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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4524, 15 September 1893, Page 2

It is with extreme regret that we hear of the sadden death of Mr W. H. lißvin, the well-known merchant and brother Of Mrs George Beetham. ,He was a man of broad views and extremely popular in Wellington where he lias so long resided. At first we thought onr telegram most refer to his father,who ia a valetudinarian in England, and the news comes to ill here moßt unexpectedly. The (ate Mr W. H. Lem was a man ef whom all sorts and condition! of men spoke well, and he will ,be sinoerely mourned. ■ "

During one of the days upon which the Home Bole Bill was beinfij discuieri | (saya an exchange), 2500 md dinners were served in the Home of Commons. Every night after the debate began between £SO <SO twi h»VB

Protective; : works at the Waiogawt have been completed to the satisfaction o[ the North County Engineer. I Men are atill employed in several parts of this diatriot clearing slips aid repairing damage done by the heavy floods of last winter, We remind oar renders of the childdran'p eocial which takes place at the Temperance Hall this evening, The tront.fishlng season opens today, and the weather being fine a largo number of (inglers are out. Mr Harry Perry has been appointed Assistant Olerk to the Wairarapa North County. The W.A.A. and Cycling Club has resolved to toko vigorous Bteps for the suppression of betttng, and any member of the Olub, or spectator, found infrinathe Olub'i rules against Rumbling, at the next meeting will be warned off the ground. The Engineer to the Wairarapa North County suggests the purchase of a stone crushing machine, It would cost £240 landed at Wellington, but it is estimated that it would reduce the coit of stone cracking for metalling roads from 3s Cd per cubic yard to Gjd per cubic yard.

Mr G, H. Astall, the Masterton representative of the Mutual Life Association of Australasia, has very kindly offered the use of his offices to the W.A.A. and Cycling. Club for meetings. The offer has been accepted, At the last sitting of the Pabiatua RM. Court, Mr T. Hutchison, H.M., said he though sittings of the Court should in future bo held fortnightly; as business seemed to be on the increase, The solicitors presont concurred in this opinion, and it was resolved that arrangments should be made accordingly. —Examiner.

i In the Moil Medical and Surgical Journal, Dr. Eweu.of the United States Army, relates the case of a Boldier, who was charged with being asleep at his post whilst in oharge of prisoners, Inquiry elicited the [set that his sleepiness was notorious, and that it had on several occasions brought punishment upon him. Be was well nourished, aud all his organs were apparently healthy. Mentally he did not seem to be lacking, although " not very bright" best described his condition, There was no suggestion of any predisposition to nervoUß disoase in his fami'y history, and he had never been told that ho was unusually sleepy before joining the army and serving in Arizona in 1888, He frequently fell asleep at meals, on one occasion with a spoon in his mouth, tie had also been asleep on horsobaok whilst drilling, and at times it whs so difficult to wake him that his comrades had to cuff him and roll him on the floor, There seemed to be no doubt that the condition was a genuine one. The treatment adopted wbb to give him regular outdoor work of a light and easy character. Later he was placed on duty in the kitchen, where he had Illy two relapses into hiß old condition, id on these occasions he fell asleep and it the fire out and so delayed the meal, t his own earnest request tie was soon lowed to return to his company, and i far he has done fairly well; but he eeps overy afternoon, although he is l\ble to wake himself. The Lanat says: —We have sometimes wondered ther Dickens had any knowledge of thia as'a distinct pathological condition when he described his immortal fat .boy. in "Pickwiok."

Thelondon correspondent of a contemporary writeß: —" It may be interesting to thoso who havo too many rabbits to learn that the modes of utilising rabbitskins are rapldily increasing in number, The latest was brought under my notice by a large manufacturer, who stated that quite a trade has sprung up of shredding tne skins into narrow strips, to be then boiled Into glue or size, of which a yery inferior quality is made out of these strips, One firm alone uses many tons of it, and readily pays £2O a ton for the skins thus cut up for boiling down, The hair, when shared off the skins, is being used more and more in the manufacture of cheap felt hat. This Industry alone Is beginning to require vast numbers of rabbitskins,"

