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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3386, 14 December 1889, Page 2

Mr G. Ueetham M, H. R, Is exported to leave England for New Zealand in January next.

Severs! fires have been racing danporously close to tho township at Ekttahuna but yesterday's bwy vain lias fortunately put the damper on them, In connection with the oponing of tho new Presbyterian Church, Carterton, special services will bo held tomorrow conducted liv the Rev. J. K. Elliott B.A. Several additional items are added to tho programme of the Mastorton Volunteer Concert, to be given in the Theatre Royal on Thursday, December 10th.

Mr H. Hansen, the Eketabuna bootmaker, has just received a large and assorted stock of ready-made boots aud shoes which ho is prepared to supply at the lowest possible prices, The shop windows in Queon Street are beginning to put tn their Christmas dressing Queen Street will prove very attractive to-night to the numbers who patronage this favorite Saturday night promenade,

Wo are requested to state tho doors will be opened at 7 p.m on Tuesday next at tho musical cntertainmont in St Matthews schoolroom, The Christmas tree drawings will commence at 8 o'clock, and some of tho prizes are vory valuable. Special attontion is drawn to Messrs Nelson, Moate & Co's new advertisement on our frontpage, This justly celebrated firm of tea morchants have agencies all over the colonies. They are noted for tho excellence of thoir blends winch is duo to tho special training of Mr Nelson who is a testor of acknowledged capability. A singularly precocious caso of suicide is reported from Aries, A boy ot fourtem blew Hit luh brains, owing to jealousy. His father had taken icharge of three small children—the orphans of h s oldest son, The boy conceived tint by doing so his father had dune him injustice.

Mews Lowes and lorns have withdrawn from sale on the lb'rb inst the 2i>o ca'.tle advertised. Owing to shearing operatMiie having been delayed by ruin the cattle could not be mustered, but they will be sold at the Masterton yards on January 14th, in tho meantime the cattle are in <;ood feed.

■ An Italian engineer recently announced the discovery that su«ar is an efficient means of preveutint; boilder incrustations. This brought out an additional discovery by American engineers that, by the use of sugar, boiler tubes can bo kept porfeelly clean, but its corrosive action is so great that after a short time there would be little boiler left.

A report of tho Antwerp College of Aldonnati on the subject of the explpsian which took place there was road at the sitting of the Communal Council, Describing the circumstances attending the establishment of M. Corvilain's cartridge factory and its intorwr arrangements, it expresses the opinion that the chief source of dangor was the defective mapuer in which the articles and substances used were handled, Distraints for areas of tithes duo to the rector of Gwaenysgor, I'lintsl.ive, weio levied by Mr Croft auctioneer. At Tyisa farm, he was invited into the P'lilour, where he was detuned, the door being locked against liim. Ho, eventually made bis esrapn through tho window, with the assistance of tho local policemen. The crowd pelted the auctioneer and his cuacliinan with eggs and stones, and they were driven out of tho parish, Legal proceedings are to be taken against the riiiKlondora.

That was no doubt a fortunato railway accident—tortunato, that is, for British diplomacy—of which tho Shah was the victim when in llussia. He still believes the Russians attempted to take hislifo. Iron) the just-issued Russian report, it seems that Nasr-ed-Din, having crawled out of tlio carriago and having embraced little Aziz, who was yelling like mad, sat down by the roadsido for two hours, and refused to budge. When the engineer came to apologise bis Majesty would not listen, but conveyed his expectation that the c'nivcr, stoker, and the chief engineer himself should be immediately executed. As this could not bo done his Majesty started off in hi»li dudgeon on horseback, and could only be persuaded to enter another train about twonty miles further on, The London Standard of .'(lst October contains the following.—An extraordinliry' domimd for flew Zca'aiid Has (Mioi'Mtoi tcim) has recently set in, chictly in tho United Stutea,andfartriera in the Colony are thinking of cultivnliiig tho plant, instead of relying upon tho supply of wild flax, which hitherto has been more than sufficient, Tho plant, which bolongs to a different genus from iho common 6M(LinmMmktmimum), is known in this countiy as a lo'iage plant though it does not flourish in the colder districts, and crows best in the south western parts of England and Ireland. Attempts have been mado to cultivate it as a field crop in Australia and elsewhere, as well as in .Europe, but not with substantial success. It is a native of New Zealand wljere it flourishes luxuriantly, its leaves commonly attaining the length of sjx feet. It is perennial, but will not, stand a cold winter, An osi'llent fibre is obtained from the leaves, and it is said to stand a strain of 23hS, as compared with 111b, for European flax. The yield of JNew Zealand flax is vory much greater than that of common flax. Some owners of rich flax land jn New Zealand it is reported, liavo obtained as much as two tons of dressed fibre to the acre; but this seems almost jncredjblo, about nine tons ot roen leiiyps being if quired to produce one ton of the fibre, If oven pne ton of fibre per aero oai'f bo obtained by cultivation it will pay handsomely. As a drained bo; is particularly suitable for the crop, it might be tried as ut field crop in tho wanner parts of Ireland. At Glengariffo it grows with tho utmost iiixpijapce.

I, A public meeting in connection with w o "Woirarapa Jubilee Colouration 1 ' i'l be held in the 1)| ill ..%d, Master•on, on' Wednesday next at. H p.m. tu arrange programme, appoint- committee, and general business. ' .

Messrs J. Graham and C>. lias a' display of woollen woven hammocks. They arc hulit but strong nnd, swung under thii fhndoof troo would prove very ecrvicoable during a cricket or tonnis, to those wliii prefer limiting mi to taking an active part in the game, MrW, Hawko, the well-known cmier, lias taken over Mr Frank Hood's intorest in. th« Club Hotel stables, Masterton. Tlieso stables are commodious, rcimfortiibli', well ventilated, centrally situated, and supplied <vi'.h every convenience Hint travellers' or horse owner.-, may desire. In e .nueetiou with the above, Mr Hood thanks his numerous customers lor past fiuors, anil bespeaks a continuance of the same to his saceeasui'.

Coiid news from Wellington, and quite true, youeau get a splendid harmonium from Li, piano or organ from LIS. organ with divided octavo couplars all jn solid Mick walnut cases frim Ll7. This feats all the cheapest houses in town. Pianos tuned for 7s, or by the year four visits LI, travelling expenses added.' All kinds of musical instruments tuned, dinned, and repaired, now reeds put in 'aciiordoans, Concertinas, harmoniums, and organs; also liberal exchanges mado. Any instrument may be purchased on the lime payment system from 2s 6d per week. Call and oxcliuiHjO your old piano for a new one at F. J Pinny's Musical Instrument Depot, Manners-street, Wellington, (b'ole agent of the ■celebrated" Worcester organs.)-ADVT