LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4736, 2 June 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho Venerable Archdeacon Fnncourt, of Wellington, Bishop's' Commissary, will Tisit Mastcrtou on Monday next for the purpose of discussing with the Parishioners of St, Matthew's, matters affecting the church. The followiug euro for sleeplessness I has been recommended by Dr Huxley, an English doctor:—" When you find tho prospect of a sleepless night looming convincingly up, cover your head with tho bed clothes, -and breathe and rc-breatho .Qjjly the re-respired jair. There is no danger, for when asleep you aro sure to disturb the comings, audgctasmuchfrcsh air as yon reijuire," |

_ •Onlyth«ob»nkmpteiMhßTooccnrrcd m mo Wairarapa this year,

Now potatoes are being soldin Auckland, grown in that locality.

n A number of Wellington employers' h«To bccn_ prosecuted for breaches of; i the Factories Act in employing nirls on Queen's Birthday. '' * m j l The annual meeting of tho Masterton' Horticultural and Industrial Society' will take plnco on Friday, June Bth. Mr W. Lowes has been unanimously re-elected Cliairninn of tho Masterton 'lowni Lands Trustees. Lovers of good music will be pleased to hear that tho Management Committee of tho Mnstcrtoii Presbyterian Concerts, propose to treat tbo public to one every three weeks.

An impoilant notice to members of tho Wairarapa Hunt Clnb appears in our advertising columns,

To-day is the monthly pay-day of the Masterton and Greytown Building Societies,

Mr A, Vile, who was elected to the Masterton Town Lands Trust on Thursday, took his scat nt the meeting last night, and was welcomed by the acting Chairman (Mr A. W. Hcnall) in a characteristic speech.

The arrears of rentforleases duo to the Masterton Town Lands Trust on March 31st last, is now only £9.

Copies of tho Masterton Town Lands Voters' List, may now he obtained from [ Mr E, Brown itt fid mcli, .A tangi is being held at Te Ore Ore, in connection with thedoath of Hamiora Tupnea, a late resident of To Autc. His widow, Arilii To Nahu-onc of tho most influential native women in Hawkc's Bay, mid neice of tho late Te Hapnkais present with a large following of friends,

The Land Board has • decided that thirds must bo paid for leases in perpetuity granted to village settlers, ' At (he last meeting of the Wellington Land Board it was decided on the motion of Mr Pirani, seconded by the MrHogg.to ask the Miuistcr of Lands to agree to state a enso for tho Supreme Court to ascertain whether the Land Board or a Commissioner alone Ims power to deal with village settlements, special settlements, or small farm homestead solcctors.

Tho Ekctahuna Brass Band intend holdiug weekly dances in aid of the instrument fund, the first of which takes place on June 71h.

The National Dairy Association is understood to have arranged a contract for a fortnightly scrvico for tho carriage of dairy produce to London for the ensuing Benson with the New Zealand and Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company. The association is to have, the prior right to nil tho space in the cool chambers, the Company despatching steamers from Port Chalmers, Lyttclton, and Wellington. We regret to hear that Mr G. H. Astall is conGued to his rcsidenco with pleurisy,

It is proposed to form a railway officials club in Wellington,

A writer iu a Northern paper suggests that allmcn who get intoxicated are uncivilised.

Heavy fines arc being inflicted down couth for allowingcattlo to stray on the 'railway lines.

Melbourne Age 6ays:-"Coolgardie would have been a good field if it had been properly managed," Opossmu skins are bringing as lu'gb as 18 guineas each iu London.

The sheep and racohorscs which were shipped from Cantcrbmy to Sydney by the Wailiom have arrived in good condition,

A movement is afoot in business circles to promoto an Ej'iibition of Canadian products, followed by an Exhibition of Australian products iu Canada,

The Taiimi left Hobnrfc for Port Chalmers yesterday morning. She has 51 passengers for New Zealand. On the Wellington section of the Government railway, the receipts, during the four weeks ended April 28th, amounted to £6993 Is 3d, as against £77919s (id for the corresponding period of last year. Tlio number of passengers carried was 61,232, as against 04,210. The fares amounted to £231110s Id as against £3002 6s 7d.

To-day Mr McGovcrn, a popular athlete and footballer in Wellington circles, joins the staff of the Bank of New South Wales in this town,

Tho Wellington agents are advised by cable that the s.s. Coptic left liio on Tuesday morning for Plymouth, Her meat is reported to bo in good condition.

Lancashire and Yorkshire merchants largely support the formation of the Victorian Co-operative Producers' Company, to sell to the consumes direct—butter, cheese, wine, and fruit.

It is suggestod in the press to convert the Imperial Institute iuto tho Masonic hcadquaucrs, and thus supply a real need.

