LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4773, 14 July 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wnirnrapa So'ijf/Lity Council sits to-day. i<M 1 Mr J. L. Murr I kj ertiscs stro ig school suits for be/ It fov rates. . Business in tli(k,fcrarnpii is stated lo be improving, Kls quite as good as at this time last. I'l The schools inj I district rc-open on Monday momin/ ler the niid-wintcr holidays.- ..' Owiug to fontiujd bad wither, all the roads in this filricl nro now in n wo.'sc stale than fo a long time past.

Mr J. 11. Jutiins, Inndandestate ""ngenf, of EkctnlnVi, advertises a l-'st of valuable proncr(is placed iu his hands for sale. | The Crown (Jiints issued last year were forty-livc i :)iumber, and included 170 acres of to a and suburban, and 3,037 acres of c< mtry lands. At the annua meeting of the shareholders of the J'aiioiiiil Bank, Hie report, declaring dividend or 5 percent, and carrying Jjrmml : £15,000, was adopted. ■ J The Monowrfi mails were fonvarded by steamer to |(u Hand, Oregon, and are ex]iectcd to jch iS'cw York on 18lh July.

Dming the \\a 0 f June the estates of 20 deceased persons were placed in charge of the E.blic Trustee, the values ranging froinUto £670. The appoiM'iit of female inspectors of Lunatic ABm is authorised in the Lunatics A Amendment Bill of the Minister fojfcour. Tho Ucv.-JBVnlkor is announced to speak fit tl ■iipcrnncc Hall on Monday cveniu ■(. Several. flg Masteiton vocalists, and the JUBon Orcheslra, have been asked lojfl] (he programme for Mr social at Carterton, next Thursday. - about London," I 00 ' °f lln °?t'c lantern fe tu r !l»vcnby the Hev. llobert }} m \ "H Drcyeiiou Presbyterian Ui^«M,rljdate. *i-l°f fß oc ' VC( ' under tho Land ■TfaltSfe-eßfor the ytar-ciuled 31st March, 18!M mounted to ,t ; i9,3-IS 17s !)d. This Bunt exceeds that of the correspond period (1892-3) ly£Bl<l 15s 9d. . The Mii r for Justice says (hercis no intenli of at present inlroduciug legislation') mtijle women to become Justices o; > Pence. Hie Tri Hcvicvr is informed that the Uniq' nk of Australia and the Bank of J 1 nlasia, have ceased to give interest ; posils for any period loss' than si:;;« us, 913,261/ s were offered to Ihc New Zealand (J •nnicnt under the Land for SclllciuF 18!i;Umlilsl March 1891, OE this area 33,'16-t aci; S were recommended for purchase lryiUie purchase commissioners and !l,ll;(ieres were purchased. Dnrinßlie year ended 31st _ March, 1891, ]0;28 J t(! (i s V cro leceived by the liegisrar. Of this number 10,515 were rc| itercd and 378 remain unpaid for registration were JCm" The ufont secured by mortgage in the colonial 31st March last is £2S),rani}«rji'. The sum paid during that period v, ; : ; t2,723,154, but that of new exceeded this so considerably, that thecal increase of the amount secured ■ ' mortgage is larger by .tL7o2,:v,iliiinitwas on 31st March ISII3.

Trmsfrs under the Land Transfer Acl.dir j If lie year cmlcd JTairh 31stInst iimiibcr|jr,!lSs. The value of the prope.iy si dealt with amounted to £2.51)8,01', During (he same period nn less tlimjaijo mortgages of the value of £'W2s,2<j Ivore registered. CiipptiilHiiilrclli, who lias for some moiithsflf.,, |u charge of the Masterton eorpsojlbSnlvuiion Army is to he " fare\)flil" to-morrow. Mr %;iiis, flic Mayor of Chieago wis foriL|y cashier of the Pullman Car CoiL ny, ami lost that position owing ft lij having fnken part in a former strife. The te\ J, will occupy (lie pulpit nil l c Grey town Weslcynn Church on Suiiiiy evening next and will take as his sW "The duty of the Church in rclall to popular amusements." Ai'coltig |o (he Xumara Ktnw, a Mr J, $ Smith has put up a unique record! (it any rate it is safe to say llial cvenl lias never been before iwcmM cvcn if j t ],. ls l w „] U .iicd. i\lr Smith r as driving & mn belly's Hill to Slniroirtit mid-ilny. The sun was blazing hoi id sinning full in the face of the be V lamps. On getting into the shade flie Ircess on (he Hal, Mr Smith found e sun had lighted the wick of one o. ic lumps. Ca. 11 Kelly, of Hie ship Weslland. has 1/ ght out with him, as a gi f i to a fen the North Island, a magnificent colli og of the purest strain, His f" ll;i c was the celebrated dog Metchlei Voiulcr, whose owner refused £ss • him. Metcl'lcyWonderwnsn uot( ize-lalier, ami the introiliiction of 1 rain here will no doubt do much to i ive (he breed of collies.—Press. |;ing by (he following from a paper's coinme.iliiry upon the here is no room for wonder at ?rncss displayed in connection ! strike troubles ill that city:serves not the tear but the Ins'i, w how (0 deal with him. The 10 boot by day and the cold stone y night—these be the leading in the curriculum by which we educate into self respect such is are capable of it. The Irani]) ah, and we ought to keep him as

