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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4496, 14 August 1893, Page 2

The divorce proceedings instituted by Mrs Kitchen against .William Freeman Kitchen will be heard at Wellington on the 28tihiDaK;: ;' ! ■•' As thefe seems an idea abroad (aaya the Examinee)' that there is no land to begot, we might mention that at Hunterville there ia a Rood deal of oicollent land coming into the market) and which it would be worthwhile for' intending settlers to enquire about. , ,We hear that Mr \f ellwood, of Hustings, and others have taken up 22,000 aorta., there,: in Beotlons of 420 acres each'. The land is open country, and valued at £2 an acre, and will carry two sheep to the aore,to Btart with, This landraay.be had on perpetual lease. '"*, ■ ■"■ ilhe metcornlotdcal:return for July ihow! the raiufkll to have been, very ranch above, the average f (oi 'thV'ianie month'in.previoni, yearaj exoept Aii Canterbury. In Aiiblilirjf3 'rain fell ion inches; in Wei? lin(r}on;on/ -eighteen) days, Hli ;iin Dunedin'onie\/enteen dayß,4'3Cß Inches; at Lincolni(Oanterbury) on'eieyjen; dayi, | 2'659 inchea,: ; Forj month' in previoiiay&rs thoaiverage'-' nrjmberj of Hays bhwhiohrain MVwpKAiicWand

-Mr T.J. Smith, .of,:, Sketahuns, preaohed in the; Mostertbn E Oburoh yeaterdiy, both -tnotning ,ahd ii evening, to large congregatioJs. : .'i 2 ; In'.a fsw weeks 'Paris will have'a . restaurant where all the cocking will be ! done by electricity, and in the presence | of the clients; no smoke, no dust, no ' heated atmosphere, Oopper spirals, c raised to white bent in a cement, roaat, e toil, and grill. > J ~ Mr Valentine has been appointed a ( Dairy Inspector for New Zealand. , ; The .Railway Commissioners have ar- <■ ranged that rabbit skins,. sheep- nnd c calf Bkins, wool hides, lard, fat, and' '> tallow, in small lots of one cwt or under, 1 will be charged at the scale for small lots ' of cla«a £ goods. This rate is to take 1 effect on and after the 14th instant; ' f A remarkable family of eight old women are living in the same house at i Vexo, Sweden. Threo »re widows and ' five are old maids. Their ages aggregate I within a year or two of 700 years, each ( of the women being nearly 90 years of age.. ; ; 4s a nnmbarof people are.nnder the impression that contra accounts do net I require stamping the following from the ' last Now Zealand Gazette will be 1 interesting:—" Bead Office, Stamp Da- ( payment, Wellington, 4th July, 1893, < Caution,—There being reason to believe that merchants, storekeepers, and others | frequently render themselves liable to | penalties under section.l2B of 'The i Stamp Act, 1882,' owing probably to a i misconstruction of the provisions of section 121, which defines the tern " receipt," the public h hereby informed ' that whenever any acknowledgment (signed or not signed)' of any Bum ; of i2 and .upwards is made, whether such acknowledgement is for cash received or by contra account, whether for a bill of exchange or promissory note, or on final settlement of a debt amounting to £2 and upwards paid by instalments of turns under £2, and whether such acknowledgement take the form of an ordinary receipt, or merely that of an entry in a cash book, ledger or - other book, or of any other form whatsoever which signifies or Imports any such acknowledgment, a Btamp of the value of Id should be affixed and duly cancelled." Any person evading this duty is liable to a penalty of £lO, A gentleman who has recently come intoa fortune, and desires Jo''go the pace" and "get into the right set," inserts the following remarkable advertisement in t> e London Standard:— "A gentleman of culture and means, who has lately led a somewhat' solitary life, is now desirous of entertaining young and bright society at dinners, theatres, races, picnics, &o.; strict confidence and liberality nwy be relied upon," The following rather malioions paragraph is going the rounds of the Australian press:-Dialogue botwoen two Victorian farmers, which is reported to have recently taken place:'" Talking about weeds, how about this new crop of Canadian thistles that's springing up everywhere about ?" '• What 1 have you got them too?" "Yes" "Well, d'ye know where they come from ?" " Ho " " Have you been getting much grass seed from Hew Zealjmd?" "Yes, 1 have; 1 thought the sample so good, and the price moderate, that I've been running on it a good deal." ■' Well, that's whore I've found mine come from, The