A negro plot to abduct several white woineu has been discovered in Pollka, j Jacksonville. About 100 relatives, who were Infoiaied of the intended outrage, caught and hanged the ringleader, afterwards riddling his body with bullets. Considerable competition Ims taken I placo in Masterton during the last few days by trials of strength, on a " pulling machine," which is now in town, and which for every "pull" the proprietor receives threepence. Tho stron»cstman who competed in Wellington on the machiuo pulled the indicator up to the 43 stone mark. Mr Wm. "Watson, the well-known footballer, managed & stone lOlbs, and a Masterton Chinaman 39 stone yesterday, which arc the heaviest pulls yet recorded here.

It is claimed for M. Turpin's monster mitrailleuse gun that an cucniy will be uuablc to approach within 15 miles of it. A section of the French press alleges that Great Mian has bought the secret from M. Turpin, "AYcllowAstor"an agnostic novel recently puhlishcii by Messrs Hutchinson has created a profound sensation iu Euglaud, It is writon by an Australian lady under the tiom deplume of "Iota" ami has called forth flattering notices 'fromsuch authorities as The fytcklw land T}it Times, Messrs Hutchinson announce that they have sold three thousand five hundred copies jii a little over five weeks,

I At the weekly meeting of tho Wellington Trades and Labour Council a letter was read from the Canterbury Progressive Liberal Association, ondosing a resolution asking tho Government to promote an Act of Parliament auth-. orising the issue of £1,000,000 iu national guaranteed notes, with a currency often years, and to ho legal tender within the polony during that time, to be used for tho purchaso of land' AcThe consideration of the loiter was deferred until tho next meeting, For the best value in drapery, millinery, and clothing, just cast an inquiring optic over the stock of Messrs L, J, Hooper and Co., of tho Bon Marclie. Tho firm have just opened their second shipment of ladios' and cluldrcns 1 jackets, French millinery, mackintoshes, dress goods, gloves, corsets, aud etc, All kinds of seasonable drapery, also an unusual largo shipment of mens' and boys' clothing from the best manufacturers in the colony, Wo should advise an early call to get the first pick, ADvr,

We following lines o Messr?Bofk&Co., Manufacturing Chemists, can be obtained at the W.F.O.A's Fancy Goods Department :-Noa Mercurial Plating Fluid, price Is 6d, unsurpassed for cleaning gold or silver and re-plating brass and copper, Bock's 'Waterproof Cement, price Is, will resist hot or cold water and repair china, glass, delf, leather, etc,, etc. Camphylene Balls, in neat air-tight jars, containing 18 balls, priois Is, to keep moths oat of clothing, also a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract, price Is, an wfalllabla cure tor toothache, guaranteed not Injurious to the teeth or Health j it stops the moat acute pain in mediately, and proves a permanent euro in nearly all cases whero the teed are hollo v. Gorman cure for coma and warts price Is, this amous Remedy will speedily and painlessly ure soft or hard corns, also rate, bunions laod'chUblauis,-TheWainnp>Farmen Co

; Owing to the wet weather retarding I 'the alterations to tlio Grcytown school tho holiday caused hy them'will bo extended to Monday Jnne Bth,

The Hospital Grounds will bo open to thopnbko to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon, when Pearson's Private Band will play their promised programme. Scats will bo placed on tho lawn for the ladies. A collection will bo taken at tho gates for the benefit of tho Hospital. The Band will march through Queen Street at 3.16 p.m., en route for tho grounds. Of the people in England and Wales at the present time, between the ages of 65 to 70, one out of every fivo is a pauper.

The ponalty for harnessing a dog or a goattoany vchiclo is, under tho Police Offences Act, not exceeding £lO,

Eudyard Kipling says:—"A mau may reach Heaven without brains, but even a fool will stop short at being banged thcro by tambourmos and hoarse I street howls."

The use of barbod iron staples in fastening up tho carcases of frozsn lamb or mutton for shipment to Englaud is attracting sonio attention as a source of danger to consumers.

Mr E. M. Smith, M.H.8., recently said "If I were to write a book on tho struggles I have gone through in the interests of Taranaki, it would make tho succeeding generation weep for me." Says North Okqo Times :—" A lawyer was riding on the footpath in Thames Street recently when a policeman interposed, but he was asked to stand aside as there was no by-law dealing with bicycle riding on footpaths, and the rider flew along. Tho policeman said he would turn nn tho by-laws to sec if there was nothing else in them that would fit in to meet the contingency." In an old mft in Venice there lived a magnificent cat, the pet of all the guests. Tins cat lately died peacefully, and when the news got about, some neighbours made a collection of two hundred francs for the purpose of erecting some sort of monument. Tho workwas confidod to two artists, who modelled the statue of the cat in clay, and took a plaster cast, painted like bronze. The other evening this little monument was inaugurated at the mft, and so great was tho crowd that the doors had to be shut The ceremony was conducted in a serio-comio style; speeches were made, poetiy was recited, the monument was placed in position, and finally the master of the ce/<? presented with an album containing prose and verse, and a number of pretended letters of condolence signed with the names of high personages. As the sculptors refused any remuneration, the sum collected was distributed among the poor.

