LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4769, 10 July 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Masterton HospivMistees meo: lis afternoon. lij Anotherheavy slip I'lmiiTcil 011 tin Ifanawatu Govgc lina 1 Inspector Flemingr'lnoits very iiighly on the eflieienuf tlic Master :ou Schools. [f _ Auaelvoiiiser requii girl about iixlceu or seventeen, We country. We remind onr rendr 'J? the sixpeunj joiu'crt m the "Wcslcyui Schoolroom tliis cvei& The W.F.0.A., notu'tlio arrival of i second shipment of phfihorus for this season. >' Writing of Huwkq'Gqy wines, tin felograph says if tliqiotommcnt did not levy mi excessi duty on home intide wines there iiecfic little moiiej impended in importing? beverage. At the Hawke's BavViliter meeting 311 Thursday a youiiM was arrestee for trying to get a (.'land on Mora; with the wrong tiekeV | The Melbourne Salmon Aimy hai sent out a sacred miiirel troupe, Yi men in red trousers.'•f'weJl as slurts called the Metanio) >jes. ■ ■ A deer's head, I.: joints, has bcei presented to the (i.yown liillc Clul for competition nr by Mi George Wratten, of iiehill station. The 100 yards ail mr championshi] of Queensland haij.' i won by Munre in 10 't-oth scconeb The New Soutl Wales competitor!o ro unplaced. The British impoi i or .Time increase! iu value bj T the same period laving deercasci £87G,0C3. | ' Nino more ChjjjlK n landed at Well ington from bout. The MinistiLj, Mils the oilier nigh is reported to j(,Susc(l the membc for the Wairj W ;H[ having trie d t "force a roadiU oA a widowed am fatherless proill cl The sales rcsnlte. in 8178 siffi'Biig sold, realism: £30,108, orfißwiuex^-tll. proceeds of U Jtsalp---* H The Five-mile In(oii)lonial Bieu| llr.ee, at Brisbane rcsnlljd as followsi. Kerr, 1; Simpson, 2; jfrown, 3 —ail| Q Syduey. Time, 14 mi/ to 2-5 see. | At the Pahiatua Bjlice Court, W,| Morland was commitcd for trial oil jj charge of having takei| document from the,,office of Mr J Tosswill, solicitor. i'> J In N.S.W., the oiler day, n brotli and sister, aged six aiul live years r« pccl'vely, were lined las each, or in 4 fault a week in gaol for stealing {■, fowls. The amount was foi'tunaj;] subscribed fortiiem. i The Featherston rorespoudent of tli Standard writes" it is an open sec ret now that Mr Sari is not going t rebuild his Club Hofll. Itis to be re grcttcd in one sons- '.it least, for it wil mean so much lcssiiles to (he town." Tlio danger in throwing stones a horses was excmpblcd the other day ii Groytown, says tiwMmtfard. A liors ■belonging to Mr M Hawk was bcini drivoirirjjrii one paddock to anothei when a stonc-wuj brown at it, with tli result that the ailmsl's leg was brokci below the hock, ijmi had to be shot, , Habbils aro ibceomng plentiful a Norsewood, it isisnid, anil'A Waipuku ran it has bccomjo iircessaryV fence ii gardens with w|re jetting to'jjcP o ' l hares. ' ' | Duuslan Times expresses reij'et thai its columns are not as elasticV 'hi consciences of some of our New Zed™ politicians, A New York clergyman, driioimcii>| the practice of certain liuly member: riding to church on bicycles, said," Tin cnslom is niiladylke, linclirislianlike and a disgrace' t) ME and lo flu church." The problem of milk adulteration ha: apparently been slccessfully solved a Forest Gate, a sii)lrban district |on tin east side of Londift, A small dairy pro prietor, instendMlnking his milk do«i in the ordimp mlk-caii', brings hi: cows to his cukijlfl''s door. Beyond tin necessary mil!#* tin and measurinf vessels, there iJothing lo hinder tin actual taking J the milk "from tin cow," and put; A it into the jugs of tlu

