LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4768, 9 July 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An absolutely fireproof cbunncy, oOff high has been built of paper in Breslsu. It is tlio oulj ,011,0 p'f its kind, In Sydney fere lire 202 widows. ?2 descitcchvives; 280 (dele cliildvcn and 3122 children lwiviiigajd, An establishment has been started k London whore housemaids are supplied by the morning or by tlio day. Another section of the Chicaw Mil. bition build'ngs has been burned (town by incendiaries. Forty vcssols are due iu London in September villi frown meat.

:.' : .Thbmonthly mcotingbf ' School Committee : will os bvcuing.K »<^^Hui An adverliscr requires a hi " I The" Masteiton, meet to-morrow. '] Tho regular monthly Masteiton Masonic on Wednesday next. Masteiton A. and Show is to be held this yc^^^H A sum of money is t A marine belonging to | who had been found g ,n "pßiH of "breaking ship," 'orl:xtcnd''ngl ; leave, was court-nmrtinHcd, while & ' vessel was in Lyltolton, and sontciid to twenty-eight days' imprisonment, i The footpaths and wa'er-tablcs in f'■ ' Ekelalnma'streets are 1 said to he ii, vcy bad state, andrequire the jttcnii i of the local authorities. Only jhc otlij' day. a number of the tradespeople wi ' seen trying to fill up somoofilhoml ' holes. At a season liko this, Ebtahuji lias its share of wet weather, aid is i I by any means well served with onve |- ' euccs for letting the water ninllf. '' A London firm is negotinting'rith Ac Hunk of New Zealand lo takd'up llui whole issue of the preference Wires at slightly above par, j) ' At the Palniei'ston Noijl Police ' Conic on Sntuday J. 0. Enst]j'od, laie hotel keeper at Paliiiitua \vlinvgod wiih obtaining money, by me is of a valueless cheque, was dischatj'd after a long hearing. | A newly discovered mine [it Cool- ' gardie called 'he Londondcrryiias been ; sold for £30,003 and a sixth s/'re in it, r « i i, The medical evidence stales diat the d woman Hicks, murdered at j'rt Melbourne, was bcaien lo death, [n addii ion to the coloured man Joviic uowiji I custody, a while man named 'JbnirWj, 'has been arrested on suspicion of bc ; "! concerned in Ihc crime.

A cou'cs;'ondcnt writing to the Post' rcfcvring to n statement. made in tli< V House that the freight for liiwood ojjl the Wcllinjjion-Mnstcrton line could i.m, i bo further reduced without cn.vying lii' wood at 11 loss, points out lint on ll| Mannwalu line the frei'jlit from Levi! to town, lil miles, is £1 Ss lid per (i'uc| '' while from Dalclicld to Ibivn also IB mi'es, on the. Government line, tit • charge is £1 17s fid per truck. or..| more than on the Jlimatviitii line. Uncla these circumstances, it is no. Hauler thl the carriage of firewood on tlii Gorcrfincut line has decreased in tli;' last yctt' or two, i l J Messrs Wright and Polli}- , blacjsmiths and wheelwrights, of |'i eiahi'iiL have made large additions to.Tinvor :• shops. The vacant ground in front if the old shop has been imill oil givig increased accommodation. 37 k JO in extent. The additions arc a decided improvement to the street and |ie lifm deserve to meet with success. / j Mr Tlios. AY. Shute, of Masjcrlon.lis. to be admired to (lie Wolliwoii Old Men's Home. j' Mrs Mary Johnson, of j' astcrtou, wishes to return thanks to alj, lose wlio so kindly helped her during! t recent trouble. :. According io the Kum'i i Times meas'es liave swept 7U out ol a| total of 87 pupils from the Dilmnustowi School. Cockroaches arc never wittingly killed by Chinamen, Thcyj consider them sacred insects and lliint il. portends ill luck to step ou tlicpy Ekehiliiina tradespeople £ Ire (Intermined not to bo behind in a; ibrnnch of business, and llie coach (gliders are turning out work epil to nj done in the larger centres. A vehicle Iras fumed out lately by Messrs Kibliljwh'le and Dcmpscy, finished in lirsl-tbs slyle and ut credit to (lie builders, A large iinmbor of friends' ami relatives ol the late Mrs I'. Murray, attended her funeral, which look place on Saturday afternoon at ilioMuslevlon cemetery. The service at t lit grave was conducted by (holler. Father MclCcnua. The ltev. Pal tier Lynch arrived in Mastcrlon to-day, lo nss'st Father OMteilly in the wovfc of the mission, which opened yesterday nlSl. l'atrielc's Olmvch. ._ \ 'flic Queensland C!ovci%lnt oilvs a reward ot £so'.) for the cojjjctiou <tf the person or persons conuil d with tlie incendiavy lircnllhc Ayrjj :c slut ion. The result of the Syl'u'f Sheep Fair, so far as New Zealand" concerned, summarised, is as follows o irivalc sales being excluded:—Liucol ;i -2HO& rams realised£B3l2s'ld; Jo" wesbrought £lOl3 7s. Leicesters—'' 1 rams realised £15!)3 15s 2d; 20'wes brought

