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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3825, 2 June 1891, Page 2

We have received the "Monthly Record and Review" for May, which is full of matter of interest to the trade.

At the Supreme Court yesterday, James Mclnness, alias Harry Morley, pleaded guilty to the charge of arson at Alfredton, and was sentenced to three years' penal servitude. The present population of the town of Pullman, Illinois, U.S.A. is 11,000, It was founded by the builder of the "Pullman Cars," who has always forbidden the common sale of drink. It has no magistrates, gaols, crime statistics, charities for the poor, nor j asylums for lunatics.

An extraordmaiy occurrence is reported by one of the 'New Zealand Herald's' country correspondents. About two months ago a furze thorn entered one of the eyes of Mr A. Boche, and a few days ago worked its w*y oat pf the other j «ye. J

Messrs Lowes aud lorns add to their sale for Wednesday next 20 bullocks.

The Hon. Mr Cadman, Native Minister, paid a visit to the Wairarapa on Saturday. Tho Union Company took over the Taamanian Steam Navigation Compmy's steamers ye:teiday morning. Two consumptive patients are reported to have been cured at Warrnambool by twenty-eight injections of tuberculine.

It. is estimated that a sum of about £65 is required to place the Masterton school appliauces on a proper footing. The Education Board is to be applied to for this amount, In o'»r opinion it is about time that this committee made a clean breast of its financial condition.

Sarah Bernhardt opened in the "Candle," Melbourne. She received a tremendous welcome from the audience. A long descriptive account of tho performance was cabled to the Par's office of the New York Hetald.

The Marton Mercury states that Baron Hirsch, the Jewish millionaire, whose name has appeared so often in recent cables, was once a storekeeper on the .Thames goldfield. At the final tie in the Yorkshire Busby Union Challenge matches, 20,000 people were pr«seut. The gate receipts alone amounted to £IOOO.

Mrs Sstacey, formerly a playmate of Queen Victoria, whose story has been frequently before the public, died in a London work house recently.

The uew list of Justices of the Peace contains the names of 1700 persona. Th»re are 500 police, officers and men, in the colony, so that this gives us a proportion of nearly two and a half Justices to every policeman,—quite enough fcr the latter to look after, A girl in Kentucky has recovered £IOO damages from a steamboat company for naming a boat after her without asking her permission, and they must rename the boat. She took offence at » marine item stating that "Kittie Marshal took the lower chute and ran her nose into a plantation." A horse bearing the extraordinary name of Schlecmuchenraistic took part in a hurdle race at Brisbane recently. He didn't win. The weight was too much j for him to carry home successfully. Mr Duncan Wright, the Evangelist,

well known in this district, has proceeded to Melbourne! with the view of prosecuting evangelistic work during part of the winter both in Victoria and New South Wales.

The Maoris at Parihaka are alarmed at a report which has been spread among them that 2,600 soldiers are going up there next month to shoot them.

It is rumoured (says the Manawatu

Standard) th.it one of the prominent residents of the Fqxton district who has "dummied" some of the Government sections at Levin, ii awaiting the result of investigations in that quarter with anything but the proper composure his position would warrant.

Two very prime bullocks, bred in Napier and imported into Canterbury last spring;, were sold at the Addington Ysrds the other day for £l2 10s each. They were estimated to weigh about 12001b net.

The following is an extract from the

Australian Star :—" If our undergrads do not mend their ways we shall have to arrange a crioket match and call it "Gentlemen v University Students." Several lady teachers in the Auckland district have been sent to out districts

where there is no accommodation except at public houses, and some of them now threaten to resign if not sent to better districts.

The Grey 'Star' gives currency to a rumor "that Mr Inspector Goodall's removal is due to his action during the recent strike. Indeed it is said tjl}at several of the labor delegates waited upon Government usin? their influence to secure his removal." Surely this cannot be true? (says the Westport Times). Mr Goodall only did his duty during the strike, and did it in a conciliatory manner.

The state of the labour market in

Wellington may be gathered from the following advertisement, which appears ! hi the Evening Post :—• " The advertiser will give a bonus of L sto any person that can procure him in the City of Wellington a permauent situation as clerk, storeinan, messenger, or any work of a light capacity, accustomed to drive ; good references given." Mr John Tully, J.P., who died at Greytown on Saturday, arrived in the colony as a surveyor's cadet in 1842. At his death he was 65 years of age. A man suspeoted of having printed indecent inscriptions on the church and Masonic Hall at Waipawa has been thoroughly tarred by some of the indignant townspeople. The case is likely to be brought into Court. ( Weabels are said to be becoming plentiful in the West Waitapu Block, and some of the settlers' cats are having fine sport with this Government importation.

A mammoth fossjl, supposed to be a petrified whale, has been discovered by a selector at Muddy Creek, near Hamilton- Pieces broken off the rocky looking specimen exhibit unmistakable traces of its having once .been some living creature. The Train of the flesh can be plainly traced, as well as what appears to have been fatty tissue, Mr Gaulton, manager for Mr A. Booth, on the Middle Bun, was violently thrown from his horse on Saturday, and picked np insensible. He was riding after some horses, when he came in violent contact with tho wires of a fenceHe was pitched off and fell on his head, which resulted in concussion of the brain.

