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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4349, 20 February 1893, Page 2

MrsßmniaflarrisjWifeofMrC, Harris, a well-known settler of Mattinborough, (Jlod w Saturday H '

The sum of £5 7b 7a wab nolleoted in I tho Mosterton Wealeyan Ohutoh last night in aid of the Queensland sufferers. In onr report otthe.Maaterton Horticultural Show t. slight error crept in, and instead of Miss M. Johnston obtaining the prize lor tho "best bouquet," it should | have been "best bouquet in the class for I children." .

Mr J. Cotter, of Siberia, is a likely candidate for the Palmerstou seat at the general election,

Tho Manawatu Standard says :- Several men arc at present engaged in clearing auags, etc., out of the Tokomaru Btroom, adjacent to the Manawatu Company's swamp, It is said that the work is being done preparatory to draining the big swamp. Jessie Robertson and Nellie Arnold, are tho Wainrapa candidates selected by the Wellington Education Board fjr pupil teaoherships. Notice is given by tho Trustees of the Masterton Wesleyan Church, that application will be made to the Horoui'h Council for a modification of tho building regulations. The advertisement appears elsewhere.

Board and residence in a private houso ia required by an eldorly lady and her companion, Best references givon and required. A new magazine entitled "The Free Methodist Churoh Herald" has been published at Woodville.

Two hundred and fifty-four ente'oß have been received for the Manawatu R.C. Meeting. The new issuo of stamps from the Government Printing Office is an advertising sheet, each stamp having an advertisement neatly printed on its back, and the gum accordingly flavoured with printers' ink.

Tho main road being blocked between Mastorion and Carterton, sheep Jiave beon trucked at the latter place for Eketahuna.

The Dublin Court of Appeal has fismissed an appeal by Mr J. Mor/cy, Chief Secretary for Ireland, against the dooision respecting lm refusal to allow the police to protect the thoriffs,

Mr Gladstone states that he is willing to facilitate enquiries m to tho feasibility of the proposal for labelling frozen mutton,

An important: mining decision has boen given in Newcastle, where a miner sued tho Miners' Association to recover afcriko pay. A verdict was given for the plaintiff, the Court holding that ho had tho right to recover when he had been ordered tq cease work, flthsr mon intend to demand tho paymont of arrears. A man named William Norrnau, a miner, was terribly injured at tho Johnitou United Mine, Collingwood, on Fri. day night, by an explosion of dynamite which he thought had missed fire. His right arm was blown off and other injuries wore sustained. Ho is bdng brought into Nelson by special steamer. Tho rabbits have got into the bush at tho foot of the Tararua range of hills, jays the Observer, and naturally when ;ho fires spread through the bush it is ihought to bo to the total destruction of wor ounny unless ho can manage to get ,o his burrow. This week a property wuerat Belvedere went on to his bush and near tho hills, and with the help of lis dogs, in a very short timo secured a lozon rabbits. Nearly all of them bore narks of tire. Tho wool was singed all iver tbo upper part of their bodies, ixcapt whore their eara had lain back, ,nd it did not require a great strotoh of magination to pioture poor bunny (lUghtinabushfire. He would toko ip a sheltored position on tho lee side of log, and putting himself iuto as small , compass as ho could, and with eyes

closed, and oarß well laid back, await the fiery ordeal. And the wonder is liot he could escape destruction. Ho did, as was ovidoncel by tho specimens captured the other day here, in nowly burned bush. The fire must have more than warmed up tho rodents, for tho opposed edges of tboir ears were burned. The Carterton Corps of the Salvation Army havo lately provided their officers with a new trap, A a rulo the lasses in chargo of a corps are not notei! whips, though thoir driving capabilities in other directions are acknowledged, and thero is nothing thoy are afraid to tackle. On Thursday last, with a borrowod horso and their brand new trap, tho fair captain and her lieutenant essayed a journey to Qroytown. They never reaohed thore, says tho Observer, for on passing through South Carterton thoy met a big waggon, and not knowing whether to drive to the right or to tho left they took a middle course and tried to go through the obstacle, They had not calculated on the resisting power of a timber waggon, although on more than ono ocoasion thoy had discovered the solt spot in tho driver. On this occasion thoy came to grief, the shafts of tho trap too broken and tho splash board smashed to pieces and tho bottom fell out of their expedition. Tho girls too landed with unploasant suddenness on the hard metalled road and the horse was knocked over. As ovor, whon heard, the ory of distressed humanity brought instant assistance and tho ladlos wore picked up, whon it was found tint tho onlyhurt thoy bad received was to thoir dignity. The horse was returned to its owner and the trap taken to tho hospital

owner and the trap taken to the hußpital for repairs. The girls" keop beliuvine' atill.

