LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4614, 6 January 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

:Vv''v.\'' V' 5 ,' | . Sonera! of tlio railings enclosing the graves in - the. Maaterton Coinetory/ aro ' receivinKa freah coat of paint.". .- £ JFrisoo mail due in Maaterton 10-day' . fleavy snow storma have been osporioticcd throughout England. ■ | • A correspondent writes to Ohristchuroh TinlhWill all .of our prosont Miniate! 8 deny that they, try thoir hand at the prizes in Tattorsall'a sweeps ?" V.London devoura every; your '400,000 oxen, 1,600,000 sheep, 600,000 calves, 700,000 hoEts, f'jwls innumerable, and 9,800,000 gallons of milk. The Kins; of Italy's private fortune, to the amount of two millions, has boarv sent to Rothschild's London bank. It is expected that it will be invested in consols. . An Otaki gentleman recently found a bottle on the beach there with the following message, inside R.M.B.S. Coptic, chattered for fihaw,Savill anl 00, off (Jape Farewell, Cook Btrait, N.Z., November 16th, 1893, Bound, for Wellington. Left London Sept.- 28th, Good passage, light winds. ' Good bye. Love to all. God bless you. Kenneth D. TwceoV; Itowendea, Kent; Herbert Button fie Id, Shenly Leigham,ooutt road, Streatham, England', If the money spent every year in this country on drink were givon to a person in toveroieus, he might walk round the TTorldat the equator and drop three at every step, and then only just exhaust the supply. ,SA, Government have decided to prosecute thirty bookmakers for betting at the Morpethville races. . Our population was increased by 10,522 perBOUB last year, by influx from other countries. Railway Commissioners have not htd any intimation of how they are to be treated on the 271 h English papers seem to think that the dullness in the English meat trade H only of a temporary, nature. A booklet of reminiscences of the late Bishop Harper will Shortly bo issued by Messrs "Wheeler and Son, of tlhristchurch. Th« production, which promises to be ono of great liistorio interest, will be amply illustrated by photographs of interesting scenes in the late Bishop's life. Mr T. E. Chamberlain calls attention to the illegal slaughter of trout in the Miki Miki Biyer. With a strong Acclimatization Society and an efficient police' there ought to be no difficulty in putting down poaching., _ There are ovor 200 lady dentists practising their profession in tlio United States. .

The Queensland gold yiild for tho year shows a decrease of fiftefsthousand ounces. To-day is.jny'diy of (he Masterton Building Society and also < I the Waira* rapa Building Sooiety. 'J'ho London , Times correspondent reports Hut the United States deficit this year will be no less than fiEtoen millions. The Argus declares that the higher protective taiiQ of Victoria, has broken down badly, and that tho colony must export more and more, Therefore, according to tho newspaper, it is nocessaty to maintain export conditions —that is, to live on low prices obtained abroad and not on tho fond but illusory hope of high prices locally. The Argus concludes by statiug that the duta should be lowered to the Now Zealand standard. . A plant cillsd kudzu. of the bean family, will, it is said, easily grow 60ft in three months, The population of Jndia is 287,000,000 porsona—roughly speaking about onefifth of theontire population of the world, . Aftor wrangling for some davs with the N. Z. Times as to whetlier Sir Westby Peroeval was the first young New Zealander to attain tho honour of knighthood, the Post has discovered that tho honour was won some time ago by Sir Walter Bulk, who was bom at the Bay of Islands in 1838. The Victorian Chief Justice has been drawing attention to the growing tendency among Australians (and New Zealandore also might take the hint) to a slovenly and disagreeable pmnoimeiation of the English tongue. Addressing the Methodist Ladies' College in the Melbourne Town Hall on Speech Day, Sir John Madden- implored his hearers to " pronounce the English vuwels as they were intended, and to give their noseeas small a share in tho process as possible," "The ayorago Australiati'youth,"snyß the irjus " turns o into i and o into aow or cow. He says 'rfi/' instead of 'day,' 'tow' instead of'cow,'and 'haow' inetead of 'how.' He thus contrives to combine in his speech an offensive Tankeeism, and a still more disagreeable Cockney error of pronunciation, The noblest career for a woman, according to Walter Boaant, is marriage. More—he belieyes that" it the question were put to any woman who has lived the matron's life,and her sons and daughters, grown up, whether, looking back, she would still deliberately choose to be the mother of these sons and daughters, or would become a journalist, novelist, tea-1

