LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4756, 25 June 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

I Tho high wind of yesterday blow downsoycral fences iu Mnstcrtou. '■ , loiid«u2%i]|jnittllypays £25,000 a I year in foreign telegraphic news, For , Home telegraphic news that journal ' spends £12,000. ■ , There are 300 sailing vessels and 178 , steamers registered as belonging to tin's | colony, Tho gross tonnage of the sailing ' vessels awot-ntsio 31,9$ fons, and the ■ steamers 65,416 tons, The valuo of apparel and "slops" imported lastycar,totallcd£3t6,3B9 and paid £86,133 in duty, Tho Unifed Kingdom is credited with sending mods to tho value of £323,325. ' Thei.Wairarapa Hunt Club will hold a meet at Grcylown, on Thursday next, Tlirofr off nt 2,30,, '■ - "It's an Unwind that blow nobody good'isan old saying but nono the less: trao WJjffflt fte great depression wisiing in Sydney M prat (brio "has caused i deplorable amount of misejy yet'the people of VTellingioh and tho surrounding districts will reap A gigantic' benefit, ' During bis visit toSydney recently, Mr James Smith purohasM&UjßnrdlyloWi prices a large stock which' is; now being sold at tho Wholesale Family Warehouse. Te ! Aro House, Wellington. ■ With a view tomiMng this sale the event of theyeari twospeoial buyers-'wero deipatohedfromTc Aro House to Ohrißtohnroh one to'attend the great sale of Edwards, Bennett and Go's wholesale stock, and ; the other to piok Out bargains from the marinfaoturers of the :well,lnownKal»poi Woolen Coj Both: these gentlemen have! reproed after a most suooeßsful trip, and tho olairesnlts of their efforlsis to be seen in the Mtonlihing bargains mw being sold at the Mobile Family Wuehtaw, TO/Aro

Quito a number of people out dnv ing, Tvcro canght in yesterday s storm, and had a very rough time of it At the SM Court, Nelson, the other day the master of the kotcli "Pet wasfincd£2 with 7s costs.for allowiLir tuo ketch to ho at auchor without ! showing a proper, riding light.V - The ßeraid says that a "breach of promise action against a well-knwn gentleman resident of Pabaatua is onthe tapis. Mr EEiiight, who recently left for ttraguay, has returned to Pahiatua withhisfamily.Hointcndsscttlingdown there again, says tho Examiner. teora^ 011 AmbulancoSociet y raccts Messrs J. Graham and Co. notify a splendid lot of samplo guns at vory low rates, also a job lino of Martin's Improved Horse Clippers, Lecand Camming, the Barraba murderers have been sentenced to death.

MrScobieMcKenziohas withdrawn from the contest for the Tuapoka scat considered that it is unjfairtha he should bo caUcd upon to fi^l.,'^ 111 ? '*& a determined fight at tlio last election. Wo havo received' a letter headed' Q Strnngcproccedmgsofa'Norticultural Society and signed "Euchrod" but it cannot bo_ lnsortcd. unless the writer supplies his proper namo and address. The Melbourne detectives boliovo the woman Anderson who shot Frascr, had practised hypnotism, and was able to mtosc influence over her victim .The latesdiarywaswcllkept, and shows k ushfe m frcqu( , ntl thMteiied by tho woman, who was apparently madly in love with him. y

Yes erdny, at S Mary's KomnnCalholie Church, South Carterton, tho Ye J licv ) Father O'Keilly commenced a 1 week s mission. Yesterday morning f ] lo rat ] ler i looked rafter dull, but towards noon cleared up splendidly. About 2 o'clock however,. another change came, a rem. j lar bhzznrd from the southeast swcopnic over the district Bnin fell in torrents occasions ly varied by sharp showers of | hail It hns continued very cold since t

