Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4534, 27 September 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1893.

The September number of the " Department of Labour Journal" ia to hand, and ite reports are not very encouraging, except in the extreme South, where things seem to be a little brisker than in other parts of the Colony. In Uunedin, for example, the building trade is said to be busy, whereas in Wellington and Ohristchurshitis dull. The softwoods trade seems to be dull also in all parts of the Colony excepting Aucklancl.wliero it is fail ly good, and in Dunedin, where it is satisfactory. The boot trade is dull everywhere excepting at Ghristchurch, where it shows signs of improvement. Unskilled labour is simply abundant all over New Zealand, The Wairarapa has a good word for absorbing labour in bush felling and in flax mills, but in Masterton the agent of the department says there are men who hang about the town, and who won't go out after work when it is offered to them. The public works department is employing one hundred and eightyeight men on the Eketahuna-Wood-ville line. One would think that such a host would complete sumo little portion of it for traffic. We fancy seven years of co-operative labour on a railway is not as effective towards completing a section of it as one year of contract labour, The Government have now nearly two thousand cooperative labourers in their employ, a standing army which must be provided for by the State. Probably the loss to the Colony on this army is not less than twenty-five thousand pounds per annum, and this sum has to be raised by taxes out of the pockets of struggling settlers who are not the recipients of State favours,

Something lias been said as to whete Mr Kettle is to m permanently appointed as Judge to the District Court in Masterton, We are disposed to believe that our District Court is likely to lie abolished, and that the work of it will be despatched, under the'extended powers about to be conferred on Resident Magistrates, by Mr Hutchison,

Tho Maaterton Wesleyin Schoolroom will again be opened for the enrolment of women electors on Friday and Saturday pext froiii i till 4 in the afternoon; Over g0() eases of measles hare been reported to the Mastertqn Borough Council by, the local doctors, up to the present date, ' i The Volunteerfire Brigade wish to remove the Victoria street bell to their jtatipn in (jhapel street. : The latest viotim of the prevailing epidemic ia reported to be Mr Beeohey, head master of the Palefield aojiool, and that institution is closed for a week in consequence. The- returns from the jfasterton nopd for the past fortnight amounted toUQs4 : .y U:^{;.:-;:^y ; < : ■. An A)fredton porrcspflpdent writes in. forming us,that a freak of naturein the shape 1 ofapimb, born on M t " W. Shirley's property; hasjustbeen ; pjcked: up; -Ita iees were covered -with hajr. rjSsemblnuj that of those qra calf; :■: The ii6«'e'.v>ai ve»ry T JUe ; a jpi/c'si J!UHe^imlids^

airou^ M so of neat adbatatitlEil coitagea id immediate priixi* mitytM*m^ appearanco'tif flourishiDg buainesaea, Jind seen"; 'jtiie V road Ton 'working days preient a pioturo of activity and bnelle - fthiatua'Heraldi" i-v '^;^:'\

' Atthemeetirigof the WairarapaTrotting OJub on' Saturday Evening it win Baid that a well'known.owiißroitrotten had'atated; that ■ a club hot'a thousand miles from Wellington bad not only paid bis nomination and'acceptanco fees, but had also paid his travelling and train expenses I ■■■ Comment is needless I-: Observer, .

Tho Wairarapa Hunt Club Sporta,"to he he'd on t he Pastoral Sootely 's grounds, Carterton, to-morrow, Thursday, Sept. 28th, promise to prove very attractive. The entries are excellent all through, over twenty coiupetitora being entered for some of the events, The Carterton Brass Band will be in attendance, and lend additional attraction. Two deaths from cholera are reported at Newcastle, England, ' Lord Carrinston states that ho is unaware that ho has boon appointed Viceroy of India. - ■ ' ' The Paris correspondent of the Daily Olironiclo saja that tho Duke of Orleans is engaged to the Czar's daughter,

