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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4024, 1 February 1892, Page 2

Mr A. G, Kent Johnston, late of Cartertou,' is.at, present in business in Hphartas mining expert, aasayer and mines valuator; being a member of the fira of Jacobs & Johnston.' "

The time for receiving tenders for the erection of houseß at Opaki and Man-, Eaono has boon extended by Mr. 0. T, Natuaoh, architect, The Midsummer Handicap, run at Ohrietchurch on Saturday, was won by Oruolißeld, with Merrie England second and Prime Warden third.

The services in Br. Matthew's Church wereconduotedyesterday byßisLordabip the Bishop of Waiapu. The Wairarapa Lake is, according to the Observer, fastsilfcing up, Without a doubt that is due to the wholesale destruction of bush. Whenever there is aslip of earth on the hills there is nothing to check its being washed into the creeks, and thence by the rivers into the Lake. _ It is said that the cotton-aorub, which is very difficult to eradicate, is spreading to an alarming extent in the Wairarapa, more particularly on the East Ooast. Land in Pahiatua is rising in value. A quarter of an aero has just been sold for £25. •

Mr George Beetham was the only candidate nominated' by the Pahiatua School Committee for the vacant seats on the Wellington Education Board. Detective Herbert passed through Masterton for Pahiatua on Saturday to mako enquiries about the poisoned biscuit case,

. A number of pugilists who have been makintr Masterton their headquarters tor aomo time have left for fresh fields. Arthur Francis, who took part in tho contest on Thursday night, has gone to Kelson.

The Rev. W, J. Mayers, travelling ageut for Dr. Barnnrdo'B Homes for I Destitute Children, lectures in tho Theatre Royal, Masterton, this evening, A spleudid mob of two thousand sheep, purchased in Hawke's Bay by Mr M'Kenzie, have passed through Masterton consigned to the Gear Company, The Rev, Father O'Mara, «f Hawora, has been transferred to Masterton, where he will act as coadjutor to the Rer, Father J. M'Kenna,

A first and final dividend of la 8d per share in the Wairarapa Kaleyards Company has heen declared, There are at present seven patients in the Masterton Hospital-six males and one female—all of whom are making satisfactory progress, Tho man Miohael Sullivan, who was admitted some days ago, suffering from a dislocated thigh caused by a log rolling on him at Eketa* huna, is doing m well as can be expected. The settlers of the Opnki Btato that despite tho ravages of the Hessian fly tho harvest this season is better than usual. Most of the crops are now cut, and thrashing is proceeding, In some cases as much as seventy bushels of good sample wheat to the aero have beon produced,

There are about fifty Chinamen in Masterton at the present tiniej moat of whom can speak English fluently. Nearly the whole of them are opium smokers, and tho inspissated juice of the poppy, intoxicating as it is, is sucked for hours at a time, As much as ten shillings a week is expended in opium by some of the more intemperate.

Since the Liberal Government took office we have received reports and returns by the thousand, The total weight of the paper itself mast be nearly a hundredweishfc. As there are one hundred 0 twenty newspapers printed in the colony, about six tons of paper mmt have been wasted on them alone. About one in every thousand reports are read. It is worthy of note that the present Government has circulated nearly double the number of document jjsued by their predecessors.A flno display of furniture was made on Saturday night by Mr W, Wru'tt, in his new premises adjoining the Bank ot Now Zealand. The front portion of the building has been thoroughly renovated, and with the superior gas illuminations Everything is seen to advantage. About the furniture itself little need bo said, tho reputation of Mr Whitt as a furniture manufacturer being so well-known throughout the district, In the Hawke's Bay district there are ten tanning, fellmongenng, and woolacourmg establishments'; six meat«preserving, freezingand boiling-down works; seven breweries; eight awfced water factories; thirteen sawmills; seven iurni> ture factories; three flax mills; and six coachbuilding and plumbing works.

Tho Chinese reeidotita ot Masterton celebrated their New dear's Day on Saturday last in the usual festive mail" ner. The day was observed as a holiday by all excepting those who we?e engaged in business pursuits, and a large number of European visitors were entertained in the evening. In Uennll-St, where there are about a dozen Celestial gardeoers, the feast, which was a most elaborate one, did not take place till Sunday.

The service in th,e local Presbyterian Church was interrupted last evonjng by the sudden appearance upon the scone of a well-known female chiraoter, armed with a suspicious-looking bottle and a breath which would kill at a thousand yards. After vainly endeavouring to convince several young men, who were seated' n frent of her, of tho error of their ways, this charming damsel, muttering words of dispust, gathered together her goods and chattels and left the sanctuary singing in melodiousioneslhafc inspiring ajr, " for he a a <J ojly Good Felipe,'. 1 The action of tho Pglice Department with regard to the Pahiatua pois.onjng case is being strongly commented upon in this district, The tirap whjch, was allowed to elapse before steps were taken to procure specimens of (he articles of food partaken of at the wedding feast, the open manner in which the investiga> liona were conducted, and the nature of the evidence adduced at the inquest, are considered alike discreditable But tho amount of unconcern exhibited by the Department since the enquiry is disgraceful. In any other civilised country a reward would long since have boon offered Tint infuruwfion which would lead to the conviction 6? tho perpetrator ot the outrage, even though there might be a doubt as to whether it was a case of murder, It is to be hoped that this will yet bo done in the Fahiatua me.

