LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4793, 7 August 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tlio Groytown' Land of Hope will hold a monster Social this evening.

. A cottage is being erected behind the Government Buildings. It is reported that it is to be-occupied by Cantaia Hcnnah, the brother-in-law whom Mr Scddon imported from Marat. ■■/.■. We arc authorised by t-lio local rcpresentatives of the Westport. Coal Company to state Hint there is no foundation for the statement published by Christi church Truth as to the arrangement of a contract for the supply of 60,000 tons of Westport coal to. tlio Japanese Government-; Post. . .

The following appeared in 'the LaunccJton Daily Tslmmpk of tlio 6th ult,:-"The New Zealand Kailway Platforms. Sale of Liquor stopped, Wellington, Thursday. The Houso of Ecnrcsentalivcs, by 25 votes to 24, has decided to discontinue the sale of intoxicating liquors at Bellamy's, railway refrcshmentrooms,"

Aboutl9oo shares have bccu.takcn up in the Wellington Athletic Park Company, .and. tenders for levelling the ground will be invited next week, The ages of the patients in the Lunatic Asylums at 31st December last, are worthy of notice, and are as follows : Eight between five and tin years; eighteen between ten and fifteen years; forty-six between fifteen and twenty years; 222 between twenty and thirty years; 459 between thirty and forty years; 62(1 between forty and fifty years; 478 between fifty and sixty years; 190 between sixty and soventy years; forty nine between seventy and eighty years; thirtoon between eighty and ninety years;and twenty-four the ages of whom are unknown. One hundred and ono patients died in the asylums during llle year

Mr P, 0. Frccth invites the cricketers of this district to meet at Carterton next Thursday afternoon for the purpose of forming a Wairarapa Cricket Union. It is hoped that if the movement is successful it will, infuse more-lifo into the various clubs, and revive the good old old English game, which has been in a. very lnnguisliingcondition in these partsfor some time past. Those who may require such useful and important'articles (especially in the country) as saws, and tools, cannot do better than procure them from a reallypractical man, The tools will be found to be of better quality and the saws of the best obtainable, because th?y have been bought in the lirst iustanco by an expert. . Such a man is Mr A. Itoss, practical saw and tool maker, of Dixon street, Wellington. Mr Ross repairs and makes all kinds of saws, and sawmill proprietors should, without doubt, look him up, for he is a man thoroughly up to his business. Communications from the Wuirarapa will be promptly attended to/

_ A rush has set in to the White Feather district, Coolgardie, where a good alluvial Hold is reported to have bcon discovered. Nuggets of 10 to 12 ounces have been picked up. : The gold is generally of a shotty .cliaractor. !

The nett avcrago cost of the insane persons in our asylums last year, including everything, was nine shillings per head. The asylum iu winch' the cost was lowest was Christchurehwhcro the lvcelflv cost was Cs 3}d per' head, and the highest in Scaclilf 9s Bjd per head. In Christchurch tho farm attached totho asylum produced and sold produce to the value of £99 over and above that required for the institution, Tho total expenditure on maintenance in the asylums during the year 1893 was £00,351 with repayments for sale of produce £11,140 making the actual cost £41,211.

At Wanganui, yesterday, G. D. Kirkwood, for being a habitual drunkard was sent by Judge Kettle to the Wellington Asylum for twelve months, under, tho sections 42 and 43 of the Lunatics Acts. Kirkwood was recently released from imprisonment iu connection with a similar charge. Mr A. 11. Wilson, the well-known dairy engineer, has been laid up in the Wanganui Hospital with an attack of pleurisy, following on influenza, but is now making a good recovery. Mr Wilson, who planned and erected tho Mangamahoe, Dallance, and other creameries iu the Wellington country districts, has had more accidents and narrow escapes than the majority of men, says the Post, About a year ago his head was nearly blown off through the bursting of a steam pipe. He was next swept off his horso in the Mangatainoka river, and a month afterwards he lost his buggy in the Mnugnhao, only escaping with his life on the latter occasion through the assistance of a passing soltlor, who let down a rope and hauled him on to tho bank, after he had been some time in the water. Within three months of this accident he went over tho end, of the Manawatu Bridge with a buggy and a pair of horses, one of tho animals being killed, and the vehicle smashed id pieces. Ho himself sustained concussion of the brain, but was able to resume business iu the course of a few weeks. The next mishap occurred between Woodvillo and Mnhahara, when he was thrown from a gig, and his ankle badly broken. La(cr on he was nearly drowned while trying to cross the Parapara Hivcr, Nelson, and just before he was seized with his present illness he hurt himself by falling over an embankment on the Kimbolton road,

