The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1892.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4056, 7 March 1892, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1892.

13 Mr Charles Kerr, of Wajtaugj, Chatham Islands, has just died in Christ* church, A. httor of spaniol pupa is advertised for sale, Steps ate being taken to have the boundaries of tho Akituo Road Board altered. Tho witnesses in' the Eketahuim murder ease—about a dqzen jn all—loft for Wellington ou Saturday afternoou, Thorn aro now five Chinese fruiterers in Masterton. Tho whole of them appear to be doing a good business, Sergeant Benry M'Ardle, who has been appointed t» take charge of the local pulice station, arrived in Master* ton on Saturday. J The analysis of tho stomach and brain of the late Mr Lucena has nob yet been completed by Air Skey, Tho result of the analysis will be comqiuniosted to Mr A. W. lionall, Acting Coroner, when It is known. At an adjourned meeting of the Borough of Carterton Licensing Bench held on Saturday, the trausfer of the license of the White Bart Hotel from 0. H. Giles to J, Proiser was granted. The remaining business m of a routine character. The Akiteo Road Board has resolved to apply to the Minister of Lands ior a subsidy towards opening the road through tho Oorgo at Glencoe, on the Aohonga Valley road, to connect with " tho road from Tiraumea or Mnkori, to Wimbledon, in Rawke's Bay, The late Dean Donaghy, of Victoria, died possissed uf twopenoa. All through his long lite he usually had twopence— Bomotiines less-very seldom moro. When his funds got up above the highwater mark of two lonesome coppers he usually gave the surplus to tho poor, Bo left no will—llo executors—no visible fortune of any kind, but his torrowiog friends looked in the waistcoat pocket of tho departed, and there his entire , worldly wealth was discovered. He " that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord, and Dean Donaghy has doubtless gone to collect a Ion? bill on tho golden shore,-Metis, To sell quickly and to sell cheaply, to 3 keep turning over and over one's stock, f to make small profits and quick returns, e in fact, is one of the features of tbis mercantile age. The world goes so fast nowt a-days, tho fashions change so rapidly, s and customs alter so materially in such 1 short periods, that the trader who does i not intend to keep paco with the times in l tho abovo-nientionod respects mjght just > as yre)l shut up sliop altogether,.or else i start in business" on some lone Pacific i Jsle" whose slumbrous rcvotiesoro only r aroused by the lapping of the soft • southern sea on tho coral strand, Now, i tho Now Zealand Clothing Factory of r Lambton Quay and Cuba Streets, Wcl» I lington, aro great holiovers in tho theory I of " small profits and quick returns," I They alwayß endeavour to make tilings 1 "hum" j their constant study is to suit ■ the public. A glance at their new ad vertisemeiit in anotiier column will convinco the greatest doubter tliat they aro able to

rail guoda at really marvellously cheap jripej. It seems almost too good to bl ;r|jßjbijt WO Ijave Bepnnnd believe. Competition is the life of trade Dlis old sat? might well bo applied tc ho Chinamen "f at the ircsenttimo. Tlie other day Kow Kct toted ill nppoßil i?n fcu Wong Yne as t fandnr of fruit, and established himsell nasfcop directly opposite that- of hij itother Celestial.' Wong Yee became ndignant, and to dissuade the public rom making purchases at the shop uf lis rival, announced in Ms window that le would sell bananas, which had before leen soiling at sixpence, at fiyoponce per ken, BowKeewas not to be out. one, for in the ovening of the same day .e posted a tipfcet in his ]yinduff with the r.nounceuient in bold letters, "flanjias, 4d per don.' 1 On the following icrning Wong V'oe, dotorniinod to go ne belter, reduced the price of his ananas to threepence, and ! now Kow [cp has folj'owtd pnif. The pu'jlip, who iei>njyliile hayo'been pnjiiying the fun, :o awning ft'ith jutprpst Jhe nejjt jvelopuient, and crowds of urchins irung the doors of t|)e eatabjisfatpp it of ich Celestial) hopin» einccrely t)i»t |:he mo will arrive whon oi)0 of the RJoiiils will, for the sake of opposition, sko a [fee distribution of |)jg fruit, ]

