LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4656, 23 February 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"Figaro" learns that a number well-mean-ing peoplo intend to petition the Prince of Wales to withdraw his support from the turf, It is thought that if he were to renounce the sport more headway might bemado against gambling in less exalted .patters, Hair dyo is considered so detrimental to I long life that a Paris insuranco company refuses.to insure the lives of persons, who use it, English Sooiety papers arenot yet satisfied with the Duchess of York's bows, Ono of tan remarks that the Duchess's recent publio appearances do not show that sho has made .improvement in the .art of bowing gracefully. It was ('quite painful," we are fold, to watch the awkward jerky little bows with whjph tho Duchess acknowledged tho enthusiastic reception accorded to the Royal pair at Edinburgh aad'ybrkv'" -,■ :'■■{'< The Gippsland Beet SugarlOompany. asked the Colonial Treasurer to pant a substdy.of £1 for every privately subscribed and also to remit the duty onimachinery, /The Treasurer promised the remission. of. the duty, and that a bonus would be granted for very ton produced, but refused togivea

has'onis roll thenarrjeßoi: 7i"members;v * * Mr Frank Wilson- soil of. the popular Matigataiuoka schoolmaster, La beeri appointed temporary; oßsißtant. in' the rahiatua sohool iu-the. place of Mr Darrooh.-M»,iW. ,> ■-:; : .'' ■ A Taranaki farmer sent Home a trial shipment of potatoes, which resulted in a heavy loss, In our reporjof the Masterton Bclioo' Ummittee meeting, is should have read that the Wangaehu School Committee 1 revived no voting paper a'c Hib by-elec-tion, and not the Waingawa School Committee, as stated, ■': , ; '-■ • : The Pahialua. -Herald reports that a split has occurred in Salvation'Arniy ciroles at Mangatairipka, ; "owir,g tmsomo of its members having taken a promincn part in a raffle which took place recently' The Mangatainoka School Committeo : resolved to vote for Messiß J. Young,W: U. Fitzberbert, and Dr Chappie for the Education Board vacancies. ' ; : " A man named Harry White was found dead in his bed at .Coonoor yesterday tniirning, Tnebody was conveyed lo Pahiatua, a distanoe of 30 miles.' White was a co-operative workman, and it is ■said that, be was related to the Rev. H. Vere White, formly Anglican clergyman at Greytown North. The total number of somen on tho electoral rolls of New Zealand at the last election was 109,461; 90.290 voted and 19,171 have been struck off, It must be remembered three Beats were uncontest ted.- • - ' ■ --.

Great interest is being manifested amongst residents in the Bush in the orioket match to tnko pinco on Saturday next between the Pahiatua County eleven and a Wairarapa representative team.

Our Pahiatua correspondent writes :- "Tho highest price in Lincoln rams ah the recent fair at Pahiatua was made by aitooth ram bred by Mr J, Macara, of Masterton, although/several well-known breeders, including Messrs : Menlovo, lieid, Wilson and Johnston, were reprepresented,"

\At Pahiatua Mr T. : O. Williams lias erected a block of buildings which are a decidedjimprovement, aud add greatly to 40gJ[ppo8rance of the streot. The new block is stated to be the finest in the town, with a frontage of 58ft by 43ft and a height of 24ft. p the work is of first class quality aud fhe interiors aro uncommonly well fitted. -There are threo shop's each with large plate glass windows, and as showing the demand for business premises in this using township, they were lot bofore completion,

Mr Reanoy, District Surveyor, has been instructed by the Surveyor Genewl to visit tho Makairo Village Settlement and report on the road requirements there. A probability thus exists (soys tho lotmici') of something being done in this villiage settlement by the Go. yernmeiit in (he ihapc of road works. It is high time, too, as nothing would yet havo been done but for Mr Bolton generouly gauranfceeing from his-own pocket tho cost of felling the road to give tho settlers access to their land, .

