LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4650, 16 February 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mphthciia 19 agam prevalent .at Waipukurau,

Mr Carcw, R,M.,'at Danedin, recently told a vagrant named Bridget Diggs," it would be a good thing (or her it she wore koptm pr'-BOn for life," ThoOhinemuriQaxtk says:-" Whangarci is a soul-stirring spot, muoh sought after by intending suioides," A Taranaki paper refers to tho Dunedin unemployed as "loafers."

A man named Charles Law had his nose broken by a oriokct bait in a recent match at Sydney.

A Glasgow cal) driver named Gray was recently-proseouted for pasting Scripture texts inside Lia

John Clements, giving evidence ,in the Waitemata caso, swore he was drunk wlion he got married,

Truth suggests the following as the motto of the girl-suioide -''lf one match fails I'll take the other sort," Mr Scddon 'at Daneyirlte:—"l think the Government will be: supported; by' the people in seeing that New Zealand's national poet Mr Thomas Braoken, is not allowed to suffer as Scotland's did."

The artesian well at Woodlawn Halcombe has been abandoned after reaching a 'depth of 500 feet.

The New Zealand Herald says tbore will be no free beer at the next election for Wai* tomato.

. Dr Chappie, of Wellington maintains that the should subsidise the erection of pnblio baths and that systematic instruction simulate given to 'the. school children of both'sexes. >

A pillar 30 ft. high recently fell upon a pitman at Bolton Steel Works,. England. I'ho body was cut in two.

Private letter received this morning (says Cliristcburcb Truth of Wednesday last) from Wellington says:!' Wellington cricketers heartily disgusted with the seleetion of the N. Z. cricketing team." 1 There is-a young lady in a Melbourne Hotel who has been tfiarried three times. She left the fir3t, the Becond left her and the third was banged.— Thd Grand Jury of Manitoba have mado ! a presentment recommending that action be taken to curkil pernicious foreign immigration especially the introduoticn into the country of boys from the slums of large cities of the old world, "We refer" the jury added in the presentment, "more particularly to tho class of youths brought to the Barnado Homo in this province," '

We have to nokno\rledge receipt of the first number of a'new religious weekly printed at Dunedin, and called " Tho Chris,tian Outlook,'', Tho new paper olaims to be a resurrection, not altogether of, but out of, the Presbyterian, A Carterton boy is reported to mako £1 n week at oatching and selling eels.

■ Mr, John Kay, of tho Masterton Sohool, has been appointed temporarily to the headi mastership of the Carterton School, Mr Darroch, late of Pahiatua, taking his place at Masterton. Mr Brann, the Carterton teaohor, takes six months' leave of nbsencs.

A case was hoard in tho Wellington E.M, Court on Wednesday, in which D, M'Kenzio, blacksmith, Pirinoo, was plaintiff, and Peter Turnbull, late of Feathejston, farm jabonrer, defendant, The summons was an immediate one, the defendant being brought up under a warrant issued on tho ground that he intended to leavo the colony with" out paying tho debt, Judgment was given for the plaintiff for the amount olaimed, £3lßs _6dj with costs £2 tOs .Ss, including tho plaintiff's travelling expenses to Wellington, ~ .

. Capt, Edwin informs us that the northern part of tho North Isldnd is now within the limit of a oycl ono. of unusual extent. The contro isuot moro than two hundred north from the North Cape, and is travelling to the south south-east, This routo will brmgall tho country northward of Lyttleton and Westport within tho area of the I disturbance,—Prm, - '

"Tho oventoftho wock is-ounsELVKs" writes the Editor of the "Christian outlook," MrSeddon may now. take a back seat I This Editor says what tho Premier morely thinks. However tho "Christian Outlook,, is printed on clean white paper with new clear type and we are disposed to regard it as aiming at a high standard .of both literary and mechanical merit.

Tho Pahiatun' County Counoil has altorod its day of meeting, from tho first Wednesday to the first Saturday in eaoh month.

