The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3457, 12 March 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1890.

This County Council has faced its responsibilities with regard to the condition of the Woipoua river, and is taking tho necessary steps to ascertain whether tho allegations with respect to its state aro well founded. It is to be regretted that the Borough Council did not meei the request presented to it in a similar spirit, It undoubtedly had a km standi m tho question, and might with credit to itself and advantage to the community have anticipated the action of the County Council by nominating a committee of investigation, While wo are gratified that tho County Council should have undertaken the tacif of securing the health of the Borough, we feel that the burgesses had a primary claim for such a protection from the Borough Council.

Tenders npe invited through ottradmtiainf! columns for the erection (labour «nly)ot eighly chains wire fencing at Rangitumau. It is notified in another column tlmt objections to tlio Valuation List of tho Borough of Mnsterlon will bo heard in the local Couithouso ou Tuesday, April let, at 2 p.m. A southern exchange, referring to tho recent conyicHons in Wollingtoirfor soiling imported oyster# in theclosn season, remarks that on tho Baino principle any grocer selling, canned oystora in our close season ought to be amerced.

The Hanawatu Daily Times states that the protest against Cheque in tlio Back Flat raco at the Manawatu Autumn mooting has been disallowed, it having been conclusively proved that the horse is four years old, and not iivo as alleged by thoao who entered tho protest.

' Wo (Waipawa Mail) are infiivraod that at tho floiwood fiieonieng Election on Thursday, about 40 puraong \yho represented themsolyes as ratepayers vcrp not allowed to vote, By neglecting (;</ pay their rates in fcimo, they had forfeited their eleotoralrighta,, .

Wo.understand that the off new of ipore than one ihmnill in this dißtrict:cpnt'ejnplate cloiiiig theii' Bstablislniionta until au increase ill prices is recorded.' Wo learn tlmfc ft diaagrocmeht has arisen between the School Committee at Eketahuna and the Education Board regarding tho appointment _of head tcaelior to the school in that district,

Tho monthly meeting of tho Masterton Hospital Committee will bo hold In tho Council Chamborsto niorrow(Thursday<) A, swngman attempted toontor the premises of Mr O'Callaghan, a farmer at Baldwin near Kilmore, the other evonlng. O'Callsgan ejected the intrudor when tho latter turrto.i on him and used threatening language. Tho farmer thereupon seized his gun, which was noarathand, and shot tho gwagman dead,

Twomeu named Pasmau and Levilliora have boen convictod of assult with intent to murder Constablo Vigard at Melbourne, and have been sentenced to death by Judge Holyiood, without hope of mercy,

In Palmerston North tho 21b loaf ot broad 1b sold at 2d, provided dolivory is taken over tho counter. In Napier tho prico is fifty percent higher, and in Masterton it is a fact that wo pay 75 per cent, moro for our bread. There appears to be no connection whatover between the prices of flour aud bread. Forced to remove tho Kaiwarra- tollgate, tho Hutt County Council now, wo learn, intond to erect two now tolls—ono oil the Hutb road near Clapham's and tbe other a short way up tho Ngahauranga liuo—thus imposing a double ohargo on Johnsonvillo and Porirua settlors, The preparation of tho sites for these tolis,says a Wellington contemporary, has already commenced. If tho .Government did its duty and proclaimed the Borough of Onslow forthwith; the County Council would bo poworless to carry out its nefarious design. The Government, however, appears to bo conniving in tho schoine.

Vo copy fro in a Homo' paper the following aunouDccinoiit: "DiED-Afc her residence Dromistrin, 00. South Ireland, at an sdvanced ago, Ellen, widow of Mathow Giunotly, (and sister of Mr Kichard Matthews, Victoriastreet.) Her remains wero interred in Dromistrin Cemetery, and weio followed to their last resting placo by a numerous aßsembliigc. of friends'and neighbors. The cFiiof mourners weto Misses liichard andNicholasGinnetly,Richard Mathew3 Knookotinnon, and Mr l'cter Oonroj', Tho prayora at tlio gravo woro recited by Roy Father tiratit, 0.0. May her soul rest in peace.'.'. Wo have been waited on by Mr John White, tlio horo uf tho Court caso on Monday last, in which Sergeant Price asserted that his " wind had been nearly knocked out of him," and Mr White desires us to state tho whole occurrence, which was briefly as follows: -"Ho was walking along Queen Streot on Saturday ovoninu, arm-in-arm with two others, ho himself being in tho centro when ho noticed tho rearguard of tho man-in-blue, almost obstructing the footpath, Being in ratlinan advenlunsus state of mind ho pushed one of his friends onto tho " after part" of tho Sergeant. A severe altercation then ensued, and it was only wliou lie endeavoured to apologise to the Sergeant for .tho action of his friend that tho Sergeant told him to"movo on" and lie (White) committed him to that peculiar place for which he wasarrosted," The annual meeting of the Junior Football Club was held last evening in tho Prince of Wales Hotel. About 40 members wero present, and T. Hounslow was voted to tho chair. The balance sheet showed a credit balanco of 15s 3d. The report which, was read showed tho number of members to be 52. The Club had, during the past season, played 10 matches winning 4, losing 5 and drawing 1. Tho election ofoflicers was then proceeded with, and resuited as follows:—President, Dr Johnston; Vice Presidents, Tlios Wag?, Jas Ross, and Jos Dixon; Captain, T. Eounslow; Vico-Captain, A. Owen ; Secretary, W. Follingiiam, (ro-olected); Treasuror, A. Owen; Match Oommitteo, Captain, Secretary and .T, Wrigley; Ground Committee, A, Green, A, Oweu, Capt, and Sec. It was decided to join tlio Union and play for the .Junior Cup. It was resolved to alter the name from " Juniors" to "Tho Uniqne Football Club," The subscription was raised to 3s (id. £lls was voted to Mrs Ewington for tho nso of tho ground on which tho Clubplay. The first practice was fixed to be held on Saturday next. Votes of thanks to Mrs Wagg for tho use of the room aud to the chair terminated tho proceedings, Tlio Wairarapa Obserror, aftor referring at longth in its leading articlo to the Masterton School difficulty, says: —"Tho usual Masterton "storm in a teapot" elemont which fights so vigorously over thise iroodou chaunels in Qucon Street was present, and Mr A, W. Hogg, tho principal speaker, handled his case against the Board in an able manner although ho displayed an insufferable want of good tasto in moving that tho alleged vacancy caused by tho absonco of Mr Bcetham, 51. H.R. should be filled up. Mr Bcotham has been' his politicial antagonist in the past, and Mr Hogg is generally taken as a candidate for Ins" shoes" both In tho Education Hoard and in tho House. Good breeding and chivalry should always exist botween opponents for public positions and if, as the " Daily " states, tho mooting on Thursday m«ht was purely a politicial move, wo mnst unhesitatingly denounco such tactics in endeavouring to daniago au absent man in tho eyes of his constituents, when lie has obtainod leave of absenco both from the House and the Education Board,"

