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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4190, 12 August 1892, Page 2

A social gathering was field il) the Maaterton Temperance Hall lastipening in celebration of the occasion of Mies Emily Nicol, daughter of Mr James Jflicgl, attaining her majority. About fifty couples, including; a number from the Lower Valley, occupied the floor, and dancing was kept up till an early hour thifl morning, Excellent musio was provided by Mr 0. Clifford,

Alexander Gillies appeared on bail atNapior on Monday to answer a charge of having failed to comply with an order of the Court to pay 10s per week towards the Bupport of his child, the sum of 150 beingnow due, The accused was remanded till Monday next. It has been decided to erect a new Presbytorian Church at Palmcrston North at a cost of about £IOOO. An eighteen months old child fell into a pot of boiling water at Makuri, FortyMile Bush, the other diy, and was severely scalded. .

The Pahiatua Star understands that a petition it in course of preparation, praying the Government to re-appointMr W. W. McCaidlo to tho Wellington Land Board.

_ It is very seldom a committal for perjury suoli as that made by Colonel Roheris, R.M., of Masterton, yesterday, occurs. Indeed, the Colonel says he has never heard of a similar caso in the Colony. The committal was made under section 312 of the Justices of the Peace Act.

What appeared to ho a lot of moa bones were discovered by some men who were digging a drain on the property of Mr J, Strang at Gladstone tho other day, The three principal leg bones were found to be in a fair state of preservation, Search is being made with the hope ol further discoveries.

The National Steeplechase, run at Ohristohurch yesterday, was won by Aliua, with Norton second and Magpie third.

The New Zoaland Loan and Mercantile Agency Company havo presented the Wellington Agricultural and Pastoral Association with a silver cup valued at £l6 IBs, as a prize for the breeder gaining the most points in all the sheep classes except fat. sheep. _ A special train leaves Masterton station promptly at half-past seven o'clock this (Friday) evening to convey guists to a ball at Featherstun, It is due back at Masterton at 2,10 a.m. The twin Is being run under private engagement, and will consist of one long oarriago, Its cost is ten guineas—twenty-one miles at ten shillings: a moderate fee iusooth. The up evening train from Wellington will be crossed at Waingawa siding,

A young man named Turloy, employed at the sawmill of Messrs W. Booth and Co,, Carterton, had his thumb poisoned recently from the juice which exudes from matai timber. : The usual remedies have beenapplied to the wounds tu arrest the action of the poison, and the bone has actually been scraped, but without effect, and it has been found necessary to amputate the thumb. Several further improvements to the "Zealandia Wool Press" have been eflected forthetominesesson, and the machino is now equal to anything in the, way of wool presses at present invented. MrJas, Muir, the proprietor and sole maker, has reoeived quite a number of testimonials, eaoh of which speaks highly of the satisfactory work done by the "Zealandia," in many cases a second order being sent, Mr Muir expects fromtho orderj now in hand that the output this yoar from his factory will exceed that of any previous season. The opinion of Messrs Nelson Bros, as to the merits of the "Zealandia Wool Press" will be found in another column. Mr, Hogg, M.H.R,, has been in correspondence with the Minister for Public Works as to the inconvenience to country building contractors of the practice of* merely sending an officer up to examino their work from time to time, when local architects are available, and their appointment would often save delay and misunderstandings. The correspondence has special reference to the police station at Pahiatua, and the Minister agrees with Mr Hogg, and says that local architects are now being employed in such cases, and will be employed in the futuro.

Constable May states that the prisoner Campbell was the life and soul of the boat on the voyage from Sydney to Wellington. Not only did be adapt himself thoroughly to his unwonted position, but he devoted the whole of his energies to making the voyage of his fellowpassengers as enjoyable as possible, The constable was ill throughout the voyage, but the attentions of the prisoner were as charitable as they were un. remitting.

William Thomas Tait appeared in the Masterton R.M. Court yesterday afternoon on remand, charged with having perjured himself in a civil action heard in the morning, by stating that he was not a married man. Colonel Roberts, R.M., said it appeared to him that there were very reasonable grounds that the accused should ba prosecuted for wiltul and corrupt perjury. Ho would give a certificate and instruct Sergeant M'Ardle to prosecute, committing the accused to take his trial at the next criminal sitting of the Supreme Court to be held at Wellington on tho 29th inst. Bail was allowed the accused, in himself £IC J and two sureties of £SO each.

The timber industry around Masterton is just now in a very flourishing condition. New sawmills are going up in all directions.

The_ Wairarapa North County Council has passed a resolution supporting a movement mado by the Taranaki Council in favour of ratine; Native lands, and has ordered the same to be forwarded to tho Government and to the members for Masterton and Wairarapa.

