LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4668, 13 March 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

TO weather this week has been W«i"table fotahetail of the fly " ™» W« OMBf a feir weeks jboner.! l '■ feperimenta' witli: '■ Toia,'^tlw^iew poisop; ;o ni BiTCralprbp'ettieß-in this dutrioVhave proved most Buccess. ful.; ; .ylnone,nßtanoe; 170 rabbits «tepiokedup jn'aboutfifty yards of Rtcund, "heroamallquantitiej of thepoison had beonlaid, '■:;.■■'. .>' : "■,■■->:■■•■ i;- r : .•■.-■■. ■ We remind; our readers of Messrs 'H?? "ndlornß'Eketaburia.Btbofi sale, whioh takes place .tomorrow:.(Wednes.' dayktoneo'qlockrTheentrieacompriße ffi WSJ? 1 ? 200 2 tooth -wttmi 880 hmba, lOOfat wethoxa. 3018 monthi to. 2f year old steera Imdheiferß, one fat cow and four weaners. "'.:'■ '■:. -;- : ,^ D B,, t ?* foot thatthe WbodvUla Jockey Olub. B bandicapner will be uaable to obtain the remits of the Wairarapa, Waipukuraß.nndFieldingraoesintime odeclarehißweigbtsonthe2VthMarohi the woighta will be deolarod ou the 28th and acceptances fcr the Maiden Plate will o ore on Monday, April2nd, inatead of baturday, Maroh 3lßt. ■'. ; Thcee of. trie youngest "lads wo have e«r seen "on the .wallaby" passed through Greytown on Friday evening thtthey had travelled from Canterbury, in the South IsJand, and tLafc they were informed that work in thw IsWd W plentiful, "m fncf o ne of them observed . we were told thit the tquatters ran, after any one on the road and were only toogladto.tfet them, bur. we haven't dropped across any of these kind hearted gentlemen jet," Thereagee were 15, 16 and 18 years and. they were on their way , o Masterton, On reuiaikine* upon their youth tby replied-" Oh I there are plenty.younger.than us down South humping their bluey,"-Vs'taKta,d.

English M.P. has, been killed by dis regarding this salutary warning. 1 Mr James .Theobald, M.P. for Romford, attempted to board a train while It was in motion, but losing his footing, he fell, and the carriages passed over him.

Jabez Balfeurwaa not far ffro ng whon he stated that his trial would implicate some tilled and well known men. The absconderlias not yet reached Euglaud and already the 'London Times' is urging Lord Rqsebery to dismiss Viscount Oienbridge,.Masterofthe Borse, on the , ground that his naraeja miied up in the scandals ; m'connection .with the Liberator. Permanent Building Society 2 rrsuiißt

The Premier arrived at Te Awamutu onSatiitday, and was waited npon by MrGreßham in reference to the vestim? of the land upon which Kewi'B house and' store have been erected.; It was Rewi's wish that the trust might be so varied that the land should go to his adopted son, there being no direct issue alive. Messrs Seddon and Carroll went on to Kihikihi and saw Bewi, Their meeting *an of the most cordial character. The Premier assured the old chief that there m no reason for his fears as to the Europeans resenting the course he had taken in hghting for nis people, as Britishers always admired and appreciated a brave man. Be promised that tho Government would favourably consider the request as to. the succession to his land. During the interview Mr Beddon referred to the pleasure he (Rewi) must have felt at the visit of Sir George Grey. Bewi Baid. * les, he is my friend," to which the Premier replied, «Be is also my friend." At this tho old chief held up his hand, and a amile overspread his countenance. Kewi is very weak and cannot possibly last much longer. He is suffering from a bronchial affection and general decay.

A valuable dog, belonging to a Wharcama settler, took a liokat some "Toxa" the other day, and very shortly afterwards d'ed.

