LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4765, 5 July 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Two slacks of good hay arc advertised for-sale. - ■ . Mr P.- H. Wood adds 50 lambs to tlio entries for his noxtTaratalii sale. • The usual meeting' of tlie Masterton circlo of the A.H.1t,!!., takes place this cvcjiiifg. ; \ '■ V •Mastci'lon Park jncet tliis afternoon, and tlio Cemetery jmsteej this evening. . * . ; t v A nugget wejgmng 2500z5. has ken : foiipd ittKM'alpi,. J, / ' '

.- .Captain-, Hannah,'- the - Premier says, > ! iWns cliampion suuller. of tlio Wost Coast n 1868.

, The now Municipal Corporations Bill is, : to; provide for the amalgamation of local-bodies by, absorptibn. -/. .

: Mr. Dutluo is makiug enquiries r.s to tliov rcceiit- alleged' incendiary plot in i Wellington. , "•'"■■•j .. Tho Minister for Lands says that the Government is advised that village settlers cannot exchaugc their leases for leases in perpetuity. : Notice of special order,' striking a : special rate, is given by the Mauricovillo iltoad Board.

Notice of poll; to be taitdn ou'Saturday, July nth, on a proposal to raise £2,000 for forming the Central Manga-' uialioe Eoad, is given by the Mauriceville Eoad Board. : ' ' i

The Eketahuna Mutual Improvement Society has altcrcd.thc time for holding its meetings, from 7.30 to a quarter to 8 p.m.

A model of the Tabernacle will bp used by Mr Corric Johnston to-night in the Temperance Hall to illustrate his lecture on" Tho Habitation of God."

I A mail with only one arm is making a living stone-breaking in Wellington. Tho dreaded Icerya Picc/tasi, an insect blight which attacks every growing thing is reported to have reappeared nt Napier,', where it was supposed to have been exterminated.

'flic Wellington Branch-of tho N;Z, Educational Institute, has now a membership of 9!). A number of Americans living,in Auckland celebrated tho 118 Hi 'anniversary of American Indcpendauce by rending the memorable declaration and afterwards attending a banquet at which the guests partook of jjostciii : baited pork and beans, under tho stu | spmiglcd banner. • j ; > Mr Justice Richmond 'is indisposed, j consequently the sittings of the Divij s " and Appeal Courts fixed for yesterj|r had to be postponed until Friday. 0 MrG'rowthcrM, H, Il.,hasgiveiind-i to nslc the Premier if lie will mtrodu Bill this session to admit fencing j | c free of duty. • J

"The Sago of Chelsea," tho great jl qriin Carlyle, wrote a treatise oifij ])hilosophy of clothes, which he gin 1 ' 0 the world under the titleooilf il Stir Hesaiius." In another part of our rn will be found a brief treatise oiy> philosphy of tea-blending, whichlt been jiut forth to the world by the j| pirc Ten Company. Throe very m, and cogent reasons aro lucidly gff why no other teas hut thoso Wendell! tho Eninirc Tea Company, shouilj. used. The wliolo treatise it brief and to the point, and thoso w.j have any thin respect for their digestif or health, should study these wordsf wisdom with care and attention, il

The Ekctaluma Mutual linprorcnat Society met as usual last Tuesday a l ', ing, Bad weather arid the \rre\y state of the approach to the Oddfcllys' Hnll interfered considerably irith)ji 0 attendance. The •' Journal" ofL Society was rcad'by Mr C. li, C. liL. son, an article on the unemployed h s : ing considci'iiblcdiscussion. Atllihjn. elusion of the meeting a voto of tlij] cs was.accorded to the. Editor, trouble he has taken to make tfjoA.. mil a success. " T Thpßallance settlers arc agitator a bridge, over .the Mangahao,Ulic Pahiatua-Palmerston road, mid sac of them liave been in (own inlervkw Ministers. The work is oneofW than local importance, as it is oiuj. 0 [ the arterial roads of the countrjjjL. thirds of the money required hasalVlv been found locally.—JVcw, | " There arc two vacancies in the 'encvolcnt Homo oil the Ohiro-road, \' e i. lingto'i, and flic Trustees have (toy to fill them with old people frojt| :c Wairarapa—one from Maslcrlo'lml one from Carterton. j| MrSykcs informs us that yell,™ (Wednesday) lie posted complete, n]' cations for 200 shares in tlio jS 7 .Z ,j r y j Farmers' Union, and more are , m follow. Baccs in a primitive or untj :j ;iC( ] state may bo able to dispense w h] ic encumbrance of clothing; but wl L v highly civilised condition 'ciuj afford to disregard tho usages of | c ty and wander about in vum ml Therefore, as we lmve to wear cj ol, s is as ive.H to know the best 'r]it o purchasothcmnt. For clothiiyi) a n descriptions undoubtedly the ft,2, Clothing Factory, of a bold bid for first place. The iLnhas now in slock a splendid sclnL 0 [ boys', youths' and men's waterproof coats and mercery at ! L -iccs which would tempt a miser to' ij freely. Those curious on tho sull should see the new advertisemJn another column, -- I