In tho Mastorton E.M. Court yesterday afternoon, before Colonel Roberts, R.M., evidence was taken in a case in which E. A, Haggen and Co., of the Woodville Examiner, claimed from W. W. Scott, boarding-house keeper, of Maeterton, the sura of £llos for advertising, The evidence of the defondant only was taken. He stated that the representative of the Examiner called upon him in October last and asked for an advertisement. He gave an order for j tho notice to be inserted for one quarter for ten shillings, on condition that the first copy of tho paper containing the same was sent to him. He never received the paper, and on searching the files of the Kxauuner at the' Public Irfbrary he found that in a' period of two weekp the adve'rhsemant appeared only three tises. He declined to jjay' bepaiise the agreement was not complied with. He gave no instructions fop' fhe advertisement for more than ,qne quartor. The paper was represented to him as a dajly. #ne ( and hi's business announce? ment iyas to appear eaph day. '

The Engineer to the Wairarapa North County Council yesterday drew the attention of Council to the way in which the duties of ranger werp being performed in and around the Tauoru township. Hp wted that the person holding the position at prosontao misinterpreted his duties as apparently to recognise a general right, in which he participated, to run stock at large on the roads. Many complaints had been mado of this nuis&nqe, f|ip glerk was instructed to write'to the ranger w.arpjnt! him that unless he fulfilled his duties his services be dispensed With.' J

Bo oprefnl, jvhen you buy, yhere you buy; .wHat you buy an/} hpy jqa buy.' -If you do not watch thoao pqinta ip'tho! eijience of buying, likely onough "ypti will buy at tho wropg shop, buy'what you don't want, and p#y jpore than js at all necessary, Ot coats? it will be yonr own fault, no one olso is to.blamo | your mis" fortune arises from your own densoness, and lack of caution and foresight in floundering into the first hole in the nail you come across in your shopping rambles, There is pnly one way out of the difficulty; OEly'one'j)lan : liy which ftplliousand distinct ivils that are in your patfi"can be avoided,' and the thousand blessings'that are waiting for you can be embraced, viz. Buy SveryihjM at' Hooper atod ' Company Bon Mfrohe,''wake jt rub pf your life, and see fhatyour'fenilly'do so IlkeWsei' It is tp your interest, jilst the sameai it 'a to j'nsiire ypur life in a'sound soiirtyi'orbuild your hfluse pjj'j foundation, by coing }h,e!whd(,o (log; .p'oidc,'fy doter. Wining i,9 ftuy mmag if trnef and Compa»3?'p, Bpp Marclie." Tajte" your grocery bill on one lishi, wdypijr paper's on the the other Give us your voelfly order for family stores; for tea, coffee, butter; and other eatables, and you will save enough to buy your own' olothes, with something to put in tbe pockets. Bay everything at Hooper and Company's; Bon Marehe—Advt.

Mesßts Hawkins and Orowloy'a store and auotion room at Daneviiko was com« pletely destroyed by liro at three o'oluok this morning,

Mr fl. S. Wardell is relieving the Resident Magistrate at Napier for a month.

Mr. T. D. Thompson was fined 5s and 2a_ costs in the Maßterton R.M. Court t'lis morning for allowing his chimney to become foul.

MrC. E. Bremen Engineer to the "Wairarapa North County Council, direoted the attention of the Council yesterday to the excessive loading practiced _by the timber carriers from the Weraiti sav/inills, which was productive I >: nuch injury to the road as well as . ; sk to tho stability of some ot the bridges |: etween the depot and Masterton. Be

~ated tha( loading the wagons to the extent of 4000 feet of green totara was of oominon occurrence, and this, together with tho weight of the waggon and five draught horses, gave an aggregate of 13} tons. He would recommend that a maximum uf 2500 feet be fixed as the limit to which this cks of traffio should be restricted. The Clerk was instructed to frame a by-law in accordance with the recommendation of tho Bngineor. Tho man William Thomas Tait, who was committed for trial yesterday for perjury, was unable to procure the necessary recognisances, and wns therefore removed to the Wellington Gaol to-day to await tho sitting of the Supreme Court, The Wairarapa foorth County Council has struck a poor rate of three thirtyseconds of a penny in the pound. This is the first rate of the kind struck in the district.

The trout fishing season opens in Masterton next month, "*• The slips on the Tiraumea road have been sufficiently removed to open up the lino for wheel traffio.

A correspondent writes -—The prices of cattle iii the Musterton district havo of late been unduly inflated. In one or two cases cattle have fetched high prices, and the papers have commumoated the intelligence to the public that the 'general prices for cattle are very hi°h, This is not the caee. Heavy cattle have been sold at only fairly good prices considering their weight. It would be better in giving your market reports if you stated the price cattle realised at per hundred pounds.

A flittering verdiot.—Speaking of one of the most noted of colonial specialities, the press says :-"Sharland's Baking Powder deserves more than a

passing notice,for the "Moa" Brand Baking Powder enjoys a reputation second to none. From ono end of New Zealand to the other, large orders are received for this popular, brand. Even in the most out of the way districts the careful house-wife, possessed with the laudable ambition to make her bread and her scones better than her neighbours', buys Sharland's Baking Powder, and triumphs over the few of her less sensible sisters, who, from a mistaken sense of economy, buy apparently cheapor brands. The recipe of a good Baking Powder is anything but a secret; but how very few manufacturers use, as Messrs Sharland & (Jo. do, the best only of materials, carefully tested before mixture and exactly proportioned,' 1 Readers, who require an economical, satisfactory and healthful Baking Powder, cannot do better than use the " Moa" brand.—ADvi.