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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3495, 26 April 1890, Page 2

An addition to tho forces of tho Salvation Army arrived in Masteiton laat night in the person of Lieut Blincoo. Tho next English and European mail, via Rio, will closo at the local office on Wednesday noxt, 30th The Wangauui Herald Bays:—Mr Gibba, brewer of this town, has gono home to got £40,000 left hiinby an 1 aunt;

Tenders aro invited by tho Eketahuna Boad Board for sovoral contracts in foiling and olearmg in tho 'Wellington Special Settlement, No'l block, ' It is understood that tho vacancy in the Government Life Insurance Department will bo filled by Mr J. H .Richardseorotary and acoountant to tho institution-

Tiro matches Rt football nrotobo

played in Mas(ertf/n' to-day—ono on tho Worksep/roa'd '-.'ground between the Greytowii and Mnsterton clubs, and the other! on tho.. Park Oyal between the first lifteon of tho Carterton Itiyals and the Red Stars,,

Mr Norgrove, a resident of Wellington, ks had an interview with tho Premier,.and hm, brought under tho notice of the Government a torpedo which ho has invented, ind which ho claims is equal, if not superior to the Brennan torpedo,

We understand that, despite the apprehensions of some that ferrets will attack sheep in a wholesale manner, and in face of the recent case at Pahiautanui, tho natural enemy will not, unless thero is an entire absence of rabbits, adopt such a course to gain it 3 subsistence.'

All sorts of rumours with regard to Sir Julius Vogol's return aro current, In Taranaki it.was reportedthat Mr Samuel was retiring from public life in order to enable Sir Julius to contest his seat, and tho intimation he had mado with rogard to borrowing was quoted as corroborating this viow. The Wellington correspondent of the Lyttolton Times now states that according to private letters received Sir Juliub has no more intontion of coming to the colony than ho has of starting for the moon,

The Eastern Extension Cable Company have on view the early laying ot inoreased'acojmmodatioii at Wakapuaka, where it is intended to increase r.ho staff. When the cable is in working order, the Company expeot a saving of time of 50 per cont. in the despatch and receipt of cable messages, Ono of. the Now Zealand Government cables across Cook's Strait is yiving a irood deal of trouble, and oil tho arrival of tho Cable Company's stoamer in New Zealand, the cablo will be undor-run for the purpose of examination,

A few weeks ago a number of farm

and others interested assombled at Messrs Hart Bros,' Beefacres estate.

near Adelaide, to witness a trial of Messrs Lawton aud Webster's new skimmer for destroying weeds, Tho maohine was run iii both stubble and

rough ploughed land to a depth of about 6iu in a very stron? groth of stinkwort and cockspur, and did its work extremely well, thoroughly denning the whole of tho ground operated upon, Goneral satisfaction was freely expressed | on the merits of the machine as a weed destroyer,

Some praple fancy that thn {olograph is the quickest method of sending nmeasago, but that this is not always correct ■>d on Thursday (r ■ tho Putoa

was proved on Thursday (says tho i. Frees), when a pasaotißer by train ft New Plymouth put a'telegram into th olßcq at Nornmnby addressed to No? Plymouth, at 2 o'clock,' and shortly after put himself into tho train fur tho same town, aud was somewhat astonished to fiiid that tho telegram arrived at his friend's house BOmo lnlf-hour or so after he himself reached there, after walking from the terminal Btation. Smart workl