The opening tun ot the Wairarapa Amateur Cycling Club was held yesterday, there being no less then twelve participant*, If the weat'her hud been favourable, a greater number of wheelmen would have been present. Tbe members had a most successful tun round the surburbs of the toW'n, under the guidance of the newly eleeted captain, Mr W. Pearse, The dlub is to bo congratulated Upon getting bo able an instructor at its head, for Mr ftarse holds numerous trophies and medals for ohafopionship races in Australia and New Zealand, and under bis management, theoyoling portion of the club will conttolie to prosper in this district. We understand "runs' 1 will take place every half holiday over different portions of the country,

A truthful writer In an exohange remarks 1 cannot claint any eminenoo as an angler myself. Porhaps I didn't persevere enough. It anybody were to aßk me suddenly the exact number of fish which I have ever caught, 1 could answer tit once. But 1 probably should iuveiit the figure, It is a most extra ordinary thing, but tbo moral effect of the smallest attempt at angling is most marvellous and ruinous. It makes a liar of a church elder at once. I consider it

oiroumstantiaily proved that George Washington never fished—at any rate never before that occasion upon whioh he damaged his father's properly with an axe. It he had been morally perverted by fishing, ho would probably have explained that a great many thousand wild Indians had chopped that treo with their tomahawks, and that he had driven them off with great slaughter,"

During the hearing of a case in Court yesterday, one of the witnesses stated that the weather during the past fow months had bson "ordinary," And what kind of weather do you call ordin ' 1 ary weather hero f" queried the B.M, •" Very wet indeed, your Worship; wet almost every day," was the instant reply; and at the remembrance of past olimatio discomfort, a sorrowful look, swept oyer the faces of thoso in Court,— Palnatua Herald.

The Engineer of the Wairarapa North Count; Council reports that in pursuance of the Oonnoil'i resolution, tenders wore invited and a contract let, foe driving piles to divert the Ruamahunga river , into a more central channel of its bed At the point where its incursion threatens i the .road to the east of the Te Ore OroJ bridge. The contractor has landed his plant and materials on the site of the trorks and was to have commenced operations this (Thursday) morning. The effort to collect private subscriptions was cordially responded to by some of the BmaUer property holder*, who promptly intimated their willingness to subscribe aj»o rata share towards the work with thoirothar neighbours interested. Messrs Murray, Kobertß, and Co., however, have deoided to entertain no claim upon them and have, in consequence, declined to contribute, Under the circumstances as it appeared hardly fair to accept donations from the smaller holdings, towards constructing works, the advantages of which must materially benefit the large estate in many ways, despite their declaiming it, further action in the direction of seeking assistance was abandoned, and the cost of the contract will therefore be charged on tie County funds,"

A WM9 lor bargains set in this morning at the-Bon Marohe. W«, that ut Hooperi Con-jiny, have started dewing out the balance r>( oar winter stock, Our bargains arealwa/s genpine, 1 , We don't say we. sell at cost price, because no'one m wj> lew could test it not knowing what the cost price is. We don't offer our goods at 23 per cent discount because no one oan bheolt the calculation, not barfing >*n what it is fcased.: Wereljcpon th( prices st whloh we offer ovi bargains and in nine cases out of nine ani-a-half tboae prices are staggerers both for the, Public ahu the Trade. Of course, \fearegfflagto lose money oyer this job 1 How ibuid we do otherwise? But whynot ? . shouldn't we > well a; other people j .'Everybody's losing-money now-a-days, and we arr irepared. to drop jonr share jubl for the sake cf company, but i that *ve lose we lose in a good cause. We benefit the Public, so keep your eye on the JJon Marohe for. bargains, Everything at

The Wairarapa North County Council has decided to ask the member for Masterton to approach the Minister of Lads ef the aabject of the difficulty of obtaining plans of roads, etc, from the Survey Department, and suggesting that local bodies should bo entitled to get these through thoDiatriot Survey Offioe without having to apply to. private draughtsmen. The sooials in connection with St. Matthew's church funds, continue to prosper, and the ono held in the Temperance Fall last evening was. so exception to the rule. An extremely pleasant evening was spent. The last social of the presont season will bo held in about fortnight when this enjoyable series of entertainments will be brought to a dose.

The Prince of Wales' yaoht Britannia beat the American boat Navahoe in the race from Cowea to Cherbourg and back by two seconds.

A man named Qoodson, living at Granville, seized a revolver and shot his two children; afterwards committing snicide. The children will probably recover.

The more settled weather at the end of last month, enabled considerable progroiß to be made with the. contracts on the various roads In the North Wairarapa.

