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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3826, 3 June 1891, Page 2

A meeting in connection with the Co-operative Farmers' Alliance is to be held at Eketahuna tnis evening. The man Floyd, charged .vith the murder of Veitch at Wairoa South, is to be examined ai to his sanity. His Excellency the Governor is now the gutst of Mr W. E. Bidwill of Pjhautea, where he has gone for a few days' Bhoot'ng. Another slip occurred on the Manawatu Gorge on Sunday, and the passengers and mails by Monday's trains had to he exchanged. A whale has, during the past few days, been disporting itself off New Brighton, and has been frequently seen by residents and visitors. The annual meetmg of members of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association takes place this afternoon. By an order of the Supreme Court, the Public Tiustee has been appointed Administrator of the real and persoual estate of the late W : 'Jiam Croft, of Masterton.

Compensation is, we understand, being olaimed from Mr A. W. Benall by Mrs Tayler, of Masterton, for damage to her property by the obstructing of the Waipoua river. Should the demand not be conceded the case will be heard in the District Court.

A most peculiar accident happened at Warmambool (Victoria) on the 11th inst. The Helen JNicoll, s.s., was alongside the jetty, pitching and surging on the sea that was rolling in, when suddenly the spring parted, and one of the links of the cable broke with such force as to hurl it through the window of an hotel 3CO yds distant, and also through a partition. Nobody happened to be along the track at the time.

At a district meeting of the Knights of Labor at Palmerton, it was resolved that the following motion by Bro Tansey, of Woodville, be poatponed till next district meeting.—" That where any estate exceeds 10,000 acres, any number of bona fide settlers, rot less iban five, shall be entitled to buy any portion of it at the property or land tax valuation, with ten per cent added, the owner being allowed to reserve a certain area, such as homestead, etc." Mr. Jardine, the Provisional Secretaiy of .the proposed Co-operative Farmers' Alliance, requests us to state that an agent will be appointed in this district at an early date to supply all information regaining the Association. During last year about 22,000 lbs of cheese were manufactured at the Fam« ham factory, situated on the banks of the Meri River in the Western district, Victoria, and realised the satisfactory price of 5d a lb. Mr. A. W. Renall stated last evening that his son Joßeph, of Gladstone, had fifty tons of potatoes on his hands which he could not dispose of at any price, owing to the market being glutted. A drag load of rabbitters left Masterton this morning for Blairlogie, where poisoning operations are to commence without delay. One ot many .promises made at the Masterton Borough licensing election in 1886 was that if the number of licenses were inci eased the price ot beer would be reduced to Bd. It is well known how this promise has been fulfilled ! Corporal Tidswell, of Featherston, is the winner of a silver medal presented by the Government for the best shot in the district. Corporal Tidswell scored 74 points. The following WoodyilJe items appear in Monday's Examiner: —The most of the unemployed are now at work on the Makairo Valley road, Tiraumea, opening a road into the Crown landß at the back. ——The wrestling match at Mr Scott's mart on Saturday night between J. Sutherland and W. Murray was won by Murray. Mr A. McHardy has sold tho whole pf his fat wethers to Messrs Nelson Bros., at 18sper head.—=rMr T, Gilbert eyidently possesses a rich bit of land on Pinfold read. He has shown us a Lupton Kidney potato grown there which is 15 inches in length and 11 inches in circumference, and weighs 3i lbs. A Paris paper gravely, and in apparently good faith, informs its readers chat J. L. Sullivan, the prize fighter, is a son of Sir Arthur Sullivan the composer! For thumping and laughable blunders about other countries command us to the French press. The wonder is that Sir Arthur was not dubbed "Lord Sullivan Esquire-" At a meeting of carters and firewood splitters held at Woodville on Saturday night, it was stated thpt splitters were now working for four shillings a day. It wis resolved that the following be the charges for general carting:—l horse an 4 dray, 12s per day, 2 horses 1.35, 3 botses 20s. The charges for firewood carting were fixed at 1£ miles 5s per cord ; over that to 3 miles 6s ; over 3 railec 6s 6d. The following rates for splitting and carting were also decided upon :—Bough wood, £s per load; tawa 4ft 13s, 2ft 16s; matai. 4ft 14s, 2tt 18s ; rata, 4ft 15s, 2ft 20s; rough wood 8s per cord.

At the meeting of the Featherston Licensing Committee on Monday the police reported favourably of the manner in which all the he uses had been conducted. Tbe Chairman, Mr William Cucdy, said that if the hotels are not better conducted during the next t velve months they would be closed, if it were within the law. The public of Featherston had been very considerate in the past. He hoped that tbe few remarks he had made would have the desired effect and put a stop to the desecration of the Sabbath by drunkenness and blasphemy, which persons had been subjected to In going and returning from church. He would direct the constable to pay special attention to this in the future.

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 Bouse.

This shipment comprises in all over ! 600 pairs of the yery best blankets it is i possible to buy in the various qualities, and as we purchase from the best manu« facturers, 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 inter* mediate and higher qualities better value is not to be obtained, go where vou will. It should, therefore, be a foregone conclusion that for these thiugs you should visit Te Aro House.

For large size, for extra weight, for good qualify, and for durability we would strongly recommend our one guinea blankets, and would unhesitatingly assert tha£ these are the best guinea worth of wool and warmth jn Wellington. As in the p&at so now, we expect to "have nutrerous enquirj.es for pur guinea blankets, at T<* Aro House. Other quplities in Colonial and English blankets and of every size we keep up to three guineas per pair, at To Aro House.—/pvx.

The result of the Sydenham licensing case is awaited with considerable interest in Masterton, as upon the decision will rest to a large extent the validity of the local election. Captain Jackson Barry, the pioneer author and colonist, is now lecturiu" in the Forty-Mile Bush. ° Professor Carl Hartz gave one of his really clever performances in the Masterton Theatre Royal last evening to a, fairly large and appreciative audience. After going through a varied and astonishing programme he presented a number of articles to members of the aHdience, a handsome stutfed peacock falling to the lot of Mr Petersen.

In the charge of sheep stealing r. u Eketahjna against Johan Jacob Junger, it was Btated in the Supreme Court yesterday that prisoner found the sheep hi a creek on his land (alongside which the witnesses for the Crown admitted tlat it was killed), and that he took iu out, and fioding it nearly dead, cut iti throat, and took its flesh home as food for his dogs. Prisoner gave evidence to this effect. Thomas Bayliss and Wil'iam Timmins.neighbours ot accused, gave him an excellent character. His circumstances were good, am" Mr. Thomins described h«'m as beng - ood natured and liberal to a 'ault, his nature being altogether inconsistent with the idea that he would prey .upon his neighbours'flocks. The jury returned a verdict of "Not Guilty," and Junger was discharged.

Sporting men would find it greatly to their adyantage by corresponding with A. J. Jacobs, the professional Taxide: • mist from London. B;rds, fish, animals and reptiles preseryed and mounted in the highest style. Every description of sfeins preserved or tanned and made into rugs, etc. Work done in all its branches ao lowest rates. Correspondence in all parts of the globe. 30 years' experience. All work guaranteed. Highest price given, or work done in exc'iange 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. Catt's, hairdresser, Carterton, wi'l be attended to.— Amr.