£41)1 os !)d. llomnev MWi-GSS rams fetched £2087 Os 10<i, aiJ.fo ewes ,t2!l8 7sOd. Shropshire sold for £l6olßs (id, and 127 ewes for £21)1 7s (id. Miscellaneous—23 ranis, £3l 10s. Grand (olnl, JEU.3iO is lojl. • At the Addmglon Yards, oi! Wednesday, says life Fiat, Messrs George King and ipl Co introduced an improved method of ]:a»i"ing the dairy cows under offer for sole by them. Each animal was provided with n halter and tied up in the pens. This prevented them from knocking ono another about, as is sometimes the ease when cows not knowing one another are placed together. It also enabled buyers to readily examine.and handle llie animals before purchasing. The .'novation is one (hat might well bo| adopted'at other yards by vendors of (lain cattle. Mc Conn!!/ PrasiliasMhe following : —"The fanners njbo'it Garslou conleni])lalc a novel sldnJ-'fhcy intend to boycott all trudesnuiVßo support prohibition, as they t'lßnside!' that, as barley is their princujlß'rop, prohibition will operate agaiimhcir interests. No doubt it will. AwiMnj iuteresliug to watch dcrclopnv£jbfl There was a vcry\ ■.■ongrcgation at the Mnstcrlon Wcs'.Mi Cimrch last evening, when the 11 John Dukes spokeou "TheDuty\jjtlicChurch in Hclationlo Popular Aii|senienls." The Itev. gentleman condejlied in scathing terms horse-racing as'J is now carried out. "I think you i-fll grant thai I know what I nnVtal Vg "bout," said the Minister, " when; »?ll you that I have seen more of Wse-niciiig than anyone in l)io Churrh/fl l'crhupsall of you put together. E ■week I used to see as many as l\v J«'«l of the best horses in Engliu WMt conclusions, Thai was when, m « men, 1 took an interest ii-IH l ' l ' but now I have given it up, is F'ncliwd now-a-dnys, than ' gambling' in sense of Ihe word." .Thelicv.JHßi" referred lo social dances,' imdlhjljiKvcrf strongly against them, to which they were kept \|p, sivyrig that- they jrerp—morally mjl physitally—the ruin of very many i oiing persons. He also said Unit lie ([ill notiipproyc of all-night praypr mpptinj s. Ppo;i)p «]iouhl bo liomeandiniw -'itJhat|un<.\ ffoalso wjnefjiffil not (] liAvo ulc morals oF Iho pcopifj and lAich cauied (ho ruin of j«imy who ire Luted slcli places. In conclusion hi said tllit sport and amusement wojUeccssifies formiud and, body, but urJ ll his colgregatiou to be careful what t[||puti'( id scd. ~ "It's an ill wirjfint etc ivs nobody good' is an old sayidliut no io tbo less true Whilst Iho gtqjt deprfsalon wristing in Sydney at the pi esent time has caused a deplorable nmoubt cf-iwVv yet the peoplo of Wellington aitd the Btvrounding districts will reap a gigamft-'iMcut, During his visit to Sydney focentlv.jllr: Jmots Smith purchased at absurdly lw 'prices 'a large stock which; is now being sold at the Wholesale Fadilly Warehouse, To Aro Houso, \VclHbdton. ■ .;'•'_ With a view Jo making this salo tbo event ot the year, two special toiyers N we're despatched from Tfc Aro tiwse to Christobiiycli one t9 attend two great' salo ot Edwards, Bennc{j and ,Ci's*bplfsale Block, and tbo other to'pickfnf-bargain'sfrpm'tbe' mmfa,otuters of tlio well known piap Woollen 00. Both .these'gentlemen have retqrned alter a'most sccoesstnl trip, and the totar.esulls of their efforts is to be seen in the astonistoig bargains now being sold at tbo Whotesalo'Family Warehouse, To Li House, WelliD|jtoa,-fiivi.