ig olier, nnrse, artist, typewriter, clerk, )t" cashier, or any of the many occupations d open to women, Bhe would without the lj leant hesitation, deolate that she would prefer the matron's life as the noblest and '' highest lot open to women, To enrich i the world with noble children, to sdvo '* the country more brave hands and honest it hearts—what, in comparison with this, is y the independence of the Bingle woman, ut or her work-her average work ? Do not „ talk about the isolated oases of genius; I talk about the averse work, That all j women cannot marry Is perfectly true; , that women are making it every day more '» difficult to marry by taking men's work is a also true," The ways of the common or garden ' variety of swindler are various. One of 1 the latest devices is that of a.Frenchinan t hailing from Bordeaux who Is just now s sending out circulars marked-" Very i serifius," and addressed to " Tho Clerks B of |he Firm." Here is a copy of the j circular—the original, in a vile hand, is ' on a dirty littesorap of paper in faint mauve ink:—"l beg ,to advise you that 3 if you will send me 1500 New Zealand 1 used Postage Stamps from your l Inland only 1 shall send you a very f nice Pocket Purse for money. This ari tide ia very qtrong,ibcan be onlyopencd j. by its owner because ithasa combination as a Strong Box for thus closing. Await- ' ingyourordors that I will execute to ' your entirely satisfaction, I am, gentlet man, yours truly : " We need I hardly caution sensible readers not to i bite.' - Readers who are not sensible are' , sqre to bito. -Truth. 1 Settlers and farmers down Bouth re- > port that the damage caused in Canter- > bury to the wheat, oat and barley crop ' I this year by the small birds is littlo short ' of alarming; In some instances tho crops ' have beon.stripped to the extent of 75 per cent, of each paddock,and one gentle- < man states that he recently saw a 50- , aore wheat paddock so bad that it would t not be wortfi cutting, There seems to. beageperalopinion thatdrastiomeasures will have to be introduced to abate the ' nuisance,. >.'./•. c The "Grand Christmas Fair,"now going t oil.ait.Ti Abo House,. Wellington, is a i novel effort designed to suit tho Christmas 0 Season, the largo and fashionable stock of a neyr and ohoico goods in all the departments p arc being'offcred at mos.t attractive price's, \ ' Everyone "with an eye to.ecpnomy, should pay a vißi( to the''Brand Christmas Pair," yvhere they will find a oharmihg' display of & now and seasonable novelties,' at unheard s; of price at Te Anc Hodsb, Wellington. C Parents should tnko this opportunity of fi providing .the, girls • ■ hats,. the boys with V puiisi'and ■ with. 'every useful 2! artiolo of household whilo; the p "Grand Christmas. Fair" continues,'at Te ai Abo Hoosb, Wellington,' "■• '■' .. B ~ Everyone should make.a point, of looking 8. at the Taipestry,Carpets at one' and three' se jencea,'yard;',.and the .'best Brussels \ to aid inspect the superb itook- of dress' 'pi niaferlalsiand'prihts; all. to.; bp Bad'at w ChristmagFijii Prices' l at Te ' Aitft fionBB! it

