gouds at Messrs F, Templo and Co's rooms tomorrow, at 3 o'clock.

Mr Jcllicoo writes as follows to tho Post'—"lt has bcou reported that a subscription has been set on foot by the Italians to provide a fund for payment of Mrs Chemis' logal expenses, 1 therefore at once desire to say that, if any monoy is collected for that purposo, I wish it applied for the benefit of Mrs Chemis and her children. Mrs Chemis has had my siucoro sympathy, and under the circumstances I do not expect or look for any remuneration,', Messrs Fricdlandcr Bros, of Ashburton, aro consigning to Mr F. H, Wood, tho Wairarapa agent, oiw of tho celebrated Masscy reapers and binders, for which they are the sole agents for New Zealand, This machino has boon entered for tho Carterton Show, which takes placo on the 30th inst. For the " World's Toronto Light Binder" it is olaimed a reputation has been made tho wido world over, and tho Massoy Company challongo any other machino to show an equal record. Catalogues and prices can bo obtained from Mr F, H, Wood,

Tho ordinary monthly meeting o( tho Mastcrton School Committee was held last night. Present:—Messrs A, W. Renall, (chairman), McEwcii,Hathaway, Prangnoll, and Hug", Tho minutes of tho previous gonoral and. special meetings wero road and confirmed, Tho Treasurer reported a credit balanco at dato of £lO 19s Gd, Correspondence was read from Inspector Leo, stating that ho would visit Mastorton on or about tho 21st instant for tho purposo of examining tho school. From the Education Board re lcaso of water supply from Mr W. Perry, From Mr T. Turnbull, architect to tho Board, with plans of outhousos &c. From Secretary Town Lands Trust stating tho picnic tuud had been allocated, and the sum of £6812s 6d was placed to tho credit of t))o Mastcrton school, and Would be paid as funds permitted. Mr Hogfl moved that fenders bo juyitpd for bringing a supply of water from Mr Perry's spring to tho school jn accordance with specifications, and that the Chairman, Mr MoEwen, and the Secrotary, boa committoo to draw up plans and specifications. Seconded by Mr Prangnell. The question was discussed, tho Chairman and Mr Hogg being in favor of totara lluming, and Messrs McEwen, Prangnell, and Hathaway of iron piping. It p? decided tho specifications should provide for alternate tenders in wood and iron, Tho headmaster reported the number on the roll was 502, with ayerago attendance 4!io, porcentaso 84. Maps, .diagrams fa had been received from the floarf! for tho Infant School. There ha.d been Jflj pasgea in drawing. Tho swings ai the main scl)op| were dangerous and needed atteiitipn, The pjayjjrounds had boon improved aiid! presented a peat appearance. The visiting member was instructed to attend to tho swings; jjiss [(cojjngj reported thirteon children had been sont to' tho main school, leaving on the roll 109, Tho averago attondanco had been 00. Accounts amounting to £6 12a Gd wcro passed for payment. Mr Itcnall was appointing visiting mombor and tho meeting closed. General Mnpjtaio, of tho marines, was a martinet; and, among other regulations, would suffer no qflfepr to bo saluted on guard if out of his uniform, i It one day happened that the gonoral obsorven a lieutenant of mariners in plain dress, and, though ho knew the youn» man intimately, he called to the sontinnel to turn him out. Tho officer appealed to tho general. "1 know you not," said MacKonzio; "turn him outl" A short timo after tho general had been at a small distance from Chatham to pay a visit, and returning in the evening in a blue coat claimed ciittanaa at tlio yard gate. Tlie sentinel demanded the countersign; the general did not know it' hut ordered tho officer of the guard to bo sent for, who proved to bo tho houtonant that had been treated so cavalierly. "Whoaro you?" Inquired tho officor, " I am General MacKonsio," "What I without a uniform? Oh 1 get back, get back, impostor I Tho general would break your bones if ho know you assumed Jils name.,' MacKonsio made his retreat, and noj<£ day, iimtins tho young ollicer to bwkf&st, pM him "he had douohls duty with very' wujniondabloexactncss."

