The Wairarapa Daily WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1890. The Rabbit Pest.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3539, 18 June 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1890. The Rabbit Pest.

In no colony in the Australasian group has greater efforts beea' put forth than in Now Zealand for the suppression and eradication of that most unwholesome of all pests—the rabbit. And yet, notwithstanding these efforts ou tho part of legislators and private individuals, the furry rodent" lives, moves, and has its being," continuing its wholesale depredations to the manifest injury of the farming community at large,, Fortunately, in this district the recent importations of stoats and weasels have had a ..most desirable effect, and" bunny" has' been subjected to a'severe handling; but even here there is yet much to be done before tho farmer will find himsef entirely free froin the pest, In Victoria large nw'ards have been offered by the' Government for the discovery of a successful method for totally annihilating the destructive vermin, but so far the end desired has not been attained, M. Pasteur, of France, and. other great men being unable to solve the. problem. Among the many schemes adopted which have been successful to a marked degrep, is. that of the erection of rabbit proof fpncjng. This, at least, prevents the spread of the pest, and it will be interesting to learn tint by it the colonies of South Australia and Victoria are bounded.

It having been demonstrated that the use of wire, netting has enabled many formers to cope successfully with the djffcalty, the latter colony has placed a considerable sum of money on the estimates to assist occupiers of tho land iu procuring this, article, This must be considered

a most prudent, and, moreover, economical step, and one calculated to prpypjfi. settlers to good works, It is gratifying Ifl fji)(l .that tb.e New Zealand Government is feljgjyjng. the example herein set, and by re.duoing the railway freights on wire netting is inducing setfen to adopt this

successful means of keeping down the pest. Wo may, we, thjnk, express a hope that our worthy .legislators will see their way oleai' to. render still more material assistance in this direction, . -.

The Peatbpfetun -Fibrfl Co., whose mill has been shut down for somo time,.w. eunod operation? on M<?ntSajr,.

• Tho libel case, Butoher v Pnyton, has bem further adjourned'till to-inorrow E ino'rniiiß..' • '•' tt Mr E. Pedroe, of Quconstroet, iB ;, about relinquishing his Masterton busi ri "«». A notification to this efl'oot will b appear to morrow, ■ ' ■ '" , Air W. I>, iUeves, M.H.IViu addres- 1 sing his constituents th'o other night, a referred to his Into serious mishap in li the football Bold," and promised never t to play football ngam. . -.,'.■ ' On Weduesdny next, 25th Juno, ' Joseph and Emma lngley, of Carterton, I bankrupts, will be publicly oxainined in ! the District Court, Masterton.' ' Mr Trenwith, M.L.A., hasbeon pre- , sented with a gold watoh by tho Melbourne trade Hall Council for having ! wiped out Henry Goorgo 1 For ill-treating a dog a mm in Melbourne has been fined £7 , A meeting of tho genorul committee o l ' tho Masterton Agricultural and Pastora. Aucn.MoM.m „.;!M,„ t,„U thin (iftnltlunil

in tho Club Hotel. ' C " East Lynne" is to bo presented by J the Vivian Dramatic Cmniiany 'in the l ' Theatre Royal this evening. The" Sydney Morning Herald' 1 states v that there is a great'demand for passages a ta New Zealand at the present time, t owing to the low faroß charged. ' ; TlieWoodville&aininisr Bays:—The i discovery of nnol her copper lode in the j vicinity of tho Gorge isreported.and the c tossing of it is being placed in the hands of Palmerston capitalists. < It is reported that another find of , rich auriferous ore, yielding OEk of j g.'ld aud!Jßoz of silvor'to the toil, has ( beoinnade at Puhipuhi,;'. The. Masterton Rifle Volunteers' ' ordinary parade will bo held, to-morrow ' ovpiiini; at T.'iQ sharp. Recruits are ' requested to attend at 7 o'clock. It i 3 notified through our ooluinm that on and after July l»fcreturn tickets vyill be issued daily on the WellingtonEkefcahuna "railway. For distances of twenty raile3 they will be available nest dav. "■' •

