LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 468, 3 April 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr Oliver, .of.Grey town I ,'who lies just returned from atrip round the Colonies, informs that: Greytown % is the best/country tq'wn there ia in New Zealand.' '" '' r ' ';,.",..

Further additions are made,to the entries for Mr P. H,, Wood's next Martinborctigh stock sale? -: ' ' : ' "'•''

Wo remind our spurting readers'of .thel Woodville Jockey Club's meeting, whiott takes place to-morrow, Those : ffho attend may aafely look forward to a day's excellent eport... We understand that Mr Maher, Station Master at Kketahuna will exchange with MrLewifliholdinga similar position at the Upper Butt. Many' of the settlers around Eketahuna regret the departure of Mr Maher, who has alwayß been attentive and obvrteoaa' - : .

'TendnrSare invited by the Masterton Boad Board for .metalling qo'Dorsets Boad. Tenders close at noon on Wednesday 11th instant, •'■ '''-■■■■<■ '- '■■■■ | ' Bntries'forlMr F. H." Wdod's'TTau-: herenikau stock sale, whioh takes place [. on Tuesday, April 24th are published in another column; ;

The number of bankruptcies at Wellington during the last quarter was 17, an linprease of six as. compared with! the learne quarter in 1893, : : ;»■:* ~■■• '■' -."

Mr,Wi. eutana's Prinie'^Cole and the Toad arid Mr;' M'Kenzies r Porepb and Springtime, are engaged iat. the-.Marl-' borounh'. races, which /.take plnoe to. .'s;The ladiea- of' St., Mark's Oarterto'nt h&ye'decided lhat'tbe."" s'iie of work,!' plan for,: raising amaHl Bums' for -.the ChurcXis'f':nbt worth thecaridlef/anl goto I'Esuhscriptiohs ; straight'!' for:the : 'PUrpqße^Siflndard., ; '..'.. " •„■.' ■':'

'- V.^tiff'' r ß6il>o^:'-oone'9p6ndent; of 'i tile TdapekaTiuies sayß : .; ,^ l, '&B-'an instance of the.:direfu'l ■ effect ■ the result. of 'the Oluthi licensing electjon has had oh the publioanß of that electorate, l may mention that Mr P, ..M'Oa'n'n; -who sonie months ago purchased. the, Farmer's Club Hotel,Bt.Tapanui.for-^9OO, which; together with: the improvements he, has sinceraade, would bring his total outlay on the proporty up to about £I2OO, has I since the eleotion disposed of it for £450." ■■■■■.' ■:■•-' ,*;■';<■■■ ■

Another hew line' of nouncid to- and Greatßriwind'uriugthe coming season, be&iiirfng on 10th May. It will be called the" Head" Line, enlisting of -The Miahowen Bead, 8050 tons; the BeDgore,: Head,. 2458 tona-t,the Dunmore Head, 2221) tons \ : and the Teelin Head, 1687 tons, The line will be run by theiUlster.Steamßhip.'Company, and the-firitiflh termihus will be Belfast.

. Mr O.'P. Skerrett of Wellington.has been instructed to \ lake steps to bring I before the Supreme Onurt the Returning Officer oftheWairarap\ Electoral District; with'k view to quashing the eleo* tion in the Wairarapaliconsing District, on the grouhda that the KeturnirigOflicer improperly counted the informal votes, 80M-to make the poll valid.: The question'particularly affected'by the proceed. iogß. : iß whether the licenses are to continue as at present or not.

Mr Roger'M'Dbnald, ofKoreru.'was riding across a track at Shannon, when a i ; *ire f oiotheVline.caui?ht''him in tho" fade. and diraeged liim froiii his horae. It was found that M'Dunaid's face waa'cut opon, and his upper jaw, nose, and .(he roof of his mouth completely smashed; J a the injuries arc of suoh a dangerous character he was taken to the jPalmer'ston Hospital , A Sydi.ey paper saya ( that : it'horrible practice is' 'saining favor iu Sydney uf keeping the bodies of deceased persons until (Sundaya/in order to ensure a large attendance at the funerals. : ''"