'J'hl death is recorded in another colmih if n once well-known resident ot thii district, and now in New Soulli %h, Mrs Ann Barlow, wife of Mr •loin JJarlow. The deceased met her dcth iu 11 terrible manner. On Thuvsda jlllli May while washing and attend'l'tito a, (Ire outside, her clothing caught 'ir.; Jul quiclfly enveloped hcrin flames. Jh| 'iiisband and Mr 11. Lucas, who vtci orcscnt threw water on her and extiidiished the flames as quickly as lMiblc, but she died from the effects °. f jfic burns ton days later in intense a iy.— Standard. j, 11 Aucklandrcsident.DrKendcrdine 11" ;es an annual protest against the } die Libraiy being kept open on U day by compelling the City Council K 'ic legal proceedings against him Hhe recovery of rates. The S. M. on & Bast occasion suggested to defeudnjit would bo belter to spend the (is in c nity each year rather than go (0 law, P'Kcniletdiiic replied that perhaps it ]f.}htbe,but he liad always objected iijjhis way.-Exchnngc. 1 Vc beg to notify that the following lines 0]' Messrs Bock & Co., Manufacturing vemists can he obtained at tho W.F.C.A.'s 1 iW GoodsDcpartment:-Non Mercurial Ibjhig fluid Is Cd unsurpassed for cleaning (tyij or silver and ro-plating brass and ir, Book's VMcaproof Cement, price ill resist hot or cold water and repair i, glass, dolf, leather etc,, etc. CamphyMis, in neat air-tight jars containing lis, price Is to keep moths cut of im>, also a perfect disinfectant. Herb ici price Is an infallible cure for toothguaranteed not injurious to tho teeth of ti; it stops tho most acuto pain imitley, and proves a permanent euro iu y all cases where tho teeth aro hollow, an euro for corns and warts price Isainous Remedy will speedby ar.d pain; cure soft or harl corns, also wartsins and chilblains,—Tho Woiraiapa ore Co-QperativeJ Association,; Lti],

Tho, Hon W. Eollcstoii, ex-leadcr of tlio Opposition, is at pic'sent id Mmtcrton. •;• ; : '-'-.-;.■.. ;<:■.■

..During Iho year ended 30th ffnno 189-1 thoro wore exported from Wanganui i219,1381bs of frozon meaty 8866 bales of wool, and 841 casks of. tallow and pdtS. ; ./.,;./ ■ ~.■;'-;/ '•A' seven fold'blessing and how to possess it," is the subject of a special address to be given to-morrow ovening, in the Temperance Hall, Mastcrtou. Anothor interesting exhibit lias been added to tho Mastaton Museum, in tlio shape of a conglomerate of marine shells, picked up on tho top of a hill at Messrs Cameron Bros' property, Okar, Mangapakeha,

Mr J, R, Scott, well-known as tlio manager for the Maori football team, which visited England, has accepted the appointment of travelling representative of the Colonial Mutual Life Association, for this district, and is at present in Mastcrtou.

Tho removal to 'Wellington of the head quarters of the Bank of New Zealand, (says tho Trade /faucw), together with that of the head office in tho Colony oE the National Hank, just about to be carried out, will bring the cliicf New Zealand offices of four of our banks to the one city. It is also reported that tho Bank of Now South Wales has in contemplation a move in the samo direction. It must obviously be of considerable convenience to the general management of tho banks to bo able to confer orally regarding matters of common interest instead of havintr to settle everything by correspondence. ,_A fortuno-teller at Canton having given out that the prevalent plagao in that city would die away with tlie approach of the spring solstice, the people of Canton, in order to deceive the gods of sickness, made the first day of the fourth moon (olh May) thoir New Year's Day, every ceremony by which tho day is celebrated bciiig gone through with exactitude. The local authorities also assisted in order to keep up the illusion

The" Mock Parliament," hold in connection mill the Mastevlon Mutual Improvement Society, last evening, was very largely attended. Colonel Eraser's appoiutment, and tlio Shop and Shop Assistants' Bill were discussed. Some remarkably good speeches wero made. A shoifc report appears in another column. Willi regard to wheat in Hie Argentine tlio i Buenos Ayres Standard of 22nd April has the following s—" Enormous quantities of wheat arc coming in from all purls of the country and the exports this year will probably be double that of last year when one million tons were shipped. There is great activity up the river Parana, where vessels are loading at nil ports. Wheat is at present changing hands atliosario and Colastine at 5'70 lo o'o dols. per 100 kilos, say £3 per ton of 22501b; the price will open the eyes of tlio people in Europe to (he cheap sort of wheat growing in Santa Fe."