The Auckland Chamber of Commerce j has passed a resolution urging extensive l advertising of the colony by the Govern. J meat. •'«.'. I It is reported that the Russian warship Kuaaika has been lost in a gale in \ the Gulf of Finland. Twelvo officers and I(J6 seamen, it is said, went down [with the vessel, The finances of the Wellington Bowl of College Governors are in a very satisfactory state at the present time. The amount to credit of the working account is about £IOOO. Two lads, aged 0 and 7 respectively, btolo a watoh with silver coinß attached, from a cutter atOnehunga, The police discovered that the coins bed been spent, and the watch planted in a swamp, They made no arrests. It is understood that they intend to proceed by summons. A few days .Mr J. P. Jf'irth, Prinoipill of the Wellington College, suggested to the Chairman of the Board of Governors that the annual examinations in connection with the institution should be conducted by outside persons, lie mentioned that Professor Haslam, of Canterbury College, had generously offered to examine the higher forms in Latin, free uf charge, and ho aekod that arrangements should be made at once to secure other examiners, The Chairman informed the Board this morning that he' , had authorised Mr Firth to make the ' necessary arrangements, and on the motion of Mr O. Izard, seconded by Mr J. Noting, his action was approved.— Post. I Mr Goodman, of Sydney, is negotiat- ) ing with Messrs Nelson Bros, in London I to supply Kosher meat, i.e., that killed { under Jesvieri rites, and it i'b believed that the meat could be supplied in London at I 4d a pound, a large trade ia expected to ) be opened up,

A sculling race between Tom Sullivan, of New Zealand, and George Bubear, of England, for £2OO a-sirfe and the Sportman's Challenge Cup, was rowed over thochampionship course, from Putney to Mortlake on Monday lust, Bnbear was the favourite for the race, but Sullivan led throughout and won easily, The time was 22min. 80 sec, Sullivan was at one time ut member of the Wellington Rowing Club,

Between 3 and 4 o'clock on Sunday morning (says (he Observer), a sbed on Bank Line, belonging to Mr T. A. Weston, was destroyed by fire. It was the building in which he boils the fat rom the .slaughter-house, but there had ben no firo there since the previous

Friday. Some yards sway is the slanei. ter-bouso, and thai also was found to bo on fire—a firn having beon made on the wood floor in the middle of the room, It was not possible for the latter building to have caught alight from the former, When the (lames were seen two or three people living in the neighbourhood ran to the spot, and fortunately, were in time to save the slaughter-house, The fire was evidently tbe work of an incendiary, and there is a yery uncomfortable feeling in tho town in connection with this event and the recent burglary.

I We remind our readers that tomorrow is the day appointed by the agents, Messrs Lowos and lorns, to receive applications for the TeOre Ore small farms, This is an opportunity which as never bnfore occurred in this neighbourhood ofseourinq excellent land in small blooka on easy terms.

Mr Franois, Chairman of the Victorian Railway Corniniaaionefs, has issued writs against the Argus and tho Australasian, claiming £IO,OOO as damages tor libel. U.M.S, Oamperdown, the vessel which rammed H.M.B, Victoria in the lamentable disaster of June last, got aground at the entrance to Malta, owing to the failure of the steering gear to act properly. Mr Hawke announces that he will run his new drag to the Bunt Club Sports which will be held to-morrow at Carterton, The drat; will leave the Olub Hotel at noon sharp,

