The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3395, 23 August 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1890.

.'he Masterlon School Comipitte las decided to make a cltfan breas if a certain defalcation in its ao ouuts, Tbis'is entirely satisfactory ukl wo are quite prepared, under tin lircunistances, to condone tho sir vhich is at last to bo openly conbased. But thero is anothor aspect if (he question which requires coniideration, When the late committee net the householders at the statutory fleeting ,an effort was'roade to obtair some insight into thjs little peccadillo i statement of Assets' and' Ijabilitie ivas ashed for with a view to' (in'diri; dui what had become of a certaii sum of money, 450 we believe that had boen misappropriated. M Hogg, who defended tho Committe jn this occasion, (at this time tli Committee m§ . ngt making a oleai breast of the matter, bujb was cart fully concealing its guiitj look jihi position. He claimed that tho Coin mitteo had'complied with tho law h submitting its accounts to the Board that, (lie Board had audited th statement and Jpjjnd it to be correct and nothing more could bp demantlei from it. He flourished, in tact, th certificate of tho Board in tho faci of tho householders, tho latter at ceptedtljatdpoument in good faitl and endorsed the statement whicl covered the defalcation about whicl tho present Committee propose t make a clean breast. It now become imperative for the Board on its par to make a clean breast of its shave ii the matter, and to.say that its systen of audit is a sham which is wors than useless, for in tho instance wi quoted it was absolutely mis "V". "hs i( was used as a shielt ? 6V Tn ,•' • ®» o for a defalcation, t , . Sohool'Committees are J ™ the Eduoation Board offiee and then added up, If the addition proves tt be correct they are certified to, bu an audit of this kind is the mos palpable, and transparent sham, it i; one under whioh any amount o defalcation can escape undetected, A the'annual meeting of householders Mr Hogg threw the responsibility o tho accounts upon the shoulders o tho Board whioh had endorsed thou) it. is now evident that a seriou defalcation was conocaled unde cover of this endorsement, and it i for the Board to take the matter uj or rest under the serious imputatio: of issuing bogus certificates in mat (era of atc'p'mits, .

We aro in Vocoipt of anothor. budget ■ "JteroaMngpai-liamentary matter.' Fifty bushfailera aro wanted "for the ,"i,. 0I immediately, wages one 8lll !lrag an hour. : .'./ :;.

: Tlio Ribbit bill introduced 'into the ! «0«r South Wales Assembly provides for j«»o compulsory erection of wire fencing. Tho regular msnthly meeting of tlio | Maatorton Lodge, N.Z.0., will be held a'.tho Masonio Hall, Bannister-street, mi Monday ovoning." Tho milk suppliers of Auckland have lormed an 'association to increase'tho price of milk to sixpence per gallon, or Bixponco hallpentty; including carriage. A boob and shoe factory has been started at Maryborough, and it is stated that already'several Masterton orders have been received, and the goods turned out have givon general satisfaction, The cases in which Messrs D. Orewo and W. Stewart claim from the Pahiatua Town Board the amount paid to. the old Licensing Cornniitteo for their licenso, havo beon adjourned till attor the next meeting of the Board.

Tlmre'ia on viow in the window of-Mr J- Williams ut lino spooimen of silver nro from the Puhipuhi mines, which havo recently turned out so successful, Residents of Blenheim are very much annoyed n the meanness of (he larrikins of that town, whohiivogono so far as to rob the graves' in' the cemetery of tho flowors placed there by frionds,

Some wicked rascal says ho has invonted a new telegraph, Ho proposes to place a lino of women fifty steps apart and commit tho nows to the first as a profound secret.

Says tho War Cry '-"News just to ban! from JKjpr.Rijlfe.mys that Oapta : n Bpmsay, otJ\|ast.efton,;is'vory' ill, and will be obliged 'to'take. an extended furlough, Pray ior her,"'' A mail named' Charleaßiltnn, of St. Arnaud, Victoria, took a doseo'' strychnine from a bottle which ho thought contained Epsom salts whiH under the influence of dunk, and died mi hour afterwards,-

. Wo bavo to go from homo to hear nows about'ourselves. Tho (Jlasgow A'cekly Herald, in its replies to correspondent, sjravely informs " Cockney" that tho niombers oftlio Now Zealand House of Ropresentatiyos aro not p.iid What patriots the readers of the Herald must think'them.

It will bo seen from an advertisement in'another column that the well-known and popular Post Office Hotel, Grey Street, Wollintiton, has ohanged hands, and is now conducted by Mr G W Tabor. Tho many comforts attending this hotel are well known, and ns it is centrally situated it shou'd receivo its fair share of Wairarapa support. A Maori having. hoard that a local dentist could supply now sets of teoth, aavo un order to that eiict, He was anxious to havo this set as ho only had one tooth loft in his aged gums, aud he. knew several gontlmneti who wore falso toeth. But ho didn't pay the twentyono guineas due to the dentist, who sued him for the amount,, the native alleging ho understood someone elsn had to pay for his teeth, Plaintiff scoured judg. ment.