Tims the Marlborough Express gently chicles the erring Town Entlicis: —"Wanted, 10 strong men with ropes, ladders, and planks to stand round ihc Market Place and help to extricate persons and vehicles that get bogged. Men must be web-footed and good swimmers. Every precaution will be taken fov Ihciv safety, but any man who may get smothered will be oxlricalcd and buried if possible, or a buoy will be anchored near the spot where ho went down, in place of an ordinary tombstone No responsibility under tlio Employers' Liability Aft. Apply to Amphibious."

, The Gollan Valley illicit still case against the Cameron Bros., has been dismissed, Mr Martin remarking Hint he did not intend to call forlhe defence. A still bad been found in the bush, and a track was found leading lo it but strange to say, no dray was found on (he Camerons' premises. How could he say that any of the Camerons were guilty of taking whiskey up the road any more than any of their neighbours f The property was presumedly a sheep farm, and the tank found might be used in conned ion with faun work. The only circumstance calling for explanation was Ihc quantity of sugar ordered, which in itself was somewhat suspicious. He did not think the evidence was sufficient to warrant a conviction, and accordingly the case would be dismissed; The following is from the interesting notes by " B,A ,L" in the N.Z. Times: "The House plunges into the Standing Orders. It picnics among the opposed orders, revels in thorn, rips up the whole question of free speech, goes deeply into (he rights of minorities, makes play with everything connected with the subject, and with other things as well, It lakes time, a good deal of time, The first striking result is that the closure clause is thrown out by a, large majority. But the friends of order do not dcsnsk-Jfr lleeve's fc.limit comes'tip, and there is a fresh ripping up of everything, lint the House is with the time limit, It remembers Mr Beeves' speech on the subject the oth?r day, which it found cogent and convincing; hit them between wind and water in fact. Education slicks lo the lime limit, and the House sticks to him. After the lime limit is passed, a unique thing in our Parliamentary history, the House gels into a merry mood-kicks up its heels, finds amusement and recreation agreeable. Sonic solid business is done, with much boisterous fun. A notable incident 'is supplied by Maslcrton, who has slept the sleep of the just through Ihc uproar and tlio dullness alike. Waking he hears the voice of his hereditary foe. " Wairarapa," he cries, as he leaps lo his feci. Ho lias not Iho remotest idea of what is before the House at this particular moment. No mailer, Wairarapa is before him, and at Wairarapa he' goes. The House grasps the situation, and roars uncontrollably, members rolling about in their scats. Maslcrton himself grasps the situation, with great good humour, and one more voice (a big one) is added (o the turmoil."

A largely attended meeting of. tho settlers in the Wainui-o-mala was held on Thursday afternoon, the object bcinj; the establishing of a creamery in connection with the N.Z. Dairy Farmers' Union. Mr D. H. lioberls, Secretary to (he Union, who was present, explained the advantages attending the factory system. A committee was appointed to canvass tho farmers of the district, and the milk of iIOO cows was promised, but it is probable that there will be very little dilb'ctilty in securing over 'IOO, Meetings of a iikonatuve are (0 be held in Foxlon and Levin, and flic settlers in l'arapiirauiuau arc bestirring themselves in the matter. One of the directors of the Union, Mr Wm. Udy, who has been visiting the Forty-Mile Bush, where two factories of the Union arc at present working, gives a favourable account of the progress of flic industry there, From ilio'encouraging promises of support, it is likely that other creameries will' be erected, when 200 shares have been subscribed and a promise of 250 cows received. for each creamery, which are the necessary initiatory conditions and terms imposed, The site for the central factory will probably be chosen at Pahiatua. The season commences early in September, and it is absolutely necessary therefore that arrangements should be made as soon as possible by farmers wishing to open factories in their districts.iu connection with the Union, Always on the 00k out for bargains. Our Mr Hooper struck oil last week, Just read a few of our purchases and note our ioteulions:—lo' pieoos flannelette bought for 3Jd we shall sell at 33d, 15 pieces ditto bought for i\i we shall sell at 'lid, 100 pairs white blankets bought for 7s "dd wo shall sell at 7s ltd, 20 piecss white flannels bought for G}d we shall retail at GJd per jard, 1750 jowls dress Btuffbjugbtat'ls 3d yard we shall part *ith them at 4s Od jard, a clearing line of ladies ulsters and mantles nearly given away we shall quit them on the same terms, 67 men's colonial heed suits bought lor 21s wo shall sell at 22s Gd, 31 men's macintosh coats bought at 21s, anyone can have them for 22s Cd each. Also a lot ot hosiery, men's bats, and several other lines, bought at half their value, we shall quit them at tho sa'mo rates, L, J. Hooper & Co,, Coq Mciche,