LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4661, 1 March 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The new roll for the Masterton Electoral District contains 3,937 names. The Masterton Municipal Fire Brigade team, chosen to oompeto at the Napier demonstration, leave Masterton for Napier on Friday next via theForly.Milo I Bush. MrO. Crewa fixes his next Eketahuna stock sale fof Friday, March 16th. Entries to date will be found in his adver tisement, Union'takea plaoe'thk^ .Torjnorrow.vtfMh j# the Af^nof John ■ Wjealey, one of the foundera of the' WeßJ#),jlet}loditt body, ' , 1?

. Verybad weather haaboeu experieaced oh tho New Zoaland Ooast lately, and Bevernl steamers have been much delayed in consequence.

•Thote hfta been an improvement in ! Bishop Morain'a health during the last 1 feT days. Mr Lowe, the dairy expert in London, j reports to the Department of Agrieul- j turethatthe butter and cheeso by the < Runpehu arrived in excellent condition, t The W.F.O.A, notify the arrival of i now drapery and clothing by the Uuahine i and Gothic. j Mr 0. E. Daniell ironmonger of Queen Street, Maaterton, announces the arrival of a large consignment of fencing i wire which will be offered at lowest market rates. Thb work of printing the main roll for theMaaterton electorate huboen completed by the (Messrs J. Pay ton & Co.) and delivery was made to-day to the Registrar, A rose by any other name will smell as sweet I Yestevday Mr I', Hutchison was a" Resident Magistrate,' 1 to-day he is a " Stipendiary Magistrate,'' This dropping of time-honoured titles iB foolish; but if it is to be, why not extend it to the Ministry and convert" Premier Beddon " into n Stipendiary According to the Herald, teachers in the Wanganui Girls' High Sohool are reprimanded if they presume to scold any of their pupils, A miner named William Carr was accidentally killed by a iall of earth which occurred in the Davis and Carr Sluicing Company's claim, at Cullensville, yesterday, Three thousand claims have been received since the general eleotion for enrolment on the Wellington City Electoral Roll. In consequenco of her friends urging a distasteful marriage on her,an American heiress named Ho|ikius,tvho was staying at Leamington Spa, England, married a i policeman with whom she had only beon acquainted a month. The following cable wasreceivedyesterdaytrom London:— I Th e wool dales opened to-day. Tho number of bales catalogued was U315, including a good selection from New South Wales and Queensland. Thcro was a large attendance,and foreign competition was keen. Home buyers, however, were rather quiet, Prices ruled on a par with clodug rates at last sales.

A correspondent writcß: - 1 ' A very pleasing ceremony took place at Glenburn on the evening of Saturday lastj when the employees presented Mr and Mrs Mooro (who are leaving the Coast) with (i yery handsome marble clock, suitably inscribed. The presentation was made by Mr T. S. Farrer, who, in a fow well chosen words, expressed regret at tho approaching departure. E'. Madden (better known as "Old Frank"), who has been in the omploy ot the family for many years, also made a fow feeling remarks,"

Mr Crofts formerly in charge of the! Deal and Dumb Institute at Sumner, | recently waited 011 tho Education Board and offered to curp the defective speech of a number of children attending the Wellidgton Schoola He was advised to approach the Government,

Mr Alfred King »as buried at Wellington yesterday, his funeral being largely attended, Mra 0. A, Tabuteau has kindly con* sented to present the prizes to the scholars of St. Matthew's Sunday Sohool this evening, Many cyoliete in Maßtorton ride at full speed in the streets at dusk without any lights, to tho annoyance and danper of pedestrians. An oxnmple should be made of these reckless wheelmen. The Standardlnmt that Mr J. McMaeter at Tuhitarata has had the misfortune of having afield of somo 30 acres set on tiro and'completely destroyed, This menus a considerate loss to Mr McMaster, and the purchaso of winter feod for his horses. Messrs Izhrd, Jury and Oatos, left last Monday to represent the VVairarapa Rifle (Jlub at'tho meeting to be held at Hillsborough, Ohristchurcli, MrSymes of the Accountant's Depart' merit, Wellington, has been appointed to take temporary charge of tho Bank of New Zealand branch at Featherston, vice the late Mr McShane,

Mr Thos. Bracken, who has been yoty seriously ill in Dunedin, has returned to Wellington looking much improved in health. > The Ohriatchurch and Meritale Football Clubs have passod resolutions in favour of the Canterbury Rugby Union affiliating with tho JSow Zealand Union. The onquiry into the Union Hotel fire has been adjourned to tho 11th March at

4 p.m., to obtain-further evidence. "Of all the Australian colonies," writes a correspondent of the Cork Con-

slifutm, "I like tew Zealand best, and should have liked to stay another month '.hero. It is a beautiful country and of immense capabilities," We liaye beard this before.

