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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3603, 2 September 1890, Page 2

A church parade of the --Fcnthereton " jfle Volunteers was held on Sunday a ist, forty-five rank and file being in ttcndance. » ■ V.. ( Bowers' coach is, we understand,' ' unning between Maaterton and 'Grey; ron on Tuesdays and Fridays during nesuspension of trains, 1 Owing to the indispcsition of Mr ' litken, telegraphist, he has boen emporarily relieved by Mr O.A. i Vya'tt, of Wellington. . ( With the ordinary train which left f Uaaterton yesterday afternoon, no less • han fifteen truoks of potatoos wero weyed to the Empire City. I If the maritime strikes were to occur ' luring election times it would take ] 'bout four days to travel from the one ; eading centre to the other in the East ; Joast district. Messrs J, Graham and Go, intimate < bat the prices ot their goods to cus- i uniera are not advanced, but they do i lot undertake to supply large quantities' i :o storekeepers or for speculative ' purposes, • i A young horse attached to oun of Mr, | (V. Hawko's drags struck work lyester- t Jay, and stretched itself full length on | ;he street. It absolutely refused to budge uutil a compromise was arrived at , with the driver, • We understand that the number of i names on the electoral rolls for the ] Masterton district will be' largely" ih- : ireased' this year. Those who have lot alroady filled in the application 'to ' have their names enrolled should Jo so '■ it once, as the rolls will soon be ia tie ' bands of the printer. ' All'capitalists are not bad, Tho Shields-, Gazette (England) announces that Mr . W B Boaumont,- MP for Tyne-stde, has i given the large sum of 1250,000 for the ; founding of institutes at York and • Nowcasile fur the education ot miners,; to whoso hard and often ill-paid labor • the hon fentleman ascribes his wealth.. A northern paper, in diseus3ing ; the provinco of labour unions, opens up a wide aphoro of usefulness for thonu.. It says they should discouragn hasty or inconsiderate marrlaces, If we heard a great deal less of Shop Acts and such-like measures and more about encouraging the sottloment of tho land and turning to the best account the' produce of theiiaiue, tbe field, and the forest, it would be better for the colony and for all who live in it.—Christohuroh Press. A ■ sanguino correspondent to a Dunedin paper "hopes the day is not far distant when five hours shall be a day's werk, and the question of wages shall nevor be asked." From private sources wo learn that it is now confidently stated that Sir R Stout doos not intend to onter into politics during the approaching election;. Parliament, ib is expected, will be over in a fortnight, Wo are very sorry to havo to again call attention to the disgraceful conduct of the "larrikin" element of this town. On Sunday night a numbor of these "imps," who should either liavo be?n in church or ill bed, employed themselves in throwing missiles on to tho roof of the Presbyterian Clraroh to the groat annoyance of the occupants, It is fnlly time such conduct as this was put to an end. At a wood cutting contest in Victoria the conditions were that the competitors were to cut and split fivo feet firewood for a day of eight hours, all wood to be out from standing timber, no trees to be cut less than ten inches in diameter, the man cutting the ereatest number of tons in the abovo time to be declared tho winner, Tho wood was carted and stacked in two separate stacks, each cutter, finding a-man to atack 'bis opponent's wood. Tho result iwas as Mom-John Grey, 101 tons; Arthur Johhßton, Ity tons. At the meeting »f the Wellington Land Board on Thursday, tbe following applications to transfer wero approved: -W W McOardle, jun, section 22, Block 111, Mangahao to J, Avery; R Atkinson, (trustoes of) pact section HI, Mangahao, to. J Heard; J Brosnani section 43, Blook IX,' Mangaone, to J Thomaaont G Schultz, section 81, Block 14, to .FKing, Applications for titln were approved as follows; G Wratten, section 210, Block IX, Waipawa; C Stacey, section 9, Blook V| Kopuaranga fl. Schoomann, section 1, Block X, Mangahao; A Peebles, section 8, Blook Vll, Mangahao; ff P Jlartstone, aeo 'lons 21 and 22, Elock X, Mangahao 'ft Kayser, section* 134, Block IE Mangahao; W J Foster, section 7, Blocl Ul, Mangahao; Applications t< capitalise wore approved as follows

