LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4745, 12 June 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wellington police hare raided a gambling don. Tho Premier, says that the Libel Bill will be introduced into the Lower Chamber first this session.

Mr G, Shuto's traction cngino crossed the Mangaliao llivcr on Friday afternoon.

Some one at Christcliurch pulled a chair away jnet as a voung woman was about to sit down. Slw received serious injuries, and tho would-be joker ia—of course—sony.

We remind our readers of the Six-1 penny Concert this evening in connec-1 tion with tho Wcslcyan school. Mastcrton Hospital Trustees meet this afternoon.

Tho trees surrounding tho Mastcrton Courthouso havo been trimmed and tho grounds newly metalled.

A good deal of rain fell in tho Bush on Saturday and Sunday kit.

Tho Mauriccyillo Eoad Board give notice of intcnt'on to strike a rato of id in the £,

Mr James Aitken will probably leave Mastcrton for Napier on Tuesday next.

Thcro is good reason for believing (says the Post) thai Ministers contomtemplate an early issue of a Government paper currency.

The ex-secretary of the DiuicdmLumpers' Union, Mr Maxwell, has, it is said, been appointed nn Inspector of Factories.

Tho Invercargill Licensing Committee adopted the extraordinary courso of taking a ballot for each application.

There was only one case—a judgment summons-before the S,M, at Featherston yesterday. Mr F. H. Wood announces a special auction sale of fancy novelties at Groytown next Saturday,

An hotel at Kumara. has been sold for £125, At one time it was worth £2500.

There has been ft football accidont at Napier each week for four weeks pasl, They havo a lady Mayor at Pleasanton (Kansas). Slid is 6 feet 2 inches in her stockings. Sydney Truth says{ bad nation tolerates bad laws, especially the law of hanging."

Thcro is a pitiable creature in Nelson just now, wlio indulges his depraved taste for acts of drivelling idiocy by " playing ghost," and frightcn-u" women and children. This particular individual, and all others of his stamp, deserves—not blame, but compassion—and an asylum. In the case "W. Gilpin r. H. C. Dow- | man, nt the Fcathcrston S.M. Court yesterday, the judgment debtor was ordered to pay the amoaut owiug (£3 0s lOd) within One mouth, or iu default three days imprisonment, A woman rained Spcnce, residing at Maryborough, Queensland, poisoned herself andbcr five children with carbolic acid. All died with the exception of an in font.

The death is announced of the Hon. and Bight liev. Lord Arthur Charles Hervey, Bishop of Bath and Wells, iu his 86th year. Cold aud wet weather is affccfiug European crops, The market is hardening and a general recovery is expected. Serious complaints are made regarding recent -shipments of Queensland beef, and some of it iu London is selling at 2d per lb. Two miners who have returned to Pcith from the scene of tho new find to tlw eastward of Coolgardie, arc stated to have brought 10,000oz with them.

Argus nnd Age have mutually agreed to rcduco their Saturday issues from sixteen to twelve pages. The professional staff of the Victorian Public Works Department has been reduced from 50 to 14 men.

Three Fltzroy (Melbourne) qualified doctors now chargo Gd for consultation and physic.

At the recent sittings of the Supreme Court inDuncdin, James Blue, apnsoner in the Duncdm gaol, who was undergoing a sentence for ■ larceny, five weeks of which had still to run, was taken from tho prison to the Courthouse to answer with two Others a charge of burglary, The jitiy in the case brought in a verdict of "Not Guilty," and tho three prisoners wore discharged. Tho warder in charge of the accused, inadvertently allowed Blue to go along with i his companions, Finding himself free, Blue at one mingled with the crowd leaving the Court, and disappeared from sight, He was, however, rc-arrestcdat his parents' rcsidcnco about an hour afterwards, and once more lodged in prison,

