LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4698, 18 April 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

of candidates fot the |Metahnnaßuad Boattt will be- received «p till noon on Tuesday, May 24th, Mr Thomas Price of Dalefield, offersfor sale another - column five desirable properties in that neiebbuurkod ranging Ituiu ton to two hundred and fifty acresr

I Three young men.were fined at Wei[lington yesterday for shooting game out of season.

.A fishing boat went down in the French Pass on Saturday, arid a mm named Harry iselsoa was drowned. Black swans have been aeon on the Mangataii.'oka river.

In apito of poaching, pfgeow are reported to be very plentiful between Kketahuna and Pahiatua tbissoason.

Mr A. H. Bunny and Dr. Douglas returned to Maaterton yesterday after spending a pleasant holiday in the Wan. ganui diatriot, The doctor succeeded in reaching the top of Mt.Egmont,

Tho Burgess List arid Defaulters' List for the Borough of Mastorton is now open for inspection.

Tho Eketahuna Amateurs gave a very interesting emcrtaiument at Elliston's Ball on Monday oveuing last. The whole Company gave" a good acoount of I tbemselres, Messrs Herd man, Hart and ! Nicholson being particularly good, A dunce concluded the ovenii'g. The proceeds, we understand, are to be devoted to a cbar.table object.

Operations at Mr W. Booth's newly erected mill will commence next week,

Carterton Courthouse is being repaired and altered.

Maaterton juvenile footbdlers oall themselves the" Violets," Featherston youngsters aro deviated " Tin Kibs," and the Greytown little boys combine as " Ironsides." ,

The Eev. A. M. Bradbury iB to be ruarned this morning to Miss Julia Macs,' The ceremony, perlotmed by Rev. W. E. Paigo, will take place at Bremmerton, Taueru, the residence of tie bride's father, Mr G W. Mace.

An emergenoy meeting of tho Masterton Masonic Lodgo is called for Thursday next, for the purpose of bidding Past Master Bn>. James Aitken, goodbye. Attendance at the Carterton School has considerably increased since Mr Kay took charge. Addition" are to be made to the Greytown School. According to the Observer, Messrs G and J. Ohristonsen, of Belvedere, Carter, ton, intend to proceed tu Utah about tho the 19th mat.

| Mr Buab, the Government dairy expert who visited the Mangatainoka and Balance butter factories last week, says that he considers Mr flolatead, of Mangatainoka, una of tho beßt dairy factory experts in the colony. Be spoaks in high terms of the conduct of the faotories under Mr Holsted's charge,— Herald.

| A sheep farmer on tho East Coast last year fattened off 4000 sheep for export on 120 acres of turnips. Of tho sheep ho tent Borne he arranged for the sale of 120 D in London through a Smithfiold firm of butchers, with the result that ho made a clear profit after paying all ex pences of £1 lsGdptrhoad.— Emmincr. The many friends of Mr and Mrs Aitken intond entertaining them at a social gathering on Friday evening next.

Tho hoy Lowes, who was injured in tho tiap accident at Ekotahuntt on Monday, ia in a very precarious state| and little hopes are entertained of his recovery. The man Eugkos is also more severely injured than at first supposed.

A seduction case was lately deoided in Melbourne, in which Thomas Shepherd, mine manager of Bendigo, obtained a verdict for £660 against Joseph Williams tailor—£lso for the has of tho services of his daughter, whom tho defendant had forcibly seduced, and £SOO for the dis honour brought about by defendant's action.

The winter seasbn up-country is [generally noted for heavy rains and as this climate is not particularly adapted to heavy overcoats for men or cloaks for ladies, we have.pleasure,in drawing attention to the fact that the New Zealand Clothing Factory, Wellington, are now showing a splendid assortment of waterproof coats of their own manufacture, guaranteed all sewn soams at very low prices. Ladies waterproof cloaks are made to measure from 25s from a large range of materials, in all the newest fashions. Tho New Zealand Clothing Factoiyare also showing a fine assort< ment of men's mercery for tho coming winter and they hold the largest and beat assorted stock of men's and boya' clothing in tho city. Blankots and rugs frum all the leading woollen mills in the colony have just been received, Country orders l.y post receive immediate attention. '•'--•

ft seems hopeless to expect that the Maaterton publio reading room will bo well kept until a stricter supervision is brought about, ore daily complaints of the theft or destruction of illustrated journals, and tho daily papers, which are placed on reading desks, are also removed to the great inconvenience of (ho general public,

The KotuhirangH Maori facing Club's annual hack meeting, will be held on the Akura race-course on Thursday, 17th May. The programme, which appears in our advertising columns, consists of seven events and the stokes amount to £2lO.