Commenting on Mr. J. Spence's retirement from the public service through the action of the Minister for Lands, the Otago Daily Times says : "Unless we much mistake the public temper, Mr. McKenzie has this time overshot the mark. A few more such instances of disgraceful favouritism, and of such reckless disregard of the important interests placed under his control, and the Premier will find it absolutely neceßsary to relegate his < Minister of Lands to the comparative obscurity from which it seems tolerably clear he should never have emerged. We have conceived it to be our duty tospeakstronriy aboutthis violation byMrM'Kenzie of the principles of juatica and conscientiousness in the administration of his official duties; and we shall await with some curiosity the defence pf bis conduct which he will most certainly be compelled to make when parliament meets—both as to his aotion in practically causing the retirement of Mr Spence and as to the transfer of a ranger who was satisfactorily performing hiß duties, in order that the appointment might be giyen to a friend," A further lot of our celebrated English blankets has iust come to hand per ship .Nelson, and are now ready for selection at Te Aro House.

This shipment comprises in all over 600 pairs of the very best blankets it is possible to buy in the various qualities, and as we purchase from tbe best manufacturers, we get them at the very lowest market prices for cash, and will sell them correspondingly cheap, at Te Aro House. In white blankets we commence at the very low price of six and elevenpence, and go upwards to the very best produced from the very best looms in the world. If you take the low quality, we can recommend it as astonishingly good for the money, and in all the intermediate and higher qualities better value is not to b9 obtained, go where vou will. It should, therefore, be a foregone conclusion that for these things you should visit Te Aro House.

For large size, for extra weight, for good quality, and fqr durability we wquld strongly recommend our one guinea blankets, and would unhesitatingly assert that these are the best guinea worth of wool and warmth in Wellington. As mthe past so now, we expect to have numerous enquiries for our guinea blankets, at Te Aro House. Other qualities in Colonial and English blankets and of every Bize we keep up to three guineas per pair, at Te Avo House.— l^Yi,

llabbit poisoning commenced on the large run's in Boufch V> airarapa yesterday. Fl-iur was sold at Croydon last week for £45 per ton, while horse feed could not be had for money. Eabbits are su plentiful at Cromwell that the Corporation haß decided to cal! tenders for destroying them within the borough. It is rumoured that a number of the new J. F.'s, and other members of the "party" who are without portfolio, are to be elevated to the Upper House. We understand that litigation is about to take place over the Borough of Masterton water supply. The licensing election for the Masterton district takes place in September next, and for the Cast.lepjint district in December. On these dates the local option poll is to be taken. According to tho Advocate the following notice is posted up in a conspicuous place at Birmingham:— For sale—One hundred acres of land m the Birmingham "Penal" Settlement, 30 acres m grass, 20 acres felled, not burned, 55 chains wire fence erected, Dont all speak at once, but apply to A. L. Stokes, Birmingham.

Messrs. Lowes and lorns hold their fortnightly Stock Sale to-morrow. The entries at present are as follows: 250 Merino ewes, 160 ewes in lamb, 60 fat ewes, 20 fat wethers, 170 lambs, 20 head of beet, 20 bullocks, 20 head of mixed cattle, dairy stock, horses of all classes, iucluding the Race Horse Lyttelton, pigs, etc, etc. A correspondent of the Rangitikei Advocate says a family recently arrived in Marion, rented a house, and at once applied for charitable relief. This was granted, including house rent, firewood and necessaries. Enquiries brought to light the fact that they originally came from itlast«rton, and steps were taken to return them to their town, but some two months or mere expired before tinal arrangements were made for their departure, and during this period their name became public, with the result that the Paimeroton papers "deplored the ! return of that bland family to be again a burden to them." Today I note that the Marton Borough Council has received notice from the secretary of the Benevolent Society at Masterton, stating that he will return them to Marton at the expense of this district. The natural and only, inference to be drawn from the foregoing history of this fai.aly is that thoy actually did hail from Masterton, and that after a sojourn in that "gourmand for charitable aid funds" centre, they were once more moved on, and have probably visited every town in the Wellington provincial district at the expense of the charitable aid funds. Sporting men would find it greatly to their advantage by c with A. J. Jacobs, the professional Taxidermist from London. Birds, fish, animals and reptiles preserved and mounted in the highest style. Every description of skins preserved or tanned and made into rugs, etc Work done in all its branches ao lowest rates. Corrcapon dence in all parts of the globe. 30 years' experience. AU work guaranteed. Highest price given, or work done in exchange for huias, crows. New Zealand quail, and other birds. N. Z. birds wanted in any quantity. Orders left at Mr. Williams,' tobacconist, Masterton, or Mr. Oatt's, hairdresser, Carterton, will be attended to,— Advt.