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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3593, 21 August 1890, Page 2

It is estimated that the eradication oi phylloxera in New South Wales would cost £IO,OOO.

The, usual monthly meeting of. the Masterton School Committee will be held this evening, The annual meeting of the North Wairaropa Gua Olub will be held m the Club Hotel cm Saturday evonin", Tenders for tho delivery of mails witlim the postal district of Wellington are advertised through our columns.

John Boyden, e youth ol Paliiatua, has been admitted to the Masterton Hospital suffering from abscess in* the aukle., The lep bone. lias , become so diseased that it is feared the limb will have to be amputated. . Sir Frederick Whitaker has'decided to institute proceedings in tho Supreme Court against M r Hutchison for tho charges made with reference to tho Bank of New Zealand. A man uamed John Ford met with! a nasty accident in the Woodville-Mangaj. tainoka on Monday last, Ho was struck on the head by a falling limb, and was rendered Unconscious thereby. The Mangatainoka settlors have decidod

to start a co-operatiyo store with a capital of £IOOO, in 200 shares of £5 each, Ho shareholder will bo allowed to take up moro than, five shares. | Owing to tho Greytown Fire Brigade Fnotbiill Club havingprior arrangements

the match between than and the Masterton M F B Club has been adjourned till Saturday week. The team'picked will play all comers on the old' Star ground on Saturday next at 3 p:m.' The employers of labour in Melbourne are considering the advisability of throwing in their lot with the Shipowners' Union; and closing tho foundries,

engineering works, and factories now employing union labour. This will doubtless bring tilings to a crisis, Tho Joint Stock Committee decline to recommend that the prayer of a petition from tho Itov J 0 Andrew, objecting to an extension ot the powers uf rabbit inspectors, on tho ground that

tho preseut powers are abused, bo granted.

Hia,Honor District Judge Robinson yesterday dismissed tho caso in which the Official Assignee was called vpon to showchuso why William Hull should not be discharged from custody. In giving his decision His Honor said ho could not over-rule his former ruling. In July, 1838, Judge Davy had refused tn make an order calling upon Hull to surrender the license for a certain Eection; under section 3 of the Act, but this did 'not proyent the bankrupt being compelled to' giye it up under section B. Ho felt

conmollcd to dismiss tho case, .but did so with somo delicaoy, as the caso had spread over id long a period, He 1 presumed that his decision would be open to review.; An application of Mr Bunny for costs was not'allowed. Mr' Beard

gave notico of appeal, and His Honor expressed his pleasure at suoh a course being adopted, y.,'. A very anting, caso has been heard at Limavady, Jaiie liOgan, Ballyiiiuily, summoned James Logan, " for that" he, on June 8, at Ballymully, did allow one calf, his property, to suck complainant's cow, and to bliuw cavse why said calf should' not ho, muzzled,". Complaint, an old woman, said her husband had given up hia farm to'defendant's father, awj she was reserved a freedom on it. She had a cow on the grass with . defendant's oa!f,wheti (lie calf sucked lier eow. She asked him.to miiazle. tho calf, but he would not do sb, and /her cow was" losing 'on' the';grasß.'' Mr Proctor (for defendant) denied that the calf was a dog, aud that the Bench had anypoweato muzzle it, Oomplainant: That is all 1 want,' Captain cannot compel him to do it. Complainant -Voir cannot compel him I. . Captain Gago-Ha might aa well suipßiong you to keep a sack round your cow's udder to keep the calf from getting the milk. Complainant—lt is a'very strange thing I cannot get justico.. Captain ,Gage— You can bring a .civil action for damages if so advised. Complainant then left the Court greatly disappointed- ■ Country Residents would do well to femembor that an Extraordinary Salo ot Surplus Wintor Stook commences on May August lst'attho'WliQlejalo Family Dra pery Warehouse Te Aro House Wellington There will bo bargains sufficiently great and sufficiently numerous to tempt many to pay a visit to 'Wellington and for thoso who cannot conveniently leave their homes we are prepared to excouto their order with the utmost carefulness and despatch ■ at Te AroHocse.Welllngtoi). Ail orders must be accompanied by cash in the shape of Post Oflice orders, • posts! notes,;ehecijuesor where.these.aro, not available, bank note?,and pill have our best attention- We. havo .issued aprice list of the creat roduotioijs made whiQh wo will forward freo by poit on applicallon to Te Aro House Wellington, ' ■ And of what does this Surplus Stock consist? It consists of Winter,dress fabrics of every description,'mantles,]aokels,ulaiers Millinery, Underclothing, Calicoes," Sheetings Flannels, Shirting, Blankets, Carpets, Linoleums, Hosiery, ■ Men's Boy's and Youths'clothing.and'a thousand\other useful and desirable articles at the WholejjleFainily Crapory WellingThk gepnineijoss of put' sales ljitiietlo lias been thoroughly well MQff n snd fho present one will bo fully up to the character f)f its ptcdieessors. One thing should however, bo borne in mind, and that is that those who wish to participate in its advantage should do so quickly, It lasts only 15 days and terminates on the 16th August at To Aro

'Wio Diinediniramiij Bemldi'&tlei a few* yearat struggle for i exiateuoe, ceases publication to-day." ; < A \ ft?.! £ A', meeting of ithoso interested;! m forming a Hunt Club ;ra the Wftirarapa will bo held at tho-Empire' Hotel,'' Featherstoh, on Tuesday mrat. : The charges against the Directors of the Itangitikei Fibre On. have been withdrawn, a compromise having beeu arrived at. . ..

