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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4111, 12 May 1892, Page 2

litis said by a correspondent of the Examiner that before ona can take up land under the new Small Farm regula- » tions, he has to swear positively before o b J,P, that he is not a matried woman, i A mob of two hundred fine stoi< i- cattle passed through Masterton yesterday in charge of Mr A, G. Pilmer. Thej i were purchased on the East Coast and it their destination ib Fcatberßton, ; A Wellington correspondent toje " graphod yesterday afternoon |-MrW. 11 W. M'Cardle, who haß been confined t( 11 his bed with inflammation of the lunps, '• is recovering, and expects to be aboul e again in a few days. 8 We are requested to state that the ad ~ joumed meeting of thoso interested in „ the formation of a Coursing Club will bi d held in the Club Hotpl op Friday, 13fct , 3 ipst, - : Ir A lodge of persons calling thernselvei [i Bpffeloes is to be jtiaugurated in Christ ir ohurch, ; A man brought up for drunkenuess a) * Napier denied the offonce and sa|d thai it was his preference for sleeping on foot pathsthafcoaußedthe:;Oonßtable to aC' cuse him of tippling, The doubtine J.P 8 discbarged.the ingenious man with a caution, The Wairarapa Native team,' onterec v for the tug-of war contest in Wellingtoi on tho 17th inst, aro noff in training a Greytown. They have ohoson the - heaviest men in the Wairarapa, and th combined weight of the ten men is state* to be over 160 stone,, The team include Paranc-' I'aharo (22st 101b), King I Nagtuere (23st 111b), and three other over 17 stone.. . ,

'Theiqostß ; in the case Bicknell v. I lonald, a. claim for damages for treepaaa, pi| l which judgment was yesterday given fai mthe plaintiff for £2O, amounted to tei 117 Bs. ; : ; ■•"■■ n The usual fortnightly parade of tho ftl lastertnn Me Volunteers will be held his (Thursday) evening Ti The Wairarapa iJorbh County Oounoil [ a wlds its monthly meeting to-day. £' The Elsie farm at Kopuaranga, near i. Hasterton, was submitted to anotion by m KrT. Kennedy Macdonald, of Welling- Z on, on Tuesday last, but to passed in „. it £12,000. I The proposed conferenco between the oi Wairarapa North and Pahiatua County T Councils for the adjustment of b'ounda- rr ;iea appears to have fallen through. We m understand one of tae bodies does not C igree with the proposedal'terations in the boundaries.' ~-. ;••. , The Bay of Plenty Times saya that ti poultry owners at Katikati have suffered 1 some heavy losses from the flying ant J G one gentleman lost eighteen valuable bir'dß of a rare variety of game fowl in a n few hours. The criminal libel aotion Staite v. \ Card (proprietor of the Piclon Piess) t has been withdrawn; the defendant hay- e ing disoloaed the name of the writer of q the letter signed " Arcanum," and con- i sented to publish a complete apology in 8 his paper and pay the costs, An action 1 will at once be taken against the writer c of the defamatory letter, either by c criminal proceedings or by an action for ( damages. ; ] "Do you know whether the baukrapt was given to drink?" was asked a wit. j neBS in the Bankruptcy Oourtyesterday. | "I daresay he drauk," was the. reply, j "and I drink. When Igo home 1 shall ■ have a drink (laughter). When! settle i an account with an honest man I shout ■ for him, and perhaps he shouts for me. What harm is there in that ?" (laughter). • And nobody was disposed to say there was any harm in it; The members of St. Luke's Church, Greytown, have presented tho Rev. E. H..Wyatt with a testimony of good feeling and regret and a substantial cheque on the occasion of his resigning the Curacy of that Parish, Mr VYyatt was certainly oue of the most talented and literate—at times, brilliant-Church of England olergymen in the Diocese, and we are glad to notice the kind recognition he ia.recoivinp;. We are also pleased to know that he is still likely to remain in this district. A witness in' the Masterton' Bankruptcy Court yesterday put it in a nutshell. He was being called upon to show cause why he should not hand over ahorse, trap and harness to tho Official Aseipheu for the benefit of the creditors in an estate which did not pay so much as the preferential claims. "I don't see," said he, "why I should give up my proporty to pay your expenses, It's you that eeta the picking of it I" (Laughter).. Mr Bunny tho inquisitorial solicitor, resumed his seat, We have not before Seen a Masterton audience so intensely interested and enthusiastic, and at times overflowing with mirth, as were those who were present at Mr Snnzelle's charming entertainment in tho Theatre Royal last i night. That gentleman has a wonderful poner in sustaining the enjoyment of his audience, and aidjd by Miss Snazelle, Mr Hawkins, and his lovely and unriv- ! ailed views, ho succeeded in entrancing those presont, bo that they passed the evening in a dream of delight, which . only suffered an awakening as the programme ended. To-night a' fresh and