LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 7 March 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A valuable oolite dog named "Gyp 1 ' belonging; to Mr G. McOandlish was killed by a wild pig on the Bimutaka run tho other day. We (Woodville Examiner) are glad to be able to state that the paragraph which , Trent the rounds of the press some weeks ago (that pf oceedings for divorce were being taken against Mr E. T. Bmich,of Mel-' bourne) is utterly untrue as far as it conooru's-Mr E. Tennyson Smith, the well-known temperance lecturer, to whom it was thought by many to refer. We have been shown a letter: from Mrs E, .Tennyson Smith, of Melbourne, whioh shows the report to be absolutely baseless, and it must have been seen sot in circulation by Mr Smith's enemies with a view to injuring him. The following/eleven will represent the Excelsior Cricket Club in their match with the Carterton Midland blub, at Carterton, on Thursday noxt, March ,Bth :-rJ. Uagge (capt.), L. Richards, T. | Wrigley, H. Wrigley, A. Nicol. F. W. Groen, E, Harland, W. Mason, G, Cooper, .1. Wlckons, S Walker. Messrs Welter's drag will leave.Mr J, Williams' tlnp at 1.15 sharp.

For its size there is probably no better appointed apple orchard in this district than the one belonging to Mr Grusrhow in Nunery Road. " 1 will give you the place if you can find a codlin moth in it," nu said to our reporter'yesterday, and our representative had to come away without the place. Every tree is thoroughly clean and in full bearing with large well grown fruit. In a shed wido rows of shelves are packed with choice keeping Boris, and. it is here that our celestial friends oome for the big MBy cheeked varieties that they are wont to pnt shop windows. i-'till later kinds yet lung on the boughs maturing for the winter trade. Evety applo is classed and warranted.nnd Mr Gruichow finds no difficulty in disposing of his crop at remunerative prices. People, who want good apples,ruu after him till his supplies becomo exhausted, His young applo trees, too, which he has matured for the coining planting season, are models of health and vigour, well grown on good stocks in fertile soil and are snowing no sign of any description of blight or pest. Of the blending of teas.like the making of books, there is no end, Just however as there are books and books, so also are there teas and teas. It is easy enough to write a book of a kind, so is it easy enough to blond a tea of a kind, but the question is whether the books or the teas are acceptable to the people for whom they are intended. Now it is a welLknowu fact that the teas blended by the Empire Tea Company aro accept, able; not only are they acceptable, bub highly sought alter. The mmn d'ttrt is that these teas are blended on thoroughly solentifio principles, The various growths of the fragrant horb are skilfully blended into an harmonious whole, the distinguishing characteristics of each growth is maintained, but by expert manipulation, no particular flavour is brought into it in undue prominence. Poets, it is said, ars born not mede,and tbe-sarne remark may apply with equal truth to a tea blender, By a happy chance the blends of the Empire Tea Company have always been in the hands of experts, hence it is that thero is suo. a large and constant demand for thes goods. An interesting announc erne it regard to the matters •we have just alluded to, appears in our advertising columns.

The Brockton (Mass.) Weekly Enterprise reports that Robbie, tha eldest son of Mr Walter Rapp, well known In Wak t&raps, hadbia leg amputated recenty after Buffering severe injuries from a buggy acoidnnt. There are, reports the Mark Lm Exprm, about 1500 families of evicted tenants now under the caieof the Irish Evioted Tenants' Committee, which consists of Messrs William O'Brien, John Dillon, F. J. X. O'Brion, Michael Davitt and D. Sheeby, and itls estimated that about £25,000 is necessary, to maintain them for a year, the'f 28,000 raised last year havitiff proved barely sufficient for tho purpose. In order to meet the necessities of the evicted tenants nearly £I9OO has already boon contributed, ohicfly in Ireland, in response to the appeal issued, and it is hoped that at least an equal amount will be raised on an average every month by,meansof the voluntary taxation now in progress in the parishes of Ireland. The supporters I of the movement hope that the necessity I for further appeals may be obviated in the course of next year by tha passing of an Evicted Tenants reinstatement Bill; bill for the present they feel under i obligation to do their utmost to meet the urgent necessities of those evicted ten- i ants who are dependent, upon publio aid.

