Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4,1892.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4261, 4 November 1892, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878]

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4,1892.

Being tub extended titib or the Wairarapa Daily, with which it is IDENTICAL

Shearers in the Sandon district haye decided not to shear under £1 per 100 and found, or 22/6 if required to victual themselves,

The orchards of tho district, says the Manawfltu Times, are looking well this season, and Rive promise of s most prolific yield. Mr James" Buick, of Jackeytown, states that his orchard never looked more promising than it does this year, and he is looking for some great returns,

A committee meeting of the Stirling block was held at Mr Toohill'a Hotel, Ekotahuna, on Wednesday night, and considerable dissatisfaction was expressed by members on acoount of tho Government not letting the price of the sections becomo known. It was decided not to ballot until January next. The sum of fifteen guineas was voted to the Secretary for his efforts on behalf of the Association. The Salvation Army Brass Band held a successful entertainment inEketahuna on Wednesday evening. It was fairly well attended,

A German farmer, named William Sommers, residing at Walloon, near Ipswich, and his wife quarrelled the other day. The wife procured a gun and fired at her husband, tho bullet passing through his head, ' Some interesting experiments have been made with tobacco smoke to j ascertain its value as a disinfectant. It 1 waß used to kill or reduco the effects of the germß of cholera, anthrax and pneu. moms. The germs of those disoases were placed inside a hollow ball, and tobacco Bmoko was passed through a hollow passagevay from ten to thirty i minutes. At the expiration ol that time it was found that the germs of the dreaded true Asiatic cholera aud of pneumonia were completely destroyed. This waß true of all the different kinds and grades of tobacco used. The germs of anthrax and of typhoid, however, wore scarcely affected by the siuoko.

The attention of farmers is directed to the notification made on our first page by Messro Keid and (iray, of Dunedin, concerning their celobrated agricultural im. plements. Besides supplying first-class double furrow-ploughs—an article they have a wide-apread reputation for-they also manufacture chilled digging ploughs, chnff-outters and baggers, harrows of all kinds, drills, and a special implement in tho way of a new digging diso harrow, which is getting into very general use. It is, however,imposßibleto enumerate even a tenth part of this well-known firm's extensive manufactures j and we can, therefore, only recommend those requiring effective and' reliable farm machinery, to write to Messrs Rcid and Gray for one of their new illustrated catalogue, which contains all particulars. We should not, however, omit to mention that the firm are New Zealand agents for the Mercer "Non-Oanvas" Eeaperand Binder, and that their representative, Mr William Bain, will be at the Carterton Show this week, with an extensive exhibit of im« plements of various kinds. ;. "He what prigs what isn't- bis'n, when ho'scotched is sent to pris'n,' 1 That in. forms the evil-disposed that sooner, or later they must pay tho penalty of their crimes, and even 6b one man. is bound to respect another man's rights and not lay violent hands on other mens 1 property, so is overyono who cares for his own well-being end for the well-being of the country of bis birth or adoption; bound to take care of his own, to shepherd his own resources, keep s watchful oye on his own property, and eafot guard his own interests. The citizen who has a sovereign to spend and who spends it so that he only gets ten shillings' worth for his money, iB practically as bad as the man who puts his,hand into bis neighbour's pocket and takes out half a sovereign; nay, he is worse, because, in allowing himself _ to be imposed upon te robs his dearest that is himself. Therefpre he should buy everything at Hooper's Bon Marphe, and no matter what he wants-a op&t, a auit.of clothes, a pound oUea or a bag of sugar, a largo parcel ot groceries or a small itofa of ]iab|)(daeheryihewillfindit(be»«t, .

_ Harry Laing, the pugilist, ia now in Palmerstou NorthThe Masterton Town Landa'Trustees meet to-night. Tho Railway Oommiashnors have granted free passes to nil dona fik Oarjnson Bands attending tho Wellington I Band Contest. / In Napier there Ib a Bpht in eonuection with the half-holiday movement. Large firms, and the employes generally, prefer I Mturday, while the bulk of shopkeepers have decided that Wednesday is the most suitable day. One section of the shops I will thus be closed on Wednesday, and ! the other on Saturday. The largo em<| jployers contend that the employe's : should have a voice in the matter. Bohemian iu the Ohrutohurch Pross writes:-" A correspondent sends me a slip which in four eloquent Unaa tells a whole tragedy of genius unrecognised. There are four in tJio family, and all have geniuß. Tho daughter writes poetry no one will publish j the son writes plays no one will act; the mother writes novels no one will read; and the father writes cheques no one will cash! Oh i for a froo career for all the talents."

