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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4161, 11 July 1892, Page 2

The Dunedin Star of Ist July, notes: -" Messrs Reid and Gray have turned out thoir 10.000 th double furrowed plough, which was to-day despatched to Timaru."

In New Zealand there are 4,222 persons who are supported by voluntary and state contributions

A petition has been presented to the Minister of Lands by Mr A. W. Hogg M.H.R., praying that a road at the Upper Tauoru be re-surveyed to give access to a number of properties in the back country. The Minister has promised to give favorable consideration to the request, The Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association has resolved not to hold a sheep-shearing and log-sawing competition at its next bliow. The owners of stallions in the Wnirarapa propose holding a horse parade at Wellington during the coming Benßon if a concession in the matter of freights i made by the Railway Commissioners, s About a hundred and fifty signatures have been obtained in Masterton to the petition praying that'telephone com. munication be established between Masterton and the Mauriceville East railway station, The petition is to be sent to Mr A. W. Heg S , M.H.R. It is stated that Han/ Lning, the pugi. list, has been roleased from gaol and has gone to Sydney to make a match with some of the big men over there,

Mr Arthur Bennett has been promo* ted to a cadetship In the Masterton Post Office. Mr Harry Price, the eldest son of tho late Sergeant Price, has received an appointment in the Telegraph Depart l ment and proceeds to the Wellington gallery at an early date, A gar.g of unmitigated ruffians visited Kuripuniat an advanced hour on Friday night last and conducted themselves in a disgraceful manner. Having spread a number of cases which wcro in front of Mr G. Wyeth's Bhop aorosß the street, and upset a cart into a drain, they proceeded to the rear of the home of a resi« dent and toro to Bhreds a whole line of clothes. It is about time that suoh acts of shameful depredation were stopped, and we feoj sure that if the police succeed in capturing the offenders the magistrates will inflict a penalty which will prove a warning to others. A sterling silver trophy, presented by Mr and Mrs H. H. Beetham to the Taueru Rifle Club, is on viow in the window of Mr W, Dougall, watohmaker and jewollsr. An electro-plated cup was at first procured by. Mr Dougall, but Mr Beotham expressed a desire to present a genuine silver trophy, and tho artiole now on view was accordingly purchased. The Department of Fisheries of New South Wales has ordered a further supply of 20,C30 trout ova from the Mastorton hatchery of tha Wellington Acclimatization Society. It was reported in Wellington on Saturday that ono of the Union Company's steamers had been burnt at sea. On enquiry it was found that thero was no truth in the rumour, which doubtless arose out of the telegram stating that what appeared to be a fire at sea had been Been from Tata's station.

A vigorous alarm was sounded on the Qneen-Btreet firebell at two o'clock on Sunday afternoon, the causo of which waß a burning flue in the East Ward, At a mooting of the members of the Akiteo Road Board held at Aohanga on Thursday last, four members nut of five were present. It was resolved that all members resign their Beats owing to a slight irregularity in tho election of one of the members, and that a fresh election be held in accordance with Clause 4 of the Road Boards Act Amendment Act, 1883. No business was transacted at the meeting in consequence of the 1 resignations,

The Napier Telegraph has tho following :—There was rather a sad spectacle witnessed at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morninp, when a young girl aged sixteen, was placed in the prisoner's dock and charged with being a common drunkard. She admitted her guilt, It appears that she has been working at a situation in tho country and came into town yesterday to knock down hor money like a station-hand or a bushfaller, The R.M. admonished her, and discharged her with a caution, whicb, it is to be hoped, will have the desired effect,

During a thunderstorm which passed over the Thames distriot on Tuosday, a house at Matatoko, owned by Mr Crane, and occupied by himself and wife, was struck by one of the flashes, which resulted in considerable damage being done, The house was split from roof to floor, and the shingloa torn oil to the extent of about two fool in breadth, and bix foot in length. The weather-boarding down the side of the house was splintered right down to the ground, the side of the building being also charred Mr and Mrs Crane had just got out of bed at the timo and narrowly escaped being struck by the current,—Poverty Bay Herald,

The Southland News reports that Mr William Docherty has received some proof of the commercial value of tho asbestos which he has discovered at Dusky Sound. Messrs Fergusson and Mitchell used a portion of that briught to Dunedin with other fibrous matter to cover a new high pressure steel boiler at the Otago Paper Mills. The manager states that tho result and Heat resisting power far exceeds his expectations, He estimates that the covering gives a saving of coal equal to 35 por cent, Oilers have boen received from England, Sydney and Melbourne for the purchase of the property or mineral, but it is intended to further develop the discovery before treating with any of those who have made these offers.