Extraordinary as it may seem, says a writer in an Australian contemporary, that a woman eould raide twenty years in one district, wear male attire, and be enrolled in a craok regiment of cavalry, and yet conceal her sex, the case is not an altogether unique one. Two of the most extraordinary of the pirates who formerly scourged the waters of the West Indies were women, One of them was Mary Read. She wbb a native of England, and had been dressed bb a boy from childhood for the purpose of hiding a family secret, At one time she served on a British war vessel, whore her sex was not suspected. Finally she took passage on a ship bound for Cuba, and which was captured by a pirate. Having nothing better to do she adapted tho piratical trade. One of her cut-throat shipmates was Anne Bonny, who was likewise disguised as a man. Anne, not imagining that Mary was a female, fell in love with her, revealing her own Bex. Mary was thus obliged to make a similar revelation. These two extraordinary persons took their part with the men in every conflict. While fighting bravely, their ship was at length taken by a war vessel. They were tried for their lives at Jamaica, where Mary died in prison, It is not oertaln what became of Anne, but she was not executed, Twolve Chinaman arrived recently in Melbouruo by one of the China boats, and eight presented papers of natural' isation, while four came in on the tonnage limit. One of tho eight was a bright, intelligent boy, Ah Sony, whoso juvenile appearance caused enquires to be made as to how he came to be possessed of naturalisation paxers, It turned out that Ah Sony was a native born Victorian, one of six bom In the colony, ills father and mother took the family home about two years ago, and have since died there, The boy now comes to look after his father's business Although' only aboutfifteen years of ase, lie has been married since, soon alter he went to China, but the wife has re. mained behind, apparently to take care of the o{her probersof the family, Aoraze ioi bargains set in this morning p.t the Boh Marohe.. We, tht is Hooper* Cottony, have started daring out the balance of our winter stock. o'ir .bargains are'always genuine.' We don't say we sell at cost price, because no one o» vrey few could tost it not knowing what the cost price is. We don't offer our goodß at 20 per cent discount because no one can check the calculation, not Lwing.« what it h based.' We rely cjon jhi prices : at which we oner or } bargains an,d jii nfy cjses out pfnineanii-ft-halfttaewaß|tawera bothfor'ihe' Bnb'lip ana,->he Trade.; 0? MMsejAfearegolagte lose money over.this why not ? :.-W% shouldn't', we-ai. well"' as noVr»>d»y«i »nd wb.-: arc-ijrepareq to drop Our.ahwe. justlor the sakecf company*but that lose'we lose in ft"good;caußo; r-iWe bVnefit tKe Pdbllo, iso jrouf; eWoh ■ % 'BoTfMjj^ IHliSt^iplll

announced j cbninienioradph of-the KbyDKwodding'Tveare selling -6m: butter at 10dperpound;' 1 . ;>> pH-o^i i,:v ■'■;■;':

i : is aning 1 : the" Auatralaaian for • £SOOO j damages.for libel in connection with that paper's comments on the Victorian Rao-i ing Olnb refusing to renew his license, 1 Mrßl(ian, late of.Pahiatua (says : the Herald) met wjth a aeriout accident last week. He was travelling south on the (learner Tukapuna; and by some meana. fell down the hold, fracturing his ribs and sustaining othctinjuriea of so serious a nature that it iB likely to be twelve months before he will be able tu get about again withnut assistance.