thistle's thick over there, aud ever since the New Zealand grass seed came so much into fashion we have had thoCanadian thistlo, and I've determined to buy no more New Zealand grasses without a test guarantee. The Canadian thistle is like Gape weed, it only flourishes in rich land; and let either of them get a hold, and good-bye to your land." Among the recent inventions, it is said, is a cradle, which rocks by clockwork mechanism and at the same time plays baby tunes,' From the Clinton Gwite : Th ero was a free fight at the Bakers' Banquet in Wellington the other night, Those present took too much yeast, and it made their passion rise—a friend in knead wasn't»friend: in deed. Some dough-ty deeds are chronicled. They appear to have been an ill-bread batch While .the bakers were striking for their country, Seddon and finkerton were striking for home The Bad ending of the Rev. John Walt who committed suicide by drowning himself in the illustrates (says the Dunedin correspondent of the Cromwell irons) the power which drink attains over some natures, He held an excellent position in Aoordeenshire, but giving way to intemperate habits, he cime to the colony with two of his sons. The drink had, however, obtained suoli a mastery : that'change of scene and surroundings did not enable him to master It, and the oh' man of oyer 70 years of age put an end to his miserable existence. Prohibitionists will find argument in the case for their views, but it i< doubtful if thpy will have good grounds for so doing, The unfortunate mm was undoubtedly weak mentally, and it is more than probab'o that the disease, or whatever it may be called, which led to his taking to drink would have resulted in his rosortmg to some form of narcotic were there not a drop of liquor in existence. In consequence of the illness of the Rev YV. E, Paiee, the meoting tn be held m connection with the Buys' Club, which was to have been held in St. Matthew'a Schoolroom to-night at 8 o'clock, has beon postponed until Monday evening next at the same hour. Subioinod is', extracted from the Daily News (New Plymouth):—' Later onMrL, MJsitt made an explanation with reference to a paragraph that was published some time ago re a certain writer on the Prohibitionist newspaper. He'atated that a, lying statemonl wsb made in a Ghristchurch papei that a broken down drunkard was employed: to write .vticles for the Prohibitionnt. The true facts of the case were that a man named —,' a journalist of considerable ability, but unfortunately addioted to drink, was taken charge of by his (Mr Isltt's) brother.who took an interest in the man and spent some £8 or £4 in getting him an outfit. The man, oUt of gratitude asked that he should bo allowed to contribute one or two art'ioles, giving a the iniquities that goon in the hotels. This he did, and hence capital was made out ol it. He gave them the particulars of the case, and they could judge for themselves." A wealthy landed proprietor of Bobchow, China, curious to know how many toying Buddhist monlts—monka who are hot attached to any robrißßtery—there were in that' city, posted a placard the other day, says the North China,. Daily News, in one Of the principal thoroughfan s of Soochow, notifying that he would dispense alms to wandering monka in a large and ancient monastery noar the Governor's 'yamem' On the day named there appeared dirty, ragged, and beg. garly looking votaries of Buddha to the ,numberof2B43,whp.eachcametoclalmhis portion of 100' cash and four' niah'-t'ao,' or meat balls rolled upln steamed dough, as .well as a meal of boiled rice and vegetables ' at Ibe rata of fifty cash per man.' The donor'i curiosity has now, been satisfied, but his thirst after knowledge cost him pier $350.. . ! A Good Tike at the preset' to buy Men's Bey's; and Youth's Clothing cheaply, You can get them atthe lowest Sale and Salvage prices,- with' a discoiut of 1. In the £ joiurned in cash • -.the next 15 days only atTeAroHoase. ■" ''■'■■■■'' '•■' i Tra 3m Choice'ever yet offered,- Look to it men. - Heavy- Scotch Tweed. Suits at J)2s 6dfor,22s 6d, ..Colonial Tweed Gulls at 87s 6d for 26s 6d, with an extra cash gift of Ibinthe.jO. ,:■ . .Y;V+r; :'':-; : ; - > ■ r ■' Oji? 'BHri.l4HO.ni tot £. Men's Tweed Vests at 2s lid and 3t lid, Heavy ppqdld Tweed Trousers at 19s 6d for I4s6d. % aiQi'paral ojjwi and.mna'itiih' Urns of h iri'miC'";' ; / ' : '. ';'.; i ' ; Frro«i Days' 'Ora,-.-'!' Men's ■';' Tweed Overcoats 35s for 10s 6d, Youth's Trohser §Uito 21s for 19s tiii'and'ticrm (He whole - -. Thiiiswhtre ffe' bofs comei/ii'. Tweed Knickers at 8s Co for 2s W .School suits at ,8s 6d for ;,4s, Heavy.,. Snitß lpß'Qd. fpr;6a .6d.' y^;ifdn< 'X s? ? n

