LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4660, 28 February 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

To-morrow, Maroh Ist, is fcjfc. Dafid'a Day. ; The late changeable weatherhascaused considerable sickness in Masterton,

The Wairarapa Hunt Club hold a Steepleohaso Meeting, on the sth July next, with stakes amounting to £285, the Ladies' Bracelet to be steeplechase instead of a flat race.

Mr Darroch has been presented by the children of the Pahaitua school, with a handsomely bound book' and a writing dtßk as a mnrk of Mr Henty lawson, tho Australian poet, pissed through Masterton yesterdi.y

Some ono has sent five pods of peas to our office. Wo cannot dine or sup off fiyo pods of peas, and if the generous donor Hill send along the rest of the peck,wo will do him the honour to tost them. At the flapier Fire Brigade competition next month, about 60 brigados will be represented by 250 men.

_ Tho Department of Agriculture has issued a oiroular intimating tbat hides from Australia are to be imported without Mictions until further notice.

Mr Alfred Kiu«(" Vigilant ") was a memhor of the New Zealand Institute of Journalists, and is the first on the roll of the Institute to pass to the other side. Proceedings are being taken against several Dunedin exporters of produoe for alleged infractions of the branding pro. visions of the Dairy Industry Act.

The supplementary licensing roll will close on Friday 9th Maroh, and applications for registration should be made on or before that date.

Wo regret to learn that Mr John Ueasey is lying rather >eriouaty ill at his residence, Upper Plain.

The Mayor of Masterton (Mr Geo, Heron) considers that the Borojgb Coun. oil gep along very well together on most questions, hut they split right up at the mention of water.

Mr Whitehead, of Knmeroa, informs the Examiner of a case of worms being found in the head of a sheep recently killed by him. In this a new desease, or what is tho oause of it? Can any of our readers throw light on the matter ? The Makuri Valley is about 20 miles in length, and the township of Makuri is situated about twelve miles from the mouth of the Valley,

. Mr John Dick, of Makuri, is of opinion (says the Examiner) that if tho Upper Mnkuii settlers fellnd their heavily timbered land early in tho season, and the light stuff a few weeks before burning time, they would get good burns,

Mr James Shaw, of Kumeroa, considers that the cauae of the sheep disease so prevalent in the Woodville district this season is due to shearing early in wet cold weather. A programme, comprising Tilting, Dismounting tlurdle Oompetition,Jumping Competition, Orange Competition, and Cigar and Umbrella Onmpetitiou has bceu adopted for the Hunt Club bpnrta, to bo held at Masterton on May 24th. • '

Another Tiro-well is to be sunk in Queen Street, opposite Mr Beale's shop.

The Wairarapa Hunt Club's first run this season has been fixed for March 29th,in the vioinity of Mr W, B, Baick's, Opaki. ■ 1

The Mnyor estimates the costoftbo two fire-wells in Queen Street at iCO. Or Cullen thinks £7O will be nearer the mark.

Each gas lamp in tho Borough ol Masterton costs the ratepayers about i! per annum,

Messrs Wright, Banish and Co., of Wellington, aro achieving for themselves a very high tiamo as manufacturers uf Billiard Tubles and requisites. Orders I for their tableß are now coming in from 'all parts of the colony, and they aro assured that their tables are giving far more satisfaction than the imported article, _ .Ml tables are fitted with patent cold-resiating low cushions and nothing but the best materials aro used ia tlio manufacture ot the other parts of the tables. Cues, cloths, fittings, and evotj necessary is kept in slock and tables are repaired or set up in any part of the o»unt;y, upon the shortest notice. Such an enterprising firm should receive the support of all those who are believets in encouraging firat-nto colonial industries, Gas lamps are to be erected immediately at the corner of Wrigley and Chapel Streets, and Sussex Street and Worksop lload corner,

