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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4322, 18 January 1893, Page 2

Mr James Stewart, of Yathella, near Wsgga, informs the Agricultural Department of New South Wales that forseveral years past he has drilled large areas for wheat, and wherever it m found practicable he had the rows ruonine north and south, so that the sun could shine on both sides of the plants, thereby oansing the grajn fo ripen more evenly, The quantity of seed used by the drill to oover 1 aore was only 8 peeks as against 1} bushels broadcast. Tho result of yield from land drilled was from one-third to double in favour of the last mentioned method over broadcast. But the most extraordinary resultobtained wasthat during the seventeen years ho has resided at Yathella Mr Stewart states he has never noticod rust in the fields where he drilled, while the neighbouring paddocks have boon visited by the fungus, though not jo any great estont.

It is proposed to hold the firat race meeting of the newly-formed Pahiatua Jockey Club on Monday, March 27th.

As much as £ I an aero is being paid for cutting down the undergrowth in portions ef the Mnkuri where the burns last year were bad.

Tho Pahiatua Horticultural Society's recent show was a very successful affair. The total number of exhibits was 887 us against 235 last year, The sum of £2O was taken at the doors.

Messrs Co. notify that they have to hand twenty-five bales of corn sicks, for which they are prepared to receive orders, also binder twines in flax and manilla,

Threshing operations commenced in this district yesterday, Mr A. Elkins crop [being the first to pass through the machine this season.

Yesterday afternoon pouring rain with a southerly wind set in utTrentham and it was decided to postpone Bhooting indefinitely.

An effort is being made to induce the Kev. Mr Phillips, a Churoh of England clergyman, to take up his permanent residenco in Pahiatua.

The salary of the Olerk to tho Pahiatua Couuty Council has been increased Irora £175 to £2OO per annum. A curiosity in tho shapo of a complete doublo apple was exhibited at the Pahiatua Horticultural Show.

Tho tvheel-tyro and slaugbtor-house by-laws in force in tho Wairnrapa North County, have been adopted by the Pahiatua County Council.

Cold wet weather has been oxporiencod lately in the Makuri. The undergrowth on the land, where the bush has been fallen, is reported to be coming up rapidly, The Masterton Borough Council havo decided to take over Sir VVoodroofo's fountain, but at the same time to incut no responsibility for its maintenance. Meters Abraham and Williams rnako extensive additions to their Palmorston stock sale, which takes place tomorrow. Tho St. James' Gazette states that the Duke of York's betrothal to Princess May will be formally announced at an early dato.

Tho shareholders in tho Punama Canal Company have resolved tu subscribe twenty-five million francs to continue the Canal.

The Oroua River is said to be again threatening the Awaliuri Bridge, working into the terrace above tho bridge on the Palmorston side.

A further section of the railway lino between Ekotahuna and Pahiatua has been let through the Labour Bureau. Tho men are now at work.

A little girl of Mr Reese's narrowly escaped a serious accident on Friday afternoon. Mr Keese was driving a load of firewood through Pahiatua, he with a little boy sitting in front, whilst the girl was sitting on the firewood at the baok. When opposite Mr Elevens' storo throe or four pieces of tho firewood and tho littlo girl shot out oh to the road together, but strange to say, no accident resulted.— Pahiatua Star, Mr Geo, Whitcombe, of Pahiatua, met with a painful accident on Friday morning last just as he was leaving homo in his trap with a number of exhibits for the flower show. The trap was upset and tho eoutents scattered on tho road, a hile Mr Whitcombo sustained a badly sprained wrist.—.Examiner. The Pahiatua Star says:—''ThePahiatua County Council decided on Saturday to keep back one-fourth of tho monoys due to a contractor, in compliance with the Contractor's and Workmen's Lien Act, which read:—"An employer or contractor shall retain in his hands onefourth part of tho monoy payable under, the contract to the oonlractor or subcontractor until tho expiration of thirty-, ono days after tho completion of the work," What work, wo ask? Can is be implied from interpretation clauses of the Act that any of the Council's contracts are affected by tho definition of tho word "work!" The only sentence in the definition that has any bearing upon the point is this—"The develop mnnt or working of any mino, quarry, Bandpit, drain, embankment, or other excavation in or upon our land,'' If tho Act had any bearing on such works BS.County contracts, would it not have been explicit, and satd, "for any work done upon a highway." Our opinion still i'b that the Act is inoperative as far as road work and bushfelling is concerned, and for tho sake of the mystery being cleared up the Crown law officers should be asked to explain,"