The serenity ot the Presbyterian Aseembly, which is now holding its annual session, was upset on Friday night by on unpleasant incident MrG, S. Bridge, of Wanganul, was deprecating the use of fermented wine in tho Communion service, when the Rev. 0. S, Ogg, of St Andrew's, Wellington, interrupted tho speaker, and addressing the Moderator, remarked it would be a very bad thing if 11 somo of these fanatical persons" wore allowed to introduce this subject, Cries of" Withdraw" resounded on all sides and the Moderator ruled that Mr Ogg roust withdraw the expression." I won't withdraw," retorted Mr Ogg, " Then,'' said the Moderator, "you must he held guilty of showing disrespect to both the ohair and the House," Approval of tho Moderator's robuke was expressed in a chorus of " Hear, hears," whereupon Mr Ogg left the building, but hereturned af tor an interval and resumed his Beat.—Post,

The hot fly baa made its appearance at tho Hutt. Tho Post says :-HrOrr, managing clerk at Messrs Travers and Wiltord's, brought into the Department of Agricultural yesterday some hairs which ho had brushed from insido the kueos of his buggy horse, and whioh proved to have tho eggs of the fly attached. The department advisos careful inspection of all horses, especially about the forolegs, inside the knees, on tho shoulders and throat, and If anything which is believe to be an eg? is found the Department will be glad to receive and pronounce on the specimen! Where it is established that eggs have been laid on the horse, the animal should be rubbed over with a weak carbolic wash, or Little's dip, about lin 20. A leallet, with drawing of the fly in all stages, and full instructions for preventing the further Bpread of the pest, is now in the press, and will be issued by the Depart ment noxt week, and, lik,o other of the Department's leaflets, may bo obtained free on application to any Stock Inspector, Tho bot egg appears like a tiny white oval attached to the hair, usually in patches. The'horse lioks oft the egg, which developcs into tho dreaded maggot in hie stomach, Melbourne Bargains at tho Dress Counter during the Gigantio Sale at To Aro House, % rtese quickly, full dress lengths of summer ecarte, worth 5/6, for 1/11.

Not mmy left, very useful summer chevoits, 12 yard lengths, worth 0/6, for 2/11. Now it Ik time for a full dress length of summer diagonals at 7/6, for 3/11. Snap these «». Splendid qualities in knioler tweeds, worth 8/0, for 4/11, The predial dmm of the season arc our 10/6 French De Laincs for 6/6 the dress. The most charming and exquisite designs in 12/6 French De Laines for 7/6 the dress' It ij iiiipjiWc to help buying our French L> Laines at 15/ ; for 9/6 the dress,'

Onk a/em Itfi of out superior nudity 18s French Do Laines for W|6 to dress at To Are House, Wellington,

The annual meeting of the Carterton Fire Brigade takes place this evonhig. Yorkshire has won the County Football Championship, Mr F. H. Wood, adds two spring traps one new, and one second hand,aud a set of trap harness, to the list of goods and etc., to beaoldbyhim at his Greytowu rooms, on Saturday next. A full list of entries appear in another column. _.. .•'

On Saturday afternoon last, a buggy, driven by Miss Feist and in which was seated two other Indies, backed into a 'bus at the Post Office corner. The lighter vehicle suffered raost, the axle breaking and ono wheel coining off. Fortunately the occupants of thobusgy were not injured in any way.

Halcomfce was thrown into a state of excitement on Sunday by tlui appearance of a farmer reaping his grain in a paddock close to the town, with members of his family assisting. The matter was referred to from one of the pulpits. The only explanation suggested was that he forgot the day of the woek.—Advocate, Nellio Hynes was arrested at Bulls on Wednesday on a charge of forging a cheque for £5 7s 4d in tho name of Mr James B. Halston, of Carnarvon, in whose service she had recently been, Tho cheque had been cashed by her with Mr Sutcliffe m payment for goods purchased at Mr MoEldowuey's Btoro. — Manawatu Standard.