equally potent spell of fasoinatinn is to oast its chain, for every item; is new. ; Our detailed report ot last night's entertainment appears elsewhere in this issue. One of the men sent by the Govern* * tnent to the relief works atMangatainoko, in a letter to his wife gives a pitiful : story of the condition of affairs at the works. He says: " Cur gang has broken up, I have joined another, but r would not have done so if I had any 3 money to dear out. I had to borrow to l make up the cost of telegraphing tho £2 e 1 sent you. lam sorry now 1 sent it. 1 . ought to hayo left this cursed job-it is j really a humbug from beginning to end. * We have now been a fortnight and never earned a shilling. I have made enquir--3 ies about Napier and other places, and ■ find it would be folly to think of travel--3 ling about. Men are continually doing t so, and you would be surprised to see j the number of poor wretcbes asking for „ work, and often asking for a feed and sholter. 1 intend, as soon as 1 can -et enough, to come home, for what with J bad weather and bad pay [ am almost i distracted. One of the party I have now 8 joined had a finger partly taken off a a few days agq while " jacking " a log, , and, to make matters worse, he is a matried man with a young family. His party, when they settled up at the last pay, only had 10s to send to their wives, r bo they were worse off than our gang. * People may talk and say what thoy i please, 1 consider the prices and dolay y and humbug in connection with this » relief work a fraud, and a great disgrace to all concerned," r The Tapanui Courier contains a long 8 description of a new rabbit-preserving factory lately got into working order at '. Kelso, Tuapeka county, by Mr J. P. I Wilson, formerly a farmer at Wincheae terandGeraldine. Mr Wilson sooms to I, have a big business in bunnies. His it factory employs thirty-five hands, and f tho output in tinned rabbits uses up . above a ton of tin plate per day, eight B men being employed in making tins, : An avorage of 8000 rabbits per day is dealt ; with, and the report states that there i were 60,000 skins in the drying shed. I- The works bcoupy an old disused fluur n mill, with additions, aud the thirty-lire t, men are as busy as bees, Most of them i are on piecework. The process of preserving tho rabbits is the same as that for tinning mutton, except that the ' cooking is done by dry steam in a dose )i chamber or rotort. There are several e rabbit-tinning factories at work now. 3 Ope at Gore treats 8000 rabbits per i. week. e The Bankruptcy Court was occupied g some hours yesterday with the heating s of the oase in which William Riddle, of ' the Taueru, was called upon to show .. cause why a horse, trap an 4 harness held II by him should not be handed over to the 't Official. Assignee fot the benefit of the e creditors in the estate of George Town* ie send, bankrupt. The bankrupt was ;. examined at some length, and several e witnesses were called to Bhow that the i horse, trap and harness had been lent tn various people by the bankrupt before his d.ec)aration of insolvency, and to prove the vajue of the property.. The legal aspecjs of the cusp were argued at considerable length by counsel on citliei * side. His Honor said he was satisfied ,s the bill of sale held by Riddlo was nevei registered, and the seizure of tho propertj by him was not a bom fidt one, Ever [6 if Riddle, when seizing tho property, r . was not aware that Townsond contentiy plated bankruptcy,, the transaction wai id invalid. An order would be made that the horse, frap and harness be Burren dered to the Official Assignee, or theii / value, £35. Costs amounting to £5 2: ,' were also allowed against tlie respondent a. During the present mouth we shall b Jt prepared to send full dress lengths of an; of the undermentioned new Winter Ores' i ■ Fabrios" Free by Parcel Post" to any ad dress. The goods are all of the presen [ n Eeason'simportalion.and are splendid value '£ Country residents should certainly reques ; B patterns of these forwarded- from Te An Honse, Wellington, e 3 The following are the special items ;- t. Fulrdressle'ngtj} of gqodquality Melton ii any shade for 10/. 'Full Aress - length, q superior quality Melton for 12/- Full d'ras »t length,of OrpiteTweed fori?/,' Full dres »t length of Grey Homespun for 12/ : Any o t- these sant.l! JPiae by Parcel Post "from T t- Aro House, Wellipgton, p, Full dress length French Foule Serge al a colors for 14/6 and 16/6, Full dress lengtj ■ Navyßreßs' Serge, all wool and fast dye from 18/6 to 82/6, and full dress length id Fanoy Homespun for 8/- (I/. 10/; eacl >n J " Free by Parcel Post". from Te Arc House at Wellington. •■..-' ie Patterns of all the above are now read !io for dispatch and can be sent immediately o: a( j application to James Smith, Te Aro House e8 Wellington, : _ . : ; Customers sending orders will please ei ° jlose cash in poalal notes', post office brdei * or oheque payable to James Smitbj Te Ai House, Wellington.- "tow.

