LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4779, 21 July 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Avery largo' San Fraucisco mail reaehedMasterton last night.

Notice of the annual meeting of Parishioners of St. Matthew's, Masterton, is given.

■Special services to welcome Captain Hughes,vwill be held at the Masterton Salvation Army Barracks to-morrow. The liov liobert Wood will preach at St John's Church, Wellington, tomorrow. Tho pulpit at tho Masterton Presbyterian Church will probably bo occupied by a Wellington preacher. Mr Wood will return from Wellington on Tuesday. Itis stated that Mr Ferdinand Hothschild -will shortly marry the eldest daughter of the Eight Hon, A. W. Peel, Speaker of the House of Commons.. ' The Italian residents in Lyons whose houses wcro wrecked and burned by the mob after tho President's murder, claim two million francs (£80,C30) as compensation. kI James' Gazette says the practice of eating arsenic in order to improve the complexion prevails to a large extent among Australian women, whoso health is wrecked by the ravages of tho poison. It points to Sydney ladies in proof of I the assertion.

The Victorian Government Analyst lias found traces of arsenic iu the exhumed body of tho husband of Mrs Needle, the accused in the Junckcrcnso. Sufficient arsenic has also been found in the bodies of Mrs Needle's children to have caused death.

Three men, charged in Sydney with a breach of tho Printing Act in connection ■with tho publication of a pamphlet labelled "Handbook of Anarchy," wcro brought up at tho police court. Andrews, the alleged author, was fined £2O, and liobinson and Wolfo each £5 or an alternative of three months. The accused iu all the cases decided to go to prison,

Another sensational discovery has been made at Kumalpi, Brophy and party, at a depth of -10 feet, have struck a reef of nearly pure gold, exceeding those in the Bayloy's Ilcward and Louderry mines in richness,

_ In the discussion on the Divorce Bill in the Legislative Council the Hon Mr Bolt remarked that it would, as a rule, be truer to say that the woman married the man than that a man married the womau, Another ungalhmt Councillor interjected; "They're mostly glad to get anyone to marry them."

An Australian newspaper man recently spoke of "tho lifeless corpse of a dead man."

During, tho hearing of a trespass case at tho Palmei'ston Magistrate's Court yesterday, tho defendant created an evidently deep impression on the Bench by the assurance that it was" a case of life and death" that compelled him to 'Dass through the property. It transpired a few minutes afterwards that a suffering cow required his immediate attention, —standard,

A young artisans of Prussian Silesia was returning, with his bride, to his home from the Registrar's office, where tho civil contract of marriage had been, carried out, when an officer of justice suddenly took possession of the lady. Tho reason was that while the wedding was being solemnised she had removed a watch from the possession of one of the witnesses to the marriage contract. There is some prospect of the building trade being very brisk in Masterton before long. Messrs Pcnty and Forde, Architects and Civil Engineers, of Masterton aud Wellington, havo been engaged for some time past iu preparing designs and details for a lirst-dass residence to be built at Lausdowne, for Messrs It. and J. F. Mauuscll. Tho building, which for size and architectural appearance, will be far ahead of anything erected in the district, is to be complete in every respect. It will have an improved drainage sehemo i plant for high pressure water supply; and is to be lighted throughout, with the electric light, We wish Messrs Maunsell every success in their building, and hope that other residents will followtheir example.

