The Wairarapa Daily THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1899.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3569, 24 July 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1899.

It is said that settlers about Pahiatua get a higher price ior their sheep than farmers in the Maaterton district, As Maaterton is nearer a freezing port than Pahiatua, graziers here ought certainly to demand better rates than are obtainable in the bush district. The reason why a more satisfactory leturn is secured in Pahiatua is that better arrangements are made there for settlers to export their surplus stock. In this neighborhood the larger stookowera tiro able to realise full rates, for both mutton and sheep, and no doubt their returns exceed the prices obtained in the bush districts, hut the amallor graziers .as yet have not arranged for taking advantage of (he superior home market, and by selling their stock locally they realise lower prices. A comparison between tho rates paid for sheep in Mastei ton and a place like Christchurch showssuch a large margin in favor of the southern centre that it is evident that settlers here do not realise -for their stock all that can bo made, Tho obvious remedy is for smaller settlers to combine to secure the • same ■ advantages (rom the export trade that (he larger settlers are reaping. A Farmers' Union' exists in name, but not in reality, and it wants.- not only a union, but a"' Live Co-operative Union to enable the smaller settlers to get the best results from their enterprise. Single handed a small settler finds himself in n largo degree tied to tlm local market, but in con. cert with his neighbors there is no reason why .ho should not obtain 25 to 50 percent, more for his sheep and cattle than he is now realising. Prices for stock arc now hardening, and oven in tho local market the graziers ought to be able to make a. fair profit, but if the larger outside market will enable him to double tho profit ho can otherwise obtain he will be very foolish not to tako advantage of it,

Tendera ore invited by Messrs Henderson and Shuto for additions to a house at Kuripuni station, The Dean of Melbourne has issued a circular to the clergy of hisdioceso, protesting against the Bill for rendoring legitimate, children born out of wedlock whoso parents subsequently marry, Tho Napier olient who sued his lawyer tor a return of fees must be an unsophisticated individual. Lawyers do not, like some doctors, make an agreement of the no cure no pay kind. They do all they can for those who employ them, but tho result must be left to Providence. If tho clionl gets off all well and good, but if not ho must pay all the same. At this time of day one would notauppose it was necessary toinvoke the decision of a macistiate in order to learn this lesson. But till the end of time there will exist poraons ready to throw good money after bad. The decision of the Chief Justice In the Pahiatua Licensing Compiitteo case was that tho old Coinmittep (j'aij no right to sit, and that the new Compajttpo were legally empowered to sit and grant new licenses. At. the sittings of the new 1 Committee on Tuesday the application of iMr.O Christiansen lor a -license for his house, to be known as the Union Hotel, was granted, The application of Mr T Hushes for a license for the Post Office Hotel yas adjourned ?s j{ was asserted that Mr Hughes was "drunk" and coujfl not attend. The proceedings nt llio )ptins; new very lively,

No loss than ■ decrees of fi"'' wcro regiitored in Mnstortoa # mormtjtr.

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their stoclc eiile for Wednesday next, CO fat cowa,oo2year old steers, and CO yearlings An Emijioyeofl' AssqciaHon Ima been' formed by tho shopkeepora of Welling- ™ " 10 purposes of protection." •

Tho Maaterton Wilo Volunteers parade tins evening in the Drill' Hall, after Mich ,a lhoeting of the Ball Committee will bo held.

A ®"oceasfui entortainnient in aid of St Luko's Church, Groy.towu, was held on Monday o?tninp lnet, in which MessrsHeard and Miller of Maaterton took a prominent part. : > ; •

The body- of a man named Thomas Mansfield was found in the Piripiri clearing near Dauovirke on Sunday. It is supposed that ho died from oxpnsure. Thoy know how to got' up concerts and dances at Tinui. From a report in another column it will bo sceii that £l3 was taken on Friday last at the concert in aid of the Town Hall Piano Fund.