Some little excitoinent was caused at Greytown the othor evening by two young fellows settling a dispute in tho vicinity of the local Chinaman's shop. It appears that the elder of the two had been making remarks to some friends about tho younger one, and the two happoning to meet at tho place mentioned, one of them demanded an apology. Not receiving this ho took his coat ofl, and hit the elder under the ear, Upon this the other knocked hisassailant over, A tough scrimmage then took plape, during which eaoh received 1 ' Two Lovely Black Eyes," After they were both tired out they treated eaoh other and the onlookers to cordials procured from the Celostial's shop and retired to their respective homes. A terrible domestic tragedy is reported from Delaware, U.Si, A son killei} his father, mothor and sister, and then in* flicted such sovere injuries on himself that he is not (ixpeclqd to reqover, The father had threatened to turn tho son out of duors buoause of his lazy habits, and it is supposed that, this led him to commit tho dead. A mob attempted to lynch tho murderer on the way to the police station, but the police wore able to wo their prisoner. A gigantic fossil has been discovered in the tamngobilly caves in New South Walos—a foot three time 3 as large as an olephant's. A narrow escape from a serious accidont occurred on Saturday morning, at Mangatainoka Some men employed by the County Council were engaged felling a treo, and the man who was appointed to warn passers-by neglected to do so jintil almost too late, as two footmen, w|io were pasßjng by at the time, were'within an ace of being crushed by tho falling tree. One of the two was only six feet away from the tree when it fell across the road.—EmmiMr. The Education Board advertise for a head teacher for the Tauoru school, also an assistant teacher for the Manakau school.

In t||is issue Mws Murray and Cagey, of Queen Street, Masterton, replace their advertisement, Particular attontion is direotod to their salo prices.

It is said that Mr W. 0. Smith, M.H.R., will bring forward a motion for tho abolition of tho totalisator as soon aa the House meets,

At the sale of tbe surplus sheep held yesterday on the Cheviot estate, the following prices were obtained ;—6OOO merino ewes, ?s Id 18600 merino wethers, 8-tooth, 6s Id; 1500 ditto, 8-tooth, fis IS; 1100 ditto, os 6d; 4600 ditto, 4tooth, fis 7d i 4600 ditto, 2'tooth. 6s 3d. Also, on account of Studholme Bros,, Greta Peaks, 1600 crossbred wethers realised lis 3d and 12s lOd.

Those in want ot Carpet Coverings (or their floor at economical prices aro reminded hereby that the best place in tbe Provjnce. for these goods is the Wholcsalo Family Drapery Warehouse, 'jte Aflo Hovse, Wellington-, '

Just now we are showing some capital Jute Kidderminster Squares with border at tho following.prices:-9 feet by 7 feetG inches for 7s Gd, 9 feet by 9 feet for 10s Gd, D leet by 12 feet (or 15s M, and 12 feet by 12 feet for 18s 6d, at I'k Alio House, Wellington. - ■ - .

Sopjo very effective Juio Brussels Squares with border all round are to be had at-25s 6d for 9 feet by 7 feet 6 inches, at 42s 6d for 9 feet by 12 feet, and 52s 6d for 11 feet 3 inches by 12 feet. These are very handsome carpets, are easily laid and'as easily taken up, and are some of our latest importations, at Tb Abo House, Wellington. Then there are some excellent designs in Superior Velvet Pile. Squares in the following sizes and prices:-!) feet by 9 feet for 25s Gd, 9 feet by 9 feet for 37s 6d, 9 feet bt 12 feet for 49s 6d, ant)}] feef a Inches by 13 feet for Git's at to m House, Welliug. ton.— Apvt.,

Oornelius Savage, charged with drunkonneaa, was brought before'Mr T, B. Price, J.P., at Masterton this morningi and remanded to Wellington for seven days' medioil treatment, Messrs Lowes and lows add to the entries for the Masterton Ram Fair tweuty two-tooth Lincoln rams bred by Messrs Perry Bros. The Championship Match to deoide who shall be declared Champion shot of New Zealand for 1893, will bo fired 8.80 this afternoon,

