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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3581, 7 August 1890, Page 2

The application fur a new trial in the caso Butcher r Payton is to bo taken before his Honor the Chief Jystico today, At a meeting of tlio Wairatapa Institute on Tuesday evening it was decided to order 400 new books at once and to put a uumber of the old ones up by auction. A more graphic narrator than Mr. A. W. Benall It would be almost impossible to find, The humorous py in whioh he accounted yesterday for the absence of certain documents caused even tl('p stately Judgo to litter, Said he," When I found mv mill on fire, I cried 'John | Juliu! (he millj' ablaz;, fetch some water I" whereupon John came x with a. bucket, but, mistaking me for the fire, deluded me and wy bop|w with water I'

Tho. Mastodon- Hospital? Trustee 8 meet this afternoon. t Mra. BroWn-Petter andßyrle Hollow liaych abandoned;their projootod Now Zealand lour, Hdvlug aooepted ; a tiyo Indian engagement;* '

The Majtorton Me Volnntoora >arade this evening,

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their sale for Wednesday next 50 owes in anib.

Tho troupe of black dainsels, wh° intond giyinst an entertainment i" Groytowa shortly, aro!'busily ongaged rehearsing thoir respective parts, Bishop Nevill recently told a Melbourne interviewer thai the Episcopal Church in his diocese' cnntainod within its fo'd just as many Sootchmeu as Englishmen.

Wo understand that Mr S \V Goss is severiiis hisconnectlort with the Daleßeld Dairy. Company, Limited, of which he has boon factory mincer, One Gale has manned to ship, frozen meat, etc., direct trom Wanganui, and it is considered by many that 'a "gale" will occasionally upset all arrangements! Tho death in India is announced of Major Bccles, of the Rille Brigade, who served as aide.-de-oiimp to Governor Jervois iuthii colony. '

Tho rosidents.. of Groytown are indignant because a He'ithon Chinee, whose namo ivo presume is All Sin, kept his shop open aljjast Sunday and did a "roaring" trade/ .

Tho Ekctaliuna School- Committee have approved of -the ■appointment of Miss Felicia Broburg to that school Miss Briiberg was- previously in charge of the Wainuiomata school

Wo understand that ono of tho fcaturon af tho Firejirigado Ball oil Tuesday evening next will bo that the ordinary late hour stimulants will be dispensed with mid " hot soup" will be provided in their stead; ■■■: . . s

On Tuesday Mr Beetham presented a potiiion of the Rev J 0 Andrew,of Wair.rapa, praying that tho powers oi inspectors may not bo extended over the areas now under the control of Babbit Beards. , '

Tlioro aro sevoral rather higlHoundini; names in the.r.ew list of school teachers

just gazetted, bub that of Mr Cecil Victor Hotezii Do Cortando Von Blarambcrg, engaged at Paliui, takes the cake. A meeting ot tho Masterton Early Closing Association was held last even-, ing, Mr J, Hooper in tho chair, Cor respondonce was read and dealt with, and. accounts passed for payment. Mr 0. A. Poffiiali was 'appointed legal adviser. No other business ot importance was transacted. . At a meeting held at Carterton last night tho following were appointed a temporary committee to enquire as to the room accommodation and tho other 'requirements of a social , club to be started in that township:-Dr Johnston, Messrs Actieson, Darrock, Middlotun, ' and Dudson, The subscription is to be five shilling! per annum for adults, and two shillings and sixpence for junim members, Mr Percy Frc'eth is secretary pro (em.. Tho Kkv. Mr Ballachey presided at last nights' preliminary i meeting. ■ Twenty two persons attended,

