The Wairarapa Daily FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3570, 25 July 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1890.

The Education Board invites tenders through our columns for alterations to (ho Mustei'ton School. _ Thegrazing acres of land, situated at Miki Miki, is advertised to lease by Mr F. H. >Yood, of Greytown In the two mile double-sculling race at New York, Gaudaur and Mackay dofeatcd Toomor and Kosmer,

MrT. E, Price, photographer, has opened a studio at Cartorton this week, having on view a splendid colioction oE

photographs, Busmoss in the city of Buenos Ayres is paralysed. Four thousand troops and three thousand polieo are quartered in thecapital, An advortisor wishes to burrow £IOO for a term of years at a fair rate of interest. Particulars appear in anuther column,

Under tho laws of New Jersey,' " a disorderly person" may boa person who " stands and looks over a fonco at a woman standing on a stop-ladder to wash a kitchen window." A young man named John Hawkins, who had beon suffering from "La Grippe," rushed into the siuf at Napier on Tuesday, and put an pnd to'his misery, His, bpdy wa3 washpd ashoro on tho following day, Mr Buchanan, M HR, Chairman of tho Wellington Moat Export Company, mot a number of settlors of the Woodvilla district on Monday last and discussed at considerable length the prospects of the frozen meat trade In the course of its rofernnco to a recent skating carnival in Wellington the New Zealand J'iiiim says:-"Beat dressed uiygor—(Geo. Mer.) Thetiruos haro changed, and George must have

changed with tlren). At a meeting of the. Pahiatua Town Licensing Committee oil Tuesday, renewal of lioensio were granted to Mr W Stewart for tho Commercial. Hotel and Mr D Crewe for {ha Club, Hcfel. Tlio lioepso of the latter has been transferred to Mr PT Spillane,' /•'

InstructiunshavobeenroceivedbyMossr 9 J. H. Bothune and Co., of Wellington, from the Registrar of the Supremo Court, to sell by public auction at their rooms, Fcatherston-Btreet, on Friday, August! Ist, all that vahiablo piece or parcel of land, boirig section. No 11, (freytown, containing T ono acre, ifloro or lesii, together, with tho improvement and dwelling house thereon, now in tho occupation of Mr 0, W, Hornblow, Our local contemporary put some impertinent questions to us the other day, whioh we auswered plainly and candidly and in his last issue'he gives us a few more of similar character. He appears to be travelling from the ticklish ground on which he stood by a bridge of interregatories, We accused him of practising low wages and preaching high wages. We gave him the facts on winch wo based our accusation, and haying proved our charge we can jgaye. him to make out the best oase he can for jijmself by drawing upon his imagination iorany further facts he may require The Lawronoo journal says:-"'For a vacancy for a femab assistant teacher In tho George street school, Pimedin, there were thirty-seven applicants, and as they were all duly certificated, the Eoard.uctin? under the new regulation recently adopted, resolved to send on the whole of the names, together with the testimonials ck, to tho members of the Committee have a very tough job before them, if they honestly do their duty and carefully go through the qualification's of eacJi candidate seriatim. It is stated

that in a similar c§3p recently.in the Lakes district the n'anios were 'placed in a hat, and the first drawn selected, and thaUgooiohoioo resulted," .

Wo hear that Mr T. Ihyncr, of tin 8 ?Jb. llM taken the Cambridge Hotel in Wellington, whero ho intohds starting ™«nesa, •

, Wo have received from Mr Tnnes, tho local agent, a copy of iho Trades■ and Labonr Chronicle now published as a peniiv paper in the Empiro,Oit,y. - At i meeting «f M Ball Coramittoe or tho Mastorton Bitlo Volunteers liold ' last, evoninif the balance sheet of tho annual ball was presented. . At the conclusion of a servico in the local i'resbyterian Church night signatures were taken for the oall'to tho Rev Mr Woods, ofWyndham; ; \

.Tho Board of Directors of the Bank of-Now Zealand in-the colony have resigned, the • arraiwements for the transfer of the head olHco and the jgonoral management of tho Bank to London having beon coinpletod.