According to tbe Inspector of Police murders and suicides are increasing in an alarming degree in New South Wales. Tho Salvation Army in Australia owns properly valued at £145,913, and shows an average annual gain of £2500 over all expenses,

Acting under instructions from Mr R. J, Lindsay, ono of the petitioners in tho late election petition, Mr Tanner, solioitor, yesterday issued a writ for libel agaiost the New Zealand Times Company, Limited, olaiming £6OO damages. Tho Wellington Harbour Board has decided to contribute a sum not exceeding 1760 towards the coßt of forcing a stand for cabs, carts, and expresses on tbo vacant space opposite the Goneral Post Office.

Mr Robert Somorville, an old and vory well-known resident of Winston, died from Brighi's disease on Tuesday last, Mr Somerville lias been iu business in Wellington as a publican, and also as a livery stable keeper, at AbeUSmith-st. A discussion took placo »t the meeting of tho Board of Education yesterday morning with respect to the omission of the Secretary to forward to several com-, mittees in theWair'arapa the ueual notices of nomination in connection with the annual vacancies, On the motion of Mr Buchanan, seconded by Mr M'Cardle, it was decidod "That this Board regrets that the customary notices to the School Committees of the Education District, inviting nominations to fill tho vacancies in the Board created by the annual statutory retirements, were inadvertently overluoked by the Secretary until too late, to admit of nominations being forwarded; and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to tho School Committees, accompanied by a suitable explanatory letter."—Pos(, At i meeting of the Levin Momorlal Committee held yesterday afternoon, the resolution passed to the effect that a statue should be eroded to the memory of Mr Levin was rescinded, and tho fol> lowing resolution was carried : " That tho funds be devoted to tho establishment of a Cottage Home for friendlets children, to be called the Levin Home for Friendless Children." Constable W&ttand his wife were bath* ing in the Ahuura River,near Greymouth yesterday .afternoon, when by some mischanoo Mrs Watt was drowned. No further, particulars are to hand. Both were accustomed to bathe in the Ahaura River for a long time past. ~ The Great Realising Sale lasting for 20 days,'promises to be a gigantic success. The whole stock is to be offered at genuine reduced prices, many of tho lines will be marked at less than English cost at Tu Abo House Wellington, . During the Great Sale, Ladies' Aprons will be sold at 4}, 4 Button Kid Gloves all new fresh goods at Is lid per pair, White and Cream Laces at 9d per doz, Ladies Linen Collars new shapes at 3d each. Boya Sailor Collars at 3dcach, sold everywhere at-Od flb Tb AhoHoose Wellington/ ' • '■' ] It Ml pt)y,corn|ajjmpiMs to take a run down to|j(^^BUK S g a le. They v.fee jnpney lu ppeket by while good the Counter vail< paid fr<un : fat

Mr B. Ooubourne supplies us with tho followinii weather report for the past c month, from observations token at the s Maaterton Kailway Station Average t temperature 68 dog j rainfall O'fflofan I inch on Bit days. ' ' i At a moderately-attended public meeting held at OhristchurchlasD night, the t Mayor presiding, a motion nas carried i in farour of the establishment by the Statfl of homes for inebriates, to which, { under due safeguards, confirmed drunk. , arda shall be committed for long periods, and subject to aucb. treatment aa haa been found efficacious elsewhere. A nhild aged one year ind nino months, the daughter of a man named Lirgo, was drowned in a tub of water, at Sydenham, yesterday afternoon. . .About 250 men will tako part in the New Zealand Rifle Meeting, which opens at Ohristchurch this afternoon. Judge Murray, of Victoria, says lie believes there are sorao honest and straightforward men amongst the bookmaking fraternity. A frahran (Vio) butcher advertises chops and steaks ldlbs for Is and a Bide of lambfor Is A Taranaki paper says all butter with us, We live on butter; we pay our debts with butter, and the whole place from hegiuning to end is butter. Why, even our breakwater has to bepaid for out of butter," It is stated by the London Standard that if tho tour of tho Duke and Duchess of York to the Antipodes should corao offby.und«bye, "New Zealand, of course, would not be left oat of the tour," Two schoolboys had a regular standup fight in Queen Street this' morning about half-past eight. Both lads were considerably knocked about, and although serort.l men witnessed the oonteßt no effort was made to stop it. ' The case E. J. Kildiford v, W Knight, | claim of £2OO as damages for trospats, ■ which was commenced in the Supreme J Uourt before Mr Justice Richmond on Tuesday, concluded yesterday, Eii Honor giving judgment for the defen* • daut with costs as on a claim of £250, ' In the Hack Hurdles, at thoMmerBton Races, Dorothy paid tho sensational dividend ot i 123185. I The funeral of the late Mr MoShane ( yesterday morning was attended by up. j wards of 100 mourners. The funeral \ was accorded Misonic honours,and there wero numerous wreaths. ! A' 1 Vigilant" Relief Fund h»a been : started in Wellington on behalf of the . widow and children of tho late Mr A, 1 King, the well known sporting writer. ' The Hon J. Carroll ovidently did not J strike the big dividend stfthe Palmorston f raceß yesterday, for in replying to a toast , in the ovening, ho admitted that though Palmorston was»go-ahead place, what concerned him just then was tho failure r to light upon a go-ohoad horse. It was renllj distressing to a sound Liberal like g himself to find at the end of a race that he had planked his money on a Oonservatiyo horse, which, being of tho wrong f j colour, could not bo expected to win. h Although the iiewn that tho apostolic e and venerable ex-Primate of New o land had boeu called to his rest could not . in the orderof things,havo beon unexpec- , ted, considering the patriarchal ago to " which LishopJßarper had attained,it has, ° nevertheless, been received in England (iivs the London correspondent of i* Ohristchurch Frtss) with general expresie aiona of deep regret and of high appro- )! oiition of the lifo and work of the deceased prelate,

