LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4787, 31 July 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

% riiilndclphia(U,S.A.) which regulatos its pubs oil tho high-liccnso system, has far fewer drunkards than are to be fonml in tho prohibition city of Portland (U.S.A.)

Buy of Plenty Times says that a foo'j ball match between Tnurauga air Thames teams was " only a scramblo i n the mud from start to finish."

A Kentucky woman recently brought a suit against a railroad for killing her horso and her husband. Slio got ISOdol for the horse and 1 cent for her husband. '

The first paragraph in a recent issue of tho Tapauui Courier is as follows "Pleasure beforo business—Owing to pressure of matrimonial affairs, this office will be closed to-day."

A Danish paper places Invcrcargillin South Australia, and Fiib'w Ojnnicn (London) states that the most severe shocks of earthquake felt in Auckland for many years,oceurredat Wellington." ■The PnlmcrstotiNorth Trotting Club's llaecs take place to-morrow, (Wednesday.) '-. -; ; Mas tor ton Borough Council will mcot this evening. A statement of receipts and expenditure of the Loans to Local Bodies, published in the H. 'L Gmeltt, shows that for, the quarters ended 31st March, 1891, and 1893, respectively,' the following amounts were expended on the places nnincd'i—Mount Baker, 1891, £2,379, 1893, £108; Pukctoi East, £10,952, as against £1,815; Mctoi North-east, £259, as against £3,731. A good lady in a New South Wales township does her best to rival Mrs Partington in the manufacture oF weird words. Lately she was asked for a subscription to a local bazaar. She explained that she could not spare any cash, but would give " an Alderman heifer "for a raffle, Wo pcrSnmc she meant Alderncy.

We hear that the late Mi's Richard Collins bequeathe J. in Jicr will investments of tho value of £12,000. Tho incoino of tlicm goes to her old friend, Jfr Nairn, for his lifetime, and aftcrhis death the estate is to be applied to charitable purposes. A pickpocket was arrested the other day in Frankfort. He was ii thoroughly competent pickpocket, for on the way to the station house lie could not resist the temptation to give an exhibition stroke, and relieved the detective of his wiilcli, Tho (Ictoctivo m doubtless busy in keeping a watch on his captive. Ho has; now learned hoiv much more difficult, and important it is to kcop a watch on hiinselr. ' ' •

Relative to the barley caterpillar, the Rev, E. H. Thompson, Government Entomologist in 'iasmaiiin, says an effectual remedy is to plough, a deep ditch around cullivatedliclds, takingcaro that the side towards the field be dug under. Almost every three or four rods a deep hole is made in the ditch, and the grubs being uuablc to mount the overhanging sido of the ditch follow it along till they fall in tho holes, and can be destroyed there. The Mowing was the division on the second reading of the Wairarana Hospital District Pill Ayes, 3d—Buchanan, Buiclt, Cndman, Carnell, Carroll, Duncan, Graham, Hall,Harris,Hogg, Houston, W. Hutchison, J. W. Kelly, W. Kelly, Lang, Mackintosh, Massey, J. McKeime, McLachlan, McNab, Meredith, Mills, Morrison, O'llegan, Pnrata, I'inkcrton, Pirani, G. W. Russell, li. M. Smith, Stevens, Steward, To Ao, Thompson, Willis. Noes, 19—Allen, Bell, Carneross, Crowthcr, Earnshaw, Dutliie, Green, G. Hutchison,- Joyce, Lawry, Miller,Mitchclson,Montgomery, Newman; W. 1!. Russell, G. J. Smith, Stout, Tanner, Wilson,

A Committee of the London County Council has been set up to consider the advisability of establishing municipal pawnshops. The legal fraternity nro very fond of a few quips to relieve the monotony of legal technicalities. In the Bankruntcy Court at . Wellington yesterday morning (says the Evening Prm) a man camo up for examination who had relinquished the liquor trade ami become ainilkman. Learned council opposed his discharge, hinting at intemperance as the cause of failure. "Never heard of people making beasts of themselves with milk," remarked liisHonor,'though with tea there are cases of excess—very dangerous excess.' "D.T." suggested a facetious lawyer. "No, no," said the Judge with a frown; and the consideration of, the subtilities of the law was 'resinned.

Wo (iVcsi) are glad to learn that tho aft'airs of the Pctono Woollen Mill aro assuming a decidedly bright aspect. A busy time is anticipated at the'mill in tho immediate future, and tin's fact will he gratifying to tho public as well as the shareholders. Employment will thus be given to an increased number of lianas, and the general prosperity of the place materially added to.

