The Wairarapa Daily [ESTABLISHED 1878] WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1892.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4082, 6 April 1892, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily [ESTABLISHED 1878]

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1892.

A naturalist calculates that 100,000 rabbits are born in Australia every day, Mrl\M'lntyre,thoGovemment Audit Inspeotpr,. is now on his periodical visit .to Masterton, A number of workmen having declined to work for a farmer at Gore on Sunday last, were dismissed from his service,. So the Olutha Leader declares, A tolegrain was roceived . from Wellington yeeterday stating that Mrs Jackson, wife. of the headmaster of the Mastortan school, who for some time has been seriously ill, has taken a turn for the better, The erection of the mrated water factory for Messrs Dixon Bros, in Chapel stroet has been commenced. Mr John Montgomery is tho contractor. In the R.M. Court at leatherston on Monday a number of bye-law cases were heard and fines according to the nature of the offences iuflioted. The tenders of Mr P. Carr, of Masterton, were on Saturday accepted for several formation contracts in TaratahiCarterton Eoad District, Mr Martin Kerrins was also a successful tenderer, James O'Flaherty, who was lately ccquitted on a charge of attempting to kdi his wifo by shooting at her with a rifle, was fined £5, in default one month's hard labour, at Wellington yesterday, for disebaraing a rifle within the city without permission, Tho Evening Post contradicts a state" ment made by certain Ministerial organs that Mr B. T. Oillon was an aspirant for the Agent-Generalship, and that failing this ho has sought to secure the appointment of Mr Buckley, so that be himself might be called to the Uppet House and take the portfolio of Colonial Secretary, The fat for Mr F, H. Wood's Taritalii Stock Sale, whfch takes placo tn-monow (Thursday) embraces sheep of every description, dairy coivs in full milk, hacks and buggy horses, etc. A meeting of thoso interested in the formation of a Coursing Club in Masterton jb to bo held In the Club Ho'.cl on Friday ovonins next. Some yoars ago a Club was in existence in the Wairarapa whiph collapsed for the want of support, It is to be hoped, that now an effort is being; mado to revive coursinp, owners of dogs will display a greaforinterest in the sport. A sajlor named William Calder Bteppei into the shop of a fruiterer in Welling* ton the other day and helped himself to some grapes. The fruiterer railed a policeman, and the sailor is noiv in Mount Oook. It tnms out that the man Morris, who reported tho loss'-of his watch and chain to the Masterton police yesterday, had placed his property in the safe keepinc of a welLknown publican by whom it has been returned, Melbourne milk' vendors atp much troubled by the nefarious practices "of their employes in watering milk in order jto ,eke fjut the quantity, and thereby 'supply .their o,wn prjyat.e customers, A dray road }s to be conatrppted' between Pahiatua and Palmera'ton ftorth Instead of the brjdle track alt jirßlf proposed,. ~., , A meeting of delegates of the various contributing bodies in tho district to discuss the wholo question of charitable pid, has been suggested by the Greytown Borough Coppil, The '.Taratahi-Cartertpu ftead Board in making application to the Government for a '.£3ooo.loan, for expenditure on the East Coast road. : . . Tho Government has, it is said, cabled to England for a supply of Martini-' Henri rifles,

', The'Pahiatu&paper has it on excellent) authority that the Masterton people are thinking "of running quite a uew man for the Maßterton seat at the next election in the interests of tha-Oppo* sition, . Mr W, B, Smith has been appointed an assistant teaoher at the Carterton school. :.. ; Tho Greybwnvßordngh" Council is bringing anaotion against Messrs Hayes and Wendoh.'for removing, firewood from certain roads of tho Borough without permission.. The action is only meant to act as a warning to others, It is persistently rumoured that the horse Problem, alias Oaimo, ran at the recent Masterton-Upnki races under a different name. There is, however, no foundation for the rumour. ■ , A comet may now be seen from Mas- • fcerton from three o'olcok In the morning i till about daybreak.

