LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4785, 28 July 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notice of intention to strike rates in the Masterton lioad District is given.

A meeting of members of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society will be held this afternoon.

Tho now vestry of St Matthew's; Mastcrton, wits elected hist night as foll6ws:-Mcssrs C. F. Gawith, Dr Beard, RT. Holmes, W. H. Beetham, IW. G. Beard, D.lt; Robinson, J. l'nyton, H. Milliugton, H, P. Temple and W. L. Fordo.

Another stump extractor has just been patented, known as the" Eccentric." Its inventors are Messrs D. E. Smith and J. Piilmer, of Mastcrton.

The annual meeting of members of the Groytown Working Men's Club takes place this evening, The Wcslcyun Conference at London rejected a proposal for the creation of an order of Bishops in the Church. The old directors of the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Company have declined to adopt the compromise proposed by Baron Schrocder to avert the action against them. At the meeting of St, Matthew's Church Parishioners last night, it was stated that there is a possibility of the Rev. A, C. Yorke, of Napier, being willing to come to Mastcrton. Mr J. Ronall informs us that nt the next race meeting of the Taralalii-Car-lerton llacing Club, he will give a twenty-five guinea Derby, to be run by tho three-year-old progeny of his horse Lord Maiidorillc. Mr Lee, late master of the Pahialua school, has, we understand, been appointed to the Martinborougli school. Notice is given by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agcucy Company, that their Mastcrton office will he closed after the 31st inst. A travelling agent, however, will' remain in the district, and visit periodically the various centres. Communications addressed to him at Masterton, or to the manager at Wellington, will be promptly attended to. Mr J. C. Cooper, Wellington agent for the N.S.W. Pastoralists' Union, advertises for shearers for Sydney. Free passage and £1 per 100 paid for hamL shorn sheep, ami 17s for machine-shorn,

Owing to failing health, Mr James Wallace, the Secretary and General Manager of flic Wellington-Mnnawatu Railway Company, has been compelled to apply to the Directors to be relieved of the duties of his office.

Tho natives from whom the Pahialua Block was purchased are again petitioning for the balance due to them, in favor of the payment of which Committees have so often reported. An international gang of forgers • presented forged circular notes on Coittts' Bank simultaneously at Paris, Barcelona,. JJologna, and Frankfort. The lender has siueo been arrested. Mr H. Knight, who recently relumed to Pahiatua after proceeding as far as Monte Video on his way to Paraguay, had serious thoughts of proceeding against the New Australia Co-operative Settlement Association, owing to the mappr in which misrepresentations had been made io bin) with reference to the settlement and other matters connected with tho scheme. While in Sydney on his return trip, ho was advised to proceed against tho Association, but contented himself with leaving'a friend in that city to do !|js best Jo get some satisfaction from tlui promoters. Hp has now received a letter from bis agent, stating that he had called upon the Associate, but that lichadnot bepu able to obtain any answer from them, He was informed that the Board had been located at tho Settlement and that all communications had to be dealt with there, and that, therefore, nothing-could he done in Sydney. The writer considered that this was simply "bluff." Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co,, have received the following wool cable message from their London house, Messrs Sanderson, Murray and Co, under date 25th July j—" Compared with closing rates of last London sales tho market shows no material change. For merinos the market has advanced a shade, but is very irregular. Well-bred crossbred fine has advanced 7j-to 10 per cent. Crossbred medium shows no change, and for crossbred coarse the market has declined 5 per cent; 78,000 bales arc held over." The return of railway receipts ami expenditurp fpj ffi(!'fdjlf weeks ending 23rd Juiie sjiflw? jhajt onl)|'Wplljn : gJon section the receipts amounted f 0 Mwo 17s Bd, as against £5763 Is U for (lie corresponding period of last year. The number of passengers carried was 27,444, .as against 31,036. The fares amounted to £181)2 Is 2d, as against £220017s fid. Tho freight of goods fell fropi $1.32 ].os lOd to £246717s Bd. Tho K,Z. Post Qfficp gsyjijgs Jkuk returns for the June quarter siiou' (ho deposits to havo been 53,831, represent, ing £563,159 3s od, as against 53,070, representing £699,188 10s, in tho corresponding quarter last year, Tile Withdrawals numbered 36,717, representing $I|8,&4&101 against 32,482, rei)ro-

