LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4700, 20 April 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Moucktou informs the Woodville Examiner that lie si\tv a stoat killed by a hawk on the western side of the Mana#atuon Sunday last,

Elections for the Oastlepoiut and Akitio lioad Boards aro notified in another column, Nominations for the former close on the 28th mat,, and for the latter on the 30tit hut. John Oakley, charged at Pabiatua with forging and uttering; a ohctjue, has been committed for trial,

Cornflour and starch factories ore to be started in Auckland.

Tho man (Patrick Ehyes) arrested at Eketahuna on a charge of Inrcenj has been disobarged. Several oases of few are repotted at Pahiat'ua,

Tho Makuri bridge is well under way, and is expected to he finished shortly after tho end of the month-

Mr W. Holstcad, the dairy expert, was i resident of Carterton for a number of years (says the Obrner), and worked at Mr J, Udy's sawmill for some time. Apaftyuf ladies. Including Mrs William Freeman, of Wellington, ascended the l'qketoi range one day last week, A start tvas made from the township about half-past two o'clock, and the patty reacjied horne again at livo o'clock, A splendid viow of scenery on the Eastern side of the range was obtained from tbp top, The descant was accomplished in three quarters of an hour.—Paliiatua Hemkl.

Ex-Judge Seth-Smith left for England by the Ruapehu yesterday to undergo a luiiher operation to hia eyes, He expects to be absent from tho Colony about 12 months. The cargo by the s.s. Buapohu for Loudon, includes ten boxes of gold of the value of £30,500,

A Flock Book for the whole Colony is in course of preparation by a number of i Wellington shcepfarmcrs. The Maatertan correspondent of the Olisener is responsible for the following: —" Masterton holds the championship safe from any locality in Jiew Zealand for hasty marriages. Gilbert and Sullivan's. disastrous love philter must have burst in the town creek, for when the mists uprise of an evening—well they simply pop the question, and the parsons are reaping a harvest, withthe sowing of nhioh, by-the-bye, they had nothing to do, ft feems wonderfal that we have nota matrimonial bureau here, doing business ill all parts of the Colony."

According to the Post, the correct figures iii connection with the late licensingplection areas fallows .—Districts in which the poll was effectivo, half the votes on the roll being recorded, 23. Districts in which the poll was void, half the electors on the roll not having voted, 87. pistricts in which halt the yutes on the roll'were recorded, but m whipb there was pot a clear majority in fovpjir of any of the proposals, 2. The votes recorded (including Ijay of Islands return, and dividing the mfornials equally between licenses to remain as at presontand no licenses) may bo taken as having.been for licenses to remain as at present, 41,145', for reduction, 16,183; no licenses. 47,856, Total number oi votes recorded, between 110,CJJ and IIi,COO, Total number on roll, 25.1,250, The Great Realising Sale lasting for 20 days, promises to be a gigantic success, Thciwhole stock is lo ba offered at genuine reduced prices, many of the lines will be marked'at less than English cost at Te Abo Hotel Wellington., ' r - ! • During the Great-Sale, Ladles Aprons will be sold at 4 Button Kid Gloves all new fresh goods at 1b Md per pair, White and CTeam Laces: 9d per doz, Ladies Linen Collars new shapes at 8d eaoh, Soys Sailor Collars at 3<Haob, sold everywhere at 6d, atlE Aaqflpmß .Wellington.' ■ -> It will'papiiunfry! customers to tftke p run down.to the-Great Realising Sale;' They will save all the expenses add be money? In pocket by buying alt they want. ,w)iile.- good are- so oheap.-.Orders froiri'the Country ijfill be cdrejpy se!ected !| and lad from'the Great' iMping £■■■ AjjgßpiHhw

Messrs W. Dimock and 00., of Wellington, notify that the price of pigs is now lowetsd to 3|d pet lb forfirstquality delivered at Wellington, Mr J, Sykea is the firm's Mastorton agent. The meeting of settlers Interested in the establishment of a dairy factory at Fernridge, which is to be held next Wednesday aveni-ig, will be attended by Mr Ddy, one of tho Directors, and Mr D. H. JRoberta, the Secretary of the fl. Z Dairy Farmers' Union, '

A Hawke's Bay aheop farmer has | placed himself in communication with a South .Vairarapa runholdor to know if he could take over some 5000 wethers at market value, stating as the reason that he had not sufficient feed to keep them on, and cuuld not dispose of them in that district for tho same reason.- Okerur. The ranjority of accidents in manufactories occur during the last two hours of the working day, when tho eruployiis aro usually tired tmdcareloss. Mr Jackson Palmer seems unable to take a beating like a man. Me now pro. poses to ask for a scrutiny of the votes recorded in the Waitemata election, not it is alleged, with the idea of upsetting Mr Massey's election, but to ensure that voteia' names Bhall remain on the roll. This tender regard for the electors' interests is too thin,

In acoounting tor the prosent prosperity of Maoriland the Sydney Bulletin says it would be unfair to overlook the " tote," Through its agency the money spent on racing is returned to the people instead of helping bookmakers to parade their woalth and make the giand tour " 'Omo."

