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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3915, 17 September 1891, Page 2

A meeting to transact important business will be held by the Masterton Rifle Volunteers after the parade this evening. Two very severe shocks of earthquake were felt atLyttelton at 11.50 yesterday morning, accompan'ed by a loud rumbling noise. The boot operatives strike at Auckland is virtually at an end, the funds of the strikers being exhausted. The strike has lasted six months, and has cost £6OOO. During the last agricultural year the wheat yield of New South Wales was 3,649,216 bushels, leaving a deficiency of three bushels per head oa the consumption of the whole population. A young man at Sandon had a pain in hi 3 stomach. He was advised to take a few drops of chlorodyne. He did so, but his arithmetic being rather faulty he lost count and took an overdose. It was with the greatest difficulty he was induced to awaken from his slumbers. It is expected that the Masterton contingent of shearers who are at present in Queensland, *ill return to New Zea» land some time in November. Efforts are being made to form a cricket club at Ekatahuna. A meeting of those interested is to be held at Pelling's Club Hotel at 7.30 Bharp on Saturday evening, it l? hoped that as many as can pos-ibly da so will attend.

The Secretaries of the Arb >r Day Ba'l are receiving responses to their invitations from all directions, and granted fine weather evening, the Palace Hall, Greytown, will present a very pay and festive appearance. A covered-in conveyance will start frcm NeiP's Stables at 6 o'clock sharp to convey Masterton dancers to the scene of enjoyment, and a number have expressed their intention of taking this advantage at such a reasonable fare. V err« requested to state that those entering foi the one guinea prizes will have to wear masks, which can be procured at the door. VVe hope to see seme of the Masterton dancers enter for the competition, i

Nominations for tl 3 position of representative of the W&irarapa and Hutt dia» Uicts on the Wellington Diocesan Synod close at the Lower Hutt on October J 7tli

The Queen Anne's suite in Mr Wni. Whitt's establishment will be ok view for the last time this eveniug, as it will be packed for its destination at Pahiatua 00-morrow.

The Victorian Woollen Mill Company is to be wound up, owing to lack of support. It is the oldest in the colony, having been established in 1853.

Captain Logan, of the s.s. Manapouri, has been found guilty of neglect by the Marine Board of Melbourne, and his certificate has been suspended for a month.

A bey named Kins;, 4£ years of age, was drowned at the Wirokino ferry, Manawatu river, on Tuesday. Mrs S. P. Boys, of Greytown, widow of the former Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for the Wairarapa district, petitions the House for a compassionate allowance. Mr Hogg, M.H.R., has suggested that the Government should offer a bonus for the discovery of an economical and serviceable method of preserving fruit and other vegetable products during transit between this colony and Great Britain.

It will surptise many people to learn that Taranaki exported more but-

ter to the London market during the quarter ending June 3Uth than the whole of the other districts of New Zealand combined.—-Taranaki Herald. A strike of laundresses occurred in Sydney owing to the dismissal of a girl by the manager for negligence, in mixing the clothes. The girl asserts she was dismissed because she joined the Female Operatives Union. The furniture belonging to Mr Jacob Hebley, which was destroyed by fire yesterday morning, was insured for £2OO in the Worth German Fire Office- The policy was within three days of lapsing. A quantity of potatoes are reported to have been stolon from the Mauriceville East railway station. It is quite time the Commissioners placed a nwn in charge of this station. The Rey J. C. Andrew, M.A., w.is

presented with a handsome solid silver salver and tea and coffee service on

Friday by the residents of the Whareama district, in recognition of his valuable and gratuitous services in conducting Divine Worship for so imtny years a.nongst them. It is already recognised that there is only one gun shop in Wellington, and that it is the must satisfactory establishment at which to purchase suns, rifles, or sporting gear of any kind. Mr J. the proprietor, is now replenishing his stock in another equally important department, and this week he lands from the "Tainui" a new and first-clais assortment, of every kind of fishing tackle. Anglers will not only find that Mr Tisdall has everything they require, but also that their wants can be supplied at a very moderate figure. Country orders recehe special attention.

The usual weekly meeting of the Phoenix Lodge, 1.0. G.T., was held in the Temperance Hall on Wednesday evening, Bro (£. L. Braggins, C.T., presiding. There was a good attendance of members and visitors. One candidate was initiated, and one proposed for membership. It was decided to re-open the Juvenile Temple next Wednesday under the management of Sis. K. McKenzie, S.J.T. A visiting brother gave a very interesting and encouraging account of the progress of the Order in Hawke's Bay and Wanganui districts. Song», readings, and recitations were rendered by various members, and a very pleasant 6veiling closed at 9.30. A Celestial from the Empire City having paid a visit to the Whakataki district for the purpose ot vending his merchandise in the shape of various drapery and fancy goods, left on Monday morning for Tinui en his way home. The van in which his goods ware arranged was drawn by a very aged horse, which fell dead when half way up the " Big Saddle," between Whakataki and Troui Host Smith, of the Marine dote], Whakataki, kindly lent a valuable horse which had not long been purchased from Mr A. McHutchon. The horse was harnessed up, but when he saw the dead animal beside him be backed clean over the roadside, turning a complete somersault over the brake, which in its turn rolled

over him. The horse's back was brok en and " John's" van, goods and all,

precipitated to the bottom of the gully,

A shocking case cf destitution was brought under the notice of the Welling--ton Benevolent institution on Tuesday. A young married woman, thinly clad and almost shoeless, waited upon the Trustees and solicited help for herself, husband, and two little chi'dren, the youngest of whom was seven months old. Her husband, she said, was a twinemaker by trade, but could find nothing to do. A few odd jobs which he had picKed up on the wharf had kept them alive, but last week he maimed one of his hands. They were living in a threeroomed tenement, the rent for whic'i was

6s a week, but being unable to pay i

they were now threatened by the landlord with eviction. They had no furniture of any description and were sleeping on straw, and from Saturday until yesterday morning, when the Relieving Officer sent them some focd, had subsisted upon two loaves of bread. The woman, in reply to questions, said she was 23 year 3 of age, and her hup band was 25, and not very strong, not having properly recovered from an attack c c typhoid fever.

