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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3526, 3 June 1890, Page 2

Messrs Lowes and lorns sdd to their sale for to-morrow G head cattlo, . A fresh business announcementappeara to-day from that well-known firm of photographers, Messrs Wrigtflosworth and Binns,

A Literary and Debating Society ia under formation in Greytowii,. Mr R C Block ib the promoter of this desirable winter oveniug recrentlcn for tho mind.

We aro informed thac Mr G. M, Park l a telegraphist-well known inJMastorton, has returned to Tirapo, a potion lie formerly occupied at a oritical time during tho Maori trouble, Messm Lowes and lorns announce sale of furniture and also plants, shrubs, etc., for Srturday next. Bays the Hawkcs Bay Herald;— "Another beautiful instance. This morning we' publish- the bankruptcy notice of hns filed in consequence of oyiiig £BO, in debts rangiug from 5s upwards. His assets aro valued at about £5, The fees for filing amount to about £ls, all told, or enough to pay nearly 4b in tho f 1 if distributed in this caso."

There is in Clmstchurch at present a gang of thieves whose organisation (says the Lyltelton Tuues) onablos them to carry on their Oyil practices with a certain amount of impunity. So far as can bo ascertained thore aro about twelvoof these thieves, who lrako a practice of watching for now . arrivals and ajcortaining whether they aro worth robbing or not. Women act- as confederates in somo instances, and it the man who has beou 11 shopherdcd'Mias much money with him ho generally finds hiuißcli relieved of it after ho recovers from the drink he has been ercouraged by thieves to take.

A parliamentary candidate recently was tackled after the conclusion of his address by a iellow who persisted in requiring an answer of "Yes" or "No" to his quoitm Tho candidate roplied that it was impossible to gito such an answer to the question.- The questioner being still dissatisiled, the candidate asked htm whether ho could answer "yes" or "No" to every question put to him, and on his replying that he thought he could, ho was iisked whether ho was as big'a fool as ho looked,--Ex-change.

Thoy havo' a curious but effectivo method of dealing with inobriatcs in tho Argentine Republic. An English clerk, who had gono thither to seek ins fortune was arrested at Rosario for being intoxicated, Instead of being let off on payment of a fino, the unhappy wight was sentenced to swoop tho streets for eight days. So humiliating did ho feel this pcralty to be, that bo quitted the country—a saddor, and it is to be presumed, a wiser man, Such a punishment certainly destroys the idea of rollicking conviviality which is associated with inobriety,

Tho usual weolly meeting of tho Phcenix Lodge; 10 GT, was held iu the Tempdranco Hall on Monday evening last. Three candidates wero initiatad members of tho order and ono brother was admitted by transfer card. Considerable discussion took placo on tho use of tobacco and its effects on the system, and it was determined if possible, to hold a debate on the subject at an early date. Aii address which is to bo illustrated by charts was promised by Bro S Morrick for noxt Monday evening, when tho meeting will resolve itself into a social aud members will bo allowed tointroduce their friends, We aro informed that thero is some likelihood of a cheese factory bomg started at Kokotau, near Carterton. Mr J. J. Wilkerson has tho matter in hand, and lie is endeavouring to for;.i a

company to work oi. tho co-operative system, It is proposed to utilise the buildings on the farm occupied by Mr Stoti, for factory purposes. They havo beon successfully used in tho saino industry during the past soason, It is Considered that about fifteen persons would bo willing to supply milk and that this number would inctease after tho first season. The Kokotau peoplo regard the Dalcfiold factory as bsing too distant for convenience, hence tho present movement,

A prolific owe, ownedby Mr Blakeinan, of Market Drayton, recently gave birth

to tho unprecedented number of seven lamls; four were born alive, the other Uhqq beins dond vlmD lambJd, uid (h« ewe, wliioh is a very largo and fino Shropshire, is attending to the cares of maternity on the behdf of throe herself, while the fourth is given ovor to the charge ot a fostor mother. This ewe was the tenth up to that date of the flock' which had lambed, throe of the others having brought triplets, and the re. mainderdoubles) tho ten ewes having produced twenty five liye lambs, bosidos tho three bom dead out of bovoii at a birth,—Exchange.