On Wednesday Inst, says thoLyttclton Times, tho Upper Schvyn was thosceno of a scandidcus piece of destruction with regard to tlio trout. Tliis has been the first season for somo time past when the Galling lias been really good, and some splondid baskets of tisli liavo boon mado with the lly on theso waters, both by anglers in Canterbury and by strangers coming from other Colonies For the sako of sport. Abovotho railway Btation at "NVhitoclifla is a celebrated pool, known as tho slaughterhouse pool, and alinosfc always atrout or two of pood sizo can be reckoned upon there, The low state of tho water has earned the trout to collect there in considerable numbers, as it is one of the deepest pools in tho river. On Wednesday last two men wero seon to approach this pool, and after they had been standing there a four minutes, a dull souud waß heard, and sraoko appeared t) liso from the water, The trout killed by tho concussion were then collected as fast as possible, and, according to one account, nearly filled a sack, The men, our correspondent says, aro known, and , it. remains to bo seen whether tho Acclimatisation Society will moyein the njattcr, or whether tho stock answer to all complaints of what of funds wiil be given in this case as well as in that of the poisoning of the Ohoka stream.

The has proved a' success, in that it has enabled us io sellout a large proportion Af our surplus summer stack at To Aro House, Wellington. ' "The Fair," however, has loft us a balance; small, it is true; still, a balance ot goods that we should like to entirely clear out o! To Aro House, Wellington. The" Fair" prices wcro extraordinarily low; very much below the value ot the goods; notwithstanding wo have reduced them still more, in order to accomplish our design at Te Aro House, "Wellington. Ladies should'peruse attentively our summary ol these reductions, on each side ot tho well-known picture of To Aro House, Wellington. . , , Ladies should pay a visit to our dress counter, as they are certain to pick up greater bargains than heretofore j and should not lorget to look into the mantle department and sco tho marvels ■of cheapness in mantles, costumes and jackets at To Aro House, Wellington. Ladies would find it a real pleasure in looking over tho balauce of our seasonls millinery, with 'he very tempting prices at which overy article is marked at le Aro ilouso, Wellington, ~ Ladies, aro reminded that_ tho speoial reductions made in tlicso specially enumerated' articles sill continue to the end of the present 'nyjulh' w'y, 7? 4 ro WellLngtOH.

, A valuable draught mare, thi) property of Mr Jj ; :Billingt6ivof, Maltora, lmd to he destroyed on Monday lasfcij Having had its leg fractured by a kick-from anotliea.horab. Xy 1

A cbeqdo for £0 Oa 2d, drawn by Mr W. J. Saundore in favor of Mr J. Ruth-' erford, has been lost. Payment having been stopped, the public aro warned ogaiust negotiating the samo. _ Wirth's circus drew a.crowded house in Groytown last night, and everybody appeared jo liayo been delighted with tho performance, The show is at'Cartertoil to-night, - ..

Our Groytown correspondent iuform 9 us that tho pictorial artist, who a few days since had possession of a shop In Queen-street, turned up lost night in that town .and was distributing his filth wliolesalo amongst the youth ot tho town, Tho Sydney Morning Horald" condemns Captain RubsoH's utterances on Federation after his return from Molbourne. It says they aro words such as ought not to have c3caped] from tho lips of a statesman; "Sir J. Hall more correctly described the'position, The Heralddeals at length with the arguments ,igainstNow Zealand joining theFedoracy. : A seven-roomed house, with scullery, situated at Opaki, and owned and occupied by Mr W. Harris, was totally destroyed by firo last evening, Mr Harris informs us that he had beon reading, and was about to leave the room, with a large lamp in his hand, wheu Ilia foot caught in the carpet, the lamp oxploded, "and the room was iminediatoly in flames. The lire gained possession of tho building bo rapidly that nothing could be saved but a little tedJing. 'l'ho house and furniture were insured in the South British.

A lire, which resulted in the almo3t total destruction of the llaxmill of Mr G. Heron, Waingawa, took place, last night. Tho cause of tho ooollngratiou romains a profound mystery. We are giyen to understand that owing to tho good supply of water tho ongiue and strippers sustained: very little damago. It is believed, however, that a quantity of dressed material was destroyed,. ,Tlie mill was uninsured, and Mr Heron will consequently bo a heayy loser.