LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4762, 2 July 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

ialn fiicfonHliting t!{o'?drainl!Ssßni ! at tli l6OO.tohsVm ( Bivcly;;Vf;0;i : :|;:?/ / i :;'^ AVc: (MniikMu; ; ;S$V in- di formed tlmt'fMimalproccutliflßS for, h libel aro.bbinl»cii.;Vyua-Pttlnlefstoii P rcsidcntagaiii|Motlier;tojvnsninn,tas ;': thp;qnteomc!pi|Mbremarks.; mnldo 1 (byj a\]»iiersbn;mcctfag' i 'of '% hcld\J»p,Qiicaftii):K*alrt| S '•' Caiitcrljury! Vponl 1: Inst •:■ of, 'small;l)itds ; -Moggs] os® for £ poisoiicd.wlicat;"™^^-' 1 g A now cycle, (, been .invented bwltr -Dciinisfin; of > Onmaru.'.'TJiocyclilpropcjlcdlbyltlib' a j: Wc arc pleased tllcam :frpnf j Dr.; | Hosking, that Mr WAlTatb, who: shot <, himself at (Jrcyto\ni is pro- T gressingtownrds as.favourably ns'ciiiiVbp expeuted, flltljfo'.'his, cjjadi- :, tiph/s'stilVcritical,'. \ : '-i ( - "■ HcaVy rain 'continuedtw day. afternoon and bve'nin» a nd bustes ; in Mastcrton in < The New Zealand Tiisiirai|& Coin lahy'. lias declared an interim divPid,,at the j rnto of"'lnvolve and a lmllF cent -pdr j annum. '-■' : ' ,! "'^iwM"; : '.!. i ", The ; Ekctalmna'Brassßliyswei My. i daiiccs arc gelling very pbpillh'aiid 'ire.' 'i well.atteudcd.-, , >•-;■',' \p\ :^t;! : It is stht'e'd that tlio Queen \illp j to" ', St.. Petersburg for llcr graniMJigliMp- s iredding. Slioiild Her visit, will be the first ever j.\l bB a British Sovereign toßussin. I-I'Mk ; The following comparative tho rainfall at Olahpiiis plied by Mr Jos. Bennett:— rri'Gl: inches,'on: 15 days; ihehes'on 16 days; 1892 15 days; 1891—175 inches on:8 d^B During there wcroH suicides in New Zealand, which is I highest record for the last ten yciM ■ Tho lowest-was m 1888, when thfl .' were only: 39. • ■'•:'""■, Some apprehension - existed-, in Wtl j lingtoii : on Saturday nioriiiiig, as to tl .! possibility),of.. a'nishon.tho : lsaiiks,bi ( pyerything'pijssed;'off; : quiet]y.'', f .•* About we're initiated; o j Juiio;22iid'iin\tlio.'Duncdin Forester; , ( Court for;wMe'mS'-s ' y; ; : "■;',' VJV: London restaurants' servo 950,030 din- , ners aiid lunches daily. ' ; f , The Bcv. Mr Fellows' account .of. li| travels; and ■ labours : in'New GiiinchU [ illustrated by photographic views' taker by himself, which will be given intlu. 'Mastcrton' Weslcyatr Schoolroom ; thi:| evening- at 7.30, •'sliould draw a largi andiciiec.. No charge will be mado foi admission..but a collection will.be fakei up for foreign missions.. . Mrli, Heard, the well-knbwii rcpfc-, senlativo'pf Messrs Hoffman and;Soiis,j Wellington, will shortly rc-visit Mastern ton on business coiihcctcdwitli his firm. Orders may lie .left with My .Watt, .bookseller, of Qncon street ■ /• Commodious. business premises in Pahiatua arc advertised for lease. : The Grcylpwn. Hard Case Football Club held iivery successful social li^j ■ The London School Board has expended £33,500,000 since 1870.' ■i The Manawatu Agricultural and Pastoral Association has decided to hold its annual show on 25th and 26th October. M Jules Bcnardis floating a company to establish a colonial produco trade with Belgium. In Hie divorce case of 0. Xcniplhornc v Mrs Kcinpthorne beard at Auckland, tho jury found tho respondent guilty' of adultery .with the co-respondent ltogcrs. His Honor granted a decree nwi, ~ ''.Cats have been raised to'an equality with dogs in the State of New York. Puss nuiit now be'duly registered, and must wear a collar with her number inscribed, Somo very peculiar reports regarding New Zealand appear in foreign papers occasionally. The following from La UeptMvpi do L'Om, of ...March 31st lnstis a good oxnmplo:-" War in New Zealand.