Mrs Martha Jane Cobb, of Masterton, wa'fl committed to Wellington Lunatio Asylum this morning. A meeting of the Stonehengo Lodge U.A.0.D., Masterton, takes place this evening,

Mr F. Holloway, butcher of Mnatar. ton, notifies his intention to'apply for a slaughtering license on his section at Te Ore Ore. ' "

; The Works Committee meeting of the Masterton Borough Oouoil, lapsed ■ last night for want oLibJjuorum, only the Mayor and Cr Mutne being present, After thia month the meetings of the Masterton Boroujjh Oounoil Till tako place at 7 o'olock Inßtead of 7.30. T.OonoUjww given Biz weeks imprisonment this morning iu the Masterton Police Court, by Mr Geo. Heron J.P , lor being drunk for the fourth time within twelve days. "Oh Lord," routtered the prisouer as he Blouohed out of the di'Ok under the oweota constable. The Licensing Election seems to be stirring up bad blood in Dunedin. A wordy warfare is going on in the press. Odo writer sarcastically deolaws that the only sensible men in the community are those who twiddle their thumbß, pat their corporate bodies, draw their incomes, and talk of the good old times, A superior six-roonied house in Villa street is advertised to let.

The publio examination of Mrs Mar. Igaret Hamilton, bankrupt, will take plaoe at the next sitting of the Wairarapa Distriot Court.

It is believed that Sir John Hall will shortly leave the colony on a visit to England,

. Mr 6.' A. Stone, represontiog the publishers of Stone's .Wellington, Hawke'e Bay and Taranakl Directery, is now in the district compiling Information for the 1894-95 edition,-which is be published in July next'. The Directory has already gained a vrld« reputation for its acouracy and the amount of useful Information it contains, and we have no doubt )pat Mr Stone will meet with the success which the enterprise deserves. The fori sententiously declares that the licensing committees should be composed i)f men in independent positions, unprejudiced and unpledged, whose character and circumstances afford a guarantee that they will adminlater she law fairly and faithfully without bias or prejudice, but with regard only to'the demands of justice and the interest! of the publio. Of course. But where are' they to be found? Eoho answers wheie ?

A lady debtor, residing within a few riles, of Palmerston, says the Standard, a Friday iterfereiice of an ofjoerof the lav with 'hat ebjo considered wai her property, le had aeized.a ten guinea Wertheim wing machine in eatiafaotion of a udgment of the Court, but had- no Doner got poweaplonof If than the lady etnoliined- 1 the' machine • with' an nbrmouii atone, almost reducing it to mlthoreeni, After wreaking her engeanceon the article, she Baroaitl. ally recommended the officer (who tood aghast: with fright) to exercise his utjiprity sth all necessary ijeipatoh.. yTeWgtonotifjthatthefoUofing lines of tcsara Bock & Go,, Manufacturing Chemists, \i be obtained at the W.F.QA's Fancy loodsDepaitment s-Non Mercuria} Hating luid, price Is 6d, unsurpassed for cleaning oldoreilvcv and re-plating brass anil copper, lock's Waterproof Cement, price Is, will sshi hoi or co!d» water :aod repair cbina lass,. delf, leather, clc., • etc, Oansplylene laUs,inroat air-tijM'jdra, contains 18 alK'pr'wk to keen teoibs oiil'of* clothing, IwTa ]»ifecT; disinfectants Herb Extract, rice Is, an infalliajjlo jojire for tooth«pbe. narahfeM "not Iniurions' to'toe 'teeth 01 ,: with jit stops the most a'cntc pain im icdhtely, auuprbvea'a perffiaueilfcciire.iii psrjy allcases'where the teetH are hollow, wiifan ourefqr corns aiul warts pripokftii imons Remedy 'will speedily ami painless!; ire soft of tard corn>, also bunions ad chilblains. '. Mortein-Inseot Powder is most "reliable insect des'cyerinthewcild; hero? quite uarmlws to mnal lifeit is unequalled in destroying flies, [bsqWtceii Fleas','Bugs,;LlcprOockioaobes, nfy/Caterpillars, Aphis." Sltoirf'V and BJl\insec¥ kn'win. : ; 'To use feanwith' SpwereMbrojujli-ifkichj by gentle prksurc with the hjcdf the powder is ejected and well diffueedi^Pnc'eivli eaoh;f-:lhe- Walrarapa Fgrmeri Co-df eratire AKociation pt4r Advt.