The Kumara Turn says:—"There was a decided frost in town this mornill? when the news leaked out that the banquet to the Minister of Minoshad to be abandoned. Tho Mayor foiled- to receive a reply from the Minister in answer to a courteous invitation to dine. Hence the abandonment at the last moment of the convivial gathering. The caterer had gathered together his ducks and geese, tho fatted caTon had been yielded up his little life. The banquet tickets had been sold and generally all things had been made ready." Wo are informed that among the workmen who were engaged to clear away tho slip on the railway line between Mauricevilloand Ekotalmna,w&re 15 men, who had been selected for the work, from the ranksof the unemployed in Wellington. When theso men arrived in Mauriccvillo, they had no food or implements, but the storekeepers there gave them what they required on receipt of orders on their prospective wages. On the completion of the job, these men refused to allow the amounts of the orders to bo deducted from their pay, knowing • that by tho Truck Act, they were legally within tlicir rights in doing so. But, in order that the storekeepers should not suffer from theirown trustfulness, tho engineer justly paid from the men's wages, the amount of {heir orders. This should serve as a warning to all storekeepers jn places whero unemployed aro engaged. For a couple of hours olcctrjc flashes proceeded from a spot in tho roadway at King's cross, London, one day recently, accompanied by a crackling noise, but iio explanation of the phenomenon could be oftered. ■

For the best value m drapery, millinery, and clothing, just cast an inquiring optio over the stock of Messrs L. J. Hooper and CoJ, of tho Bon Marche. Tlio finn have just opened their second shipment of ladies' arid childrcns' jackets, French milliuety. nwckiptoshes, dress goods, gloves, corsets, and etc. All kinds of seasonable drapery, also, an unusual large;shipment of mens' and boys' clofljjiiß from the best manufacturers in the colony, :)Yp should advise an early iiali to get tjje fljrstpipk.' fym. ■

; We beg tonohlj that the following lines' o If cms Bock J> Co., Manu/acturtog Chembta, .ijan bi .flMtfted at the V.F.CCA'a Fancy Goods jjep&rtfnpnt :-Non Mercurial Fluting Huidj.pitajf# 6d, uiujjrpaßsed for oleaning gold or silver and re>pl&iing bjra«s and copper. Book's "Waterproof Cement, prtoj.Jj,. will resist hot or cold water and repair obina, glass, del/, leather, etc,,- etc. Camphjlene Ball;, In neat atotifht jare, containing 18 tialls, price Is, ,to Veep moths out. of clothing, also a pmJmJ v.disitfectant. |M> Extract, price lis, t& iifallUble' euro for toothache, guaranteed'not injorioua to -the teeth or Health') it- ttppa'the' most rate pain 1m mediately, ana psww a^.permanentoure in 1 nearly, {e#V fire hollow, Gsiman euro for cotiu aftd mfy mln Je, {his ahous'Eeiiwdy''will epeedily bm painlessly ure soft or hard corns, also wts, bunions and' chllblalnfl.—The Walrarspa Fumcra Co operate Asaotlltion Ltd. Advt .

A Nelson man who lms boon, buying lipoid zinc calculates that tho Chinese Mo £IO,OOO a year ill collecting scraps and selling them to galvanising factories.

_ There were no deaths at Feilding during the month of Ma; last,' There were soven marriages,

>' "You must not kiss oven your best f'rl in Japan," says a Oovlon papor. onsenso!

London Standard says:—"Wo nrc making people so learned and refined now-a-days that manual labour is repugnant to them". Tho Manawatu Standard says that In tho Campbelltown district fodder for cattle is very, scarce,' and, as a result, farmers are being forced to placo their stock in tho market.

Owing to the low prices ruling for sheck many settlers have held on instead of selling, and now find themselves face to face with the problom of being overstocked. Tho unemployed from other parts oi the colony arc making their way to Wellington, to be there wlien session opens.

Miss Hilda Etchings, tho champion tenn's player of Hawko'sUay, has only oiic arm. -

At Little liver, Braidwood, N.S.W., four female}, amotlior and three daughters, are working for gold on an alluvial claim.

Legislators at lowa havo passed a Bill prohibiting artificial colouring of butter and cheese.

