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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4126, 31 May 1892, Page 2

Miss Wright has been appointed tpachor at the Eketabuna school, On Saturday, the 11th June, Mr F. 11. Wooil will sejl py apgtipn aft bis Carterton rooms a large consignment of gpneral drapery, clothing, saddlery, and pro» duce. Three horses belonging to Mr Sutherland, of Makuri, Forty-Mile Bush, have been poisoned through eating rangiora. . Bushfelliog onorattonofiaya ngai|i been commenced in the Forty Mile Bush, and scores of contracts are daily being JetIt is expected that s larger area will be felled this year than ever.before, Owing to the present soaroity of sheep in New Zealand, the eteamship Maori, of the Shaw, SaviH and Albion line, it has been arranged, will take a meat cargo from New South Wales. ' /..,], , The following conversation was overheard in the street the other day, but for obvious reasons we shall omit the name of one of the parties; the other was the well known draper, MrU'J; Hooper. Mr Spot Cash 'ls it true Mr Hooper tbat yon intend; ApeniM the shop noxt your drapery eßtablishttfi'ntas.a jjrojOT and.provision warehouse? Wrfc.J.:'' That is bo, Mr Cash, and in about a w«k I Bljall be able to quote to yon the lowest prices for al kinds of general merchandise." Mr Spot Cash;" Good I I suppose you will keep only good goods and sell as cheap as anyone else ? "Mr L. J. :'•'' You bet I The best and nothing but the best, and every article at m rock, prices I'■1 '■ Thoto are the foundation Btonesupon'whiohwg intend to erect onr boy, My account with so-and-so kworth tlirec poundß a week, and I pay oash. I am not sntisficd lately, I fancy Ipay more than I should do, So. directly you open your j business look upon/ me as angular cuss s tomer,"—Aott. /.., . " '{

■:<■ ■4 , 'i}».uos ■v' i^- ; - ; ' There aM6jB34 holding! of land in the WeUingfeydistriofi over one aore in extent); :Uyer twelve thousand; aorea were in; wheat,; producing 381,847 buihelv.whilrt of oats there were 14,364 aotea, producing 480,310 bushels. A Bill having for its object the «epara< tion of the Wellington and Wairarapa Hospital distrusts for the purposes of tho .distribution of Charitable Aid will bo introduced during next session, A copy bt the Bill is deposited in the R.M' Court, Masterton, for pubho inspection, The spawning aeaton at the Acclima> tisation Society's ponds at Masterton has Tho curator (Mr Arson) .reports having already collected about 80,000 Fontinalu and HOOLoch Lewm 0va,'..;..:".

Mr F.H. Wood will sell at hie next Taratahi stock sale a number of brood mares pd well-known pedigree horsed, including'the dam of the well-known hurdlo horses "Timothy" and "The Donkey." !' :;,.;:':.;.; ! .;;. Fresh smoked Hah may now be obtained daily at Mrs'Oole's Queen Street establishment. A smoke house has recently been'erected' in- Masterton in connection with her business, so that patrouVmay'relyon obtaining absolutely fresh and Bound smoked fish. . .',

The statement 'recently niade by us that Pahiatu'a meant,' 'The abode of the Gods" has created quite a controversy in tho local paper. A correspondent signing himself" Na Mohia "writes as follows in the last issue of thai paper:—Ab you desire to know the Maori 1 meaning' of the word Pahiatua, 1 will give : It 'you as I received it from them. It' Birnpiy means "God's Fished Village." Now (sir, with your kind permission 1 will toll you whence it originated, according to Maori tradition. Once upon a time there lived a great number of Natives.at a place about half a milo north'of the 'Makakahi lime kiln, who appear to have erred in the eyes of God, One day when God was out fishing, all the Natives in the village were swallowed up by the opening of the ground—habitations and everything else disappearing, Strange as it may appear, however, there were a number of the relatives of those swallowed up away from home aV the time, whose evil ways appear to bave'deterred their descendants; (who reside in and about the Wairarapa) from residing irar the monstrous grave of their forefathers, The Nativcß maintain that the ground has but closed of recent vears. A petition thj extension of the hours of drinkiugin Mastertou toeleve.i o'clock, containing tour huudred signature;, was yesterday presented to the Clerk of the Masterton Borough Licensing Bench. The sitting of the Licensing bench takes place on Friday noxt. The eight-oared international boat race was rowed at Brisbane on Saturday, and resulted in a victory for the Victorian crew after a splendid race by half a length, New South Wales was second, whilo Queensland was a bad third, Time, 15 mine. 5 Bece.

A young woman, who says she is from Sydney, has been swindling the big shopkeepers in .Melbourne by passing herself off as the daughter of a squatter.

