Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4565, 24 August 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1893.

Ij ================ SECOND EDITION

| I I n ~—— ; Mb Eaimshaw has given notice that ha will ask the Premier if he is awe I', that gambling to a large extent is carried on for five nights in a week in '■" a certain well known newly established club in Wellington, and also in other clubs in the Colony, to the serious injury of the young men who frequent these establishments; and if 3 he is not so aware, will he make special enquiry into tbe same, and - make suitable provision in his Alcoholic Liquor Bill for checking this illegal and pernioious practice 1 We presume Mr Ewnshaw's reference is to Working Men's Olubs, although it is very possible that gambling may be practised «t more pretentious institutions, and even invade that most 3 lashionable of Clubs of which the Minister of Labour is proud to be a member. A Housa which legalises the tofr.ilisator cannot very well put its foot down on gambling. H is said that Sunday tippling is characteristic of Bellamy's, and possibly gambling lis also a parliamentary institution, Mr Earnshaw may do good by calling attention to the prevalence of an undoubted evil, hut he is unlikely to j„ accomplish more than this. The Premier is between two fires. On the one band, the Licensed Vic--1 tuallers wait upon him to say that they will use every legitimate means to prevent the Bill becoming law, and - will oppose any candidate at the General Election who dues not denounce Prohibition. They tell tbe m Premier to his face that his Bill is ' tyrannical and unjust, and Mr Seddon ut takes this from them with meekness, if not with acquicsence. On tho other re hand,unless tbe Premier proceeds with the Bill, a dczw members of the s" Home will withdraw tbeir support, ** and he will be left in a minority, He is truly between the devil und tbe deep blue &<% and bis feelings can be better imagined than described, when )n it is remembered that he has pledged _ himself in this Bill to meet the wishes of all parties. Virtually he has thrown over tlio Temperance party, and carried his Bill through the House on lines which will be acceptable to the Licensed Victuallers Association. Sir Robert Stout has been outvoted at j every point, but he is not the man to accept defest, Two cases of suspected cholera aro reported m East London, A fito in Messrs Orook and Brooker's ironmongery ttoro at Port Adelaide caused damage to the extent of £IO,OOO. The results of the French elections up to the present are-Bepublicans, 312; itadtcals and Socialists, 30; Rallies (a section who accept Republicanism as inevitable), 13; Conservatives, 56. p It Is reported that the King of Siam has accorded the French Minister a cordial reception, and said he regarded the recant trouble as transient, Mr Palmer wishes the Government tp give a bonus for the best means to eradigating the oodlin inoth.. Ibo primary sohool teachers of the colony are petitioning foramorepiform scale of salaries, The damage caused to the permanent way of the Waikato railway by the floods has been repaired at a cost of under £3OO, The loss by the temporary stoppage of traffic was £IOOO, Talk about" Paddle your own canoe," \ Mr Ike Pike was flooded out recently, and has a large 12ft by 14ft canoe, in readiness for the next oyerflow, Mr Pjjie's hoppoatpad isEjtuated on the flat between the river and a lagoon, Tbe waters rose uniisuajlyhigk, and Mr Pike had just enough time to leave with his ; family fpr a place of safety. The flat was ; a sea pf water, and the four rail fences : werefrtyeredt Rehadanuß]h.erpfaores % upffercpon wfiiph, wepe destroyed, and altogether tie' fi«4in?4 S YBiy heavy ' IoM,-gt4ndard, Pierre toil wishing to study Oriental " character and religion in the East, is i going on a tour in Egypt and Palestine. \ He iB to leave Cairo with a caravan whioh , will be prepared for him, and take no other tourist, and will be at Jerusalom dunu«? »ity week. Hisroute j will be (lie one wlueh tradition says was ' followed bytne Holy Family,' and then .' he will go to Mount Tabor, and Uamaeoni, Biß caravan yHI be formed ; of twete.'Anb hpisemen, .adragoman, -,

The Qern/n Government intends to spend two u/llions upon strengthening the navy, I An FngM mail will close at Maßtertou ou So/rember 7th, at G. 15 Thi! Iketahuna Road Board invites tondersior two miles of mad formation, Thechampion pigeon match is taking place/t the Tanherenikau to-day, under ther/anagemontof Mr VV. K. .bone. ye need scarcely remind our readers of/lie Wairarapa Hunt Club Ball, which tntes place at Greytown to-night. Ik gentleman recently returned from a itrip to New South Wales informs us that ho mot our old friend Mr Sydney Wickerson, looking exceptionally well, but slightly altered in appearance, as he now wears his hair a k Tennyson Smith, althuugh he has not yet taken to lecturing on Temperance.

