FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1892.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4118, 20 May 1892, Page 2

FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1892.

Mr W, H, Jackson, headmaster of tho Masterton school,'stated at last night's meeting of the Sohool Committee that a sjirl in the town ten years of age, who had only passed the first standard, had been sent out to service.

Tho attendance at the Masterton Infant School was affected during last month by the prevalence of colds. The WairarapslHunt Olub have arranged meets at Maatortoa on Ist June, at Carterton on 15th June, and at Gladstone on 16th June.

Only one death is said to have occurred in tho Carterton Lodge of Oddfellowß since its formation fifteen years ago, Its average strength is fifty members, Mr Alfred Cutler, late of Mangatainoka, has purchased the interest of Mr L, Falconer in the Settlers' Arms Eotel at Ormondville.

Enquiry is made in Lloyd's Weekl] for Thomas Welsh, last wrote home May 1875; was then living at Masterton, Wellington, N.Z.j his parents seel nows,

Two deaths from malignant typhoid fever occurred at Wanganui during lasl week,

Tho privileges for the Akura races aro to be sold to-morrow (Saturday) by Messrs Lowes and lorns.

A young girl named Ellen Erickley, who is out on probation for a larceny recently committed/at Masterton, lias been charged with stealing a jacket from a place of business in Wellington. The train arrangements for Queen's Birthday are published in outadvertising columns to-day, Mr W. M. Easthope disapproves of the Masterton school being dosed to allow the children to see o circus, He Bays it affects the morals of the children, The School Committee, however, takes a different view_of the matter. Mr Easthope is so satisfied that his view is a right one that he intends bringing the question up at every meeting of the Committee until that body coincides with him.

Tho death is announced in Wellington of Mr William Tustin, an old and re* spectdd resident. Mr Tustin came to the colony in 1559 and carried on business for many years as a painter and paper, hanger,

Mr W,J, Horrell, the representative of Howard's Digging Ploughs, is at present visiting the Wairarapa, and has arranged for a publio exhibition of the astonishing work these labour saving appliances are capable of. Tho trial will take place in about.,ten days time, the exact date being, announced in a future advertisement. Horses will bo supplied by Mr W. B. Buick, and as that gentleman intends sending a first class team some excellent work will result and the capabilities of the implements will have every chance of fair demonstration. Professor Lichtwnrk, the renowned horse trainer, has, during the past week, been giving lessons and exhibitions of his skill in the treatment of horses in the Lower Valley. He intends remains ing in Masterton till Monday, and would bp glad to give lessons and an exhibition (Saturday), Those desirous of* receding jnstrjjpt|on— anil farmers should not miss the opportppity —may leave their names with the Pro. fasaor at the Empire Hotel, at this office, or with Mr A. I'raser, at the Masteiton Blaoksmith and Wheelwright Manufacturing Company's office either this evening or to-morrow morning. The firno and place for giving the lessons and exhibition , can be arranged by the class itself, an.d, if nepßsary, tho Professor will fetum at the eiifl of noxt week. On Monday he is announced' iq Jectprp at JlufrtipborouciJi.

• An intpfeating notification tft statjgnholdera, farmers, woodcutters ani} Beftlera general); appears in our advertising columns to»day, whereby jt will be seen that Messrs R," F. Temple &Co, of Perry street, Masterton, have been appointed the sole agents for New Zealand for two remarkable sawing machines of American invention, and from which the moat 'wonderful results in woodcutting have been obtainod, It is Messrs R.' F. Temple & Go's intention to give a publio exhibition of these appliances, which are exceidiitgly portable and are astonish" intjly effective, in Messrs Lowes & lorns 1 sale yards on Ist June, proximo.

/The late.Rev. OrH, Spurgeon died worth £10,043.

The tea serpent is again reported in the Auckland papers, One of the crew of a small schooner reoently saw one of these mythical monsters'6oft long.

A couple of lady students in the | University of Otago, who are desirous of proceeding to their degree, in medicine, last week (says the Otago Daily Times) made their appearance in the disßectine room. The presence there is viewed with anything but equanimity by the male students,

_ It is proposed by the Salvation Army in New Zealand to issue at an early date twbseparate "War Cries," one for women, and the other for men, -The object of the experiment is to ascertain jby the teat of circulation which sex takes the greater interest in the Army's work.