A childrons! dauce,4h c'drineotiohwith it, Matthew's Ohuroh sooial; is to be held 1 nthe Ttaperahce ; Hall on Friday, the ( loth inst. '■:■;'■ ■■. ' T;\ :-~ ; ;'- -. ■;.':; ■■-.-•?: b In tte vital statistics.' of the [ boroughs ' n the colony of over 10,000 population, ' n duly, Auckland heads thelist'with J >irths, the number being eighty- ' me; Wellington, seventy-two; Dun-idin,foity-three; Christohurch, twenty- I ievenj rJjdenham, twenty-five. Wei- j ington had-forty-three deaths;. Dun- 1 ;din, thirty-four; Auckland, iwenlylino; (Sydenham, twenty-four, Ohrißt- ] shnroh, eighteen. The proportion of | leaths was highest at the Thames, being ] }*46 per 1000; OaTevaham, 3 07.. Tr* ] ioweat was in W»nganui, with o*so ; Palnerßton North, 0'8B; Auckland and [nyorcargillhavingo93ando94respec- ] ;ively. •■-.'''! The following articles uretobead- j mitted to New Zealand free otduty: - " The Barden'' Cream Separator j Distemper (Morse & Co's); Ealsoinino . [Johnston's); Eucalyptus Oil in bulk; ' Weighing Machines for dairying pur> poses. , The deaths from measles in July : numbered twenty-five, thirtoon of these : were in Wellington, four each in Auckland, Christohurch, and Dunedin.. Six )f this number were over livo years of ige. . - Dr Newman says that, looking down the Order Paper, one is reminded of a horserace. Some of the Bills are' foyers,' and some are not, He thinks tho Electoral bill.is not a ' trver.' Oolhe dogs from Wellington are (says the Post) winning honours in Australia. At the Victorian Ptultry andDogSo* ciety's Show now being held in Melbourne, Messrs Hwrison and dorrax, of Earori, took'tho first prize in novice dogs with Herd wick; first prize in Produce Stakes and third prize in novice bitches with Heatlierbell, a seven month's puppy. Messrs Harrison and Borrax wore also placed third for the best team of three or more dogs. The following Masterton vocalists and instrumentalists have premised to take part in the concert in aid of Mrs De Lacoy, at Oar tor ton, on Thursday next, the 17th inst.:—Mrc Word, Misses'J. aud M. Uamovon, P. Lowes, and Feist, Messrs Asiall, Nicholls, Gray,' Robinson, and J, and W< Simms. Tho Masterton Orchestra and Private Brass Band (the latter numbering twenty-four performers) will also take part. We learn that Mr Eeisenberg's Quadrille Band, has been engaged to play at the Hum Club's Ball, on the 24th ins'. The largost sheep run in the world is in the counties of Diramittand Webb, Texas. It contains upwards of 400,000 acres, and yearly pastures from one mil lion to one million six hundred thousand sheep. " Magpies are death on worms," said Mr Clifford at the Otago Acclimatisation Sooiety's meeting- He urges that fifty or a hundred should be introduced into the Colony. They aro magnificent song birds, and won't touch fruit or grain, living entirely on insects, and they do all the work that tho rooks do at Home without doing the injury, He concluded his eulogy on the magpie by saying that it is the farmer's friend. Madame Antoinette Sterling told a nowspaper interviewer in Adelaide that on the Tuesday before Bhe heard of her husband's death (while Bhe was in Christohurch) she had a vision in which she heard her husband remark to his doctor that her tour was long and time was passing Blowly. "At the same time," she added, "away in New Zealand, my husband camo into my room and tenderly embraced me. I saw him, as real as I have ever Been anything in this world." ,; . ":. .• There are 15,170 free schools in England and Wales, with 3,429,677 children, The total number paying a fee in schools receiving, a fee grant, but still charging a fee ranging from under Id to a little over 6d, is 840,091, • Some of the medicines at present in use by European physicians are enormously'expensive. A preparation of the -Calabar bean, administered for lockjaw, called " physostigmine sahoylate," iB worth £IOO an ounce. Says Sydney JYul/i.:-* 1 Tho steamer Cbingtu iB due here in a day or bo from Ohina with a cargo of Chow notions and Bmallpox. Some of the latter-in the shapo of two Chinkie seamen—were landed at Friday Island, in Torres Skaits, to undergo quarantine. But smallpox is like the widow's cruse of oil, and can only be.eradtoated from a China steamer's ill-smolling crew.by the adoption of heroio measures—such