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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4361, 6 March 1893, Page 2

Captain Jackson 13atry will bo tendered a benefit on Friday next, previous to his departure for the King Country. Wo sincerely trust that the farewell of this illustrious "Whaler' 1 isßnal. The Eketahuna iioad Board notify two Loan proposals for a bridge over the Makakahi Eiver at the Central Koad and also the formation of 133 chains of formation and metalling on No. 1 South Parkvillo. The amoupts to be raised aro j£6oo and i'3so respectively, the proposals and sections to he specially rated appear in our advertising columns, We aro apt to complain of tips and Christmas boxes in England, but Frenchmen (says tho Daily News) are worse off than wb are in this feepect. In France tho New Year, with 'its " tonnes," makes everybody shudder but those whose revenue is considerably in ejcceas of their ordinary expenditure. Ab an instance of the enterprise of certain classes in asking for New Year's gifts, one of the Paris papers declares that some gas men called upon a lady occupying a flat tho other day and asked" to be remembered" as the phrase goes in our own language. 11 But I do not use gas,' 1 the lady declared. 11 No, Madame," replied one of the men, •' but the people down below In this building have it. You may romember that thoro was an oxplosion here only last weeki 1

The Orangemen of Belfaathave pledged themselves to refuao payment of taxes and resist laws passed by the Irish House ot Commons.

Thonativos of Nyassaland ate driving the planters into Portuguese territory. Colonel Button, Aide-do-Camp to the Queen, has been appointed Commandant of the New South Wales Forces, 4 Hawera Bporting man has drawn Ascot Valo, one of the favouritoß for the Newmarket Handicap, in Tattersall'a i' 50,000 consultation. Judgment has been reserved in the caso North Wairarapa Benevolent Society v.thePateaand Wanganui Ohwitable Aid Board. The action will decide the liability otthe defendants for the support oi Henry Williams and his family. At the abortive auction of the pasture a«e at the Cheviot estate the following conversation was reported. Mr ActonAdams asked what provision was made for the destruction of rabbits, in the leases of other Crown lands very stringent provisions were made for their destruction. It was well known thore were rabbits on Oheviot, and there was also- only one rabbit fence between that

estate and the adjoining properties, Mr J. W, &, Marchant, Commissioner of Crown Lands, said the Government would attend to all that. Mr ActonAdams—That is a very lovely assurance. Matson-No doubt you will see the various Ministers on the property chasins the rabbits by moonlight I At all branches of the Salvation Army throughout the Colony, speoial services will be held on Thursday ovening next in aid of the Queensland Belief Fund. The money will be forwarded direct by Colonel Bailey. Tho Masterton officers are arranging a special attraction for the evening mentioned, amongst other items being an address on "London Slums" by Mr William Squires. We regret to hear that Miss Bedding ton, who returned home to Mastonon by the Whareama coach on Saturday last, met with a disagreeable mishap on arriving at the house door, in descending from the box scat of the vehicle she slipped and fell heavily on one knee. Tho result will probably be three or four weeks enforced rest for the sprained limb,

The bot fly has reached the East Coast. A specimen was caught at Flat Point some days ago. The Examiner says that proceedings for alleged libel have been commenced against Mr Alex Black, of the Pahiatua Star

Fourteen tons of soods have beon shipped at Timaru by the Wakatipu in aid of the Queensland sufferers. The Maoris up north are cherishing a young prophet who promises them that the whole of tho Europeans shall be driven out of New Zealand. Some people are always dissatisfied. MaxO'Relltoldan Auckland man that ho had only Beon half a dozen line days in New Zealand. The Mangahao River was higher last week than at any time within the knowledge of the oldest settler. Some of tho peas and beans which gained first award at the Wellington Show, for Mr Bennett of Eketahuna, have been left at our office, They are really splendid examples ot what tho Forty-milo Bush laud is capable of

growing, It has been decided to proceed with the work of forming the Mount Baker road, at Mangamahoe, A" number of applications were received from Masterton and elsewhere for employment on the road, but the Government havode-

