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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3578, 4 August 1890, Page 2

Tho contractors tor.the poriuanent way on the Ashurst-Woodyille section of tlio Gorge lino liayo commenced work. r % The editor: of the Pahiatua A'to has been informed,that 'taghing jackasses' 1 ! have been seen and hoard m the Mangahftu, ;

A woman named ElizrSouthey was committed to Wellington giol 011 Siturday by Mr Booth, J P, for three months, for being drunk and using obscene language in a Carterton thoroughfare.

An influential deputatibnbf Wellington waited' upon-the Hon. Mr Hislnp on May last and made serious objeotioii.i to t.lie proposed Factories aiid Shop Hours Bill, Tho Minister promised to t/ive■■■ consideration to tho objections taiacd. . ,•

■ Referring to tho d'opiirturo from (lisborne of a Salvation Array officer, a'local pap if says" Those who only a fewWeeks before had'been moved by tho stirriiig appeals of the Captain, with her beautifulfluwoE simple language,'apt simile?, earneitnoss «! exp.'eision, and oharming inia'!<ery,;now. behold; her, in shattered health, her voice bulky,, and tremulous with emotion."

The Masterton correspondent of tho ! Auckland News writes—fA meeting was also held on Saturday for tlie purpose of ■ forming a branch of Hie Knights of Labor hero. The' ohatr was taken by a sewing machine pedlar ,nained: ; Cullen,; who never misses an opportunity of shoviui! himsiilf forward; but somehow or other iho publio generally won't stand him. A W ' Siogg,' editor of the Stan was the principal- speaker, but it is looked upon by the majority of the townspeople as a political inovo 011 his part to get returned on the Liberal ticket at the next moral election, Of course, ho is violently opposed by tho editor of the rival paper, aiid tho Knights of Labour are denounced as a Bticioty opposed t.o tho interest of true workingmen, but highly suitable to forward the ends of blataut demagogues, 1 thinkthepresentmember(MrGrßeetham) can hold his own, and will be returned by an overwhelming majority," ... Au|American reporter belonging to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat newspaper on Juno 11th got away with a nice little yarn, 'purportiriar to be an interview with ono Father Lawrence, who lately returned from missionary labors in New Zealand. Tho alleged Father Lawrence told of Maoris tearing their children limb from limb, of "having tortured him by pulling off his 'itoenails; i and: of other reinarkablo occurrences too good to be true, Whether Father Lawrence, was an impostor _or the ; reporter evolved him out of his own brain it is hard for us 111 New Zealand, to toll; but some very steady going people have ' accepted the reporter's story as true, and ■ boiled over with indignation that any missionary': should tell such lies about tho colony. It appears, however,' that [ no such person as Father Lawrence, was ever etiiiaaed in missionary work in this | country, as biiyoni reading the newspaper story mij,ht hive seen at a glance. ' The wrath wafted 011 him should, havo | been reserved 'for tho impostor or the ' inventive reporter. It is possible that some one in America is trying'to oarry on the Clampett-Sullivan game. An extraordinary accident occurred on May 17 at Woodaide, Loug Island; Hew ; York, when a man in clearing a drain pipe driven but a few feet below i tho surface was caught by q'licksaud, ' and, despito the utmost efforts of a gang . of workers, perished after a struggle ofi five and a half hours, Strange to say (remarks acontemporary) amongst thorn was apparently just the men, next to miners, to use the most efticieut means of rescue. They had amongst then; a building contractor, carpenters; doctor, and many artisans and laborers, and according tp reports received, worked without contusion'. At first it was attempted to dig the man out, but the space was too limited to work effectually , in. Then a strong rope was passed about , him, a purchase rigged, and, simultaneously with the digging, it was atj tempted to haul hiin out; but the strain was too great to bo borne, and ho begged 1 them to desist, 'l'hon tho rope wis mule fast with a loss strain in tho hopo that he could be held until rescued, but it had to bo slowly alackened from tuno to tune, Meanwhile a rubber tube had ' been passed to him, that ho might breath when completely engulphed, At 1 this time his head only was aboyotho water, but his hands were free. A gang of men began excayating a pit near by, in order to draw off tho quicksand, and reach him from below. He sank slowly, ' inch by inch, and lived for an hour t after being entirely submergod, except one hand, still breathing through the tube. An hour after he died the body was cleared from below, and was then drawn out. A good story is going tho round of the Lyttelton wharves, it seems that a , certain person belonging to tho marine Borough, who has a pronounced fondness ■ for sucking pig, made a trip down the 1 harbour to say oood-bye to the captain | of a Bhip which recently lelt for London. I The captain oi the said rasol gave his acquaintance & fine plump sucking pig. ' which only needed killing, dressing and cooking to fit it for the table. This, f no doubt, was a partine gift to enab\t i therecipent to retain in his memory the ; shipmaster and his vessel when tboy 1 were far away at sea. But to proceed with the story, pitigie was put in a sack and brought up the harbjr to Lyttelton, 1 and finally landed on the wharf, where ho was to remain qntil a conyeuient 1 time came for his removal to. hjs new 1 owuer's homo. It would appear, however, ' iliat ho had a decided objection , to bo left alone, for, aoeppding tp the , story, he at once commenced tho task of I gaining his liberty. A small hole in the ' sack, to allow of " breathing air," was 1 soon enlarged into such dimensions that piggie's whole body got through it ■ comfortably, .and piggio was free. 1 Hoyever, he was soon in a worso posi' , tion, for his wanderings tock him ovor j the edge of tho wharf and into the wator. It was just hero that the splashing noise ' attracted a few of the men who frequent ' the Lyttelton wharves, lhey took in 1 the situation at a glance. The task of 1 fitting a boat, and rescuing piggio from i his perilous position was t)iey6rkof ! a minute or tyui aud the rescuers wpro not slow in carting off their spoil, with visions of a'savoury meal in the near 1 future, . Naturally, the shipmaster's friend is very .indignant, and the first 1 person who mentions sucking pig to him , had better look ont for