A young man named Frederiok Willis recently died at Auckland through having swallowed a bone when drinking soup. The'.bone lodged in his right lung, and chronio pulmonary disease ensued, Lord Glasgow, the new Governor of New Zealand, has been accorded a brilliant reception at Adelaide, where he is the guest of Lord Kintore. Messrs Weeks and Short have been elected to the directorate of the Aus» Mutual Provident Society.

Three informations have been laid agauißt parents in Masterton who do not Bend their children to sohool. further prosecutions are to folio#,

The preparation of plans for the new infant school in Masterton appears to be no small undertaking, The work has now been in hand over two months and is not yet completed.

It will interest those who knew Mr W. A, Raimo when he was manager of Anuedale Station several years ago, to know that he has quite recovered good health andis nowliving atWac;ga Wagga, New South Wales, whencn, a few days ago, he wrote to a friend in Masterton,

i The charge of larceny from the dwelling of one Little, and Minnie Palmer at Pahiatua yesterday. was dismissed, the male prisoner having just undergone a sentenoo for removing certain articles from thehouso in question, It will be remembered that the cose was heard in Masterton some time ago,

The amalgamated Friendly Societies annual dinner at Carterton on Wednesday night was well attended. During the evening P.i'.G.M, Loasby, of tho Manchesty Unity, said the Jubilee of Oddfellowship in the colony would bo celebrated at Wellington next year. Steps would thon be taken to form a Grand Lodge for New Zealand, and throw off their allegiance to the Manchester Unity, The Crown Lands Ranger is making enquiries into a dummyism case in the Forty-Mile Bush.

. The Pahiatua paper thinks tho suggestion that the rising township in the Forty Mile Bush is becoming one of the most notorious places for crime in the Colony that of alunatio. We disagree on this point. Lunsoy and crime as a rule run together. It is not generally known (tho Taranaki 'Herald' says) that T. Sulhvau, the New Zealander whe rowed suoli a plucky race tho other day against Stansbury for the Championship of the world, first started rowing on the Waitara river, The everlasting cry is " there is nothing new under tho sun." To all those who giveutterauce to this remark wo would direct attention to Mr F, J. Pinny's announcement m another column, and if they are of the same opinion then, well we will give their case up as hopeless. Mr Pinuy has just ordered a large Bupply of new gouds as his stock has been largely diminished by heavy saleß lutely, tho celebrated Worcester organs in particular going off very rapidly, Mr Pinny has now in stock organs by Estoy, Smith, Bridgeport, Beethoven, Bell and others, and pianos by nearly every firefc class maker. Large supplies of pianos, organs, harmoniums, violins, cornets, musical boxes, fluted, accordeons, concortinu, eto. are now coming to hand ex s.s, Maori and Rimutaka, Special attention is directed to the factthft some really choice violins, with bows by Dodd, and the ever favorite banjo are amongst the goods winoh aro daily expected. Lord Glasgow, in the course of an interview at Adelaide, said that Genoral Booth had informed him that the establishment of a colony in New Zealand wis entirely dependent on the terms made with the shipping companies,

Doctors appear to dißer very seriously at Hawera. One doctor says there are no cases of diphtheria, and another says he is treating li/ty-six cases. A race from Masterton to Wellington will be flown on Saturday by the Wellington Pigeon Olub for a handsomo medal representing a bird in cage. The pigeoßs will be liberated at Masterton by Mr Button Boys,

The perjury cases whioh are being heard in the Mastorton R.M, Court are fxoitmg great interest. The Courthouse this morning was ciowded by the public, the supporters of the respective partiea beintr about evenly divided.

A report is current that the levanting ex-Mayor of Wellington, Brown, haß been arrested in Now South Wales and will shortly bo brought back to Wellington. The report entirely lacks confirma-

W petition of Williams tho murderer for a respite is to be presented to the Privy Council on Wednesday, Williams by that time will have been dead two days;

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