Ono of the Oamaru papers publisher an amusing skit on the formation of a Settlers, 1 Farmers, 1 and Dairyman's Union. The following are a few of the " lules"; (1) That every farmor be paid at the rate of no less than 8s Gd per bushel, fur ordinary meat of all kinds. (4) Thrashing machines to be sapplted gratis by tlio makers, and 10s pur hour to be paid to the farmers fur their superintendence, (7) Grain merchants to store farmers 1 grain freo of expense; to be covered by insurance at all times. Bags aIBO to bo allowed fur tlio privilege of stuiiug, (10) Picks and shovels to be supplied froe by the' ironmongers, and Boutout .byruil. to the tanners. The co-operative association can afford ■ to have fun rnado of tbeir efforts. Their success is no longer a matter for an/uiLacjon: it is an established fact, com? to the Highlands Tor his Holidays and being very iund of Nabub. Pickles tonka bottlowith him. The' Nabob pickles qre extremely hut, and should be sparingly used. Arrived at a hotel, he placed tho bottle on tho table and took .one or two of them. A Yankee was sitting opposite, and got his oye on the pickles. Stranger pass the pickles please. These, said the-clergymauf are private property, .butyou are welcome to them, Ho passed the bottle across the table. Tbo Yankee emptied half the bottle on liia plate, and stirred them up well with his spoon He took a big spoonful, but they were not long down when ha drew a Ions; breath and said, 0, dojist it I Look horo stranger, I guess yon are a parsonl Well, lama clergyman, and preach the gospel, Look you here, said the Yapkee, I have heard them preach of fire a"d brimstone, butyouaro the first one 1 know who carries a sample bottle,

The,following is the first annual ropork of tho Wellington Meat Export Company, Limited, to bo submitted to the shareholders on tho 27tii. The Directors have to congratulate shareholders upon the successful result of tln> firatyaar'a operations since the amalgamation of the Wellingt"ii Meat Preserving Company and Refrigerating Company, Limited, with the Meat Export Comnany.' During the twelve months ending Juno SOtii last there haye been frozen and shipped from tha Compauy's .works'l4o,o24 sheop and lambs; aud beef equal to 7611 cattle of 7501b weight. In addition, thero were in the freezing chambers, on Juno 30th, 53il)sheep, and beef equal to 553 cattle, Tho quality actually shipped shows an increase, as compared with last year's work, of 25,702 sheep and lambs, and 2225 ■ ca'ttlo. Notwithstanding', tho extensive additions mado during tho year ■ tn tho • plant and buildings at Waterloo quay, the Directors regret tli.it the Company has not been able ; 'to undertake all the work which h'is been' offered, and a considerable quantity of stock, principally cattle, has unavoidably been refusodilt has thurotore been decided by the Directors to erect freozinz works atNgahau'ranga, as well as to roinodel the slaughtering establishment and provide for converting the offal into manure. In order to provide the necessarycapltal for these extensions, a new issue of shares has been offered, of whioh the greater put is already taken up. 'After making proper provision for depreciation, there renins at the credit of profit and loss iB4Ui 6s 9d. Tho Directors recommend th'atthf usual dividend of 8 per cent be paid, which will absorb £2498 10s Ud, leaving, £911) 9s 10d tn carry forward. Tbe retiring directors are Messrs J, W. Marshall and Q. Fhfirajsypi iyho offer themselves, lor re-election.—W; 0, Buchanan, chairman."

Cobstrv fiesidents would, do well to remember that an Extraordinary'Salo of Surplus Winter Stock commences on Friday August Ist at tho VVhclesalb Family' Dra pery Warehouse To Aro House Wellington Tubus will be bargains sufficiently great and sufficiently numerous to tempt nwny to pay a.vinit to Wellington and for thoso whs cannot conveniently leavo their homes wo are prepared to osecute their order with the utmost carefulness and despatch at I'e Aro House Wellington. < _ ' An orders must be accompanied by cash in the shape of Post Oflico orders, postal notes, cheques or wbero these are not ayailablo, bank notes,and will have our best attention Wo havo issued a prico list of the great reduotioi)3 made whioh. wo will fprwafd free by post ou application to Tc Aro House Wellington. . of what; docs this Surplus Stock consist 11t consists of Winter dress fabrics of every (lesijrjption, mantles,jai)ketß|Ulstors Millinory, Underclothing, Calicoes, Sheetings Flannels, Shirting, Blankets, Carpets, Linoleums, Hosiery, Men's Boy's and Youths' clothing and a thousand other useful andtoesirable articles at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Welling, ton, , . Tub genuinouess of our sales hitherto has beep thoroughly well known and the present one s»jll be fully up ti) the ohsjrdpter of its prcdiceasors, Oao thing .shogldhqpyor, l)e borne iii mind, and ti^l is th%t lyhq wish to participate i*i its do so quickly." It Mts only 15 diya and terminates on tbe 16th August aljTc Aro fltfuse, WejliH|t7i|.^ApTT.

