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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3794, 25 April 1891, Page 2

The census returns of Blenheim show a population of 3291, as against 2116 In 1881.

All interested in the formation of a gymnasium in Masterton are requested to meet in the Drill Hall to-uight.

It is notified in another column that Mr G. S. W. Dalrymple has been appointed resident agent of the New York Life Insurance Company for the Wairarapa district.

A meeting of those interested in the formation ot a Trotting Club will be held in the Club Hotel this evening. Rinkists are reminded that skating commences in the Theatre Boyal this evening. Mr Oorrie Johnston delivers an address in the Theatre Royal to-morrow evening. Since the Ist of this month 258,231 carcases of mutton have been despatched Irom this colony to England.

Tbettaxmill at Kabautara which is being worked by Mr Cbinnery is turning out some excellent fibre.

Mr E. H. Buckeridge is about to apply for a license for a hotel to bu called the Waihenga Hotel. The Autumn Show of ihe Greytown Horticultural Society is to be hold on Friday and Saturday next. The balance of the Ponatahi estato, East Ruamahunaa, containing 2400 acres lias been sold to Messrs D. and P. M'Laren for 17900.

A partner in the firm of Clement and dons, Glasgow, lias started for New Zealand for the purpose of erecting co-operative butter factories m this colony. Messrs M. Nielson, W. Timmins, J. Carter, W. A, Bowse, F. D. Pelhuff, T. Maijnsell, T. Bayliss and Nils Nilsop haye been nominated for seats on the Eketahuna School Committee,

The following gentlemen have been nominated for the Fcatherston School Committee: —Messrs J. (3, Cos, W. Hodder, H. Nieison, C. Cundy, M. Jackson, W. Benton, D. A. Smith, and W. Fife.

For kicking his wife to death at Walhalla (Victoria) a man named Harrington has been sentenced to sixteen years penal servitude, whilst in the same colony for criminal assault another man has been sentenged £o deajih. It wiil interest Mfostertonians to kijow that Mr S. H. wickerson is no\y editor of the Tenteifield "Record," a very neat provincial paper published in New South Wales. Mr A. Baillie is reporter on the Armidale "Chronicle," Mr P. f'reeth reporter on the Mepean"Timrs," and Mr T. K. Blinkhome,manager of the Gwydir "Examiner," all in .New South Wales. The Catholic Times, referring to the action of Mr Bennett, of Eketahuna, in refusing to furnish a report of the recent examinations to the Press, says;—We fear there js trouble in store for Mr. Bennett— we really do, Such a number of fine, haughty, gifted young persons have started out with the fixed determination to be a law «nlo themselves and to wipe their boots upon the editor man, and where are they now*/ If the Educational Institute has really issued instructions forbiddiup its members t<> send reports to the press, we feel sorry for the Institute, but our sorrow does not blind us to the fact that if the Institute haj/ii dope this thin" then the Institute is a Hasj# A individuals wjth an address which would do justice to the highest magnate in the land, and a peculiar aristocratic gait, presented his noble form, in our office yesterday and, having obtained an interview with the editor, unfolded the followiug pathetic story" Y m will be somewhat surprised when J inform you that lam a rabbitter. 1 thought £hat I might, by way of relieving the monotony, pay a yisit. The fact of the matter is, sir, lam soinewhfct embarrassed financially and will be glad if you can render me a little assistance. Having spent what money 1 had in the purchase of the real necessities of life, I find myself in a condition of absolute impecuniosity, unci haYjtJE, for been a patron of the fragrant weed, 1 aity -.a/: a Joss to know how to procure a ?uj>ply. Could_y«u lend me half-a-crown, sir ? 1 shall deem it a personal obligation and _ will be in town in a few days with skids when I iyi}l return the amount with interest. The editor, considering this a genuine case for charity, referred the visitor ty the Secretaiy of the Beueyfjlent Society, and extended to him his sincppeisfc sympathy in his unfortunate position, Weare gtyd to that oursportsmen and others can n»w haye bU'ds counted m the highest style, aa John Jacobs, the professional preserver of birds, Hah, and animals, Jjas arrived here from London. Highest price given for liuias, crows, New Zealand quajl, and other birds, stags heads and skins. Feathers cleaned, dyed and curled, fur skins tanned and dressed, rabbit skins made into rugs, bullock's horns polished and mouptgd in the highest style. Orders left at Mr f, iteenif:efi.'g, clo?e to Bank of New Zealand, Carterton, or Mr Uatt s, Hair Dresser.—Auvr.

Contracts to the amount of £3500 are now in hand in Grey town.

It is estimated that the accounts of the Victorian Railway Department this year will show a deficit of £300,000.

The visit of the Salvation Musical Troupe to Masterton and Kketahuua has been unavoidably postponed for a week. Householders are reminded that they ! may record their votes iu the Theatre Royal on Monday next for the School Committee election, eitlier daring the day or iu the eveniug. Sarah Bernhardt, the world famed actress, is under au engagement with Mr W. H. Abby, of New York, and will vrive in New Zealand by the Monoivai next month. She is making a colonial tour of three months, and will act her best tragedy pieces.

A retiring New South Wales rabbi* inspector was asked to fill up a certain department return. Herd's an extract from the paper he sent in:—Question, "How many rabbits are there in your district?" Answer, "Goodnessonly knows, I don't," Q. "What do you think the j proper height for a rabbit-proof fence?" A., ' 'Sufficiently high to prevent a man slinging rabbits over it."

