The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3703, 6 January 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1891.

While walking down a road the the other day we carelessly dropped a lighted match, and after proceeding a few yards happened to turn round and notice that the dried grass on the roadside was alight, With a little trouble we suppressed the spreading flame, but had we not chanced to observe it, we might unwittingly have occasioned serious damage to the property in the neighborhood. At this season of the year people cannot be too careful in taking precautions against fire. We learn that on the East Coast considerable mischief is being done to the grass by buruiug, and if the present arid weather continues it will probably be the misfortune of many people to experience losses from similar causes, Till rain comes aycry well disposed person should regard himself as a special constable to protect property from fire. People as yet, perhaps, liardlj realise the effect which the strong winds have had, within the last few days, in converting herbage into tinder. In the neighborhood of Masterton every paddock is now a possible source of danger, and the utmost vigilance is necessary to prevent a catastrophe. We trust our fire brigades are in good working order, for at this particular season it is essential that they should maintain a high standard of efficiency. Everybody will hope that their services will not be in requisition, but should they be demanded, it is essential that every appliance necessary to the prompt extinguishing of a tire should~te in thorough order. Of course the best way of avoiding loss by fire is to be prepared for it, and at this particular season of the year it is very desirable that one aud all should make every needful provision for meeting a common enemy of this Mud.

The annual election of the South Wairarnpa River Board takes place ou the 20th inst.

We regret to learn that Mr James Harris, the well known hairdresser of this town, is seriously ill, and doubts are ontertai&ed of his recovery. _ W.j learn by cable that -A. W, Kinglake, the celebrated historian, has died at the good old ago of seventy nine.

Stoats and weasels are making a raid upon the poultry yards of Palmerston North. They are said to have made heir way to that part from the \Vai* rarapa.

The Herald states that a "woman's paper" is to be established in Wanganui under the editorship of a lady of well known literary ability and experience, assisted by other ladies. Mr Thomas Wilton, carrier, of the Upper Plain, lost a valuable black mare on Friday last. The animal appeared to be a victim to the prevailing epidemic, which is stated to be la grippr. employee at the mill of Messrs Shute and Henderson had his foot severely crushed yesterday by a trolly passing over it. He was reniDved to his home in Short Street, where he received medical attention

There is a superabundance of garden produce this season at New Plymouth, cabbages and othor vetables selling for a mere song, and large cauliflowers not fetching more than a penny a piece.

It is not often a man has to edit a daily paper, assist in type-setting, help mend a machine, and finally deliver the papers to customers on a run several miles in length. But this feat was accomplished on Friday last by the editor of the Manawatu Standard.

A Featborston hotel was the scene of a lively encounter on New Year's Eve. A crowd went to the landlord and demanded drinks, and ou being refused they looted the p!aee,smashing windows, breaking furniture, robbing the safe etc. The sequel to the affair, is, we understand, to be heard in the R.M. Court Tho consumption of gas in the borough of Masterton tor the month of December was much less than for the corresponding period of last year. The Uorough Council intend, in consequence appointing a committee to wait upon those who do not take the gas, with a view to increasing the consumption.

Says the Hawera e tar :—" When doctors differ," etc. Mr Sawers visited a certain factory and enquired of the manager at what temperature he i-an his milk-75 deg. far.,was the answer. "That't quite right, I 'said the expert, "don't let it go any higher thin that." By and by, Mr Dous, the Danish expert, paid the same factory a visit, and asked the aame (luestion,. getting the same answer, "What," exclaimed he, "75 deg. ! you are quite wrong, 90 deg. is the proper thing." Now, who is right and who is wrong on this most important point ?

We have been shown the programme aud scoring book for the ft ew Zealand RiHo Association meeting to be held in Napier this month. The volume is got up in excellent style, and contains the programme ot matches, special notice to competitors, regulations, penalties, etc., etc., all of which information will be of special interest to volunteers, Messrs H. I, Jones and Son, of Wanganui, are the printers. A man named George O'Brien was arrested at Masterton iast evening by Constable May on a charge of the larceny of a watch and chain from the person of John Savage. It appears th&t on New Year's Day Savage was lying in the billiard room of the Royal Hotel, when the accused crept stealthily up to him and lightened him of his watch and chain. Beiug observed by the barman and several others, O'Brien was threatened, and restored the stolon articles. Information of the occurrence haying been given the police, the arrest was made as above stated. The accused was charged with tho offence before Colonel Roberts, R.M, thismoruing.and on the application of the police was remanded till tomorrow.