customers. ■ At the Criißial Court, Melbourne, last week, loul Merge pleaded guilty to utteiing f(.|;cd Commercial jJanfe notes. Mcrgflplcadcd that lie was ignorant of, 41 law, and did not know ho was doiii/tfijloiig. His Honor dwell upon the soilness of the offence, and said lie nAmss a sentence adequate to the critfCftlflie prisoner was then years hard labour. _ A hitcl "Arisen with regard to the licensing ■of the Lyltclton hotels, The I'ceni, lis granted by the committee and taken out in the usual way, but a change in tie management of t lie house was arranged The licensee signed a transfer of the license, hut the Chairman of tlio Committee has so far declined to grant a license to the person Dominated, and consequently a difficulty lias arisen, i Eight hundred and cloven criminals havo just left,pdessa for the Island of Saghalicn J Amongst them were 3!)7 murderers/jIBG thieves and robbers, and 01! incendiaries j 21 were sentenced for sacrilege with robbery. 11 had killed llieir wives', 23 were forgers, and 27 escaped convicts who has already been scnlcnceilfeliard labour, A nice crew indeed, sifs Truth. Says A exchange:-"It is obvious after theßimtc on Sir liobert Stout's Bill on w'ling that the supporters of the lotJfc|.or arc in a minority, and they wil|iavc|Td accept as much as tlicy can get i|d b/j thankful. This is a very "unco gmd "IHouse." Mr Aj Niyol. the well-known manufacturing iowcllcr, of Willis-street, Wellington./ has nt present two very hnmlsoiific trophies on exhibition in his establisluiieiit. The first is the splendid solid sjijj.'iLSavillc Challenge Cup won byirf«tikci Polo Team at the last The otjicr trophy consists of shield of polished kauri, with silver plates This was presented by Mr J & WBi, M.H.1!., to tlio HowwhonuHickot Club, and has been mamifaßrcd at Mr Kicol's establishment. lie shield reflects the highest credit oBMr jS'icol's skill and taste. "It's eB wiud that blows nobody good' is an iHeaying but none the less tree' Whiff Hie great depression existing in Sydneßthe present time has caused a (leplojßumoimt of misery yet the people of anil t)i.o surrounding districts will gigantic benefit. During his visif tßinoy recently, Mr James Smith lit absurdly low prices a large is now being sold at' tbo Family Warehouse,' Tji ko Ho,u/^«llihgt.on. to making this sale the .event Of two special buyers w.ero desTo Aro House to Christohurck one the great sale of Edwards, Go's wholesale stocj;, arid iho othHick out bargains frppi the manuthe well-known Kaiapqi Wpolof their efforts is to be seen in bargains now king sold at Family Warehouse, Te Aro Ho^^HVellicetoD,

A privato iottor recoivcd in Mastcrton i / I! 10 lhaitsfatcs that tho KovW. E.and Mrs Paigol.pxpected to leave Adelaide on June 27th. Mr Paigo keeps in excellent health, but Mrs Paige lias been voiy ill with congestion of tho lungs contracted in Melbourne. Sho was, however, at the timo of writing improving rapidly. Wet cold weather still prevails in this district. Mr P. H. Wood advertises a handsomo walnut uiauo for sain. An effort was inndo this morning to clean up Queen Street. Owing to tho continuance of bad weather, it has got into a vory dirty state. A. salo of property will be hold by Mr R H. Wood, at Carterton, 011 July 11th. An 'unusually largo number of cases of bronchitis aro now under treatment in Mastcrton. Mr A. li. Watcrliousc, of the W.F.C.A., is, wc arc sorry to |. loam, amongst the sufferers. ■

Amongst the distinguished visitors io Mastcrton this week wc notice a couple ot swells identified with tho burgling 'profession.

Tho 'Frisco mail will be forwarded, as usual, from Auckland next Saturday, ■flic usual weekly rehearsal of" The Sorcerer" by tho Mastcrton Operatic Society will tako place at tho Temperanco Hall to-morrow (Wednesday) evening. A full attendance is requested, Mr Sussex, of Fcathcrston, will conduct both the morning and evening scr ; vices attheMastCiton Wcslcyan Church noxt Sunday.

Tho Ngairo Co-oporatirc Dairy Company achieved what we (Hawcra Star) think is a record for l'aranaki cliccse, its shipment having realised 67s and 58s. .

Mr 1). P. Cinders, dentist, gives notice hat lie has removed from Church stree

to the residcneoinLiucoliilload, lately occupied by Mr C. T. ftatuseh. As everything is now in readiness the negotiations for tho purchase of the remaiudor of tlie Awarua Ulock, about 150,000 acres will bo resumed tliis week.

At the Magistrate's Court, Napier, Alexander Morrison, licensee of the Victoria Hotel, was lined £2 and costs Eor supplying liquor to a child under 13. l'lie Prohibition Lcaguo prosecuted.

A corresiiondant writes from Buenos Ayrcs:—"The New Australia colony m.l'ixi'iignny has at lust broken up nnd Dictator Lane has been deposed. We tmst that the .dismal news will reach Australia before the vessel "Eoyal Tar" sails again with another number of colonists for Paraguay. The whole scheme has been a complete fiasco and entails a tremendous loss of money and time to a worthy lot of men."

In a letter to a friend in Miislcrton, the ]!cv. W. E. Paige, sends kindly remembrances to all his old friends in these parts.

Mr Henry Phillips, of the Occidental Hotel, who has been conliued to his room for some time with bronchitis, is, we are glad to hear, making rapid progrcss towards recovery.

Wa remind our readers of Messrs Lowes and Toms usual fortnightly slock sale to-morrow (Wednesday) at 1 o'clock. The entries cotupriso:—3oo owes in lamb to South Down rams j GOO owes iu lamb; 300 fat ewes; 100 fat wethers; 100 2tooth wethers; 3 fat bullocks; 44-year, old bullocks; 15 dairy heifers in calf; 20 wcaner calves; 2 spring carts; 1 brake, horse, and harness.