■ Coimr Residents' would do well to remember that an Extraordinary Sale of Surplus Winter Stock commences on Mlay August Ist at the Wholesale Family Dra nery Warehouse Te Aro House Wellington . Thbrb will lie bargains sufficiently great and sufficiently numerous to . tempt nwny to pay a visit to Wellington and for those who cannot conveniently leave their homes we are prepared to exeouto their order with the utmost carefulness and despatch at Te Aro Uonse Wellinuton. ' Aijporders.must be accompanied by cash tiie glfape pf Post Ollioo orders, pqst.iil -notes, cnecques pr ,yl)t;roll|es3 are not available; br.nk notes, and will have flur best attention. \ve v hayo "issued a price list of the great reductions made which we' will forward free by post on applicaiion tp Te Aro House Wellington.' ' And of what' does {hip Surplus Stock consist ?It consists of Winter dress fobrjp? of every description, mantles,jackets,ulsters Millinery, Underclothing, Calicoes,; Sheetings Flannels, Shirting, Blankets, Carpets, Linoleums,' Hosiery, Mpn's .Boy's and Yoiitiij'' fi]ptl)ii)g ai)i| ,i>.thousand other usefnl and desirable t||e TOjlo-' sale Family Drapery Warehouse, Wel!!l|f!: ton,;. • >;.'

