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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4331, 31 January 1893, Page 2

Immigrants since the Vogelian era owo the Colony £44,756 Ms 2d for passage money, Promissory noteß to this amount are carefully locked away somewhore in Wellington, and no attempt appears to be mode to collect the money, Since theso promissory notes were given, the makers of them have in some instances made their fortunes, and in others filed their schedules, Some have been made justices of the peace, mid others rated under the Property Tax Act, Probably if the Government put many o{ these prommissory notes up to auotion they would sell well, That they have lain for years unthought of and unrealised, shows how admirably the Government maobinory works in this Colony,

The next English and European mail will oioso at Masterton on Wednesday, February let, at 2.30 p.m. We have received from Mr P. Gill, the local agent of the Mutual Life Association of Australasia, a neatly got up wall calendar. A pair of spectacles supposed to have been lost in Queen Street, near the W.F.O.A, store, is advertised for. Five shillings reward will be paid to the finder, An elderly man named James O'Brien, a chimney sweep at Christohurch, shot himself in the head yesterday. It is not yet known whether the wound will prove fatal, He had beon drinking heavily. it is now stated that Parliament is not likely to mueb before June. Recently John Allan, a miner at Home Rule, N.S.W., picked from a heap of stone olose to the puddling machine a nugget of gold weighing 25 Joz, "I recently performed four niarriago ceremonies in twenty minuteß," remarked the Kev. Dr. Thirdly. "That, was at tho rate of twelve knots an hour," added Miss Flyp, As showing tho great depression amongsi the Cumberland and North Country agriculturists, it is reported by a Carlisle journal that at Penrith Cattle Market wly in Novomber a farmer sold by auction a calf, twenty-four liouro old, for Id; a one-year-old steer for 3d j and a two-year-old steer for Cs, It was a genuine aalo, and the prices were the highest offered, which the. farmer took rather than take the animals heme again,

On Saturday, February 11th, Mr F H, Wood, will sell at his Carterton auction rooms a valuable freehold 'property in Tyne Street, Carterton, full particulars of which appear elsewhore.

!We have to acknowledge the receipt of ho Dresden Musical Album, edited by 'IrJ. A. X. Hiodle,the popular Dunediii nanager of the Dresden Pianoforte [fanufacturing and Agency Company. It has been resolved by the Erith (Kent) Local Board to insure the lives of the members of the Erith Volunteer Fire Brigade for £250 each, with £1 10s a week in case of disablement, this being effected by au annual premium of 7s each,

The Greytown Horticultural Society has postponed its Summer Show to the 19th February, Mrs Hall, ladies nurse, notifies that she is open tor engagement, Application may be node at llr T. G, Mason's or at Mr J. Bentley's Sussex Street, Masterinn, The kdy of J. Herriott, the driver of the Ikeffcon-Westport Coach, who was drowned hao week, has been discovered about three miles from the scene ui tho accident.

A i'espootahlo»looking youtig womana stranger to Masterton -was arrested in Queen-streot, yesterday, in a state of helpless intoxication. Shu was admitted to bail at a later stage, and tailing to put in nn appearance at the R.M Court this morning, the amount was estreated. The annual report of the Auckland Law Society shows i here arc 72 solicitors practising in the district of Auckland who are not membors. In reply to a letter from the Wellington Law Society, enclosing a communication from Mr W, H. Edwards urging the necessity for legislation to valMato his appointment and judicial acts in the Supreme Court, the Council of the Auckland Society stated that they did not see their way to proceod in the matter. The report containing this resolution was adopted by tlio society. The firm of Robinson Bros, ooachbuilders of Carterton, occupy a prominent place in the district in their particular trade, Kocoutly they have made considerable improvements and additions to their plant, and with a staff of efficient workmen are prepared to take ordure for all classes of vehicles and agricultural machinery. The Messrs Robinßon are also tho agents for the" Walter A. Wood" Reapers and Binders, and aro prepared to book orders for delivery next season.

The following pathotic advertisement reoently appeard iu the Morning Post: "Two lovors, passionately devoted, but undergoing long separation from oaohother, wellconneoted, but without present means, for relieving themselves of their nnhappiueßS, desiro earnestly to hear from someone willing to befriend them. Could give security for a loan, and would have life-long gratitude towards their beDefaotor, with whom, if they wished, they would be happy to share their home," When later on (says a writer in another paper) the inevitable occurs—l allude, of course, to the divorce—l suppose that theso original indiyiduals will apply in a similar manner to the philanthropic to assist them to free tbonwelves from each other.

