WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1892.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4110, 11 May 1892, Page 2

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1892.

A new is beicg erected in Miriam-street, Masterton, for Mr F. Whitten. The architect is Mr T. H, Jackson and the contractor Mr T. S. Jago. Tho Key, Robert Wood will lecture tomorrow (Thursday) evening in the Mastorton Presbyterian Church under the auspices of tho Mutual Improve" mont Society on " Socialism,".

Mr F. O. Lewis assumed temporary charge of the Masterton branch of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company yesterday.

A man flamed Alerauder Corson was struck on the head the other day at Makuriwith a spike and received a uasty scalp wound,

Mr Wilson, a eon of the Government Dairy Instructor of Victoria, intends establishing a da ; ry factory and a series of creameries in the Forty-Mile Bush. A settler of the Forty-Mile Bush has already dug. over one hundred tons of potatoes this season. This does not include the whole of his orop, Pahiatua will, it is said, be proclaimed a Borough, within a few days,

At the meetmg of the Mastorton Hospital Trustees yesterday, Dr Hosking, the Medical Officer, drew attention to the immed'ate necess'ty for dow<{ something before the winter came to the walls of the wards,, which were now little better than leives. It was quite lmpnssib'e at present to keep an oven ordtß:r--able warmth m the wards, which must vary over twenty degrees on a cold nyht with southerly winds, and the patient* had to lie with the bedclothes oyer their heads to keep* 1 off : tbe draughts. The health of the parents was therefore seriously endangered, He would recommend that the, walls be lath and pastured to a height, of tix fed and that, certain other iniprpvements he effected, The Chairman presented a report upon the improvements required as recommended by Mr G.T, Natusob, architect. After some.discussion a sub-committee was appointed, to obtain estimates for the pioposed work, with power to aot, The Pahiatua paper haß it on good authority that'important changes in matters political are likely to be the result of the retirement of Mr A, W. Hogg, M.H.E'i, from,the editorial chair of- the' WaMfrapa Star. It is said that Mr Hogfwill be run by h : s party for a'We)}tngton seat, and in that case Mr Powra'l, Bplicftpr'j fl7 Masierton, will contest the MsßterJon Beat jn (he Labor interest. But the good people of Masterton surely intend to let the large portion of the coniiifcuencyjn tho Bush districts have a word in the choice of their next representative. A matter of fact we can assure tbem that in the event of Mr Hoggdecidinglocdnteßtaseatforaiiother constituenpy. pne or two candidates will be fortl'coramg who do not res'de in Masterton. Ko doubt the wprking plasscs of tho electorate will be ab'e to choote for themselves a candidate mote m touoh with them than the young member of the legal profession whose name is given above.

During the present montWo shall bo prepared to send tall dress lengths of any flf the undermont oned new Winter Dress Fairies." Fr# by Parcel Post" to any address. The goods a_ra all of the present scason'simportation.and airo splendid yalue. Country residents should Qoftairily request patterns of jhese forwarded from To Aro Well'W'W.' The following ate the specia' items ;- FoJl.dtess length of goodmiality Ifolton'jn any nbade (or 10/ ; Foil-flress Jengjtjjoi Blipwlor flualjty Melton for (?/- Full dress lenßthofGianitflTwe4lorl-2/, Fujldress length of Cray Homespun fo» W/.- Apy .pf these Bent" foe by Parcol Post" from To Aro House. Wellington. : Full dreaa leogth Frenoh Foule flerge all cplora for W/6 and 16/6. Full dress length Navy Dress Serge, all wool and fast dye, from 13/6 to 22/6,. and full dress lengths Fanoy Homespun for 8/- 91. 10/. each " Free by Parcel Post" from Te Aro House, Wellington. Patterns of all the above are now ready for dispatoh and con be sent immediately on apph'oaL'on to James Smith, Te Aro House, WeljingfoH, . Customeis sending ordfra pill pleaao endose cash in postal notes, post office qser, or cheque payable to James Smith; To' Aro iJEo ÜBe,Wellinaton.—Advt, .

