LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4639, 5 February 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A fire broke out on Saturday after- : | noon in the stables at the iear of Messrs j Dixbn Bros, cordial factoty in Ohapell ■street, but fortunately wcb: spoedily discovered and put put before muoh dainage.wasdono. ~ 'The fight for'-the World's Championthip between James Oorbett and Charles Jliichell lasted, nino minutes, three rounds only being fought when Mitchell failed to come up I o time,

Reports from all parte slate that the fruit and gram orops have Buffered severely by the late pales. ' An absconding bankrupt was arrested, at Auckland on Saturday en route for I Fiji. ,' .;. ■ ._;..

A .Southern or.ntempbrary report* that a crusabrod dairy cow, ironed by Mr Oushnie, of Spnnglield.drepped twins on 31et December, for the seventh timo, Tlw cow has been in his possession for eight sevens and has dropped' altogether fifteeu calves, A grand couoert is to be siyon in the Lyceum, .Carterton, Hy the Masterton Wtsleyari choir on Thursday Fob. 15, It is rumoured that se-cral head of horses and cattle have been killed by falling trees round about Carterton. An old sea captain who was out in Cook Strait last Friday night, states that never in his experience has ho n iet with a worse night in the Strait. The fetnperan:a organisations of Wellington have resolved to make every effort to carry a vote for no license at the Maroh elections.

A oirctti hand named Joseph Smith has been sentenced to fourteen days for psing obscene language and assaulting a conatable.un the Welitng.ua wharf. In repngo lor a rough notice in a Maryborough (Q.) paper, RtdgeV circus band came in six-horse Bplendour and serenaded the staff with the " Dead Maroh in Saul," Thus-confirming the opinion of the paper that the show was deserving of" a rough no'.ioo," The galo of last Friday mght was severely felt in Wellington. One house partly erected was completely blown away, and chimneys, trees and fences blown down in all directions.

In Pondeland, Africa (says a Capetown despatch of 20th December), a woman, .accused of causing the death of her child by witchcraft,' was bound to a stake, planted in tho middle of an anthill, and her body stripped of all olothing and smeared from head to foot with grewe. The ants, attracted by the grease, swarmed all over the unfortunate creature, and eventually devoured her, Two workmen in the South repairing tejograph poles found one so decayed that when the wires were detached it fell to tho ground, Both men wero thrown, and received severe bruises, Mr J. G, Harknoss, who contested the Masterton seat at the last general election, is advertising his farm in Taranaki lor sale by auction. The sheep in tbiadiV.rict intended for freezing have been later in maturing this season than in former seasuns (says the Woodvillo /fea?|iinei') and at first start the Woodvillo works had great difficulty in keeping up Bi)ppljos. Lambs, are particularly late in coiping. It is intended to hold a largo temperance gathering at Woodvi'le on Tuesday week, with a yiow to laying before the people the position of tho temperance party in the coming licensing oleotions, — Emmmr

An effort is boing mado to start a fife and drum band in Greytown. Mr Peter Liune, Bandmaster of tho Papawai Native Band, will probably bo the instructor.

Mr T, Hudson tho well-known niember of the Bed Star Football Club has, we understand, obtained iri'ent at.ietorie,. and will play with tho joja) club' 'next season/. T|ie Chinere popujafion of the colony was reduced by 1§ last y*ar, The operatives in Japan mills are not to he onvied. They work every day, there being no Sunday, and tho hours range from 12 to 17. Tho rate of work, however, is Blow, and there are frequent holidays, Tho crsying for tobacco is decreased after the smoker has olimbed to a great height-' Smoking, under such circumBtah.ccß jsfqu'hd fo' be '"somewhat lab'rii?i) B .'"'

