The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3689, 17 December 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17, 1890.

There uppehrs to be a slight "irriga- ■ tion " epidemic in Wmvorapa South, ahd we shall not be sorry if it proves ~ catching, and travelßup to.fliasterton. | In this town move is said .about a . water supply, and lees is done to 1 obtain one, thaiiin'any centre in the ; Colony,' Just at this season of the rear'the usual hietambphosis is taking place,. The halt'grown early: potato, is arrested in its growth, and instead of developing into a tuber that will (ill a saucepan/'it shrivels into a sort ' of pig spud I the cabbage just as it is _ getting into Leavt grows (layby day . smaller, and thei soft verdant.grass of the lawn is converted into a rusty, harsh, and uninviting .turf. This sort of thing'happens ovciy year, and it is takeu as a matter of course that the energeticlabor ofibo spiing,and the early summer culture' should bo thrown away ; for want of irrigation, tot weave assured that tho town and ' neighborhood' is admirably adapted ' for uu efficient and. economic water supply, that- laws have been.framed which enable settlers to 6ficure the benefits of irrigation on the most favorable terms. Wo understand that money for the construction of necessary irrigation channel).is obtainable from Government as a loan, and that' ajn)osl every resident in the community: might) by paynpt' of a few sbilliups'annually', liavo a channel through his garden or orchard, which Would enable him from time to time to irrigate liisjaijd thoroughly. Why in Mastertpn wpoan ontygetjpd grass some three months in tho year, and it might be possible to secure under a proper irregatlon scheme a green turf all the year round I Itis probably a case where the expenditure of each thousand pounds in irrigation would ' add two or three thousand pound? to the value of land, If there are now in tbp Wairuvapa skilled experts, who understand tjie f>iU)fpej;a p.f irrigation, it/would be woll worth while to get somo'report as to the prpbablo cost of an irrigation project and. the extent to. which it would benefit us. Of course # would'':be'. absurd for one momentto expect the Borough Counoilto'givea.leadin a : useful enterprise.of this kind,:but there ought to be a dojien oi' so of private residents sufficiently alive'to t|fl advaijtage of possessing,au : ample water supply and able to work together to secure it. If so; there .would bo no .groat difficulty in carrying "through an irrigation; one of our resident ; practical intelligence is in advance of that of our civic rulers) were 'made mayor.of this town' for : >. term,. « should undoubtedly get ah efficient ' and economical ,pter supply, but as tbe prospect of-possessing a; celestial i;uler of thenjunicipality .is remote, it will be, necrasiut to depend upon private enterprise for any boou of this s .. ; . . •-.•,;.

I tain £ : i. : i i addedto ■' WMWooa^lißtforhi^neit-Tiira.; Mm ttok.sal6.-f' ''&':'■ :-^>'"; : :'t^> I •An anrest; forimperaoiialion hie boon ■' Wellington. TheVperaoa : apptehehdedis a wharf labourer. ; ; ; > i •/■Pedestrians■'■'■aw',:':.reminded- 1 -::tliat ' entrances ■ for v the;: big event' at 'the' ' ™uriceTi|l9; B pp rlB toHor told {on December 29t1i, ; close with the Secretary ] ■_ V * ■.;;;../;? ( ■A' flow limekiln has been eroded at ™riceville by Mr Bishop, of Welling.- : H- which:will be wurked by Mr , Btonohley.'. Operations will commence 1 early next month, \- U: :;y.£ : 'At Gisborne on Friday, a number of J residents rose very, early in the 'mornings' and by the aid of smoked glass saw the eclipse 6t: the Bun, which was not ' observable in other ..parte till late in the I afternoon.:,. Preparations are .being made at Papawai.and' Martinboroush for; the reception of the Maori ohiof, To Kooti, who ia expected fcb spend his Uhristhias m that district, :'f , : Civilization'againl A well-known Naf iye of. this, district complains that through, lua :bocpming Blightly elevatedthootlier evening he was "gone through" for tho sum'of £6, and his horse •' was kept in pawn tor an gijuil amount. An application to the Crown Lands Department for an area of land for special settlement purposes will in all probability be made by the Mastorton branch ot the Kuiriits of Labour at an early, dato. ' The sentence of'death pawed upon the New Plymouth murderer, hasbeoncommute'dto penal servitude for life, '■'■'. The election excitement at Auckland on tho sth instant must have, been con- . sidorablo, because the paper of one of our exchanges was "damped" with whiskey and wator.