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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4246, 18 October 1892, Page 2

It is somewhat singular that Minis" lers should have advised His Excellency io remit Mr Oaggen's sentence directly Parliament' was prorogued. Thero,is evidently somothing about their action in the matter which they do not care to explain, and which they objected to be asked about. Mr Haggen is to bo congratulated upon his good fortuno; but the mystery as to whether he deserved punishment at nil is still further complicated by the singular action of the Government.

_ Tho lambing in the Pahiatua district is estimated to have averaged 100 per cent, Mr J, G. Cox has resigned his position as a member of the Featherston School Committee Tenders are invited by tho Wellington Education Board, for new schools at To Aro and Mauriceville, and alterations to the Hutt school.

Every Chinaman landing in Tasmania is to have his age, measurement, hoight and photograph taken by the authorities. Charles Keena narrated that a very littlo boy wus soen to pilfer an orango from tho set-out dining table, but an hour afterwords ho shyly replaced it and said, "Sold agaio, Satan!"

The wifo of CoLTroope, living at Dul« vcrton, (England) while out walking, became alarmed by a waip settling in her hair aud she fainted, but nlthousrh she immediately regained consciousness, she died very shortly afterwards. About 160 hands are employed in the flax industry within a radius of 20 miles pf Pahierston.

Special attention is drawn to tho now advertisement ot Messrs Kirkcildio and Stains, drapers, clothiers, tailors, and importers, ofLauibtonQuay, Wellington. Their present announcement includes reference to many fashionable novoltios in dress goods, mantles and millinery, wliilo at the same time other departments aro not omitted and are done equal and thorough justice to- Wo refer our readers to their notification on the leader Bide of this issue.

Jlr T. Collier, senior, of Masterton' will shortly leave for Kaikoura, to superintend some experiments with his Patent Cold Water Wool Scour. A f ter I hat we undeistand, he intends giving a public trial at Christchurch, when eighteen bales (if wool will be treated- with the £c,mir. Mr Collier has tho highest opinion of the efficacy of his patent, and considers it must beforo long take a place in the market.

Tenders aro invited for building a toll house, gate, etc, on tho EketahunaTenui road.

Mr R. S. Mant, the wandering Minstrel, is back in Masterton again, having supplemented his experiences in our local Hospital by a sojourn iu the Auckland institution.

It has been decided that the residents in tho principal Greytown Btreets shall bo protected from pigstios, Swine no longer are to bo permitted to come betwixt the wind and their nobility. Mr Edward Grigg, an old Wairanpa settlor, who started "The Mercury" in Greytown somo twenty-fivo years ago, has died in Australia, Ho was For many years a sorfcof rollinsr atone, but becoming a convert to tho Salvation Army he steadied down and for tho remainder of his existence led an exemplary life,

Good grazing for cattle or horses is advertised to let at low rates.

Tha Marchionosa of Ormonde, eldest daughter of the Duke of Westminister, has been ordered a long sea voyage for her health. She will visit New Zealand 80mo timo during tho coming summer.

Sections 98 and 100, Masterton, sub. divided into convenient building allot* inontswith frontagesto Church Street and Bannister Street, are advertised for sale. AUo HBJ acres,' more or less, in the Mangakuta Block, about two miles from Masterton. Tenders for the last mentioned may be lodged with Mr W. G. Beard, (from whom full particulars may be obtained) up till the 7th of November next,

Those who have seen a cat in tho unfortunate predicament of having its head in a lobster tin and being unable to get it out again will appreciate the misfortune of a younglady who put her head through a hole in the iron fenco surrounding the Show Ground yesterday and was unable to withdraw it, It was simply a little idle curiosity or, to put it more kindly, an estimable feminine yearnina after knowledge, which induced the lady in question to risk her head in such a noose. When, however, Bhe found herself in close proximity to several" kharkeed" men who were innocently smokina their aftor-dinnor pipes, she realised she had acquired quite sufficient knowledge to justify her in withdrawing. Eight thero,was whore she had made a miscalculation though, and sho. quickly found that a deed once dono is very difficult to undo, and whero her head had easily entered it was well-nigh impossible to withdraw, Tho uunrd turned out, and ultimately after removing hat, hat pins, and hair pins, and disclosing the awful mysteries of her coiffuto, the young lady was released, and wended her way home homewards, surrounded by the halo of a " 'ayrick 'ead of 'air," like Niobe, all tears.—Damam Moil. .