The ladies of St Ijuko'a Guildi Greytown re-commonco their meetings for sowing boe purposes on Wednesday next at the parsonago. They havo, howover, not been idle during tho past month or two, ■ and a lot of work has beer, dono at home, It isintonded to hold a sale of work later on, in aid of tho Church.. The bazaar will be held in tho Palace Hall, and it is likely that' a concert or lablemw vivauls may be included in tho programme to add to the attractions, i The ladies of St John's Perish, Featherston, are willing wo understand, to help on the occasion, and it is probable that they may be asked to provido a stall Or otherwise associate themselves with the undertaking. St Josoph'a Convent, at Milwaukeo, a beautiful edifice on the outskirts of the .city, was burned to tho ground quite recently,, for a while it Beemed as if the entire sisterhpod wero threatened;-with death, bo rjpid vyns tho conflagration. The nuns stood shrieking at the upper windows, but wero one after another rescued by the firemen- Three of tho sisters, however, were 60 hemmed In by tho tlamoa that tlioy could not wait for the ladders and had to jump. Two were caught on the mnttiosses placed beneath them, but a third, a young woman who hid only taken her vows some months previously, foil on tho pavement. Sho has not recovered consciousness sinco. She is fatally injured, .Two firomon wero badly hurt' by' &' wall !?l||cli fel( on thom. In less than an hour nothing was left of St Josoph'a Convent but a few outhouses.

Professor Cook, of Harvard College, is ono of tho most popular instructors ■ji the uflivorsjty. Ono of his lecturj js devoted tfl dangerous explosives, and ij stir always gqes over the' room lylion ho picks a bottle labelled njtro-glycoriue. His smile is as innocent as a child's, and itrovoa'fltho moat genial and sympath otic naturo in Harvard College, When he picks up tho bottle and holds it up, the yellow liquid stirring with tho shaking of his hands, he always Bays something like this—" Now, gentlemen, it is commonly bolioved that if I were to drop this littlo bottle \ye should all bo blown to the ski.es (his hand trembles a little more, arid timid freshmen look longingly lit the door), but If thia compound is pure, perfectly pure, nund you, I can ilsht a match w'itli perfect' safety, and thrijst it down 1 tlie neck of tho bottle!. ' B'ere ha fuels' for li match. ■' But," he jriiitantly .adds,l am free to confess. tliajt I havo''not pniu'sh confi. dunce to try theVpurimen!." Many sighs pf poJiflf anil oho of the profeajij'rs di'lne smiles,

Mr F. 11, Wood ndda to Thursday's Taratalii sales, 18 mixed calves.

A white faced Horeford bull is npounded at Eketahuna.

Oddfellows aie remiuoded that' the lodge meets-to-night. Mf.D, Barrattof the Tivldali) nursery, Morrison's Bush, advertises all kinds of olioico fruit trees at prices to suit the tunes.

Mr P. H. Wood adds 200 fat owos :o next Thursday's Taratahi stock sales,

_ Mr Tlios. Price of Dalqlield advertises for men for his sawmill at ilangimahoe, rnd also for carting timber to Mangamahoo station, We havo to acknowledge tho receipt of a complimontn ly ticket for a lecture on "Student days in Germany" which will be given by the IW. J W Hope in the Assembly Rooms, Carterton, tonight, It is in aid of the Presbyterian Church Building Fund. In our telegram yesterday relating to the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral Society, tho data was wrongly inserted through a printers error. It should hayo road " Tho date of tho annual show is fixed for tho 80th of October." A farm of one hundred and fifty-sevon acres, situated at Kokotau, has been purchased by Mr E. fl, Buckeridgo, from Mr A. Dain, through (ho agency of Mr George Fairbrother,