A shecpfarmer applied to the Free Association this week (says tho Hawkc's Bay Herald) to provide him with n cook, His former cook, it appears, had resigned on account of the numbor of swaggers ho had to cook meals for. That is pretty strong testimony as to the number of men now on the road. At one station in Hawkc's Bay where a record was kept the number of swaggers fed in six months was 000, and 011 another 300 were fed iii three months, The Princess of Wales and 'her daughters will visit the Czar in August, to bo present at the wedding of tho Grand .Duchess Xenia,

At the Cycling Carnival, at London, Mr P. W. Shortland, of the North-road Club, added to his previous successes by' travelling 4GOf miles 11124 hours.' ;

The Sydney Bulletmis ovidently ijuito proud of " Boomerang " Brandy, Oiu July 14th the following ■ paragraph appears " That enterprising- firm, Messrs Joshua Bros, Limited, Melbourne, havo succeeded in establishing for themselves a world-wide reputation for tlieir Australian brandy, the product of Australian grapes. ■ They havo invested 110 less a sum than £BOO,OOO iu this gigantic concern, and during the ycar : 1893 fully 90,000 gallons were disposed of in the English market • It is now a favourite brand with the 1 British public, and has successfully coped with the vigorous competition of..French j exporters.Tho ngeucj, flliieh was established some six months ago, reports favourably of tlio'support which has been ' accorded; since its inception. (The partial failure which has attended tho grapo • crop • during recent years in Franco has materially affected both the! quantity- arid quality ■ distilled in' that country. 1 '" Joshua 'Bros' Brandy has v a beautiful mellow flavour, and is devoid of that unpleasant aftertaste on the palI ato which brandy-drinkers oftou experience."

i t Researches ; m • botan^tend to show that plants haVe' a.,tertm .*;form' 1 of intolligcncc, and aro able at least to oxert voluntary noworas cortam lowly, organised animals] One proof of - this';; is the plants' avoidance of.'obstacles placed artifically in: their -way, byi : licadiug asido,before

A sign at the time. Acook at; a flax mill gave ovidonce, in a recent Court ease, that he fouud tho mill deficient in provisions, and had, therefore,, sent up somo jam and such other necessaries ! Foxton Ilerald, ~

The number of cases of influenza under treatment in Mastcrton. at tho presout tirnb is vory large. Mr E. H. Wood makes auaddition of three heifers, to oalvo in spring, to his advertisement of tho noxt Taratahi stock sale, i; ..

Treasurer Ward's "bow strings" for country settlers came up by this morning's post domauding tho land-Tax for tlio 31stof August next. 1 ' ' Mr F, It, Wood notifies that ho will sell or. lcaso those centrally situated premises in Queen Street, Mastcrton, now in the occupation of tho Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. ■ ■_ i . :j ; Inauother column in this issue, Messrs Wilton & .Graham notify -that on Wednesday, August Ist, thoy will commenco business in Mastcrton as butchers. Thoy hare made arrangements for a supply of prime meat which they will offer to the public for «isli, at prices wluchwill ensure thorn popularity. The D.I.C. has presented ; tho members of tho Wellington College Football Club with now .caps. An entertainment is to bogivon at tho Taucru on Friday evening next, when Captaiu Thomas, the " Whistling Yenitrilopist" will take a prominent part in tho programme, Ho should prove a great addition to tho programmo, Special reductions in kid gloves, tics, sox, and shirt studs, form the subject of a new advertisement 'by Mr J, L. Murray, draper of Mastcrton Tho Works and Fiuauco Committee of the Mastcrton Borough Council met last evening. The Overseer's report was read showing works done during last month, and recoinuioiiding certain street repairs. The report was recommended for adoption. Tho other business transacted was of an unimportant naturo. : During tho' month ended to-day, 36; civil cases wcrotried in tho Magistrate's Court, Mastcrton, of which 9 were withdrawn, 1 noil-suited, and judgment given for pluintiff in 15. In tho eases m which judgment was givenfor pluintiff, 6 wero abovo £o and 4 below.

Tlicro was a largo attendance at the Mastorton Ambulance Society, last night, • when Di*. Butemcnt gave an iniprcsting lecture oil" Artificial Inspiration,"illustrating liisremarks by experiments upon 11 member of the class. After the lecture,' Dr. Butement gavo members practical. instruction in the application of tlio principles of baudaging, etc,, with which lie had dealt in previous lectures. , '.. . . The usual weekly session of the Mas tei'tou Endeavour Lodge, 1 No 203, 1.0. G.T., was held in thd Tompcranco Hnll last evening the C.T. Bro H, J. O'Leary occupying tlio chair. Two members were elected and one proposed for membership. Tho election of olßccrs for the ensuing term resulted as follows C.T., Bro W. lenzi Y.'iV, Bister A. Warner: Sec,BroG, L, Braggius, (reelected) | F.S. Bro 11, J. Symcs; Treas;, Bro H.J. O'Leary i Chap,, Bro C. H. Savage; Mar., Bro Wilton; : Guard, Sister M. J. Collotte; Sent,, Bro E, Sullivan. The instalation ■ takes place on Monday eveniug next. Only four dauuks were b'eforo the Mastorton Court last month- an average of one a week._ This speaks well for the | increased sobriety of tho

It is expected that the financial do bate will last three weeks, says tho N.Z I'imc!,

The Directors of'.the Westport Coal Company have given an order to Mossrs Neillaud Co., of Duuedin, says the Import Times, to provide two sailing vessels to load coal at Westport for San Francisco.,' , !