A youth beloneing to a highly respectable family ac Saint Cloud rocently met in the Boulvard de Strasbourg in Paris a young lady with whose appearance ho was much struck. He followed, her, watched her as she went' into a lwuse,and having ascertained hor name and the fact that she lived with her widowed mother, contrived to lind someone who knew the ladies, by way of getting an introduction to them. Ho was extremely well received, and repeated tho visit mora than oncn. Finally ho determined to offer matriage to the young lady, and ho spoke to the mother on the subject. Tho mother WSJ very sympathetic, but declared it could not bo. " But tell me why not," said the love-siok youth, "Beoause," said tho widow, bursting into tears, "my husband is a convict, a villain, who, abus. ing the power tho law gives him inFrance, has declared that ha will ntivor give his consent to his daughter's marriage unless ho has 10,000 francs given to him, Tho youth said be was willing to pay the money provided the father undertook nover to molest him in any way, and in a few daje the sum was forthcoming. Tho day after it was paid, however, the widow and her daughter decamped, The police are now on the look out for them,

The hard-hearted parent who refuses aid to his daughter because she marries contrary to ilia wishes occasionally crops up in real life as well as iu fiction. One of the oases appeared at Stratford recently- in the person of Mr Charles Begley, who was summoned to show causes _ why he should not contribute to tlie maintenance ot his grandson. Arthur Jephson, aged three, Begley is a retired confectioner, and described as an " independent gentlemau" His daughter married Jophson against her father's wishes, and on her hueband'B desertion, which happened soon afterwards, lie refused to assist her in any way. He is now, by an order of the Bench, to pay 4s towards his little grandchild's maintenance, although ho left the Court mutn tering that he would do nothing of tlio sort.

Miss Marian Peaclisy (04), who re--1 ceived £2BO per annum from Consols, was fonnd dead in bed at her onei roomed lodging at 31, Colchestor-street, ■ Pimlico. At the inquest on Saturday,' i Dr Griffiths said the body was very i emaciated, and the causo of death was : starvation and failure of the lieait, probubly during sleep, Deceased's r brother. Mr Alfred Peaohey, said she ' was very B9nsitiye and eccentric, and ho believed she had not drawn her divi--1 dends for some time, because on 'the last | occasion she w eat to the bank alio fanoicd ' one of the clerks laughed at hor.-Mr Clark, deceased's laudlord, said slw was vory reserved, and would have no attendance, She would not even allow anyone to ;speak to her,—The jury returned a verdict of death from atar. vation, and added that no blame attached to anyone. The Promier was present at the Pal. mmton Races yoatorday, and the luncheon did not, of oourse, pasß off without some speech meking. Mr Cotter, president of the Club, proposed the toast of the Government in a complimentary speech. He said tho people of Palmerston worequito satisfied with tho administration of Mr Seddon's (government, and were rejoiced to know the Colony was progressing Mr Seddon, iu reply, said ho had only left the Government Build ingfl at 3 o'clock that morning after clearing off all arrears of departmental busllioss. Ho had arranged to travel right through to Ohingaiti, but at Palmerston station had been waylaid by tho Mayor and the President of the Club, who pressed him to stay a lew hours to see the races. Reflecting that after all it only meant travelling in the cool of the evening instead Gf the heat of the day, he listened to the voice of the charmers, nnr did he regret haying done so. \ How is it? Why is it? There are continual complaints down town about the slaokness of trade: it is said that customers are acarco and the shops are empty, that in more than one large establishment tho grass is growing through tho floor boards; and there being nothing to do shopwalkers no longer prowl. Change the, scene with, n hop, step, and jump and you are in the Bon Marcho, the premises of Messrs Hooper & Co. Be wise and remain there4ill you've done your shopping: they are always busy, they are never, slack, they know not depression, the grass doesn't grow' between their floorboards. During their pat sale, which is now on, two expert carpenters are' i required to keep the floor in order. The sale will continue for another week-Anyr.' THE RATIONAL HOTEL, LAMBMX i QUAY, WELLINGTON, Has undergone considerable alterations lately, and visitors to Wellington during the holidays will find the accommodation First Class. The bote is close to the: Station and Quests can: reM on being called In time for both the Wairajß apa and Mamrntu Trains, Tariff 4s jH gjr.-. day,- Wairarapa" paper' filed.

