Wairarapa Daily Times. THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4398, 20 April 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times.

THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1893.

[ESTABLISHED 1878] Being inn extended titib or ins WiißAitm Daily, with which it ia TOENTIOAIi

Mr Spackman, of Maßterton, Is the successful tenderer for tho alterations of the Teachor's reaidenco at Te'niii.

An emergency meoting of tho Wairarapa Royal Arch Chapter, N.Z.O, will be held this (Wodnesday) evenin? in tho Masonic Hall, Greytown. We direot tho attention of ourreadors to the mission to be held by Air Rowland Edwards, in tho Theatre lloyal, commencing on Sunday the 23rd inst, The preacher is a retired English solicitor, who is traveling iu mission work through tho Colonies. Largo audiences haveboth in Australia as well as in this Colony —attended his services, and a full house is expoctod in Masterton. It will be seen from our advertising columns that tho Sunday evening pieeting commences at eight o'clock, so aB to allow ohurch goers to attend after their own services, The meetings will bo free to all and no collections will be made.

It has occurred to tho Committee of the approaohing World's J/air in Chicago that a live whale would be an interesting object of exhibition in the fisheries dopaitment. Accordingly a whaling party is reported to bo fitting out with a view to securing the desired objeot. As harpoons cannot, of c urse, be used in this case, the capture will nooesjarilv be difficult. " When taken," (which appeara to be an important proviso) tho whale will, lb is stated, be .confined in a huge tank and towed to Chicago by way of tho 8t Lawrenco River.

Tuesday's Rangitikei Advocate says that" Mr H, McLenaghan, contractor, met with amy painful accident on Thursday afternoon, and only just escaped with lii'b litoi He was working with another man in a gravel pit on tho Valley road, above Mr Newman's, whon a fall of several tons of earth completely covered him, and crashed him to the ground. Fortunately, his mate saw the exact place where he tell, and was able to uncover his head boforehewas smothered After some difficulty he was extracted from hiß perilous position, and brought home in Mr Franklin's trap, the sufferer Ib_ out of danger, but will most likely be laid up for some time, being badly bruised about the back and top," The JForWsays: -TheQueen possesses an immense quantity of wiue, there being very large cellars and most of them full, at St James' Palace, Windsor Caatlo,and Buckingham Palactj* No great stock of wine is kept either at Osborne or at Balmoral, tho auppliea for those Palaces being renewed as often as may be necessary. The Queen's collection of old port atri flhorry, East India Maderia, and Cabinet Shine wines is probably the largest and tinost in the country, and Her Majesty has a splendid cellar of Imperial Tokay, which was Prince Albert's favourite dessert'wine, George IV.purohasoi vast quantities of. port, Maderia, and shorry, which he was privileged to import free of duty, and in those days ; membors of the household wore in the habit of getting a groat deal 'of wine in tho same way, under the protest that it was being ordered by them for the King,]

Bishop Julius leavo3 London for Ohriatohuroh in _ The shares of the Loudon Chartered Bink of Australia wero quoted at f7 on the 17th inst.

Thb New York Herald's Houolulu correspondent ruports 40,000 natives are supposed to annexation to America, and only 2000 approyo of it. Four Dundee whalers sighted a number of hair teals in tho Antartic Ocean, and fccured 14,000, yielding 500 tons of oil. Nq right whales wore seen. Mr Wilson, Victonan butter expert. IB arranging w;th Mr Oamoron, M.P., hi more for tho insertion of a clause in tho Sale of Fuod ami Drugs Bill prohibiting tho sale of margarino unless it is colour. li»s, iii orderto prevent it being mistakeu for butter.

An old man, 72 yoara of ago and almost a dwatfin stature, a short time ago left comfortable quarters in the Home for the Aged Needy, declared that he could work for himself. TWb he did, but only fur a tine, and beiof; onco more upon his beam onds " had to apply to tlw Benevolent Trustees for reliaf. Whonhocamebeforo the trustees.on Monday, the chairman asked him how many pints ho had disposed of since leaving tho Home. Tho old man, who was not at all abashed, admitted that ho couldu t count them, and added apologetically that he was bom in a "pub.," had been brought up in a "pub.," and in bis timo had put away a good many pints, but ho couldn't stand much dtink now—he waa gcLtinf too, old for it—but it wouldn't last loiig, Tho Trustees rcsolrcd to send the old man to their Home at Ohiro.—Evening Press. There is a village in KtafFordshiroPelsall by namoTrwhich it in grave peril of suddenly disappeatingfrom the euifacs of the earth. Under this part of tho country thero are coal mines which aro being worked so near the surface that the lives both of hninan beings and of cattlo aro seriously endangered. Very recently a man suddenly foil through from tho surface to the workings in the mines below, and was only rescued by the prompt action of tho miners, who, soeing bis legs, extricated him, In tho second case the man fell in, and unfortunately lost his life. Where the coal is now being cxtraoted the ground it is stated, is constantly falling in. At a meeting of the inhabitants,a committee, mcludiugsoveral parish officers was chosen with a view to raise a fund to protect the Interests of tho I public.