contains 84 iaines. fiwi%fcPaige taY;defhiitely decided to 'leave for : iii. May next.'jHe'willjba abaeut fronfcthe .Colony for at leak-twelve'montbßV and hewill be accompanied by Mrs? Paigo, The' reverend. gentleman- has been nearly 28 years in New Zealand, over thirteen of which have • been spent in Masterton aa incumbent of St. Matthew's Church, Wa understand he has decided to travel by the. Orient line to' permit hia viaitihg friends iu Melbourne en route, ■s Sir George Grey hasarrivedin Weilingt6n fur ohmge of air and scene. 'Mhsb/Lbb and Flemine, Educntion Boarditißpsctora will commence their annual examination of the Wairarapa schools next week. .Mr Lee will start withjhe: Opaki, Wangaehu, Ditton, Iftuem and Whakataki schools in that order j and Mr Fleming's dates will be as under :-Maroh-13th, Bideford: 14th, Waingawftj: lßth, To Wriiti: 16th, Wadstonoi 19th, Park Vale • 20th, ■S ft*™ . April—2nd,'Kailara; -Brd and 4th, Waihenga; Bth.Pirinon: 9th: Tauheromkauj 10th, Matarawa; and heDreyertonsohooland.the aohooia in the Foity.Mileßußh will follow, In our wanted column, Mr J. Brunton, tailor, of Msßtpiton, notifies that he has opened a shop in Perry street. We remind those interested that nominations for the Wairarapa fiaoing Ulub s Eaßter Meeting close to-morrow, MarohM.

During the bush fires a week ago ! several oulverta and bridges in- the Miatua County were damaged. Bwaggera are still reported- to be j unusually plentiful on the Coast arid in the Bush districts.

While driving through the (Jorge oh Saturday Father tfbKenna had an extraordinary mishap, His horse shied at two swagmen, who wsre.fitting on the road, and went over the bink with the buggy, The rev. gentleman had just time to lump nut. Wiethe assistance of the swagmen tho howe and buggy were got tip; little the worse fcr the mishap, except that the. horse was out about the legs. The rev. gentleman had a favourite dog in the buggy, but that was not seen again,— Examimr. : Cr Murphy has given notios for next i meeting of the Pahiatua County Council as follows :-"Tuatthis Council, being a oon.htigant body, .and, from past experience, hoping to remain so, do hereby,dispenso with the service of the present County Solicitor, having no further need for his services." Sinoe giving the above notice of motion a writ for damages has been served on the Council.

.Returns show that the drought which has just broken up in Queensland caused, during the lost two years, the less uf 632,000 sheep. The Colonial Treasurer of Victoria is besieged with applications from farmers ard.others for loans at 5 percent, All doubts as to the infectious nature of influenzi are set at rest by the lurthor report recently issued under the auspicos ot the British Local Government Board It Imß been suggested to the (Morton Ohemr, that it would be better if the Liberal Association formed at Masterton could be called the " Masterton Liberal Assooiation," instead of the" North Wairarapa," &c, as the latter title clashes with the name of the Association of that ilk now being organised at Carterton. Doubtless the cable from Brisbane .with an account of a uweting of the Women's Franchise Association is oither generally exaggerated or elan it is an attempt at a joke by the press cable authorities. " All the. men who attended were exolnded frum the mooting and several lively passages at-arms took place, some of the women addressing each other as " You cat," "Yuu old maid," eto." i