Good nows from Wellington, and quito true, you can get a splondid harmonium friim Lo, piano or organ from LIB. organ wtl) divided octave couplars all in wilid black cases km L.17. This boats all the ,choaps>t louses in town. Pianos tuned for' 7?, pr'b'ytlio year four visits LI, travelling ojepenses added.: 41) Jfjnds of musical instruments tuned, cleaued, a#d repaired, new reeds put in accordeans, ggnrtrfipas, harmoiiiuinsj organs; alsij kbijraf. 6<c : changes Hiftdi), Any instrument may be purchased on the flip paynjen't aystem from 2s 6rt per week, fia)} and oychange your old piano for a now one at P. J. Pinny's Musical Instrument Depot, Manners-street, Wellington. (Sole agent of the celebrated Worcester orgaii6,)-Avvi

Inspector Loo will. commonco tho oxamination of tho Masterton School on Monday next.

The Mnsterlon rink will bo opon this evening, and the proceedings enlivened by tho strain? of Pearson's Baud, which will play sevor.il now Boloctions, Mr K, l'oarco is bringing forward a largo consignment of goods for tomorrow's salo, including a special line of tanned shoes in all sizes.

Arguments was hoard in tho caso Dorset v Now Zealand Insuranco Company before Mr Justice Eichmond yesterday. His Honor reserved his docision.

Intimation has been received that Catlins llivor Railway is to bo pushed on during tho Bummer. Tenders will be called for bridging at about the ond of next week.

Yostorday Major -General Edwards loft Auckland for Wellington overland. He is accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel Humo and Major Douglas.

In the bicyclo race at Christchurch yostorday A. 0, Wilmot covered one milo in 2 inin Bike, loworing tho record for tho Colony, Tho Auckland branch of tho Hibernian Socioty have passod a vote of sympathy and confidence toward Dr Bond, who is concerned in an inquiry into thn doath of the late Mrs Howo.

Archbishop Redwood and tho Bov Father Macnamani arrived m Mastorton by the mid-day tram from Wellington today. They will conduct tho con. firmution services at St Patrick's Church on Sunday. Messrs M. Caselborgand Co announce tho arrival, ox Bnnpoliu, o( sovoral casos ol drapery, including colored and black Cashmero and merinoes, Manchester goods, and hosiery; also, ironmongery and fancy goods. Wc arc requested to rewind our roaders of Messrs Lowes and lorns sales to-morrow, Their list will ombraco now and second-hand fumituro, suites, chairs, tables, couches, bedsteads, mattresses, &c. Also produco of every description, poultry and sundries, Two or three stray dogs did a considerable amount of damage at Akura and tho lowor Opaki a few days ago by worrying sheep, Tho settlers wero successful in shooting them, and thby are now looking out for tho owners, Tho opening of tho crickot season by members of the Mastorton Club, with tlie match Married v Sindo, has been postponed from to-morrow till .thol following Saturday, so as to give more time to get the ground in proper ortlor. Members are requested to give as much assistance as possible in this direction. Mr Macara cautions persons against trespassing on his land, BrookfieM, Opaki for fishing or other purposo. Mr Macara this mornin» found his fence broken down at the river boundary and all his sti-ok lot out, and for his own protection ho is compelled to take this action.

Queen-street shopkeepers are complaining in bitter tones of tho neglected state of that thoroughfare, Tho disused water-channel is filled with dust and the roads aro uimvept, Thn consetho presout winds aro carrying the dry refuse off the streets into tho shops, and tho goods nio damaged and rendored unsaleable Tho council should take stops to abate the nuisanco complained of.

From tho Registrar-General's vital statistics for September, 1889, it appears that during the monlh there wero 65 births in Wellington, 09 in Auckland, 48 in Dunodin, aud 30 in Christchurch, Tho deaths wero -Wellington, 31; Duncdin, 23; Auckland, 22; Christchurch, 12. The dcath-rato per 1000 was 1-07 in Wellington, 0-98 in Dunodin, 0 73 in Christchurch, and 0-(>l m Auckland.