Throughttje pi'gjeotofg/irueliodythe CKrtertonantll'a ; kvii!B ss'lhhjl foniiipees received no nntioe of tho eleoti-m of three members to the Education Beard until the 31st January (the rory day on which their selections should hive beon in). The circular which arrived bore the Wellington post-mark of 30th January. It was iniposaibletocall the dommittces together iff 1 ' time to de9ide upon a course of action,'vVhiiih sin?p)y means that the local committees hi'v'S llee'n" disfrancliised.'We jjun'fc"kno'y 'whether'' tljis 'thing! na? oc'surrei} elsoiyhore jfsays tno jt}l« semr), hut tije bodies uno'e'r ifgtipe' resent thpjr ejfclußJon very Ifeeply, The West Const Mail publishes, the following dooument i-''To the Seorotary of the Knights of Labour—at yon p gone - ral meeting of delegates of your Order, held at Otaki ou tho 24th of this month, a resolution was passed asking the (lojternifleDli to prevent the further alienoijun of 'Natito' lapde to private Individuals, We, the undoraigned Hatiy.es of tho Ngatiraukawa mi other tribes, protest strongly asamst yout interference in matters concerning our lands, and we truai yon will discontinue urging on the government to inako measures which, if passed fry tlje House, would be ruination to us.-We'beg 'o reimvn, yours respectfully', James ('botes, P. H',' Tajpua, Matilda Ran'apiri, Ffori te Worti, Wirehiu JCiriwehi, Thomas Oootea, Mat'eue to Set, Enojta to Wgno, Wirihajia to Itei, Rop'ata Ran'apiri, P.eno te'Taipupu, Rei Parawh«nake, C. tt. Par'ata, Hpriliutu, Inia Hpani, Hakaraia Hoani, Papt Heni te Rej, Wh»re A)i"uiu, Jlopeha te Hana, Hara Wirjkako, and others. 1 ' A similar protest (says the Post) waa ad

dressed to them while Mr Ballance was in office, but .the rcp'y was that it was not the Natives but Pakeha-Maatis who objected to such legislation. This the Natives emnhatically deny, aud assert that tlieji' action is quite spontaneous. Pearson's I 'visited fjrpyfown yesterday, and played Beye'raJ Velpotfons on the Reserve. A (joiibtfu} morning turned Into ut beautiful afternoon, and a I great number of people were prospnt, | The niUßic n«s highly appreciated, and ! the alteruoon was spent in a very pleasant manner. The Band wish us to return their thanks to the Greytown fßople, and Mr Watts, of the Foresters' tips Hotel in particular, for their hos'Jditalw and jfina tr.oatrajnt of the menibers,' tho trip Wng iijade i moot eiijoyableotie. '"' '"' " ' " The Marlborough Times say that two of jth]g Blenh'ein telegraph oporators,now doing my at'Cab, \elfta, Md a rather liyoly experience lasjt TJiufiday.' Messrs R, p. Aljfen ajid jßarlnw 'were 'the iuterpar'tjej,..Thtar had .beep out lii 'Uw bay it) a boat hafpomiipg'stiiig'a'rees, ?pd after returning to the beapli, Aljon and someothorg who had then corns dosj-n, decided to have a bathe, They had. not been in the water long, when a big

j Bhark, ineasuriag 14 ieer, appeared on B tho scono and made a rush at Allen, B.wlow who was iu the hoat,ai once decided ' on aMuree of notion, and, se!zfcjajhar-| pnon, made ft |jqq4 throw, and put the > steel into the'monster's lioa|. Ajlan at i once Boramnled into' the boat, and all i hahdsdraggedthe."maileate'.'ashore, - y heija it was by Mr Moore, I b/t^e'p/»puakauflp,''..-' ' , Vso you call .that thing a bonnet?" said Uts ijjjljnujfledojf jtd"ii'royal pbfsohage, '•- ■- .^'Bj^jragljru looking ~.><..'::'*«»«'»!ss %'*? ,' 3 wardappearai.ee.' _"~- just as well a lady, even a iju. ""~'~-- ,, . knowher faults" and the imperfections oi u<,. style andbearing. Did every anyone talk to youlike that? Did ever a friend, or on ao- ' quaintanee ever look at your head gear and ' say, ■ Do you call tnat thlnga bonnet?," <lf.' it ever ooourrcd don't. Jet it occur again, ' make sure of the approval of the world in ' the matter of bonnets) - He eo dressed that ■ wherever you go, in whatever company you j may be, you may poses a well dressed wo- - man, How to dq ft is Iftbny your miUinory '. and dresses at L, J. Hower & Co.'s fashion- ' ablo drapery warehousaQucon-street," Mas. ', talon, : Agreat.&alelsfcon^.yjsHearjy, j