Tho disgraceful and palpably dishoneat way in which a large portion of the local potatoes ore being sent to market, Bays *he Sydney Daily Telegraph, calls for special comment. These remarlta apply principally to consignments from the Goulboutn district. The tubers are m some uses literally packed in soil, which has, to all appearances, been shovelled into the bags, One dealer took 401bs of mil out of a single sack, anutlior obtained jjoirt'f fora one ton, and in another purtlmae tho soil averaged 321b to the bag. )ozens of similar instances could be ited. Our farmers have had a splendid pportunity thisaeoßon to make a name or their potatoes in the City markw.but iroceedings of this character cannot but Qjuro the reputation of local producers, fho must,with the adoption of such pracices, fail to successfully compete with he Imported tuber, From a nonetiry foint (if vievr senders gain nothing by packing " their consignments, "as tlie iuyera always make an allowance—and . wide one, ton-in their price to cover lies through dirt. For instance, two rucks of potatoes offered recently, ;hich, if oloan, would have been worth spordwt, had to be sold for 4s Bd,'as ach bag oontaiued about Jcwt of soil. Ve had uccation to make similar comlaints about the condition in which mtatoes were aent from the Windsor listrict last season, At that time one t the largest senders, who sent 500 jtia to market, always obtained 10s to 6s per ton above any other sender, imply because his potatoes were nonestly got up. Exactly half the century has passed awsy Btnco the Queen and Prince Albert visited Bruges, and devoted a whole day to inspecting the historical abode of the Guild of St. Sebastian in the Buo des Uatmes, which bus undergone scarcely any perceptible change since Charlet 11. and the Duke nf York enrolled themselves among the bowmen during their exile. The portrait of the "Merry Monarch" (who proped a voty expert marksman) and a cup he Rent to bis former ooruradea after the Restoration are (says tho WorU) still preserved among the most cherished belong' ing of the confraternity, which boasts an- unbroken existence of over 600 years. In 1843 her Majesty became an honorary member of thasooiety, and is now its doyenne. To celebrate this the Queen gives a costly work of art to be compoted for by her brotherarchers at a fete which will be held next month, Sir Francis Plunkett will probably represent her Majesty on this interesting occasion. At tho banquet, a silver goblet, presented by tho Queen to tho brethren of St. Sebastian in 1848, will do duty as a loving-cup, together with Oharlos Il'a tankard, The case of the Salvationist officers imprisoned for breaches of the Milton borough by-law, waß brought before the Premier on Monday (saye the Times) by a deputation comprising Meßsrs Sandford, Joyco, Meredith, Hall, Jones, Buick and W. Butohison, who urged that general legislation was required to protect the liberty of the subject against by-laws which were unduly severe. The Premier, while sympathising with the. views of the deputation, said it was 100 late to do anything this sesßton. The question would be considered during the recess, The deputation brought under the Eotioe of the Premior the refuge work done by tho Salvation Army, and asked for a grant in aid of the rescue work carried on by this and other bodies, Mr Seddon replied that it was intended to place a sum on the Supplementary Estimates for the purpose. A meeting of the Wolhngton Benevolent Trustees was held at Queen's Ohambersyeßtemyafternoon, A number of cases were dealt with end wi/f granted, One old couple had been admitted to the Home, and a cheque for £2l2s for their maintenance had been receiped by the treasurer, Mr 0. Pnwles. A man between 50 and 60 years of age, who had been without food and lodging for two days, was, en th» recommendation of Mr Martin, 8.M,, granted a passage to Ekctahuna and givon a couple of shillings to buy food wilb. A letter was received from Mrs Levin, acknowledging, and giving her thanks for the vote of condolence tendered to her by tho Trustees, Ore applicant, who was in destitute circumstances, applied through the ladies for £1 for confinement fees, but the matter was postponed for further inquiries. One man, a carpenter by trado, who was unable to obtain work, waa granted rations (or himself, wife and ohildren for four days, Belief was afforded to a number of other deserving cases, and sevoral applicants were Bent to the Home. Tho secretary reported that there were at present 64 inmates in the Benevolent Home, of whom 47 wore maleandl7 female, A young man who was discharged from theinstitution to go to the hospital and have his boos amputated,went into a gymnasium on his way and broke his arm, He was received at the hospital for treatment. The Seoretary reported the receipt of £2 from a donor signing himself TeAro. The donation was rereived with thanks, A considerable number of reductions were made in the allowances granted to those on tho books of the institution, The Treasurer, who had applied to the United District Board for a sum of £446, was authorised to apply for an extra £IOO. The schedule for a month wsb passed, and, after a few minor matters had been discussed, the meeting terminated.—Times.

The overwhelming success of the Canadian product at the World's Fair must greatly enhance the reputation which Canadian dairying has gained in the Mother Country. Canada hasj in very truth, says tho Canadian Gazette, '* swopt the board, and she has done so when placed in rivalry with the Unitod States on United Sates ground, Out of [ 135 exhibits to which medals were awarded, no fewer that ono hundred and twenty-six, or ninety-threeper oent were Canadian make. The judges, taking 100 as the award of a cheese absolutely perfect ia flavour, texture and body, colour mi finish, agreed to recommeud that all exhibits of oheese which received a score of 90 and overshould be awarded a medal and diploma. The total number of singli exhibits of cheese from all countries was 667, and of these Canadian makers cent 162, collected from 110 different factories in various provinces, and so representing the dairy industry of the whole Dominion. The Canadian exhibits fell largely into the factory classes, and out of the total number of 135 exhibits which won medals in these classes no fewer than 126 were from Canada,

A few Greytown vocalists will give an entertainment at Gladstone to-ingbt.