While men are clamouring in Melbourne for roofs to myerthem at night 'romcold and rain, there are said to be yor 17,000 houses empty in the city and

suburbs. The house of a Maaterton resident was visited at an early hour on Sunday morn im? by an individual who sought to effect an entrance through the windows. The inmates of the house were disturbed by the noise, andthe intruder, on discovering that his movements were being watched, decamped. ■ Mr Chester recently visited Eketahuna with a yieF to establishing a oreamery there in connection with the Mauriceville dairy factory, He haß also met the settlers at Tutaokora, and no doubt a oreamery will be started there, and from the class of country there should be a large factoiy in a couple or three years,

Mr Valentine, M.H.R,, addressed hi constituents at Lawrence on Saturdai

nighfand received a vote of thanks am renewed confidence, An ameniiinenl for a vote of thanks only to hoi Seconded,

A special meeting of the Shipmasters' Committee of Management was hold at Wellington yesterday morning, when the following isolation was passed uuanh mously;-" We consider the action of the Ohristchurch branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruolty to Animals, in charging Captain Komeril, of the s.s, Kahu, with cruolty to animals, was at once hasty and ill-advised, and a prompt acknowledgment of their error Bbould be made Captain Komeril as reparation for the gross injustice inflicted on him." Frightful accounts are given of the state of the roads and tracks in the fllakuri, Settlers are, says the Pahiatua paper, now compelled to carry all their on their baoks for miles, the tracks being" no longer passable fur horses. _ The worst feature in tho oase is that it is almost impossible to get goods through to the tovynahip. Wo hear of one lot of goods that left' Pahiatua a fort night ago, and they have only got as far as Mr Caccia's, It is feared a number of aettleiß will be driven out of their sections during this winter, on account of the impossibility of getting in stores,

An action was lately brought by Nelson, Moate, and Co,, the well-known tea importers, against a Melbourne firm for pirating trade marks in Tasmania. The following communication received by the plaintiffs shows the outcome of tho proceedings :-" Your action in the Supreme Court against a Melbourne firm for tho infringement of your registered trade mark has been settled by the defendant's consenting to a verdict against them mi the following terms! Restraining them from sending into Tasmania or selling any marks that infringe yours j that some J!SO worth of bags now in the bands 'of a leading storekeeper are handed over to be destroyed j that the defendants be restrained from further application for an absolute certificate under the Trado Marks Act; that the defendants pay all the taxed costs of the case, with less, of all bags, duty paid thereon, and law expenses, ; ' People,will continue to drink whisky, there's no getting away from that fact, and teeing that they are rather persistent in this weakness, it is fortunate for their pockets that there are so many brands of the 'torch-light procession'and'forked lightning 1 varieties in use, or the consumption would be much greater than itib. Were all the. whisky one comes across like 'Dawson's Perfection'—a perfect cream of liquors and said not to have a headache in a.hogshead of itthero.. would, we. are afraid, be few teetotallers. In fact, if a man thinks of Bjgnjngfche pledge, ho had better, not taste Dawson's .perfection .first-, or he certainly stands a good ohance of.postponing tho first-named performance indefinitely. \ Even Uiard: cases,! whom no one dreams of reforming, may as well drink the pure thing while they are about it,and ! Dawson's'ow begot at any Hotel in New Zealand. Men of any discrimination always calrfOrfhat brand nowadays, and never feej sorry that they have done so.

f By the lateatmallsteamsrs vrbhavereoel- , ved fresh iiuppliej of the. most fashionable , and seasonable Drees.Materials at To Aro House, Wellington. . • We have opened out a nice variety of 1 Dress Tweeds in a variety of patterns and 1 colors in both,single and double widths, 1 from 6/0 to 25/- tho full dress leng thsat To 1 Aro House, Wellington,. Wehavoalso a very good selection of pl»,n colored Dress Fabrics In all. the favourite' materials add oolorp, suoh as brap Hornbourg, Foules, Serges, Amazons, etc, and in the fashionable shades of reds and navy blue it'Te Aro House, Wellington. Wp gays some handsome .speoialities,.in Slnglo Robo .Lengths., siiob; ag. 'tho'. new Diagonal Tweeds with camel hair nuidiire from 29/6' to '46/-; the Chevron Tweeds with viiuna stripes and oheoks, 31/G to 45/.;, the Aberdeen. Weeds in oheoks and zebras' and this Khedive Tweeds in Oriental designs, at Te Aro House, Wellington. -' ' '■' ■' We are also selling Coldnial Dress Tweedr very freejy, qur selection having been very Judicially, mado from 'tha' b'esVmjlls,' ipd in", ordor to ensure a good .variety of ohWoj intonding purchasers'should without delay ' send for patterns to To Aro House, Welling ( tOD.—ADYX. J 1

Nearly the whole of, the '■ btuinsos 1 people of Martori have signified their in-1 tention of observing a Wednesday half holiday. ,;''.-„; i ■: I The tug-t.f-war in Masterton has been postponed till Munday, th« 13th Juno. Mr W, 0. Smith, who was at one time stationed in Masterton and i'b now teller at the Bank of New Zealand, Gisborne, ms recently united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Jean Drummond.