A terlous.accident happened on Mon. diy afternoon to Mr B. Waterman, of Mangatainoka. He was engaged tethering up a youpg bull- when suddedly the animal turned on li'm, threw him down, and then gored him terribly about the stomach. _ Fortunately ho waa thrown down besido a post and rail fence and when the animal repeated the charge ho rolled tho prostrate man through the bars and out of the way of further injury, He was, however, vory seriously hurt,— Benll

The amount taken at tho eates of the Businßeservo dnring the cricket match New South Vyales v. North Island of New Zealand was £B4 7s. Tho Australian Posttil delegates will doubtless find, muoh to admire in N,Z, (says tho Pott) but we are.quite sure.thatl neither out stsmps nor our telegraph forms will he included in the list -,',;. • An astronomical observer writes to a Wellington paper:-" The sun's uiso is now well worth observing. One spot nearly is the centre is enormously large, i and is plainly visible to the naked eye, protected, of course, by a dark or smoked hiece of glass. For those who have large glassss tho spot will be especially inter. csting, but. it is well seen in- an ordinary binocular,"

After nn exciting dobite, which waa carried into tho small hours of yesterday morning, the N.S.W. Premier's motion to the effect that, Mr Eindle's statement denouncing Parliament for containing drunken blackguards was a gross libel on tho House, was carried by Si to 20. The Labour Federation Congress has cloted its sittings in Brisbauo, A scheme has beeri adopted for tho establishment of communal' settlements in Australia, and it has been decided to carry it info practical effect as booh as possible It 1 has been also resolved to approach the Employers' Union' with the view of forming a joint Conciliation Board,

The following cable inosssgo has been foi warded to us for publication :-"Mr J...5, Horsfall has resignod nu3 closed his connection with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Company, Ltd,, and with tho Now Zealand Land Association, Ltd,, and has, with the unanimous approval of thedirectors and shareholders of Qoldsbrough, Moit and Co., Limited, returned to that" company, in which ho was formerly a director, This onsures n largo addition to tho business ol GolaV brough.M'ort and Co., Limited, and has given much satisfacion in pastoral and commercial circles."

Tho following are the prize-winners in the competitions recbntly 'undertaken by New Zealand teaohera :-Drawing (olassesD and E): Ist prize, Miss Jessie Mary Riohardson; 2nd prize, Miss Maria Cox; 3rd prize, Donald McKonzie. Elementary Experimental Science (class I>) :Ist prize, John Bowie; 2nd prize, Miss Annie Elizabeth Oxly; 3rd prize, Miss Christina Blair.

i A boyogod ten years, son of Mr H. ■ Marsh, of Hope Street/left his home on f last Wednesday morning for sch'ooJ. ( Sinco then—although his-parents and friends.hava been aearohing for him -no trace of him can I be discovered. The ! boy was fond of baffling, and as it was thought that some accident might haye ' happened to bjm, search bu.been made from the Railway bridge down to ! bolow tho bathiuf/ sheds without result i He was dressed in a dark plofch vest, dark . knickers, block stockings, a white collar with blue edge, tied with black ribbon, ] and soft grey hat, The. Wellington Oyolinu Club's Championship JRoad Racpof 60 miles is to take place to-morrow afternoon. The following entries have been .received:—Messrs Beokingeale ) Brand I Brodie l Oliegwiddfin ) McQuistan, McGuire, Moorhouse.Oiwin, and W. S. Pearce. The poll on tho proposal. Jo raise £l4,ooofor dralnago at Petdno, was lost by ten votes. A writer in tho Taraw® Herald, rofovHng to tho weather at Stratford, 6ays:-" It is no longer necessary to send a jug for a pound of butter," A sixth lawyer, Mr Head, of Feildlng i: about to commence- practice in Danovirke Mr Webster, overseer on the Wbodville Eketahuna line, informs the Examiner thai the line is now all in hand,, and tho wort ■is being pushed on vigorously. ' During tho year 1803 there were 97t birtbE registered in Wellington, and 162 death. _ Another sign ojthe-progroes olWoodvilte, is the faot fact twit Blotter oarrior's delivery is to be established in the town suburbs. "Doyou call tbat thing a bonnet'/" said Mrs McSnufllecorfto a royal porsonage, looking with withering scorn upon its awk<' ward appeuraiiee. '.lt was sovere, but it is lust as well a. lady.'even a' queen, ebould knowher faults and the imperfections of her style and bearing, .Did every anyone talk to youHko that?: 'Dideverafriendoranaoquaintanee.oyer lookat yoijrhead gear and say,; 'Do you call tbat thinga bonnet?" If t evor occurred ;don't let' it'oobur'again, njake.sure of the in the matter of .bonnets.;; Tie ebdrelssed that .whereyerjqu goyin whatevoVcompanyyou •We, jdunmy'poie aWrfellaressed.'tyoman.: How to do it is to buy your millinery and dressesatL. J.;H6opeV&Oo".'s fasbJcn: abledraperywarehouse l "Qu6eu.street l 'Mas«

