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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4477, 22 July 1893, Page 2

Tho District Court was occupied all yesterday afternoon with tho examination of William Hull, of Pahiatua, whose bankruptcy has now been before the Court for the lost seven years, and who has not yet obtained his discharge, Mr W. G. Beard appeared on behalf of the debtor, and Mr A. R. Bunny for the Official Assignee, .Theevidence olioited was Bimilar to that published on previous occasions, and,went to show that the whole of the property was owned by his wife, except a certain deferred payment section in the. Mnkuri, the licenso of which hn had refused to give up, and had accordingly been sent to aaol. Hull still refused to give up thei license, and said he was nob.aware that he had been ordered fa hand it over by the Court, Hisreason for not givlug it up was that the Official Assignee could not hold the section. Mr Bunny informed the Court that the Official Assignee .wished ,the matter to atand adjourned to enable Mrs Hull to be examined. Owing to thejato floods they had,been unabju to, summon her'to appear at the present sitting,, His HonoriJudge, Bobinßon-ordered the examination to stand adjourned until the SeptcniberatbaxUheCourL:;;: ; >■;. J

.-;A league isboing formed in Sydney to bring pressure to bear by means of con i certcd action for the reduotion of rents ' to meet the times, suspension in onto of i necessity, and relief of distressed tenants, i A similar loagu'e formed in Mclbou.rie Buccoeded in homing a large number of impoverished families. The Masterton Road Board invites tenders for 87 ohaitis of draining on the Okurupetiroad. The Now Zealand War Gry specially urges upnn footballers to get ''saved ' because there is always a fair chance of their being " kicked into eternity." A fatal occurrence is reported from lieualla (Victoria), A man named Patrick Ginmvan and his wife sought to warm their bedroom by burning charcoal in b tin, The fumes Buffooited Mrs Ginhivan, and her husband had a narrow esCepe. . i , ;.■■..'.., In a new advertisement Messrs Houn. slow and Hoar, of the Masterton Furni. hire Factory, notify that they have secured ihe sorvicea of a first-class cabinet-maker to take charge of their workshop,- and are prepared to execute all orders entrusted to them, in the best style. All undertaking orders are per. sonally conducted by Mr Z. M. Hoar. In another column, Mr Chas. Foraberg, of Manriceyille, notify that after tho 29th iust., poison will be laid on his property. Residents in Dixon street, in the neighbourhood of tho Park, have been muoh annoyed by low looking indivi duals loafing round their promises at night of lato, and last evening one drunken blackguard actually entered a' house and demanded some tea, The only persons in the house wero two women, who became so alarmed that ■ they ran ont and leit the follow in possession. Returning shortly afterwards with some neighbours they found he' had decamped, it would be just as well if a policeman occasionally gave a look round that wav at night. We have pleasure in drawing attention to the business notification made on our first page by Messrs E. W, Mills &Co,,Limitcd,thewoll.known and oldestablished iron merchants and machinery and implement importers of Wellington. It is not necessary to enter into dotsiiod particulars in the ca«o of people who im-. port so largely and to such advantage as •do Mews E, W. Mills & Co. Suffice it to say that the large shipments they receive and the valuable agencies they control, combined with tho knowledge gained by long experience of the requirements ef the trade, place them in a position to exeeuto orders to the very beat benefit of those buying fron. them. Among Messrs E. W. Mills and Go's special importations may be mentioned : —ploughs and agricultural implements by Hornsby, Howard, aud most makers of repute, black and galvanised wire, galvanised iron of guaranteed qualify, portable and traction engines and threshing machines by Ransome, Simms, and Jefferies, builders and contractors'material nf overy kind and a complete stock of sporting materials and ammunition, inoludiog guns and rifles of the very best manufacture, Attontion is directed to the firm's summarised advertisement in this issue, A silver brooch lost in Queen Btreet, Masterton, is advertised for, Tho meetingof members of tho Maatorton Rifle Club takes place in the Club Hotol this evening at 6 p.m. Intending