as sinking tho ship and crew in 2000 fathoms of water." The libel action Speight v. Syme, which is now before the Melbourne courts, entered on July 31st upon the 28th day of hearing, A witness named Thomas Patterson, clerk in charge of the free pass branch of the railway service,; produced a return of free passes issued to members during the period from 1885 to 1892 inclusive. The reading of this return occupied five hours. Generally speaking tho 'return Bhowed that for the five years under review; the free pass system, under which any member of; Parliament on application could obtain a free paea for tho members ot his family, had been taken the fullest.advantage of by the majority of members of both Chambers, and also by ex-members; grandchildren, nephews, cousius, sisters, and brothers-ih'law were all included in tho family of a member, and in one oase the wife of a.weli known member was enabled to travel with no less a suite than four servants.—JTcroH.. ; A man named Frank Madden, was charged in the Masterton R.M. Court this morning with drunkenness, resisting the police, and using obscene language in a public place. Madden pleaded that ho was undorthe influence of drink, and was unaware that he had conducted himself so badly. : The police givo him an excellent character, and asked the Court todeal leniently with the oaie, Mr T, Hutchison B.M, taking all circumstances Into consideration, decided to give Madden a chance, and fined him 6s for drunkness, 10s for resisting the police, and ordered him to be imprisoned for 48 hours on the graver charge of the three. A very large number of people visited the Mastertoh' Park'yesterday when Pearson's Band gave an excellent musical programme which was highly appreciated. _ The services, both morning and evening, at St. Matthew's Church, yesterday were conducted by Mr A. R. Nicholls, who delivered interesting and impressive discourses, Twenty-four charges of cruelty to horses driven to the races were brought before the Epson Benoh by the officers of the 8.5.P.0.A, during Derby week. A man who was thrown from an omnibus at the corner of Cheupside, London, has obtained £4OO compensation from the London General Omnibus Company. The Maßtorten Rtflo Volunteers parade on Thursday evening next. Asa donkey was being driven through a street in Paris' the other day it turned upon thewomanacc6mpanying.it, threw her down, trampled upon; her, and attempted to bite her. The animal when shot, was found to have been Buffering from hydrophobia.' A first and final dividend If the estate of Alex. Black, of 12s in the £ t is liowpayable. . A craze for bargains set in this morning at the Bon Marche. We, that ut Hooper & CoKj^ny,;have.started;olearing out,the balanoe of our winter stock..' O >u bargains sire always genuine. say>e sell at cost price,.' because no one' oi few could wsiit, not 'knowing -What the cost price is..: We ilon't offer'our goods, "at' 20 priient discount because ho one.oan oheck ibe calculation, noi what it: is based." ■ Wejfely noon the'. 1 prices at ; whiob. we offer ovibiinusindu nine cases out of nine ani-a-half tboee prices are staggerers both for the Public' and the Trade. Ol cour6B, wcare golugto lose money over this job 1; How could we':do. : otherwisi? ; I'-But why not .?■ '"Why shouldn't we: aV'w'ell as other people ?• Everybody's losing. .money now-a^ys 1 --ahd",We, : ;are..preptod-:to,drop bur share just for the sake cf company, but that 78 loae'TFe l6"sd in agood. cause., We beMflttbertbUoi'sbkeep'your'eyeonthß Bon;MMcb^tjj| ;

Mr Henry Phillips, of Ihe Occidental' Sole], returns thanks to' those who .were ' joed enough to make kind enquiries ibbut bis welfare, daring his recent ill-. leas. Mr Phillips had a sharp ■ tussle; but thanks to the anremitthig cawsij'il ittention «f Dr Butenient he ia how ] "airly ou hia feat i ii is a remarkable and noteworthy fact t that since the beginning of tho present g year 66,000 Jews have left KitoU for ( Palestine or other lands. ■.,■--- . An oyster.farm is to : boßtartsd at ( Pahautanui, at Ponrua Inlet, Wellington, and oyster culture is to be pursued < by a Byndioato after the most approved English, French and American methods, Hyde Park contains 400 acres; Phce- i nix Park, Dublin, 1760' acres;■ Central \ Park, Now York, 862 aorea ; Yellowstone ! National Park—the largest in the world ' is 2,288,000 acres in extent.; -■''':. i According to a recent official report, ' the phylloxera in France has at last been ■ subdued. /: ;; \ : - ,; ; - Beggars are so nnmeroui in Paris that they support a paper devoted to their ' interests. - ' The safety of the Queen's fine tapestry ' exhibits at Chioago is guaranteed by a ' bond of IOO.OOOdok ~, J . Messrs Lowes & lorns add to it.ob ' Mastortou StooL-. Hale for Wednesday, i 28rd August, 270 hoggetß. ' : , We direot attention to tn advertise* inent from'the W.F.0.A., reforririg to the great cash drapery Bale now on. . What in called the "vegetableboaconstrictor," a species of olimber which, it is said by romancers, twines about great trees so tightly as to strangle them co death, iB claimed to haye been discovered in India. The Wellington Land Office is moving into new premises, and many old records of buried reputations are being brought to light in the flitting. Amongst them the Commissioner discoverad the original M.B. address from Governor Eyro to the Legislative Council, dated in May, 1819, also a minute book of proceedings of the Legislative Council in 1851, written in a schoolboy hand, with frequent erasures, 'n the minutes, the names of Wakefield, Dillon Bell, Domett, and other old time politioal warriors reour frequently, Mr David Matson, of Ashburton has been requested by tho New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association to commence training as a probable member of the team to represent New Zealand in the Australian championships m No» vember. ' A large land sale 1b to come off on the nineteenth of next month, in which slices of the Tarawa Range, extending from the Rimutaka to Parkville, nill be offered as, well as portions of the Miki* Mikl block. The land is inferior but it grasses well and is likely to be taken up, Our ftreytown correspondent writes: —"Great excitement..prevails h?re about the alleged absconding of. Mr J. Barnard. He is the general topic of conversation and many are the strange rumours concerning him. It is reported that ho travelled overland to Auckland and has been arrested there, and that he was identified by Mr M. Gaselberg who is rasiding in that city, No official newßhasyet been received," An official document laid on the table of the House gives ninety pounds as the cost of carriages and cabs on the occasion of the reception of the Governor in Wellington. We have good authority for stating that Mr W. L. Beos, at the wish of his family, has decided to abandon politics, and is unlikely to re-enter the House. Two of hia aona are in gu'odpraotico bb solicitors, and desire their father'to join them, On Saturday afternoon about 5 o'clock a collision ocoured between a market gardener's cart,.driven by a Cliinaraar. named Lee Long, and a cart driven by a man named Hendel. The Chinaman's vehicle was considerably Injured. The collision took place in Adelaide road, near, the tram sheds. An altercation natura'ly ensued, and Constable Cox took Hendel Into custody on a oharge of being drunk and disorderly. He had hardly got out of sight with his prisoner, when a man named Matthews approached the Chinaman, A quarrelensued, whioh ended in Matthews being stabbed between tho shoulders. The wound was not' serious, as it was made with a penknife which, before reaching the flesh, had to penetrate an overcoat, coat, waistcoat, shirt and singlit, Tho wounded man was able te he about yesterday. Matthews asierta that after Hendel was taken away he went over to the Chinaman, who iu mediately asked him if he wanted to fight, and followed up his question by assulting him, after whioh he sprang to his cart, and, graspiug his whip, twisted the thung abuut his wrist and attempted to strike Matthews' with it. Matthews then knocked the Chinaman down, and on his rising to attack him knocked him down again. When the Ohinuman rose tho third time. Matthews says he (the Obinaman) caught him round the waist and stabbed him in the back, Another version is given by. a gentleman, who states that he saw the quarrel thoughout. He states that Matthews went oyer to the Chinaman shortly after Hendel had been takon away, and after a few words, knocked him down and oommenced kicking him. The Chinaman struggled to his feet, and was again knocked down and kicked, On rising the third ttaie he.struok his assail" antinlhobaok with a pocket knife; Lee king was subsequently arrested, and lodged in the station house. Several Chinaman came up to bail him out yesterday evening, but it was decided that it wbb not avisable to grant bail. The case will come on in the Resident Magia trate'sCoaifc this morning.