From Atlanta, Georgia, comeßa strange story. White, a negro preacher at Brownsville, Poulding County, in that State, was presented not long ago with t a ohurch, the money for which was sub.] soribed among the negroes of his large congregation, When it was completed however, a oabal was formed against him. A meeting was held in the church to discuss the matter, when White ascended the pulpit to plead his own cause, concluding with a feryent prayer. Carried away by his feelings, he implored iho vengeance of Heaven on the building if he were deprivod of his rights. The words wote hardly out of hlsmouth when a sound like the rustling of leaves in a forest swept through the church. The frightened negroes sprang to their feet as the sound increased in volume, until it became a deafeniug roar. When a sudden report like the discharge of a cannon, the tornado lifted the roof of the building from its supports and hurlod it into a field beyond. A number wore hurt by falling sticks and stones, but none seriously, ]he catastrophe caused great awe among the negroes, who looked upon ic as an answer to White's prayer.

Out of the many. New Zealand men who are settled in Sydney, very few express themselves satisfied, even though they may be doing well from a pecuniary point of view. Most of them are looking forward to an early return to Maoriland.

Mr Iceley, the Now South Walos magistrate, who pays periodical visits of inspection to Lord Howe Island, is now (eays an Auckland paper) in a rather awkward predicament on that isolated piece of land, He was disembarked there on the last visit of the mail schooner Mary Ogilvio, wuich then proceeded on to Norfolk Island, intending, in the ordinary course of events, to call for Mr Icolcy on the return trip to Sydney, The schooner, however, was totally lost at Norfolk bland, so that the magistrate is detained at Lord Howe Island, with all means of communication with the outside world completely cut off. It is ex pected that a Government Bteamer will be despatched from Sydney, when his plight becomes known, to convey him back. The Island was formerly used aa a convict depot, and lies about 200 miles off the Australian Coast, north-east of Sydney. The recent hot dry weather in Eng land has boon responsible for some stiango phenomena in England, if the newspapers aro to be believed. For example, we aro told that an extraordinary scene was witnessed in Stoke Newington road the other day. A light cart containing a quantity of naphtha was being drivon along, and when noar Barrett's Grove the naphtha suddenly took fire, through the heat of the sun, it is supposed. The driver drew the cart to the Bide of the road, and had the presence of mind to cut the traces and release the hone. The cart was quickly enveloped in flames, which roso to a great height, and set fire to the trees in the adjoining gardens. An alarm was given to the firemen and quickly responded to, four engines and two escapes being soon on che scene. The fire, however, burnt itself out, the cart being quite destroyed, Liverpool, it appears, possesses a ''Psychic Hospital and Dispensary." with a physician in tho poreon of Dr. Charles Williams, who has published a pamphlet on the question of why it is that the treatment of insanity has not advanced. In the view of this gentleman it is because ordinary practitioners invariably persist in regarding madnoss as a diseased condition of the brain, being unaware of the fact that in " thousands and thousands uf cases" so-oalled lunatics suffering from " hallucinations" are only clairvoyants and clairaudients. Dr, Williams' suggested method is avowedly borrowed from the New Egypt and Greece and the early Christian monks. That is to say, he would regard the sufferers from what aro commonly called halluoinations as persons pcasessed by "evil souls or deyils," tho plan of treatment being directed to " driving them completely out."

The firm of Messrs Elliott Bros., of Sydney and Brisbane, wero heavy sufferers in tho late Queensland floods. Their sulphuric acid works were ontirely swept away, and the loss is estimated at £23,000.

