SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4061, 12 March 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

It is non exactly foutteen days since ' a drop of rain fell in this vicinity; bub ' for the very considerable downfall in • February, the country would by now , have been in a seriously parched state. 1 A Brisbane telegram says Dr flinchfield, bacteriologist to the hospital, has i discovered the influenza bacillus iu the ' blood uf a patient, Thia Lh tho first time tho bacillus of influonza has been found , in Australia, Mr Thomas Poynton, who settled in , New Zealand long before thia country » became a British colony, and lived at , Hokianga when tho Treaty ef Waitangi was signed, has died at his residence at 1 Lake Takapuna, at tho age of 90 years, 1 Mr Clias. Clifford (of Gampboll and 1 Clifford) lias been definitely appointed 1 organist at ist. Matthew's church, MasI teiton. Ab Mr Clifford' is now starting classes for the organ, piano and singing this is evident testimony to his ability. A juryman asked to be exempted , from sitting on the Eketahuna murder case, on the ground that ho did not approve of capital punishment, and 1 therefore hiß mind raifht be biassed in favour of the prisoners, Mr Justice ■ Ifichniond did not think the excuse a i iu!flent|y jjood It is evident that stoats and woasel§ i are increasing rapidly (Buya the Mm ' Colonist). We hear of some haying been i killed recently, near Lake Eotoiti, and , tlipotjjef day i}o less that} seven were ki||ed by qne resident fl£ Wajnjea West, Tiro pases of delirium ireneni, botl) from Danevirke-the most drunken place fpr its size in the pojony—lijvve 1 ended fstajly in {he Waipqkurau hos--1 pital, The Mornington' Licensing Committee haye been informed by tho Justice Dei partment that it is not intended to introduce next session any amendments to the Licensing Act. " Did you fall on your eye ?'' was the sympathetic inquiry made by counsel in the Auckland Police Court of a witness in the assault oase who rejoiced in a' lovely black eye.' 'No, sorr, oi fell on a sthono, was the pat reply. 1 It is proposed to abolish local agents of the Public Trust Office, and instruct oncers of poljce to communicate direct with the department on'a'll matters of administration instead of agent*. Thomas Shelly, a young man undergoing a sentence of sis months for larceny escaped froin Wnpga Gaol on Friday last. He was engaged chopping wood in the prison yard, and under pretence of poing into one of the sheds he scaled the wall. He at' once made for the river, jumped in, and Bwam across. Warder Oliver followed to the water's edge and fired fi.ve shots'at the fugitive jvith his' revolver, bat without effect. On landing Shelly divested himself of his boot's 'and made up the Mumjnb bidgee. Sergeant Powell crossed fho river in a boat, and two .civilians gave chase on horseback. The latter overtook Shelly about half a mile up the river, and brought him baclf to the lockup, . ShelJy's chances of escape were greatly reduced through wounds caused to his feet by thistles growing along the river. Shelly has since committed sui» pide by drinking a quantity ol carbolic acjd used for disinfecting purposes, Oyr first shipments 9! new goods lot the Autum'ii and Winter Mason hare how qqcqe to hand by the latest mail steamers, and we have been busily employed in opening them out and preparing them lor inspection at TeAro House, Wellington, We shall be happy to toward patterns of our new Dress Fabrics and other novoltiss free by post to any address, on application to" Te'AroHassai Wellington. • Our scljctjoii of Ailtumj) ajid 'Wilier Fashions has been made by our own buyers —men of great experience, taste and judgment —in the British, French' and Continental markets, and may be relied on as surpassing everything we have previously shown at Te Aro House, Wellington. Our ladies wouw uZf!! ll,s - ? d ™* tage to make their 'choice as early as possible, and so to have the advantage of getting their driisses'made in goOd~tlihl for the Season, at To Aro'House, 'Wellington. ■ ' Wc will alsoforward our Chartc for 6elfmeasurement to anyone intimating their Wish in'this respect-to us, and will guarak tee to all customers tlie.adyantages of taste; fit, finish and" prgiilft.'legation,'in our Celebrated Dressmaking Boom at Te Aro , House, Wellington, ' ' 1

Messrs Lowes & lorna announce their nest stock sale for Wednesday, Maroh 23rd, 1892. Entries as advertised. The Fiva-milo Bicycle Championship of Tasmania was won by Golding in IBrain 81Jseo, ' Mr 'William Carruth, who arrivod in the Colony 60 years ago with two bro* thora at Wellington, died at hia residence, Kaino, yesterday. He was aged 80yoar8. Edward Noble, ofPahiatua, and late of Maßtertop, was summoned yesterday j by the authorities of Mount Yiew Asylum for failing to contribute towarda tho support of his mother, who is an inmate of the Asylum,bub tho oasa was dismissed on defendant satisfying the Magistrate that ho could baroly support his own children. The Grey town Town Lands Trust have voted £liO a year to the School Com-mittee-a welcome donation, -as tho . Committee have found much difficulty m keeping things going in good working ordor. Another vote of 115 a year was made to the Recreition Reserve Com* mittuo, and a third vote gave to the borough Council £IOO, to be spent upon . the readiug room of the proposed new Institute, added to whioh the Trust will ■give £6O a year. v A good deal of attention has been bestowed in Melbourne upon the subjeot of rabbit destruction,' and some - astounding proposals and suggestions have been received by the Minister for Lands from various parts of tho world. Tho latest suggestion is from South Australia, that a number .of carpet snakes should be let loose among tho rabbits, which would, the sender asserts,. b6 speedily eaten up by the reptiles. The correspondent also furnishes some . remarkable data, tho accuracy of which wl will doubtless be questioned regardingjy the feeding capaoity of carpet snakes™ When sft to 6ft long, thoy are, he says, able to eat two or three rabbits at a meal, but when 15ft to IGfclong they are equal to makm° a raoal off half a dozen '' rabnits, Anticipating enquiry as to what_ would happen if snakes beoame moro'numerous than rabbits, he proposos that carpet snakes of one sex only should be usod, and " after eating all tho,rabbits tho snakes would then proceed to oat eaoh other."