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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3901, 1 September 1891, Page 2

Mr J. Sigvertsen has been appointed ranger to the Mauriceville Road Board. There were fire applications for the position. The Hawaiins say that snails can sing. It is to be '.loped that somebody will immediately hie the snail on theliead. Though the Labour Bureau at Invercargill has been open for two months, only two applications for work were received. Employment for ploughmen and farm hands can be readily obtained. A valuable draught mare belonging to Mr Thomas Chamberlain, of the Upper Plain, had its leg broken on Sunday through being kicked by another horse whilst leaving a stable. The animal had to be destroyed. The following weather report for the past month has bnen furnished by the local stationmaster: — Average temperature, 45*87; rainfall 1'65 on 14 days. Martiuborough was visited by a waterspout on Saturday afternoon. The hail and rain descended so copiously that the main street was quickly flooded a foct deep. One settler lost three little pigs, which were drowned. At Dry River, about two miles distant, there was not a drop of rain. Charles Volhcim, of Masterton, with carnally knowing Ethel Beere, vhoj it is alleged, is under the statutory age, was found not guilty in jne Supreme. Court yesterday, and was 4isr .charged, less than sixteen charges, extending ovep a period of over twelve months, haye been preferred aqafnst Murdoch Me.Keiizie, of forging £he names of various persons to Road Board receipts. The following names and amounts are alleged to hav.e beefl forged Richard Tankersley, £l2 ; B. H, Hois taw, £4 10s ; H. J. Dam £3 ; J, Mawley, it}' £4 16b, £8 14s, £8 IBs, £2 2s, £4 16s ; J. Ducketfc, £lllo*. £7 4s, £1 16s, £1 4s, £5 Bs, £ll6s, £7 4s. It is expected that some sensational disclosures w-ll bo am

The next English and European mail, via Kio., will close at. the Masterton Post Office on Friday next. We remind those interested of the meeting of butchers, bakers, wheelwright] and blacksmiths, at the Club H(/el this evening, to arrange for the annual costume football match. Jt is rumoured that the wife of a wellknown Palmerston gentleman has left her husband and gone to Nelson as a Seventh Day Adyentist missionary, because he would not keep the Sabbath 011 Saturday. A lamb was born (dead)at Waituna a few days age with three hind legs, four front legs, two breast bones, and one head.

Three boys were fined Is each, and 15s costs, for snowballing a Chinaman at Naseby. About fourteen lads were engaged in the affair, and the Chinaman was very severely cut about the face. Horse fleeh would se9m to be at a discount at Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, where a mob of 29 horses, mostly young and unbroken, only realised £4O. Some of the auimals were knocked down at 7s each. Sir William Manning says that the gambling which is going on throughout New South Wales in shops, especially in tobacconists' shops, is degrading the whole character ot the Colony. Sir George Whit more, it is stated, i 8 about to give up Legislative employmen 6 and embark in the flour trade. He intends to start roller flour mills at Hastings. An enterprising Melbourne doctor has for once stolen a march on his American rivals. The practitioner in question has boldly announced in the leading papers that—' In all cases in which his efforts are not crowned with success he will guarantee to pay half the funeral expenses.'

Four hundred subscribers in South Australia recently formed themselves into a league for the purpose of resisting the delivery of tbe Picturesque Atlas, is about £20,0<)0 was involved in the battle, it was fought out by the best lawyers in the Colony, and the Picturesque Atlas Company won all along the line.

There is a rumour in Wellington that a pamphlet is to be published which is to contain a curious history of a dispute that has taken place between one ot the unsuccessful candidates for the city of Wellington and his secretary at the late elections. A. local artist has been instructed to furnish portraits of the principal actors in the dispute. The Feilding Star hears there is a new combination lormed in the House, designated the' Wash-house Party,'composed presumably of members who do their own washing on the premises. Oi course it would be out of keeping for any members of 1 The great Labour Party ' to employ a laundress. A young lady of Wellington, eighteen years of age, writes to a friend in Napier as follows:—"I already feel myself to be an embryo voter, and am going in for : the study of politics, so as to qualify myself for the next general elections. Fancy Mr Fish wanting to make the age of women thirty-five before they could note: no wonder, for he is doomed to political death when we go to the poll 1' A large shark, 13ft Gin long, was caught in the waters of Moieton Bay, Queensland, some tew weeks ago by Mr : Grouch. On the animal being opened the I following collection wa* discovered 21 sea mullet, a native bear, an opposum, a turtle's fin, an ignana, a wallaby, a carpet snake 3st Gin long, and several minor articles of commerce.

Christian Hansen, aminer, at Bendigo, met with a terrible experience a few days ago. He was in the shaft at the Summer Hill Mine, when the water bucket tore off a slab from the side ef the shaft. The slab fell 400 ft on to Hansen's shoulder, and went through his arm from the shoulder to the elbow. Be waß brought to the surface with the slab still in him, and Dr Hinchcliff removed the wood. Luckily the bone was not broken, nor were the main arteries injured.