A rug, supposed to be tho property of Pnham Te Tnu, has been found in possession of the mhi Jamos Henderson, who was sentenced to three months at Greytown yesterday, for tho larceny of a pair of boob.

Informations arc elated to have been laid against the licensee of the Union Hotel, Pahiatua, on charges of Sunday trading a«d serving a child under age. The cases are set down lor the 24th mat. N.S.W. Parliaments are not the beet behaved in the World but liewfound' land can. give them points, Because of the Government refusal to dissolve Parliaments rui.e the oable, Sir W. Wfhiteway and his lats colleagues in 'the Ministry refused tu leave the House of Parliament, and barred the doors against the Governor and the members of the new' Ministry, " Spectator," writing from Masterton to the Befene, Bays:-" Thinking that the Marton and Waipawa meetings wero run on the 11th mid 12th respectively I havoniado promises to attend them both before returning south. They are, however, on the same day, and 1 cannot be in two places at onoe; To attend one meeting and not the other would be'to offend one aeption of my spprtjug frjeniis if my presence give satisfaction to the other. The way out of the dif cully is to Attend neither, and just now 1 am at Masterton amongst pbople whom I have not visited for years. lam promised trout fishing, deer stalking, labbit shoot, ing, coursing, and a run with the United Club's Hounds, and all sorts of good things to remain where 1 am. I havehid a lot of racing; what an agreeablechansje, whether 1 manage to see the programme sketched above carried out or not. The weather being decidedly adverse the enjoyments of my " Waidrop" friends are sufficiently enticing to make me abandon the return journey inland through the delightful Forty.mil6.Bußb, even with so genial a johu as George Hunter,who recounts stirring adventures of old time coaching days,"

\Ye beg tonotilj that the following lines of llcsjrp BockS Co., Manufabtoriiig Chemists, can he obtained at thi jy.F.Oi'A's Fdrioy •Goods Department':- Kon Mercurial Plating Fluid, [mco Is 6d, auaurpasscd "for oleaaing ijol'J orsilver arid re-plating brassand copper; Jjbcjtfs ■Waterproof Cement, price la, will resjst liot or cold water, and repair' china glass, M, leather,' eic., 'tlo. Oatnphylim Balls, ip peat jirs," containing 1? balk, prico Is, to keep rcoih's out of clothings also a perfect disinfectant, fecrb Extract price Is, an iafallialilo euro for toothache,' guaranteed not injeifon to 'the teeth in' ijcattVjii j':bpsiho'vrio:i acnle pain 'irri-' Wedi&ly, and p:oyes a peweni euro 'in nearly all cases where'!iel*e;V are h'ojlow;, .German cure fov cotis apd warts nricp Is, tjiis amons Remedy will speedily ana painlessly ure soft or kara corns, also bliniona ad cnilblalns.—The Waliarapa Par me is Co petatireduociation :■ .■..■• ;.■;.'

Sir Matthew Daviea liaa filed a petition in bankruptoy. Ho attributes his failure to his conneotion with'certain finanoia! institutions. The liabilities amount to £281,000, of which £253,000 are secured. The asstts are stated at £82,700. The Manawatu Times learns that the late member lor the MamiWi stern Electoral District—Mr floani Taipuais seriously ill, and grave doubts aro entertained of his ultimate reoovery. Mr Taipua is at present at Porotawhao, where he is boinß attended by two Maori prophets, The news will be heard with tegret by Mr Tai|iua's many European friends; ■ A is to be presented to Inspector J, Wallace Smith, on his leaving the public service. * From Auetralia comes the news of auother threatened strike on the part of the shearers. One sould have thought that .the folly of strikes had been sufficiently impressed by this time on both employers and employees, MrW, Lowos returned from Christchurch last evening, An unusually largo number of country people aro in Masterton to day for tho stock sales.

Sheep-stealing says the Otago Daily Times is said to be so prevalent in Bruce County thit an association has been torraed to raise £7O to be offered aB a reward for such information as will lead to the conviction of the parties engaged.