By permission of, tho Colonial pH>. (ui-y, an art union of thirty-three l t . able oil paintings will be drawls I'aliiatua about the cud of uoxt ml],; The collection includes several viih(,j c and handsome pictures, which mljj C seen in the shop of Mr G. Hyde, cLL. maker, wlio is the promoter. J 'nu advcrtiseincnt elsewhere in tliis is lC \ Ji, will bo seen fliat the tickets wil!f/^ s J|.| at two shillings and sixpence .(Mli'jj may bo had from Messrs White & Oil Masterlon, Mr T. H. Hughes, Carkrfol. and Mr Hornblow, printer, Greytpvi,' Messrs Lowes and lorus call ailing by advertisement to their sale of dranery and apparel of evcrydoscrjdon at llicirrooms on Saturday next. ,j We (Evening Press) hear that money is deeidcrly easier sii, p r j. day hist. The oilier banks we'i,ushanding their resources for I Willis past lest they should be called \ m n ]i at once lo save tlio Bank of Net Zealand, Now that- that has been (k [ ov (hem, they are abletolet- their end mors have, more accommodation tli:|i | lo y could a week ago, The insurance nsiness is as good a (est as ntiyof (he r CJI . oral statcof things, and it is fouw | ln t, peoplo who could not bo persuai 1 to effect insurances recently arc ell' tjug them now. MrCrowthcr, M., H. li, era J. n laugh at the Municipal Confcrafrfflhis morning by innocently''reinnrkJi j| m t there were some people who olifo, ( [ t 0 the brayingoteows. A gentloniau itfng at the olher side of the table'af! ||j m if he did not refer (o donkeys. ''J s j,." thundered the Auckland ropresc j vc with a withering look "we hi. j lO donkeys up our way."—Post The writer of the " PoliticalL cs in Hie N. Z. Times, referrinl ] ils t night's debato in the.House savi.«jf r Hogg, who is nothing if not 11W], booms into the fight explosive] fj,p effect of the loud explosions Dflit-stcn-torian voico is to Ictus allknov w t j[ r Bezar was a sort of angel, drill instructojA ' j-; nt ' a 2 camp, athing nothnmartial nrdo by his and magni ,ut anSince his removal lljyholc ■piiteeriug spirit lias died aiv[ This pings Mr Buchanan to liijltwith sarcastic grimness, who pnds h leelariuginhis deliberate way. that I ;o Mr Bezar disappeared he lias ni :cd a regular outburst, of Voli coring ardour." Wo beg lo notify that the folio* j linos of- Messrs- Bock & Co., Main uturing Chetaistscan bo obtained at the V '.C.A.'s Fanoy GoodsDeparlmontNon muriai plating fluid Is 6d unsurpassed fc leasing goM'or silver tind reflating ; ss and copper, Bock's Wuteaproof Ceial price Is, will resist hot or cold water al repair china, glass, delf, leather eto. lpto.(arapliylepe Balls, in neat air-tight jars'citaining 18 balls, price Is to keep;.motl out of clothing, also aperfeot dißinfeotik! Herb Extraot price Is an infallioble ci> or tooth'acho guaranteed not teeth 0 : health j it stops, the most" jwiiti aiu immediatley; and proves a permar i oiiro in nearly all oases whero tlio.' t'eetl i hollow' Gorman oure'forcorns titowai pricio -:ja this famous Remedy willispeedi mil pain lessly clip soft or hard coinsi ■ >h bunions and chiiblaiDß,-4Tho 'air#»p»' Farmers Co-operative i 6Soei in 'Ltd, Asw, ■ -

Aj members df thb.'Mdsterton " Ul !i pal Fire Brigade, aro engaged rej rSeatlior jias'cleared [up again, and iflst.riighc - i very- sliiirp ■; frost 1 ' was «Poiiee'd iii this district, c.' j f f . in; tlic ltd,, Mo'[nested to rotnm all coupons and \' o !%'s for caslx purchases during' tho ciuTitycnr, 119 tlio nimuivl balance of the lalcca place on the 31st inst., apd ar c required beforo that date. V ;T'Maßterfon Debating and Literary Wy hehf almeeting last night to discussib advisability of forming a social clubbnt owing to the .unclemency of ■Wpather.and tho consequent paucity Pftyndanec, 110 business was transact t- . . . ...

Vsrs Lore and loras add to their Morion, for Wednesday iiost, 170

,Ucssrs ]{. E. Horoblow and Co. Auct'iersaud Land Agents, Master ton, a pcoial notice in another column, from vi;h it will lie seen -that the firm's ij Auction Mart and Offices, will be 0, jed early in August, until which /'e business communications may be ■essed to Box 92, P.O. Maslortoii. ' , jnotlior very successful rehearsal of Sorcerer' by the Mastcrtou OperaU Society took place. last "evening, fty members being present. Several (|ruscs wore jalten without the books, (j accompanied by the orchestra, Mr I p. Gray conducting. Jflio Itev. Mr Dallachey, of Carterton,' Ijl conduct thosci'viccsfttSt.Matthoiv's Jjiirch on Sunday, anil tho licv. J. 0. ' l<lre\v, on Sunday week. ; 1. meeting of creditors in tho estate of "trick Carr, bankrupt, will be. held at J office of Mr W. 13. Clicnnclls, iPuty Official Assignco, at 11 o'clock ut a morrow morning. 1 a couplo of newspaper reporters have 'Jen- summoned to act as jurymen in the Wroner's Couvb tliis aftornooii 1 . It is uraito a mistako to place pressmen in a dual position of this kind.