The Kiley and Oollns Oomedy and Variety Company concluded their Masterton season on Saturday evening last at tho Thoatro Royal, An excellent programme was Riven, oncorea being frequent. Mr Riley as an Irish Come» dian, Mr Charles Colins as a negro character deliuoator and Mr T. Benson ob a comic singer kopt tho audience in roars of laughter, while the serio-comic aud ballad singing ot Miss Belle Rinde and Miss Emery was exceptionally good, and gained them well-merited recalls, A writer in the Ocnlkmmnn is responsible for tho following thrilling story:—Two -young girls, ono of whom 1 know, went to stay in a country houso some time during this year. They were given a room with a legeud attached to it to the effect that a woman whose face was covored with blood haunted it. I

behove, however, that tho girlalnughed and said thoy didn't mind. That night they went to bed, and vory soon afterwards tho door opened and a woman rusliod in, lior faco covered with blood, and throw herself on the bed. The girls, terrified out of their aenaes pulled tho bedclothes over thoir Loads and remained where they were, too frightened to move. At length, hearing nothing, they fell off to sleep, thinking tho ghost hud gono; but the next morning whon they awoke, there, right across the foot of tho bed, lay the woman dead and cold. Poor thing I eho was ono of the ladies' maids who had suddenly broke a blood-vosßol and ran into try and got holp, but not being abloto speak for choking, also being the oxaot impersonation of tho "ghost," sho got no assist* ance, and so died,

The Bpeoial reporter of tho Woodvillo paper records tbo case of a runaway bullock team thuß:—lt was un ono of the roads out Alfredton way, tho driver a man of iron nerve. A flux bush had boon lighlud by a passing swagger and tho bullocky lagged behind to investigate, As the fire reached the flax sticks in the centre thoy cracked like a pistol volloy. This startled the toam, and away they went, the drivor running after. Finding it iraposaiblo to get up with the leaders he sprang on tho loaded dray from the back, and by using his whip on tho polers, guided tho vehicle along the dangerous sidings, and around Bharp curves. Now and again the navo of the wh°el would strike the bank, tho collision throwing the dray to (he very verge of the precipitous bank j but the plucky driver never lost his head, and after nearly three miles had been travelled, got his unruly toam onco more under control. Despite the terrible road tho load remained intact on the dray, two boxes of personal effects only being thrown off. Aaeleot candidate is said to hail from Pahiatua, before whom such men as Hoeg, McCirdle, and Pownall will havo to glvo nay. Ho is prepared to accept prohibition,vote for statoaid to Catholics, femalo franchise, and overy thing that the labour party will either ask or pray for. Already it is whispered that Mr Hogg had better take a back seat (Waipawa), and make way for tho now man, In old times thoughtful politicans worn wont to say is it "hoe, dog, or devil " ? But v-'ith this fresh'candidate coming forward thoy ask is it to bo " hog, dog, dovil or oobbler ?" and then, bet 011 tho cobbler I

A correspondent writes as follows ■.- Yesterday (Sunday) settlers in the vicinity of Bennington Street, Upper Plain, were rudely aroused from their positions of rest by Boeing a largo body of smoko in one of Mrs Yates' paddocks, which on close Inspection proved to arise from several acros of stumps and grass on Are, Willing hands soon turnod out and beat out the grass, but a lot of stumps are still burniug, and if a heavy north-west wind should spring up a nurabor uf settlers houses will bo in great danger. The firo started from the railway line, and it is about time something was done by tbo authorities, as on sevoral occasions every summer, settlers on tho oastom Bide of the lino have had to turn out and fight fires originating on the lino. Time is money, and as most of tho settlors are hard working men, thoy can ill afford to leave off work to fight km whioh spring into oxistauce through somebody's negligence."

Messrs Lowes and lorns remind our readers of their sale at Eketahuna tomorrow of Mr A. Selby's nuporicr household furniture and offects, also tho

following atook:—3 dairy cows, it horses, saddles and bridles, waggonette, dogs, garden tools, etc, Salo to commence at 1 o'clock.