cided that those in the near vicinity to the road shall have first chance.—Press, The bodies of Rertsud and Osborne, who wero drowned in the boating acci dont a week ago have not yet been found. His Excellency and Ltdy Glasgow, expect to leave Wellington for Auckland in the Binemoa on Thursday next, and to remain in that city until about the third week In April, when they will return to the capital in time to receive the Austrian Heir-Apparent, The Earl and Countess of Hopetoun, the Duchess of Buckingham and Ohan« dos, Miai Wolfe-Murray,Lord Korthesk, A.D.C,, and Mr Rata, Private Secretary to Lord Hopetoun, left Wellington for Napier by train on Saturday morning a route to the Hot Lake District and Auckland, Mr John Drummond's Wairarapa friends do not Intend to allow him to leave this district without some formal expression of the high opinion which they entertain of him.both as an Inspector and w a neighbour, Two girls were recently charged in the Hastings R.M. Court with the larcenyof jewellery valued at £3lss. One ot them named Alico Warren| aged fourteen years, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, and tlie other (Eliza Doherty) was discharged. Marton has forwarded £163 to the Queensland Relief Fund. Of late years the violin has become a popular instrument, particularly among young ladies, and many are adepts In tho art, Mr J. Candy, of Masterton, notifies that he has a few vacancies for pupils; also that ho is prepared to execute orders for pianoforte tuning, Country orders should be addressed to Lincoln Road.

The ordinary monthly meeting of tho Masterton Masonic Lodge No. 19, N.Z.0., takeß place on Wednesday next, Mr Jiorman Gurr the well-known amateur sprint runner was in Mastorton on Saturday, Mr F. H, Wood adds to his Taratalii stock sale lots 400 and 3GD ewes also a lot of twenty-five pigs (weaners) etc A young man named Cloko, employed at Coley'a mill on the Himatanjji, near Foxton, (says the Manawatu Times) had his arm broken on Saturday, He was holding a bolt while the atripper keeper was mending it, when by some means it suddenly caught in the loose pulley and the jerk broke his arm, We quoto (without endorsing) the foI« lowing from an Ohio papor:—'' A ilari' etta (0.) gentleman swallowed an ovorcoat button which ho found in a dish of hash. The button closed the cardiac orifico of the Btomach completely, aud emetics wero useless, After three days of terrible suffering ho swallowed a buttonhole tied to a string, and fished out the caußo of the trouble." Mr Gladstone has been burned in effigy in Mast, At the annual meeting of the Canterbury branch of the Railway Servants' Society, a motion was carried that in the opinion of the members it ia highly probable tot an equitablo insurance Bill can be obtained at this juncture, and that the Executive bo requested to instruct the members to abstain from signing the petition to the Commissioners which was ordered to be circulated at the recent meeting of officers and eraployes in Christchurch.

The Ladies of St. Mark's Church, Car< terton, have collected over J640 towards the arrears of stipend. There has been a general stir up amongst Church members, and the list of annual contributions has been increased by about®. The ladies are to be credited tor the latter also.—Observer,

Have you seen the new Eainproof"lm pervanns" Dress Serges now showing at Te Aro House, Wellington ? The "Impervanas" Dress Serges are in all colors, principally Navy Blue, arc fast dye and guaranteed rainproof. Only to be had at Te Aro House, Wellington. "All the rage" desoribes the popularity ot the •■• Impervanas " Dress Series, They are invaluable for country wear Rnd wet: weather. Every lady should have a dresc Send to Te Aro Houso for patterns. " Like water off a dud's back" describes their wonderful quality. No one need now fear the heaviest shower of rain while wearing a dress of the impervious "Impervanas" Serge, Procurable only at Te Aro House, Wellington, Severo colds and doctors' bills aro both avoided by the use of" Impervanas" Serges as dress fabrics for tho winter. Samples post free from tho To Aro Houee, Welling, ton, "Impervanas" Serges will not spot, will notshrink, are notaffectcd by sea water, and are made ot the best New Zealand wools, Write for patterns to the sole agent, James Smith, T« Aro House, Wellington,

" Gentlemen of the jury," said an eloquent QiO„ " remember my ohent ie hwd of hearing, and that therefore the voice of conscience appeals to him in Vftin I" .