This reproach was addressed to the blond nnd benevolent beak in a court down Smith, by the. injured innocent who had taken up temporary quarters m the dock :-"You sympathised with mo last time, 'ho said, "nnd then gnvo VT' Jon sympathised witli me before that, and gave me threemonths. I fail o sec whore the sympathy comes "'• We understand that Iho orator will be about again in six months. Mr Alfred Nicol, the well known walchniakor, jeweller and optician, ofG7 Will.* Street, Wellington, is now showing some really choice goods. In fact 'the stock may he truthfully described as being ono of the best selected nnd mostnttractivc in Wellington, and what is more important still the prices arc considerably lower than those of any other establishment. Visitors from the Wairarapa seeking wedding and birthday gifts of the newest and latest designs enunot possibly do better than look Air Nicol up,

, Is is stated that a couple of typesettingmachinoswill shortly bosctnpin thoftew Zealand Herald oflice. This will be the first office in New Zealand to make use of machinery for type-set-

, Mr Justice Bichmond has reserved thc easc ' of Sk «yv tlio Mutual Life Associntiouof Australasia n e mm of £ISOO, amount of a policy on thc life of tlio plaintiff's Into son. At tho next sixpenny concert to he given in the Wcsloyan schoolroom tomorrow evening, the following programme will bo gone through i-Over-ture,"Tlic Soldier's Talc," members Pearsonsßand:song,"lseekfor thee m every lower,"Mr W. Simms; rceita ion, "lie Ant and the Cricket," Miss W. Darnell; song,"Callher back and kiss her, Mr J.S.W.Pearce; conccrturn solcction, Mr Joo Arthur; bnnjo accompaniment, Mr A. Hussoll; sone, Where is Heaven," Miss Dukes; reel tntipn," A dinner and a kiss," Miss L hmith|.song, "Sweet Home," Miss Donnan; Musical Box selection, Mr J Hnrtmanu; duct/'Tho Minute gun at sey _ Messrs Dougal and Jack; flute selection, Mr J, W. Kershaw; recitatwn,,"l)o careful what you say," Master b. Williams; piano duet,, Misses F Carpenter and Amy Williams; sour, Medley up to date/-' Mr Geo, Edwards; violin solo, Mr Jas, Bigncll; recitation, ' Hie old man goes to town," Mr L Donald; quaitctte, "The Winds," Misses Perry ami Prentice, and Mdssrs BoageyaudKalph. Wo often hear the expression "<w tmbarmi da ridie;" and the visitor entering thc Dresden Piano' Company's spacious warehouse on Lambton Quay Wellington, would find it certainly rca' liscs tho full meaning of tip's, when he casts his eye over the wonderfully varied stockof pianos w-hichtlicCompanyliolds, llicro arc piimos by nearly every known maker of repute, but thc most noticeable aro tUo splendid pianos by Broadwood and Sons (a special shipment direct from tho factory), and Collard and Collnrd's notable instruments,' fulfilling nil the acoustic qualities of lino tone as laid down theoretically by thc most eminent scientists. There arc also special ship, .marts of beautiful instruments from Lippand Sohno, Schwechtcn, Erard, and many other Continental makers. The display js iiuijoiiljtcdiy a striking one, Mpssrs Lowes and lorns add 100 lambs, lOfat coirs, UnHooks, and fj eavos to their Mastertoij stock salo for Wednesday next 27|hJi|i|p. A correspoiidpptof the Marlb*roi|gh Express states that Dick Matthews, the pugilist, recently met his death by a • bullet from a cowboy's pistol when tending bar" in a liquor saloon at Madeira, (southern California. Possibly tho information may concern "Bob'' Matthowf, as" Dick ,r Matthews died in the Waipawa Hospital some time ago. If tho detectives fail in tracing the ™lim>m the recent jewellery robbery atWclington,howwoulditbctogivo the palmists aturnPThcro arc some really elever women amongst tho latter and wc arc not quite certain that the former aro distinguished for the pos- ' sossion of brilliant faculties. i MichaclWhcolcr.aliasJohnWheeler ! abas "Crooked Mick," who was arrested in Paluicrston on Saturday, was ' brought up at thc S.M. Court this' 1 morning, before Mr T. E. Price J.P. charged with burglariously entering the premises of Mr W. Shaw; Kail' Street Mnstcrton, and feloniously abstracting therefrom a variety of articles, tho property of Mr Hall. He was remanded until Friday, Complaints havo reached us rogardlug thc conduct of some of tho members of St, Haifa's Hoy's Club. It appears that since the llev. Mr Paige left. Mastcrtop, somo of the kds have become very unruly, have broken w'nijow.s and forms, and misbehaved generally. On Saturday night last, tho custodian (Mr Ollivcr), was locked in, and remained a prisoner until midnight,whcn, being iinable to make anyono hear him, ho was forced to break tho Jock.' Tho Vestry of St. Matthew's Church, will, in all probability, refuso tho future uso oftho Schoolroom to tho Club,uiilcss an alteration is speedily made. ! We beg to notify that the following lines jf Messra Book 4 Co,, Manufacturing Bheniiats can to obtained at the W.F.C.A.'s Fancy Goods Department :-Non Meronrial listing fln}d la fid unsnrpjwsed for cleaning [old or flllvar and re-platlng brass and ippper, Book's, Wntpdproof Gsment, price s, will resist hot. or oold water and roLalf hina, glass, delf, leather etc.-, etc. Camphy»njß»llß,m neat air-tight jars containing fibausrprice Is to keep moths cut of* lothiDß, al6o aperfeot disinfectaiit. Herb' Sxtraol price Is an in'aUlabla'cure for toothoho guamnUea hot injurious tothe teeth or . ealth ;.;lt stops, the most ;aootepain im I lediatley, and proves apermanent cure In early all cases where the teethare hollow, lerman cure for cornsi • and warts price la Me lamous Remedy will speedily and pain■ssly cure soft or hard corns,, also warts' unions and chilblauu.-Ihe Wairafjpa armors. Aeaopifttion ltd,

