LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4690, 9 April 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Works and Fijianoe Committee )f the Masterton Borough Council meel ;hlfl evening.' Tho regular monthly meeting of Maaerton Masonio Lodge will be held on iVedneeday evening next. ... The IVEastetton -Blacksmith and Vheelw tight Manufaoturibg Company lays a dividend, of 1\ por cent. The ten-yeor-old daughter of M' 'ouradaen, of. Carterton; pa thrown torn a horse on Wednesday night and averely..strained .her Bhoulder. Dr ohDßton Ib ia'attendance.—ot3ert>«r,

_ Porry,' Q; E. Daniell Mnd UonaldMoKenziehavo been re-elected - vi?,- 8 of 'hf l 'Masterton Blacksmiths and Wheelwrights Company,. ..:;■■•: : Two little boys aged respectively nine and eleven, were arrested the other day *"M|« breaking and enteiing. dtiß KM, said they were two young to punish and optioned and discharged

A new evening paper is to start in WsbornemMaynext. _ Mr M, R, Varnbm of Greytown, has deohneu an offer to aot as Bandmaster uf the Manaia Band, Tarariaki.

A young man tfamed Gooreo Price, residing at Havelook, died auddenly on Ijriday mght tat f rom the effects of a dose of'•Hout-h on Bats.". 111-health is supposed to be the cause of' tho raah act, . •■■'•; ■■ ■■■■•■ - .

The Presbytorians of Pahiatoa hold a concert oh the 20th of this month, ,

MrJ.H.Brann, Bead Teacher of the Carterton. School, now on aiok leave, w reported to be rapidly improving in

toy-mile Bust Battlers, in parts where tho late Ores raged, are described as resombling " chimney sweeps," while tar paddocks are "olothedinmournW-"' '.'■■

• ThePnhn'ua fleraM states that seme settlers who sold out at Pahiatua to take up land at Cheviot' have returned to the I'urty-Mile Bush to re-invest,sadder but wiser men.

Owing to the mildness of the soason, the orchards are in many casesin bloom again in the Manawatu district, and apple trees are bearing a second crop of fruit, r

Judge Kettlo is reported to be making 'satisfactory progress .towards 'recovery from his severe illness. A Mauri " Porliomenfc," to which large numbers of representative natives throughout this isknd have been auramont'd, will assemble at Turanganui, Poverty Bay (says the Auckland Star), next week, Extensive preparations have been njade for the Parliament, and there is expected to be a big gathering We understand that Pearson's Private Band have decided! in response to an'invitation fromseveralCarterton residents, to play a select programme of musical items in that town on Sunday afternoon next, the 15th

the blind .musical from the lOrmond Hall of Music, Melbourne, gave jpleaaing entertainments at the Masterton Theatre %al on Saturday and Sunday evening last. ' The Greytown dairy faotory is stated to have been' the : first factory started upon -co-operative principles in the Australian Colonies.: William Henry Hayes, oircus proprietor, .has-been compelled to Hie at Wellington. Sheep for freezing aro being shipped I from Nelson to Wellington. ! Andorson, who Is winter! on a charge of fraudulent bankruptcy at Mastertui, has been remanded from Sydney to New Zealand,

Beer, duty collected at Wellington last week amounted to 1192 2s7d, Lady Glasgow will probably take a trip Home, returning to New Zealand about August next. The number'of applicants for letters patent during the year ended March 81st last was 627, and 124 of these wore from: the Wellington distriot. It is proposed to form a Graduate's Ab. sociation in connection with the Auckland University College, Au important announcement headed " Aro you going to build " iB published by the W.P.O.A, in another column.. The boy King of Spain recently stood' godfather to an English boy, the son ol Protestant parents, who was baptised as a Bornan Catholic in Madrid. At Hokitika last week, an old lady 70 years of age was burnt to death in her houso,

A London magistrate has decided that divorces granted by Jewish rabbis does not dissolve the marriage tie. ■ The characters of " Uncle Tom's Cabin" were woll represented-in a criminal casein the Pittsburg(D,S. A.) courts recently. An aged negro, wiled "Undo Tom, 1 ' was-a witness in a case in which George Harris was charged with larceny. A second witness was a 1 Mrs Shelby, and another witness had a baby with her named Eva, A libel aotiou which is at present being heard in Melbourne throws much light on the rascalities of turMife.. A jockey named Hayes claims i' 5,000 damages from the Australasian. The evidence of Tom Peyton, horse-trainer, showed that last year Hayes was guilty of foul-riding, and that besides preventing a horse from winning ho ondangcred the lifo of another jockey by crushing his mount on to the rails. Huxley, the well-known jookoy, gave corroborative evidence, One of the witnesses, who owned a racehorse, diaclosod an arrangement entered into with Hayes to "pull" a certain horse, but admitted that Hayes had ruined him by losing a race, The hearing of the cise ia proceeding.