Pearson's Band will (weather permitting) play in the Masterton Park on Sunday afternoon next, the followingprogramme of new selectionsßlaok Dwarf," "Light and Shade," " Delight," " bleep of Diana," Capinonh's," "Enchantment," "Loving and Hoping," " GolJen Boso," " Wildflower,"" Electricity-" Tho band will march to tho Oval at 2.80 p.m.

At tho last meeting of the Education Board, an application was received from the Featherston School Committee for a 'grant of £47 towards providing a fresh supply of water for tho sohool, Thoreason for tho request was that the existing supply ps considered to be unfit for use. The water was caught- on the roof, and from the ro>f passed through a filter into the school tank, andi although it tasted all right, its remarkable clearness led tly Sohool Committee to fear that it must have passed throught some chemical action, and not wishing to run any risk of poisoning the children attending the school, they wanted to obtain water necessary by sinking a-well. The Board did not see its way to granting . tho Committee's request,but decided to send a sample of the water from tho school tank to Sir James Hector for analysis. The wisdom of this course isnow shown by tho fact that an analysis has proved the water to bo of excellent quality,and that the fears of the committeo were quite groundless, The expenditure of £47 would havo been money wasted.—Prm,

At Marylebone an inquest was held on the body of Susannah Maryßuckman, aged 58 years, wife of a grocer living at 1, Henrystreet, St. John's Wood. About five weeks ago, as Mrs Buokman was opening her shop door, a strango cat flow at her and bit her hand; She bathed the wounds, and was immediately afterwards treated by a surgeon. The wounds healed quickly,-but on Thursday week Mrs Buckman complained of severe pains in the left hand and down the side, and this was followed by the loss of power on'that side." Afterwards the other side' was*.affected. The pains 1 became so acute''- that, it was nocoreary to inject morphia, and at times the deceased foamed at the mouth. Death was due to syncope, consequent on' hydrophobia, Tho coroner remarked that he had boforc held*inquests on persons who had died from hydrophobia set up by cat bite,. A verdict: of VDeiith from hydrophobia" was -returned,

: THE N ATIONAL HOTBL, LAMBTON QUAY, WELLINGTON, Has undergone considerable alterations lately, and visitors to Wellington during the holidays will find the accommodation First Class. The hole isclosrfto the-Station and : Gucsts' oan rely, op being called in time for both the Wairarapa and Manawatr Trains, - --Tariff 4s 6d per day,: Wairarapa papori filed, Thos White, Proorietor.—Adtx. ..