Tub genuineness ot.'oiir sales hitherto has been thoroughly, well known and the present ono will be fuUy up to the oliaraeter of its predicessors, One thing slionld however, be home in mind/aridjthat is that those who wis to participate in dwmld so so quieMy, itjiwts only'; laydays aiid terminates on the' iGtb' Augujt' at' To Aro Rotffe, Weilipjtpn^Apyji' »" :

2 A boo id.gaUicriif^in drinneotipn - with f e Wealeyari Mutuarj lmpMviiffl&t ocicty is tubeheld to-morrow eveniu'g. ■o It is rumoured tliat Mr J..Ooliiiiiin6M« likely to; ttikoToyer >tho ! Uten Qotolj' I'aliiiittw, from.Mr Ofitiatunseii;' :.v> Diphtheria is.very prevalent in the I South Island tit tlio present time, and seyeral fatal cases are reported,-

Tho "\Yhnreama Football Club lias nrraiigfid for a riiatch" witli the'Te Ore] Ore Club to ;ba played in Masterton,qn Thursday next.: • V; • is' Mis Bjeyortz, the converted Jewess, commenced a mission at .Wellington on Sunday,' •' S:V V'; Atthesittmg.ot the . District Court sm Wednesday next' tho only case to be heard will be Rohall v. Percy.' . The monthly mneting of the North Wairarapa liabbit Board will not be held this month till .Wednesday, the 13th inst.

iVo understand that Mrs Cranmor,late of the Star Hotel, is making arrangements • for the' purehaso of a hotel at Bulls.

It «■ is stated that Blaok, who has been committed for trial at Gisborne for the murder of Strcctei, spent Ins childhood in. Blenhoim,

• The' Maritime' Council; Is. 'concerting steps to close' all trado at" Lyttelton pending a settlement of the present dispute with Messrs Whitcbmbe and Tombs. ■; Ui. ; <

The Treasurer of the Masterton Hospital aoknoledt;es with thanks receipt of the' following subscriptions! -Messrs Handyside Roberts and Co; 15 Bs Od; do. for shearers, L2 Sa. Od; do, Bubert Franklin L-2 3s 4d; do, Charles Johnston LI; James Scott, ss; total Llol6s 4d, Several members of,'the Xortli Wai rarapa Gun Club had a day's' shooting a the yards of Messrs Lowes and lorna on Saturday last, when the pigeons remaining from the matoh on Friday were destroyed.-, • '

The weather duringtho past week has been exceptionally lino anil characteristic of spring, but yesterday n re aclion set in, and again we are the victims' of a steady and co'd southerly rain. Tenders to close on Monday, 18th August, tiro invited for alterations and re-moving the building of the Mastertou Coach Factory, flans and specifications can be seen at Mr E Dixon's.

The number of applications for the first grade art examinations m connection with the primary schools is 3097. The examination takes place at Wellington on September 3rd, Our Wellington morning. contemporary to-day contains a paragraph referring to Sergeant Bates, tho winner of: the Queen's Prize for -1890 at the Kational Jiifie Association. As the same

paragraph appeared in our columns abovt a week ago, the news is exceedingly "stale.; 1 &>ys the Palmerston Times" Th° exhibition o| the Performing Fleas commenced in tho' Theatre to-day." Wo know (if a boarding-house in that town in which a.'tirailar, performance commenced some years ago. . In the R M Court this morning, before Messrs. A W Eenall and, W Lowes, J's P, Mr Pownall sued Mrs Taylec for £lO 9s 3d, professional fees. The defence was that the work was done for Mr. Tayler. After a deal of evidence had been taken, judgment wafl given for plaintiff foi amount and costs/; We havo received the annual loport of the;-Government Insurance Commissioner for the yo r. euded 3si December, 1889, which allows that the business of thiit institution increased Kreatly during last year. The nuaiher of policies issued during the year was 8,187, and the total numbor in :force was 27,213, with- a gum: assured of £7,326,129, ''V ' " In another column will, bo found full particulars of a .fatal accident which occurred to Mr A. McKuimo ot Carterton this morning. Wo have known Mr McKenzio for many' long years as a sterling settler of unblemished .character, and, in common with all his old friends and acquaintances, regret an.accident which' has., terminated-the career of a settler who was still capable of discharging valuable: Beryicca to the community, ... The choerful fire at; theKaitoke.Railway Refreshment Room, which, as the harrassed .traveller sips a welcome cup of tea or quaffs his fragrant oup of coffee, imparts warmth and vitality to his body and sooths his nerymis system, has for the past fow days been a thing ot regretful memory rather than an existing joy. The establishment, indeed, seems to have restricted its comforts to those marvellous compounds calculated to oreate an internal heat alone, and to have left its patrons to outwardly shiver and shake their .very teeth out, But it is not the proprietor's fault. At least he saya not. He avows that tho Railway Department has fenced him off from his supply of firewood, or fires would roign as of yore and the room would still possess its tropical charm to the chilled-mortals who enter its portals for the two minutes and tliroe seconds (tho railway people recklessly call it" live minutes" I) allowed for refreshments. It is a gulp down at the best, and one suffers from indigestion for a week afterwards, but still the British public may as well bo warm while it dues its gulping, and if the honest catoror will either convert that fence into firewood, or chop a hole through' it and got to his own respectable family wood-heap, he may earn gratitude by again thawing frozen t .'avollers into good humour and yet prove hin s -If a benefactor of travelling humanity.