Some excitement, and no inconsiderable amount of amusement was caused on the Auckland wharf the other morning suys the timid, at the sight of a well-dressed man coolly handing his coat to a woman, aud walkmg.into the water, The parties' were evidently not on the best of terms, the woman averring that she would follow the oilier wherever lie went, Tliis apparently was not to his liking, so stepping over the side of the wharf ho cither in desperation or with grim humour, bndo his compauion follow him there if she liked, He was an excellent swimmer, aud swam about until he was picked up and taken ashore in a waterman's boat. Here he made another attempt to get into tho, walor, but was overcome and taken to the police station, whoro ho was charged with drunkenness, He gavo his name lis Llewellyn Williams. The Sydney Morning Herald of June 30th saysA renewal of tho traffic from New 'Zealand is noted by the steamer Wakatipu yesterday. Tho list of those on board comprised fortyin the saloon and 125 in the steerage. ■ What this unusually large number in the second class means is, that poor as the times arc in Sydney, there is nothing at all doing to induce men to remain in New Zealand. "What with her socalled reform Parliaments, the protected local industries, and the old-woman lone of the people right tlirougli, from the North Cape to tho Bluff,' said a Wakatipji passenger, "Now Zealand is as dull as it was after the withdrawal of the troops thirty years ago," Tho. people that arrived by the Wakatipu are for the most part „of the - artisan class. Several, as far as could be ascertained, came over here on a sort of prospective trip, leaving their families beliind. A number havo beep rosldpnts 0 { jf es . Zealand for years. , ' A correspondent from Johannesborg writes to a contemporary, the Buller Miner, as follows i—"Had one short job at blacksmitliing. Wages vary from £5 to £6 per. week; carpenters at the mines the same; Living costs from £5 to £slos per month, ooi)ipai|los find all the accommodation for the men, so a fellow need not carry a tent with him uu- , less going on. his own hook. It is a , wonderful place this, considering the timo it has been started—J suppose not more than seven or eight years, There - are railways, street trams (horse), tele- ; phono exchange, electric light, gas, unci lots if other good things, too numerous , ito mention. The population comprises chiefly Jews, Cousin Jacks, and Kaffirs. ' There are a few Boers,naturally enough, 1 wlion you consider the country belongs [ to them But a ncw-comer would be i impressed, with the idea that the place i belonged to Cornwall, or tho sons of Israel." . •

' t According to a Christchurch paper it is expected that shortly an extensive system of sliecp stealing may be brouglit to light.' In connection with the strange conduct of the shepherd .Gill,'; who to before the CourtatAmbcrley last month another enclosure obtaining sheep ;and evidently made in a secluded spot for somo nefarious purpose hasbccn discovered 011 one of the Amuri stations, A small paddock has been fenced in 'and was complete with a gate attached. A wag was also foundaiid Hie conclusions cafijo to have given rise to:'a g o od j cil j flf whijjli will ti}' considered atim early mqeting of tlio Slieepowtols l'rotectipaAsjsoi'iafiou, : .'■

Thevaluo of tho real ostate bolongiug to tho jPrimitive, Methodist connexion has now risen In many places efforts hayo recently, been made to pay off the: debts on tho cliureli buildings and schools.: ? °i A specialist"m nervous diicas.es says that, women ; should sleep nine hours at night aud otiio hour in tho daytimo. A boy's eonseienco is that part of him wliioli prompts Mm to cat all tho sweets to keep them from making his little brother ill. N ,

A London scientific paper, devoted 'to tho interests of simplicity inliving issued itsplacard.reccntly,■with its.piece dr m'stmc:— 1 "■ Are clothes healthy P Should men continue to wear them? IA pickpocket is reported to havo relieved a lady of her purse, which contained- £B, at tho Wellington Poultry Show ou Thursday night. ' Pour hearts that wished to beat as two went to get united by a registrar up north. Judge their horror to find that tho grippo had claimed soid 'registrar, and the important ceremonies had to be deferred, On leaving the Post Office one of the would-bo grooms muttered, "'Well,: this is a sncozcr, anyhow." • ' : '

A policeman of Hassarc, N. J., made a bold leap to catch a departing ferryboat, but tho distance proved to bo about two inches too much for him. Hcstriickhis breast against the edge of the boat, and dropped into tho river. He was saved ■by ft'man'whom lie had persistently prosecuted, and whom ho had arrested a dozen times, 1 Slmrc,' said tho shivering policeman, as ho hugged and kissed his rescuer, ' Oi got me cliist aboord, but mo trunk dropped into the wather.' Thcro is a man m tho United States who has patented a useful machino for disposing of criminals, aud who is going to submit it to the British Government if lie cannot got is taken up in his own country. Instead of a black cap a tin helmet is fastened over tho doomed person's head, and this helmet is pumped full of coal gas, Cheapness, efficiency, and despatch are, in tho words of tho low minded inventor, the main characteristics of tho fruits of his misdirected ingenuity,

Mr Wraggc, of Queensland, reports that the present severe weather experienced iu Australia will improve before the expiration of five days, but very heavy weather threatens New Zealand from Wellington southwards. Messrs F, G. Moore aud W.H. Jackson will conduct the serices at St. Matthew's church to-morrow.

A notice to the owner o£ a black and tan collie dog, found straying at 'Mauriccvillo appears elsewhere. The Postmaster-General has informed Mr Hogg that a postal delivery will bo started at Paliiatua on Ist of "August. Mr F. H, Wood adds 50 wethers to tho entries forhis'next Taratahi Stock Sale, to be held on Tuesday next;

The latest victim to the prevailing influenza epidemic is the Mastorton bailiff,

Mr J, Maudel Ims presented a hand* some gold medal to the Masterton Foot ball Club to be awarded to tho best all round player during the 1891 season. Messrs Pownall, Whatman, and tho Boy Father MoKeuna are to be judges. Tho medal lias been made by Mr A. Hendersou and is oil view at lus shop. • A man in New Jersey was rescued from drowning by another, who, in the of saving hiui, tore his coat collar, Next day the rescued one sued his preserver for assault and battery.

