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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4492, 9 August 1893, Page 2

During last year the total number of thoep iu New Zealand increased by 786,978—0r 462,064 in the North Island, and 326,914 in the South Island.

The Napier Telegraph t"j the following':-" Mr J;.N. Williams is abbubto out up some property lying betweßh v Vo*i nioana and Hastings, In a couple of months' time Messrs Baker ."and Tabuteau will sell Messrs Grant's estate a* Fakpwhai:in blpoksoffromfiyeto thirty acres,:and Memrs Chestevhope estate will Boon be in J:e market in lota to suit dairy 'farmers,"

The markets of the tvorld have recently been flooded with dheip, and r inferior teas and as a necessary consequence the finer and more' expensive growths have beeplmost entirely, neglected; As people'must drink tea, and care 'very little ad a rule what the quality is, so long as it is cbap, the prices ot the superior growths declined pjop6rtionotely; ; > This was the opportunity for enterprise>and the Empire Tea Company, of knowing' very well that the, tea drtiikera of Now Zealand are bought up largely and fjenga are now able to odor their dustomsrs most superior teas all carefully blended ;'with thoir high, classgrowtk . ' : > ; ; v'

!. fe, 6n 'mayhoivbeseendihingcabs ra%:York.^'S?-'--':' ; '':''-. ; ; , ; ■'

There is less intomperance in America than in Europe. ■/• ■.>.-,■:■■ -■

k T&roarebnlytwolawyersdoingbusi^ ttess in Iceland. ; : - > '. .The farmer in Japan who hasten acreß of land is looked upon as a monopolist. ' A handwriting expert says that no man docs or can write his name twice exactly consequence of a report that some Chinaman in Wellington were sufloring from leprosy, they wore examined by Dr Chappie, who found that there was .not tW slightest foundation for the statement. It was found that the men were perfectly clean.; .;..

A woman was buried at Kirkbam, Eng. land, the other day who died. through being confined of : her •: : thirtieth chilj, She was the wife of a local farmer, and had only been married twenty yoars,

A statement haß beeu published that after the oiie;agoment between the rivi-' factions in Samoa, Malietoa's canoes returned to Apia loaded with tho heads of the victims, and that many of the heads wero scattered about the Btreets., ■/■

_ Jabuß Balfour, the levanting financier,' is living in luxury nt Buenos Ayrei,' where he openly orders Bnd pays for high-priced articles from London tradesmen.

The King of Greece has formally opened the canal through the Isthmus of Corinth, The work has cost £2,000,000.' The Northumberland niine'Owners re> fuse: to concede the advance iu wages demanded by tho men, The Ohristohurch Oity Council and th Liuwood Borough Counoil have arranged to find work at 6s a day for a number of unemployed. The, tunnel of tho Blue Spur mine, Kumara, West Coast, is now over a mile long, flie sample of ;goM obtained is said fo be excellent. ; '

Another old colonist haspejsedaway in the person of Mrs Phoebe Rtasitferj who died at her residence, West Taratahi, yosterday at the advanced age of 76 years, after an illness extending owtwo. years. Mrs Rußsiter has been fiPthe Colony 33 years, and the greater portion of thufc time has resided in this district. —Observer.

A meeting of the Mastorton Masonic Lodge No. 10, N.Z C, will be held this evening. •

Four timber yards in Liverpool have been burned. The damage is estimated at £IBO,OOO. : .'■ . Owing to one of the jurors becomioe insane, the trial of the men accused of kicking Pert to death at Miller's Point will have to be begun it now. Owing to the recent financial failures 120,000 persons have been thrown out of employment in the United States--60,000 In Chicago alone. Mr Fish says the Hon. Member for Mastorton is one of the: most slavish supporters of the Goyernment in the H.OUBO. Mr Coy, carrier, notifies that orders may be left at the Bhop ot Mr Williams, tobacconist, Mastenon.

Mr P. H. Woca adds to his next Taratahi stock sale, three young cowa (to calve early) and one chestnut pony four years old, broken to saddle and harness. . The two valuable Hereford bulls imported from England to the order of Mr Stuckej arrived in excellent condition. They were taken toSuameß' Island, where they will bfl quarantined' for six months, in accordance with the regulations.