The Western Mail, published in Western Australia says So far as Western Australia is concerned, Bhe will gladlj receive all the capable colonists New Zealand can send her, but there are two classes of people who are not wanted and those are the agitators and the faddists.

Murdoch M'Kenzie was brought up on remand yesterday afternoon, charged with forging the name of J. Duckett to a Road Board receipt. Mr Beard appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Skipper, instructed by Mr Pownall, for the - defence. The accused was further remanded till Monday uezt, bail being allowed in himself £2OO and two sureties of £IOO each.

A singular story is given currency by the Manawatu Standard as follows : Whilst splitting a few weeks ago Mr W. Heid foanii inside tne heart of the timber a small reptile known as the wood lizard. How it had managed to get there seems a mystery aa the log was perfectly sound all through, and not a single hole was discovered in any part of the wood. The finder plaoed the lizard in a bottle and after keeping it confined for five weeks, during which time it had nothing to live upon, it gave birth to a young one.

A young man named John William M'Carthy, a storeman, 23 years of age, who died in the Melbourne Hospital

on the 14th inst., has furnished an unfortunate example of the disastrous results which may follow upon an insignificant injury. On the afternoon of the Bth inst. he was cutting a piece of board for a Mrs Wilson, who resides in Albany place, off Queensberry street, Carlton, when he trod on a nail, The nail pierced the flesh of his foot, but only slightly, and after being bathed and poulticed the puncture ceased to cause any pain. Next day M'Carthjr complained of a pain in his neck, and as he grew worse he was taken to the hospital on Friday. He continued to sink, and died tbe same night from lockjaw. The Melbourne correspondent of the

Hokitika Star recently sent the following ;—a day or two ago a housewife bought a leg of mutton and duly put it into the oven to roast, which ii about the only thing it ever occurrs to the a»eras:e housewife to do. It ha 4 not roasted there more than a very few minutes when the butcher came in hot haste and demanded the joint. She laughed at him. He had brought another, but she declined to look at it. He then offered her 10s to boot, but by that time she smelt a mouse, and could not be induced to listen. He raised his price again, but he had to «o, as she remarked that what it wai worth to him it was .forth to her. He went, irate, discontented and denunciated, and she decided at once to

probe her prize, thinking probably that it was stuffed with bank notes or had a few sovereigns concealed in it. Sure enough she presently found the skewer strike a metallic substance, but it was only a pound or two in weight he had dexterously thrust into ,the "joint to picrease the weight, and had forgotten to remove. He had cheated the Ijousewife put Qjf J)d, but he will riot for many a Ion? day forcjet wfeat it cobl him in fine, cosis, and loss of custom. Pecure without delay some of these bargains in Sheetings. Single bed Sheetings syds for 2 s lid,syds for Br fid. Double bed Sheefcines syds for tfa lid, syds for $s 6d, Crimean Sheetfnsrs 4yds for 2s 6d, 4yd? f° r 2s J. Id, 4yds for 3s 3d, for 3c 64. 4yds for 3s l|Ld. These are all remarkably cheap at fchg Sale of Surplus Winter Stock, Te Aro House, Wellington. Secure without delay some of these bargains in Welsh Flannels, 6yds for 3a lid, 6yds for 5s 6d, 6yds for 6s lid, 6yds for 7s lid, 6yds for 8s lid. Scarlet flannels §yds for 2s lid, 6yds for 3a lid 6yds- for 5b 6d, tJvds for 7s lid, 6yda for 8s lid. All sterling value, best maker* ftijd at sale prices. The' Sale ot Surplus \yinjsef §tgpk,?e Aro fjotfse, Wellington. Secure sonje of these bargains without dejay, 12yds Stoui Broyiji" fioltys fot 2s lid, 12yds Strong Brown Holjand for 4s lid, 12yds Twilled Selicia for Is 6d, 12yds Grey Cotton Lustres tor 2s lid, 12yds Grey Cotton Lustre for 3s lid at the Sale of Surplus Winter Stock,Te Aro House, Wellington.

The fortnightly meeting of the ftlasterton Borough Council will be held this evening.

Kow Kee.alikely looking Celestial, has opened a greengrocer's business in Queen street.

"A. Tramp, Esq.,"who ij a well known celebrity of the North Island, is at present in Masterton.

The leading character in the performance of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" in the Theatre .Royal this evening will be sustained by Miss Ruby Kennedy, a charming little actress of eight or nine summers, whose thoroughly realistic interpretation of her difficult part is a ! treat to witness.

At the Wairarapa BacingClub Meeting on Saturday, it was, on the casting vote of the President, decided that there should be only one day's raciug on New Year's Day, and that L4OO should be given in stakes. This action has given certain dissatisfaction to many members as it was arranged at the time of the amalgamation of the Club that there should be a two day'B meeting at the New 'Sear. A requisition is being signed to urge the Stewards to call a fresh meeting to reconsider the matter. A small committee was appointed to settle tbe difficulty which has arisen between the Club and the lessee of the Greytown course. Mr N. Grace was elected VicePresident in the place of Mr Bunny, deceased.