Cr Hornblow's motion re placing a proposal before tho ratepayers to raise £15,000 for a water supply, has been withdrawn, as a petition is to shortly be presented to the Council, praying that a poll bo taken on the question. Tho hunting Bxtureß for tho Wnirapa this season aro as follows March 2'Jth at Maßterton; April 12th, at Carterton; April 10th, ac Feathorston; April 28th, at Greytown; May 12th, at Gladstone; May2oth,at Martinhorough; •Junel4tj, at Masterton; June Hist, at Cavtcrtun j July 12th, at Feathorston; July 19ib, at Morrison's Bush, A lsdy nt Ohristohuroh recently did a pluoky thing. Mr \V, W. Collins, M.H.R. tho Fraethinker, lectured on "The Churches and Worm, or flow the People Have Been Led and Bled," At the conclusion of the address we read that Mrs Ounningtoii took tho platform and eloquently defended Christianity and the Church of England, while she agreed with what Mr Collins had said with regard to tho greed, corruption and apathy within the church, she gave numerous instances of how the Church of England ladies were working to raise the fallen women. Her address ivas received with groat applause.

A most ingenious invention is advertised in another column by Messrs A. and T. Burt of Manners Street, Wellington, which no counry house should be without. " Fischer's Patent Bath Heater" is the name of the invention,and by its aid a hot bath can be obtained in three mlnutei at a cost of only one iartbing. The fuel used ut entirely wood, another great consideration to country residents. The water is heated while the bath is being filled, and with very little trouble it will give a supply of hot water throughout the day or night. We recently witnessed a trial of Fischer's Bath deater and can vouch for the accuracy of the stateoient that a bath of water can he I heated to boiling point in three minutes,' The apparatus is extremely simple and it is almost an impossibility for it to get out of repair. The price of tho heater is comparatiyely small and tho enormous advantages of being able, almost immediately, to obtain hot water at a nominal cost, should render it a sine qua non in every country household, The 1 Heater 1 can be used ill the bathroom, kitchen, wnßhhouße, hothouse, creamery, or wherever most convenient. It is easily fiied and removed. 'Fißcher'a Bath Heater' has obtained dozens oftesti« moniajs In New Zealand and full particulars and prices can be obtained on application to Messrs A, and T, Burt, Manners Street, Wellington.

How is it? Whj is it? There mo continual complaints down town about the slackness of trade; it is said that customers aro scarce and the shops are empty, that in more than one large establishment the grass is growing through' the floor boards, and there being nothing to do shopwalkers no louger prowl. Change the scene with a hop, step, and jump and youaro in the Bon Marche, the premises of Messrs Hooper it Co; Be wise and remain there till you'vo done your shopping: thev are always busy, they are'never slack, they know not depression, the grass doesn't grow between their floor boards, During their great salo, which is now on, two export carpenters aro required jo keep the -floor in order. The safe will continue lor another week.—Aivt. THE NATIONAL HOTEL; LAMBTON QUAY, WELLINGTON, Has undergone considerable alterations lately, and visitors to Wellington holidays will find Glass.' The bote, is' dose jp can rely on . being the Wairarand 4s 6d per Teds

We understand that Mr J. OoaMn I Webb, VfliD has for sometime past conduced a private Bchool at Wellington l has been appointed to take charge of the [Kmiwai sokuol until a permanent successor to Mr M'Beimid, transferred to Kilbirnie, has been appointed. W. 0. M'Whinney. licensee of tho Red. (Mo Hotel, Oamaru, committed suicide last Sunday, while in a state of intoxica; tion, by taking Bough on itats.

It is rumoured that a recent visitor to Masterton left very hurriedly, passing his belongings out through the upstairs win. don of the hotel at which he was staying in tho middle of the and quite for. getting to interview " mine host,"

A first offender at the Masterton R.M. Court was convicted 'and discharged this morning by Mr T.-K. Price, J.F, At somo trades (the flfomiig saye) it is impossible for woraeu workers to earn an honest livelihood. In the confec tionery trade wages range troin 3s Gd to 8s per week, At Nottingham women earn Item 4s to 7s per week. In London girls and women have to work for 12 hours to earn about 7d—and this for a fashionable underclothing firm. Mr Jos. Bennett supplies us with the following comparative record of tho rainfall at Otahuao for the past month:— February, 1894—2'07 icchea on 4 days; February, 1893—2*35 Inches on 6 days; February, 1892—6'27 inches on 13 days; February, 1891—5*84 Inches on 12 dayß, A party of ladies were out riding on the Upper Plain road on Monday, when ono was thrown heavily from her horse, and sustained some injury to her head. 11l another column in this issue, Mr A. Ohisholm notifies. that he ia prepared to undeitt.ke Bignwriting, gilding, and decorating in any part of the district. Mr Ohisholm is an adept in the art of ornamental writing and many of the best sign boards in Mastertou were written by him. Orders may be left at the office of the Mastertou Blacksmiths and Wheel-wrights Company.

