LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4665, 9 March 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Work at the new Kopuaninga- Bridge is progressing fayoumbly, The' Wangan'ui Cup was tfon yesterday, by Liberator. ■■! :

The lost quarterly meeting of the Masterton Borough Licensing Committee under the old Act, takes, place at noon to-morrow. . .■

• The gold feyer has broken out in the "Wairarapa 1 Two mm. are : . ; lleaving shortly.for Coolgardie. Wo wish them ithe beat of luck, ~ - -

> 'A Beven-bi'rdiaudicap pigeon match, under.the management of Mr; W. R, Bone 'of Mastotoni' wilt be' fired at Tauherenikau on Thursday March 15 tb 'According to the Pahiatua Berald it is rumoured that Mr. D.\ Crewe, Has disposed of hi) auctioneering business'; Tho name ot bis successor has not yet transpired.''

The number of scholars on .the roll at the Pahiatua aohOollw 5 An additional pupil teabher, wilVprobably beappointed.

" Her < Majesty," Mr Gladstone, and' Sir George Grey,.are';tbo' three most notable 1 of living-people of the British raoe."' So writes tile editor of the Evening Post, who, when he lets himself out, does not stiok at. a trifle. We should have'thought his pick of uotables would have oeer : Captain, Jaojnon Barry, Editor Evening ;Pist, and; Sir George Grey. The New Zealand Clothing Factory,' Wellington, invito attention to their great stocktaking reduotion sale, As every' line must be reduced to make 'room for the new season's goods, there is now a Bplendid ohanoe for country customers to pick up bargains of a genuine nature, such aa many never occur again, The sale will only last 14 days, and as the goods must be sold, early application will be necessary. The New Zealand Clothing Factory never make statements they cannot substantiate by ooular demonstration, and therefore it will be believed when it is stated that the reductions on certain lines range from 60 t075 per' cent, particulars regarding which can be obtained from their new 4'dyertlsement in our business columns,

Tho local paper atates that 'the Mai distance traversed by the Pahiatua Club in their junior and senioi l matches laht, season was 338 miles, with the exceptidii of about 50 miles,' being done by coachThe application of K. J. Malcolm to transfer tho license of the Union Hotel, Pnhiatuaj to J. 0, Eastwood, has been adjourned until the 19th inst. The following telegram from Napier was reoeived in Masterton yesterday- " The Municipals beat the Volunteers in .the hose and ladder competition. Braggins was fourth m the one man laddor event, The Municipals wero third in the coupling event."

Sevoral informations havo been laid against shippers of butter at Wellington for failjn? to brand the boxes/

Miss' Mowbray won the Tennis Championship of Auckland,beating Miss Spiers, champion of Now Zealand, i ; The s.s, Doriofrom Lofldtinj'via Capetown, ajr}ved.at';Hobart,,on .Wednosday morning,';; and itesunied'!hor'voyagf to Auckland at, 6 p.m.' She has seven passengers for Australia and G8 for New Zealand. Among is latter is Sir Walter Buller, who is booked to Wellington.' i

Tho return cricket! match bat woe n the Pahiatua; and Wairarapa representative teams t'akeß 'place at Groytown !on Saturday, 27th inst. ' Several road ropairing contracts in tlio NorfchvOounty will- boji cpmpletcd this month. -

Twenty mon aro now' employed on contract No, 3, fori Road,' ; ; Pori Bridge is expected to bo completed inabouta fortnight,

• -Mr Fred Moore, has had the honor of sending the first mob' of,sbeop-900 wethers,—for conßignnien't-to tho Wei lington Meat Export Company,—along the Wainuioru road from Glonburn to Carterton. The road is described as rough in. parts;, but much ahortor and more convenient 4han tho old-routo.— Oiiseran

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Woodville Farmer's' Cooperative "Association was:'held, on Monday night when the resolution that the. Company go into liquidation was confirmed; alio that : Mesrrs ; ': Stacpoole anS.Gri'ulinton be'liquidators,—JEmmim, . : ;■ At.the recommendation. of the County Engineer, repairs are now being made to the damaged willow work of the protective works on the river bank above the To Ore Ore bridge, by filling in the gaps made jn these by thftpring flocds, Work ! of a Bomowhat similar character will be undertaken shortly at theWaingawa to Camp Line, where the bank is at present exposed and may give trouble during next winter,

