Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4378, 25 March 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878]

SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1893.

Beino the extended wile op ME Wairabapa Daily, with which it is identical

The Petersen case recently heard at Greytown haa amounted to a public scandal, According to our contemporary, tho Standard, there has been a mal-administration of justice. The public, who have taken the matter up very warmly in the township, should demand an enquiry into the affair. We have grave doubts as to the competency of Eomo of the new Justices of the Peace, to deal with questions iu which legal technicalities are involved. The community ought not to be placed at the mercy of well meaning but possibly incapable magistrates and the sooner the difficulty is faced the better, The memW for the district ought to bs consulted as to the beat means of ascertaining whether there has beon a miscarriage of justice in the Petersen case,

A grand display of autumn and winter drapory will take place at the W,FO. Association's Queen Streot show roonw on Tuesday next, We again romind owners that acceptances for tho Wairarapa Racing Club'a Easter Meeting clobo with the Secretary (Mr W.Bock) this (Saturday) evening. ' . Fourteen cases; brought by the Stock Department against settlers for exposing sheep infected with lice for sale, wero duposed of by Colonel Roberts, R,M,,andMrH. E, Eton, J,P, yesterday, iu ten minutes. Chief Inspector Ritchie, of the New Zealand Stock Department, arrived in Uaßterton last night, A well-bred chestnut mare, thoroughly staunch, to go into, harness or carry a lady, is reouirei by an advertiser, Mr F, $. Wood publishes- ohtrjps for its nejt Taratahi stock sale, \ pljcebn Thursday, April Gib" "■' * ''': Tho Wellinßton Junior Cj[ub k to be., lifthted'by olectrioity ■••■'•• , An illicit still has been discovered afci Hokitika. j

The Eastern Extension TelegrophOom. pany has deolared a dividend of 7 per cent.

Mr D, Crewe notifies in anothor column that ha Eketahuna Stock Sale takeß place on Friday, April 7th, at 1 o'clock.

Rules under the new Bankruptcy Aol are gazetted,

The following non-permanent appointments as postmasters have been made: - M, J. Swan, Kaitawa; F. A. Turner, Makakahi; A. Pratt, Tawataia.

Tho Napior Telegraph advocates the purchase of tho Wellington-Manawstu Railway by Government, The Wellington Horticultural Sccioty will hold it* annual Ohiysanthemum Show on 27th and 28th April.

A peculiar accident occurred to a young man at Bulls on Wednesday, Bays [the Manawatu Standard, During an epileptic fit his false teeth became displaced In his mouth, and with tbfigold plato to which they wore attached worked their way down and became, fixed nine inches down his throat. Dr Marr succeeded in removing both teeth and plato from their dangerous position. The Standard sajß :-Tkoßev. Father MoKenna celobratea Mass at Grey town on Sunday morning at 11 o'clook. As this will be the last opportunity ol bidding good-bye to Father, McKonna beforo his departure for the Old Country a veiy large congregation Bhouid assemble.

In a farmhouse at Avor, Department of the Ohor (France), lived a widow, with her throe sonß and two daughters. The old woman was in bad health, and her children took in in turn to Bit up with her at night, Soon after midnight one of her sons had jußb given up his post to another brother, after watching for some time, when he heard a noise in the fitting room, and on entering it with a can die in his hand he received a blow on the breast with a hoavy hammer. The attack was followed up, but the light having- boon extinguished his assailant was not able to direct his blows with any precision, and to this circumstanoe he probably owed his life, In tho meantime his biother, who was nursing their sick mothor, hearing tho sou flic, rushod out of the house and gave the alarm to the neighbours. When, however, ho returned with assistance, he found the old womnn extended lifeless on the bed, hor skull fraotured with one blow of the terrible hammer, and, as shrieks were issuing from tho room occupied by hiß sisters, he hurried to their assistance, arriving just in time to savo them both from a similar fate, one of them being already yery seriously hurt, The murderer was the third brother, who had thus attempted to kill the whole famdy. Ho waß soon disarmod and tightly bound pending the appearance of the gendarmes on the sceno of the drama, The only explanation given of tho crime is that the mur< derer had wished to undertake a journey for change of air, on the pretext that he was sufleriug from influenza, and that tho project had been opposed by his mother.

