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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4105, 6 May 1892, Page 2

.« The Catholic Times says:—A membe t of the Maatcrlon School Committee furi e ousljyaged because the local eohool chil it dren had a half-holiday to attend th Circus recently. Such gross ignorance o the methods of the State Education sys tern is most reprehensible, The Otasjo and Southland Investor, Company has declared a dividend of I per cent., and bas carried forward £l6o' It has also decided to write £35,000 ol the reservo fund and apply £4,800 to suspense account to meot bad.dobts. Tji j Directors, in the[r report, complain c ' the uncertainty as to the future taxatio in New Zealand. The Wellington Evening Press of laa night says I—ln our Ibbuo of the 23n April we published the effect of certai: statements made to our reporter tiffectin the character and credit of a proininen politician. We were careful not to moD tion the name of the politician, or to us language, which might be thought t point directly to a particular person Colonel Fraser, however, recently com * menced an action in the Supreme Cum K ajaiust the proprietor of this journa l " claiming that the paragraph in queatioi J js a libel upon himself. We are informs '' that a number of our readers have under stood the paragraph as referring t 1 Colonel Fraser, audit only regains fo '' us to accepf without reserve his denia of the truth of the statements niade ti " our reporter, and to tender him an ex " pression ot our regret'that they ehouh ' have been published jn our columns ' We may add that we haye to exprcji 5 our thanks to Oolonel Frasor for haviii] 1 accepted this statement from us and fo the arrangement lie has wade to with ' draw the action, ) The Otago Dally Times, referring h the return of Mr Allen for the Brtici t electorate, says :-In 1887 Mr Allen de- | feated the then-Premier of the colony f but in the present campaign he has completely eclipsed the former victory, foi < ho has defeated tbe Ministry. Mr Allen'i return cannot be regardod as any thins else than a triumph of right over might The two prominent and aggressive mew I bers of the Ministry, who,have during the contest beseiged the Bruce elector! with their heavy.artillery,of .platforrr orations, 1 have learned that tho tacti'ci ' successfully pursued in Wellington oi; the recent occasion are utterly distasteful to the Southern constituency whiol thoy had invaded, The Bruce elector! have distinctly refused to sacrifice theii sound and independent judgment of the merits of jtho pwo candid itea for theii i suffrage) at the oaf of jrijb^rf Mm* /isters. ;;

The; : jFpxton publio johoolnas again besn.olosed owing to; tho prevalence of liphtberia in the district.' An attempt is being made to start. a Maori newspaper in Napier in the Liberal interest. : . •■■'■':'■ •/■." In the Masterton R.M. Court yester-' 3fty afternoon, judgment was given for the plaintiffs in the cases Ewington and Sons v. ManiheraMaaka, data £2 18s 6d,'and Ewington and Sons v, Mrs Mauka, claim, £4lßs Gd. About thirty chains of the PalmerstonPahiatua road have been completed. There are at present four gangs at work. A find of moa bones has been nude on the property of Mr Haliburtou, Makuri, Forty-Mile Bush. One of the bones are two feet in length. Mrs Jacobs has sevoral good servants awaiting engagement at her Queen-street Begistry Office. : . V . , The contents of a Ohinanian'a till, 'ls or £6, was appropriated in Wellington on Wednesday evening by some sneak thief. The Palmerston gasworks are turning out over 100,000 feet of gas per week. At Christchuroh yesterday four lads whose ages ranged from fourteen to seventeen, were oharged • with usin? obsoene language in a public street. The charge was proved, 1 and the Bench said that as such cases had been comraon'of late they had decided to endeavour to stop the prevailing larrikinism. Two were seutenced to ten days' imprisonmontwith hard labour. They will be kept separato from other prisoners. Tho Carterton paper, referring to the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society, says:-From the rivalry of the Masterton Association we have now nothing to fear, for tho success of our Society is firmly established. Neither have we any particular reasons to court the alliance of that