MrAylmer Kenny, of Picton, a son of the 'Hon; Colonel Kenny is reported to have patented four inventions for assisting mariners iu their calculations without the uso.'of tables. One appar. atus enables the latitude and longitude to bo readily ascertained..-■ The point at which tho shin starts is marked in the machine, and after she has run "a certain direction the peg points accurately to tho latitude and longitude arrived at. -Another invention is for accurately and mechanically marking tho curves of deviation of the compass on Napier's diagrams, A third invention isan apparatus for mechanically calcnI luting the -height of the tido at any timo of the day, and performing all tho ealcii: latiohs arising'from sounding operations mechanically without reference to table. And, lastly, he has' invented a storm compass, by wlueh tho position of the storm centre from a given position of the ship can bo readily ascertained' by htechaiu'eal means without the use of a 'chart,."-."-.'."'.'.

-On 3lßt December last, tltero too 2,039 persons registered as iimiiciii this colony. Ot these, 1,229 were males, and 810 females; au iiiereaso of 122 over those of (ho previous year, They are distributed,as .follows: - Auckland] 138; Olilistcliurcli, 430VI>iinedin (Seai cliff), 659;. Nelson, 121;.Hokitika, 111 •' ■Wellington; 342';' and Ashbtirton Hall pvato'lsylilm) poftion'jjf insane jwrsoiis ill the 'cblohV is (exelusivo of Maoris) 3'o3pcrlooO,or one to every 330, aud inclusivo of Maoris 2:85 per 1000,-or oue to every 351, ; >

> Somemcjm tliie£ : . jtplo • a v oiumTjor of pigeons, : imported falails]«froni iKiWilliara iHounslow'.s .'lofts .;iii ■ on ■Sunday night. Mr, Hoimslbm intends Ito use, overy offio'rt/&' joffendbr.J f j; ; v. i■;, ;.-. -;S;y ', | : '.': Ton and [ tlircc; rauis, selected by -Mr -Elgar in I England for Mr Matthews, of Wairon- ! gamai, arrived at Wellington in the I Done on Sunday. Eight moro rams, also selected by Mr Elgar, arc coming •shortly. -'■/ •■ ■ ; ■-•. .' :, Dr McGregor, of'; Lunatic Asylums lias presented to 1 Parliament his report for too yoar 1893. Wo > notice that 1616' copies liavobebri printed at' "a, cost off- £l6."'Liist.; year tho sum of £iß,9o6,was'spent on -asylum building lip to 31st March 1894;aud at that date there were, liabilities of £7,028. Tho totalanibiiiit spent on repairs and buildings from Ist July 1877. to v 31st March 1891, amounts to £349,'498165';' Of this I sum Auckland had £71,740 Os 8d; Wellington i £19,958 18s7 '; Wellington' (Porirua) £39,32513s 9dj Napier £147 Cliristchurch £94,207 18s ; Duncdin (Seaelift') £117,83716s ;Hokitiki £1,164 19s8dandNelson £s.lloOs4"■''■•■'.' '■ :

Tho Mastcrton Good Templar? hold a social on Monday 'ovcumgiiext. : i J : ';; During last 'rak two malo patients were _ discharged from the Mastcrtoii Hospital, leaving at present in tho instii tatiou five males and to females. " Infliieuza; and the" "complniuls which follow - , it still continuo to bq very much' fell. here. Several residents iiro, wo rcl grct to learn, seriously ill, The W-.-F.C. A. notify, that during themonth of August, dresses bought jat their drapery warehouse, mil bo made for 12s fid.

Tho fact that twelve tenders wore received by the Mastcrton Borough Council for a small excavating contract, and that tho prices varied from 18/6 to, 6/6 per chain, is a pretty fair evidence of tho state of the labour iharkct in Mastcrton.

leaflet No 9 for farmers, has readied us. Those lmndy guides arc written in the plainest mid simplest language, so that no settler can fail to grasp'their meaning, Here is an extract from the last one :-Of the infectivity of 'Actinomycosis there is unfortunately but too abundant evidence, and that, as in the case of other infective graimlomata, the blood.aiid lymphatic, vessels are the channels of dissemination, no doubt need be entertained, '■■ ■ .

The Dnncdin Tnilorosscs' Union has decided to register underlie Conciliation and Arbitration Act, when passed.

A public meeting of residents of ltoilyn, near -Dnncdin,-.has declared against a proposal to ruu tramcars on Sundays.