A general mooting of mombers of the North Wairarapa Hack. Racing Club was held in the Club Hotel last evening, about a dozen being present. The chair was occupied by Mr A; Walker. A properly audited balance slieot of tho la3t Hack meeting was read and adopted, which showed a considerable balance in hand. Mr A. McFarlane wrote, expressing his willingness to act as hanlicapper, and to provide his. totalisator for tho Queen's Birthday meeting. In compliance with the request of tho Secretary, it was decided to forward the balance sheet to tho Metropolitan .Club for inspection. It haying been resolved to call an extraordinary meeting immediately on tho programmo being accepted, the proceedings terminated. A pathetic incident of the lato floods at Walgett is related in a telegram to the. Sydney Morning Herald, which says that Judge Bonnet opened the Court on thofth on the mosttryingcircumstances, there being 70 peoplo sheltered in tho Courthouse, His Honour and the officials were convoyed in a boat by the police from the balcony of tho hotel to the court. When tho court was opened, the bench and tho jury boxes wero crammed with distressed women and children drenched with water. Their plight seemed most pitiful, tho Judge sitting in their midst. The prisoners were convoyed iu a boat from the gaol to the court.

A few days ago tliore was.an insolvent figuring in the Argus, who described himself as a " labourer." His liabilities are £20518s 9d, and his assets amount to 10b. Causes ol insolvency are put down to " ijfnesß of wife and family," and tei.ig'aa'ied to pay his dabts, This is a suggestive c.iso, If there is one class iu Victoria that is better off than another it is the- class! the insolvent belongs to. High, wages are paid for a minimum of work.' 1 The labourer travels on reduced fares by rail and tram; and every man can .obtain work if he clioaes to look for it. sut'our insolvent does not put dowu his misfortune jo want of work. Dad such'been thje case he wpijld havesaid so. Tbcoaus.es are illness. Well, jllnessmusf have.beon very Ifard upon him if it liaa swept away in doctor's bills ant) medical comforts over £2OO in excess of his regular earnings, which are presumably sullicientto,undcrordinarycircun)stanoe3 maintain his family in comfort. Iu addition to this, his household f urnituroj if he over had any, must have gone toe, for he puts down all his earthly possessions at 10s.—Exchange.

, We have beoa favoured with quite a rueh ot appreciative customers to our mantle showroom during tho past fortnight, both from the city and country, which of itself is au evidence that our season's importations at Te Aro House have scoured widespread approval, . V/e.Jijivo somo attractive and fashionable articles to shop tlm yeek, which have been just received by u'lrect steamer, to most novel being the "Highwayman", and " Coachman" oapes, iu great variety, Sppof the leading colors'aro fawn, groy; brown, nr.vy, terra cotta, and black. These aro' worth inspcqling i)t Te Aro House,

Our selection of ladies' plush and sealette jackets is mest attractive, We have these in all tho nowc3t and most approved styles, and would ca!l spcoial attention to "The Fife," with inedica collar, and '• Czarina," with embroidered silk revets, whioh are exceedingly becoming, and are "all tho rage" in tho Old fijimtry. These have attraotcd much attcniloii [ip| pijjtors to Te /».ro House, " LsWs ! ' tweed 81(3 Qljth are also ii) great profusion,'a|)d ii) the mqst "tysplnoting and charming styles. \Vo would partlfluijrlypall attention to theClifpsigal' jaoltcts,' such'as»'T|)e Mlltoji,"!' The Bvron," Tei)ny6Qi|.'!. sre vory liaiidsomo, lifive beautifully eipkoid;

\ firet offender appeared boforo the Court this morning fur drunkenness, and was discharged with a caution. ° Tlio sale of travellers' samples, which has been held during the past few days in tlio promises next the Bank of Australasia, will be'continued .till Monday next,

Constable Cullinane, of MartinDocougli, who recently did duty in this town, is at present in Mastorton on Bick leave.

The report and balance-sheoet of the

Masterton Hospital for tho year eflded 31sb March appears in another column, and is in every respect satisfactory, The election of a member to fill an extraordinary} vacancy in Wo. 3 subdivision of the Mastorton lload District will bo held on tho lGtli prox. Nominations will bo received till tho sth prox. Wo have received from " Subscriber'' a communication on tho recent "stickingup" case, but as tho whole matter has been thrashed out, tho publication of tho snuio could not be of much interest to tho public.

