LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4646, 13 February 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mnaterton Hospital Trustees meet at 8.30 thiß afternoon, y .

Masterton Borough Council will meet this evening. Bush fires round. Masterton hare driven olouds of mo»quitos into tbe town, Clouds ot smoke from bush fites made tho atmosphere moat oppressive m Masterton last night. Mr H. Aulin, J.P., fined a first offender 10s for druukenness, at Eketahuna yesterday. Quotations are given In another eolumn by Messrs Kitcaldie and Stalua for high claßs carpets and linoleums,

The Murray cod is being introduced into tho rivers of Western Australia.

Great damage has been done by fire to fences, griss, and cane in tho Kotth Arm district of the Macleay River.

Messrs John Qraham & Co. advertise clovers, grasses and other seeds on sale. The W.F.C.A, specially announce that they have several kinds of sbeep dip on Bale.

During the h6atof last Bummer in Bordeaux, France, the horses were provided with straw hats, with a sponge dipped in vinegar inside to guia'd against sunstroke,

Recent shipments of Australian butter have realised U9s. per owl. in London. ! Sir Andrew Clarke, Agent General for Victoria is advising the shipping of pressed Australian hay to England, Danieh dairyman manage that half their dairy cows calve in wintor and half in summer, thus equalising the milk supply. The wheat harvest and wool clip of Now South Tales beat the record this year- •

Exhaustive examinations are to be made throughout Victoria, to ascertain if any districts besides Bendigo oie infected with phylloxera, New Zealand has 87 dairy factories, 22 butter factories, 8 cheese factories, and 57 creameries,

The N.ZJD.F. Union's creamery at Fernridge is expected to be ready for work by next September. Mr 1). B. Roberts, Secretary to the H.Z, Dairy Farmers' Union, is ex« peeted in Masterton this week. A lot of the grass down Morrison's Bush way has" cot the blight," a sort of rust which covets your boots when you walk through it.—Standard.

Mr W. Booth has been 're-elected a member of the Wellington Harbour Board.

A consignment of New South Wales oranges and lemons,which had been lying for four months at the .customs sheds, Melbourne, were recently opened and found to be in excellent condition.

Wo understand that tho milk of 200 cows Las been guaranteed to the proposed Fernridge. creamery, the site of which will bo a little beyond McGregor's old mill, to suit both Fernridge and Upper Plain settlers. One hundred and eighty Bhareain tho N.Z,Dairy Farmors' Union, who are to erect tho creamery, have been taken up in the Masterton District.

The New South Wales v. Mow Zealand crickot match takes place on Thurrday, February 15th.

There are said to be 7000 Anarchists in Sydney, N.S.W, A writer in a Brisbane paper says " Racing way once havo been tho' sport of kings,' but now it is tho' business of thieves.'"

The following advertisement recently appeared in the Melbourno Argus:—'• " A regularly ordained clergyman is prepared to marry couples for 10a 6d, wedding ring 5s (id extra." Mr Henry Phillips, of the Occidental Hotel,arrived in Mastertou last evening, haying sufficiently recovered from his rocent illness hi travel. Wo understand that tho Knights of Labour in Masterton are unlikely to take au active part in the coming licensing elections. At this busy season of the year it is not easy to get them to assemble, and recent meetings havo been very thinly attended.

According to Ohristchurch Truth thero is only one pure rhyme with tho word Editor—and that is creditor.

Gnymouth Star terms the N.Z, Go« vernmentthe" Keep-it-Dark Ministry," The Salyatlon Army talks of starting grocery and provision stores at which only members of the army are to bo supplied, "Hor Worship the Mayo*" of Onehunga is not proving a success. She is said to be dogmatic and somoofher rulings are absurd.—Afariiorouj/i Times.

Item from Kumara obituary notioe "He was in receipt of money from Home at various times and enjoyed himself thoroughly • every timo the cheque arrived."

The Canterbury Timts publishes a statement that the Wellington-owned racehorse Kent has been sold to the jockey Cusdin for £BOO, This, the Post says, is entirely incorrect, as the horse is still owned by Mr E. Halward. In fact, Mr Halward was never even approached by Cuadin as to whether he would soli the horse.

Thus" Dagonet" in London Eeferee

- • "Someone has sent me the circular of a London gentleman in the magiciantern trade who him atasto for the combination of Christianity with business, This 'specialist in Christian lantora work' advertises that he has designed special slides fur winning souls,' He has all the requisite slides 'for converting souls to Christ,' His soul-winning specialities he strongly recommends to his Christian friends, but he is careful to explain that he requires 'cash with order.'"