The Customs revonuo returns of the Colony for tho quarter ending September, 1889, arc:—Customs rovenuo, L3!)7,36G; primago duty,] L 17,337; total, L 414,703, For tho corresponding period ot last year tho total returns wore L 359.223. This is an increase of L 55.470. Tho excise duties for tho past (Hiartor wore-Tobacco, L 378; ci?ara, L9O; beer, L 11.967 ; foroiVn parcels post duties, L 491 14s 3d.

A groat deal of damago has been dune to crops on the Opaki this season by a grub which eats off tho roots of the yoiinj; plants, mid thus completely destroys it. Tho pest docs notnppcar to be confined to n small area, as it Ims boon fonnd in almost ovory paddock where crops havo boon put in. In ono instance a largo paddock of wheat has been completely destroyed, and the ground had to bo to-sown. One farmor who tried rollina; as a euro declares that it only aggravated the ovil. Tho railway returns show a total rovonuo for tho four weekly period ending loth September, was ±'oß,3slosßd, and for the corresponding period of last year, £65,116 Is lid. Tho total revenue of the present financial year to date is £4u'B,(i2l 12s sd, and for tho samo period last year, £458,278 12s M, showing an incroase of £30,643 J9s Bd. The per contago of expenditure to returns torjtho present year is 64-40, and for Inst year 68'60.

A Castlemaino telegram in a Melbourne contemporary says:—"A terrible disease has broken' out amongst tho members of a family named Hawkins, residing at Yaiighai), Thcro am seven children, and all have suft'ored from tho scourgo, which tho dootorsin attendance havo designated "black, meascls," Two members of tho family have already died from its effects, and two moro are in a morihund condition, and nut expected to recover. The other children aro also in a critical condition, The disease is occasioning great alarm amongst the residents, of the district whore it exists,'

Tho Telegraph oj fhp 15th inst con: tainstthe following editorial note:—lt is untiicTEtood that Mr Ballarice, 'during t|ie pleasant summer months, will visit a, few of tho centres of population, and gjvß osprp3Bi'iiitp. his. political views at public meetings. Ajnongsfc ot|[or places ho intends to call at is' Napier. This was decided on j couple of mentliß ago, but neyefthpless tho farco is being enacted; of a reijgjsitjon inyitin? him to come here, The document was being taken found for signature yosterday. The ohjectofthis nonsenso is to make it appear that Mr Ballanco ocoupios a very high-rung on the political ladder, and if there is ono thing which delights tho heart'jjf a New Zealand Liberal it is to toady liisf leader, This requisition is and simple; as much so as when tlio I'liberals" drew Sir Julius Vogol in his cap from Hut t'/jilpy station to tho Masonic Hotel, ft'itliouc any invitation Mr Ballanco would eoniohere, because it was arranged with Mr Smith that lie should address, a public meeting at Napier. Although wo aro not going to sign tho requisition we shall be'vory happy to welcome Mr Ballanco. We believe ho has only boon in this town ottco in his lifo, and then but for an hour or two, having been, so to speak smuggled in liy Mr Smith and exhibited to a select circlo gJ the fihpsen few. Ho was not at that timo in evidence to the public at larijo, and tho people hero would doubtless like tfl soo hiin, All the now makes and colours in ribbons we havo in profusion. Wide rjbjions for millnoiy, the newest widths for nookj'o/tv, in tape-edijed, fnille, mtk striped, vioire striped, and Imchc, and in all the new colours, such us salmon, cream, tutcan, cau rfc hi/, WCH.C ro.si',«e)7)t'ii(, etc. Poneoo sash ribbons, in buttercup, terra cotta, car. dinal, mosses, maroon, cream, rescila, gold, and white, Wide striped sashes, in colours to match dresses. Black moire sashes, and all tho fashionablo colours in coloured moire sashes, Real torchon laces, now patterns; millinery laces, Swiss embroidered laces, areophanes, crepes, tulles, &c, Ladies' leather belts, in black and art Bhades. ])res buttons, in ivory and metal, to match every shade oj tee fabrics, Fashionablo "Direotoire'.' apd /■ Lofiaine,'/ Uff t ±; also, linen'fronts, with ouMo'iptcJi-a'de.cided novelty, at T6 Aro House; Wellington'!' We have a Yery grand assortment of sunshades jo shojf to the ladies of Wellington, antl' comprising the very latest ''novcllies-'iijiibei/ysflk, in ptoss, yieiix rose, terra cptfa, reseda,' cardinal, &<i, : ; slmf, in re'd, gold, grey, jnayy', brown,'fyc. Tlio style generally approved is a grecMi modification of the ''En laid cm"'or ','Hus: band beater." Call at Te Aro House, Wellington.—Advi,