Mr Geo. Johnston, of this town, was united in the bonds of matrimony at Westphrt yesterday, with Miss Fleming, of Wellington. The correspondent of the JTimcs says it was a very fashionable affair. . About 30,000 acres of Crown lands in the Puketoi to the oaofc of Pahiatua, also sections in tho Mangatainoko, JHunterville, Hastwell, and Marshall Village Seltlemunts are to bo offered for sale on the 9th July.- y MrW. H. Partridge, S.C.O:C, (what tho affix denotes we cannot sav), has written ft Ion? letter to. our Carterton contemporary, attacking Mr Buclunan, U.H.R., tor dying a'satisfactory ronson for not voting for the tight Hours' Bill. The annual.' ball of the Masterton Football Oluh, to bo held in tho drillshed this evenini!, promises to be one of the most succeS'Meyer held in the diatriot. Every provision has been made for tho convenience of patrons autl an onjoyablo evening will doubtless be spunt.

A correspondent, writing to a Wellington paper, suggests that during the winter months the rev. gentlemen occupying the. pulpits of the various churches make their 6ormons as brief as pmsible. Suoh a course might, we think; be also practiced in Mnstorton. On Monday morning a loaded waggon, drawn by seven horses, on the ruad to Lyell fiom 'Westport, capsized, and the load fell into the Buller. One horse was killed, but the waggoner esoaped. The cnnßo of the accident, was the subsidence of the road inside the ciib logging district, A pugilistic oncnunter.tnok place at Feathoraton on Saturday last between it young man nan'ed Francis, from the West Coast, and a lo?al mail named Griggi, resulting in the latter, being' knocked out in tho second round. The police were present and prevented a

light to a finish, The ordinary fortnightly stock sale or Mr F H Wood will bo hold at his Taratahi yards to-niorniw. Tim list to be submittod comprisos:—lso fat ewes, 100 lambs in the wool, 100 fit wethers, 3CO

ewes in lunib, 100 shorn limibs, 20 two aud three year old stoers, 15 yearlings, stperaund heifera,- 8 dairy oowb, 25' head prime beef, horses, etc. Homy George must be a sanguine rain, Ho Baid tho other night that ho expected that" some steps would bo taken in the direction which lie advocates during the present year" in New South Walen and South Australia. This in tho faco of the fact that at the recent elections in South Australia every candidate who advocated the single tax was ignommiously n jaded —tho bottom of tho noil being the location of all of them.

The Mastertou Early Cksing Associalion have every reasons to ha proud of the S'iccesß of tneir efforts in the matter of inducin? all the principal business men to closo thoir slioub at 6 o'ohwk. Wo are pleased to notice that btill anothor has iallen in with the movement. Nothing should now be in the way of the Association securing a weekly halfHoliday, and we hope to Bee it at no distant date an accomplished fact. The usual monthly meetiug of the Misterton Mutual Improvement Society was held last evening, when songs, readings and recitation* were rendered l,y Mias. Rowse and Messrs Easthopo, Pearson, Vibert, Boagoy, nnd Ralph. A trio by Messrs Ralph, Boagey and Pearson was cleverly rendered and w'ell received,' A mock Parliimentary election will be held at the next session, the candidates being' Messrs Rigg and O, Prangnell,

A suggestion has beon made to us (\Vanganui Herald) that, as tho Gownmentare.not likely to be able to carry out there promise to put a • sum on the Estimates fur public libtarios, that a pennv stamp duty on totalisator tiokets would produce the amount hitherto nited, viz., £4OOO. This would provide the libraries with much needed help, and at tho same time nwk'e aomo. use of the increasing evil of betting, while tho tax would never bo felt by the spurring portion of tho community. A series of crimes nf a most horrible naturo has'boen discovered at Constantinople. A barber, aged 7Q, and his wife were long iti the practice of alluii-'g t" their houso young petsons. whoso embonpoint suited their purpose- Those they killed," and 'with thoir fat,.when boiled, composed an unguent, which was sold at a high price. When.discovered by the polico they were in the. act of cutting up a plump Armenian of }6 years nfauo Both the misoreants, after a short interrogatory, were hang up at thoir own door, A woman who had suffered from her husband's neglect in Dunedin traced him (says the TuapekaKm'cs) to a bar parlor, whore ho was playing cards with several companions. Setting a covered dish she held in her hands down upon iho table, sheßaid," Presumablyyouwerotoobusv to come to dinner, I havo brought it to you," and departed. With a forced laugh he invifed hjs friends to dino with him, butou lemovins! the cover from the dish found only a slip of paper, on which was written, "I hope you will enjoy the meal'i itisthesameaß your family haveat home, 1