Half tho vintage of the South Australian Colony ia consumed by sparrows eyory year.—Sydney Evening-News. The .Evening Press says, "a good many of the working men who have lately como from Australia are returned New Zealanders, who realise that, as a matter of fact as well as sentiment,"thoro is no place like homo." Not a fow of the recent working-mon arrivals are, it seems, desirous of beooining settlers, and it is likely that, as recommended by the Labour Bureau, they will take work in Taranaki and elsewhere until they havo time to look around them. This is exactlywhatwasdono in the "oarlydays'' by men who are now amongst tho well' to-do of the colony."

A New Zealander who is on a vi«it to the Old Country writes to a friend in Olirißtchurch saying that good horsas are now Belling hotter thau any other stock in England; £IOO to £lf>o is a common price for a hunter, while up to £BOO is Riven for this olass of horses. At the Prince of Wales' hackney silo atSandrinsham, a New Zetland buv6" gave £OOO and £430 respectively for two mares and foals,

It isroported that from fifty to sixty men, could easily obtain emplovment at bushfelling at Pahaitua, just now. John Goodman, of Scotia Place, Auckland, died suddenly yesterday morning, His wife called him to breakfast, and m the middle of a laughing reply, he fell back dead, An inquest will bo held. Hamburghas been officially announced free of cholera.

Revolutionary speeches wore delivered at a meeting of unemployed, held in London, on November Ist. Mr Arnold Merley, tho English Post-master-Goueral, has definitely refused to renew the 'Frisco mail contract

In order to give all tho Wellington yaohtamen time to get their oraft in thorough sea-noing trim, the yachting seaaou will not be opened till early next month,

The death is announced of Mr Alexander Briiton, who was preparing the "Official History of New South Wales." The grocers of Wellington closed thoir shops on Wodncsday afternoon, and thus inaugurated their weekly halfholiday.

Imroenso sums of money are being subscribed in Now York for tho Presidential election. • Supporters of Mr Grover Cleveland, and of Presidont Harrison are both sanguine as to there" suit,

The two Atlantio liners, reported ovordue, have arrived Bafoly.

On Saturday last the Colonial Secret* aiyissued a circular embodying tho deoision of the Government that no facing Clubs shall deduct more than 10 percent from totalisator investments.

• The Mastorton Kifle Volunteers commence volley firing on Friday morning next, and class firing on Saturday, the 12th. iost,

A shooting practice in connection with tho Prince of Wales' Birthday match, to bo fired between the Mastorton and Wellington Bides, will be held at 2 o'clook to-morrow (Saturday afternoon,

MoDonald, late second raato of the barquo Doris Eckhoff, who was shot during tho Waterloo Quay/rams, rapidly recovering. The bullot was extracted from his thigh last Monday. Mr W. McKenzio, of the Observer office, is to be oomplimonted upon turning out a good catalogue forto-day'B Show. This is one of the minor points in which the Carterton Commit teo display much more enterprise than the Masterton Sooiety. It pays a fair price and gets a good article,

The Auckland Inspector of Factories, Mr Fergusson, is taking measures to check the use of oharcoal iron for pressing purposes in small rooms, oiving to the danger to health from charooal fumes,

In the courso of his speech at Feathorston lost woek Mr VV. C. Buclmnan gave tho following regarding charitable aid :-For the yearended tho 31st March, 1888, the amount contributed by Wairarapa lor charitable aid purposes, including subsidy of pound for pound, was £1,846. The amount contributed last year was no less a sum than £2,812 7s fid, and tho amount yet domanded, but not yet paid, for the current year was considerably in excess of that-namely, L 8,230155, He was not indulging m any languago too strong at all when he characterised this as a robbery of the district and a cultivation of paureristn in Wellington. Every ratepayer there had felt outraged at the position, and had demandod again and again that the House should givo relief, To show the unjust way in which the Act full upon the distriot, ho would quote the coatributtons per inhabitant from Wairarapa and Wellington districts respectively, and also the expenditure per inhabitant. The expenditure per inhabitant last year for Wellington was 3s Bd, In the Wairarapa it amounted to (Id. Now let them see how the contributions stood. The contributions raised in Wellington were 2s Id per inhabitant, while for Wairarapa thoy amounted to 3s 2d, and soon,

