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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3652, 3 November 1890, Page 2

Liout-OplonolHunie has been oho3en prcsidont of the Wellington Caledonian Society. ' Tho Mastarton . Wo'sleyan Mutual Improvement Society hold, their last meetiug for this session to-morrow evoning.' .■:..': /

"The proposal has been carried' to borrow £l5O to improve the north end of the main road through the township of l'akiatua, ~....

A man named William, David -Vogel has bson arrested, by Constable : Cooper at Pahiatua oil., a ohargd'pf (failing to support his three children, who are at presont in Wellington. .....•' A iniiier named Lawson, working in Storey's Gully at Mahakipawa, was killed oil. Friday by a fall of earth, fle was entombed for four hours.

A line of 10,000 bushola of .wheat has just been sold on account of Messrs T. 1+ Thompson & Co., Te Ore Ore, to a Wellington firm, f.0.b., for shipment to JMimd. Tho Government have had under consideration the application from loaders of tho labour party, on behalf of 32 applicants, who desired to take up allotments ;ot .200 acre's of land each under the speccial settlement conditions and upon special terms.'

Tho froozing works about to bo established at Wood/ilk are to be capable of putting through 500 sheep per day, and the works are to be built so as to: be easily increased to put through 1000 a day when required.

Tho grcit Melbourne Cup, which is worth over £IO,OOO in stakes nloiio, is to be run on the Flemingron course to-mprrow. The ftew Zealand wonder —Carbine—jj a ijtronn favorite, Mr Eobert Winter, a labor candidate whom our local contemporary stateß delivered a capital speech at Wellington on Friday evening, has been declared by the City i labor organ (tho Ew\\iwj Post) to bo utterly unfit to represent the electors in Parliament, T!)o instance of mismanagement and muddle to which wo referred in a recent issue as haying taken place in the Babbit Board was well-known to our local contemporary at the tune, and the wonder is that he did not jump at tho opportunity for advertising his want of discretion as is usual with him in such cases,

It literally seems to bo acaseof Btyce or "bust" for the Waikato seat, for we read in the Auckland Star some of the labor enthusiasts are speaking of trying to get Mr Bust tq contest Waikato with Mr Bryce. . " Messrs It. Hannah and Co,, of the Masterton Cash Bootmarkot, notify lhat they have just received a large shipment of ladies walking boots and shoes, They are also manufacturers of 2000 pairs of boots and s))ocs pvery iflielf, 4 lis' tf pripos, which appears in our advertising columns, will well repay perusal, The residence of Mr A R Powor, of Newman, had a narrow esoape from being destroyed on Sunday afternoon through tho woodwork near the chimney catching fire, Fortunately a lady, who was' passing on horseback, noticed the am} roused Mr Power from his afternoon nap in time to prevent his habitation being converted into Sfnok§, ' l ' The beer ijuty for tho colony last month was £4,(!!)4, fop September £4,064, audfor October 1880 £BO9O. Auckland paid 41U49, Wellington £544, Christchuroh £1046, and Dunedm £IOO9. For seven months the total was £30,571, showing a deficit of £928 as compared with the'estiuiate, A woathor prophet has been dismissed from the service of the New South Wales Government because ho has had tho tomority to assert that three year's

drought is looming in the near future, whilst tho country is bein? submerged with, water, The shipowners aro alraid that if the proposition to lay up all the vessels in the United Kingdom is carried into offeo;, foreign vessels would be utilised, and the trade of Great Britain thereby diverted into other channels.

Cpjjsfablo Rpghc, pf Bkoifthuna, hal had another exciting encounter with a man in ieltrium /raiww. The prisoner whose name is John West, broke out of tho police colls yesterday, and fought like a tiger before he could bfl recaptured. ■; Tjie cpj)Btab.l| had. his face cutj his hand skinned, and Ins sidp and arm hurt. Tho man, who has boon strapped down since, will bo takon co the Wellington Terrace gaol to-day,

Anniyersary services in connection with the Sunday school wore conducted in tho Masterton Wcsleyau Church yesterday, The Church was gaily decorated for the occasion,' the arches and floral devices being exceedingly pretty. The morning service was conducted by the Rev. W. -Rowso, and tho afternoon and evening by the fiov. E. Wood. The congregations at each service ' woro very large. Special hymns woro sung during the day by tho choir, which was.composed ef about a hundred voices, principally children, under the leadership of Mr R. M, Galloway, The special services will be concluded in the Church this ovening, when addresses will be delivered by ministers and others,.