A young man named Thomas McGuiro, had his hand badly crushed yesterday, while getting a load of gravel out ot the river bed, It appears his cart was loaded, and he was removing a stone from in front of the wheel when the horse started forward and the wheel passed right over his hand, Dr Beard attended to the sufferer,

We believe the Hon John Rigg, some years ago, worked for three months in our office as a compositor, Had we known that Mr Ballanco required a printer for the Legislative Council we could have furnished him with a man whom we could have warranted, Still, the Hon John Bigg during the time he was in our employ, proved a steady hand, though possibly not quite the pick of the establishment, The qualifications for a Legislative Councillor now-a-days are not very high and our ex-compositor may turn out to be quite up to the standard,

A flaiibbino verdict.—Speaking of one of the most noted of colonial specialities, the preß3 says:—"Sharland's Baking Powder deserves more than a passing notice, for the "Moa" Brand Baking Powder enjoys a reputation second to none. From one end of New Zealand to the other, large ordors 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 Lor bread and her scones better than her neighbours' buya Sharland's Baking Powder, and triumphs over the few of her leas sensible Bisters, who, from a mistaken sense of economy, buy apparently cheapor brands, The recipe of a «ood Baking Powder is anything but a secret but how very few manufaoturers.uso, as Messra Sharland & 00. do, the best only of materials, carefully tested before mixture and exactly proportioned," Readers, who require an economical, satisfactory and healthful Baking Pow. dor, cannot do hotter than use the '

MrF, H. Wood lias for privnto sale a strongwool waggon aud a large tarpaulin. The Aratnoho Public School has been closed on account of the appearanco of diphtheria among tho scholars, New South Wales has sixty million shcop. It iB proposed to open up tho bush settlements in Victoria by wooden tram nays till roads can be formed,

A man at tho age of 103 years is rather lute in life to joiu a Friendly Society, yet that was what was done in London recently by a man named Levy He was initiated into tho Ancient Ordor of Druids, and, according to the news* paper report, afterwards obliged the company by singing "Tho death of Nelson " with wonderful power. At Mount Pleasant, Now South Wales, a man named Edward Gribblo idiot himself dead with a gun loaded with celery seed,

A couplo of spielers, it is roportod, wore amongst the unemployed who were recently granted free railway passes from Wellington to tho Manawatu district. There is a inalo child in Huntcrvillo to wiiom Dame Nature has been very prodigal m tho matter of digatal adornments. Most peoplo can generally rub through this world with eight fingers and two thumbs, and eight small toes and two big ones, but the child in question has five distinct and well formed lingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot.—Mercury. Owing to Mr Lee being unable to porsunally supervise the scholarship examination, which are taking place in Masterton to-day, tho Rev Kobt, Wood is acting as supervisor. Tho Masterton Volunteer Brass Hand has been engaged to play at the Agricultural Show on tho 27th iust.

Mr F. H, Wocd adds to his Taratahi stock salo ot noj.t Thursday, a special line of 1)00 on'o hoggets in tho wool, and also ten 2-year-old steers, ' Several additions ate made to Mr G S. W, Dalryraple's list of properties for sale. Those on the look-out for land, either improved or unimproved, should certainly consult Mr Dalrymplo's catalogue, which may ho seen on the advertisement page of this issue. It includes I some good investments, Subscription lists in connection with the proposal to ereot a memorial to the lato Sir Harry Atkinson, iu recognition of the eorvices rendered to tho Colony by him aro now open at the office of the Waiiarapa North County Council.

At Capetown paintors work nine hours a day j carpenters, oiglit to eight and ahalf, printers and book binders, eight to nine hours j at iron foundries, waggon painters, watchmakers, hairdressers, dye«rcorkors, cutlers, gas-workers, sawmills, and brewers, nine hours; tailors, nine to nine and a-half; grocers, chemists, drapers, storemen, and blacksmiths, nine to ten j confectionery works and tanneries, nine and a-half; bootmakers, ten j bakers, eight to oloven j plumbers, oiglit aud a-half to nine hours; butchors, ten to eleven. Capetown is, lion ever, a sleepy kind of place and if people work long hours there, thoy cortainly do not work hard, A man named Patrick Rogers was smothered in a mining claim at Granville, uearGreymouth, yesterday. A court martial has been held into the recent mutiny among the Lifo Guards at Windsor, and tho result has been that Private Marshall has been sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and dismissed from the regiment, for inciting his comrados to stick together,

Messrs Lowes and lorns' usual fortnightly stock salo will bo hold in their Masterton yards, to-morrow (Wednesday) at 1 o'clock. The entries comprise 110 fat wethers in the wool, 300 owes with lambs, 86 head of young cattle, fivo 2 year old heifers from first-class dairy stock, three empty cuivs, one purebred shorthorn bull, four draught geldings, four draught mares, three light harness horses, eight hacks, and one light spring trap and harness.