The BuMn/says:—"The Australian Civil Service is a huge systeni.cf outdoor relief for the privileged classes," Stoutis going in for a course of baths at' Rotoiua, ; Uhe would thfok (says I Tnih) he had been in enough hot water 1ate1y.."...'.' ,t''

'Several financial syndicates.are spplynig to, Mr Huddart to be allowed to assist in floating the Atlantic Company, ', A French syndicate has requested'Mr I Qeddes, ot London, to qnoto a'pricajfor 100,000 tOHs.ot preserved rrieat.annually,

An English Dairy Oompany in Bombay bad just offerebj'a consignment of Indian butter, free of all charges at London at 9 per lb. This is (nays Mr Lowe the Dairy Export)_ significant in the face ofthe "Victorian attempt tp ! find an Indian market.' There' is, however, an opening for good tinned butter in. South America, which is at: present served from France; bat it is,such vile stuff that New Zealand ought to capture the market with utmost lease. The French tutter at present sent to South America is about as dnrk in colour as mahogany, and so rank as to be almost uneatable.

; Mr Lowe, the Gpvernraenfc'dairy'exiert, writing from' London under date 53rd February, says of the Aorangi's ' laiiy product) that it consisted of some ' )7G tons of butter, 10,488 boxes.ijl whioh ' vero'.from ,Wolling'ton,' : '.There, were j !052 packages of'oheese.' : Cotp,plaints ire.beiiigmadeasto the tenderness of iho Vyp.od of of; the- cheese , )oxea are raade, and it is quite common , o see a very large percentage of the cases ] rom some factories damaged more or less , vhile only one percent of the oaseßfroa) ( itherfaotorips would'be 'damaged This ( b iii;-the '.case 'of two >, )rand,s,.thoKOodlhthecMes : of which ] StVeiy Ijrittlej .Any'attempt tp, nail up t he cases after the enpese is taken out for i purposes'. is. almost impossible, j n 'maiiy' Drands.,: Only 'tough '.wood i hould be used, and finch plank's planed' « ire. strung enough,, while 2-inoh nails j ire sufflcienty long, Ab, freight 18 by t ;rosa weight a saving .could thus. he nade,and thecostpfkheboxesiyould 19 less I■■' 1 ■■' than when made of inch: wood, , [*he large' h'umber~of bbiies'made of uilleaaoned" wood' is alio causing loss and innoyance.' In one consignment' of mtter. .iii' the. Aorangi^ihe' biitter, in , iearly every, box' waa, mouldy owing to i inßeatoned.wood, and in some cases the , nould had eaten nearly half, an inch , nto;-the .butter.- Thioker ; papermight ' mve prevented; soraeof the.damage, /egetable patohment of'good quality ■ bould boused instead of greased paper, ib -good .thiok;vegetable patphment ■ vould not'oost. more than 2a .'per ow), ■: nore than^greased"piperv.or infetlbr raxed paper, and' it would protect the) • mtterfromdamp,and makoaniraproyeneritinthesriceof the'bulterofßeveral { hillingßperbwt,v .:--,. ? .~.- ;.-• j yTbe hotSnil. muggy d'ays arefno'w aboiif . iver,'.;Flefoe thesun is still In his noonday ( iW. But ere long,thoupnd.3.wiU be cryUg [ iutldrfarmer clbtblng,ahablank'etS'will j «;'as-welcorheas acid, drinks have been, i lessrsvl/..JrHooperJtadQoVjoftho/.Bo'n i its rograiiiiiDl^^^^^^^^^^^H

•.The Wtal quantuyof • butwr lmponed into thei;V3pifeaKinpaom'froin lit,- Senwas .792;800iwt as agairißs7o'4,294:owli'ih the Few Ze'akndio'htn'buted.'i'ißeptembe'r, 3377 ; owt; Ootober, 4281; November, 2338, December.' 2611 /and 10,073; a total of 23,281 owfc. ;•; / :• ■' : The Gpvercors ofthirty States .of the Oorbett prize-tight-raußt not take place" within the~borden of .the, State each controla? ~': . •;; A t.-\ \ '••'■' ,/:/ Blondin celebrated 1 ' liia" 70th birthday on 28th February; at the Crystal Palace. He walked a rope carrying'one ot his Bona, who expecti to bSfttill walking the tight-rope hw>?j A.'••■*.. : ,-;■■

i J am- one of those, writes a correspondent) who believe that great reforms can be.made in our drinking customs. One of the'reforms I'wpuldvadyooate is the abolition of barmaids; - '""■;' ''" v - ;