Theonly.businessto be transacted at the sitting of the Mastertou District Licensing Benoh to be hold on June 6th is the hearing of the application or O. H. Osbotne, of Dreyerton, tor a license for the Mulgraye Rotel.

On Saturday night an Oddfellowo' Lodge waß opened at Martinborough, whon there wore visiting-brethren from Wellington ;Teatherston, and" Orevtuwu present. The proceedings were successfully, carried through, and about forty brethren sit down to dinner at the hotel:" The lodge promises to be a strong orje. ,The children attending the Masterton public' sohool we're photographed in I group to-day by the representative of a Wellington 6rtn. '''''""■' ' '

An old Maori, named Jaoob, who is reportedto hoover 120 yearn old, died afcKaipukapuka,near Dull Block, lately. Ids' stated .that ho saw Captain Cook's ship. ' ■ '■.'. ;' ; . 1 . ;

; The .Lassies' .Band of the Salvation Army, twhich is now on,a tour of the Colony, visits on Thursday night. From'our exchanges we gather that the music dispensed by the band is really excellent.

The footballers of Auokland have started a weekly football journal, The evening Liberal organ is, however, trying to extinguish the publication by printing a special football edition of the paper, .

Among tKepaaseii£;era by the R.M.S. lonio, which arrived at Wellington yesterday, .were the Hon Lancelot Lowther (brother and heir to the Earl of Lonsdale) and Mrs ■Lowther, Sir Edwin and Lady Daahwood, and the Hon Gerald Hoel. .

Mr J. M. Hickson has been appointed Clerk to the aereral Licensing .Com-; mitteea in the' Wairarapa' District, nice Mr J. J, Freeth, resigned.

A Maori named'. Warena to Ka was killod at Oroua bridge; on Buiiday. Deceased was riding a youug horse, and was thrown over an embankment, breaking his neck.

Tho Club Hotel at Pahiatua narrowly escaped' being destroyed by fire on Saturday through' the bxplosion of a lamp,

The New Zealand and Australian Steamship Company (Huddart, Parker and Co.) has launched the steamer Warrjmooat Wallsend, Newcastle-on-Tyne. She will be engaged in the Australian and New Zealand trade, Her speed is guaranteed at 16 knots, and tbe Vessel will carry 818 passengers, in addition to having tho opacity for a cargo of 60CD tons.

The " Hunt "to be held on the Opaki road to-morrow (Wednesday) promise) to be a great success, sportsmen from all parts of the district having signified their intention of being present, An eicellent view of the chose will be obtainable from the bill at Landsdowno. The hounds " throw off" immediately after luncheon, which takes Dlace at 1,45 p.m. ■

News haß bean received from the Solomon Islands that a trader named Frank Nyburg, at St, Anna,-wis attacked by natives during a quarrel among thorn selves, and speared to death. The natives afterwards fired and looted bis Btoro.

The fortnightly stock sale of Messrs Lowes and.lorns will be held at their Mastsrton yards to-morrow (Wednes« day). The list is a comprehensive one, ombraciug 600 fat and forward", ewes, 350 ewes in lamb, 800 fat and forward wethers, 100 wether hog?ets, 1230 fat W£thors,.loo two-tooth Lincoln ewes in lamb,horses, cows,heifers,cnlves,oto,

Mr Bruce will be the Opposition candidate for the Eangitikei seat rendered vacant by the death of Mr Macfttthur,M.U.R. Tho Government are searching the colony for a " strong" man, but it is doubtful whether they will find one. -They havo very littlo hope for the bucccbs of Mr Stevens, who jb at present the only Liberal candidato mentioned,

The balance sheet for the year ended 31st December, 1891, of the Commercial Union Assurance Oompany (Limited)of London, has just been received by the General Manager for Ken Zealand, Mr Frank Allen, We extract a few figures from it for the information of our readers. The net fire premiums received during the year amounted to JE!1,024,059 2s lid; fire losses paid, to £656,832 16s 6d ; balance standing to credit of fire fund, 1858,366 lis Id. The net marine premiums received during the year amounted to ±'251,200 17a 2d; marine losses paid, £183,78118s Bd; balance standing to credit of marine fund, i'Z62,038 7s 2d. The report also states that the dividend declared for the year was 25 per cent. From the above it will be seen that tho company's net income from fire and raarinß premiums for the year waß 11,275,260 0s Id, and that it paid for the year fire and marine losses amounting to £840,614146 lOd, or over three quarters of a m'Jlion, It also has a fire and marine fund, out of which to''meet emergencies, amounting to £1,120,404 18s 3d. These figures show that tho Commercial Union is ono of the. largest and wealthiest insurance companies in Great Britain, The Commercial Union has paid to date £13,000,000 ior fire and marine claims,