"lesteriay the man Wost, of Eketabuna, who is suffering fnin the olfeots of a drinking bout, sent a letter to Dr Mclennan, of which the following is a copy;—'' Dr McLennan,—Ab Mr has thought fit to repeatedly threaten niylifn,! hereby request you incase of my being missing to give auch information, and to make suoh enquiries as may be necessary, and to produce this document, Dated this second day of November, 1890, Signed-Jno Wost." The man He is under the impression that a well-known resident wishes lo despatch him to a better imd brighter plime, ■

LJHooperaudCo will niako thoi fltst 'display of Sprltjj and Surame Noyoltics in their windows this ovoning from soveii till nino. Wo slial how this Beason tho newest and moatr fashionable styles, designs and materials in dress goods, prints, pongees, cloths zephyrs in all the new and leading colorings with trimmiugs &c, to match, The above goods have been specially bought fop the Etm, Itfarohe by one of the "most esperienoDd* buyers, having a thorougk knowledge of tho olasses 'of goods required for tho colony, especially ottlie Wellington province. Our stock being the pick of the whole of the New Zealand warehouses, together with our own importatioM £8 will make thb' randest 'display of fashionable ajijl stylish, millinery jackets, diess gp.odg, A>,. Our 'customers and the public geuerally will do themsolves justice by reserving their purchases till they hare inspected the goods at the Bon Marcho. We shall as ini prjwnjs yonrs iprk cvpt? l*np »l wholesale prices anji ifi'plain figures, ii: J. Hooper and Co,' Bon litarohe Fashionablo Dwpcry Warehouse, \m Etreijt, Mastcrtpj,

Moaara Lowes and.lorhs add to their 'lo'lov Wednesday next 20 fat sheep, limry cows, 20 head mixed cattlo, and 'Yorkshire sow's. > • '■''-".

The Masterton Post Oflico will be 'closed on-Monday next in honor ot tho Prince of Wales' Birthday',

Tho noxt direct English mail is expected to arrive in Now Zealand to-morrow and to reach Masterton about Wednesday.. Mr FH Wood makes au addition of 168 ewes and lambs and GO hoggets to his next Taratahi stock salo. '

At the forthcoming Wellington show thoro will bo tivo jumping competitions for horses and ponies, for which £22 has been given by the Society and a twenty guinea cup by ladies of Wellington. Entries for the show o'ose on' Novoraber 17 th, no poat entries bem»

The Knights' of Labor in Mastorton orosaid to be fizzling out, and it is now difficult to get a quorum together to make up a meeting, In Carterton the onthusiaam of the members is also subsiding, and a fortnightly meeting replaces the weekly .(fathering. Mr J. S. Handyside has boon returned unopposodforthe Akitio Hiding iu the Wairarapa North .County, Council. Messrs J, 0 Andrew, J Groves, junr.l aud R Mauiisoll have been nominated for the CastlepoinY Riding, Thoeleo-. tion takes placn on Novomberllth.

-It is reported that the'man Grainger did not coniib.it suioide on Saturday at the Summit, but was stabbed by. his wife, who has since been arrested, The affair,., it is 'said, arose out of a christening.' >,, ■" The tonders of A L Whyto'for the refreshment booth; and •f.ruit.'stallt J Levy for publican's booth; and J Barr for the gates, eardsjaud horso yards have beon.accepten by tho' South Wairarapa Raping Club for their forthcoming meeting. ' , i . Wo hear that Mr K. Oawaton : has sold out tho Boyd Oak' Hotel at, South Carterton, and ishoiug succeeded there by Mr Robctt Buckondgo. Thirty one pounds'was' takonat the Carterton Band's ontortainment and dmcq on Show night. This is an extraordinary good result, for the Lyceum Hall is only moderate in size.