A fatal flro took place at a County Lunatic Asylum in Now Hampshire tlio other day, and it spread with fearful rapidity, as the building was all of wood. Of the forty.six inmates but three or four have oscapsd, The poor creatures were locked in their cells, .and to reloase them the coll doors had to be broken one by one. There was no time to break nil the doors, and many perished in their narrow prisons, Of those, who were tefc at liberty, few had any thought o( providing for thoir own safety. The less afflicted could only stare at the lire in apathetic indifference. Some positively refused to be saved, and others fought with one another like wild beasts until they were overpowered by tho flames, There seems too much reason to believe that tho placo was set on firo by one of the inmatos—a woman. The fire was first discovered in her coll, and it was burning in a basket full of chips and shavings, in all probability, she had collected. Tho building was, moreover, saturated with oil. She contemplated the work of destruction with "insane delight," until some returning sense of personal danger led her to run into the courtyards. Here, howtver, she was still imprisoned by tho high palisades, and sho shared the fate of her companions, though by a Blowor proceßS of torturo.

Tho village ofSouthall, sayan English papor, was the scene of an amusing inci« dent recon-ly, A young artilleryman, who hau exceeded his leave and had beon classed aa a deserter, having been ar. rested, was bomg conveyed under escorted to a local railwayjtation, eiiroufeto tlio military depot, when ho suddenly bottlod, and quickly disappeared, For upwards of an hour the sergeant and two othor privates forming the escort scoured tho neighbourhood in search of thoir prisoner, but in vain, and they were making their way back to the star,ion whon their attention was directed to a closely veiled female of remarkably fine figure, who was hurrying over a footbridge crossing tho line a short distance tanco ahead of them. The suspicions of tho sergeant were at once aroused, and ordering his men to " double" the escort surprised tho •' lady " as she was about to cross tho meadow leading into an opon country. The sorgeant unceremoniously raised har veil, beneath which ho discovered aa ho anticipated, tho face of the deserter, who, it appears had paid aclandestino visit to an old clothes shop in the village, and bad obtained a com» ploto disguise. Unfortunately the gown and a smart female costumo in which lie waa attired had not been seourely fastened at tho waiat, and it fell suddenly to tho ground, exposing the regimental trousers and tunio tails of tho artilleryman, A prettily trimmed Astniohan jacket and a dainty littlo bonnet and feathers with the up-lifted veil remained as part of tho artilleryman's outfit, and in these he was conveyed direct to the dopot.

ill Germany, as well as in England, there aregrave complaint* about agricuN tural doproeaion, and an agricultural conference attended by about 14,000 persons has been held at Berlin, at which it was stated that in uermany, as in England, land Has fast guing out of cultivation, and that in a short time the country would reßemblo the aspect it boro after the Thirty Years' War. The prospects of succefs for Lord Winchelsea'a movehas befiu materially lessoned by the decision of the Labourer's Union that they will have nothing to do with it. In Germany there iB no beating about the hush the fartrers object to foreign grain being imported without paying a heavy duty. In Great Britain no school of politicians are prepared to go so far, Marriageable younir ladies are a Bcarce commodity iu Austin, Texas, L'nder the circumstances 15 young men of that town haw formed a pool, and having formed a favourable opinionof Oaliforman girls, aro desirous ot entering into correspondonco with a number of them, tho ultimate object being matrimony. The young men are olerks, school teachers, etc, of unblemished moral character, and members of churches of different denominations, They desiro that the young ladies shall be well educated, refined, chaste, and passably good looking, while a bank account would not be looked upon as a drawback. Mayor Ellart, of San Francisco, is considering the advisability of securing the addresses of tho young ladies of the city who are matrimonially inclined and haye no objection to journeying to Austin as long as a husband awaits them at tho end of their trip, The Mayor's clerk, however, seriously objects to having the office turned into a marriago bureau. A new swlndlo has recently been per* petrated in thecentral States of America. Two fine-looking people travel about. They call upon a minister and ask hiin to perform a marriage ceremony, After it is over and the bride has been kissed, a 20dol bill is tendered the minister, with tho request that he take out 5 dol. for a fee, The minister hands over 16dol, change with alaority, and is very happy until later, when he discovers the bill to be counterfeit.