■ s i . i ■ ;A. schemo,?;s on; foot lirjapitn for .; stablishing regulkri'sfeam cbinmunicaiop:,botlvffitliAiistMlia%diMoxi(!o,; ' : Ah illicit sliMbldcr, libarlWarritain-ipol,-\in Victoria, lias been fined £253, irt/elvo months' imprisonment, A neighbour had.previously boeu.fiuetl ' 62C3. • -, ; -, • v.- ■:■■■££>' A^ the Baptismal Service at St Matihcw's Church yesterday, iL-veo childcrn ivcro christened, An English mail per "Bimhino" will close at Masterton to-morrow (Tuesday) at 6.15 ut. m.,'and the Frisco mail will dose on Thursday at the same hour. liniu again set in this morning at Mastorton. '." Infincnza is still very prcvalcnlin this district. Several putties of spoilsmen were out shooting yesterday, but no large bags were obtained. We hear en good authority 'that Mr J. G. Johnston of Mataikuna Station, has bought tho timber on the schooner w recked at the mouth of- the Mataikuna Eive.r and Mr McHutchou of Tcuui, has purchased the schooner.

Messrs Pcnly and Fordo's WellingI ton office is now in the. N.Z, Insurance Building. Lambton Quay.

Mcssrs'Lowes and lovns add to their Masterton stock sale for Wednesday next, the following entries, 180 fat ewes; 150 fat wethers; 300 lambs; 100 wethers and 10 daily heifers. Dining ISII3 oncman in New Zealand between sixteen and seventeen years of age was married, and five over seventy years of age.

_ According to recent insurance statistics, if the wife dies first, Hie husband on an average survives nine years; whilst if the husband dies first, the wife survives eleven years.

MrF.H. Wood will hold, an unreserved sale of first-class dairy slock etc, ill the estate of tho late Mr James Beard, at Hie farm premises, Morrison's Bush, on Tuesday, July 17th.

' The Pnhiatna School Comnntlcc have (selected Mr Thomas, second master of fihe Mount Cook school, for the position of head master at the local school.

The Marylcbonc Cricket Club has a membership roll of over 4100, and an annual income of upwards of £20,000.

St. Matthew's Church, was we" (tiled both morning and evening yesterday, when the Ecv, W,-Bnlkhey, of Carterton,.occnpied the pulpit. In the afternoon a baptismal service was hold. The Ecv. J. C. Andrew, of Wharcama, will preach on Sunday next,

Messrs Groves and Perry give notice of their intention to apply for a license to slaughter cattle on premises at Mangapakcha,

A hirgc congregation assembled at St Patrick's Church, Masterton, yesterday wlien the llev Father O'Heilly opeucd the Yineentiiiu Mission. The" Mission will continue during tin; week, the Ecv Father Lynch also assisting. There a.'e six male patients and one female in the Masterton Hospital. During last week one paliont was admitted and two discharged. Captain Hildredlh of the Masteiton .branch of the Salvation Army is to be farcwcllcd on Sunday next.

An appeal is being made by circular lo the churchmen in this district, to subscribe lo St Matthew's Church funds. Unless churchmen will respond to this appeal, matters will have to drift on as at present until September, when fhe Synod will decide whether to reduce (he assessment, or to lower Hie parish totlic stains of a Parochial District—probably tacked on to Carterton.