Tho executors in the estate of the late James Cooper invite lenders for the purchaEO of 6500 acres of rich and fertile land at .Wainuioru. Full particulars respecting th's valuable property can he obtained from' Mr H, H. Wolterei Oarte'rton.

The Greytown cricket team has always been noted for the number of left-handed players it possesses, and en Saturday last in the ruatoh Hgniost Mosterton the proportion was well maintained, with nine members of tho team oither left-handed bowlers or batsmen.

The Mangauiahoo Post Office, under tho chaige of Mrs Stewart, has been 1 connected with Mastertim by telephone. Eliza Flayer, 38, wife of a greengrocer, of Addison Boad, South Norwood, London, wont or. to the roof of her husband's shop a piil of water, which she intended ttT'hroff orer some disorderly boys in the street below. Jiosing her footiug sbo tell over the pirapet on to the pivemaut bsueith, injuring her spmo so soriously that she died. Verdict-" Accidental Death,"— Truth.

It is said that all parts of a kangaroo are good for food, tho flesh boiug very like that of hare or email venison; but the tail is the only part which h«3 much meat on it, the rest of the animal being extraordinarily spare and loan. The tail is thick rind hVshy, neatly as big as a man's leg, and,, broiled on the embers in its own skin, draws off afterwards like a glow, or made into soup or hash, is,considered n dish fit for a prince, Gould placed several colonies ohnts in flower pots, setting these in a large trough of water so that the ants could not escape. After they had become accustomed to their new situation, he stretched threads from the flower pots to the ground. In ten tuiuules all the' ants had heard of the newly discovered bridge, and were using them as a means of transit.

A Btcange case of citalepiy occurred reccn'ly at Burtori-on-Trent. A gentleman named Wileman fell into a trance and remained in that condition for three days. Thinking that he ::as dead, bis relatives had the body placed in a coffin for interment, but just as the funeral was storting Mr Wileman recovered, nnd, boing taken out of the coffin, revived.

The Waipukurau correspondent of the Mat'i Bays;—A firo broke nut on Sunday at 9 p.m. at Mbsbh Mackeisey Bros. dwelling huuao at the Lake station When the fire was first noticed it had nut got a very good hold. An amateur brigade was at onco improvised and a considerable portion of shingle was stripped eff the roof, and the interior was flooded with water, which apparently hud the desired effect, and those present congratulated themselves on having put the lite out. However, about two hours later another alarm was given, when it was found that the fire was roaring, Tho fire is supposed to hive been smouldering between a partition, All further efforts to savo the htime, whitli was a 20-roomcd one, provod futile, and tho house was burned to the ground, There was, I understand, a partial insurance oil the house, but uone oh the furniture, which to all destroyed, Mr Bostoek is a beavy loaer also, alibis effects being burnt. Mr 0. Maokersey, who is the heaviest Insorby the disaster, is much sympathised with,

A 'Frjsco mail reaohed Maslertou at noun tO;day, The Masterton Main School was reopened this morning after the holidays. There are five males and one female at present in the Masterton hospital. During a squabble in Queen street on Saturday 'evening last, a native took two large stonon—one in each band—and then valiantly called out: " Coino on everybody. 1 fight hira." A' purebred coliio dog is offered for silo in an advertising column, partiflulars of pedigree can be obtained from itijjofj'o.:' '"

Mr Turpbull, arohjtfgt, of Wellington, was in Masterton on Saturday in bon.. neotion with the alterations about to be made to the Club Hotel.

