LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 476, 23 April 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The election oi h'vo wardens for tho Bideford Read District, will take place on Monday, May 7th. Nominations of candidates will bo received up till noon on Saturday, April 28th,

Tenders for road formation are vited by tho Akitio Road Buaid.

MrO.h, Mills, M.M.H., is urging tho Government to encourage oyster culture by allowing settlers near the seaside to lease portions ot tho foreshore at a nominal routal,

Yesterday was dull and cloudy in Macterton, a violent ga'o blowing all day.

The Wollm s tonS.M., Mr J. 0. Morrill, thinks that drunkenness has decreased since the now Licensini; Act came \i to force.

We again remicd our mdors of tho various school committee olections.which take place this opening,

A social in aid of the firemen and sailors, who lost their belongings through the wreck of tlio Kiwi, is to be held In Wellington this evening. ThoWel'inglon Horticultural Society's Ukiysintkcinuin Show opens on Wednesday next, Apiil 25th. Mr T. Dixon, I of Miuterton, intends exhibiting Bomo of his plants.

To-day being St, George's Day the various batiks are keeping a close holiday,

Some two and tweuty ruts which had taken shelter under some firewood belonging to Mr C. Hughes, were killed with stones yesterday by some idle youlhs who happoned to iiotica tho new colony, Mr 1. Sykfs infoiuia us that on aocount of the suuthern market remaining steady, Messrs Dimock and Co, have decided not to lowor the prico for pigs, and will still payM per lb, delivered at Wellington,

Attention is dirootcd to tho new advertisement of Mesaia John Gialiam & Co, ilascerton, which appears on tho first pago m line issue. Special lines in fencing wire, wire netting, galvauisod iron, axeb and etc., tre prominently brought beforo tho notice of the public The Salvation Army had opposition on Saturday evening in the form >. f a cheap Jack who was Belling "tazorme" 3to. One" soldier" who was inviting his hearera to roll up a"d be saved, remarked that" there ivas room for all,, even the razor man !"

Tho gold returns for the three months ended March 31st 1894, were:—Auckland 18,933 ozs; Marlborough 025 izs; Nelson 1,227 ozs j West Coast 27,315 ozi ; Otago 22,737 ozj; total 65,837 ozs. valued at £265,879, against 51,916 ozi valued at £208,797 or an increase in valuo of £57,082 for the corresponding period of I last year,

A man working tor Mr Boffiem, living in li rough whare on tho propotty, fouud on his return to his dinner on Saturday that the shed had caught lira, and his tools and other' bolongimfs, of no great value,were destroyed,

The Union Company propose runnin a steamer to Albany and FrecuantK the nearest ports lo tho Coolgardie gold fields, if sufficient inducement offers, Holler-skating has commenced agaii in Maßlerton. Tho Theatre Royal wa well-patronised on Saturday oyenin last. ' It is said that iu the Mungapakoh Yahey.the natural enemy of the rabbit '• the stoat" is boing rapidly extermiD atcd by hawks,

OwingtotheDrill Hal! being engng. by the Horticultural Society on Thursday 3rd. of May, the Amateur .4 thletic aOyclinp Club's social and presentation' prizes, will now take.place on Tuesda; Ist May, Tho Commitleo to cany o<i tho arrangements in connection with th same, meet this evening in the Mutua Life building, Tho Club's Booials liav always been a gwat auccess in tho past and this one promises to be no-oxcepfcioi to the gonera.l rule, Inspector Pender has received a cable gram (soys tho N.Z. Times) from th< Inspecwr-General ■>{ Police at fydnej stating that the absconding bankrupt Anderson left for Wellington in charge nf Constable May on the 18th inst. Dr McGregor, Inspector of Hospitils is at present in Masterton. A long bicyclo journey was completed on Thursday by Mr Markland, of Obrißtcliurch. A fortnight ago he left Wellington, and made Maatorton tho next day. On loaving the lattor place, for Napier (says the Put) he took the rang road, and attor riding _ for a numhor of hours ho found himself at Ternii instead of at Eketahuna, The roada_ through Ilio Forty-mile Bush were in capital order, but in some parts ot the Hawke'sßaj district tho running was by no means easy. Alter a spell in Napier, Mr jlarkland went on to New Plymouth/and then came back to Wellington by way of the Manawatu. The last day's journey was from Paikakariki, a southerly breeze making pedalling hard work. Mr Marklaud, who rode a Chriatohurch-built pnoumatic-tyrod machine, covered betweenCOO Mid 700 miles in his tour 1 ,