members are invited to baprosent. Avciy enjoyable Chureh social was held at Eketahuna last ovening. We understand it is the first of a series, . The liketalnwa Football Club intend holding their annual gathering next week. A very sharp frost was expe.isnced last night in this distiict. Many Masterton peup'o will recollect the sad fate of a young man named George Jennings, who fell dead just after winning a foot-race, at a sports hold in Mr John Drumraoiid's paddock (where Worksop Road now is), in the year 1879, Mr Jennings was a brother to tho Hon. William Jeuuing?, M.L.0., of Auckland, who yesterday was in Mastorton, and took tho opportunity of calling upon those who are still here, who had shown kindness (o his brother, and personally thanking them, A very interesting programmo has boon prepared for the next sixpenny ontortainraent in aid of the renovation fund of the Masterton Wesleyan Sunday School. MrF, H, Wood adds to his next Taratahi Stock Sale 100 ewes in lamb, three two-year steers and seven yearlings, Captain Edwin'slatoat prognostication: Strong gales from the northward with rain, may be expected in most parts of the country between noon of tho 23rd and midnight on tho 26th inst, Tho appointment of Mr Joseph M. Hickson as clerk to tho Roaidcnt Magistrate's Court at Wanganui is gazetted. A particularly clever, humourous photograph, has been kindly sent to us by Mr. W. Kinsey, artist and photographer of Lambton Quay, Wellington which since its exhibiton in the window of Messrs A, Whito & Co, Masterton, has attracted considerable notice, At different timesnovelphotographic productions similar to the one in question find their way out hero from London, and moet with much approval, Mr Kinney's masterpiece in comic art is, however, equal to tho best of these, and as it would only lose by description we will not attempt to detail its merits, but wil rather recommend our readers to visit Messrs Whito & Co's window. and see the picture for themselves. Four young men wero charged at Cranbrook recently with misbehaviour in Sandhurst parish churoh during Divine service It appeared that the defendants were sitting behind a man who was asleep and snoring so loudly that a church official had tp \yako him up. The sleeper, on being aroused, was so startled that the defendants m they said, could not help laughing, The sexton and parish clerk, who was called 88 a witness, had to admit that he could not help smiling, and others were guilty of hushing. Defendants were fined 12a each,' The path of the inventor, like that of tho transgressor, is hard. The latest exemplification of this fact is furnished by a Vienna correspondent. Herr Dowe, the inventor of tho bullet-proof uniform, haa been "sold up" by his relentless creditors. An unsympathising broker —or rather the Austrian equivalent for that individual—has carried off all the poor Here's specimen suits of invulnerable armour. Tho Inventor may or may not have succeeded in producing a uniform to Bave his fellow-men from flying bullets; bnt unfortunately he has failed in saving his own goods from pursuing creditor?. With the seipre of Dowe's effects the bullet-proof uniform " boom'' come atanyrato for the present to an end, Let us hope that tho unfortunate inventor will escape from his present financial difficulties in order to complete hiß plans for projecting ihe Bullet Proof Uniform Syndicate, tin-limited,—Ad-miralty and Horse Guards Gazette.' Salvage. Sale of goods saved from the bum ing ship" Port Jackson" in Sydney harbour. bought at 10s in £ commences on Friday, June3otb,'atTe AroHouse, Wellington., SalvagoSale. 500 good Winter. Dresses cheap at6s 6d,how selling for 3s lid. 350 heavy Melton Dresses, in navyandred, worth 9a Gaior4sHd. Salvage Sale.- 300 heavy Cheviot Tjfsefl Dresses, valued at 22s fid, for-lSsGd, 150 splendid .Gtishniefd"Presses, |n all co'ors, usua.l price 18s. Od for 6s 6d.. . Salvage Sale Heavy Striped Flannelettes Is lid per dozen yards, Twilled Flannelettes 2s lid per dozen yards.'- These are exactly balfprico. • - : Salvage 'Sale, '..6000 yards. Stout Grey Calico 3s Gd'forls lid dozen'. Heavy C.'oy Calicoes] lyd wide, Gs Gd dozen yards. Salvage Sale,, I?SQ yaidaWhlte Calicoes, • lyd wide, 5s Gd for 23 lid dozen, Heavy i White Calioo.es, one yard wide, 6s Gd for, 3s : lid dozen."' ' '"' '~ : " " " Salvage Sale from.burning ship '-Port Jackson " commences on Friday, June 30th, Xe Aro House,; Wellington, Hurry-up for ( ;.;•■■,;..:■.:■.;,;.:■;•■■;■. :yV.:;.|.