The death ia announced in Christchuroh of Mr John Williams, Receiver ot Land'Revenuo for Car terbury. Mr Williams arrived in Canlerbuty in 1860, when 16 years ot age,

DrGault bad an unpleasant experience on Saturday night last, He was crossing the Maugahao river in the cage at Sinclair's when the hauling rope patted, leaving the Doctor suspended in ihe cage over the centre of the river. The medico, however, commenced the ascent by a hand over hand pull along the top wire, and when near enough to She bank was assisted by Mr ,1. Sinclair, who had witnessed the accident, The position was not a comfortable one, but unfortunately such accidents are liable to occur nt any moment with our present primitive means'of transit—Pahia« tua Herald. A sad, affair ocourred: at. Olitheroe, lately. Abraham Haigreavcs, a widower living with his three daughters, had a quarrel with the. elder girl, and throw a poker at her. The : missile struck a granddaughter, aged seven, on the head, rendering hor insensible. No hope is entertained of tho child's recovery, the skull being so fractured that tho brain p;otruded. Hargreaveswas, on Thursday, oharged before the magistrates, and remanded till Saturday.

Mr It, Smith, of Onslow Park, is a sportsman and a man of determination, says the Pahiatua Herald. He was deputed by the Pshiatua Jockey Olub to interview tho magnates of the Metropolitan Jookoy Club and endeavour to get the programme passed, Tho Manga* tainoka River runs bocweou Mr Smith's residence and the road, and on Friday last it, was In high flood, Its muddy waters swirling and eddying in anything but a reassuring manner. It wad quite i«nfordable, and very few.men would have attempted to cross, But Mr Smith had a mission to fulfill, and he wasn't to be turned baok. He boldly faced the riyer, and, oarrying a mail bag with him swani the torrent, landing on the other side a drenched hutdetermined emissary. If men of that stamp can't'got their programme passed, the Metropolitan Jockey Olub must Indeed be an obdurate body. ' ' ■ i The fortnightly Tuesday evening en« tertainment, held in the Wesleyan Bchoolroom last evening, was oven a greater sucess. 1 thau its predecessors, the room was uncomfortably packed, every available nook and corner being occupied, standing room even being at a premium. The programme submitted was an excellent one, and eveiy item was splendidly given and well received, Al. though every-number was b success, special mention must be made of the talented vocal assistance given by Miss Lilly, of Ohristchurch, This young lady is already 8 popular favorite, and in response to an enthusiastic encore sang " Rocking," undoubtedly the gem of the evening.': Mibb Lilly also 'sang a duet " The Gipsy Oounteßs/'jwithher brother, and again had to respond before t'.e audience was satisfied, Another pleasing item was "Always Take Mother's Advice," prettily sung by Miss E. Williams, a young lady who gives promise of a bright vocal career in the future. A cornet duet by-Messrs W, Hourislow and J. Bennington, "Ora Pro Nobis,' was well executed, and loudly applauded. All the other items, consisting of vocal and instrumental polos and duets, trios, readings and /reoitations were well arranged, and admirably rendered. A temperance dialogue, entitled " A Cnre for Tramps," by Messrs Andrew end Laurie Donald, J> Johnston and Miss IT, Donald, was well acted, and created roars of laughtor, sending every• one away thoroughly: Satisfled with tlii,' evening's excellent entertainment, Theßov.J. Dukes occupied the oh,»ir, and at' the end of the programme proposed a vote of thanks to tne, performer* generously helpedat the ooncert; which waß carried by acclamation, , \ I '-A craze for bargains set ,in this morning at the Don Marche.. We, that is Hooper it ComjHuy, have started blearing' but the balance of our winter stock, Our bargains are always genuine. We don't s'jy v/e. sell' ftt'oost price, because no one.bY vciy'few could test it; no] 1 knowing' what the cost price Is. We don't offer our goods at 20 tor,cent disMuh)' became no one can cheek ;ho calculation, nov knowing on what His Sase'd.f We rely upon thi prices, at wbioh we offer out; bargains and in niuecaqeg out of nine aud-a T hal( tbos.e nricesare staggerers both for the Public and the-Trade. Of co'ufs,e;weai;egOiagtolos'e:raoney- ; over this ■job I How could we do ' otherwisef. |lut fthynot ?; ; Wliy shouldn't p:'W ; JjpaU : ' : as fl'jh'erpeople? and we are ofli' shrtre just for fhe'sake of cbinpaiiy, but, thatsjilpse.wb,los"ein-a'gqod. wpe benefltthb yoiireye' bhitHe Boh M^e^Pp^%B;^#r^ing;ai

