LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4739, 6 June 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Clirifitclmrcli' Licensing Bench j linn refused twelve licenses, ( Tiic' Pnliiahia Boroiigli.Ciwil over- , draft stands tit £67112s Id.: . j Miatunßorotighhasft general rate , o£ Is 3din the £■ , j f- Atthciast meeting of the Grcytown j Borough it was resolved to auk tlio Town j Land Trustees to grant laiitl for the pur- | pope of widening Church Street, Great ( Frederick- Street,,, College, Street and j Wood Street. ; ' Tlio. xrurbmoiiy:oorf r consecrating tlio c Rev. \C, WiW as Bishop of Melanesia 1 ' jOTfoWned' at'Ayckland onlho c

•Publican's license fees aro expected to reduce tho Masterton Borough overdraft by £250 this month. ' ■ . The Native Parliament at Hastings lias boon prorogued. ■'• \ •• •. ■ Tho estate of Gcorgo Anderson is oxpected to pay 17s 6d iu year Mastorton possossed twenty street lamps, and there arc now twentytvro. J Mr PH. Wood adds to his stock sale on lucsday next, at tho Tnratnhi yards, 150 prime fat ewes, which may bo had in small lots if desired. _ Tho Inspector of Nuisances hns been instructed to suo for all outstanding accounts duo to the Mastorton Borough for.dog-tax. Woodvillo larrikins havo taken to insulting rcspectablo married women, m tho absence from homo of their husbands. Woodhcns (orwekas) aro reported to bo very numerous iu the Makuri district at the present time, ■'■ Sergeant McArdle returned from Wellington by last evening's train. Western Australia lias issued a i per cent, loan of £5K),000, with a minimum of 102. Tenders will bo opened on tho mh hist,'. . The International Congress of Young Men's Christian Associations has assembled at London. There aro 2000 dolegates present, representing 27 countries, including New South Wales (one), Victoria (five), South Australia (seven) '■ and New Zealand (two). ' _ Tho Obiam hears that a criminal libel action is likely to arise out of the ashes of ono of Feathcrston's recent fires', Lord Francis Hope is bankrupt. His assets amount to £190,000, and liabilities to £-100,000. It has been noticed that tho temperaturo in the mineral spring in tho Makuri Gorge lias been much higher than usual of late. As this is coincident with increased activity in the northern thermal regions it is argued that tho rise in temperature is directly due to tho activity of the northern springs.—Pahiatua Htrald, The Examiner says it is proposed to get in) n petition at Pahiatua asking tho Minister of Justice to appoint Mr Job Yilc, of Pahiatua, to the Commission of the peace. As tho first Mayor in 'Pahiatua, and for some years Chairman of the Pahiatua Comity Council, it is considered that Mr. Vile has prior claims to the appointment. A return of the cost of the two firewells in Quecn-strcet, was laid before the Masterton, Borough Council last night. The one opposite MrDanicll's premises cost £2318s lid, and the other £l3 9s \\i Allowing for standpipos, etc., the total cost of tho two will be £55, A return of the cost of lighting tho Borough of Masterton was laid before the Council last owning, and showed that during last year the cost of lighting and maintaining 20 street lamps was £IOO, an average of £5 each. The amount was made tip as follows :-Gas £M Us; lighting and cleaning £ls i 18s; repairs £0 Bs. ■ It is reported that an experienced and tnistworthymanircccntlyiiispcctcdsome qiurtz reefs, some four or five miles from Feathcrstoii. He found some extensive | outcrops of quartz, but, to all appearances bar.rcu.of gold. Somcpicccshowj ever, that he uroughtaway, ho crushed and tested, andfouuiTgoW-inJiiai. all. In view of this result, it is well worth ' while to institute further search., A prospecting association might with tho , outlay of but littlo capital discover in ' the neighborhood, a new mining district of Tory great value. i Iu Chambers on Tuesday morning, Mr Justice liichmond made the following fixtures '.