Tho Ohristchurch Pigeon Flying Club (lew off a racu on Saturday last from Oamsrfi in connection with the Christchurch Poultry Show. Nine birds wero nominatsd for the raco, which was won by Mr G Wilkin's Royalty. The follow, ins are the placed birds :-Mr G. Wilkin's Royalty, velocity 1101 yds per minute ! Mr \ Smith's Trafalgar, 1094 yds per minute; Mr A, Smith's Winchmore, 1093 yds periiiinuto.-ChrißtohurchPress, Brisbane possesses beautiful Botanical Gardens—which have, however, been sadly devastated by the late floods. At tho entrance a notice is placed, to the effect that bb the gardens belong to the pooplo, the people are expected tc protect thoir own propnrty, Wo might add that this little reminder has a wholesome effect, as acts of vandalism are almost unknown,

Coincidences sometimes happen to confirm tho Russian peasant jn his faith. A few daysago a number of men, women, and children at Yelremoff, in the Government of Tula, summoned the village pope and elders out into the parched fields to lond their invocations for the sorelyneeded rain, The day wis excessively hot, with a clear and cloudless firma. Mont, Boarcely, however, wero the prayers ended than a thunder storm broke over the jubilant suppliants, and torrents of rain began to fall. With common accord the pastor and villagers, I with drenched garments, made for the I church to prostrate themselves in a! thanksgiving service, It was in! tbe same Government of Tula, by the way, that on tho ocoaßlon of the opening of the lirst railway a numerous party of poasants--headed by the'village priest, cross-bearor, and thurifer-pked themselves on tbe line in front of trie approaching pioneer train. If, they said, this monster is an invention of the dovil, its progress will be arrested; if not, it must pass over our bodies. Fortunately, the conductors of the train were enabled to, bring it to a standstill just Fa time, "ft was only under special safeguards adopted by tho railway officials that the trains proceeded unchecked by suoh popular manifestations, until the superstition was finally I dispelled. A (.loon Time at the preset to buy Mens' Bey's, and Youth's OloM'ing Meanly, You can get them at tho lowest Sale and Sr.lvago prices, with a discount of 1. In the £ returned in cash the next 15 days only ntTe AroHo:se.

The Sbei Choice ever yet offered wpk, to Itmch.'Heiivy 'Scojon Tweefl'fiults at 32s 'Gtt'fqr 22s 6,d, (%iifci. Tweed Suits at 3ft (Jd* f«ir 15s 6d, with an extra cash gift of ' Q'se Shiiliso in hie &. K'en's Tweed Vests at 2s lid and »i lid, Heavy fMdie Tweed (frou's?r's at Ids 6d 'for lis 6d. Js«y (Is pftft«i q/ te o/i<i McVii'a cast annus ofls in tk £, Fifteen Days Out,. Men's Tweed Overcoats 35s (or 16s (id, Youth's Trouser Suits 21s for 13s 6d, and to voim the whole a discount of hit..the £. This is Kite iht kti'i amt k Tweed Knickers at 3s 6u for 2s 3d, School suits at Bs6d for 4s lid. Heavy Knioker gaits 10s 6d for Cs 6d, Buy what you want 0/(to now.' '■■''■ •'■ Now is im Time, All prices both Sale aWto'ge'with the ejtra dis'countof l'sin the' Sis'iorJS'toyi only, jik'jurch« p( 2ffswwiind aj,aJTeArfl House,'• Wot

We regret to bear that Mr Cave's horse Fiscatoriouß withdrawn from tht* Bluu this Beason. The horse slipped while tunninp in the paddock, and received a slight injury to his hip, and although it is not seriously affected, | Mr Cave has wisely decided to let him rest for a year. Mr Robert Heard, the' well-known representative of Mem Hoffmann and Sons, of Wellington, has just roonycred from a severe attack of bronchitis, and is now again in Masterton on one of bis professional visits. This accounts for his rather prolonged absence from the district.

The mails for Masterton from the East Coast, were carried across the Tinui river yesterday at'tornooa by means of ladders and planks stretched across the rivor. The coach left Tinui for Masterton at 2 p.m., arriving shortly after sir o'clock.

Mis 3 Kate Maraden has been figuring at the Medical Conference at tho Chicago Exhibition, says acontemporary. While lecturing on the climate of ftussia and its influence on humanity, she woro on her breast a gold eagle presented by the Czar. Of course, she epokeof "the lepers," saying that there were about 200 of them, and that they lived in the heitt of tho forest, desolate and alone Her lecturing seems to have been "a pronouncod buccoss ;" at any rate, It led to subscriptions on behalf of the lepers.