Messrs Lowes and lorns add 1000 breeding ewes, 1300 lambs, 800 wethoia, 30 Romnej 1 Kama and 30 Lincoln iiania to thoic Mastecion s'.ook sale for Wednerdaynoxt, 7th March.

One hundred and ten applications for enrolment have been received up to tho present, since the main Master Don roll was elosed.

" Young Husband" writoi to Brainier News" lam also newly married, and find that the game is not whan it is cracked ap to bo. My wife professed that sho was a first-claw cook, aud I unfor> tunately believed her, I have had in~ digestion for two solid months, as a result ot hoc handiwork, She knows moro about : nuking cream-puff* than sho does of cooking a plain mutton ch >p, and can turn out pinoapple jelly to porfeotion, yet can't pluck a fowl, Tho girls of today are far from practical.' 1 Borne one having suggested that the best man at a marriago should bo paid for his trouble, a journalist draws the following as a specimen of his little account for sorvioes rendered:—"To being a fellow's best man; buying new clothes and presents; drinking ion much champagne in the afternoon ; delivering silly speeches to return thanks for bridesmaids; making a general ass of one's self, and aiding, abetting, and assisting at all the empty tomfoolery which lakes place on these occasions-Bay, at the very least, £50." The Freeman's Journal states that Sir Weßthy I'oroeval belongs to tho Irish branch of the historic family of Percoval, his ancestor, Lord Robert de Perceval, having crossed over to Ireland in the reign of Henry 11,, whoro ho became possessed of a lan;e estato in Meatli, Westmesth, Jjongford and Loitrim,

Miss Eliza Work, an American lady, who is within a few weeks of completing a ceatuiy of life, supplies to an interviewer a simple reoipi for longevity, Never drink tea or coffee; and above all never got married. Prizes will bo distributed to the ohildron of tho St Matthew's Sunday School at 6.30 to-uiorrow evening, " Three months ago the people of Masterton did uot know what a cab was." remarked a Jehu in Street this morning. '■ and now there are more cabs than passengers." An_ English exchange says" The Maoris in tho South Sea Islands seem to load an ideal existence, Thoir lands are held practically in common, so that no one can want food without everybody wanting fuod. Children are provided for as soon as thoy are born, and there is not a lunatic nor a gaol in the islands. We, however, who pride ourselves on being so superior to such peoples have famine and want, gaols and lunatics, and misery in abundance. It ia quite certain, also, that very few among millions of our population could dn one-tenth part as much for himself as the South Sea Islander, who is a very Jack-of-all-trados, and excels in all, Wo aro constantly being told that Christianity has dono everything for us, and that we ought to "thank tho Goodness and iiis Grace" for having made us happy Christian English children, It would seem that the Maoris, without Christianity, have achieved moro for their individual comfort than we havo with tho boaßted privilege." . The Marylebone Olub proposes to alter the cricket law which relates to a "follow on." At present the side which is 80 runs behind lias to follow its innings. The proposed alteration ia to alloy, the side which i 3 80 runs ahoad to determine whethor its opponents shall or shall not boroquirod to "Mow on". Experience {eaya the London Daily Mews) has shown that on the carefully-prepared wickets of the present day it is often a serious risk to bowl and field through two innings iu succession, and opinion was slowly ripening on the subject when the much discussed Incident in the Oxford and Cambridge match last year of Mi' Wells bowling a no-ball and a wide to tho boundary to prevent Oxford from following on, at once brought the question to the front. From that time some alteration of the law was inevitable. The balance of expert opinion, so far as it has beon expressed, is in favour of the optional theory adopted by tho Marylebone Committee, but there is considerable divergence of view, '.Che chief objection to the optional plan is that it increases tho advantage of winning the toss. This it must be admitted, is undesirablo, but as the law stands now a side may often—on hard wickets—sufifar by its oVn good play, and after gaining a lead of 80 or more runa lose all its advantages by going through a second innings I with worn-out bowlera.

