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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4300, 21 December 1892, Page 2

To-day we complete the distribution of our photogravure almanac -'The

Princess May. 1 ' Any regular subscriber; to either the Wairarapa Daily Times or the Wairarafa Weekly Times who misses receiving his copy, should givo us a prompt intimation as there is a great demand for the few remaining copies whioh we hare on litnd. Seventy miners have been resoued from the Banfurling Colhory. , It !b proposed to hold a World's Pair in London in 1895.

Temperance Mission in Danevirke on Buuday evening last. The Hall was orowded and thirty-nine persons res. ponded to the lecturer's appeal foi pledges. The Anglican clergyman signed and several other well-known towns, people, a storm of applause greeting theii action,

Farmers in this and the surrounding districts will be interested in learning that a large reduction has been made in

the price of the well-known Hornsby Reapers and Binders, and that tho class of machine previously sold for £55 can now be obtained for £4B, delivered in Masterton, In this connection it is also notified that the agency has been taken over from Mr John Rayner, by the Masterton Blacksmith and Whoetoriqht Manufacturing Company, whose manager Mr George J. Wallace, will be glad to offer every information to those who apply to him. Intending purchasers should send in their orders early, The foundation stone of the new Weiington Working Men's Club is to be laid to-day.

Mr Dottridge, brother-in-law to Mr Herbert Chester the dairy expert, died in Wellington yesterday. The deceased gentleman, who oame to the oolony for his health, had only landed about five weeks,

A horse attached to an American road cart bolted from Pahiatua a few.days ago. In the course of its mad career it collided withinnumerableobjecte, wasoyerturned completely no less than six times, smashed up a milk oart and half killed tho driver, and when the runaway was stopped the cart was righted and it was found that neither horse nor vehicle were injured in the least.

The fact that an unlicensed building is being used as a boxing saloon was brought before the Masterton Borough, Council last night. The owner of the building is to bo warned that he lays himself open to a penalty, The Masterton Borough Counoil has dcoidod to defer the question of renew* ing the Queen-street ohannells until next year, owing to the present financial position of tho Borough, Pressure on our space compels ua to leave out a large quantity of reading matter including, we are sorry to say, a moro full account of the opening of the new Greytown Council Chambers, A meeting of the Carterton 'Borough Licensing Committee was to have been held yesterday, but lapsed for want of a quorum.

A woman Blipped on a banana skin In Wellingten on Saturday last and fell with suoh violence that she broke her arm. Tho Minister of Lands is stated to bo anxious to secure laud for settlement in tho Marlborough district, and will visit that part early next year. The annual picnio of the Masterton Presbyterian Sunday School will be held on New Year's Day in Mr Woodroofe's paddock, Columbe. toad. Tho charge tot admission will be as usual.

Yesterday tho Wellington Typographical Society paid the last portion of the costs and expenses in connection with the libel action brought some time ago by Mr J, Evißon against their President and Seoietaiy. The total cost to the Society was nearly £3OO,

When Mr Evenden arrived at kin sawmill oa Mr W. lorns'property yesterday) he found that a portion of tlie mill had been destroyed by fire. No cause for the fire baa yet been assigned. The damago ia not groat. A Bchool Library has faeon started at Carterton, Forty-six volumes have been purchased to commence with.

A good deal of litjht rain foil laat nigh in the Maßterton district,

Attention having been called to the rough and loose state of the metal at the cornet of Sussex Street, the Borough Overseer has been imtruotcd to put down a load of road sweepings over tho rough places. Tho Masterton Library is to be closed Id future on Thursday afternoons. Cannon-sttecfc, Masterton, connecting the south end of Dixun-streefc with High, street, is to be opened up. It has been fenced for a number of years. On Friday, 28rd instant, there will be oflered foreala at the eale yards adjoining Ekekahuna Railway Station by Mr D, Crewe, about 200 head of oattle and 125 sheep, The Balo commences at one o'clock,

Mr J. Vile, of Pahiatua, is going to run aconyoyance between that place and Ballance twice a week, commencing at the beginning of January,

The road to the Ballanoc Butter Factory must be a rough one. Three milk oarts ■#» said to havo been smashed up within the last few days while trying to reaoh the factory, ' The time of meeting of the Masterton Borough Counoll has been altered from 7 p.in.j to 7.30 from November to the end of March,

The next regular mooting of tho Mar tertou Borough Council will take plaoe on the 10th January.

[ Messrs Cook and Gray, of Wellington, advertise that'they will be prepared to receive tenders for the stock ui trade, lease, goodwill, and fixtures in the assigned estate of Mr D, J. Duff, of Grey town. Tenders are receivable up till noon of tho 3rd instant. A splendid opening exists here for an enterprising man to make a competence.