Writing of the ill-treatment frequently accorded tho Chinese in Australia, Table Talk reports the following incident:— " The funeral coitfgt of Mr W. J. M, Stucky.a late prominent resident of Wodonga, was passing over the Murray Bridge on its way to the Albury Oem> tery on Sunday, The New South Wales Customhouse officials at once stopped it and searched the carriages following the hearse, seemingly under the impression that the mourners might be combining business with grief and smuggling contraband goods over the Border. Tho only contraband article they found was a Ohinaman who was following tho remains of the master whom he had served fifteen years to their last resting-place, The officials retad to allow bimtopro* oeed further wiihont paying a poll-tax. Some of the other mourners, solid, responsible men, immediately offered their personal guarantee that ho would return the same evening in "Victoria. The inexorable officials turned a deaf ear to all persuasious, and the poor Ohinaman, who was probably not tho least sinoere mourner in the proceision.waa compelled to get out of the coach in which he was seated and walk back to Wodonga."

Tho following amusing paragraph ppeared in the Doily Telegraph of tho 6th: "Hy I" cried aoormtableon duty i) Angel Lane, Stratford, to Charles Ihurohill, who was tripping gaily alone ho aeraphioally-Damed thoroughfare ritb the necks of three ducks dangline rom underneath his jaokot.', where an ou goinat with them ducks ?'* "Wha ucksf'saidtboimn, ''Them unde our coat." »' Them's no duoka ; them' boa as I'm takin' 'ome to my missus. 'I never aaw any boa withthree head nit before. Show 'em up," The con table opened tho man's jacket, and sur nough three ducks tumbled on th lavement. "1 told you they war luoks," said the officer, triumphantlj ' Of combo they are," replied Ohurohill 'I know'd it all the time. They woul lorsist In fo|lerk' me, and I weßa arryin''emtothepollis-station to giv am in oharge for annoyin' mo,' "Hoi ould- they follow you when they'r lead?' "They must have died of frigh t seeing you," suggested tho iocorrig bio tramp. "None of your prevari ation. Toll me where, you got their r—" "Well, if you want to knoi ery pertickler, I won 'em at a raffle. 1 'Where?" "You're too curious, yoi re. How can 1 rekelleok all the public iusos I've beoninto to-day I P'r'apa ther rasa raffle at each of 'om.' "Tha ron't do, You will have to oome to th tation with me." "Well, if you wan o know the ejaok trewth about then nfortnifc (Jupkß, a gentleman gave 'em t ae to oarry to the railway station. 'What were you going to do w Uh ther here |" " Leave 'em at the bookin (Estill called for." "Would you re ognise thegenileman again if yon sa\ im? The tramp replied that he wa ure he oould not, even if he saw him mndred times. Under these oiroum lances the officer felt bound to conve 'barlesUhurchillto the poliee-statioii (hence he introduced him to the notic f Mr Baggallay at the West Ham Police ourt. A remand was asked for, but th njgistrate thought it was hardly wort! ivhile wasting time, and sent th prisoner to goal for ton days-a victim o inconsistent answers.

- The ariuual general meeting the'g Red Star IVottall Olub,takes place th i eye Ding,:. ;;:;-"'■!;■.,;'■■;;;,■;■■■' •::...'-; : ,s v

rThpKnightapf Labour HnllatOtaki has been destroyed by fire.;;:-; ; _. Crawford's brewery- at Gisbomo was completely destroyed by fire yesterday alternoon. -The; fire originated in the stables at the side of tho main building; fhe insurances are believed tu atuount to £200(1, but the details are not yet available. - : :■■• •■• ■••:•'.'•■■

.The fallowing officers: have been elected at the Fire Brigades Conference: -President, Captain Michel (Hokitika); Vice. President*, Fireman, Bobbins (Bawera) and Captain Stewart (lnveroargill)i Secretary and Tressilrer, Sub. Superintendent Gilberd (Napier). The Conference '-dismissed.the question: of making the presence of firemen at all entertainments; compulsory, but no action was tsken. ■ , :-,

At tho Wesleyan" Conference,'now boingheldat Ohrietchuroh, a number of ministers and leading citizens attended, and addresses of greetihg and congratulation were given by the Mayor of Uhristohurcb and clergymen of various denominations. .The fiev. W. Morley was unanimously re-appointed oonneiional secretary. It was. reßolved .to lake up a special collection to wipe off a deficit of £3BO on the House Mission Fund. , :''" . •'

A St. Petenburg editor has hit upon the notion of printing his journal:on paper suitable for making cigarettes. It is said that its circulation has been largely inoreaßed by this means, as the Bussians are muoh given to smoking cigarettes, which they make thomselvea. A report has reached the Ohtistohurch Preis, apparently on goodauthority, that the question of a revision of the tariff in order to increase the protective duties will be raiaed during tho approaohing session.