The Minister of Public Works recently congratulated the Colony on its growing prosperity, Hays tho Post, asevid> enced by the returns of exports, The New Zealand Trade Eevlew, just pub. lißhed for the outgoing mail, publishes figures which contrast with and contra' diet Mr Scddon's assertions, These figures show that for the last four years, ending with tho September quarter m each year, the value of export*, apart from specie was as follows:—1891-2, $ 9,285,884; 1890-91, £9,778,952 j 188990, £9,784,680) 1888 9, £8,811,818, The falling off for the latest year is about £683,000, of whioh £470,000 ocours in New Zealand produce, £IOO,OOO in epecio and 123,000 in the reexport trade. The chief items of shrinkage in our own produce are in meats (frozen and other) about £144,000; hemp, f88,000; and timber, ±77,000. Several other items showfalling-off in a minor degree, and a goodmahy exhibit an increase, Among the latter butter shows an improve l meat of over £70,000. Good ■ housewives resident in. tho country districts when in want of Flow Cloths or linoleums should remember that woliavo one of the largest and best selected stocks in the Colony, which for oheapness are unequalled outside of Te Aro House Wellington, ■ We have some very pice light carpet pattern Floor Cloths suitable for bed. rooms and can coyer moras 9 feet by 12 feet for 10s i.d, 12 feet by 12 feet for 13s 9d and 16 feet by 12 feet for 17s Od at Te Aro House, Wellington, i Some heavy Floor Cloths in Mosaio and Tile Patterns aro very suitable for Kitcheuuse. Wo can supply sufficient to covo3 rooms o'feet by 1? feet for 12s, 12 feet by 12 feot for 16s, 15 foot by 12 feet for 20s, 18ft by 12 feet for 245, at Te Aro House, Wellington, For other ruoras we iiavo Floor Cloths all in the piece to cover!) feet by 12 feet for 18s, 12 feet by 12 feet for 24s,> and ISfeet by 12 feet for 80s; at Te Aro

One cattle dog, aged three years,. is added to Mr.D. Crewe's next Eketahuna Stock Sale which takes place on Saturday next.

_ Mr A. Donald, builder, ofFeatheraton, is the successful tondoror for tho construction _of the, Grand Stand on the Tauherenikau race-courae, for the Wairarapa Racing Olub. Mr J. Robertson, of Featheraton, has beon appointed Olerk of the Works. The Grand Stand ia to be finished by tho 24th of Deoomber, to be in readiness forthe rices at the Hew New Year.

MrKowKee has a special announcement in another column in connection with the Masterton half-holiday question,

Mr William Adams, of tho Opaki, offers two pounds reward for the recovery of a dark brown mare, branded with a Bmall D on the shouldor, and slightly down-hippad. -\ As a warning to volunteers genorally, a case was brought .Into the Masterton R.M. Court this morning, by Mr 0- A. Pownall as Captain of the Masterton Riflei, the report of which appears elsewhere.

. A numbor of Masterton business peeple whose employe* come under the operations of the Factories Act, will ask tho Borough Couuoil, at its uoxt moating, to proclaim Thursday instead of Saturday 'as the day on whioh the compulsory half holiday Bhall be given.

A good general servant is advertised for by Mrs Reilly,

MrR. Brown, Town Clerk of Masterton, Wes for the South by the Saturday night boat from Wellington, whoro he intends spendine his well-deserved holiday. Messrs John Hessey, A. Mutrio, and other Masterton residents, will also probably traycl by the same steamer, to bo present at the Christchurch Show on the 11th init. Mr D. Crowe announces a stock Bale at his yards on tho Taueru Read, Master, ton, for Wednesday, November 2&rd, and invites entries to be.left with his Masterton agent, Mr 0. H. Gayfer. He also notifies tho terms upon whioh he proposes to do business.

Particulars in connection with tho Masterton Wesleyan Sunday School Anniversary, are advertised elsewhero in this issue,

In consequence of Mr F. H, Wood's next regular stock salo falling on the day fiied forthe Wellington A. andP.Bhow, viz—the 17ih iiißt,, he has decided to to alter the date of the sale to Tuesday, tho 16th.

