LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4752, 20 June 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The total amount derived from liquor licenses in the Wairarapa. licensing District this year is £025.

An Antwerp pigeon, evidently blown out to sea, met the s.s. Hauroto about 400 miles from Wellington, and hovered around her, at one tunc settling, Unsuccessful nttempts were made to capture the bird, until last evening, overcome by exhaustion, it fell on tho deck and was secured.—Post.

At a special meeting of tho Mastcrton Borough Council last evening, a special order was mado formally adopting the new By-laws.

After a somewhat lengthy discussion the By-law relating to the charge to be levied on passengers from the Mastcrton Railway Station, was again altered last night by tho Borough Council before being finally moved, so that the distance over which the charge is not to exceed sixpence, remains almost tho same as under the old By-law.

Extensive alterations aro to be made to the Palmcrstoii Post Office,

The cost of the recent Wairarapa Licensing election was £lB9 9s 2d. The Licensing Committee's expenses for the year are estimated at £CO.

At a sale of music copyrights in London recently, the song " Anchored," by tho late Michael Watson realised £1212 2s.

The Palmerstou North Rifles have been subsidised to the amount of £lO by tho Government. Elsewhere in this issue the Ekctahuna lload Board give notico that polls will he taken on Wednesday, the 4th July next iu respect of loans of £-500 and £BOO.

Mrs llcilly has vacancies for good cook and mirso girls. • Cr Feist will represent Mastcrton Borough Council at tho Municipal Conference at Wellington, on July 2ml,

A gas main is to be laid along Dixon Street to Worksop Road,

The Town Clerk has been instructed to infoim Mr John Webb that the Mastcrton Boroiwh Council will not recognise any applications from him for work for other people, but will consider any offer ho may make tcbo allowed to break stones himself, if he wishes to obtain such employment,

Two men in Cambridge the other day were discussing tho Maori and l'akeha i methods of treating vegetables. This resulted iu a heavy wager being made. 'Tho" Maori man " bet lie would serapo three potatoes whilo his adversary skinned one. The "Pakcha advocate," however." downed" his opponent badly, for ho peeled his one root in 70 seconds, while the scraper took ono minute and n-half in cleaning his three.

Tho usual meeting of the Mastcrton Dcbatiug Society takes ulncc this even-

The Wairnrapa North County Council and the Wairnrapa Benevolent 1 Society meet to-morrow, Juuo 21st. Every reparation lias been mado to ensure the success of the Mastciion Hospital Ball which takes place tomorrow ovening, and one of t'io largest and most .successful gatherings over liddlicrc, my.bo safely anticipated, "It's an 111 wind that blows nobody good 1 is an old Baying but none the less true. Whilst. the great depression existing in Sydney'at the present time has caused a deplorable amount of misery, jet tho people of Wellington and tho surrounding districts wiirffip;:^gigantic"benefit. During his ylatttdSy'dnay recently, Ur""Jati)6a- Bnjith purcbased at absurdly low prices a largci stock which is now being sold nHb Wholeta'e Family Warehouse, 'Te Aro House, Wellington With a view to making this sale the event ot the year, two special buyers wore despatched fromTe Aro Hous* to GhrUtobnrob one to attend the great sale of Edwards, Bennett and Go'swholesale stock, and the other to pick out bargains from tho manufacturers of the well known Kaiapoi Woollen C 0, ,: Bothl. these, gentlemen have .returned after a most aucoesEful trip, and the totalreaaltß.of their efforts is to ■boHcen in the a'stohl»hiiig bargains how being sold at tlie; >yholesflle Family Wareliouae, r Te f Aro , Hoase, r,^ : ■.

"Gold in.payable quantitieslsalmost at ourvery doors," says .tho ■.■ ' JPijitiro. iias. . • ■■ '■'}'■■.;.. '•"• \V- : '. : [ : ■ A Southland man ;was fined 30s for drunkenness and refusing to leavo the Telegraph Oico when asked to. Tho Foilding folk 'arc agitating for a new Post Office, and not before it was time, tho present structnro being too disreputable for anything excopt firewood.—Afonatmhi JJatfy Tines, An outbreak of firo occurred ; at Mr Charles Parkinson's blacksmith's shop, Morton, early onSaturday morning,but no extensive damage resulted. It is reported that tho New Zealand Dairy Farmers' Union intend shortly to establish a central dairy factory at Wellington. A large consignment of Australian poultry has just been sold in Glasgow (says n correspondent of tho Oamam Mail) in fiuo condition at good prices; It is a first experimental consignment, and tho result is considered every way favorable. . Now Zealand take noto! A match has been arranged to be sailed at Cowes, on the 24th .Tnly botweon the Prince of Wales' yacht Briti anniaand tho crack American yacht j Vigilant, which won tho American Cup in October last.