Mr Harry Eiolmrds' Wairarapa friends will regret to learn of his death at Wellington last ovening. Messrs Lowes & lorns add to their stook sale for Wodnesday next, 800 forward owes,

Comparatively few yotss were rocorded at tho timo we wont to press in the Town Lands Trust oleolinn. The only canvassing candidate is Mr Eton, who consequently bida fair to head the poll.

Nowa has been received through a private auurco that judgment lias been given for plaintiff for £4O and costs in tho caso Ellison v Mastortun-Mangdhao Special Sottlomont Association, heard at Woodvillo yesterday. In the citato of B, L. Smith, a bankrupt, licensee of the United Sorvice Hotel, Auckland, Mr Abbott, proprietor of the hotol, claims 11000, tho loaso having been cancelled by tho bankruptcy and tho creditors havo to decide whothor thoy will take over the hotel for tho remainder of the terra of the lease, It is Miiinatod that but for this claim the estate, would have yielded 20s in the pound.

During tho month of Soptembor 952 persons arrived in this Colony:—344 from tho United Kingdom, two from Queensland, 262 from New South Wales, 207 from 'Victoria, two from. South Australia, 18 from Tasmania, and 57. from other places. Tho departures totalled 1015, of whom 95 wont to tho United Kingdom, 560 to New South Wales, 213 to Victoria, 15 to Tasmania, and 127 to other places. During tho mouth two Chinese arrived and 83 departed, Tho arrivals in Wellington were 221 and tho departures 487.

In order to n.oet tho Exhibition tourist traffic, the second saloon of tho Mararoa, which leaves Molbourno on 20th November, arriving at the Blutt on Monday, the 28th, the day bofore the oponins>,has been sn irrangod that it can bo utilised as a lirst saloon, while tho second-class will bo accomodated on tho lowor deck. Tho Mararoa will run special trips overy ten days in addition to her usual services to meet tho coast traffic. Additional accomodation is to be fitted up in tho Waihora, Tarawera Rotomahana, To Anau, Lotorua, and Ring vrouma, The Takapuna add Penguin will leavo Onehuuga each Tuesday and Friday,making fast trips to Lyttolton, and connecting with the trains sorvice. The Rotorua and RineJrooma will run between Nelson and Dunodin oach making one trip in the week. Thoro will thus bo three steamers per week from northern ports, and a daily steamer from Lyttelton to Wellington in connection with train services.

At a special meeting of the Acclimatisation Sucioty, hold yestorday, tho rules of tho Society wero altered 60 as to change tho date of the annual gonoral meeting from Soptember to April. The Animals Protection Act Amendment Act, passed last session, provides that a balance-sheet, duly audited up tu tho Olat March in each year, shall bo sent in to the Government and published by all Acclimatisation Societies and honco the necessity for the above alteration. Consequently tho annual report and balance-sheet will bo published hi April nost, with a record of th<\ results of eighteen mouth's work. A bonus of £25 was voted by tho Council ot tho Society to Mr Ayson, tho Curator of tho Masterton Fish Ponds, in recognition of the careful and zealous manner in which ho has discharged his duties. —Times.