The total population of Australasia on 'Met Dccomber last was 3,832,965. Two now lodes Of' surprising richness have been discovered on tho Murchison galdfield, Western Australia. Work at the Woodville end of the EketahunarWoodviL'e railway will in all probability be commenced m a fortnight. About fifty men will be employed. A gymnasium is about to beestabhshed at Pahiatua. The investigation! ot Detective Herbert have thrown no ftcsli light on the Pahiatua poisoning mystery. The Detectiye has returned to Wellington. Humble bees are said to have thoroughly established themselves in the Forty-alilo Bush, They have Been seen in a number of gardpnein different parts. Avery good etching by Mr 0.. R, Campbell, announcing that as piano ■ fitters and repairers himself , and Mr Clifford are " first in the field," appears in the window of Mr P. T. Holmes, stationer. • Mr 0, W. Sorensen, the Government Hairy Export, has been lecturing in the Forty-Mile Bush on the advantages of co-operativo dairying, and the result j 5 that many smallfarmers intend devoting themselves to this business, Mr Ralph Steele, who recentlymarried the eldest Miss Payne, intends going home with bis wife shortly for a six months'trip, It may not be generally, known that the roots of the raupo plant are edible. When cooked, after being dried and pounded into powder they are said to be delicious, vory like arrowroot. The Akura natives have collected about £l2O in aid of the forthcoming nrco meetinp. A course has been pegged out, but will require a good deal of labour expended on it before it i 3 fit for use. It is thought improbable that the first meeting, will be held within two months, although numbers of horses are now in training, The directors of tho Longburn Freezing Works emphatically deny a rumour curront to the effect that they intend shutting down thoir works fur a year. The affairs of the company are in a very prosporous state, and space for freezing purposes is almost daily applied for by settlers, A smart intelligent boy is required by Mr A. Munguson, of the Eketahuna Livery and Bait Stables. One of the most flourishing and important business concerns in Eketa-> huna is the butchering baeiness lately carried on by Mr Geo. Edwards. With the growth of tho place, and therefore <>f f l» trade, Mr Edwards found the business too large for him and has sold out to Mr James Coleman, with whom ho trill contmuo working. We wish Mr Coleman everysuccessinhis new venture. A youug man named M'Caa, employed at Pleasant Point, near. Twiarn, shot, himself on Friday. In dragging his gun through a wire fonce a pieco of wire ciught the trigger. Harvesting operations in this district ore now practically finished, although threshing from stacks will be continued for some weeks. The weather during the past week has been all that tho farmer could desire. A boy six years of age was brought beforo a schoolmaster in the Forty inilo Bush for fighting, Between his fits of sobbin? he exclaimed, '' Don't you beat me; if you do my fathor nill summon you," The boy was let off, Writing to the Auckland Herald, Mr Lawy, M.H.R,, stateß that while on a visit to Lichfield he saw a valuable grass introduced by Mr F, D. Rich, manager of the Thames Valhy Land Company, The gras3 grows luxuriantly on pumice land, and Mr Lawry, therefore, believes it will be suitable for the country trum Lichfield to Lake Taupo, and should vastly enhance the value of {hat land if grown there. The Pahiatua Star sayslt would appear that tho timo for the adjustment of the County boundaries of Pahiatua and Wairaiapa North is by no moans ripe, and both Councils would do well to let the question of tho boundary lino remain in'aheyanco for some time at leaat. Onji objection to a mirangoment atpjesent is that all the country cast ot the Puke|.ois, v'hifih it' Pf? B ®nt forms part of the county qf Wairarapa North, will in the not far distant future have to form part of tho Pahiatua County, and a seoond re-arrangement of boundaries would be required later on. At present the boundaries may well remain as they are, Mr Tliomns B. Etchings, whose death we recorded in our issue of Saturday, had resided jn thp Wlmreami) district fur neatly twenty years. About eight years ago ho met with an accident whilst yarding sheep, and sustained internal injuries of a serious nature. Although lie underwent several operations io derived no permanent' rolief, and for some months has been on the threshhold of death, Ho leaves a wifo and one child to nrnurn his loss, The deceased was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and his remains, which were interred in tlm Masterton cemetery yestefday, were followed to the grave by a largo number of Brethren. The funoral ceremony was performed by tho Rev. W. JS, Paigo. At a sitting of tho Pahiatua R.M. Court on Thursday last, Mr Tosswill, solritor, characterised a decision of the Bench of Justices as tho most scandalous thing he had pver heijrc! <?f. Agcordj ing "to tho local paper, tho following passage at arms thoii on sued i—Mr Eeese: You hud hotter withdraw that, statement. Mr Tosswdl i I shall do nothing of the sort, It is a soandalous thing to make us pay for the negligence of the Justices. Mr Reeso: Tho Court will stand adjourned until 130, and if then, Mr Tosswill, you do not withdraw the statement, we shall take other steps. On resuniftig at I.SO Mr Reese said the Cuuit desired to afford Mr Tosswill an opportunity of withdrawing tho'statement made about the last judgment. Mr Tosswill: I see no reason to with" jjraiy anythjng [{{aid. I mlglij;state that l! shall not appear jn the other cases that are coming on this afternoon, as I decline to appear beforo the Benoh as at present constituted. If you wish to know what I did say, 1 will repeat it- I said "It was a scaudalous thing that & p or3o u should have to pay costs through the negligence of tho Bench." Tho Bonch is ouite certain that you did ryforto the last ju'dgmonS;; and you now cast a further reflection on the Bench by sayin/j you decline to appear in Court as it is at present constituted. Mr Tosswill; Yes j I have a perfect right to take this course, It is' a free country. Mr Reeso i Tho Court will stand ad journed for fife minutes to allow tho Bench to connider the mattor. On resuming, Mr Reeso said the Benoh had carefu'ly con» • sidored the seriousness of the offence Mr Tosswill had beon guilty of, and his explanation, and tlioy wero prepared to allow the matter to pass, Mr Tosswill then left the Court.