L The Hailway Commissioners' present term of effioo expires on the 27th wee. Socialism has forty six representatives in tho French Chamber of Deputies. In tho ctrarso of a recent speech l - the Victorian Ministers of Kail ways said it was the intention of tho Government to do with ono Commissioner less, and they thought it would be hotter to send their own men to America to gam cxpononce than to import an American expert ' An acoident v,hich is likely to provo of a somewhat serious nature occurred to a i son of Afr t' King, carpenter Tho lad was, with several nthor boys, playing " leap fros;" m a paddock, and in jump nig sprained his back The sprain has now biennis serious and the medical 1 attendant feus that the ht'le fellow will ' hivo a deceased spine i The valuable trophy which is to be presontedtn (he owner of the winner of tho Wellington Cup on tho 22nd mat, will take the form of a massive punch 1 bowl, containing 2400zs of silver. It ' was made by the celebrated firm of 1 Mappiu and Webb, and was purchased 'in London by/Mr W. V. Jackson, formorly trosrurer of the Club, at the request of the Stewards, for the sum of • £IOO. _. The trophy, ndiioh is nearly, 2ft ! high, is mounted on a handsome ebony stand, aud is surmounted by the figure 1 of a racehorse. It ii a beautiful specimen of tlm silversmith's art, and will, no i doubt, be eagerly prized.— Pod, ' Undor the pathetic heading, " Where j Shall Lonely Ladies Die?!' the tact is deplored, in "Work and Leisure," that increased longevity anil the ohanged conditions of social Jifehaye largely added ) to the number of aged lonely ladies who ; live in boaiding-liniises or other apartments, When they beonme ill or infirm j they experience considerable difficulty ! in finding landladies willing to receive them into their houses. Thoy naturally dread the trouble and responsibility of 1 an ailing inmate. The numerous' homes' 1 that exist all over England, sro for healthy women of middle age. Nearly j all of them put tho limit of age for i admission at Beventy. On many prospeo tusea appear the words:—" No aged or I troublesome cases admitted." Hospitals . and infirmaries only admit aged persons _ teniporcrily, when suffering from some j special complaint. Where are the poor old ladies to bestow themselves when age ' begins to dim their faculties and cripple ! their limbs? In Norway a.home for " lonely aged ladies" is iu existence, where women of the educatedolasaes can, 1 by a fair sum, securo a permanent 1 residence, the companionship of their • social equals, rnd immunity from the B ' cares of housekeeping, Cannot intelii- ' gent co-operation produce a similar work in England! ■ Messrs Dwan Bros state that the'effeot '■ of the Alcoholio Liquors Sale Control Bill passed last session, lias been to stop ut enquiry, as far as town properties are | concerned, for anything except good hotels. Country properties do not appear toiave been materially affieotod. Tho clause requiring applicants for transfers to obtain from the Resident Magistrate what practically amounts to t it certificate of good oharaotor, is. having t a beneficial'effect. ] The Victoria Department of Agriculture (we learn from the irons) has taknn a r uew departure. The scbul industry is i generally regarded as one.which is t eminently suitable for womon, and a ', party of women have boenattheGovorns nionfc Ecent farm, Dunolly, gaining an s insight into the various processes. They 1 are taken in a conveyance to the farm ? every morning from Dunolly, and Mr s Mellon, tho manager, has shown them b the dry process of extraction of scent, as 1 well asthe distortion of roses, lavonder, etc., at present going on there. They 3 have also been taught the treatment I necessary for the growth of the various scent plants, together with the soils suitable for them, times of planting, ■ pruning, etc., and from the acquaintance they already possess with flower growing " will bo able, when the season comes , round, to turn their knowledge to r prs'otical account, The cultivation of flowers, the extraction of scents, beekeeping and poultry farming combined is an iudustry very suitable for womon, , and Victoria is tho first colony to initiate B this movement in a practical shapein the Southern Hemisphere. Amougsfc the new regulations framed 1 under the Stock Act is one which pro- ! vides that ships' Btock en' ships' decks ' muit.be removed and quarantined within a 48 hours' of arrival in port, or elso killed 1 or otherwise disposed of as the Ifiniate'f 3 directs. Hitherto,injhocaSfofdogs, ' their exemption has c offered facilities-tor the introduction of 5 disease through exohangeß being mado ' without the knowledge ol the Inspector. ' Although the new regulations