Several young- men, sons of wellknown farmers in this district, have deciclecl to go oyer to Now South Wales fortius season's shearing, '-

The Mastcrton Ambulanco Society j held its usual weekly meeting in the j Wesleyan Schoolroom last night, There was a fairly largo attendance of members. Dr Butcment gavo a lecture, dealiny in full with collapse from different causes—suchas fits, concussion, alcohol poisoning,etc.—and describing the best, i treatment for it, He also gavo a general description of the internal organs, 1 , including the brain. At the next meeting the class will be instructed iu the theory and practice of stretcher drill, Wo rcmiud our readers of-Messrs Lowes audloms usual fortnightly stock sale at their yards, lteuall street, tomorrow (Wednesday) at 1 o'clock. The entries comprise 700 owes in lamb, 50 fat ewes (turnip fed), 25 fat wethers (turnip fed), 15 springing heifers, 7 fat cattle, and 1 shorthorn bull.

A couple, whoso united ages numbered l'lO years, were married at Cheltenham, and the bride died from seasickness two days after starling on -her honeymoon, It indicates the all-round nature of our Australasian civilization (says the Baiijiiliki Mweitlc) that Coolgordio already has its newspaper. In most countries newspapers como last of all to a new centre, and the proprietor even then alleges a "long felt want," as his excuse for starting if In Australasia a man with a barrow-load of type literally heads every new rush. Two children, brother and sister, aged nine and eleven, remanded on a charge of stealing money from a school made a daring escape from the exercise ground of Peterborough Gaol. .More they could be rc-arrcstcd, they arc said to have ransacked another school.

Two money-lenders have lately been sentenced at Hanover for exacting exorbitant interest from their clients, one to three years' and the other to two years'imprisonment, This is certainly one of the matters which they order better on the Continent

The quarterly session of Endeavour Lodgo, No. 203,1.0. G.T., was held in the Mastcrton. Temperance, Hall on Monday evening. The Chief Templar, Uro. H. J. O'Leary, presided, and there was a good attendance of members, One' new member was elected, and one candidate proposed for membership. The 1 reports of officers and committee showed■' the Lodge to be in a satisfactory iinan- 1 cial position, and the membership to' be also steadily increasing, flro. W, L. Johnstone and Sister Dellwood were appointed W.JI. and A.G. respectively.' The officers eleotcd were dnlyinstallcdfor tho ensuing quarter, Era. G.L Jraggins,L.D.G.C.T., pcforming the ceremony. Votes of thanks wore accorded to the retiring officers and committees, also' to the proprietors of UioWaiiiaiiamDaim' Tijiks ami Wairarapa Star, who have kindly published reports of meetings held during the quarter, The installation social takes place on Monday evening.

I The Madagascar Gaictle recently printed an advertisement which called for "a lawyor,capablc of interpreting tho laws of China and Siam, He must also posscsss a thorough knowledge of English constituental law, No applicant who is not willing to assist atfarm work ami help in the blacksmith's shop, need apply, He must also bo a good rider and driver."

Messrs L. J, Hooper and Co. have purchased At enormous discounts, a large portion o! Messrs Edwards, Bennett and Oo.'s wholesale stock from Christchuroh and will offer tho purobaso with the balance of their winter goods on Saturday, July 28th, Every article in tho Boa Maroho will be marked down, and our readers may expect some Great Bargains.—Advt.

We Leg to notify that tho following lines, of Messrs Book & Co,, Manufacturing Chemists can bo obtained at tho W.F.C.A.'s Fanoy Goods Department; -Non Mercurial plating fluid Is 6d unsurpassed foroleacing gold or silver and- re-plating brass and copper, Book's Wateaproof Cement, price Is, will resist hot or cold water and repair china, glass, delf, leather etc, eto. Carophy-' lene Balls, in neat air-tight jars containing 18 balls, price Is; to keep moths cut of clothing, also a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract price Is an iofallhblo cure for toothache guaranteed not injurious to tho teeth of health; it stops the most aouto pain inimedialley, and proves a permanent oure in nearly all eases where the teeth are hollow, Gorman oure for oorhs and warts price Is • this ianipus Itemcdy will speedily and pain; 'lessly cure soft or hard corns, also warts, bunions and oljilbjains,—The Wairarapa' Farmers .Co-operative Association, Ltd AdVT. '. ; ' :. j

