LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4798, 13 August 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Masterton School Committee will meet this evening,

We understand that the tenders received for tho lease of Mr J. Wriglcy's property in Lincoln Koadaro not of a satisfactory nature Owing to the refusal of tho French Government to adopt liis" raachiuo gun, M. Turpin has again offered it to Germany.

The personality of tho late Duke of Sutheriaiidhasbceiiprovcdnt£l,2oO,ooo.

Tho Gas Committee cf the Masterton Borough Council will meet this oven-

It is proposed to convert one of tho recently-closed country hotels in Otago into a butter factory.

A sturgeon weighing 5001b was captured off the coast of bcotland, aud was on view in London recently. Lambing has commenced in the Pahintua district.

Babbits are stated'tobe becoming plentiful on the ranges abutting on tho Mnkuri Valley.

The Southland News propounds the following:— "James and John arc brothers, They have a first cousin Emma, from tlioir paternal aunt. John marries Emma; offspring Jane. James has a son, Henry, who is thus first, second and third cousin to Jane. Her father and mother and Henrys father all come from the same ancestor, Jane aud Henry are thus of the same flesh and blood twice over, They marry. Is it legal ?

The New Zealand liaihvuy Depart" ment possesses 8,118 waggons, carriages aud trucks of all descriptions; 6,37' i tarpaulin's, and 368 locomotives of all classes of which 131 arc ou the Huru-mii-Bluff sections. There arc .1-51 weighing machines from 2cwt up to GOcwt, and 18 weighbridges from tlirce tons up to 30 tons.

Master Agnes, the well-known steeplechaser, will stand iu the Wairarapa again this season. His owner, Mr Corlott, has removed from White's Line to the corner of Morton Koad, near Carter-

During the year ended 31st March last, 19,303 rails were re-laid on the permanent way of our railway system;' and 177,502 sleepers were also re-laid, From 18G7 to the present year 1,019,688 sleepers lnivc been laid, and 1,728,57'! removed.

Elsowhcro in this issue, Mr W. B, Buiek announces that his Clydesdalo horse, Marquis of Salisbury, will be at the service of breeders in the Wa'irarapa, during the present season. The fuueral of the late Mrs B. Bcilly? of Masterton, which took place yesterday, was yery largely attended, ■a'great many lady friends also assembling at the cemetery. The service was impressively conducted by the llcv, W. Bal'lackey, of Carterton.

During the period 1892-911 the railways of the colony employed 4,d0'2 employes, which liumkcr increased in 189391 to 4920 employes. The number of accidents which occurred last year oil the railways was 165, of which niuo were fatal.

Several Pahialua residents liavo caught the gold fever and aro off to Coolgardic.

Mr Peat, of Church notifies that he has vacancies for boarders,

_ A coloured woman, who has just died in America, left £IOOO to found a scholarship iu Harvard University for poor coloured students. The donor, iu early life was a slave. One night, with her husband and child, she escaped and succeeded in reaching British territory. A fellow slave who. accompanied, them was recaptured. Husband and wife set to work and raised 700 dol., with which they purchased tho freedom of their comrade." '

Mr JohuKays,a gentleman who recently arrived m Wellington, and who has personally visited the West Australian Gold-fields, writes toihpPerfns follows:—Kindly allowme spaco in your , coluuis to offer a few words of advice to intending visitors to the West Australian GoMGclds, I have jusf returned from the above-named place, and wish to impress upon the pooplc of NcwZcaland the madness of proceeding to the ' field without capital, Wages nro low, and the cost of living high. * Water is very searco on the fields, although tho Government have done good work in the sinking of tankß around the district of Coolgardic. A man without' capital going to Western Australia has very littie chance of making money, and there is no prospect of obtaining employment iu Perth and Frceninutlc. Many mcifoii the field havcdoiic wonderfully wcll.but there arc thousands who havo done ab. solutely nothing but., spend their money, and living iu tho liopo of something turning up somo day, I would strongly urge upon men not to go to tho fields without money, as they are only going further to fare worse. Perth is as quiet and still as a gravoyard at : raid; night-you can sec more life in any country town in this colony. . ' At a meeting in London of frozen meat importers, Mr Nelson, of Nelson Bros., presided Among thoso present were tho Agents-General of Victoria and Queensland and Messrs lee Smith and Simon Frascr, The mooting advised the spreading' of .shipments' of frozen meats more' equally over tlio year, aiid tho oneinng n'p'pf jmorkjispn tlio Continent,' In" yjojr' of "tyo.'. present'glutted market, Queensland!'it was sjjggc'stV), should reduce' ljer'shipi)feuts of frojjjh beef. Tho Agent-General 'of Queensland .declined, to accept tho lfmitj'tioii unlcss'it was universal. Iu this step Mr Waddel coucped.'? Sir J. Fv G'arrick said thorp wsViio reason why Queensland 'should'' be jmccially selected' ibifii reduction.' 'Mr. Forrest' oxplatyid thai he had arranged with the shipping compauics to omit one month's supply of 'Queensland beef,