Mr S. H. Wickerson, who has resided in this district a numbor of years and identified himself in literary and musical matters, being about to lcavo tho "Wairarnpa, was entertained by a fow of his friends in tho Club Hotel, last night. Mr A. W. Ticmill, Mayor, occupied tho chair, and presented Mr Wickerson with a gold pin for himself,;-and a gold brooch for Mrs Wickerson, as a token of tho estoom felt lor him by a large number of citizens. Ho explained though the present was a small one it had boon very heartily contributed, and it must not be understood as Indicating the esteem in which be was hold. Mr Keisonberg followed with a fow remarks in which he expressed his resro'. at the loss which musical circles would sustain by the doparturoof Mr AVickorson, who»e services had always been cheerfully rendered at entertainments promoted for tho public benefit, Mr Wickorson'a health was drunk with musical honours by tho company, aftor which ho acknowledged in suitable terms tho gift, and also the compliments that had been passed, adding that ho should always look back on tho fifteen yoavs which ho had spent in tho Wairarapa as a very pleasant period in his life.

Telegraphic, school boys strike. ' Dunedis, October 17. For somo days past tlio older boys in some of the city schools have boon conferring on the question of going on strike against homo lessons. About fifty of the older pupils in George-street- school wero away this morning. They mustered on the hill above the school, waving a banner made of handkerchiofs, and afterward marched in procession. They behaved very well. Tlja revolt lasted till dinner timo, when it collapsed, notice having been sent to most of tho parents, limy of the strikers had rather a lively timo of it. One or two of the other sohools had pupils absent, but tho attempt on the whole was a failure. The affair was evidently moro of a lark than anything else. Labour Union at Auckland. Aucklanu, Friday, A largely attended meeting' of, wharf laborers and lumpers was held ]ast pyening for the purpose of considering tint formation of a, wharf laborers union. Nothing definite was done, but over one hundred men gave in their names as members. The montjng was unanimously in favor of forming a union far uiuhal protection against omployees, A further meeting with be held shortly,

Stock Conference. Wellington, Friday, Tlio Triennial Stock Conference lipid? jtj next mooting in Melbourne, onftoyomborlsj;,' Npw Zealand will be represented by Mr Cowan, M.H.R for Holtonui,'aiidMr Paisley, Chief Inspector of Stock for Hawkes Bay. Immigration. I Wellington, Friday. Tho Immigration Department is receivipg numerous eligible nominations from oil parts of tliq. Colony, but owing to the amount flf mqney being limited, acceptances haye to be restrained to near relations and separatpij fenih'eg. ■ SCAB KBADICATEi)Wellington, Friday, 'Mr Bailey, Chief Inspector for tho Auckland district, reports that the infected sheep at Miranda, near tho Thames, are free from scab. Ho is undel' the impression this disease is now thoroughly eradicated in his district. §ciilliu£( Race, Wellington, May, Hearu has'placed'£so,'the first deposit for liis race witli Stephenson, jn'tjio into of Mr ii. 'Blundell," tlio stakeliQlder',. 'and' signed articles, which \yijl be forwarded io Stolenson to-morrow,

A Featherston Flaxmill Burnt. Mr W. Toogood's flaxmill at Feathorston was doßtroytd by fire last night at half past seven, Tho place was closed at six and everything appeared to be safe. The loss to Mr Toogood is £BSO. Mr Burt had an engine in the mill, which is not reckoned in this amount. Great : sympathy is felt for Mr Toogood, who is one of the mest hardworking and enterprising sottlers in the district. Nothing was insured.' Exhibition Purls. Dunedim, Friday. Tho Eailway Commissioners give froo passes to tho official representatives at tho Exhibition from the other colonies. Tho West Coast Committee display an obelisk, showing tho export of gold, Th« Mineral Court is rapidly advancing towards completion. The display is very effective, and far exceeding that at Victoria. CABLE NEWS. Wellimotom Friday. When it was announced that an American Company were trying to get tho exclusive right to land cables in the Sandwich Island, the Now Zealand Government promptly intervened, and the British Consul at Honolulu also moved in the matter, It was urged on the British Government that such a concession would effectually bar the laying of tho pacific cablo from Vancouver, Nothin has yot been heard oil the subject, but tho authorities here are confident this truly American dodge has been! checked at the outset, Grand Lodge of New ZealandDunemn, Friday. It is understood the Grand Lodge of Scotland is now opposed to tho movement to form a Grand Lodge of New Zealand. From information forwarded from the Colony the Grand Lodgo officers havo concluded that if the project is gone on with it imore ' likely to lead to disunion than union under one charter. fl. Lucky Legatee- ! Auckland, October 17. A settler at Kotowgi,. neat [ Cambridge, named John Grice, has j come into possession of a legacy of i from JEGO.OOO to £70,000, and has J left on a visit to England.