In spite of anarchists, socialists* and Nihilists the Royal families of Europe continue to flourish, marry and give In marriage, .The marriage of the Grand Duke of Besse and the Princess Victoria of Cobnrg took place on Friday, the cable tells us,and the ceremony tm of a most brilliant chatacker. Queen Ylotoria, who was preßsnt, m affected to tears, The city waß crowded for the wedding, The Kniter, : the Prince of Wales, and the Czarewitch wore received by the people with great enthuaitsm, And further the betrothal of the Czarewitch and PrinceßS'Alu of Hesse is officially announced. : The hot and muggy days are now about over, Fierce the 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 00., of the Bon, Marohe, havo had the coming season in I their mind's eye, and a practical provision for lis wants is a foremost feature in thoir programme. They havo just opened a magnificent stook of now autumn and winter goods from tbo Parisian and London mar-, kets, and we vehturo to assert a bettor display of the world'B fashions has nbver been attempted;n thoJrairarapa. Every department is respleridahtwrtoolatest novelties tmd fasbiouß, and tbo prick ate Blgbifioant of tbeir'desire to serve all well' Orders from any part of the colony are efeuted.with that exactitude and liberality thsß leave no room for othorthan satisfaction*.' ':,:'

■ Ton 8!iillini!8 reward is offered for tho! teoATOty ot a gold pin, lost on Monday I list. ■

Notice of the levy uf one bay mate In the case Nee and Grant v. Wellcr Bros, is given, and tho Game will lw sM by public auction at tho Prince of Wiles Stables, at noon on Wednesday, uiilobb ! redeemed or replevied, ■ The Mastcrton Licensing Committee has teßolved that no conditional liconse shall be granted in future under 12, Tho old rate was ss.

Mr W. Morria ono of the members of the late Mastorton School Committee, announces in thia isbuo that he is again a candidate, and solicit tbo rotes of tho householders,

Messrs John Bannister, li. l\ Dagg, o,l'orsberg, P. Gleeaon, J, P, Heckler, L. A, SchoWfJohn.Swenton andO. Tait have been nominated for seats on tho Mauricevillo Rood Board, The election takes place on Saturday, May sth. A child of Mr Goodwin's,of South Tiraumea fell on an empty bottle and cut its face, a wound tiro-aud-a-lialf inohes long boing inflicted on tho right oheok, Mr Vine has completed the erection of the horse traflio bridge acrois the Makuri river at Makuri township and has mtido a thorough good job of it. Tho Pahiatua Herald says :-Pigeoui are very plentiful in the MaSiiri and sportsmen should havo a good time on the opening of the season.

■ MrO; Caverhillha been appointed Assistant Stock Inspootor, We utderttandthat lie will be stationed at Martinborough. A little boy of three years of ago, son of MrHaultain, of Itnta, in tho Marton district, has died from the effects of eating tutu burrios.

Oonatiiblo Gashion had been a member of the police force since 18(55, when he was sworn in by Inspector Pender himself, at Olirutchurch. Mr W. F. flilson hss presented tho Mastcrton Museum with a unique specimen of fossilized wood, picked up by him at Beltana, Hobart, Tasmania, and also a line tpooimon of kauri gum from the Puhipuhi fields, I During March, 1802 mou woro em* ployid on the various co-operative woiks throughout the colony.