Lord Roberts admits the truth of the charges repeatedly made that, contrary to orders,the Imperial Army's courtesans are officially recognised iu many Indian camps, and Are subjected to medical coutrol.

1 The Comroittofi of the W,A,A, and Cycling Club met on Wednesday evening for the purpose of drawing up a pro* | gramme for their next sports meeting,) which has been fixed to take place on j Thursday, October 19th. The following programme was agreed upon(1) Mai. den Race (100 yds); (2) High Jump} (3) £ mile Bicycle Handicap; (4) Putting the 161b Shot, Handicap; (5) 100 yds Handicap; Oca Mile Bicyole Handicap; (7) 1440 yds Handicap; (B) School Boys' 100 yards Handicap, for boys attending Pub ho Sohoolsin Wairarapa district; (9) Walking Race, 1 mile Haudtcap; (10) 120ydsHurdle Handicap; (11) 1 Milo Handicap; (12) 2 Mile Bicycle Bace Handicap; 220 yds Handicap; (14) One Mile Handicap; (15) Consolation Bace Bandicap (100 yds), It was decided that I the Ladies' Bracelet be given this year to I tho winner of the One Mile Bicycle Handicap, and in the event of two bracelets being given, the second one to go to the winner of the 440 yds Handicap. 11 A countryman, who baa been endeavouring to obtain some definite ideas about the Royal wedding functions from the various illustrated papers, applies to me" (writes Mr L&bouohere in Truth) " for help and enlightenment. Qiß bewilderment is natural. He finds, in tho first place, that we seem to have a new Queen reigning over ui, for her Majesty's foatures in the illustrated papers bear no resemblance to the authorised portraits ot Queen Victoria, A still more romarkable faot is, that in the course of the festivities, her Majesty seems to have continually changed her habiliments One of the special artists shows her with an ermine train; another represents her with no train at all. Another shows her withaorown on her head; another appears to have Been her only a few minutes later in a bonnet. One picture represents the Queen and her guetta all talcing lunch at one table, another places them at different tables. One paper surpasses Itself by tiro views of the route to the railway station, in each of which the Royal couple are pre vided witb a totally different carriage, I and different horses and attendants, I

think I can explain how those discrepancies ariso. Probably some o.' the special artists despatched to sketoh the wedding made their sketohss at Henley," The children's dance; to be held in the Temperance Hall this evening, promises to be very successful, All present will be in fancy dresses, and a pretty Bight will be witnessed. Parents will be ad< milted to the Hall for one shilling, A Napier man owed a Napier woman an account (says the Telegraph), She sued him and got judgment, and be get wild. He wrote a uniformly polito letter on the subject, in which be stated that sinco she bad summoned him he had decided to pay her by two instalments. I The first he would pay when ho died, and the next when he came to life again. She ueoden't consequently tronblo him any more, as he had nothing, and if he wa> pressed he would have to submit his affairs to the Official Assignee as he owed a few hundred pounds. He was that bard up that be could not afford to pay for a stamp on the letter, so he was obliged to put her to the exponse of paying double for the trouble she went to in summoning him. in conclusion he hoped she was well. The B.M. hoped he would pa? up or go to gaol.

The Caps 4r|/ua:-"Allthe world over the poor anfortunato clerk seems to be having a bad time of it; end now in Australia there are probably hundred#of theßo gentlemen walking tho streets of Melbourne and other cities, and wishing with all their hearts they had been brought up asmechanioß. Probably many of them will make their way to South Africa, doemed to most bitter disapointmentj for even now the clerk is at a discount, The Colonial fathers till all tho Civil Service with their sons, and one could not throw a brick down Adderley stri>eb- (Oape Town) without knocking downs round halMotenol these poor unfortunates who have beon unsuccessful in scouring situations. If we are going to be invaded by a few hundred more we may well wonder what will become of them all."

Tho Hon Downio Stewart, in an interview with a Southern reporter, says, in reference to tho Electoral Bill: h Women, of course, cannot go on the roll till the Bill has become law, but It is extremely important thst they should be ready to go on the roll as soon as the assent of the Governor is notified, Although Parliament does not expire by the effluxion of time till December! the Government might beadvised to dissolve tho present Parliament at an early date, and the writs might be issued immediately afterwards, and, from the issue of the writs no names can be added to the electoral roll. Therefore the danger lies not so much in the Bill not passing, but in tho event of it passing, Parliament being suddenly dissolved, and tho writs for the new Parliament being issued, this would have the effect of keeping off all women not then registered, It is important, therefore, that all women who wish to exercise the right of voting sbouldboreadyassoonas the Bill has been assented to, to apply to have thoir names putou the roll."

