The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3989, 15 December 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1891.

Fbom a business point of view tbe news that Mr Caselberg intends to convert bis large stores at Masterton and Greytown into a Co-operative Farmer's Society is of considerable interest. We understand that the well known firm of Nathan and Co. are associated with Mr Caselberg in the enterprise, and this means that a syndicate of capitalists and capable business men are putting their hands to a big thing. As yet it is premature to express any very definite opinion on a project of this kind. The prospectus we are assured will appear early in | the new year, and its contents will no doubt be a guide for fair criticism. All we know at present is that a leading Wairarapa firm doing a very large trade will shortly float a company. The outcome of such an enterprise may mean a big business monopoly, which may not be in the best interests of the district, or it may mean the development, by the application of | capital, of certain local industries for which this district isspecially adapted, but which at the present time are languishing. Such a result as the latter will undoubtedly be of great advantage to the Wairarapa. Mr Caselberg is undoubtedly an able business man, who has powerful friends at his back to assist him with the enterprise he is about to launch, and those who, like ourselves, have known him for a score of year* or more, will hope that this new venture will piove profitable to the district, as well as advantageous to its leading promoter. When the prospectus ot the company appears, we shall be better able to say how far it is likely to prove beneficial to the community, The project, as we understand it, is so extensive and far reaching, that it will require the most careful consideration at the hands of farmers and settlers who will be invited to participate in it. It is obviously not a purely co operative enterprise in the same sense that the Masterton Blacksmith and Wheelwright Company is. This comparatively small institution is directly controlled by the formers who called it into existence, and is essentially on co-operative lines, but the more gigantic enterprise which Mr Caselberg outlines must necessarily be controlled by the syndicate, which will provide the lion's share of tbe capital, and which must, more or less, dominate the element of co-operation which will be associated with it. Should the projected Society become in some sort or shape a monopoly, we will hope in the interests of the district that it will prove a beneficent potentate, but until its exact scope is expressed in a prospectus, the shape it will ultimately assume must necessarily be a matter of conjecture.

On Saturday, in the Wanganui Harbour Block, a young man named Cowdry was wounded in the arm by the explosion of the gun he was carrying when pig hun'ing.

A disastrous cyclone and terrific bailstorm, resen-bling an American blizzard, devastated 10,000 acres of country near Tickeraand Kadma, in the northern part of Yorke's Peninsula, South Australia, cutting a path three mdes in widfch. The damage js estimated at L 13.000. The Timaru School Committee is in trouble through a majority reducing the Christmas holiday from six weeks to four. Objections being raised, thecoma mittee have resolved to take a plebiscite of the parents. One member of the majority, it is reported, was jeered and hooted in the street by a party of lady teachers -,.,,. A couple of well-known Feuding residents leave for Western Australia this month to try their fortunes in this newly opened country. From F >xton we learn that water is very scarce there, and the gardens are suffering in consequence. The grass \a being parched up, and vegetables are »ery dear. The want of rain is badly The Manawatu Times says:—There is an abundance of grass in the district this summer, in fact the oldest residents declare that they have never seen such a prowtb of grass as has occurred this season. &t Sandon rain is much wanted, for the grass is becoming patched, and serious grass fires are feared. The gorse nuisance is beiue severely felt in the Lower Valley. The F*atherston Road Board is taking steps to nave it abated. The .Grejtown School Committee is in financial strains. Following the example of the Masterton Committee £hey utilised a fund raised for the cadet corps in meeting their ordinary liabilities. They are now at a loss to know how to repay this amount. They have a queer set or hoodlums up Norsewood way. The other day one of them was charged with disturbing the ' service in the Wesleyan Church, it appears he was misconducting himself in the Church, wheu he was requested co remain quiet or leave. He left, exclaiming /' fe» me ou « let ' B S° and have a D— — long' shandy, d this." The offence' was clettfly 'provoi, but tie Bench—alas ! for the cause of justice—let jihe yoime vagabond off with acau-

A. new assortment of Christmas and New Year presents has just beenreaeived by Mr A. Henderson, watchmaker and jeweller, of Masterton. A visit of inspection is invited.