Mr Henry Lawsnn the Auslralian poet, has gone on to Wellington, after a six weeks sojourn at Pahiatua.

Mr J. Lester of Masterton has taken the Makakahi Hotel.

Now that the value of refrigeration in our dames is so universally acknowledged it uehOTCB thoso who are connected with this great colonial industry to examine into the respective merits of the different retrigeratmg machines that are being offered for sale Amongst Hkso Messrs' J. and T, Hall's Oarbonio Anhydritlo machine has attracted ft good deal oi attention, and tlio excellent work it does is rapidly placing it ahead of &n others, A number of these machines are at work all over the colony, giving completo satisfaction, It is interesting to know that Messrs J, and T.Hall havo just received an order from tbo British Government for a largo frozen meat store to bo erected at Gibraltar, It is particularly gratifying that Messrs Hall should have received this order, seoing that tho Government officials took the greatest trouble to find out tho very best machiue, the question of price having no beariag whatever upon the subject. It must be borne in mind that Gibraltar may bo considered in an almost tropical situation, as it is known to be ono of the hottest places in tho Mediterranean, Mr A.B. Niohollsloft for Napier withe Rush this morning,

MrO.N.Cottcnll has resumed duty at the Masterton branch of the Bank of New South Wales, after an absence from Masterton of about two years,

More beer is drunk in Munich than in any other town in tho world, A quart and a half per day is tho averago per head of' the population,

We remind our readers of Messrs Lowes and lorns horse'sale to-morrow (Tuesaav) at l o'clockot Messrs Waller Bros Horse Bopository,

AttheWoodville races on Wednesday «59 was put through the totolisator being £616 more than at the last autumn meeting;

I A loaded waggon, belonging fo Mr Vallance, come to grief in Queen. Street this morning through the axle breaking,

A young horse boltedon the Upper Plain road on Saturday, damaging himself and a vehiole by colliding with a fence, '

Tenders for contracts, Masterton-Wai-mataßoad, carting 250 yards of screened gravel were as follows:-It. Manning 2s 7d per yard (Accepted); declined B. Oullottey 3s 6d per yard jP. Carr 3s 9d per yard; M. Kerrins 4a st| per i

The hot and muggy days are now about over, Fierce the sun is still in his noonday heat. But ere long thousands will be orying out for warmer,qlqt.hipg,.and blankets will b? as welcome as aoid drinks have been Messrs L. J. Hooper and Co,, of the Bon MapW, havo had the camipg, season in their mind's eye, and a practical provision for its wants Is a foremost featuro in thoir programme. They havo just'opened a magnillcent slock of new autumn and winter goods from the Parisian and London markets, and we venture to assert a better display'of the world's fashions has never been attempted in the Wairarapa, Bvory depart, ment is resplendent with the latest novelties and fashions, and |he prices are significant of their'desire to' serve all well,' Orders from any part of the colony ; are. executed with that exactitude and liberality that leave no •.-'■>'•

Mr KG. Mopto'hM'kiridly'flonßented' to.aot as Choirmaster of/ St.; Matthew's Church,;— ;:<;•:'■-ii : ' Gladstone '.s« -responsible. for the creation.of eighty-two Peers/',-'

~ /When; a nybndy aka Sims I?eoves for \ lessons m Bingingj he quietjy' folds his aVmsand.eaya-" Yes, l'll'teach you for 30a an .hour."'

'. Two rooms situated in Queen atrooi are advertised as to let,

Messrs LowosandJornß add. 1500 breeding ewes and 200 2 and 4 tooth wethora to their Maaterton stock sale for Wednesday, 18th April. Thecodlinmoih is prevalent in the Pahiatua County. The pest seems to be general,

MtE. E. Chamberlain warns persons against trespassing on his property, with guns. . :, ? v

. Mr P. H, Wood's Martinborough stock sale on Wednesday (April 11th) will be an important one.. Entries are still coming in, and there will be a very large quantity of stock' of all classes yarded. The sale commences at one o'clock sharp,

Messrs James .Sluckey and Messrs Freeman R. Jaokson and Co,, have promised the tVellington Agricultural and Pastoral ' Association ' denotations of £s6sand£33s respectively, for competition in the fat bullock class at the Association's next annual show.— Times

. ..We are informed that the slaughter of pigoonnand other native game is going on in a wholesale manner, and by the time shooting season opens on May Ist, thore will be none left to shoot. The rangers should keep a sharp lookout.