A very comical though ghastly story reaches us from Melbourne, It is related as follows in a private letter to a 'Wellington citizen :-A comical case of imposition came under my notice a few days ago. The ladies of Eew formed themselves into a relief committee, so that any cases of real distress in that fairly well-to-do suburb might be attended to, Last week a wonlan waited on the committee with a heartrending tale of want. Her husband, she said,had;just died; was lying in his coffin, and she had no funds to bury him with, She begged, therefore, to be given a sum of money so that her dead husband might be decently interred. The ladies' committee very properly replied that they never granted relief without inquiry into the facta of the case brought before them. The woman quite agreed with this and begged the ladies to visit her houße, Two of them did to, and sure enough in a miserable cottage was the coffin and corpee. Assistance was at once giron, and the ladies left; but bad pet gone f«. when one of them returned to the house of mourning for her umbrella (hat Bhe had left behind, She re-entered without ceremony, and found the corpse sitting up counting the cash (eft to bury him, The fellow ought to beprosecuted, Although this is an age of progressas we boastfully say, because we happen to live in it-yet in some things we retrogress. For instance, a West Coast paper, published within a few yards of the Hokitika river, had to apologise recently to a couple of resident), because in a "local" it was hintedthat whisky punch had been a contributing cause towards k frap accident. A quarter of a century ago-liord, liojr the time does fly l-a Hokitika man who was told that he did not drink whisky punch and all other hot and strong liquids at all times, and on all occasions, would have-well, there would have been a row, anyway. "Oh', happy days when all the world wa^yottng'. , .' " ' ' ■ .

T|ie deferred payment and other Bettiers in Southlap.d are ip arrears (says the Otago My Times) to the extent of oyer £2,000,

_ A child about a year and a-holf old biß died in the Wellington Hospital from the effects of burns received in t, lamp accident.

The position of the miners at Mahakipawa is very serious. For over six months, owing to wet weather, thoy have been unable to work, and many with families are new in sore straits.

A Chess and Draughts Club has recently been formed in Pahiatua, Mrs Bacon, late of Masterton, is Belling Roods in the Forty-Mile Bush to raise funds for assisting the aged poor, Soveral hawkers have taken to selling other goods ostensibly for the same purpose, and have done a rattling trade.

Tho monthly meeting of the Trustees ofthoMasterton Hospital will be hold to-morrow (Tuesday).

Detective Herbert has paid another visit to Pahiatua.

A man named Stead slipped on a stone on a Pahiatua footpath, and in falling broke both bones ot one of his legs, The following amounts were borrowed under the" Loans to Local Bodies Act" by the various local bodies in the Wai. rarapaduring the year 1891-92 ;—Wairarapa North County Council, £300; Wairarapa South County Council, £ 300; Alfredton Road Board, £3CO; Eketauutia Road Board, £2040; Featherston Road Board, £1000; Masterton Road Board, £1790; Mauricovilleßoad Board, £2SCO j Taratahi-Oartertonßoad Board, £6OO.

Speaking wormly in favor of femalo suffrage, the member for Taranaki said; —" One man was continually at me, and at last I had a clinch upon him ; I said, ' Of all men in this district you surprise me. You take such a determined position against women having a vote, and yet 1 find at the registry office that you are not capable of taking care of your own property, and have :made it over to your wife. Yet you haven't that contidence to allow her to vote I' If you had only seen the way he slunk away." (Laughter).

The Tuapeka Times eays that if (ho Hon. T. Fergus does not offer himself again for the Wakatipu seat Mr Vincent Fyke will be s candidate.

Cycling is becoming more popular every day, and on our roads it is no uncommon thing to soe parties of young men taking a constitutional spin before breakfast. The great advantage of the cycle is that it requires no feeding and very little grooming, and never gets tired with the day's oxertions. No wonder, therefore, that the bicycle and trioycle are fast supplanting the horse as a means of popular and independent locomotion. Of course the main thing is to get a good reliable machine, and this may bs easily done by applying to Mr F, J. W, fear, of Willis-street, Wellington, who is now ranking the supply and repair of cycles a special feature of his business, A lady resident of Mastorton recently had the pleasure of listening to. the Otaki Maori Brass Band. Asked how she liked the music, she innocently replied, "Oh I they made plenty of noise, but I could, not understand the music as it was played in Maori I" ■

At a meeting of the Wanganui Charitable Aid Board held last week, a letter waa read from Mr W, G. Beard, solicitor of the Mastorton Benevolent Society, demanding payment of an account for the maintenance'." of the Williams family. The communication was merely received.

