LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4789, 2 August 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Wraggc reports that a storm current is approaching New Zealand from the South' part of the Indian Ocean.

Mr &. H. Emerson, Speaker of tho Newfoundland Houso of Assembly, has been unseated on a charge of bribery at the elections. ,

The Miowora, which is now on an excursion trip in North Europe, ran aground at Askervold, on the coast of Norway, and the passengers had to bo hyidcd on :an uninhabited island.

Mnstcrton Masonic Ball takes placo at the Drill Hall this evening. The 1?. W. Bro H. J. Williams, Grand Superintendent, is expected to be amongst tho visitors.-

The first meeting of the new Ycstry of St Matthew's, Hasterlou, takes place this evening. Mr F. E Wood adds to his list of entries for next Tuesday's stock sale at the Tnratahi yards, 150 fat wethers, 150 fat owes, (both off turnips) and also 5 dairy cows. An advertisement of special intcrost to contractors and those about to build, appears on the first page of : this issue. In it the advantages of using Rcddiffe corrugated iron, arc set forth by Messrs J, Duthic and Co.,Liinitcd, of Wellington,' ..■■.'■

A young man' named Hargrcaves, formerly a resident of the Wairarapa, had his hand very badly crushed, while working on the wharf at Nelson. Showing tho number of articles that are left in railway carriages, is an advertisement in. a Wellington paper, which announces the sale by auction of a large amount of unclaimed luggage etc., including, among other tilings, CO umbrellas, 19 walking-sticks, a rug, and a handkerchief.

Thirteen ltomncy Marsh stud sheep —ten owes and three rams—have been brought out by the Doric for Mr Alfred Matthews, of Fcatherston. They arc consigned to Messrs Leviii and Co. Mr Justice Richmond sat in Banco at Wellington, yesterday, to hear an tinpcnHrom a decision of District Judge Robinson in an action brought before him at Mastorton sonic months' ago, in which Godfrey Russell sued G. W. Smart for the recovery of damages caused by reason of Smart 'having removed a billiard table from his possession before a recent suit as totlic ownership of the table, heard by Judge Richmond. Judge liobinson gave the case against Smart arid it was against this decision the appeal was brought. The appeal was allowed witli 10 guineas costs. 1

At the seventh annual meeting of the New Zcalnud Amateur Athletic Association, Mr F. Logan, of Hawke's Bay.wns elected President, Mr E. It. Webb, Treasurer, mid Mr L. A. Cluff Secretary. Itwas decided to hold the Champion-' ship Meeting of 1895 at Napier, providing that terms could be arranged to the satisfaction of the General Committee. A donation of 20 guineas was made to the Hon. Secretary, MrL. A. Cuff, for his services to the Association. The Mastcrton Volunteer Fire Brigade held n successful one-man practice, prior to their meeting last evening. It wns decided to make an application to the Trust Lands Trust for a donation. Mr T. Hnwke was elected Secretary vice Mr O'Mcara. It was the unanimous wish of the Brigade that late Captain Kingdon bo requested to become a Honorary Member in recognition of his past services.

i Tho average price of first-class land in Canterbury is put down by Mr HallJones at £lO an acre.

" A standing grievance that I have against my country friends is that they do not embellish .their country residences," says Mr W. Hutchison, who apparently wishes to' see up-country settlers turning their attention to, hind--scape gardening.

Mr Bell pointed out on Tuesday that the 'circumstances in connection with the purchase of the Cheviot 'laud killed the slander that the large landowners of New Zcalnud undervalued their e states for the purposes of taxation.

We aro sorry to learn that Captain Edward Joues, of Mastcrton, is at the present time seriously ill with inflammation of the luugs supervening an attack of influenza. ,

We arc informed that a very gross caso of cruelty to an animal occurred yesterday at Mastcrton. It appears that a pet lamb wandered into tho garden of ono of tho owner's neighbours, and a boy seeing the animal, set his dog on to worry it, afterwards stabbing tho lamb lo death, The owner is very indignant and talks of taking proceedings,

The.' farmers who were in town on Saturday, says the Adburton Ml,v\w realised' the situation as regards the necessity they will he under of paying their bind tax four months earlier than has been their wont, were iu anything but good humour over it. They contend (hat longer notice should have been given them.asin many eases not a pcimy has been received by them yet for either crop or clip, and the times arc not such as lo allow of any elasticity of the purse.

Mother Aubcrfc, we hear, is commencing to prepare her well known herbal remedies in suitable premises at Well. ington.This venerable lady has implicit |fnith in nature's balms and is determined that her specifics shall be again placed at the disposal of tho public in tho best and most marketable condition In the Mastcrton Magistrate's Court tins morning, reference was made by a Maori -witness, to tho custom in force among. that people, of punishing all i offences by fine. In the present case, ;the aggrieved party demanded, in the ! presence of a chief, a fine of £lO for the : alleged theftof £o. The offending parly agreed. Being made in flic presence of I a chief, this agreement was-or ought to' bp—considered perfectly regular and ; binding. This custom, he stated, was in force now, His Worship informed tlic witness that, under tho English law, it was an offence, punishable by imprisonment, to acceptor demand money from anyone in order to siuothcr up a crime, aud told tho witness to inform his relatives of this fact,