Pigeon shooting is being oarried on I largely in. the Lower Valley, It is a great pity the poachers cannot be oaptured

The_ last chapter of tbo Matabele campaign is not pleasant reading, Oapt, Dawson reports that he found U akiills within a radius of 16 yards at the scene of the fight between Captain Wilson's detachment and the Matabele. All of these he buried in one grave, and he erected over it a wooden oross bearing the inscription," To Brave Men." He says that Lobengula died ofan attack of fever on 23rd of January, at a locality 40 mileß south of Zambesi. The old king was alinoßt alone in his dying hours, Captain Dawson adds that be found the tone of the Matabele "surprisingly meek," I» it to ba wondered at ? Their king dead, the (tower of the army annihilated, and their country in possession of their enemiesr

Mr Ooe recently brought an action for £32 damages against the Pahiatua County Counoil for loss of a horse in the MakuriGorgo,owing to the state ot the road. The aotionjvas taken in the R.M. Court and plaintiff was uoneuited. He has now issued a writ in the District Court at Masterton for £4l, boing £3l forthe value of the horse and £lO further damages. I Mr H, Stevens of Pahiatua attributes his bankruptcy to losses through banki ruptoies of other penplo, and the bad weather of 1893 crippling many Bettlera in the Bushj and preventing tho working olass goßcrally earning enough to pay for their requirements. Mr Ktevens also statoß that he lost heavily by tbo men employed on the co-operative works,

A meeting of St. Matthew's Vestry will be hold on Saturday evening next,

Time: 10a.m. Place: TheMaaterton Police Station, Present: A seraoant of police, a constable, two reporters, and a •' drunk," Time : 10.10. The wit same as before; time, 10.20, ditto; time, 10.80, ditto; 10.40, a 3.P. appoars on the Boene. An adjournment is mado to tho Court and the'aocused is discharged With a caution, Masterton J .P.'s please | note,'this sort of thine; ut getting too common,

Mr J. Ohadwick, at the Palmeratnn race meeting suooeeded in collecting £3O for thefund which is being raised for tho relief of the wife and family of the late Mr Alfred King, the well-known sporting writor.

A writer in the local Htrald aaya, nniongst other things:—" The very early days of Pabiatua wore wild and sinful, I believe j but the town's reformed now. The sinners have turned respectable for the most part, or emigrated. But there aroßorao good Binnera hero yet. Tho people diffor little from those of any other country town in Australia or New Zea. land.- The town is peculiar for the num* her of old men at .graft, also murders, fires, and mysterious disappearances. A lot of good, ghastly, Sydney Bulletin yarns could be gathered round here ; but the ''scene" would havo to be shifted. Pahiatua bob too peaceful for suoh things. Some of the children are very pretty, especially the girls.' There are some pretty big girto too," The Premier met a number of Natives at Moawhanga, on Friday, who asked among other things for an hotel in their distriofc. Mr Seddon was muoh shocked and related the following inoident of the old gold digging days :-Once upon a time tnere was a miners' camp on the Weßt Coast where the waipirau had run out, The miners took to drinking pain, killer, and soon finished thin. As a last resort one of thorn laid siege to Jacob'a oil, and this finished him, At thiethora was great laughter from the Maoris, and they all directed their gaze upon one of their number, who sheepishly hung his head. It appeared that,the Premier had scored 08 a Native sly-grog sellerwithoHt knowing it. This Native's name wbb Jacob, and his compatriots took the allusion to the deadly properties of St. Jacob b Oil to apply to Jaoob'B whisky,