T|/c Manawalji Eefald announce,? fhe death, at JWpm, on Monday, of Iho Rev, ■Abraham Honore", om pf tip ojdest missionaries in the noloiiy, Jfr Hoiiopd. was a descendant of an ariclent Huguc not family winch settled in Denmark over a century ago. Mr Honore was bom in Fredcricia, Jutland, in 1821.1 in hi) camo out to New Zealand as | a lay wlouHvy, nndcr direction of the Socky at pnsf flipm sla'tibh Hpcujne W Raiifflfjkej 11M aiM • bft lidiMmWiFP tliePrfflbytfli'lflu Clllirrh pf: Olago granted him ordination, Thp dPPPIIPPt) was universally respected oud beloved as an earnest Christian' worker. Ho leaves a. widow, three' grown up sons and ono married daughter. He succumbed to an attack of bonchitis at the affo of 73.

Therfe aro 202 tdlegraplimcssngo'boys} cmpjbycd in the colony, at* from £26 to £36 a year each." :.;W;''j.

I ■ Nino petitions infayottrof.'raising tho ago of cimsciit to 16 ycars:'havo been referred to the Government for favouraWo.c'onsidoratioiii'! "' : . ■ ThoMastortonToluntcer Firo Brigade have unanimously elected Mr John i fucker an honorary member. Captain Edwin's predicted frost camo last night, and proved about tho sharpest experienced in Mastcrton this winter. -

Tho petition of Captain Jackson Barry for compensation for services rendered to tho Colony hs an immigration agent and as a prospector in the King Country, has been referred-to-the Government for consideration, ;

Tho Premier says ho will try to have some modification of the rulo requiring policemen off duty to attend a firo at night. ' '";

Sir lloberl. Stout declares that under tho present regime the Civil servants | liavo not souls they can call their own;.

The many friends of Mr H. E. Eton, whose condition for some days has been critical, will bo glad to hear that ho is rather Letter to-dny. . :" •

The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill has passed through committee in the Legislative Council. . Tho Msons Importation and Carriage Bill hns been passed by the Council. The debate on tho second reading of the Land for Settlement Bill was continued in the House of Representatives, and was further adjourned at 2 a.m. A. mcccting of tho Goneral Committee of the 'Wellington Agricultural and I'astoral Association was held ycntcrdiiy for tho purpose of filling vacancies in tho Executive Committco, and considering the financial position mid general eon. ditionof the Association. Mr W, E Bectham (president) occupied the chair. There was a full meeting, only llireo members being absent. Tho election of officers resulted as follows :-Mr E. W Mills (vicc-presieleutj, in lieu of Mr W. G. Foster, resigned; Mr Milliard (treasurer], re-elected. Mr A. Crawford and MrLmgard were elected members of tho Executive Committee.

