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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4197, 20 August 1892, Page 2

A witness hi tho Maaterton U.M. Court yesterday was requested by counsel to write the word "Poison' 1 as it appeared ill print. The witness said ho could not do so without seeing print. Copies of tha local papers we're procured, but the word was not to be found. Tho law books were referred to, and there it was discoyered without difficulty. As a wag remarked, "Law is full of poison!" The new spring goods have arrived at theD.l.O. Co-operative Stores, Wellington, the stock being one of tho largest and most complete ever shown in the North Island, Everything is quite new and as the Company purchase very largely in the Home markets at lowest rates, costomors and shareholders obtain great advantages thereby.

_ We again remind our readers of the important land sale to bo held by Mr William Cowern, at Wangahui, on Thursday next, August 25th, particulars of which appear in our advertising columns.

The Feilding Star asserts that an insuronce agent up that way insured tho lifo of a Birmingham settler's sun four hours after birth, and itclairos that this is the smartest on record.

"In the multitude of counsellors there is wisdom;" surely, then, multitudes of testimonials from "all sorts and conditions of mm" should have considerable weight in deciding upon tho important question of what medicines we should take for our bodily complaints. To arrive at a logical conclusion from firm and reliable premises we should unhesitatingly Bi»y that if you havo a cold or a cough or any other complaint of a similar nature tako Mother Mary Joseph Aubert's "Marupa;" if you are a martyr to that foul Bond indigestion, tiy " Karana," and for rheumatism and affections of the liverand kidneya, " Paramo " is now the best remedy in existence, The conclusion you will quickly arrive at is that what we have stated is absolutely true, "Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest" what is said about theso wondertul medioiues in the new advertisements which appear in our business columns todav.

Tho master butchers of tbo Manawatu district have decided to raise the price of meat -Jd per pound all round, in consequonceofthe continued increaso of tho price of stock,

At a meeting o' the Executivo Committee of tho United Farmora' Alliance, held at Palineraton North tho otherday, reports were received from the canvassers to the effect that satisfactory progress was being made in the disposal of shares. It was f greed that the business inaugurated in Wellington by the Co-operative and Farmers' Alliance of N. Z., Limited, should for the present bo continued under the manager, Mr L, C. WilHams. It was reported that an agency had been opened in Wangaoui under tho management of Mr Walter Smale. The names of Messrs D. Car' man (Masterton), Coleman Phillips (Lower Valley), and G. Whitcombo ] (Pahiatua), are on the list of the Directors,

The Djfefield Dairy Company, overything considered, seems to have had a profitable enough season, judging by its sixth Annual Report now being presented to shareholders. The Directors (Mr William Booth, chairman), and their capablo Secretary, Mr George Fairbrother, whose experience and unremitting care for tho interesta of the Company havo so much contributed to its success, are alike to bo congratulated upon the result of their efforts., Extracting from the Report we

no'jee that during the season 319,820 galjons of milk were delivered tn the Factory, ouf of which 425 gajlons were sold and tho balance made into cheese, producing 319,8451b5. The sale ofcheesp

totalled up no lens than £54214s 2d, and the pigs disposed of realised £6lßs fid, while milk aold realised also a small sum

—£9 fls l()d—making an aggregate income of £' 4J)2 2s ild, Shipping space has been mora plentiful than informer

years, but there is still said .to be a want of regularity which it is hoped wil| be avoided as the trade grows. The Direc ; tors have joined the Middle Island Dairy Association, from which it is oijpected direct and indirect benefit will be de, rived, Jn addition to providing the usual dividend of ten per cent, on the paid-up capital, and £9l lis for the sink, ing fund, there is £144910s 6d available for division among the Milk Eijppliers, This is equil to Id l-9th per gallon, and brings tho average payment for the soa. sun to 8d l-Brd per gallon. *The investment in the Groytnwn Building Society on account of the Purchasing Fund, and which in the Dalefield Company takes I the placo of tho sinking fund, has pro. duced a profit of £64 6s Cd, and this, with the sum now setaside, brings the amount up to £452 0s 2d.

j Be careful, when you buy, where you buy what you buy and how you buy, -If you do ; rlof watch these oardinal points in the I cpiegci of buying,'Jike|y enough you will [ bjy jft the wrong shop, ! 'buf' 'what you t .<W want, m more" than''' is" a't jjepgaaaiy.. flf cpafso it ppl own fault, no one pise is to blame"; your ortflne arises from your pjvn densoness . nd lacfc of oautiop and foreßigjit'in floundering into tho first hole jn the waN, you come across In your shopping rambles, Thero is only one way out of the difl'wulty only one plan by wbiob the thousand dip ttncfc ovlls that are in your path can be avoided; and the tlioußand bleasings that are waiting for you can bo embraced, v 1%.. Buy everything at Ho:per and Company BonMarcho, Make it a ruh of your lifo and see that your family do so likewise. It is to your interest, just the same as it is to insure your life in a sound sooiety, or build your houße on a secure foundation, by poing the whole, beg; in other words, by detertaming to buy everything at Hooper and Conlganjl.'B:' Bon ijarche. Take your grocery bill o,n one I/a'rid.'andyour draper's on the the pther 'tjiye 'to'your order to* family storesi for tea,'coffee buttery and other eatablos, and you wil save enough to your own clothes, with something to put in the pockets. Buy everything at Hooper and Company's! Bon Marche-Aovi

A man named Miohaol Thompson was arrested in Maaterton last night on a ohargoof drunkenness and damaging property.

