Wairarapa Daily Times [ESTABLISHED 1878] Being the extended title of the Wairarapa Daily, with which it is identical WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1892.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4170, 20 July 1892, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times [ESTABLISHED 1878] Being the extended title of the Wairarapa Daily, with which it is identical WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1892.

Nasty Mr Shera I In the Houbo the other day, ho said he knew half-oaates and Maoris who were as superior to tho membor for Masterton as geld was to brass.

The Maßterton Rifle Volunteors holi tlioir usual parade on Thursday evening

. Tho «ross value of the estate of tho late Cardinal Manning, according to a summary of tho will published in England, was £852719s lOd. .

Owing to the flooded state of tho rivers in the AlfraUui district, the concert which was to have beeu held there on ihe 12th inst. was put off until tho sth of next month.

Professor Lichtwark has received from Mr E, E, Chamberlain, of Masterton, the following excellent testimonial; - " Sir—On your arrival in Maßterton 1 became a pupil of your clues, and although having had twenty-five years' experience amongst horaes, 1 was greatly surprised after seeing your performance, how through your method and kindness alone such a completo mastery was gained over man's bestfriend—the horse. I attended a second lecture and thon started breaking in five horses, experiencing no trouble at all in so doing. Percoually I consider your charge, £1 Is, has been repaid me tenfold through your tuition. Wishing you continued success, II am," etc. A dastardly act was, according to tho Woodville Examiner, committed on a horse iu a paddock near the Ngawa* purua bridge, belonging to Mr B. Webster, the Government Inspector of the Woodville . Eketahuna railway extension, In the course of his duties, Mr Webster has to go to Danevirke once or twice a week. He wont there on Friday niorniug, but had to stay overnight ,and got bacK about 12 o'clock on Saturday. The firefc thing he saw was his pouy with an ujly gash about five inches long in the side, evidently done by a slash from a knifo. Mr Webster is justly greatly incensed at the cowardly action on a dumb animal, and is offering a reward of i2O to the person who can givo him any information which will lead to the conviction of the person who has done the mischief.

The programme tor the Masterton [ Agricultural and Pastoral Association's \ annual show,to be held on October 27th, i has just been published. The only ali tpratum of last year's programme of 1 any importance is that which affects farming and dairy implements, Instead , of entries under separate headings as I heretofure, spaces of ground are"to be air lotted to agricultural implement makers ' and exhibitors, for the purpose of allowing thorn to show their productions to ' the best advantage, a charge to be made , for space according to position. An exhibition of his skill in handling the horse was roado fey frofejsor jjjphtwark in the yards of Messrs Lowes & lores, Maaterton, yesterday afternoon, A fiery young Ascot colt belonging to ! Bapeta Wakamairu, which was » notorious" buck-jumper," was operated upon. In the space of about half >an .hour the Professor had subdued the horse, and there waa not a buck left in him. The thirty settlers present were astonished at the respite of tho treatment adopted, and the Native owner of tie colt could not believe his own eye?, A number of those present joined the Professor's class, and received valuable instruction at a lesson piven in the Blacksmith Company's Bmithy in the evening, How is it? Aflk aayopo in the crowd. Ask your next door noiglibonr, m *fep W who colleoto ticket* on tho railway, m the people who dwell iu Eketahuna, Mauriccvillo, Tenui, Carterton, Greytown, or anywhere else. Communicate with the people living in any part of the counfay. m them all why they shop atl. J. HOOPKR& COMPANY'S, ancfthay will tell you "becauseitsuitsthem, 1 And why does ifsuitfteni? Because thoy get more and hoik in exchange for ftps money at tho Bon JUrche than'anywhere djty and because the conveniences of the place are such as no other establishment can afford. These are the bare outlines of the reasoning that brings the people fa shoals to this wonderful place of busines-.. Visit tho various departments In which ibe lordly creature man finds all he wants, and woman-lovely womanloves to linger andlookattho fashion section, Hero are tho Boulevards of Paris and the shops of Regent and (Word streets, London, rolled intoone. Here under your eye are the fashions arranged, classified, and ready for immediate übc and wear, Turn Into tho grocery and provision sections. These are of interest to every nan jack in tho commumty.' TodesciibVthe advantages of buying from Hooper would fill a book. Whether you want blankets or bonnets, tea or sugar, whether you're a chilly mortal or a hot member, a . protectionist; a freetrader, a socialist, a cnlithumiian, a positivist, a none such, ora rabbit catcher, you will find no better outlet for the money you have to spend than at Hooper and Company'; Bon llarcho, Master ; ton.-AaV ■.;■; '

The creditors of.John Toungjron. monger, of Wellington, have Rcoepted' a composition of five shillinjs in the pound. , . The VVaoftabui Ohronfole is authorised to givo direct contradiction to the statement that Mr Hutchison ib prepared to retire in favor of Mrßryce. A bouse at Upper Waingawa in the occupation of Mr J. Pinhoy wu burnt to the ground on Saturday night last. It was insured fur £l5O. Thq average attendance at the Oar. terton school for the pisfc quarter was 281. The. Bank of New South Wales in Masterton has just been newly paiulcd. The attractive appoaranco of the buildup reflect"! • the greatest credit upon the painfert—Messrs Oole and Payno-who have completed the work in a thoroughly workmanlike manner, Acceptances for alleventsattne Watr„rapa Buut Club Steeplechase Meeting dose at the Empire Bfotel, Foatherston, at eight o'clock to-ni-?ht (Wednesday).