According to Hayter's "Victorian Year Book" for 1889-90, dealing with the | statistics of population, Melbourne now stands thirtieth on the list of the great cities of the world. At the head of the list is London, which contains 5,500,000 inhabitants. The American cities above Melbourne are :—New York, 1,775.000 (or with Brooklyn, Jersey City, etc., 2,885,000); Philadelphia, 1,200.000; Chicago, 1,000,000 ; Brooklyn, 840,000; St Louis, 500,000; aud Baltimore, 840,000. The chief English citie? are : Liverpool (with Birkenhead), 699,831 ; Glasgow, 674,005. Buenos Ayreu, 466,267, is iust aboto Melbourne, 458,470 ; and after an interpal of ten cities comes Sydney, 381,830. The figures in most of the aboye case 3 are for 1889.

The rnanaser of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company here advises us (the Tin»es)that the following are the weights of fleeces shorn from Lincoln rams, bred by Mr Menlove of Oamaru, which were sold utider auspices ot the Agricultural aud Pastoral Association, at the Show Grounds, Hutt, after their last exhibition ;—Ram hog* get, bought by Mr Dairym pie, of Greatford, for 10 guineas, 221b ; rain hogget, bought by 3ame buyer for 32 guineas, 21lb ; ram hogs>et, bought by Mr D. Fraser of Greatford, for 27i euineas, 241b ; 4 tooth ram, bought bj same buyer for 29 guineas, 2 ,; 1b. These ramst were entered for sals only and did not compete for the prize ; all of them clipped heavier than the champion ram by from 21b to 61b each, We hope to see southern breeders competing here iu large numbers nest Show.

The Goufl'e murder case, the conclusion of which was telearaphed the other day, was one which excited great interest in France, and even in England, from the mystery in which it was enveloped. The motive was robbery, and the murderers made very complete preparations for accomplishing their object and avoiding detection. A room was even specially furnished and upholstered to facilitate the crime. The prisoners ''quarrelled " in Court at the trial. So they did at the preliminary enquiries, each accusing the other of committing the murder, and lying as to details. After the murder had been committed by one or both, the victim's body was packed and railed away, and the accouiplishers escaped to the West Indies. The crime was traced to them, and their arrent brought about by a curious chain of small circumstances. I'o obtain an additional proof against them, after the arrest, the room in which the niurder waß committed was restored to its condition on the day the crime was committed, and the two wore suddenly confronted there. This showed that the case against them, needed strengthening. The ruse aot6d well, for they began at each other at once and let cat after cat out of the bag.

It is difficult to say just at present which of the candidates in the Masterton district for Parliamentary honours will bo successf al, but it is quite true, so far as South W&irarapa is cont cerued, that R Fairbrother &Son, of Car ertou, offer the best quality of goods at loweßt prices—Advt.

Wanted, all ladies to see our las shipment for tha season of white emfc broidered muslin robes, very choice from 8s Cd to 42s at Te Aro House,

Wanted, aye wanted, all the young ladies of the city to visit their showroom and select from the most beautfful assortment in the city tlwir hats from 3d to Is each, at Te Aro House. Wanted, all mothers to see our picnic hats fur the girls from 2d to f)d each, aud our Boys straw hats from 3d tp Is each, at Te Aro House. Wanted, aye wanted, 500 customers for ladies beaded visites at 2s lid, summer ulsters at 4s lid and fs Od. jerseys at 2s lid, 4s lid, "acibaldies at 2s Od, 2s lid, 3s Od, print skirts at Is lid, felt skirts at Is lid, dust cloaks new styles 8s Od, 10s Od, at Te Aro House. Wanted, everyone to see -and buy 4-button Kid Gloves, superior (juality. j usual price 2s Ud^ia|Bttj^^ s 500 I pairs thesa Save^^^^^^Hk^oli, time should be j^^^^^^^^B L ' m at T« Aro Houto.O^^^^^^H

Tenders aro invited by the Masterton Road Board for various works within the district.