A. late New York paper remarks in itsreligiuud columns:-"A Now Zealand idol, 2op years old, 0 itches long, and cut out of jade, and uglier than a cntfish, has been caught trying to sneak into this country through the Now York

customhouse without paying duty, T| lo New Zealand god'that tries to come hero and sot up Ms foreign religion must bo taught the first thing what his "duty is,and promptly pay it."

A torribld oUtrago was committed on a Mrs Whaton, oneiderly woman, atWarr nambool recently, She was driving along tho Warrnainbool road bcttveen o'ght and nine o'clock in tho oveniugwhen she mot a man with a load of limber, and the two vehicles became interlocked, and she aliglued to assist in separating them, Tho man thereupon seized her, and, alter sjtihjglihg with hor, criminally assaulted hor, and left her in an unconscious state, Sho has since died in consei|uonce of the outrage; Before her death a man named Penbernethy was arrestod,' and her depositions wero taken, but sho failed to identify tho man,

A book fiend had a pieco of bad luck the other day in an up-co jutry township, Ho called upon a gentleman and proceeded to expatiato upon tho virtues of the " Heroes of, Patagonia" or" The Picturesque Atlas of Siberia" &o M when tho gentleman, after having politely asked his name, said, " Oh, you're Blank aro vou, tho ymy man I've boon looking looking for! Kindly acc'ppt service of this," and ho lunded him a bit of blue. The canyassed ono was the Court builiffl Needless to say that, for once .oven a book fiend was taken aback. The following. incident, which occurred at Mahakipawa, has been handed to us for publication i-During the late fliodß all our temporary bridges wero washed away, and since then others of a very shaky character huve been substituted, On Sunday last a lady and her little son tried to cross over ono of tlieso bridge, which aro nothing moro tlian loss. In all her Sunday finory the poor lady tried to cross, but just in tho middlo sho slipped and fell headlong into the creek, which was a very. considerable depth, Sho had passed two dievers within ten yards of tho si'.o of tho accident, and rather than exposo her position, sho struggled by herself, and fortunately succeeded in . (jotting out with the loss of her bonnet, hair-pins and parasol, Such an incident'.of modesty and courage ij seldoii) "found. Ono word or scream .would have brought assistance, but- this plucky littlo lady ■' paddled her pwii canoe, 1 ' and canie out, with nothing \yorso than a proper good ducking."

Alfawko's Day Native, write to a Napier paper, says:-" 1 am. troubled about this destroying pest which is so greatly increasing and overrunning tho land in other parts of the oniony, aud y/hiph js also making its appoaranco in 'tliis'disfric,t,..na;i)ely I that buuoful scouigo, tl>e rabbit.''lf no means can bo kind;Jo got rid of the v'jmuin thp wholo country ere longwillhpcompletely oyer run, the herbage.destroyed,- -tho sucfaco of the' ground bare, and the sheep dead. 1 myself am a aheepfarmer and tlicroforo I am somewhat anxious about this thing. You Pakohna are a people who understand such malttors, arid are ablo to doyis? some method'of exterminating 'the i'afybits, therefore 1 ask you to bo jealons aiid" earjipst In destroying this terrible army which is oyorspri'ading the land as the waters of a swelling flood, I shall'adlress mysolf on this subject to the native, tribes generally throughout tho colony through tho me'diuin .of our Maori newspapor, which is shortly'"to bo jiublisbed in Napier." '...'. . "''

BEMKAsi3,-our sale of surplus winter stock having now come toan end, wo find as a ncoe'ssay conserjuonco of selling'so many dress lengths, ef thatwo havo quito an accumulation of remnants at To Aro House, Wellington, • " ■"' llcmnnnts.-These remnants consist of navy serges, ■ coloured amazout, foulcs, tweeds, Jjoincspuns, meltons, beiges, fancy checks, fancy stripes, snowflakes, cashmeres, 'veilings, niorlnoes, black cash-, meres, and inerinoes with a va iety striped volvets, plushes, velveteens,- koclie silks, &c, at Te Am House, Wellington. Roninants,- Tho length pt tlieso remnants vary yards to '5 yards in silk, velvets, Ao, arjd from fiyds to 8 yards in " ""'or Kgte'ials, inost of thorn are very all ut.. -MidteuV wear, a'qd uiauy of suitable for c —""id. nmfee HP»t|to them in combination v«.. ' "•- ivies' vory excellent and fashionable ... drosses, at To 'Aro House. I

takon at random from our remnant counter show tho following reductions:-3s 9d for ls'9d, fis 3d for 2s Gd, 7s 3d for 3s 9d, 9s 6d for is lid, 8s 3d for 3a 9d, lis for ss, 12s Gd for G3 Gd, 15s' for 5s 9d, at To Aro Hoiiso, Wellington,