- ThejiMasterton'corre'tippndenfl of t)ie Pahir.t'ua Herald writeß as follows othey day asl, waa going along the street T heard a laugh around: a local butcher's ahbp. Upon enquity I found out that'a well-known dude had j'b'een rather severely "had" by a young street atab of about seven summers, Thus the urohin accosted the masher:"! say, 'Mr." "Yes, my lad, what is'it?" "A terrible accident has just happened. 1 " Good pracious! what can the. matter be ?" The arab with a mighty yell, ejaculated; "A'saveloy's burst' and killed two sausages!" and then niodeoff as fast: as bis legs could oarry him', whilst the poor masher was compelled to stand the roar of a dozen or so byatiuders. Latest particulars of the Fahlatua accident to hand,' state that the boy Raines, who was seven years of age, followed; Miller into the shed, and had just got two cows bailed up ready to commenco.milking, when a tremendous white pine tree, Bft in diameter, fell right oii top of the shed. Miller was smashed to pieces, audbisbrains'were scattered all about. The boy was struck ion'.' the. head, and bed'his legs broken. Death was instantaneous. "A north-west gale was blowing at the time. '-The tree was living, but ibe ground wbb rotten from excusire rairi,' ;An inquest will 65, held to-day.' Miller' was employed at the Commercial Hotel) '

AtLo''ceßter,afew weeks agj, John Francis Kettie, a brioklayer, was committed to the assizes' 1 for attempting to murder bis wife by cutting ber throatShe had refused to live i with him after two months of marriedlife.

The Oamaru Mail says it is intended by Mr Studholmo to cut up and sell 16,000 acres of his estate, which consists of the best land in South Canterbury. The areas will be from 20 to 200 aorejj. ■ A Napier man is taking the lead in a Vovement to isoertam whether there are permanent fishing grounds in the' Bay, For'i'GO, a thorough test oan, it is said, be made. The food fishermen afe ; offer> in?their services gratis.; ;• Ah inquest was held at Wi'mslow, England, recently,on;the.body.of tne child found under tho coal heap at the house where Mrs' Worth committed suicide after' having murdered her daughter. Inspector O'lell gave evidence as to tho finding of the body of tta child by'means of a bloodhound, "ho dog pawed at the coals in the cellar, and the witness concluded the boay must be there. It was found buried about two feet deep beneath & flagstone. The dog was of tho same breed as that whioh assisted in the elucidation of the Blaokburn murdor 16 years ago. After hearing the medica'. evidence, the jury.returned a verdict to the effeot tfafft Mrs Worth wilfully murdered the child. T

During the year ending June 30,1893, only 600 cattle wero landed in Auckland from the costal steamers. Batching fish by hens is a curious Ohines'e industry.' Anew laid egg is freed from its proper contents, filled with fish-spawn and replace:! under the unsuspecting hen, At the proper time the shell is broken in tepid water, where the yonng fish at once find themselves at home.

Several whales have been captured io the Tory Channel (Marlborough) this season,

We remind our readers of the social in aid of St. Matthew's Church, which takes place at the Temperance Hall tomorrow evening.

During the year ] 892-3, the Masterton Hospital Trustees held sixteen meetings, Ihe attondarices being i-J. 0, Bodding. lon (Chairman), 16 j J.-B. leith, 15; G. 8, W. Dalrymple, 12; Rev.. J; MoKenna,9; B.P.Perry, 8; W. H. Beetham,4. A general committee meeting of the Masterton A, and P. Association, (till , be held to-morrow afternoon at 2.30. With a population in Dduniarkof 2,266,000 the consumption of intoxicating drinks per head is file gallons of spirits and eight gallons of beer, It is stated that the oxporiment of vacoination against cholera, conducted by Dr Hafftine, in India, has been attended with complete success. The aggregato number of days' stay in the Masterton Hosnital by patient*, for the past year, was, 2,876, or an average oNOj days each. Tho average daily coßtof maintenance was i\ 3)d against 4s i\i t or the previous year. -

