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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 4009, 11 January 1892, Page 2

The annual ram and owe fair in connection with the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association takes place on February Brd.

Mr Mnckay, who has been appointed Engineer of toe Kai.gitikei County Council, euters upon his new duties this woek.

The estimated cost of construction' of all lines of railway in New Zealand up to 31st March, 1891, was L1'4,278,586. For the four weeks ending sth December, 1891, 36,701 passengers travelled on the Wellington section of railway, as compared with 30,200 for tho corresponding peiiod m 181)0. Harvesting is proceeding apace in this district. At Makoia, ,To Ore Ore and Upper Plaiu, soveral fields aro in stook, and others are being cut. The yields are oxpected to be quito up. to the usual staudard. ' , .

The partridges recently imported by liis Excellency the Governor have beon presented to the Wellington Acclimatization Society, and will be kept in the Masterton aviary for breeding purposes,

Mr L. F. Ayson, curator of the Masterton lish ponds, who has beon in ill-health for s'ima time, lus'boen granted six weeks' loavo of absence by the Wellington Acclimatization Society, and loayos to-morrow on a trip to tho South Maud, During bis absence, Mr Matthews, ranger to the Society, will bo in charge of tho ponds, Several further samples of the wheat attacked at Makura by a grub which appears to be foreign to the district, havo beon forwarded by us to Sir James Hector tor cnalysis. It is satisfactory to find that tho pest is not, at any rate, the Hessian fly, a. correspondent writes:— " The theory that the poison by which so mauy were prostrated at Pahiatua was takon in lamb will hardly hold water.' We are reliably informed that about thirty persons were poisoned, frow, sir, is it to be supposed that tho whole of these victims partook of lamb, when there was only one dish? The authorities, will, I think, have to look further than this for t!iQ_cause of the tragedy." The following members of the Masterton Billcs aro requested to meet for practice at tho butts in view of the approaching matches with tlin Wellington City Hides and Ekotahuna Kifle Club on 22nd January. The first praotice will be held on Wednesday next at 1.30 p,m :-Capfc Pownall, Lieuts Hooper and Malcolm, Color Sergt Wood, Sergts Matthews, Bentley and Hoffiens, Corpls, Blane, McKenzie, Bentley, Hoar and Hanginui, Bugler Eton, Frivatos Porry, Bray, J. Anketell, A. Anketell, Ginders, Nicholson, Hofliens, Kraitiana, 6. Braggins, Marsh, Uwen, Whitt, liawson, and Martin.

An address was given by the Rev J, Dukes in the Masterton Wesleyan Church last evening on the evils attend" imt gam'bhn?, Tho'rev gentleman denounced the totalisator as demoralising injts effects and urged upon his hearers to withdraw thoir support from any Government which would legalise it. From a moral, commercial and national standpoint he denounced gambling as a curse, and narrated several thrilling incidents to emplmsiso his remarks. In the course of his address he stated that the sum of LGOO.OOO was put through the totalisator annually in Now Zealand which he considered a deplorable state of affairs. The utterances of the rev gontleman were throughout interesting, and created a considerable impression upon tho large congregation whioh was assembled.

The Advocate says:—Tawhiao, the Maori King, passed through Hamilton with several of his followers a few days ago, He had made a somewhat prolonged visit to that part of tho Kin? country, advisin? the Natives to hold on to the land and neither soil nor lease, His latest religious phase or crochet is that the dead tor some generations back will rißo again, and they will all, living and ■resurrected, occupy them, enjoy them tosether, and live after their old modes and customs, In the meanwhile Tawhiao keeps up the old Native custom of living (together with his suite) at the expense of settled Natives as he roams about. In somo of the. smaller settlements his party nearly at'e tho residents cut, The Manawatu Times says ;-Stook« owners in this district complain of the disappearance of portions of their flocks and herds in a mysterious manner. So serious has been the loss in some in ; stances as to necessitate action being takon to discover tho cause, Some owners have lost over £l6O worth of stock and othors from 150 to £BO, the total shortage this year being estimated at over £2OOO. 1 n order to seoure prater security a number of owners have agreed to employ Mr Ohas. Guillam ricott (biotker of Mr J, G. Scott, of the Bank of New Zealand) to act on their behalf and attend.every stock sale in the district, and also make periodical visits to the Freezing Works. Mr Scott has had fifteen years' experience with stock and is well qualified to perforin the duty he haa undertaken, Ho will commence operations on Ist February. We have pleasure in reporting upon throe packets of Indian tea sent to us by Messrs Johnson and Co,, tea importers, of Meo's buildings, Lambton Quay, Wellineton, and which they niontionis taken from tho ordinary stock in their shop. Samples No. 1 and No. 2, respectively 3s and 2s 3d a lb,, are both rich, pure Indian teas of high quality, the former being both in the appearance of its leaf and in liquoring one of the choicest at any time sub-, mitted to our notice. The third paoket contained a tea at Is 9d, and if of this we simply say that it is the best valuo and the best quality in proportion to its price that wo over remember tasting, we shall only be doing it justice. Messrs Johnson and Co. will, as they say in their advertisement elsewhere,' be fflad to send samples of their teas to anyone in the country who will forward their address by postcard, and quantities of half-a-ohest and over they deliver by rail free. This firm,'it might be mentioned, has justsecured the contract for supplying the Wellington Lunatic Asylum with tea for tho year 1892. Theirs was found the best and cheapest out of nearly twenty'tendered.