Tho following are the tenders received for the Pahiatua Courthouse contract: —F. H. Hcwat, Pahiatua, £IO3B (accepted) ; A. F, Laurcnsoii, Falmcrston North, £1050; A. 1(, Munro, Palmerston North, £108!); D. McLean, Wellingtou, £1260; James liusscll, Wellington, £1297. The design is that Mr Stevenson, but as he is engaged upon the Wellington drainago works, the erection of tho Courthouse is to be supervised by Mr U.K. McGregor. A tender has been accepted for the Pahiatua Post Office,—rimes,

Tlie first application of the closure al llic early hour of ten o'clock last night (snys the Clirislchurch Pteis) created somewhat of consternation. Groups of disappointed individuals returning from the concert were to bo seen, like the Peri nt the gate of Paradise, wistfully ping on the erstwhile' lip.iis of dazzling light, now, alas in sombre darkness. Even t'le guests in the principal hotels, such as Warner's seemed smitten wifh the ut j. versal gloom, and were to be seen trooping silently and sadly upstairs to bed, yellow-back in hand, at 10.5 p.m. As one passed along the streets knots of convivial spirits were to be seen under the light of a friendly lamp conversing in hushed tones'of the effect of the new edict, By 10.30 the streets were as silent and as deserted as if it were 1 a.m. Every licensee, it may be stated strictly observed the new regulations. Some, indeed hardly waited for the strike of the clock before the gas was put out, and gentlemen were reminded in persuasive but firm tones that it was "ten o'clock."

Charles Linton was charged al Masterton this morning with attempted rape upon J Mlary Slat tcry.on the A lfrcdton road on 23rd of May last. Sergeant McArdle, who conducted the case for the prosecution, applied fjr a remand of the case to Ekctahuna until the 17lh inst. Mr Pownall asked that the remand should bo granted to Mastcrton, as the accused was in very indigent circumstances, and could not travel to, or support himself in, Ekclahuna. After considerable discussion His Worship decided to adjourn the case to Ekctahuna on the 18th inst at 10 a.m. Bail was allowed as before, accused at £IOO, mid two sureties of £SO,

According to a contemporary, the latest yarn from Western Australia is that vouphed for by a Tasmaninn miner named Cnnlilf, who claims (p have discovered a reef in which there arc bawls nf solid gold jin thick, which have been t raced for a distance of 50ft. The locality is a secret, hut the discoyerer says he has refused £OO,OOO for the show. He sleeps on Iho claim to prevent thieves coming round in the night and taking out the vast hunks of gold with a pick, It is on a par wit-]) thatromanco concerning the mountain of gold which a digger found in the same colony, but who was too tired to peg out and secure the ground.

Always on the look out for bnrgaiDß. Our Mr Hooper struck oil last week, Just read ft few of our purchases and noto our intentions l(i pieces flannelotte bought for 3JJ we sliall sell at 3Jd. 15 pieces ditto bought for 4Jd we shall sell at 4 jd, 100 pairs white blankets bought for 7s 9d we shall sell at 7s lid, 20 pieces wbito flannels bought for G}d we shall retail at CJ4 per jard, 1750 yards dress stuff bought at 4s 3d yard we shall part Mth them at 4s Gd yard, a clearing lino of ladies ulsters and mantles nearly giyon away ffo shall quit them on tho aamo terms, 57 lpn's colonial twed suits bought for 21a wo shall sell at 22s Gd, 31 men's macintosh coats boupht at 21s, anyoiio can lmvo tbom ior 22s Gd cncli. Also a lot of hosiery, men's hats, and several other lines, bought at half their value, we shall quit them at tho same rates, L. J, Hooper & Co., Bon Marchc. ■ ; i

We beg to notify that (he follcwiog line of Messrs Book & Co., Manufacturing Chemists can be obtained at the W.F.C.A.'B Fancy GoodsDopartmenti-Non Mercurial plating fluid Is Cd unsurpassed for cleaning gold or silver wi ro-plnting brass and Copper, Bock's Wuteaproof .Cement; price! Is, wiil resist hot or cold water and repair cbioa, glass, delf,lpatheret6,,'eto. Camphylene Balls, in neat air-tight jar's containing 18 balls, - price 'ls to keep'moths out of clothing also a perfect disinfectant, feb Extract prico lsan infallible cure for toothache guaranteed not injurious to the teeth p healthit stops the most acute pain inimediatley, and proyes a permanent curo'in nearly a]i cases where the' tpetb aro hollow German ojre forporns find warls'price Is this iamoiis Bemedy will speedily and pain lossly cure soft or hard corns, olso warts bunions ancl chilblains,—The Wairarap Fanners Co-opovativo] Association Ltd Aurr.