Notwithstanding the hitter lulminations of Dr Abbot and the London papers against the Auckland College authorities and against anyone who shall fill the vacancy left by Professor Aldis' dismissal or who shall hilp tn jill it, the AgentGeneral has received over 120 applications from candidates for tho throe vacant ohaira, or about forty for each one,

Archdeacon Harper, of Timaru, is being put forward for the Deanery of Dunedin.

[Mr Justin MsCartby,M.P The House of Commons is almost the noisiest and rudest Legislative Assembly with which. I hayo any manner of perspnal acquaintance'"

Attention is directed by tho London Financial News to tho Now Zealand Government insurance regulations that although' a policy may be vitiated by suicide within six months after insuring, nevertheless, the money may be paid if the department shall be satisfied that no suicidal intention oxistei at the time of the policy being obtained. A sad accident happened at Eoohdftle, Now Sonth Wales, a few weeks ago, whereby Margaret Waley, a littlp gjrl four years of age, was killed by being struck on the side of the head by an axe, which slipped from her father's hands whije he was .chopping wood, About noon the father went into an adjoining paddock, taking with him his little girls, He was chopping down a Bturap when the axe slipped from his bands and struck tho child, who was sitting a few yards away, The little girl was taken to the house and Dr, Jiuolmell was summoned, but the axe having out several arteries and fractured the skull, death war inevitable,

. The Great Realising Sale lasting for 20 days, promises to be a gigantio success. The whole stook is to be offered at genuine reduced prices, many.of the lines will bo marked at less than English cost at Tn Aao House Wellington. , . During the Great Sale,' ladies' Aprons will be sold at 4}, 4 Button Kid Gloves all new fresh goods at Is lid por pair, White and Cream Laces at Od per doz, Ladies Linen Collars now shapes at 9d eaoh, Boys Sailor Collars at 3d each, sold everywhere at Cd, at TeA'ko House Wellington, It jvill pay country custoprs to tako a run down to the' Great Realising Sale. They jvill save all the expenses and he money in pocket by buying all they want while" good are'so cheap. "Prier?..from tho Counter will bo carefully solectea and sent carriage K'djfrom the Great JleaMng Sale at Te o (House,-Aivt,

Jaokey, tho Quoonaland .black . who cleverly escaped from the police, has been re-captured, •

A oase of p.ggs placed in tbe Government refrigerating chamber atMelbourne on Ist January has been found to be in excellent coudition. In some instances the shells were cracked, which is believed to be due to the temperature being somewhat lower tbau necessary, .The average temperature wan 26-72.

The Sydney Daily Telegraph praises the taxation policy of New Zealand. j Gaudaur and Hanlan, the Canadians, have accepted the challenge of Sullivan | and Qarding tor a double sculling match on tho Thames,

To-morrow is St Valentino's Day, February 14th.

Installation of officers of Masterton Masonio Lodge, No 19, N.Z.C., will take place to morrow (Wednesday) evening, Reverend Father Tf Moßenna, who has been appointed to take oharge of the Pahiatua district, will take up bis new duties uoxtweek. The reverend gentle, i man will probably stay a short time in Masterton en route for the Busb.

Mr J. F. flogan, M.P., write! to the Westminister Gawttc disclaiming on behalf of the New Colonial Party iu the House of Commons any desire to interfere frith the legitimate functions of the Agents-Genora), but pointing out that those officers have no soits in the British Parliament, and that here the Colonial Patty hope to supplement their efforts for the good of their respective colonies.

Colonel Sir James Johnstoue, who is on a visit to the colony from England, accompanied the members of the Board of (tovernors of. the Cantorbtiry College to tho School of- Agriculture last week, Ho was shown oyer the orchard by the acting director, Mr Gray, and was struck with the remarkable size of some of the apples on tho trees. There is a yery good crop this year, a number of the trees being literally loaded. Colonel Johnstone made a collection of some of the finest fruit, and he intends taking it home with him, so as to show his friends what tho colony will produce. He leaves for England by the Buahine, which sails from Wellington next week.—Christchuroh Frets

