LOCCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4666, 10 March 1894, Page 2

LOCCAL AND GENERAL.

-Mr James Heron is gazetted Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths for the Carterton District.

Fifteen boxes of bullion worth £ 40,000 were taken from .New Zealandl ■by the' Gothic on Thursday afternoon. |; ; : Mr P,■•: H. Wood publishes in this 'issue iho preliminary entries for his next. : Tarafabi -afdok Vala,-numbetiDg already 4000'' sheep, ■■ besides. cattlo and horses. • ■■■.■.

Acceptances for the Bt, Patrick's Day meeting of too Mastertoh-Opaki Jockey Club, close with the Secretary, Mr 11. fl. Waddingt'on, this (Saturday) evening. The annua) general meeting of the Masterton A, and P. Association, takeß place at 3.30 this afternoon.' "•

; An American has patentod an invention for taking five different photographs of a person at ouo sitting, Two mirrors are placed at an angle, and thus the result is obtained showing up every possible defect. ■.'-•'

Messrs T.M. Drummond and Mr W. Androw, lately carrying on .'business together as surveyors, have dissolved partnership,: . It is proposed to again endeavour to arrange to establish dairy-factories or creameries atWoudville in conjunction with the Farmers' Union.

The Temperance party at Woodvlllo are busy making preparations for the licensing election campaign, ' Messrs Sargood, Son, & Ewen have purchased the stick-in-trade and goodwill of the business of Wm. M'Arthur & Co. in flew Zealand, This is statedto be the largest cash purchase of soft goods yet made in the colony, involving a stock of from to £90,C00. The Carterton 1 larrikins are reported to be very much cvgrthmhuk» ewtfence at the presenktime. Orohard robbing and Sabbath desecration are their chief amusements,

Patrick Hyan, charged-with having assaulted and robbed Phillip Andre\ at the Maatorhon Star Hotel, oh the 24th of laßt Deoember, was "before tho Supreme Court yesterday. Accused admitted the assault, but denied the robbery. After a short retirement tho jury found him not guilty,

ThePeist understands that Mr Hannay, late Railway Commissioner intends to take up pastoral pursuits.'He will haye the good wishes of many thousands of New Zealauders wherever he maysetlle, ; ,Mr Tucker's, new and admirably furnished billiard room at the Prince'of, Wales Hotel, is now open, under the care of a most compotont marker..' v The Masterton Municipal fire BriR'ado team, in spite of the fact that they were oompeting against very much better equipped teams, selected from the large centres, acquitted themselves very creditably at the Napier demonstration. Tho Volunteer Brigade's team aho did vol], but'was not so fortunate as the Municipal team.

Mr and Mrs O. Elgar are amongst the passengers by the Gothic, which left Wellington on Thursday last, Nominations for tho Wairarapi Licens> ing Committee close on Monday next, March 12th.

There.ls an advertisement in a Wellington evening paper which showb a touching belief in the honesty of mankind—" Lost oh Lambton Quay, a piece of tobacoo,finder will oblige etc"

Mr Huddart's Atlantic service in con. nertion with tlie Vancouver mail line will begiu in the spring of 1896. It is expected that the Australian mails will be landed in England in 26 days,

Tho Evening Pras cousiders tliat i Wellington !b th<s most growing town in all Now Zealand, and neit to it is probably Gisborne, which, during the last two or three years has made rapid strides and is still striding lined.

Tho cbnrchj, of St, Mary, Merivale. Christchurch, was the scone of an exceedingly bright and pretty wedding on Tuesday, when Mr William Barton, of White Kocks, Wellington, was married to Miss Lucy Studholme, of Merivale, The ceremony, reports the Christohurch Press, was performed by tho Bishop of Christchuroh. . .■. ,