—Auckland. - Advices from Samoa state that war has broken out, following on punishment inflicted on the revolted chief'by. the new; European Judge, In tho conflict which ensued between the insurgents .and the troops there were 80 killed and wounded. The insurgents retired. The Boyal troops burnt the villages and violated the women. The security of the colonists is Menaced!" Messrs Bontlcy and Co, firewood dealer*, o£ Mastcrton, notify certain alterations in their rates for firewood. Tlip Standard Firp Insurance Company, through their local agent, Mr G. S, W. Dalrymple, on Saturday, paid over to Mr A. C, Prentice with commendable promptitude, the sum of £l5O, for which amount his premises which!, were burnt down on tho 20th were insured. Special trains from north and south; will bo,run to Fcathcrston, for the Steeplechase Meeting at Taulicrcnikaiu on oth July. ■ j, A peach tree is in bloom in Mr W.I McKenaie's garden, Belvedere road Carterton, and nil round the wnttlcJ and acacias, showing forth bloom, denote the mildness of the season. : • lieferring to the, Fraser episode, Hit Wo'odville Examiner, which is editci by a journalistic pupil of't]m late Mi Biilluncc, denounces Mr Scddon and lu'sO colleagues in unmeasured terms. Ithai the courage tosay. what many.LibenM; think. " .; m Mr J. Stone hasjust received d'hm, dred choice Camelins in special varictt m A specimen of them may now be scon 1 1 Mr Brimton's window.' '■■ ' | I j In Ibis issue we publish lite {jl gramme for the'winter meeting ofift i l'almevston North Metropolitan 'fti f ing Club. It comprises seven ev« s with stakes varying from' ten to.foit live pouuds, the meeting takes plac'i/in Ist August next, and nominations ,' sc ] with the secretary Mr C. C.' Mile'' 1 m ] , Tuesday_ 17th instant, at 10 p. m, r J . ( ■ The report of -tlio Directors of ho J Permanent Investment and Loan jlio- J ' the at tlio annual niceing. i toliohcldntGroytown.onMondnftith July, 1891, r,eadsas follows !--"jlfur , Director Jiavc tho p|easijK of j i presenting a of , satisfactory diava<ttMi—ilie.. of ■ ' investment shares "now current i*J, 1 158 having been paid, off, and 223 |V « 1 ones'taken nj)\iliiriiig ! tho'ycaiV |hb J • sumof£3S,222lßslldis!iowiuy(|cd \ i on mortgage, the .securities of whalte ! - iillamplo. Your Directors,rcgre||lio .^ : , loss of tlio seryicos. of. Mr J.. Gr. Piles, " 8 , in'consequence of'.liis leavingjljiPis- 1 . trict.' The vacancy 1 ill'tho Dijcifey, ' caused by his retirement was pmvll- . ally filled Ly the appointment of iIjMV. H.Diddains. lii.aecordancb;iiti|tlic rules,.Messrs J. : Fuller mid' WE Diddams retirb, from the difecfonlau'd ' b'eiiig eligible; offer tlicmsdlVcMrjre- . election,,C.;Pharazyii,Chairu*f'\;. > 1 ' i oi' i ifes«rt.Jook^'& 1 : Co;i:KaMt'iir]iig f . Cbemiatsoan be obtained at the Wj.o.A.fß j Fnnby.Ooods Department irrNoa jarcnriftl c p'.atinfi.fluid: Is Od unsurpassed •wyear.lng , '■ gold or silver and re-plating jfeamrid , 1 'doupt?. Bo'tk'B .Witeanro-of. Cerjifc, 'price £ i .]B,willrfisiMhoVbr; , MldVter)W'rej.alr \ chiaa, glass, delf, leather efo.j'etKniph'y-': \ ■ lenoEall9,.m neat airtight,jar■aining j ' 18 balls," prioo la;:to. keep .mß.6bt'-;of ,• : '■ ExWot prico Is an iofalliahfp ' ftcbo gutirantctd coi injurious ,t(»tceth or \ i health j \ ;| ' "Gcrnla'o cijre'fpr'cqras" | thie tamous Remedy pill iessly cure soft or hard cot^j^j^j^j^jß i bunions >and clnlb!ains,-^|^|^|^|^l ; Famiera Cooperative) jj^j^j^j^H * v I_joi^i^i^i^i^i^Mi^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^H