Mr Fißher moved tha adjournment of tho House on Wednesday afternoon to acouse the Editor of the Evening Post of being the foulest libeller in the city, The Premier immediately rose to a point ot order, and asked if such language was permissible. The Speaker ruled that ho could only protect members of the House against suoh language If asked for an expression of opinion, ho thought that members should speak in tho same tone of person, outside the House as of those in it, Mr Fisher said he would willingly speak of a respectable porsun in this way. Continuingfaaya the Press) heacoused the editor of causing the deaths of certain woll-known Wellington residents, (Dr Skey, Mr Hardcastle, R.M.,andOol Itoador) by his "brutal newspaper attacks," and in conohsion said he was forced to take the opportunity of reply afforded him as a member of the Rouso because the newspaper lie referred to would not give him an opportunity of roply through its columns to the attacks then made upon himself. Mr Willi-im Hutchison, although not supporting the hard words used by Mr Fisher, said he in i great measure agreed with him, and he considered the paper in ques'ion a disgrace to tho city of Wollintjton, and he was surprised at tho public supporting such a newspaper.

The secretary of the North Wairarapa Beuovolent Society (Mr E. H, Waddington), wrote recontly to the Wellington Benevolent Trjßtees asking them to admit a woman who was in destitute circumstances at Masterton to thoOhiro Home. The trustees considered the case and decided not to admit tbe woman, but tho secretary of (ho local society wrote again and asked for»reconsideration of the decision. Tbe Evening PrcßS states that the mntter was placed before I the trustees, with the result that Mr A. G. Johnson has written to the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society informing them that the Wellington Trustees had decided to adhere to their former decision not to receive the woman. From a J report furnished to the secretary of the Wairarapa secicty by Sergeant McArdle, of the Mftßtorton polico, it appears that the woman in question has a daughter aad two sons earning a little money, but, notwithstanding this, the houße they inhabit is in a filthy condition. The family of three have, according to the police report, gone to tho bad.

The two most popular French poisoners of the seventeenth century wero two French wcmenjjavoisin andLavigorcux. They had a grim sense of humour. Thoy colled their poison by facetious names. Sometimes it was " succession powder," because by its aid an heir could quickly enter on an estate; sometimes it was called "peMie powder," because it induced harmony between jarringcouples. The were both arrested, tried, convicted and burned alive in the Plaje do Greve in 1680, and from information given by them, over fifty French widows who had disposed of their consorts, and nearly forty sons and daughters who had murdered their parents, wore convicted and executed. Most of thoso who wore punished wore of the middle and losvor classes. The wealthy aud noble escaped Over 8000 poison cases were tried by the courts in four years. After the executioo of the two hags who furnished the powders, nearly 8000 men aud women were punished by whipping, branding, imprisonment or' oxile, aud thus ended tho most noted French epidemic of poisoning.

In giving judgment in the ease Coopor v, McMorran this morning (says tho Wednesday's Greytown Standard), tho E.M. remarked that ho wa« surprised that the Stewards of the Stocpleckaso moeting did not think it necessary to take some notice of the disgraceful proceedings_ that the caßo disclosed. Wo must in justico to tho Stowards say that the R.M. and the public who were not present at tho meeting might form a very erroneous impression of the affair from tho evidonoe. We saw part of the squabble ourselves. It was really all over in a moment, and the great majority of those on the course did not know that it had occurred. Jockeys aro nearly wrangling amongst thomselvea, and this dispute took place in their own room, " far from the madding crowd" at the back of the saddling paddock, and only some of those in the paddock knew there was any dispute, and those only from the fact that a number began to gather round the door of the jockeys' room on hearing high voices, It was a matter that was practically confined to tbo jockeys' room and did not disturb the public or come under tho Stowards' notipe in any wny.

The followiug subscriptions to the Knell MemorialFundhave been received, The Committee requiie £6O to carry out their object :-P. Cotter, £1 Is; J. Oottor, £1 Is; W. and H. Beetham, £1 laj Rev. J. O. Andrew,£l Is; Rev,W, Ballachey,ssj Rev. J. M.Dovenish, £1; G. King, 10sj J,G,Cox, £1 Is; Ven-: Archdeacon Fancourt, £1 Is; G. Beetham,£lls;J.Payton,£lj W.O. Buchanan, £1 Is; Win. Smith, £1 jT. Rathbonef,l; MrsStrang£l; Mrs Fairbrother, 10s Gd.; R. Fairbrother, 10s; C. A. Fair, brother, 10s; P, Rutherfurd, 10s; G. W, | Deller 10s; Miss Drew, ss; Mrs Vickerstaff, ss; J. Potors, 2s Od; Mrs Turner, 2b 6d; Mrs Hinton, 2s Cd; F. JH, Wood, £1 j 0. Flux, £1 j G.Wyett, fl. R, W. Tate, £1; W.'A, Tate, 10s Gd; J, Montgornerio, 10s 6d; Mrs Tully 10s; ftlrs P.Tully, 10a Cd jMraMaxton, 10s Gd; Mrs Hastwell, 10a Gd; Mrs J. Uume, 10s Gd; J. Fabian, 10s Gd; G. Jones, 10s Gd; T. Benton, 10s;R. (font,' 10s Gd; J. B, Nicol.ss; 5. Wald'en, tisj Pressor, 6sj E, B- trotman, ss; W. H. Day,fa; W.Haigh,ss; M.Bailey; 2s Gd, G. Lawland, ss; H, R, Bunny, £1 Is, Total, £3O 4r.

