LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4675, 22 March 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-morrowbdriK Good Friday, (here will be no-publioa'iiori of the,WAiRARAn DahyTimes, v ■ ■.."•/-.:.-'..

The date of Mr F. H. Wood's Tuuherenikau Sale haa.heen .'postponed. -.'' " Several additions irefiiiade to 'the jentries for Mr F.".fl, Wood's next Martinborjugh Stock Sale,:- ■. The Red Star Football Club's social takes place on Thursday, Match 29th.' 'Mr James Macara leaves Wellington for Sydney by the Tarawera to-day.' •- Mr Hogg, M.H.R., informs us thaUhe Alfredton-Weber road is to be continued, but the Government pro.fern having reabhed the limit of'the vote has deoided to contract its' expenditure on it,

The R«v. W. E. Paige has, we understand, wsii/wd altogether from St. Mateheir'B parish, instead of taking leave of absence from it as he first contemplated. •••■". '•'■:',;,.' MrF.H.Wood will sell at his tahi yards on Tuesday, April Brd, 160 brandingewes, 100lambs,200fat ewes, 25 calves and three dairy oows,-Further entries are invited.' ■

Owners of raoing hacks are reminded that nomination's for all handicap events, on the Woodville Jockey Club's Autumn programme, close, with the Secretary (Mr W, Niohulson) at 8.30 on Saturday evening, the.24thinst. . The Woodville Telegraph Office olose at 8 p.m, Messrs Bidwill Bros, have been very successful in their boring operations on the .flats opposite Mr Lawrie's at Waihenga. They have been successful in every bore they have put down, getting a flow of water from a 2£ inch pipe at a depth of 18 feet driving The boring operations are being oonduoted by Mr W. Henry; of Petone.-SWard. . A correspondent writes, to ask if it would not bo posaiblo—without' any great coat, trouble, or loss to the Railway Department— to run the early train from the Bush alongside the platform to enable ladies and children to get out of -. the : carriages with some degree of comfort, .instead of-as at present" beingobliged to jump down some three feet on to.'the line and then o'limb on to the platform. If this could notbedono it is suggested that a- plank or steps be provided.: -We oommend the. matter to the attention bf.the authorifies; ,- .>

The excavation for the .pier of the Makakaki railway bridge has been completed; and; a start will '.toon ° be' made with filling in the concrete which'will be mixed on the top of the terrace, and run down to the bed of the river by a timber shoot. The pier will be sixty feet high, and will measure 38ft by 'l2ft. at the base, - The bridge will have two spans of ninety-seven feet.'

A-'correspondent miten-,Serioua cotnpJainta are made by the settlera on the Pukctoi Block. They assert that plans were shown thenfat the office showing a good road within two miles of the 'settlement, the fact being that there iB only a bridle track running for about half the diatance, and the remaining half they must qet through the best way they can. The track that ia out goes right through a swamp and it Is now, notwithstanding the lung spell of fine weather, almost impassable. There is no way'of getting timber into the land except by carrying it on tboir backs All provisions have to be taken in the same way. To dive the public an insight into the hardships the settlers have to contond with, the case of Mr PatrioV may be stated. A short time ago he cut himself hnshfalling. There he remains, unable to get out, his wife with a ohild not twelve months old having to'carry provipions fiye miles or starve and even then having to wade through' the river. The settlers rightly consider. that the representatknß made to thorn were wilfully inaccurate and that such misrepresentations made by private individuals would have been severely dealt with at law.

. Durinethe month ofFebruary-668,804 pounds (ten pounds to the gallon) of milk was supplied to the Dottridge batter factories in the the Forty-mile Bush. Of thisquantity tho Balhnce contributed 20,353 gallons, Mangatainoka 20,900 gallons, Makakahi 19,676 gallons.. The I supply in January at the above factories! was quite 1000 gallons in excess of Feb-1 ruary. -v

The Wellington agents have been advised that the s,s, C'optio left Capetown for Hobart, Wellington, and Lyttefton on the afternoon of the'lß inst. • ■

.It is the intention of the police to proooed shortly against a number of persons for keeping disorderly houses in Wellington..'' • About the beginning of June • Wellington may be visited by the Austrian man-of-war Fasaaa. ' . . ,