Mmongthol&gMoofjthpGSSafiMio % mfflta mmmmsak -i fc¥arkably|| $ *Pno-Men t) ioTOm|loi: ildflring*last&cje||Tlicre 3 Sfo.hoiflsoj'o malciMdWifemdftin li tl»p;iuaJit\itio * |CroS.|^eraf6r i ;jjias i declihcdito t/ipJprosecutibn' r iiiV;tlic7>'alk Jd'v icasba: int ti Paliiatiiiii|s l^ss^o§s%s:} : ;?Mr/oEr< Kifcondiibfed both services ■ aKStVMatt ow!f ;: Chiirchi''sfastcrton| : C •* auditor, rel ihcdrMastcrton'tb-dav.: 1 j •^:'M>um\siial| j.'largo number of passcn r •[ 'gcrfctravel «l train - tbMastcrtci,;-'':-,.m', •"■'•' 1 ■ ,; JSo:.straigcr,is;.allbwcd tomakcan ] appearance in.tho House'of Boprcso'nta- ; tivcsv biil o ic mfnlciisMvjsitor lias put in*a'n ! 'iipp' cannot be j expelled,;, 'ustnowXaGnjjp? is master c of; thp.; si liiilipiiit and irrpspcotive -pi. ( parl£is'br j ■/Sinep.tlii jbegiunjngTof itjic/prcseiit t i isl put'af tho sea. ■'' 1 i ; ;An agklrwomaii' has "just mado ;ber j 2G3rjl^.ap'warancb;'; : bcforb a;Xoiidoh, : ',' '■ ' proposes to cross;tho ; Atlantic'-otta water cycle, : i' - | has becii celebrating;her ' bride;of 18 | all i thoJioij^M:,tlio Moscow campaign ofji M}?;lj^B r stillineu'ds\-somc. ; uours \ .tlio father of 41 children hown.tp: pe ovDTl. t , vo CDlltur i cs 0 )J ],„ B . ioti.ee elsewhere\i u ,ti,j 8 iSsuo,..totlte : is now on his ■ Messrs Lowes Ld, lorns add entries to their stock *fbiWednosday, July V&Wickcns.tii; popul i r Mastcrton caterer, iiotifies ni\ our Wanted column thatho will supph tho.iuHchcon in the outside bootluit tl ;..H, lut club S t CDp i c . chaseMncctmg.at ATauUereuilcau on A«W»y.fSJM isitors to the meeting obtaining an :•;■■;.... ~..■. single handed ShOnotonly designed the craft, Lt actually cut the wood.-with hcr.own;L ll( ] Si . world is stHl growingln.Califomit; Ascctiono£t]lc trunk :.recentlyrcL lic(l ; t t ie:] Muscuni, ami cxperiycbinro that it lias cxistcdior ■l33o,'ycnig;- ■; ■ storj.l'A Propogj,!. is on ' foot nlld to borrow:; £IO,OOO for. W(l(el , (lrailingC) lighliHg,niulstreefriy ovcmcilt .. • ; ,A vessclrccchtly caji cd at tho p{ tc(l i m Island, .which ut u i 3O meil| wonicii, and ; chilui;m > i 0 descendant s of the mutineers of tho!l omit „ Th all and noll . smo ] (Crs mu i disense'aiiioijgthcmwi S(Jliitotill | iJIOTO nntilayenror,s_oagp,v] ll!n j somoiimr . mors, who wercjwrccky ou thcir . is ) im(l introduced tup iimucnit,' From an English', paper we learn that anothengreat camil schemehasjustbeen inootcdjthistimb'iiil{ii«|iia, Tho notion is-to c* a water-way from lfiga to Klicrson.lh'ls connecting theßallic and Black Sen, ; jffc is said that tho work'could be cvcciitcd for as litllo as 30. million roubji s'; and tho;Miiiister of Ways' and 1 Coinr nuicntibns is! : how cxnmiunigthc plauj >f promoters.: /The undertaking is ' a big. one;- but,, somehow or other,'the insliavc a knack'of carrying their : big( girieeHiig.prbjcets to fruition,.. V\ to the end of June this year five bankruptcies liavo : occurred in tho ' Wiiirarapa District against 13 for the first six months of 18113, ■ \{ t Diiring the quarter ended 30th June, the following police cases wcro proved at thci'Miistcrton S.M. Court;-21 of ! drujikeiiness! 