LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4691, 10 April 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Complaints are being made about the indifferent lighting of the carriagca on the Welliogton-Masterton line. The station of hunttmen is directed to the advortißoment which appears elsewhere in this issue, containing. an abridged programme of the United Hunt Olub Steeplechase meeting whwb is to be held in May. Mr Jqhn Ferrick, who was injured, at Mr Gallon's eawrnill at Matarawa by a pieceof wood striking Jjim in the Btomaoh, has since died from his injuries, Boxing contests have been totally prohibited in Perth, Western Australia. The Secretary recently stated at a meeting of the (Jamaru Hwbour Board that the cost of dredging for two months would be £4OO. Mrs Joesio Bussell, a New York lady, is still alive at the age of 105 years. Her sight is described aa excellent, and Bbe reads the newspapers every day. According to a report prepared in the Customs Department,' the quantity of beer manufaptured in yictoria during 4893, front'sugar and ether saccharine material, was 23,601895ga1, and from malt and hops 6,C16,4.74ga!. The' excise dyky collected during the same period »aB£lB?,00Q. The spar coti«uipd'in tho manufacture equalled 900,0l)0cwt, the malt used 024,000bushelB, and the : hopsG6,ooolb. Until lately Japanese girls who'dared : to marry foreigners were put to death. : Mayor Yates, of Onehunpa, who itmay i perhupß be well to mention, (says TMh) , is a woman, recently'smiled on a number' ( of mala drunks, atid. discharged 'them , with an admonition never to let her Bee I them again, J ;

The hounds belonging ~to the United and Wairarapa Hunt Olnba; were hunted fcurtimeslastweek, A' ■' ; A potUion is bainff signed in Masierton, asking the Borough ConnoH, in view of the damage already, done, to property in the town.byfloods in the Waipoua' river, to obtain, a report aa to .the beat means of protecting it against further injury from thisoauße, .■■■ ■■.'■•■ . -.-■ • A n J eff boarding homo has been opened in Ohapel-street, adjoining the W.F.O. Association's mammoth store, Mrs W, Uombie announces in another column that she has vacanoies there for'six boarders, and that low charges, oombined with home comforts, will be a speciality in her establishment.- ; :

-The annual hall in aid of the Grejtown ! Hospital will be held on the 27th instant, m the Palace Hall, Oreytown. This gathering is looked forward.to by residents ? W l ? of the dißttio '' and W0 have no doubt but Mastorton-will, as in former years, be well represented. ' Owing to the gold discoveries in' West : A ra»aha, there is a great demand for tinneSmeat, At ono meat preserving establishment in Adelaide where 230 men are em- ' P lo J« ™re are double shifts working night and day. . . . "• s

_ There are some queer corners and nooks in rural England. A country parson lately wnttopreaoh in an old remoto parish one Sunday. The old sexton, in taking him to to the dace, deprecatingly said : "Ihope yournvrenee won't mind preaohin'from the chancel, L see tbis is a quiet place, and I've got a duck sittin' on 14 eggs in the pulpit,"

Samples it advertisements from English newspapers :-One Pound Beward.-Losfc a cameo brooch, representing Venus and AdoIma on the Drunicpndra road about ten | ° ™»k on Tuesday evening." " The advertiser, having made an advantageous purchase, offers for sale, onvery'low terms, about six dozen of prime poit wine; late the property of a gentleman forty years of age, full in the body, and with a high bouquet." " Notice is hereby given that the Marquis of Camden (on account of the backwardnesa of the harvest) will not shoot himself, n»r any of hi s tenants, till the 14th of Septom-

The total number of hotels In the four centres of New Zealand is 873, distri. bnted as follows:-" Number of licensed nouses in Chrietohurch City, 47; num. bar of licensed houses in licensing district of Ohristchurch, 65; Wellington Oi'y and district, co.termiuus,°s4i Auckland (no licenses in district 1 uutsido of the city boundary), 58; Dunedin, in oity, 71, in district 88.