Tho credit balanco from tho recent Groytow n Brass Baud concert is £ol7s, 9<L ' Two men were recently fined 10s each and £4 2s costs for rofusing to leave an hotel at Invcrcargill when orderedto do so. ;'•.:' Tho Salvationists havo decided to boycott "kiss-in-the-ring" at all future picnics.

An Amorican papor has the following , startling itom;-"Au Australian Jack Ihe Hipper hns.seizednnd stabbed eight I women in the throat with a dagger- at Adolnido,"

Coursing is becoinicg very popular in' Hawkos Bay. ■•■■■. MrsCathorinoDwycr, 103 years of ago, and tho wife of a farmer at Chadton, hns, according to the Hobart. Clip, per, given birth'to triplets, A smart boy is wanted for "the boot trade. ; ;■: .'• ■ '.,

_ Any person shooting pigeons belonging to the North Wairarapa Gun Club will bo prosecuted. Tho Secretary of the Greytown Brass lland actoowledgcs.with thanks/a donation of £5 from Sir %E. Bidwill;: ■ J Mr W. B. Chennbls' Deputy Offloinl Assignee, left this morning for Pahiatua to conduct the meeting of creditors in tho estate of John i< :■<: A safety bicycle, a bargain,-is advertised for sale in another column.

Pottongell onco middle-weight pugilishc champion of N. Z„ is reported to bo in Sydney Gaol, serving a sentenco of 10 years for robbery. The Groytown Brass Bnnd.intonded 1 playing on the Recreation llcserro yes. terday afternoon, but owing to tho oxcecdmgly rougli weather did uot do so. Several witncsscsinthocascGrcvillov. Corgill leave for Wellington this afternoon.

Tho attendance suffered at all tho Mastcrton Churches yesterday, owing to the very bad weather. In Qnccn Street Mastcrton tho premises formerly occupied.by Mr G Anderson has boon leased by a firm of boot'inpoiters, and will he open' tomorrow, under tho management of Mr n',i ln " 1 a lar 8° nnd well selected stock. Iho firm's advertisement will ■ appear b our next issue.

Ixl another column Mr C. It. Pratt, Nativo land agent mid interpreter, of Mastcrton, notifies that he is prepared to promptly negotiate transactions in nativo lands, also that he has for salo WOO acres of first-class bush land nine miles from Mastcrton, which ho is prepared to plncoon easy terms.