•Advice has.'just been received that 1 dwing to earth currents' being very troublesome, considerable delay is expected ou telegrams to and from the 'South Island. -A. reward is offered tor the return of a lemon and white setter answering to the namoof'Kock". To-morrow will be the last:day on which thfl Stobutg clock will be exhibited in Maaterton, ■" .. ■'••■•'-! .We are iufbrmed that the. Wairarapa Prohibitionists .haVe selected eight candidates to contest thei forthcoming Licensing elections*,/ .■•-."' ••■■■.■■'■.■' J 00 i': i 8 oreo'ing a new mill at A valuable.doK belonging to Mr W,( K, Bone was acoidently poisoned yeßterday. ';.;,;' •Mr W. R.'Hone, who is acting as manager ot the Wairarapa team of cricketers, has made every arrangement to ensure a pleasant trip. . Nominations fur the Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club's Meeting clobb with the Secretary (Mr E. H. Waddhigton) t<F morrow, Saturday evening at 9 p.m. A case between two neighbours, Messrs Woodrooffeand Williams, touching the cost of a fenoe between the properties of the two parties, was heard before Mr Hutchison, R.M., thiß morning. After hearing some evidence the- ewe was ad« jourhed.. A man was charged in the Masterton R.M, Court this morning that ho did feloniously steal, take and" oarry away" a horse.- After occupying ' the Uourt nearly half a day thecaae wasdiamissed. The following team has been selected to represent the- Masterton Volunteer Fire Brigade; at the Napier Demonstration {-Captain'S, Kingdon (delegate), Secretary 0. H. Psyne, Assistant Foreman Parker, and Fireman M. O'Meara, H, Broom, Smith, and Stinson.

. The Rev. Robert Wood has returned to Maatortor,,

The following is a lift-of Wairarapa teachots who have passed the examination for the "E." certificate, aud also of those who have obtained a partial paßa for that certificate:Passod for- E.-Oarohne Helena Kelleher, AgnoßSage, Edith Mary Sage, Marion Kitty Wilson, Partial Passed for E.-WigoAnderfon, Ernest Harold Ballaohey, Mjry Agnes Broadbent.

An unpleasant experience befell a Carterton housewife the other af ternoon(says the Qhtmt). She was going out visiting and in her hurry closed the front door' : upon .her skirt. Tho latch was one of ' Ohubb's patents (i.e. one of the kind that do not open from the outside), comerjuontly tin lsdy had. two alternatives, either to wreck the frock or remain a prisoner, (if course she chose the latter, and stood there helpless to be stored at ouriously by n largo number af passeisby, AUhe expiration of half-an-hour or so a friend came along,'and climbing through a window (the back door also fastens with a latch 6u the inside) effected her release,

