Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4340, 9 February 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878]

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1893.

Being the extended tiiib of the Waiharai'a Daily, with which it is IDENTICAL

Dr Gaze states his intention of con 1 testing the Inangahua seat at the next election. Miss Ann Whebby, another Wellington old identity, died on Tuesday last. She came to tho Colony in 1842. Entries for tho next Tiinily College examination in music, to bo held in Wellington on June 10th, close on February 15th. Very oppressive unhealthy weatherhao been experienced in Mastert<m lately. The larrikins at Kuripuni aro bccoming very troublesome and offensive, All sorts of foolish and stupid jukes mo night'y being played on residents, and stone-throwing has becomo a favourite amusement, The police should keep an oyo on this part of the to^-n. To-morrow night wo may expeot to see tho Masterton Theatre Royal crowded, to hear the brilliant lecturer and author, Max O'Rell. His reception everywhere in New Zealand has been most enthusiastic, und none of the many oelobri ties introduced to this country by the veteran Mr R. R. Smythe have bcou more successful or better received.

People are beginning to enquiro when tho water is going to flow from the new fountain, or whether it is going to flow at nil. Meanwhilo visitors to Maatcrton patronise Mr.Dalryinplo'a pump freely. Fifty prisoners are now in Napier gaol, This is the largest number for six years, incarcerated at one time. The laofc issue of the*' War Cry" is il. lustrated with a cut of the Masterton Barracks and a bird's eye yiow of Queen Street. In the latter pioture Messrs L. J, Hooper and Go's premises standout prominently. Special train arrangements are notified in this issue, for Saturday neit the date of the New Zealand Amateur Athletio Association's Championship Meeting at Wellington. The ordinary 6,15 p,m, train from Wellington to Lower Hutt will run to Masterton, enabling visitors from Wairarapa to view the sports and return the Bame evening. Excursion fares will be issued available for that day only, At MrMcGuiro's moelinga few days ago at Bawera, one of the audience, a Btranger, whose name was not mentioned, objected to a vote of confidence, not that he was opposed to themomber, whom ho was willing to thank, and to thank most heartily, but confidence he could not approve " Confidence! We have no confidence in anybody," he said.— Bawera Star.

At the Mosgiol Police Court, Dennis O'Brien waß charged under the Police Offences Act with working on a Sunday in stacking a crop at Wingatun, He pleaded guilty, and was fined a shilling without costs.

The Codlin moth has quite spoiled the apple crop round about Groytown. Eighteen men and fivo women aro now in the new Benevolent Home at Ohiro. Tlw Wellington Drutds hold another gathering on Easter Monday.

A Maunveville resident in delicate he'tt $ origin, who re(Sent'ly tramped from Maßterton to Wel> I lington,has been sent fo the Ohjro Home {ot by the Wellington! Benevolent Trustees',

Tfto Maori prophet ia a woman, anu the haabeen performing atTkokino pah, Her process was tathrswa shawl ovor her head, then the victim approached and enquired of the oracle, naniing b.is or her trouble, The sybil then demanded a tee of £1 to £3, and gave advice ,to tjje enmiiror, In the majority of casps it was a recommendation to drink fluantities of spirits, which were obtainabljß on the spot for a consideration, lam Bflriy to add that sevoral of our best Maoris fell under the Influence, one foolish woman to the verge of tho horrow,<-H, B, Herald, ,

Aboy ot man good at milking is wanted at the Glenbutn station. , Mr 0. Hugheß, butcher, advertises for n smart lad to ride for orders.

Tho railway pointsmen. at Chicago are striking.