A very special invitation is herewith- extended to tho ladies of the oity to pay an early visit of inspection to oar magnificent and attractivo display of ball. and evening, dre§s fabrics, which, together with all ncco's, sgryremiUilps are now being shown on the centralcijuuie) at To Aro Houso, Tub. variety Qt'theso'charnilfig fabrics is very large, nud the nunjergus 'fasliienab'o tints are of the most pleasing ;olwraoter, while tho prides are exceedingly modorate. The display is easily accessible,, it. very artistic t) its raiallest details, and could not fail lo'we gratifying to all visitors to To Aro House. "

Wj; ohajl bo delighted to show, them to all visitors' who into tost assured that they will not bo" importuned'to buy. Indeed there mil bo no occasiontd'dotms, top the gpods wiil gpeftk'Tfor" tlienj'selVea 'and ive Imagine there we'fow ladies .lyho.co'uld look at'fhese ljeautlfui re/im'siiea without feeling an jtriniijPle djsire/fp; purgl]agp ajs Aro 'HpilwV""-'''"".; '''^',?.' •■■:-"" . W« Invito poriml of a fecial announcement on the front page of paper, .flhjgh gives full particulars of the names, lnakos, colours, &c, of these ball and .evening dress fabrics; and ronuisiles at tho. Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, To Aro Home,

Stanley asserts.that; he never; saw Tiin Pasbft.beoausean M in Pasha is not be fuuridl A new machine, adapted fully to the qnirmnents of this; district, has just sen brought under 'out notice by the ivonturs, Messra Becker and Summer, h'e invention, a poi?nn : ayer, a inide Ijuirableto a spado, and economises iViur by remoying ihe soil, and laying !io poißon in one adnn. Hitherto .it as been necessary for one man to oraove the sod and another to lay the loison. A trial of the machine is to be r.ado in the yards of Messrs Lowes and mm to-day, and it is to be hoped,-' for he good of the district, it will turn out iiiccessful,. Our readers will he nterestcd to know ihat MDsera L. J, Hooper and Co,, havo now jpened and showing the now winter shipments ol Drapery, Millinery, and Clothing The Dress Department at the Bon Maroho is exceptionally heavily stocked with the newest designs and makes in Dress llobes, Knioker Tweeds. Homespuns. Cashmeres, Fanoy Flakes, Braided dresseß, English and Colonial Dress Tweeds, Tweeds in Cluck, Borders, Stripes, and Plain The stock in this department has been brought remarkably ohoap and are being sold olioa-i. Visitors to the Bon Marohe showroms will bo well repaid by inspecting the superb assortment of Ladies' Sealetto Jackets and Mautles, Oloth an 1 Fur Jackets aud Mantles ia great variety Ladies' and children's ulstersj Fur lined and Silk lined cloaks, Ladies' and children's Fancy Capes including the Coachman and Highwayman in all colors. .. ' " ■ Messrs, Hooper and Co., invite special attention to their magnificent display ol English aud Frenoh Millinery, Felt anc Straw Hats, Ladies' fashionably trhnm'C Hats ond Bonnets, These goods aro raarkec off at a very slicht advance on cost price, Now thowintor has fairly set in, wo an brought-to face the fact that an extra pai: of Blankets and good warm uttder-clothini are th" necessary articles of the day. Messc Hooper and Co,', are showing large stpokso these classes of goods, English and (.olonia Blankets, Flannels'. Men's and Boys' Cloth ing, shirts, undershirts, and pants, knitlei sooks at wholesalo prices at the Bon Marche