LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4791, 4 August 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A meeting of the General Committee of the Masterton'A and P. Association will be held this aftcrnooui The _ largest''telepph'office in the world is in London, m the General Post Office. In it there arc over three thousand operators, constantly employed,' about one-third of whom are womcii, At Tomuka the other, day a party of three ladies driving met a.pack.of hounds. The horse backed to the side of the road, fell, and died instantancouslj', presumably from heart disease. One of the ladies was severely hurt. • Mr J, Carpenter, ot Queen-street, advertises cheap boots and shoes. His new list is worthy of perusal. .. ■ Mr Wraggo predicts further showers on tho west coast of New Zealand. Otherwise the wcatner,hb considers w'U be fair. .. By tho upsetling.of a pleasure boat at Barmouth, m North Wales, ten persons were drowned. . Snuto's trial for the murder of President Carnot has begun at Lyons. Immense precautions havo been taken to prevent disorder. It is reported that tlio Argentine Kcpublic has decided to sm render Jabcz Balfour, and that ho has been placed on board a British ship for conveyance to England.

The Trade returns of the colony for the quarter ending 30th June show tlio totiil imports to have been £1,631,674 as compared with £1,555,586 in the corresponding quarter of last year. Tlio expolls amounted to £1,980,787 as against £2,220,138. , ' Letters of naturalisation have becu issued to Joltan Frederick Johanson, of Mikimiki, Masterlon. Captain Fairchild, of the Hinomon, stales that his recent trip to the Southern lighthouses was tlio most winlcry he has ever experienced. The steamer returned to Wellington on Thursday night, after a month's absence, during which she has steamed 2210 miles.

We interviewed one of our Chinese fellow citizens to learn Ms opinions on the war question, says the Wellington Press. They were not very definite. In a general way he thought that there were too many Chinamen in China and that they could bo thinned out with advantage.

New Zealand's Dairy Expertat Home (Mr S. Lowe), ia advising tlio shipment of frozen poultry from this colony, During the month of June, 1891, 1508 pcoplo arrived in the colony and 171-1 departed from it. The largest numbers aro those relating to New South Wales, 10W having arrived from that colony' and 12dlhaving departed to it.

The terms nnd conditions of lease o village homestead allotments, and of homesteads in villagcscttlements, in tho district of Canterbury, arc announced iu this week's Gazette,

The other day at Nelson a number of siiorlmon and others witnessed with considerable interest tho operation of n new invention. The title or the machine is the "Inanimate Bird Flyer," its use being to throw earthenware pieces' as a substitute for pigeons in shooting competions. The muehiuc in use would be used behind a screen, and the projectile can be sent in any desired direction, and at any elevation, so that those shooting experience all thounccrhiinty furnished by birds. It is claimed that tho discs arc superior toglnssbnlls generally used .for the samo purposes. This should prove an excellent substitute for pigeon shooting, The steamer Kooringa, belonging to Trindcr, Anderson, ami Co. of London is believed to havo foundered off tho Cape on a voyage to Perth, A.prcmium of 90 guineas is demanded for licrrciiisuranco, Mr Pctherick, bookseller of London, whose bankruptcy was lately announced estimates his debts, excluding £15,000 due to the Federal Bank, at £35,00, and his assets at'similar amount. A trustee has been appointed to take charge of the estate,

The new directors of thcNcw Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company decline to withdraw their opposition to the proposal that they should provide the costs involved in proceeding against the old directors in llic attempt to recover the amount of dividends paid out on capital. MrJ.E, FitzGcrald, Controller nutl Auditor-General, who was seriously ill for several weeks, has resumed his official duties.