Of the Oamaiu Licensing Committee, the writer on "Sporting" in the Licensed Victuallers' Gnicltec speak? an follows The action of the new Licensing Committee at Oamaru in reI fusing a license for the race meeting there will cause serious inconvenience and not a little atrong 'anguago. Fancy a lot of men going for a day's holiday and unable to get a glass of beer or nip of whisky if so inolined I The thing is simply preposterous, and such highhanded, selfish action was, lam sure, never contemplated by the most ardent supporters of the Act, However, this sort ot blind zeal will work its own discomfituie,"

Another big failure! This time in Hobart, J. B, Davieß, an accountant, has filed a declaration of insolvency. Bis liabilities are sot down at' £51)3,000, and his assets nt £BO,OCD, The amount of lpans received by thn bankrupt in tivo years is stated to have been £616,000.

It is stated that Mr O. J. Hegan and Mr Alfred Garriek mil join the directorate of the New Zealand Loan, and Mercantile Agency Company, Mr Henry J, Bristow litis declined to rejoin tho Board, . Tho bondholders of tho 1879 issue are asking for a large representation on the Board.

The Rov, \V. H. Philip, of Pahiatua, will preach on Sunday nest as under Alfredton ai 11, Pahiatua at 7.

Mangatainoka larrikins recently mobbed and maltreated an officer of tho Salvation Army. • What with the recent discovery of Rold mines and murder of Bank managers ill Australia, the"good, old days" seem to bo returning. Headers will remembor the recent Owcoar murder and now another bank manager has been shot by two bushrangers who have managed to tffect their escape. Senator Lodge (U.S.A.) has moved to impose retaliatory duties on British and Australian goods until Great Britain agrees to extend tho coinage and me of silver.

Napier Telegraph :Mr Seddon has been straying a good deal from the truth) these two years or so. The quantity of wool that has arrived in Lonaon up to date is 404,000 bales. The list has olosed for the next series. About 86,0 CD bales have been sent forward direct to tho manufacturing districts since the lost sales. There will be 890,000 bales available at the coming auctions,

In tho B.M, Court this morning »t Masterton, a first offender who did not appear, was fined 5s with tho usual alternative, fordrunkenneu, The N.Z, Times understand! that the Cabinet has decided to investigate the publication of Colonial Fox's letter to the premier. Ministers, we are in[formed think they hive reason to i believe that the information published wib obtained In a surreptitious and unjournalistic manner. We remind those interested of the meeting of Parishioners of St, Matthew's Pariah, which takes place at "8.30 this evening. The meeting will be an important one, and should bo largely at' tended, as the Pariahionors will bp practically asked to decide whether tho services of a resident clergyman are to be obtained or not.

Tho local paper eays that Pahiatua footballers appear to have gone to sleep. Tho adjourned general meeting of members, to have been held on Monday evening, lapsed for the want of* quorum.

Mr It. Mansfield, well-known in the Wairarapftj is about to take his up residence at Sydney, Mr F. H, lbbelson, clerk of ihe Maiterton Court, was ablo to resume his duties to day, though he has not yet quite recovered from his indisposition, Mr \\', W, MoCardlo Is (n Mastsjten to-day.