Nature m her wisaom bas so ordered that all animals aud birds are provided with a change of clothing to suit the season, Hutnau beings alone being left to their own devices i but in order to atone somewhat for this neglect, she has invested some with the brains to design, arid others with skill to execute. Ever jealous of our reputation we have our representatives always on tho look out in haunts of fashion to glean the first intimation of what is going to bo the thing, and when that information has been gained to scour the markets for the choicest of fashions productions, We have now opened up our first instalment of Autumn and Winter Novelties and invito the public to inspect. Our Show ltooms are full of the newest l 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 ourpublid not to' delay making tha first selection, Hooperjand Company, Boa Marche,

It is repotted that Mrs Maybriek has again attempted suicide in prison. ;

The late Kmg Louis 11, of Bavaria encumbered the Royal property to such an extent that it will required payment of £l5O a day during sixtceu. years before his debts are paid off.

China and Japan are pre-eminently tho seaweed-eating nations of the world, Among no other people are marine alga), or seaweeds, so extremely devoured and relished as food substances,

Mr Mundclla intends to introiuco a Bill, into tho English Parliament empowering the Board of Trado to appoint Boards of Ooncilliatton and Arbitration. Six woeks' drought has been experienced throughout England. The femalo clerks in the Wellington Telephone Exchange havo hitherto twen exempt from Sunday work, but notico ! has now been given them that they will bo required to undertako duty every day of the week.

Tho following haye been nominated for olection as members of the Tenui School Committco for tho onsuiug year; A. T. Hancock, E. Mason, H. New-, combflj J. A. Perry, A. Southey, R, S. Sirwnibo, J. Schofield. An old loan who had been badly hurt in a railway collision, being advised to sue the coinp»ny for damages, eatd, 1 Well, no, nut for damages, I'vo had enough of thorn, but I'll sue 'em for ropairs'

Mr Weetman, Chief Survoyor and Crown Lands Commissioner for the Taranaki Provincial District, has received notice of transfer to Blenheim, and will bo succeeded by Mr Stranchan, from Westland. Mr Weotman will leave at the beginning of next month. . In tho Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division recently the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland appeared to answer tho change of having seized papers from Stafford House, St James', square, from tho administrator of the estate of her late hutband, and burned them. She explained that ehe had destroyed a letter from the lato Duke writton before thotr marriage. Tho Judge Sir Francis H Jeuno, refused to accept an apology from tho Dutchess for her conduct, and inflicted a line of £250, also ordering that she be imprisoned for six weoks, for contempt of Court. Hindoo, Afghan and Syrian hawkers, who ply I fair avocation in Yiotoria, are likely to have their licenses refused in future. It appears that "hawkers of these races swarmed over the country districts, frightened unprotected women and children, and wero a source of grave anxiety to the hoads of families whoso avocations took them from their homes in tho day time," The government is goiug to attend to the matter, Tho Dunedin correspondent of the Clutha Leader writes" A curious case of blindness occurred only ktweek. Tho victim is an elderly lady residing in Yorkplace, where Blie has lived for many years. For a few mouths paßt she has had troublesome eyes, which, however, did not cause much pain, and one day recently on placing hor hand to her eyes and withdrawing it again she found she was blind. How the pititul result came about is not known, Even tho doctors cannot oxplain it, The most they can say is that tho trouble was at the back of the eye, in a position they do not roach."