do" not come into force until the Ist February, ! they will apply to all animals now on their j way to the oolony. j News has heen received from flono- , lulu by the Alameda that the A ustralian- , Canadian liner Miowera came out of j dock in Bea-going ordor on the 21st . December, and was to have mads a trial trip on the 23rd, Captain Stott expected that the steamer would leaye for San . Francisco a few days after the departure , of the Alameda, 1 In & new advertisement oh the first ! page in this issue Messrs J. Graham and i Co., o' Maßterton, notify that thoy have J to bond a supply of cornsackß and binder } I wine. \ Owing to the wet weather on Advent Sunday there was a small attendance at | St. Matthew's Ohuroh, when JNovello's l anthem "Call to Kemembrance," was [ finely'rendered by the Choir, and at the [ request of irany of the members of the ! Church, it will be repeated at to-morrow , ovening's service. ' Trade accounts or invoices bearing 1 printed remarks or instructions to customers, such as" terms cash,"'" ten per cent, charged on overdue accounts," "when remitting return account to be receipted," and " exohango must be added to cheques" aro to be regarded for the present by the Postal Department as; admissible under the conditions of the commerslal paper post, ; •: In bottling pickles, boil the corks, and while hot • you can press them in the bottles and when cool they are tight. When children are observed to ntammer, care should bo taken of their general health,and those who are with them most, should talk gently and slowly,' carefully pronouncing eaoh syllable. It !b a great mistake to correot children for stammering, they should be encouraged to open their mouths and take in breath before beginsing to speak slowly aud softly. Tiio Auckland Star, in its monthly summary for Hiurope, observes;—" In that happy future when 'we are' able to

conyey our bodies at evon one tontU of the velocity at which we now send our thoughts to the ends of tho earth. New Zealand muat assuredly be the favourite .resortatOhristmastimofortheLondoner .whether he be the jaded man uf business or 'Arry on an outing with' Arriet." Unless we oan give them something better than the weather we have had for the Christmas and Hew Teat's holidays, the''jaded" Londoner will prefer the ! seasonable snows and frosts at home. " The Premier celebrates his silver wed. ding on Saturday next, ar>4 abpnt the middle of the following week he expects ' to be in Wellington. i ' THE N ATIONAL HOTEL, UMBTON QUAY, WELLINGTON, Has undergone ' considerable alterations lately, and visitors ( to Wellington during the holidays will find t the accommodation First Class, The hotel i is close to the Station and Guests can rely . on being called in time for both the Waiiarapa and Manawatu Trains. Tariff 4s 6d

per day,. Waharapa papers filed. Tnos. White, Proprietor.—Advt. To meet the requirements of the season, Messrs HooPEn & Co, are opening to-day a special consignment of. Men's and Boys' Olothing.made specially to their orders from'selected Mosgeil, Boslyn, Kaiapoi, and Wellington Tweeds...The prices range from ' 22s 6d to 60s; the full suit guaranteed' all i purewooyand made in Wellmgton.VThey , are also Bhowing a' Splendid'lot' of/Men's i Hard and B6f(' 'Felt Bats.'^eh's'!Summer Shiits, Tennis Shirts." arid- the most lovely ' seleotiorigf Men's Silk Handkerchiefs'; Silk- ] Washing Soarfs,eto., suitable foveas" ] presents. A BpeciaJ'adyertis'einMii • ivith the different departme'iitswill bo ,und ' inthecoliunn a,bove the leading -.'artioie.-H f

t MrF. fl, Wood/adds to hii/neil Taratahi stock sale, 240' tiro tooth wechers, and 100 two and four tooth wethers. Aline of twenty two steers and thirty calves are withdrawn from the same sale. | Mrlohnß Morgan of Queens Cham, bers, Wellington, invites farmers and dairy factories In communicate with him, at he is now prepared to take delivery of suitable pigs for the Inter-Miriue Supply Company. ' Tho total amount forwirdr-d from Wol* hngtun to Napior for the Hawke'a Bay Flood Fuud is £74717s Cd, and includes a donation of £SO from Sir F. T, bargood, of Melbourne Mr Justice Foster decided in Sydney t'je other day that a Salvation