LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4696, 16 April 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The larger trees in the Masterton Park have been underbrushod, Masterton Sohool Committee meets this evening. Unemployed aro plentiful at Ekotahuna jusli now. Eketahuna amateurs give a performance at Elliston's Hall this evening

It is reported that cordial factories are to bo opened at Ekctahuna and Pahiatua.

Tho Government has agreed to grant section 46, Makuri township as a Town Hall 'site.

An exhibition of ugly men is to be hold in Belgium. A prize will be. given fur the ugliest,

Statistics of shipping casualties show that six vessels recently lust were more than a century old. A man 48 years of ago hw died in Glasgow from accidentally swallowing his artifioial teeth. We romind our readers of tho Taratahi stock sale, which takes place tomorrow (Tuesday) at ono o'clock. Window-cleaning in England is said to bo responsible for more fatal accidents than railway travelling. / _ Several residents of the Bush are still suffering with weak eyes, aa a result of the late

The annual meeting of ratepayers in the Eketahuna Read District will take place at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May sth. Tho annual election of tho Eketahuna Road Board takes place on Tuesday, May Ist, Nominations of candidates will be received up till noon of Tuesday, April 24th.

A further addition of 250 firel-class breeding ewes and 100 lambs is made to the entries lor Mr P, H. Wood's Taratahl stoo k sale, which takes place to morrow.

His Worship tho Mayor of Masterton please don't note! The Lord Mayor of London hopes that the colonial Mayors will commemorate St, George's Day on April 23rd by a banqußt and help to make the celebration universal throughout the Empire, Tho Manawatu Banner says:—Whon tno Maori? do undertake a thin? they generally manage to get it through with credit, and we arc pleased to learn that the Otaki Brass Band has now arrived at such perfection that it intends to make a tour of tho Australian oolnnios.

A steamer arrived in Liverpool the other day with 14,000 tons of merchandise (including 810 head of cattlo), the largest cargo over brought bccobb the Atlantic by a single vessel. Birds are reported as being not very numerous in South Canterbury this season, and poor sport iB being mot with, A largo numbor of sportsmen are nevertholoaa out after gamo. A young woman at Hooknoy, while dtunk tho other day, imagining a heap of soft mud by tho side ',of tho road to bo a bed, divested herself of some of her clothing, and was found sleeping thornon by a policeman, with an empty spirit bottlo by her side. Potatoes in Napier have reached 10s the sack—a slight diffeionce to a season or two ago when growers were giving them away for the carting.

A man has been fined, with the alternative of a week's imprisonment, in Glasgow for failing fcn hand over to the police a diamond ring which he had picked up in the stceeU Mr J. P. Lucas, hoadmaster of tho Blenheim Borough school died on Friday evening. He is very generally and deeply mourned, and will bo buried with Masonic and military honours,

Nowb has been received that.Miss Ruth Bulkley, daughter of Mr K. Bulkley dentißt, of Wellington, has passed tho OambridgeJunior Local Examination The son of Mr Aulin, of Eketahuna',' who, it will be remembered, was so seriously allectod by tho unokeof thoi late bush fires that bis life was in danger is now rapidly recovering. ' Poarson's Band gavo one of their popular Sunday afternoon concerts in Carterton yesterday, and tho fine musical selections wero highly approoiated by tho public, who turnod out in great force, and treated the members with the utmost hospitality.

The section of road between Hawera and Ekotahuna, undor the control of the Wairaiapa North County Council, is in a terrible state just now. The coachdrivers invariably utter a fervent "Thank Heaven!" when the Pahiatua County boundary is reached.— heraU,

A young man namod Pease, during a football game on the Park Oval on Saturday, had his nasal organ.completely twisted, and not feeling much pain, was only made aware of his mishap by the laughter of tho by-slanders, J)r Butement, who was on the ground, waß appealed to, and attended to the unfortu-1 nato follow. Another player, named Murray, was knooked senseless, and the service of the doctor were again called into requisition, In another column in this issue, an advertisement appears from the wellknown Christchuroh nurserymen, Messrs Kerr and Barnett. This firm has for years been in the front rank, and many of the best orchards in the North Island have boon Bupplied with .them, At the end of tho presont season there will bo a dissolution between the partners of tho firm .and on this aocount, together with the fact that their lease expires they have decided to clear off the whole of tho trees in stock, on advantageous terms to intending planters; The catalogue of Messrs Kerr and Barnett includes all the best varieties in fruit, forest, ornamental trees and shrubs, while a speciality is roado of roses, We recomnfend tho advertisement to "the notice of our roadere.