9 of larceny—out of < whih i were committed for trial, and 5 i suiilmarily dealt with—l ,of obscene ■ language;, anil of,.unlawful trespass. I\p cliililren were committed to iudusi triilschools! and two lunatics to the i a'sjlum. ''•'■■■■. kis was the ease tho previous .Sunday | th; Grcy'lop Band was unablo to play . oil the iiccrcation Bcscrvc yesterday, \ onWount of tho bad weather. ! ; S\r C.E. Brcniu'cr,'County Engineer, > is il victim to the prevailing epidemic—i iiiMusa-nud is confined to liis residena'Jl,,',..',. I ill Works and Finance Committee i wtlijaMastcrfon Borough Council meet flus ercning, • i An|thcr very wet and rough Sunday , wascJEJieriencedinMnstcrtoiiyesterday. I Several of tlio ; street-crossings in • .Mastcrton, and particularly that one by Mir Maudcl's shop arc iu a very bad '!oliidilion, ijjThc Borough staff is now engaged reI ting Hall Street and Lincoln Bond.' iTlic Foreign mission services in conietioii'witH the Wcslcyau Church were inducted by tho Bey J. Dukes, yestcriy.' 'Liberal collections wcro taken up, id in spite of tho wcaihcr, good congrcitions attended at each service. Suit-' blc.hymns ami iiijthcms.wci'c well |idcrcd by the choir. The text chosen 'as,- "Go yo into all,tho, world and ijoach tlie Gospel to every creature.", f Wo regret to record tlio death of Mrs Mo, Lacklaud, .matron of llio Groylown Working Men's Club, who died there suddenly, at. 'luiduight last. - Saturday. ?j}io had been ailing for a few days, but was apparently better, and was about \\gain on Saturday night. However, at about ten o'clock she became very ili, and Dr, Bey was sent for, but. could do nothing,; for she expired as above, of heart disease Mrs Lacklaud was much respected by all who knew her, and by tlie members' of the Club. She .was of a nuiet.and obliging disposition, and her death is universally regretted.' A member of .the House -name unknown—wandered into Wellington Harbour early on Sunday morniug. The crew of a vessel rescued - him. Ho. refused to give his name, but the fad that he was wearing the gold, railway puss supplied to ''members of the • House of BcprcsentativesWas sulliciou't proof of his connection with the Legislature. A start was madp, last Friday morning to-'widen East-'street, 1 froiri one end of Grcytown to tlie other.. . ~ , '6ii. Saturday night a''glare was, observed in the dircctipuof TcOro Ore i and it was thought that it whs caused by , tho, burning of'soin'o slacks. )Ve,nrc iiitoriiicd,'. however,' that it was merely sbmbslabs which wcro being destroyed , "at Mr Daiiiell's sawmill, m oife .to ' prevent.theircntcliingfirowhen'thb'dry ' wcnlltercomeson," '.;■ '■ '- ThemOlionfor a'mmirfamiu for tlio } rehearing by the Licensing' Committee , of tlie npplieatipn for the rcn.pwajlof the - license 1 of Bylaiid's Hotel has been. dis- ' missed by : Mr Justicolticlimpnd, . .-, : ; ' 'it's an ill wind that blows.nobody good" j is an old, saying, but none the .less true - Whilst' the great depression existing in , Sydney at the present time..- has caused a deplorable amount otmisery yet the people ( of Wellington and the surroanding districts i will-reap a gigantic: benefit. •:During his s visit to Sydney recently, Mr, Jarees: Smith piirohasedatabsnrdlylbw prices a .large atbek' whicji. is now j.being Bold at: the; : Arb : . : House;^ellibgtbn.',;i^:; %W&,*■>'■,'] icWith a view lo making this sale the event J ot the year/, tifb special buyers ; were 'des- •'. patoh,edfromToAro House to Christchurch ( onetb'attendth'e greb.t:iealo:ofi;.Edwards, ( Bennett and Cp's wholesale stook, -and the ' bther'.wpipk but bargains from 'the" maridi : ifaotarera'oif ibo»feill-ktiovm'Kafapoi' Wool-: j- : these; gentlemen 'have re- - eli'brlHs'u'-beWn in s being'sold t ; Warehouse Te Aro {

