LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4775, 17 July 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Masterton Borough Council-will meet this evening. . ■ .. Sir Geovgo Grey returns to New Zealand by the Gothic in October, Attlic Eislcy rifle meeting, Scotland won tho Elcho Shield by live po.'uts, Tiny willoffj leaves, heralding tho spring, linvc p| in an appearance in Mastcrton.. : : Ij A "Depositor,' in a letter to the London Times, suggefits that the Australian bunks should creite 4jj,per cent deposit stock, payablo in ten years, and- 5 per cent stock :'epayJblo m twenty years, Tho liiMjilitieJty'i tlic bankrupt estate of Lord Francis jlope aro now set down at £658,000, 'M debtor admits losing £70,C30. in gambling, £22,000 in a theatrical venture, and £dG,OCO by, assisting

Mrs Annie Bcsaut is thcnextcelcbrity whom Mr 1!. J3. Smy the intends to bring to this colony (says the Otago Daily Times), and it is probably tliatshb will be followed by Mr Samuel L. Clemen's (Mark Twain). \ Samuel Hiiiehinson,, of Prcscolt, Washington, who is claimed to be tho tallest man of the Pacific Coast, stands 7ft 2-Jiu inherit. - : It is understood that about three ithousand signatures have been obtained to a petition vjhich has been in circulation i'i Clirislclrarcii during the past fortnight asking the House of ltcprcscntativcsvto tike measures to speedily revise the Customs tariff. ..

• According to the Standard an unplca- j sen! adventure befell Mr J. Bnillionud , somo of tin! hands working at his new mill in the Forty Mile Bush last week.: They were silting in the wharc when a' J tree enmccrsshing through the roof, poi\ tionsofitactually bruising Mrßaillicand ' oho or twolof the others, but notjiijuring them in tlij) slightest degree. Thocxpcr- ' ience was ft startling one, ~ ■ : ! ', The good people of Wellington might ; well exclaim that" Now is the winter of, our.discontent made glorious summer." ' by the sejlsonablo importations of that ■' up to da'Jj firm, Messrs Wnmock and Adkin, of Thoriulon House, Lainbton Quay. This firm is one of tho few houses wliich recognises that it does not do to lag behind in theso times,'and hence th'cv nre coiitinuaj ly importing Hie newest, \the most fashionable, and the most seasonable goods. Warnock and Adkiu carry such heavy stocks of their own that they do not find it necessary to buy lift tho baukrupt aud oilier cheap stocks which arc so constantly being put on tho market. Old and young, gentle aud simple, male and female, can find at Thorndon Houso everything their hearts may desire in tho shape of clothing, Country residents pass Thorndon House on their way from the railway station. They should look in .without fail, and they wilt not bo disappointed. ; During the course of a conversation with ])r, Talmago (says tho Press), our visitor gave some information with regard to the trouble in Chicago, which is interesting.." The reason of the outbreak in Chicago," said Dr. Talmago, " is duo to two causes, both of which spring from the recent World's Fair, When, tho World's Fair was first projected large' numbers of nuisans and labourers collected in Chicago, .'expecting to' be employed. Many of 'thorn were so, but not all, Now the World's Fair is over all are out of employment, hciico the trouble. But like 'clsowbero in my country, it is not tho km fide working men who burn cars and tear up railways. It is : : the Anarchists, spurred on by agitalws who live by these troubles ThcyWc the peoplowho arc fermenting and keeping alive the strike. At the same time there is no doubt that it is a very serious and melancholy state of things when 50.CD0 men are out of employment, and in a great many casos starving." ■ . A vqry appalling catastrophe, according tol a southern contemporary, was narrowly averted at Clarkesyille, Otago, last wfek. At this township the evening tr/jin to the South and.tho goods train ao Duncdiu pass each other. On at Clnrkcsville, the goods train shuSited on to a branch line leading to Lmj-rcnco, in order to allow the oilier trnipi to pass. On this particular ocensionlit was a very long train. Tho train had just began to back, in response to the; signal of the guard, when the down train, which, was slowing up to come intb the station, collided with it, FortuIno damage was done, as the speed engine was not great, but had it enfortbo fact that the down train i stop at Clnrkcsville, a terrible raphe must have Veen the result, tys op the look out for bargains, Our opor struck oil last week. Just read of oijr purchases and note our iuten» -1G pieces flannelette bought for i shall sell at 3Jd, 15 pieces ditto i for 4Jd we Bball sell at 4|d, lOO'pahs blankets bought for ,75.9 dwe Bhall 7s lid, ?0 pieces white flannels i for Gjd wo shall retaliated per 1760 yards dress stuff bought af 4b 3d e shall part with them at 4s Cd yard, ing lino of ladles ulsters and mantles given away we shall quit them on the erms, 57 men's colonial tweed suits ; for 21s wo shall sell at 22s Gd, 31 macintosh coats bought at 21s,' anyin have them (or 22s Gd each. Also a nosiory, mon's hats, and several other bought at half their value, we shnll icm. at-the same rates, L. j, Hooper BonMarehp." ,n ill wind that blows nobody good" old saying but none the less true, I tho great depression (listing in yatthe present time has ciuised' a ablo'a'mount of misery yet tho people llington and tho surrounding districts iap a gigantio benefit. During his j Sydney recently, Mr James. Smith' »ed.nfab)nr.dlylow prices.a. large which 'is' A -mi Wn(i :sqH a) tho isa'ff- Family Warehouse,, To .Aro i,' Wellington,.... .'~r '\;.. v-.v ', ■ i a view to making this|salathe event year, two special buyers wero desidfrdmTc Aro Hous9 (o. Christeburch' i r ow) to attend tho great sale 'of Edwards, Bennett and Co's wholesale stock, 'and;|he othef to : piok out bargains from the';matiiifaituters'of Hlao.'well-known Kaiapoi Wool-"' lea Co. -Both. these' gentlemen have ( - returned otter a niost successful trip, and the total results olthsir efforts is to be seen in tie astonishing bargains now being sold at tie Wholesale Family Warehouse, To Aio Ho«6o,Welfingtoni-"Ann l .