A man named John Idle was arrested In Wellington last night, charged with drunkenness, the larceny of a bottle ol gin from the Albert Hotel, and with using obscene language,

Mr John Dillon, M.P., writing to a friend now in Westport, under date Dublin, February 3rd, Bays"Davilt is meditating a trip to Australia and New Zealand soon, but he has not yet settled on tho time, I shall lot you know the moment hedoea definitely settle. Ihopo all my Auckland friends are well. There is not a_ country In the world in whoso future I take a warmer intorest than in that of New Zealand. Somehow from the first night I landed In Auckland I felt as if I were at home, and the longer 1 stayed the more attached 1 became to the country and the people." AVe have been requested to agalu remind cur readera that Mr F. H, Wood's Taratahi stock sales now take place on Tuesdays instead ot Thuradays, , Tho next is fixed for Tuesday, May Ist,

An endeavour is being made to idduco a French Company to start canning works in Australir to aupply tho French army and nary by way of Noumea. MrH, H. liusk the solicitor who was recontly struck oft tho rolls at Sydnoy has gone to America,

A son of Mr M, Coen of the Australian Stores atYass (Now South Wales) had a narrow eaoape recently, la passing an empty cask in tbe yard ho threw a lighted match threugh the bnghhole and it exploded, The (opparj of the cask was blown l(i '• feet away Corn's olothes were burnt and his face and the back part of liib head singed. An acoident of a somewhat serious naturo occurred in Courtenay place,Welhngton.lasl night. It appears (says the 77mcj)that Mr. It. Ayres herbalist, his wife and four children were driving home from Porirua, and When opposi|o (he phoj of MrM, H, Firlh, pcef, (ho hotfe started kicking. Tho i splashboard wa» smashed, and Mrs Ayre's had hei 1 log broken, was taken into :Mr Firth's residence, and Dr Pollen, who was quickly in attendance, attended to her injuries. Latest accounts are that Mrs I A j res js progressing favourably.

Wo beg tonotilj thattlie following Jines of : Messrs Bock & Co., Manufacturing Chemists, [can be obtained at the AV.F.O.A'a Fancy Goods DepartmentKon Mercurial Plating Fluid, price Ik Cd, uusurnassed for olcaningi gold or silver and re-plating brass and copper Book's Waterproof Uemont, price Is, ; ivil resist hot or cold water and repair china glass, delf, leather, etc,, etc. .Campbylen, Balls, in neat air-tight jare,, containing 18 oa™, pneo Is, to keep moths out of clothing; alfo a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract, priw Is, ta infalliabls euro for. toothache, guaranteed not injurious- to-the teeth pihealth', it stops the'most acuto" paitt inrmedhtelv, and proves a permanent •euro 'in nearly all cases Where -the teetiH l ate Hollow, Gsrinan care for coms;and warts priceis, this bmous Micdy tfill speedily and painlessly ure -soft or hard Corns, also warts,' bunions ndtttfcaßrfh'o TWairarapa Partners Co Anyf, '

Tho Mastciton S.M, Court was surrounded by a large number of natives this moming,apparently mucliinterested in tho alleged oase of. aeeualt on Mr Moorhouae by two of their countrymen,

At a Cabinet meeting held yesterday, it was decided to propose to the Imperial Government the settlement of the Kamoan difficulty by anneiation to New Zealand.

The appointment Is gazetted of Mr' Waller Miller as a Registrar of Brands for the Wairarapa district,os well as that of Mr John L. Bruce as an Inspector of Stock.'

At the Adelaide Police Court a few days ago 10 bookmakers were summoned charged Willi unlawful betting at Onkaparioga races, One of thorn was fined £25, another £l2 It, and the rest were remanded.

Five youngsters-James, Matilda Edith, Percy, and May Hart-who bad beon found living with their mother under conditions of oxtreme neglect in Grainger street, Wellington, were commuted to the Burnham Industrial School yo»teiday. Mr .Pownall, who appeared for Mr Downcs in tho case of alleged assault committed by John Bnshby, withdrew tho information this mornnie; in the B.M Court at Masterton. stating that the cost ot proceeding further would bo too heavy for his client. Mr Pownall sub* mitted with all duo deference that a remand should have beon granted on Saturday last to enable evidenco to be obtained. His Worship said in refusing a remand he had laid down nn general rule , each oiso brought before him would be considered on its meritn. The hot and mugay days are now about over. Fierce tho sun is still in his noonday heat. But ere long thousands will he crying out for warmer clothing, and blankets will be as welcome as acid drinks havo been Messrs L. J. Hooper and Co., ofth'o Bon Marchfi, have had tho coming season in I their mind's eye, and a practical provision I for lis wants is a foremost feature in iheir programme, They have just opened a magnificent stook of now autumn and winter j goods from the Parisian and London markets, and we ventrne to assert a better disi play of tbo world's fashions has ne'ver been i attempted in tho Wairarapa, Every .departi ment is resplendent with the latest novelties and fashions, and the prices are significant of their desire to serve all well, Orders from 1 any part of the colony 'are exeouted with • that exactitude and liberality th&t leave no i room forothertban satisfaction