Wo received the following telegram from Wellington today : Captain Edwin predicts heavy northerly gales with rain between the Bth and 11th inst.- ; weather in the meantime unsettled and windy.

It is said that the chief Te Kooti, before leaving Masterton, paid a visit to evtry licensed house in the town. Civilization agaiu!

All persons having business with the Public Trust Office are requested to communicate with Mr Charles D. de Castro at the old Courthouse until farther notice.

The Manawatu Racing Club made a profit of about £2OO over their recent summer meeting.

A public meeting will be held in the Temperance Hall on the afternoon of the 15th inst, to receive tho statement of receipts and expenditure for the past year in connection with the Mastertcn Cemetery Trust.

The Auckland Turkish Baths Company made a loss of £l3 on the last year's business. The takings were affected by the labour troubles and the consequent increase in the price of coal and coke.

Says a London correspondent: —Perhaps you will be able to find some explanation for the remarkable eulopy upon "General" Booth's new booics delivered by Mr Stead, and faithfully related by me in my last letter, in the fact (now revealed) that "the friend," who wrote a large part of "In Darkest England," was Mr W. T. Stead.

The Union Special Settlement Association has resolved to forward the following resolution to the Minister of Lands :—"That while recognising that the Government has made some effort to meet their wishes, they are of an opinion that the pncj fixed for the land now offered to the Association is too high, and furthermore, that they are of hif?h opinion that the price of the block should not exceed £1 per acre if taken on perpetual lease terms, or 25s per acre if taken on the deferred payment regulations. They would respectfully urge upon the Government the fact that the Association is making a special effort to settle between 30 and 40 tamilies on this block—a block which at present is distant 10 or 12 miles from settlement and quite unproductive to the Government, aud that, as many as tho members of tho Association have large families dependent on them, it is imperative that they should receive all benefits that lay in the power of the Government to make." A daring robbery was committed at the Pyiinont branch of the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank ou Saturday. Two men, of respectable appearanoo, called at the bank on Friday, aud representing themselves as members of the detective force, inti mated to the manager that they had received information which lod them to believe that an attempt was to bo made to rob the bank within a few days. On Saturday they returned and announced that they had learnt that the robbery was to take place that day. They said that the members of tho gang wero well known to them, and that a man named Aylward, who had been previously convicted on the evidence of the mana ger, was the leader of the gang. They told the manager that this man was much incensed a 1; him for having given evidence against him, and tried to persuade the manager to go into tho Btrong room and keep himself out of harm's way. The manager, however, declined to do this, and the men then concealed themselves behiud the counter and waited for tho arrival of the robbers, who, of course, did not put in an appearance, and the soi-dimnt detectives loft. Soon after their departure a bundle of 100 LI notes was missed, and tho manager's suspicions being then aroused, h 9. communicated with tho police, and learnt that the visitors were not detectives.

By far the largest ana most attractive display of new Summer Millinery, Dress goods and fancy Drapery is now on view at the Bon Marohe. Messrs L J Hooper and Co have this day received their second shipment for the season, comprising all the latest styles and fashions. English and French millinery, Summer Hats aiid Bonnets, Pretty and Stylish Jackets, Visites, Mantles, Lace Caps, Dust Cloaks, New Fashionable Dress Materials, Pongees, Prints, Zephyrs, Muslins, Parasols, Ribbons Embroidery Edging and Insertions, Hosiery and gloves ifcc &o. The Clothing and gentlemen's Mercery Department at the Bon Marche is fully stocked with new goods for the season. A large assortment of Meu's, Youth's and Boy'a Clothing manufactured from New Zealand tweeds. The Clothing manufactured for the Bou Marche is well-known. L J Hooper and Co offer better ralue in this department than any other House in the cqlfiuy. Their suits'ta measure from QQs are perfeot wonders for prioe.tit and finish. L J Hooper and Co are now showing a splendid collection of Mens Hard and Soft Felt Hats all shapes, Mens Silk washing scarfs, white, oxford and regatta Shirts, Panama and Straw Hatß and every description of gentlemen's mer eery.