Considerable rivalry exists between two Native football teams —ono from Horowhenua and the other from Wairarapa—and as a result one team challenged the other to play a match for' £SO a side. The match (says the Manawatu Times) was decided upon, but the parties are unable to agree aB to the centesting ground One team wishes it to be played at Otaki, and the other Natives want the match fought out_ at Palmerston, for the reason they assign, that thei'3 are more "policemen" here ! Comment is needless.

One of the applications received by the Dunedin County Council for the position of baths keeper at Pelichet Bay was couched in the following original i terms :—"Here goes another forlorn hope. Dear Sirs, —I beg to apply to you for the job at the baths, Pelichet Bay, but as I don't happen to know anyone here, 1 expect it is no good, but ae it is public I will take a jump at it and try my luck. As the Bible says: "Seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened," but I am doubtful of it."

, An unpleasant experience with burgar lately befell Mrs Lewis, the wife of a dealer living at Brunswick, near Melbourne. She was awakened in the middle of the night hearing someone tryinp the back door. She then saw a man pass her bedroom door, and, jumping up, she took a purse containing £7los in gold and ran out of the room. Unfortunately, however, she ran right into a second man's arms, and the fright caused her to faint. When she recovered, the thieves had disappeared, taking the purse with them. Mr Lewis was away in Sydney, and there was no one else in the house with his wife but her two children.

M ?. J ustics A' Beckett (N. S. Wales) had recently to define the term " habitual drunkard," as used in the new Divorce Act in that colony, which is based mainly on the lines of Mr. Samuel's proposed Divorce Bill for New Zealand. He said it must be clearly understood that those words did not relate to a case wheie a .'man ordinarily sober occasionally got drunk, lost his situation and became less able to support his wife. They did not refer to a case where a woman unfortunately married a drunkard, that is, a man who did his best to work, but occasionally broko out. He was not an habitual drunkard. That man, however, was au habitual drunkard who habitually left his wife without means of support.

Masterton storekeepers ami business men generally are warned against a family who have recently left Grey town and a hoat of sorrowing creditors. The husband is a busli-fallor and takes suchlike contracts. The wife during the day goes round and ruus up the bills. While they were in Grey town (says the S hoid«nl) they lived like fighting-cocks, and not content with victimising the storekeepers of this placo, took a pleasant journey to Martinborougii occasionally and relieved the monotony of that by goiny to Featherston now and then for gocds. They paid for nothing that could possibly be avoided, and it i« said that though the husband was a bankrupt not a yre&t while ago, lie has a banking account. They are daylight robbers, and we are glad to hear that the storekeepers of Greytown had combined to prosecute the husband. The wife is one of those brazen women who will go into a shop and tell the most bare faced lies with ;,s much gravity as a cow chewing the cud.

A regretful incident is saiil to have occurred recently at a dissent chapel in tlio City of London. One e ening two young women, attired in the slums costume of the Salvation Army, entered the sacred edihee, in which service was about to commence. With more or less of politeness, some of the officials intimated to" them that people of their class was not expected there, and they left the church. Somewhat of a spnsatjon was caused a few days afterwards, when the minister narrated the incident from the pulpit, anid declared that his own daughter and her friend hp-d been refused admittance to his own church because they were wearing the garb of those who had devoted themselves to the oauae of Christ and humanity. Such an occurrence is not likely to recur at that place. That it Bhould have taken place at all is disgraceful; but it is surely of the irony of fate that the incident should have occurred just at the time when everybody is aakiug, '• Why don't the workins; classes go to church ?"

- Twit cases of bigamy were heard at the Central Couit, Sydney, recently. Both the defendants wera elderly men, and the circumstances in each case were unusual. The first char?e was preferred against a man named George Taylor, who was proved to have married two women over forty years ago, deserting each soon after marriage. He was | committed for trial, In the second caso the accused, whose name is Francis Millham, married his first wife thirty years ago. Soon afterwards his .wite left him and went to live with another mai>. He then lived with another woman, who fiqre him a child, and, according to tl>e accused, gavg )iim no peace until he ijiarried heir, although she thought that he was already married. The second marriage took place in 1877, and the bigamy was only discovered recently in consequence of a ouarrel between Millham-and his second wife, which culminated in police court proceedings, and this disclosed the relationship between the parties. He was gommitted for trial.

The public are invjteil to inspect the New Sliipmeuts ot winter gpods just opening up at the Bon Marche. Messrs, L. J. Hooper and Co notify the arrival of a large quantity of novelties for the Coming Winter Season. This firm has always held the first place in this town for Fashionable Drapery, Millinery, etc, and no doubt their importations this eason "lyill surpass any of their previous ones. Special notice is directed to the Ladies' Show Room, which ia= crowded with the Latest Fashions, Further Particulars will appear in a future issue of this paper. The Tailoring department at the Bon Marche is assnmingenormous dimensions The quantity of clothing turned out in this department requires to be soen to be credited. The make and fit is equal to some of ths best Wet* End tailors, the linings and trimmings are also of the best Quality. The prices vary from 40s to 00s the suit according to the quality of tweed selected. A vjait to Jfessrs L. J. Hqoper and Co.'s warehouse will repay the trpublje. Over in o thousand patterns of tweed all showji to select from. The Dress and Mantle departmen to the Bon Marche is a sight to lovers of fashion yery seldom met with. A tirst class Dressmaker with a large stail of assistants is kept on premises To rnpet the requirements of the ladies. Goijd ijt qrjd style at moderate price*' guaranteed- *' All the newest designs and materials in Dresa Goods are now being exhibited together with trimmings etc to /a atcb. \ visit to their well Lighted Warehouse isxholicited by L. J. Hooper aud Co., Drapers and Clothier#, Maeterton.