i The Exainiiier reports that Mr Willian i Speedy is Berioiisly ill at .Wainui: .: * i :, The eieotioii of oreameries in the Maim , watu Distriot' still continues. ■' ■ [ ; The -Pahiatua : County Council %nl; received one tender for the Tiratunea Bridg 1 at Ngaturi, but it was flecliffld owing to tb 1 price- £2.729—being excessive, ■ . .Danevirke proposes to. go urfo» gasworks t The?renewal ot.a London, pubiicarf ' license was opposed.'on the gronnd-that ■ bping deaf, he could notliear when bad lan > gauge was used in hia house, Bonifao exolaimed that" his wife could listen for tli ; swearing while lie served," and . this plei Beonrcd the renewal of his license, I A jftiterin theßrnnncr AW gives oui j renoy to tberumour that the Prohibitionist lof .Greymoulh'are, endeavoring to rais fttndß to, the amount of f'2Bo or sO, in brde to purchase the publican's booth at theap |foaolvng j3rey races; in order to teaohth b pnblto that .it is possible to go to races am PI perchance to enjoy them, without- bavin, recourse to the oup that both ' cheers am j inebriates;; -■ . Some beautiful specimens' , have , bee i . brought to Molbourne from the famoui b Beward claim at Co'olgardie West Australi 3 by Mr Gordon Lyon one of the shareholder: , Amongst them'are. some where natur ■ ' shows its handicraft in rare workmanshi; i as beneath a neat glass shade ere plncc ' unalloyed specimens of gold which bear th l shapely impress .ofa fern leaf a vine lea j and the half opened -wings and • body o j a butterfly most tastetully . fashioned, B The triumphal arohes in Rangoon i: . honour of the Viceroy of India, were mor than works of art. One of them was i sumptuous structure covered with gol nlohurs and real.sterling sovereigns, estim ated as worth a quarter of a lakh of rupees' '•perhaps more." Thecoinswere stuck o: red cloth /by means of a glue. ' At "*t?riieeting of the Pahiatua Fire Br; gade heU on Tuesday Cfening it wasde cided to Jiol'd the two men ladder resca competition'on Wednesday, 28th inst, at' ? p.m. Captain Pickering wa3 appointed' 1 delegate to represent the Pahiatua Fir 0 Brigade at tho meeting at Napier of th United Fire Brigade's Association. It wa i- decided to send a team of five men t it Napier to compete there in the ladder con ' , a not in former days ol ' served in Scotland, but, tho Scotsman r< e marks, there has been of recent years li growing disposition in Scotland to observ the Christmas, festival in its religiou g aspect, ard the Presbyterian Churohc e have now, to some extont at least, joine with the Episcopalians and Roman Catholic in holding special services at the tiino. A s a holiday purfe and simple, also, Ohristma 1 is now looked upon in Scotland muoh mor generally than used to be tho cpse, and ii e Edinburgh there were indications of thi h last Christmas Day in the number of place of business that were closed early in th afternoon—work in the public offices being ® according to custom; suspended entirely ° Commenting on tbisobangeofoustomth ® Eev. Dr. Cameron Lees, preaobing at 1 Christmas service in St. Giles' Cathedral . said that church had seen many ohanges i; e its ritual and its worship, anJ in their owi !i time one ohange it had seen was tho ot servance of" Christmas Day. In 1018, th I King sent a command to the ministers o . Edinburgh that they should observe Christ mas Day. The command was paid ver , little attention to; only two. churches wet { open, .and in that churoh they read tha ,f notwithstanding the labours of the Provosl 3 Magistrates, and Couocil; "the dogs wet ' playing on the floor, becauso of the rarit of the people and those of the meant a sort." But what a.freo people would nc , do at tho commaud of a King, they no' did cordially under their own free will,an s in Scotland that day was becoming free! I observed, as itwas in other countries. . The perils to which employes in larg i drapery and other establishments aro ei posed in case of fire are vividly brought on in the narrative of llio great fire in SheMelc published in the Skejieltl and RotktKai j Independent. Between fifty and sixty al tendants of both sexes were Bleeping on th upper floor of Messrs Hovoy's large estat > lishment when, the 'lead stillness of th 1 streets at four o'clock on a winter's mornin • was broken by the puliceman's whistle ani > cry of" Fire!" Already tho basement wa J on fire, and it was only by swiftly dosoend 1 in'gthe fire proof -Btairoase and rushini • through the flames under tho splitting am 5 falling glass that the terrified inmates mad tha'r way.into the street, most of them be j ing in their night dresses. Several youni j ladies-fainted, and had to be literal! . carriod swiftly, through .tho flame ani | smoke. Ono youngman who hed been les I nimble jvas only Baved with difficulty b; ihe eaoapo. Less lortunato. was the poo' , young man Parsons; he actually esoapei from the burning building, but when thi muster-roll came tobe callsd there was ni answer to his name; nor was ho found, Hi \ is believed to have perished in a bravo at , tempt to re-enter by a doorway in an ad , jacent narrow passage in order to aid in tin ! rescue ol some ladies. The heights of waves have been grievously exaggerated by timorous voyages, wh< are responsible for the " mountains-high l estimates of tho unscientific. Dr. Sehott ■ an eminent German geographer, has beer ■ measuring with all the accuracy whicl instalment? could command, thosoobservei during avoyage to the Capo of Good Hope Instead of being " mountains high," in ever the stormiest weather, tho loftiest did nol attain the dimensions of the humblest hills A wind force of 11 on tho Beaufort Scab gavo a maximum elevating of 82ft, Ins hurricane, GOft waves must occur rarely, il ever, and even 50ft is a very exceptional elevation. In an ordinary trado wind the height of the waves chasing eaoh other over the South Atlantic is about sft to 6Jft, Xhese data entirely confirm those oi Scoresby and the Novara and Challenger expeditions, Dr. Sehott .is however, inclined to put the length of a. wave during storms, with tho wind at twenty-eight miles, at between dOOft and 425 ft, which is rather less than one measured by tho Challenger expedition during a galo oil tho Orozets, when the wind was blowing at tho rate of thirty miles an hour. The favourite sport in Siain is fish-fight-ing, Belting on iisli-h'ghts in such a passion with the Siamese tnat they will stake, not only all their money aid their goods, but 'even their wives and children, Tho right to keep fighting fish is bestowed only by the King, and ho is so highly paid for it that tho royal coffers derive a largo revenue from granting the requisite licenses, Tho iightingJish are the things of four or live centimetres long, and no thicker than a child's finger, but they are full of "fight" andfiyat caoh othor with the-utmost ferocity as soon as they are let into the samo water. InAnnam, too, the same amusement prevails. ' There tho fish Bre kept in large dear bottles of water: and if ono of the bottles is placed before a mirror the vicious little fish, seeing their own rcllcc(iAHMiaiH.!! I.U --