A quiet wedding tools place in Masterton to«day, when Mr Arthur Vile, of the Wairarapa Star, was married to Miss Madge Mouat, daughter of Mr P. Mouat, settler, of Otagi. The Rev. John Dukes was the officiating miimtsr. Mr and Mrs Yile left for Wellington on their honeymoon trip this aftornoon, carrying with them many hoarty wishes for their luture happiness and welfare. In Southern Germany and Northern Italy tho ant—the black ant more es» pccially—is held in high esteem as a friend to the fruit-grower, It is stated that the place in the orohard whore apple and pear trees are most free from blight and insect ravages is always in the neighbourhood of an ant-hill, The New Zealand Herald sayß: — ''When the barque Northern Chief was in the Auckland Graving Dock laßt week for the cleaning and overhauling, an obstacle wsb discovered in the bottom of tho vessel, projecting for a distance of several inches. It was found to be a portion of a swordfish, which had evidently made an attack upon the vessel at some time nc other. On a further examination being made, it was seen that the fish had made two attacks, as further along the hull thero was a sma.ller piece of the sword slicking in. lt_ is Biirmised that the fish first came in contaot with tho barque's timbers in the one place, and then rammed for all he was worth in tha other. To give some idea of tho strength with which the Hah was possessed, it may be mentioned that the sword that the penetrstod right through tho copper and the hardwood timber undernoath. ■ The piece of tho sword from the vessel was taken to Mr Cheeaeman, of the Museum."

Messrs Lowes and Lima have boon instructed by Mr E. \Y. Dorset, uf Cartorton, to sell at tho Wairarapa and East Coast Ram and Ewe Fair thirty two-tooth purebred Rotnney Marsh rams, bred by himself. in connection with the firo which doitroytd Messrs Sidey and Lockie's premises at Napier on Muuday eventa?, the Hawke's Bay Herald sayaPresently a ory was heard 'There's dynamite in the place,' and a sudden and notioeable wave of motion affected the immense crowd of spectators as the ominous words were heard. This was followed by a htfclo stampede. While it was in progress another ahoub was heard, ' There's no dynamite there at all, but there's enough powder to blow up the whole block. Mr J. W. Smith, of tho Are polios, seeing Mr T. Sidey standing near,got the key of tho shop from hiin, Opening the doors Mr Smith went down on his hands and knees; and with a hand kerchief over his mouth crawled into the suffocating smoke to get out the powder. Mr Wishart, an of the firm of Sidoy and Lockie, followed, Mr Smith brought back to the front portion of tho promises several packages of powder, and Mr Wiaharfc also got out a keg. Willing hands .in (he street soon removed those 1 dangerous packages to where they would not bo exposed to heat, and the firemen and others engaged about the building worked with greater freedom uf mind. An application from Mr Coleman Philips for 111 lis lid fortrayolling expenses for last year came before the Bonevolence Society Trustees yesterday afternoon. The secretary said this was the first time suoh an application had beon mado to the Trustees. Mr Heaton said if tho Trustees had to pay the travelling expenses of the Wairarapa membors it would come rather expons. i ivo. Mr S. Lancaster thought it would bo this if the Wairarapa bodies got someonomthetownto represent them, As Philips was not present it was decided to postpone consideration of tho application until next meeliug,—N.Z, Times.

An ' exchange aayaTho following rule mil give as near an approximation to tho weight of hay in a stack as you are likely to obtain. Measure the length and breadth of tho stack; then take its hoight from tbe ground to the eaves, and add to this last, one third of height from the eavos to the top; multiply the length by the breadth and the product by tho height, all expressed by feet; divide .. tho amount by 27, to mind the cubio yards, which multiply by the number of stones supposed to be in a cube (viz,, in a stack of new hay, list; and if old hay, 9at) and you have the weight in stones. By reducing the number of stonos (141b) into tons (22401b) you will have the figures required. Tho following aro the entries received for tho Selling Race, of CO aove, one railo, to bo run on tho second day of the Wellington Summer meeting :-Mr J, Paul's Fleta (L 100), Bst 181b ; Mr J. K. Hamilton's Angler (L 75), Bst Gib ; MrG. Ward's Leo (L 76), Bst 61b; Mr K. McKenzie'a Viola 11. (L 25), 7sb Gib; Mr W. Best's Sweet Dream (L 25), 7st Clb,

A good story is going tho round of the town just now concorning a hat of a particular description, which was wanted by one of our local magnates, He tried everywhere in search of it, and found it at most places; there was no difficulty about that. But tho prices, Oh Fie I nine shillings at one shop, eight at an* other, seven and six at a third, and o crown somewhere else. Then Hooper and Company's was reached, and soon the seeker wont home delighted, singing ' That flat. That Hat, that wonderful Hut j I got it at Hooper's for two and a sprat."—Advt