Major Scully, who lias been for many years in charge of the Hawke's Bay police district, is ill at the .Napier Hospital, and is not expected to recover, . Jutlic estate of Jorgcn I'aasko, .bankrupt, the unsecured debts amount to'£3lß IDs 7d; secured, £244 14s the nssets are sot down at £IOO lis lOd. Tenders closo at noon on Friday next, for ..excavating and re-filliug. about thirteen chains of pipo track, for the Maslertou Corporation Gas Works, The first meeting of creditors in the estate of Jorgcn I'aaskc, miller of Carterton, bankrupt, will be held at the Carterton Courthouse on Friday morning licit, at 10.30.

To-morrow (August Ist) is, a legal holiday, being Arbor Day,

For tho month of July, the following cases were dealt with under the criminal jurisdiction of the S.M. Court, Masterton:—j, drunks j and -1 larcenies—of which 2 were summarily dealt with, 1 committed for trial, aud 1 discharged! Two lunatics were committed to the asylum, Mr James E. Cockburn, an old arid much respected settler ottlie Kangitiker district died on Sunday at Porewa. Mr Cockbnru arrived in New Zealand ii* 1852, and for a time resided at Karori near Wellington, With the gold discoveries in Australia, however, he and his brother went to tho Bendigo diggings, He returned after a while to New Zealand, and tookupliis residence temporarily at Napier, and afterwards went toliangitikci, where lie lived for thirty-five years. Mr Cbekburu, says the Advmte, was a brother of the late John Cockljurn, of Waitohi, whom lie follows to tho Unseen after an interval of only about three weeks. His illness, which assumed the form of bronchitis, only lasted about fight days, and lie mis so much better on Saturday that he was enabled to sit up, but rapidly got worso and expired on Sunday at midday. The deefnsed lias several relatives in this district, aud was a brother of Mr 11, Cockburn of Mastcrton, aud uncle to Mr Alex Mutrio.

Messrs L. J, Hooper and Co. liavo puroLftaed at onorraous discounts, a large por- : tion oi Messrs Edwards, lieonett and Co.'s wholesale stock from Christchurch, and will offer the purchase with the balance of their winter goods on Saturday, July 28ih, Every article in the £oq MaroM will bo marked down, and our readers may oxpeotsomo Great Bargains.-Advt.

We beg to notify that tho following lines of Messrs Book & Co,, Manufacturing Chemists can be obtained at tho W.F.C.A.'s Fancy GoodsDepartmentNon Mercurial plating fluid hOd .unsurpassed for cleaning gold or silver and i re-plating .brass and copper, Book's Wnteaproof. Cement, price Is, will resist hot or cold water and repair chimi, glass, dclf, leather etc., etc. Carophylono Balls, in neat air-tight jars containing 18 balls, price : Is to keep moths out of clothing, also a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract price Is an iofalliab'e oure for toothache guaranteed not Injurious to the teeth of health; it stops tho most aouto pain imineMey, ana proves a permanent ouro'in nearly all cases where the teeth aro hollow, German euro for corns and warts price Is • thie famous Remedy will speedjly and pain; lessly cure soft or hard corns, also wartsbunions 'and chilblßips,—Tho Wairarapa Fannore Co-operativeJ Association, Ltd. AIVT,

"It's an ill wind that blows nobody good is an old sayiDg but none the less true Whilst 1 the great depression' existing in Sydney at tho present time,• has' caused a deplorable amount of misery yet the peopl of Wellingtorfand the surrounding districts will reap,a gigautio benefit, During his visit to Sydney recently, Mr James Smith purchased at absurdly low prices a" large stook which is now being sold at the Wholesalo Family Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. ,; - With a view to making this sale the 'event of the year, two special. buyers were despatchedfromTe Aro House to Christohurch one to attend the great sale of Edwards, Bennett and Cpjs.wholpsaleßtook, and the other to/pick out bargains from the manufacturers ofi'tbe well-known Kaijpoi Woollen Co. . Both these "gentleriiefi nave returned after a'most successful 'trip'/and the total results of their efforts is to bo seen in the astonishing bargains now being sold at the Wholesale Family Warehoufe, JVto Poaeo, Wellington,—Asvx l ' "\ '

Messrs D. Guild, and T. E. Chamber-1 lain aro now canvassing Mastcrton for i tho Mastcrton A and F. Association's noxt show. Their efEorts have been Yery j successful so far, amongst thp; leading contributors being "Messrs liowes ana lorns, ■ £lO 10s; Murray, Roberts and Co;, £5 6s j W.F.C.A., £5 6s; Josoph Mandol, £3 3s; 0; E, Danicll,'£3. Messrs A. Walker and- J. Eayner are canvassing Mastcrton for tho W; and East Coast Society. '