A Bouthem contemporary states tint during tho debato in Committee on a vote for the Wellington Hospital, Mr Fish suggested that Wellington City should be disfranchised. Mr M'Loan retorted by saying there was more reason to disfranchise Dunedin, after Mr Fish's i verbosity extendiug to 224 columns, of Hansard last seßsios. It would pay the country to give bun £\W to retire.

ipae lor bargains set in this morning at the Bon Marobe.' Wo, that la HooperA Corejnuy, have started clearing out the balance of our winter stock. Our bargains, arealwa/s genuine. We dofl't say resell at cost price, because no one orwsy few could teat it nofknovrlng what the cost price is. Wo don't offer our goods at 20 per., pf dftMuhUeoaiise no one can ohcok the calculation, not ltjrfing.>nwhat it is oased. We rely upon thi prices at which we offer on bargains and in nine cases out of nino and-a-half thoso pricesare 3taggorers both for the Public and the Trade. Of course, wearogolaglo lose money over this job I How could we do otherwise? But whynot? shouldn't we « well as other peoplo ? Everybody's losing, money now-a-days, and wo art) prepared to drop our share just for the sake cf :omp&tij,' intf that - ve lose wc loso jri '(('jjppd. cause. ' We benefit the fubljo, la lieep jour eye on the Eon Jlarche for bargains, Everything at panto ytloei, J

A number of collieries in South Wales have resumed work under protection of the troops. The deatliß from cholera in Smyrna, Asia Minor, average 14 daily. Tlib disease continues to increase in Hum gary.

The Supreme Court has santioned the I reconstruction scheme of Messrs Goldsbrough; Mort, and Co. 'rhe Hawke's Bay Herald repor's the discovery of a most extraordinary Bf.tcimeu of n lamb It had three tongues, four tepth, and seven legs (one only n rudimentary limb growing from the first rib). The formation of the hindiiuartorsand their double allowance of legs seemed perfect. There were two tails. The lamb did not live long after its birth. A seaman on fI.M.S. Birkaia describes a funeral icrvice which was held throughout the fleet, for those Inst i:i the Victoria, just at sunset on the 23rd. " All hands fell in, and the captain read the prayers for the dead and some part of tho Church sorvice of prayers at sea, and then all hands faced along the ships side, while seventeen minute guns were fired from the Sanspareil, being tho Admiral's salute. As the last gun was fired all the ships sounded the Admiral's call on the buglo, and then the bands played tho Dead March in 'Saul,' while the Admiral's flag was slowly pulled down from the masthead. The affair was so timed that the flag camo down just as the sun was sinking in the west in resplendent colours. It was a most impressive scene."

The trial of the man Brunswick and tho other prisoners charged with black mailing a Uear«Admiral in the French Navy by means of compromising letters sent by the latter to a demi-moudaine in Paris, of which Brunswick had obtained possession, has terminated in all the prisoners being found Guilty. Brunswick himself was sentenced to ten year's imprisonment, to be followed by ten year's police surveillance, and to pay a fine of two thousand francs, His accomplices were sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from two to fivo years. Several money lenders to whom the Admiral used to have recourse in order to satisfy the demands of his persecutors have been arrested for complicity, Tho cablo message recently published concerning tho 80 deaths from typhoid at Worthing appears in the following form in the Syduey Morning Herald:— "An epidemic of typhoid is prevailing at Worthing, in Sussex. Eighty deaths occurred. The bodies of the victims were burned at night Excu-sion trains passing through the town stopped to enable the people to witness the burning of the bodies." It may be noted (says the Otago Daily Times) in this connection that Worthing is the new Bygeia or City of Health, established somo 10 years BgobyDrW.Richardson, tho eminent authority on sanitation, in order that effect might be given to his views.

