LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4678, 28 March 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Messrs Gteville and' Co,' land' and estate agentsof Pahiatua; publish anew Hsfof desirable properties for sale and to leaso In the forty-mile Bush distnots, ; The 'Frenoh' are negotiating for a renewal bjihe Panama Canal oharter, but opposition to the grant is being developed.at Panama,/,; ' •. \ Bpurjeon'B sermoiiß have 'reached an enormous sale since W death; The afogkuerinon on Regehoration>kl 224,000. :■_ -:r- /=*.■"■ \ Gold diicoTories are the order of the day In all the oolotile8; : Australia and 2few South Wales, paHioularly, lyleingwithCoolgardie, . The hoi and muggy days are now about over.' Fierce the sun is still in his noonday heat. But ere long thousands will be crying out for warmer clothing, and blankets will be as welcome as acid drinks have been. Messrs li. J. Hooper and C 0,,, of the Bon MaroW, have'had the coming season in tbeii.min^B„eye,ftftd»piaoticalprovision for itß;Wantß !b a-forcmoßt feature in their programme! MyrhayelJju'Bt ;opened:.a • magnificent stock of new autumn and winter goodsfrom the Parisian and London markets, and wo, ventuio to assert abetter': display ef the world's faehionß baa never- been attempted in the Wairarapa,-Every department ib respleridant with'tbe latest novelties ' and fashions, and tbo prices: are significant ! ol tboir dealrt_io.forte;allwell."Orderflfrom : any ; ; that exadlitudeiaiid bberality that no i jooia for otber t^ v ßa^tettoii^4f^f|l^

Twenty bankruptcy cases are setdtwn for hearing in the District Uourt to be held to morrow in Masterton MrF.H Wood makes additions to tbe entries for his Taratahi and Martmborough Btock sales ' The velocity of the gale experienced in Weljingtbn on Sunday and Monday is reported as'almost uuprecdndented in the records of the -which accounts for the lively lime the Mastertomboys had in a tug-boat in the strai's, ■wSibh is, detailed -in another column.' The .;horfeontal movement of |tbe wind was registered by the instrument in'the Museum/at no less than 650 miles for tho 2iteurß.-.'". '&■ MSteßenjamin Richardson,: in .an addreßS on.,,'.'athletid life,'! -asya .thatl abstinence "j/rom *alcobi>lio fluids is absolutely ne'c&MJ. > !'Asi Ion? as you are in cOuriCoft'Mnlng,teVtoiioh the hurtful thing. It will undermine ailthe qualities on whioh'; ymf "depend for success, will, injnre.your, precision, your decision, lybWypfesehce of 'mind, and your endurance;" Owing to L increasing trade Mr E. Sullivan has decided to add anumber of extra bedrooms to the Cbmmefoial'Hotel, Pahiatua'. The,billiard./oom will be moved further baot on and three shops will bocupythbground where it nb.w. :stands the upper-storey being addedtotho hotel/ '; ;t-.:. OrHomblow referring 1 to ihe-ToWn Greek at the Borough Council meeting laat night said that all the nuisancerslated below the Wealeyan Church.-,-The water was quite pure until it reached the oh'uroh I Perhaps Or Homblow hardly meant it. ■'.-' '/.'■'.. ■ ... • Constable 0. Bowden, of Martinbcro' has been awarded £6 from the police reward fund,in recognition of the promptitude, 2eal and energy he displayed in the case of John Grigg, sentenced to seven years'.penaj servitude and twenty five lashes for "assaultwith intent.;.to commit a rape." Colonel Foi has forwarded the reeignation of his commission aa Commandant of-the New Zealand Forces, to take effeot from the.lat ofneit month, The collections of grasses and forage plants, and of weeds, and; of injurious insects, for whioh the' Agricultural Department is offering prizes.muat be sent in to'the Department by the 31st inst. The output of gas at the, Maaterton gas works last month was 227,980 oubio foot against 204,840 feet for the corresponding'period of last year, This is an inoroaseof 23,1421 feet. v; .;,.;; Sweeping changes, it is;rumoured, are to/be made.in the Police Department all over New;/Zealand.'. Inspector Broham is mentioned as likely to. be the new Commissioner. - .The Borough Gounciihaa accepted an offer from an'advertising clock firm to put up a samplo of their wares a a prominent position in the town. It is not decided yot as to whether the time-piece is to be kept in good going order by being attached to the Mayoral back or to a councillor's go-cart, ■

