LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4770, 11 July 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

MMcitoiiMasQiiu: Lodgements this evening it 8 p,m. Mastirton Operatic Society meet for practice this evening, Wellington city iindsuburbs devoured about Ii.OCJ head of cuttle last year, besides other butcher's moat.

Mrf.B. Keith is vfsiting member to flic JjAlprlon Hospital for (ho ensuing lUOUjlll*

Mr lj Naylor of Pahiatua, lias disposed (j his coach building establishment I IMp Kennedy, late of Steel Bros. Chri,s[([iupe||. i'hiupen who occupy the vege miens is Chapel St., Masterton" iidcmbly enlarging the area of nd, having takon in the pari ho creek next to that which they der cultivation, ami are busily 1 slumping and ploughing it. nil']) shock of earthquake was in several purls of this Island, o'clock on Sunday cveniug. oldest settlers inform the Exthat the winter experienced so i^ r r ip finest ever known iu tho Bush dijiricli, '■••"'•••■■ IV plague of mice is being experienced at Kumeroa this season.

"he annual meeting of parishioners of St. Mark's, Carterton, will take place on Monday next.

X ijlioy, named. Gcoj'go. Davis was l»Mi(d 'into VoTare'l pit Jjl]«l with Iwjcif, at Soiitu yiiflcrioi), oij Spdny, h-jjji (ho Observer), Not Mug able to swim, lie won nearly drowned, and just cltfcjicd a slick which was hold out to liijiras ho wag about losink for (lie third time. It was' some time before he recovered the. effects of his involuntary immersion. (The Auckland Trades and Labour Ijgficil .warus shearers .and'others a Bust engaging for Australia during Ifc'/JSf'ld dispute. ■ ■ways, on tlje qok oiit for bargains. Our ■Hooper etrupk oij'las't v/ec[i.' Just read Aw of our purehases.and note ouv inten-lK:-l|i''pieceß flannelette bought for 9m shall sell at : 3jd, 15 pieces ditto Jht for 4Jd we shall sell at 4Jd, 100 piirs to 'blankets bought for 7s 9d we shall at 7s lid, 20 pieces white flannels ght'for b']d wo/shall retail at O.Jd per 1,1750 yards dress stuff bought at 4s 3d 1 wo shall jiwUith Jhem at 4s 6d yard, earing lino of ladles ulaterd and mantles rly given away we shall quit them on the le terms, 57. men's colonial tveed suits glit rfor.2ls we.shalj sell at22s Cd, 31 n's'maciriioshicbats; .bought'at'2la, any- ] CM-liave tbcm for 22a Gd each; Also a oi hoDior¥,i!nV§ hots, and sovepl other es, bought at half their value, we qb,nll It them at the'same rates, L. Cp,, Boa Mutt

»_ Tlicrbnrfio9' ; momsra oj'i the Wcllinglbubrancli oftlio Ktox Zieuland Post aucl-Mograpli (*j j, : ThoiTOtopntfEailivilj/Coinraissibuera pro'ppso f to;'cut down-sOmo of tho daily'prodiicbrates,'iliufcnot, to touch the Tool ami wheat The district of Wallaroo in South Australia has becu afflicted with a ])laguo of mice. One farmer killed -IS.OOOiudno ra1e........ ..,.. .....,.■ _ Two days of constant heavy rain has just been experienced in the Bush. - :; "'The main '\oad andllawcra- is in-a. worso state -than ever. It is now.nearly impassable. ," Mr JJ Blonupst, of tho Pnrkvalo Nursery; writes to tho tlbitmr :—" You mentioned a big parsnip grown in Strutford: I 1 was. reminded that two years ago Mr Moses Smith, of Gladstone, dug lip one iii my presence Which measured 23. inches ,in length from crown;'to tho point where it was broken off; there it was still f of aniuchiti diameter.' There were some still bigger in the ground," 1 Anumbcr.Of tho members'of the House, of lords (including the Diikcsof Westminster,..Argyle,. nnd.Aberdeen,- . and a.section-of tho Bishops) and Cardinal Yaughan, have asked the Government to make enquiries with a view of 1 adopting the Gothenburg system of 1 controlling the liquor traffic. Mr Chami bcrlain, whenaskedto join the;movement, replied that he despaired iof re- ! forming tho liquor trade, unless compensation were provided for,

The funeral of the Into, Mrs-C. E, Bidwill will take place on" Thursday next, leaving Piliautea at 11.30, and Featherston at 2 o'clock forthe Cemctry. It is reported on most undoubted authority that Lord Wolscley,. at present commanding the force'in Ireland, is to assume tlfic Commandcrship-in-C'liicf of the British Army in October next. The Eosobery Government has intimated to the present Commander-in-Chief that he must retire in the autumn;.-as his ideas arc too oldfashioned, and he has not kept himself abreast of the requirements of tho times. Constable Watt, thc.olllccr appointed at Ashburton under the Adulteration of Foods Act and Inspector of Weights nnd measures recently paid a surprise visit to the Christclmrcli bakers. Ho scaled a number of loaves of braid, and in every cascfoundtheni over rather than underweight. Tins is good news for families and commendable on the part of the bakers.— t'resi.