Some 27,713 acres of the Cheviot Estate were offered for lease on Monday laatraud W,OOO for cash selection. Of the 17-leasehold runs offered, 15 were taken 1 Up, and it is probable that the remaining two-of 2850 uores snd 1400 acres respectively—will be applied for shortly. None of the ' cash land offered wastakenup. V The Poti records the death of another of Wellington's pioneers, Mrs Joseph Dixon, known to old residents in Dl 9 city as Mrs Dixon of To Aro' Brewery, which occurred at 5 o'oloek on Thursday morning. Mrs Dixon arrived in lington with her husband in the ship London in 1842, and passed through the vicissitudes experienced by early settlers. She was known to all around her as a good citizen—from her kindliness of dispositionshe was generally, called in the early days the!' mother of Te Aro Flat "-a wiso. counsellor to young i people, and'a devoted mother to her family, which numbers eleven,- All her children were enabled tobe with her in her last raomeuts, Her grandohildren number 52, and her greatgrandchildren .22. ..'■■.:. Seyeral British warships are to visit Wellington shortly. The Tauranga is expeoted from the South on Sunday, and H.M.S. Orlando leaves Lyttelton on the 15th, and is due at Wellington on the 16th. bb.Bremainß there until the 22nd, and then leaves for Sydney.', H.M.S, Tauranga will stay until the 17th and then leave for Auckland, H.M.S. Oiiracoa is due from Auckland-on Monday next, and H.M.S. Katoomba, at present at Melbourne, will probably visit New Zealand within a short period.

During the month of February there wero 10 violent deaths in the colony, Five of these were accidental and 5 were .suicidal. A youth of 17 years died by misadventure from an . overdose of ohlorodyne, 2 adult males wore found drowned in, ' Wellington Harbour, a child of eighteen monthß was accidentally suffooated in a watw oloset, and an infant died from hemorrhage at birth. °A clerk died from a cut inflicted by himself while temporarily insane, a i woman killed herself by swallowing phosphor matches, a bulldor drowned himself, and a woman strangled herself, —Press.

AWoodville correspondent writes : !'Lara very pleased to have no fatal accidents to record thiß weak. One of a rather amusing character happened to a Mr Venney's horse and buggy, The hone was standing quietly but anattendod at the railway station. Just' as the train was entering the station yard Miohorse suddenly rushed straight at the engine, The result may be imagined, Everything shot in the air, Parts of the buggy appeared.to fly-spontaneously. The horse was but pulled up on reaching tern ftrma, looking quite befooled, as if disappointed because he could not make the engine thy. It quite bore.out the laying of George' Stephen* son—"Bad for the coo." The dhglne got away with the'train at the usual time, quite unhurt," '

. How is it?-.' Wh'y.is it ? There are con tinual complaints down town'about the slaokness of trade: it is said that dnstomers are 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 longer prowl; Change, the scene, with, a hop, step, and jump and you are in tho Bon Marche, the premises, of Messrs Hooper & Co, Bo wise and-remain there' till you've done your shopping: they afe always busy, they are never slack, thoy know not" depression,: the. grass "doesn't' grow ■ between their floor hoards..During their great sale, wbloh is now on, two expertoarporitbrs are required to keep,, the floor in order, >'The salo will oontihiia for fln'otHer week.—Advt. ■••■ THE NATIONAL HOTBt, LAMBTOH' undergone considerable'alterations lataly.'and visitors I to .Wellington during the holidays will find the accommodationi First' Glass'; I 'The bote is Close to the .Stationed Quests- oansrely on being called in time for iiotJi "the Wairarspa and;MaUawatu^Trainß, ; 'r;-TaM4s,6d per:day..W^

•Notiooif iilteniioD'itoraise aloan of |2,800 forniotalliDg'the North Rriadj is given by the fckeUhunji Road Board. '£' • L ;The' pouudkßeper at' Qatnaru,'" In'aletter -\6. the Borough Council telling.of bis .difficulties in- keeping the streets clear of stray cattle, gives an instanoe to ! show: that owners of cattle vratoh him, and not their cattle. Hesaya.he ven* tured to ward a woman in severe tones that she would require to look bolter after'heroow", : otherwise she would get into- trouble. Her retort was: "You puld divil h,what more careful would, you have me to be ? ■ Ido be watching you npabd down the street all day long," ■ Mr Ashcrofi,Official Assignee, arrived in Maatetion tu>day... ■,-..' A fine speoiraeii of gold-bearing quartz, from Que, W ostein. Australia, has beea presented to tho'Mastertoa Museum by MrW.Buteoienfc. ..".'■■..-

Kangaroo tail soup is said to bo of much finer flavour than real turtle. A gaunt old man with a"flowing beard, was discharged with a caution, by the S.M„ in the Masterton Court; this morning, for drunkennesr. A good reoord wbb made at Greenfield Station, Ofago, lately, when two brothers sheared 205' and 209 full woolled cross. bred ewes with the Wolseleymaohne, in th'eday. .