i t the Auokland College and Grammar School there are 88 free pupils out of a roll number of 290. Of these 41 are paid lor by the Board of Education, and nino by tho Rawlings trustees. A handsome specinnri of the-aoa leopard was seen on the' Kaiapoi boaoh the other day. On being disturbed it took to tho wator, and was seen fur some time swimming outeido the surf. A retpeotable girl is advertised for. 9rW.IT. Hosking notifies that during his absence from Masterton Dr Douglas will act in his place, An atrooioqs crime was committed recently in the Buttes Ohaumont district of Paris. A betting tout, of the name of Henry Lcstovanco, living in the Buo Hassard, enticod a girl oi the working class into his lodgings, and haying got her into hit cluioheß proceeded to subject her to the most brutal treatment. For a full hour he beat and kicked his viotim with frightful savagery, and at length, after firing three shots from a revolver at the girl, the man lifted her in bis.arms and flung her out of the window. After hurling Mb viotim from the window, Lesteyance kept screaming out the moßt horrible insults to'his viotim and the arsembled crowd until, he was soijed. In juiry made into the mental oonditien of Lestovanceleftno doubt that he was a maniac of the most dangerous sort. It appears that during the previous three montbß Lestevanc* had attempted to murder n, less than fifteen women, Ho is a native of Brittany, and speaks English, French and Spanish, The Masterton Hospital Trustees haye agreed to accept Dr A. Douglas as locum towns for Dr Hosking during the latter'B absence from the Colony. ' Twenty and a half hands.is tho height of a hors« whioh was en exhibition in 1689, in Third street, noar Yamhill, New York. Thehorso was then five.years old, measured 32in round his fore thigh, 45in round the atiße, 06in in girth, and 35tjr. round the hips, was lift 4jn"in length and weighed SQOQIb. There was another horse twenty hands high, whioh belonged to Mr John Roll, a rwldent of Redmond, Illinois, and whioh weighed 126001b,' Valley Oity, in the Uuled States, has one of the most extraordinary specimens of horse-flesh in existence. He is a sorrel, stands fully 19 hands, or , 6ft 4in from floor to wither; his legs | are 3ft Gin before tonohing the body, and a small broncho can easily walk under mm. A man 6ft in height cannot see over bis back even when standing on tiptoe, In leriyth. he is fully 13ft, or 17ft from tip of nose to tip of tail. When standing with his head as ordinarily checkedupa 6ft man by standing on tiptoe pan just touch the base of his ear. Some time ago there. waß exhibited in Wombwell's Menagerie ahorse J7 hands 3iuhigh, A Goon Time at the preiimt to buy Men'i Bey's, and Youth's Clothing cheaply, • You can get them atthe lowest Sale and Salvage prices, with a discoiut of 1b in the £ returned in, cash for tho next 15 days only atTeAroHouse. : ...!'■•■•

Thb DjKt Choke over yet offered, iook to it men. Heavy Scotch Tweed Suits at 32s 6dfor 22s 6d, Colonial Tweed Gilts'at 37s 6d for 26s Cd, with an extra cash gilt of ftinthoi!,-.. : !■' .-'■:.;.- v, -.•;. ,;.One Sniumo jn ibp S. Men's Tweed. Yeats at 2s lid and Sirlld, ■ Heavy ftjddle Tweed Trousers af 19s lid, for lta. 6d.' &i/. a'2o« pareditflnes}.atui sicMt'a.catK '■■■'"•,;' .;'■. v.-;;:^ firiEßij. :Hiw„..Oia,Y.:'; Men's: Tweed ,'Overooatsi3ss for'l6b Gd, Youth's Trou»tiSuits ,21s for 13s 6d, and lo,cro(j»(Ae wftofc O ; toc6a)i*o/is)l),(4«;4 : '. ; ; .i : '•''-;::: I' Win's were He Joi/'jcowciii. .Tweed j Warn at 3s6Mlot2sßd. auita at auditor 4B'lld, Heavy Serge Knioker iSuitslQs6i!or.6a,fid.. %»/la( yo^lmni (j/J/IfMtWW,", • ',•'.' ~'..;'•■ t : ~ : ; : .- :; Now is Tins Tim,: All prices both Sale and Balyagewith the extra .discount gf is in the■£isforlSdays:o%on purohases of ;20i'yorth it.ToAto Hoii3e,iWvl-

•;:■ Mr» Bifo; wif/j of Fife, chem-" Ist,; pfjieathers'in, died this, morning after a rather painful illness. .-•■.' ''•ii'' : *' ; v.- ' • ■ A meeting of the Committee appointed to draw up new rules for rh» Groytown Brass Band was held last evtning, at which it was resolved that the (Jrey town Bandas reorganised Bill only perform for reasonable remuneration.

Married couples in Norway are privileged to ride on railrorda at a fare and a half for each ooiiple, Millions irfsparrows havo invaded the World's,; Fair, and with'tieir;:usual parkiness they are said to be drivim? awny small hirds of e»ery other specie!.