The Marton Merouiy gives tho following particulars of the accident at Wai-tunai-Un Tuesday, 21st, while a young married man named George Adams was loading gravel, a portion of the face, comprising many tons of earth and atones, camodonn, driving him against tho tail of the dray, and half buiying him, On being extricated, he was found to have had his left ear, with a portion of tho sculp, torn away from behind forward, Borni lacerations and bruises on the right side near the hip and a broad punctured wound from the back into the cavity of the abdomen, supposed to have been done with the iron tho tail-board is attaohed to, ; Ha was removed to his cottage'in Feilding, and so far as can be judged at present, IB doing well. Mr Cooko, late of the N,Z,L, and M, Agency Company, and now Australian manager of the Australian Mortgage Land and Financo Company, said, during an interview with a Lyttelton Timeß representative :—" Owing to the low prico of wool, the drought, the rabbit pest and the difficulty of realising on surplus stock, the incorao from station properties had beon subjected to a substantial reduction during tho past two years, On wool alone it could be reckoned that the income had beon oyer one shilling per Bheep less than a oouple of yoars back, which was a serious reduction, and moantime caused the properties to be practically unsaleable. But with tho advanco in wool the culling of the flocks, and the moro economical methods of station management, things had begun to look more prosperous. Tho rabbits were a constant plnue and a continual strain upon the settlors capital and industry. In certain districts the cxpenso was a heavy addition to the ordinary charges, and in numerous instances tho rabbits meant doubling tho rent. Tho squatters found that the only sure way of dealing with them was not only ring fencing with wire netting, but also subdividing as much as possible, and thon systematically poisoning and trapping." Many well-to-do people who died in the "boom" time would, Bays the Arm, {f they returped to life, be shocked to find how little is now loft of their worldly possessions to gladden the hearts of their eurvivors. An application which waa made to Mr Justice Hodges in chambers, in tho estate of tho lato Alfred Hicks, may be mentioned as typical to the course of events in a great many casei. Tho deceased died in 1888, leaving a will by which the Trustees, Executors, and Agency Company were mado his executors, At tho time of the testator's death the BBtato was valued at about £27,000, and probate duty was paid on that amount, The Company proceeded toadminister the oetato, and now find that tho property is not worth more than £12,000 at the the utmost, while thero are mortgage and other debts to the amount of £IB,OOO. The estate is therefore practically Insolvent, and as one of the secured creditors was pressing for payment tho executors applied to have the administration continued by the Court, a step which gives the same protection to the other creditors as they y/ou|d gain by sequestration, The order was granted-

To make a contract profitable thore is oft jo taot required as well as wai hard work (says the Chrißtchurch Press). A' laborer not a hundred miles from the Rangitikei Riyer contracted th'e other week to sink a well on a property, His arrangement with the owner was a certain sum to strike water, The laborer worked hard for a fortnight, and went down a good depth until he reached a very hard Btratum, Tho lower he went tho dryer was tho ground, and as he worked on the plan no water no pay he thought he had made a bad bargain. At once a brilliant idea flashed across tho man's mind, do got some chy and puddled the bottom of the well, and during sovoral dark nights he carried water in buokots some two hundred yards from a neighbouring creek, snd filled the well to a depth of four or five fee!:, Last Saturday, says a northern contemporary, he topk the owner to see the result of his labour. The ownes was delighted to see such a fine well of water and cheerfully paid the laborer his well-earned oheque, The ingenious well-sinker has departed for another part of the colony. Ins News.—Wo have now opened out our new dress goods for the Aatmnri and Winter Season, The variety is greater, the value better, ana the prices lowei than in any previous season at Te Aro Howe, Web lington,

The Need,—For winter wear every good housowife will need warm dresses for herboH and daughters. Try a full dress of our useful Knickor Tweed at 7/6, carriage paid fwmTeAroHoase,

The Pi ice;— Where to get the best value for money from Te Are House, You may procure a full dress of "wear to "ho last" Diagonal Cheviot Tweed for 7/6 and "ever durablo"Bannookburn Tweed for 11/6 carriage paid, Tee Turn.—Boy when yon want find that should he new. Delays are daigcrous. Don't miss the chance of buying frll dress longthsof "wear resisting" heavy- Scotch Cheviot Tweeds, doublo'width, 13/6, carriaqc free, from To Aro House. Tkb W«.—Buy for cash. That is the proper anib'eßt way, Jfou will find it tho cheapesi'fla'y. 'Try jt-jnonr!'strong as leather" 'Diagonal &evioi, : .2l*Wfoll dress!'and''."never wearing out" "Wyl-wyowyl-"<:Welch Tweed 26/-, carriage paid rom f* Aro House,WolHngton,'

A branch office of the Bank of New Zealand is to be opened at Eketahuna. A son of Mr Clark, of Eketahuna, cut his foot very severely with an axo yes. terday. The sufferer was attended to by Mr Bidd.