WesforMt'K HS^dod's'iiesti'Tnra: taM's|(?cksale,';ip/|^., j sos : : ../'■ extensive twc»st6rieil prcmises?at j&ih- • ; . Iheannuai: ftho WairarapaFarmers.Co:'onerativftAssociationwilllakc place'on tho 26(li'insh The main State School,. Masterton, re-opened yesterday after'the.'midwinter holidays, with a good attendance, very few children being absent from school on'accdunt of illnoss. -.'.'•'- ->- •■—-•• ; Tho Five Brigade /'Committee of the Mastcrfon'Borough'Council lms decided to recommend ...thaK repairs--' to- tho "Jubilee,"estimatedtocost'£2,*bb carried omYand that two/25ft fire ladders bo obtained, one to be'placed at Kuripuni. :;// ; i, ;■ '■', •■i\ . Amongst : the passengers from this district by tho Gothic .will be Miss K E, Brown, sister to Mr Biehard. Brpwn, of Masterton.' Miss Brown is returning Home aftera holiday of somo months spent in this district. ■■' From July Ist to the 16th, 181,170 cubic feet of gas wcro made .at tho Mas? tciton Gas Works,; against 175,230' feet, during the.corresponding period of 1 last year. : / ...» ' ;i ! , [>■: r. ■'■■'■:':r.\ The avcrago quantity : of gas'prb'duccd at the Masterton Gas Works during the present niontli is stated by the Mauagcr to, be 9492 cubic feet to the ton of coal used. ~..,■■:

; Messrs.Lowes and Toms Itimouncc their next Mastcrton Stock Sale for Wednesday 26th July/1891, atl b.clock. The entries at date compriac:—2so ewes in lamb, 60.wcancrs, ; aud (i young •'cows'' coming' to second calf. ,\:; i The Library Committoo- of the Mastcrton Borough Council met last evening. It was decided to ascci tain the cost of procuring cork matting for tluY staircase, and that tenders/bo called for thesupply of firewood for twelve months. Accounts amounting to. Ml 12s 'Jdwerc recommended.for payment. It was resolved to .charge tho ; £ls advanced from the general account, toj tho rent account. The Treasurer reported that after paying the accounts passed, the Library account would be overdrawn about £6O. .. : ..r..,^->

William-TVnldorf Astor is rot tlio only ono of the millionaires who has found that for a rich niau England is the best ph'.coto'livo in, The South African millionaire, Mr J. It Eobinson, will henceforward regard .London,as his permanent residence, aud' South'.■ Africa as but li winter resort.

A select dance under the auspices of tlio Masterton Foresters, is to be held every' Thursday in the Tcinporancc Hall, Tho music is to be supplied by Mr A. von Kciscnbcrg.,,,.,:.. ; .;.-. Tho vacancy on the'staff ofthc.-Ma'ih State School, Mastcrton, by the dopavfcurc for England of Mr 11, Da'rrbch, has' been filled by Mr E.Eyerton, an; ; English teacher of high' experience, and ability. .... ■'. ;'., : -., : :

The Wairarapa NorthCowity Council stato that tho Forty-mile Bush road beyond Ekctahuna has been' so much damaged by the cartage toy tho railway that over £SOO will bo put it in order. Theyconsidcriho.Goveriimeiit should mako some provision for keeping the road open for traffic,.as.tho ratepayers are already taxed up to the limit. ; Shootinginch will -bo interested (says tho I'iws) to know'that the Home Government have ordered tho .whole of the ammunition to be used at tho National Itiflo Association Meeting : at: Bisley this year from Messrs' Or. Kynoch aud Co., Limited. The last conversazione of teachers in the.Wellington;:district was held in Thomas' Hall, and was a complete success. It was-largely attended by teachers and _ their friends,' The programme consisted of music and dancing and a room was set apart for social .intercourse.

