The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3753, 6 March 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1891.

Notice is given by the Maui ceville Road Board of its intention to raise" a loin under the Loans to Local Bodies Act for felling and forming a road through section 43, Mauriceville sub* revision. The following team will represont Maurtceville in the match with Carterton to-morrow:— W, and J, Judd, Parkinson, Carrol, Drew, Selby, Sanson, Worboys, Kum,njr, Brooks; emergencies— VV. Mould and H. Vile. The steamer Wairarapa, from Sydney, reports haying pa:sed a number of kauri logs floating in the sea on the 27th ult., when one day out. The contract for the erection of the Gladstone Town Hall is signed, the price, exclusive of timber, being £156. The charge of trespass preferred against Mr. Christie Murray has been dismissed. In the draft ot stations by the Wesleyan Conference, the Rev. W? Eew3e is transferred to Greytown, whilstthoßev. J. Dellow is appointed to Richmond. The Rev, J. Crura p takes charge of the Masterton circuit. | Mr W. B. 3uick was fined £1 and 9a costs yesterday in the R.M. Court for fa"'.ngto destroy the rabbits on bis property. This is the third time Mr Buick has been prosecuted for the oSenci, the two first informations bein<» dismissed on technical points. Mrs M'Rae, wife of Mr M'P-.e, M.L, A., applied for a divorce at Sydney on the grounds of cruelty and adulter /. The evidence of petitioner du.closd most heartless conduct on the part of the respondent. After being in the box for a couple of hours she broke down, and the court adjourned. A boy named Baifcletfc, four years of age, has died in a singular manner at He was standing on a fence waving bis hands at a passing trail', when he was seen to fall. The mother runnin? up found the boy dead, it is supposed trom heart disease.

Great a anoyance has been caused resident' of Maaterton of late by the peregrinations of an eccentric bundle of raja, ; n which is suppoi 1 to exut a woman. This ou' nc ' i °* m i aer y appears to devote itself to nothing jl ,e bufc saturating itself with drink and soliciting Eln ° B, .}\™ quite t:tne the police took action m w . ft matter, tor the public require protection I from such a being.

Says the Feilding Star:—Our attention has been direct 1 to a serious case of lead poisonr'tjg, by which a young man narrowly e caped losing h's life. He took a small quantity of vaseline for sore throat, and became so ill that a medical man was called in, who pronounced it to be poisoning from absorp. tion of lead contained in the vaseline. There is bo medic-ne or liniment more frequently used, especially for clr'dren, and one canrot say but that cisesof mortr'ity have occurred from this cause. We may inform our read en there, a a cheap preparation of petroleum sold n vaseline, difficult to distinguish from the genirae article, wh-'ch latter is or"y obtfir ",ble from authorised cheu 'ta.

Football clubs are so popular and I make so much money iu England that ] many ot them are converted into jointBtock companies. I A vaccinator in Wellington recently I inoculated a healthy calf with a view to j obtaining a supply of pure lymph. ) The Palmerston North Borough Council has decided to grant the Mayor of the town a honorarium of £oo. TheWoodville Examiner is exultant because it has discovered that the Bailway Commissioners are possessed of a few shares in the Gear Meat Co. Sixty-three nominations have been received by the Mastertrn Opaki Jockey Club for the handicap events at tbe forthcoming hack race meeting. The flax industry in the Wairarapa is now almost at a standstill. Compared with last year comparatively no fibre is being exported. This is consequent upon the low price obtained for the article in the Home market.

A letter from the Argentine Republic states that at that place onions are 4d each ; potatoes 2d ; board and lodging from £3 to £4 a week ; extracted teeth, £1 each ; washing shirts, Is 8d ; collars and handkerchiefs, 5d each. A correspondent says:—The Knights of Labor are growing strong ia Eketahuna. The settlers are gradually jo'ning the ranks. Several important measures have been discussed in the Assembly aod if approved of by the District Assembly will be duly placed before the House of Representatives. A fatal accident occurred at Glenelg by which a young lady named Miss Annie Stanton lost her life. B u e attempted to cross the railway just in front of an engine, but slipped and was struck down. The train was stopped within a few yards, but when extricated the bedy was dreadfully mangled. The Justices at Hastings recently sentenced a man named Harris to twelve months' hard labour. When Mr. Miller, the gaoler, received the warrant, he thought, says the Telegraph, that the Justices had exceeded their powers, and sent the warrant to the Governor. On Monday Mr. Miller received a telegram stating that the man would have to be released as the sentence was not in accordance with the law.

The potion taken against Mr Coleman Phillips for alleged breaches of the Land Act comprises two informations. The first of rhese is hid under Section 30 of the Land Act for breach of the same in aiding and abetting Rose J"seph and six others in obtaining lands disposed of by deferred payment not exclusively for their own use and benefit. The second information is not laid under the Act. It charges Mr Philips with soliciting and inciting the simo persons to make applications for lands d'sposed of by deferred payment, not exclusively for their own use, and inciting t&cm to make false declarations that the lands were for their own exclusive use and benefit. The cases are set down for hearing on the 13th March.

The ss. Wainui, from Samoa and Tonga, reports falling in with a severe I hurricane iu the northern part of the' Friendly Group on the 19th instant. She was hove to in the storm for 36 hours. The hurricane was experienced at Tonga and Eastern Fiji, and considerable damage was done to the condemned barque / frica, which went ashore at Samoa, and was expected to be floated off. The eastern portion of Fiji groups and Tavanui are reported to be devastated by the hurricane. On Wednesday says, the Observer, a brake load of flour was being conveyed from Masterton to Greytown, and between the latter town and the Black Bridge one of the bags droppsd off unnoticed by the driver. Soon after a well-known hawker came along and thought he had made a haul. It took little tune for him and his mate to get the flour into their trap. They thought ; t best to get rid of the ; r cargo and on arrival at Carterton they sold the bpg of flour for 7o 6d, ond considered they had done a good stroke of business. Much to the surprise of the principal in the transaction, however, Constable Darby waited upon bim in respect to the little matter, He at once owned up to the soft impeachment, and he wi'.l have to "anti-up" the seven and six. A Monster Clearing Sale of Drapery and Clothing will be held during the next few days at L, J. Hooper and Cos' Bon Marche. Every artiole in the warehouse wi'.l be offered at greatly reduced prices. The Sale will commence on Saturday morcing, January 31st, at 8 o'clock. A tremendous sacrifico of Dress Goods, Millinery, Ladies' Jackets, Mantles, Corsets, Straw Gcods, Hosiery and Gloves, Umbrellas and Parasols, etc etc. will be made to make room for Fresh Shipments to arrive. So be ready for bargains in every department at Hooper's Monster Sale commencing Saturday morning, January 31st, at 8 o'clock. We shall sell, and those that patronize the Bon Marche Monster Clearing Sale will reap the benefit of our being overstocked. Hooper and Co, Bon Marche. advt.

The Clothing Stock at Hooper's Bon Marche ./ill be Sold at Ner.t Cosf during the Great Sale, Mens', Boys' and Ch;ldrens' Clothing, Hats, Bh'rts, Socks, Ties, etc- at exceptionally low prices.