Every prisoner committed to gaol for any length of timecoßte the colony about £45 per annum. The New Zealand Land Association has rcoeived the following London market cable, dated yesterday:—Frozen meata-Mutton market weaker. Canterbury and Wellington mutton ut respectively worth 4Jd and 4jd per lb. Xamb market weak. Prinio New Zealand lambs ara worth per carcase sjd per lb. Tallow ib dull ot sale, I'ino mutton and |good beef tallows ate worth respectively 26b 3d and 24b 9d per owt. Aooording to a correspondent of the Washington Skr, they are paying rather dearly in Chicago for their magnificent World's Fair, which has left the city in a deplorable economic condition. It is estimated that there are 175,000 men idle, "practically on the streets of the town." These include all classes, so that '' men in patent leather shoes and silk hats have been put tn work as labourers on the drainage canal and ih cleansing the streets; and 1 venture to say that every profession is represented by tho men who have thus bauii give,, anupportunily to earn a bare subsistence," As a result, crime stalks abroad in tho city. !' A man whose appearance is in any way prosperous displays his wisdom in walking through the darker streets of Okicago at night by taking the middle of the rond, with a gun oflarge calibre in his right hand overcoat pocket ready for use j and thousands of the most solid citaiis of Chicago are carefully follow ing this rule for self-preservation." The Mayor is trying to drive the indigent out of the oity, regardless, apparently, of what is to become of them.

Kither the cablecrammer is fooling us or Sir Wilfrid Lawson is dpiug a very silly thing. He has given notice,we are told, to ask the Queen to explain the bestowal of knighthood and peerage honours, and similarly aa to Victoria Cross decorations. Sir W, Lawson rial been m public life for a good many years now, and he must be fully aware that tho Premier is responsible for tho bestowal of titles and the 'Victoria Crojs is a reward for conspicuous acts of bravery performed by soldiora, sailors, or marines Mr Gladstone himself has created over 00 peers during hiß various terms of ofiie;, A Chmtckrcli telegram to the Oamaru Mail says:—''The rational dress movement came before the Board of Governors of Canterbury College recently. The College Committee reported that a lady student, one of the pioneers of the movement, well known in Oamaru, caused some distraction amongst tho other students by attending lectures in kniokerbocker coatumo. The Board discussed the matter in committee, and resolved that the Btudonts be not allowed to attend leotures at Canterbury College in any but the customary dress. The next meeting of-the Dress Beform Loaguo ia awaited with eager expectation. Tho Prohibition members of the Wairarapa Licensing Committee intend to see for themselves what is the condition of the hotels in their district. On Monday two of their number inspected the hotels in ¥eatherston and we understand they have expressed themselves well satisfied with the manner in which the houses there arc conducted.

A remarkable case of a ohild being killed by oresses has occurred at Birmingham, An infant waslaft in charge of some juveniles, one of whom, a child t»o and a half years old, fondled ( thn baby bo much that it was suffocated. ' The Soyal Holel,Featherston,han now been rebuilt and will be found second to none in the Wellington proyinpe. rjo pains has been spared by the proprietor (&fr W. Buckeridge) to make the house suitable for his large and inoreasiog trade. The new building contains ab'JUt thirty bed rooms, all lofty and well ventilated, and suites of rooms for families are conveniently arranged. There are two bath rooms and lavatories supplied with hot and cold water.' The first floor is occupied by the bar, in which-there is ample room and convenience for three or four attendants to serve-The office is attached to the bar and well appointed. There are two bar parlours, a large well lighted commercial room 18 x 22 and several sitting, rooms, The dining-room is 22 x 24, and the tables can be arranged tp sujt private parlies or for alarge banquet. The kitchen, Bcullery, store rooms, and pantiy are all well arranged, The billiard room is lofty and oxcellontly lighted and ventilated, and is supplied with a good table. The hotel is built in a most substantial manner and papered throughout with the popular sanitary paper, Attention has been given to fire prevention, and seven large tanks are suitably arranged so as to be filled with rain water p,< ttjoy can be (jlled from tho well by a force pump, When the furnishing has been completed thia hotel will have few equals, and Mr Biiokeridge may justly fee! proud of the "Boyal." A seaman was fined at Birmingham recently for interfering with the comfort ot railway passengers, Ho stepped out ot an express train while it was travelling fifty miles an hour and wandered along the footboard. One lady who stopped the train was greatly alarmed at seeing his (ace appear before the window qf her carriage. '• '' :/ •