a We have received from Mr 0. Parker, J t of Lower Manaia, a peck of poas I Be 8 Bays he has aorea of them, if so, ho ought a to knook the Chinese backdoor trotters j into a cooked hat, for their peas are much smaller, sourer and toighor than his. • During the Palmewton North Races 0 someone entered the secretary's room $ d and Bbstracted i-30 from a drawer. q e The story of a sensational attempt at _ ; «Moide on the part of an unfortunate girl, _* and of her gallant rescue bya Chinaman, ' is recorded from Ballarat.it appears that 19 on a recent Sunday the girl, who is In trouble, threw herself inte the Woab vl a, Bawp dam, and Was sicking iuto tbe si is Bludge with which the dain was filed, be 3, when a Chinese miner passing along, si at once threw off his jumpor and plunged cvgrthmhuk( le in after her. Taking the girl by the neck, l ,b he dragged her towards the bank, but ~ she broke away from him, and jumped " _ headlong into the thick sludge bed once more. Still undaunted, John called for d ® help, and this time seizing the distraotod 11 L " woman by the heels, he proceeded to tl drag her out again. Sho kicked violently, ji as but John held ou tenaciously till bbrlb* , | e lance oatue, when both were hauled out considerably exhausted after their P jl atrugdle. - .tl 1 8 Th» Gunaru Times of Wednesday says; ? le 7*The greatest haul-basket is too inoipress- i' c, ive a teim—of tioat was mtidß by Messrs J, a y HedleyandJ, WatsononMondayni)jht in ii the Kakauui. Tho two fishermen Btsrtedai dusk on Monday night, and fished tiil five r rd o'oiock yesterday morning, being rewarded 0 ss their persistency with thirty fine fish, the I io aggregate weight boing 701b. Tho fishoauglit s e ranged in weight from jib to 61b. A greater weight has been lakea out of the Waitaki ° inafishiog.butwohavonotheardofsomany * fish being caught by two rot's in one night t j® Seventy-one families and 170 single men t ™ were supplied with food at the old Exhibi- l J® tion grounds, Sydnoy, one morning recently, t Joseph Smith a Melbourne bootmaker has a committed suicide in a fit diispondenoy. s f' A discovery ol a remarkable character has ' i been made at West Haughtonby abuloher 16 named Seddon, A cow, weighing thirty-two , ™ BCOro, was killed, and on being dressed was I'l found to havehaditsstomachconvertedinto i n- a savings bank, no less than six shillings t iOi worth of coins-nine in number—being r _ found within, and two nails 3 Jin long. The ; *1 animal must have swallowed the artioles « some time ago, but apparently suffered no i discomfort, I ne Wo beg to notify that tbe following lines of I p« Messrs Bock & Co., ManufMturlng Chemists, i ;al can be obtained at the W.F.O.A's Fancy . i te Goods Department :-Non Mercurial Plating 1 Fluid, prico Is Cd, unsurpassed for cleaning I gold or silver and re-plating brass and copper, i en Bock's Waterproof Cement, prico Is, will |]o resist hot or cold water and repair china 1 a glass, dolf, leather, etc., otc. Camphyleno | ' Balls, in neat air-tight jars, containing 18 , "• ball), prico Is, to keep moths out of clothing, | 10 |; alfo a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract, i prico' Is, an infalliablo euro for toothache, , ' guaranteed not injurious to tho teeth or IB ' Health;it stops the most acute pain imgh medi\tely, and proves a , permanent cure in lat nearly all oases where the teeth ate hollow. , lro Gstman cure for corns and warts price Is, this ' famous Remedy will speedily and painlessly euro soft or hard corns, also warts, bunions and chilblains. Mortoin Insect Powder is iat without doubt tho most reliable insect deßer- troyer in the world, being quite harmless to mg animal life it is unequalled in destroying F ios, Mosquitoes, Fleas, Bugs,, Lice, Cockroaches, Ants, Caterpillars, Aphis, Moths, Silvotflßh, )lic and all insects known. To use Mortein with ea- profit it is best to get one of our Insect Powder Spreaders, through which, by gentle pressure with tho band, tho powder is ojeoted and well 8C " | diffused. Prico Is each,— Tho Wairarapa to Farmers Co-operative Association Ltd. Advt,