LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4641, 7 February 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tenders aro invited for road formation by the Eketahuna Road Board.

Wairarapa North County Counoil sits h-morrow Thursday. •

Tho nwnthly mooting of tho North Wairarapa Benevolent Society will be held at 10 a.m. to-morrow,

It is said that tho largest cheque everi given was for £5,383,1)50 oh. the Bank of England, inpayment for the Kimberloy diamond mines, A train of 28 carriages containing 1700 sheep, consigned' from Masterton and Oarterton, went down on Monday.morbiog for the freezing works at Petone and NitaliaurAr.qa.

We remind our readers of' the Horticultural Society's Autumn Show which tokos placo to morrow. Some person or persons, s few days ago, broke an olh'ce window in Stratford. The next day a £1 note was received to defray the-cost of repairs. The following resolution was passed at the School Inspectors' Conference, at Wellington :-"'lhat there should be provision made in tho Education Act forbidding education boards tu establish new schools within four miles of exist> ing schools elsewhere than in municipalities, without the exprois sanction of the Minister of Education."

One ot the greatest wonders of Java, "the fire ialand," a largo lake of boiling mud, is situated almost in the plains of Grobogana, some distance to the northoust of Solo. It is about two miles in circumference, and' in the centre immense columns of Boft, hot mud may be Beencontinually rising and falling, like great black timbers thrust forth and then suddenly withdrawn by a giant's hand,

A London correspondent asysi-It is generally believed in Germany that the Emperor's real object in making advances to Prince Bismarck is to induce the ox-Chancellor to give np a number lof Jetton which were written to him by his Majesty during the illness o. the Emperor Frederick. The present Emperor then treated Prince Bismarck with unbounded confidence, and it is supposed that ho was fnulishly indiscreet in some of his communications to tho Chancellor.

Alphwiso Daudet's pet abomination is the unknown correspondent. In the course of a year hundreds of women and girls writo to him be»»iug that ho will use them as heroines in his novels. They place Biich implicit confidenco in the French novelist that tliey even go so far us to give him all the private particulars of their lives. M, Dandet is specia'ly pestered by a certain madman who has written to him nearly every day for about fifteen year* to say that lie has caught a grasshoppor, By tar tho biggest snako in Ihe reptile collection at the London Zoo is the python in the case opposite the door, He is more than twenty feet long, and is seriously thirling of growing longer still, Tyrrell pipits him up ijncerenionioualy by the neck and shoves him head first into a tank of water when he seems to need a liftlo s'ir and amusement J think, perhaps, after all (siys a London correspondent), tho most remarkable being eg. luhitcd j|i tl|o snafco ||ouse is Tyrroi I di.'|)'t think much of the Indian snajfe charmers noir. See a cobra raise its head and ijate oi|t its neck tjjl it loc|u like a demoniac jjoundei sot ou end, Keep in mind that a bite mparn Hoath in a few ipinutes, P'respntlyyou wi|l fcpl yourself possessed with a pertain rpapeiit fqr a snake charmer, who tootles on a flute while the thing crawls about him. But Tyrrell came alone without a flute—without as much as a jewaharp—and carelessly grabs that cobra by tho neck and strolls off with it wherever ho thinks it ought to go, and you believe in tho European after all.

Mr Thomas Brown, who is a momber of the .Council of the jijtago Acolimatizatiori Society, made inquiries 'during 'his j.'r -Jongcd 'trig from' 1 iyhicli bo has just returned, aa to the' advisability of'iptro duoing the black bass to New Zealand watera. This fish abounds in Canada, and is largely found in the St, Lawrence, Mr Brown came to the conclusion houpvet, after consulting a good many people who are authorities on tue subject, [jilt i); 9'buld he's yery unwise ttiipg to introduce the pass,as itis Vary voracious, and as. moreover, tho truuthnd it never live togfther. He thinks, howeyer, that sopie of the Canadian lake eahnou ipight profitably be introduced. These lalmoii aro uply found jn que I}ke, they do not go to sea at al|. they take the jly'freely, and aro a capital angling iish, and they are very good from an rdib|e point of view, - Qlago Daily Timy,