S is oxpected ; tliat' tlib ii liiib;wUi.bc clcstcd for traffic "by this \ afternoon^*. "'\ : } ■> ; : >■;'■■■;■?? - L | recorded in another column, was tohayo ') taken part iu Concert at .i MastcrtonJ on Friday evening next' -«-tr» -j ivThc. remains : .of tlie lato Mr Pierco • Cotter wbro interred iei tlie J Greyjtoirrf ! Coiu'clcry. The wcatherVa's veryrbugh of friends paid their last-respects to the deceased, ,T]ic serricc. wns;,couductcd,; 'by tho B«v! A, YstiraccW; &Mv;.? <■ ';.' Tho woman Helena Ptrkcr,' who was ( ; severely bimil -at'lieK house in flipper, • Tarauaki Street' on Thursday'las£died ' in tlie Wellington Hospital yesterday. | ..Is not tho present an'oppoi'tuno moment for tlio rc-openiiig of. tho question .; of distillation? The colony sends away ; every.; ycnrVah enormous.'quantity iof ; grain inipaymoiuv for spirituous liquors that could be equally well mado within ', itsbordeft.v'Woare iibthowcbiiceriicd ' with the social or ethical aspects of tlib liquor-question: but with-hard-; facts; : There,is no dpnying.ihat^espitoitho., efforts of ilio|l^hib[tibmßtSHt%oiis;; consumption; ;of .;aMoMin'' some oncorothcr of informs.,'. Granting that this uso'maybb to sbmc'bxtcht ■ffiisMil, rcasonfwhy it' slibuldibo'made in the practico of sending-graini abroad for transmission? It woul<ri)o?j§s about as to' cx'pbrt ! wheiit'i to England and import. flour thence.— Southland Am,, . .':.,: •> -•; :'; '-, t Thoro.wcrc six bankruptcies in Wellington during the past mouth, (says.tho. petitions and one a J creditors''petition. The number for ,-May was thrcc,( aid (herbwcre'alsotlirce in'.Tuhe >of last yenr„Tho.total numberof bahkrupteics for tho sixmontks ending Saturday was 40. -;.• ..v .. t . ; -v. ■-/.; Says a coiTCspbrideht 5 b'itlio'.' Mctho-" dist' ;—" Hound a cockroachivriggling in a bowl of yator, and' took half a pea-: nut slibl! fbr ! a;;boat, and put him iiito'it; and gave loothpicks for oars and left him. The nexti morning 1 Tisitecl'liiin, aiid lie had' put a piebb of white cotton, threaded ou one of the toothpicks, and had the toothprick'on end as a signal of distress. Ho had a hair on the other toothpick, and there the '.cockroach sat fishing.'' Tlio cockroach had gone to sloop, The sight melted me to tears.' I took the cockroach out and gave hini'lus fulbof gruel, dud he loft. . .ihat'aiiimarncrcf. forgot that act and now iiiy. house is chock full of cockroaches/' Wc need ;hnrdly;add that the" Methodist" is an American journal. For the best value in drapery, millinery, andolothiog, just M tin enquiring optio overthe'stook''of,Ms9St3;li7J, , Hooiier;apd, Co., of tho :BonMarche; The firm have' just opened their second shipment of ladies' and ouildrens I 'jackets, French millinery, mackintoshes, dress goods, gloves, corsets, and etc , All kinds of'seasonable draper;, oLioaa unusual' largo shipment 'el hlens'i and boys' clothing from tho best manufacturers in the colony.. .We shiull advise an parly call to get tlie first pick.-ApvT. .: '