: Mrs Sarah Bosie, aged GO, has been taken to the Auckland Hospital Buffering from pliosphofpun. poisoning, -paying swallow.edinatch'-heads ■'?' Shejwaß under tre'atment^in.t^ ago. She'is ; said trfbe'sufferint! from cancer,' and owing to her- pains to be hardly responsible for her actions. • ;"

'A' South A'frioan miner went into a newspaper office to insert a few lines in memory of hiß father. Upon beimjtold that the charge would be 2s fid per inch. Inejaidi 'Can't afford it; my father [ffßßfjft2in," ■...!■•

■ ABmallboy who'has read the.'new regulations of the Education; Board respecting corporal punishment asks the following punundrum :—f'la it right for asteacher to hit a'chap over the head with d'ruler?"' He does not.unders.tahd that, such regulations aro never intended to bB carried 0ut.'.... ' ',,

HlB Worship the Mayor invites the residents of Masterton to observe Thurs ; day next as a public half holiday, on the ooiasioti of the Wairarapa Amateur AthleticOlub; Sporti,.':.',.' •••-■■. The monthly meeting of the Masterton Town Lands Trustees will take place on j Friday evening next. , .;.; The sale of,goods at : the Salvation Army, barracks last night realised be* twepn £5 and £6. This .is a satisfactory i'uoreaseonlasfcyear.• ■'.-. '■"/./. ■•■ ; Mr Wxßr Bone, of; Masterton, possesses a,icbpy.of,the London Morning Admtiitt, of: February; Bth,: 17M, In which the'following curious birth notice appears:-" The lady of. Sir John JBterltog of two fine .children,- a boy and a •girl,; They have ; been'marribd only ;1.8 .Bhe: hashnnbured Sir John with'l9children,";:' ' v' : - i;v''':Jz

" Tw;6-bahkruptoiea took' place in the ■Wiirai'spa' Distriot; fluting -the 'three months ended Match Slat last, p against ten bankruptcies for the oorreapondlng period of last yoai.'. .•'■■ln the. December [quarter five persons filed declarations of insolvehoy, : ..'.

Notice ia -given by the Mastertoh Borough Oolnioil that proceedings will be taken agoinßt tho'owners of. uhregiat'ered dogs'/ Tho'fee ioiregistration'is filed by tho Council' at five'sllilhngs for'the current year,'

~'iTie ..butter, in the.week ondirig 28rdl February, wore:-' New Zealand factory, 104b, f 103,114s j' Vic-torinn'ditto,''-104s, 110 a, 112sj New Zealand dairy, 90s, lOOsj Yiotoriali ditto, 9Ga. The book debtsjn the estate.of Heniy Stevens, of-Pahiatua, have been pur bhaiecLby' Mr G. A. Fairbrother, of Carterton, and. the stock-in-trade by Mossrs' B. Fairbrother, and Son. The balance of the propertywill be submitted to auction in about a week, At the meeting of the hew Plymouth County Council to-day, a deputation of ; setilors of tbeWaitara, ridinp attended, and threatended they would forcibly resist the etection of the toll-gate, The Cruncil deoidedtotake no notioe of the l.threat,.and the oreotion of the toll-gate will beprboeeded with. V. '"." ' OnlyMeaarsPalmotahd Masseyhavo been nominated for the Waiteuiata' Beat. Mr Eden George has' retired from the oonteaV . •■' i. .■.•;.■!,'•

, ■'.' A' man named Joftn'Olementßßr'pwne, fomerly of County Monaghan,, Ireland, aged ?7 ; years, leaves Auckland' for London by tha Doric, being heir to & legacy in the hands• of "the East India Oompany in London since'lßol. It is i expected to amount tbifiOOQ, The cost of the licensing election in Ohrißtchuroh was 13s Id,