-June 6th, National Bank ? v Young; 7th, Chapman v Hebrcnd; 11th, liothcr v Gristcde and another , (commonjury); 19th,Skcy v Mulunl " Life Association of Australasia; 26th, Grcvillcv Cargill (special jury); 28th, Nathan v Cargill.' The Nelson and i Blenheim circuit sessions begin on 2nd . July. The case of O'Kcefc v Phillips ( has been added to the calendar and will , be heard before a special jury, Mr _ Troailwell appearing for plaintiff and ( Mr Skerrctt for dofcudant, i MrE. M. Smith, M.H.lUor Now , Plymouth, in the course of n letter dciiy- ■ ing that he had anything to do with tho removal of Major C.Brown from the 1 Commission, of'tho Peace and tho can--1 cellation of his interpreter's licciise.says: ''My opinion is that no man should be 1 struck off the roll of Justices of the ! Peace, or loso his license, or suffer any • other punishment, witboutliis having an ■ opportunity to defend himself or be defended in any action of the Government. , Anything contrary to thjs principle : would bo condemned by me as. 'an ' Englishman. I love fair pjay." Messrs Murray, Eobcrts ami Co., ! report:—We have received this day tho following message from oiir London house, Messrs Sanderson, Murray and Co,, under tho date Ist June [-Compared with closing rates of last London sales, greasy merino, extra good, tho market shows no change, Medium to good haa declined 5 to 1\ per cent,, and inferior 10 per cent, Scoured merino, good to extra good, show* a decline of o percent,, and inferior 7j to 10 per cent. Crossbred greasy lino has declined 10' per cent., medium 5 to 7j por cent., and course has dropped a shade Tho market is very irregular; 115,000 bales arc, held over. Tho libel cases Nathan v. Cargill and Grevillc v. Cargill, were mentioned in Chambers this morning, andMrEdwards characterised tho latter ns a " very seri. ous libel." Mr Justice liichmond sniiilingly remarked that all libels according to counsel were "very serious." Libels wore evidently' in tho air just now. ■ Mr Edwards said fliiswas serious, for the paper had assailed an engineer as to his professional capacity. Mr Justice liichmond said he thought the plaintiff was a newspaper man, and newspaper people were a great deal more sensitive to what they wrote about each other than anyone else. They all, he thought, took themselves n great deal too seriously.— Post, We understand that the Lands Department have made arrangements to settle twelve families of unemployed in the Hautapu Survey District, on the eastern side of the Hangitikci river, 100 acres being allotted to each'family. A wire and cage is to be crci'M f,o enable the river to be crossed easily, ajji} fhjo : imm arc to employed on roadworks, in thp yjejuify. , At about »'mfar|pr(opiev/;|ip;'.clQck ou ; Sunday night a brilliant meteor shof across tlio south-western skyj bursting when at a distance of about forty-fivc degrees from the horizon. Its radiance flushed the landscape with a bright rosy tint, that rendered objects distinctly visible.— FeiUkg £tat, Tho Masterton Municipal Firo Brigade lip];} jts usual monthly meeting last (ironing. Thmn was an attendance of about 18 nuimbcvs, P.apfajn Pickering occupying tho chair. Quo accojint p$ passed for payment. A challenge,' for a game of football, was received from No, 2 Branch, to take place on the 14th inst. The challenge was accepted. Mr C. JJwjugton was elected a member of the Br|g»iio,aj|d Mr IlFindlay was proposed . for nicmbernldj). Messenger Marsh, being eligible, was proinotodjp (lie rank of fircinau, The appointment of a. mos: ' sciiger was left'to the discretion :of the ] Captain. The Secretary reported a satisfactory surplus from the recent social, ; and, after transacting some routine busi- i ncss, ami carrying a vofo of thanks to j fluj chair,- the meeting terminated,' ''• ■ '•' . For, the host valnp. m '.drapery, millinery, and clothing, just cast an inmrir- , ing optic over tho stock of. Messrs £.'J, j Hooper and Co., of tho Bon Marcho. Tho ' lirm havo just opened their sccondship- ' mont of Indies' and, childreris' jackets, j French ; millinery, mackintoshes,,, dress j goods, gloves, corsets, and etc. All kinds i of seasonable drapery, also an'unusual ' largo,shipment, of mens' and .boys' ' clojtliingjfrom tho.best manufacnircrs in \ flu) colony, ' We, should advisojhMJk. caU {to 0h first pick, Adyi^^H