Mr Vurley, a woll-known " regions enthusiast," who has of late been inakinz strenuous offorts to effect a reform in tho social condition of Australia, and.who at .the present time is lecturing in Auckland, will arrive in Wellington early next month, ■ ' •

A telegram from Rotorua to the K, Z/ Herald Announces' that three natives of tho Ngatiwhukau tribo liavo proceeded to Wellington to take action against tho, Government for £28,000 in consequence of informalities in connection with tho purcliaso ot the Rotorua

township, Tliey would not accopt the money from Mr' Lewis when that officer was at Eotorua.

Mr W Easton, tho woll-known English evangelist, doliveiod another impressivo nddrcsa in the Temperance Hall last evening to a crowded congregation, Mr Easton is undoubtedly one of tho most able and rcalistio expounders of tho truth who hasevor visitedthisdistriet. On these grounds his mission, which wi|l be con tinucd to-morrow, should be an unparalleled success.

Sir F. Whitnker and tho Hon F. J. 0 Stevenß, will arrive in Wellington about May Ist, when a full meeting of tho Cabinet will decide tho dato for tho oponing of Parliament.' The Premier considers tho date will bo either June 12th or the 19th.

A young married woman named Pyke, given to iritomperaneo, was yesterday committed for trial at Napier, for burgkrinusontraixe. MrGrundy, draper, repeatedly misaod goods, and set a watch. At 3 o'clock in the morning the prisoner, dressed only in her nightdress, was found on the promises, having enteied through a window, the fastening of which she bad managed to uudij.

Carterton is to have a second bank. On and after Ist May tho Bunk of New South Wales v/ill establish a weekly agency thoro, which an officer will attend every Thursday at ton o'clock to three o'clock. The bank office is to bo in Iftiirhrother's Building, wo under stand.

A special meeting of tho Masterton School Committoo was held in the Secretary's oltiuo this morning, when there were present Messrs E M'Ewcn (in the chair), Hathaway, Hogg, Prangnull, Lonhy, and Daniells. The report and balance sheet, which will appear on Mouthy, was submitted and adopted. Householders aro reminded that tho annual election will tako place in the Theatre ltoval on Monday next.

The assembly rooms at Carterton wore thronged last night with guests of St Mark's Lodgo of Freemasons who had roepondod to invitations to an " At Homo." J.V early ono hundred and fifty persons were prosont, twenty two of; whom journeyed from Masterton in a coacli chartered for tho occasion. Grey town was not iso well represented. Dancing and music constituted the evening's entortainment, and the gathering dispersed at shortly after ono o'clock this morning,

We omitted to reter our readera to an inset which appeared in our yesterday's issue, from Mr J Stone of the Wuipoua Nursery, Masterton. MrStone directs tho attention of intending fruittree planters to tho report of the North Canterbury Society's show, wherein Mr Ivory receives special and extraordinary commendation for an exhibit of one hundred and thirty nine varieties of apples grown from treos standing in the Nursery rows. As air Stono supplies trees from Ivory Nursery only, planters can rely un procuring a good article from the Waipoua Nursery this season.

We commend tho following remarks of Mr Labouchere, in Truth, to some of our contempories iuN'HI have now beenforsomotimeconnected with journalism and am beginning to know a good many of the tricks of tho trade. Oneof the stalest of them is for. a paper feebly struggling for existence'to lavish abuse on some more prosperous competitor in the hope of gaining a gratuitous advertisement by provoking a reply. This has often been tried upon me, but I havo nevor yet been caught, and lam beginning to hope that I never shall bo."

A funny report is curreut in the Seventy-mile Bush settlements,says the Napier Daily Telegraph, nothing loss than the Editor of this paper lias joined the Salvation Armyl A private correspondent informs us that this report is thoroughly bcliovod by many good peoplo, and is spoken of as a striking example of conversion.' Not bo long as that big drum, and those blatant confessors of the faith that is in them, make our eveninps hideous, shall we join the Army. Aud in this connection, why do not tho polico do their duty aud stop the nusiance! The drum is an unlawful instrument and declared so in the Police Offences Act.

