LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4652, 19 February 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Bun was so hot recontl/ in the Waipa district, that potatoes being dug were praotically.baked on one side. Masterton School Committee meets this ovening,

Large numbers of people visited the Theatre Royal on Saturday to see the wonderful Strasburg clock. Pearson's Band played i varied programme of selections in the Mastertoii Park yesterday afternoon, greatly to the appreciation of a large number of people present, MrG.S. M. M'Dermid, of the Kai« walwai school, has now been instructed to asturae charge of the Kilbirnie school,

Carterton Social Club, ■ hitherto a big success, is reported to have died out.

In the intercolonial cricket matoh at Ohristohurch on Saturday, Now South Wales defeated New Zealand by IGO runs.

Lady Gorst and Miss Gwendoline | Gorat are oxpocted to visit Masterton shortly. Mr W. Booth employed about twenty men at his 'Carterton mill, which was destroyed by fire on Friday night last. At tho New Zealand Championship Athletic Meeting, .held at Dunedin on Saturday, the Championship banner was won by the, Wellington team, who scored a'i points, the next highest being 37.' A daughter of Mr John Smith, of Claroville, has just lost the top joint of one of her finders through a whitlow. Tho bridge aornsß the Tiraumea River atNgatun, seems fated to be dangled chimericaliy before tho eyes of tho interested settlers, says tho Pahiatua Bcrald, and always at a good safe distance, too,

Mr Jas. Baillie, sawmiller, Greytbwn, is now well under way shifting his plant to the Eketahuna district, the mam r p tion of which" left Greytowu by ail yeaterday.'-Obsei'ver. • At'a meeting held on Saturday evening, the members of Pearson's Private Band decided to hold a' monster pic-mo in ' Masterton oil St. Patrick's Day, (March 17th), if the day is proclaimed a holiday. A strong 'committee' was formed to carry out the arrant nients, and tho lady friends of the Band are to bo asked to cooperate. A dance will probably bo held in the evening, and full particulars will bo advertised,

The unßold portions of Makuri township iB to be surveyed and will probably be nffored for salo about April next. _ Mr Justice Richmond, sitting with a jury at Napier was occupied all day Friday with a peculiar, action Some lime ago several horses about Havolook wore tarred like zebras, and.had their manes and tails cut by some mischievious person. Constable Gordon suspected a ploughmnn named Hamilton, and arrested him, but on hearing the "charge before Justices it was diami&sed. Hamilton brought an action against ,Gordon, claiming £l6O for false imprisonment, flis Honour held that unless under exceptional circumstances, such as ground for bpliof that defendant was about to leave tho district, arrest for such an offenco was not justifiable. The proceedings should have been by sumiDoiiß' lie gave judgmens for £2O and costs on the lowest scale,

Anniversary Bervicps in connection with the Kuripu:ii Wealoyan Sunday School, wero hold yesterday, Mi Sussex, of Greytown, preaching both morning and evening. Suitable hymns were sung by the scholars, who under the able management of jjr J J. Boagey,have improved a great deal. Good collections were taken up at. each service, A Forty-mile Bush correspondent t writing to a Wellington paper says : "J large amount of capital was made about the co-operutivo works during the late election, aud a number ot votes gained for Government candidates by false representations, The Government claimed that a fair day's work wbb worthy of a fair day's pay, and tint able men were paid a price equal to a contractor's 1 daily uago, viz, 8s a day,plus 10per cent for the contractor's profit. This is a delusion, The amount paid to me for our party of six men was just sufficient I to pay us 5s a day (whore is the balance between that andlßs ?). Now, sir, who is responsible foi the estimate placed on this work bcine so low that we cannot make wages, The estimate for the work is made in tho Engineer's offiso, and not on the ground. This does not seem of much account until you remember the fact that this railway is tunning through bush country, and ovety stump has to be taken bodily out and put 10ft away, and alas, Btumps are plentiful, There is no estimate placed on these stumps, aud no price is scheduled, conseouently, the engineer pays any pnoo he chooses, and Bometiraes, as with us, he pays nothing at all.. We bave. done hard and heavy work, here, and. havo been pajd'not a penny for doing so. There is widespread' dissatisfaction among the men here at the-way they are being treated, Dow, sir, who is responsible for tho following items:—Why is no schedule price given to ieu ? Why are not the men told beforehand the price of their work and not after it is done 1 and who overlooks the estimates for the works here to see that the price paid is a fair one? Why are the men paid four or five miles from their work, at a topship where there is every inducement placed before them to drink (and they do drink) and stay away from their work, and not on the works, as is dona on another part cf the line ? Hoping I 'haye not trespassed too muoh on ypp Bpa.ce, I should feel greatly obliged jf you would publish th's, which I'oom« mend to the attention of Mr Hogg, and hope he will not forget the pledge he gave to see "these things put right.—l am, etc, Co-Oj\" , ;.-■:■■ " lio you call that thing a bonnet '!" said Mrs McSnufllecorf to 'a royal porsonage, looking with withering scorn upon its awkward appearance. It was severe, but it Is just its well a lady, even a queen, should know her faults and theimperfectlons of her style and bearing. : Did every anyone talk to you like that?, Did over.a friend or an acquaintance over look at your headgear and - say, ('Doy'oii'.oftllthatthing&bonnet? 11 If fever occurred don't let it occur again,makoßure of'the'approval of ;.the'world in $e piatier t of bonnets.' .' lie co'dressed that .wh'ereyiejf ypn, go',' in yhatever company -yon, m.ay' ; be, jrtra tftojnm «j a wejl wo'inan, How to'do it la 16 buy'ydur mjllinelfy and dresses at h, J. Hooper tctph fp.shi.Qil' jible jlrapory Mas« 1 tevforir AJgireat'sale is nofr on so wif early,

