LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4626, 19 January 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr WcgatafFs new brick brewery at Mangatainoka is now nearly completed. The Wellington Education Board employs 307 teaohera, There are 12,254 children attending the schools under the jurisdiction of the Wellington Board, ' The Rev. F, Hastings is being sent by certain Australian papers to report on the real state of the "New Australia" settlement,

A " tarring and feathering" was to have come off at Oarteicon on Tuesday night, but the subject of the proposed attentions wisely kept snug,—Observer. An effort is being made to form an Oddfellows' Lodge at Pahiatua, A gocd deal more otopping ia behg done in the Carterton district this sea' son, than in past years. Stoats are complained of at Walpawa, The Pahiatua Hoiticultijral Society can boast a credit balance of about £2O, Tho small boy was very ranch in evi» denco at tho Wesleyan concert lrsfc night, and some paiis of the entertainment were interrupted by the noise (nde, A meeting of Varish:oners ot St. Matthew's . Church takes place this evening, The Wanganui Municipal Council ate discussing the question of lighting the town by electricity. It 1b rumoure l that»fair, false, t.nd frail married woman, recently resident not 1600 miles from Carterton (taya the Obserttr), has oluped with a single adorer inia northerly direction, and that much tar and ft-itjiera has been thereby wasted Another excellent programme was ijibniitte.d jby \he\V ! orld'd Trio' Qompany last' iKght: ajt iliS IJlaßterion'. Theatre Royal. 'l'ffe audience yijs 1 tho largest and. ifieai appreup™ "of.fha season, eyeiy item being ' T|jd Company will appear for the last time in Masterton this evening, when another entirely new programme will be submitted, and popular prices will be

1 The Obsotver soya :-"A Carterton i man remombers that ho wns in Christ* i cliuroh onco when the fehormoinetor atood at 106 in the shade." Bather hot I The funoral.of the. late Mr Fnrqubar (irsy h to take place Hub afternoon.' . A considerable qitantity of rain foil in Masterton yebturuay anernoon. ■ The - male bathers at New Plymouth monopolise. the beach (says the Napier Tbltgraph), and the ladies there now complain beeauso the sterner aex'are always in possession. In Napier the ladies have not yet ventured m; the briny, preferiiun to leave the whole field to the opposite sex. -.But. tho possi.-ili* ties of sea bathing ?re fjreat, and one day somo one will awaken to tho fact that there a Email fortune a few bathing machines,

With the exception of suspending work in the harvest field for a day or jo the rain of yesterday.Las not done muob harm.

A large quantity • of, wool haß been ahipped from Karaka Bay this year by settlers un the Kaat Ooast.

Head teachers are required for the Ditton and Alfredton schools.

Mr Piyor Gilbert • (well-known in Masterton) while driving a buggy on the Pahiatua-Woodville road the other day, collide wnh a coach and came to grief Fortuuately ho escaped uninjured, the vehicle suffering most damage.

It is undei.-tood that the Government proposes to reinstate Sir M autice O'ltorke sb Speakor of tho nest Parliament—a Runsnmmation devoutly to be wished, The Speaker of the fent Parliament is no f ., however, disposed to calmly see the knighthood which follows the election of a Bpeaker for a second term, slip away from him without an effort,. and it is stated that he is actively canvassing members with a view to liia re-election, ;'-o one (says the Post) who places the interests of Parliament above personal considerations will desire to see the canvßaa sui'jas.

A ptiv&to litter received recenli/ in Wellington ctates that Mr John Yv. Hill, son of Mr Oharlea Hill, who hus been studying mrnieat I.eipsio for a number of years, k now a 'Member of the Ooor* gina Bums-Leslie Crofr'.y Opera Company which is touringin the iSngliah provinces. When the mail le'V the company appearing at the Alexandra Tiieado, Sheffield, and Mr Hill was receh'ng very complimentary notices for the manner in tvlnch he was taking the part of Norman in " Lucia di laiiimormoor."—Post. At the end ot December there were 92 schools under the jurisdiction of the Wellington Education Board,