It is estimated that no lesa than 26,000 igs were disposed of by the two largo ictones and a few small curors in Cansrbury during tho paßt year, tho to'al alue of tho export trade being' wouh • torn £50,000 to .£60,000. A case came before the Benevolent si .rustees this morning in which a man's g ire had been paid to Ekotahuna by the #, jabor Bureau and when ho arrived there * lewas in a destitute condition and " otally unfit for work. A collection was s nade for the man and his fare paid to w ttasterton. The unfortunate fellow is v iow in the Masterton Hospital, b .t appears ho only recently came c , >ut of tho Ashbnrton Hospital, rhe Trustees spoke strongly on tho natter and it was resolved to oom- D nunicate with tho Minister iu oharge-ol v 3haritable Aid. ■ t ,Mr M.B.Varnhamis the succostiful s tenderer'for the alterations and addi ; t tionsto the stores of the Wairarapa « Farmers' Oo«operative Association. at ] Greytown. . , A. correspondent writea'to the Daily 'i Telegraph :— '' A fow, nights since iny i son,, aged nine years and six months, J was shot dead by means of an American , toy revolver, such, aais now being sold : extensively to ohildren, During the in- ' quest it transpired that nino cartridges, i including bullets, may be purchased for ( a penny-in other words, nine lives may I be taken for so small a sum. The jury j could add no rider to the verdict of accl- . dental death, as the sale of these mur« derous weapons to children is perfeotly ' legal. Can nothing be done to stop this ?" A Taueru resident has kindly sent us a report of the concert given by the Master- ' ton Wesleyan choir on Tuesday eyenihg. It, states, inter alia, that the audience was numerous aud appreciative. Before the last anthem was performed: a vote of thanks was proposed by Mr A. Smith to Mr Dukes for his kindness in arranging bo excellent a concert, and to the choir and other Masterton ftiends for braving the elements and the bad roads. The voto was carried by acclamation and Mr Dukes replied expressing his pleasure in rendering help towards so good a cause. Mr Boagey, the able leaderof the choir, also replied and said that although some of tho choir members wero unfortunately, not able to attend, those who were there had done their best and he trusted had given satisfaction. The Taueru paoplo expressed a hope that this concert would not be the last provided by the same able performers. After the programme was concluded, coffee, sandwiches, and cake were handed to the visitors who had a long and tedious journey before them, the rain spoiling. the otherwise

pleasant moonlight drive; No doubt, says the Temuka Leader, many orchard proprietors in tbiß distriot have been troubled with that pest of pear, plum, and cherry tree—the small black leech, which just before the fruit ripens destroys the leaf of tho tree, and not only prevents the fruit from attaining maturity, but hinders the growth of the tree for years, A preventive of this is an oe» occasional use of a weak rotation of hellebore, which can be applied with an ordinary garden syringe, i noticeable instance of the valuo of this specific may be seen in Mr Jcseph Whitehead's garden, Te. muka. A pear treo treated as above is still in full leaf, and bears an excellent crop of fruit, six pears taken at random weighing over 41b. Next this tree are two cherry trees, which received a little of tho spray as the pear treo was dressed. These still carry their leaves, while all tho other trees—pear, plum, and cherry —in the garden are quite bare, and have been bo fot a couple of months. The remedy is inexpensive, and certainly efficacious.