|; Kln«Bs,'has a ol i batsiVeailmated ito I S;A pioiio ;• in,:■ Brass BandjM iakaplace'« at w Vyfigtey's Boah ;jpiDL Mpirtiay Inwtr the ■ : 19tH-f instant' "A;dance~wUl;fqllow !r Some Maiterton native proßpedtora have '■' .discovered".some mo're.irM pyrites, -.ill *hsj' Mop on'thej'mayhavobetler - -; Although the weather has -been dnil aid •tKreatening very little "rain "has 'MenJin this distriot;latelyV>:sw-'. ■■-:^i '■■■/"sV

;■; Mr : F.:A. -Sheath". 61 Aolianga has. beati n^iDaMldr;-s : Licensing Committee, andistands in the interests.of the moderateparty.:':"•■;'■.■'-.-: '.. A iiieetbg of creditors in the estate .of Thomas Lawsbn Thompson, will beheld at the : Masterton > Courthouse; -■' on '■ Saturday next, Maroh i7th. It 1b astonishing what: a number of dead dogs there are lying aliont thebaok paddocks lately, Is it the thought of registration lea t hat canees •' them to die at this season of .the year ?--Wairaraj,a Standard, - Masterton' Hospital Trustees meet this tfternoou at 8.30 p.m. ' Masterton Maionio Lodge will meet on Wednesday next, in the Lodge Boom, Bannißter Street." , Masterton Borough Council meets this evening, ■".■';' : ■ ljueoa Street has been in a filthy state for abrae time past, ThoCounoil and its staff ave riding to death their hobby horse, •'the new well," and neglecting lor it all ordiniiry duties, : : The Napier people are agitating that their port should be declared a port of direct entry for sheep from Australia. . The Indians area doomed race. Only 350,0(10 of them remain in the United States, The'committee of ladies and gentlemen who are working up thei arrangements for Pearaon'aßrass Band I'ionio, to be held in Wrigley'Bßush(kindlylentfortheoooasion) on Monday next, fully expect a grand suceesß to be the result of their efforts. Tickets are already being sold rapidly, and givetftino weather, an exceedingly pleasant day's outing may be 'anticipated.' Prizes will be given for races, singing and danoing competitions, and the usual pionio games for yonng and old will be carried on. The band will play selections and dance musio throughout the day.' Tickets may, be be obtained from any member of the obmmittce, Asocial in the Drill Hall, trill prove a pleasant jindt to the days Bport,and the Masterton Orohestra will be assisted by Mr J-. Kearstry, ofWellington, who is pronouncedaVerycapable pianiste,

. 1 foowoomed cottage owned by George Gaakin; at Taratahi West, was accidentally dcilroyedbyire on Saturday owning. It was insured tor £Boin the New Zealand Insurance Company, Most of the contents weresaved. ;:■■..

;■ Anarroweßcapefrom aserionß aooident occurred lately on the Arahnra railway bridge, Two travellers were coming from HokiUka and strangely enough (says the Kumara Times) ohoße the new road leading to the railway bridge, When they were nearly over the bridge the roar of an approaching train was heard and the blast of' the whistle. The party recognising the peril they were in; lashed the horse into a gallop sad ten yards from where the road joins the bridge the betting was all in favor of the engine, Bat the M of terror waß out on the little horse in the trap and he saved himself andhia passengers by three inches from complete destruotion, Wo give the story as it re&ohed ns,'

Sit John Hall at the farewell meeting in Leeston said ;-"There are reasonß why I still have a weakness for the Provincial Government, It has been said, and I think said with truth, that no part of the colonial Empire, unaided by nineral wealth, ever made more rapid progress in solid and permanent settlement than did Canterbury in the days of its Provincial Government; and I venture to think thai ifProvinoialUovernmentin other patts of the colony had worked as well as that of Canterbury ihaProvinoialinatitutiona might have remained in existence to the present day.", .