;.Londo,n Truthl heartily congratulate Mr John Burns on his triumph: He has been a persistent eight , hours man. The War Office has consented to this, time restriction in its factories Other'Government~ Departments must now accept the same .limitation. Were [ a Trades Unionist'l should endeavour, to make, the .restriction obligatory on ail iii the trade. Eight hours of steady hard work is enough for any man, . tlm« 'players who' have tried the limitation have fonnd that they get as much done in eight hours asiirh long continuous effort, and consequently, the wage need not bo reduced,"

South Australia is making a big bid for morality, and has started a crusade against juyeniie immorality. The other day a boy of fourteen ps 'sent to gaol ; ana birched for kissing a girl of his own age. This precooious youth, doubtless, simply wished to test, the truth of the proverb'that'" Stolen.kisses are the sweetest," but the law; naturally, will not countenance larceny oven in the 1 pursuit .of knowledge,; Following this up, the police have received instructions rto put down' tho pernicious" surprise packets," Nn longer, writes the Oamaru Mail, iyill the small boys and girls be able to inyeat their 'pennies in these piystories, potential for infinite possibilities iii the: way of tin |iqns and brass- rings with their accompanying lollies, and so another joy has sjone from infant life. Presumably the law will next turn Its attention ..to tops and buttons and marbles; ; Those who have seen the. concentrated glare in the small boy's eye as he knuckles down prior to making, a phot at' i> " glfissey," or measuring the - dirty hand belore legging out 'i -with <a . brass : trousers button, will agree that this spirit of envy and gambling should be stamped out at once', Soutjv Australia wDI yet become the model polony, 1 where little boys and girls nevor kiss one. another, neyerplay marbles orlops; but"spend'ih'eir tinie'in perpetual goodness,' The only 'difficulty is that when this stage, is reached, if t;he story books are to be . relied on, these good little boys and nirls will turn their facps to the wall and die, and their places will then be taken by a more pernicious and more hulhan generation.

A verdiot ol Not Guilty has been returned I in the Mercantile Bank cases against Sir Matthew Davies, Millidge, and Muntz, r Mr Justjce Hbod.liii summing up in the Mercantile Bank cases yesterday afternoon, nat-1 rowed the issues down to whother the bal-ance-sheot issued by the acoused was false, Pf} il SO, whether the nfoused werq of it, TEo Jury afrjvefl at the verdict of Not Guilty after, ah hour's deliberation, inSlhe accused were discharged, . j THE NATIONAL HOTEL, LAMBTON QUAY, WELLINGTON, Has undergone and visitors snd (&'. oiti rely lntmiofor both the-Wairkr-Tratos,;"': Tariff 4s 6d

.'-The, WoodviUeEmmntr says Salt is beiuffuaed:ty eettlera m Pahiatua' district ■ for,- aoslng lambs with' peat alicoeas.. They ate given' a teaspoonfal each and lield till ithas been dissolved by the saliva-and swallowed; • i- The Otaki correspondent of Manawatu Tunes Bays i—Tho Government is advertising for a piece of land in the town ship suitable for a courthouse and police station, There were £4oo' voted last session for building these offices in Otaki; It took'thTGovernment eight months to' find out that they would require land on whiolf • to" put Postmaster»Gieneral or'the Premier will require to make about eight trips to Otaki •todooidefho most suitable site, then it will be found that tho ,vote has the surplus,and about eight lyeaft Jienbe we'may expect the, amount will' be vbteS.ag'ain. : At least, that, is how,things concerning this district are generally managed." There is spmkhing'cbmfoal ahd at 'the same time I ghastly ,in the news that when Behanzin, the King of Dahomey; 'made up his mind to surrender to the French lie beheaded .his mother,' 1 ' directing her to inform; his dead father ot bis intention. The Oam'ani Matt saysV—The largest transaction ; iß' wheat theit has taken plaoe here for some considerable time past has just been completed by, :the National Mortgage and Agenoy Company, whlohhas disposed of about 24,000 aaoks of last season's crop. Notice of special orders is given by. the Wairarapa North County Oounoil, ' "I want my expenses," exclaimed a witness in the Mastyrton B.M. Oourt this .morning.,.'' Swear the said His Worship.' ' '' Where do you come from ?" inquired counsel.;-. "From Russia," replied the witness, and I want my expenses paid I" Further crossexamination elicited the faot that he had more recently come from Flat Point. " 1 don't know what the Jaw may be in Russia," saidthe: 5.M.,-" but in this country when you aro siibpcinaed in a criminal case, you must attend, expenses orno expenses. / . .„ ....