The Great Realising Salo lasting for2o days, promises to be a gigantic success The whole stookiatobeoflejed at genuine reduced prices, many of the lines will be marked at less than English cost at Te Abo House Wellington. During the Great Sale, Ladies Aprons will be sold at 4J, 4 Button Kid Gloves all new fresh goods at la Ud per pair, White and Cream Laces at 9d per doz, Ladies Linen Collars new shapes at 3d each, Boys Shilor Collars at 8d eaob, sold everywhere at 6d, at Te Abo House. Wellington. It .will pay country" bustomers to take a run down to the Great Realising gale, They will save all tho expenses and be money in pooket by buying all they want while good are so cheap, Orders from the Country will be carefully selected and sent carriage had from the Grwt' Realising Bale at Ti i AjoßoOTi-Abti.. ,' .^~±^^^r

A monster Temperance picnic is to bej held at Gatterton A man named Hayes was arrested at Eketahana yesterday, on warrant from Pahiatua. ■lnformnatipn has been reo'oived that the Grand Lodge of Mexico has extended' fraternal recognition to the Grand Lodge of New Zealand.

A bush correspondent writes!-The weather still continues cold and wet with strong gales, Tho Anglican Synod, at Hobart hss unanimously agreed to establish an Institution of Deaconcsaea, under the control of the Bishop, I A writer in Tarnnaki Min'says:— ,l Mrs Mayor of Onchunga, J.P., by the snappishness of her manner will be ' fired' *t the end other mayoral term, and' firod' effectually." There is a sort of competion among the Tiiberalß at Home in characterisation of the House of Lords. MrDavitt so far holds the cub with "a den of laud thieves" and "rapacious legislative brigands."

Our Ekctahuna correspondent writes: —" A horse attacked to a oart cooveyiog Mr and Mrs Hill to their home in Pavkville on Saturday, bolted and collided with a bullock team. Tho result was a capsize, Mr Hall escaped with a fow bruises but his wito unfortunately broke her thumb and received a severe slinking, This is tho third mishap Mr •Hall has had with the same horse during the past twelve mouths." Wejwould suggest the disposal of this fiery steed to some horse-tamer, An American Editor writos to and of a contemporary journalist thus:—"ls he waiting for an excuse to call us to the field of mortal combat ? Wn oan offer him none whatever, further than to pronounce him, as we do most sincerely, and with a special regard to the meaning of our wordß, a howling violator of the truth, a tallow-faced mugwump, a biped who would club his grandmother to death for a net of onions, a disciple of Ananias who would write n flatter. ing epitaph on his mother-in-law, without a tender blueh of shame mantling his adamantine cheek, and RhideoUß excrescence who ' would order game to be boiled and eat

it afterwards I" A sharp frost was experienced in tbis district last night. Messrs Loweß and lorna add COO good breeding ewes, 800 lambs, 250 2 tooth fat wethers, pigs,oowß, and trap and torse in tboirMmterton stock enlo for

Wednesday noxt 18th April, Philip Eudd, the painter of Oreytown who has boon missing foruome time past, has turned up at. last and Is now being examined as to his sanity, Sergeant M'Ardle is in Feiithorston today as a witness in an assault oaso, which occurred on the ffellingtun.Masterton train when tha Sergeant win returning from his holiday, A Olareville man lias baou at groat trouble to make his horso lie down at isord of command, On Thursday while tho hunt was on at Olareville the animal ventured into a reposeful position without being so instructed. The worst of it was, ho was in a buggy, and that vehicle was full of ladies, His owner

resurrected him in double quick timo.uiid no bones were broken.-Otoiw.