An unoccupied three-roomed dwelling, house on Palmerston Road, Pahiatua, owned by Mr Sterling was destroyed by fire laßt night. The insurance was £25 in the Liverpool, London and Globe office. The owrer of the house removed out of town a fortnight ago, Some logs were I burning near hy.and it is supposed thatthe flames spread to the houso. '

Stamp-colleoling la on ihe increase, and not ( OBly amongst the leisured classes, People rahombloroiroumstances are said to be turning their attention to it, finduM that theyoanmake from 10to 15per cent bytholr investments in saleable BtimpsA stamp recently sold in Amorioa realised

An extraordinary inoident of the reoeot heavy frost in England to rovealed at an lnqoeat at Liverpool, A''widow named Slretlell, aged 62, slipped in her yard, and TBB unable to rise, Water from the tap fell on her hands and froze them in a solid hubs to the ground, and she died from exposure,"

Mr Fred Bright of Eketahuna announces his oandidature fortho Masterton Licensing Benob. MrT.W.Kirk, of the ARrtoullural Department, recently liberated a number of Vedalia cardinalis, the natnral enemy of the icerya blight, at'the Hutt and at Mr Rusibll's farm, near Featherston!

A quantity of. the parasite of the Hessian fly has been' placed on the farm of Mr J. Heasey, at Upper Plain.

Mr F, H. Wood adds to his list of entries for noxt Tuesday's stock sale, at the Taratahi Yards:-Breeding ewes, fat lambs, Romney Marsh rams, and pure bred Berkshjre boars, From the quantity and variety of slopk already enlered, this bids fair to be a very large and important Bale, The Napier papers report a very Interesting discussion at the Women's Chris, tlan Temperance Union on the subject engrossing men's minds in' the present day- 11 The Living Wage." A debate ensued as to the advantages of domestic service, compared with factory and other work, and opinions expressed that so far from domeetto service being looked upon as something degrading, it should be held in the highest esteem,- Thoße who contribute most to the comfort of home life are perhaps unconpciously contributing most to the well-being of the community. A dirty house and ill-cooked food has sent many a man to evil courses, while swell kept hornebecomes ahamof rest to bodies and winds wearied with tbo cares and anxieties"of business, •

; • How is it? Why is it ? .There are con tlnual complaints down town about the alaoknesß of trade: it Is said that cnetomen i are scarce and the shops are empty, that ir more than one large establishment the gras is growing through the floor boards, an there being nothing to do shopwalkers n longer prowl. Change the scene with hop, step, and jump and youaro in the B6i Marohe, the promises of Messrs Hooper i Co. Be wise, and remain there till you'v done your shopping: they are always bu'sj they are never slaok, they know not de pression, the grass doesn't grow betweei their floorboards. During their great sale whioh is now on, two expert carpenters ar required to keop the floor inoriler, Th sale wpl continue for another week.—Ann The Great Realising Sale lasting for 2> days, proinises to be a gigantio succea The whole stock is to be offered at gonuint reduoed prices, many of the lines will b marked at less than English cost at Te An House Wellington, .-'.■."" Daring tho Great Sale; Ladios Apron will be sold at 4J, 4 Button Kid Gloves a! new fresh goods at Is lid per pair, Whit and Cream Laces at 9d per doz, Ladies Linei Mars new shapes at 3d each, Boys Shilo Collars at 3d each,' sold everywhere at 60 BtTs Abo House Wellington. If will pay country customers to takerun down to tho Great Realising Sale. The; will 6aye a!) (he expenses and b? money ii pocket by buying all they want while goo W so oheap. Orders from the Counts will be carefully Boleoted and sent oarriag paid from tho Great jNausing Sale at T ARO. HonSB,-ADVI. \s)- .'