The Wanganui Chronicle satirically observes that" A Bill to provide for the children of people who have not energy enough tu control or moans enough to maintain them," will, it ii expected, form one of the policy measures of the Government in tho coming session. As the la\j stands at present lazy or indigent persons can be rolieytd of their offOpriißi bM'tliey liavefa sub'mit to nasty who do not seem to think that such people should be so relieved. It Till be necesairy to have the law amended, so as to enable all people who feel unequal to the task of bringing up their children properly to hand them over to the State As a rule, (writes Mr Qilrulh, the Yet, for Department of the Agriculture), when the New st'ickowner finds a few of his lambs dead from any cause whatsoever, he'bither allows tfiem to lie tjll they rot cornpietoly apy, or,' if he ponsjdjrs jiinjsejf a careful man, he throws thorn into the nearest swamp odry greek. How,'surely, in the fape of thu e'oientfio knowledgoof the day, such a course ,1s foolish. It simply supplies food for the cause nf the deaths to live to another year, The prosent practice of leaving dead sheep to rot on the pastures and in swamps cannot bo top strongly condemned. Almost as bad as th}s jjlth'e yillajnous praotice of leavi"g (he norheroui! caresses'of rabbits to rot everywhere-nay, oven talcing the trouble- to hang them on the nearest fence alongside tho public road. Truly a grim ornament in more ways than one 1 Wb wonder disease-germs live, and please 'gets common, when mankind supplies such facilities, There is a story ourrent In Eopohoo, says a recent correspondent, of the discovery of a large amount of treasure' on h hill'neat (ha foreign residences. It is ' said that treasure wap brought by' perhaps more than (jne Wealthy man, '8,114 Beowted jh coffins'nii this hill in'ftantai, at'tlie iirrjs pf'the Taiping rebellion, where it romatngd evor oippe,

The Bunedln Official Asslgaeo has requested the Otago Times to oall the attention of mercantile men and others to the provisions of the present Bankruptcy Aot by which it is imperative that all proofs of debt mußt be lodged within two months of the date of adjudication failing which pieditqrc will not be entitled to share in the |iyisti)ftVf'tbeassels... .~, . ■

We Me commanded (gaya a Melbourne paper) to spread the Gospel, and a Meli ijourpo firm has hit upon a novel way of doing it. Ifoy bought a lino of Bibles, large in bulk, bat low in price, and put one of them into eaoh ohest of tea they sent out this Chrifrtmßß. It was really a humano idea—for many in the bush are no doubt perishinß spiritually for want of a Family Bible, while tea is the most oommon of bush hejerttes, further it showed that the firm %ere concerned not only for the foorluty welfare', but tn> future it [ their customers, and were able to take crediWoo for sending e'aoh'of them a Christmas box-, Xet'wiil it'be believed that one vessel of sin jrcole baok'to'say that he didn't see the 'lolht fn' a'Cjjrjotmas box.wbaa ft 7jd Bible displaced two shillings pOtth Of • ea and that'fce'returned' the 1 firm's Bible ■ Ift iopelhatthe'firm'wouldfdrwtirdhis' teDt.*tjjajif "n}eji : sn't know tfje meaning if gratitude. ' . ■' ■