The manner m whioh Ministers have driven the House this session is, says a Wellington paper, Biraply scandalous.

Calf-lymph was taken from Welling, ton to Syduey to supply the demand fur vaccination caused by the Oroya smallpox cases,

We have to acknowledge receipt of a complimentary ticket for the Wairarapa Hunt Club's First Annual Ball, whioh is to be held at Greytown on Friday evening.

A special meeting of the Greytown Volunteer Fire Brigade was held on Monday evening le«t, when a prorammo for the concert to be held on Arbor Day (August 4th) was arranged and will shortly be published. Preceding tho concert thoro will be a torchlight proccsiion,- headed by the Groytown Bisss Band, during which fireworks w ;, l be let off, and daring feats of horßomanship performed, Befrtshments will be provided at the dance to be held at. the conclusion of the concert.

The tender of Mr T. B, Mitchell at £202 10s has been accepted for the erection of a strong room and additions to the Masierton Institute buildings. ' The Masterton Borough Council intends preparing a Bill at an early date for presentation to Parliament, which will enable it to take over and maintain private streets within the Borough, A petition will- shortly como before the House for a road to bo constructed from Pahiatua to Palmerston, It is noiv thought that the break in a window of MrH. Aulin's store at Kketahuna was caused by a missile and not by a burglar. No articles 'have been missed and no damage done excepting the breaking of the glass Mr O'Brien (the husband of the woman Annie O'Brien who is in custody on a chargo of being connected with tho poisoning of a farmer named Cornwall at Warraoknaboal) having disappeared in a mysterious' manner shortly before Cornwall's death, thoro is a suspicion of foul play having beeu resorted to, and tho police aro investigating the affair, In Chambers yesterday morning, his Honour tho Chief Justioe, on the application of Mr Bunny, acting for the defendant, Used' the case of W. L, Lucena y. Dr, Hosking, of Masterton, for_ hearing on Tuesday next. The plaintiff olaims for the sppoifio performance of an agreement for the sale of the Te Weraite Block, together with compensation in oonsequenco of the vendor not having disclosed the fact that there was a mortgage on the land, and that the Masterton Road Board claimed to take a road through it. _ It is stated that rabbits are on the increase in the Kumeroa district, A settler of Mahurahara, near Woodville, recently captured a very rare bird known as tho rail, whioh resembles the woodcock in appearance,

Mr Alexander Fraser terminated bia engagement as manager of the Masterton Blacksmith and Wheelwright Manufacturing Company on Saturday last. Mr Wallaco, his euocessor, has now taken charge. Mr Fraser leaves for tho Old Counti/ in about a fortnight.

The overdraft of the Masterton Borough Council has increased to £999.

The Surveyor of tho Burougli of Mas. terton, Mr John Russell, is at present confined to his home with sickness.

A Masterton Borough Councillor urged last nitfit that Arbor Day should be observed as a holiday so that residents could have au opportunity of planting cabbages and other useful treeo (?), The Masterton Borough Council is considering the advisability of setting apart the liiver Eoad resorve for a rubbish depot, At Oppessum Gully (Victoria) a young woman ncmed Grace Gardiner cut her throat, Deceasod lived with her father, who is a miner, Her father went away to get some beer, and on his return could not find his daughter. Seeing blood stains he looked outside, and on gong into her bedroom found tho deceased bleeding profusely from a horrible wound in the throat, and just breathing her last. A bloodstained razor wbb lying on tho dressing tablo. The young woman had been strange in her behaviour for some time past.

The monthly ineetinsr of the Masteron School Committee will be held tomorrow (Thursday) evening,

Mr Barton, acting-Premier of New South Wales, in addressing a meeting, protested urongly against the introduction of ouluurcd labour into Australia. He eaid be did not take so much exception to (he revival of Kanaka labor in North Queeus'and as to tho South Australian idea of populating tho Northern territory with coolies, becauao the Kanakas could be returned home, but the coolies would increase until they became a menace to the whole country. Mr J. R, Nicol, of Greytown, has sustained a very serious loss through the death of his woll known horse, Prince Imperial, He was having it broken in to harness by a Festherston breaker. On Sunday lost, when being driven through Tauberanikau, it was noticed that the horso was not wejl, and he was taken out of the vehicle, A few hours afterwards he expired. Mr W. 0, Langstone, M.K.O. V.S., held a post mortem euminaiion of his remains, and attributes' death to heart disease and apoplexy. The horse has obtained a prize eveiy time he has competed at shows, viz., Ma3lo!ton four, Carterton twp and Wellington two. He was valued at fifty guineas, A boy about Beven years of age was running behind a timber waggon at Car* teiton on Monday, when his leg got caught in the wheel. His screams caused the driver to pull up and tho lad was rescued from his perilous position in a fainting condition and carried home. Dr Johnstop was immediately sent for and on examination of the bpy found tho flesh literally stripped from hjs leg from tho ankle to the groin, The doctor put no less than thirty etitches in the wound;', but it is still a matter of doubt whether amputation will be. necessary. Several pieceß of flesh were found adhering to the spokes of the wheel after the injured lad had beep remoyed,.