"Inana" gave her faiwoll performance in thoTheatro Iloyal last evening to a somewhat limited audience. Notwithstanding the fact that it wm a beautiful night, and Pearson's brass band had been engaged, people did not 6eeni to roll up at all well, Messrs Lowes and lorns hold their sale of stock at the yards to-morrow. The list for which will embrace fat and store cattle, fat and storo wethers, breeding ewes, lambs, horses, pigs oto. The general meeting of the TaratahiCarterton Hack Racing .Ciub held at Carterton on Saturday night transacted no business beyond nominating Mr W McKonzie, fur tho Secretaryship. If he is willing to accept offico ho will be appointed at the - adjournod meeting next Saturday, for which the othor matters wore held over;

Messrs J. C. Andrew, W. H, Beetliam H, BelHs, 0. E. Cookburn Hood, J, Sroveß junr, R. Maunsoll, E. Meredith, F. Moore, and A. Mutray have been nominated for the office ot trustees in the North Waiiwpa Rabbit District. The poll is fixed for Thursday the 12th day of June and the various polling booths are duly notified,

It is reported says a southorn contemporary that Sir Walter Buller, who recently arrived from England, intends offering himself to the Bruco constituency, in Otago, at the next general election. Somo surprise has beon expressed at Sir Walter selecting a Southorn constituency. Wo understand that Mr R E N i'woponny, late editor of the Olayo Daily Times, intends to o.'litest either Dunedin or suburbs at the next elections, Two men fought a duel at Rockvill 0 recently of a »iti«nlarly sanguinary natur® Onewasarmedwitha bowio-kn'ifo. and tho other with a razor. They fougiit for halt an hour, a crowd of roughs forming n ring around thorn. When the police finally arrived and arrested tho combatants they wore both dangerously,an well as horribly ivouuded, Tho knife man had his intestines protruding through a gasli made by his antagonists razor, and a second out had complotly severed his loft ear and penetrated deep into his cheek. Tlio other man's side, arras, and thighs stabbed in a dozer places, and three of his fingers wero clashed off, Uoth mon are likely to dio.

When rov gentlemen consent togivo lectures says 'the Gisboruo Standard, they should try and get them propared up to date. Iu alluding to tho gambling mania, on Tuesday evening, tlio Rev. R J Williams made tho ridiculous statements that one cannot take up a newspaper without noticing advortisments of "cumulations," As such advertisements havo tor years been prohibited by law, tho most charitable assumption is that the consultations which Mr Williams refers to aro those concerning quack medicines, which are vory often bigger swindles than any sweopstako arrangements.'He might, havo truthfnlly remarked that since consultations and othor forms of sweeps wero suppressed in Now Zealand thousands of pounds aro annually sont away from tho colony for investment in sweeps that aro lgeally promoted in Australia, We havo received by tho Arawa some choice novelties in wintor dress fabrics, such as fnnoy kniekct tweed robes in new effects. The oloud shadings, snowflakes, artistic checks Ac,, with a select assortment of tlio newest combination robes, plain materials, with fancy novelties, forming the oompkte trimming, l'rom our superior dressmaking rooms these would come out as works of art beauty and elegance, at Te Aro House, Wellington, Thkre have also come to hand a boautifuheleotion of bonrette, fancy flakes, ami checks, in the new tints of clover, aloes, heliotrope, cotta, liijrtle, grenat, te; ako, seme 42in plain, all wool foule, in tlio new shades of olover and hclieti'o|ioj witn j\ 111 delivery ol our celebrated makes of FiicliiiiimiiiolifCiMix 11111, clover, heliotrope, ic,, at To Aro Houso Wellington,

Special attention is invited to our large stook of braided dresses, which are in serviceable materials, and in attractive designs and leading colours. We are selling these atlGsOd, 19s fid, 22s 6d, 27s Cd, 29s lid, at Te Aro House, Wellington. . Our dress tweeds, of both English and colonial manufacture, have been admirably seleoted for shadings and quality, and range in price for 42in wido from 1b lid to 8s lid per yard, at Te Aro House Wellington,Advt,