The hoi and muggy days are now about ever, Fierce the'siiq ie still in his noonpay beat, But ere long thousands will be crying out for warmer olothing, and blankets will be as welcome as aoid drinks have been Messrs L, J. Hooper and Co., of the Bon Marcbc, have had the opminj season in their, ipd'a ey?, aM'a practical provision for its wants Is a foremqst feature in their programme, They have just opened' a magnificent stock of new antumn and winter goods from the Parisian and' London markets, and we venture to assert a better display of the world's fashions baa never been attempted In the Wairarapa, Every department is resplendant with the latest novelties and fashions, and the prices are significant of their desire to terve all well. Orders from any part of the colony , are executed with.that exactitude 'and liberaliiy that leave no wig for ettyr than .' '.; ~v . "

Mathematics and Law do not make a happy blend and iii tho MmtortonS.M. Court this morning muoh tirao wbb spent by learned oounael and the Court in adding up amounts for which judg. merit had been given iu the oase of J. Oliver y.Qt. Wagland, a bushfflllingoontraot dispnto, After miioh calculation it was finally determined that there TO abalanoa of 2a 3jd in favour of plaintiff Defendant was nonsuited onaoounterolaimand no costs were allowed on either side. ■ ■.. .......

It is stated thatanOamaru man ha ß patented a bioycle which, with a good rider up, will nin forty miles an hour,

.A New Plymouth paper records that nearly nil the Maoris have temporarily left Parihaka, aiid Bursts, "now is the time for the to'orack the crib,'wherein it is repotted there is deposited tbat £80,(>00 hoarded by Te Whiti."

Masterton Borouah" Council will meet at 7 o'clock this evening and at all subsequent meetings during the' winter months. 'v_

Sergeant MoArdle relumed to Maßfor ton last night after hiß short holiday trip.

A Bjllaratgirl ths other day confessed to having set her mother's house on fire, " because she was tired of the place and wanted to go to soto other neighbourhood." She didn't bum the place down, but had her wish all the same by being taken into oustody. - The amount of embezzlement that has been going on in Australia and New Zealand during the last few years must have been something enormous, Every day the cable announces arrests either here or in Australia, The latest is the account, ant of Messrs Harper and Co.- the bank' ruptChnstchuroh lawyers-who has been ohirged with the misappropriation of

A petition signed by about 160 settletß in the Foriy-mile Bush, has just been forwarded to the Railway Commissioner, by Mr A, W. Hugg, M.B.R. The objeot of the petitioners is to endeavor to get a market train put on to leave Eketsiuna at nine or ten o'clock evory Wednesday morning, in addition to the early train which leaves Eketahuna about six o'clock. Mr Hogg is also pointing out the advantage of a train leaving Masterton for 'Featherston at about five o'clock in the afternoon on sale days. •

The large amount of gold that is being turned up in Australia should do much to restore prices of all commodities to their former level and thus bring about a happier state of affjira in the commercial world. The latest cable from Sydney says;—" New gold discoveries are reported almost daily, with splendid returns, from the Toowojg reefs in the Albuiy district, while good gold has been found in Galgong..An essay ot stone brought from Sudest, New Guinea, yielded at the rate of 620z to the ton. A new reef shewing bxcellont results has been discovered six miles from Wyalong, Very general and deep wilt be the regret felt by tho public of Wellington and the medical profession at largo at the audden demise of Dr, Henry of this city, who expired last night after a brief and most unexpected illness, at the comparatively early age of 69,-fimes. The first meeting <.f the Qreytown Brass Baud was held last evening when various rules were maue. T/fonty-seven names were given in for enrolment as mombers,