Amy captain was not a "streetvooahat" within the meaning of the mumoipal by-laws. The Wan arapa Meihodid BeM,& now paper to bo published by Mr R. B. Hornblow, will appear next Saturday, In another columu Messrs Lowes and Torns makeadditions totheir sale notioe, Several of the pamphlets issued bytha Agricultural Department, have -been placed in the Masterlon Beading Room for tho convenience of the public. ' Ink spots can -frequently, be . taken from white olothes by rubbing on oom» montalloiv,'lea'vingit for a day or-two and then washing as usual, '■■:■ % H.B, SeraW -has-extracted the following from an anoient guide book:— " The climate of Hawke'a Bay is very mild aud equable., It has but one draw-back-its rainfall is barely sufficient." • Mr DennisMoMullen notifies thatafter this date, he will not be responsible' for any goods obtained by any person in his name,withouthia written order, 1 . The New Zealand Land Association have issued a book entitled " The Sheep Breeders' Companion," The Auckland Savings Bank ha&bt only rocov'ered the deposits withdrawn during the recent 'scare,' but has reoeived the confidence of even more depositors than it previously knew. An English doctor says he does not recollect himself to have seen any but fairly healthy persons sneeze. He puts tho question with especial roferenoo to the widely spread popular superstition that sneezing is a sign of health and good luok. It is possible ho thinks, that this may have had its origin in the fact that it is for the most part an act restricted to those in fair health, ' « Can nothing be done to prevent the übiquity and inordinate conceit of the Scotchman?" The. appointment of the Earl of Elgin to be the Viceroy of India," sayatheoMisfcleaier, "putstho coping stone on Scottish appointments abroad, At chis moment Greater Britain is virtuallyruled.byScotsmen." Then follows a list of Scotch Governors,beginnlng with the Earl of 'Aberdeen and ending with Sir J. S. Hay (Barbadoes), The Leader goes on to say :—" All in their tnrn are under Mr Gladstone, whose father was a Leith man, Our foreign affairs are entrusted to the Earl of Roseberyj the army is controlled by Mr Campbell-Bannerman; the home affairs are managed by Mr Asquith." A telegram was received yesterday from the Minister of Lands stating that he has now practically recovered from ihe attack of influenza which had prostrated him. "Tho adumbration whioh, to all appearance, heralds, the removal 1 of Christ's Hospital into the country, has; through a disagreeable casualty, assumed a sanguinolent hue." Extract from a loading London daily, referring to an outbreak of scarlet fever and, the unsatisfactory state of the sanitary arrangements of a London sohool. Mr 8. Mawley, of Ditton, has kindly upplied us frith tho following interestng reoords: -"Rainfall for 1893—61*30. average for previous twelyo years thus 1893 was the wettest year ever recorded by me, 1887 running it close with a fall of H 1.25. ' Tho wettest month last year was Marbh with 1014 and tho driest was October 0.70. Thegreatoßt rainfall in 24 hours was B'7B, registered on the morning of 11th March. There wsb also a heavy fall on July oth of 4'09." ' ' ■ The following private cablegram from a reliable source waß received -in AucK land to-day.—^London",'' January 4th— The.recoßstriio'tion of the New Zealand -Loin and Mercantile Agency Company ia now certain, It will be arranged immediately. A call of !& 10s per share will be made; spread over two yearß." Tho Manapouri, with English and Australian mails, arrived at the Bluff last night, Major Steward, Speaker in the last Parliament sends to an Ashburton paper a poem on the death of Bishop Harper. Ono'of the verses runß as follows : " Full of years and of honour "-the talo of his life is told, The cord of silver, is loosM, and shattered tho bowl of gold; Yet long shall pleasant perfume ol his fragrant life endure, And the Giver of Good bo thankfrdfora life so sweet and pure I And now with a tender rov'renco lay we his ashes down, Uc is not here, M yonder, wearing tho golden -crown, Away in the fadeless sunlight, where God is Himself the Sun, And his is the welcome guerdon of tho Master's glad "Well done I"