The WaipawaMail, writing on tho subjetoi "missing word" competitions, says-Such expedients for promoting tho circulation of newspapers haß aptly been described as a disease in journalism. An Australian journal says that papers of this description are not ablo to command support on their intriiißio merits, and therefore pander to the gambling propensities of the public by saying;— "If you won't buy this papor to read it, buy It on the off-ohanceof tho coupon bringing you in a money prize." It says very little for nowspaper morality in this part of tho world whon the oondemned Idea is seized upon tho moment it is heard of, and vigorous steps taken to acclimntLao the infection. Tho greed displayed is sickening If word competitions are illegal in London, they must bo illegal in Australasia, and the Governments that wink at their being introduced must have a very imperfect sense of their duty, lhe Wajrarapa A. A, and 0. Club aro authorised to charge for admission to the Masterton Park on Thursday, February 23rd.

I It id an astonishing thing the way 'arsenic and other poisons are shipped out to thii colony from chemical works in England, says the Napier Tolegraph, as the casks, being of inferior wood and badly constructed, allow of the con* tents percolating through, and perhaps mixing with articles of food stored in olosa proximity. When whiskey is shipped caro is taken that it is eocuroly barrelled) whon Day and Martin's blacking comes out it is safely cased; when other articles are consigned they are properly packed, bub with arsenic it apparently does not seoni to mattor. It is not astonishing that wo should hear of wholesale poisoning cases in the colony at intervals under the ciroumstanoes. A leaky cask of arsenic was landed at the Port-tho other day, and as some currants wero brought ashore in the same lighter, samples of the fruit are to be submitted to the Government Analyst for inspection, " At Sydney recently a man named Falconbridge, a starch drier, was found lying on his back upon the ton of an, oven in tho drying room, winch was heated to 150 detr. Ho was not dead, but his back and arms were charred.' The man waß at once oonveyed to the hospital, hut died on his arrival, It is supposed he fainted in the perfotmanoa of his dntie3 and had fallen on the top of 1 the oveij,

Messrs Lowes and lores add to the entries for their next Masterton stock saloon Wednesday, 22nd inst., 325 fresh full mouth owcb, 274 2 tooth owes, tivelvo prime woanor pigs, two drays and three sets of harness. Mr R, Brown acknowledges receipt of further subscriptions towards the Queensland Relief Fund as follows :- J. Macora, 21s; J. Puyton, 10s,Eev J. McKenna 20s, Rev G. O'MearalOs, Miss Cblwuy 10s, A Miss Parker, latterly working fortho tailoring firms m Sydney, has received news that she has beeu left the sum of 41900.

Mr Fi H. Wood publielios in our advertising columns, particulars of 2450 breeding owes, to be sold by him at the Taratahi yards on Thursday next, under instructions from W. O. Buohauan Esq,, 1M.H.8.

A Maori who went up tn the Hawera races struck three big dividends, but had his pookets picked of the money, and also a UIUOO land debenture.

Objections to the Valuation List of tho Borough of Masterton have beon lodged by Messrs Martin Kerrins, R. Andrews, H. O'Leary, Donald MoKenzie, Charles McKillop, F. (t, Moore, and (i, fl, Sheeth. The objections will he heard by Colonel Roberts, R.M., on Monday next,

Several casos were set down for hear ins; in the Masterton R.M. Uourt this morning, but the whole of them were withdrawn, In the caso Itayner v Searl, the Reuch (Messrs Eton and Hughes, J.P.'s), on the application of the defendant's solicitor (Mr O, A, Pownall) allowed costs.

Messrs Lowes and lorns announc 8 their uext Eketahuna stook sale fo r Wednesday 15th March, Entries a 1 date comprise 300 woolly lambs 4000 breeding owes, 50 heifers in calt and

12 yearlings. Referring to Mrs Lonqshoro-Potls, M.D', who will deliver tho first of five lectures to women only at tho Theatre Royal, Mastevtou, on Thursday afternoon, the London Morning Post says : " At St. James Hall, last oyening, Mrs Longshoro.Potts, M.D., dolivorod the first of a neries of lectures on medical subjeots. - • • Slio was introduced

in a very eulogistic iwnnor by Gen, Merritt, Consul«Goneral for tho U.S., in which that gentleman smd ;-"Dr. Potts has gained great distinction in her natiyo country as a physician." .. . ■ The lecture consisted of many sound, common sense propositions, enlivened with occasional flashes of humour." Thursday's lecture will bo free and illustrated

with stereopticon vioiva including many of art and travel The Wellington and Auckland papers speak very highly of these virtues, In tho K.M. Court this morning throe informations laid by J. 0. Eastwood against R. Shilling came beforo tho Bench. Mr l'ownall, for tho informant, said his client had been persuaded to withdraw the charges on payment of costs, Ho did not, however, agree with the case being withdrawn as tho conduot of defendant had been most disgraceful. Ho had covered his faca with a black

mask and had gone to Mr Eastwood's hotol and created a disturbance, broaking a window and refusing to leave tho premisoa when requested to do so. Had tho caao been proceeded with, people would have seen that tho publican was not always at fault, and was not responsible for all the trouble wliicli occurred at his hotel.

