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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4070, 23 March 1892, Page 2

The London correspondent of the Duuedin Star Bays:- Ihe failure is announoed of Mr Henry Hoarc, late banker, of Bryaneton square and Stapleftu.rat, who has a large amount of landed property in Now. Zealand. Tho lia* Hljljea'are L47M(of jyhioh 1124,419 is leoured), and niseis Mr lioaro attributes his failure partly to losses In company investments''and 1 partly to the heavy depreciation in the value of land in New Zealand. There are charges to the amount ot L 120,000 on his estate in the latter colony, which must surely be of prodigious extent.

' The quarterly Bitting of tho : District Court at Masterton was commenced this I morning before Bis Honour District I Judge Robinson; Tho following cases 1 are down for hearing:—Miller v Elder; i Bicknel v Donald; and Cavanagh v i Watson. • ] A revolt has broken out in Vonezuela. ' Sovore fighting has taken place, in ' which the rebels were repulsed. ' Wo regret to hear that Mrs W. H. Jackson is lyiu? dangerously ill in Wellington. -Mr Geo, Johnston has juct received a special consignment of Kaiapol olothing, particulars of which appear elsewhere. The Greytown Cricket Club will probably play a match with Carterton at Greytown on Saturday next. Five new members were electee! to the Wairarapa Hui.t Club on Saturday. A dairy farmer in the Woodville district who has forty-eight aores of land has been receiving £4 10s a week for the milk sent to the cheese factory from his farm. The Southland Times says the polioy of the Ballance Uovernmont is condemned by every independent newspaper in hew Zealand. The Bohemian Minstrel Club held a successful rehearsal in Mnstorton on Monday evening, Thoy expect to make their first appearance before the publio in a few weeks' time, A shipmate of the murderer, Williams, was, it is said, recently in Pahiatua, and states that ho was not by any means favourably impressed with the conduct of the fiend on the voyage out, Ten contracts have been let on the railway works betwoen the Mangatainoko river and the Ngawapurua bridge. A large number of those who have been given work are residents of the district. ' The Hon. Richard Seddon does not favour extending the borrowm? powers of Csunties as a general thing, He fears when the settlers have got their roads made thoy will begin to think of repudiation, A girl named Alice Herbert, seventeen years of age, died suddenly at Takapau, Hawko's Bay, on Thursday last. On the day previous she was washing and sewing. The jury found that death resulted from acute congestion of the brain. The air Is just now rife with libel action. It is stated on good authority that a suit of this nature will ensue on the recent sensational articles on the Pahiatua poisoning case, Mr F. H, Wood's fortnightly stock salo is to be held tomorrow (Thursday) at his Taratahi yards. The lisfcofentries embraces 400 ewes, 400 breeding ewes, 100 fat ewes, 100 lambs, 260 wethers, 100 two-tooth breeding ewes, 4 dairy cows, 12 head mixed cattle, etc The property adjoining the residence of Mr (J. E. Darnell, in Chapel street, has been sold to Mr Dixon, of Palmerston North,' who intends commencing business in Masterton as an (crated water manufacturer, in conjunction with his brother, Mr Joseph Djxon, A number of places of business in Masterton are being covered with iron ill compliance with the Borough by-la iv. Mr David Pickering, plumber, has several contracts now in hand. The number of children on the roll of the Carterton School is now 296, about half that of Masterton, The Constable at Feathorston is a bit of a wag. Wishing, no doubt, to keep Colonel Roberta, R.M., omployod, he laid an information under the Police Offences Act against himself. He was fined Is and 7s casts. The contract for making additions and improvements to the shop of Mr J. Mandel, in Queen Street, is let to Mr 0, E, Daniell, The work is now in hand, It is stated that the well-known raoehorse Carmo, alias Problem, was, on Sunday, sold to Mr Frank Smith, of Paikakariki, for £65; At Mr D. Crewe's stock sale at Pahiatua on Saturday bidding was dull. The following prices wore realised:—Breeding ewes, niedium, 8s to 9s; lambs in wool, 5s 6d to 6s; wethers, 10s, to lis | dajry cows, £4 to £4 8s j heifers and steers, 43s to GGs | yearlings, good, 30s to 37s 6d; horses, dull, no demand. During the last few days Taranaki has 1 been invaded by beeß, which must, people think, have been driven in from the bush by fire. The bee is what is termed the wild bee, Fruiterers' and grocers' shops have been ravaged by 1 the insects in their quest fur food, The majority of tho fruit ahtips in town have ' been attacked, and in many instances the bees haye jnvaded private houses,' -Herald. It iB asserted by many that Williamsi the murderer, was at one time hawking cloth in Masterton. When he left horn he stated he intended proceeding to 1 Capetown via Australia. His wife, who 1 was a barmaid, Is alleged to have said ' she was in possession of a secret, which, i it divulged, would make short work of her husband, Wiliiauis and his wife | were afterwards in' Wellington, from which city they suddenly disappeared, ', Mr A, W. Hogg, M.S.E., in bis ■ address to the Knights of Labour at Pahiatua on Thursday, said that not far 1 frem Masterton men were now earning money from squatters who had never i improved their plages before, jn otfjer I districts woolsheds were being built, He ; attributed this to the effects of the Land Tax, This assertion would not even ' go down with the Knights themselves, one of whom exolaimed " bosh I" A 1 more absurd statement than that of the member could not well bo imagined, Why, we know a station within five miles of Masterton which commenced improving five years ago and since then has doubled in value. Was that the eflbotoftheLandTax? Nothing is mors annoying or discouraging to people wishing to beautify their homes with a pretty flowor gardon, or the less attractive, but certainly more useful vegetable plot, than to find all their trouble has been jn vain, and that although the sod is fruitful, and every care has been taken, they obtain ho reward for their labours because the seed obtained will not spring up and bear fruit, Such a domestic- calamity often drives the amateur gardener to drink and ovil ways, apd it is therefore very refreshing to find that at least we firm in New Zealand makes such a catas- ■ trophe impossible, Messrs A. Yates & Co., of Auckland, do a very large business in seeds, and as it is impossible to estimate exactly to a few packets what each agent will require, a quantity of old seed.necessarily romains on hand. But this old seed is not distributed to make people sad with watching, as some may suppose, but is destroyed by one .of the (irrn's travellers who makes periodical visits to jibe yarjous agents throughout "Hew Zealand,' festerda'y afternoon Messrs Jno Qraham and. po (who now represent Messrs A. yatea and Co. from Carterton to tyketabupa, and from to the sea), showed our representative' , biga wwd W rf broken seed packets m WW'* danco with Massrs Yates' rule. The new season's seeds will arrive shortly, apd will doubtless be more in demand than ever npw, that this important faot Is made known Our first shipments of new goods lor the Autumn and Winter season have now come to hand by the latest mad steamers, and we have been busily employed in opening thorn out and preparing them for inspection at Te Aro House, Wellington. We shall be happy to forward patterns of our new Dress Fabrics and other novolties free by post to any address, op application to James Smith, To Arc-House) Wellington', Our selection of Autumn and Winter Fashions has been made by our own buyers —men of great experience, taste and judg. ment—in the British, Frenoh and Continental markets, and may be relied on as surpassing everything we have previously shown at Te Aro HouseiWellington. Our ladies would find it to their advantage to make their ohpice as earl; as possible, and so to have the advantage of PJin'g their dresses made in good time for IheS'easoMt'ijte Aro House,. Wellington,.:, We will also forward our Cbarlfc for self? measurement to anyone intimating (heir wish in this respect to us, and will guarantee tn all customers the.advantages of taste, fit, fioisk and prompt execution in our . Celebrated Dressmaking Room at Te Ajo ' House, WeHingtoii '