The Skeleton Mystery.

CiiwsiciiuiicH, October 17.

With respect to tho skeleton found in tl;o confluent of the river Okaru yesterday, it transpires that a bunillo of letters found in tho neighborhood will probably lead to the identification of the man as C. Austin, formerly a clerk in Christchureh, who' had dropped the papers prior to lying down exhausted. The body was found within fifty yards of the public road.

Maori Lepers.

Auckland, October 17.

The leprosy among the Maoris at Waipa is said to bo of the kind known to tho faculty as anresthetic or non-tubevculatcd, and people affected with it may live for years, sometimes dying of other disorders, There is not sevoro pain, and tho patients go about their usual avocations. The nativos say it h hereditary, hilt not contagious.

Mr Kerr's Goats.

Dunedis, October 17.

It appears that a gentlemen sent to Mark Twain, (Mr S. L. Clements) a paper containing the observations made last session by Mr Kerr in connection with the chamois,- in whioli Mark Twain was quoted as an authority. A reply, has been received from Mr Clements, stating tho cutting lias aftorded him the heartiest laugh he lias had this year. The incident, he aays, shows tho danger of a man acting in a responsible public capacity being imperfectly up in the didactic literature of his time.

NEWS BY CABLE

ENGLISH. London, October 17.

The Coptic has been surveyed at Rio do Janeiro and ordored into dock for repairs, Portion oi her cargo is damaged, Tho Privy Council lias approved the granting of a charter to tho British South African Company, whoso objeot is to open up the Zambosi region. By tho explosion of firedamp in a colliery at Longdon, Staffordshire, sixty miners were killed, dearie and Matterson have been banquetted at the Albert Club in London. Claspcr, head of tho wellknown boat building firm, presented them with medals in commemoration of their victories in England. The Royal Huniano Society has awarded both oarsmen a certificate for attempting to saye tho lives of two boys who fell jnlo the Thames in A ugust last and wore drowned,

FQREIGN.

Berlin, October 17,

Before leaving this city tho Czai placed a wreath on tho late Emporoi Frederick's tomb, St, Petersburg, October IG,

The Novoo Vremya hopes Germany will rospect Russia's legitimate interests which it considers is essential to tbe continuance of friendship between the two countries. Eome, October 16,

Signor Crispi, speaking at a banquet in Palermo, the capital of Sicily, said that despite the complaint's aiid threats which from time to time emanated from the Vatican, temporal power would never be restored to' tlio Wcy in Italy. Ho denied that the Italian Goyo'imment had any aggressivo designs an her neighbours, bat merely sought to establish the peace of Europe on a firm basis. He admitted there had recently been danger of war breaking out, but now he hoped peace was secured, Italy was desirous of promoting the formation of an independent Bffa State.

Australian Svmey, October 17. The Local Option League, in response to a communication from the New Zealand Alliance, has expressed its wiljingnoss to contribute •pro rata to Canon Wilberforco's mission, Brisbane, October 17. Mr W. Pattison has resigned his position in the Queensland Ministry owing to pressure of private busiWi- '•'' • ■ ■•' ■"■'■'•■ '■ '■■"■' %o sailors on t)io Balmoral Castlo who weed arrestcd'for preventing nori union men working on 'the i'teauidi - Jiavo 'Jjceii fined Ofseiiteiiced fo'sWrt tpFmsofimpripiiirn'eiit, ' :i: " v '