The new cruiser Powerful, which Is about to ba built for the English Navy, will be, it is stated, the largest, swiftest and most powerful cruiser afloat. She ia to be supplied with a set of tubular boilers of the Bollovillo typo,similar to those now being fitted on board tho gunboat Sharpfihbotor, at Devonpurt. When completed the t'owerfulVjontinuous sea speed iB to he twenty knots, while on an eight fours' natural draught contractor's'- tnSl ! tht speed will be twenty-two knots, and on a four hours'forced draught trial tweiityfour knots is expected. As the vessel'will jjapeadtsßlacekei&.tijf fourteen thousand tons, flieao speeds, if attained, will be remarkable. Thirteen of £!je'principal shipbuilding and engineerine lirnja In the Umted,i£ingdom jyill be invited to lender fpf 'thp machinery of the' new cruiser, Tho naincs of |i|)p following settlers are ' attached ' t,p' Johi} Druvfl« mond's testimonial : Messrs WG, M H, #; lJi'efhaip, MBeetbam, W Uepnott, J. o,' fjjjddjiigton, 0, B, Breninof, W, C, j&uchwan, A.,, ft Bunny, H, U.BunnV, Puncan'Cameron, Hugh Cameron, John Caiperon, John Camoron jr., Hubert Cameron, M. Caselberg, A, W. Cave, J. D. Craiokshank, 11, D, Dapg, Geo. Foteman', Grace Brothers, F. Gray, F. W, Hales, Henry Holmos, J. S, P. Holmes, 0. E, Oockbnrn-Bood, W. H. Hosking. H. T. Hinjie, Wm. lurns, Cecil Kebbell, T. WpM, ?/. 9' Wm Livorton, W. Jjow?B, JiniS wcaK, 'ofSo, W. Mace, John Martin, Maijca Mhfejha, J, F. Maunsell, Hobort Mauniell, S.'Maw* lev, Fred Moore, F. G. Moore, John Morrison, HughMackay, J. b\ McOleaii, Iflht) McKay, Alex. McKenzio Angus Mcteod, Dijnjan MpMastor,' P. O'Connor, George 'Pain, 1?, St, /J,' Palmer, B, P. Perry, 0. Ph'arazyn', Oolemart Philips,,!. M. Richardson, J. P. Russell, Albert Speedy, David Speedy, Alex, Ste'.wart, Wifli'W fitjcjtles, James Strang, Jnhn Stu'ckey, D, Sufherland; Jas, Taplin, F, E, Tatham,' C, J.' Tully, Piripi Waaka,T. W. Wardell.V. Wardetl, George Watson. A, P, Whitman. E. M, D.Whatman, F, U. Wood,

In effecting repairs to a house at Gladstone. Invorcargill, yehterilay, it was necessary to lift the floor, and Mr T, Quinn, son of the proprietor of tho house, proceeded to trim the enil below, Stid to throw disinfectants about as the 'ojjj/jil'was'bai In doing so he un> covered tjjo gftaaljM portion of a human skull and othor bones' of animals, There was no trace' of glotliing about but one boot and a' portion of another of antiquated make., The house is one of the oldest in Southland, having bjji't by T, J, White, an early Invercargill pjjigJjanfc, in the fifties. It has always teen In the poasosjion and Qfgupatjon' of reputable people The house was not raiaei above the ground level, so that it wag not probate that anyone wovldcrayl )!|jder>o4 4>o there, Tho akullie believed to be that of a European, The Great Realising Salo lasting for 20 days, promises to be a gigantic success. The whole stock is to be offered at genuine reduced prices, many of the lines will bo marked at less than English cost at Te Abo House Wellington. Swing the Great Sale, Ladies Aprons be BM ai 4J, 4 Button Kid Gloves all ,'Aew.freW goods atJb 10m pair, White i tad Cream Lates'at M per.ao/i, Mes liinen .Collars new shapesat 3d eiieb, Boys' 1 Sailor i Corns at 8d each, sold everywhere'' at 6d, atlEAni> 'WeJlinj^ouT''; ! : ' It mil pay coaotry ciistoraerp to fake a rjm down to the Great' RcijMg Sttls. Jljgy l?jl} save all the pipSnses and be money iq pocket by buying ajl they wan/! while-ijpod are bo Cjyiere fromthe Counter will be carefully. Beiootbd and senf cfttfiSßo paid from.the' Great Kealising .Bale at Tb Abo Horn-Am. *