Tbi Home of Baproaentativea concluded veaterday afternoon a Bitting of 27 hours.during which period the remainder of the Estimatce, Including thoce of the Defence, Legislative and Bailway Departmental wore carried. During the proceedings the question of reportiug progress was repeatedly moved, and on one occasion wasdleoused for three hours, The protracted sitting lasted from 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday until 5.60 p.m yesterday, with the usual adjournments. The House met again in the evening, when good business was done, several Bills passing their final stsges. The Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Bill was further considered in committee in the Legislative Gounoii.—tf.Z. Times.

We beg to notify that JlssSEa Bocs & Co., Manufacturing CQiemiata Lave appointed the WAIBABAPA FABMEBJ CO-OPJBATIVS AflSOounos Sole Agon te for iVaibabapa for the following,'-Non-Muboubiaii Putins Fluid price Is 6d, unsnrpassed for cleaning gold allver, arid re-plating brass and copper, Frit end Watebpboof Cemem, Ib, Epeoiall, adapted for trending china, glassware and met«l articles; it can be used without heat log, and will, when dried in a stove, resist hot water and Are. "WaterpbooF Cement, price Is, for repairing leather, india-rubber, also esoelleat for deif. Oamphilese Bails, la neat air-tight jars containing 18 balls, price Is, to keep moths out of clothing, also a perfect disinfectant and a safeguard against, whooping cough, Hciib Extract, price Is Gd, an infallible cure for toothache guaranteed free from at,/ thing injurious to the teeth or hjalthi it etoiis the moat acute pain, lamed 1 ately, and prows a permanent cure in nearl, all cases where the teeth are hollow, OmanCi;be f«r coma and warts, mice Is; a speedy pnd: painless remedy, a&o highly recommended for chilblalni. Sole Agents—lhs

Mr Goo Wyeth returns thanks to thoao who assisted at his late Are.

The monthly meeting of the Masterton Hohool Committee will be held on Monday next, A meeting of Court Loyal Enterprise, A.0.F., Masterton, was held laat evening, Bro. Hornblow, P.0.R., presiding. The ordinary routine buaiaoas was transacted,

The tender of Mr J. Rose for alterations aud additions to the Masterton i Foresters' Hall has been accepted at £25 12s. The Pall Mall Gazette, commenting on the Mercantile Bank preventions, says that the dilatoriness of the authorities, contrasted with the Bfrift rengenco meted, out to James Thompson for a technical offence, is a caricature on justice, . Messrs Trafford, of Leicestershire, and Ernest Smith, of Yorkshire, playing for North ?, South of England,made 254 run's between Ihem in an hour aud threequarters. ; Mr James Day, our maohinist, was unfortunate enough to severely injure his hand with a plane iron yesterday. The measles his also invaded the sanctity of our composing room and further decimated our staff.

Mr andMrn J. J. Freeth celebrated their silver wedding at New Plymouth on Thursday last,

Messrs Lowes aud lorns add to their Masterton stock sale for Wodeosday next, 20th September, 250 ewes with lambs, 100 hoggets, 7 cows, and 1 mare.. At about a quarter past seven this morning two ladies returning from a fishing excursion, walked up Queen street with rods on their shoulders, The female franchise evidently includes trout.

More Salvationists are to beimnionid this week before Mr B. S. Hawkins, R,M, The Milton pugatorial still continues. The rivers and streams v/ero rather too high for good sport to-day, aud the bags of trout obtained have not been large so far.

The animal ball of tho Fcathornton lodge of Oddfellows was held in the Kaiwaiwai public hall last night. There vore about thirty couples present, several of whom oame from Mariitiborough. The attendance of Featherston people wsb rather small, probably on account of the unsettled weather, and tho distance io Kaiwaitrai, Musio was supplied by some members of the Foatheraton Town Band under Bandmaster McLean,

Miis Jenny Mighel, of Brighton, is suing the Sultan of Johnte, ruler of & State in the Malay Peninsula, for broaob of promise. Shipments of Australian gold are being' stopped atKgyplian ports fortransference to the eaßt, in order to save the coßb of shipment from London, It is reported from "Wagga, New South Wales that 350 shearers presented themselves at Berry Jerry station when the roll was'called and that beoauße a selection was made of those required instead of a ballot being taken the men rushed the hut at night time and rolled logs across the road ia hope that the I owner would drive over them on his | way to the Btatton. The ringleaders are I described as tho scum of Melbourne.