A coirespondent in a southern contemporary on tho Louib Chemis case;-"Let the case be emitted to six English Judges and if all of them do admit that thero are grave doubts about his guilt, I myself will enneont to be hanged for the crime.

Tho unfortunate man Hughes, injured at Kketahuna on Monday was brought down to the Masterton Hospital yesterday afternoon.

The first championship meeting under the auspices of the New Zealami Poultry flgcon and Canary Association is to be heldinChristohureh.

The well-known Indian dootor " Sc< l ua b "is at loggerheada with tbo Custom Department who have detained a largo parcel of his remedies. He threatens to claim £3O for overy day's detention,

The Government printing office in J™"" 8 ' 011 is to be enlarged at a cost .of £6OOO. The.work ib to be put in band very soon.

Yestorday a man who appeared at Court in Wellington in tho capacity of defendant complained of the very hard times. Ho said he had.Joat £BOO in Wellington under a yoaf," Thore was ±l7o owing to hiru and hV;\)ould take £2O for the lot. "Look here" he said, I have a'bill against a party for 115, and anyone oan buy it for b sovereign." The plaintiff did not accept the offer.--N Z TinieH,

Howoyer much tho Now Zealand un> employed abuse the Government, they have tho decency and gotd taste to abstain from drying private matters into their denunciations. Not so their brothers in England. Mr Aequith, the Homo Secretary, has lately become engaged to a well-known English lady, and at an " unemployed " the following resolution was carried :-•• That this maw menting of the unemployed, held on Tower Bill, hearing that Mr Asquith ia about to enter tho holy bonds of matrimony, and knowing he has no sympathy with the unemployed, and that he has lately used his position in the House of Common to insult thelin, trusts that his partner will be one of the worst tartars it is possible for a man to have, and that hiß family troubles will compel him to retire from political life, for which ho is so unfit."

At a meeting of the Wellington Benevolent Society yesterday, a woman apply ing for assistance told a atory, which if true is not very creditable to the Bakers' Union. Owing to want of work hor husband had been unable to pay his weekly subscription to the Union and had been struck off the inombership roll, and was thus prevented obtaining work. Relief was granted and one trustee suggested 6oaie etplanattun might be forthcoming.

An.flderly bucolic who came to Mai> this morning to attend tho stock sale, sfbggered down Queen Street about eleven with a little more on board than he could comfortably cany. Stopping opposite the police station and leaning , against the ao-called fountain, he called out loudly to Sergeant Moardle, "Hero you bobby, come here, I" The "bobby" came all right, and another one with him the gentleman, who had been imbibing too fresly, was oalmly' but firmly removed to the cells, Ho is not likely to insult tho "foorco" again,

The Great ISealising Sale lasting tor 20 fays, promises to be a gigantic success, The whole stock is (o be offered at genuine reduced prices, many of the lines will be marked at less than English cost at Tb Abo House, Wellington. ..During the Great .Sale, Indies Aprons will bo-sold at 4|, 4 Button Kid Gloves all now fresh gOods at Is lid per pair, White and Cream Lacisv9d per doz, Ladies Linen Collars new shapes at'Sd.each, lloya Sailor Collars at 3d eaoh, sold everywhere at 6d at Tn Abo House Wellington.' '■, ' . It will pay country customers to take arun down to the Great Realising Sale. They will save all the expenses and be nionov in pocket by buying all they want while gopd are so cheap, Orders from the Country will ba carefully selected and sent carriage had from tho Great Realising Silo at T B Abo Horns.—Ami,

The hot and muggy'days aro now about oyer, Fierce tho bud is still in his noonday heat. But ere long thousands will be crying out for warmer clothing, and blankets will bo as welcome as acid, drinks have been Messrs L, J. Hooper and Co., of tho Bon Marohc 1 , have had tho coming season in their mind's eye, and a practical provision for its wants is a foremost feature in their programme. Thoy bavo just opened a magnificent stock of now autumn and winter Roods from the Parisian and London markets, and wo venture to assort a bettor display of tho world's fashions has never beon attempted in the Wairarapa. Every department is resplendant with the latest'novelties and fashions, and the prices aro significant of their desire to serve alfwcll. Orders from any part of tbo colony are executed with that exaotitudo and liberality that leavo no room for other than satisfaction