Suction 117' and 118, Mangaone, G E Scales. A miserable tenement waß discovered ii a suburban right of way, says the Mel boutUtt Agt, inhabited by a bedridden ol man, whoso aged wife hasboen for year working from 5 o'clock in the mornini S?j a ' to koep the wolf froi: t^ij l)r '" niQleskin. trouaer at ojd per pair, The operation of linisli log lauludes about half the sewing ~wor! in each garment. By unreraittiiij industry she might finish sis .pairs, pe osy, arid thus earn Is Od, or abotit 10a C perjrepjj, Next door to this unlnok but abutting on to a street, is Mfcwhetefour or five girls are employe jWeater. Somo of tlicßQ earn onl 8a Gd P or week, with a cup of tea an bread' lce a( ky °£ twelve hours. Th effect • 'his wearing, dreary lite i Ifr-B; apparent. Mostof them at pale, BB aaciatod, and depraved i appease. A wealthy landowner, an eatimabl citizen, and a pood Mow generally i Victoria, who had unfortunately com into the world before education wass widely diffused as it is at presenl was rooently made a J,P, and nervousl took his seat.-fflr the first timo. H ordered the first case to bo called or " Jones againt Smith for peacock shool ing," called out the clerk. " What 1 all this?' 1 whispered his Worshi norvously; " h'anyfching in the h'aot about peaoocks J" " sir," repliedtb olerk. What's to be done than? ''Doii't know, sir." " Oh, I say, isn' the peacock a Persian bird?' 1 " believe it is, sir," " 1 have it; hand m hu'p them laws of the Medea am Persians we' are always hearing ol they'll deal with the caso." 'Gotn copy, sit" "Then send to th Meohanies." "Got none there, sir. f'lhen I adjourn the Court, and I wi represent to the 'Govemmont thai shameful neglpct in not providing propeflawjibrtry.'! Jlbmnants,—Our sale of surplus winti stock having'now come to an end, we flu as a necessary consequence ol selling t many dress jongths efthat we have quite a accumulation of remhantß at To Ai House, Wellington, Henmanfs.—ThCßQ remnants consist < navy serges, coloured amazons, foule tweeds, homespuns, meltons, beigos, font > cheeks, fancy stripes, snowilakes, casl -meres, veilings, merinoes, black casl meres, and merinoes, with a variety stripe velvets, plushes, .velveteens, broohe silk Ac., at To Afo House, Wellington. Remnants,'-Tho length of theso reii nants vary 1J yards to 5. yards in sill velvets, ie., and from syds to 8 yards i all other materials, pst of them are vei suitable for children's wear, apd many i thorn in combination woiild mako up inl very excellent and fashionable ladie dresses, at To Am House, Eemnants,-Prices takcp at random froi our remnant counter show tho followio reductionsßs 9d .for Is 9d, 5s Bd for ! Od, 7b 3d for 3s Od, 9s 6d for ■ls lid, 8s 3 (ot 8b 9d, Us for ss, 12s Gd for 6s ■ Gd, K for 5s Sd.-fit .Tfl Aro House, Wellington. Eemnants.-Other prices are—2s Gd it Is,"Ba 64 for Js Jld.'fis 6d for 2s 3d, 5s 11 for 2s Cd, 7b Of tor 2s IW, 7p lid for E lid," lis Gd' for; it' Od;' 10s Hd for 6s 11< 13s OdforVed, 21s for 7s 9d, <k'' Thet are but a few of the specimens of reductioii taken 'haphazard; from our remnai coualer/iV th£ Wholesale Familv Draper Warehouse; To 4l'o'tCfueo, Welli»ftbn.hw . 1 :'■■■ r - ■' i" >•. -

Floor is quoted by flouthottl fitu . an advanc# of £3 pec ton. The next Taratahi stock wlo of M r H Wood will bo held on Thuradayi iptember 11th. . , Adayiight parade of the' Masterton ifle Volunteers will bo hold on Thuraly, when Pearson's band will be in tendance. Mr 6 Johnston, general merchant ot ueen street, informs the public of [aaterton that ho has not raised the rices of his goods. • The usual fortnightly meeting of the [asterton Borough Council will be old this oreiiing. Mr Andrew Voung,.of WellingUn, is, i consequence of the suspension.of aius, running a coaoh trom Wooclyille j Masterton to-day with passengers nd mails, ; Wo understand that application is to 0 made before the Supreme Court, Wellington, to quash the hcenso ocontly granted by tho Alfrcdton jicenstog Bench to Mr Elliaton, of ikotabana.. ' The last train from Wellington yeatoray was about an hour late in arriving t the' local station. The delay was cc.uioned by tho heavy train and oxtia hunting, The proprietors of the N.Z. Refem rarn subscribers, advertisers and agents, hrough our' columns, against paying ccpunts' to one John Mason, who is io.t;.authorised to represent theifi, Tho preliminary work connected with he erection of the buildings of the lasterton Blaoksmtth and Wheelwright lanufacturing Company was commenced iy Mr 0 E Daniells yesterday. Sir-Ffancis Dillon 'Bell's continued lmta; trom his office' confirms' a irovalent idea that in a' few months Sir 1 Atkinson will be wolcomed as hia sue essor.-Wangatmi Smli. The following is the statement of ssots and liabilities in the estate of Ihbmos Alfred Howell, of Pvhaitua, lairdresser. —Assota—book debts, £5 a 8d; furniture (including tools), £2 ; otol,'£7 4s Bd. Liabilities -£7B 4s 4d, ilado up of sums ranging from 10s to !8, the principal creditors residing in iVollington and Petono. It is now pretty cestain that a repreentativo Wairarapa football toam will nake a Northern tour. Replies offering avourable. terms have been received 'roni Wanganui, Palmerston, and Bawke's Bay, and there only remains faranaki to be heard from. The Wairarapa Rugby Union'B Management Committee will meet early next week to ical wlth this project, and to arrange ibout the match with Wellington, which is to be played at Masterton on either Thursday, 11th Septembor, or (Saturday, 13th September. A girl aged eight years, daughter of Mrs Penfold, a hard-working woman, was killed at the Boss (Southland) implement factory.- works on Friday.