The Rov, Mr Sraoe, of Greytown, •» now working up an institution to provide for the tick (says the Ofaw), and has bo far been successful in seouring a number of names on his committee. It is a splendid idea, and will in Mr Grace's capable hands moa' l l:ely prove a success. His idea is to secure food and necessaries for thn siuk who cannot provide* them for themselves, and ho promises to collect and deliver it with his own hf lids, which will probably make the gifa moie acceptable. Mr Grace should have no trouble in securing a fair number of the local public on his committee, aB tlieie ia surely no person who would not help his neighbour in time of sicknos.'. Tho llov. Mr Grace explained his scheme last Sunday evening to the congregation at St, Luko's Church, Greytown. A writer in . lie Buenos Ayres Slav fed pays" Jonathan, old fellow, you're a failure in the Exhibition line. Yoti have lost twenty millions of your best .dollar* un" the biggest Show since the Floi and you hadn't taken proper care of tho. treasures sent to you. You allowed Queon Margaret'aunmatchablo laces to beatolen, and now we learn that an oak chair, carved by tho Princess of Wales, that was sent for exhibition, was so hacked about by visitors, who were filled with a dosre to cany off a piece r.3 a memenio of their visit, that it had to be removed by Sir Hemy Wood some time before the Show closed, ire yon not ashamed of yourself to treat the two handsomest, most popular and most tmiablo Koyal ladies in Europe in suoli a fashion 1"

MrOopeland, who lias gained notoriety through the scene in the N.S.W. Parliament, was Minister for Lands in the Jennings Ministry, from February, 1880, to Jnnuii v, 1887, and m October, 'lß9l, when the eeoond Dibbs Mini'liy was formed, he was again allottd his old portfolio.

Joseph Jones.sl-ationmaster at Timavu, wn si.id for £11)' damage by '£. M'Grandel, fellmohger, of Mbnrton, for attempting to give him in chargo for drunkenness, and refusing to let him travel by train, and also for; -sault in pulling him off a railway carriage, The juiy found for the defendant, and j igment was given accordingly, with costs.

A touching incident recently oceu-red at ft itidsor C- tie. An and widowed Bnotohwoinan, Mary Clarke, a resident of Dumfries, ceehng herself aggrio. dia consequence of having been oviolo:- feaui her home, determined to lay her coat, hefore the Queei'. Aocompanied by her dr.u&hter, :'.\een years of r.ge, she left the town, aid waked fiat to the White Lodge, Richmond, and then to Windsor Castle, where she at-ived m a penmtei condition, after six weeks' tramp from the no: 'h, Her case was investigated by Acting Inspector Kelsey, of the Royal Household Police, and her immediate necessities having been cared for by some charitable persons at the Castle, the poor woman and her daughter left Windsor on their teturn to Scotland.

In a chatty article on tho rules and habits of the House of Commons, Mr T. P. O'Connor recalls an incident whip!;, made a great impression upon him. "Thorowas a contingent of Indian soldiers in England. A few of these of|icera--iti uniform strange and picture-sque-were brought into the distineuished stiangers' gallery. There was something very striking in this outward and visible presentation of the greatness, fastness, and—if the world be per* miaßible-weirdness of an Empire that is the tnler of countless miltiotia — foreign in creed, race and custom, separated by centurier, and continents, and oceans, from the English people at home. The House, by a sudden and icresistiblo impulse, gave vent to the curiously profound emotion which such a scene was calculated to elioit. There immediately rose from all parts a cheer that was loud, hearty, charged with emotion; and, though it took no more eloquent form than 'Hear,hear,' yoryloud and prolonged,it had the same stimulating effect as the loud hurrah of a regiment charging at the double. The Indian soldiers certainly appreciated it, for they started to their feet, standing with the professional straightnosa and stifnees of the soldier, they brought their hands in salute to their turbans."

According to several of the Berlin morning newspaper of Nov. 18th, the address delivered by the Emperor to the recruits sworn in tho Lustgarten on the Thursday concluded with the following words!-"! retire Christian soldiers who say thejf Lord's prayer. The soldier should not hayea»ivi|l hi® own, but all of you Bhould have one will, and that is my will. There exists only one law, and that it my law. And now go and do your duty, and be obedient to your superiors,"'

The "Grand Christmas M',"now going ou at Te Aio Bouse, Wellington,- is a novel effort designed lo suit the Christines Season, the large and fashionable stock of new and choice goods in all tho departments are being offered at most attractive price;. Evoryonewitb an eye to economy, should pay a fisii to the "Grand Christmas Fair," wti*ra they will find a charming display of new and seasonable novelties,'at unheard of ui.ee at I'e Anc HoDSE.-.Weiljigton. . Parents should take thia opportunity of providing the girls .haw, the boys with suits,' 'ana themselves- v.lth. every u«(ul triicie dl household" drapery, while' the "Gnilid Chiramas Fai»" continues, a; Te A'ho Hodsb, Wellington,' ■ 'Everyone should iri&ke apoint of looking !at the 'i'apefc Carats at one( and. :bfee pence a yard; and~the 'bew'Kneels;'a BJ(lanJ lnspe:t iho superb, stock'of dress materials "and jpriuts, all to, fie had at Christmas Fair Trices" at Te Mio House, Wellington, : \