. tion and taking it to ba an enemy, |/oes nearly -mad with oxcitoment at hie inability to get at his adversary. A hujs joko was perpetrated in town yesterday evening (says the Napior Ttkffra/Vt) on an unsuspecting seoretary of an up-country Caledonian Pooiety, who is now cogitating on the awful .possibilities .of mischievous companionship, The scene was a local hotel, where a gay company did congregate, amongst whom was a well-known WeDington wine and spirit merchant, who presents a 6omewhat striking and imposing appearence. "Allow me to introduce yon to Lord Dunravcn," said one of the party io the Caledonian Beorotary, and the. latter, pleased to find himself with such distil gnished associates, paid great attention to the supposed visiting Lord. Then someone who represented himself as Lord Dunraven's secretary suggested he should secure the patronage of "My Lord" at a forthcoming Scotch gathering, and' possibly a cheque, too, The request -was duly made, but the patronage, unfortunately, could not be bestowed, but a cheque for £SO in aid cf the sooiety's funds was readily contributed, The Caledonian secretary sought his bed with a happy heart last night, and on waking this morning thought of how good fortune had favored him. He went round to a newspaper office to acquaint them of the fact that Lord Dunraven had contribijl a handsomo donation to the funds of the said sooiety, and expressed astonishment at 'My Lord' being in Napier. Furtherenquiries, however 1 elicited, to our up country jriend's horror, that the whole thing was a horrible joke, of whioh he had been made tho willing viotim. As to the gay company, they arc still laughing, "Do you call that thing a bonnet ?" said Mrs McSnufllecorf to a royal porsonage, looking with withering scoru upon its awk- : ward appearand It was severe, but it is 1 just as well a lady, even a queen, should khowher faults and theimperfcctionsof her 1 style and bearing. Did every anyone talk to i you like that? Did ever a friend or an ae- I quaaitanooever look at your headgear and I say, 'Do you oall that thing a bonnet?" If ( t ever occurred don't let it occur again, f make sure , of the approval of the world in the matter of bonnets.' l)e so dressed that i wherever you go, in whateveicompany you \ may be, youinayposeas a well,dressed wo- I nun. How to do it is to buy your millinery t ind dresses at L. J. Hooper & Co.'s fashion v ible drapery warehouse, .Queen-street, Mas« I erton. sale is now on bo visit early I