If the lady who took the umbrella by mistake, from the cloak room, at the t Temporance flail, nn Tlio.ra.lay aftor- i noon, will kindly return it fo.Mn.Arnbtt,, 1 ot Villa Street; she will get her own in 1 exchange. \. ; ■•_•:■ , j Tho Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operativo .' Association have boen appointed agonts J in the Wairarapa for the Do Laval cream j saparator. ' A Bombay man has constructed a bedstead pricod at 10,000 rupees. It is thus , described:—"lt has at its four corners | four full-sized gaudily dressed Grecian ( damsels—those on the right and left foot . hold fans, Beneath the cot is a musical ' box, which extends tho whole longth of j tho cot, and is capable of playing twelve j different oharming airs. The music begins the moniont the least pressure has > baen brought to bear from the top, which . is oreated by one sleeping or sitting, aud ceases the moment the iiidividuafrisos. While the music is in progress the lady J banjoists at the head manipulate the ' strings with their fingers and move their f heads,- while tho two Grecian'damsela at ' the bottom fan the sleeper to sleep. Thero | ia a button at the foot of tno cot, which, ' after a little pressure, brings about a ' cessation of the music,, if such he the ( desire of the occupant." ' Not a little excitement was caused . yesterday afternoon when the road J locomotive and' train, belonging to Mr j Skey, of Carterton, passed through t Queen Street, Tho train was run through j the town at about six mu\ s an hour, and ] wnsj-Wkon into the paddock at tho WjF.CjA. grain store, and returns to-day , load of grain for the Company, j The'eiigine has been visited by a largo number of people. , Five hundred guineas was tho price ' paid yesterday (says the Sydney Telejmpft, of July Bft) by Mr CD. Grubb, uf Strathray, Tasmania, lor the I 'very special stud ram Royal Hero. 1 ' Messrs W, Gibson and Son, of Scoue (Tasmania), were the former owners. Royal Hero was one of pure Scone j rams offered by Messrs Brunkerand Wolfe at their sale of Tasinauian merinos and long-woollod sheep at the warehouse of Messrs Harris, Jones, and Devlin, and had as companions others which realised ' high figures. Royal, liero possesses quantity and quality, with softness of covering and mussiveness of fleece, No matter where examined the quality is the same. He has rich coloured horns and hoofs, pink velvety nose, ears, &c, all beautifuly pure, and these qualities, combined with splendid constitution, ( ; symmehy, and sire-liko carriage, mako him-so the catalogued description said —" a high-class sheep such as is seldom , seen.'' His owners recommended himas tho best ovor bred at Scone, ' The Standard states that Mr Cooper, of 1 Oladstono, when sitting in the jookoy's 1 room, at the Tauherenikauracecourse, ' i on Friday, arguing on foot-racing was ' . violently assaulted by a jockey named I I McMorren, the blow breaking his nose ] i and cowing him with blood. Weundcr- i stand Mr Cooper intends to bring an t i action for damages against bis assailant. A mistress is required for thoßideford ' aided school, Particulars appear iu i another column, A purse lost on theUppor Plain is advertised for. Messrs Lowes and lorns add to the entries for their next Masterton stook ' ' sale, 200 mixed sheep. t Notice is given of the dissolution of the : partnership hitherto existing between \ Meßsrs Aloxander Walker and J, O. ; i Sutherland. | We understand that Professor Richard, ' tho medical electrician, will visit Master- ' [ ton on the conclusion of his season in i , Wellington, and that he will deliver a I sorios of locturos and givo illustrations of I electric healing in the Theatre Royal here. Mr Richard's consulting rooms at the Exchange Hull, Wellington, are : now oaoh day thronged with poraons of every class who are desirous of under--1 going his syitem of treatment, owes | ot deafness and paralysis being parti- ' cularly numerous, ', The Premier of Now Zealand has received a letter from the Victorian | Government announcing that the f restrictions on tho importation of New Zealand sheep into Victoria hsvo been ' removed, A debito "Is Capital a greater influence in the world than Labor,' 1 i comprised the suhjoot matter for dis- ' cussinn at the uiual weekly meeting of i the Masterton Mutual Improvoment I t Society, held in the Wesleyan schoolroom last evening. Mr Easthope championed the affirmative, while Mr Rigg in an able ' speech led oil in the negative, tho > speakers on either side being Messrs O. ■ Pragnell, T. and W. Gillespie, Beale, Johnson, Shuto and Baumber. A my , interesting debate ensued, The loadeie " having replied, and the Chairman (Rov. , J, Dukes) summed up, a vote was taken I lesulting in a majority of five votes tor the negative, A concert in aid of the Mastorton . Presbyterian Church Improvement Puud • will be held at tho Temperance Hall on Wednesday evening noxt. The following excellent programme will be given : ' First