Jlf 0. E., antiounoaa the arrival pet "Duke o( Sutherland" of an extensive stock of gold, -eauitar; and pittern ceiling and wall paper. In his-Lenten paßtoral, Archbishop Yaugban of London, urges a widespread system of social unions for young people, aa an antidote, to the Atheism and Communism consequent on the decay of i religion.. ■ j The Government has .granted £SOO towards the formation of a road from from Wnikanae to the Fruit Grower's Association block.' £l5O each is to be entrusted tu the florowheuua and Hutt Country Cooncils.-fost.. ' Pearson's, Band wish to acknowledge with thanks the .receipt of a aeoond donation from Father McKenna of '£l 10j, towards the instrument fund.

It is proposed to spend £200,(100 in developing the coal measures lately found at Oremorne, oo the'shore of Sydney Harbour. Two shafts aro to be sunk, 18ft in diameter, to a depth of about 2800 feet.

The Civil Sittinga of the Supreme Court at Wellington have been adjourned till Monday, the 19th instant.': Au accident, fortunately unattended with any serious happened i yesterday afternoon to Mr Oockbumduod, whose hjiKe shied and bolted into au express which was'stauding at the corner of Victoria Street. Mr flood was thrown out, but luckily oscaped with h Slight bruise, the shafts of the do? cart were broken and the horso somewhat cut about the legs. The vehicle was completely overturned aid the horse dragged it along upside down at a great pace, as far as the corner of Renall Street where it ran into tho fence and came,to a standstill, Mr Cockburn-Hood'a escape from serious injury was certainly a narrow one,

The regular monthly meeting of the Maaterlon Municipal Fire Brigade was held laat evening, Capt. Pickering occupying the chair. Thirty-five firemen [were present, Aocounts from O. K. Darnell, W. Pragnell, and (). Pragnell, were passed for payment. A quantity of correspondence was read, inoluding a letter from Fireman Tait, who was burnt recently, thanking the Brigade for their assjstauco. Fireman Greathead, of the Kuripuni Branch, was transferred to No 1 Branch, Fireman Fellingham's application for a three years certificate was granted. Captain Pickering was duly elected to represent the Brigade at the forthcoming conference to bo held at Napier on 6th and G'h March, The Brigade also decided to send a team to Napier to take part in tho competition to bo held ou the 7th and Btl| March. A committee consisting ol .Li-.utenant Shepherd, Foreman, Syiues, Secretary Pragnoll, Fireman H, Marsh, and O. Braggins were appointed to draw up a detailed scheme of Accident Insurance in connection with the Brigademembers, and to report at next meeting A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the proceodings.

Mr GuDn,of the Good Samaritan Oom pany, is to bo proceeded against for an alleged breach of tho Gaming and Lotteries Act.