! Every man has a duty ta porform. Sometimes it is a pleasing duty, some ■ times otherwise. AVhen it is a duty to pay a long standing butcher's account, or to pay a bijlyou backed for a fripnd " justto oblige him," or when it is aduty ta receive a visit from your mother inlaw, these are painful duties. And when our fatherly Government dcoide to put a duty on everything, and when a Par> liamentary majority consider it a duty ihojowe to their country, and the electors they represent (or misrepresent as tho case may be), to ratifyand legalise such duties, why then it becomes a duty for the public of Maaterton in paiticular and the ffairaraoa in genoral to smil ingiy pay such duties and quietly grin & beir it. They have, however, one duty to perform and that js {p liqy |l|oi|i mperyand Olfithing ap the Bon Marche, the cheapest and bost.houee in Ma'tert m, for anything of the sort, The whole duty ol man is to do the best he can for hiipself. JNelsonsaidj " Eopland expects every man to do his duty," Uoopep Ji]d Qo., pay, ''Tjiey expect everyone,vhpthprnian ( wofnaivor child young mm and maidens, old folks and young folkp to do tbjsir dutjes, by doing their daty and buying all they requiro in Diftfery, Cluthiuing, hougshoM furnishings, etc,, at the Bon Marcho,

There is a glut of potatoes in Sydney, the supply being much greater than the demand. Tho Olareuce River has sent an onormous quantity, and the farmers | there are now enrry tlwt thev planted so many. . _ Shootinat piune out of season is becoming Quite common in tho Masterton district. The rr.ngero to the Accliinatktien Society are, however, determined to put a stop to it. We understand Constable May swooped down upon a well-known sport yesterday, whoao bug was filled with game. The offender will appear before tho Court in due course. William Thomas Peacock, who was chargod in the Masterton R.M. Court this morning with failing to provide for his wife and family, was arrested aboit a.week ago, For reasons best known to the Police Department he has been incarcerated in the Wellington Gaol for a week; U is anaccopted axiom that a man is ionocont until his guilt is proved. This cas9 therefore appears to be one of great hardship.