The Minister of Lauds who arrived from tho houth on Sunday mp that the' crops in-Canterbury and Utagoarenot threshing out bo well as wbb expected, consequent upon the wetness of the' season. Thu faot, coupled with the low prices now ruling in the grain market, will re-aclupon the labour market during the winter,' Farmers will not he able to afford so much employment as would otherwise havo been the caße, Mr MoSenzio made a very complete tour of the West Coast. From Nelson he wont to ; Lake Itotoit), ot' the head of the Buller Elver, and thence he followed the course ofthe Buller Hirer, down to Westport; inspeotihg.: all" the bridges on the way,' and' from Westport |to Denniston, After leaving Dennis ton he visited in succession Mokihinui; Granity .Creek,' Seddbnvillo and Keefton, 'Thence be': travelled over the Midland Railway to Gre'ymouth and by speoia) train thence to Jaokson'e. From Jackson's he went to Hukitika, j whence he paid a special l vtait to see tho small fains there. At Robs the Minister inspected all the mines, and then proceeded to Kumara," and thehoe set out by the overland route to Chtistohurch. Mr McKenzie weot.to Otago and Southland, and went over the Morton Mains estate of 30,0(10 acres, whioh has been) oflered to the Government It is about ten miles distant from Invercargilli The I Minister fears that tho pressure of departmental work and the proximity of the Beßaion will oblige him to'defertill cext recess his projected trip to the East Ooast.district.-l'tmM, : ,. ' '

i The meetings of tho Onehunga Bor« ough Council continue'to bo interesting, says a contemporary, The other night Mr Tapp, one ofthe councillors,, insisted upon Bpeakipg .whence had been ruled out of order, The Lady Mayor:" I am the person Miptate, not you," Mr Tapp; i'Oh I 'No you're pot," The Alayor; "• Don't answer me baok," At this, of course, Tapp subsided, The firmness of the Lady Mayor : appears ■ to have -beenlater on again eorely tried, for, Mr Jackson Openly defied her ruling' She had interrupted him to call his attention ..to the fact that he' had already ''more than seven minutes tho time limit in 'a Bpeeoh... Mr Jackson laughed and said the Ooiincil had no pow'erto make : stioh an absurd regulation. He would- insist upon his right of saying what be had -to say, and did intend down; The Mayjr:" Mr Jackson, are you defyitiß my rulirie; ?''" Yes, in this matter," was the ungallantJackßon's reply. The Mayor: "Then I order you down." : Mr Jaoksoniretorted tba.t'he Would not be gagged. The' Mayor i Then 1 1 rule you qntqf order, and it you don't obey we might Vaß well dissolve." Mr Jackson;',' Well, I shall., certainly not obey you. M yourself have wasted most of the seven minutes, and must hot interrupt me." However, Mrs Yates persisted, and the councillor'did not Bay much -hidfe^-v-'-^'■■*'','.-/; ! :'■'''•>•'"'',; j'.Tke' Great Realising Sale lasting -for2o days, promises to; be a gigantio success The whole, stock is to be offered at genuiiie reddCed:prlces,:mwy|bf;the.lines will be marked at lessthan English wat at TbAbo tas&viMt: i (■v^y. kill be'sold at°4J, u 4 BhtjonKid 'Glovea a)) per pwr^'White ; eaob,--Boys-Bulor

The three mile mid five mile\bipyclbraces, included id the prOj>Mmnitffor the . AthleitoSporta to be beld on Patk Oval on Thursday hava been abandoned owing, to no entries beinj-madeiv-Onb mile hatidiriap and one mile maiden hoes have been Bubatituced, po»t entries, ' Dr. Waddington, or Hamilton, father of MrE.H. Waddington, of Uaatertbh, is again Beriously ill. - . "T , : HBT£leyj^^oi<*AM&rt*(mV leaves shortly on a visit to England... .;: r/.'All Recounts againßtthe'N(irth'Waira» rapa Benevolent Sooiety are requested to be rendered to the Secretary, Mr B. H. '.Waddihgtoh,' by. April lOih.J''..■; ",. ■V' Snow was vinble on the ranges.from Maatertpn this morning, for the first tiinVthisyear. ':''/"■ " ;: '■''■■■'■''•■■'-, ' MrF, ().Ooote,.of Melbouruei brother to Mrs (Dr.) Butement, ii now on a visit to Masterton. He is extending Lib stay specially to assist at the concert in connection with; St Matthew's Chnrcb, which takes place to-morrow evening,. - , A ■ correapoudent; —To my' mind politics and hbrse.racim! are about.equatf Both',! think,- are too often ran .'.by 1 low trickqterfl, ~'.; v..,.,. v . ; ':.,, :w -;.