Tho Hon J. D. i'atterson, Premier of Victoria, was re-elected by a large majority on submitting hinißelf to his constituents afturtakin^

There is a prospect of a short supply of potatoes in Dawke's Bay this season, says tho I'eltgiMph. Inconßequenco of there being no market last year there was no breadth of potatoes sown for this year'B consumption, and much of the crop has been spoiled by tho late rams, Tho Jewish Charitable Society is send> ing 400 refugee Jows to Australia this week. They will bo Mowed by a larger contingent in a month, A private meoting of those opposed lo the present Government, will bo held in Masterton, on Saturday next, to discuss matters bearing on tho forthcoming General Election,

Sir Patrick Buckley and the Eon. Mr Seddon go to Pabiatna to-day to sottlo on the site for the new Court-house and PostOffi.'o. They go on to Wanganni, and on their return will deal with the Palmerston North Court-house site question. Mr Hales, Enginecr-in-Chief, accompanies the Ministers.

We are glad to learn that a big house ii likely to greet" MaxO'Rell" to-morrow evening. This ahons that Masterton people are capable of nppreoiatin? a clever lecturer and that the lessee of the Thc-fttro in giving a heavy guaranteo to secure the presence in Masterton of suoh a colebrity will be rewarded for his pluck and ontorpriae

Mr R. 6. Barlow, the Lancashire cricketer, who has erected a house at Blackpool which cost £ISOO, has made it a perfect store of cricket curiosities. From the bottom of the houso to the top there is nothing but cricket in some form or iither. The very gates have bats and wickets. The vestibule door has .tnined. glass portraits of Mr Hornby, Pilling and others. The tiles on which you walk haveportrait*ol colebrated cricketers; while the hall lamp contains pretty pearly the whole of the Lancashire cracks.

Tho Mercury says :-It is rumoured that the Teniperanco party in thb Rangttikoi district are discussiag tho question of bringing out an independent candidato at tho next gonoral olection to support the claims oF Prohibition and the Female Franchise. Tho party claim to hays a solid block of over 400 votes pledged to support the candidate nominated. Let me tell my Antipodean readers (says a correspondent to a London paper) that, boforo long, they may look for the advent among them of not a few of our most skilful dairy farmers, One, in particular, was heard remarking the other day that he really did not see why he should stay hero any longer, when bo could do so much across the ccoan, and havo li perfect climate too, 'lt is,'he further remarked,'only ocean carriage against railway, and the ship beats tho truck out and out for cheapness!' Tho New Zealand Horald learns that Mr Henry Wright, who was sent by tho Government from Wellington to the Little Barrier Island, did not, on arrival there, meet with a veryfriendly recoption from the chief Tenetahi and other natives. He was met on the beach with threats of being sent back again, but ultimately bettor couiibols prevailed, and ho was permitted to land without molestation, Be will remain there a short time longer, until he is satisfied no further damage will be donß. All bußhfelN ing has been put a stop to, and the natives now appear to be convinced that the Queen's authority must be respected. An oschange Bays:—''Some people aro too Inquisitive. The other day a strange gentleman went to visit Mr Wheeler's ostrich farm at Inglewood. Tho stranger got too close to tho birds, One went for the gentleman's collar, shirt, and coat buttons, and succeeded in getting around half a dozen of them. Another bird flapped its wings in the face of the buggy horse, with tho rosult that tho vehicle was knocked to piecos. It is not safe to be too inquisitive about ostriches.' 1 One of the most remarkable of trees or shrubs (says tho Horticultural Times) grows near some springs, about twelve miles north of Tuacarora. It is about aix or seven feet high, with a trunk which at its base is three titrss the size of an ordinary man's wrist. It has numberless branchos and twigs, and resembles somewhat the barberry. Its truly wonderful characteristic is its luminosity, which is so threat that on the darkoßt night it cau bo plainly soon a mile away. A person standing near could road the finest print by its light, Its foliage is extremely rank, and ita leaves resemble somewhat those of the aromatic bay tree in shape, size, and colour, The luminous property is due to a gummy substance, which can be transferred to the hand by rubbing, and with tho transfer the phosphorescent light, while that on the leaf disappears, The luminosity is thought to be duo to a para Bitio form. Tho Indians regard it with superstition and will not come near it oven in the daytime, Thoy give it a name which means "witch tree." The following speech of a female suffragist in America is givon in tho Woman's ICorW:—"Mi'bb President, fellow women, and malo trash generally,—lain here for the purpose of discussing women's rights, rocussin? her wrongs, and cussing men. 1 believe women wore created equal with men, although they are alittle more equal now. Ab a success man is a failure. I bless my stars my mother was a woman, They say man wsb created first, Well, suppose ho was. Ain't first experiments always failures ? Tho only decont thing wbb a rib, and that went to mako something better. They throw in our faces about Eve taking an apple, but I bet five dollars Adam hoisted her up the tree and only gave her the core, What did he do when found out ? True to his masculine instincts, he shrank behind Eye and said, 1 It is not I, it is she.' - This woman had to father everything and mother It too. What wo want is tho ballot, and the ballot we moan to have if we have to let down our baok hair and swim in a sea of ?ore,"