' Mislerton Johool' Ccmmittae lheet on Moadny evoniij(j -v ' The fiM-well in, front of Mr Dauiell's prcmiies has been sunk to • tho required depth. A Bplendid flow of wafer has been ; obtained. ... ••■...-■ ;. i A specittl meeting of the Masterton Pas Trustees; will be field on Thuraday.next, to consider the" Borough Council's proposal to' take oyer the ParK. . • / , ' ' The Premier ,ha< assurect"a deputiiition. from Pahiatua thatthe plans for i new courthouse' there are now-' being; pre; 1 i pared, and that tho vote fw'the purpose will , not be allowed to lapse.—r/mw.' • • Letters of natui'tUisation bavo been issued , to Neils Sorenßen/libourer.Ma'sterton. 1 A plague, of weevils "is reported to be | sweeping over Timaru. Houses are swarm- : ing with the inseots which appear to have been spread by sales of weovily wheat in the j auction rooms. V ~ ■ , : Between 300 and 400 applications were re- | eeived by the. Otago Education Board for 25 vacancies for pupil teachers. ! It was stated at the meeting of the Featherstpp Town Board held last evening, . that' although, £4OO had been granted for the eteotion of a "Court House; hnd the , Board had %vritten to tho Minister of Justloe ( re paving the work done, no reply had been I received, • i Mr F, H, Wood adds 600 good breeding : ewes to his list of entries for next Thurs- : days stock sale, at his Taraiahi Yards, and aline of owes, and lambs in thewooi, to the L Martinborough sale, on the 28th inst. Both , sales are now assuming very: large propor- , tious. . 1 The Wellington correspondent of the'Otago ■ Daily Times wires to that journal:-"I have reason to think that the Hon. W. P. Beeves i will be the nest Agent-General, and Mr'..p. Pinkerton (senior momber for Dunfldin) big : successor as Mimater for Labour," In another column Mr. J. Carpenter, booti maker, of, Maaterton,: announces ten to I twenty-five per cent discount during his t annual stock taking saW y j Preaohingat St.Kilda recently, CanonPotter said:" I hava bflen preaching more years than I'll toll you, and I have never found the way to keep politios out of the ' pnlpit, and I havogiven over tryiog booaueo I believe it is nonsense to try," ■ .It is constantly stated that the Queen so disapproves of ladies smoking, that she will not allow a woman to smoke a oigaretto in her presence. ,1 doubt it. I happened to see (writes a veracious London correspondent) two handsome cigarette cases ia silv3r the one with the Royal V.R, we are all so familiar with, ready for despatch; I admired the finish and was told that they were te the order of Princoss Louise, tho one for her self, the other she intended as a Christmas gift for her august mother I ■ Since it was deoided that the Frenoh. lawof 1800 against the wearing of unauthorised disguises applies to women dressing as men, and not to men dressing as women, the authorities appear to have determined to put into fresh vigour such powers'as they do possess under it,: ■ The consequence is that what is called rational cycling oostume for women is somewhat in danger irf Paris, for the Prefect has oaujed letters to be written to certain lady cyclists cautioning them that they are infringing tho law in wearing men's clothes. Frenchwomen, it may bo mentioned, were the first to omandipate themselves from skirts when on the wheel, and some of them now go so far as to woar the regulation tunics and breeches of the men's clubs, Whether the Prefect will object to tho modified masculine attire to which some of our lady cyclists have acouatomed us of late is not quite clear. ,Tlie policoat Leongatha,Victoria,recently received intimation that a youth named Lewis Edward Reynolds, son of a farmer living at Nerrena, and only Bixteon years of age, had committed suioide by deliberately shooting himself through the head wlth a gun. So far -as oan be learned (says the Age), young Reynolds was milkint the cows when he had. Rome words with ii.j fatherj He was illusing the cows, and his father ordered him to desist, leave tho placo and seek employment elsewhere, as ho was dono with liiin. The youth immediately proceeded to the house, obtained a doublobarrelled gun and went a few paces away from tho dwelling. He said to his mother, " Look here, mother," and without another word raised the muzzle of the gun to his head and fired, killing himself instantaneously, The family is well and favourably known in tho district. We we apt to declare nowadays that there is no such tiling as originality, but wo make desperate efforts to prove its existenco all the same, and not always with the happiest result, Evidently fired with tliiß ambition, Mr Tom Cannon's daughter certainly achieved her purpose of having a thoroughly novel wedding, for more unconventionally attired bride and bridesmaids liavo surety never been seen, tho former wearing a riding habit and a"bowlor "hat and crrrying a bunting crop instead of a bonquot, whUe Let attondanta wore in full sporting attire—covert coats, spats, red Waistcoats and white polo ties being woru Whom. The offeot was certainly novel, but we should be sorry if other brides wero to attempt to bo similarly original, We cannot afford to do away with every shred of romance j aud whore, it may be asked, it theromanco of a wedding whore satin gowns, orango "blossoms, llowers and fripperies are absent ? ' The manager of tho London' Gaiety Theatre has been compelled to withdraw the character o( the Khedive in the burlesquo of Don Juanj owing to objections raised by the Turkish Embassy, It will be remembered that the oharaoter of the Sultan bad alßo to be withdrawn from this burlesque recently at the instanco of the Turkish Ambassador; who complained of the harom scene as insulting to his ruler. Amecting of tho Masterton Horticultural Society will be held this evening, to settle up accounts in connection with tho lato show. Bricks are now being burnt by elcotricily (says a London paper). This promises to revolutionise the industry, by greatly, reducing the labour and cost. The kiln-drying process is entirely disponsed with. The wet