The Opotiki Herald says':—" "We loam that two families of Italians, who have purchased about 203 acres of. laud, arrived here by the last tvipof the Waiotahi, and intend to become settlers and cultivate.the vine and other fruits suitable for (his climate." • .InthoWaimea Plains famv) appears an interesting article on the profits to be derived from a farm under oats, sheep, and dairying respectively. The article concludes :"Thc net result' is that a farm■ raider oats returns 7s !)d per'acre; sheep, 10s and <ld; and dairying from : 12s Id to 15s and 9d per acre. -' Says the Mdm :—Tho " evils of drink" are to he cured, not by -prohibition, which isinpvacticable, hut by regulation, which is comparatively easy; not by making it penal to drink good liquor, but ; by making.' it -penal, to'.'sell bad liquor. It is the quality, not tlic'quantity drunk, that does the mischief." •'-' The. actual steaming time of (he s.s. Gothic- on her last homeward tripwa's 35 days 13hours 13 minutes. The.s.s Arawa accomplished the voyage to Plymouth, on her second trip, in 35day«*5 hours andlO minutes. ; The Post learns that the differences in connection with the Presbyterian mission in the New Hebrides Group have been settled. Dr Lamb has withdrawn his.rcsignntion, Mr M'Dowall (at present ill in Christchurch) will not return to the island, and Mr Mansfield, late of Wellington, will go down to Anibryin Island assccoml-in-chnrgc, The afternoon train yesterday was crowded with Natives from Tutackara and Napier, «i route to, Papawai, where a great tangi is being held over the remains of their late chief, Tamati Patarimu, , '•''•'-

The Buenos Aires Flanimi referrui

to the collapsp of the Now Australia schemo say*:—"Tho absurdity of tho, scheme is abundantly apparent. Tho man Lime, who is a professional agitator of the worst type, had a glib tongue and it was solely-through his agency that the band of sottlers for Paraguay was got together, The whole incident will serve as a practical warning to other foolish pooplo who may he tempted to lend an car to the vanouvings of these addlc-pafcd agitators,

A mysterious murder is reported near Mackay, Queensland. A man named Anderson was found dead, having been slashed to death with a case-knife. Two murders of a similar character havo taken place in the same district lately, and the perpetrators remain undiscovered.

Allpreliminarieshavingbcenarrangcd, every effort will be made to have the Fernridgc creamery ready to receive milk by the first of September next. Mr Hogg proposes to move an amendment when the Companies Audit Bill is in committee, making it imperative that the Government audit of a compaay ! s accounts shall take place* once in three years.'

| News has been received at Dnnedin of (he death of Mr William Walter Cavgill, 'eldest son of the late Captain C'argill, leader of the Qtago Sojfl'omcnf,' and first Superintendent. The deceased, who died iu Paris, was au eminent banker.

The Prince of Wales' yacht Britanuia ivou the Queen's Oup, defeating the American yacht Vigilaqt by 2min ovep the 50 mile coqrso, . - The Wairarapa North County Council will sit to-morrow, July 12th. Tho North Wairarapa Benevolent Society will meet to-uiqi'row (Thursday) morning.

The Mastcrlbn Woslcyan Cluirch coi|ccrfs sfijl ('o)iti|)iio very popiilqr; and tlii) schoolroom was packed again lust evening, . Mis Lcilu Adair made a successful balloon ascent at Ulenlicim last Thursday afternoon, Tho weather still continues cold and showery,' .• • The llnsterlon Municipal Fire Driglide Band's Concert, will take place on Friday evening next. A good programme has licoij ili'i'Qnged. Mr Silas Harding, one of the pioneers of Gcclong (Victoria), died on June 11 at the age of sevonty-scven years, He was worth over £750,000. Mr ]?. H. Wood's next Tnratalii Slock Sale, is advertised for Tuesday ji.iy24ii;' f ■-■ - ;■. ■ The usual mooting of the Mastepton Literary and Mating Society will be hold thin evening, : ■..-,. The Wellington Acclimatisation Society have given up pheasant hatching alGrcytown, and the birds will be removed, to-morrow to tho Mustcrton'grounds. "It's on ill wind that'blows nobody good'' isan old'saying but none the less true Whilst the great, depression existing in Sydney at the present time has'caused a deplorable amount of misery yet. tho people of Wellington and tho surrounding districts will reap a gigantio benefit. During his viait to'Sydnay. recently,' J[t ■ James ■ Smith purchased at absurdly'low prices a large stock which is now. i being sold ! nt'the .Wholesale Family Warehouse, To i Aro House, Wellington,;, . } ..■; ;.-v: . With a view to making .this sale, the event of the year, two special., buyers iwere despatchcdfromTe Aro House to Christchurch ono. (o attend the" great .sale of Edwards; Bennett and Co's wholesale stock; j and the other to pibk out Bargains from tha- manufacturers oHho■ well known Kaiapo'i Woollen Co.! Both,'', these, igentlemen nave returned after ; a moßt successful trip,knd the totahesults of their efforts is to be'seen in the astonj?hiiig bargains now being'lsold at tho Wholesale J?srp|ly Warehouse, ty Aro Roubo, WQlliagtoni