, During the month of Dcoember, from the flrst day to tho last, unusual advantages will be oflered to all caah-customors at Te Aro House, Wellington. There will be a free distribution of Christmas presents, differing in value according to tho amount of goods purchased at To Aro House, Wellington, Out .scale for this distribution is very liberal, andmay.be seen in another column of this paper. The Christmas gifts have been:expressly selected for this purpose, and havo-just como to hand by the latest mail steamers at Te Aro House, Wellinjton. Country riaidents mil find this an excellent opportunity for buying all they need in household drapery, dress fabrics, millinery, mantles, jackets, men's', boys',, and youths' clothing, etc,, from the largest and ohcapest -etooLm tho Province at Te Aro House Wellington', .For, in addition to buying well and oneaply, they will have the opportunity o£ selecting then own presents, in accordance with the amount of purchases, from tin Ist Ito the 81st; DeoeniDor, at Te Aro House Wellington. - Orders by post will receive prompt attention, and whoie cash is enclosed, Uia presents will be sent with; the coodi from Te goijW, •

Another Otago accession to the Grand Lodgo of New Zealand'is recorded, At its ordinary meeting last waek the Lodge Bt, John, No 2102, E. 0., Mosgiel, resolved to transfer its.allegiancs, to the New Zealand Constitution.

A southern paper says that the third Huddart-Parker boat for the . New Zealand trade will sail from London at an early date. She is named the Incowera, and is 8,500 tons,

The Dunedin Star says the Forbury School has among its pupils a boy who may, one should think, claim to have made a record in the way of attendance. George Eackloy has not been absent once from school since he entered it nine years ago. ■

The big gooseberry has come to us at last, and we haye received not only one but a numbor from Mr Stone, of the Waipoua Nursery. Judging from tho enormous size of the beines, the. grower appears to have turned the adjacent stream into the interior of them. We measured our printer's dovil after he had eat three of these elophantino gooseberries ' and there was a distinct increase of girth. The Borough solicitor has been instructed to prepare the necessary agreement with property holders in the Bishop's Reserve for the land required for the Ngaumutawa Road.

The Holloway Dramatlo Company is now in Wellington, The 4J per cent debentures issuable under the Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act, 1892, are now ready, and may be obtained inexchango for land scrip issued under previous statutes.

A "Homer" recontly flew from New Plymouth to Ohristchurch. The bird was five days in porformiu? the journey, probably being afraid to cross the straits. This is Baid to.be the longest distance jot flown by a "Homer" in New Zealand.

. The fruit stall and both the refreshment booths at the Upaki Races have [been secured by Mr J, Wickens, of Queen street, Masterton, whose superior catering ia the past should assure his being afforded a good sharo of the publio patronage on this occasion. No doubt his friends, and the public generally, will rally round him,

The Ohristchurch Pigeon Flying Club recently flew a matoh from Dunedin to Christohuruh, The winning bird's time was 6 hours 2 minutes. A previous match was flown in 6 hours 16 minutes, The difference in time was acooonted for by the excessive heat which prevailed at the time of the last match.

Mr W, B. Ohennells, the district agent of "The London and Lancashire" sends us a calendar whiohis as perspicuous and straightforward as the good old Insurance Company which it represents.

Tho Dresden Piano Company, aver in tho van of progress, are once mora to tho fore with a notification in our business columns whioh has a special and absorbing interest to young and old, rich and poor, alike. They are great levellers, this Dresden Piano Company, purses and pooketa of all dimensions are equally suited. It is fitting to make merry at the jovial Ohriatmas season, and how can one be better pleased than by sweet mueio, which maketh light the heart of man, Send for a Dresden piano, or a Dresden musio catalogue, and make life " ono grand sweet song." Wo might mentiou that Messrs Hood and Johnson, of Queen Street, aro the Masterton agents for this progressive Company, whito Mr F. H. Wood is their representative at Greytown.' •ThoCatholio Picnic will be held as usual on Monday next (Boxing day), in McKenzie'a Bush off Dixon Stroet. The Masterton Volunteer Band will be in attendance, Thero will be a Social in the orening in the Drill Hall, commencing at 8 o'clock. Mr 0. Huphes J. P., look his seat on the Masterton Bench for tho first time this morning. The Rotoinahana which arrived from Sydney last nightbronghtlßß passengers for New Zealand ports, Mr F. H. Wood adds to his noxt Saturday's sale, one new single seated buggy.

A chestnut golding, whito face, branded with horseshoe on shoulder, ia adyertised for in our Wanted column. A reward will be given to anyone returning the horso toMrG.Langton, Bannister Stret, Maßterton.