Mr T. E. Price, the well-known photographer of this town, lias opened to-day in his now premises, next to the drapery storo of C. Smith,& Co., Queen-streot, with a fine show. In the front portion of tho building is displayed to ureat advantago the works of art of Mr Price, whilst in the Bame building is a wellfurnished waiting-room aiid two workrooms. A few yards to tho rear is a new and well-finished studio 28 x 15ft, whioh is lighted in thelateat-and most approved style, and is ojabqratcly furnished. Subjoined is a neat ljttle dressingjroom, flffcx 9ft. The'impro'vements have been effected in a workmanhko manner under the supervision of Mr W. Francis, aud those, with the- Gplondid reputation of Mr Price as a photographer, should ensure the present extensive business assuming still greater'proportions,

Itjs thought tl)at 4 considerable number of candidates wjll be npinjnated at the sohool oleotion for the Borough oE Mastertoii on Monday evouing next. We have already heard of several elegible namesftnd theio are probably raoro about whom we are yet m the dark. The election, However, practically lies between certain candidates who have either themselves, or through friends on their behalf, secured that amount of support which place 3 theui ii the front Out of this list we should bo disposed to favour tho return of Messva Fiil Danielle, Mollwon, and Easthopo, and any of our friends who may bo in doubt as to who tiiey should rote for will not be very far astray if they divido their votes amongst the four wltui)) we havonamed, We regret to have to focqrd the death of one of the oldest and most respectqd jesjdents of tbjs district in the person of MrAlexander'Yule.whghepitinedeceaspd &tEast'-Tari)ta!ii yesterday, at tlio ripp old age of 84 years, Mr Yule arrived in this Colony by tho " Bengal Merchant " iu the year 1840. For a number of years he took up his abode at the Lower Hutt, leaving that district for tho Wairarapa in 1868. Ho has boen resident at East Turatahi for 27 years, during-which timo he has been greatly esteemed by all with whom he was liQijljalDtef], Mp Y)]le was an ardent chjjrcli' worker, and was for lijiiiy yoars an older of tho local Presbyterian Ohurcjj.' A large circle of friends, and an pxtensive. family of children, grandoliild'rW| iftid grout jpdohildren are left snoljiTj their

A resident of Gladstone called, at our office to-day, and protested against the extraordinary behaviour of somo Cartertoil sportsmen who have of .lato boen patronising his district.- The gentleman iii. question, upon whose word we can implicitly rely, and whose remarks are born out by his neighbors, gavo the particulars of doings which aro utterly discreditable, and reflect moat seriously upon their perpetrators. Asan instance of abandoned ingratitude and carelessness the despicable action riforrod to claims first rank. It seeniß thatsoveral Gladstone landholders have piyen various sportsmen permission to shoot over their property, it being understood that deer stalking tvas the nature of the pursuit to be indulged in. The favored individuals have made a number of excursions, but so far from stalking deer, thero is overy reason to infer tnat wild ducks and swamp hens wero the object of their quest, both of wbicli are out of season. They did not stop at this, but wantonly shot a number of the farmers' domestic hens and turkeys; In the instance of the resident who complained to us this moming, only seven turkeys out ot • thirty had been left, all tlio others being sacrificed to the inordinate seltislmess of i tlieso shooting ravagors. As it was i plaintively put to us, it is rather , discouraging to a man to spend four years trying to raise a brood of turkeys, and then to have them shot in this nay. . Our informant added that there aro j some people with such unwarrantable 1 impudence that they will consider that . a permission to shoot over an owner's , property includes tho rii'hfc, not only to , kill all his tamo turkeys and ducks, but i to rob his hen-roost at night as a windup to the. day's spoit, The names ot those who are at fault were disclosed to us, their being tho evideneo of an actual life witnoss in ouo case, and we woromuoh surprised in identifying them, .for they, wero not boys nor larrikins, although their behaviour had indicated that they might have been bad' specimens of either,