olw. is put into a sort of covered iron mould, > whioh holds about 1000 bricks; a strong 1 current of electrioity is then turned on, and in a very short time ilio bricks are dried 1 and burnt, and all ready to be turned out for sale. • We have no mark of merit for distinguished women—we cannot knight them or make them C. B.'s, but in Franco thoy do things better—such women have a special permit to wear trousers, but for this privilege ihey must pay a yearly tax of from 40s to 50s. Only Ei; ladieshave been so entitled -Bosa ■Bonheur, Georges Sand, Madame Dieulafoy, Madame Foucault, the archajolojist andtwo sculptors, Mesdamcs Fourreau and Jcannctt, ThoHowm'ao correspondent of tho l'aliiatua Herald sends tho following items to that paper:—The Government has acceded to the request of tho settlers through the Ekotahuna lioad Board in allowing tho Mangatainoka railway bridge to be uEed for Moon condition"that the Road Board form the approaches for same, Tho Government is undertaking to make the necessary alterations to enable trallio to pass over, A commencement will be made at once with the concrete pier and abutments of the MakaKahi bridg« so that it may not be many months beforo the line will be finished as far as Newman, The fencing will booh bo completen from Eketahuna to the Marigatamoka river, and the work will soon be started for clearing tho Newman station site,. The police authorics received information from Constable Cos last night (says tho New Zealand Tiimi) that a ohild of 18 months, the son of a single woman, left in. earo of Mrs Singleton, of King street, Newtown, had been accidentally suffocated, It appears that about 6 p.m. Mrs Singleton put the child on a small wooden box in the 1 'closet, and left it th'ero while she went on with some work indoors. After the lapse of ' a few minutes, one of the children informed ' her that the boy had fallen down thecjoset I wliioh was uncovered, and ongoing there I she found it dead, having been suffocated, i Dr Alexander, was at once called in, but I life was oxtinot, and as he rotused to give a certificate as to the cause of death, the matter will be reported to the Coroner. ' 1 The Great Realising Salo lasting for 20 ' Jays, promises fo be a gigantic success. I rhewholo stock iB to be offered at genuine reduced prices, many of tho lines will be ■ marked at less than English cost at Tu Abo ? Jouse .Wellington. During tho Great Sale, ladies' Aprons 1 rill be sold at % i ButtonKld Gloves all 11 low fresh goods at Is'lid per pair, White 0 indCrcamLaccsatOd per doss, Ladies Linen dollars now shapes at 3d eaob/Boys .Sailor / iollars 'at 3d each, sold everywhere at 6d it Te Aro House Wellington. ' P It will pay country customers to' take a , un down to the Great Realising;Salo. They " fill save all the expenses and be money in ooket by.buying all they want/while', good b re so. oheap. • Orders from/the Counter n nil be carefully selected and sent carriage E aid from the Great Realising Salo'at Te b .no House.—Advi, / • 1 •