part: Duet (pianoforte)' Overture 1 to Dun Giovanni,' Misses Feist and i Bunting; Trio, "YoShopherdsTollMo,' ] ' Messrs Nicholls, Douglas and Simms; Solo, 'The Last Muster,' Miss May Cameron; Duet,'TheLarboard Watch,' ' Messrs Douglas aud Simms; Solo,' The ; | Messagool the King,'Mr Nicholls; Duet, - ' I would that my Love," Mrs Wood and ' ' Miss Philhs Lowes; Solo; Pianoforte, ( 1 'La Harpe Eolinne,' Miss Payton, ' Second part: Solo, Pianoforto, (Beleq. I ted), Miss Phi|liß Lowes; Quartette, 1 An Old Pomanoc,' Mrs Wood, Miss P, ( Lowes, Messrs Douglas and Simms; 1 ' Solo, 'l'm off to Philadelphia,' Dr Douglas; Duet,' Maying,' Miss P, Lowes and Mr Simms;. Nolo (selected), Mr i Lowes; Solo, 'The Bonny Hills o 1 ; Scotland,' Miss May Cameron; Solo, 'TheMoss Trooper,'Mr Simms; Solo, £ Pianoforto, 'The Wearing of thnUreen,' Miss F. Cameron, The agoiits of the Dresdon Piano Company, Messrs Rood 8 and Johnston, are kindly supplying the e use of one of thetr Pianos for the ooca-, ] sion, The Theatre Royal, Mastorton, was well filled last night whon the Marian | Willis Company staged" Eaßt Lynne." i Thoaudionce was most enthusias'tin and , recalls before the curtain were demanded after every act, Miss Marian Willis,'as ' Isabel Vane, proved her highoSpabilities ' as an actresß, and every member of the li Company ably supported her. The t entertainment concluded with a comedy n entitled "Joalouey" which Berveil to s.'nd the audience homo smiling after tho Bad and pathetic scenes of "East ' Lynne." To-night the farewell per- r formance in Masterton, will be given I when the celebrated drama-now to a t Masterton audience—entitled "The New n Magdalen" will be staged. An inquest on the body of the man found dead on the Tinui road was hold a yesterday. It was elicited that he was one of a party of swaggers who visited l tho Taueru Hotel on Monday last. His t name did not come out at the inquest, v Dr, Douglas, who performed anexamina* I tion on thebody.stated that the deceased ii had probably died from heart disease t while asleep. The deceased is described e as follows:—About five feet six inches high; dark hair-nearly blaok; whiskers, moustache and beard of the same' colour of moderate length sprinkled.with gray : d one upper front-tooth missing; white t mark over right eye,'and of moderate c build. [ A craze lpr bargains set in this morning c at the Bon Marche, We, (tat is HoopenS / Company, have started clearing out the , bajpee of our winter stock. Our bargains . are always genuine, Wo don't say wo ecII '' at cost price, because no one or very few i; could test it, not knowing what tho cost price is. We don't offer our goods at 20 per cent discount because no one can cheok ' ihe calculation, not knowing on what it is f based. We rely upon the prices at whioh 1: we offer our bargains and in nine cases out of nine aa(l-fl-half those prices are staggerers both for ihe- Public aud. the Trade. Of H course, weare going to lose money over this 1 job I How could we do otherwise? But • why not? Why shouldn't we as well as other peoplp ?•; Everybody's losin money i' now-a-days, and wo" are prepared to-drop ~ ur share just for the sake of company, but '' hat we lose we lose in a good cause, We f neflt tho Public, so keep your eyo on the fo on Marche for. bargains,., Everything' at „,

IA meotincr of those interested in the erection ot a Public Hall at Yeatherston, was held: in the Olub Hotel last night. It was unanimously decided that a Town liall would meet all requirements, j Messrs Gilpin, Pobertson and Sear) were appointed a deputation to interview the Town Board on the matter. Should the Town Hull project uot succeed, it is probable that uu attempt will bo made to form a company with a capital j ot £SOO, in £5 shares. When the hall a question was disposed of, the oonyersa. , tion turned to tho inconvenient position , of the present Post Utlicc, and &1«> of the position of a new Court House. A 11 deputation was appointed to wait on the i Premier, to ask that the new Couit I House be erected near tho site of the J one burned down, and that the Pubt s Office be eroded olose to it, for the * convenience of tho business people. Mr Bodway Barnes, the well-known j English artist, who is at present visiting . thfl Colony (saya tho N.Z. Times) is now ' eiigaged in painting bush scenery near 1 Levin. We uuderßtaud ! that Mr Barnes t received by the : San Francisco mail t letters from London conveying the ut flattering information that the authorities £ of the Imperial Institute have nevottd j a room for the exhibition of his (MiBarnes 1 ) New Zealaud' sketches and y pictures, which the artist has worked up I direct from mturo in the Wellington and 1 Uawke'a Bay provinces during tho past i twelvemonths. Sir Walter Bulloralso, f has written to Mr Barnes, complimenting , liirn very highly upon the artistio inerii b j of his pictures, which have, Sir Walter , writes, attracted rnuoh attention in ' London, ' ' ===== 1