A most singular circuinatat.ee is mentioned in connection with the discovery of moa bones near Oamaru, to which

reference has several times been made, The sma'l space in which they were fonnd seems to haye been a moa cemeteiy or a place whore, in the days lone; past, the gr»\nt bird retired when it felt the pangs of approaching death. In no case, said the discoverer, were the bones

more than 3ft below the service. W«* gut representative portions, I should say, of some 320 birds, and from appearances I should think that some BCO bird* must have died on that spot. When I tell you that there is no sign of stones or gravel where we found the bones, and that we took a carload of white crop stones, you can form some idea as to the number of birds which must haye perished in that little piece of ground, how or in what manner it is at present impossible to say. In addition to the moa bones we also found those representative of the true eagle, the big goose, one or two species of the coirmon duck, a large bird undiscovered before, and the little grey Kiwi. The moat remarkable point about the discovery is that it would have been impossible for all the birds to bavo stood on this apace in whfch we found the bones, and how they came there is a mystery. Under one moa breastbone, which was perfectly complete, we found the contents of the stomach of the bird in a Bplendid state of preservation, comprising chewed grass, with numerous white crop stones. We also found the rem? ins ol a piece of egg, evidently showing that the birds had been nestng there. There is not the slightest indication of Maoris having been in the neighborhood, and the birds must have died a natural death as none of the bones are broken.

James Smith, proprietor of the well known Te Aro House, Wellington, has fur several months past been in the heart of the world's metropolis, London, superintending the buying for our present spring season at Te Aro House, \Vel» lington.

Patterns of any of the spring goods of every description will be forwarded on application to James Smith, Te Aro House, Wellington. It will no doubt be expected by all the readers of this paper that there will be a most manifest improvement in our shipments, that all goods will be bought well, that is at the lowest cash prices ; that all goods will be the best ot their class and that all will be in accord with the prevailing fashions of the season. The display we are now making of spring fashions at Te Arc House, Wellington, is most amply and fully corroboratiye of these views. i

A strong cricket club is about to be > formed in South Wairarapa. A meeting I is to be held ab Featherston on Saturday i evening. A "coffee supper" is to be hold by the Salyation Army at Eketahuna to-iiiorrow (Friday) night. The Ma»terton band is to be in attendance. A meeting of all those who have had any communication with the Picturesque Atlas Co. is announced to be held in the Temperance Hall, Masterton, on Saturday afternoon next. The total value of the Masterton Volunteer Fire Brgade station and plant is estimated at £lB3 2s. During the post year 20C feet of delivery hose, with couplings, and twelve feet of suction hose have been procured. A shipment of wire netting is about to bs received by Messrs M. Caselberg and Co., of Masterton. 4. special feature of this shipment will be the 12 inch and 45 inch netting, whieh has been frequently asked for, but is not generally kept in stock. The whole of the shipment will be sold at greatly reduced prices.

The adjourned annual meeting of the Masterton Volunteer Fire Brigade was held in the station, Chapel street, last evening. Fifteen members and a number of ladies were present, and the chair was occupied by Captain Hounslow. After the presentation of the report and balance sheet, and the transaction of other business, a social gathering was held, when songs were rendered by several ladies and gentlemen, and a capital spread was provided by Mr Wickens. The balance sheet showed a debit balance of £1519s Bd. The receipts tor the year were £95 Bs, which included sahscriptions amounting to £UB Is 6d and money borrowed £3O. The chief item of expenditure was the removal and and additions tothed, £49 10s. Ihe sum of £lO 81 was also expended in procuring new hose. A shockin? occurrence is reported in the Paris papers from Arc, near Aix. A family named Lavieille had gone to spend the day near the river at Are, taking with them a monkey, which they had recently received from Africa. The animal was tied to a tree, but shortly after the family had moved away from the spot, it managed to free itself, and made a savage attack on the baby, which had been left asleep in t yehicle near by The child's screams brought the father to the spot at once, but he was too late to savp it, the monkey havine crushed in its skull with his teeth and nails. The monkey was shot

At a meeting of shareholders in the Australian Mercantile Loan and Guarantee Company, the Chairman estimated the assets at £35,000 to ±'40,000, and liabilities £138,000. The auditor's report showed that it would be impossible to carry on business any longer. Be briefly alluded to the law relating to companies, stating that in no ether colony in the group could such a one as the one under notice have been floated. From the first, ho said, it was rotten and corrupt. At this stage there were violent cries of, "Let's get hold of the swindlers and hanr them." A number of female depositors were present, and many of them cried bitterly at losing their money. Som - were servant girls who had deposited til their savings in the institution, and others were widows. The scene was most heartrending. It was decided to wind up the company,