The amount of Customs duties collected nt the port of Wellfngton during the week ended 10-dny wob £4105 8s 5d and tho beorduty for for the same period was 18j 3d'

Mr Robert Muir formerly of Makuri died tit the Mastoituu Hospital yesterday. Ho was suffering from chronic oar ditcaso, Deceased wob'B native of Edinburgh and was 31 years jf ago. The friends of the klo Mr Martin Oaahion are invited to attend hia funeral i which leaves St. Patrick's Ohuroh at 1.30 p.m. to-morrow, Tuesday.

Mr I<\ H. Wood's will to-morrow o (Tuesday) commence a series of "repulav c stock siles M Tauhorenikau. New c yards havo been erected and will be added . to as required to supply the demand, . Taulieronikau is a good centre of a large ' farming district, and oettleri will find it ' much uioro convenient thin driving ( their stock through a township, Mr ( Ulloy will run a bre«k to mem the trains fur the convenience of thotc ( attending the tales, Mr T. W, Shnto, of Musterton, writes ' to the lost stating that, with the kind , isslstanco of a youngfrisndas amanuonsis , he haa addreesod a letter to Mr Hen- : niker fleaton, M.P . on the subject of the postal service between Great Britain [ and the colony, Mr Shute says that when the answer is received he will publish it with the lotter; Mr Tregear, Head of the Labour Da. parmient, says than the distress in Wellington is exaggerated, and thore is a ereit difference between "unemployed" aud "unomployable." In eroiy city (hero are always men without work-old men who oucht to be in the Homes and are not; men living on tho hard work of their wives and families; men unlit for manual labour; clerks, shopmen, dec',, for whom billets cannot be found, and who are also unfit for manual labour. All these swell "unemployed" meetings, but when thoy were weeded out, of tho 800 to 000 unemployed the number romalnlng to embarrass thoßuroau would not bo large. Recently Mr Hindmarah.solicitor, who was defending a man accused in tho Magistrate's Court of loitering on the footpath,, said to a Constable who was giving evidence—"Constableyou must not suppose that beeauso you are a policeman yon can do as you like." Mr ilartin, S, M. intetpoting e&td—"And Mr Hindmarsh, because you are a solicitor it is not to say that you are to at* tempt to intuit or intimidato witnesses, , for] will protect them whilst od the Bench," „^^^^^^i Tlieitev. A. 0. William-assisted at' t, Luke's Church, Groytown, last even's. Tho N.Z.Dairy Unionhaa been"advised ram England that the butter sent is of rsUlass quality, but Itisrccommonded fiat 81b boxes should be used for packing mead of 101b, The Mamwafa Fanur ays that tho turn-out is now about OOlbs daily at Palmenton, aud 300lbs t Eaiwaiwai, where tho work ■ of the 'oaihßrstou factory is being temporarily arried on. The whole of tho winter's utter has been bespoke at lOd per lb, ree on board at Palmerston,

Wo beg lonotilj that the tallowing Jraes of Messrs Bock & Co., Manufacturing Chemists, can be obtained at the W.F.O.A's Fancy Goods Uepartraeut :-Kon Mercurial Plating Fluid, prico 1r Gdj unaurpasscd for cleaning gold or silver and ro-plating brass and copper Bock's Waterproof Cement, price Is, wil resist hot or cold water and repair china glass, dclf, leather, etc., etc, Camphylen Balls, in neat air-tight jars, containing 1 balls, price Is, to keep moths out of clothing also a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract prico Is, an infalliablo cure tor toothache guaranteed not injurious to the teeth ,o health; it stops the most acute pain im medutely, and proves a permanent cure in nearly all cases whero tho teeth, aro hollow, German cure for corns and worts prico Is, this amous Remedy will speedily and painlessly uro soft or hard corns, also 'varts, boni on nd cbjlblains.-Tb.o'Wairarapa Farmers Co perative Association Ltd. Amx