Are flookowhers aware' of' the 43rdolause of.the. Stock Act .of lastsession ? It runs as follows:.—'■ if any Inspector is. satisfied, th|t any sheep in nflbek are affected with lice or ftcfo ho mayglvo" the ownet notice to dip such flock forth* with'. l , .V : Everyowher'wuo refuses or neglects, to comply .'with such.notioe Is liable to a penalty hot exceeding £SO, ( There is with very.in'any people an In-, ward feeling that there are onlyitoo' many nion who are now on ■ therroll ; 'bf solicitors and barristers who ought everyone his deserts,-, to.be struotior! the roll;"- Marlborough Mpress.V':*'. A Dunedin telegram states that a .cake of gold came down yesterday'to Arrowtown from Gallant.'Tipperary mine, weighing 112J0.m, It came 'from 176 tons'of quartz;'.:-;" ;>.-.: ; ' •:,';■/. V.-l-.r, .The following letter .in., ft. Ohfistchiirch paper: "i'ijo not as a'riild' admire the writings or sayings of the Itey Mrlsitt, but one sentence in his letter this morning gav'ej mo more 'pleasure thai: anything I ever read in .Shakespeare, Byron, Sickens, Thaokeray or Tennyson, The amount of; -wißdom crowded into thnt one .lenience; puts Mattin vTnpper,"Spencer, 'Spurgeon', Seddon. or". Reeves; completely in the shade., It is" I shall not trouble you again on thisi matte?." If '■', Temperato^''Moderate ful James," " Probibitiotiißt,"'!' Antiprobibitionist,"'and a host of friends and opponents, only follow the noble "ex. ample thus' set, the people of Now Zealand may yet be happy,"

''■ '■' It is evident you oaii't'.keeji; sober,"' said Mr M. : Ca'selh'erg, JP', : "to a man named tfileson,. who appeared- in tho 'Masterton Court this mprningto .answer a ohargeef being drunk for the second time within two,days.]liJentence,'t,wenty* four Hours hard labour, A first offender was dismissed with a oaution, !; .''' '

.-'. Pilferers' are abroad in' Masterton• Householders bewarej; Mr W, Sirama reported to the police' th'is ho had lost a quantity of linen'ready for washing(whioh had .been' placed inia copper athßreßldeMinVyp^^Eojr^ . ~.A. BplendidjiogVamrae 1 ' tid's been ,a> ranged for the concert to be held in the Temperance Hall to-morrow evening, and Jb published in another column. Mr M; Cootefof Melbourne, will sing the Bolo,:' 1 ; Vanity," and f also a duet.witb Mw.Bhtemept—" Venetian.Boat Bong,". With the holppf.thebest talent In .Mm. tertqhi a really enjoyable entertainment may be anticipated. "

~- There i.are tragedies, that never get reported in the 'press. Some.mohlhß ago a poor Melbourne woman, answering aloud knbok at her front 'door; ; saw a strange man lounging against the portal. "Is -your name Mra Blank?" growled the .visitor.. .She.answered that name,, "Well! your husband was killed tlffis