;" It's an ill wind that blows' nobody good," is an old saying but n6noJho ; 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 'districts will reap a gigantic benefit, •: During his visit to Sydney recently, Mr James- Smith purchased at absurdly low .prices a : large stock which is now being.sold at the Wholesa'e Family.Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. With a view tq'makingthiß'6ale the event of the year, two special' buyers were despatchedfromTe Aro House to Chrisjchurch one to attend the great '■ sale of Edwards, Bennett arid Co's wholesale stock, And the other >o pick out bargains from : thtr faoturersiof.(thd';weMnop'Kaiapoi.WoollehCol''B6th"thesogehtleineh ; turned.after a most/successful hfa'an&tho ' total results of their efforts is tolbo seen in . the astonishing bargains now beipg sold at the ffholesale Family. WwehousW'i-AK) 1 P^Welling^^vj^^g^g

Tho tlirco months' old daughter of Mr T. G. llayncr, of the Boynl Hotel died last night,Tho child has been' :ail«ing for soiup time past.' ; - : rff^i ■■■'s

• Tho funeral of Mr EE,Etoiiwiil take ])laco to-morrow afternoon. 3-- f? ■ The programmo for tho Presbyterian 1 Concert, which is to bo held on Friday oveniug, includes solos by Mrs Dr Moment, and Messrs liowsc, Black and W. Simms.. This is ; a sufficient assuranco that tho concert will bo of such a class as must satisfy tho most exacting.-—- . The Wairarapa Junior Eaprcscntativo Footballer's /beat Nelson yesterday;by qnotrytoiiil, '*■'' " • : '-'- ;

"Tho following tenders were receivedby tho Mastcrton Borough Council for excavatine; and filling in- 13, chains of pipe' track :-& Gilpin? 18s' 'fid'per' chain; J.Kite, 15s: P.. Matthews, 10s; ,J. O'Kcefc, j)s 9d j JEwiugton,f.7s 6d; Bragging Bros., 7s 6dVF.W. Parker, 7sGd;T.Joncs,7s;EGarratt,fis;G. Smith, 5s 10(1; W. Jones," 5s fid; S. Wood, 5s fid. Tho tender of S. Wood was accepted.' , ■■'Mr Buchanan statcs'that,' so far a'sliis information' goes, the' expenditure on Charitable Aid in tho Wairarapa tliis year is lower'than last year. .''','!','

The tender of Mr Euddick of £B7 15 was accepted -last-night by tho'Feiui thorstonTown Board for re-building tho Board's offices, and that of Mr If. A: Wakclin, of £9 17s 6d, for providing seats for the new Hall. The Board do-; eidedthat they could not entertain tho oxpense ,of a strong-room in their now premises.

Tho conference of delegates of County Councils began at 10.30 to-day in tho Hutt County Council office. Complaints arc made of tho state of the road at Cheviot, On Saturday evening tho mail coach was completely bogged two miles ami a half from thoi McKcnzio township, and the coachman had to carry the passengers on his back to firm footing. There was a full coach of men, women, and children, who had to tramp iato the township, and were' frequently up to their waists in mud and water. The coach was hauled out' by a number of draught horses on Sunday.

The Boy Father Kerrigan','" of Napier, succumbed to. mi attack of bronchitis yestorday morning.' ' At a meeting of tho United Hospital District Charitable Aid Board, Mr Buchanan said his ; feeling mis to voto against any further charitable aid legislation being' introduced, so that if the Benevolent Institution or auy other administering bodies ran short of fluids, (hey should, as on previous occasions, come upon tho Government, at all events temporarily, for assistance, as,ofcoursc, necessitous persons must be relieved. If that was dono pressure would bo put upon tho Government to do what they had admitted again and again to.be necessary •-' to ' re-east tho whole of our oharitablo. aid laws. Ho had iio fear that any' distress Would go unrelieved; ko had before now taken part in a joint guarantee, so that'tho bcncvolcut and. other societies should have tho necessary funds, : and probably he should not Hindi from doing so again it it was necessary, although' that was not a fair position to ask anyone to put himself in, Further discussion ensued, after which tho following motion by tho Chairman (Mr H. D. Bell) was carried, Mr Buchanan dissenting:—" That the Government be requested to endeavour to pass an Act in the prosont session authorising Cluiritablo Aid Boards to make a further levy upon tho contributing authorities during tho present year should the estimates prove insufficient.".

iThoFeatherstonßoad Board held tlicir usual monthly meeting last night 1 After a considerable amount of routine business had been transacted, the tender of Mr B, J, McLean to lease the Hall! was read and accepted. A number of applications for the position of Clerk to the Board wero received, and Mr W. Bock was appointed to (ill the office. A cheque for Jio2l9s 8d was handed over as the proceeds from the late Ball/''.