A doublo«dißtilled, trobla-barrelJed, over-proof "bull " was recently got off by a " drunk " at the Oamaru Resident Magistrate's Court, says the local Mail, He pleaded guilty and in begging the Bench to be lenient, remarked, with a tender touch of the brogue: It's the first tine I've been lucked up in iny life before for any thing else." Says the Waipawa Mail:—ln ancient Greece there was a law exacting that when a citizen of Athens failed tn record his vote, unless mcapaoitated by sickness or by absence, his rights of ci'zenship were absolutely forfeited. In the opinion of many it is a matter for regret that such a law does not exist in our midst to-day to forco that acceptance upon all those er.joying the rights of citizenship,

A meeting of Iho Carterton Town Licensing Bench was held on Saturday last, Present, Messrs Dellcr (Chairman), Stevens and Fairbrother. The police report as read was satisfactory, An application for a transfor of the license of the Royal Oak Hotel from Mrs Hamilton to Mr M. Ryan r, as granted,

Some Idea of tho extent of the rabbit pest in New South Wales may be gathered from the following figures supplied by the Minister for Lands in answer to a question asked in the Legislatiye Assembly:—Mr Oopeland stated that 632£ miles of rabbit-proof fencing had already been erected at the public expenso, at a cost of (exclusive of super" vision) of £50,847 7s lOd, and 404f miles wero now in course of erection, at an estimated cost of £22,421 18s 7d. He was not aware of what amount had boen expended by private individuals, The area enclosed could not be stated.

Owing to tho death of its owner, the heart of a Dauphin of Franco, who died in 1795, is to be sold by auction, Tho total Crown Lands disposed of since April 7st is 91,872 acres. Some 12000 sheop in all havobeen purchased lately in the Wellington district for the South Island.

Clusters of clover hung in a room and left to dry and abed their perfumo through the air, will drive away flies.* Ormondvillo and Makotuku residents aro complaining of a scarcity of water, aDd cattle havo to bo takon from their paddocks eyery day and watered. The Royal Hotel has become ono of the most popular hostelries in the town. Under tho management of Boat Rayner visitors can depend on their getting the best accommodation at moderate charges and that only tho best liquors are sold. At St. Patrick's Church, Masterton, last eyoningthe Rev, Father O'Meara announced tho concert to be hold in aid of tho Queensland Relief Fund, at the Theutro Royal, on Tuesday ovoning. The Rev. gentleman spoke strongly on the need for rendering prompt assistance and urged the members of hia church to render what aid they could. The Times etates that Hunterville, a township which has nwdo very great progress during the past threo or four years, is to havo its newspaper, Mr Joseph Ivhss haying determined to start a biweekly paper there, to bo called The Paraekaretu Express.

Including those on trial, the Methodist Church In Now South Wales ha; during tho last yoar added 1807 persons to its roll of-membership.

The sum of 1300,000 has been spent on rabbit doßtruction in South Australia without any good rosult. The Commissioner of Works regards wire netting as tho only way to cope with the pest. A man named Henry Cousins has died from the effect of ablow on tho head from a policeman's baton, received during an assault on the polico in Little Lonsdalestreet, Melbourne. A very satisfactory offertory, amounting to £l3 6s 2d, was collected in St". Matthew's Church yesterday for the bonofib of tho Queensland Relief Fund.

An old man named Isaac Holmes was found wandering about the bush near Mudgeo, Now South Wales, with i' 943 in cash and bank drafts in his possession. He was of unsound mind.

A gentleman now resident in Sydney but who was formerly engaged in mercantile busiuesß at Chrittchurch, states in a letter to a friend that he has known both places for a long tinio, but he has never known business bo dull In Ohristchurch, as it is at the present time in Sydney. Mr O, Clifford's Mastertcn Orchestra proceeded to the Taueru on Saturday evening, and gave a concert and dauco, Notwithstanding the inclemoncy of the weather there was a good attendance Several operatio selections were rendered by the Orchestra, and vocal items contributed by Messrs T. H, Jackson, 0. Clifford, Arthur Russell, H. llees, and Master Jago, Pearson's Band was also in attendance and quite livened up the town. Dancing was kept up with spirit until midnight, Mr Harry Roes most efficiently carrying out the duties of M.O. The gathoring was a most enjoyable one and a decided success,