A notice is inserted lu this issue by Mr E, H, ffaddington, Secretary to the Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club, to the efleot that no botting will be allowed on the race-course other than through the Totalisator, any other being illegal. Members are requested to secure tickets early, thoy can bo obtained at the Secretary's office, Perry Street, Masterton, up to ten p.m. on Saturday next, and before ten o'clock on Monday morning.

Lord and Lady Glasgow, who are to visit the Hounds next month, will be accompanied thero from the Bluff by the Duohesa of Buckingham and Lady Kintore,

't Messrs J. Jaok and Son, the well e and favourably known wine and spirit merchants, of Wellington, have an announcement in our adi) vortisincr columns, which ia singularly apropos of the festive season, The . firm haß been appointed eolo agents for the famous" Strath-yfchan " Whisky distilled only by Messrs Ohivera Bros,, of e Aberdeen, and supplied by them under 0 royal warrant to His Imperial Majesty l» theEraperor of Austria. " Strath->ythan" a Whisky ia the ÜBquebagh patronised by 1 His Exoellenoy the Governor ol New Zealand and the only whisky used in the j Vice-regal household. Attention is in addition directed to the faot that Mossra J. Jaok and Son also import the celo- ! brated "Queen'sAlo"and "Talisker" • Whisky. Finer and better wines, spirits, 1 and alos, are not sold in the colony than those iraportod by Messrs J. Jack and ; Son, who have made the trade a lifelong ■ study,

The Bev. William Rosb, of the Cowoaddens, Glasgow, paid a flying visit to Maßterton yesterday. Ho is a brother of Mr Eoss, the first Presbyterian Minister i in the Wairarapa noiy of Turakina. The [ Bev. William Kosa is porhapa the most i successful Homo Missionary Minister in Scotland, The Rev.'Dr, Stuart, of . Dunedin, on returning from a recent , visit to Scotland, contributed to the press an aioouut of the educational, philan- ! thropio, and religious activities in operatlOTl in flnnnflrtHrm wlfch tho

Presbyterian Ohuroh. There are live missions conducted under Mr Ross' superintendence and through these two or three thousand people are looked after. There are 1200 people in actual membership and tlio staff of workers numbers 400. An interesting feature in this immense congregation is that all the office bearore, workers and members are total abstainers-a taot that will be of interest to Prohibitionists arid to their opponents. Mr Ross preached ith groat: power to a large congregation in St John's, Wellington, fle has been four months travelling round the world. He journeyed«« Canada and tho United States to Auckland, and will leave Now Zealand in a few days for Scotland, via Victoria, India and Ceylon, Before Mr Ross left Glasgow he was presented by his congregation with 1400 or LSOO to detray'his expenses. Mr Rosb is a man ofgoodphyßique.and of a genial disposition, vigorous montal power, and has a prodigious oapaoity _ far work. He oareied a "Kodao" with him and photo* graphed the Presbyterian Church and Manse., Jia uses his camera wherever he goos and gathers material to illustrate hißleotureswhenhe returns to Scotland with optio lantern slides; '

I. A good ttory is going the round of the town just now concerning a hat of a particular description, wluoh was wanted by one of our local magnatoa, fie tried everywhere in search of it, and found it at most places; there was no difficult; about that. : But the prices, Oh '; Fia I nine shilling) at one shop, eight at an-> cither, seven and six at a third, sand a crown somewhere else. Then Hooper and Company's was reached, and soon the seeker went home delighted, singing "Thill Hat, That Hat, tbat wonderful Hat; I got |t at Hooper's for two and

' ;Tho Evening Press reported that (lie first meeting of tho oreditors of John Mcintosh, jnr., publican, conveued for yesterday .morning lapsed, a quotum nut being in attendance. The bankrupt, in a written statement filed with the Official Asaignee,_: attribute's his position to dopreaaion in the hotel business.- On. the 6th July, 161U, he states, he sold out the Whakatnki Hotel, and after paying bU claims, had a balance in hand of £205. He bought into the Mnnukau Hotel on October, 1891, for £6OO for the lease and £89. 14s lid for the stock, and sold out again for £717 ; and, after payment of scoured liabilities, fonnd he had a a balance in hand of £lßl IDs 3d. Out of this, ho paid claims amuunting to nearly £9O. In July, 1892, he bought into the Emptro Hotel at Petone for £9O, but it did not pay, and he sold out again. After scttlnment with secured creditors, he had £4(5 12s 2d ii> hand, with which ho offered to pay tho creditors lis Odin the pound at once, and Is Gd by a promissory note due in three months. Thrce-fonrths of his creditors agreed, but others refusing, ho was forced to file.