The Rink Hon, R. W. Duff, the newly appointed Governor of New South Walos, haß been created a Knight Grand Cross of tho Order ot St. Michael and St. George.

H.M.S. Undaunted, which wbb aground near Alexandria, haß been floated off.

Another baby show takes plaoe at Wellington this evening. Apropos of the incident where aMaßterton man eat up in his bed to read his own obituary notice, paragraphs appear in the Evening Press and Greytown Standard stating that" a ludicrous error was made by one oftkitmlerion papm." No doubt the Press and the Standard received their paragraphs from tho individual who perpetrated tho ''ludicrous error," butwhy«hould he say we of ih Maskrton papm, We don't want a show in a business of this kind, although we are quite sen•ible of his kindnoss and generosity in giving os one.

A cable of the 22nd instant gives the time for the University boat race sb lflmin 52sec, which is 31seo slower than the time recorded for last year's contest. A later message, however, states that the official time is riven «s 18min 47«ec.

The Registrar-General's figures show that the idea which had gained ground ia England that the marriage rato waa decreasing is not correct. Un tho contrary, in the five years ending with tho olose of 1891 the marriage rate has gono up steadily. The marriages which have lallen ofi, are the very early marriages, which were at one time so disastrously prevalent among the poor. Leaving widowers out of thequestion, thoavorage age at which men marry in 'England and Wales nowadays is about 26} years, while the average age of the spinsters who marry is just under 25 years. The disparity between the number of deaths of tho two Bexes respectively shows an increase, due, it is supposed, to the increasingly unfavourable conditions of male compared with femalo life, Speaking roughly, 21 men die to 19 women, and tho figures as to population bliow that in England and Walos there are 900,000 more females than males. Illiteracy exhibits a steady and eyon rapid decrease,

As had boon arranged at the recent meeting of the Manawatu Rabbit Extermination Society, themeetingof the farmers to prospeot the rabbit country came off last Wednesday. In addition to 17 farmers, Messrs Bull and Blundell, sheep inspectors, were also present, The land travorsed by tho company was tho moat infeoted by the rabbita in the diatriot, namely, Messrs M.cKelvie, D, Sctitt, and tho Manawatu Railway Company's properties, and this was thoroughly prospocted, with tho result that it was found that there was only one rabbit now whero six months ago there were 80, The catch for the whole day I amounted to 27 rabbits, obtained by digging, shooting, and tho dogs. - Advocate,

A settler at St Andrews, near Timaru, has (says the Timaru Herald) an unccmn mon specimen otlamb running in his flocks, In addition to tho natural tail, the lamb was bom with another tail right between the ears on the" poll." As tho lamb, which is a three-quarter bred, runs about, the tail pops first on one side of the hoad, and then tho other, giving it a very comical appearance,

As showing the wonderful vitality of the oudlin grub, a correspondent informs the Waikato Times, that he dosed one with Bpirilß of salts, ammonia and acelio acid,and"hisgrubship" survived tho lot, being livelier than ever at tho finish and had to receive the coup rfe grace in the usual way, At Napier the other day a man who had been in a gaol for a fortnight for drunkenness wasglvon permission to depart upon paying 18s costs. Thus for about lis a week he was given suitablo food, good lodgings, and careful medical treatment, If he had kept Bober, and had required to go to the hospital ho would hayo been charged £1 a week, Wo do not quite know (saya tho Herald) what the moral jb.

A fortnight ago (says a Berlin correspondent) the lion tamer, Seeth, left Revel on board tho steamer Marie Louiso, bound for Liibeck, With him were his Hoiib and horses, On the way a violent storm arose, and the wild anlmalß were nearly all mad with terror, and tried thoir utmost to got out of their cages, Tho great seas which washed over tho vessel loosened the lions' cage, and it was only with the greatest exertions that the beasts were kept baok, Suddenly, however, one lion managed to get looso and sprang at a hone, but a great wave washed him overboard. The lion tamer is said to havo beon seized by one of the animals and rather sevoroly wounded,

What was yery nearly a serious fire, took place at Mr Murroll's residence at Parkvillo yesterday, A fire was left in tho dining room, the family being away in the paddocks, when smoke was seen to issue from the window. Plenty of water being at hand tho tiro wa3 got under bofore any very serious damage resulted.