Detectives Kirby, of Auckland, and Grace, of Napier, have received instructions to change etatioDS. The Manager of the Now Zealand Shipping Company has received a telegrain from Captain Bone of the Ruuhine, denying that that vessel ran on a reef on the Queensland Coast. Tho man arrested as a lunatio last night, calmed down so considerably that Sergeant MoArdle decided to subßtituto achargo of wilful damage to property agaiust him, With tho permission of the Bench this was done, and he was sentenced to six weßks' hard labour.

A largo portion of the road and protective works on the Makakahi rivor, near Pahiatua, has been swept away by tho recent fluodo. The coach from Eketalmna to Pahiatua was delayed on Saturday afternoon, the driver having in Bomo places to get off to clear away logs, so as to pass, It is reported that a largo number of sheep havo been drowned at Tutaekara, but no details are to hand. Tho floods are now subsiding, Eivers and creeks throughout the Forty Mile Bush, have been highor during tho naßt few days than all through tho past winter,

A conference of representatives of the Masterton Prohibition League and the Women's Temperance Crusade was hold laßt evening in the Hall of the Presbyterian Church, Mr James McGregor presided, and the room was crowded. Among other business tho following resolution was unanimously agreed to:— '' This meeting records its great regret at the fact that the Government allowed tho Bill, which granted the franchise to women, to be killed at last session of Parliament, This meeting earnestly urges the Government to use its power in getting the Bill passed at an early stagein next session of Parliament, and that this new law be made operative at next Election." Tho meeting further in. struqted the Secretary (Mr Steel) to send copies of this resolution to tho Hon. tho Premier and to Mr Eogg, M.H.E,

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their Masterton horse sale tor Friday Ootober 28th one draught mare broken to all work, one draught gelding, and one woight carrying hack, mare. The ground Committee of the Master-ton-Opaki Jookey Club inspected the course yesterday afternoon, and arranged for tho re-covering and filling in of several low places. It was decided that the course bo sown down in Eye grass and well harrowed and relied. The inside running la to be protected by the oreotion of lour or fivo iron standards with ohaius. This will proteot the inside running to the extent of about half a chain. The training track is being ploughed and put in first class going order. ;

In connection with tho coming Masterton A, and P. Show, the N,Z, Loan and Mercantile Agency Company are offering a special prize of threo guineas for the beat exhibit of ten fleeces of greasy crossbred wool, unstated, calculated to realize the greatest gross value per fleece, tho growth of wool not to exceed twelve months,

A buggy rug is advertised as lost, between the Masterton Presbyterian Manse and Opaki,

Activity prevails all over the liouso tear. ing open cases, ripping up parcels, slitting boseß, undoing packages, all day long. That is how the work of preparation is now going on at Hooper's BonMorohe. Inconsequence of the advance' of spring the fashion's sections are specially busy, Huge stacks of dress materials'are rising in the space apportioned to them, and in the show rooms pile of bonnet being the ohoiceßt millinery in the world, Boxes of feathers, flowers, parasols, and other fashionable, etc, etc, are gradually being absorbed into their comprehensive and, liberally assorting stooks, Such an array of elegant millinery, pretty bonnets and dainty hats, Tho show rooms are a blnzo of beauty, exhibiting fashion's ohoiceßt productions. On every side are trophies of thf mantlemaker's and costumier's arts, There should be no time lost, no moments waste.) and the business should be that of buying as fast as possible, There aro just a choice sprinkling of many lines, so those that are first in the field will have the first pj v k,~AiTl

