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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4114, 16 May 1892, Page 2

The Commissioner of Taxes states that; the reductions made in Hawke's Bay valuations do not amount to a large num. Telegraphic communication between Masterton and Wellington was interrupted on Saturday, a tree havHig fallen aorosa the wires at tho Upper Hutt, A Gippsland former is boasting of having grafted;'a tomato vine.on.to a potato pltyit, and gathered a crop of tomatoes off tho top and a pile of potatoes from the roots. The gentleman who essays to make two bladea of grass grow where one grew before is small spuds to this enterprising sod thumper. The congregation in one of the Masterton Churches was so small yesterday morning that it was considered unnecessary to take up the collection, This announcement should be of interest to Mr Snazello, the entertainer, who stated the other evoning that he had not known a Ohurch to miss a collection. A court usher was pulling down a window sash in the Armidale court" home, and pulled it on to the heads of the jury. One injury resulted. Examination nf the Chinese lottery keepers books seized in Melbourne recently show that the bankers make a profit of 12500 monthly. A correspondent at Pabiatua writes as followsl noticed a paragraph in your issue of Friday, copied from a local paper, in which it is stated that a man named Denham had his shouldor dislocated. The name of tho unfortunate man is George Wenham, and he is well-known in the \Vairarapa, Be was only just ro« covering from an acoident, having recently had his other shoulder dislocated, when ho met with the acoidont iu question.■ The farmer of Pahiatua who has harvested a hundred tons nf potatoes this season is Mr, C orge Avery, who is well known in "le YVairarapa, The hundred tons were taken from sii aores of land. A better demonstration of the fertility of the bjl in the Forty-Mile Bush could not be desired. A number of workmen having declined to work for a farmer at Gore on a Sunday, were dismissed from his service, All,..those: who are, interested in getting up an International Tn" of War are requested to meet at Mr Searl's Star Hotel this (Monday) evoning. ' Those who are opposed to the extension of the present hour of closing the Masterton Hotels are reminded of the nieetintc to be held-in the Temperance flail to-night. During two weeks in tho rabbit in. fesced country close to the boundaries of the Cobar and Balranald districts,' New South Walta, lully Bix million rabbits were destroyed by tho rabbittera. A Forty-mile Bush settler, who has jußireturnod from a visit to the Zoehan Silver Field;, is not favourably impressed with what he saw in Tasmania. The Government believe there must be some mistake about tho announcement by cable that General Booth intends despatching a first batch' of Salvation Army settlers to Hew Zealard, They have received no information on the subject, and no land has been allotted in Taranaki or elsewhere, Land was promised on the condition that no ■ criminals should be exported, and the first batch was to be selected from the New Zoaland contingent of the Army. It was also understood that the English draft were to be placed in a Home culony first, to get agricultural er.perienoe, and there has not yet been time to do this. Tho Premier has cabled to the Agent-General for further information. It is possible that the draft mentioned in the cable is intended for land privately offered, Speaking of the Palmer Opera Com» pany, which opens In the Theatre Royal, to-morrow (Tuesday) night, the Taranaki News says:-'-The combination is undoubtedly the best of its kind that bus yet visited Now Plymouth, and that they created a favourable impression was amply exemplified by the continuous hearty applause and laughter that came from all parts of the house- Thq piece —"Aunt Luoinda"—has rightly been designated an extravaganza of a most extravagant kind, It is full of mirth- ; provoking incidents, and serves adfiiiT" , ably to mtroduoe the songs, duets, and quintettes with which the piece abounds. | The members of the company are all stars in tbeir particular lines, and cavried i out their respective parts in a highly i satisfactory maptier. Mr Chas, Palmer, ' who impersonated Eric Thorndyke, one of the prospective heirs; in the first part, | and Aunt tijoinda in the second part, v/m greeted with appjauseon his appearance, and he held thp hpuse right through," i A young woman was recently charged , atOamaru before Mr Stratford with stealing goods from a draper's shop ' where she was employed, and a gold ' brooch from another person, The I prosecutor in the latter case did not wish to press the oherge. Evidence was given ; of the accused's previous good character, j but Mi Stratford refused to deal with I the case under the Probation Act, and . Hontenced the girl, to one month's hard 1 labour oil the firtt charge, and tep dajo ' on the record) the septenges to be con- . current, The Majl pjiaraoieriaeg the , sentences !