According to MrHeaton(aß reported by an interviewer), "The Penny Post will start at once from England, 11 and there is "no real opposition" to it in tlio Australian colonies. I (writes the tondon correspondent of the Christchurcb Press) wonder what is his authority for either statement ? I must endeavour to find out. It it is acsurato then the movement must have progressed in secret much more rapidly than the world at large is at all awaro of. It is stated too that Sir John Pender has consented to introduce "shilling social telegramß" for Australia on Sundays, and that this will start very shortly. This is another piece of good news, if true I The Lumsden correspondent of the Southland News states that a novelty in the way of strikes is taking place in the district. All the rabbitters employed on the extensive runs of the New Zealand Agricultural Company have signified their intention to ceaso work. The cause of the strike is the notico that aftor next week no more small skins will be adopted—not even those already caught. All dogs are ordered off the estate at once, toothing but traps for rabbitkilling is to bo allowed in future. Only on threo days a week are rabbits to bo taken ovor, and those must bo caught and packed intoLumadon by the rabbitters on those days. In his .jacket, instead of as formerly for his jacket only, and any rabbit which, when "gutted," weighs less than 2|lb, is to be rejected. In order that they may bo frozen and sent Home eyoiy rabbit must be clean and not bruised. The men have been able by working their hardest, with their doga, every day in the week, at the old prices (for the skins only), to earn about £2 5s per week. Under the altered conditions, and on compulsory half time 1 (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays only) they Bay positively nothing can be make, so they have struck. Probably the Babbit Inspector may have some" thing to say about this strike if prolonged,

Loy Slog was tfio first convert &t a OliincEeSunday-schuol opened at Cincinnati a fow yeni'a ago. Ho wbb studious, became a great favourite, prospered, and now owns a six-story laundry. The Government employed him as an agent in enforcing the Chinese Exclusion Law, aud he also acted as an interpreter in all the Chinese cases In the courts. It was somewhat of a shock to those who knew Loy Sing to learn the othor day that Government officers had found four contraband Chinese concealed in his cellar. When tho case came into court Loy Sing was discovered prompting the witnesses, and another interpreter had to be called. The four prisoners declared they wero capitalists, and had been ten years in the country. They wore coin, mittod for trial, and when the offioers visited Loy Sing's place the next day they found a big sign with 'Diphtheria' on it, nailed to the door,

Are we going to sllow' the uso of opium as food (or babes in England (asks the Si James 1 Qaztttc) while we hold tip our hands in horror at the pleasure obtained by the mild Hindoos in smoking it? Wo commend to tho anti-opiumitCß a case whioh they might take up with advantage. At a coroner's inquest near Bristol into tho death of a four-year-old illegitimate child, it was proved that a woman who wob paid four shillings a week to look after it had baeu m the habit of giving the child a few doseß of laudanum ' to keep it quiet," from a few days after its birth onwards. From one drop she gradually rose to ton per diem, Eventually the child died, of a fit; and it could not be proved that the laudanum was the cause of death, But overyone knows how mucli laudanum there is in some of these soothing syrups. If any foreigner should tell us to prevent our happy English infants being poisoned withlaudanumbeforewotry to suppress the harmless opium pipe of the adult Indian, we should find it hard to answer him,

The royal "baron of beef," whioh, in conformity with the good old English custom, is always provided as the pike de resistance for the Queen's Christmas dinner party, was on Dec, 20 exhibited on the Castle Hill at Windsor. The joint was cut from a primo Devon heifer, bred and fed by Her Majesty at the Prince OonsortV Farm, and weighed about 1601b.

It is estimated that no fewer than 2,000,000 are at present out of employment in tho United States As a consequence great destitution exists among tho working classes, and arrangements for the relief of the distress are being, made on an extensive scale.

It is by no means certain (says the Johannesburg (iter) that the Australian minors who have lately arrived, and are still coming over to try their luok in South Africa, will not find that the con> ditions of mining here are so different froth those with which they are acquain.. ted that they will; for some time at any rate, find themselves somewhat like fish I out of water. An antipodean mine and j batteiy manager who called on us a day or two ago gave it as his opinion that in spite of the depression iu Australia minora can do quito as well there as theyarelikefytodo'here,

In Zuriohit is legal to oall n. public function ary a ''donkey" or a "oalf's head," This is what has been decided by the Cantonal peal Court, who dismissed a oase in whioh a man was charged with having applied those obnoxious expressions to a policeman while on duty, William Rea is a much respected minor a Rhnu West Coast. ~ Recently ho put a charge of dynamite in the face of his claim, No result forthcoming, he. went into tho tunnel to see what was wrong. Hewasreceived with a sudden volley of gravel and debris. Although dly injured Rao crawled out and was lou dby his mates. He is recovering.—Trut