/Woodville chooae factory is reported to be doing good business,' : R.W., Bro. H; ./. Williams, Grand Superintendent of tho Welliiigtim Province, uudot tlie JS'ow Zealand Masonic Constitution,-isiiow on a'visit to Maslerton,

j Mr M. J. hodgiiis, eldest son of Mr T, Hijdjjns, J.P., of Pahiatua, was mart'ed to Miss Lonie Smith, daughter of Mr William Biaitli|of the Government Printing Office, at Wellington, (in Wedneschv, "

Since 1740 the world's production of meat has ineawvi 57 percent,, that of grain 420 per

A new invention is an attachment for a horse's bridle, by means of which the animal may eariy a lump on its head. The State of Illinois will use this year more than f 000,0 barrels of beer, or enough to float a nayy. Spiders are on sale in the West India Wand. Every jiousewifo has a collection for exterminating insectß. .

Two hundred women are employed by Edison in carrying out the details of bis electrical inventions,

" They've raked in a pretty rough looking lot this morning, haven't they said a strfrnjer to ihe repoiter in the Wansauui Police Court, " You are looking at the wrong lot," answered the reporter. " Thoae are not the prisoners, they are the lawyors,"-ffei'd(i, An edensivo list of rams and owes, that are to bo Bold at the Wellington A, and P. Asscciation's grounds od Tuesday next, appears in our issue of to-day. This entry, which w.published by' the N.Z. Land Association, Ltd, (who are acting for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile AgencyOompany,pending theirreconstruction), includes sheep from some of the best si jd flocks in the colony. The list, so far, consists of 205 Lincoln rams, 655 Roinnoy Marsh rains and twenty ewoj, forty-five Border Leicester rams, eight Southdown, ten English Leiceaters, olc.

The most valuable oroliid in the world, so far as prewnt discoveries have gone, is n«w in full.beauty in Baron Sir Hemy Schroder's collection at the Dell, Egham (says a Borne paper), and will probably adorn the tables of the Queen at Windsor, Sir Henry's is tfie richest collection in the whole world j and Mr Ballantine, the Baron's head gardener, declares that the Oj'pripedium Saudara, uow in bloom, is finer by far than any other known "lady's slipper." It is in shape like a sabot, and is of the most exquisite lomon in color, polished like burnished metal, indescribable and incomparable.

I havo been dißCMßing New Zealand photos with an expert, (writes a London correspondent) who assures me that productions in this art from your colony take high rank for purity and tone, and quality of technical work, and would rank high still if the local photography's would be content to follow the beaten trask instead of adopting riow 1 ' processes " h?"ed oil their own so-called discoveries, Some of the specimen!) received in tl a countiy from Auckland and Dunedin, and notably Kinsey's beautiful platinotypes from \\ ellington, are as near perfeoticn as can be. Some of tho amateur work also, whero landscapes alone ore concerned, is greatly praise -f. It would be hard to beat the higbly.fiuisheJ pictures of MrW.T, L. Travers, the barrister, whioh are only to be sejn in exhibitions. Trio conditions ofsucoesain your transparent atmosphere are a roal'y good lens, careful manipulation and a strict i nherence to tlm a' iepted canons of photography, whioh is now c::? of che. sciaticas. .New departures, -barf on iußuffioient sciontiflo knowledge, are veiy dangerous. _ A Melbourne man recently procured a divorce. He had beon married fifteen i years, during which period Mb wife had denorted him 30 t».,m

. We tako the following from a Napier paperMrSutton, J.P., presided at the P.M. Ct urt this morning. A resident of Meanee, a very intelligent looking man, waß charged with being a lunatio at' large. (.V'tableLoitch deposed that the .man was 'a respectable settler, married, and that he was labouring under a del.-sion that he had dono something wicked and deserved to be crucified. Bo wanted somebody to sacrifice him, or to do so himself. The Magistrate remanded him till Monday for medical examination."

Some months ago onasalstant masterat a large English publicsoliool administered chasSisoment to a scholar by a sories of were boxes on both ears, with the result that the drum of one of the ears was burst. \ Tho parent, after bringing the matter before the governing body, and not considering their reply sati?facto.y, brought an action against the master in the Court of Queen's Bench for assault. The mister expressed lri deep regret, and paid a sum into Court which wn accepts!. The boy remans at the school.