" On Wednesday, March 14th, "and on each Wednesday thereafter, the train leaving Masterton for Eket&huoa at 6 p.m. will not leave till 8 p.m., so as to eonneot with the'afternoon train from jjellingten, With the exception of :Wednesdaya the servico will remain the (same..

; ;' MrF, 0, Moore ot Masterton, left for Nelson this ■ morning to: attend -the fuqoral of his; mother,, the' lato , Mrs Lorenzo Mobrc, who passed away .on Wednesdny'last, rf* .We hndetsfend that Mr.Ji' Oookburnr talker','- of.. Masterton', intends paying tin early visit to the Old Country. > >' : 1 Tho ' Wesloyan Ooriferenoe has reappointed : the Rev. John Dukes to Masterton and the Rev, S» Gibson to Greytown, Traffic is again blocked on the Buller toad.. The crib-loggiug,. about : ten chains above the Blackwater Bridge slipped into the river, ' leaving a pathway of only about for feet wide (or a distanco of, half-a-chain, Mr Frank Bird brought tho news to town, He had a narrow esoapo of losing his'life. When riding over the 'crib-logging he noticed water trickling down, and pulled up his horse to .watch;it.v fU.tbeimoment the slip took place. I.Mr Bird saved his life probably by halfa minute. He has had 'ni'any experiences on the"BuHer"rbad, but this was the,closest shave.—Wcstport Tit|ies. '■ /; i i. j„ . ' Tlio great slrikeTof tho coal minwa in England (says an English writer) has had the effect of bringing gas-BtoVes f6r cooking into far more general use than heretofore, and it is not improbable that companies will bo formed' for tho supply ot a cheap non-iilum-mating gas exolu3ively, This could be retailed it is said for about a shilling a thousand feet.

We remind our readers of Messrs Lowos and lorns sale of Town Lands Trust leases at their rooms, Queen Street, to-morrow (Saturday) at 2 o'clock after which the iitin will sell tlie priviloges in connection with the forthcoming Raco Meeting of the Jookey Club to bo held on Monday 19th March, Also Furnlturo and sundries, ■ A publio meeting of all -Temporanoe workers will be held in the Wesleyan Schoolroom. on Monday evening at 8 o'clock, to agree on plans for the Licensing Election; ~ Masterton Hospital Trustees meet on Tuesday next at 3.30 p.m. ■ The coraimttco of tho v Wairarapa North County, Council .received. a., deputation oftraotioii' engine' ownefs'this mor.ilng, and at their lequest mado a numberof alterations in the proposed new bylaw, Several; flawke's Bay natives aro coming down to attend the " ta'ngi " over tho remains of Mrs "Joe" Karaitiana.

' Notice is given that a preliminary meeiing to consider the proposal to raiie £l5O forformition<on the Ihuraua road will bo held on Maroh 14th at 10 a.m, at the Road Board office, Alfredton. It has now definitely been ascertained that Qeorge Anderson, the Queen Street grocer, who lefU Masterton last week ostensibly to get married, has taken his departure for " fresh fields and pastures new," without consulting anybody interested in his movements. He is uow presumed to be somewhere in Australia, - having sailed for Sydney in the'i'arawera on Friday last. Theoircumstanoesof the whole business will probably form sensational reading when the creditors meet, "

