LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4701, 21 April 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Rain Is much needed in this distriofc, • Monday next, April 23rd, r , vnll be St George's Da). The Publio trustee notifies that ho lias money to lend at lowest current rates. Mr Rutherford, ot the Bank ol New Zealand has been transferred from the Carterton branoh to Fiji and leaves at once for his new sphere of labour, The MasUrton Park Trustees hold a Bpecial meeting cn Thursday next.

Mr John J. Wirth, 01-Wirth's Circus died at Burghersilrop, Bouth Africa,on April 17 th. He was thirty-six yenrs'of ago.

Two grocery firms in Dunedin wore finei recently 40sand costs for sellingaduitoratei white pepper,

A man is never 'dismissed' nowadays: he • ! severs his connection'-that is the classi- 1 Ml phrase," remarked Mr.lusticeEiohmond I ■ dutitig the hearing ol ft libel case recently. ■ For the year, ended 3Ufc March laat, 1 96 vessels of an aggregate tonnaoe of 33,494 tons were taken onibe Wellington Patent Slip, at Evans' Day, Kirkcaldie and Slaws' offer in another column a stock nf blankets, tweeaß and general drapeiy valued at £11,988 and quote prices which ought to be accspted by thrift; housewives. Messrs Lowes end lorua announco their next Mast'erton atock Sale for Wednesday,. May 2nd. Entries at date comprise 1500 good breeding ewos, 200 wether*, 10018 months to 2 yearj steers and heifers, and 1 gotd dairy cow. Constable Carr, of Patea, has gone lo Hubart to bring bark a man named J Hardy, who is" wanted" on a charge of wife desMtion," The postal fevenue for the quarter , ending March 31st 1894, was ±'04,027, as compared with £58,722, the amount tecnived fur the corresponding period of 1893.

_ Mrs Landry's latest admiter is Man. sieur Lebandy, a wild young Frenchman, who liaa millions, In Adelaide several unemployed doclintd to break etonoa for the rations supplied. They were run in as vagranfa, and the metal was cracked in double quick time.

Mr and Mra Jumca Ail ken, of Mas- . terton, were entertained last night by a ( number of friends, at a social and dttnoe in the Temperimco Hall, on the eve of their departure from this district. The aflairwes most enjoyable, and was certainly expressive of thegcod feeling and friendship felt towards Mr and Mm Aiiken by a largo section of the community, Amongst, those present was Mr A. W. ftogg, M.U.U., who,iu a characteristic speech, alluded in vety flittering terms lo the many good qualities of the guests of the evening, and on behalf of the large gathering present, wished Mr and Mra Aitken every happiness and prosperity in thoir new sphere, Since Robert Elsmere no book has it is daid, created suoh a furore as "The Heavenly Twins." This work has recently been added to the Masterton Library. It containa an? ovorlengthy but very amusing biography of two exceedingly diabolical children. Captain Edwin writes The. anticyclonic system has continued moving steadily to the eastward, and during the last M hours pressure has steadily decreased everywhere, Ihe indications in the south showing that the low pressure alluded to on the 18' h is now passing southward of Stewart's Island. Thero i are strong evidences of hbrd gales, i probably from the northward, in most , parts of the country between noon on Ihe , 25th and midnight on the 27th inßt,

A notice referring to "flillyar Oleland" appears in our advertising oolumns.

Wo understand that Messrs Catgill, Vile, Eton, King, M. Williams, and J, Montgomery, have beon invited to become candidates for the Masterton School Committee in tho interests of that mysterious body, the North Wain* rapa Liberal Association.

Irtheparagraph of our last Wellington letter referring to tho lady doctor, I' Dublin "was misprinted "Dunedin" in speaking of the University licensing tho lady.

" People are baptized, married and burled by the olergyman of the pariah, and they should contribute liberally to his support," said a parishioner last night at the meeting in tho St.Matthevr's Church schoolroom, indignant at the manner in which the necessities of the Church had bfcen disregarded.

At the Wesleyan Church tomorrow evening, tne liev J. Dukes will speak on " A Modern Martyr or a tribute to the late Biibop Hill," The anthem "Happv and Bleat are they who havo Endured, will be sung by the Choir.

Tho Masterton Borough Council invite tenders (to olose on Tuesday next) for carting gravel,

"I wish they wouldn't use Latin names when describing fish" said alw yer In the Masterton Court this morning after worrying over a list of fish. mentioned In tome statute. The ordinary layman sometimes wishes that. the legal fraternity would not hide their meaning under a trass of barbarous terms of monkish Latinity,

The Mtoterton Mutual Improvement Society held its usual weekly meeting in the Wesleyan sohoolroom last evening, there being a fair attendance, The President (Rev, J. Dukes) ocoupied the ohair. The motion to hold tho meetings fortnightly was almost unanimously defeated, Miss Janes apd Messrs King and Outson Were elected members, and one candidate was proposed fpr membership, It vat announced that Dr. Butement, Mr T, Hutchison, S. M.,and Mr W, H. Jackson had aocepted the Booietjr't invitation to deliver, lectures during the coming, session. The chief business of the evening was two ehori lectures on " Mutntli Improvement Booietips" by the Prwident, anfi Mr vice-Preaident Eatthope, Both gentlemen gave capital addresses, and their advice and hints should proye of use to the members. A triple clebjtto- " Which has contributed the ipost to crime, Ignorance, Poverty, or Wealth 1 11 -will take place at next Friday's meeting of the'Sooiety, Mr T. Gillespie leading off for .Poverty; Mf Rive, Wealth; rod Mr J. Johnson, Ignorance. 'A capital debate should result, and there should be a large attendance.