New Zeaiand cheesemakers (says a southern contemporaiy) are in demand in the sister colonies, and wo overy now and again hear of the good work being done oa the other side by aNew Zealand" bred expert. Mr T. A. Wright, for some years a valued employb of Messrs Cuddy Bros., Mftgiel, and boh of Mr James Wright, of Broomlands, East we are pleased to learn, received the appointment of dai;y expew of Hawses-bui-7 Agricultural College, Richmond, N.S.W. Mr Wright has been head cheese-maker at the Bedalla Dairy Factovy, N.S.W., for some three years, having secured tht appointment on the recommendation uf Mr J. R. Scott, secretaiy of the Middle Island Dairy Association. Bedalla has five dairies, and over a ton of cheese Is turned outa day. A novelty connected with it ii the inaiiiifccture of gorgonzola cheese, for which tLM'ii'j ii slight demand for clubs, etc ' w '!o 'a at preßonS on p, shoto va«l to tla land of his nativity, infonn-. . . t'_=l: tie ayerage price paid for ra:!;::v« ; - p ...;k Wales during the pait two fe.i leasons has been as low as 2£ p6i ' O . 'ioii. 11 Luther,' 1 says Mr Cobden-Sander-son, the well-known bookbinder, in nis aiicle in The Si-J'j, " is the only material that should bn used for lasting binding." Even vellum he rould rather use for stiff covers, though for flexible ones it is beautiful and permanent. But leather is pronounced the only, possible clothing for. st't: coycrs, and of leather.; morocco the best of all. Calf, ut one could obtain it in tho quality they used to employ, might be a good second, but i 'whether the leather has detouorated or whether the modern atmosphere is more destructive to it, the calf of the present day does not wen' well enough to make it worthy of good binding. In the opinion of this authority, nothing equals Morocco. Although tho quality now-a days seems not bo good r.s it was in the past, with care we are told, you can generally pick out good skins.

John O'Dowd was charged in the Masterton Ml, Court with drunkennsss fur the second time within six months, John pleaded guilty to "not exactly be ing drunk, but the least bit excited." Drink affected his head. The B.M, advised tho accused to abstain altogether, and inflicted a fine of 6s and costs. A| pecond charge of damaging Government property to the value of sixpenoe was then preferred against O'Powil, under the Malicious Injury to Property Act. It appearß in his " exoitcmeut" O'Dowd smashed a t ; n pannikin in whioh hew.is supplied with b drislc of water. Acoused admitted doing the damage, and was fi ned la, and Gd, the cost of the pannikin. Ho left saying, ''Thank you, Your Worship."

TheTalnno, with English and Australian mails, arrived at Auokland yesterday morning. . To meet the requirements of tho season, JIEBSBS Hooper & Co. are opening to-daya special consignment of Men's and Boys' Clothing, made specially lo their orders from selected Mosge!!, Koslyn, Kaiapoi,and Wellington Tweeds. The prices range from 22s 6d to 60s; .the'full Buit guaranteed all pure wool and made in "Wellington.' They are also showing a eplendidlot of Mens Hard' and Soft Kelt, Hats, Men's Summer Shhts, Tdnnis'.'Shirts/and.the most'lovely' selection of Men's Silt; Handkerchiefs,' Silk and Vftshiog Scarfs,eto., suitable for ."imas presents'.-' A'speiialadvertiSement 'dealing with' the different departments'will befound in ihe column abovo' 'he leading. article,— AnVT. '■

Tenders ate invited for tenohaim of load formation et Lansdowne.; " We have received no notice of those proceedings," remarked alegal gentleman to Mr J". Hutchison, R.M., rucently, '' Oh, yes," replied His Worship smiling, " I think bo, Yon are here."

The World's Trio .Company maketheir last appear.mca in Masttrton this evening, aud to morrow night open in the Opera House, Wellington.

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their Masterton Stock Hale, for Wednesday next, 25 goad weaner calves; 20 18 months old cattlolo stoers, 10 heifers ; and 10 store cowi

We remind our readers of the sale of Education Reserves, at Messrs Lowes ft lorns Auction Bourn to«uioirow (Satur day) at '2 o'clock, after which the firm will sell two fully paid up shares is the Wairarapa Formers' Op operative Association. : •'

We hear that Mr John Drummond has sold his homestead at Otahuao, Mr Fred Moore being the purchaser. : The following team will represent.the ExceMor 0.0. in their match with; the 2nd of Grey town on Anniversary Dvy,--Mr Thompson's drag will leave Mr J. Williama shop at 9 o'clock:--Johnston (Gapt.), Bagge, Greon, Niool, Rash, Richard, R. Owen, Harland, Wrlsley, T.D'Aroy, H. Walker. '