Tho Pod says it is really extraordinary that of the hundreds of men and women strupk oS the electoral rolls through not having vpted at the late election, so very few have applied to be reinstated,. Masterton Masonic L'idge meets this evening, ,

Mr 13," W. Molntoslt, Secretary of the Wairarapa Farmer'a Qq-operativo Asso. ciation, returned tn ftlaateiton, Ijiit night, looking much better for his holiday in Sydney,

Tho jury, in the esse Bell v, lair Playi I retired ol 6 p.m., and returning twelve minutes latei' enquired what lowest amount would carry costs. Hia Honour said it wan not competent for a jury, to use those terms-they had no meaning. Costs were left to tho discretion of the Court. The jury then roturnod a verdict for the plaintiff with il damagos. His Honour grantM an afplicstjon by Sir Robert IStout'fur costs tip:m the lowest scale, Mr Jollicooj for defendant, unsuccessfully objecting! During his cfiias-cxaminatifln Mr H. D. Bell, in his'notiqn against fair Play, denied that lie \yas a Prohjlni joniat in tlio proper definition qf the word. Hestjpported it 'to tho extent of giving the pebplo the right to exercise a direct vote. He did not prepare nn address qf thanks -he had no intention of speaking at all. He adipjtted using tip lyords" scum and froth," particularly because someone had stcted that he had used tbe words soura of tbe earth, aud ho had addressed a letter to a newspaper iii reply thereto, His words referred to the return of three men irrespective of all the political talk about Sir Hubert Stout not being a Wellington oandidate, and Mr, Duthie being the brewers' candidate, His words . referred to tbe choice of the electors. Ho did not go in as a Prohibitionist, he belonged, to the party which supported the direct veto, nnr did he go in on the coat tails of Sir Robert Stout, He saw nothing egotistical iu saying he was proud to be second to Si? Hubert Stout in tho result of the poll, The newspaper report ifs'to hiß use of the words froth aiid aciim'.' was correct. ' Ho liad'Wver ttild Mr Cattle .that lie intended to apologise in the papers for the use of such words. In t|iis action he would Rot have brought hia personal character against Fair Play, but 119 telt l|ia political character wtig questioned, aiid he felt bound aa a member for the city to cjear' himself of the ohargesmade.' Tho paper did notgivo mm fr-ir play politlpally, nor djd the PrpUliitmk for that |)iatter, for it called hiu) the counsel fop the ljq()or tingMr Geo. K. Bond, architect aiift civil engineer, wbo bas had several years , colonial experiouce. and has lately been practising in Wellington, will open an office in Perry street, Masterton, for tho practise of his profession on Saturday, 10th inst,

A number ol dead locusts were recently discovered in some foreign hoy purchased by an Esse: tradesman. It is suggested that locust's eggs may be secreted in tho hay they.may blossom Into full-grownloWstS; ' f i •: V- hi Wth reference to New Zealand the Exeter Gazette sSys: We Uev6r ooiili understand' tho rush of immigration 'to' Siich couutries as Brazil,' Argentine fete', jfh'en Englishmen can eaiily find a home wi'thiii our ojyii dominions where they cafi speak 'thtl languages, aiifl' where' 1 they wil live under "an onlightehed arid jii'st lofaj government and ever be oertam of a regujar and abundant supply'of good (Cod. A?s jjfjijj.es p!l Wf 'Harris, pf Manor is jyeariog a salt ol plpthas wliioh colony is a long wjty off nut ji'seems'to be a gopi! plsgo when yon get there, Tuo great harm that is done io colonial produce bv inferior shipmonts has been oentlnnalfy dinned into the ears speculators and shippers. An Instance bearing on this ij related by a writer In an Australian con • temporary who attended a sale of fruit in London. He says:—Covent Gardons dealers musthave the best.the very best,and nothing {mt the best or the apples may as well stay iifl'fte rtle' ptTasnmnip opplosthe truth of 'foregoing was amply justified. The seller's assistant exposed the top of the. first case. submitted. The fruit looked large aud in splendid order. 'Bottom I bottom 1 1 shouted the crowd of costers and other buyers - And when in dbodjence t° this command 'the bottoms were'knoikefl 6uf"and a pjall inferior shriyelled 10l Appeared, 'a general groaii'of ini'st went tip, It is needles'to saly' ttjat all Tasmaniau frijlt suffered in 'nrioeah|j i£ oughj, to be remembered that butter a'ni} oheeßeofn)ferior quality aii'eqqalT'y prejudlcal ettt " Bo you call that thing a bonnet ?" said Mi's MoSnufllecorf to a royal porsonage, looking with, withering soorn upon its awkward appearaiice, It was severe, but it is just as well a . lady, even a queen, should knowhoi'faults and thoimperfeotionß of her style and bearing. • Did every anyone talk to i you like that? Did over a friend or an ac- ; quaintance evijr look at your head gear and say, it ever dcciirred Joii't' ldt it occur again; i make sure' '6f the approval of the matter of bonnets, fie blessed that 1 wherever you go,' in whatever '(jompany 'yp'j may belj'ou may pose as ai'wejl wo| man.f Howtogolt ia'to buy youi 1 ipjllinery i and dresses ait L." J. Hooper <6 Co.'s fashioii- ■ able drapery warehouse, Queen-street,' Mas-. ' teiloa., A great sale is now on, Bojvisit early.