The following is the result of the poll taken yesterday for the return of three Councillors to the Carterton Borough | Council: —Joseph Aplin, 155; 0. J. Kemble, 125; James Meyriok, 105; W. Hercook, 97; E. L, Wakelin, 92. The greatest interest was taken in the election.

Still they come! Twelve more Chinamen arrived in Wellington by the last steamer from Sydney, News waslropeived yesterday morning that Mr' Dick' Mahupuku of Longbush, Gladstone, Chief of the Ngatihikawera tribe, died at Napier, at 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening last, He has been ailing for some months past, but very few thought he would go off so suddenly. His remains aro to bo conveyed to Wellington by steamer, and thence to Greytown by train, where a tangi of a very extensive character will be held.

Mr Ohas, Rogers' Premier 'Bus was I stuck in the mud alongside Groat Frederick Btreet, at Greytown, this morning for nearly an hour, Three horses were engagod in endeavouring to eztrioato the vehicle, but without avail. Hands wero then employed to dig the mud away, after which the bus wai got on to the roid.

Mr 0. H, Mills' atierted in the Homo yesterday that the Opposition had been obstruoted during the night, Mr Hogg considered that the member for Hawko's Bay was mainly responsible, He (Mr Hogg) had been out of bod for 48 hours, and he said .he was prepared to remain {or an equal term longer.

The annua] meeting of tho North Wal< rarapa Gun Club was held at the Club Hotel last evening. It was resolved that a meeting of the Olnb be held on Wednesday, the 27th September, to pass the balance sheet,' It was decided that no member be allowed to fire in future until a'l subscription due be paid. The following officers wre elected: —President, Mr & M. D. Whatman; vice-Presidents, Messrs J, J, Maokeisey and }, 0, Walker; Secretary and Treasurer, MrE.fl, Waddington; Committee, Messrs A. A, Elbi.iß, N, Graoe, J. M. Meredith; A, P, Whatman, J, Bidirill, 0, H, Osborne, W. fi, Bone, V, Wardell, R. Campbell, and J. J. Breeds. It was decided that the season commence on February let, 1894, and close September lit, 1894, the Handicappen to be elected at the first meeting. Mr Mackersey offered a trophy for the best shooting average; Mr J, 0, Walker a cap to be competed for at the opening match of the season; and Mr A, P, Whatman a cup for the season, The Secretary was Instated to endeavor to arrange matohes with Hawke'e Bay, Wanganni and Mmonnlle, to be fired a; earl; as possible, at' Masterton.'

The frionda of Mr 0. Parker are invited to attend tho funeral of his late father-in-law, Mr John E. Osborn, which will leave his residence Bovne Terrace, Lower Manaia, at one o'clock to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon.

A few days ago the members of the Legislative Counoil who voted for the extension of the franchise to women wero each presented with a white camelia and an address, Yesterday tho Hon W. 0. Walker was presented with a basket of red camellias, to be distributed to those Legislative Councillors who opposod women's franchise, This graceful presentation, wbioh ma? be regarded as counter to that which took place the other day, was accompanied with the following committee of ladies of the city of Wellington respoct* fully tcquest hon members of the Legislative Council who Bpoke and voted against the franchise being granted to women of the Colony, to accept this small token of of tbeir regard and esteem for their efforts to Allow us to remain in our proper sphore apart from polltioa ■

! SiiofpiKo at Te Aro House means getting < the ohoice ofthe largest stock of new aßbionable Drapery. It means you are < buying at the lowest cash price and getting a bonus discount.

We make special efforts to please 'our country customers. All goods are charged at Wellington oash prices, and carriage is paid on all parcels ot 20s and upwards. Send for patterns of our new Dresses and Delaines, our new Prints and Gropons, you will find the choice large and the colorings select.

Enclose cash with all orders, and they will be promptly executed, and a Bonus Discount of 5% wJI be returned on all pur ohases of 20s and upwards from TeAro House, Wellington, ,