About twenty gontlemen interested in trotting, assembled at. Carterton on Saturday evening last, for the purpose of considering the advisability of forming a Trotting Olub, After discussion a club was formed to be called the Wairarapa Trotting Olub, and the members sub* scriplions was fixed at £l. Mr W, McKoDzio was appointed Secretary pro km, and Messrs Alex. Fraser, 0. H. Gayfer, Collet, Deller,and W. MoKenzio, a canvassing committee. The new Club's first meeting will probably be hold on yueen's Birthday. England's esg-bill, Bays tho Umpire, grows yearly greater. Last year paid outsiders £3,520,918 for eggs, against £2.200,000 in 1880 and £1,200,000 in 1870. In India there is still burning a sacred fire that was lighted by the Parsees twelve centuries ago, The flames are fed with sandal and other fragrant woods. Tho fire is replenished five times a day.

The following is from tho Melbourne Age:—Atatimo when retrenchment is being sought through every ljgitimate channel, attention may appropriately be directed to a fraud which is being systematically a.id extensively worked upon the Working Men's College. Under the rules of that institution, any person dwelling in a country district may, by attending lectures, obtain a railway ticket at an almost nominal charge, Such a privilege wasnot likely to remain long unabused, as the tone of public moralty is often found to be not of an elevated order when dealing with a department of State. Country people Boon arrived at the conclusion that tho petty annoyance of attonding a lecture onoe a week was more than counterbalanced by the privileges of being allowed frequent trips to town at nominal railway charges. Hence arose a sudden thirst for knowledge on tho part of ladies and gentlemen whose education bad or had not been neglected, and they incontinently enroled themselves as students of the Working Men's Oollege, thus qualifying themselves for "workmen's "ticket by rail. "Go at 'Olll again I" "I saw young Harry with his - beaver on 1 "—I Hon. IV*, IV., I. Aye and with his eyes open and his head scrowed on the right way, and he went for them notexactly bald heaued.but straight from the shoulder, and the peoplo cheered him and said go at 'em again old man, and doubtless he did. It was good advice and wo propose to tender it fo onr countless supporters in connection with our half price remnant sale. Go at 'em again we say as hardas youcan, Don'tleavethein till thoy'ro all gone. See that you clear the lot so that when the end comes their place shall know them no more. We want these Half Prico Bargains distributed throughout the length and breadth of tho laud, How long will it last? We can't nay! We don't know I Our minds are not made up I We're going to have a cabinet counoil perhaps to-day, and we'll, let you all know if any decision is arrived at. In tho moantiino go at 'em as hard as you can, It might bo ono day, two days, perhapß three, perhaps four—possibly a week, .We can't say I Wedon.tknow except it can't last long before the end comes at any rate. Now is tho time to buy largely at Hooper's half price Roranaot Sale Hi-, lApvii. 1

A very special and novel feature at the Concert in aid of the Queensland sufferers to be held at the Theatre Koyal, Masterton, to-morrow evening, will be a duet by two Maori ladies recently from College, viz,, Miss Andrews and Miss Manihera.

Two etrange and rather remarkable looking flies have been captured in Masterton and handed over to Mr R. Brown, He intends Bonding them to Sir James Hector-

To show the evil of infant marriage in India, two husbands have sent to traul in Bombay for branding with hot irons the soles of the feet of their little Hindoo wives because they run away to the residences of their mothers.

Additional subscriptions to the Queensland Relinf Fund have been roceivtd by Mr K. Brown as followa:—A. UcLeod and (Jo,, 21s j Messrs A, McLeod and Co's employe's 27a 6d, A young lady at Kington took a dose of chloroform to cure her toothache.

She put the bottle under her pillow with the stoppor out, and the chloroform that leaked on to the bedclothes, combined with what sho had taken, resulted in her death.

At the trial of the man who murdered his little crippled daughtorat Leeds, the jury found that, being drunk, he was insane when he committod the act.