At a mooting in Hamilton, Scotland, at which lO.OOOminers wciorepresented it was resolved that tho men go out on strike next week. i The Hon. William W. Phelps, L.L.D.. who until last year was Ambassador from the United States to Germany, is dead. His age was 65 years. It is stated that fully 200 men inspected the specifications for a bushfelling contract recently advertised at Palmerston North, and the number of mcn t out nf work in that district is said to bo very large. During tho examination of a married woman at tho Wellington Court yesterday morning, Mr Wilford, who was examining licr, ejaculated, " Speak up, Maria," an incident which immediately convulsed the whole Court with laughter, and it was some time before the deep stentorian voico of tho attending usher could be heard proclaiming order. — Press.

It is stated that the whereabouts of Bailey ivcro discovered by a letter which he addressed to his wife at Hawcra bearing the Dubbo postmark.

Attempts arc to bo made this summer (the St Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Chronicle tells us), to discover the long lost library of Ivan the Terrible, which is said to be hidden away in one of the numerous subterranean rooms underneath tho Kremlin. _ Mr Dalrymplc, of Mastcrlon, notifies in another column that he has for salo the furniture of a six-roomed house, also i that he has a house to let close to Post Office.

Colonel Pat Boyle, who recently roturned from New Zealand, is (says tho : London correspondent of tho Okijo Duilij I'imtf) a voritablo walking advertisement for the colony, which he " booms" with enthusiasm on every possible occasion Ho seems thoroughly delighted with New Zealand and with his sojourn there. This sort of thing does tho colony much good.

According to the Hawkc's Bay Herald, at a recent meeting of the Union Debating Club " It wns decided that attuturc meetings biscuits aud hot coffee should be supplied. At thcr next meeting tho subject for debate will bo, 'ls suicide justifiable under any circumstances r"" This seems a trifle rough on tho caterer. A Napier paper says:—" During the progress of a game of football it seemed as if Pandemonium had broken loose, as there were a number of the spectators who evidently thought it highly edify, iiia; to screech and yell at the top of their and continually incited their favourites among the players with cries of ' Down him,' ' Sit on his chest,' and such like.

Mr Stephenson, at one timo stationmaster in charge at Fcathci'stou, has, it is stated, been promoted to Auckland. Mr W. B. Allen tho well-known Roinnoy breeder, of West Taratnhi, is sending eleven choice rams to the Sydney sales. Mr John Burrow and Messrs A. and W. MeKenzio are reported to be sending large consignments to tho same market.—Mercer.

A Denver gentleman has had thcblood of a live lamb introduced into his veins as a remedy for general debiltity. It is probable (says the Truth) that there mil bono usual effect save an abuormal fondness for all girls named Mary. A horso was attacked by a boar in the Sandon district. The animal received a very ugly wound in the thigh. The 503 th performance of" Charley's Aunt" was celebrated with champagne and chicken at Loudou Globe last month.

As the Danevirkc-Napicr tram left Matainau on Friday morning considerable excitement was caused by two horses being descried on thcliuo iufrcnt, I As the train approached,' the animals started away and continued at a swift gallop for somo miles, They were brought to a halt by a cattle-stop, and, despite continual whistling and shouting remained in front on the line, Tho train was stopped aud thehorses put through a slip-rnil into a paddock adjoining, and tho train continued its journey,

- MrH. R. Bunny, of Ahiaruhc was riding homo at dusk on Saturday' and when nearly opposite his residenco (says the Obmwr) ho met Mr Olson driving along in a light trap. At the same time his horso slued at a heap of rubbish by the road side and eamo hit) collisiou with Mr Olson's vehicle, breaking one shaft, damaging one of thowheels mid throwing the driver on to the roadside. Mr Bunny, with difficulty retained his scat; happily Mr Olson was not hurt. : The hint of throwingrubbish, especially lon such a narrow road as where this accident occurred, isavcry reprehensible one, and tho authorities should take immediate steps to put a stop to it.

On the suggestion of Mr C. A, Pownail, the Mastcrton _ Borough Council has retained aclnnsc in its new by-laws, stating that no person shall erect any house nothavingafrontage to a street, without tho consent of the Council, or shall overcrowd any space with buildings. This regulation will bo confined to No 1 District.

Tho Mastcrton Druid's Lodge is in a first-class financial position, and has a stpadily increasing mcmberslup. •

Joseph Burke, charged with kcoping gaming house in Wellington, has been sentenced tothrco months' imprisonment. An application for leave to appeal, will be heard this afternoon. •

An olduian named Jabez Bradbury, aged 56 years, committed suicide at KilIbirnie yesterday afternoon by hanging himsolf.