A member of a firm of Ulaegow provlsion.morohants interviewed tho Victorian Minister for Agriculture last week, and directed his attention to the faot that oalyes fatloned on skiinmod milk and oleomargarine realisod i'G 10s in tho Homo market, As a result of tho inter, view the Minister has requested tho Agricultural Oollego to experimentand roport as to the expediency of fattening veal for export,

Mr A, W. Hog?, M.H.R., recently brought under notice of the Miniitor for Lands the desirability ot affording facilities to tbo morried men on tho • co. operative works on tho AUredton-TVeber road and other lines in tho Forty.mile Hush for acquiring small homesteads. A numbor of men had asked him to do so, pointing out that if they could get bits of land on whioh to orecb housos for their families they would not bo compelled to pay rent in the towns, unci ultimately to return to them and swell tho ranks of the unemployed. Mr suggested that they might be given facilities for securing 15 to Mkcra sections m epeoial settlement bloijks, or that thoy should be allowed to erect dwellings and make improvements with which tho land could be loaded when sold, Mr M'Kenzio promised that if any Government laud was available in tho localities referred to ho would have it eet apart for tho purpose asked,—Post,

Tho houso-to-houso visitation promoted by the Lends Nonconformist Ministers' Association last autumn has resulted in a report, of which the dotails we published in tho Leeds Mercury, Altogether, rathor more than 50,000 families were visited, of whom nearly 10,003 declared that; tbey do not attend any placo of worship, Up. wards of 1200 wef a out when the visitors called, and 493 refused to rivo any information, Boughly speaking, the remainder denlarcd themselves as going to ohurchor chapel, A point deemed worthy of remark is tho variety of reasons offerer) for non-attendance. .Publicans, tramway employes, carriago proprietors and drivers, and milkmen complain of lack of opportunity; while remarks like these are quoted—" Thinks he watits fresh air and gets it on a Sunday." "Too tired to go out on Sundays," A staple: objection is, "Thoso who go are no better than they ought to be." Ono man says ho royilarly attends noivheroj whilo another answers the question, "What particular cliuvch are you connected with ?—" Co- operative- stores," A third odors the remark that he "has no dosiro to send his children to Sunday School; that institution is for tho lower classes, and not for tho middle classos." Another was found to be "too much occupied with the dog to talk." In answer to the question, " Would you welcome a visit from the minister," etc, one porson, a womeu, it is thought, replies, " Oh, yea; any who wish to call, I could, perhaps, enlighten them a bit."

It Is not every volunteer corps in the colony—not oven evory cavalry or uiountod infantry corps-that can boast of men of such fine physique as the To Awamutu Mounted Infantry possess, says the Auckland jFJeraW. Amongst the many fino men in tho corps, there are seven cousins who are capital speoimens of the gams homo as regards physical development. These are Troopers Camp bell, Lindsay Johnstone, William Johnstone, Grabame Johnstone, Oharles Grace, Halliburton Johnstone, and Peter John Salvador Grace. Trooper flalliburton Johnßtone is six feet four and a half inches, and weighs 14st. Troopera Campbell and Lindsay Johnstone and Charles Grace measure G feofc 3 inches respectively, and Trooper William Johnstono stands 6 feet 1 inch, while Grahame Johnstone Is 6 feet 2 inches, The smallest of the six is Trooper Peter John Salvador Grace, who only measures 5 feet 10 inohes, though both ho and his brother Charles (tho latter weighs lBst) will doubtloßS grow moro yet, as they ore very young, the taller brother being only 10, and tho smaller 17 years, Asthay I are all robust they may truly be said to be fellows of muck might in the company. Thoy a r e all capital horsemen, and soveral of them are good shots, and excellent athletes. They aro all grandson of tho late Major Speedy, R.M., and nephews.of Captain Speedy, so well known in Abyssinia, India, and New Zea'and,

We beg tonotllj that (he following lines of Messrs Bock It Co,, Manufacturing Chemists, can be obtained at the W.F.O.A's Fancy Goods Department :-Non Mercurial Plating Fluid, prico la (id, unsurpassed' for cleaning gold or silver and re-plating brass and copper. Book's Waterproof Commit, prico. Is, will resist hot or cold water and repair china glass, dclf, leather, ot&, etc. Oamphylene Balls, in neat air-tight jars, containing 18 balls, price Is, to keep moths out of clothing, also & peifeot disinfeotafitr - Horb Extract, price ls, ! an infalliable euro for toothache, guaranteed not injurious to tho teeth or nealthjit stops the most aoute pain immediitelv, and proves a permanent cure in nearly'all cases .where the teeth are hollow, German euro for corns and warts price Is, this amous Remedy will speedily and painlessly uro soft or hard corns,: also -rarts, bunions nd chilblaios,—Tho Wairarapa Farmeia Co. pHatiTe.Aiiooiation'.Ltd. Adyt, ••-.■■■■..