A man named Blaokler'was recently admjifctjl (o, tli'o hospital, Buffering from violent hls'ot yo/nitino and purging, His'.eyes were swollen, h« complained of excruciatingabdomjoal pains, and ho had an unquenchable thirst. Dr Husking at once concluded that he had been poinoned with arsenic, and treated him accordingly, with the result that he is now almost fully recovered. The poison, from a statejnent made by the sufferer, appears to have got'into' the Bys£pm flf tfto man under mosj peculiar'cifsurasianjos. I|e was working with : .»■ huniber'of .other men on a station at Cashpoint, and had been using sheep. d|p|n large quantities,. As the whare in which they, were. living was over-run with fleas, an effort was made to destroy the vermin by sprinkling the floor with sheep dip. The floor was afterwards swept by Bljokler, and it is thought he must have inhaled jtfye pimic „ This theory is bornoou|by.|the{act tjj.at tjjp whole of the men who were .in;tie rpora when the floor .was sw opt wore attacked mof.o dr less by fits of vomitine.arjd prs:ente4 other symptoms of poisonlnp. The only one," however, to become seriously ill wasßlackler,

Avieittotlio Bon Marche would wel repay'anyone yautins; a Nicely Trimmed flat or'a Pretty pMt\ . Sor»e d the mpst loveJy goods over imjforiea itito Masterfcon'are' now being sK6wn in'this we]l-|nown Palace of jFaShwji'. I ''; • ! ■ •. A}k )j$ qltfijtyrtffjijfifimjfte} and cast an enquf ting 9ptic_oyer ft ( e\maKnifiC6n,t Ladies Dress Materials in tlie latpjt'rtad'esi and the very pickof the season o fashions, gnd don't to ask the prices. '' Ntitte s/iouid joujo awy. ttlftouj kchij /Ac atocfc 0/ gritty sunshades, parasok, tic and see what a grand shop the Bon Marohe w for anything of the kind. Perhaps you don't want to apßnd 'much money in tliia way, possibly your limit is something less than half n sore' reign or half a orown, well, ,aA the prices and&ee what Hopper ftn4 Company can do for you; ■

The :Dnion Company's s.s. 'Mapo ha run aground at Stoney Point, near Sydney. ■ . .', _ Quite a heavy frost was experienced in tho Forty-Mile Bush this morning. A visit was paid to tho Masterton Hospital yesterday by His Lordship tho Bishop of Waiapu.

Tho next English and European mail doses bt the Masterton Post Office on Friday, the sth inst. • .

Sir W. Robinson, Governor, has accepted the Agent-Gtmeralshipof Western Australia at a salary of £ISOO por annum. The auxiliary screw yaoht St. George, 1000 tons, whioh is on a trip round the world with her owner and a party of friends, arrived at Wellington rather unexpectedly on Saturday morning. This is the largest and finest yacht whioh has ever visited the colony,

| The Pahiatua Star devoted about, a column of ils lastissue to explaining what did not come out at the recent poisoning inquest. Influenza is still prevalent in. the Forty-Mile Bush. At Pahiatua several severe cases are under treatmeit. Constable John Lawler, who has been' doing duty in Masterton for some weekß owing to the illness of Constable Cashion, returned to Wellington on Saturday. Constable Cashion is sufficiently recovered to resume duty, It will interest victims of the Picturesque Atlas in Masterton to know that a volume of the work was sold on Saturday by Messrs Lowes and lorns for the sum of £4loa. Mr W. O. Williams, of Koiwaiwai, haß, we understand, decided to retire from farm life and take up his reaidenoe in Wellington. ■The following team will represent Masterton in a cricket match to be played with JiketahUnaatMastorton on Saturday next :-Whatman, Pownall, Richards, Perry, D'Arcy, Igpulien, Hansen, Cargill, Parkinson, Malcolm, aud Boagey. Tha match commences at twelve o'clock sharp. The meeting of tho Masterton Road Board whioh'was to have been held on Saturday last again lapsed. The finance Committee met, howover, and passed sundry accounts, At a meeting held on Saturday the Eketahuna Road Board resolved to object to tho toll gate beiug eroded on the Alfredton road as suggested by the County Council. . The Rev Mr Wood, in tho course of hisaddresßin the Presbyterian Church last evening, suggested that the vacant room in the Institute building be used as a boy'B gymnasium. This room, wo might point out, has been set apart by the Council as a museum, aud will shortly be fitted up as suoh. The following sub-enumerators hayo been appointed for the collection of agricultural statistics for Wairarapa South i-Awhoa Riding, Mr H. Wioser; Otaraia .Riding, Constable. Bowden; Featherston township, Constable Smith; Featherston and Groytown Ridiugs, Mr W. Greathead; Greytown .Borough, Constable Eccleton; Carterton Borough, Constable Darby ; Carterton East aud Weßt Ridings, Mr J. Hatvey; Gladstone Riding, Mr R.Jaquea