Householdersresident in country districts arc oltcn at a loss to know which is the best place in Wellington for Linoleums, Floor Cloths, Carpets, Curtains, Quills, Table Cloths, Table Covers, Cretonnes, Damasks and all other articles of house furnishing, For the following reasons the reply must most emphatically he Te Aro House, Wellington.

Ist Reason—All our goods are splendid value, having been bought in the best and cheapest markets, not only direct from the mikers but from tho foremost manufacturers, We buy therefore at the lowest possible prices and our customers reap' a corresponding advantage at To Aro House, Wellington; 2nd Reason.—Our goods are invariably well selected.' We'make a speciality -of Linoleums, Floor Cloths, and carpets, Our styles, designs and colourings are not only in the most perfect taste but -are superior to anything to'be seen elsewhere. For these things, it is noteasy. for anyone.to rival Te Aro House, Wellington.

3rd Reason.—Ourstook" Ib at all. times large, and the choice : all but unlimited, The' variety is amethinj extrabidluhry, andis capable of satisfying tne most fastious taste,'. Those who. contemplate ro fur Dishing, and young people "intent on matrimony should rejnWW'thaUhe .'lest place in which to get their wants salißfactorily'supplied ia the 'Wholesale; Family Drapery Warohouse-Te. Aro Houeo, Wei .ißpn, ; -x.;;';-;v ; V:: ; ;V;'

: ,: A cbiiple of drunken men fihouting arid wrestling in QUeen' streotvat; nine o'clock onSunday morning jwas one of those edifying ■spectacles .Vliich appear to bo tolerated in Masterton, 1 :'-..'.,

, The ravages', of the codlin moth are , being severely felt in the. fruit gardens around Masterton, In some cases it has been found necessary to destroy the whole.of the apples. All efforts to eradicate the pest have apparently proved fruitless,

The Wellington AocHmatizaHon > Sooiety lias completed the season's distribution of trout, Altogether about 425,000 fish have been liberated by-Mr Ayson, curator of the Masterton ponds, in tho various streams in the diskiot. ;. The Government of New South Wales intends to immediately carry' out rainmakintr experiments at Broken : Hill, where a wator boing experienced.

A yery enjoyable open-air concert ; was givoa in Queen etreob by Foarson'a Brass Band on Saturday night,

A settler in the Forty-Mile Bu«h is making an experiment in the direction of tobacco growing. An expert who recently visited the district reported favourably upon tho .adaptability of the soil for suoh an industry, It is estimated that LSO or L6O an. acre could be made by of the" fragrant weed.". ■

Tho Pahiatua Town Board has sent a lotter of condolence to Mrs Dickson, wife of the'late Mr Peter Dickson; of Masterton,

A petition is to be presented to the Governor, praying that the Pahiatua Town District bo constituted a Borough. Tho first parado of the year will be held by tho Masterton Kiflo Volunteers on Thursday next, Two hundred ferrets aro itlverlised for sale by Mr G. Taylor, of Kaikoura, Marlborough,

A cnoket match is, we understand, to be played between Maßtorton and Pahiatua, at Eketabuna this week,

The Examiner says it is reported that an enquiry will be held regarding the neglect of Onstablo Cooper to take action soonor than he did in the Pahiatua poisoning cases,

Mr Edward Tregear has been appointed Inspector of Factories and Workrooms tor the Masterton Factory District.

