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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4450, 21 June 1893, Page 3

We bave to thank Dr Hosking for calling the attention of the Borough Council to the insanitary condition of a portion of the town, but we fear that little good will result from' his report. The Borough Council has never yet faced its responsibilities as a | Board of Health. Effective sanitary administration means some expenditure of money, and from this the Counoil is wont to recoil. As long as no extra burden io placed" on the ratepayers a Borough, Council is fairly popular, even though typhoid, scarlatina, and other preventible epidemics are rampant, The present Borough Council is no worse than its predecessors in its inattention to sanitary matters, but it is certainly no better. The subject is one that lis usually dropped whenever it crops np.

Mr P. H, Wood notifies a umall dairy fatm for private tale. 'l'he properly ia an excellent one, and should command a ready sale. Particulars appear elsawhero. A traction cnglno recently bolted in Kent (Eng)., dashed through a hedge and turned a coinpleto somersault. Miraculous to say ooithor driver nor stoker was. injured in the least. Thoy were in a public-houßO at the time ot the occurrence ' - To guard against poisoning a wise law has just ken passed in Germany, All drugs intended for internal use must be put in roupd bottles, those which are only used externally must bo placed in hexagonal bottles Dr Hoßkinghas reported that portions of tho town ate ia an unhealthy condition, ' He also condemns the milk supply. A meeting of tho JSketahuna Library Oommitteo was hold last Friday night atthe new Library.and it was determined to open tho Library and Heading Boom on Friday night next at 7.30 p.m., when the public will be invited to receive the report of the Committee, and enrol subscribers, A curiousfreakof nature waadiscovarod at Wairongo tho sther doy* in the shape of a calf born without any legs, It was dead when found. The Manawatu Daily Times is the best medium for advertisements in the Manawatu and West Coast districts. Tho Wellington City Council is urging the Government to ihorease the sirength of the local police force. The Full Oouit in Nerr South Wales has decided that it cannot recoguise the admission of New Zoaland, solicitors and attorneys, A Mr R. F. Cook, of Dunedin, who had been there admitted a solicitor of the bupreme Oourt of this Colony, went to Sydney and applied for admission there. The Full Oourt refused the application, on the ground that tho standard of examination for solicitors in New Zealand ii not as high as in New South Wales.—Post. The Masterton Borough (Jouricil objects to the levy of tho United District Charitable Aid Board, on the ground that the rating is on an unfair basis We remind our readers of the Conversazione, which takes place at the Ternperaneo Hall to-night, in connection with the Phoenix Lodge, I.U.CJ.T. The Mayor of Masterton is in future torecoivoa salary of i! 25 poraonnmto cover, the expenses connected with his office. The Provincial Farraera' Association is making preat progress. The canvasser atEketahuna is reported to have placed ±7OO worth of shares during the month, andreceivedaguaranteeofeowsaufficient to start two creameries in the district.

Ie One indication of the great develop, id ment of our trado and commerce ia t, witnessed In the rapid growthof business which has favoured tho New Zealand ; Express Company, general carriers and forwarding agents, iri every town in which they have established themselves, ♦ throughout the Colony. Recently, in Wellington, they' have had to remove into much larger premises in Grey. ; Street; and no.v, in the advertising columns of this issue, the firm's city n Managor, Mr David Gain, announoes the - yeiy complete arrangements which have n been mado for the delivery uf parcols i, and goods in the Wairaropa. There is j also published a list of the country r agents for the N, Z, Express Company, and quotations of tbeir scale of charges from Wellington to Masterton and Oarr terton. In no case do the rates exceed E those which wnnld be.levied by any other B agency, while it is claimed that inmost r instances thoy are considerably'less. As , an example 'it may be noted tliat a 31b . parcel « carried from Wellington to _ Mastortoa and delivered at the very door of the consignee for a moderate sixpence, J Other freights are proportionately as low. ' We direct attention to tha N.Z. Express i Company's notification elsewhere in this ■ isaue. The Masterton agent h Mr R. E. i Evernden, jnr.; nt Carterton, Mr D. I Sullivan j at Greytown, Messrs Hayes and Wenden; at Featheraton, Messrs 1 McLeod andMcKenzie; atEketahuna. 1 Mr A. Manguson;andatPahiatua,Mr B. i Budden. We have the largest stook of New Zealand made Flannels in the Province, We can show over 10,000 (ten thousand) yards i In White, Shetland, Grey, and other colors , at TeAroHoußo, Wellington.-; " ~'■ These New Zealand .Flannels are' well made, well finished, all pure wool and < guaranteed to give every satisfaction in ] wear. Send for patterns to TeAro House, j Wellington. ",-.. ■ j We .wjllsend the : following-.parcels | carriage paid,' to a'ny addression receipt of 1 order and cash at Te Aro Housed Welling- < ton, '■'■'.-.."''.•■ ... '• i New- Zealand Flannels. Parcel No. 5. i 6yds White for, 6/9, 6yds Shetland for \ 6/9, and 4yds Grey for, 4/6, %ds Plaid- f iug.eitker White or Grey, for 6/3.:' The a lot for 24/3, carriage paid, from Te Aro \ House, Wellington, This is a good useful b parcel. ' :.' .. . Parcel No, 6. 4yds eaoh of White and \ Shetland Raiding for 20/-, 6yds White • Flannel for 9/-; The lot, carriage paid, for H 9/-. Thiers a splendid parcel for winter \ %•■-. Bend for itto TeAio House, We], f t Mteli'.-,■'•;; ".;:■>•:.: .;,