~ ■ ■ ■ ■—!—»»»» Tho present Earl of Leiceatef, who hi« - married twios, is the father of 17 bow and mrls. aml the grandfather of 1 47 : - ohildron; CourS Loyal Enterprise, A.OJ„ will meet this evening at the Foresters' Hal!. Maaterton,. ' '„ % l u » n % of the milk suppliod to the Slew Zealand Dairy Farmers' Union dairy and creameries ia thoWair&rapa ia v abtiu^2,ooo,!9llons,per day. Of this" quVntily-Eeathetston contributes 750 ' MMMwaiwwjißi) j Hastwell and - Metamina the balance. j'fe r§niiDd.'our'rcadetß !of Meisri ■Lowes and lorns'. sale ,of Saddlery and harness at theit rooms Queen-street to»' • morrow .(Saturday) at 2 o'olock, Oener'al Go'urko is thinking if intro. duoing * novelty into the sham fight as practiced in Russia, Ho proposes that' : ascertain ;percentago of ball cartridges shall be served out to the soldiers, "It would,", siys tho' skirmisher* to make the m/SToQHPV to learn. . i\iere,will scarcely be a dull ' s moment at the Russian manoeuvre's of • the future, • Mr E H, Smith;" of ' Australasia in this town, ia abflmo take a few weeks vacation. His health has been very indifiei'ont lately and requires a change of air and scene. " Lord Tennyson died in 1892 and ; » successor .to the late laureate has not yet been appointed, ff a sufficiently . talented poet cannot<,be discovered in ■ England, why not try. the colonies? Home papers please copy. Wong Sing, a WanganuiOhinkie.hu ■ been decured a bankrupt, At a special meeting of the Feathers* ton Town Board held last evening, the' resolutions by special order, - passed on the 17th Januiry last,to borrow £6OO for the erection of a Town . ; Hall, and to levy a, rate of three ' farthings in the £ for tho purpose of providing for the annual interest, sinking frind, oto., wero confirmed. A warm' , disousaton took place as to the Ohairv man's statement that a letter received from Mr Natusch, through Mr Searl, to v tho Chairman, had beori addressed by Mr A, Donald, and ended in Mr Seatl ' challenging theOhairmaa to resign, when he would do likewise, contest an eleotion - with him, and pay all expensei, It iraj ' ' resolved to hold a special meeting on ; Monday, 12th Maroh,;.to' confirm tho resolution of' last Saturday accepting plans, etc. The site for the buildirig . will probably be fisted this afternoon. ■A, magnificent .oil painting entitled | "The British Fleet at Hobart," by . Oaptaip 'Forrest, an eminent lasmanian ■ lir'i v. L to be disposed of by art union. ; Thel owner of the picture is Mr B, Bull 1 ' of Wellington, and the Bgentefor the ■ sale of tiokets in Maaterton are Messrs White andCo , tijbacoonists, The tickets ' ' are bbmg sold at the low pride ! of • 1 each and early application is necesaary. This picture, " which is a .jtagaificenti ' speoimen of artistio ikill, is valued at £l6O, and has excited the highest admiration wherever shown. The drawing ; will take place on Easter Monday next ■ , and the tickets are being rapidly disposed ' of. A photograph of the picture can be seen at Messrs White and Oo.'s, from whom also any other particulars oan be obtained. Our readers should not-miss this chance of obtaining a valuable work " : of art worth £l6O for the small outlay of One shilling. Any Wairarapa residents , visiting town can Bee the pioture at Mr R._ Bull's, opposite the Government ' : Printing Office, Molesworlh-St. Some experiments with Mr E, M. : Smith's patent fuel were mado at Mr Okey'a foundry on Monday, says Tara> naki Herald. A small quantity was put in the furnace at melting temperature, and allowed to travel through the fur* nace with the coke. When it arrived at' : the tiers it could be seen unconsutned at white melting temperature, Whon the furnace was drawn some of thebrickquits" passed out uncoraumed and were cooled with water, and exhibited a hard • ■ close teiture, proving that the patent fuel was well adopted for 6moltifl!> fur< - ' naces. This test has been carnll out with a view of showing Mr Wales, the coal expert, when -lie returns from' Mokau, what can. be done with Mr E, M, Smith's patent fuel, Messrs S. Luke and Son of Wellington, advertiso in another column particulars of their celebrated cookißgrangos, These ranges ars obtainable from all ironmongers and sMrokeepers in the Woirorapa district, who will suppl/ all particulars as to prices, eto.,' upon appli- ' cation. A noticeable feature In these ranges ia the iaot thai they are specially' i constructed to meet the requirements of - ' country settlers, who, unable to obtain ' /' coal for domestic purposes, burn only ' wood. The ranges ate guaranteed to act just as satisfactorily with a wood as with a ooal fire, as scores of countiy - settlors who have tried oan testify. . Takin g the equivAlent of bill intoxicate" ing drinks in proof alcohol, tho figures for the various Australasian oolouiea are as follows, per inhabitant for the year 1891, except in the case of Tasmanitfcr whioh colony the figures in gallons' 'are ' ' for 1892 New South Wales, 2'67; Victoria, 8'24; Queensland, 2-16; South. Australia, 2'53; Western Australia, 3-G8 j Tasmania, 200; How Zealand, 177. This makes New Zealand the : most sober of all the colonies and yet the figures show that in this colony the consumption ofspirits was 071 gallons " per head, whilst in Tasmania the quantity was only 0,G9 per A jonng fellow living at Bourke wished to oome down the country near • Sydney. Not having the necessary meamWpay the whole of his fare he •