The following tenders have been received by the New Zealand Dairy Union for the foundations in concrete and brickwork required in connection with the erection of a butter factory at Wellington:—Accepted—A, 11. Munro, Pnlmcrston, £219 10s. DcclinedNorbury & Trevor, £250; Peddicnnd Muir, £273 los Gd; 11. Spurway, £290; D. Menu, £309; J, Kussell, £313; Denvcnt and Barron, £313; H. Bennett, £3lO,

A marriage was celebrated yesterday which united the families of two old and well respected settlers. MrJolnJudd, eldest son of Mr Joint iTudd, of Kuratawliiti,w»B joined.in wedlock -with Miss Wiggins, daughter of MrT. Wiggins, Groytown, The Her, A, V. Grace performed the ceremony, Adancowas hcldinthoovcningiuMrGcorgoWiggins ham, to music provided by Mr 11. I{, Yaniliani,, The happy couple left about midnight amid a. shower of rice and good wishes, for their homo at Manaia, Siaiuhrd,

J To-day (Saturday) is the monthly Siy day of tho Masterton and Grey town uilding Societies, ■■•'■'

A concert in aid of the Masterton Presbyterian Church Organ Fund, will bo held oh Friday iicst, August 10th. Tho programme will Include items by Messrs Bowse and Black of Grcytownj MissTossof Chircvillc; ami Mr and Miss Moncrielf of Cnvicrton, as well as: leading Masterton amateurs. The concert should prove ono.of tho best cuter-' tainnicnts of its kind,- given here this winter,- '-,, ■ ,' . '' : ' •Mossri MsKeeaud Gamhlo havo forwardod an'application to tho Minister of Justice asking for a remission of the fine of £5 imposed on them at the Magistrate's Court yesicrdayi for issuing a pamphlet without an imprint,, They askedfor tho remission on tho: gronua that the printer, overlooked the adding o£ : tho oversight. ;was:,ppintcd''out,'Mr McKec at once called in all,tlio circulars tho' sam'o day; and - added the imprint ; Mid turthc«■ ■ that fully; 201 per. cent of .the printed matter turned but in the Colony bears no imprint,— NS, Tim,, .''.."■■■'•■

: .MrfcftWood adds2oohoggets and 2drauklithi)tse3rto ltis list of entries for next Tuesday's ,Stbpk sdlo;at;>his Tare.talii Yards. *<! v ; iV { '■■ •■•/. ~ At WMastraton'^^atij;Church [ to-morrqw ovoning,-tlioVEeviJ; Dukes (will speak on "TheManliricsiof Christiaii Service.". ''-;•■; '■:,L..^'.}'

. We clircct attention to tho odvertisoincut of Mr E. Hale,, nurseryman, of Masterton, who is prepared to supply fruit and ornamental trees of every oiscription. Mending planters may rely on getting only really good well grown and carefully selected sorts best suited for the district. :'•'■■■ •'

: Wo understand that Mr, Wilson,, .a gentleman recently arrived from Scotland will take the services in the Masterton Presbyterian Church to-morrow.

Messrs Lowes &lorns add 100 ewes in lamb and 3 dairy heifers to their Masterton Stock Sale for Wednesday, AugUSt Mi 1,... ;..:;.,,, .-, ; The Iter. Father O'Reilly, who has bectfstaying for a few days in Masterton as the guest of the Hcv. Father McKcnna, will preach at St Patrick's, Masterton, to-morrow. The services at St Matthew's, Church Masterton, will ho conducted to-morrow by'Mrli.Brown. : '' -•' '''.'!"•

The' regular fortnightly meeting of tho Court Loyal Enterprise A.0.F., Masterton, was held last evening, !Bro. J. Yates presiding. Ono new member wasproposcd. Tho receipts for thopveuing amounted to £2O 4s Bd, ThrcoTimaru milk dealers have been fined 20s aiidlSscost for watering milk. Only tlireo unsatisfactory samples were found-out of 27. - ::: ,'.'. Mossrs W. Carlile and A. Sanderson havo been elected members of the Wellington branch of tho Now Zealand Institute of Journalists.