A very severe hailstorm passed ovor (his district last night, At about ten o'elook thu lightning was very vivid, nnd tlio wind blew a hurricane, We have not yot hoard (if any serious damage resulting.

Considerable inconvenienco was caused to business peuplo ni.d obhora jm Saturday night through the supply of gas suddenly running out. At ten o'clock the town was almost In total darkness. It was thought at. tho time that tho supply had beon purposely cut oil, but we leant from the manager that the failure was the result ot the inferior quality of the coal in use.

Poaching is becoming very common in Masterton no,wa-days, Wo -hoar that not pnly d.o oertain residents systematically go 'cahng' in those parts wljero {rout are known to bo very numerous, but a case has been brought under our notice where a number of youths plaoedan eel-basket in a stream and thou wadod in tin water aud drove tho trout into thiir not wholesale. Notwithstanding that very heavy winds havo prevailed in this district late, the appearance of tho orchards in and around Masterton is'very encouraging at the present time, and thoro is overy probability of tho fruit harvest being a good one { The privileges at tho coming raco meeting of tho Taratahi Carterton Hack Raoing Clab are to bo aoid by MrFB, Wood on Thursday next, 6tk Noyomber, at the Taratahi sale yards, directly after the stock sale, They include publican's booth, refreshment booth, [each, fit vyhjch ty already" erected)" (nut stall and otljer rights, Every step is being taken to render this Club's, races on 18th November a great success, and there is reason to believe that tho attendance of the public will be correspondingly large,

Tho following acceptances have been recewed for the Carterton Sooial Club's Sports on Monday next:—Prince q| Wales' Handicap, )jj; Handiosp Hurdle IJace.j; Oartorbon Sp.'cial Olub, Auaatour Handjcap, 9; ditto, under 16 years of age, 4: The handicaps in the various events will bo declare d' tomorrow, Everything vvhlplj cip. pp,ss,ib,ly wake op a g«ofl 4ay's eport and fun is being arranged, and the May Pole" dance by children, which is one of the items, is said to be particularly bright and pretty, The ounoert, dramatic entertainment, and danco in the evening, will also induce many to stop lalo no doubt, as the attractions are admitted; Tho following is a copy of what purported to be a.genuine composition on " breathing'" written by a boy, who we may say, dees not reside in Matofcpu i -" Breath is made of air. It j't wasn't fp,r our breath' we should die when we slept, Our broath keeps the lifo agoing, through tho nose when we aro asleep. Boys thac stay in a room all day should not breathe, Thoy should wait till thoy get out doors, Boys in a room make carbonicide. Carbonicido is m.ora poisoner than pd doss. A'heap' of fjuldjerßwas iu ij, blaok'hole" in indja, aud'a darbbnicido got in that black holo and killed nca'rly'eyory o'nq in afore morning. Girls' kill the breath with corsets that squeeze the diagram,', Gjrls can't run or \\4\q li|o bpya because tlyoir diagram is s,^ue,e?ed : tQO nmoh," "Woman" writes to the Sydney Bvoninß Standxrd, suggesting that the women should now take the strike in hand, and give tho men notice that,' unless they return to work within 24 hours, a genoral strike of their "sweethearts and wives'' ai]d'! thrir sjs'ers, cousins ana; (h.ojr aunts," will take plage. This lady adds that when the men find that there is no more cooking, no more washing, no more nursing the baby, eto, they will be glad to return to work on any terms, Scone, a Gippsland railway station. Traveller—" Potah," will you put hiy twuuk into tho van?" Porter-"YeB air." Porter rushes wildly about with the mart Traveller pits impatient. "Isay,potah, will jou put my twunk in tho van?" Portor—Yos sir, iu a minute, sir." The om<ino " kicks" the train a yard or two, and the traveller becomes frantio, thinking that the train is starting. " Potah, potah, my twunk, my twunk," Porter, as he ohuoks in the portmanteau, musingly-" Begorra, it's meself wishes you were an elepjpt instead of an a»s, qn'd. tsep you would alftjs cany yoiir'trunk about yourself." —'• Aulub," in tho Australasian.