d was seriously puzzled to find out a way ' it of obtaining his wish. He had just' ' enough money to buy a single ticket so • - before he went to tho train he uttered ® sumo blasphemous language in front of a ' policemia. A summons was immediateit ly ißauod, but of courae tho youiig fellow could not be found, bo a warrant wae i, obtained for hiß arrest. Meanwhile he ii gone on hia trip, dono his business and was shortly afterwards arrested by h , CnnstableMiller atßooty Hill and brought T" , up at the Penrith Court House on Thun. day last. Of course he was remanded to ■' • Bourko whore he will probably be fined j a pound for using obscene language, J 8o then ho will have accomplished his. * trip which would hayo otherwise cost , him about f3 for one pound and lbp.% ' [ grace of having been lined MB'n» . obscenelanguage.—flepean Tiriiap' • : Baron de Rothsohild explains how it ' was that his visiting cajd came to be in the trunk of the Ansi-ohist i that- was seized for ; non»payment of a hotel; bill at Carmaux. Tournadre's ; Anarohistpri/ioiples did not prevent him applying to that wealthy personage for relief, which was given him. When the Baron received the gunshot wound in. the eye, Tournadre called thrice to enquire ' after him, arid signed his name each time in the visitor's book. Tho Baron ordered ' his valet to send return cards cl thanks to tho different visitors, and' he did so without discrimination, Atlhe Presbyterian General Assembly at Christchuroh yesterday, the Rev J Paferson reportod that the tension Committee had done its best with limited resources to open new dis • tricts, Pahiatua and Buntorvillo had >4 been raised to full oharges. during the year. He appealed for increased contributions to the fund. An English doctor named has - ' requested the authorities to allow him to hypnotise Mrs Maybrick. He claims ' that reliable evidence has been elucidated v In American cases by this means, r JheN.B.W.Shearers'.Unionwi]Jprob- * ably mvite.geveral memboraof the N.Z. ' parliamentary . Labour Party, to viaii • Now South Wales and address meetings • r in the vaiious centres during the forth- k cooling election campaign, : The annual cross country race bit ween • Oxford and Cambridge Universities took , place over». seven-mile eonrse at Cam- 1 bridge on December sth, and' ended in (avour of the Dark Blues by seven points, The first man home was Angeli, of Cam. bridge, who covered the distance in 42 minutes. - Sixteen seconds later came - Edmunds (Oxford), and he.waa followed-' ■ ' by Whltelawi Criokmay and Shuokburg * (all of Oxford) In the ordtr named, '' v ',