As there was onomcuibor of St Luke's congregation at Greytowu, cxclusivoof the three male members of tho choir present nt church last evening, tho ; service was dispensed with. There wcro I about eight present at tho Wesleynn i Church, but tho service was hold as usual,

! The Greytown Volunteer Fire Brigade has received £5 from MrW.E, Bidwill, as a voluntary remuneration for services rendered at tho rcccntfircatFcatherston, ;in which a large quantity of flax bcloug;mg to Messrs Bidwill Bros., wasdcstroyed. As only four turned up to early Com- . nuinioii at StLuko's Church Greytown, yesterday morning, tho sneramcut was not administered until after tho morning service. Itisintondcd to disponco with the eight o'clock Communion, duriugtho winter months.

"A Tramp Esq" of the Auckland Herald, arrived in Mastcrton to-day. At the State Farm, Levin, the other day n man injured Ids hand. Tho other settlers held n meeting and agreed to eachdo half a day's work for thoir mate until ho recovered fromhis injuries, this putting him in tho samo position asifho hud been working himself. ThoStnto farmnt Levin is going nhend w«ll, nnd n very satisfactory state of things is oxistising thero. The settlers hnvo planted orchards, aro giving up tents for houses, nnd are about to erect a hall for religions aud educational purposes,

Two years ngon number of robberies took place nt camps in tho neighbourhood of Tenui, several watches and other articles being stolen. Two men wcro arrosted and convicted, but the stolen property wns not found. The other dny a slip occurred on the roadside, betweon Tenui nnd Whnkntnki, nnd Btrangc to saynncovcrcd n watch, which turns out to be a portion of tho stolen property. _ Tho owner-a man named Itnlph—died some months ngo. In Cork, Ireland, recently, Joseph Trikc brought a suit ngninst Captain Bcmish, claiming £SOOO damages for slander, which consisted in accusations by Captain Brcmish that thcplaintilf had cheated at cards, The verdict was for the defendant, the jury stating that Brcmish had not acted in malice.

The following arc tho handicaps for the pigeon-shooting contest for Mr A. P. Whatman's Cuptobe licld on Tlmrsday: -H. Becthani,TT. H. Bcethani, W. ii, Bone, A. W. Cave, T. Grace, J. H. Haigh, W. J. Hirschbcrg, H. Holmes, 0. H. Osborne, E. Welch and T. H. Thompson, 21 yards j It. Eibblcwhitc, A.]icside,E,H,Wa(ldington ) J, Long, staff, H. Welch, 22 yards;'] 1 . A. Edlin, and W.Speedy,23yards; H. Campbell, E. E. Chaniberkiu, V. Wardcll 2<lyards; C. fi. Bidwill, A. Elder, 0. E. CockburnHood, ,T. H. Jull, -\V. Wardcll, 23 yards: J.O ; Bidiri|! l A,E|ki! l s ) J, Hives, J. (nVqlkpfl jo jQrdsiW. Bralcrick, 27 yards iW. J.Fpast, 28 yards ; I A, V, Whatman, D, Hondcraon, J. Merc, dith, W, Broughfoii, 30ynrd> TJip London Times considers (hat (ho world a supply of gold is exepssivo, but adds that (ho fallw price of tho article has wiircd nn adjustcnicnt, which would havo been gained sooner if currency orpcrimouts had been carried out on a smaller scalp, A lottcr was posted in Wellington on June 2nd, addressed.-" Mr P, Brown, Plains House, Upper Plaius,liangatikia, yia I'almerston., This precious missive has since visited Palmcrston North, Folding, Marton, Napier, Gisbornc, Daucvirko and WoodviUc, and finally turned up on Saturday atMastcrton, covered with writing and post-marks, and was handed to Sir E. Brown, who finds it is not for him. Wc don't expect tho letter will ever reach the Brown for whom it is intended, because it contains ' an account! ;

For the best value in drapery, millinery, and clothing, just cast an enquiring optio over tho Block of Messrs L, J, Hooper and Co., ol the flon Marche, The firm have just opened their second shipment of ladles' and ohildrens' jaoketß, Frenob millinery, mackintoshes, dress goods, gloreß, corsets, and eto. .All binds of seasonable drapery, who an unusual largo shipment of mens' and boys'dothing ftpm tho beat mannfaotuwrs in the colony. We should advise an early call to get the first pick.—Apvt. '■