I We beg to notify that Messrs Bock & Co., Manufacturing Chemists Lave appointed the WAIBABAPA FABMEBS 00-OfKBATIVB ASSOCIATION Sole Agents for tV'AtoABAPA for the ollowing'-NoN-MBBCtiBtAL Putiko Fluid, prico Is Gd, unsurpassed for cleanintj gold, silver, and re-platmg brass and copper, Film and Wateri>rooe Ceme t, l», cpeoially adapted for trending china, glassware and moUl articles jit can be used without heating, and will, when dried in a stove,' resisthot water and- fire. Waterproof Cssieot, price Is, for. repairing leather, india-rubber, also excellent for ddf. Oamwitiuve Balls, in neat airtight Jail. containing 18. balls; price Is, to keep moths out of clothing, also a porfeot. disinfectant .and a safeguard against whooping cough, Herb Extract;, price :' la 6d, an; infallible . cute'., for toothache," guaranteed free . fronj jmj.. thing' injuiiqcs V)!'the:'-.teeth or, health; it stepi most. acu,to pain ■ unmedi, ately, and proves a permanent enre in nearly all caees where the teeth are hollow, German 0088 for corns and warts, price Is | a speedy "and : -painless 'remedy, iblso highly' rccom! mended ;for;ohilbUuuv=/So]e: Agents-TDE iff Awßijiy S Oc OwsiWfj

fKWei'amSnd ? Aterealed : of: the Im'fletmitote 'a^thoOlub-HotelthiJiSveniiigft;^;:^

regret to oiMt Wil lia iin;H eniry ; Skoetj-sdn :'pf the lateW William Bkeet; wboiexpired at Auoklaud-o'uFriddy last,23rd";iu»fint, The ; deceased -"-will; be remembered j by many Maatorton friends, at whiori plaoe he praofiied • for iiome time as a dentist, but was forced to leave on account of jll.health,; Mr Skeet was 46 years- of j & ge and leaves a widow and tout ohildron,

Tenders will o'.ose at the Eket&huna Boad Board office on the ,7th inat ; for roudfotmalion,. motailing and three small platfoim bridgesiu the Welling' t-.m No. 1 Block. —. •■•