Tlio piano for tlio Presbyterian concert to-morrow evening is kindly lent by : Mr J. Hood.

The man Dclanoy, who was brought in from Tcnui by Constable Collcrton, was to-day committed to tlio lunatic asylum, by Messrs 51, Casclbcrg and T, E. Prico, J.P's., on the certificates of Drs. Hosltiug and Douglas. A boy named Herbert Plank, of Carterton,™ also' committed, on the certificates of Drs, Hosking and Butcment. They probably will both be taken down to Wellington by this afternoon's train. It is reported that, owing to the recent advance m prices, the prospects of tlio llitx industry have considerably improved in tlie Foxton district. The following cablegram has been received by the Secretary of tlio Post Office from tho Resident Agent at San Francisco"Bnilroads dbsed. Authorise Monowai proceed Yaucouvcr," At tho Presbyterian Concert to be held to-morrow night, the following programme will be gone through Piano solo, " Polish Dances," Miss D. Buntmg; glee," Sleep, Baby, Sleep," Choir; overture, Mr Kcisenbcrg's Orchestra; duct, " WhisperingHopc," Misses Cran and Prentice; song, Mr llalpli; .violin (solo, Mr Mowlem; duct, "Larboard Watch," Messrs lialph and Astall; song, "My Sweetheart when a lloy," MrJas Simins j liccitation," Ticket Of Leave," Mr Davys ; piano solo, Miss Williams; glee," Canadian Boat Song," Choir; solcctiou, Mr Keisenberg's Or ; chcstra ; song, " Flora Macdonall's Lament," Miss Crann; duct, Messrs Dougall and Jack ; song, " For Ever and For Ever," Mr Astall; song, Miss Corbett; song, " The Old Lock," Mr H. Lee; song, Miss Johnston,

In a statement furnished to the Official Assignee as to tho causes of his bankruptcy, George William Chandler (says tho fast) formerly licensee of the Provincial Hotel, which was recently closed by the Licensing Committee, says that lie has been in business for 13yeai's. He commenced in the Foresters' Arms Hotel with a capital of £250,- and when lie sold out, after 'tj years occupancy, he had a surplus ol £350 after' paying all his debts. He then bought the Provincial Hotel for £6OO, paying £2OO in cash, and giving bills for the balance. These he paid off, aiid ho took a.,roncwal of the lease for 35 years, at £2OO a year; The business was profitable until about the expiry of the old lease, but ho had lost about £6OO during tho last twelve inontlw. Ho kept on tlio houso in hope of being able to renew tlio license and sell out, and was actually offered a large sum for the business if the license was renewed. The Licensing Committee, i however, refused tho license, without there being any complaint against cither the house or himself. As a consequence he lmd no alternative butfo file. He was a married man with four children, and could make no offer to his creditors.' Had he got his license lie could have sold (lie hotel, and paid all creditors in full,

At a meeting of the. directors of' tlie New Zc«lcmi Times Company hold yestcrday two offers to lease orpuchaso the NttoZukniTima newspaper were received from Mr George Jones. Both offers were declined, the dircctorshaviilg nointeutionof parting with tho property.

For tlio best value in drapery, millinory, and clothing, just cast an enquiring optic over the stock of Messrs L. J. Hooper and Co., of the Bon Marcho. The firm liavo. just opened tlioir second shipment of ladies' and childrens' jackets, French millinory, mackintoshes, dress goods, gloves, corsets', and etc. All kinds of seasonable drapery, also an unusual largo shipment of mens' and boys' clothing from the best manufacturers in the colony, Wo shoul 1 advisOj'an I curly call to get tho first pick,—Anvr. '

"It's an ill wind that blows nobody good' is an old saying but none tbo less truo' Whilst tho great depression ■ existing in Sydney at the present time has caused a deplorable amount of misery yet the people of Wellington and tho surrounding districts will reap a gigantic benefit, During his visit to Sydnoy recently, slr James Smith purchased at absurdly low prices a largo stook which is now being sold at the Wholesale Family Warehouse.. To Aio ! House, Wellington,With a viow to making this sale the event J of tho year, two special bujers. were dc-s-I patohedfrom To Aro House to Christchurch 1 one to attend the great sale of Edwards, Btnnelt.and Co's wholesale stock, and tho other to piok out bargaios from tho manufacturers of the well-known Kaiapoi Woollen Co, Both theso gentlemen havo j returned after a most successful trip, and the total results of their efforts is to he seen in the astonishing bargains now being Bold t the Wholesale Family Warehouse To ; Ar Hohso, Wellington,—Anvi. K"