ANottiugham man has constructed an iron boat, 10ft long, and with a covered deck, in which ho will sail for, America.

The gorso hedges in some parts of Canterbury appear to be affected by some kind of blight. The gorso d ; os in patches a few yards apart, and looks as if scorched by fire. Lord liandolph Churchill has decided to visit tho Anstraliancolonies, aud will make tho journey via America. A twenty-four hours' cyclir j contest lias taken place in Melbourne, with the I result thtit G. TV. Clirisp travelled 491 miles in tho period, Ilio competitors kept to the machines from ton o'clock I one night until the same hour tho following night, tnkirg meals as they rode, Persons convicted of vagrancy and similar minor offences in San Francisco aro sentenced to work in chains in tho public streets. Onoof tho latest uses of electricity is tree felling. A platinum wire is stretched between two poles and uiado inenndescent. It burns through the trunk in about an eighth of tlio timo usually taken to saw through it, Mr J. M. Glasgow, Government Auditor, is in Mastcrton to-day.

Notice is given that poison for dogs is lojrton Sections 38 ami 39, small farm blook,Uppor plain. About fifty women have joined the Foresters' Lodgo about to bo opened at Dunedin.

The Napier Evm'ni Weiss says of the Into Mr Crombie" Tlioso who knew MrCrombio best, admired and honored him. In him the Colony loses one of the most valuable public servants it ever had, and it will bo hard indeed to fill his place.

ia effort is being made to re-oraanizo the Grey town Litorary and Debating Society.

Constable Ecelcton of Groytown, who has recently been laid up with influenza, has been granted a fortnight's lcavo of absence,

An American lady declares that tho corset among woman is moro insidious than tho drmk curso amongst men. A woman, slio says, can no moro bctrustcd iwith acorsot than a drunkard with a I glass of whiskey.

A West Coast paper states that tho Govemmcntbasdecided, to place a large number of tho unemployed on tho goldfields.

Mr 11. J. Dash lias been presented with a very flattering testimonial by tlicPaliiatuii Gymnastic Club, as an acknowledgment of the valmiblo services rendered to tho Club, while ho resided in the Busil

Last year, (says the Fielding Stnr) Mr Corpo drove an niiesiaii well 123 feet at his Campbellton factory, but tlio supply was poor. The pipes have since been driven to a- death of MO feet, with tho result that he has got a flow rising six feet abovo the surfaco giving about 5000 gallons per diem. Tlio Caiierton Foresters' Lodge is in a very thriving condition. An attendance of 50 members at a meeting is not uncommon,

r At the Masterton S.M. Court this morning a first offending "'drunk" was fined os aud 2s costs, iu default 12 hours imprisonment. His Worship the Mayor presided. Mr 1!. J. Dash, late of the W.J.C.A.'s Pahiatua branch, is spending a fen- days in Masterton. Ho will leavo Wellington next Monday en route for the Old Country. Ho intends travelling by the P. nni 0. Company's "Paramatta," leaving Sydney on June 25th. Notice is given that Thomas lawson Thompson, will apply for his discharge from bankruptcy, at tho next sitting of the District Court at Masterton, which takes place on tho 27th rat, Yosterdny morning (says tho Colonist) a certain business man of Nelson left homo after a pleasant reminder that tho twelfth anniversary of his wodding day had arrived, but tho fact was naturally forgotton whilst other matters claimed Sis uttciitiou. About- the hour of noon, however, while walking through his place of busiucss, ho was surprised by a shower of rico falling on him. On looking up ho saw that a bag of rice that stootfon a sliolf had by somo unseen agenoy been toppled over so that its contents fell upon him, and, noting tho time, he found that twelvo years before to the minute, ho and his bride were tinder a similar shower,

Captain Hildrcth and lis »ifc, the officers in charge of the Mostttton Salvation Barracks, have both been laid up with severe attacks of sorb throat. Thenmany friends will now be glad to hear that they arc nearly recovered.