MrG.A.Greenwood, of the Masterton branch •of the Bank of New South] Wales, haa beau transferred to Napier, for which tewnahip he left to-day. He is being succeeded by Mr A. K. Nichoils, of Napier. Three deaths have ocourred at the Masterton Hospital during the past month. One patient waa admitted from apubliohnuse one evening in a dying condition, and aucoumbed on the following morning

MrW. W. M'Oardle, of Pabiatus, Is, we regret toeay, lying .seriously ill in Wellington.

A youn* settler in the Maniabao named Barker was seriously injured the other day through his hone colliding with that of another aud fallirg on him.

The informatiou against Messrs We and Nathan, of Wellington, forhetthg totaliaator prices, was yesterday dismissed.

Complaints liavo sain boon made o? the conduct of vmlorsto the pnhlio reac' - ins-room in Masterton,' The cuitodii < reported to the Borough Council If.■ i night that the papers on the files hu been strewn about the floors, other paper t mutilated, and periodicals stolon. Smb. deliberate misohievousness as this '. inexcusable on the part of any Ireque ' ter of a publio reading-room, and it is i--be hoped the olondera will he broug s to justice.

We regret to hear that Mr B. Fair brother, J.P., of Carterton, ia still dan igerously ill.

A Bensationalgold find is reported froi:. Peroy, in Queensland. A parcel of atom,, only 161b weight dollied out Jl7oz, and a crushing of, ten tons from the samj place yielded 1240z, The annual Ball of the Bed Star Football Club will be held this (Wednesday) evening in tho Drill Ball, The Committee has been endued • for sotco days decorating the hall, and have succeeded in making the interior exceed* ingly attractive. The floor is in'tho pink of condition,- and with good niusio the worshippers'of terpsichore should, have all their hearts desire. •Jtisto be hoped that the weather will clear up, so that country visitors may . hot be debarred from being present. The necessity for enlarging the. office of the Masterton Town Clerk and also the library m brought before the Borough Council last evening, After some discussion the matier was referred to a committee for report.

Sir William Fox is nearly three months older than Sir George Grey.

It will be interesting to old Masterton residents tn know that the Carver family, who left Hawke's Bay to settle on tho Kerroadec blamhyntond leaving there in November next. They aro at present settled on the western side 0/ the island, and the rats eat up everything they mow or attempt to grow. When the Carvers leave, Mr Bell will once more be "Monarch of all ho surveys."

The members of the Maat6iton Munioipal Fire Brigudo entertained their | friends at a social gathering in the Temperanco Hall last evening. A capital repast prepared by Mr C, Winchester was done full justice to. The room was afterwards cleared, and the light fantastic was tripped to excellent music provided by Miss Pearson. Songs and musical selections were rendorod at intervals, and altogether a most enjoyable evening was spent, We need hardly remind our readers of Mr Snazelle's opening entertainment in the Masterton Theatre Royal this (Wednesday) evening. The popular entertainer has just concluded a moßt successful sea* son in Wellington, where he has hd crowded and enthusiastic audiences. The nature of his entertainment is by this time well known to the public. Thero are hundreds ii Masterton wlu can onjuy the refined programme to be presented, who like a good laugh, and who have been looking forward with groat anticipation to the arrival of Mr Snazelle, knowing as they do thahf thoro are any hopes at all of their risible natures being arouced it will be by witnessing such an entertainment as that to be preeenrod to-night, As thero is likely to be a crowded houtj, those wishing to procure a good si- ,t should go early.

A man was admitted to the Mastort 1 Hospital yesterday, suffering ftt-.i chrunio varicose ulcers of the leg, >f many years Btanding, Dr, Hosking 1 reporting the case to tho meetin«['of tiu Hospital Trustees stated that accordi' it to the printed rules he oould not adu ;', the man, The applicant bad been domiciled in Napier for many years, and therefore had a olaim upon the Napier Hospital, If the man was in indigent circumstances a memorandum might be sent to the Benevolent Society,requesting that he bi forwarded to his own district, If kept in this districithe man would become donvciled and be a permanent balden to tb'e ratepayers of th's locality, They had already had too many of such oaeei from Wellington and other districts which ought to boar their own burdens, The Chairman pointed out that the n n had been working for fiyi weeks in the Masterton district. Be had come into town with money, and after drieking for some days found h'nuelf lying 111 a paddock with his pockets empty and nowhere to go, After some discussion tlioTiuitees resolved to admit tho man tothe Hospital.