At a meeting of the Wilirarapa Noilh Liberal Association, held on Monday evening, Major Steward's Shearers Accommodation Bill, and tho Municipal Francliiso Enlargement Bill, as introduced by the Go'vernmcntwercdiscpsscd with the result that the principles ofboth measures were approved' Several speakers thought that a clause should be inserted, dealing with the food supplied to shearers. It was slated that the food in spme instances was totally unfit for human consumption. Messrs WiHiaius and Becthain,' and Messrs 'Holmes, Matahiwi, were spoken of in laudatory terms, for the manner in which they treated their shearers witn regard to nccommodatioir and food, and it was remarked that if all sheepowners in any way approached tho ones named, there would be no necessity for legislation in that direction. Tho meeting rocogmsed.tlio difficulty of iiiseuinij a clause that would be operative, and make satisfactory provision for improvement in the 'desired'direction. Tho Municipal Francliiso Enlargement Bill proved to bo a very intcrcstinp subject tor discussion, no less than eighteen members speaking ou the question. An amendmoht'was movcd : to alter the residential clauso to seven years residence instead of two years, as provided for in the Bill, This was lost on the vote, the mover mid seconder only voting for jt. Surprise was expressed at tl|o unanimity of the meeting on this measure, as. there was quite a number of ratepayers present. Tho Mpnicipal Franch'se Enlargement Bill was approved on the vote, tlicro being only two dissentients.

A Mastoiton resident, who hnsbeen on a visit to Wellington, informs us that tup services which the ltevs. Bradbury and Evans arc at present conducting i,u that city, are attracting a considerable amount ot attention among the thinking portion of. the community. , : Uotfi preachers are nominally Congregationalisfe, but the breadth ot their views, the forward movement tkt.tkoy advocate, being distasteful to the authorities of. their church, they have not been placed iuchargoof any locality, but are travelling as evangelists. Tlicv tdvocatc a "Socialism of the Church.'' Our informant adds that lie attended a service held by tlicin last Sunday and noticed amongst the congregation several members of the House.

The GasandLibraiy Committee of tiic Masterton Borough Council met last evening. Present Crs Fcist(Chaiiiuan), Perry, Hornblow, Yates and Dixon. Tlic Manager's report was read showing im increase for sixteen days, of 8,9*10 cubic feet of gas made, as against the corresponding period of last yea; 1 . The report also stated that tho tiro retorts had been cleaned out, and work on the others is .proceeding. A stoppage in the purifier 'connections has been discovered and rectified,' tho seal being reduced thereby. With reference to Mr PragneU's application for a gas service, Mr Hathnway was instructed to ascertain jf any other householders in the neigh'boprhood are prepared to take gas at the same time,' ■: ThoChairmanstated thai ho had mado ennniries with regard to the mains, andhadbcen'recouimended not to use any gas-mains under three inches.:'Or Hornblow moved' that Uhc mains bo completed from Worksop .Eriadto Dixon Street-Carried. Tl was also resolved to recommend that the work bo let by tender. Accounts amounting to £46 Os fid were recommended for payment.. -.■.■■! We beg lo notifythatjhe following lines ot Messrs, Bock & Chemists can be obtained at the WJ.O.A.'s. Fancy GooilsDopartment :-Non Meroiirial plating fluid Is M unsurpassed for cleaning gold, or silver and re-plating brass and copper, Book's Wateaproof Cement, 1 price le, will resist hot or cold water and repair china, glass,'delf, leather etc, etc.sCamphylene Balls', in neat air-tight jars containing 18balls,price Is to keep moths.cut of clothing, alsoapevfootdisinfectant,, ..Herb Extract price Is an infalliaWe pure for toothaobe guaranteed not injurious to the teeth of health; it stops'the'most "adute pain' immediatley, and proves a permanent oure in pearly all oases where tho" teeth are hollow, German oure for corns and warts price Is • this hun6us Remedy will speedily and pain; lossly cure soft or hard corns,- :»lso : wartsbunions and chilblains,-rTheoWairaiapa Fjjrmora Co'-opovaUveJ' Association,!. Etd. Ms,: , ■■■■:■■■ ■',■';;"'; .:;.";■■..■"

Tho recent Conference of School Inspectors has resulted in several changes being made in the mode of examinations Iho ncwregulations which mil come into forco almost lmmediatclv proudofor scicial alterations, oilO'of nlnch istlio increased facilities forclassihcatiou up to the fourth standard '