Invercargill has been enjoying its turn with a ghost scare,'and on Monday evening last a respeotable. married woman, who was taken for a ghost, had richer an unpleasant time of it. She had bneii visiting a friend at North Invercargill, and was returning home by a path that cuts to the south eastern corner ofthe Reserve, whon she w:is pounced upon' by a man, who somehow Ind mistaken her for a ghost Without waiting for an explanation, ho Bpijied her by the 'bedy, sitooting out, " I've got .you' this time. I'll make it hot for you," and proceeded to drag her towards the pclicn station. Tho unfortunate woman screamsd with torror, and pleaded to be let go ai (here wjssomo mistako, but it wassome time

before she was released. It appears that the woman carried a white parcel, and this seems lo have been the only reason for the astaqlt. More will probably be heard of the matter. ~ There \y'as a large attendance at Mossra J H Eethnne and Oo,'a sale oh' Friday afternoon, says the; Times, -.The,first; lot submitted was one aore of land and dwullinphouse at Greytown, occupied by Mr Hqrnblow, sold under conduct of the Registrar of'the Supreme Court, Tins was purchased by Mr A E Rowden for £l5O, Anallatment of land pontoningonoacro, at Greytown, with six in the occupation of Mr Brunton,; wits passed in at the reserve price of £2OO, and is now open for, "private salojby the auctioneers. During the recent dry weather, a boy walking along the bank of a crook which tuns by the township of Hororato, saw a commotion in the water, and going near lie discovered a large eel struggling in a pool with a trout in its mouth, .The trout made violent efforts to escncc, but the eel retained its hold and was captured with its prey still in its mouth;. The eel weighed 16Alb, and the trout 41b,; a clear prpuftlidt injall fry are not the only victims to tlie old inhabitants t|f o\ir streams.

Obi readorfwill. bo-pleased to learii: tha. Messrs I|, j, Hooper. and :: Co starts' this mgwpg oiio 'qf : their lialf >yearly, plearing sales.. T|)e .'tyh'ole' o( the stock in the Bou Maroho is redqge.d to" price? tiiat.must tempt every one wanting drapery, millinery and clothinp, to purohase large parcels during this great sale, , : : \ . • great salo of drapery and olotbing is npw beiijg held nt the Bon Uorolie, Messrs L, j Hqpper pd (Jo liaye determined to rodaac their atoolc to alioqt hfllf the preqeflt value; •;Bargains in.overy department.' will bo offered during the next fefr days/

Pdhoiiasbs of the Drapery, Millinery and boys clothirig'ahoulfl not fail to attend at once the great sale n, w going on at the Bon Marche, every article reduced,..' Cost priconot being considered the stool! must be educed before stock talpg,