Mr Ewiugton requests ub to withdraw his name from a blacksmiths' notice which appeared in our last- issuo, He states that it was published by a member uf his family without his authority, There was a good attendance at the meeting of the Early Closing Association held last evening, tho. chair being occupied by Mr Joseph Hooper. The business transacted waß of a very important character,; Tho dates for the first annual exam inatlon in second grades, art of tho Department of-Scienco and Art, South Kensinfjton,;:LonJou, to bo held m the School of. Ensign,. are announced in our advertising columns;.' It is reported-that the einployeca of the various blacksmiths' establishments in Mastcrtor intend forming a union to raise the standard wage, ai)d reduce the number ,of apprentices. A meeting of creditors in the estate of John Hump, drover, Greytuwn, was to liayo boenliohlat noon to-day, but as the debtor was the only person wko put in an appearanco an adjournment Was made to a date to be fixed by the Official Assignee. In tho R.M. Court this morning, Hugh Mol'arlanowas fined lOsor twenty-four hours for being drunk and disorderly, and having elected to "take it out" he is to-day exercising his muscles with the Government" saw." Wo wore yesterday shown by Mr 6 S. W. Dalrymplo the model of an improved lever" stump-extractor of bis own invention;, for which he is about to apply for a patent, The maoliino is very complicated, but Mr Dalrymple is confident of its success.

Tho following team will represent the Mnstorton Ist fifteen in their Sonior Cup football matoh withGreytown at Masterton on Saturday next :-Oand J Bannister, Day, Holiiiwood (2), Gray, Mowitt, Welch, T Wallace, Hirschberg, 0, H and .1 Perry, It Thompson, H. Hill. Emer-geucies-l'rceth, Eton, and Heiisey. A resident of Masterton complains that he has been systematically robbed, by. certainjyouths of tho town, of a number of handsome camelias, which he has spent endless time in training, The loss has been reported to the polico, and as these are the only cainelins of this kind In the district it is hoped that tho offending youths will bo brought to justice.

The late wet weather, says tho Adwmk, has been most unfavourable to the flax industry. Owingto theabsence of the sunny days the fibre has " been imperfectly bleached and has boon kept almost perpetually wet as it has lain upon the ground. At two or three mills therefore, in the Lower Bangitikei, stripping has been lately restricted toabout the ordinary output,' In laying the sheep returns before the House yesterday the. Minuter of Lands said he was glad to bo able to Inform the monibers that on tho 30th of June last thoro were no infected sheep'in the Colony, Tho.total iiumber of sheep is shown by theso returns to be 15,423,328 which is an increase on last year of 381,130. The sheep rate amounted to L 18,424, as 'against L 15,042 in the previous year; aud the salaries and travellim* allowances of Inspectors cauie lo L10,92T, ' The following additional subscriptions have been received by tho Rev, Father M'Kenna towards the fund for the assistance of the widow of the late Donald Cameron:—Mr N O'Kane 6s, Mr d Mulvcy Is, Mr Colleiton ss, Mr W Blackley 6s, D P Moriarty lis, Mr J MoGunn ss, Mr G Smith ss, Mr J B Osbotno 2s (id, Mr Thompson ss. The full amount collected, about £4O, will be handed over to tho Jienovolent Society for administration.

Two men were drinkin? in the bar of an hotel reoently in Melbourne, and one of them produced a nuggot of gold, which ho leid down on the bar. One of tho men, JoHiidllsopp, is alleged to have taken if up and swallowed it, When charged with 'this ho said he thought it was only a beau. William Clerg, tho owner of tho nugget, gave Allsopp in charge, and he was lodged in the King-street watch-house on a charge of stealing a nuggofc of geld weighing lialf-an-ounco, and valued at £2lss,

A delceato to the Protection Conference at Dunedin had a sad and uu pleasant cxpenenco on Sunday last. He wasj it appears,' leaving tho s,s. fiotorua in company with a herd of oxen, when ono of the latter,' fearing that he Would bo "known By the company- ho kept," applied bis osseous appendages forcibly to tho rear portion of the worthy delegate, and having carried him some distance deposited him gently in a pool of inud. Tho delegate has sinco been reflecting upon the many advantages of Protection, Mr J. Knott, tho temperanco lecturer, delivered a second of Mr J B Cough's well-known orations In tho Wesleyan church last evening, theroboioga fairly good attendance, and the chair occupied bjr tho Rov. W Rowse, Mr Knott kept his audience in rapt attonpetition as he discoursed upon tho evils attending intemperance, and was frequently applauded for his witty illustrations.' Tho proceedings were diversified by .the rendering of choice selections by the choir, The last of tho sericß of lectures.will be delivered in tho Temperanco',Hall to-night. -

Tho Dairy Factory. Ooinpanios at Carterton, which at present only make, cheese, are: receiving inquiries from Christchurch for separator made buttor, This is undoubtedly tho butter of the day. A hand-made article of ony merit is quite the exception, and when in so many cases ignorance, carelessness,'and want of cleanliness all co-operate in the production of a disgusting and nauseating compound hardly recognisable under the name of butter, our farmers might well introduce the factory system of buttor making cither in conjunction with tho cheese mills, or separately, and so gain the service? of an oxpert. The reiult would be tho' manufacture of dairy produce which would command a good price, and be tile subject of pride nther than of shamo as regards its quality.