The Premier told Mr Buchanan on Wednesday night that there wero no distillers ha the country. " There aro a great many distillers," said Captain Kwßell,"buttlißy don't toll the Premier where to rind them I' Whereat the Premier laughed heartily,

Seven lnombers of the North Wairarapa Gun Club aro competing at the Tauhorenikau Pigeon Match to-day. A sporting prophet says that one of them will carry off the cup. Messrs George Harper and T, W' Maude, solicitors, of Chrißtchurch, havo b'jßn oommittfid for trial in conusotion with their recent bankruptcy. The August number of the Journal of the Department of Labor, just to hand, reports of Mastßrton that owing to the exceptionally wet weather, work of a!!|sorts has practically boon suspended.

The Masterton people are taking up the forthcoming Masterton A. and P. Association's Show with considerable enthusiasm this year. Already the special prizes given in this district amount to close on 1150. A large number of visitors from'the country are in Masterton to-day, to witness the Wanganui-Wairarapa football match.

The da'e of the stallion parade in connection with tho Masterton A. and P. Association has not yet been fixed,

Who says that temperance hotels won't pay (says a writer in tho N.Z. Times). The Leviathan, at Dunedin (Mrs Silk's famous hostelry) is now rua by a limited liability company, and tho first dividend paid hi twenty per oent, Very Rood,

Honry Case, a Gloveraville jewellor, has constructed and will place on exhibition, at tho World's Fair, tho smallest locomotive ever built, Tho little engine is fitted with all the appliances and fittings of a firaNlasa engine, It haa tool boxes, injectors, water and steam gauges, laapa, etc It is fitted with a safety valyo, and if its boiler gets overloaded with " fog" "it pups off" in true ocean iteanior style. The reverse lever is fitted with thumb latch, click and quadron. The materials used in the construction of this tnidgot locomotive are solid gold, biU ver, steel and brass, Thoro are 1,818 pieces, exclusivo of screws, bolts, and rivets, 668 screws and bolts, and 853 rivets, making a total of 2,836 pieces. Mr Case has put in his spare time of the last fifteen yeara in constructing his locomotive.

Tho total number of ova collected this season by Mr L. F. Ayaon from all sources is 1,162,750,

The full Hot of the Wellington Acclimatisation Sooiety'a ongngements to supply ova and fry this season from the Maßterton Hatcheries is as follows :- Ova-Hawke's Bay, 60,000; Povorty Bay, 50,000; Auckland, 10,000; Grey 3iouth, 20,000. Fry—Taranaki, 40,000; Hawera, 20,000; Wangamii, 5,000 fry and also 2,000 yearling troot. Tho Wairarapa and Forty Miln Bush rivers will receive about 300,000 >oung fish, and the rivers on tho Wellington side of ihe Rimutaka will be dealt with in an equallyliberal manner,

An asßault case,arialng out of the recent collision, in which the shafts of Mr A, Fraser's cart were brokon, will oorae before the Maslerton R.M, Court tomorrow.

There are now in the vaults of tho American Treasury (Bays a writor in an English paper), something over 71,003 tons avoirdupois of silver, and for all the use it is ever likely to bo, tho huge hoard might«»well be cast into the sea. If jt were thrown on the market or j converted into currohcy, tho immediato effect would be to utterly paralyse nommerco and trado all over the world. I would suggest, therofore, that Brother Jonathan should devote his mountain of silver to tho manufacture of popular ■photos. Thore is an onormous demand for that convenient article in the States, and our modest cousins would have some, thing to boast of in being the only peoplo on earth rich enough to'afford silver for tho purpose.

The patties to the action Spolght y Byrne, aow being heard at Melbourne, will assuredly (says the New Zealand Herald; before the cato is finished have had enough of litigation to sorve them for tho remainder of thoir natural lives. The plaintiff ww the gentleman who wasbrought from England to take charge of the Victorian railways, having attained a high reputation ir. England as an ez; pert in railway mauagemejni. The dafondJntwthepropriotorofthe Melbourne Age, which naper.comniented freely on tho fanner linvbich'Mr Speight cor« ducted the railway system. ltwill>oue of tlw longest cases whioh ever came before, a ftiurt of Justice yi thp colonies. The latest papers contain the report of tho thirtieth day of hearing. It iscal. culated that the daily coats of hearing amounts to 1339, made up thua:— Twelve jurymen, at £2 2a a day (in round figures)£24j Mr Purvess daily refresher, £HO; Mr Deakin's 415 j Mr Duffy's, £2O; Mr Coldham'a £ls. Bar. rister's fees marked on br\e{ are eati< mated at *33 per day, while solioitors' costs, whjeh. include payments to witHesaea, Aft, cannot be fixed at less than SOO per day. Supposing the estimate to be correct and we do not think it is excessive, tHe costs of the bearing alone ja already considerably over £IO,OOO,