The Woodville District Jockey Club in another column announces its Autumn Hack Kaco Meeting for Wednesday March 29th. The added money given by Club on this occasion amounts to £350, the biggest sum given as yet in this district for a hack mooting, Special excursion trains will bo run from Waipawa and Marton. The Woodville Jockey Olub ia a live Olub, and the coming meeting promises to bo a great success with big nominations and big attendances, Here is the' Western Star's' essay on a politician:—He's a man with a head of iron, a heart liko flint, and a pocket as largo as a corn sack. He talks by the yard, makes promises like piecrust, tells whoopew, votes himself a big aalary, travels tree, goes to sleep in Parliament, makes a speech in tho House, then puts io-'Hansard' what he never said. Ho is bold, brazen-faced, vindictive, vituperative, unpatriotic, grasping, selfish, and not a christian. In short ho is anything pohti'c,and ißgenerally distinguished from common clay by boing labelled M.H.R., which being interpreted means, "My Honorarium's Bight," the shekels boing 'he only thing he loves (!) his country for.

Un every ground, writes Mr Labouchero, 1 sympathise with one Archibald Lawrio, a farm servant, fourteen years 4 age,who was ohareodat the Lanark rJhoriff Court the other day with "disorderly conduot and breach of tho peace-" Lawrio'a offence was that, alter the minister began to preach, heleft bis Beat, went up tho pulpit Btairs, and quietly, but firmly, demanded that tho minister should give up his sermon or the paper from which he wbb preaching, as he had preached his trial sermon without notes," For a farmer's boy of fourteen this protest has courage as well as originality to recommend it, and there seems to be a certain amount of reason in his request if it is a fact that at his" trial "the minister had posed as an extempore preacher. However, in spite of legal objections, the Sheriff held that the boy had committed a" breach of the peace," and sontenced bim to 20s, or fourteen days." The punishment is a monstrous one,

A deaperato encounter belwoen a dog and a shark tool: placo at about halfpast five en .the 20th inst., in the Auckland harbour, off the Bobson street wharf. The dog, who was swimming about, catching a stick which its master threw into the witter, was attacked by a small shark, The fish turned to bite, whon the dog gave n sudden bound and gripped the shark immediately behind the head. Suddenly they both disappeared, but in a few seconds the doe; oame to the surface with a large piece of the shark in its mouth. This infuriated tho fish to such a degree that, lashing the water furiously, it again at« taoked the dog, but the latter caught it by tbo upper part of the head and tore the skin away bit by bit until the shark became completely exhausted and was captured by thoso on shore.— Nev> &•> lm\d fleraW.

A good Btory is going tne round of the town just now concerning a hat of b particular description, whlohwas wanted by one of our local magnates. He tried everywhere in searoh of it, and found it at most places; there was no difficulty about that. But the prices, Oh Flo I nine shillings at oho shop, eight at another, seven and six at a third, and a crown somewhere else. Thon Hooper and Company's was readied, and soon the seeker went home delighted, Binging "That Hat, That Hat, that wonderful Hat 11 got it at Hooper's for two aud a, B|r»t,"*-ADY'f.

Twenty-aix sores' of land; the property of the late Miss Jeans is advertised to* let.

MrP, H. Wood adds to bfs entries for the Carterton Earn Fair. 20 Shrop. shire Downs rams on acoount of Messrs J. 0. MoKerrow & Co. Mr F. H. Wood makes several addition to the entries for his next Taratuhi stock sale,

The humorous aide of "A King o f Iron" was very cleverly brought out by the Holloway Company last night, and in spite of the many touching incidents in tho pieoe, the audience was continually in a roar of laughter. The Ram and Ewe Fair, under the auspices of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association will he held to-morrow and Thursday. There aro 099 ontrieß for tho two days. To-mor-row's operations will be confined to Lincoins, and on Thursday Komneys, Leicasters, Downs, etc, will be submitted. Messrs Lowes and lorns are the auctioneers.

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their entries for the Carterton Ram Fair to be hold on Friday February 3rd, 15 2-tooth Border Lieceater Rams bred by the Austra:ianand Now Zealand Land Company, IB 2-tooth Romnoy Marsh Hams bred by T. Allen, 10 2-tooth Romnoy Rams bred by W.J. Nix, 15 2-tooth Roßinßyßaniß bred by John Peat, and 15 2-tooth Romney Rams bred by Edward Mooro. John Johnson, who attempted suioide a fortnight ago while suffering from the effects of drink, was again brought before Colonel Roberts at the Masterton R.M. Court at noon to-day. . As he appeared to havoquite recovered, ho was discharged from custody on his promising not to touch drink again, and to pay all tho oxponses inourred by his rash action, No ovidence was offered by tho police. On Saturday, 11th inat, Messrs Lowes and lorna will sell (by order of the PubHo Trustee) a section in the estate of the late 0. E. On tho Bame day they will aoll, by order of the executors in the estate of the late John Groves, a section of land with seven-roomed house, in Ohuroh-street, Masterton. During the past month, for thirty days, 178,180 oubic feet ot ?aB was consumod m Masterton, as against IGB.IBO for thirtyone days in January, 1892. This showa an increase of 15,000 feet,

The Times states that Mr E, Cavill, ohampion swimmer of Australia, may be expeotei in New Zealand shortly. 4 girl aged twelve, named Marian Wallace, was thrown from ahorse at Utaki yoßterday sustaining a fracture of tho thigh,

MrR, L. Mestayer, M.1.0.F., Eng,, has been'appuinted .Resident Engineer to carry out the Wellington drainage scheme.