morning, over at So-and-So's," saA'd the newabreaker, after pausing to), spit, Whereupon Mrs Blank, looking/strangef like, tottered Into her little back' lootu and ; expired without further ccjmnient, the p!oiibleluDoral taking plaoc nftxtday. It doesn't take mooh to uojasY some wbmen.-Syduey Bulletin, '' I ■ ■ Messrs Elliott and Co.;,i »ddlers;of Masterton, remind farmer's, h irsebwne'fs and others* that they-have 1 on hand a large supply of horse oovera lade from best canvas and felt,:. Btookm m oan be supplied .with superior long! ggings, in kangaroo or calf skin. A'spi sial line is also made of waterproof but [y aprons indispensible in the winter bq son, Mr E; H. Waddington left' MastortOn this morning vit the Forty} n'lo Bosh for Auckland. He will t ibably be away nearly a fortnight. 1} trip is one of business and pleasure coij ined, The Secretary of the Masi, ton School Committee has receired rii ice that the Wellington Education Boti !, after, full consideration of the pesitij the Board wdl consider Miss Keeling l * beh'ead'of the Infanta' Department tf Masterton, with; full'control,as hen fore. The nowregujationfi'mll not W iforeihter, fere with, 'Miss Keoling'sf lition, as at fitatsttMestid,;,,'.„'.•.'.',■ '•" ~ Somotning, approaohinh - consterna'. tion was oaused irj-Keji i, says, the Co!oun( by the circulation i a story that the B,s, Penguin had arrib 1 with a casb ot smallpox on board., lid only way in whioh we can account W? Ie • Btory jb that-one of the had'boen quarantined in i(ti3fcraliai f because )t was believed that tho (Header in which he arrived thera had abase of smallpox on board, although a later telegram stated that the'obbb ' was merely oneofohlokenpox. There was no more foundation for the Btory than this. But we may add : there ;wasgopd reason for consternation at the mere r.umonrj since smallpox onoe introduced woiild probably deoimate the population, jit is believed that only about 60 per cent of the people in New Zealand are va'olnnatod, although by law, it ij compulsory, j Under "Maaterton Notes," the Waitarapa s(a«dorci publishes'the following: -" Mr Jas. Aii ken, our very respected telegraphist,::-has. received marohing orders, and -leaves for Cromwell next week. He is being transferred to a poatmasterahip, but will be greatly missed in musical droles in Masterton." Mr Aitken informs us-that he knows nothing of.a.ny such arrangement, and has not received■•; marching orders." _ The Viotoria insurance Oombknyfof whfoh Mr J. B.Keith is local ageni) its just given anmstanceofpromptltudeiiseitlingolaimß. A building belonging to Mr Mules Nelson of Parkville,: whioh. was bußd down on Easter Monday, was insureH the abovenamed office and we loam tlHiohequoiqr the amount of the policy weMnded to Mr. Nelßonto-day, • -7 M^

■ Two bhUdwn named iKlrSjd were injured by adjupite eiplosiK Coal Croek I Onneam, yesterday mornirßie hurinoa Anger and thumb halt blowßff, and the other an ejo injured, ■ J ALondon QB.ble;ol ; MatHetii, trhioh appeared in the it-jus ofttiM, but for some/reason was not foiKed to New' Zealand, stated that LeapoMi, King 0 f the Belgians, who disappeai^Brom' Brussels m Bach a manner.; iniietyhad been discovered haw eone ff »^k te Montana, dMke Geneva. He.traveUed and was Btayiowhat health resort incognito. '.' ■ . . ;..Weremind our readers and Irons ÜBnal fomtightlyßk sale 1 to. morrow: iWednesda?) a|',l ■ook. , TH« entaeß at date poinpriße soH>d bwedine ewes, from a looOts 1500 Mloothwettere; 30OOlambBj\90'' ftnStfUftl rams; US and4yearold ■wfS 3;earßteersatdkitJiis>l6B; L m . Z waners; 25 well bred pijsiKob Wd 1 rustic cart. .■■•,■.;•'.-.'" : ■:•.--■; ■:* Goods Department- !-N6h I MHalHitinJ 'leaning .n'lKl^^^^^^Kmphyline

>.<Mr.Jobri Bsfc bftho;Ma'Blertbicfosi'6ioe4htaSh'e 7 veal^^^ ver'tcntlyofiittod Jff bra; of .the W. A.ATahd;O;O,i^efienesflo(j^^P: 220 M|jcap,;«tw|M) ..bwdelet^aO^ii^S 1 mile, 12vds,' W,\ cap,Bydß,:l2ohffdle"gipP|^PlH^J