A tender has been accepted for the construction of the Mangafainoka bridge on the Ekctalmna-Woodvillo section of (he Government railways. Thcro arc 73 inmates in the Benevolent Home, 52 males and 21 fomalcs. The Bey. H. Van Staveren stated at the meeting of tho Benovclcnt Society Trustees yesterday that half the people in tho Homo eamo from tho Wairarapa orMnnawntu. On the motion of Mr Baylis, it was decided to have a return prepared showing where the men in the Home came from,-N. I. Timts.

Wobe6tonoti[j ; !ina!ithetollowtngtoes o, Messrs Bock & Co,, llanufactoririg Chemists can be obtained at the W.F.O.A'a Fancy Goods Department s-Non Mercurial Plating Fluid, price Is 6d, unsurpassed for oleaning 1 goldorsilverahdre-platingbrassand copper, Bock's Waterproof Cemont, price Is,; will resist hat or cold water and repair- china, glass,, delf, leather, etc. etc,:Camphylene' Balls, In noat, air-tight jars, containing, 18 hallsj price Is, to keep moth's out: of clothing, alfo a perfect - disinfectant, Herb ' Extract, pried Is, anlnfalliablo. cure for toothache, guaranteed ■ not .injurious to the teeth or nealtU! it. stopß-tho: most acute : pain -inTi medivtek-.and proves a permanent cure in' nearly all easel where theteetH' • are hollow, German cure Br corns and warts price Is, this amons Remedy ViU speedily and painlessly cre:'soft'brhard%niß, also warts, ; bpnlbnsij aad,chllblaiaß,-Tljt}Vairarap9FarniereCo ;

. The work of decorating th'oMastcrton' Drill Hall; for the Hospital Ball wis' commchceil this morning. ',:. , :;■, ' Several small slips occurred on "la number of.roads during tho lato storm, but nothing serious has been as yet reported. ■'%:"■■■ :'\,

Bain ccnscd.nt Mastorton last night, and it is hoped wo are now in for a little dry weather,

Last ovening a ham' weighing fortyfive pounds was stolen from Mr W. I Wilton's premises at Knmpuni. ; ,

Mr A. F. Halcombc, who some five and twenty years ago was Provincial Secretary for Wellington, is in Masterton to-day and is, we nro pleased to see, looking well aud strong. . ' Mr E. H. Waddington has received' advice that a consignment of 100 birds from tho South, for tho North WairarapaGun Club's pigeon match (which takes placo on Juno 28 th) will reach Mastorton on Saturday next,

Mr F.H. Wood will sell by-pnblio auction in tho premises adjoining tho FcnthcrstonEauway Station, at 1.30 p.ml onFriday 29th inst,, one aero of land adjoining tho Fcathorstou .Railway Station, with sheds etc, and carrying plant of MrW. Book, who is giving np tho carrying business,, .

According to a contemporary a number of lively girls at Eapid Bay, a small town on tho South Coast of South Australia, have been causing a scandal by assuming male, attire, blacking their faces, and calling at various nouses, frightening womon aud children, A vigilance committee has been formed which will inflict caseation upon flu. erring diunsels when they nro caught. Mr E, H. Waddington has now held tho office of Secretary to tho Mastorton Lodgo of Druids, for seven years continuously. In addition to the plant and laud of Mr Bock, Mr F. H. Wood will sell

some really good horses on tho 29th inst. | Particulars will bo found elsewhero in our columns.

The quarterly mooting of Stouchonge Lodge, U.A.0.D., Masterton, was held in tho Foresters' Hall last (Tuesday) o veni ut g "at eight o'clock. After the usual rontinebusinoss tho following wercnominatedforofficc:—A.D.—B'ro.E. Welchi V.A.D.Broi W, P. Kobins; IW-Bro T. B. Mitchell ; See -Bro.E.H. Waddington; 1.G.-Bro Pickett j 0.G.-Bro A. W, Busscll; A. B.'s-Bros W. Blinkhornc and G. H. Dayshj V.AJ.'s-Bros Winstanley and 11, Bartlcttj Auditor—A. W.Kussell (rc-clcctcd.- Bro Winstanley on behalf of the Lodge presented Bros Blinkhornc, S. J; liusscll, W. Carr and

E. H. Waddington, with handsomely framed Past Arch certificates, the first three for having occupied tho A.D, chair for twelve months, audßro Waddiitgtoii for services rendered to the 1 lodge as Secretary, For the best valua in drapery, millinery, and clothing, just oast an enquiring optio over the stock of Messrs L. J. Hooper and Co., ot tho Bon March. Tho firm have just oponed their second shipment of ladies' and ohildrons' jackets, Frenoh millinery, mackintoshes, dress goodß, gloves, oorsets, and etc. All kinds of seasonable drapsry, also an unusual largo shipment of mens' and boys' clothing from tho best manufaetuters in the colony. Wo shral 1 adviso an early call to get tho first pick,—Advi.