> Wo are requested toreroind our readers of Messrs Lowes and lomb salo, at their rooms to-morrow, Tho list mil'embrace furniture, produco, poultry, and sundries,-

A committee of- tho Mastorton Town

Lnnds'frust, accompaniod by Mr Walton, visited tho land in dispute atKuripuui between Mr Pvoub 'and the Trust, this morning, and will report to next meeting. '

Tho freotrado butchery establishments have now been opened in Wellington, Tho principal shop is situated in Willis Street, next door to tho Albort Hotel? whilst a first-class shop has boon opened at Nowtown, opposito the Hospital. ' . The usual fortnightly parado of tho Masterton Rifle Voluntoors was held in the drill hall last evening, Lieut Hooper in command. About forty, rank and file, ansivored to tho roll-call, and wore putthrough their failings by Sergeant Major Bezar. • " ( It is reported that tho carriers of this .lowivhave agree Ito boycot a certain tradesman who dues not'conform with regulation hours In closing his establish' ment. Wo aro altogether in sympathy with 'the early closing movemeut, but very niuoh regrot that boycotting should be resorted to on its behalf, A meeting of the Ball Committee of the MaEtorton Volunteer Ere Brigade was held last evening, .when it was decided to hold the annual gathering on August 18th. A sub.committeo was appointed-to make all necessary arrangements. It is expected that tho Ball will be hold in tho Volunteer drillshed, At tho opening of tho temporanco lecture in tho Temperance Hall last evening, tho chairman, Mr Woodrooffe, remarkod that ha would be prepared to walk ton miles with bare foet to hear Mr J. B. dough's peroration- on "water." Possibly the old vetpran is dissatisfied with tho supply of water we haye had in Mas-l terton of late,

I'on offers of sites woro roeeivod yesterday by tho Site Committee of the Co-operative Farmers' Association for tho proposed smithy, Tho Oommittoe visited tho various sites, and the number from which a choice is to be made was reduced to threo. The General Committee, at a nieotitio to bo hold this afternoon, will decide upon the spot they consider most suitable. Says tho Catholic Tunes :—An up. country Victorian farmor quito recently came homo ono'dayand found nothing in tho mty of a meal provided for him, He accordiiily-wont out to tho poultry yard, cut a leg off a turkey, let the bird i hop away, and then roasted, and enjoyed his " brurastick." And yet there are New Zealand colonists who pant for federation with Australia! The recently-formed Kurupuni Fire Brigade, which has beon voted ilO by I tho Town Lauds-Trust and Borough

Council respectively towards the oreotion of a station, is making every effort to, havo these amounts supploraentpd by outside contributions.' We are glad to learn that in response to applications made the National Fire Insurance Co., throuph their agents (Messrs Lowes and lorns), has'subscribed £'i 8s towards the fund, whilst, the Standard Company, (agent/Mr G. S. W. Mrymple,) has, contributed in iihko amount. The third and final lecturo of Mr J.

Knott'was given in the Tomperahco Hall last evening to a large and appreciative audienco. Tho chair was occupied by Mc Q. W. Woodroffe, who briefly introduced. tho lecturer. The oration given, the subject of' which was " Slippery Places," was tho most thrilling and profoundly interesting of the whole series, Before tho proceedings closed tho lecturer suggested, with the permission of the Rev, Bowse, that all interested jn the movement ruoet at the Wesleyan Church on Wednesday next to form a Union of tho forces. The sinking last evening was a great improve-, mentupon that ot the previous night, - the piano being presided at by Miss Uotvse,

Mr John A Miller, Secretary of tho Marine Council, has published lire following Labour Platform for tho 'ensuing elections, \vhich he asks tho various organisations to consider and report upon at an early date:— 1, Protection; 2, Progressive Land and Income Tax; 3, No sales of Urown lands or Crown properties; 4, Introduction of the lie-.

fereqduni, sq that tho peuple may reject or pass important measures upon which the two houses disagree; % Seamen's Representatives; C, Eight Hour's Bill: 7, Inorcaße of payment to Members to £200; 8. Judicious continuation of public Works; 0. Special tax on absentee landlords; 10. Uniform set of school books for the colony, published by tho Government,

A contemporary says;—Mr Back, General Manager of Tumauian railways, and formorly of Christchurch, has dovißeq a simple method of cloajup gates without springs, weights or ccpontrio hinges. Tho gudgeonsor pins on which the hinges turn are made longor than usual; on tho heel of the (jate a roller somewhat like a fur; niture castor js fixed; unjjer it js an inclined piano, When tho gato is pushed open the roller it is foreed up tho moline, and the gate slideß upward on its hinges; on boing liborated the weight of the gate causes tho roller to run down the incline with the result that the gato is securely closed, Two advantages of tho plan would appear to be that a gate hung on it would not be so likely to blow open before-a strong wind as if fitted with a spring and therefore v,'p,ujd notabsolutoly I'oqulro a latch.