The-Treasurer of the Maitertoii Hos. ( pital acknowledges receipt of the follow ■ c idg subacrtptiona vrith thanks i-Mewrs W. and H. Beetham, £10;, Employs of J do, Brancepeth, first lis'-, £l9 10a; J as. l StuckeyJOa"; Employe! of do, £i& 10j. The only case cet down for hearing at | Tinui yesterday was a debt case in which J John Young, boardinghnußß-keepur, sued J Archibald Skipper, labourer, of Matai- t kuna, for the recovery of JE2 17s. Judg- j ment was given for plaiutifi with coats. | The Masterton Municipal Fire Brigade c hsvijdecided to cilibrate there-opening , of the Brigade Station l-y holding a social ( and dance, to tako place in the Temperance Hall ou Bhoff'night, 26th October. ' A. ntroiig couimitteo has been appointed 1 to oirry out the necessary arrangements, f Our Oreytown, correspondent writes: ( " The Registrar of Wairarapa is sending officials to every house in the Wairarapa Electorate to en roll both men and women. They commence duties to-day." Mr George Hayes, of Masterton, recently captured at the local Railway Station, a large female specimen of a poisonous Fijian spider, (ara&m ityteiisis) evidently introduced inabunch of bananas inoluded in a consignment to Mr Ah bop, The peculiarity of this kind of spider is that it builds its nest differently to any spider found in Ken Zealand, making it perfectly flit and round liko a cushion, and covering it with a whito paper-like substance. The specimen has been handed to Mr R, Brown for the Masterton Museum, Mr H, Moss, of Dunedin, is valuing the stock, etc,, at the Masterton Club Hotel fof Mr J. Mandel, and Mr W. Whitt for Mr Elkine. A party of about thirty gentlemen assembled at the Occidental Hotel, Wellington, last evening to say good-bye to Mr ' Josoph Mandel, who Is about to tike the ' Olub Hotel at Masterton. Among those present were Mr T. K, Maodonald (in the ; chair), the Rev H. Van Btareren, the i Hon. S, K. Shrimski, Mr Hogg, M.H.R, Mr Guinness, M.H.R., MrW.MoLean, I M.H.R,. and Messrs Rothorliam, L. L. ' Harris, Albert Cohen (ot tho Hansard i staff), W. Holliday, A. E. Uibbeß, P. F, ' Tanored, H, Moss, and others, including ' several representatives of the press. Mr i Mgcdonald stated that the objeoh of the ■ meeting whb to 6ay good-bye and drink ' health and prosperity to Mr Mandel, ■ who had been a citizen of Wellington for t eighteen years, and was about to take ■ his departure for the Wairarapa. Mr * Mandel during his business career in » Wellington had gained the esteem of a ' large oirclo of friends, and all could , bear testimony to the faet that ho had in f hiß business capacity always acted in a straightforward and honourable manner. e They were very sorry to lone him, as ! whatever he had taken in hand he had B improved, and always spent his money » ireuly to make his busiuesa premises an . ornament to the city. Some years ago , they were greatly indobted to him for I instituting tho first really good set of 0 baths in Wellington. Ho trusted that ;t lie would enjoy prosperity in his new „ venture, and he would call upon them to ~ driuk his health, Mr MandVl'a health was then drunk in champagne with good B wi'hes from all thosa present. Mr . Mandel Baid he should always look back . with pleasure on that evening, He o could soaroely express his appreciation 0 of the good feeling that had prompted t such a meeting, and he niUßt say that he „ felt really sorry at leaving so many 0 friends. It was one consolation that he a was not going very far away, and he , could promise all who came to see him in his new quarters a hearty welcome, He again thanked them heartily for their D kindness, The Hon. Mr Shrimski pro--8 posed the health of Mrs Mandel and the J family, and the Uev. H, Van Staveren ' said with Mr Mandel's permission he " would return thanks for the lady.' The r reverend gontleman tnon made some II very complimentary rouiarks as to the '• hospitality dispensed by Mr and Mrs '• Mandel, and expressed his regret that B .they were leaving. Mr Hogg, the mem..' " bar for Masterton,expreßsedthe pleasure. 9 that he felt that an energetic business B man like Mr Mandel was coming to the • Wairarapa. He could asßure him that 9 he would receive a genuine welcome c from the business and other residents, 11 He could not fail to perceive from the 8 class of gentlemen present that Mr Man- " del was held in high esteem in Welling- ' ton, and would >provo a desirable r accession to Maßterton, The meeting ■ then broke up with general handshaking 8 and farewells.—N.Z. .Times,

Messrs Mather 4 (Jo., of 14, Featheraton St„ Wellington, Insert an advertisement in to day's issue, to which wo would draw special attention, This firm makei a speciality of the salo of country businesses, and they have already met with signal success in their efforts in this direction. The principal of the firm in Wellington, is a, gentleman who has had along and varied mercantile experience, and has for years held responsible positions in the well-known English and Colonial firm of McArtbur k Uo., one of the largest houses doing business in this part of the world. Country buyers and sellers of businesses cannot do better than plane their commissions in Messrs Mather & Go's, hands, and they may rely on the most careful attontion being paid to their interests. Messrs Mather & 00, insert a long list of businesses for sale in to-day's issue.

Mr J, Mandel arrived in Masterton to-day to commence taking stock before finally taking over the Club Hotel from Mr A. A.Blkins. A small quantity of phosphorus took fire at Mr U..E. Eton's yesterday, but was promptly put out without doing any damage, Showing at Tc Are House means getting the ohoice of the largoet stock of new asbionablc Drapery. It means you aro buying at the lowest cash price and getting a bonus discount.' We make special efforts to ploase our country customers. All goods are charged at Wellington cash prices, and carriage is paid on ail parcels of 20s and upwards. Send for patterns of our new Dresses and Delaines, our new Prints and Grepons, you will find the ohoice large and the colorings select, Enclose cash with all orders, and they will be promptly oxcouted, and a Bona Discount of o% will bo returned on all purs ohases of 203 and upwards from Te Aro House, Wellington.