Another eating-house lias been opened in Queen Street.

Tho weather still continues showery and unsettled in ill parts of this district

The Masterton portion of tho'Frisco mail, which arrived hero last night, included no less than fivo bags of patent medicine pamphlets.

Messrs Lowes and lornsadd 100 hoggets and 50 fat sheep to their Mastorton stock sale for Weduesday next, 25th July.

Prince Bismarck is tho possessor of 482 crosses and decorations, It would require a breast 21ft in width to wear them all at once.

The Czar of liussia, so the story runs has amongst his household an, undbrstudy singularly like himself in appearante, who shows himself at the windows of railway carriages and the like, when his Imperial Majesty does' not wish to disturb himself

An ordinary meeting of the Court Loyal Enterprise, A.0.F., Mastcrtonj was hold last evening, llro. J. Yates ; presiding, Tho usual routine business was transacted, and one new member i was proposed.

Tho now Standing Orders, have been adopted by the Houso of lieprcsentilives and will bo brought into force on Tuesday. The debate on the second reading of the Laud for Settlements Bill was commenced lastnight, but was adjourned and is to be reiumed on Tuesday night! . In the Legislative Council yesterday the Married Women's Property Bill was passed and the Indictable Offences Summary Jurisdiction Bill and Criminal Code Act Amendment Bill passed throuugh committee, while the Auctioneers Act Amendment Bill and Offensive Publications Bill were read a second timo. '

The Mastorton Mutual Improvement Society held their usual weekly meeting last evening, there being a fair attendance. Mr W, M. Eastnopo occupied tlie_ chair, and also read the Journal, which was up to the usual order of merit. Discussion followed, and was taken part in by several members. "An evening with Dickens" will be spent at next Friday's meeting of the Society, ' At Mossel Bay, Cane Colony, says an exchange, a young laay named Picnaar recently went to visit her brother a fanner, and by way of a practical joke dressed herself in a man's clothes thinking to frighten him. In the dusk she advanced upon him with out. stretched arms, and as tho figure ho dimly saw gave no answer to his challenge, liera i sedhis gun and fired. His sister fell shot through the arm, and has since been under medical treatment—for a wound which might easily bavc been fatal.

The greater part of Hie desert of Sn. liara is, it has been ascertained, from 6000 to 8000 feet above the level of the ocean, The desert is not rainless, but showers cover it with grass, for, a few W_epk,s every year, large flocks ai)d herds being maintained upon its borders, and the oases arc depressions in which wpter can be collected and stored. It was at one time believed that the wholo of, the desert was below tho sea level," instead of only a comparativly small part of it.

! The Coroner's enquiry into the causes 1 of tlio outbreaks of lire at the Temperanco Hotel (lato Branch), Lambton quay, Wellington 011 Sunday last, hs continued beforo Mr J. Aslicroft (Coroner) yesterday afternoon. The jury, after about ton minutes' retirement, brought in a verdict of wilful incendiarism against somo person or persons unimiiwn, ' The following excellent programme has been prepared for the next Sixpenny Concert in the Wesloyan' Schoolroom next Tuesday:—Overture," Le Collier d'or,"Ma.stcrton Orchestra ; song'' Resignation," Mr P. G.Moore; recitation, ".The Hour of Death," Miss Gwendoline Powell; duet, "Ou the Field of Glory," Messrs L, j. Fqrde ; and'.F. Gover; song, " The Mighty Deep,"Mr C, Giridcrs; piano solo, Miss: Pearson; sonjj, "Kathleen,"Mr T. H. Thompson; riohn solo, Master A., Elkins; song, " Cliarity," Miss Cran •, recitation, "Boys Bights,"'Master:B. Donald; duct, "Tho King of Spain," 'Messrs Astall and Ualpli; song/Tho Story of tho Steeple, Mr. J. F, Lily; humor? ous address, licv. J. Dukes; song, "The Last Muster," Mr D. ]{, Bobins'oii; quartette, "Mendelsohn's Songs without Words, No 4 and No 28," Members of the Masterton Orchestra; song, " The loung Brigade,"' Mr-G, H. Astall; clarionet' ,Candy; j song, "iho Minor's Dream of Home, Mr li, ft c, iLangtou,