It was pointed out with truth by the Deputy Oificiobl«jignce,.at a.meeting ef creditors this morning, that a debtor who was head over cars in debt and bad not a penny to pay with, stood a much better chance of obtaining his discharge than did the man who was able to pay a small dividend. This was not just, mid was caused by the nogligcnco of creditors, who in the one case did not trouble to malrc any opposition because there was nothing to be got out of the estate, and in the other opposed the bankrupt's discharge, in order to get as much out of him as they could. The Bank roturns forlhcquarlcr ending 30th June arc gazetted. The total liabilities amount to £15,151,591 Ids lid and the assets to £17,531,002 3s lOd. Tho figures for the Bank of New Zenlaud arc as follows:—Liabilities—Notes in circulation, £-169,85212s <ld j bills in circulation £17,7012s 2d j balances due to other banks, £4941 Gs lid; Government deposits, £398,852 ls8d; other deposits—not bearing interest, £1,917,Mi--1s 5d j bearing .interest £2,855,198 19s lOd ; total average liabilities, £0,693,«!)0 4s 4d. Assets—3oiii, £505,400 os Gd; bullion, £41,490 lis !)d | notes and bills of other banks, £24,931 10s lid; balances due from other banks £IO2O Is 3d; landed property, £101,580 15s 2d i notes and bills discounted, £075,924 ll»7d ; gooddebts, £3,375,983 Is 7d; other securities, £2,033,1019s lid total average assets, £0,849,498 7s Bd. In the N. Z. TVimi Political Notes "11.A.L." referring to the debate on the Land for Settlement Bill, says:—" Mr Buchanan comes next with a critical analysis of the Cheviot estate. He has beoutlioro; spent four days on it, sir. " Very charmed at first, The scenery ''s beautiful." Tho grim Wairarapa eye twinkled as the Wairarapa voice asked the House to regard him as given to fine prospects. But the scenery was all that eye, which searched very diligently, could sec. Disappointed, sir, miserably disappointed, sir. That is the upshot of the four days' campaigning, Wairarapa goes through tho details, passes emphatic condemnation at present rentals, and declares the Cheviot business no guarantee for tho success of the Bill."

A rather peculiar accident is reported to have occurred in the press gallery of (he Legislative Council on Friday afternoon. One of tl|o scribes in moving Ids nolc-book pushed an ink-well over the edge on to the floor of tho Chamber be: low. It narrowly missed hitting the Hon. Mr McCullough on tho head, and as it was that gentleman ami the Hon. Mr Stewart, who was sitting next him, had their clothing bespattered with ink. The accident might have been attended with more serious consequences, and in order to guard against anything of the kind in future apicccofboard will probably be placed along the edgo of the gallery, which at present is quite without protection,

The usual meeting of tlio Mastcrton Mutual Improvement Society nils held lust pvpning, the Hev.J. Dukes presiding. Short papers were rend by Messrs Hive mid Easthopo, on the life of Chas, Dickens, together with extract! from his works, Discussion followed, and a pleasant evening was spent. The subject is to be taken up again at the Society's meeting on August 10th. Men are being dismissed in considerable _ numbers, ye hear,' (jays tlio Evening fms) front the "cooperative works near Huntcrrillc. The view "they take of J,hc thing is this: "Wo are not wanted now (ill the next election."

If it is miulp illegal, as supposed, for commercial travellers to fako .orders that como within the sphere of retail trade, how, we should like to know, is the law going to be enforced, The wholo community will presently have to be divided into two (.'lasses, Dip Inspectors and the inspected—Press,