Mr W. Dougallof Masterton andMr F. Foist of Oarterton left List week on a trip to Sydney. 1 It is stated that cattle are fetching [bettor prices in Hawko's Bay than in Wairarapa,

We understand that Mr T. P. Lett, of Masterton, ia. negotiating for the purchase of Mm Owen's Tinul Hotel, A notice in connection with loan proposals is published by the Wairarapa North County.

The Rev A. M. Bradbury conducted services at St, Matthew's, Mastorton, both morning and eveuing yesterday, and I at tlie Opaki in the afternoon.

The erection of the Pahiatua Post Office and Court House is to be put In hand at once.

A Btnatt shook of earthquake was felt in Maaterton at twelve minutes past eleven'this morning, An elderly man of rospeotable appearance was dismissed with a caution for being drunk by Mr M. IWberg, J.P,, in the Maßtorton Court this morning. 'We understand that aboutono half the permanent'hands at'he Defenco Stores, Wellington, are to receive immediate notice that their services aro no longer required. Tho Kaiwbata Koad to Karaka Bay, will be gazetted in a few days. The division of the Borough of Palliatua into wards will probably take place 111 a few days. A buggy driven by a native collided with another vehicle on the Taueru road on Saturday evening, the Maori driver being rather badly hurt. Mr Hogg has used every endeavour to secure a block of. some thousand acres of native land near the Uastwell Village settlement for homestcadß, and the Minister of Landß has now promised to assist him in the matter, a

Now Bylaws regulating the width of whnol-tyres, the management of the maintenance of cart-crossings and footpaths, and dealing with traction engine traffic, are published as a supplement to tho Wairauapi iDaiiy Tines by the Wahaiapa North County Council.

MrT. Hutchison refused o remand on Saturday In tho Masterton S.M. Court in the case of James Bushhj, charged with using threa'eniug kmguasro on April ?th to Arthur Downes of. Pungaroa, for whom Mr Pownall appeared. Tho accused was therefore discharged.

A cricket match was played on the Greytom Recreation ' Reservo•last' Saturday, between the legal fraternity and honest men of that township, A large orowdol both boxob gathered to witness the gamo. MrW. 0. Buchanan, M.H.R, watched proceedings on behalf of tho Lav, and Mr J. D. Hoagorly Mayor, for tho Gteytown ohb cloven, The result was a win for the latter by eleven runs on the first Innings.

A search party wont to Papawai last | Saturday and another to Matarawa yesterday, looking for the young man Phillip Rudd, who was missing since thrco o'clock on Wednesday. Ho was eventually found on the Grand Stand at the flreytown Recreation Keservo in an exhausted couditton, having been in the Woodsido vicinity all the time, and returned to Greytown, on Saturday night Delias beenexamuisd by ono doctor who pronounce* him insane.

The only daughtor of Mr W. H. Buick agod two years and nine irn-'bs, died on Saturday last from interim! inflammation. Yery great sympathy h .felt with Mr and Mrs Buick in their loss.

Tho mid-day train to-day from Wellington was an honr late, The delay being caused by tho slippory state of the line owing to the frost, and the heavy goods traffic at tho summit. Mr A, von Keisenberg, of Masterton, met with a simple accident, on Saturday, which reaulted rather senoußly. He,by some means slipped and fell heavily to the floor at his residence, and on Dr. Hosking being called he was found to be suffering from commission of the spine. Wo arc glad to be able to stato that Mr Keisenberg is vory much better to-day, and it is hoped will differ no ill effects.