-Feil dim? Star, The squabble between tho members I or the old and new Mauricevile East School Committees has been settled by , the'deputationfrom the Education Board, which has decided that the last oktion is informal, and has suggosted that the pievious committee conduct the business B until tho next election, whioh takes „' place in April. '. ' ' , Messrs J. Grhham and Co. liayo a a now adyertisomentm to-day's issue 1 . I They have decided to discontinue the n habit of giving presents at this season, f and are offering some remarkably cheap goods instead, They explain to us that j tho'giying of presents causes muoh dolay , and dissatisfaction. ■ Several bush fiies have been started during the past few days in the Fortyr mile bush, and it is expected that with i the ciihtinuance of fine weather the I burns will be exceptionally good., ,*' Twenty-five notices to parents whoso II children du not attend school have been issued by tho truant officer, Sergeant Price. Should these notices bo disregarded, summonses will be issued forthwith, t The bail of an individual named Dpuglas, who was "run in" for drunkenness last night, but was let out upon depositing the sun- of £l, was ' estreated by Mr B Boys, J, P., this r morning, as the man did not put in an appearance. The privileges for tho forthcoming . meeting oftheWoirarapa Racing Club , havo-boen disposed of as follows :- ° Grandstand bar, £lB, J Fabian; grand--11 stand refroalimoul .booth, £S, A Grigg; ir outside publican's b:>oth, £2O, A M Wilkinson; outaido refreshment booth, LBlos, A L Whyte; fruit and fancy stall, L2, Barr; Cards, LB, Crawford; , Gates, L 26, Bare;horse yards, L 5, J Crawford, Total L 67 15s. Next Saturday at: 2 o'clock, on tho ;. Greytowu Reserve, a cricket match' • '■ betwoou the Carterton Cricket Club and a team of, Grey town cricketers will take place,. The following will represent the , (Jreytown cricketers: —Nation, Beard, Baumber,' Brunton, Fisher, Tate, E. ,; and A. Udy, R Judd, W Thomas, and Jno Hawke. Emergencies: Webster, Duff, L St George, A St George, Scale, • Maunsell, 0 bmitlison, and J St George, i Practico will be held every night, so that , all tho above named players will have an ), opportunity to get inform,. An old crime has been revived at '• Qrango, On tho 30th November, 1885, i, a'weman named Mrs Doolan was driving s" into Orange, and when near Brasdy i. Creek,, about two miles from the towna ship, sho found the body of a Chinaman named Ah' Sin. At the inquest the evidence given showed the case to be bno of murder, but' there was no e evidence to point to any person aB the g .perpetrator, and an open verdict was 3 returned.: Among the witnesses was a J boy named .Jackson, who was found | yrith air old gunjin his possession'near t th'espot where the body of the China-' man lay. Since then cortain matters 3 havo como to light which induce the f police to bohovo that Jackson was I concerned in the death of the Chinaman,, , and ho wjll be brought beforo the s Court to answer tho chargo. It is said j that his. half-brother and sister will be , the principal witnesses for the proeecu- . (ion. The youth is at present in gaol undergoing sontencofor another ofen.ee, , Farther/ particulars reached us this j morning concerning the fatal accident ■ which occurred at .Mangamahoe on Monday afternoon, It appoars that the [ unfortunate boy William McGruddy, • who was about five //oars of ige, was ; playing at the railway gates with his I two brothers. The lad was passing t through the gate, when throui/h its .. suddenly closing, ho was jammed i between it and the post. When he was ;. picked up by his mother soon afterwards, ' ho'was quite doad, DrMoLennau.who ' hold a jwhnwfaj examination, status ' the immediate .'causo of death was the I breaking of the nock, and that death must j have been instantaneous. An inquest , was hold yesterday'before MrF. Von r llcdin, Acting-Coroner, and a jury of six, of whom Mr E. V. Smith was ! foreman,' whp'jf, (iftoi bgayjng the ' pvidenc.e. qf the' payontsaod jjthers, a i verdict qf accidental deatl) was returned, i A rider was als'o added', drawing the , attention of jliq railway aiujipritic.B to ! the' necessity for koeplng llie gates closed durlria the propor hours, The remains of the.child were brought into 1 Mwerton this morning, and were ■ liiieri'ad «n tho looal , ~. 