;piqP6llan^al]|y^licit?'Bhll : ; ha'?;lieen.ftrjßi(iiiMourjied'UntuFnd^i, next Moon, defendants being liborafed ontho same bail as before, . '■ .a- Ml :Mr Buchanan says' he'will aj?kthq Government why thoinqucst'on tjjo hjaii Johnson, who committed suieido'atMas? tcrton, was hurried through.'; %|1 ss.-. Mr Justice Richmond 'luis delivered judgment in tho to of Skey v'.-iho Mutual Life Association of Australasia, (in which the plaintiff sought to recover £ISOO, tho amount of an endowment policy taken out by.liis son,)_ for tlw.defondaut, with costs on tho-liighcst- scalo aud for two extra days.. ~..,., , The work of collecting ifr'oul ovaJis proceeding satisfactorily considering the unfavorable state" of the "rivers, "ivhiclf, for some time, have been moro or less in a state of flood./ On Saturdaj'dast 'Mr L. F. Ayson, Curator of tho Mastcrto'n hatcheries, stripped no less than 302,000 ova, this is larger (by nearly oho.third), than any previous day's work dono hero, and is tho record for tho whole, colony.;. Handicaps for the North Wnirarapa Gun Club s pigeon match, to be fired to-morrow (Thursday) arc as follows \— : E. M. D. Whatman, 31yds; W..Broughton, M. lladclift'e, D. Henderson, 30yds; A. P. ■ Whatman, J. J. Mnckorsey, ■J.

ureects, zayus; w.J. i'easr, '-> v; Erodcrick,- C. E. Cockbiirn-Hood, J. Hives, J. C..'Walker,,J. ; O.Bidwill, 26yds;; J;-!H. : * c Jiillj : ;A; iElkinsi ; Bidwill; W: Warilcll <AMsti SiMs't, W. EiitlierfonVW; Beard,' 25yds';' 1!.. Campbell, E. Chamberlain, 24yds; W. Speedy,. ,V. •' Wardcll, ■ E ; Lohgstalf,N.,Gracc; , iVEdlin22yds;iW;; Bone, W. Bcctham, H. rJJedtuaiqfp)u-, Cave, H. Kibblcwhite, 0.-HiiOsborhe;' A. lieside,!'!'. Grace,. Waddingtoii, E., Welch, T. Thompson, 21yds i'H". Holmes, W.Hirschbcrg, 20yds. ,>,,; ;>,i ...•;'• The' Government 'is considering the advisability of encouraging,the -maim-' f actnre of coiidcnsedinilk in 'tlu&Colqny.'; Last year over £II,CDO worth passed the Customs and went into consumption.;.;; •The Wellington Education' Board invite applications for tlie following positions :—Hradteachcr, Hastwell; Headtcachcr,;.vDrCTcrtdn''.\;., 'Hcndtcachpr,': Mangnonc. Full, : particulars • appear another column. ;,, .. t ■ ~.■■ ; '■' -Wo beg to- notify that tHtf following lino' of Messrs -Bock :,&■■.Co;,,'Manufnoturirig Chenihta can bo obtained at the W.P.C.A.'s fancy Goods Department: -Non - Mercurialplating fluid is U unsurpassed for cleaning' gold or silver 'arid.' re-plating' brass 'and. copper, Bock's Wnleaproof Cement, 'p'rico Is, will resist hot or cold water and repair chiiia,' glass, delf, leather etc M etc! ,'Camphy-. lone Balls, in noat air-tiglifjars containing 18 balls, pried. Is to keep- moths 'oat of clotliinxi.alsoaperfcpt disinfectant,' Serb Extract price 1 s an lotalliitblo euro for toothache guaranteed not injurious to the teeth o health; it stops the most acute pain immediatley, and proves a,pormanent cure in nearly all cases whore the teeth are hollow German cure for corns and warts price Is this famous Remedy will speedily and pain lessly cure soft or hard corns', also Iwarts bunions and.chilblains,—The Wniratip Farmers Co-operative Association ' Ltd Auvr. . ... ■-. ■'