It is Btaied that five corpses are lying in state at Maryborough, and the natives are holding a big tangi over them. The Obsmtr learns that litigation is about to."be oommenoed between two well-known Lower Valley iettlets, whioh is likely to prove particularly interesting, TlioLondon Oarom'cle hopes that when colonial finances improve the colonies j will assent to an Imperial penny post, The recent scare regarding the Bank , of England has not been without affect, for a recont cable announces that) the election of the direoton has resulted in some important changes. On Monday, at Greytown, Mr Jacob Baumber.well known in the football field as one of the best half-baoks in the Province, was united by the Rev. Charles Murray in the bonds of wedlock ' with Mies Annie Beard, fourth daughter of Mr James Board, one of Greytown's oldest settlers.. The ceremony took plaoe at the' residence of tho bride's brother, Mr J. 0. Beard, who is a muoh-respected member of th 9 1 Greytowu Borough Oounoil, Mr Jame ß ' Beard, junior, acting m "best man.' The bride looked extremely pretty in i wedding attire, and was attended by the , Misses Fellingbam and Hewitt, of Mas- , terton as bridesmaids. A very pleasant ; wedding breakfastfollowed the ceremony and the happy pair left by the afternoon train amid showers of rice and old slip--1 pen, for their home at Petone. Amongst the numerous wedding presents was a i very handsome family Bible from the i bridegroom's father,—Standard. '" I- A tea meeting and concert in aid of . the school was held in the Makakahi i school house on Monday evening, Voooliats and instrumentalists from | Pahiatua assisted, and the affair passed off yery successfully. The proceeds should be a very acceptable addition to i the funds of this young and needy i school. A Pahiatua oorreaponden writes ; i "As showing the advantage of pushing I the road through the range to Pahiatua, < I met a mob of 1400 sheep, purchased in | Manßwatu for a settler at Woodville, ! coming over the range, and the driver i informed me he intended to pass 1 through Ballance orossing the rivor at a ' place known as Ormond's flat to get into i Woodville. The road,. though a trifle i longer than m the Gorge, had the . advantage of being a better travelling . road, .they also avoided a Bum of 16 in j tolls." - j An interesting discovery was made , near Eketahuna a few days ago, Bays the M, Tim, Some workmen employed in excavating at a railway cutting un» ■ earthed some bones,' supposed to be the I remains of a human being, about 14ft l below the surface. About 17ft lower r down a serrated Bhsrk's tooth, which had [ apparently been used for fishing purposes p was discovered. The boneß were black r andina state of, petrifaction. These \ relics, which have evidently been buried ' for. a long perion, : will probably be ' secured by the Museum authorities, I Two-thirds of tho gold now in use in the world was discovered within tho past fifty 1 y oats ' ■. -,. ' ~ A'Paddington confectioner was fined for ! using bad eggs in the manufacture of Bponge oakes.... . ' A goods train was wrecked near Leicester through a huge roll of paper falling under the wheels. •' .<"

it judge hat ruled that : a husband, going to liya.away from hhtwifeat his mother'B house/is rightlj charged with desertion. :.' Mr Jamea Stevens an old and highly rebooted resident of Belvedere, Carterton, is at present in Master ton, suffering from a very bad leg and is under the treatment of 1 Dr Beard, A very successful picnic was held at Ngaturi township on Easter Monday, visitors being present from all parts of the district.. ; . ■;„..■' Mr Ibbotson, the Returning Officer'for the Masterton Licensing District, concluded the scrutiny of the votes yes'terdayafternoon, Thereare4o7opersons on the roll and of these 1686 recorded their votes, Over 200 were informal, ■ ' •-■ . One old damewhohad to get tho assistance of the returning officer to mark for her at the Woodville booth frankly informed him •when be asked her how she'wished to' vote that ''she wanted as much beer as ever sbo could get.'!— Exmintr, .