: Tondora are uivlfod through; out?ootr hmns fot felling about fifty aorci of bush at Upper Opaki, Mr Smith is to ask tho Miniator of Lands to have tho blook of. laud' adjouiin}! tho Masterton-Mangahao - special settlement thrown open for selection at an oarly date. A number of Woodville village settlor! havo petitioned Parliament praying thai theyuny be 'allowed to >' increaao their which at prosent are not'large enough-to enable them to irot a ( livelihood,' ' ' : . Wo are informed by tho Rev W. Ej Pufoa that a vodal niid instrumental concert will be igivon early in Soptombor by the well-known musician' Mr Riibt, Parker, ; assisted by some' ot the leading ainati'Urs of Wellington and Masterton.

The Auditor-General having snr-. oliargad the Napier Boruu»h Council with 18 fo.spsnt on tho reception' of Lord Onslow, tho Council last night voted that sum to tho - . Mayor, by way of salary and he will haul it bark as a refund of the surcharge.

The Taranaki Newalcai'ris that it iii probable 'that the proprietor of tho Bgniont Settler sill bo, called upon to answer acliargo of contompt (if Court in connection withstatenients which recently appeared in that'paper referring to Mr Justice Conolly, The Egmon't Settler is a newly established paper published at Stratford and.owned by: the flon Mr Ballance.

The funornl of tlio late Andrew McKenzie took ' placo. at Carterton yesterday, afternoon, and was tho occasion of a quiet but sincere demon;, stration of regard and respect by a large number of : frionda of the decoased and his family, The Carterton and Masterton Freemasons, to., tho -number of thirty-five, preceded : the hearse ; then cniue fifty pedestrians. After that thero were' thirty-six vehicles, each >with about four passengers. Horsemen to the number ot twonty-fivo" completed the yery long.corfcjc. ■ The total number of persons who. tlius paid a last tribute of respectful reverence to the' memory of the deceased was considerably over two hundred and fifty. Bro. T E Price, P.M., marshalled the Masons, and at the graye the service was conducted by the Rev .Mr. Paige, Grand Chaplain, NZ.O., who first road tho impressive ritual of the Church of England, and then recited the solemn and beautiful Masonic funeral service. The service was choral, the responses being intoned, and tho following hymns were introduced ; " Brief life is here our portion 1 '; "Days and moments quickly Flying"; and " Abide with; me," The scene at the graveßido was very affeol ing. Ooareaders will be ploased io learn tha Messrs L.J. Hooper and Co start this morning one of their hall yearly oleating sales. The whole of the stock in the Bon Marcho is reduced to prices that must tempt every one wanting drapery, millinery and clothing, to purchase 'large parcels during this greatide, * ,• Tub great salo of drapery and clothing is now being held at tho Bun Marche.'Messrs L, J Hooper and Co havo determined to reduc'o (heir stock to alioiit half the present value, '.Bargains in'overy department will bejjffered daring thejiext few days.

PuitoitAflEs o! the Drapery, Millinery and boys clothing should not fiil to attend at once the great sale n-.w going on at the Bon Sfarche, every artiole is reduced, Cost pricenot beii'g considered the stock must be reduoed beforo Btock taking. ■