Association, though if alliance were offered on equit. able terms, it might be favourably considered. The following handicaps wore declared on Wednesday evening by the Committee of the Eketahuna. Rifle Club for Mr Parsons'trophy, the first competition k begin on Saturday next at 2 p.m. i-G. Blaine and A. H. Herbert, scratch; W Woolf, F, 1). Polling, and T. Parsons, S points; W, Waterson. F. Bright, and M.Bourke, 8 points ;W. A.Kowso,4 pointsj. J. Polling, 6 points; F.' O. Tumor and J, Skinner, 6 points j A. Ure,7 pointsi T, 0. NiColls, Bpoints; F, Von Bodin and T. Jones, 10 points. The Povorty Bay Herald says :- "Some time ago the complaint was made by Gisborue girls that the young men of this place were very backward in matters matrimonial, but we are now informed by the Eogiatrac that a reverse has set in, and a large number of marriagolicenses are being issued just now. It being leap year, perhaps the young men do not deserve praise for this healthy sign," An inquest was held at Upper Waingawa on Tuesday afternoon before Col. Roberts, (Coroner) and a jury comprising Messrs G. Bowles (foreman), J, Teal, Jas. Lawrence, W, Smith, E, Chew and G, Stevens, touohing the death of the infant daughter of Charles Blake, Tho evidence of Mrs Blake showed thai the child was three weeks old, and had had a cough sinoe, its birth, Un Monday night the child wa3 very ill and or taking it up early on Tuesday, it waf found the infant was dying and expiree immediately. The jury returned a ver diet of death from natural causes. The case Albertson yDovonshire ocou' pied the Masterton R.M. Court seyora hours yesterday. The cause of actiot arose out of. the sale of ahorse, whicl was alleged to be stolen property, . Thi defendant purchased a horse from a M: Gillies for £!), which he sold to thi plaintiff for £5 and a mare. Soon afto: the transaction the horse was claimed h one Budd, who alleged that it had be6i stolon from him. The plaintiff (Albert son) now sought to recover the £5 am , mare he had given to Devonshire Evidence was given to show that Budi , was the rightful owner of the horse, am i considerable argument took place as I , who should be the loser by its sale, Hi Worship reserved his decision till no* 1 day. I ,' At a meeting of members of tho Eketa huna Rifle Club held on Wednesda; evening laßt, it was decided to postpim the Club's annual ball until Friday, th 10th Juno, owing to the fact that ball have been arranged to take place at Mau riceville, Pahiatua and the Taueru en th sameovening, It was also found that th train arrangements would not bo favour able, and that on the evening of Queen' Birthday there will be no moon-whicl latter fact makes a material difference t people who have to ride twenty or thirt , milus through the buah. Onthewhol' i the course adopted by the Eketahun riflemen is a good ono, and as they hav generously stood on one side in favour o the other townships they should be wel supported by the Mauriceville and Pahia tua folks on the 10th of June. A goo: i many Masterton friends are also likely t attend, As a grain train was proceeding thi other day (says the 'Otago Oail; : Times') from Winton to Invercargill, ' I number of bullocks on the line at , tempted to cross the Winton Creel ' bridge, Losing their footing, the engim was at once upon them, forcing on ' dowD through the bridge and cariyin 1 four across, All were terribly mutilatei • and presented a sickening spectacle I while the locomotive looked an if it hai , been run through shambles. Th [ engine, a big J, kept the rails until th bridge was crossed, when it left th 1 metals and was brought to a standstill Tho locomotive was . considerabl, damaged about its under gear, and th . tender buffer torn clean out, | We understand there is likely to b ' litigation to recover the amount of th f fire policy claimod to exist on Mr D, K Papworth's thrombins' machine, recent! destroyed by fire, Shortly before th firo Mr Papworth went to an n.surano t office in Grey town and inquired the rate i for insuring threshing machines an ) whether tho agent would take a risk ove f hismaohine; ; Being supplied with th ! information he sought ho went awaj j Afterwards ho returned, and the ager, [ being present, Mr Papworth handed th I olerk a cheque for the amount of th premium and received from hjm areceii on an ordinary piece of pap6r