The hot and) muggy, days are noyr about over, fierce the sun is still in bis noonday hpat. But ?re long thousands will be crying ot|t for warmer clothing, and blanketß vji|l Ira as welcome ap acid drinks have been. Messrs L. J. Hooper and Co., o! (Hp Bon MarohG, have had the coming Beason in ,flieir find's eyv and a practical ppisioi] lot its wj.nts is a forpposj feature in their pfpgranm They have ■ just opened ft ROW? from the Parisian ahd Londph markets, |ra j vo ventnie ib RBteri ft better 4iaplay o£ the world's fa~>hiqnß has neve? bepn attempted in the Wehatapi. Every departpienj a repplefldant ffjihthelft'novelties and fashions, and the prlcei r - e elßtiifioant of their desire to cerve all velllOrdera from sny part of the colony are f f xeouted with that exactitude and liberality that leave no room for othcr|t}ia» lalisfaotiop :

Fredrick Maryatfc olerk in Iho Customs at Dunepii has been ohatged at the Police Court with the embezzlement of £l2 Ba. { The oato was remanded till Tuesday. , Inspector Pender has received a cablegram (isys the NX Timts) from the Itißpeccor>GeDeral of Police at Sydney stating that • the absconding bankrupt Anderson left for Wellington in charge nf Constable May on the 18th Inst,

The man Olsen, who vras brought trura Oaitlepeint yesterday by Oonstable Colleiten, was charged before Mr T. Hutohisnn, S.M,, this morning with being a lunatic, The aooused enid he had had several attacks 'of inßamly and had been in the Melbourne and the SuMiystde Asylums at.different timus. The man was remanded for medical examination, Mr Alfred Peate has, we hear, disposed of his Boarding House business in Church street, to Mr Alfred D'.iroy, of liokitika,' ■ . "

Something like a deadlock appeared to be imminent last night at the meeting of parishioners uf St, Matthew's churoh. Mr Brenmer announced when Mr W. G, lleatd't amendment was'carried, that it was ri vote ot want of confidence iu the Vestry and that they would forthwith rtsign. Moreover, unlets an incumbent's churchwarden was appointed before the Rev. W. E. Paige's departure, there would be no one to preside at the meetings, Which would therefore be informal, An election ot a new Vestry, the Chairman declared, must be at once proceeded with, Messrs W, Q. Beard and R Brown protested against the ruling, and maintained that another meeting must be' called for this purpose. The Chairman extricated himself and the meeting from an awkward /position by recalling his previous ruling, and promised to inform the Rev. W.E.Paige of the necessity ot appointing another Incumbent's Church* warden prior to his departure. The healing of the case of T?.- 6]

Thompson against MuOarron, Bird and |Ou., proprietors and publishers of the ii«fra!asjtt'i Insurance and ianWitj Becord, to recover £IOOO damages for alleged libel, was contiuued at the Supremo Court, Wellington, yesterday, At the conclusion of the case, after an absonco of three-quarters of an hour, the jury returned a verdiot for the plaintiff, assess tho damages at £250. Ooata were awarded on the midlle scale, i A meeting of settlers interested Id the dairy industry was held at Mr D. UcLaohlan's residence, Opaki, last evening. &• resolution was passed ut favour of obtaining the ereotion of a creamery as near the Opaki railway station as possible It was also decided that Moms D, Mclachlan and Hugh Jackson, junr., be appointed delegates to attend the meeting of Femridge settlers, I which is fixed for Wednenday evening next, to meet Ur Udy, ono of the Directors, and Mr 0. H, ttoberts, 800, to_tho N.Z- Dairy Farmers' Union, and that the delegates report to a meeting to be held at Mr D, MoLachlan's on Thursday evening next. At a meeting of the Licensing Committee I yesterday afternoon in tho Mastcrton Court Home it was decided to pay a salary ol £25 to the clerk and also that conditional licenses might be granted by not less than I three members of the committee. We remind householders of the' mealing to be held on Monday ovening for tbe election of sohool committeeß in their respective districts, We beg tonotitj that the following lines of Messrs Bock & Co., Manufacturing Chemists, can be obtained at die W.F.O.A's Fancy Goods Department :-Non Mercurial Plating Fluid, price Ik Oil, umurpamcd for cleaning gold or silver and ro-plating brass and copper Bock's Waterproof Cement, price Ib, nil resist hot or cold water and repair china glass, delf, leather, etc,, etc. Camphylen Balls, in neat air-tight jars, containing 1 balls, price Is, to keep moths out of clothing alpo a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract price Is, an talliablo cure (or toothache guaranteed not injurious to the teeth o health jit aiep< tho most acute pain •im mcdiitely, and proves a permanent cure in nearlyallcasos whcrotlio teeth are hollow. German euro for coins and warts price Is, this amous Romcdy will speedily anil painles sly mo Boft or hard come, also ;vaits, bunions nd chilblains.— Tho Wairarapa Farmers Co perative Association Ltd. Amx

Tho Great Realising Sale lasting for 20 days, promises to ha a gigantic Buccess, The whole stock is to be offered at' genuine reduced prices, many of the lines will be marked at less than English cost at Te Alio House, Wellington, During'the Great Sale, Ladies Aprons will be sold at 4s, 4 Button Kid Gloves all new fresh goods atlslldper pair; White andUrcam Laces Od per doz, LadiesLincn Collars new shapes at 3d each, Boys Sailor Collars at 8d eaoh, sold everywhere at 6d, at Te Ano House Wellington, It will pay country customers io take a run down to the Great Realising Sale, They will save all the expenses and bo money in pocket by buying all they want while good are so cheap. Orders f?om the Country will be carefully selected and sent carriage had from the Great Realising tlila at Te Abo House,—Advi.