Whcn whta dress fabrioi Oamo into vogue some-seasons sinde .after years of banishment from the realms of fashion i was predicted that they would make up for tlieir years of absenco by a long reign, anions articles for summer wjiar. Th.a{ thi'a prcdigtpislil;elytq"t.e"fiiliilli}d 13 tho {jpimqii formed at Te Aro House,

■ WlliliE previoua spring and summer fashions have alternated between tho severly simple aud profusely elaborate, Hie present season has comprised both, and oiir buyer, in addition to a purchase ot 300 white rnbo dtcßses from St Gall, in" Switzerland, has sent iwfiom the manufacturing districts ot Scotland and elsewhere a splendid lot of while muslins, in all makes and styles, as well as some choice embvojdoroj rabea {or TeAro House, A 'ffllsSfeie speoiallynsted In reloreneo to thcse,S\fiss:'Bmbroidered robes is that they for us specially, and the various 'dosijjns;confined to us, so that it is not possible to obtain the same elegance and beauty design, either" for love or money," anywhere else biit at Te % House,.

Them is a wonte(ul variety In tho styles of theje \sfis, and ladies should take an f iiriy opportunity ot inspecting these most faclnatmg desh-ns which we are now showing in Van Dykes',. Hemstitched, Wall ol Troy, eto, with the most atti'!\ctiy4broider ing effects on India, linjna, Swiss and mull muslins, 9( To Aroßc,use. Am'then' the prices of these embroidered white robes are so moderate and economic. For young-ladies wear they arc to be had from ?? Gil tj (id, and for ladies from, lis Gd loiss, fifths Wholesale Family Drapery

.-'■ Messrs .Lowes and loriis announco a general sale at thoir rooms for Saturday Mil,'. ■ ■-.

: Apprentices and assistants to tiio dressmaking aro wanted by the Whole salo.Drapery Company. . ; Oharlea Bowles, laborer, Carterton, and Honry James Crawley, of Tasherenikau,, laborer, are adjudicated bankrupts. ( A New South Wales fanner sont back thooopyot the ij/riciiWuraJ ■ Oatxth, published by Government and forwarded to him gratis, with the. following extract, cut from tho journal, outside' of

the wrapper :-"fho turnip worm may bo readily recognisablo by transverro sttico, hardly heterocephalus, head concave-truncate, ollipsoidul median bulb, or median oesophageal bulb ellipsoidal, jenrdiao collum broad, bursa small, tail conoid and collum prominent or orlhorwise" Underneath ha wrote tho letter'"D,"' and that tho wrapper was not large enough to enable him to make the lettor big enough. ' This is how Mr Lalice, one of tho most prominent members of the Opposition, spoke of Sir Robert Stout and Mr Ballaucethe other day when referring to their land doctrines:-'' These faddists, he uallod them, were nothing less than ignorant land doctors, and if they wero each given 1000 acres of the best lands of the colony, they could not live on them without the advice of practical farmers to'assist thorn Thoso who preached those doctrines, if put upon the land under their systems, would starve." The Waipawa' correspondent, of the Telegraph aa>B; " Lieut. Stairs, R. 8., one of Stanley's companions', .was for some eightcou months a chainman for Mr'W. Ballot;aurvoyor, in the Seventy Milo Bush. At the end of that period ho wont Home, to qualify for the army, hoping to.join the Egyptian expedition; Ho: passed all his exams.: with' credit," and then applied to Stanley, and was appoihtod in • due couwo, His further career is narrated in Mr Stanley's entrancing book." A "distinguished Joroignor" has landed his wife and ton children on the Auckland Ohnritablo Aid Board. Ho lived in'one of the suburbs, but owing to a domestio difficulty realised his property, and cleared out to the territory of La Belle France, with £2OO iu gold in his possession. The Board have no remedy, as there are no legal means of reaching hiin and compolliw? him to contribute to the support of his wife and family.