lherc was a difficulty in obtaining a' ; quorum at a meeting of creditors this ■ morning, and the only creditor who was ! present said to the debtor that "hiscase ! was'so bad that iio creditors would eomc ! to see him," and proceeded to utter some ' sage philosophy on the effect poverty 1 has on olio's jWom/s, I Messrs L. J, Hooper and Co. have pur* chased at enormous discounts, a large portion o! Messrs Edwards, EonneU and Co.'s i wholesale stock from Ohristchuroh, and will 1 offer the purohase with the balanco of their i winter goods on Saturday, July 28! h. Kvery article in the Bon llarohe will be marked down, and our renders may expect some ; Great Bargains.-Advt, [ \Ve beg to notify that the following lines of "Messrs Book &' Co,, Manufacturing Wteinbiat the W.IJ.C.A.'s Fancy GoodsDoparfment; —ilonf JlpfouKal 1 plating fluid Is Bd unsurpassed foroWin'g 1 gold or silver and re-plating brass and copper, Bock's/VMeaproof Cement, price > Is, will resist hot or cold wafer and repair . china, glass, delf, leather etc, etc, Camphylene Bails, in neat air-tight jars containing 18 balls, price Is to keep moths out of clotping, also a per/eot disinfectant.' Herb ' i EiJ'r'apf pneo Is an iWaUiable cure for toothaoboguafanM not ißjurjjjufl'fo'tho'tee'tb 1 of health; it stops the moßt aonte pain lmmediatloy, and prove! a permanent ouro in i nearly all oases where the teeth are hollow, ■ German cure for corns and warts prico Is- ' this tamous Remedy will speedily anil pain; lessly cure soft or hard corns, also warts- ' bunions and chilblains,—The Wairarapa ■ Fsfr/nofs 'Cfr-opcptivo • Association, Ltd. I A>rrV' •"■ pt :.■ - :-, , ; , . "It's an i|l wind thaf blows nobody good ,( |s an o)d saying but qonp tljo less 'trim ' Whilst t!io'great depression existing iji ( Sydney at the present time has caused a I deplorable amount of misery yet tho peopl of Welllngtoutand the surrounding districts t will reap a gigantic benefit. During his ( visit toßydnoy recently, Mr" James. Smith purchased at absurdly low prices a, large stock which' is now being sold at the Whoiosa'ti Family Warehouse, To Are Hoifc,-WgUM. ' : . ' ( With a tow Making this sale tho event ■. QttJieytftY, two'specpl Jbiryew- were"de'st " li&t^edlWiTe'Arbj-Hons'i trftMtbh'drch '■ ■ one tflftttond the great' sale of ppM ■. Bennett and Go's wholesale stoclf, and {he f Othpr to pipkguf bargains frpm the manu- t fftoturors of the velfbDpwn Katapoi Wool, i" lenCo. Both these "gentlemen,have re- > turned after a most Successful trip, and the £ totahesultß of their efforts' ij to be seen in c the astonishing bargains now being sold at '« the Wholesale Family WareboMe, !Te Ajo '« House, Wellington,-Abvx , t

Lieutenant-Colonel Ncwall and Major Donald are making enquiries into tlio terms of tho lcaso of tho Mastortbh Drill Hall. •. : -'A ':

During the year 1892 no fewer tlian 8210 persons woro successfully vacinated in tins Colony, tho proportion, to the births being4s.oo6. "' : ':'•.'"■ '■-:■ v - ' MrC.E. Button,M.H.il.,ono'Of tlie Auckland members, will preach in the Mastcrton Wcsleyan Church to-morrow crcning,

Holders of fishing licenses in Master; 1 ton aro petitioning tlio Acclimatisation Society, with a viow to having flic fishing season hero opened'on tlTo-lsfcf.'of September, instead of the 15th, „., „..'.

Dr Hosking lias lost or left at some patient's house a small case containing 12 medicine tubes and. a syringe for hyperdcrmie use. Finder will oblige by immediately returning it.,, , 3 An unusually large number ofvisitors wcro in Mastcrton to-day. Wo arc glad to learn that the llov E, Wood, who was suddenly prostrated in Wellington by la grippe, attcrprcaclmig at St John's Church, on Sunday lust, is back in Mastcrton, considerably recovered, although he will be too unwell to rcsumo his duties at once, i ;.>

The meeting of creditors hi tlio estate of Mr P. Kastic, which was to have been held this morning lapsed for want of a quorum. '•. .:";; .'■ Mr ; W. Hutchison, M.H.]{./js'in Mastcrton, and will conduct tlio services in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow, both niortiing and ovenin'g, owing.'to tlio indisposition of the licv Itobcrt Wood.

A very successful and well attended 'private Hall, was held nt tho'Mastorton Drill Hall last night, several visitors from the Lower Valley being present: i Jorgcn Paaskc,. miller, of Carterton,' has filed a declaration of insolvency.

The subject of Mr Button's address at the- Masterton Wesloyan. Clmrch,tomorrow- ovening'will'bo: "Tho Duty of recognising God's Hand in our National History," The danger arising from tho careless use of firearms (says thcN.-Z.' Tima) was strikingly exemplified yesterday afternoon on tho premises occupied by Messrs Wilkins and Field in Maimers Street. An assistant named Masters was on the first floor showing a young lady a gun which had been on the premises some time,, having been loft thereby a person from the country, Wishing to explain its action he cocked it and pulled the trigger, tho result being that an explosion ensued, and a window fronting on to Manners-street was broken. Luckily no one was injured. ■