1 It is difficult to say just at present which of til? candidates in tliq , MasMrtnn dlptr(pt ion I'taljamoiitavy f honours will lie siicccssdil, but it is quite . trtio, so far as South Wairarapa. is con • cerned, that 11 Fairbrother &Son, of Car • erton, offer the' best quality of goods 1 at.lowest pric.es.-rAi)VT.' It' will undoubtedly be a matter cf interest to ail mothers and heads ol families 1 that there is an abundance ot the no west i 'and most useful, styles in Children's Boys' ' and Yg#,s' clothing at To Ave ; Hgu.se, ' Ws l''irtii , ■„' We make a special s.touy of l|o\y to clqtho ! tho rishig'raco, mill wd keep 'the largest ami • best selected stock of any one- house in llie i colony, at To Aro House, Wellington, ~ Mr ft J Ferguson, late of Waiijjanuj, has ', now chargo of our Clpjhing ' frpijj his intimate' knqvflcdgo" of the ! requiroipifeof .his"'country dislvjct'n will j bo'aMe to eseoule a.ll prqmntly mfl , jiatisfastqrily, 'dorequests, qnnwrflug ' friends to forward them, with • cqo- • Mengc to To Aro House, Wellington, ; . ! In (onvariling orders, the ago of the Boys 1 and the class of suit wanted, need only to be.aent to To Aro" House; Wellington, Wehavoa grand selection' of,Kaiapoi 1 Tweed .Suits, especially adapted for school i wear, from !l/(i to 12/6; a superior lot of Kaiapoi suits with pleated fronts', from 10/0 to 15/0; and an immense variety of ■ otlier Colonial Tweed Suilsin.plainpleated fronts " hud Norfolk shapes, from lis Cd to 31s at 1 :■•-;' ■■'■ V i There are also, large (juilbtjtics of Eqgbsli • Tweed suits jor Boysr- wear,' from it lid; ft) lid, (Is lid, 7s lld/.Ssllcl, to 10s lid. \ VelvetceuSuits in three colorsj and in the Palicnccand Sailor, shapes;, as also' an immenso variety ofßoya' Jersey Suits, •'at pviijes ranging from-ss'Ud.to 7s JUL a r l > : WirdshtTl'Arqliquße,Welllilgjoii, ■.;■■ 1 Ht should alsd lie. rememliored- 'that all : purchases in our. Clolhirig. department ' \Wi(the,r.'fpr'Boys''or Men's wear,...will ■ ; o'ntitla (tio cijs'foinor to a Christmas hm\\l

7. ,'i terropOpaki iijookey J Club's'.-summSrl J mooting,' clo'so withjtho'Becretaryi «p ; ;; p'olock to-night.:-:i^?;S>i% %''';.s£; ;■ ::A -heavy tKuhderßtormi/Mcompanied ( by,■' • '..l'gHiningj passed (over j Wastertoiithis afternoon,"./j. ; y.S.? ! .v£\ . fl^ ; Porry ;arid: [ were; today^re-appoihtedivas ' repre , aontativbs of tho Borough Council on the ! Bonevolenf Society. ■':■ })/■ j ■ '7 Mr A A White advertiaea;that ho has lojt'a Gordon and an English utter x ? ';^':- ; : , v'' : ': : ' i ;-\\<^' , ' ::: 'i'! ■JfrC A .Powiiall was dulf installed as Mayor of ■ Masterton-'at; tioon: to-day. i After thb.busineas of the- Oounoil had ,' been transited,-- an adjournment was ' made to tho Club-Hotel, where tho 1 heaith of ) the in-coming.. and retiring j Mayor was drunk in champagne.- .;. | ■ By far tho largest \ ana most attraotiv duplay of new Summer Millinery, Dreso goods and fanoy Drapery is how on view at the Bon Maroho. Messrs LJ, Hooper ( and Co havo this day received their second 1 shipment tor the season, comprising all tho j latest Btyles; and fashions. English and ( Frenoh millinery, Summer Hats and Bonnets, Pretty and Stylish Jackets, Visites,' Mantles, Lace Caps, Dust Cloaks, New Fashionable Dress Materials,' Pongees, Prints, Zephyrs, Muslins, Parasoh. Ribbons Embroidery Edging and Insertions, Hosiery ' and gloves Ao A-o. . - , ;. • ; Tub Clothing and gentlemen's Mercery Department at the Bon Marclie is fully stocked with new goods for.: the: season, ' A large assortment of Meu's, Youth's : and Boy's Clothing manufactured from Now Zealand tweeds, :Tlio-; Clothing manufaotared for the Bon Maroho is well-known. L J Hooper and Co 'offer better value. in this department than any other House in the colony, Their suits to measure from 60s are perfect - wonders for-pricc, fit and finish, L J Hooper and Co are now ahowing a. eplendid collection of Mons Hard and Soft Felt Hats all shapes, 'Mens Silk washing scarfs, ajhito, oxford and ■ regatta Shirts, Panama and : Straw Hats and overydescription of gontlemen's mer< ■