The Sydney irtoming Herald, refer, ring to the proposal of the Prohibition Party in New Zealand that a plebiscite should be taken on a direct issue of whether alcoholio liquor should be sold in the colony or not, says that judging by the ordinary hiatcr; of events it may be expeoted that the rapidity in pressing the views of the extremists will lead to a reaction, and temperance reform maybe thrown baok instead ot hastened by prewpitate aotion. The power to reduce the number of hotels by one-fourth, repeating the process every triennial election, should be substantial onoughto satisfy reasonable requirements, The Premier has had some thrilling experiences up North, if we can believe an account sent by a correspondent, to the NZ. Timis. Owing to some misunderstanding the Premier and hiß party were " bushed," "The Premier's food yesterday consisted of a pigeon, which a Maori gqide shot." The novelty was relished exceedingly, we are told, and the novelty reminded him of the old digging days, but doubtless he wished hiuißelf in Masterton at a magnificent banquet with mine host Phillips. In the afternoon, continues the account, the Maoriß oame with the canoeß,,but advised the party that there waß ri6k in crossing, the lake as there was a gal? blowing, and the seas were running very high. There was hunger on one side ana a drenching un the other, so all aboard was the order. Camp was struck and into the canoes the party went. All went well until the canoe got to the middle of the lake, when the seas kept coming into the canoe, so that it was a case nf bale for existence Tho Maoris behaved splendidly, and, it wasowinnto their skill, courage and coolness that the party reached dry land again, After battling for about two hours tho oanne was beaohed stern first into one nf the coves to the west of the usual landing place. The party were dtenohed through and through but this was all forgotten when they wore landed safely. ■ To-night the Premier is to be banqueted at Wairoa, Six spielers, discovered by Detective Kirby at (Voodville, wore given an hour in'which to leave the place, They took passage by the next train. One of them, however, more cheeky than the others, John Punch,a youth of about twenty, who is just being initiated into the " ways that are darky'used yery abusive language, Whe/i brought before. Ihe Court, the Bench considered that Punch must be taught a lesson, and so he was sentenced to throo npths imprisonment in Napier g^ol, The special commissioner of the MeU bourne Argus, writing from the Wostero Australian goldfields, says:— "At Kurnalpie, when water was very scarce, a young digger oaßf wistful eyeß on the well-filled water-bags of a Western Australian, who, mirabikdich, wsb on the field. No Western Australians, as a rule, ever honor the front with their presence, nearly all the diggers being Victorians and South Australians, with a few Queensland and New Zealandora. Knowing the man of W.A. would not part to a 'tother aider' he had to try strategy. 'Got any water to spire J' 'No. Hayn't got enough for myself.' ' Sony for that, I wish. I was in Bunbury, I'd get lots of water there/ '.'• What do you know about Bunbury ? ' Oh, a lot seeing I was born. there,' ' Oh, ; you're. a Western I Australian; well, why didn't you say so before. Now 1 come to consider, I can spare you a waterbag full.' Had the 'tother side' only been aßked about Bunbury Bay the fraud must have been found out, In connection with the water question a, curious cuetom. prevails on tho Western Australian fields.' When an ordinary person' visits an acquaintance the water-bag is produced, and he is cordially invited to have a drink of the distilled stuff, but when a particular friend pays a visit it is oon» sidered the correct thing to ask him to have a pannikin of'Eno's fruit salt.' No spirituous liquor has yet arrived at Kurnalpie, Several bottles of whisky have been sent to friends on the field, but without exception they have all, to! übo the digger's granhio metaphor, I • Diet} on tho I