A correspondent, writing to the Argut, asks:-" Why should not rabbits be frozen and tent to England, instead of being left to rot on the plains, and thus turn a plague into a source of revenue,"

Charles Gurote was convicted- yeßter* day at the Masterton S.M Court, of the theft of two carriage lamps belonging to the W.F.O.A. Mr Jaokson, who appeared for the accused, asked that he should be treated under tho First Offender's Act. This morning the S.M, sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment with bard labour, and added that it was impossible to treat him as a first offonder as he had already boon convicted and imprisoned for assault.'.

The inhabitants of Georgetown (Q)j hare been having a lively time with the grasshoppers. The town has literally swarmed with them, and every Bcrap of young vegetables have been destroyed, j The Queensland. Meat Export Com. pany despatched close on 2000 tons of I meat from their wbrkß during the month olJauuary. Oodlm moth has made its appearance at Oamaru, It is supposed to have beon introduced through the use of secondhand imported fruit cases containing the larvw. . .■■•'■

A curious thing is narrated by.the Edinburgh; correspondent of the Okqo Bmly Times'-"k gold wedding ring, »th the letters 'W.A.G.' eugraved on the inside, was found under the roots of a holly tree near the lake of Menteith Hotel, on the tree being blown down, Since then another storm has blown the tree back into its former position, and it seems to be thriving The time of the Masfcerton Municipal Firo Brigade'team in the Manual Engine Competition at Napier, was 68 3-sseca. An exceptionally light and compact, and yet withal voty powerful traction engine, has just beon imported by Mr S, 1, Gapper, of Mosterton, It Is fitted with all the most modern improvements, and only weigliß six and a half tons,

The little son of MrGeo, Townsend, who accidentally shot himself yosterday with a revolver, is still in the same condition, He is Buffering no pain and although the bullet has not yet beeu extraoted, the doctor entertains hopes of his recovery. '

_ Tho Masterton Rifle Volunteer Corps is be disbanded.

During the Inst four weeks 155 tons 8 out of butter have been shippod from the Taranaki breakwater en route to London.

Mr Hogg, Mfl.R., haa received a note from the Secretary of tho Tolegraph Department intimating that the extension of the telephono line from iiikotabuna to Alfredton will be gono on with at once,

A company of Blind Musical Students, from the Ormond Hall of Music, commenced a series of concerts in Wellington last night, and met with an enthusiastic I reception. They are to tour tr\e Waira. I rapa after the Wellington Beason, The company comprises eight students, three being ladies, and all totally blind. They are finished musicians, and sing and play beautifully. They also read, write, play I cards, thread needles, and execute fancy work before the audience in a very rapid and neat style. They aro touring the colony to realise funds to enable them to start in life in the particular branoh of teaching to which they aspire, Under the new Bankruptcy Act the Official Assignee can give uotico to bankrupts to. apply for their discharge within a certain time, or bo adjudgod to i bave committed contempt of Court. This matter was alluded to at the Napior Court the other day, when the Deputy Assignee smilingly told the Court that he had given all bankrupts notice, bnt none of them bad complied, and there were no funds available to move that they be adjudged guilty of contempt. His Honor • said: it was much easier to make laws than to enforcp thW-Tefe-graph r '

An inquest held at Moid on the. body of Hannah Blenkhorn, who; wa» found dead in her bed of the workhouse there, haß brought to light the fact that this old woman, though she had been supported by tho ratepayers, had been a habitual consumer on a large scale ol narcotics for more than twenty years. I bottle found at her sldo contained on ounce of laudanum, and & woman wb viaited Blenkhorn last week admittei that the latter had Bent her to buy half an ■ounce of laudanum,'together will twopence-halfpenny worth of gin, Thi witness added that blib had Been Mr Blinkborn drink a " basinful of bee and laudanum," and that she had beei in the habit ol doing bo, On a reoon occasion this panpcr opiunv-eater, beln out on leave for four hours, Bwallonre two ounces of laudanum, besides takin in with her a. considerable-quantity c the same drug, The witness was als instructed by the deoeased to ask he nephew to Bend her a bottle oi ohloro dyne.lnconfirmation of thesostatementf the master of the workhouse deposei that a quantity of opium bad been foum concealed in the atookings'of the de oeased woman, and taken away from hoi According to the medical evidence Blenkhorn, who was a widow sixty year of age, died of Bright's disease, acceli by an overdose of opium.