lot TtL,; Thompson j called (Tuesday), will;bottdjourned;uM the tolloft ing•:. Tuesday, ■• February 27th;. at nooiij- The Official Assignee has received a medical certificate, acatins;' : that the debtor is confined to Ha bed with influeiw, and the adjournment is in con&et£U»nca of this. ':

I ■'. Mr Hugh Douglas, (brother to Dootor A. Douglas) who has been residing in Maaterton for the past six months, inteuda leaving for the Old Countiy early next . mouth. : Mr Douglas will travel by the.' Orient Compauy's line. '!

The Pahiatua County Gounoil has "reconstructed "its officials' salaries on the following basis:—Erigmeer, £3OO per annum ;_olerk,. £226 per annum ; overseer, £175 per annum, _ i Messrs Lowes and lorns will hold an important' sals of furniture on Friday, February 23rd, at the residence of Mrs P. Dickson, who is leaving Maaterton. The Don Tailoring Company, Exchange Buildings, Lambton Quay, Wellington, notify.in our advertising columns that thoy have always on hand a large and well.assorted stock il wasted coatings, suitings, vicunas,serges, Engh'sh,Frenob, Irish,; Scotch, and Colonial .tweeds.. Suits are made to order from i' 3 3s, and the cut and atylo is guaranteed to be of the best, as ihey employ a first class cutter from one of the leading Melbourne houses. This Company is now tokiug ttto load in Wellingtons a first-class tailoring emporium, and sb the prices are extremely luiv to suit the tities, good workmanship and roa-' sonablu charges should 'ensure a fair amount of support from this" district. " Onco tried, alwiya used," is tlie motto of the Company. ■ ,

Messrs Lowes and lorns add 600 tri'xedeTO and wethers, 160 lambs,7 Lincoln rams, and 1 chestnut gelding to their Mssterton stock salo tor Wednea. day next, 2lßtFebrvary. :

A four or five roomed house is advertised for, . .

The Premier at Foxtoa:-" If the Temperance Party would be moderate in thoirdemandsthey would get mi better,"

Mr F. H, Wood advertises a nine roomed house andehop at South Carter' ton to let.

This morning in the Masterton B.M. Court, two first offenders convicted of being drunk on Salurday,were discharged with a caution by Mr Wm, Lowes J.P,

MrF.H. Wood adds to next Thursday's Tantahi stock sale, 200 Kousney Marahowes; G Lincoln Rama; 1 dog oart horse,l6' hands. •

| Notios is given thai a speoial meeting of the Masterton Town Lands Trust will be held on Friday next to hear and determine all objections to 'tho voters list.

Several freehold properties are in the hands of Mr F. H. Wood, auctioneer of Greytowu, to be sold as bargains, A correspondence has taken place in tho li.Z, Fire and Ambulance Becord ai to the respective merits of the Martertoti Volunteer Fire Brigade and the Masterton Municipal Fire Brigade in connec tion with local fires, and as to tho accuracy of the reports supplied to that journal. Tho Editor solves the difficulty by suggesting that copies of tho local papers containing accounts .of iireß should be forwarded to him, and this proposal will, no'doubt, ho accepted sb satisfactory to all parlies. ;