The Great Realising Sale lasting for 20 .ta, promises to he a gigantic success. [ The whole stock is to be offered at genuine .reduced prices, many of the lines will be marked at less than-English cost at Tb Abo Honsß Wellington. ■' . . During the Gre,at Sale, ladies Aprons mil be sold at i J, 4 Button Kid Gloves all new fresh goods av Is lid per pair, White and Cream Laces at 9d per doz, Ladiea Linen Collars new shapes at 3d each, Boys Sailor Collars at 3d each, Bold everywhere at 6d, at Te Abo House Wellington; 'J It will pay country, customers,.to take a run down to the Great toaliaing Sale, They will save all the expenses and be money in pooket by buying alt they want. while{good arc so eheap. Orders from' will be carefully selected bad from the' Great JRea^^^^H

A Melbourne repre«ontatlvo of an English provision merohant has already, purchased about 150,000 worth of butter for the ensuing Borne season. He states that the high prices which ruled last year were duo to an abnormally bad season, and that it would not he right to encourage exporters in the idea that they mil get the same rates next season,

A meeting has been held to raise funds for the benefit of the wife and family of the late Robert Garrett" of Auckland, gum merchant, who committed Buioide. The family have been left penniless. The Athletio Club and other institutions intend to assist, ■

A reward is offered for the return a lost hand bag.

Captain Edwin -wires that there are evidences of an exceptionally cold night.

' Farther additions are made to the entries for Mr F. H. Wood'a Martinboro' jaratahl, and Tauherenikau stock sales.. (The remains of Mrs Robertson, whose distreisinglysudden death from apoplexy we reported yesterday, were conveyed to Wellington for interment, by this morn« ing's train, the deceased's husband (Mr D, Robertßon, of the Phoenix Foundry) aoc&mpaayingthe body." Mr Jno, Ferriok, whose serious accident we reoorded-jesterday as having taken place at Mr Gallon's'Matarawa Sawmill last Saturday, died from his in-" juries shortly after two o'olookyeiterday, his remains will leave Matarawa at twelve o'clock to-morrow for interment in the Greytown cemetery, The cortege will be headed by the local braßs band and fire brigade, The largeat number of entries onreoord (over 300} was reoeived on Saturday night for the Hawke's Bay Amateur Athletio Olub'B Meeting on 21st April.

The polling lor the proposal of the Wangonuißorough Council to borrow £55,000 (£43.000 to repay old loanß and £12,000 for special works) took place on Saturday, The poll was carried by overwhelming majorities 693 votes being cast in favour of the proposal by 418 voters whilst only 8 votes were recorded against it.

, Someone has said that a nation is as well governed as it deserves to bo. If we apply that rule to New Zealand legislation then her deserts are small.— B.B. Herald. -

It is settled, eaya a contemporary that Tom SulUvan once amateur champion oi New Zealand and now professional oham« plou ol England will make the Old Country bis place of abode for the future. He is proprietor of the Rutland Arms, Hammersmith and recently married Miss Bough, a niece of John H, Clasper the famous boat; builder of Putney, Of 67 Queens of France only 13 hare diod without leaving their histories a record of misery. Eloven wero divorced, two executed, nine died young, seven wore soon widowed, three cruelly treated, three exiled; the poisoned and broken-hearted make up the rest,

Wo beg to notify that tho following lines of Messrs Bock & Co., Manufacturing Chemists; can be obtained at the Fancy Goods Department ;-Non Mercurial Plating Fluid, price In 6d, unsurpassed for cleaning gold or silver and re-plating brass and copper, Bock's Waterproof Cement, price Is, will resist hot or cold water ani repair china glass, delf," leather, eto,, etc. Camphylene Balls, in neat air-tight jars, containing 18 balls, price Is, to keep moths out of clothing, afro a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract, price Is, an infalliablo cure for toothache, guaranteed not injurious to the teeth or ncalth; it stops the most acute pain immcdUtcly, and proves a permanent cure in nearly all cases where the teeth, are hollow, German euro for corns and warts nrico Is, this omous Remedy will speedily ami painlessly uro soft or hard corns, also •rarls, bunions nd chilblains. —The Wairarapa Farmers Coperutivo Association Ltd. Anvi,