THE NATIONAL HOTEL, LAMBTON QUAY, WELLINGTON,• Has undergone considerable alterations lately, and visitors to Wellington during the holidays will find the accommodation First Class, The hotel isolosotothe Station and Guests can rely on being called in time for both the Wairarapa and Manawatu" Trains, I'arffls 6d per day, Wairarapa paper) filed, Th op Whiis, ProDriotor.—Apvr,

We remind our readers of Messr 8 Lowes and lorna usual monthly a took Bain at iiketahuna to-morrow (Wednoaday) at 1 o'clock', The entries comprise 300 eivoa; 100 fit owea • and 260 lamba. At Napier on Saturday, T,L. Thompson .(formerly of Masteiton) was adjudicated a Bankrupt on the petition of oertain Mssterton creditors. An order was also made transferring proceedings to the District Court of Wairarapa. . We gather from ourexohanges that" genoral indifference is being shown throughout the Colony to the lioenslng elections, ihich take place next month. The Rev, E. A. Lytken, the ex •Siberian convict, who was lecturing in Masterton a few months ago, is at present in Wanganui. We have received ft copy of DrW. A Ohapple's" Phyßicsl Education in our stoto schools," an Interesting and instructive paper which was read before the Citizens' Institute, Wellington, last month.

Notice of intention to raiao a loan, ia qiven by the Wairarapa Worth County [ Council, foe forming eto,, on the Ihuarua Road,

Messrs Loves and lorns make an addition of 1000 4-tooth wethers and 100 ewes to tho entries for their Maatorton stuck sale; on Wednosday, 21st February. A heart on the right side of the bodys a decided freak of natuae. The phenomenon, however, has just been noted in Paris, where a doctor, making a post mortem examination on an old man, was astonished to find tho heart situated on exaotly the opposite side to its proper position. Yet tho o'.vner of this misplaced organ had lived comfortably for 85 years, with very little illness, and died at last from a fall,—London Graphio.

Hard up specimens of humanity are apt call at newspaper offices for consolation and assistauco, One request made to us to-day was so exceptionally modest that we oomplied with it right off. A pilgrim and a stranger informed us that alien of fourpense detained his swag at the local parcel office. .Sixpence, in.our preyious experience, has always been the smallest turn accepted by the gentle vagrant. Our" demon," whose faith in human nature is limited, tells us that the traveller had twopence and wanted to make up a nirablo sixpence. If so, we were " had " again.

An elderly man named Thomas Donovan, was charged in the Masterton K.M, Court this morning, before Mr T. Hutchison, R.M., with being drunk in a publlo place and using threatening language. ' Edward Bragging, night, watchman, gave ovidence that accused who was apparently lying asleep on the verandah of tho Olub Hotel, suddenly jumped up Bnd making uio of bad iaußuage,rushed at witness with an open knife and threatened to " rip him up." Accused had been lying asleep from eleven o'clock until aboit 2,80 a.mj, and knowing him to be a quiot, harmless man had not disturbed him. Witness also stated, in reply to the Court, that lout of consideration for the man, who was certainly under the influence of drink, he did not wish to press any Berious charge against him. William Groombridge, uightwatchman at the Olub Hotel, gave evidence that he had told accused to move off the verandah. Donovan had. done as requested, but had come back later on, and was sleeping quietly. At about 2.30 a.m., witness was talkiug to Mr Braggins when Donovan jumped up suddenly and rußhcd at Bragginß with an opon knife. Sergeant McArd'o stated that he had known tho accused for several years, as a quiet and Inoffensive man. His Worship said that on the first charge Donovan would be convicted and discharged being a first offender. The second charge of threatening language bad, howeyer, disclosed a most serious offence, but fortunately for accused no information had been laid, a fine of 40s or in default seven days imprisonment would therefore be imposed.