Mr W. H. Beetham, at the meeting of the Mastertou Blaokstuith and Wheelwright Company ou Saturday, gave an : interesting aecount of the early history of the well-ktfown English firm of ironfouuders, Messrs Clayton and Shuttlaworth, who.at one time Buffered from the Bame comprint as the Blacksmith Company does at preaent-a kok of capital. A bakor, it appears, : wanted some job dono and called in Olayton and Shuttleworth to do it. They had to confess their inability to, perform what w»b Required, owing to the want of proper luols. The baker kindly advanced them money for their requirement, and ( r 6m these small beginnings sprang the gigautio business of the firm.

According to a return lately published, the total number of marriage iu Australasia for 1693 was 24,728, whilst the number of births amounted to 127 379 and the deaths to 52,645. The increase of births over deaths is therefore 74,837 He increase in population for the' Mole of tho colonies aiucd. 1892 is 83,645 dividend as follows :-New South Wales' f 6 'fO]^Zeal r d, 21,832 iQ uei ! land, 11000; South Australia (exclusive of the Northern Territory), 10,182' Victoria, 66491 West Anatralla, 6390' and Tasmania, 1280- A' deorease in marriages has taken place since 1893 jr. all the colonies except flew Zealand, which Is credited with an increase of 92, I A large number of people were attracted to the Park yesterday afternoon to the strains of Pearson's Urasa Band who gave one of their alfresco concerts in their usual first-clsss manner. The membcre of tho Band are now attaining a very high state of efficiency, under the cuiductoisbip of Mr Ueorge Gray, junior and by the nwnner in whioh they play the selections placed before them; must Ibo ranked aa one of the best country ibands in the colony. •

L Th « Agricultural Statistics for tho I £nrth Wairarapa, South Wairarapa, and Pahiatua County Districtahave now beou I completed by Mr W. E. Bone, the bupenniendont Collector, who informs us that he is highly pleased with tho way in.which all his deputies have worked, and although the work has been much heavier than formerly, owing to the progress uf settlement it has bom very-completely carried out and with commendable promptitude.

Wo beg tonotilj thatthe following lines of 'Messraßock&Oo., Manufacturing Chemiata jcau be obtained at the V.F.tfA's Fancy UooisDepjrtment :-Kon Mercurial Platinc l'luKl.pncols bd, unsurpassed for cleaning ', l°i w wI mi r S'' )latin 8 km an( l«>PP«,' Mcks Waterproof Cement, price Is, wi) I resist hot or cod water and repair china glass, delf, leather, etc., etc. Oamphyleno (Balls, in neat airtight jars, containing 18 | balls, price Is, to keep motbs out of clotbiM also a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract price Is, an infalliablo cure for toothache' guaranteed not injurious to tho teeth of bea tb; it stops tho most acute pain im. medntey, and proves a, permanent euro in nearly allcascs where tho teet'i aro hollow tiwman cure for corns and warts price Is, this amous .Remedy will speedily and painlessly uro soft or hard corns, also wrts, bunions nd chilbkns.-Tho Wairarapa Farmers GoperahTO Association Ltd. AnvT,

The Great Realising Sale lasting lor 20 days, promises to bo a gigantio success. The whole stock is to be offered at commie reduced prices, many of the lines will be marked at ess than English cost at Te Alio House Wellington. During tho Great Sale, Ladies Aprons! Willie sold at 4J, 4ButtonKid Gloves all new fresh goods alls lid per pair, White afldCieamLMcsatOd per doz, Ladies Linen Co tars new shapes at 3d each, Boys Si.ilor wltors at 3d each, sold everywhere at Gd at Te Abo House Wellington. It will pay country customers to take a run down to the Great Realising Sale. Thov wiU save all.the expenses and be money in pocket by buying all they want while good Inre so oheap. Orders from tho Country will be carefully selected and sent carrkre had from the Great {Realising Bile at Te Abo Hodsb.-Advi.