Both m New Zealand and New South Wales the publloans hp a strong ally in the Premier of each colony. Sir George Dibbs, speaking at a Licensed Victuallers' dmper said he hoped the liquor question would be settled in a manner just, to the class of people who contributed something like £IOO,OOO annually to the revenuo of the ■ ' •'' : -' ■

Short weight' in coal, by which it was . .estimated that Londoners at one time were defrauded to the extent of from a quarter to half a iriillio\of money annually, has certainly been put down by the Control Department of the ion; don Comity Council. The dogged persiatoney of .the Council's ioapectora compelled the diahoneat dealera to give fair weight, It waa hardly to be rapeoted that they would all turn honest men, They gave up ehort weight, and turned their attention to slates and other rubbish as marketable substitutes for coal. But' aix nr seven of them wero dragged into court and expoaed,and the pngr fellows were for a time' nonplussed again. Thousands of?'tons of noncombus'tiblp stuff that had probably fetchedeighteeripenoe or a, couple of shilling 'at the pit's mouth, stood for a time at some of the coal depdta absolutely unmarketable at any price, What has [become of those stacks nobody seems able to.aay. Very particular attention is directed to tho announcement in our "wanted " column from Messrs Dryden Bros Dairy Tinsmiths anl Coppersmiths, of 5i Manners Street,' Wellington. / This enterprising'firm, only atarted business in .Wellingtona few months ago,'and are already firmly , established. Messrs Dryden Broß hw'e a very strong grasp of the requirements of the; Dairy and, Pie Industries having manufactured for years past, in" and elaewheK,""tne various utensils etc;,' used in' the trade. They will deliver ' anywhere, freight paid, a ; r patent box-flue .'l2- gallon portable boiler for 80s, the usual chargo for .which- is •". 425; Bd, and is inferior iii make arid quality to the article turned out by Dryden Bros. ) We, have inspected their workshops and are satisfied that . nothing but genuine work at lowest ; prioes is done there. Messrs Dryden -Bros, have already filled large orders in Now Plymouth, Wanganui, ; ■Wellington;' and • the : country districts.; andwe hope that 4 'share; of 'theWalrafopa trade may go to them alad, for they are thoroughly reliable and export encedwdrkmoDj- V:~:)h..i "■•. ; The hot and muggy days are now about oyer.;-Fierce tho Bun 1b Btillin hisVconday But ere long thousands will be oryiug out forwarintoolothing, and blankets will be f 'as weloomoas aoid drmks'huve'been. Messrs L.'>J.-Hobper &,Co.", of the Bon Marche,'have;had the looming season'in their mind's ey'e,,and aftaoliaf.provision writs wants is aMoremost feature in their programme. .TheyihayogustTbpened U magnificent stobkofnewjautttmn aud winter goods from'the play of the Borld l s''fashi9n3 : h'a3''neyer been attempted in theiWirarapa£fi«ry depart-, mentis rMpleridautwith thelatasi novelties .ahdfwßibbsfandjthe'pricesfare'significant of theitdesire toserye allwelKCitdersfrom j exactitude and lib'erality-that leave no room

a;WeeUy market traiti, tb3eav<ivEketa< iW» WtO.aiin,, be ruiiiSTiie petUion WqtasihanaiofJifMsrißeckleranai'i Vnrnor,:and aby settler ; wishiiuj' to Blili janPUla apply to one of themV • ■■■ -^

>; Mr Jamea. Maoddnald of; Wellington I invites tenders.; for quarrying, burning; bagging and ; dalivmng lime at Waiirice. ; ville, for a porlod of twelve months.' '

■; A .first offender for drunkenness-was disohargedjjith a caution by Mr (} ; W, Woodrooffe; Mastertoff Opurfcthia morniug:'.: '/■ .i;' •-.Mr.- Kearsley, whose'playing'at' Ilia ißand.Booialon Monday night was so fayqurabiyoraiuieotedno, will also preBide.at the piano at the Oatholio' Social on Easter Monday night.. ; -"

An emellebl'prograrame has been prepared for the Social which is to be held hi the Drill flail on Easter Monday night. In addition to some of our best local, talent. Mias p en d er) the. leadiue soprano of. 8t Mary's Cathedral choir, Wellington, will also assist. ' •;, Guinea pig Were turned into a Christ' ohuroh grain store where, rats were Plentiful. It W as thought .they would scare the rodents away, Noxt morning thfi manager and staff entered the sample : room and found-the rata had killed and eaten the guinea pigs.