Thus tlio N;Z. Ttmcj:—"; Tho police sergeant at Masterton. having > been attacked in tho House yesterday Mr Hogg took occasion to defend him as one of tho most efficient mon mthe. service and a man that stood high in tho opinion of tho respectable portiou of tlxo community" ■ A number of youths havo been amusing themselves of late on Sundays, by visiting Mr C, Hughes' slaughter yards and paddocks, and destroying nroporty in a very mton manner. Not contented with this , thoy havo also stoned tho, pigs, and ono animal was found sovcroly. wounded in the head, and had to bo killed. Mr Hughes lias discovered several of the offenders, and they will appear beforo the B.M. on Friday nost. Upon sunflower culture a report is published by tho Adelaide Obaeroer, in which it is stated that "Probably tho largest area ever put under this plant in South Australia was that by tnc late Mr John Martin of Hilton, wjiero ho had about four acres, and tho ( yield • of seed from this was very large. Tho seeds are worth 8s per bushel for tho oil, which is quite as good for all purposes as that of the olive, and whon fresh not to be distinguished from olivo oil. It is used in the roaufaeturo of tho best Castile soap, by painters, machinists, manufacturers of cloth, and many others, When in flower bees get much honoy from tho sunflower: tho foliage is good fodder, and the seeds as'well as tho cake, after the oil is pressed out; mako excellent food for fowls- and all other sorts of livo stock. Cows .givo moromilk when-.fed upon the cake, and all animals put on a sleok healthy ap- : pearaiico either upou seeds orciko," l;

Always on the look out for bargains.;,par Mr Hooper struck oil last week. Just read a few a! our purchases nnd note our ioten» lions :—IG pieoes flannelette bought for 3|d we shall sell at BJd, 'ls pieces 'ditto bought for 4Jd we BbaU soil at 4Jd, 100 psirs white blankets' bought for 7s 94 we shall sell at 7s lid, 20 pieoes white flannels bought for (fjd we shall retail at CJd pcr yard, 1750 ;aida dress stuff bought at 4s 3d yard we shall part viith them at 4s 6d yard, a clearing line of ladies ulsters and mantles nearly given away we shall quit them on the samo terms, 67 men's colonial tweed suits bought for 21s we shall sell at 22a Cd, .8l men's macintosh coats bought ; at 21s, anyone can have them for 22s 6d each, Also a lot of hosiery, men's hats, and several other lines, bought at half their value/ we shall quit them at the same rates, L. j, Hooper & Co,, Bon Marche.

We beg to notify that tho following lines of Messrs JQock & Co., Manufacturing Chemists can lie obtained at the W.F.O.A.'s L'tincy GoodsDepartment:-Non Merourial plating fluid Is 6d unsurpassed for deaning gold or silver and re-plating brass and copper, Book's Wiiteaproof Ooment, price Is, wdi resist hot or cold water and repair china, glass, delf, leathor eto., etc. Camphylene Balls, in neat air-tight jars containing 18 balls, price Is to keep moths out of olothiuf;, also a perfect-disinfectant. Herb Extract price Is an iufalliable oure for toothache guaranteed not injurious to the teeth of health; it stops the most aouto pain immodiatley, and proves a permanent oure in nearly all cases where tho teeth are hollow, German cure for corns and warts price Is - this iamous Bcmedy will speedily and pain; lessly euro soft or hard coins, 1 also wartsbunions and chilblains,—The 1 Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative Association, Ltd. Anvr.

I'lt's nn ill wind that blows nobody good is an old saying but none the less true Whilst the' great depression existing in Sydney at the present timo has caused a deplorable amount of misery yet the peopl of Wellington and tho surrounding dislriots will reap a gigantic benefit, During his visit toSydnoy recently! Mr James Smith purchased at absurdly low prices n large stock which is now being sold at;tho Wholesale Family Warehouse, Te : Aro House, Wellington. ' 1 With a viow to making tbis'salo tho ovent of the year, two special buyers wore daspatched from To Aro House to Ohristohuroh one to attend the great sale of Edwards, Bennett and Co's wholesale stock, and the other to pick out bargains from the manufacturers of , the well-known Kaiapoi Woollen Co. Both these gentlemen havo returned alter a most successful trip, and tho total results of their ofTorta is to be seen in the astonishing bargains now being sold at tho Wholesale Family Warehouse, To: Aro i House, Wellington,