Inferring to tho ovidencoof a bankrupt at the' New Plymouth District Court on Wednesday last, to'the effect that he had "shouted" for a friend'or

two during a yisib to Wellington, Dis> trict Judge Kettle said it was one of the curses of th'e country that business men could hardly ever have a. transaction without shouting drinks all round over it.—Wanganm Chtonkk.' "*. '■' , V' ■■ An imprpmptu meeting of those interested in,the formation of a Liberal Association in Maaterton was held in the Club Hotel, on Saturday night, About ten persons were present, and the chair wasocoupied by Mr O. A. Pownall. It waß resolved to form a liberal Association to be called the Wairarapa North Liberal 'Association, Mr "A, Vile was appointed Beoretary, pro for., It was

decided that the Association be open to both sexos, Tho annual subscription was fixed at a nominal figure. Tho Secratary nas instructed lo call a meatiug of members and intending membets, to bo hold iu the Temperance Hall en Saturday evening next, when.an executive will bo appointed and other important business transacted, The meeting formed itself into a committee to canvas for members during tho week, Neither the English public nor the American capitalist will it seems (after all)'have Mr Stead's Daily Paper (remarks the London correspondent of the N. Z. Times), and, therefore, with a oharaoleristio flourish the .good man withdraws his scheme, and returns doposits, ihotoluts the right nail on the head when it remarks that Mr Stead's ecoentricities have begun to pall. " Jalift" and the Bpook oraze'has been specially disastrous to him, • The following gentlemen wero elected, on Saturday, members of the Wairarapa Amateur Athletio and Cyoling Olub ;-- Messrs J, Simms, 8, Uroen, IS. Y. Skeet, A painful accident happened last weok to a Oaßtlepoint anglor who got a fishhook fked in the corner of his eye, On his arrival at Masterton Dr. Douglas cut out the hook and the' patient's eyesight is fortunately not injured.

Prize money in connection with the Masterton Horticultural Society, will be payable.on and after the 19th inat,

Un the Wellington Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon, Scotland played the world. The Scotchmen won by four points,

The Baptist denomination has now throughout the world 44,502 churches and 30,6-18 ministers,

Mr, Vanderhilt has erected a gorgeous palt ace lor himssli in Now York at a cosof £1,400,000,

His Escelloncy the Governor proposes leaving Auckland for Baratonga on the 20th prox. .

Mr R. S. Smyths is better (rays' a London correspondent) but he has had a very bad bout indeed, and it will be a long time before he's himself again. For days "the shadow feared of man" stood at hid door, and only the tireless nurainq of-his son and a naturally robust constitution, which has not been played with, pulled the old gontleman through, fle still Jies at the Savage Club, wherelhope to Bee him next week,

Thes,s.Ruahino took Ql3 tons of,dairy, produce from New Zealand. Tho quantity. shipped at the various ports was as follows: -Auoklaud,2l tons of ohecss, 20 tons of .butter; Lyttelton, 3 tons ot ■ cheese,2(j tons of butter; Dunedin, 224 tons of cheese, 241 tons of butter; Wellington, 86 tons of cheese and 200 tons of butter,

An infant prodigy named Albeit William Ham, six years old, recently travelled on a bicycle from Croydon to Brighton (Eng.) forty-two miles, in Bhours flmin,

The Great Realising Sale lasting for 20 days, promises to.'be a gigantio success. The whole stock is to be offered at genuine reduced prjqes, many of the lines will be marked at less than English cost at Tu Abo House Wellington, ' " During tho Great Sale, Ladies Aprons wjll be sold at 4J, 4 Button Kid Gloves all new fresh goods at 1b lid per pair, White jind Cream I)acesatpd per doz,Ladies Linen Collars' hew shape's at'3d' eaoh, Soys S'ldloj Collars at 3d each, sold everywhere at od, at Tb Alio House Wellington, It will pay country customers to tako a run down to tho Great Realising Sale, They will save all the oxpenses and be money in pocket by buying all they want while good are bo cheap, Orders from tho Counter will be carefully selected aud sent carriage paid from tho Great Realising Sale at Tb A«o House,—Advt, ..

THE NATIONAL HOTEL, LAMBTON QUAY, WELLINGTON, Has undergone considerable alterations lately, and. visitors [ to' Wellington during the holidays will fin'd the accommodation First Class; Tho note is close to the Station and Guests can : rely on'being'.cjlled jntimefor both the Wairarapa and jSJ.anayat'u' 'TrrifDa.'' Tariff 4s Od pbr day,"Wairarapa paper filed,.Teo's iWnnjsi'Frowißftr.-Apjj;-' ■'-.,■ "-'■' wj