Constable Casbion is not a victim to influenza, as was stated yesterday, but is suffering from an injury to his leg, caused by a kick from a prisoner. He is likely to be incapacitated for some days.

Messrs Lowes & lorus will hold their fortnightly stock sale to-morrow (Wednesday). The list embraces 150 fat wethers, 110 ewes and wethers, pigs, horses, etc.

The three public schools at Oamaru have been closed owing to the prevalence of influenza. It is reported that influenza is attacking horsts in the Amberley district.

An interesting game ot cricket was played at Carterton on Saturday between Gladstone and Carterton teams, when some very rood play was shown. MrC. A. Toindnpon, captain of the Gladstone team, deserves great praise forgetting together such a creditable team in such a Bhort time. There was only time for one innings, wheu the scores stood, Gladstone 68, Carterton 78. The Lyttelton Times says:—A short time ago we noticed a strange friendship that existed between a cow and a pig on Mr F. Becktr's farm at Southbrook. Mr Becker now informs our local representative that a few days ago the cow gave birth to a calf, and, naturally feeling some curiosity as to how the coir under the altered circumstances would act towards the pig, he narrowly watched the pair. Strange to say, ths cow discarded the calf from its birth, and a" efforts to induce her to suckle it proved fruitless. Her regard for tho pig, however, suffered no diminution, and with the increased milk supply so generously placed at his disposal by his friend, the pig is rapidly getting himself into prime condition.

We are in receipt of an advance copy of a periodical entitled, '' Truth, and Words of Grace," which is edited by Mr W. Corrie Johnston, an evangelist not unknown to Masterton. The work is ursectarian, ana is to be issued bimonthly, " giving the positive side of Christian Truth and answering downgrade and anti Christian views." The articles in the advance number are very cleverly written, and treat the subjects dealt with in a strictly common-sense manner. A better medium for the exposition and ventilation of religious ideas and principles could not be desired.

The' New Zealand Herald' states that though Sir George Grey may go to Queensland and deliver an address at Brisbane, in response to the invitation of the labour unions, he will noi go to the inland districts, as he is anxious *' to return to the colony in time to attend the next meeting of the General Assembly, when his voice will probably be heard in earnest protest against the noxious measures which Mr Ballance is seeking to impose upon the colony and upon the working classes under the guise of Liberalism."

It is stated in usually well-informed circles that Mr V. Pyke will be * called' to the Legislative Council when the next batoh of appointments is announced.

A rather novel, though somewhat sad spectacle was witnessed in Church-street yesterday afternoon, when two weary suu-downers,locked in each other'B fond embrace, and faltering bei.-eath the o'erpowering influence of the stimulating beverage, sought a place of shelter from the piercing rays of the summer sun. On the fence of St. Matthew's Church they lmpered for some time, until the support of one gave way and the two rolled together into the gutter. With a dexterous effort they pulled themselves together, and continuing their journey, were subsequently seen reclining in the convenient shade of a pinus insignia m the Masterton Park. A family at Kaitangata lately underwent a very unpleasant experience, and one (says the Bruce Herald) that might have been attended with very serious consequences. Shortly alter partaking of some tinned salmon, all Who had eaten were taken alarmingly ill, and Dr Fitzgerald was at once sent for. Fortunately he was at home, came promptly, and found unmistakeable signs of poisoning. Measures were at once taken, but it was same considerable time before the effects of the poison were removed. Persons indulging in these tinned foods cannot be too careful in thoroughly examining the contents of the tin before eating, as any error in the manufacture is productive of the virulent poi« son, and many deaths have already been caused by it. In a letter to the Olutha Leader, "T. M." says:—Never mind if oats are only a shilling a bushel ; we can do without Australia for a market, and turn the oats into mutton, and get a good price A hundred-weight of green oacen chaff costing Is 6d will, with a few turnips (which can be grown to perfection), put a sheep well through the winter ;an acre of oaten hay being enough for say. 40 sheep, and this will improve the health, the wool, and mutton in quantity and quality. It will also enrich the land, increase the summer feed, and enable a full crop ot wheat to be grown at little expense for manures, and help the farmers all round.