Bemnants,—Other prices ore-2s 6d for Is, Ds Gd for Is lid, 5s Gd for 2s 3d, Ss lid for 2s Gd, 7s'9d for2s'lid,7s lid for 85 11(1, lis Gd for 4s Cd, 10s Gd for 6s lid, 13s Gd for 7s Gd, 21s for 7s'.9dj Ad, These aro but a few of the ipcoimaris of reductions taken haphazard .fromi.. our remnant counter, at the'Wholesalo Family Drapery Wareabu'ift; Te Afo WellingtoniAdVt, ' • " . . ■ ■

.A meeting of .the' momborsiof.the Masterton-Opaki Joukey- Club. will:b6 held this evening; -.- '. .■ -'-'.[y? •'■'■: \ ; ; Meters .Lowes & Jorns 'acid'to their salofor Wednesday next 20 head mixed cattle, 20 yearlings, 'and 100 hoggets. ','J

'l'he result of tho annual ball of the Volunteer Fire : Brigado recently hold to a respectable' profit of 111 18s lid. ."-■'. ,

, The dancing season will be brought to a closo by tho' Masterton Assembly on Tuesday owning next, when a " long night" will bo hold.

;Tondors are'invited by tho Superintendent of Telegraphs for tho delivery of telegraph poles, ■■• It is reported-that Sir Frederick Whitaker contemplates- resigning the MorneY-Generalship. The premises of Mr O, Collier, fishmonger, Queon Street, liayo boon iwwly painted and 'fitted up and now present a very attractive appearance.

, The Ohinamen of Wellington have entered into a combination to rise the price of vegetables, its requested bytlieir Europoau brethren,

During July, 063 peoplo arrived in the Colony and 1605 left for other parts. Of those who came horo 215 wore from the United Kingdom, 396 from' New South Wales, and HB3 fr«m Victoria, while 152 went Home, 984 travelled to New South Wales, and 353 to Victoria. - Tho Fielding Hunt Club have resolved that steps be taken to amalgamate with the Wellington and Wairarapa Clubhand that application be niade to the Railway Commissioners and, tho directors of the llanawatu Railway Co. with a view to obtaining concessions in favor of hunters' horses and hounds travelling to the several meetings, A girl ot only twelve 'was committed as "a confitnied drunkard " to au industrial school in San Francisco, a few days ago. Her mother stated that the girl would steal, beg, or do almo3t anything to get liquor, and tkt she had boin drinking for nearly a year. All attempts either to reform hor or prevent her getting liquor had been failures. Mrs Lamb, who died somewhat suddenly at Kangtora recently, was a most eccentric woman. Hor husband's death took plaoo some few years ego, and up to that time alio managed her homo in accord with their easy circumstances After his death, howover, she acted most pccemrically, dressing hcrsolf.m hor husband's shirts, with bags f»r her other apparel, and putting on several pairs of stockings. At the hour of her death she was weapg sue pairs, and these with her boots were rotten, having, it is believed, never been off her feet trom the time. they wore first on new, She had a nice Brussels carpet on the floor, aud this with the table and furniture she covered' with sacks, Sho nave up her baok room to her fowls, and lived in the front in a shockiug state of tilth, Although possessed of a good faim and ample means; she would not have anyone to attend her, preferring to livo as related.' It is stated that she has no rolatives m the colony, and she left the principal portion of her property to a farmor.who buught some of hor land' after her husband's death. _' The advantages of the rabbit preserving industry as a dividend paying specuiaticnaro at last being understood anrl appreciated. Clinton is now moving iu the direction of establishini'such an industry, a provisional directorate having benn formed for that purpose, and in tho course ot a fow days a prospectus will bo in circulation. During the present season the Gore factory sent home 200,000 preserved- rabbits, while consideraoly over forty tons'wont from Blenheim, besides skins from each factory, Tlicro are abundant proofs.on .every'hand of the prob'tablo nature v of this enterprise, and tho people of those rabbit infested districts that negloot to avail .themselves of their opportunities ean hardly be said to bo quite alivo to their owu interests. Wo believe there is every prospe'rt of tho projected rabbit-tinning establishment in this district tariiino out successfully- if only the settlers come forward and help, eaiih'ir.an according to his moans.— Twpeka. Times. Oua readers will be pleased to loam that Mossra L, J. Hooper and Co start this morning ono of their half yearly clearing sales. The whole of tho stock, in the Bon Marcho is reduced to prices that must tempt ovory one wanting drapery, inilliuery and clothiny, to purohaso largo parcels during this great s Tub great sale of drapery and clothing is now being held at the Bon Marcho,' Messrs L.J Hooper and Co .havo determined to reduce their stock to about half the present value.' Bargains in every department will be offered during tho next fow days. Purchases of tho Drapery, Millinery and boys olothing should not f'ul to attend at onoo tho groat sale now going on at the Bon Marohe, every, article is reduced, ' Cost priceuot boing oonsiderod tho stock must bo roduoed before stock takini!,