The Presbyterian publishes an account of an mtorviow with Mrfi, L, Stovonson, tho novelist, on the subject of the labour traffio in tho South Sea Islands, Mr Stevenson Bays thore is the yeatest difficulty in being satisfied with any supervision of tho traffic by tho Queensland Government, owing to the multi, plioity of languages among the various islands rendering it impossible for an agent to discover whether the natives go to Queensland of their own free will, As a matter of fact many of them consent to go in order to save their lives from their euomies; and as to the question of returning, many of them, Mr Stovonson eays, are as often as not sent to the wrong place, which may moan death to them. It is a common trick, when an agent wishes the labour he haa on board to re-volunteer for work in Queensland, to bring up the vessel opposite an enemy Vbay and tell the natives they are to bo landed there; There are, however, alleviating circumstances' in the case of tho natives of the Gilbert Islands, where tho atolfs are so desolate that the people ore in danger of perjthjng by famine. Queensland requires temporary laboiirj and these ialatida supply its want, and at the same time relieve their own distress, yet probably he has Hever Been anywhere in the world anything so hideous as this labour traffio. Ho believes that to-day undisguised kidnapping is practised at the islands. He is ignorant of the New Hebrides gronp, but from what ho knowsoffte other islands he bolievea any race is best civilised in situ,

This is >vl)at Mr Gordon, Inspector of Stock for Queensland, has to Bay about tho pasturage of this colony .'-"Nothing astonished me bo much as the rlchnesß of the New Zealand pastures, Through a largo portion of Taranaki from four to six sheep per acres ia common, whilo in the Hastings Valley, near Napier, nine sheep to the aoro was quite a common sight, Indeed, the sheep were eo closely packed in tho paddocks that at first I coifld scarcely divest myself of the idea, that they had been mustered for shearing or some other purpose," j

Nature In her wisdom has so ordered that all animals and birds are provided with a change of clothing to suit the season, Human beings alone being lett to their own devices; but in order to atone somewhat tor this neglect, she has invested tome with the brains to design, and others with skill to execute, Ever jealous of out reputation we have our representatives always on the look out in haunts ot fashion to glean the first intimation of what is going to be tho thing, and when that information has been gained to scour the markets for the choicest ol fashions productions. We have now opened ap our first instalment of Autumn and Winter Novelties and invito the public to inspect. Our Show Kooms are full of the newest and nobbiest Millinery. Ladies Mantles, Jackets, etc. Our Dress Department is crowded out with the latest fashions and designs and all other departments are similarly constituted. We would impress Upon our publio not to delay making tho first Eelicilbb,"; flbopcr oftiji'onipy, Bon Marche. '"'. ■"••'''• ."..'■

Complaints are being made of cruelty to animals landed on the Wellington wharf. The police will probably take action,

A sculling race between Stanburv and Teemer has been arranged to take place I at Bt. Louis on 80th May. The following prices were given for tho privileges inconnectionwiththeTauhoroHikau Races, to be held on Easter Monday :—Gates, Mr Barr, £77 j Books of Races, Mr Hodder, £25, Horse Yards, Mr Crawford, £9los j Grand Stand Pubhcan'a Booth, Mr Hiley, £l7; k, 2 Fublioan's Booth, Mr Bearl, £l6; Grand Stand Refreshment Booth, Mr Whyte, £6; No. 2 Refreshment Booth, Mr Gregg, £7losj Fruit and Fanoy Stall, Mr Cook, £2los,

The annual meeting of the Wairarapa District Hospital Board was held in tho Council Chambers this morning, As no levy jb required for either the Masterton or Grey town Hospitals the proceedings wore merely formal, The following members of the Board wore present :- G. Heron (Chairman), W. Perry (Treasurer;, W. H, Beetham, 0, E. CockburnHood

The officers of the Maßterton Permanent Invostmont and Building Socioty and the P. 1. and Loan Association of Wairarapa will be closed on tho 31st of Maroh and Ist and 3rd of April. The pay day will be tho Mowing Saturday, April Bth.

Mr W. H. Suckling, from Chriatchurcb, will deliver an address at the Temperance Hall, Masterton, tomorrow (Sunday) evening.

Messrs Lowes and Irons announce their next Masterton Stock Sale for Wednesday, April sth. Entries as advertisod. The Harvest Festival Services in connection with the Masterton branch of the Salvation Army, will commonco thiß evening. The ttall has traotivoly decorated by Captain and Mrs Veitch, and on all sides are displayed tho evidences of n bountiful harvest, The offerings of fruit and vegetables have been exceedingly liberal, and many of them would grace any horticultural show, An old man, aged 62 years, was arrested I ißt night iu a stateof drunkenness, having sought shelter in the Wesleyan Church additions. He states that ho wai fleeced of a considorablo sum of money by spielors at Palmereton North recontly, He was -brought before the R.M, Court thiß morning and convicted and discharged, Mr Alex Baillie arrived in Maßterton last ovoning, after an absence of nearly four years, moßt of which ho spent in Australia. He latterly hold an appointment on the staff of tho Sydney Morning Herald which bo was obliged to give up owing to ill-health. Mr Do Lisle has been declared the lucky winner of Mrs P. Dickson's beautiful doll, one of the principal prizes of the late Catholic Bazaar.