>};MrJara'&yfinia;a*hioraner'of the ton} donOounly Cvuncil.'who'iß'Sijcretaryof lh(J fiadtcal Federation! Leslie, haß ! JOBen: committed Jorv.riiU.on a \ clivge. of 'at' .tomptng to defraud a':railwsyic6rhpany of the valuh ofa?tioW ; "'y>f ■'-''': ;'---l',■;' Notice of intention to make a general rate nf three-eighths of a penny in tho pound, is given by the Upper Taueru Road Board, \ Mr J. Stone, of the Waipoua nuraery, is now oponihg up his annual: imports, tinn of Ivory's fruit teas. The selection as usual includes all the choicest kinds of apples, peaches, plums, etc. Among the special liueslie is now offering jhe pnbho are -Hmo genuine Kentish filberts. Tho Mayor (Wr a' A. Pownall) has c:von. no'ioo of motion, that Messrs Williams/ and : , Beothain's offer for a watersupply from Lar.adoivne bo acoep-. ted., PArticulara of trie ofter appear in another column.' . Ihe Scottish correspondent',of the Otago Daily limbs the statement that a youug minister'in the suburbs of Glasgow, benis anxious that one of his congregation should get to a week-night service, stayed in for her, and looked after her six children while she.wentlochufoh. A trotting match has been arranged at Carterton for £U> a-tide, between Mr Wr H, Frank's bi; Quiokstep and a grey Kelding belonging to Mr P. Orewe, which is being backed by Mr.O. H. Giles. The course is two miles on "the road, from Taratahi and will finish at tho Taratahi Hotel. The match wilL.be trotted on Saturday afternoon. The money is "up," Mr Pucker boing the stakoholder.-Üb« server. There are at present two cases of typhoid fever within tho Borough of iH.isterton.

.The Treasurer of the Masterton Hospital acknowledges with thanks receipt cf£l2l2a from Mrf.W: Bales'Hat 1 Point station list, and fis from tho testimonial Committee, Mangatainoka. Wp have to acknowledge receipt of No 4, of the leaflets for fanners, issued by the N,Z Department of Agriculture. Mr John Deasy, M.P. for Mayo Weßt. h»s boon summoned to answer a charge of having aatulted a female servant in his employ. A good many domestic establishments found thomselves unexpectedly placed ou short commons with regard to the usual milk supply yesterday morning, says the N .Z. Times. The canse of this calamity in the cuisine is astriko on the part of I the six deliyery men and the clerk (who keeps the list of customers' names and aooouuls) employed by Mr G. Osborn, of the Wellington Dairy. )c seems that being ail members of a union they took exonption to the employment of a nonunion man, and honce the strike. The Khedive 1b abolishing forced labour cu the Nile. The advertisement of the North Wai. rarapa Gun Club calling for sparrows at 2d per head, has induced one man in Masterton to devote a good portion of his time to the business, He is having constructed nets, cages, and all tho approved appliance of the professional London bird-catcher, and is sanguine that he can do well at the game, About fifteen members of tho Masterton Lodge of Druids have signified thoir intention of being preaeut at tholtoyal Arch Chapter in connectiun with the order, which will bo held at Carterton at the end of the present month. Bro, E. H, YYaddington (who has" for the past fiyo yeara held the position of Secretary to tho Stonehenge. Lodge) and eight others will receive the higher degrees. In the course of his address ou " Boxing and its Banetnl llesults" on Sunday ovcniiig tho Rev, J. Dukos strongly advocated tho opening of a proper Gymnasium in Masterton, fitted up with every judicious appliauce for physical training, and where, under tho tuition of a duly qualified Professor, the young men aud boys could be gathered in from the streets, and subjected to a course of athletics, which would bo promotive of a healthy.vigorousandenjoyablemauhoodj but hecoudemaod " boxiug " because the modicum, ot good imparted by Buohan exercise was as nothing compared with the volume of evil, and because it was glaringly injudioious and inconsistent to foster in youth, a love for a pastime, or a zeal for an arc which tho law would not permit them to practise, Our Carterton correspondent writes: -"Muoh sympathy is felt with the widow and family of the late Andrew De Lacey, who met with such a sudden death fast weekend 1 hear that a canvass of tho whole'district will shortly be [made -to see what assistance can be obtained, for the family are wholly without any means of support. 1 believe His Worship the Mayor of Carterton, intends to convene a public meeting at an early date to consider the best meaos of procuring assistance lor tho bereaved on es,"