> MrlU.Dashof theW.F.CA. staff ; wesPahiatnain'afowdaTs.for England. Dimnglusstayitt Pahiatua (says i faamUph Dash has, bocn 'connected with a number of local institiiwnßand has dono. good service for tliem, Ho is mainly instrumental in inaugurating the gymnasium, tlio' pro- ' sontsonnd position of which is largely , 1 ™otolus untiring ohcrgy as secretary, His retirement will leave a vacancy . which will be hard to fill. i Amiraculouscscapofromiustantancous i death occurred yesterday to a young man employed on tho repairs to the i Aoraiigi bridge. Ho was at work in the ; bed of tho river under the bridge, when , a heavy crowbar became dislodged from tho structure above him,and descending, end on, grazed his right temple, and then struck him in tho groin, injuring him » rather severely. A slight deviation in tho courso of tho crowbar would certainly havo resulted in the unfortunate man's,skull being pierced. Dr. ' Charlton attended to tho sufferer's injuries, mid it will probably bo a week or i more before ho can rosumo workExchange, : Tho Timm Eem'd states that a doi mestic scandal is reported from the j Mackcnzio country—a station manager there, a married man with several chil- . dron, having eloped with tho children's ; governess.. The deserted wife has been _ ill and away from home for somo time ( receiving medical attention. • . Hokitika Times advocates "toll gates" ' ! as a means of forcing the outlying boroughs to amalgamate with tho country. , Mntabeloland isreported to be "notas i good a haul as at first supposed it would i _ Tho world's herring catch every year , is 390,000 tons, which is all consumed beforo the next season. : The Wellington Meat Company's ! w o ™ *}■ Ngabauranga were destroyed 1 by fire lust night. According to a contemporary dogs are " kept in packs of from 20 to 100 in N.Z. for rabbit hunting purposes..- ; One land- ' owner has 100 rabbiting dogs, and is adding 50 more to the pack, while packs of 80 arc not .uncommon. ' Of tho twelve bridesmaids at Queen > Victoria's wedding only three survive—the Dowager Duchess of Bedford, the ' Duchoss of Cleveland, and Lady Jane Ellicc, t A valuable dog belonging to Mr A. r A. Elkius hnd its skull fractured by a kiok from a horso this morning • Tho committee of the Masterton 6 Ecchabito Tcnfc have • a splendid prot gramme for their Anniversary Social, to s be heldintho Temperance Hall on Juno r 14th, Full particulars will appear, in our ', columns in a few days. '' At the Christchnrch Cathedral on o Sunday morning Bishop Julius stated 0 that on an average only nbout39oout of 1 every 809 people who attended the mis--5 sion who contributed to the collection; s and that of those fully 100 contributed B no more than threepence each.—Press. . Tho Tiraumca Bridge near Alfrcdton, is to be opened with a grand baumiot tomorrow. Mr A, W. Hogg M.H.K., and I some of the Ministers arc expected to e be present. ii The weekly meeting of tho Mastorton a Literary and Debating Society will be - held to-night in the Foresters' Hall, at '• 7.30 p,m. Subject—"Early recollection (I of Chinese Emigration to Australia," by !