In the financial debate yesterday, Captain Dusscll, the Minister of Lands, and Messrs Earnshaw, Collins, Mackintosh, Huick, AYDsoii imd Pinkortou were tho sneakers. It is predicted that th o debato will end on Wednesday 'or Thursday next, The Masonic Grand Lodge of Now Zoalaud is very rapidly ncaring its century of lodges under, the- national Constitution. Two new cliurtcrs have been issued tiiis week, both for Otago. : Tho lirstis for tho Mount IdaLodge,Nascby, No. 1202 on the roll of the Grand Lodgo of England, under which it has heretofore worked. :It has now transferred its allegiance to tho' Grand Lodgo of New. Zealand, on whoso roll it will stand as No, 97. Tho other charter is for a lodge at Cromwell. There was formerly a lodgo at Cromwell working under the Scottish Constitution, but it has been extinct for some eleven years. It is not proposed to revive it, but to establish a now lodgc,ns No. 98 on'tho Nbiv Zealand roll;—JPorf. According to the 'A'. Z. Mail, six rnco meetings will have to bo abolished in the Wellington metropolitan district in conscquonco of recent legislation. They are the Porirua, United .Hunt Steeple-. chaSo, Wairarapa Steeplechase, Akura, ono of the Mnstcrton-Opalti meetings, and either tho Pahiatiia or Martin. borough fixture. • A littlcgirl, daughter of Mr McOlcary of Bulls, had licr liuger cut off by a sausage machine at which she and her brother were playing. Advice has been. received by the Postal. Department that the If.M.S Monowni, with Euglishjuails tojthc Mth July, timc-tablo diito. Tho 11.M.5. Alameda, from Auckland, with colonial moils< of tho 14th July, rcachad San Francisco, on tho 2nd instant due date.'

Two young 'ineu—L. Ccrclii and Frederick Muir-wcro yesterday fined os aiid 7s costs for riding tlioir bicyejes on a footpath in Wellington.

Two children named Murray were committed to St Joseph's Industrial Home, Wellington, by Mr T. Hutchison, S, M,, this morning,

Messrs L. J. Hooper and Co. havo purchased at enormous discounts, a large portion o! Messrs Edwards, Jennett and Co.'s wholcsalo stock from Christehuroh, and will offer the purchase with the balance of thoir winter goods on Saturday, July 28tb. Every article in tho Bon Maioho will be marked down, and our readers may oxpeotsome Great Bargains.-Advt. Wo beg to notify that the following lines of Messrs Bock &■ Co., Manufacturing Chemists cau be obtained at the W.F.C. A.'s ltonoy Goods Departmont: -Non Mercurial plating fluid Is Oil unsurpassed forolearing gold or silver and-' re-plating brass and copper, Book's W.iteaproof Cement; price 18, will resist hot or cold water and repair ohiua, glass, dolf, leather etc., etc. Camphylene Bails, in neat air-tight jars containing 18 balls, price Is to. keep moths cut of clothing, also a perfect disinfeotant. Herb Extraot price Is an iufallhblo cure for toothache guaranteed not injurious to the teeth of health j it stops the most acute pain inimediatley, and proves a permanent dire in' nearly all cases where the teeth aro hollow, i German cure for corns and warts price Is - thie lamous Bemedy will Bpcedily and pain; 'lessly euro soft or hard corns, also : warts- j bunions and chilblains,-Tho Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative Association, Ud Amr. ; ■

"It's an ill wind that blows nobody good," is. an old saying but none the less : true Whilst tho great' depression raisting in Sydney at the present time has caused a deplorable amount of misery yet the people of Wellington and tho surrounding 'districts will reap a gigantio benefit: During his visit to Sydnoy recently, Mr James Smith purchased at absurdly low prices a large stock which is now boing sold at tho Wholesale Faintly Warehouse. Te: Aro Houso, Wellington.' With a view to making thie'eale the event of the year, two special buyers were idespatchedfrom Te Aro House to Christohurch one to attend the great sale of Edwards, Bennett and Co'a wholesale stock, and tho other to pick out bargains from the 1 manufacturers of the well-known Kaiapoi Woollen Go. Both these. gentlemen have returned oftor a.most successful trip, and tho total results of their efforts is to be seen in the astonishing bargains now boing sold at tho Wholesale Family Warehouse, Aro House, Wellington.—Anra