The Great Realising Sale lasting for 20 days', promises to bo a gigantic success, The whole stock is to be offered at genuine reduced-prices, many of the lines will be marked at lees than English cost at Te- Abo House Wellington. During the Great Sale, Ladies Aprons will be sold at 4J, i Button Kid Gloves all now fresh goods at Is lid per pair, White and Uream Laces at 9d per doa, Ladies Linen Collars new shapes at 3d each, Boys Sailor Collars at 3d each, sold everywhere at 6d, atTeAkoHobbi! Wellington.'

i It will pay ooontry ousiomors to tako a i run down to the Great Realising Sale. Thoy will Bave all tho oxponses and be money in , pooiet by buying all they want while good are so cheap; Orders from the Counter will be carefully seleoted and sent carriage paid from the Great •' Realising Sale at Te Abo House.—Aott, : We beg to notify thatth'e following lines of Messrs Bock &Co., Manufacturing Chembts, can be obtained at the W.F.O.A's Fancy Goods Department :-Non Mercurial Plating fluid, prico In.6d, unsurpassed for cleaning gold or silver and re-plating brass and copper. Book's Waterproof Coment, price Is, will resist hot or cold water and repair, china glassy delf, leather, etc., etc.Camphylene Balls, in neat air-tight jats, containing' 18 balls, prico Is. to keep moths out of clothing, alfo a perfect disinfectant, Serb' Extract, price -Ib, on infalliable euro for toothache, guaranteed not.; injurious to the teeth or nealthjit stops the most apute. pain liramcdUtely, and proves a permanent euro in nearly all cases where the teeth- are hollow, Gorman cure for corns and warts prico Is, this famous Remedy trill speedily and painlessly cure .Boft or hard corns, also -.warts, 'bunions and,chilblains. Mortein Insect Powder is without doubt the most reliable, insect destroyer in the world,. king: guito.. harmless to animal life'lt is uneipttilea in destroying Flies, Vosquitoes,- Fleas,-Bug9/Lici',"Oockroaohes| ; Ants, Caterpillars, Aphis,- Moths, Silyerfuh, and all Insects known, ■ To use Mortein with profit it is best to get one of our Insect Powder SDreWere,,thrbiigli;wbioh,by gentlepresenre with IM hand, thojwwder.fa ejected and'well .Wairarap* : Association (itdi torn-

v;The money prizes won by the. various brigades totalled as follows:—Dunedln, i £6O j,Ohriatohurbhj £ 58; : Timaru, £44; Napier, £B9 •Glsborne, i'2B;. Ashbuis | ton, £2l; Palmeraton, £l7 j Gore, £l4 |10a; Wannanulj £l2 £11; Rangiora; £10; Port Chalmers, ■ £lO j Spit, £9los; Hastings, £7; Roßlyn,£6j Masierton'(M.) £5; Duaedro Railway, £4 j Greytown, £4 ; Ohristohurcti Bailway. £2,105; New Plymouth, £2. . The quarterly meeting of the Masterton Licensing Committee was held this day atnoonjin the Courthouse, Masterton, Thero were, prosent-Messrs J. [Williams (in the chair), W. Perry, J. Hessey and T, Ohaihberlain. ,On the application of Mr Pownall the temporary transfer of the license of the Prince of Wales Hotel, from Mrs Agnes Thompson to Mr J. Tucker, was confirmed, Satisfaction was expressed by the Chairman at the'courtouua and capable manner in which Mr Ibbetson,' as olerk, had conducted the business of the committee. Mrlbbetson briefly returned thanks, and the meeting adjourned; . Urneat Jones, who, had just served a sentence of a.mohthin Auokland gaol, was fined £5, with the . alternative of another month, for loitering about the prison and refusing to leave when requested by a warder to do no. The Government are considering (he question of introducing a measure next session to establish a Bystsm whereby a Judge of the Supreme Court may take up his residence where he pleases,- but after conducting a session in one place he would not again ait there until he had presided at a session of the Supreme Court in, each of the other dietucts of the Colony.— NZ. Ttmts.. :■ A sudden death occurred last night at New Plymouth.. A. man named -Hogan, a resident of Wanganui, came up by through tra'n with his wife.: He had been unwell during the journey, and expired just, as the train reached-New Plymouth station, Hogan was at one time a resident: of Auckland, where he was master of the Kohiuuraino Industrial school.

• Tho practice of spearing trout in the Hutt river has become so frequent of late as to engage the serious attention of the Wellington Acclimatization Society. The result of their action is that a' man naraod Harry Rose waß recently oharged, with tho offence at the Hutt Magistrate's Court, and was mulotcd iu the peiialty of i£2, together with 82a costs, Mr Gray appeared for the Society,—Times,