1 A quarrel on B&tardav-.between a Buro : 1 pean and a Native resulted in a fight being ' arranged to take plaoe on Sunday morning, I Ateiohto'olockthe two parties appeared • And (ot forty minutes pnmmailod eaou other, ' the' u ° n,i 'being somewhat severely punishi cd, Some native' oi:a . r . e J , .°fil a 4 i° jj&jre come to'the rescue of their .couu,.,, kin fed with the aid of sticks separated {hebomba'tants," •'■•' 'Tlie Great Realising gale lasting for 2jJ days, promises to 'bo' a' gigautio aUcbess. The vmole's'tock is to bo offered at genuinb reduced prioes, nto of the lines will'be ti&A English oostij Te Aro House Wellington.''' >'•'"■" ■■/■ "ftufing tfjV'Oreat Salo, Mos Aprons -.•"Vri6li si $."4 Button Kid Gloves' all new fresh goons »..■■ ~—-:->-" Sis™ andUrcamLacesat9dperau<,,_ ."*■-■ _ Collars new shapesot 8d eaoh.'Boys .Bum,.. Collars at 8d each, sold everywhere at 6d, at TeAho House. Wellington,"."It .will pay country customers to take a ruridown.to the Great Realising Salo, They Avillsava all the expenses and be money in pocket by buying all thoy want while, good are so cheap. Orders from:the Counter will bo carefully seleotcd 'and sent carriage paid from,the\Greai Realifiing; Sale is . Abq Hocss.—Apvi, V,

1 Despite the contradiction of the' WMy Brm and Rtfine? Mr Alfred King has been appointed Handioippef for the Wairarapa Ricing Olub,

. In another column taodere, are invited for alterations to tho Olub Hotel Master* tori. Plans and apeoihoations may be seen at.the hotel where tenders oloaa on Wednesday, the Uth instant.

A squabble between Maoris and Europeans took place in Queen-street last Saturday, evening, causing a large orowd to. congregate, and winding up with the arrest of Hamaeoro Karaitiaiia, who was oharged before Messrs Price and Butement this morning, with baing drunk.and disorderly. " A. fine of 5a or iu default 24 houra was iuflio:ed.

Featheratun Koad Board met at 10.30 on Saturday morning last, the meeting terminating at 6 p.m.

Mr F. H, Wood adds to his list of entries for next Thursday's stock Bale, at his Tawtaht yards. 200 forward ewes; 40 two aud three year old heifers calying inSopt.;l7 yearlings, 18 months steers and heifers; 10 calves, and brood mare with foal at foot by Lord Mandevilie,

The residence of Maoihera, at Te Ore Ore, was totally destroyed by fire at six o'clock on Saturday evening, The origin of the fire is a mystery, as uo ouo was at home at the time it occurred. The house was a substantially built six-roomed one and was well furnished. Kveythiug was destroyed including several valuable j Maori paintings, some carved work and a piano,

An imgliah doctor declares that the total Buffecinpr iuflicted in slaughter houses is appalling ana all of it, save the inoteßt fraction, might be avoided. He advocates a blow-on the head of al animals about to be- slaughtered by which consciousness is abolished and all subsequent proceedings rendered painless. ■- '

The hermit of Wand Bay, interviewed by a Masterton resident last week.stated that he had been in residenoe there for fourteen years and after two more oxpooted to evacuate hia foul hole, as a fortune was then coining to him. We wonder whether it will be possible to find any one dirty enough and lazy enough to succeed him.

■ flew Zealand frozen hares were selling in London at la 6d. a-piece on Ohristmaß Eve,

A now book by Mar O'Rell, eutitled "John Bull and Co.; The.Colonial Branches," will bo published in London very shortly, ' A New Zealand doctor writes t» the Brit'uh Medical Journal a despairing aocount of a stranger's prospects of praotioe in the Colony. Living be Bays is high, accounts diflioult to colleot,Rnd clubs embracing maoy members, numerous. '

i The oustoms revenue collected in the Colony in January (exclusive of tho Auckland, Kaipara, Patea aud Picton teturns whioh are not available) show a large inoreaaa, Bays the Press Assuoiation.as compared with the corresponding month lust year.