A rathep amusing jjfuce of audacity was committed in town Iris week (says tho Marlborough A man of o)ic of the focal hojcls, and abstracted an overcoat and some football" togs" torn tlfe bedroom of opo of flieboardcrs. Ho appeared in fiio greets shortly after his exploit, wearing tlio overcoat and carrying tho "tog," and actually offered the limes to tho rightful owner for sale. The latter, though recognising the similarity, did not susppct the truth until missing the articles from his bedroom, Tho police aro looking for that audacious stranger, but he is mi at, '

A London correspondent writes "Theroismuch correspondence in tho papers just now about New Zealand mutton. One writor complains of being obliged to cat it, and condemns it as "tasteless." Another retorts that he probably was not eating real Now Zealand mutton at all, but cither liiver Platcorinfcrior English. A third dilates on the necessary" superiority of New Zealand's psscd meat to the artificially : fed-and prematurely killed English beef nndmutton. A fourth asserts that the juices of tho meat are lost either in freezing or in thiwing, and (}iaf hejico it is less nutritious."

Obb lmporia.pt pgw axon's Ureases Misery. Md Mantles jre 'ni)w fully com. pleted.; ihoonbice we aljow and tfie striotlymode'ratVprioW charged aro much appreciated by our country friends while visijiM Te Aio Hoto, Wellington.'' j Our te dreßßmdter, Madame de Verney, from Worth's, 1 "' Paris, is'fte loading ilre4s ; maker in the colony. Wewrahtee perfect fit and the latest styles and designs as known only to Frenoh dressmakers,, Our obargei for makjng dresses is from 22/6, at Te Aro House, Wellington, . ladies can do their Bhojpping' by post, and sivo ti\e inconvenience of coming to town finr. order department haa' been enlarged and ij : jjnde; m<s - efjioieiit; management Patterns of b|l';om general dritperv and Dresses Jill be sen! post.lres on oppltoatio IcAioßw?. ■ - - J

! Thennxt English and European ma'' via Eio, closes at Masterton on Thursday, 14th Juno at 6.15 a.m. l - Tho only crimos in Eussia for which capital punisliment is rotaincd aro treason and military insubordination, A Jeremy Diddlor who pretends to bo a sailor is going about Napier and tho j Spit (says tho Hawko's Bay Bereld) soiling a worthless speoics o£ tweed l undor false protcuces. Ho tells a story about having brought tho cloth from "furria parts," and.offers it'at a reduction bocause lie is pressed for money. Householders and others aro warned.to boon theirguard against characters of thisstamp. ....... . ..

Ayonngman named John Mingins liad his collar-hono broken whilo practising football on the Feilding Oral on Saturday.

Mr Alexander Eraser is dofmitely out : in tho Liberal interest for tho 'Tuapcka seat.. - i >■■■

_ln Tuscany there has beoa no execution for more than 60! years. A species of mild diphtheria is affecting a number of porsons in Masterton 1 jnst how. Tho complainttakes tho form of a severe soro throat.

Tho Great' Noiihcrn Steeplechase, at Auckland, was won by Bombardier, Tho dividends wero £6 2s and £sl6s. ' Mr Archibald Sanderson Into of the WaibabapaDauyThies staff, has accepted an appointmont on tho Welling, ton Evening Press. . . ■

Tho public executioner died at Madrid recently, and the applicants for tho vacant offico wero legion. Some remarkably interesting letters wero ro ccivcd from candidates who wished to. succeed to the office. Times aro hard in Spain and tho aristocratic professions liavo ceased to ho particular; still it is somewhat surprising to read that an Attorncy-Gcnoral and a Field Marshal havo scntin an application forthovaeant post, AtMorco (says the ArmidaloExpress) Mr J. E. Lomax was committed to to prison under the. Crown Lands, Act for ovasion and hesitation while giving cvidenco in an allcgedcase of dummyism. Three men attempted to stick up Gv Hill, the Palmerston Borough lamp*. lighter, whilo ho was extinguishing tho lamps early on Saturday morning.