A meeting of the Committee, of the Masterton Anti-Chinese Association was held in the oftico, of the |Becretary last night, four out of the five niombers being present, Alter the question of Chinese trading and its likely influence had been discussed in all its bearings, the following resolution wss paßsed:—That a public meeting be held in the Temperance Hall, Masterton, on Friday,' Ist April, at whioh the Mayor (Mr 0. A. Pownall) be asked to preside, and that the following matters bo brought before it.. 1. That an expression of public opinion be givenupon the question of forming aFruit and Vegetable Co-operative Association. 2. And that the project of obtaining a public market for Mastßrton be discussed, The Committee also proposes that a company be formed, to deal in fruit, vegetables, etc, the capital to be £3OO in one hundred shares of £1 each, Bs to be paid on application for shares, and 5s on allot* ment, and the balance in monthly calls not exceeding 2s per share. Annie Goodwin, a cook, who went to Australia a few years ago penniless, re» turned to England in the Orient with £l3O of savings. Unfortunately, soon after arrival Annie fell in with some old friends to whom she, being (as they told her) "areal lady,and no error," stood "buckets of booze." Annie partook freely herself, till she discovered her money had been stolen, when the silly woman had just sense enough left to staler to Bow street and request to be taken into custody. "I'm-drunk," she remarked gravely. The inspector: could not see his way to detaining Annie till she " kicked up a bit of a shindy." The lady was then locked up. Upon becoming sobor Miss, Goodwin narrated particulars of her loss, and Detective Peddar took the case in hand. It is feared, however, Annie will have to return to Australia or New Zealand for another "spell." Every man has a duty to perform. Sometimes it is. a pleasing duty, somotimes otherwise. When it is a duty to pay a long standing butoher's account, or to pay a bill you' backed for a friend " justto oblige him," oi-when it Is aduty to receive a visit from your mother-in-law, these are painful duties. And when our fatherly Government decide to put a duty on everything, and when a Parliamentary majority consider it a duty they owa to their country, and the electors they represent (or misrepresent as the case may be), to ratifyand legalise such duties, why then it becomes a duty for the publio of Masterton in paiticular and the VYairarapa in gonoral to sniil ingly pay suoh duties and quietly grin & bear it. They have, however, one duty to perform and that is to buy their Drapery and Clothing at the Bon Marche the cheapest and best house in Materton for anything of the sort, The whole duty of man is to do the best he can for himself. .Nelson said, " England expeots every man to do his " duty." Hooper and Co,, say, " Triey expect everyono, whether man, woman, or child young men and maidens, old folks and young folks to do thuir duties, by doing their duty and buying all they require in Drapery, Clothing, household fur nisings, etc, at the Bon Marche.