The well-known English trade paper, Tho Grocer, in its review of the produce markets, has the following severe remarks on a late shipment ot butter from New Zealand;—" The Himutaka, from Now Zealand, with 3588 packages, has arrived here, but' thii description of butter is disappointing, being of in. different quality and inferior to

the make of recent years; and as Australia, on the contrary, has vastly improved both In the packing and character of tho butter, the difference between the

two competitors for publio favour is very distinguishable, tho last named product not having realised more than 110s to 112s for the choicest lots, and only 76s to 80s for anything low and undesirable." A london correspondent, writing beforo Cbrißtmaa, remarked :—By the way a shrewd butcher at Peckham has started a'' Missing Joint Competition." He jnyites his customers (N,8,-Ono guessing coupon given for every six orders) to guess what joint he and hjs family will have for dinner on Boxing Day. Those who solve this important enigma will receive aa a prize the joint in question, or rather, one like it. You will scarcely credit the fact bnt this tradesman is doing a terrific business. Melbourne Bargain* at tho Dress Counter during thcGigautio Sale at To Aro House. Buy Ihwe'iimrkhj, full dress lengths of summer ecarle, worth 5/6, for 1/11.

M many left, very useful cummer che- , volts,» pd lengths, worth 0/G, fPF W; Bummer diagonals at 7/0, ijr !, 1 " -

Snap thm up. Spleudid qualities in knidcr toeds, worth 8/0, for 4/11. The prettiest dresses of the season aro our 10/6 French l)c Laincs for 6/0 the dress. The most charming and exquisite designs in 12/0 Frenou Do Laincs for 7/0 the dress It is i/iuMMiWe to help buying .pnr French De Laincs at 15/- for 9/0 the dress. Only a few left of our superior quality 18s French l)e Laincs for 10/6 tbc drcßS at To AtoHous?, WellipgtoD-

Three thousand settlors-of Santa Fe have revolted against llio wheat tax imposed by Iho Argentine Government. The Wairarapa North County Council meets this afternoon.

Mr H. 8. Tiffen (says tho Hawke's Bay Herald) has got his evaporator at work in an experimental way, and has dried a quantity of piunes, mulberries and tomatoes successfully. The prunes from the evaporator show in strongand favourable contrast to siroc which were dried by the sun._ Mr Tiffen has obtained from California a great variety of dried fruits from the most successful users of ovaporatora, and those will bo regarded as a standard to be emulated. The samples range from muscatel and sultana raißinsto cherries, peaches, apricots, nectarines, &o,

The European Mail of December 23rd! states that Mr F. W. Kennaway, son of tho Secretary of the New Zealand Govornraent office, has gained the first open scholarship at King's College, Cambridge. There wero at tat Gfty competitors, and amongst them wero young tnon from [Harrow, Rugby, and other leading schools, but the Now Zealander topped the Hat. Tho scholarship is worth £BO perannum,and is tenablo for three years. King's College is next to Trinity, the premier college at Cambridge.