After having paid a wit of inspection to nearly every look-up in Rawke's Bay and Rangitikei, that well-known character, "Kelly the Bake," has again "bobbed up" in Masterton. lie had a short interview with Constable (Mlon yesterday afternoon, and was invited to try tho new mattresses provided by the i member for the district.'' He did so, and this morning contributed the usual fee. An'explesion of blasting powder took place at the Australian' Explosives Company's works, Two men, named Hurst and Stewart, were killed, having been disembowled, while three others, Warnook, Williamß, and M'Gratb, were bidly injured,

Pearson'sPrivate Band intend playing in ths Masterton Park on Sunday afternoon next at 2,80,, when tho following excellent musical programme will be submitted!— Quick Step, "The Coon," (arranged by H. Pearson); Glee, "Spring's Delight," (Muller); Nautical Fantasia, "Ttafalgar," (H. Round); Waltzer, '' Sonnenschein un Schatton," (Karl V. Keller); Andante Concerto, "OraPro Nobis," (M. Piccolomini); Seloction, "The Siege of Rochelle," (M. Balle); Glee, " Fair Flora Decks," (J. Danby); Saored March, "Mountof Olives," (H. Round),

Scene: Todgers' boarding-house, Pa- c hiatus, A Chinese boarder (an erstwhile | cook) Isat lunch, and is trying vainly to get through salt chicken broth. At last * finds an undeniable stalk of cinnamon 1 in it, Hemarta upon tho idiocy of somo c cooks (with an expressive adjective pro- 1 fixed) trying to make soups with "fire- t wood," Other remarks of a like depre- | ciatory nature follow. This conversation ( is detailed to the cook (who is aho a . Flowerylander) and it leads to him seeking an interview with hiß countryman after the meal is over. On visiting the 3 scene of the said interview half an hour £ afterwords nothing was discovered but i two pigtails and a niotloy collection of , teeth, toe-nails and patohes of hair, It j is confidently believed by the. inhabitants that the combat resulted as in the case of tho Kilkenny ca's, Thisepisodo ' is related for the benefit of the Anti- ■ Chinese Society as a possible solution of i the vexed Chlnoso problem. 1 Somo months ago a rathor extraordinary caso was reported through our columr-s, In which a woman in Master- ; ton who had been ailing for some time i throw, up a living lizird after a fit of , vomiting, and at once experienced relief. This statement was discredited at the timo by many, but it is nevertheless true. Thß woman tu-day is perfectly healthy, A caso similar in every respect is ropurted in the mail news which is justtohand. A woman named.Jane Aowg, residing at Marazion in Cornwall, has for sev3ral years suffered from violent pains inthestomach, from which she has been unable to obtain any relief, although she has been continually under medical treatment,, On Friday evening, after taking some medicine, she had a severo attack of vomiting, in tho courso of which she threw up a living lizard from four to six inchos in length. Dr J. Mudge, who has beea tho woman's medical attendant, has preserved the lizard, which ho believed must have been in her sterna jh for many years. Since the roptilo was ejected Mrs Rowe haß been almoßt entirely free fiom pain. , Ladies who Btndy fashion and elect to ' be in the mode, will be pleased to know that we have opened out, and havo now on 1 view, some of the latest styles in siuglo robe dresses at To Are House, Wellington. ( Mast ot these are the generally admired ■ rough-surfaced materials, and the most ) prominent among thorn are—Sootoh Homoi spun Panama Tweed, Milanje Toilo, Oheviot rugß, malvern twoeds,, Oheviot ' Fiotte, Drap Grasse, and Missouri Carraux, t all very handsome and atttaotive styles at TeAroHouso, Wellington, i There are also great varieties of Estumino r and Naval Serges, including tho celebrated ■Waterproof Sorge, called Impervann, For '■ durability and making up well, very fow materials can surpass those at Te 1 Aro House, Wellington. B In addition to these there are several f other materials as announced by us on tho B first page of this paper, foremost among which are the favourite Dress Miltpns, • unequalled for durability, and which wo in various widths from '25 to 48 inches r wide at To Aro Heiisp, Wellington, il These Dress Miltons, we have in all j colours, suoh as Navv, Grey, Fair,' Myrtle Claret, Brown, Marone and Black. Patterns of these and any other dress material 11 1 will be forwarded postage free by applying s to Te Aro Houbo, Wellington, !

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