The following resolution was passed by the Wellington Trades Council last night''This Oounoil views with alarm tho great influx of Assyrian aud isiatio aliens to this Colony, and thinks that a very heavy poll tax should be imposed upunthem." A largo consignment of fish has been sent by Mr Ayson from the Maßterton ponds to Te Kapiti. Mrs Nioholla, tho well-known artist, is at present on a visit to the Wairarapa, A debased specimen of manhood recently before the R.M, Court, was stated to have told his wife that "as the children wero born naked they could go naked," when she asked him to give up I drink to enable her to get some clothing for her children. A somewhat troublesome drunk endeavoured to batter down the door of one of the cells at the Masterton lock-up last night with a tin pannikin. The door stood the strain all right., A few days afjn the Inspector of Nuisances fo'uud eleven saoks of mussels on the reolaimad land (says the N>Z Times) which gave out a very offensive smell and-had to be removed by the Corporation carts. In accordance with a suggestion by-the inspector, the Oity Oeunoil have effered a reward of £1 for the discovery of the offender. A reward is offered for a light bay mare whioh has strayed from a paddock in Lincoln Road.

The Lyona' Tourist Operatic and Burlesque Company will open in Masterton for a ahort season of two nights, un Tu6iday Eext, January 23rd,

We have to acknowledge the receipt of handsome and appropriate picture almanacsfroin Mr W. Jffawke and Messrs Wellar Bros., livery stable keepers, of Masterton.

A man named John James Kelly Attempted to commit suioide at Carlton, Ore road. Ho swallowed the contentß of a small bottle of chlorodyne, having said he was tired of life. He was lakon to the Hospital, where he iB progressing well,

Mr J. Charlton, M.8.0.V.5,, Government Veterinarian, in his interim report on the mortality amongst tho sheep on the West Coast of this island,just issued, says" Sheep kept on pasture exclusively consisting of Yorkshire fog, which is nothing more or less than an obnoxious weed, and oooksfoot, cannot possibly remain in perfect health for any prolonged period; and, though >the sheep's eye is peculiarly susoeptibln to the influence of atmospheric and other conditions, yet thoro is no doubt that it is rendered especially so when the sheep are kept oa a diet auoh as indicated above. Oooksfoot, of course, has excellent qualities when young, and mixed in proper proportions with suitable grasses; but when it "tufts," and forms almost the only article of diet in a pasture, health cannot be maintained,"

The Daily News' Paris correspondent tells us that chemistry is offering a means to oblige wpuld-be dynamiters to betray themselves should they try to carryabout hand grenados and cartridges. It ut to mix dynamite with certain salts that give out a stench and plunge cartridges into a solution of these chemicals. The ioetid smell thus caused is not to be get rid of and is communicable. A person, oarryiog an infernal maohine, or who Had carried or handled one, unless with leather gloves which had been taken oifwith great care would be at onco detected by. the smell. Nature warns us in this manner of the presence of mice, foxes, and musk-rats, of wild felinos, and of different species of snakes,

_ The interview (Bays the Era) has seen its palmy day; the beginning of its end has come. Mr W, S. Gilbert, who des> troyed old-fashioned burlesque and puns, and a variety of other things, has given it its deathblow. Approached the other day by a venturesome editor, ho is reported to have said, " My terms for an interview are twenty guineas;" and that editor, instead of jumping at the opportunity, retired discomfited, It is quite dear, however, that the new plan will " catch on," and that for a while the interviewer, will have, pretty literally, a golden time ot it. One oan see at once the sltding-scale of prices, whioii the conscientious editor will have to consult beforo he allows the lion o. themonent to be approached; a scale whioh will infallibly slide up to an almost prohibitive point at the very moment that an interviewer beoomes—for that moment—worth interviawing. Thus we may simply set down as up. proximato values, " Mr Gilbert, at ordinary times, (say) fiv6 guineas j Mr Gilbert on the eve of a Savoy production, £2O; Mi Gilbert, asking £2O to be interviewed (first time only), £40." THE NATIONAL HOTJSL, LiMBTON QUAY, WELLINGTON, Has undergone consideral'e alterations lately, and visitors to We'iin„.on during the holidays will find tho accommodation First Class. The hotel is close to the Siation and Guests can rely on being called in time for both the Wairarapa and Manawatu Trains, Tariff ds 6d per day, Wairarapa piper l filed, Taos. White, PioDrietor.—Advj?, ■