A romantic affair is said to have happened in the Turkish Army. A short timo ago the discovery waß made quite accidently in Pristina that a young girl named Hankohad been serving forthreu and a half years, under her brother's name, Ah Redscheb, iu the 16th Reßimoat thore, and hail distinguished herself thero by specially good contluofc. Thesultan was informed of the unheard' of (asp of a women housing with men fry years unveiled. When he learned that tho young girl had taken this dariug step in order to free her brother, who was the only support of his mother, from military servico, he bestowed the Sohesakat Order of the Third olaas on her, and haß given her a life pension of five Turkish pounds a month. She was,of course, sent home, and har brother romained free from serving.—Exchange. A young married woman with four children, who applied for relief at the meeting of the Benevolent Socioly Trustees yesterday, stated; that she had been making shirts, with tho oxcoption of button holes, for 2a Gd per doz, and at that price she was quite unable to maintain herself. The woman from whom she got the shirts received 7s 6d per dozen for them, One of the 'fruatees remarked that this was a clear case of sweating. Mr Lancaster: It's a diagrnco to the community. Tlio Ohairman said the Inspector of Factories ought to enquire into the matter. The Trusses decided to help the woman, and tho Secretary was instructed to make enquirosas to the woman's state-meut.-Times, .

b The quarterly summonsed mooting of j tho StoneheDge Lodge, U.A.U.D , Mastorton, was held in tho Foroators'' i Hall last night, Bro. S. J. Russell, A.D., . presiding The usual lodge business was | transacted, after which the fcllowitg' • officers were nominated for tho ensuing; I terni:-A.D„ Bro. A. W. Russell ;' i v,A,D.,8r0, Winstalyj Arch Bards, > Bro, W. T. Robins and Bro. Carey • i V.A. Bards, Bro. H.Vaußban and Bro. rsWoli,l.G, Bro. 0. Volheinis; , U.G., Bro. W. Blinkhorne; Treasurer, , Bro. T. B. Mitchell j Secretary, Bro. E i H. Wadding j Auditor, Bro S. J, i Russell; Surgeon, Ur S. F. Beard (re- , elected); Bro. S. J. Russell fills the . junior Past Arch chair for the coming bk i months. I . i To Ulster Buyers and Buers of Ulsters I They, that is Hooper and Co., have just, opened 14 cases of Ladies and Children's Ulsters and Jackets, oi every shape, kind and material, Tho prices are extremely lowanditistheirintententionto mako the trade in this line hum. They won't quote prices beoause suoh a plan is delusive in the extreme to say an Ulster (and when : we say Ulster we mean a ladies Ulster) of a certain shape isoffered at a certain price, is no evidenoe of excellence. Indeed, the statement may and sometimes does carry with it condemnatory proof of the most convincing kind. An Ulster quoted at'los9d may be only worthhalfasmuoh. Besides, buyfrs know too well the cost to need the assistance ofapricehst. Itisthusly you want an ulßter, _ You've a pound or two to spend or niay be it is only half as much, or possibly less I Do you find any consolation in'the '< faot that Ulsters are to be had at this price ' and that? No. You've so much money to ■ lay out andyou want to dißbufse it to tho' : best advantage I What do' you do ? Do ( you waste your time in the study \ of price ' lists when the source of supply is dose to your door ? Clearly not T You put'on your that or bwuet ts the ease may be, according I toyoutiuolioation, and make tracks straight < for Sooner and Company's. Bo« HstcW, 11

I Tno.:Queeri' of IlaTraii'officially;states abdicate : the throne, and iaccent a; ponsioh from the Aiherloan Government;.\ -':&"'-'.' ".' ."' " ' ''' ; ■■''.■■'■•.-.■■