Two oases are set down.for hoaring at the next sitting of the Wairarapa District Court, whioh takes place on the 28th. One is Ooe v.< Pahiatua County Council, claim £4l; and the other Podersen v, Jessen, claim £ 170 over a property dis. pute,

Durmgthe progress of a recent murder trial in New York medical witnesses testified it would bo impossible to identify the remains of the decessod after burial for threo months, without embalming. Also thatitwaa impossible to determine whether poison found in a dead body had been ingested before or after doath. Dr. Herold testified that in one case occurring in his duty as a coroner's physician the body, lying in a police station, was claimed during the evening by three women, each identify, ingthe dead man by meant of photograph as her husband, and it turned out that neither of them was the wife of the dead man, He had been dead forty.fiyo minutes. In another case a woman identified her dead husband in a station house, and then went home to find him safaandaßleepinbed, In another case a widow buried tho body of her husband; but her reil husband turned up alive and well three months lator. Tho witness said tho first putrefaction ohangoa wore round in the face within two hours of death,

The Great Realising Sale lasting for 20 days, promises to -be a gigantio success, lie wholu stock is to be offered at genuine reduced prices, many of tho lines will be marked at less than English cost at Te Abo Boose Wellington, During the Great Sale, Ladies Aprons will be sold at 4J, i Button Kid Gloves all new fresh goods at.ls lid per pair, White and Croam Laces at 9d per doz, Ladies Linen Collars new shapeß at Sd'eaoh.'Boys Bailor Collars at 3d each, sold everywhere at 6d' at Tb Abo Hodbe Wellington. ; It will pay country customers to' take a run down to the Great Realising Bale. They will save all the expenses and bo money in pocket.by buying all they want while' good are so oheap..Orders from the.Counter will bo cmfdly selected and sent carriage paid from the Greatf.Realising Salefat & Abo Hoom,—adtXi -: : ■•--••

a« a pubHp holiday in MMterton7tom : l!j|ii oolook, noon.-'v , ;:::r/,s -;; - '-,^^j^^k The ne:t oonforeDce of land Fite Brigades Jg^j^^^^^^H Captahuj^^^^^^^^^^^^H of yesterc^^^^^^^^^^^^^H that h^^^^^^^^^^H was (he. wi^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H time place ti^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H mlhdi'aa to four Jacksou Palmer, and Mr Martin, Mr announced himself as a MrMaaiey is travelling tfarouifh thei district andmakingtha aoquaintioceofJ- ■■' the settlers;"-'-" ■':■■•■■• "/"-*' ■;-. ;■;;::.' m Awrrcsiioud6ntmitea^(9to "J.% ora- ■.-■■'■ pioyment of boys in workiopie lotnliaator. indßupßted,that.any club pirujittlngit should be refused ,a license, . • ATOuDgladyinltolbourae has hyporsonal effort persons, many of ■ whom wereconJrmeddrunkardilotake the ' pledge,- '.■■'.. .']; v m? MftjT 1 slates tha '»'»meeting .• oftheSheihe d OountyCounea, it was £■ - - oided that all bethng and gambling newi should,be out out of newspapors', placed '' ; in free libraries. Colonial libwrles please copyT : -'-"■ ■■■■ ' "■;. The.OanaaiaaGovermnent.sttbieottotlie • sanction of ParUamant, has arranged with ; MrHuddart or n Bervioe between England ana Canada inoonjunotlon with the Paoiflo '":'' «mm ''mr . Subß . idy v "Amount to' : £182,000. The terminal ports are Quebeolnsummerand HaluV Theßnglishuortba^.•ne{l7endSv , , I^ h r Jtlialith,>lm p^i3 Anstmlaslan Governments will contribute. Mr Huddart forms a company to build four 20.kDot Bteamera, withhold storage '■ eapaoity. The contraotisto be for ten years,