Tenders are invited by tho North County for contract No. 5, Wainguwa to Camp Road. < Messrs Lowes and lorns will soil at their rooms to-morrow, at 2 o'clock, the whole of Mr Beattiu's household furnituvo, which has been roinoyed to the Auction Rooms for convenience of silo, tho goods are of first rate quality and nearly now. Nowa has been received of tho sudden death at at Norfolk Island of Mrs Pal. mer, wife of tho Rev. John Palmer, principal of the Melanesian mission.

Mr William Jesse fieove has beep np(jointod Clerk of the Licensing Committee of the district; of Fahiatua. Acting under instructions from tho committee of the Wellington Acchmatisation Society,~the secretary (Mr Hulhcrfurd) wrote Homo by yesterday's mail ordering a further shipment per lonio of Virginian quail and English wild ducks, The Irish team, whioh sued tho Hon. R, Seddon over tho Tug of War despute, wasnoniuited yesterday in the Wellington K, M.' Court, Costs amounting to £ll2s were allowed the defeudant,

Whilst Mr W.J. Bori'ill and family wore attending service of St Mary's Church, Carterton, en Sunday morning, tbehorsu and trap were loft in the re-j serve paddock iu charge of a boy, The animal beoamo restive and the boy led him round and tried to soothe him, but failed. The home began plungim; and knocked the boy down and bolted off through the gateway iuto tho road, whoro the git; was upset into the ditch. Tho horse freed itself from tho vehicle and galloped towards Greytown, where it ultimately was caught, The gig was not damaged beyond repair, but the horse was out and bruiaed.—Obaervor,

I {Mr E, Tennyson Smith, the celebrated English Temperance advocate, arrived in Carterton on Wednesday, and was entertained in the evening at a welcome "social," held in the Wesleyan School, room, A hearty welcome was accorded to the lecturer by the speakers of tbe ovening, and tho prevailing impression is that Mb forthcoming Carterton misfiion will not be less successful than his mission in the Mouth, A deputation from the Grejtown temperance friends waited upon Mr Tennyson Smith the sanio ovening, and a six days' mission for thai town was socured. "Midhurst" writes to tho Times as follows :-If there are, as'an evening paper Btatcs, so many mon out of employment in Wellington, it might be well for those of them who really want work to go to Taranaki, where thero is any amount of employment to be had, Let me relate an experience of ray own: Recently I let a contraot lor digging an acre of ground for £5 ss, Tho man who undertook tbe work got a better job at bnshtelling and threw up the contract, which I then lot to another man at B 16s, He in his turn threw it up for bwhfelling. 1 then lot the contt.o; at £6los, at which rate the man earned 12s a day, Boshfelling ia going on all round' my distriot, and the very greatest difficulty i'b experienced in getting men, save at exorbitant rates. 1 think these faots should be made known so that people may understand that any unemployed who oan aud will do country work will have no great difficulty in finding it," MrA. W, Hogg, M.ER, and ex. journalist, played it rather low in the House when ho rnado a lung speeoh in abuse of the Wairarapa journal against which he once ran an opposition organ. Tho talk abouf'Tory" organs, oonfrolled by "squatters," to "grind down labour," ia as familiar as the fact that those who use it gonerally pay the lowest wages, but Mr Hogg made explicit charges as woll, The Times, he said, having made false statements concerning certain men employed on relief works, refused to insert a "fairly. polite letter," signed by forty of those men, whioh was afterwards published by Mr Hogg. Tho Times, replying, offered to print the dooumentjn facsimile, The signatures were obtained by a man in Mr Hogg's service ; great part of them wore in the samo olerky hand; and some of the men who really did sign declared that they had been mis. led as to the nature of Sho "fairly polite 1 ' doooment, whioh by the way accused the Times of publishing "malicious falsehoods."—Typo..

A rUTiEBino verdict,—Speaking of one of the most noted of colonial specialities, the press says :-"Sharland's Baking Powdor deserves more than a passing notice',for the "Moa" Brand Bak. ing Powder enjoys a reputation, second to none, From ono end. of New Zealand to the other, large ordors aro received for this popular brand, Evon in the most out of tho way districts the careful house-wife, .'possessed with the laudable ambition to make her bread and her scones better than her neighbours'a buys Sharland'a Baking Powder, and triumphs .over tho few of her less sensible sisters, who, from a mistakon sense' of economy, buy apparently cheaper 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 testod before mixture and exactly proportioned," Headers, who require; an economical, satisfactory and healthful Baking Powder, ' cannot do better than use the Moa" brand—AnvT. ■