-.' " We beg to no W) that the following lines' of Messrs Bock i Co., Manufacturing Chemists, can be obtained at tho 'W.F.O.A's Fancy Goods Department,:- Non Mercurial Plating Fluid, price la (id, unsurpassed for cleaning gold or silver and re-plating brass and copper. Book's -Waterproof Cement, price Is, will resist hot or cold water and repair china glass, del/, leather, etc,, etc, Camphylene Balls, In neat air-tight - jars,- containing 18 balls, price Is, to keep moths cut of clothing, a>o a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract, price Is, an infalliable cure for toothache, guaranteed not injurious to the teeth or health; It stop's the most.'acute., pain im-meJUt-elj, and proves a permanent cure in nearly'all cases "where the tectV' are;, hollow, German cure for coma and warts'price Is, this famous Bemedjr'i will speediiy.ana jpainlessly -cure soft of hard'corni.;alsoVwart«," bunions and chilblains, ''-Mortelnylnseot-:.Powder, is wieiouf'doubt tha moat reliable Inject Jev troyerin the world, ;kir*; quite harmleM to animal life it is unequalled in destroying Files; Hosquitpesi ;Fleasi; Bug_B,iLi»,-:.pockroachei, and all: InsecU known. '■ To use Mort'cin"with . profit It Is btßtto get'onffof our Insect Powder Sprcadorfl, ; throughiWbicb,bygentlopressure ; witb'thybaudjtheTOwdw.ia'ejected'and.were diffuteiiPricWfreW.^^ F«oierß : Oo'operaHve;A»«lation IM< im t ->''

i n advertiser wishes to reht an eight' or ten roomed house in Masterton, The Featherston Football Olub opens its season next Saturday with a match Footballers v Onoketers New Zealand cheesos are doing well in the London market,. Mpeita declare this tolony'aCheddar isquiteequaltothe .Canadian, whiohfetohes 65a.: -''■■■'.'. .JL large; number of green-jnseols Bwarmod into ;.FoatherstonJaßt: night, greatly to.the annoyancei of: storekeepers, who were compelled to close their doors. -.South Africa-is spoken of aa a likely market for; Kew Zealand dairy produce. The one difficulty in the .way of opening a market is tho .non-existence of cold storage, 7 :' :'-,^;P7,-' : '\: : '\ rO'/iCaptain Edwin wires to-day :-t "North to east and south-east gales with rain and ; after 18 hours from now glass fall again soon."- •::;-' A notice appears in another column declaring that tho proposal to raise a loan of £l5O for formation .and other workß on the Ihuraua JRoad-has. been carried. . Messrs Kirkoaldle and Stains,'drapers and importers of Wellington, haye a new and important advertisement in our present issue.; : ""■ -, *' .:'.;' The Vaudeville Speciality Company were again favoured with a good house on Tuesday evening. The audienoe enjoyed the' comicalities in the local part of the entertainment and repeatedly encored the performers, Tho acrobats aroacknowledged tbe best jet seen in Masterton and the manner in which they exeoute their new. and difficult feats .astonished "all present. The compiny appear.again this evening when a benefit will be' tendered to tho acrobats and a: good house may be expected.. The boy Allan-Smith, who was Bhot hi'the eye some time since at Newtown, hasalmost recovered'from the effects of the injury. A meeting of milk suppliers to the Featherston Butter Factory will be held this afternoon. - 1 "I thtnk the manufacture of our population is one of the greatest industries in whioh moat people are ongaged," says the Chairman ol thelndustrial Association of Canterbury. ■ - An English express, going at CO miles an hour cul: right through the trunk ot a tree which had fallen aoross the line. The Great Realising Bale lasting, foi- 20 days, promises to.be a gigantic success The whole Btock is to be offered at genuine reduced prices, many of the lines will be marked at less than Bnglish cost at Tb Abo Hoose-Wellington. During the Great Sale, Ladies Aprons will be sold at % 4 Button Kid Cloves all new fresh goods ails lid per pair, White and Cream Lacesat 9d per doz, Ladies Linen Collars new shapes at 3d each, Boys Sailor Collars at 8d each, sold everywhere at 6a 1 , at Te Aro House Wellington,- '.'•■■ ' It will.pay oountry oustomers to take a run down to the Great Realising Sale. They will save all the expenses and be money in jaooket by buying all they \>ant while 'good are bo cheap, Orders from the.Counter will be carefully selected and sent carriage paid from the Great Realising Site at Te Abo Hooffi,—Advi.