Mr Oliver Bryant Weymouth made a sworn statement before the Official Assignee, Auckland, to the following effect :—" lam a public accountant, and have been in partnership with my father for the last five years. With the exception of a few household accounts, I ence had one creditor to whom it was alleged I owed £4O odd, who, on account of his not agreeing to my teruii of payment, Bued and obtained a judgment summons. Being unable to meet this, I had no alternative but filing. A few hours after I tiled I received a letter from the creditor foregoing the amount of the debt and enclosing a full discharge, I have since been round to the small creditors referred to and paid thera off. Therefore lam now in the position of bein? entirely out of debt. A young man named Joseph Nix, a plasterer who resides with his mother, a widow, at Richmond, Melbourne, attempted suicide on a recent Saturday afternoon under extraordinary circumstances. For some time past he had been drinking heayily, and on the afternoon in question, when he went bo.ne in an intoxicated state, his mother remonstrated wit'' him, and pleaded wjth him to }ead a qober Hfe. He took; no heed of her except to manifest annoyance at; her entreaties, and soon afterwards, jvhilo engaged shaving hjnjaelf jn her presence, he drew the razor across his throat, cutting it badly. Dt Ltdot was sent for and he stitched up the wound, which was a dangerous though not necessary mortal one. Nix appeared to be cured of any further desire for death, s), having borrowed a shilling from his mother he went to » neighbouring hotel and bought a ?lasa ot beer, which he drank. Then be expended the rest of the shilling in a plug of tobacco and a second drink at another hotel. When he returned to his home he was met by Sergeant Mitchell and Constable Mafchieson, who placed him under arrest for attemptinng to commit suicide. He was brought before a Justice of the Peace, and remanded to the gad hospital for treatment.

VA e shall be ever ready to welcome th e crowds who may take advantage of these desirable opportunities, and the more widely to distribute our Christmas gifts the better shall ng be pleased at Te Aro House. Wellington. In addition to offering exceptional adyan.tage's to customers, such as an 'm'mense variety, a carefully selected and fashionable stock'of goods in every department of the warehouse, we intend, daring the remainder of tne present bwA to present all cash customers to the extent of 20g and upwards with an attractive Christmas gift, at Te Arp House Wellington, We l>ave a regular, devised scale for the things, and in proportion to the amount o purchases so Will be the value of the present ibis scale will be on the same lines as on previous years, and no doubt will give equal satisfaction, at Te Aro House, Wellington. One thing should be noted especially, and that it is that this gift distribution will extend during tbe present month up to the very last day of December, 1891, neither uiore. or less. Those that are wise will therefore take caje to be in time at Te Aro House WeUingtou.~A»yf

The Masterton Horticultural Society, | encouraged by the success of its previous efforts, has decided to hold a two days'show in the Autumn. Special arrangements will be made for the preservation of the exhibits, and everything possible done to ensure the success of the exhibition. The catalogues will shortly be issued The nine-roomed house of Mrs R. B. Wei A, situated at the Upper Opaki, was totally destroyed by fire between fire and six o'clock this morning. It appears that Mr Boulcott, who works on the farm, had got up to do the milking, and before leaving the house lit the fire in the kitchen. He had just arrived at the cowshed when he discovered the roof ot the house to be in flames. Ho quickly gave the alarm, and the whole of the family weregotout withsafety. The flames had gut such a good hold of the building that all efforts to save it were fruitless. A quantity of the furniture on the lower storey was got out, but that upstairs was destroyed. The fire is supposed to have originated by a spark from the chimney alighting on the shingle roof. The|house was insured in the London Liverpool and Globe office, but the amount is not yet known. The furniture was uninsured.