The annual ram and ewe fair in connection with the Wairarapa and East Coast Paste ral and Agricultural Society is to be hold on Friday, Fobruary sth, Tho majority of the remission certificates sanctioned under the Naval and Military Settlers and Volunteers Land Act, 1891, for the Wellington district, aro now ready for isauo, and may bo obtained on application at the Districc Land and Survey Office. Tha grass in ■ the Maßterton Park caught fire on Saturday List, and considerable damage would probably have been done had not Mr M. O'Meara, who was' engaged painting the morgue, noticed the smoke and given the alarm. Assistance waß promptly at hand, and the flames wero beat out by branches broken from the trees. The origin of tho fire can be attributed only to the careless uso of matches, Frequenters of the Park during tho summer months, and especially smokers, should be careful with their vostas.

Mr J, L, Murray, who has for some years been employed in the Masterton branch of the Wholesale Drapery Company, has, in consequence of the death of Mr Peter Dickson, been appointed to the management of the local business. Mr Murray is poaßeesed of all the qualifications necessary . for a thorough business man, arid we venture to predict that under his management the Company will continue to nrosper,

The Wanganui Chronicle of Thursday last says:—At their meeting last night the Druids took the opportunity of offering to'Brn Dickson a vote ot condolence in the bereavement ho had recently sustained in the unhappy death: of his brother, Hie deepest sympathy was expressed by different members of the Lodge, many of whom had the advantage of a personal acquaintance with the late Mr Peter Dickson.

A man named Charles Maybey was arrested in Maßterton on Saturday night by Constable May, charged with that he did on the !)th inst. feloniously steal, take and carry away a small bar of soap, of the value of eightpen'oe, the propetty of Messrs John Graham and Co. It appears that Constable May was in Messrs Graham and Co.'s store on Saturday evening in private olothes, when he saw the accused dahberatoly take up the bar of soap, plaoa it in his pookot and walkout, The arrest was made on tho information of Mr Graham, Thencoußed, who was liberated on bail, waß charged with the offence in the R,M, Court this morning, A meeting of the match committee of the Maßterton Rifle Volunteers was held on Saturday night, when challenges were received from the Wellington City Rifles and Whakataki Bifle Club to fire matches on Annivorsary Day, " It was deoided to accept the challenge ot the Wellington City Rifles to fire at Masterton on the date named, and to endeavour to make arrangements to send a second team to Whakataki to compete in a triangular match with Eketaliuna and Whakataki, The conditions of the match with Wellington are that there shall be three ranees—200yds, 500ydB, and b'OOyda-and seven shots at each range, Tho Masterton Fnctory District, as defined under tho "Factories Act, 1891," is composed of all that area m the Wellington Land District bounded towards the east generally by the lkaumhunga river, from section Ho, 1, adjoining the Masterton Small Farms Block, to a point due east of tho north east corner of Section No, 79 of said block; thence by a ris;ht line to the northern comor of a small Native resorve adjoinm? section No, 22, by the northern and eastorn boundary lines of that section Mo, 22, the eastern and southern boundary lines oi Section No. 11 and ot Potaerau Block to the ituamahunga River by a due west line .across said river and by the said river; towards the south west by the Waineaw- river to Section No. 250 j towards the north west generally by a right line to the south east corner of Section No. 96, by said Section and a road line to a point opposite the south oast corner of Section No, 99, across the road line and by Sections Nos. 99,22, and 23 to tho Waipoua river; towards the north generally by a right Hoe to tho northern corner of Te Ropiha Native Reserve, by the north eastern boundary line of that reserve to its eastern corner; thence by a right line to the uurth eastern corner of Section No 65, by the eastern boundary lines of Sections JSoe. 65,69, and 68, across a road, and by Seotion No. 1 to the Rnamahanga rivor,

li J. Hooper and Co are now showing the most fasbionablo and largest assortment of now spring goods ever shown in the district. English and French Millinery, Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats and Bonnets, Flowers and Feathers, &<t. Stylish and Pretty Jsckets, Dorothy Capes, Mantles, Dust Cloaks, Garibaldi Jaokets, (&p,

\\ e are showing a splendid stock of Fashionable Delaines, Prints, Cambrics, Zephyrs, Ac We hold the best assortment and lamest I atook of new dress materials in the WBirarapa._ All the leading shades, designs, satins, and materials [for the season, [single and double widths, '■ ' • The Fancy Department is.full of the best novelties, pretty aprons, ribbons frilings, collars, cuffs, and parasols etc