SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3972, 25 November 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Stoats, weasels, and pheasants have worked through the bush into the Makuri Valley.

The death is announced of Mn Murphy, wife of the genial host of the Club Hotel, VVoodville.

Influenza of* virulent form is raging in most of the bush camps in ths Makuri. The bushmtm call it "the distemper.''

An unusually heavy rainfall has visited the Puketoi district this last mouth. Cocksfoot grass that was sown in the Makuri last April is runniug up to seed. This speaks well for the quality of Boil.

The Wellington City Council is protesting against the disfigurement of telegraph and telephone poles by letting them for advertising purposes. A young man named Ourran was run over by a dray at Palinerston North on Monday evening. Little hopes are entertained of his recovery. Messrs M. Caselberg & Co. notify that they hare just opened up a splendid line of men's and youthV clothing from the Kaiapei woollenmills, as well as dress fabrics in all the*iatoii shades and styles. ~ Tne cricket match between Pahiatua and Eketahuna, played on Saturday last, resulted in a win for the former by an innings and thirteen runs. An Employee at Brancepeth named Williamson met with a rather unfortu* natse accident the other day. He wai walking with some companions along the river bed, whilst fishing, when he trod on a large stone and fell bending his foot, under him, the result being that he broke two small bones in his ankle. He was at once brought, to the Masterton Hospital, where he received medical attention.

Mr Peter Peterson, the well-known survey hand, is engaged catting a paolc . track along the ? T pper Makuri across the < Puketoi. range to Tiraumea, yia Mount Butters. This will be a preat saving for travellers &oing to Whareara* or the East Coast, and if it is widened by the settlers it will bo invaluable for driving stook, as it will save at least sixty miles on the old route past Eketahuna and Pahiatua then back round the Puketoi range to Makuri,

Nearly all the contractors in tha Maknri are behind time with their work on account of the sparoity of good axe* men. Oood bushrnen can get work at good wages on any of the contraots in the Upper Makuri, as they are all short handed. Despite counter attractions, the Hugo Buffalo Minstrels had another good hose in the Theatre Royal last evening, and presented a first class bid, to the audience. Many of the items on the programme were loudly applauded.

The tender of Mr A. Oleghorn, wof Pahiatua, at £6OO, has been aooeptbd for tlio woodwork and fittings in oonnec* tion with tho erection of a large store ah . Palmerston North for MrT. 0, WUihflpfta^g In a largo number of cases in Master* ton where influenza has been neglected, bronchitis and congestion of the lungs has set in, from-which the most seriuus results are expected. The Pahiatua correspondent of tho Post says:—About three miles from Kumeroa township on a flat near a settler's whare id to be seen a salt the salt water welling up constantly, and forming a pit or well of some two chains in circumference. As the water flows off or sinks into the ground around, the salt crystalises in hirer* heaps. It oceurs to an occasional obser* ver that this well if taken in hand by a company might be developed and made a profitable industry. A vigorous alarm was sounded on tho \tueen street firobsll shortly after nine o'clock last evenirg, dense clouds of smoke being observed to be issuing from the building of the Masterton Black;

•mith and Wheelwright Manufacturing'' Co. On enquiries being made, however, it was discovered ihat certain employees of thef Company were casting wheel tires, and this was oausin? the smoke. The various Fire Brigades turned out promptly, but of course their eer/ices were not required. Boys Blue Serge Sailor Buit», White Braided Collar, White Flannel Fronts, Arm Badges, Lanyards, &c, from 6/9 <Mch at Te Aro House, Wellington. Boys' Blue Serge Sailor Suite, Collars trimmed Red Braid, with Whito Singlets and Lanyards, Beautiful Badge on the Arm, from 12/6 each at Te Aro a Wellington. Buys summer clothiustjust received at the Wholesale Family Drapery Ware* house, Te Aro Bouse. The following aro all made to our special ordor:- Boys' White Drill "Sailor" Suits. Gilt Buttons ,>nd trimmed Blue Braid, from */9 each at Te Aro House, Wellington. Boys' Drab Drill Sailor Suits, Collars trimmed Blue and White Braid, Gild Buttons, from 0/6 each at Te Aro House Wellington,

Very heavy rain continues to fall at Oamaru, and artificial production is at a discount. JJr G. Hirsch, of Coluniba road, notifiesthas a special class, reading for the Junior and senior Civil Service examinations to be held in Jwnuy. 1893, commences on December Ist, 1891. News from Australia says that many ex-New Zealanders are walking the street* of Sydney and Melbourne without work or pro»ided with only occasional employment at miserable wages. The following is the team which is to represent Greytown in a cricket match to be played against Masterfm next Saturday at Greytown :-S. N.cholls W. Knell, W. Tate, A Webster T Bowse. W. Brunton, E-Wly. H Udy, G. Jackson, B. Judd and H. Hawke. The soil in the Puketoi range is very deep compared with other lime-stone janwsin the Wairarapa. It vanes from Ihrei to ten feet deep on the western ■lopes. This great depth of soil has no doubt accumulated there for ages, as v very Jittle washes in the Email creek. tu.. are nearly all subterraneous, and appear, except at intervals, on ♦he surface about half a mile betore they jo>n the Makuri stream. A. drunken tragedy took plsee at Cudunda (S.A.) on the 14th instant. Several local settlera were driving together, and an altercation arose, when Benjamin "Watts, a sheepfarmer, threw a bottle a» John Lort. The latter fell •tunned. Watts seized a broom handle and beat him to death. Another man, named Geisetter, was present, but says he was enable to interfere, as Watts was mad with drink and like a fiend. Watts, who was generally respected and has a large family, was committed for murder. The Influenza epidemic has attacked the nurses in the Sydney Hospitals, and about 20 ot them are confined to bed with the disease. One case proved fatal. Mr Skerrett, a solicitor from Wellington, was taken down a p«g by Mr Burton Boys, J.P., yesterday afternoon. In »he course of bisaddress in the Picturesque Atlaa case Mr Skerrett hinted that couW on thn opposite side was requesting the Bench to take a step which he would not dare to ask the Resident Magistrate to do. This not unnaturally i ruffled the feathers of Mr Boys, who is one of the oldest Magistrates in the district, and after adjourning the Court he expressed his indignation at the eonduct of Mr Skerrett in a manner more forcible than pnlite. On finding that his game of "bluff 1 ' did not irork, Mr Skem-tt endeavoured to shuffle out of the position by stating that he had no desire to be offensive. A native bird known as the " Kiwi" •till exists in the Puketoi range. One was seen by a paity of bushfallers who were out cattle'hunilng some time ago. Auckland Maori who was with the party told them what it was, otherwise they would not have known.