•'brutal.' l . ' I During the ppent month wo shall ol 1 prpparej fo send fi)'! drgss lepgtfu qfany of the undemjentigned new Winter Dross j fabrics v Fre? by Parcel Post" to any addrosbi Tho goods are all of the p;egen!i f EP3son'simpprtation,aod ate splendid value ! Country r?Bidepts'sbould eorfainly request I patterns of these forwarded from Te Aro houue, Wel'in^ton, ' The following are the special items Full dresß length of good quality Melton in j any . shade for 10/. Full dresß length of . superior Alelton for 12/- Full dress j length of Granite Tweed for 12/, Full dress ' length of Grey Horaeßpun for 12/- Any of ! these sent" Free by Parcel Post" from Te | Arottotise, Wellington, , ' Full'dress leogth Fraich Fouls Serge 9)} colors /or 14/6 and 16/6, Full dress length Navy Dross Spige, all 'wool and fast dye 1 from 13/6 to 22/6, and full dress lengths ! Fanoy ' Homespun'for 8/- fl/- 10/-v bach I Fjephy Pdr'oel'i^stfrom Te ArO Houie, . Weltrijton. 1 ' '' : " - Patterns 'of allth.e row ready 1 fordispal.oh andean ' application to James Smith, Te Aro Bouse, : \Ve ; iiDgtofj, . | - Cssiomeis sending orders wili please enaloso cash in ihstal note?, post office order; • or cheque payable to Jameß Smith Te Aro I House, Wellingto- A"'vf.

The Postmaßter-General will shortly . pay a viiit to the Forty-Mile Bush! t Reports reach the Paliiatua Star [ From all parts of tho County that the t greatest pest of the farmer -the rabbit— f has now invaded the bush. .They have i been aeon on clearings on the Tirauinea River, above Kaitawa, aod lower down at the junction of that river with the. Manawatu. The Pahiatua County is in a bid way. The Council has allowed things to drift into Buch a state that they find it impossible tu go on without immediate assistance is forthcoming from the Government. ■ The settlers of £allanco have accepted the offer of Mr Chester for the formation of a dairy company, Mr Wilson, ah , expert from Australia, iB watching the : interests of the settlers in the matter, ! The wrestling match between Simeon, ' of Masterton, and Robert Muinby, the 1 champion of Taranaki and Waikato, did ! not take place on Saturday night owing to tho wretched weather. , I A horse and van were lost in quicksand 1 at'St'Kilda (Vie) lately. They went completely out cf sight, A man named Donald MoDiarmid, of : Parnaroo (S.A.), died one night after eating a supper of tinned sardines which had been left in the tin since it was opened at dinner. In several cases brought against settlers of the Papakura district by the Picturesque Atlas Company, the K.M. gave judgment for the defendants, holding that they had been misled by tho canvasser, .We understand that Mr 0.6. Beckett, lateohho Wairarapi, will be the proprietor of the new paper about to be established ac Inglewood, Taranaki, Inspector Hill,: oi Napier, has been commissioned by the Government to write a book on the interior of the North Island, designed for use in the publio schools. The Acclimatization societies of .the Colony are preparing a pamphlet for distribution at the Chicago Exposition, giving full particulars of the piscatorial attractions of New Zealand, General Booth has established a Salvation Army Matrimonial Bureau, and announces tho interesting faot in the follswingeminentlyoharacteristicnotice: —" Safety matches are now made by the Social Winn without sulphur or phosphorus, which will flame without striking. What do wo mean?' Why just this. That it you are unmarried and do not know, where to choose a partner, you can communicate with Colonel Barker, Matrimonial Bureau, 101, Queon Victoria Street, E.O, and he will most probably supply you with just what you want—somebody loveable aod good." A big slip occurred on tin railway lino botweeu Masterton and Eketahuna yesterday, and the early train could not come down this uiormng, The permanent way men are clearing the track. A pleasant ohange in the weather occurred this morning, when a'sharp frost was experienced. The Tarirua ranges, capped inanow,wereexoeedingly , pretty, A Mastorton resident ciught a. thief 1 red-handed last n'ght helping Himself tn his firewood. The man was remonstrated with, but instead of apologising 1 turned upon the resident and- adminis--1 tereda severe thrashing with a piece of ' the stolen wood. , Tho door of the Occidental Hotel, in i Masterton, was smashod in oarly on Sunday morning by some person enl deavoring to gain admission. The police 5 have the matter m hand, and the offender s is likely to oxplain hi? conduct in the 3 It.M. Uourt, . 9 —■ I • .