Constable May of Mastcrton is laid up with au attack of influonzn. The wholo of the steerage passengers of tho Kimittakn, now on the Quarantine Island, Dunedin, arc expected to be admitted to pratique on Wednesday, One of their number was to-day sent to gaol for four days for assault on a fellow passenger.

Wo remind our readers of Messrs Lowes and lorns' Stock Salcto-monw. The entries comprise 1200 owes in lamb, 400 forward wethers, 300 fat wethers, (turnip fed), 400 fat ewes, (turnip fed). 600 good lambs, 35 heifers and cows, 20 steers, and 1 express horse, spring dray, and harness. '

Mr W, Corric Johnstone will giro an adressiu the unoccupied shop noxt to Mr Hooper's instead of St Mathow's Schoolroom as formerly announced.

Mr Alexander Low of Dunedin is to tako the management of tho Wellington branch of tho Now Zealand Drug Company's business.

We regret to learn that Mr C. M. Ballant'ne, the Mastcrton agont for tho N.Z, Loan nnd Mercantile Agency, is eonfined to his residence with mfluouza.

_ William Wright, holder of a bottle licenco at Dunedin, has boon fined 10s and costs for selling a bottle of beor to a child under 13 years of ago, Tho annual tea-meeting in connection with Greytown Wcslcyau Church, takes place on Thursday noit,

The North Wairarapa Gun Olub will wdeavor to hold monthly pigoon matcliCE at Mastcrton,

The consecration of tho Hew Cecil Wilson as Bishop of Melanesia took place at St. Mary's pro-Cathedral, Parncll yesterday (Monday) forenoon; The church was crowded. "His Excelloncy Lord Glasgow was present. ; A number of natives from the South Sea Islands were' accommodated with scats in a prominent place, in order that they might witness tho consecration of their now bishop. A combined choir of over 80 singers attonded. The following paragraph is from an Adolaido paper:—"Tho news has been wired down from Port Agnsta that wo have a leper in our midst. In our northern dependency it is nothing nnnsual for a Chinaman to fall slowly to pieces. When this takes placo in the back settlements tho victim is often hunted out by his fellow countrymen into the , bush, where ho is eaten by tho, .blacks, and the plaguo then begins to' rot away !a whole tribe."

A lady canvasser for life insurances has como to Mastcrton—has come, so she tolls us, to stay. We feel sorry for tho gcntleiuau canvassers of this district, for with such a rival in tho field, their occupation must bo almost gone, We aro accustomed to see timid pcoplo chased by iusurauco agents, but wo venture to say that under tho new order of things oven bashful men will not run away from tho fair agent who is now in tho field, but will rather liangroundher and meekly offer their lives and proffer their proposals. Tho lady' canvasser tells us that sho has only boon hero a day and lias already received no less than four proposals! , The following is the programme to be given at the thirteenth anniversary social of the Mastcrton KcchabitoTcnt, No 38, which takes place on Thursday evening next: —Ovcrluro, Mastcrton Orchestra | Song, Mr D. li, liobinsoh; liccitation, Mr It, A. Davys; Song, Mr J. F. Lilly; Song, Miss Cranj Quartette, Members Pearson's Band ; Chairman's address; Piano solo, Miss Pearson; Song, Mr W. Dougall; Violin solo, Mr Candy; Song, Miss Perry; Song, Mr S, H. Ealph; Double Quartette, Members Weslcyan Choir; Pianiste, Miss Pearson. The chair will be occupied by Mr F. H, Frascr, J.P., District Secretary of tho llochabito Order. The Hnckett case will be continued at the Supremo Court to-day. Yesterday tho only witness examined was subjected to cross examination as to floating spirits at seances, trance, writing, automatic and material mediums, their powers and what they were supposed to do when under control, .He said . that on one occasion the spirit of a departed Native took control of Hackctt, and questions were answered iii the Maori language. Ho could not judge very well ?s to their correctness, as no only knew a'few Maori phrases, butho thoiightthoy wcro all right at tho timo. Subsequently, however, lie ascertained that Hackctt had been over hero from tho other side only a few months.—lf,Z, Times,