According to n contemporary a recent visitor to Sunderland, England, lost his return train and liad lo procure a night's lodging, While asleep ami dreaming of home and mother, he left his bed, opened the window, climbed on the roof, leaped across an intervening space to another roof, and then let Inmsclt down to the earth dy means of a spout, when he was discovered by a policeman, who woke him,

At a meeting of St, Luke's Vestry, Greytown, on Wednesday evening, it was resolved to offcct repairs on the Sunday School and Church building immediately, also to renovate thoparsonaee fence. To raise funds sulhcient for some small matters, it was decided to resume the sixpenny concerts, the first of which will bo given on tho 11th June. Tho Itcv. Mr Grace announced that he should be away for one or two Sundays, and that he hoped to arrange witli the ](ev, J. C, Andrew to take ono of tho services.

Saw millers beyond Ekctahuna will bo glad to learn that tho rate for carrying sawn timber to Wellington is about to bo reduced from 3s to 2s -Id per him. drcd feet.

Mr Hogg, M.H.K., interviewed tho Chief Commissioner of Hallways this week with a view to obtaining a reduction of freight of firewood from the Bush district to Wellington, but tho Commissioner did not seo his way to docreaso the present prohibition rate of 7s 8d per ton.

At the Wosloyati Church to-morrow evening, the licv. I Dukes will speak on ''-The Sin and Peril of Moral Cowardice." The construction of four and a half miles of fencing leading to tho Kaiwhatn has been hung up, owing to the bungling at tho District Survey Office, but will Bhoilly be put in hand at a fancy price by co-operative labour. Mossrs Lowes & lorns announce their next fortnightly stock salo for Wednesday, 13th June, at 1 o'clock, Entries at date compriso:—3oo ewes in lamb, 150 forward wothcrs, and 100 owes in lamb and in good condition. The Government havo survoyed ton aero sections for tho uso of the cooperative labourers on tho Tiraumea Valley road. At present only three of the workers have their families with thpni, and it is expected that under tho new arrangement every employe will maintain his family on ono of the new sections.

This crcning the Mastcrton Theatre ltoynl will bo occupied by Messrs McKay and Bocd, who giro an cntcrtaiumeat of soug and story, illustrated by a scries of exceptionally fiuc limelight views, Tho entortarawent is highly spoken of by our exchanges. Ou Sunday evening the Company giro a genuine Sunday entertainment, when a large selection of pictures of Bible History will bo shown by limelight Tho Sunday entertainment given in tho Wellington Opera House, is spoken of as ouo of tho finest ever given in that city. The company should have bumper houses on each evening.

The first of Drßutcmcnt's series of lectures in connection with the Masterton Ambulanco Society, Mill bo given in thoWcslcyan Schoolroom at 8 o'clock on Monday evening.

Serjeant McArdlo leaves for Wellington this afternoon in connection with Supremo Court business, Constables May aud Lawlor will most likely go down on Monday, The Bov, S. J, Gibson, of Grcytowu, will lecture in the Mastcrtou Wcslcyau Schoolroom, on Tuesday evening next, on " Perils and Adventures in Africa, iu connection with the life of Bishop Hnuningion." The lecture will be illustrated by limelight view.

A silver cup presorted to the North Wnirarapa Gun Ch|b will ho fired for on Thursday next. The enp is now on view in the window of Mr A. Henderson, watchmaker, of Mastcrton.

_ Mr If. Burton, of Kurupuni, who has just returned from tho Manawatti, iufonnsusthatho has been very successful with his experiments in stump extracting by steam power. He is now inventing a further improved method of removing tho very largo stumps, and hopes shortly to give a public trial of his idea.

i During last mouth 72 applications for letters patent aud 27 applications for registration of trade marks were received in this Colony, Geo, Gibbs, who. was sentenced to four years'imprisonment for embezzlement from Singer's Sewing Macliiue Company, attempted to escape from gaol at JNew Plymouth, by scraping away the cement round the bars of his coll, Ho i was brought up at Court-yesterday and sentenced to 10 days in irons,

Odb imports ot new season's Dresses Millinery and Mantles are now fully completed. Tho choice we are enabled to show and the striotlynwderate prices ohargedare muoh appreciated by our country friends while raiting Te Aro House, Wellington. Our now dressmaker, Madame de Vemey, from " Worth's," Paris, is the leading dressmakerin the colony. 'Weguarantee perfect fit and the latest styles and designs as known only to Fronoh dressmakers. Our oharge for making dresses is from 22/6, at To Aio Houbc, Wellington. Ladies can do their shopping by post, and sivc the inconvenience of coming to town. Oar order department has been enlarged, and is under most effioient management. Patterns of all our general drapery and Dresses will bo eent post free on application TeAroHoußJ,

Nogocitttions are ponding for tho pur chaso of the Masterton Theatre Royal.