A small paddock is wanted to lease; applications to bo made to the Royal Hotel.

In our report of the Masterton Town Lands Trust meeting, tho paragraph referring to Mr Gapper should have read : "MrGappersaidhe hoped tht Tmlm wouW be in a position to give f/ie oriter for the timber for a hall next year." The Kev. Robert Wood, at the conclusion of hia sermon, at tho Masterton Presbyterian Church last night, alluded In a feeling manner to the distress in (Queensland, and urged his hearora lo : contribute towaristhe Relief Fund now open at the Coancil Chambers. He also drew attention to the concert to bo given to-morrow (Tuesday) ovouing. The Hessian fly is going right through the district, from Taiori South and West. It is in Evans Flat and and Tuapoka Flat towards Balclutba and Kaitangata, It is pretty certain to get to Southland and Canterbury.

A man in Java makes a good living as a prophet. Ho has been paid £BO a year for the last fifteen years "for not prediction a tidp.l wave wliioh will sweep clean over the island." The crudulous natives believe that ho has the powor to attract a wave that will overwhelm the country. On Thursday evening laat, at Eketahunii, Constable Roche'a horao managed to gat in one of the police cells. Constable Koche was absent at the time and a 8 the horse could not get out by itsolf iho aßsUtiinco of Mr J. Anderson, the well known proprietor of the Eketahuna Hotel, had to bo invoked. Aftor a lot of trouble the animal wsb got out in safety. It might be mentioned that the coll contained a bag of feed and a barrel of "seized" beer. Of course the horse went after the beor.

Mr T. Itay, of Olarovillo, was driving from Mastertonto Greytown last Saturday ovening, in a sulky, and on reaching the Woingawa River, found that it was in flood and impassible, After a few moments meditation he took his horao out of the vohicle and lod it across the foot-bridgo. He then tooktho wheels off the sulky and carried them aoross. Finally ho carried tho body acroßS, put the vehicle together again and wont on his way rejoicing, Notice of application for discharge in the estates of Ihaka Hutana and Charles Wentworth Langstone will be made by Mr It. Aoheson, solicitor for the bankrupts, at the next sitting of tho District Court. The Newmarket Handicap was won on Saturday bv Fortunatus, Mr J. U. Wilson, M.H.R, for Palmer* stun, writes to the N.Z Times as follows: -' Would you kindly allow ine tocorreot the rumour, wliioh I have just seon in your paper, that I am about to retire from politics. As 1 stated when I last addressed iny constituents, I shall boa candidate at the next election for tho Otaki constituency, which has done mo tho honour of electing mo as ropreßontative since 1881.—Yours faithfully, James (J. Wilson.'

Tho Wellington Branch of tne Now Zealand Educational Institute held its quarterly meeting on Saturday morning, Mr 0, Watson, 8.A., presiding. Mr T. R. Fleming brought forward the question oE forming a Homo Reading Asso« ciatidn for Teachora, and suggested the 1 Art ot Education' as being a suitable subject to bo taken up. Aftor somo discussion it was decided to ask Mr Fleming to call a meeting for the purpose of forming .such an association as he had described. Mr Watson explained that the attitude taken up by the counoil of the Instituto in asking that inspector should be placed under the control of tho central department waa in response to recommendations made by the Canterbury members on behalf ofthelnspectorsthemselves. In regard to their request for a colonial scale of teachora' salaries, Mr Watson also explained that all tlioy desired was that those should bo the samo romunoratton for teachers of good standing and equal atatus for similar sized bolioolb throughout tho Colony, irrespective of district. The meeting also decided IP hold a meeting in the Wairarapa district during the enßuing quarter. -Timoß. Wo have no lady barristers yet in England says a Homo paper, and thoro is so little work for the men that the introduction of a tali element of competition is not likely to be favoured. But tho study of law among ladieß is net only confined to litigantß. There are two, and we believe only two lady conveyancers in London-ono being Miss Ormo, who finds time lor special works on the Labor Commission. The other is Miss R. £, Lawrence, whoße name appears in the Hat of successful candidates for the London LL. B No other lady had obtained thishonour before MisiLawrenoe, eicep. lug Miss Orme.