Wo understand that an immediate start isti bomado withllio surveying of thn road from Mr Cooper's Homestead through Glenburn to theseacoaßt. Mr D, Mo Laolilan will do the work. MrTC.G. Jellicuo has been retained as senior counsel for tho defonce of H. W, Finley who stands committed for trial for the murder of Charles Greenrose. The Featherston Town Board met last night to consider in committee the tondors received for Ihe position of ranger. That of Mr Josiah Abbott was finally accepted. The Mastorton School Committee will mcet.next Thursday Although this morning's train from Featherston was delayed half-an-hour, the Wellington mail did not arrive. The train therefore came on without it,

The Masterton Masonio Lodge meets to-morrow (Wednesday) night. A quiet wedding was celebrated in St. Matthew's Church, Masterton, this morniug, when a young couple from the Forty Mile Bush were united " for better or for worse" by the Rev. W. U. Paige. The scholarship examination is being held in tho public school to-day. The Boy. Kobert Wood is acting as supervisor until tho arrival of Inspector Leo, tho latter gentloman being dotained'by the Blip on the railway line, There are seventeen candidates, tho names of tho Musturtou ones being:—Fred Daniell. Charles Dorizac, Heathcoto Waite, and Henry Wallis. During the recent heavy weather, Mr Scorer, of the Opaki, had to leave his house threo times owing to the wator coming in. ' Lieiit.-Colonel McDonnell is in Mas' terton on business in connection with the sitting of the Native Land Court.

A drunk in the Pi. M. Court this morning informed the Bench that they might as well let him go, as ho bad no money to pay a fine and wanted to get away into the country. The Bench did not see it, Tho machinery for sinking the supply pipoof the Mastorton drinking fountain w«s placed on the ground yesterday and a start made with tho work this morning. Tho need (if it has not yet been badly felt this year, At the annual oxamlnatiou of tho Mastorton Schools, Air 6. S. W. Da rymplo gavo tho Inspector a useful book on scionco, to be presented to tho hoy doing tho best work in tie first class. On the award of Inspector Flooring the prize was given to henry Wallis, Fred Darnell being Booond, and Arthur Elkins Tom Cullen and Willio Mason being-commonded. Of ihe girls tho bcßt work was dono by Alexandra Brown, Eliza Wallis being second. Tho coach which was bringing tho mails from the Upper Hutt to Feathers' ton yostorday, while coming down the Wairarapu side of the icimutuka, struck a largo Btone on tho road. The suddon jerk snapped the pole and a runaway occurred. Three passengers were on board, One of them, Mr Menteath, got off behind safely. The othor two, were thrown out, one of them, Mr Oscar Bohn, sustained severe injuries to his faco and wrißt; tho other, a young man named Bennett, hurt his hip. The driver (Mr Pelling) sprained his right wrist. Tho coach was stopped by a man who was walking over tho bill. Mr Bennett rode to tho Featherston Post office on (mo of the coach horses to get help. Mr Donnelly, from Martinboroneh, drovo np in his coach and brought down tho mail and the passengers who wero hurt. Mr Menteath, who had urgent business in Featherston, walked in, arriving just boforo the coach.

flia Worship the Mayor of Masterton has proclaimed % half-holiday for Bhow day. A email boy, whoso age is not much over ten years, broke into a resident's hoiiso on Sunday last and stole a watch, He was found out and the watch was restored to its rightful owner. As the child is so very young, nothing more is likely to bo heard of the matter. The heavy frosts oxperionced at Eketahuna during the last weok havo destroyed tho young potatoes, and other tondor plants, Mr 0. 0. Graham Official Assignee is expected in Masterton to morrow. We are satisfied with our buyer a selections of Spring Dress F&brios. They are all of the newest materials and in the most fasbionablo colorings, Our country friends should send at once for patterns, which will be forwarded; postago free, from Te Aro House, Wellington, _ We are abundantly satisfied with tho immense variety of these Spring Dress Fabrics, and we arc daily displaying over 1000 pieces in every fasbionablo coloring and design, at le Aro House, Wellington, Send for Patterns,

We are abundantly satisfied with tho superior value of these Spring Dress Fabrics. The prices Are exceedingly moderate for suob excellent quality; ranging from 10s Gd to 45s the fall dress length, at le Aro HnuEC. Send for Patterns.

Wo aro abuadaiitly satisfied with our grand ohoice of New French De Laincs, now eo much in demand, These aro exquisite in design, colorings and qualities, and maybe bad at Is, Is 3d, Is Gd, Is 9d and 2s per yard, at Te Aro House, Wellington end for Patterns,—Anw