' Two years since we inaugurated a pra'oticc which has been cstensively followed smco viz., showing, during tho daytime, but under gaslight, material for ball and evening wear, at To Aro House. Doniso thiswoek, to wit on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, our show room will be artificially darkened, and we intend to give our lady frionds an opportunity of seeing a resplendent show of materials and requisites for the ball roonf, under gaslight, at To Aro House, _ The materials wiH'comprisd nuns veiliugs in heliotrope, lemon, oream, sky, and gas green, tullo robes, tulle and tinsel robes, tulle and crystal robes, tulle and net robes, embroidered veiling, silks, faille francaise merveilleaux, .watered silks, pongees, .cashmeres in all the most beautiful and effective .colours, at To Arp House, Tip therp tire, a "splendi4 lot of' the fi)shion|»b)o Jtussia j)etsin J)lf(in and griped, nets with oheiiiljo spots', ijilk j'tripej .and figures, in skirts lengths,' «W, gloves 37. inches long, in oream coral, white, sky, and gold, suedo gloves, fans in feather, gauze; and marabout, with a Variety o£ ribbons to match the nets, tit To-Aro HousG, • Awooktiier the gaslight 'display during the daywill bo a perfect success, and we invite all the ladies resident in, Wellington to wltnesj! it free from any ■ soljcitatioi}: to purcljass,»tTo^F?

Tho promises at. present occupied by Mr E. Pcarce, QueQQ-Btreet,aro advertised til lot,*' : ;'::;■ Kv:>: ; : v.;';■

: A committee mooting of tho ■ Wairarapaßugby Union is to .ba hold ab Oiitorton to-night. •

Mr Pfl Wood makoJ an addition of 140 ewes in lamb, G dairy cows, aud 2 good hasks to his next Taratahi sale.' . Mr-James Maoara has'sold out bis well-known coacli line butxveen Eketahuna. and Woodville to Mr. Andrew Young, of Wellington". ' '.

The Committee of tho House to which tho labour Bills have been'referred con*, sists.of Messrs Allen, Fish, Humph'roys, Izard, Peacock, Potcival, Smith, W„P •Hooves, Steward! and Hislop. The .Committee' meet for the first time to-day, The Select Quadrille Assembly.held' a most onjoyable ■' long ni^ht" on Wednesday •evening, About forty couples were present, and from all appearances thoroughly enjoyed themselves, Wo understand" that tho Wairarapa sawmillers are meeting at (Morton this afternoon to discuss trade matters and to receive tho roport of tho deputation which .waited upon the West Coast Sawmillers and upon tho Kail way Commissioners. • •

Tho third 'attempt to obtain artesian water at Carterton has progressed favourably up to the present. The pipes are now down fifty-seven feet, and are perfectly straight. This Was the depth at which the last .trial had to be abandoned, and tho pipes in that case hadjreally commenced to curve soon after fifty feet was passed, , A meeting is to be held at Carterton to-morrow to disouss the advisability of forming a Farmers' Ce-Opc-ratiYo Association in tho Wairarapa. Only a few gentle'mou have been- invited to attend, as we understand the meeting is merely a preliminary one to talk the project ovor. If it is decided to take active stops, a more general gathering will afterwards doubtless' bo. convonod. Pearson's Brass Band will play the following selections on the balcony of Messrs Townaend k Oowper to-morrew evening (Friday) :—Murch, "Golden Autumn," Waltz," Hands and Hearts," Quadrille,-"Diana," March, "Drifting with the tide,"Waltz "Sweet Lavender," Schottisclie, "Brightand Bewitching," Polka, "Yea or Ho," Quick niaroh, "The Blizzard." Oon readers will bo pleased to learn tliat Messrs L. J. Hooper and Co starts this morning one ol their half yearly clearing sales, Tho whole of the stook in the Bon Marcho is reduced to prices that must tempt every one wanting drapery, millinery, and clothing, to purchase largo parcels during this great sale, The groat sale of drapery and clothing is now being held at tho Bon Marcho. Messrs L. J Hooper and Co havo determined to reduce their stock to about hall the present valuo. Bargains in every department willbe offered during the next few daj'S. Pomhases ot the-Drapery, Millinery and boys olotliing should not fail to attend at ouce the great sale now gobig on at the Bon Marolie, every article is reduced, Cost prico not being considered the stook must he reduced before stock taking.