A proposal for the lighting of Christohuroh by electricity'has been submitted to tho City Cuuncd,' J "" Meflsrs Lowes and lorns add to their sale for Wednesday 27th,' 2fat cowb, and 1 cow near calving. -- ■ '• ; A.first offender, who appeared before the Court this' morning, was discharged with a caution,

Residents of Masterton would do well to keep a Btrict watch upon their meat sdfi'S and fowl houses, as sevoral visitors ot doubtful reputation and character are now m town.'

Mr Beard is applying for a writ of Eabm Corpus in the case of William Bull, to test the validity of his imprisonment in Wellinnton gaol, The want of coal is being badly felt in Foitoii. Several of theflaxmills will have to cease working if Dono arrives within the next tortniijht, This means a large pocunisry loss to the whole district, The grand-,vocal and instrumental cono'ert to be given by MrKobert Parker, assisted by Wellington and ■ Mast'erton talonfc f> ia.aid of St. ; Matthew's Church ohoir fund, has been postponed from Thursday,, September, 4th, .to .Tuesday, September9th: v

The meeting to arrange for a' drag hunt' at tho Lower Yalloy held at Fentherston .last. ni?ht was largely attended, aud aliout-£3O was subscribed in the room. Tho hounds will throw off at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 2Gth imt.Vat Mr Gooderiok's on the Kahautara road. A witness in. Court this morning caused no little amusemsnt by stating that on one occasion he weut to see Mr Renall about a horss, whon tile door was. locked against hiin and he wasreq uested to put his head in the window, lie did bo,

but Mr Rennll threatened to throw -him | into the inill stream, and as a matter of fact ho beat a hasty retreat. The soheme' for co-operative h fire insurance proposed by the : Blenheim Borough Couucil is one that should com men a itself to all municipal bodies, as it -will: without doubt mean.'the

lowering of insurance charges,,and will embrace the wholo of the Colony, A conference; of delegates is to be! held in Wellington at an early date to consider the question.. ■ ' The weathor In this district' for the past few days has been ' exceptionally fine and characteristic of the season of tbe year. • Fodder, as a result,jis ple'nti-' ful,' and the' roads are in capital condition. 1 The Rugby Football Union in Wellington'appears to'have a strange method of, transacting business. Arrangements had been .made with the Wairarap'a' Union '.for a match on the 281 h iust; the / local team was practicing for tho occasion, authority had been given to declare a half-holiday in Masterton on that date, and now it'ip

stated tbe match has been postponed indefinitely. The following-tenders have been received tor the construction of a dam at Lansdowne: — George Spacknun (accepted) j£lo2loa, Robert McGuire £lO5 10a fid, J W Hickey and Co £losloa fid, Eiohard McKenzio. £llß, J O'Keefe 1113 la 3d, John Uuihmjngs,.and; Co £120125, P Carr £l24'7a 4d, Cavanagh and Co £12718s 6d, M Kerina £l3O, S Bartlott and Co £13518 a Gd, 'Parker and Co £229.

Recently a Masterton, settler named William Oaboruo petitioned the House for relief on the ground that he had been fined for having infected sheep in his possoßaion, in consequence of an animal infected with lice having strayed among his flock, The Joint Stock' Committee

having considered the matter, find that the sheep in question did not bo long to Osborne,-and think the case would have been met by an order to dip the sheep. Tho Committee recommends that the

sum of II 12s, the amount of fine and costs paid by the petitioner, be refunded to him, together with £l'expenaea.: Our readers will bo pleased to learn tha. Messrs L. J. Hooper and .Co. start this morning oneof their halt; yearly clearing sales, The whole of tho stook in tho Bon Maroheis reduced to - prides that must tempt every one wanting drapery, millinery and.clothing, to purohaso largo parcels during this great sale, Tub great sale of drapery and clothing is now being held at the Bon Maroho. Messrs L, J Hooper and Co have determined to reduce their Btook'to about half the present value, Bargains in.every department will bo offered during thenext.few days. PonouiSES of the Drapery. Millinery and boys olothing should not fail to attend at once the great salo now going on at the Bon Maroho, every article is reduced. Cost priccnot being considered tho stook must bo reduced before stook takiiii>.