The Pahiatua Cricketers are anxious to play a game apainst a Mastertori team at Ekotahuna on Saturday next. Mr EOll6 hus undertakon to try and get up a team to meet them,

A. commencement has been mado on the addition to the Masterton Wesloyan Church.

Masterton presented an unusual animated appearance this morning, owing to the presence of a very large number of Natives fmm all parts of the district, who halted here on tho way to To Ore Ore whore a general tauai is to be held.

MrsT. A. Lyons ia making arrange. nionts for tho reception of a limited number of respectable boarders at Clifton House, Cole-street. Herannoubcement will bo found in another column and ia wor'h the attention of any of our readers who may ba seeking comfortable acoommodationm this town.

Messrs Lowes and lorus add to the'j Mußtenon stock salo for Wednesday, February Btb, 200 2-tooth weiliers.

The Ram and Ewe Fair in connection with the Masterton A, and P, Association; oommonoes at Messrs Lowes and lorns' sale yards at noon to-morrow. The entries are large and of a very high standard of quality, Trout netting ia stated to be carried on in a wholesale manner, in the neighbourhood of Carterton at the present time,

The Papawai Brass Band, under the direotion of Mr P, Linn, is at Te Ore Ore assisting at the tangi. The Groytown Rifle Club will fire a match next Thursday afternoon viz,,' Smokers v Non-smokers, which should prove a very closely contested one, The range is to ha fiOOyds, ten shots each, and the Martini-Henri rifles are to be handicapped over the Sniders. Trophies ate being arranged for the highest scorers of either side,

Messrs Lowes and lorns announce their next Eketahuna stock sale for Wednesday, February 15th, Entries aa advertised.

The Masterton Library Committee has authorised the Librarian to givo the Masterton Volunteer Fire Brigade ; a share of the papers and periodicals when done with in theßeading Room. Several little improvements are t° bo made to the interior of St. Luke's Churoh, Greytown, The Maoris are congregating at Te Ore Ore to-day for a tangi and those light refreshments which usually aocompany a celebration of this character,

Several new buildings are now boing erected in Grevtown,

At a vestry meeting of St Luke's Church, Greytown, held last evening it was decided to hold a pionio for the Sunday school children at tho spot known as Stewart's bnab, on the Pupawai road, next Saturday week. The memhera of the church ohoir are to assist the school teachers and a very pleasant outing should be the result.

The following team will play for the Maßterton Tradesmen against tho Oriental-Ex.'elsiors on Thursdaynext:. -N. Hooper, V. Hooper, Nicholson, Eton, Graham, C. Richards, L, S, Minifie, E. Weloh, Pringle J„ E. R,, Jack. D, Wilson. Emergencies; Fragnell and Mandel,

"Our City Man" in the British Australiasian writes :—"Tho South Island of New Zoaland is accustomed to exalt its superiority over the horth bland. It is, however, palpable that if the main trunk line of railway from Wellington to Auckland were constructed, and the Maori land question settled in tho way it inevitably must be, that tho Bouth Island would have to look very carefully to its laurels,"

For a timo marvellous Melbourne had a great run of wonderful but fictitious prosperity. Everything was "boomed." Fabulous prices wero the order of the day, But sooucamo the end, The "boom" burst. Apparently inexhaustible monoy was exhausted, Trade collapsed, aud severe depression clogged all tho wheels of commerce James Smith, of Te Aro House, has, however, profited by his recent visit to this oity of" the doldrums," and has made immense purchases of new and seasonable drapery goods at infinitcsthnal prices. There will bo rarest of rare bargains at tho " erupted boom" salo, commencing to-morrow, January 26th, at Te Aro House, Wellington, This will be no ordinary sale. It will bo bettor tbon any surplus stock sale, superior to any bankrupt stock sale, and unsurpassed by that sale of all salos, a salvage sale. Peeauso it is an effect of the exploded Melbourne-" boom," wri call It the "orupted boom "sale, at Te Aro House, Wellington, Country residents should.visit this salo without delay. In this case time is doubly precious. The bargains, though numerous, will not last for ever. City oustomers, ever on the alert, will come to it in droves, Country settlers should not hesitate and so loso the chance, Such, au opportunity may not qpeur again In two decades, if ever, and it would bo an irretrievable mistake to miss tho golden chance at the" erupted boom' (ale, To Aro House, WoHinglon.-Anvr.