Mr W. M. Maskell, of Wellington, j writes to tho N.Z Times as follows The Agricultural Department has gone Ito some troublo m importing a parasite of the Hessian fiy. and has published the. fact widely in the Colony, In your issue of this morning there is a paragraph stating that a parasite "has been found to have already established itself in the Masterton distaict" and "for some time past in tho Marton district," May I remind you that on February 18th, 1887) at the timo when I identified the pest in New Zealaud as the true Hessian fiy, on its first appearance (soo tranßaotionß, New Zealand Institute, vol. xx„ p, 457) I reported that "in New Zealand it baa no sooner arrived than it was attacked by parasites in tbe form of hymenopterous insects, probably indigenous to New Zealand," As a matter of fact, whenever 1 havo seen specimens oi the "flax-seed" pupro of the Hessian fly in this country, by far tho largest pro. I portion of them have been destroyed by these parasites-in several caseß almost every one, I am not going to say that tho Agricultural Department has done wrong in import ing a new enemy against the pests whioh I annoy farmers. But may not the work of a private individual have sometimes a little acknowledgment?

' Wo ono >1 ho is ucqualntod with the 1 details of tho murderous outrage com- ' mitted in tho Frenoh Chamber of 1 Deputies, says tho London Daily > Chronicle, can entertain any doubt that 1 the bomb would have had deadly effects ' if it had exploded on the table of the Probidont of' the Chamber, But, for ; some reason not very easy to understand, certain of the authorities in Paris hayo - insisted on a demonstration of what a ai tnilarly-conßtructed bomb could do if exploded near living creatures. Of course, these authorities wore not sufficiently enthusiastic in urging on tho proposed experiments to run any risk themselves. They ordered twenty or thirty friendless' dogs to bo tied to the branches of trees in a wood, and when the shell, made in the municipal laboratory, was exploded, tho luckless animals wero riddled and mangled terribly, It was a cruol and barbarous experiment, of which those who wero responsible for it might well have felt ashamod. They was - not even the poor excuse that thore was reasonable doubt as to whether Variant's bomb was really dangerous tv life. Henry Richard Moody, labourer, a resident of Kihikihi near Auckland, was found dead in softio fern at the back of a hotel with the romains of a bottle of Old Tom by his Bide, tho inquest the jury rotunied a verdict that death had resulted from sunstroke while de. ceased wan under the influence of liquor A young married wpman named tOoroline Lowry, who lives with her husband iu Green street, Newtown, was taken to the Hospital yesterday by Constable Carroll, supposed to be suffer* ingfrom the effects of a quantity of matchheads, which she is stated to have taken dissolved in water. The usual remedies were applied, and at latest acconnts she was progressing satisfactorily, N.Z. Times,

Friday nest is tho lastdayfor reoeivia applications and fees for the noxt Trinit Collcgo musical examination.

By Oatelte Extraordinary, issued yester* day, tho General Assembly has been further prorogued till Thursday, 17th May. _ 'J'he yield of the eata threshed so far in tho Masterton district this season has I been light) on account of rust. Several paddocks, which gave promise of about sixty bushels to the aore, will not exceed thirty to tho aero, and the grain, la some oases, is vory light,

"Uo you call that thing a bonnet ?" said Mrs MoSnufllecorf to a royal porsonage, looking with withering scorn upon its awkward appearaiice. It was severe, but it is just as well a lady, even a queen, should know her faults and the imperfections of her. I style and bearing, Did every auyono talk to' you like that ? Did over a friend or an acquaintance ever look at your head gear and say, 1 ' Do you call that thing a bonnet ?" If t ever occurred don't let it occur again, make sure of the approval of the world in tho matter of bonnets. .Be eo dressed that wherever you go, In whatever company you may be, you may pose as a well dressed woman, How to do it is to buy your millinery and dresses at L. J. Hooper & Co.'s fashion, able drapery warehouse, Qaeen-street, Mas* { terton, A fjjreatsale is pow on, so visit early, J

A youth named Thomia Wiisoni,7 lloensed out from Burnham Industrial r ofihuroh d ie™the"h V j^ iDRBt<!D ' yesterday morning a llttlo girl named • Margatat Eileen Rohan, Hhsse parent* , t reside in Church street, Ponsonbv wa» accidentally killed near Te Aroha under ' > distressing o|roumßtances. The child • - "V who wbb three and a half year# of ace 1 *'■?' was on a visit 'o her aunt at Waloronw). ' :: 'v mai, near Te 4roha, She waa In a oarfc " with her aunt, Mrs O'Grady, driving to f - ■ church at Te Aroha, when by some": accident ahe fell out of the vehiole, The little girl was thrown to the ground with such forco that her skull was fractured, ' A and she died shortly afterwards, • - T |