• a member. Visitors invited, } Objections to the' elecforFroll for ilio North Wairarapa County, will be heard before Mr Hutchison S.'M, on Friday the 15th instant, at eleven o'clock in the Masterton Court House. _ There aro now 70 inmates intlic Wclf. Inigton Benevolent Homo-fifty-ono '• males and nineteen females. During last k month 9813 meals were supplied at tho ; institution at an average cost of 2|d per !J meal—76Bo meals to casuals, and 1933 il to the inmates. The cost was £lO2 lis ii Cd,—Times, [j One of the unemployed, when asked (1 his occupation, a witness in the Supreme |s Court yesterday, did not say in so many II words that he was out of work or trado was dull. He simply remarked in a , quiet, smiling way, that he was taking a bit of a'holiday just now.-ff, Z, Times. Mr F. H. Wood adds to his Taratahi if salo 120 fat ewes, ' Over 100 pigeons have been received c by the •North Wairarapa Gun Club for the lucfcli to-morrow. They aro almost " all good, strong, healthy birds, bred in '• the district, and sonic excellent sport may bo anticipated, y During last month tho estates of 33 dcii ceased persons were placed iu tho hands !. of the PublicTrustccfor administration. . Amongst them is the estate Licut^Cole one! dc Quinccy (Scrgeant-nt-Arms), i which is set down pt n value of £l4O, TlicChristchiirchPigconFlyingDorby , took place on May 21th, It was one of i! die best contests yet held, Good entries, ii fine- weather, and fair (iinc. Tho second 1 bird had beon much mutilated by the . cats in January, The birds were sent to i> Nelson on the following Saturday, but 9 were weather bound (hero for six days, > Thoy wero (hon liberated, and flow (ho 1 distanco to Christchnrch in six hours. ~ If weather permits they aro fo fly from 5 \) ellington on Monday, and when thpy , aro recovered from tho journey, thoy are ) to be sent up to Mr Burton'Hoys'loft, 1 in Masterton, to fly tho final match to ; Christchnrch, 5 Tho road through (he Mount Baker Block to the Pioneer Social Settlement [ is just now blocked with slips and in i three places is impassable for even horse i traffic. A very trifling expenditure . wouldput the road in repair, but liulcss I speedily attended to, a lot of tho fonna- . tion will be washed away. Tho road is ■ still in tho hands of the Government. 1' Dr Newman, Mill, has mado.carc- ■ fill enquiry and is convinced beyond a doubt that at least 500 mou havo 1 been recently discharged from the cooperative works of the colony. This too, in face of the fact that the Premier pro- i fosses to bo tho friend and deliverer of ; the workiug man. ' Wo should have : i thought that, with the aid of tho lino ; surplus wo have heard so much about, ' it would not have been necessary to havo added still further to tho ranks of i tho unemploycdin this manner. There were about eighty present at the Wcslcyan Schoolroom last night, when tho licv. Mr Gibson illustrated by , limelight views " Bishop Hannin'gton's ; Travels inAfrica," The licv, J,Dukes | introduced tho lecturer who proceeded to illustrate his subject with a large ( number of excellent views. At the close, abojit 15 humorous slides were shown, • which greatly amused the juniors.. The ( Itev, J, Dikes niovfd a vote, of thanks ] to the lecturer, which was' seconded by 1 Mr Pybus,' and carried unanimously, ( Last night the Amateur Operatic } Society held its "practice of " The Sorcerer" in St, Matthew's Schoolroom. E Over forty members wero present, and * nndcr Mr Geo. Gray's able .baton, i several of tho choruses wero gone f through in a most efficient manner. The t ban,(} parts, as used by tlio Wellington Operatic Society, were given to Mr Gray; • and he has already procured the services •' of several of tho leadingiustruuicnialists c in Masterton, and from tho way things a went for a first night, it speaks well for t tho Society's future. The President J (Mr W. H. Bcetham) was present r during the evening. A good, hour and y a half was spent in thorough rehearsal, 6 \Ve beg to notitj thatthe tollowl&g Jlncs o n Btara Bock S ,00,, Maflttftotoring Chemißts, (1 can be obtained at. lie W.F.O.A's. Fancy „ Goods Department i-KonliercurialPlating P Fluid, price Is 6d, unsiitpassed for oleaniag h gold or Bilver and re-plating braisa and copper, fl Bock's Waterproof Cement, price Ib, : vtill ij resisthotor cold water and,repair china, [lass, delf, leather, etc. etc, Camphyleno tl Balls, In jars, containing 18 6 I balli, price Is, to !