: For aomo; months past a large white rat, • with pink eyes, has taken up its quartern in a second class carriage, usually ruiiniiii! botweon Dunediii and Inyercargpl, Scarcely a c|ay passod witlipiit some exciting scone in' tjio carriage, the ladles usually taking to the seats when the rat mado its appearance among their feet, but thoy generally get quite accustomed to see it pop out from under the seat, secure a biscuit or the core of an apple thrown down, mid then disappear behind tlio lining of tho carriage. The' rat has been at length captured alive at ftivorcarfijll, where the carriage was sent to be repaired. If tho Railway Commissioners could compute the distance the white rat has travelled, they might make aolaim lor its faro on its new.owr.or, who intends Jo mako a' pet of it.

.. Two years since we inaugurated a practice wliich has been extensively followed sincoviz., showing during the daytime, but under gaslight, material for ball and evening wea'r, at Tc Aro House. Ddrixo this week, to wit on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, our 'show room will be artificially darkened, and wo intend 'to give our lady friends an opportunity of seeing a resplondeptshqw of materials and reiipjitcVJqr the ball room, uqder gaslight, atToArpftonse, '.'■ Tub niateriahj will comprise nuns veilings in heliotrope, lemon, cream, sky, and gas green, tulle rpbes.tullo and tinsel robes, tulle and crystal robes, tnllo and net robes, emhroldercdyeillims, silks, faille francaiso mervoilleaux, watered silks, pongees, cashmores in all the most beautiful and effeotivo colours, at Te Aro'House, ■ Ths.v there are a splendid lot of the fashionable Russia nets in plain and striped, nets with oheuille spots, silk 'stripes and figures, in skirts lengths j Bilk gloves 27 inoheslong, in cream coral, white.sky, and gold, suedo gloves, fans in feather,, gauze, and marabout, with a variety of ribbons tomatohthe nets, at Te Aro House, ..

Altooetuer the gaslight display during tho day will be a perfect success, and wo invite all the ladies resident in. Wellington to Wtlws it freo Iron) any' qoljcitation'. to! purchase, at To An JftusVAjiYii ■'

Owing to an anglno breaking down on the iiiolino to-day, tho morning train to Musterton was delayed nearly two hours, Nothing of vast importance was transected at the sittinp of tho Houso of Representatives yesterday, Tho House was counted out in tho ovoning.' .-';, After thp'oxaminatipn of a nlimbef of -witnesses yesterday, the man Black, charged with the Poverty' Bay inurdor, was committed for trial.

Mr Wilßon is urgingthe "Government to sot aside Grown lands as an 'endowment for a school agriculture and'- ex-, perimental farms for the North Island.At tha poultry bliow opened in Wellington yesterday, Messrs A Eikins, A A White, Wilton and Bannister, and J and A. Oaselberg wero amongst the principal prizotakers,. ..MrF H Wood announces that he has received instructions from the Trustees to sell by auction to-morrow at his Greytown rooms ono acre of frdohold land situated with a fronting to Main Boad and East Street, Greytown,--The New Zealand Alliance for the prohibition of tho liquor traffio has issued a coloured chart giving tho amount spent in intoxicating drinks in New.Zealand for the year 1889 compared with aunia spent on some of the leading articles in use in daily life within the Colony for tho same period. According to the charts tho various amounts are as follows:~ Intoxicating drinks, £l,m,W I 'beef, mutton, pork, Ic, £1,428,816; bread and flour, £1,395 710; boots and shoes, #28,200; tea, coffee, and cocoa, £422,025; primary education, £877,548; imported books, £173,775. .

The most remarkable yield of corn ever produced in America has been i awarded a prize of 500 dol., offered by the American agriculturist, for tho largest crop of shelled corn grown on one acre in 1889. The crop was within,a' fraotion-of 225 bushels; green weight, which shrunk to 289 bushels when kiln dried, and when, .chemically dried, contained 217 bushels,

I Obb readers will bo ploased to learn that Messrs L, J, Hooper and Co starts this morning one of their halt yearly clearing sales. The whole ot the stock in the Bon Maroho is reduced to prices that must tempt every one wanting drapery, millinery, and elothiDj, to purchase largo parcels during this great sale, The great sale of drapery and olothing is now being held at the Bon Maroho. Messrs L, J Hooper and Co havo determined to reduce their stock to about half the present value, Bargains in every department mil be offered during tho next fow days, Poikwases of the Drapery, Millinery and hoys clothing should not fail to attend at once the great sale now going on at tho Bon Marohe, every article is reduced, Cost price not heing considered the stock must he reduced before stock taking.