_ " Australian mosqnitos" aro deadly inseots itideed when they get to London, It appears that they coma over in the aheopskiua. While engaged in removing a number of those skins from the ship to the wharf tho other day, n dock labourer Earned Souierfield was bitten on tho neck. He took no notice at the time, but soon began to complain of pains in the baok of the neck. Ho went to Guy's Hospital, where ho was placed under chloroform and the pimple was cutout.' Uodied three days afterwards. Dr Alfred Rake, houao surgeon, said ho oxamined the deceased when admitted on 15th j December, and discovered an anthrax pustulo on tho neck, It was cut out, and tho wound progressed favourably, but hemorrhage of the brain set in and ho expired. There is another similar case in tho hospital at the presont time, and about three woeta ago a young labourer at tho docks died from tho effects of tho bite of one of these insects, which is very likely tho shocp bug,—Exchange

Of J. Ohm. Harrison, M.D., who will deliver hi» first lecture to men only at the Theatre Royal, Masterton on Friday night, this London "Truth " aays : •" Tuesday night's storm did not prevent a largo orowd from assembling to hoar our American cousin, J. Glws Harrison, M.D., lecture to men only, ... He appeared in tho conventional full dress.

. _. , Ho Is a straight slim man, of middle age, and of that enorgotio nerv ous temperament so characteristic of tho Yankco. . , , flo Is a concise and oharming speaker, and dispensea dry physiological facts so quaintly and humourously that honovor fails to be interesting." Friday night's Icoturo will be froe. Tho storoopticon views, of which thore will bo 200, are smd to bo tho finest in the world.

A man named Bostrom has been 'arrested at Eketahuna by Constable Eocho, charged with the larceny of £3O from his mates at Ekotahuna,

Mrs McCallum M. A., Phrenologist and Palmist, who ia now in Masterton is a pupil of tho world renowned Phrenologists Fowler and Wells. Sho obtained hor diplomas with considerable credit and is Hie only lady who practices this subject in this Colony, Her reputation for _ cliaraoter reading is wide-spread having obtained great popularity in Chiistchnroh and Wellington and many of the southern towns she has visited. Mrs McOullum is now on a tour, mainly on account of her health, and has visited most of the townships in tho buah districts whore sho has been largely patronised by all classes of the community with remarkably _ satisfactory results, During her stay in Mastorton she may be consulted at Holly House, Dixon Streut.

Tho N.Z. Times states that the executors of the late Hon. Algernon Tollemache, who held largo ostatos in Hawke's Bay, havo just paid to the crodit of the colony In England tho sum of L 35,000 by way of stamp duty. Thia will make a welcome and very appreciable addition to tho handsome surplus which the Government aro most likely to havo at the end of tho financial year.

Mr Maokay, of the Labour Bureau, has. furnished the Minuter of Labour with a report of his rocont inspection of tho proposed Mate farmOtauakapua, on tho Manftauhariki block, about forty, three milca northward of Mding. ,So far as concerns the quality of tho soil, the report is highly satisfactory, It appears that tho land Is partly open flat and partly wooded hills, but all of it fertile. The proportion of open land fit lor the ploußh oonsists of about 180 aores, The report is a long one, and is at presont cugaging the Minister's con« sideration.—Times. P»-.

A good Btory Is going tiio round of the town just now concerning a hat of a particular description, which was wanted by ono of our local magnetos. Ho tried everywhere in Boarch of it, and found it at most places; there was no difficulty about that. But. tho prices, Oh Fiel nine shillings at ono shop, eight at an« other, seven and six at a third, and a crown Bomowhera else. Then Hooper and Company's was toadied, and soon the Beeker wont home delighted, singing "That Hat, That Hat, that wonderful Hat; I got it at Hooper's for two and a sprat."—AnvT