An Utago agricultural writer thns puts his lingers upon one of the drawbacks of the dairying business:—The work attendant on milking is condemned by many, and if workors require to put in their full tally of hours in tho field throughout summer and harvest, with the milking and attendance of a batch of cows in addition, the condemnation cannot be nxpreascd in ton strong terms. In any other work in this freo and enlightened colony eight huura is the standard, and it may bo enquired, why should people who attempt to live by cows require to put in twelve or fonrtoon hours? There is no work done i the O'juntry without wages, and wages should be paid for cows milking mid milk carts ing as well as to the skilled man who manipulates it. Ifa cow-keeper's own family will not milk cows, he must pay some other man'B sons or daughters to do it, and if there is no wages in the business, then he must do with it as he does with eaoh bull calf-just knock it on tho hoad, But why should there bo no wages in the work. It is clear enough that the miller, the bootmaker, the blacksmith, who works for colonial trade, do not work without wages, but, unfortunately, it is nearly as ovident that llio man who by liij capi'jil employs labour to produce anything for exporting to the markets of the world has to do it for next to nothing and lind himself.

The Napier News cays :-Mr C. W. Eeardon, who was in town this morning, informs us thnt on a recent date he had a lengthy interview with the Hon John M'Kenzie, who, wo are pleased to hear, is and hearty again. Mr Roardon's object in seeking an interview with the Minister was to ascertain whether a suitable black of land tor a special settlement could be obtained by a number of men who are at present resident in the Clivo and Hastings districts, Mr M'Kenzie said that if the formal application was made, be would endeavour to give the intending Bettlers a chance to pick out a suitable area, Asked whether he would be coming to Hawke's Bay shortly, Mr M'Kenzie said he would, and it was then suggested that he might address a ineoting at Hastings. This tho Minister decided ho would do. In answer toothor questions, Mr M'Kenzio said ho would bo very much in favour of expending next year's grunt of £50,000 in purchasing land in Hawke's Bay (as near to Hastings as possible) under the Lands for Settlement Bill. This will be good news for mapy,and Mrßeardon may congratulate himself upon being the bearer of such tidinro,

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to the entrios for their Ekotahuna Stock Sale on Wednesday next, February 15th, 40 fat wethers, 50 ewes and lambs, 5 fat stoors, and 1 dairy cow.

A missing word competition has been Btartedby tho New Zealand Mail,

Albert Thomas, the young man who is awaiting his trial for assaulting Mr J. L. Kirkhiido, is to be proceeded against for tho larceny of a glaziors diamond talued at £5, tho property of Mr 0 E. Tuatin

Mesßrs Lowob & lorus report the salo, through their agency, of the properties of Mr P. Lee and Mr J. Wilton, both in the Wangaohu District.

A first offondor charged with drunkennesi was convicted and discharged by Colonel Roberts at the Maaterton R.M. Court this morning. Somo amusement was caused in the Mastorton R.M. Court this morning at the administration of the oath to a Chinese witness, Tho Celestial elected to blow out the match, but as he answered "yea" to anything ho was aßked, the R.M. did nttfeel satisfied, and the porformauce was gono through again.

The Stock Department in Mastorton has received copies for distribution of Mr Hanlon's fruit spraying pamphlet, also handbooks on Phylloxera and Icerya purohaßi. Mr F. H. Wood advertises a lino o 2,600 breeding ewes for the Taratahi sale on the 23rd instant.

Mr Seddon, Minister for lusticn, accompanied by Sir Patriok Buckley, the oolonial SEcretary,paßscd through Maaterton this morning en rotifc for JSketahuna. They were interviewed at the railway station by MrHoggM.H.R. Sir Patrick appeared in excellent health and spirits but his colloague seemed a little off colour.

