The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1892.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4037, 13 February 1892, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1892.

Several of the camps on the Eketahuna railway works havo been broken into during the past week wlnlbt the men have been at work, and articles of valuo in Bomo cases removed, Everything is now placed under lock and koy,

Bush fires have again been started in soma parts of the Forty-mile Buali, and we hear of several very fair burns having taken place within the last few days.

The Masterton Town Lands Trustees, at a special meeting last night, decided to grant £2O per annum for two years to Gwendoline Powell, to assist her in taking advantage of .a recently-gained scholaiahip. A Masterton resident who recently rode through the Lower Valley informs us that the crops there have been greatly injuicd by the heavy rains uf last week. In some fields the grain Ibb been completely flattened out, .

About seven thousand bales of wool havo been despatched from the Mastorton railway station sincothe commencement of the present season. This i) nearly seven hundred bales more than was sent away last yoar, A man named Harry Rhodes was admitted to the Masterton hospital yesterday suffering from a broken leg. Ho was, it appeaw, working in a gravel pit on the Mangaone Valley road when a fall of earth occurred, orushing his right

The harvest returns of South Australia bliow a total of 7,373,000 bushels as against 9,391,000 for the previous harvest, The poorness of the yield is due to tho small rainfall, severe frosts, and prevalence of the red rust pest,

Serjeant D, Hannan leaves Maßterton this alternoon for bfafford, West.Coast, to which place ho has beeu transferred, He is tu be succeeded here by Sergeant Florence O'Donovan, of Stafford, Sergeant John Keating, of Wellington, arrived to"day to take charge until-the arrival of Sergeant O'fibnovan. Tho following is ,|he classification- of the pupil teachers in the Wairarapa as the result of the recent examinations : First yoai—Lilian Braithwaite, Waihakeke; Helen Kean, Mmirioeville TV, j Donald Robinson, Waihenga. Second year-Ethel Brown, Hastwell; Helen iknio, Pahiatua; Ella Brunton, Greytown ; William • Johnston, Taueru ; il'dith Richards, Parkvalo; Margaret Smith, Masterton, Third year-iiessio Moncneff, Bolvidere; Cecilia M'Kenny, Pahiatua.' fourth year-Ella Barron, Masterton; Mary A, broadbont, Carterton ; Regiuald Fobs, Ualefield; Annie Kean, Masterton Infants'; Caroline Kelliber, Fornridge; Mary M'Kenzie, MauncevjlJe East; Margaret Wilson, Manjiatajnoko,

Wo have received from Messrs Shar> land &'Oo., Limited, a copy of their last "Trade Journal," The journal is excellently got up, and teoms with infot Nation in regard to now drugs, current topics, quotations and other matters of interest and of service to chemists and druggists Not only is this capital publication a trade journal, bat it pontains many interesting and cleverly written articles, tales, and sketches suitable for the general public a'id which will no doubt be perused with avidity. In faot, the standard of thatalos and other reading matter is fully on a par with many of the monthly English domestic magazines. Sharland's Trade Journal is also the official organ of tho Saw Zealand Pharmacy Board, Tho number under. review contains soma capital illustrations of the firms warehouses and manufactories in Auckland and also portraits of the managers and officials connetced with tho business,

The Summer Kale, commencing oa Saturday, January 30th, and intended lor the disposal of the balance of the Season's Stock, promises to be.one of the most such ccssful ever held at Te Aro House, Welling, ton. The Summer Rale will present to all yjsjlqis a wonderful array of bargains in all departiipte, Wo do not believe in the policy'of carrying oyer "goods from one sea«,on to another. We would r&fhcr'clea'f them out every season. Hence the reajen fax 'the unmistakable bargain's' that wil) be affiled pi tho Slimmer Sale, To'Aro House, Wellington; The Summer Sale ofers substantial reasons why country residents should pay pearlyvisty tpTp Aro House, Ttty so &$> jug, tliey would'have an opportunity of purchasing some .of the ftreatcgt bargains ever licardolin the drapery trade in' jfe Zealand.

We would remind the public that this Summer Sale is limited to 16 days only, and the last day wiJI be Saturday, February 13th. ill orders, if acctmpanied with tho [cash, will be instantly attended to and promptly forwarded from To Aro House, '

A bone dust factory is shortly to be established in Feilding. . Artesian water has boen f truck on the farm of Mr £tiyht,at Oampbelltown, at a depth of 186 feot. . ■ Pearson's brass band will give au open air concert in Masterton this nvenitg, the programme being the same as was published last week, The estates of the Earl of Glasgow are said to amount to 37,825 aores, and Ins rent roll exceeds 141,000 a year. The Wellington subdivision of the Wellington Sheep District baa been exempted from wool-branding Bheep under seotionG? of the Sheep Act. Constable Roacheinforasus that great difficulty was experienced in removing the remains of the young man. Sturgess from the Tiraumea river. The banks of the river were perpendicular on either side and of great height. After all other efforts had failed a nooso was mado with flax aud the body dragged down the river for somo distance, when with the assistance of four men it was landed on the banks.

An inquest on the remains of the late Thomas Sturgess, who was found drowtied in the Tiraumea river on Wednesday last, waß held at Mr Sinclair George'B Alfredton Hotel on Thursday uight before Mr John Gardiner, J, P,, and a jury of six, Alexander Napier, farmer, deposed that the deceased had been working for him for some weeks but had left to go to Woodlands oil the 6th uißt,, aud he had not seen him since until ho was found in tho river, The deceased had stated bis fa! her was a pattern makerin Ohristchurch, George Burling, junr,, and' Thomas Smith deposed to the finding of the body in the Tiraumea river. Constable ttoache stated that he had searched the body and found on it a watch, tin box, comb, knife, photo, letter, and cheque for LI 12s Gd, There were no external marks of violence' The jury, after a short letirement, returned the following .veidiot;— The deceased Thomas Sturgess came by his death on the 6th day of February, 1892, by being accidentally drowned whilst attempting to cross the Tiraumoa river when in flood. The following rider was added : The jury would add as a ridor the urgent necessity of a footbridge over tho Tiraumea river above or below she crossing whero Sturgess was drowned.