! Sir George Dibbs declares "Tho more tho newspapers abuse me the better 1 set on. If they only patted me on tho back I 'Bhould be dead in a week,"

. ■ Mr Horton of the Auckland Htrald has suffered a itelapße,; aud is now very ill in London, '■

A man named George King was ar- [ rested on watrant last night at Wellington on a o (large of aaaaultin? bis mother. A settler in this district, who owns about l,ooo;acreS| says the fFoodviile ■Examiner, cleared a nut profit of over £1 an aore last year, after making full allowance for working expenses, The following cricket team has been picked to represent Masierton .against WhareamaMessrs Whatman, Jferry, Stewart, Dr 1 Butement, Webb, Hansen, Williams, Oargill, Wick°iis, Ballantyne, D'Arcy and Aalall. Th 6 match will be played ou Saturday, 10th inst. To>day being Ash Wednesday, morning service wit (held at St. Mat'thew'i Oliurcb. "

Tho Mastertoh -Road Board invite tenders for metalling ou the Kaka-amu Valley road. The Autumn Hack Race meet of the Woodville Jookey CluS will take place on Wednesday April 4th. The programme is published in another column,

The Wairarapa FarmemOo-Operative Association, announce ut large reduction on certain drapery lines, to make room for winter goods. We understand that an information will be laid by tho police for a brutal assault which was made on an old man just outaide Maßterton last night Mr A. J, Rawson has been appointed to survey the block which shortly falli into the hands of tho Masterton Town lands Trustees, into the following sections :~Fuur seotions of 88 feet frontage to Queen street with a depth of 105 feet j one section with 60 feat frontage to Church street with a depth of 132 feet; and one section with 89 feet frontage to Church afreet and 8G feet frontage to Dixon street. The rest of the block was recently let to the Masterton Borough Oouncil for a Fire Brigade Station, ' Mr F, fl, Wood adds to his list of entries lor the sale to be held by him at his Taratahi yards to«morrow, one horse, bugey »nd harness, to be sold without reserve,

Some specimens of coal found at Makuri havo been sent to Sir James Hector for a report.

Yesterday evening (says the H.Z. Times) the girl Allen, who un Saturday took a quantity of opirita of salts, w«b sufficieutly recovered to-be removed to the. Hospital, She is reported to be making slow prioress towards recovery, In a telegram to Dunedin the premier states that the proceedings at thejicensing oleotions aro the same as at the elections of M.'sH.R,, and that candidates will have to deposit £lO each. ' The trepidation of an ancient couple formed the theme for considerable amusement in Hh<h-street, Carterton, on Sunday evening. They were driving alonK in a bugay, when they perceived Pimisim'a band about half a mile amy bowling along towards them filling the air with resonant melody. With ft horrified look the old maa pulled up Bhort, and shinning down the steps rushed to the horse's head, and grandmother fallowed suit. With the expedition uf practised lire brigadesmen or women tho duo got to work, and soon Carbine wai unhitched, and took a decided grip of Ilia head, llio band came, passed, and vanished in the diatanee, but the equino only Bwitohed his tail in appreciation of the musio, and didn't Beem at all concerned. Then, harnessed up again, he trotted ploddingly along, the old couple, doubtless, congratulating 'one another or. their marvellous escape.—Oiwctwr.