When dealing with future pro-' grammes the Mastcrton-Opaki Jockey Club would dowell to carefully consider the fact that they are lagging behind nsfarasliack races arc concerned. If they extended the qualification :to £4O, as is now done in most otlipr clubs, thcrp would be '■: a considerable increase in their bauk balance at the end of the year." """'.: ;;'. ■'.'" _, ''■ A meeting of importers and dealers in fruit was hold last'evcmng at Auckland, when jprofcjt wppimousjy putorcd ogainst tlie proposal to prolubit the importation of apples, pears, and quinces ironi countries whore fhero was ho' codjin moth.' A second Resolution embodied a I similar protest agauist 'the suggestion to ! impose au additional duty on Imported fruit, tho resolutions to bo omhodicd in apotition and forwarded to Partaoht,

Ah/eyenibg mtli Dickeifs will again i bo ,tlio:|rogriimmb. atjtbii&tf meeting of tho:Mast6itenMuMlfilinproTeraent , Society. Mr Jickson wilidoliver another of: liisf popular ■ ldctuies uidcr the ' Society's ansmces'ldfs Friday! August 1 loth.- ■•■ tf J£i.: ; .;'.-si----

, Amanwas.brought Tonni yesterday by Nonstable Stewart,; for medical examination, it being believed thathe is insane. Ho refused to give aiiy information, or to answer quostions put to him by the police Drs Honking and Heard liavo given certificates of his insanity. - •■.->••■■ ■•,-■■•

Wm. Purdie,* lumper, dropped dead on the Auckland wharf yesterday afternoon. He had been; loading a/dray previously, and was in the act of being paid for the samo when lie fell and oxpircd. Ho leaves a wifo and family unprovided'for, ,: '""' Messrs Lowes & lorns announcoa sale of hoots etc., in tho estate of i the late John Johnson for Saturdayncxt, Mr P. H. Wood makes several additions to tho entries for his noxt Tnratalri Stock Sale.

not on au eight hours day that: the "early settlers jßiiido their competence,: but by taking off their coats aud working from daylight to dark.. ~.,'■. ',, ~', ...

Ilio secretary of tlio Eduoationßoard has been informed that the Ngaturi School lias Leon closed in consequence of an outbreak of., diphtheria amongst the children.

A case of somo importance to local bodies camo before Mr Justico llichmond yesterday, when Mr Taplin; of tho Wairarapa, appealed. against a decision of Mr Hutchison S.M., at Miisterton, by whom ho had been convictod of a breach' of the North Wairarapa County Council's by-laws. The question was as to whether the byJaw, whichprovides for thoregulatioii of traffic in tho winter months, was ultra vim. The by-law provides for the width of tyres of vehicles according to the number of: horses used. His Honor held that the by-law was bad, on tho ground that it attempted to limit the number of horses, whereas it could only deal witli tho width of the tyres used. He, therefore, upheld the appeal, with £o 5s costs. 1 Mr Edwards appeared for tho appellant, aud Mr Gully for tho North Wairarapa Comity Couucil.-2\ r , Z. Times. . •

Messrs L J. Hooper and Co.bavepuN chased at enormous discounts, a large por. tion o! Iters Edwards, Bounottand Co.'s wholesale stock from Christchurch, and will offer the purchase with the balance of their winter goods on Saturday, July 28th. Every article in the 800 Marobe will be marked down, and our riders ma; expcoS some Great Bargains. -Advt.

We beg to notify that the following Hues I of Messrs Bock & Co., Manufacturing Chcmittscan be obtained at the W.F.&A.'s Fancy Goods Department': -Non Mercurial plating fluid Is 0,1 unsurpassed for cleaning goll or silver and ro-plating brass and copper, Bock's Waterproof Cement, prion Is, will resist hot or cold water and repair china, glass, delf, leather etc, eto. Caniphylene Balls, in neat air-tight jars containing 18 balls, price Is to keep moths .out; of clothing, also a perlcot disinfectant, Herb Extract price Is an iufalliiKo cure for tooth, riclie guarnntoEd not in juribua to the teeth of health; it stops the most acute pain iramediatley, and proves a permanent ouro in 1 nearly all casos where the teeth aro hollow, ficrman euro for corns and wavls price Is • this Inmous liemedy will speedily and pain; .'lessly euro soft or hard corns; also wartsbunions and 1 chilblains,-The Wairaropa Farmers Co-opcrativo Association, Ltd Anvr, .

\ an ill wind, that blows nobody good," an old saying but none tho' less true Whilst the great depression existing in Sydney at the present time : has caused' a deplorable amount of misery yet the people of Wellington and the surrounding 'dislriola will reap a gigantic benefit. During his visit to Sydney recently, Mt James Smith purchased at absurdly low prices a largo stock which is now being sold at the Wholesa'o Family Warehouse. To Aro House, Wellington. With a view to nialtiog thissale the evont of the year, two special buyers woro despatchedfromTo Aro House to Christchurch one lo atlond the great salo of Edwards, Bennett and Co's wholesale stock, and tho other to piokout bargains from the manufacturers of the well-known Kaiapoi Woollen Co. Both these gentlemen have returned after a most successful trip, and the total results of their efforts is to bo sceu in the astonishing bargains now being so'd at the Wholesale Family Warehouse, To Aro House, Wellington. -Advt \.