A inomeato of Mr flarknesa' visit to Matetou lias disappeared. A Bupportor of hia candidature had a baby born on the eve of the f;eueral election day, and christened the bantling tile, .lie candidate. The poor little local Uarkneii wbb buried in the cemetery to-day. Kou have heard (says the London correspondent of the NX Times'/so mucn durini; the last few years of the erratic Douglases and their strange proceedings, that tho visit of the ohief of the clan, the Marquis of Queousberry, and his bride should excite considerable curiosity in colonial society. The Marquis affects to have been eat'ead with gold fever, and [joes in the first inat'anco to visit his son, Lord. Percy" IJouglas, ana) hia iyife j'n! Western Australia. Lord and Lady Queenßberry will, however, not stop there Ion?, Their plans are as yet un» settled, but it is expected they will Bee all there is to be soen in your part of the world before returning. Just at present the happy pair doubtless find thomsolves a trifle rfe trop in London. Sooiety libb Blood a great deal frem his eccontrio Lordship and tho Douglasoa generally, but this second marriage makes a large order on popular tolerance. It will be interesting to'note the line adopted by the colonial Governors' towards the Marquis and MurctiioueßS 'of viieeriiberry.

the body ot a fish hawker known as French Bill wai found'in the Auokland Harbour oh Sunday, When last eeoa on Saturday night he had been drinking, bat it is Btated that he was not drunk,

While riding info Wanganui a few days ago a Bettlor, who tells tho story to tho Chronicle, Bays he noticed a largo mob of Caterpillars crossing from one side of the road lo the other, -The'mob extended for sorno'two'br (hroo ohains along the road;'

A sittjng of the Wairorapa District was held at two o'olook this afternoon to receive the petition of Julius O.EasU wood, and olhers to adjudicate R. J. Vlaloolm a bankrupt. Mr W. G. Board appeared for the creditors, and Mr Piwnall for Mr Malcolm, Mr Pownall made an application for an adjournment until Friday, which was granted by the Registrar.

A jpofjjjHn in Vienna recently robbed his mistress of a large amount out of revenge, because she bad compelled him to shave'off hismous'tacbe. Also,'in Vienna, a young woman was sentenced to eight days! imprisonment for sneaking '■ lightly of'a belief iri another and Eelttrwbrld. '

& Russian jpiqesji died ijve years ago leaving a large fortune,'' She'beijueatjied' Cva' tnipip/ jrpes (p the person who would, retnajn »yenr in the ebopel to bp erected above her grave in the Pere-ta-Cbaiso. No one, says a Homo paper, has yet stood the ohapel longer than three days.

Ohrislclmrch Pms on the Harper Memorial :—"There ssems fated tt, be mismanagement in things ecole> siasjjoal at ajl limps,in Canterbury and lnonr o|ipfpn r there neypr'Vas more mismanagement than has bten made apparent already in oonncotion with the movement for the ereotioo of a memorial to the lato Bishop Harper."

Tho good old English idea of sport seems to be quite foreign to that of Young New. Zealand, —Manawalu\ baily'Twi. !. ' ':'■ '"'j • ?« .i

Some of the British steamship companies employ more men : than'' : are enlisted in aooioof the' second class Europnan'navies,' The Cun'ardliine employs 10,000 'men! 1 ■'•• ' ; ■ >■■;■■ i-i-i J ; i";

in American Grjn of papermakera have fjowei's, 4nd producei) a tough anjj pliable paper, on which an entire edition of n local paper was successfully primed. The horses of a heavily-laden "vtm"'r^ O °S. l ??- reß '' Tfl w^e es " oending an inoline at Biribiug u '"'2"!!:*other day, swerved against a house, the wholtf frßnt of which- coljappd. the family, who ''were' seated'rp'und the fire, beiugs'tanled liy one of''lb ; e horses rolling into' the : room ad sitting on }ts JiaunohißS' in ' their miast; .'' ■'■• ■■ . ': . ■'., , THJJIJAPMJAL HOTBL, IjAMBTQN QWi IIW Has undergpae; V"*™ altered? toty, and visitor's oon'siuuu..;' • "'""'^lolWysJill M\ to Wellington tturiu 8 i' the accommodation First Class, .-.' : is close to the Station and Quests can rely on being called intimofor both the Wairarapa and Manawafa Trains. .. Tariff 4s M per day,;" Wairarapa • paper': filed, ?;Thob. Wuiik,Pmtrletor,-Ain. ; -'7 -;■ '•,.'": :