• Mr Wham Jeßsenr of Manrioe?ille, met with i\ nasty-accident' on' Mondsy last. His horee Etumbled and thfowhinV rolling on him afterwards. Mr Jessen; waa cmiaidenbljr' bruiaod s.id shaken;'' but fortunately no bones were broken;' - '

Improvements costing. £307 7s; 9d hare -been affected at. the Mas'terton Hospital duripg the past twelve months. Writing in the York&ire. Wtthly Post, Mr_Earry Furuiss Bays:—"The most trajjio event I have rheard.of incoDneb* lion with Derby sweepstakes happened to a member of a military club, who was a popular', man, abont,;frfrnj y,but eiott|MttMHJaH-^BJH|M dr^^^^^^^^^H bl^^^^^^^^^H h'a^^^^^^^^H i dn^^^^^^^^^^l hc^^^^^^^^H °f dov^^^^^^^^^H wer^^^^^^^^^^^^^H tbe^^^^^^^^^H in t^^^^^^^^^^^H whi^^^^^^^^H bus^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B toty^^^^^^^^^^^^H to are his peoj^^^^^^^^^^^^H A^a^a^a^a^a^a^B the Lu^^a^a^a^a^a^a^aH

jOourlina batoh.l SKT;E.:PrIce; j.Pj; |who Jtcoupied the Sanch, inflicted a fine of £3, or in default, seven days' im. prisonment.i As the .prisoner, .has no money he will be sent to Wellington this afternoon, making the third of th"e "nine "to receive sentences on making an appearance before tlio Bench, subsequent to the occasion when they appeared tojether. ; ■ The Electoral Bill has passed through ooramittee in tbo House of Representatives. The important amendments •arried last night Included the Parliamentary franohisefor Maori women, the striking out of the provision that at any polling booth at which leis than 60 votes are'recorded the result should not be I declared, and the addition of a olause to prevent duplicate votiog, a person being disqualified so long as his name remains on two rolls, The third reading of the Bill is fixed for Friday .—Times. •-■ ■ A meeting of stewards of the Waira-. rapa Hunt Club, will be held at Carterton on Saturday next, A very enjoyable social, in connection with the annual meeting of the parishioners of St John's Church, Feather Bton, was hold in St George's Ball last night,: After the minutes of the last meeting and the balance sheet had been read, Bqngs were contributed ly Miss Sheon, Mesdames Smith and Toogoqd and Mr P. 0. Bmith. The Bev T. B, McLean reoited "Clarence's Droam" from Shakespeare. During the evening tea, r jffce aud light refreshments were handed round by the ladleß of the congregation,

"Vigilant" in tho, Mail .writes:- Mr Freeth brought his team down to his new stablesattho Huttla'Bfcweek and is jnoiT thoroughly settled down in his fresh quarters. He hasßix horses in : training at present, vis. Rebellion, Bevolution, Bevoltj Violence,'and two youngsters, -particulars-of which have not reached rao, but one is named Pera. We ate pleased tosee Mr Thomas Bannister, who has been seriously ill with typhoid fever, for tho past two month!, isin.Waiterton for the first tlmo May. Wo hear that a conference is to take place with a view to organising a better claw of Poultry and' Pigeon Show than thoono recently held in Wellington, which is worked on liaes that aomowhat disgust leading breeders, :

There are fifty soven inmates in the Wellington Bonevolent Home-forty-four males, and thirteen females.

The weekly meeting of the Wellington Benevolent Trustees was heldyeßterday. It was reported that a woman, who was costing the Trustees at the rate of £7B a roar for maintenance, had died since last meeting. Mr Beaton mored that in future no person receiving assistance from the Ladies' Association should be helped by the Trustees, The Chairman did not think it would be wise to pass suoh a motion, The Trustees and the LsBooiation were working together to assist the deatitute,andit would be better forall •oncerned for this state of things to continue. Mr Heaton withdrew tho motion, A young woman, who had been married twioe, applied for rent. Her first husband died, and her second had deserted her. She had t«o childron, bged five and two years respectively,- A week's rent was granted. A fortnight's rations were granted to a woman whose sit children were all laid up with measles, A young man, aged 21, who had formerly been an A.B. on the Bangatira, asked for ossls< tance, ; He had met with an acoident at lyttelton, and had recently been in the hospital, fie was granted a fortaigto'i board at the Home,—Times.