I. A little seven year old girl in Nelson j declared her intention of stopping any approaching train, and. forthwith laid down on the railway track. Sho was seen by the driver, who waß fortunately able to pull up in timo.-aud was removed irom the line.

. fnipeotor, Harvey discovered two heifers suffering from the disease known as lumpy jaw." at the last Taratahi stook sale. The owners were ordered to take the animals home and destroy them. This should be a warning to others. ..

Br, Briggs, of Now York, says:" It is [not strange tint bo large a proportion of I soholarly. men are out of sympathy with the Church, it is a marvel that the denominations retain bo large a proportion of scholare ib. their communion.

Mr Herbert Wm. Bond, managing director iu Australia of tho Midland Railway Company of Western Australia, has made apropotal to Sir Thomas M'llwraith of Queensland,'to construct udder the land grant system a railway liue from Oloncurry, in the Burke distriot of Queensland, to Normjanton, near the shore of the Gulf of Carpentaria, for 8500 aores for each mile, provided the Queensland Government .waives tho selection of alternate bloolrs by.the oontractors; -M:

The New Zealand Fira Office cannot be beaten for promptness of payment.' Mr Burton Boyß, looal agent, iuformed : the Head pih'oe of Mr Duokeft's fire a few days ago, and by the next mail a chequo was returned for the amountof insuranoe. the same day on which the claim wbb made.--

The New York police raided an Italia" Rambling Jen reoently. Tho gambler ß were present in largo numbers, and be" ing armed with revolvers and knives, resisted any interference. The result was a severe conflict, in whioh 19 of the foreigners werewour.ded, three seriously, but as far as ti known none of the cases resulted fatally. The raid was very successfully, carried out, and upwards oi 60 of thosewho. were playiug 'in the rooms wire arrested ard conduoted to the police barracks. '

" I never did think tho New Zealand people, perfect "(says Phiz in Truth) but Ido believe they are the most honest folk on earth. J base that opinion upon the frequenoy with whioh lost puraea and other valuables are returned co the owners, and the frequency with which rewards ore declined by the finders, though the latter are often in poor circumstances, A osso occurred in Ohristohuroh'only tho other day. A poor boy, lost a sum of money-£7,1 believe. The loss'was duly advertised in Truth and a' reward of £1 was offered Now 'the finder of those notes was a poor man He could have kept and spent them ■ with most perfect impunity, for no one here takes the number of bank notes as they do in England. Well, the finder not only retumad the money, but declined to toko the reward. And I say he was an honest man and n whito man, and that there are thousands like him in these islands and very few like him in any other ialandß which "Phis" basheard

A well-known, experienced and popular Deputy Returning Officer on arriving at his polling station yesterday morning, found it had been used 'for a dance the night before, and after sweep, log the remains of the supper out of his road, he sat down and waited for votes. Preeetitly a party of oharraing girls arrived to-"clear up "the Hall and were surprised to see our Wend, but havinggotoverthe shock a little, ono of them presented him. with .a ihandiorae tablo bonnet. Meanwhile the clearing up proceeded, and the ladies left the Hall, The Deputy noticed as the day wore on, that all the voters appeared particularly cheerful, but it was Borne time before he discovered the cause, and that he was the victim of a practical joke, The fair .jokers, had I rigged up a large placard behind"" that D.QVheadtearing the legend "Born Blind, Has been so for many years."