which st t forth spepißoßJly whnt the money ha I been paid for, The Wellington ollic i has refused to recognise the claim, t After a hearing extending over thre . days, Michael Alexander, a pawnbrokoi 3 and Harold Bey, labourer, of Napiei j have been committed for trial on seven , charges of working swindles by means t , alleged pawned goods, Bey would offe t for sale for a small sum a pawn tiokct fo II a ring alleged to be of considerable value i pawned with Alexander, Hesuceeede 1 iu selling a number but the purchaser. . when they redeemed the goods, foun j they had naid four or five times thei r value,, The police seized Alesander 1 | books, hut could find no entries corres , pondin? to thp pawn ticket*. Htay, . bail was fixed by the ResidentMagistrat I in each case. Visitors to Wellington'are often at a lou ' to know .which is tho host house to auppl i all their Draporvrequiromentsi lijhabi' ' tants of the Empire City would uphcsila ' tjpgly reply, TeArpHotjße, We have the largest Family Draper . Warehouse in the City and not only bo, hi 1 the most conveniently arranged, Qu i premises are'distinguished by thoir fin 1 architectural appearance, and our towe ! with its flagstafi and ensign is easily dis , tioguished from land or sea, : from the steam ■ boat orrailway, and when the TeAro rail way is completed, whioh it will bo shortly . ur country friends wilt be ■■ able to aligh almost at tho doors of Te Aro Houße, Well ington, In the meantimo we ask them one ant all to give us a call and inspeot our newl imported stock for the autumn and white season, which comprises all that is best am mostfashionaWo in DressFabrica.Millinery Mantles, Ulsters, Jackets, etc., all at th uost moderate and economical prices at Ti Aro House, Wellington. Inability to call need bo no barrier ti purchasing from us, Write to us fo patterns of any and' ail materials that ma; be desired and we will send them prbmptl" and postage free to any'address, All letter] Should be. addressed-'to -'James Smith, [ -'Ti Aro House; Wellington,

Henvy Williams was fined lis andfa ' oosta in the Masterton E,M, Court this morning forallowinp his closet to become amu'sauce, Colonel Roberts, KM,, said the charge was a serious one, endanj. ** : ingthe health of the public and prim., individuals. The Canterbury Pastoral Sooiekyhas drawn up the following list of subjects to be submitted to the conference to be • held in Christchuroh ;-(l) Show dates, as they affect judges and exhibitors, ! (2) tho relative value of the various I methods of judging; (3) clothing and feeding-sheep for show purposes; (4) free passes for judges j (5) the appointment of veterinary surgeons: (6) the appointment ef an eutomologist, with a view to a thorough investigation of insect and parasite pests, and especially with reference to the lifo history and means of dealing with the horse bot fly, eto; (7) the establishment of one or more peripatetic dairies ;(8) the necessity for insulated railway vans for;carrying dairy produco on certain days eaoh week ; (9) that bonuses be offered for the building of creameries and factories under certain conditions ;(10) that substantial bonuses be offered for,the production of farina aud other products of the potato; (11) the spread of noxious weeds—how best to cope with the evil; (12) the amount collected on account of the sheep tax, and how it Is expended ;(13) the oxoessive quarantine ohanres; the date of quarantine to commence from the time of shipment instead of .the date, of arrival in the Oolotiy; (L 4) suggestions for the prevention of sheep stealing; (15) that the colony should be declared free of scab; (16) reductions" on the railway charges for carrying artificial manures and lime ; (17) reductions in the railway bharges for carrying live stock; (18) is it desirable that stallions should be taied ?; (19) that an officii! recognition of the New Zealand Shorthorn Herd Book, Herd Book qj other breeds, and the Draught florae Stud Book be obtained; (20) that Government be asked to haye the agricultural statistics published at an early date; (21) the necessity of having elementary agriculture in the Government schools •, (22) that Government under- , takfi the analysis of'manures with a view to prevent the: sale of spurious manures; (28) Lincoln College—To consider the ; appointment of governing authorities.