There certainly has been considerable delay in opening.the Reference branch of tho Wellington JTroo Library, but then the preparation ot an intelligent and comprehensive catalogue for such a large number of hoiks:as it contains is no inconsiderable task, apart from the arduous work of a more mechanical nature entailed in arranging and shelving an eutiroly new library like that-.in Wollingtou.. lucludod in the assortment of books are some very valuable volumes conveying information oh almost every subject upon whioh anyone can possibly desire to consult a librarj, and there is certain to be a liberal patronase of tho Wellington Free Library directly the Reference Department is opened, The room set apart is a commodious and handsome one, and the arrangement of numorous soparato tables with a shaded eleotrio lamp for each person, Beems particularly attractive and convenient, Con-, spicuous in the Reference Library is a now largo-sizod portrait uf the lata Mr W, H, Lovin, presented by MrnLevin, which has just, been received from England. Tho pioture is a monotint of considerable artistic merit-from tho wellknown studio of VanJyk, Gloucester Road, London, and it is an excellent likeness of Mr Lovin. It i'b suitably framed in plain oak, with chaste dead* I gold embellishment. |

' Runholders and others who are troubled with rabbits, would do well to try "Toxa" a new and powerful preparation thnt has'lately been intra, duced into this district. This article enjoys a very larsje sale in tho South, and in tho province of Marlborough somo of the runholdeis havo almost oleared their stations of rabbits by using it. Ono geutloman gavo tha company an order for no loss th»n eleven tons, to be delivered within six months. He had previously used 26 owt in exhaustive experiments,".' extending over twelve mmths,and says that there is nothing to touch "IW'as a rabbit exterminator. Wo notice on reading ovei the oircular that a southern farmer secured 550 rabbits with one tin of the poison whi'e another runholder in Victoria got 4?0 in 24 hours, with the j unmo quantity viz: -21b. .These results [are really wonderful, and If the poison is as successful up in this district as it is in other parts of New Zealand, we predict that the company will got some pretty extonsivo orders. The local agents are Messrs Lowes' and: lorns. '

Featherston is certainly going, ahead, 'i'he painting ol the new hotol is all but completed. Mrs Feist's residence has been handed over by the contractor. The Oddfellow's hall is nearing' completion j Messrs Reynolds and Robins' hnuße is! undergoing re-roofing and additions, al slaughter house is in course of erection for Mr A. Bale, Mr Searl's Club Hotel Stables ere being renovated, and the proprietotintends shortly running livery and bait stables. Mr Gilpin's store has just been painted, Mr Gt>od ! B Ohemist Shop is undergoing tho same treatment, and the painter has just completed operations on Mr Robehd's residence, and Mr W. Cundy'ssmithy, '. Enquiries having heen mado in Carterton- for land for a special settlement, the following reply has been received from tho Under-Secretary, MrAi.Barron :- "lam directed by the Minister of Lands to say that he has received from Mr Hogg your letter of 22nd uIt M stating that SO or 40 men are desirous of forming a Speoial Settlement and asking/or information as to the Horowhenua Block lately purchased. In reply I have to stato that the whole of the Borowhenua Block has already been dealt with—about one I naif has been set aside for a Btato farm and_ the remainder will bB cat up in flections of from 5 to BO acres and offered to the public in the usual way,

The Great Realiaing Bale losting for 20 days, promises to be a gigaatio success, ■ The wbolo stock is to be offered at: genuine ; rednoed prices, many of tho lines will be marked at less than English cost at Te Abo House Wellington, .During the.Great Sale, Ladies Aprons Will bo sold at -1 J, i Button Kid Gloves all new fresh goods at Is lid per pair, White and Cream Lacesat 9d per doz, Ladies Linen Collars new shapes at 3d eaoh, Boys Bailor Collarsat 3d each, sold everywhere at 6d, at Te Ano House Wellington. It will pay country, customers to lake a run down to the Great Realising Sale, They will save all the expenses and be money in rocket by buying all they want.while good are so ohcap, Orders from the Counter will be carefully selected and sent carriage paid from the Great Realising; gale at Te Aao House,—Anvr,■-. : . ' "' THENATIONALHOTJSL,LiMBTON ■, QUAY, WELLINGTON, Has.undergone, considerable alterations latelyfand'visitors ' to, WeUington;durli!'g the holidays will'find < the accommodatiori First Class,'.; The hole j isolpse to.the \Station and Guests can rely j intimefor'both the Wairar- ' apa:aod.Manawatu':'Trainsr: ;; Twiff : 4s 6d ( t