'bo child got entangled with tho shaft i tow it is not known, The workmen, < lOticing the shaft making & peculiar wise, went to it and found the body of he child about eighteen feet from the haft fearfully mutilated, the limbs leintf broken and the head cruaned, Portions of clothing were faund on the ihaft, which was bent by the oecurenco. An act of cruel torture of a prisoner jy the lopal magistrate of Roezkevo/in tiunghry, has just been brought to ight, the victim being a journeyman joiner, hho was charged with the theft jf 100 florins, The man retusiug to

admit hin guilt, the m.igiatrate had him hungup by his legs, in winch position he m subjected to brutal treatment, He was then' kopt •to prison for six months,* during; the whole of which time he was cruelly maltreated until the oase accidentally came to the knowledge of the public prosecutor, who wm on a tout of inspection in tho district. Hpfttonae instituted an inquiry, when it was conclusively proyed that the man was innocent of the charge brought against him. A most eccentric indiyiiual in the person of Mr J, : Aitken Connel, of Auckland, addressed a large audience at the Wellington Opera House on Saturday night last on qn undefined subject. His oonduot ■ was characteristic ' 'of any inmate ot" Mount Yiew." Frequently, was bo.hissed for his scathing saroasma, and his language was anything but English, Attloseupon 10 o'clock the speaker explained that his throat had given 'out, and Jie sent one of the audience for some lozenges, but i remained speaking at .random for some little timo more, explaining that he had ! intended to touoh upon matrimony aid , other subjects, but it was no good, as ' the meeting would not listen to. him, The seating capaoity of tho Temperance Ball was taxed to its utmost last i evening on the occasion of the first I concert in connection with the : Masterloti Temporanco Union, The > chair -was occupied by , Mr ' D M'Gregor, the iieva Rowse and ' Dellow and the Secretary being alsooii ; tho platform, Tho programmo, .which j vas a lengthy one, was gone through . without a hitob, several items boing 1 vooiferously encored, The following is 3 tho programme as submitted; Address, , Chairman j overture (Pirates of Penz' a ance), A Von Keisonberg's string band; j song, Mr Bray; recitation, Miss Powell: !. song, Mrs Kibblewhite; (Duet-Piauo-forte), Miss A and Master Fred Peterson , address, Rev J Dellow; dqet, Messrt r Bogie and Ralph; song, Mr Muller d selection, A Yon Keisenberg's string y hand s address, Bov W Rowse j song, a Mr Bees; Quartette, Messrs Bentley j Papwortli, Bogie and Ralph; selection y pianoforto,. Mvb Anketoll; song, Mi j Gant; duet, piano and violin, Missei e White. ' ifl A man named Timothy Horan, alia, e Moran, was" run in" at Carterton bj n Constable Ecoletonyesterday. Constable Darby was absent in Wellington on duty and Horan seems to have known of this, 6 for in a state Of drunkenness ho com' n menced to make himself a' nuisance t< e . the wholo township.- He posed as ar 0 abjoot beggar and started operations at *' the Bank of New Zealand, but made nc 1 impression upon the hard-hearted atafi 0 there, who are evidently well-seasonec !' to applications for "loans." Hethot " worked his way down, High Street unti 8 some one less patient, or else subject ix " more provocation than the'previous 8 viotiniß, gave Horan incite, .Ho was S brought- tip at .Oartorton ; Court thii , before Mr W, Booth J.P. and » wasßentenced to six months exeroise in ' tho Gbvornment gymnasium, 1 for beinj ? a vagrant and vagabond and being . drunk.. Constable Eccleton produced e ' sheet of testlmouials in connection witl 0 Horan's previous career, which showec ® that his business transactions with thi |, police had {been of'quite a wholesale !' pharaoter. • Previous to tho new season's goods com a ing forward, It J Hooper and Co, intern clearing out the balance of stock left (ren , r their- Monster Sale.' A large quantity o d liomnants have Accumulated, consisting o l 0 Dross HtuSa, Calicoes, Flannels, Sheetings ut Shirtings, Prints, Linoleums, Floor OlotEs ■ 0 These goods will be lain out on the ccntri tables for inspection, they are marked a ,[ ridiculously low prices and should be groa s - bargains to heads ol families. ,v As we are determined to sell any stool that has boon carried forward from las summer, customers will havo an opportunit; d of purchasing good seasonable materials a S| less than English cost price at Hooper' , HonMarcho, !,' We have a large stook of Dress Stuffs {j Bobesiii Plain.BorderedandCheeksthatw n are anxious to clear before opening out tli ■y New'Season'B'goods, Wo shall therefor J offer them at very low prices to clear. A 1 o add .'lines of Hosiery,-Gloves, Towoli s > Blankets, Clothing, &o, will bo also reduce " to cost prices at Ho6pcr'a Bou Marche,n ipvr • • . _