, Threo rabbit prosecutions will come . before Colonel Roberts in tho Masterton ; B.M, Court tomorrow (Friday). A contributor to the Sydney Morning 1 Herald writes as follows:-Atlast an Australian plant has been discovered that fairly tills tho bill, It is called pitchery, is found m various Quoonsland out-districts, and appears before the publio recommended by Mr Purcell, a well-known Australian explorer. One property of the prepared plant, which cannot fail to bo of vital Bervice iu these depressed times, Is its powor to allay hunger, Many vegetables possess this singular property, especially when in combination with materials drawn from another natural kingdom. The cauliflowor, the potato, tho turnip, the oommon cabbage, and numerous others will at once occur to tho majority of people-particularly those who keep restaurants or pensions. Theße excellent productions, even when taken singly, have been known to palliate if not ons tirely relieve hunger of an inexorable character. It is, howevor, when in pleasant companionship with a saddle of mutton, or a pig's head, and their rirtuoa are properly brought out. The real viriue of pitehery ii that a very small pinch of it destroys the craying for food and converts desire into satisfaction. Many South American plants were credited with this useful prope-ty; but, under a careful trial, all failed to bub* tain their repntationa. If only for tho honour ot Queensland It is to be hoped that pitchery will not swell the list. Put Mr Purcell has done more than discover a strange plant-he has discovered a strange lace. Those compos* ing it are cannibals, and it is but fair to them to say that they stand at the head of their profession, They not only eat their enemies but their friends. When a father falls in fight, who has a better right than his own family to make the best of the unfortunate occurrence ? Obviously nobody. So witha'son. Whose claim to bis articulations and general anatomy would stand in equity agahißt his aire s ? I challenge contradiction in cayipg "Nobody's." On reading Mr Puroell's acOQUup it is impossible not to feel respect lor the Australian autiiroDOpliagi, ccupled with a sincere regret ihat, s6 fsr ( they've not succeeded in eating each other down to one male of advanced age and a female some yean jiis senior.

The flies forwarded from Masterton to Wellington for examination' by tlVjj department of Agrioiilfuroi p'roye' to'be bot flies, A leaflet is being prepared bv tho Dopartmont in order to circulate information concerning this pest,

Me3sra Lowes and lorns announce their next Mnstortun stock eale for Wednesday, February 22nd. Entries as advertised.

4 special meeting uf the Maulertoii Town Lands Trust will bu held tomorrom(Friday) evening at 7 p m.

A witness in tho Masterton II.MCourt got a little raked this morning, and referred to his solicitor as his client. Tho lawyer smiled. An advortiser requires a respectable youne girl to assist in small family. Tho Mastertou-Opaki Jockey Club's programme fur St. i'atiicks Day, has been passed by tho Metropolitan Club.

TheN.Z. Times says:--With regard to strictures recently passed on instruction given to Industrial School children at die Kohimarama School, Auokland, it is only just to the Education Department to say this: —Sixteen months a?o the Minister fcir Education visited the school, went into the school-room and personally examined a number of children. Aftor conferring with a number of officers of the department, Mr Kcovcs arranged for a change of tochers, and a ue*- teacher was appointed. Some three months ago the Minister again visited Kohimarama, As an outcome of this second visitbo took into consideration tho ndvisablenoss of closing the whole establishment, and after careful consideration decided in November last to do so. Since then the process of transferring and boarding out the boyß has been quietly going on. At the present moment only two pupils are left at Kohimarama, and it is expected that arrangements for placing these out will be completed within a few days. Thereupon the school will bo finally closed. The land attaching to the buildings, which is extensive, will probably he utilised by the Government during the remainder of the loase. It may be added that the boy Armstrong, whoße appearance before Mr Graliain, 8.M., a few days ago brought Kohimarama before the public, was apprenticed out from school just two years sinco. The charge of inefficient sohooling in his case, therefore, refers to a period antecedent to that, date,

A good story is going tno round of the town just now concerning a hat of a particular dcsoripl ion, which was wanted by ono of our local magnates, He tried evf rywhovo in search of it, and found it at most places j thcro was no difficulty about that. But tho prices, Oh Fie! nine shillings at one shop, eight at another, Beveu and six at a third, and a crown somewhere else. Then Hooper and Company's was readied, and soon the seeker wont home delighted, singing "That Hat, That Hat, that wonderful Hat j I got it at Hooner's for two and a sprat."—AnvTi