The Reefton Guardian says:—At the S. M. Court last weok Mr Lynch under tho new legislation obtained an order against a sub-dnbtor which practically has tho same effects as a Bummonß, It appears that if you get a judgment agaliut a ponton, and you an satisfy the i.'ourt that other parties owe this person money, an ordor from tho court can bo obtained against these partios orderinc; them to pay the amounts duo to tho judgment debtor into Court, or to show cause why they should not oomply with the order, Now that tho football Beason has commenced tho dootors of New Zealand should be kept busy, Anxious mothers may prepare stretchers and bandaaes, and chemists procure a large stock of oil, liniment, and embrocation. At the Masterton Oval on Saturday soveral oaeunlties ooourred—a torotaste of tho future. Can nothing edone to render this pop' ular winter game less dangerous to the players ? Large congregations assembled at both services at the Masterton Woaloysn Church yesterday, on the occasion of tho anniversary of tho Church, the Rov, John Dukes proaching in the morning and Mr Susboj .in tho evening. Tho singing, under tho conductorship of Mr J, J, Boaaey was exceptionally fino, and Mr Candy's full orchestra rendered valuable asaiatanco. In tho morning Jackson's "ToDeum" and the anthem "Praise Yo tho Lord" wero given, and in the ovoning " Far Above Yon Glorious Ceiling," the duet part being taken by Miss M, Perry and Miss Prentico.

The Auckland correspondent of a contemporary says that somo amusement was caused in tho Supreme Court during tho hearing of tho" long firm " caso—otherwise the charge of conspiracy to defraud—against t.ho three Russian Jews known as Shein, by the reading of some lectors which had boon received by tho accused from their relatives in Russian Poland. The translation of tho lotters, which he had found in tho prisoner's possession, was deposed to by Morns Copeland, who had translated the documents from Russian into' English, Tho letters wero full of pious injunctions, mingled with much worldly wisdom, One letter from a brother of tho aocused(who resides within Iho Russian borders) expressed a hope that they would make a fortune out in this part of the world, and by prudence and diligence would return to their fatherland '• big men," or, as the translator put it, "toffs." "Woswindle not," tho writer went on to say when giving an account of his financial busi« noss in Russia. "But there is a great deal of that In Russia. However,we aro doing well, pralso be to God, and wo aro well up in mony-leriding, bless his holy namo," Myer Shein, tho brother re* forrod to, in another letter, replete with moral maxims and philosophical meditations, said to his brothers, wheu telling them that his family were highly respected in their towns, though the " old man " did drink sohnapps ovoMnuch : " Dear brothers, for a man to save a igood namo is as good as money, but then to have plenty of money is far better still.". Tho naink of this worldly wire axiom fairly convulsed the Court. One of the letters from the brother in Russia was addressed to "My dear brother Leon Sheiu, Auokland, New Zealand, Australia, to bo loft till called for."

The hot and muggy days are now about over. Fierce the sun is atill in htß noonday heat. But ore long thousands will be crying I out for wanner clothing, and blankets will be as welcome as add drinks have been Messrs L. J. Hooper and Co., of the Bon Marohti, havo had the coming season in their mind's eye, and a practical provision for its wants is a foremost feature in their programme They havo just opened a magnificent stock of new autumn and winter goodß from the Parisian and London markets, and wo venture to assert a better display of the world's fashions has never been attempted in the Wairarapa, Every department is resplendent with'ihe latest novelties and fashions, and the prices me significant of their desire to terotill well. Ordera from any part of the colony are exejwW'wifh'l that exactitude tad liberality tbfil leave so lOoniforotheftSaniatlßfMtiol,'': : : v i

A meoting of thos9 interested in the formation of a Literary and Debating Society ia to be hold in the Foresters' Hall on Wednesday evening next at 7.30 p.m.' Messrs Penty and Forde, arohiteote, of Wellington and Maaterton, are pre. paring the planß for a lftgpvtMlden'ce' at Maryborough, will be called for Bhottly. ' for the Dorset's road oontraot, 13 chains of metalling, Mr J. O'Keefe's tender of £33 93 Gd has been accepted, Dedlined Messrs fi.-Manning £8616 aßd P. Carr £42 6s, A. MoKenzie 'M Us. For the Opaki-Rangitumau contraet, no. 1, carting HO yards nf metal, Mr B. Manning's tender of £lB Bs, baß been accepted. Declined Messrs M. Kerins -£l9 53, G. Manuiog £2l, A. McKenrie a The Greytown Hospital has received a substantial gift at the hands of the Misses Yule, of South Foatherston, in the form of an invalid's wheel chair,