('e6p moHia out of clotning, alfo'a perfect disinfectant; Herb' 1 EJjtriot, ?: prico-18, aninfallloble cure for/fcoothaohej. 1! guaranteed not injurious • to : the teeth or j, Health j it (tops thomoat acute, pain jm tnedittely, aidprows a peirmanent cure in n nearly all cases where tbe teetV are hollow, A G«!rman cum for corns and warts price Is, this w amoiisEemedy will speedily and paudeasly •« (iroieoftorhaid bunions " fjo p

According to a Kangitikci paper each aero in the Levin Stato farm prepared for orchard purposes ks cost tho Department from £3B to £4O. Is it not time to stop this of nonsense? A large fire was noticed by the pas. sengers in tho "Wellington—Mastcrtou train last evening, in tho direction of tho Tanhorenikau Hotel. Firowood is now brought into Mastcrton by steam power about seven cords to each load. , MrE.EWnddingtonnotifies thatho has £IOOO to lend, Tho purchasers of tho recently forfoited sections in the Pioncor Special Settlement aro making good headway with tlioir improvements. Mossrs S. M. George and J. Anderson liavo both let large areas of bush to bo foiled. Thcro is no 'clcgraph office' at tho Auckland racecourse to-day. Tho races have been postponed. _ Settlors in the Pioneer S.S., arc making very largoimprovcinonts, and several of them have, already 100 acres down in grass. ■ Tho holdings aro nearly all 200 acres, and af tor another season a number of thorn will bo wholly in grasses bushfclhug is being rapidly undertaken. • "The Mastcrton-Opaki Jockey Club has decided to close tho Opaki racecourso for the winter months. Alight gig came to griofiu Qncon Street through tho horse taking fright 1 and kicking its leg over the shaft. The I vehiclo was backed on to the footpath outsido Messrs To\vnsend and Cowpcr's, and the driver thrown violently out, but he managed to escapewith a few bruises. I Two fresh cases of scarlet fevor have broken out among the stcorago passengers of tho liimutaka on Qunraotino Island. One boy who was in a very low i state when ho arrived, has died, Wo aro sorry to hear that La Qrippt I has reappeared in Mastcrton. Two of our local banks aro short handed to day, by the invasion of tlus enemy to mankind. ■ • I Henry Tomkinson, who pleaded guilty to the theft of.a silver watch and chain from J. Henderson, at the Supremo Court, yesterday, said he had; lived for; 17 years, at Mastcrton, and ; that tho theft was committed while he was undor the inflnonco of drink.' Ho had known the complainant for over seven years. He hoped His Honor would donl leniciily with him, as he had work to go to when he had ■completed Ids sentence. His Honor said it appeared that the prisoner was convicted of larceny in 1893 at Mastcrton, and sentenced totwomonths' imprisonmout. Ho was described as an engine smith. A sentence of nine months' imprisonment with hard labour was then imposed, Oca imports ot now season's Dresses ; Millinery and Mantles are now fully com ■ plotcd. The choico we ate enabled to Bhow ' and the strictly moderate prices charged are I much appreciated by our country friends . while visiting Te Aro House, Wellington, Our new dressmater, Madame de Ycrncy, ( from "Worth's," Paris, is the leading dressmaker in the colony.. Wcguaranteo perfect | lit and the latest styles aud designs as known 1 only to French dressuiakets. Our charge 1 for making dresses is from 22/6, at Te Aro House, Wellington, , Ladies can do their shopping by post, and \ sivo the inconvenience of coming to town. Our order department has beon enlarged, ' and is under most efficient maungement j Patterns of all our general drapery and Dresses will be sent post freo on aoplioatlo To Aro House.