The death is announced of the Duke of Manchester, at the age ol thirty-nine.

The licensee of the Shamrock Hotel, Awatofco (Hawko'a Bay), for permuting Yankee Grab to bo played for drinka, was muloted m the R.M. Court in a fine of 1910 a with costs.

James M'Kenzio, of Ponsonby, storekeeper, died suddenly on Thursday afternoon. Ho was out with his cart, came home drunk, and went upstairs to his bedroom, His wife went upstairs to see if he was all right, and found him kneeling on the floor with his face buried in the bed clothes, dead. It is supposed that ho was accidentally suffocated, or had a fit of apoplexy. He had been drinking heavily of late.

The casein whioh George Phillips, of Alfredton, was charged with having written a letter to John Kiernan, of Teuui, threatening to kill him, was continued in the Maaterton R.JI. Court yesterday afternoon. Mr Beard addressed the Court at some lentrth for the defenco, maintaining that there was not .the slightest evidence to show that the threatening words contained io the letter had been written by the accused. Mr Pownall urged that a prima fude case had been made out. It was not for the Bench to decide whether the witnesses for the prosecution were credible or otherwise. The acoused, on oath, denied having writtan the threatening words soinplainedof. Ho had 6ent the account, which contained the words, to tlio prosecutor about two years ago. He had not threatened in Warren's woolshed to put a bullet through Kiernan. Charles A. Tabuteau, manager or the Bank of New South 'Wales at Maaterton, gave it as his decided opinion that the account produced contained the writing of two different persons. He would swear positively that the person who wrote portions ot the dooument' produced (which dooument was written' by the acoused in Court) did not write the words in the threat. Colonel Roberts, 8,M., stated that he considered the evidence insufficient to place the accused upon his trial. He would therefore be discharged,

The Salvation Army are having another "big go" in Masterton, Adjutant Hoare, who is in charge of tho Junior Soldior work in Now Zealand, arrived in Maaterton to-day, and will | conduct tho Junior Soldiers' annual reviow for the next two days. He will be assisted by Oaptain Sutherland. On Monday night a tea-meeting will be held, when special officers will bo present from Carterton.

The hemp trade, saya the Manawatu I Horald, is on a far better footing than it has been for some time. We hoar of five mills, if more by now have not accepted, who have secured fair contracts for their output for the noxt aix, and in some cases twelve months,

His Excellency the Govornor (Lord filasgow) and suite were to hayo paid a visit to Masterton to-day, The special train, which was to havo arrived at 1.15

p.m and departed at 3 p.m, was however, cancelled this morning owing to the inclemency of the weather.

Owing to tho paucity of attendance caused by the molemency of the weather the Maaterton Mutual Improvement Sooiety adjourned their usual meeting hut evening. A debate: " Which is tho greater civilizer-tho Statesman or the Poet ?" will take place at the Society's next meeting, Mr Rlgg championing the Statesman, and the Rev. J. Dukes the Poet,

Mr E. S. Richards, keeper of the Masterton pound, has removed to premises directly opposite, so that persons whoße animals happen to get impounded will not have far to go to offoct their release.

Professor J. Mason, medical galvanist and mental sciontiafc, who has been well received in several of the large centres of this Colony, gives a lecture and concert at the Ma:terton Theatre Royal on Monday evening next, Some very clever vocalists accompany Professor Mason, and at intorvals during tho course of his lecture, rendor choice songs. The Professor supplies remedies and appliances for the oure of nervous, aoute and chronic complaints, and judging from some testimonials we have seen, his method will cure anything under the sun.

It will beßoen by an announcement appoarinp in another 'column that "DerriDger" (one of the best of "Musket's sons left in New Zealand) has been purchased by Mr J, 0. Hayward; ofKaiwaiwai, and will be at tho service of breoders this Beason. •iDerringer" is full brother to "Brown Hose" and "Cartridge" and has a strong resemblance "to the noted "Nordonfeldt,"

Owing to the difficulty experienced in obtaining cattle for killiiw.purposes, the Maunceville butchers have at last been reluctantly obliged to raise prices. During tho lust month they have been positively losing money by keeping to the old prices in the hope that stock would becomo more plentiful,

Bemember I Our big Sale of Surplus Winter Drapery and Clothing, commencing on Friday, July Ist at Te Am Mouse. Bemember I If you want to receive wonderful bargains you should visit or send to the Big Sale at To Aro House, Wellington, Bemember I There are wonderful bargains in every department such as wils make a trip to our Dig Salo remunerative, You will save far more than your expenses by visiting the Big Salo at To Aro Houbcl Wellington Remember I Salo Price Lists will on ap» plication be forwarded post free. Salo lasts 15 days only. If a visit is impossible, send your'orders, enolosing cash, so that you may share in the good things going at the Big Sale, Te Aro Souso,Wellington -Advt