In reply to an enquiry whether it Is intended to reduce or discontinue the staff of workmen employed on the Tiraumea Volley road, Mr Hogg, M.H.R hoB received the following communication from the Under Secretary for Lands "Ihayoto acknowledge the receipt of your letterooutaining an enquity relative to the Alfredton-Wober road, and in reply have to state that the department has boen instructed to reduce the expenditure now going on for road works, ai'd therefore probably half the men now employedupon tho main road will be discharged, at any rato, those who are single will probably have to leave. I have hopes that the Governmont will continuo tho construction of this [road, and therefore that a smaller number of men will be continued on it during the winter.''

One the Anti-Humbug Brigade speaking in Sydney recently said" in ton years the whole wealth of the world would be in the hands of ten families."-' To remedy this state of affairs ho suggested that the Q-overn-ment should issue a national paper currency. ! The Great Realising Salo lasting for 20 days, promises to be a gigantic success. The whole stock is to be ofiered at genuine reduced prices, many of the lines will be marked at less than English cost at Te Abo House Wellington. During the Great Sale, Ladies Aprons will be Bold at 4 J, 4 Button Kid Gloves all now fresh goods at la lid per pair, White and Cream Laces at 9d per doz, Ladies Linen Collars new shapes at 3d each, Boys Sailor Collars flt Sd.eaoh, Bold everywhere at; 6d, atTE AkoHocsb Wellington,':,'.', ■ .It will pay country customers to take a run down to tho Great Realising Sale, They, Will save all the eipenses and; lie money : w pooket by buying all they want while. gofM are so cheap.' Orders from the Countor will be carefully selected and sent (arte paid from the, Greatf Realising SaleJlWE

There ate now 62 inmates of the Wellington Benevolent Home, viz,, 42 males and 20 females.

A number of Masterton sports have left for the Manawatu to attend the Palmorstou races.

Wellington Laud Board will meet, to-morrow,

Many of our older readers will remember that to day is the twenty-fourth anniversary of the withdrawal of the British troops from New Zealand. The marriage between Miss Tatham, eldest daughter of Mr P. K, Tatham, of Home wood, Flat Point, and Mr Horner, manager of the Beaumauris sheep station, is to bo celebrated to-day at Homewood by the Rev, W, E. Paige, Mons, J, J, do Mey d'Alkemado is to' day visiting the public school at Masterton, where he will bs engaged for a few days. A couple of vory clover entertainers, namod Sweeny and Barton, have been giving performances in Carterton for the last throe nights. Mr Sweeny is a very clever imitator of birds and animals; and his partner is a ventriloquist rather abovo the average, They are assisted by a capital lady vocalist and pianisto, and intend visiting Masterton at tho Close ol their Carterton season.

At the annual meotint; of the New Zealand District Board of the Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society, held in Wellington yesterday, the President, in- referring to the biannhes that had failed to send in returns, imposed a fine on Mastortan among others, but he added that these fines wouldbe rescinded, as soon as the branches cameinto com' pliance.

An Australian judge recently said:— " Women with their extraordinary fashions nowadays are the ruin of the country. Nothing pleases women nowadays but these extraordinary tastes, comprising parisols, corseta.feathcra, and all this ludicrous !>eadgear which brings ruinon parents and busbands," Evidently a little hazy on what constitutes a woman's headgear. We beg tonotifj that the following lines of Messrs Bock it Co., Manufacturing Chemists cau he obtained at the W.F,O.A'a Fancy Goods Department :-Non Mercurial Plating Fluid, prico Is Od, unsurpassed for cleaning gold or silver and re-plating brass ami copper, Book's Waterproof Oemeat, prico Is, will resist hot or cold water and repair china glass, delf, leathor { eta, etc, Campliylene Balls, in neat air-tight jars, containing 18 balls, price Is, to keep moths out of clothing, aW a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract, prico Is, an infalliablo ouro for toothache, guaranteed not injurious to the teeth or ncalth jit stops the most acuto pain immediately, and proves a permanent euro in nearly all cases where the teetk are hollow, German ouro for corns and warts prico Is, this famous Remedy will speedily and painlessly euro soft or hard corns, also warts, bunions and chilblains, The Wairarapa Farmers Cooperative Association Ltd. Advt,