The stoats and weasels liberated by the North Wairarapa Rabbit Board are playing great hayoo in the'Rangitikei district, where they are appearing in large numbers. Reports are to hand from all directions of fowl-houses being raided. '

Mr W. C. Buchanan, M.H.R., who has just returned from a trip to the Old Country, has high hopes of the dairy in» duatry. He was informed hy the,.best men in the trade in London, from whom he made careful enquiries, that the quality of the best samplos of New Zealand butter wbb superior to that of the best Danish, which holds the pride of place in the English markot, The chief! complaints were, however, an to the want of uniformity in quality, and the irregularity of supply. Mr Buch. anau is a strong believer in the factory Bystem, and he thinks, moreover,: that the appointment of Government experts to grade the butter before shipment, though the New Zealand grading might not be accepted at Home, would have a most valuable educational effect in teachine the farmers what kind of an. article they must supply. Tho Wellington Steeplechase, run on Saturday, was won by Ingorangi, with Calbola second and Kalmauawa third.

The Grey tow n Volunteer Fire Brigade intend holding a concert on the 4th of "Angmt noxt at the Falaco Hall, Greytown, Tho proceeds will be devoted to paying off the liability on the firo engine, and it thorofcre Moves Wairarapa people to extend their warmest support, as, unless a sufficient sum is raised the' engine will have to be returned and the payments already made on it forfeited. Nobody wishes to dee the Brigade forced to this extremity, as the loss of the engine would be a serious matter to the town, The date of tho conoat has been fixod for Arbor Day, and will form an excellentfinish to the day's recreation. A full programme of the concert will aps pear in a future issue.

A meeting of the general committee of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held in the Club Hotel on Saturday last, the President in the chair. A letter received from the' Agricultural Department re the Small Bitda Nuisance was held over for consideration. The Secretary was instructed to write to the Canterbury, Egmont and Manawatn Associations ashing that judsfea be appointed for the forthcoming show. A Ground Committee was ap« pointed consisting of Messrs Stuckey, Guild, J.Harvoy and A. W. Cave, to procure estimates for the new yards. It was resolved to hold another meeting on Saturday, July 23rd. ■

Our reporter is not a horticulturist, not a vegetarian, nor even an ordinary expert in things botanioal. He sincerely wishes he wsb. He cannot therefore be expected to find & Latin narao for a new variety of rose, to furnish proof of the ability of a certain kind of potato to withstand tho biting coldness of a winter's frost, or to explain the peculiar disease which has of late years proved disastrous to that lucious New Zealand fiuit—the peach. His knowledge of " things in general" is not sufficiently extensive to enable him to supply the information he would desire on these points. During the past few days he has been asked fully a'dozen questions bearing on horticulture. Tho first five he satisfactorily answered, but the sixth completely flattened him out, An enterpiising nurseryman, who had in his possession a peculiar kind of vegetable, or fruit, or something resembling it, approached the unwary scribe and askod, "What kind of fruit do you call this?" A hard, green, punipkinJike Bubstance, about a pound in weight and spherical in shape, was presented to his gaze. He was informed that the fruit grew in one place only in New Zealandand that at the Lower Taneru. Thia may be true, indeed, it is extremely probable. Our reporter, fjabergasted, advised tho owner. of the remarkable fruit (I) to forward it to Mr Hanlon, the Government fruit expert, with the hope that ho mitjht be able to supply some information regarding the pedigree of the thing. . Remember I Our big sale of Surplus Winter Drapery and Clothing, commencing on Friday, July Ist, at Te Aro House, ' Remember I If you want to receive wonderful bargainsyou should visit or send to the Big Sale at To Aro Houbs, Wellington. . Remember! There are wonderful bar* gains In overy department Buoh as will make a trip to our Big Salo remunerative. Yon will save far more than your expenses by visiting the Big Sale at Te Aro House, Wellingtons

Remember 1 Sale Price list? mil on ap> plication be forwarded n'ost free.' Sale lasts 15 days' only! If a'visit is impossible, send your orders, enclosing Cash, so that you ntay share in the good things going at the Big Bale, Te Aro House, Wellington, i