Informations have been laid against Janet Feliz, alias Madame Le Brand, for (1) a breach of tin MaMerton Borough By-laws In keeping a disorderly house; (2) with having no visible lawful means; of supporti (3) with being the ocoupipr of a house frequented by persons having no visible lawful means of support. The. cases will [come before Mr T, HutchißOn 1 to-morrow. I,

The process of hatching out the ova at the .Masterton Fish Ponds, is proceeding very satisfactorily, and despite the fact that Af r L, F. Ayson (the Curator) is not yet fully recovered from hisrecentillness, his attention is unremitting and shows how thoroughly his heart is in the work, for only an enthusiast could work early and late, in wet nhAj|&.a.s Mr Ayson does, ™^f.

Messrs Lowes and loidb announcoa a very important sale of agricultural and dairy farms, being theoelebrated''Te Ore Oro" estate of Messrs T. L. Thompson & Co, out up into small blocks of from 20 to 95 acres, the sale will be by applioa» tiorij prices and all particulars can be obtained from the agents Messrs Lowes and lorns, Masterton, who will receive the applications up to 5 p,p\ of Thursday, September 28th Another inf"rmatioMS i ' been laid against the Rev J. 0, Andrews for failing to destroy rabbits on his property, To meet the demands required by a steadily increasing business, Mr 0. Prag. Nell has been obliged to have several alterations made to the interior of his business premises. The shelving and fixtures have been extended along both walls, and otherimprovements have been effected. Revolving shutters have also been put up, t Tho Wellington Acclimatisation Boclety notifies that the trout fishing season will commence on 16th September next, and end on loth April, 1894. The fees for licenses are fixed at 20s for men, and 6s for ladies, and boys under 16 years, Messrs D. W. Mcintosh and J. Williams are authorised to issue licenses in Master* ton.

The list of caaea to bs hoard at tha Masterton ll.il, Court to-morrow (Friday) ia rather a heavy one. It in. eludes three charges of keeping a disorderly house; two assault casos; two maintenance cases; a case of shooting game out of season, and one charge of failing to destroy rabbits. Mr A. W. Cava of has purchased tho thoroughbred horse Randwick and will place him at the service of breeders in the placo of Piscatonous. Randwick is a splendid animal, from a racing family, and wm himself a great iiorformor on the turf, on this account ho is bound to roooivo tho notice of breeders. Particulars of pedigree and performances appear in our advertising columns. The English mallard ducks &t the Masterton Aviary, are in excellent con« dition. Sittingjofeggsaro being sent to settlers round Lake Wairarapa and other parts of the district, and in the heat future we may hope to see theso pretty birds fairly plentiful, They should make excellent spurt, and are worth bagging, as a mallard drake often turns the scale at four pounds when drosßod for the table.

In the Eouie of Representatives Ibbl night the Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control - Bill further progressed in committee, i when the most debatable clause of the Bill, tho fifteenth, stipulating the majority at any licensing poll, and that half of those porsons named on the roll should voto, wbb carried. Tho feature .of the discussion was the opposition shown by Sir Robert Stout to this and other sections of tho Bill. Ho and thoso voting with him were defeated by largo majorities. When clause 15 was carried,, Sir Eobort vehemently deolarod that the Bill was a sham and a concession to the liquor traffic, and would be no settlement of tho question at all. Ho urged that tho mattor should be left over till the general elections, and with that object movod that the chairman should leave the chair, the result of such a resolution being that tho Bill would be killod. However, the motion was lost. More than onoo during tho discussion the-member for Inangahua asserted t£dt there wan art allianco between the and the liquor party to carry tho Bill. The' clause requiring bar windows to be nn screened at night has been struck out of the measure. The debate on the second! reading of the Electoral Bill in the Legislative Council has not yet concluded,— N.Z. Timos.