Wo have received from 0. Mitcholl & Co., a well-known London advertising contractor's firm, the forty-eighth annual issue of their Newspaper Press Directory. The work is a convenient one, not too voluminous on the ono hand or too condenscd on the other, It impresses us as about the beßt business manifesto of its kind which has yet come under our notice,

Mr A. Black, of the Pohiatua Star, as the outcome of recent litigation, found it necessary to-day to file a declaration of insolvency. We regret to see Mr Black go under, but wo trust the submerging process is only temporary. We havo had some little dealings with him with him in the past, and oan speak of him as a journalist in the highest terms, We belieyo that our opinion of him is shared by the Pahiatua community generally. If so, Mr Blaok's sphere of usefulness in that districi is not cloaod against him, On the contrary wo shall ex pect to see him yet mako his mark br a successful newspaper proprietor in that thriving locality, A good namo is better than even a credit balance at the bank,

A serious affray is reported from Stafford's Point, Texas, arising out of an insult offered to the wife of Dr Cockran by a young negro. The doctor, who has only one arm, chastised the offender. Subs cquently he was attacked at the rail, way station by the youth's father, who fellod hira to the ground with a stone. Dr Cochran immediately drew his revolver and lodged three bullets in the body of his assailant, killing him on the spot. Mr Watts, the station agent, disarmed tho doctor. A mob of negroes quickly assoiubled round tho station, and seeing the agont with the revolver in his hand concluded that it was bo who had killed their oomrade. Their attitodo became so menacing that Mr Watts barricaded tho station, and held tho mob at bay with tho assistance of the telegraph operator, who in the meantime had sent a message to several points asking for help, The negroes continued to increase in numbers and threatened to bum the station and the town, when at last alocomotivo steamed into the station with a sheriff and posso. Quiet was then restored, although not without great difficulty,

A peculiar accident occurred on the park, Windsor, during a cricket match on Saturday afternoon last, Two girls were Bitting with babies in their arms watching the boys playing, when one of the flayers struck a ball with some force and it travelled at the speed of a cannon ball, striking one of the babies in the head with an awful thud, The spectators were horror-stricken, tho game was stopped, and tho players ran towards the caretakers of the babies, fully expecting to see a corpse, judging by the sound made by tho ball on its skull. Their grief was, however, turned to laughter when they saw the girl lift up her charge, put it under her arm, and walk away, It was only a huge doll in long clothes that the ball had crashed up against, A sigh of relief went up from the striker of tho ball,—Gazette,

The Post says that the second and last shipment (180,000) of Balmon oya, obtained by the Agent General for the Government with the vote of £250 passed by Parliament last session, has arrived in excellent order'by the Kaikoura, and this is tho more gratifying after tho destruction wrought by the unduly protracted voyatje of the first 100,000 recently received. The good condition of the present shipment is largely due to Mr Dallas, the chief ennineor, under whose care the nva have been brought out, and who has given hiß delicate charge unremitting attention. The ova are to be at once distributed to the hatcheries at Nelson, Westport, Groymouth, llcefton, Hokitika, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, and Queens, town, and a box for the Marlborough Acclimatisation Society is to bo Bent up to Msslerton, to be developed at the hatchery there.

Wasted, from our ladycustomers, numcr ous orders for the celebrated C.D. Corsets of which we have just opened out a largo parcel. We will forward a pair, post free, for 6/6, from Tc Aro House, Wellington, Fon Sale, a splendid lot of Ladies Underclothing, bought very much under usual prices. Night-dresses from 4/9, Chemises from 2/11, Knickers from 2/11, These aro frem the best Home Factories, and aro wonderful value at Te Aro House. A New Lot. We have just received from tho manufacturers, a first shipment of the 1 " Ideal, 1 ! all-wool Undervests, for ladies and Children, andareseliisg'themfor wholesale prices nt To Aro Post Fiuje. Wo will send any quantity ol these beautiful goods by parcel post on receipt of order. Prices for Ladies Bizes 1/11 to 6/0, Childrens 1/3 to 2/11, May bo had in whito and plain colours from Tc Afo House, ' Showing by Post. We make this n leading feature in our business, Country customers served at Wellington prices. We keep a large staff specially for executing country orders; so send them on early. Itcmciuber 1 All goods charged town prices from.Jamea Smith, Te Aro House, Wellington .

Mr D, Crewo notifies that his brick auction mart at Pahiatua is now completed and that he is prepared to receive for sale, consignments of all kinds of gocda.

Householders 'are reminded by notico in another column of the publio meeting on Monday next, in the publio school room, Mnaterton, for nominating and electing a school committee for the en. suing year.

ftext Monday is St. George's DayBank officials tako St. George ab ono of their many patron saints, and keep holiday on his anniversary, Mr W. Pearee, the premior cyclist of tho Wairarapa A. A, and 0. Club, intends" making an effort to lower the N.Z, recard for 50 miles on the road.