A rather serious difficulty has arisen In connection with the closing of the electoral rollß tor the 'licensing election,, (bojb the Evening Press). Thero is not' the slightest prQvision or bint given in the Aot of last session foe closing the tolls' at all, and the question arisos if..registrars.of_electors have power to .refuse, applications for enrolment even nght up to the day of eleotion. The Great Realising Sale lasting for 20 days, promises to be a gigantic success. The whole stock is to bo offered at genuino reduced prices, many oi the lines $1) he marked at less thp|iiglish coatTe Aro Hopse Wellington, ' .During the Great.Sale, Ladies Aprons will be sold at. 4j, OuttonKid Gloves all new fresh goods at 1b lid per .pair, White and Cream Laces at 9d per doz, Ladies Linen Collars new shapes.at 3d caoh,' Boys Shilor Collars at 3d eaoh, sold everywhere at 6d, at Te Abo House Wellington. 1 ' ' It will pay country customers to 'take n run down to the Great Realising Sale, They will save all the expenses, and be money in pooket.by buying all they want while good are so cheap. Orders from the Counter will be.carefully.solepted 'and sent oarriaje paid from the (jfeat' Realising SftWfis Abp fiopsp.—foyv... " ' We beg to'potifjr tjiatthe following lines of Messrs Bock & 00,, Manufacturing Chemists, can be. obtained at The W.F.O.A's Fancy Goods Department :-Non Mercurial Plating Fluid, price Is 6d, unsurpassed for cleaning gold or silver and re-plating brass and copper. Bock's Waterproof Cement, price Is, will resist hot or cold-water and repair china glass, dolf, leather, oto, ; etc. Gamplijleno Balls, in neat, air-tight jars, containing }8 haljs, price }sj to jjeep moths out of clotnlngj also a perfect disinfectant: 'Serb 'Extract; price ; Is, an'lnfalliable ; euro for toothache, guaranteed not injurious to the teeth or health;it atcps the most-acute .pain .immediately, and proves a permanent euro in nearly all cases where the teeth, are. hollow, fenian crto for jomsapsj'warts pripe Is, this famous Remedy,will speedily ana painlessly cure sof tor hard corns, 1 also, burnous and chilblains. Mortein ,Insect Powder is without; doubt tho most reliable insect de troyer in the world, being quite harmless: animal life it is unequalled in destroying File . ! Mosquitoes, Fleas, Bujjs, Lice, Cockroaches Ants,. Caterpillars*. Aphis,HJotbs,. SUvgr^ l apd all'Msecio Ifnbwn,' To use Bforroiq with profit it is best to get one of our Insect I'owder, Spreaders, through which, by gentle pressure with thu hsiidjthb ])owder.,iß ejected andwell diffused,. l'nce Is eaoh, — The Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative Association Ltd.'Aovi

I' How is'it? Wj is it ? Th'ero'are con | tlniial complaints ..down town about the ! slaokn'ess'of trade': ; it is said that oustomers are scarce and the shops are ompty. that in' Hioffi thari'Qpe'l&rjje estabiishttomtho grass is growing through.tho floor boards, and theroibeipg nothing to'do shopwalkers no longer prowl,. Change!the;-scene with a hop, sto j, ; M jump and Min in the Bon Marche, the premises bl Mossra Hooper & Co. 'Be wise-aid remain there till yon\o dqne yoprshopping: ,ta W6 always.busyj Jheyare •' neve? -'sTabk; ;tney lmownot'iii*; prMsjon./JhejgrMS • their" floorboards', Daring their great sale, wUoh isMw on, two.expert carpenters are ro'quired-(6-lfep-.|he; floor ||ly|k|3s|lnae igr qnotber rt,-Asvx,

n Qharlos Gurote at the Masterton R.W. Court. was: charged '-with' stealing two buggy lamps from the WF.C.A. on ■January Jith. ■ Mr fiiohard Poterson, a settler residing atvrHastwells;: deposed thatjie drove the cart up > till .- January 7th. .Re pnt the lamps, which however he refused to positively, identify with those produced in court, in a box to December 27th. >Mr -Lloyd Jones identified the lamps as. those belonging to the VV.F C.A.i Mr Sillars gave evidence of"pufohasiiig the lamps' from accused. Mr Jackson for the defence urged thafcthe lamps pr'iducedwere iisot those belonging*'to'tiie'Wiß'.p.Av Several witnesses were called to support this •omental The csbs was not concluded when the courtwsefor lunch.