The agents of the Labour Department report as follows:—^Tastetton:—Since last report a largo number of men have found their way into this district. This, combined with the finish of harvest operations, has thrown a number of men on the market, and they are at present unemployed. Martinborough :-Nomen reported but'of employment in district. Pahiatua:-ln consequence of the aettlerß\haviiig had a splendid burning season, large areas of land have been oleared, which .means that grass-seed sowinff.and fencing-will be plentiful, which will carry the men over to the bush-felling season,. Very fow raon at present reportod out of employment. ' \ . Tho followingaro tko amounts won at the Opaki Races-Messrs P; Tancred, 0. Candy and TV. Martin £SO each; E" Catt and V\.. B. Buick £3O eaoh; W. A. Donald £25; J. Arm6trong,£2o; K. MoKenzie,£lo- - B. Allen, £3 10s; T. Bay and A. W, Cave, £seach; total, £25810 a. New Plymouth paper says; .'■ "• The fact tliat larrikins are the sons ot respectable parents should not protect them from the' penalties of breaking the law,"

The Great Realing Sale lasting for 20 days, promises to be a'gigautio Buocess The whole stook is to be offered at ggnuiiio : reduced prices, many of the linos will be I marked at less than English coat at Te Abo ' Hodsb Wellington.

flnnng ftp Great. Sale, Ladies Aprons nil be sold at 4J, 4 Button Kid Glows'all ew fresh goods ails lid per pair, White nd Cream Lacesat 9d per doz, Ladies Linen (Ollars new. shapes at Bd'eaoh,%s Sailoi lollars at 3d each, sold everywhere at:- 6d He Abo House Wellington.' It will pay country customers to take un down to the Great Realising Sale. The fill save all the expenses and be- money i : ooket by buying all they want while goo re so oheaph. Orders from the Oounte fill be carefully soleoted and sent oarriafi aid from the Great; Realising: Sale' at T io Honsi,—Abvt, ': ''■..'" : We beg to notiij that the Mowing lines c Icssrsßock&'Oo., Jlanufaotiiniig Chemistan, be: obtained at tie W.F.O.A's Fano Ms Department :-Non Mercurial Platin Wipricols 6d, unsurpasjed for oleanin old m river' and re-plating brass and copper look's; Waterproof Cement, price Is, wil oaist hot. or : cold; water .and : . repair china lass,.delf,'leather, eto., etc. Camphyle'ri tails, in neat air-tight jars, containing 1 alls, prictf Is, to keep moths out of clothing fob tt perfect disinfectant. HerbsExtraot irice ls r an ui'falliable ,oure for. toothache ;uarantecd'.not .injurious to the teeth-o lealth'j it,stops-the moßt acute pain' im acdhtely, and prbVes'a.' permanent cure ii learlyall.cascs-iwherethe'teetV'are follow Jwman- cure for.coras and warts price Is, thi ambus Remedy-will speedily.'ahd painless]' lurorsoft oitbard corns,' also -Srarts, 1 bunion ind : chilblains,V-yMortein Insect': Wder ; i irithbut reliable insect.'dea (rpjerto'thewbrld/-betof- , quite':temlesst( uiunal lifa it is unequalled in destroying Ribs «osquitoeß;';Fleas,\Bug'Bi*UoP,-Oockro}ohes Aafe/.OattrpilMrt.Aplus.KMdthg.'iSilvetflah and all.'inseota ■ kn6Wn.vrTo.usa MoWci'n :^it| profit it is besttoget one'of our.lnsect Powdei SMders^tbro^h'.whiohVr^.'gentlepreisur with/the hand, tha pbfdeijis ejected m to diffuse4i^l^oejlß^e«h^The^jWaaaraii FwmorsiCo ; operatiTe : 'A[!"oclatioiiLtd, f ADi

fthe.Benohm'go6d:Bnglißh, that heloould fcoUpeak one;\vord Aof :'Aiiglo-Saxbn;. v«6 tatetf reief coalibe found and a«er r ;teing <« the Native gare evidence in-'flje'de-V:>:vvr ,; \. j..;;;:;-:,v Mr. FisH th e Mayor of bunedin.-redehtly & M it made him sick to hear certain-mem-' upre of Parliament spout temperancei by the JfwafproWbitiolimeetiiigwhen they could a* their fair share of whiskey when'attend-" iflg.Parhamenti., ■ ■ ~ : . /,-.;...:' ' Says Napier Daily Tekgmpk-" A per. f who arrived.in Napier yesterday from poyuie whore he .got 'seven days'imfsonment for drunkenness is in ascandal-' if state, being practicallyin the horrora."