Mr W. B, Chehnells, left for Pahiatua thii morning on bankruptcy business,

Owing to Mr T. Hutchison K, M., being unable to go to Eketahuua to-day the inquest will be held by tho senior Justice in the district, on the remains of tho boy Ernest Astwood who was accidentally shot yesterday while out pigeon I shooting,

Our readers are. again reminded, o tho re-opening soueo, in connection with the Masterton Wesleyan Church which takes placo this evening. The affair jhouldbo a most eDjoyablo ono and promises to bo.'viry largly attended. Tea will commence at 6 p.m. in the schoolroom, and the after mooting at 7.80, when addresses will be givon by the Rev. S. J. Gibson, R. Wood, J. Dukes and 'JVC Smith. Orchestral and vocal music will be given at intervals during tho evening.

Pearson's Private Brass Band, under the conductorship of Mr George Gray, juii., will play the following programme of choice selections in tho Masterton Park on Sunday alternoon next, commencing at half-past two;— March, (contest)" Battle of Eureka"; Walls, " Olivia"; Quartette, " Return ot Spring 1 '; Slow March, "Militaire"; Schottischo," Jolly Sailors"; Quartette, " Tho Soldier's Talo"; Grand March, VWhitwcrth" j Galop, "Opossum Hunt." A collection box will be placed at the gates in aid of the Band fund, -

The Wairarapa A,A. and Cyoling Club will be represented at tho forthcoming Wellington Sports, which tako place on Saturday next, in the cycling events by Messrs W.Poarse and 0. S. Cooper. Pearso will receive ten yards in the Half Mile; forty yards in the Mile, and eighty yards in tho Two Milo, Cooper's allow. anceß are: twenty-five yards in the Half Mile; fifty yards in the Mile; and one hundred yards in the Two Milo Race. Both men are in active training, and should give a good account of themselves,

A meeting of the Ladies Management and oateriog committee in connection with tho Annual (Jroytown Hospital Ball to tako pltco on Friday, the 28th inst., was held at the Secretary's (Mr F, B. Wood's) office last evening. Caterers lists were handed in, showing cash subscriptions collected to date, and a fair supply of provisions as promised. It was resolved that Mr Clifford's band be engaged for supplying music. The next meeting will bo held on Saturday, the 22nd inst,

A committee meoting of the Mastorton Horticultuaal Society wob held laatovenin?, Mr W. 0, Board in tho chair. Final arrangements wero made for a Chrysanthemum Show on tho 26th hint. A sub committee was appointed to report on tho Codlin Moth Bill which is about to be reintroduced into the Assembly. In another column an adfertisoment will be found giving particulars of tho coming Show,

Mr Charles Clifford, organist of St. Matthews', asks us to intimate that ho is in no way connected with the case Graham & Co, v, 0, Olifford heard In tho R.M, Court to.day,

Tenders are invited by Mr A, Murray, manager) Mataikuna Station, for bush and scrub cutting in blocks of about 200 acres.

Tho Labour Buroau will send twonty more men from Wellington to Eketaliuna, on Monday noxt, to work on tho railroad formation,

Mr W. Jeffries, Secretary of tho local A. A, Club is arranging for a 20 mile time handicap bicycle raco, to probably take place onThurnday 25th of May. Tho first prize will bo apold medal and tho neeond a silver ono.

The following gentlemen have been nominated as members of the Ureytown School Committeeßov I'. B. Maclean, Rev 8. J. Gibson, H. S, Izard, E. Y, Shearer, J. S. Pepper, W. F. Koydhouße, R. O, Black, J, G. Fildes, and J.J). Hengorty.

The following Is from tho Greytown Standard Lately our bumptious oontemporary, tho Evening Poat, made the extraordinary statement that it had twice the circulation in tho Wairarapa that any of tho local papers have. Wo took nonotice ot tliispropoßtorous"blow" becauao we know that it could only bo regarded as" blow," and because we knew that the public know that wo haye oursolves five times the circulation in tho Wairarapa district than the Post has. Ono of our local contemporaries, however, has taken the Post soriously, and offered to stake i 25, (tho amount dovoted to charity) that tho Post was stating what was not correct, and haa challenged tbo proprietary of that paper to the proof. We have Been a copy of the letter sent to the Post, but that courageous Bob Acres did not venture to publish it, or reply to its challenge. There is a good deal o( ' 'Bristol fashion" about the Post j it belioves that "a good bounce is hotter than a doubtful fight."

The Brussels compositors have struck, and tho publication of newspapers is suspended, A special meeting of the Loyal Mas* torton Lodge, 1.0.0 ,F.M.U„wlll bo held on Saturday next.