Mr T. J. Smith, Wotleyan Home Missionary at Eketahuna, will shortly be removed to Kiwitea, and Mr W. E, Birks takes his place, During his stay at Eketahuna Mr Smith has been a faithful and devoted worker, and in leaving ha will carry with him tho boat wißhes of many friends. This true story seems to show tho benefit that ia brought to poor old ladies by district visitors :-Tho young and fresh ourate was lately sont on visiting duty in his parish at the East End. Accordingly ho called on an old lady, and, being new to the work, ho made certain awkward inquiries ofamoreorlesa biblical kind, and then paused, being aware of a strange look in the old lady's faco, The old lady filled up tho pause thus:—"Look 'ero, young man; you'vo got to sit down and read mo a chapter of the Bible, and thon gi' mo sixpence, and then go awayl" Mary Corr, arrested on a charge of setting fire to her house on Thursday night, was brought up at tho Christchurch Police Court yesterday morning and remanded on bail till the SOth hutant,

The licenseo of the Prince of Wale 1 Hotel and two others at Invoroargil' havo beon fined £3 ench, with costs, foi carrying on a Oaloutta swcop,

The Treasurer of tho Masterton Hobpital acknowledges receipt of tho following subscriptions :-Mr G. W. Mace 21s, employes of do £3 6s, Messrs Vallance Bros, L2, employe's of do L2 10s, employes To Ore Ore por Mr David Guild L2, Messrs W. G. Beard L 3 3s, Geo. Johnston L2 2s, J. O. Boddington, Henry H. Smith, O. A. Tabuteau, L. Brrith, W. H, Jackson, Chas. Hughes, Wm, Noill, A. R, Bunny, A. MoLeod & Co,, Mrs P. Dixon and Rov, Father MoKenna 21s eaoh j Messrs A. W. Cavo, R. Oookburn, O. E. Uaniell 20s each; W. B. Buick, R. Hannah 4 Co,, Wong You 10s Gd each; Wm. Day, M. Kerins, John Bannister, R. T. Holmes, Thos, Watson, E, F. Temple, Jan. Elliott, Ei Waddington, Jos. Dixon, W, Hnwko,.)Bß Mulr, Alex. McKouzio, D. MoLaohlan, Opaki, 10s each; W- J. Hirschborg, F. O. L,, T, L,, A. E, Copping, J. Carpenter, O. Pragnell, J. o,lngram,!',Shaw,W.Dougall, W. Harrison, W, B. Ohonnolls, T. H, Thompson, J, Mandel, John Henderson, Fred Wright, E, S, Dixon, F, Holloway, Jaa Wobh, P. Gill, G, Townsend, 0. Cowpor, J, L, Murray, Wm. Cameron, D. W, Molntosh, F, H- Sutton, Alf, Welch, S. Pearson, R. Scott, A, It, Waterhouso, E. Richards, junr., D. R, Robinson, S. H. Ralph, Jacob Bambor, J. Oaselberg, D, Caselborg, L, Caselberg, Job, Williamß, Wm. 8011, A, J. Hatha way, Chas, Donaldson, Wm. Cullen, Vincent Hooper, W, Lenz, Mrs Wagg, and Miss Michell 5s each.

The Baby Show instituted at tho Wellington Skating Rink by MrGunn (says tho Times) proved a a most decidod success, thero being no loss than 27 entries, There was an eitromoly large attend, ance of the public, end vorygreat interestwas 6hown in tho awarding of the prizes, the audionce voting as to tho best baby, Tho prizes were awarded as follows :- Ist, Gracio Darlington, 8 months; 2nd, Dorothy Taylor, 9 months! 3rd, Gracio Hawkins,!) months, Tho first prize was one guinea, a Japanese cabinet and a dozen cabinet photos of tho prize-winner. Valuable prizes wore also givon to the second and third babios, During tho evoning several popular performers gave songs, &c,, apme members of thp Alabama Minstrels hoing amongst those who appeared. The pub]ic are reminded that Mr Gunn'q free co'ncertß cjoso' this ovening with a entire change of programme, No doubt tho entertatnmont will be largely patronised,