A lotter left behind by Frederick Lowe, who committed suicide the ocher day at Puketi, Auckland, (says a contemporary) bliom that he was vary deliberate in takiii; his life. He rofers to boing'parted from fronds by home underhand work, and state's that it is bettor that he should die.'Oae'paragraph in the latter is full'of pathos': —" You will see the portrait of a little boy stuck in the oorner of the Ititchen, Tnat is ray little boy. Both he and fiis rnother are dead, A strange request, but seo th&t the pict ture is buried with me." in snotlipr par, of the letter he states he is perfectly sane and contends that his act is not cowardly, He also asks that is writing home they will try and pqt it to ty's sister tl\at he died accidentally. The letter ends l —"lt is five o clock. I cannot possibly live another' night." Lothbarrelß of his gun had been discharged by means of loops fixed to the trisgors, and the result was that the greater part of bis head was blown away. The jury returned a verdict ofUeathfrom Gunshot Wound, selfinflicted while Temporarily Insane. Deceased was 55 years of age, and was formerly an officer on the illfatsd Triumph.

The weekly mooting of tho Wellington Benevoleut Trustees was held yejtoriay, A letter was received from the local body at Carterton asking on what terms two old and heiress men jn'that 'place youlcj. be admitted andkeptin the home, It mi agreed ' to reply "thaM|ie cbargo for their maintenance would be jid each bijt (hat in thjs antj all future case; there must be a certificate that the proposed i.niiiatpii aje free fronj organic diaeasee, A woman, ffhqsaid sho ly'as oyer ?0, but whose well-iKesnjved appearance seenied to belie tlie statement, appeared Wore tjje Sho said the was homei less, j|ereon-ij).|aw having informed her there waa no longer room fof lief in his house, Sho bad hoen 3Q yoara in Wei-. lingion. It \jna decided to BOfid hsr to the Satfle, The secretary reported that ordora have been given for payment of the expense of interring the bodies of two poraons fonnd drowned in the harhour, As one of these persons had beloDged to a vessel in harbour, it was agreed to claim a refund of the payment from the ownors of the ship. A onelegged man, out of work, and with four children, and a wife in delicate health to support applied for relief. Some eight months ago he came to Wellington from Greytown, and his landlord wss now pressing- fof jiia rent, Itwtfs re'solved to (jrant 4 a week and rations for a fortnight. l Hattoni had been granted, ' and'' thaif 'contihuance ordered to a destitute family just arrived from Sydney—father (out* of work) mother (approaching confinement}, , and I seven children, 'A lady "officer of the Salvation Army Reacije Home br<ijjght before tlje Trustees the qase of a young woman, whqiii the Trust'peij rpsolrei) to have boo'cdoci out for the present. It lyas cjeoicjed (o rgtain ii| th§ Mnnje the disabled first mate of a foreign going vessel, He was Hated to be permanently injured, Several other omi were dealt with and relief provided for. Accounts amounting to £273 9s 10J,d were passed for Timti. THE NATIONAL HOTEL, MMBTON QUAY, WELLINGTON, Has undergone considerable alterations lately, and visitors to Wellington during the holidays will find tho accommodation First Class, The hotel is (jlosp'tq the- Sta|ion find Guec(s can vely obtiaiiin called foilniofor to'lhihoWaifafapa ana Manawafu Trafcs. '' Tariff &&) per day, Wairarapa paper* filed, Taos: ' White, Proßrietor.—Advt.