The Pawnbrokers Act Amendment, Dill, brought down by the Government, fixes (he rales of interest allowed to pawnbrokers. Upon every pledge upon which the sum of 10s has been lent, the charge will lie id per month for every 2s or fraction of (lint amount; and M per month for every 2s (id shall bo the rare for any loan exceeding Hk

The llov. 11. Wood asks us to stale that lie wns present at the inquest on the unfortunate mini Johnson on Wednesday, hut uonld not accent the invitation of the Acting Coroner (Mr Butement) to come forward and give evidence iiiusmucluis that invitation rel'crrcdonly lo such as could give information as to " how or by what means" the deceased came to his death, lieforc the inquest however, he waited on the Acting Coroner and mentioned to him that there was a belief among Johnson's neighbours that the police had been negligent and it was on this point ho desired to give evidence.

There was a fairly large attendance at the Mnslerlon Presbyterian Church ycslerdiiy (Sunday), to hear the llcv, Itobert Wood's sermon on "Preparation for Death." The rev. gentleman delivered n most impressive iliscotir.se biking the cases of the late Mr John Johnson, Mr Archie Thompson, and Mr Petersen, of Wellington, as examples of pming. The choir sung hymns suited to the occasion. In the evening Iho rev. gentleman did not deliver his announced address as he was so overcome with fatigue after Hie morning service that it was with dillieulty he menaged lo fulfil his engagements for the rest of the day. His address on '' The Socialism of Christianity " will be delivered next Sunday evening instead. During the evening offertory the choir sang an anthem in n creditable manner.

The following is (he programino to be given at the sixpenny concert to-mor-row night, in the 'Masterlou Wcsleyan Schoolroom:—Overture, Masterlou Orchestra ; song," I seek for thee in every ■flower," Mr W. Siinms; recitation, " Hoy's Eights," Master Bertie Donald; piano solo, Miss Olive Dcllwood j song, " Judo's Better Land," Miss Johnston: recitation, " Find a way or make it," Miss Lily Wellington; song, " Maid of Athens," (Judc's) Mr G. Stewart; selection, Masterton Orchestra;song, " Good Company," Mr G. If. Aslall; recitation, " Two's Company, Three's JJonc," Miss Annie AVcljingtou; tlute selection, Mr E. J. Morley; song, "EnglandEurope's*Glory,"Mr C. H. Gayfer ; comet duct, Messrs Gray; song, "The Wolf," MrS.H.ltalph,(accompanied by Maslorton Orchestra); recitation, "Human Equality," Mr Andrew Doiiab); song, " Selected," Miss Perry; violin solo. Mf Candy; song," Will o' the Wisp,' 1 Dr. Douglas,

The animal meeting of Parishioners of Si Matthew's, Mustertoiii will bo hold on July 2711 i. Al llic S. M. Court PcaUiorstoii, this morning before Mr T. Hutchison S.M., C. Pender claimed £0 from AV. A. Don aid for riding two races on defendant's horse. After hearing the case, His Worship non-suilcd plaintiff, vrilh costs, I The debate of Friday regarding the Sergeant-at-Arms,iii|dHiestrongiiositiQii of the Governnicnlasshownby'thcirproiioimaccl majority fprnieil i) inuclwliscussed topic in tlio lobbies on Sutuvday morning, His reported (says the N,/), 2'itncs) that (hoMlic last lias not been heard of the Scrgcant-nt-Arms question, and that Sir lioboii Stout intends to bring it forward again., The Land Tax is payable next month. Hitherto it has not been due until December.

Wo beg to notify that the following line of Messrs Bock & Co., Manufacturing Chemists can ho obtained at the W.F.C.A.'s Fancy Goods Department :-Non Mercurial plating fluid Is 6d unsurpassed for cleaning gol'l or silver and re-plating brass and copper, Book's Wateaproof Cement, price Is, will resist hot or cold water and repair china, glass, delf, leather etc, etc. Camphy. lone Bulls, in neat air-tiglit jars costainuig 18 balls, price Is to keep moths cut of clothing, also a perfect disinfeetaut,. Herb Extract prico Is an iotallhWe euro for toothache gdardntccd not'injnrious to the teeth 0 health; it stops the most' acute paiu hitmedialloy, and provos a'permanent euro in nearly all case's where thi teeth'aio hollow Gpvniau euro for corns and warts prico le this lambus Remedy wilt speedily and pain le3sly euro soft or hard/corns,'' also . warts lmnions and chilhjains,—The • Wairarapa Fanners Co-oporotivo Association Ltd A»W, 1