ThcEov. H. E. Tuckcy will conduct tho scryicos at tho St. Matthew's Church Masterton, to-morrow.

An advortiscr requires a good smart girl.

A slight frost was experienced in this district last night. Tho weather appears ,to havo now set fair again

Constables May and Lawlor lcavo for Wellington on Monday whero they will givo evidence in the cases against Anderson and Street.

Sergeant McArdlo will givo evidence at tho Criminal Sittings of tho Supremo Court (which opens at Wellington on Monday) in the cases Agino v. Canning andthesamo v. Tomkinson, (both indictments for larcony).

Mr H. ]). Bell has been declared elected to fill tho vacancy on tho Board of College Governors, the legal advisers to tho Board having given the opinion that thero is nothing to prevent him takmg his seat, The Board asked for tho opinion as it wnsthought that Mr Bell's interest in a certain lease tfould prevent him holding a seat-Times. "'-.,_ MrF.H. Wood adds to Ms next Tara-' tahi stock salo for Juno 12th, 600 lambs and 3 dairy cows.

An cngino with a carriage conveying some workmen rnu over two cows near 1 Waikanac last night, Tho engine and carriage were both thrown oil the line, but fortunately nouo of tho passengers were injured.

The noxt rehearsal of" Tho Sorceror," by tho Operatic Society, takes placo next Tuesday evening, in St. Matthew's Schoolroom.

_ A tailor named August Walter, who! lives alone at Napier, was not seen for! somo time, and the door of his room was broken open last night He was found dead in bed, and had apparently beon dead about 30 hours. A cup with some .crystals m it was found by the sido of his bed. Wnltor had been drinking lately and it is supposed he committed suicide.

Tho damage done to the Awahuri bridge by the recent flood is far more serious than at first anticipated. Some of the piles have been washed out, and the strain has caused the structure to cant up at one end. Tho approach to the bndgo on the Palinerston side has been washed away, leaving a gap of about twelve feet. The dnmago will cost a considerable sum to. repair, and traffic over the bridge has been entirely suspended. Some of tho piles placed in the river a short distance from the bridge have also been carried away by tho flood.—Palinerston Standard.

A short course of lectures ontho "Heroes of the Scottish Church" will be delivered by the licv. liobcrt Wood on the Sabbath eveniiigsinthcPrcsbytcrian Church, The first lecture will bo delivered to-morrow evening, the subject being" The Hero as a Martyr: Patrick Hamilton,"

During the progress of the Agricultural Conference on Thursday the president {Mr "W. H. Beet Lam) stated that notwithstanding that they had had first class rabbit inspectors, he would rathor have a few miles of rabbit-proof fencing than the whole lot of them.

During tho luncheon of the delegates of Iho Agricultural Conference at Bellamy's yesterday, Mr W. H. Bcethnm (president! proposed the health of tho Queen. Tho health of the Ministry was also toasted, coupled with the name of tho Hon. W, P. Kecves who was present and who responded. _ Mr S. Mawlcy, of Ditton, Wangachu, kindly supplies us with the following notes on the weather :-Up to the 2Gth of May, the rainfall for tho three Autumn months.commencing March Ist, promised to be a " record," d' 39 inches of rain only having been registered up to tho former dato, Between Iho 26th and the end of tho month, no less than 7'Bl inches were registered, making a total for the three mouths of 12-20 inches. The avoragc for that period for tho previous : 13 years is 1240.

Thorcwasafairattendanco at thousual weekly meetiugof thoMastcrtonMutual Improvement Society, held in tho Wcslcyan schoolroom last ovening. Tho President (Mr J, Dukes) occupied the chair, Tho business of tho ovening was a debate, "Has moral suasion as a Temperance agent failed?" in which Mr 0. rragnoll championed thoaffirmativo and Mr A. Burton the negative, An interesting discussion followed, in which Messrs Eigg, Owen, Dixon, and a lady ,member took part; all the speeches favouring the negative sido of tho question. Tho Chairman having summed up, a vote was taken, rcsultiug in tho motion being negatived by a majority of eight voles, The younger members of the Society will bo responsible for tho programme at next Friday's meeting, when there should bo a largo attendance,