1 4^dalostalW/ovteeibvMrJsPikg. of ( TliieuoxlJEriglifiU iiilj m % at Mastortdfron I The regular jmeeKiig'oftiic^nsWon AAbulaiied this ovciiuig,''. ;-V"'" .'■ '""" r '' The amount of customs duties collected at Wellington during tho wcok ended to-day was £9511 14s lid, and the beer duty for tho same period was' £i693scd. : -;;::::::.::.::;:

, | Heard on the trams ."if o. smoking inaideithe car sir.;' Old: gent' iffilliiig his pipe),: "I'm hot smoking," .Guard :«"No but you have vour pipoinyour hands." Q)dgent:"Yes,myboyj I havo my boots irn'my feet, but'fm not walking/'

A New Zealand skipper, in roforring to sonic of'tho recent wrecks made, the other;day, a swooping icriticism,of the condition in wlu'ch somo of the 'craft sailing,; in, ;Npw-, Zealand waters arc allowed to go but of port some, ho sayi, havo, not a "sail fit to fly with, or a rope good enough to hang a cat." At a special meeting'of llieMnstcrtou Eoad Hoard, on: Saturday, .rate's''were struck for,tlio'ensuing year], i': i 7 ■' '• '; l Inspector Pender received a'telbgriiiiv from' Constable' Bowdcu, of Martinborough, oil Saturday, stating that a fivc-roomed cottage at Hautotara Station, tho property of Mr Charles Harris, had been burned down,, . ,

Writing to,the,..TP((ii(/««iii i Chronicle regarding the bakery trade, a 'correspondent states that that trado all along tho coast is the most disorganised and badly paid in New Zealand. One of the best bakers in the district gets only £1 a week, and has to sleep on the bakohouso floor,, An attempt is being made to raise the .wages.: ■ I i : !...■'■..•

The first consignment of haves and rabbits intended for shipment to London by the mail steamer Orizaba, says the Atjc, lias arrived at the refrigerating work, and preparations nrb being mode to rcccfre poultry, of which a largo collection is oxpected, as a result of the success that attended the experimental shipment, The freight for hares,-: rabbits, and poultry is 90s a ton measurement, and it is estimated that according to the space occupied by these articles, tho cost of landing them in London will be ik\ per rabbit and hare, aud skl per fowl, Tho 90s a ton freight is the rate charged for other dairy produce, such as butter, but tho buttor can be packed much closer than rabbits, hares, or poultry, and the charge on these, there; fore, • becomes specially heavy. The department is endeavouring to induce the mail companies to reduce the freight to fOs a ton, and sees its way, if that is conceded, to make the shipments' a siu> CCSS. - ■: ■ ■■■,:. ..'-

..'.Messrs: A. W. Cave"and EJL.Wad-' diiigton returned to Masterton "oii Saturday, after interviewing tho officials' of the Wellington Racing Club ,with reference to tho report as.to the • Metropolitan Club's' intentions: to curtail M'nsicrton-Opaki Jockey Club's number of meetings. They were 'informed that no decision ou the matter.'has been arrived at, and tho reports in circulation are utterly without foundation.' It is evident tho rumours wcro set going with tlic view of prejudicing the Metropolitan Club. | ■Malum Enipi says':—The • Wyndham Fanners' Club is dead, Liko tho Kilkenny cats they fought until there' was nothing left but two tails, These: two tails turned uj)'at a meeting of the A. and P. Association at Wyndhain last: week, AfterbcingearefuHy examined they were considered to be harmless, and were kindly taken charge (ho -As-i; sociation, ■' ■-; si

| Referring to Miss Bessie Doyle's per-! fonnaucp on the violin, a contemporary! : says :j-" We assert as boldly as wo may,'! that if Bessie Doylo, is not a genius, genius is an unknown term. Wo cannot criticise, wc can only add our unit to the j great volume of praise which wells forth: spontaneously from her wherever she has been and wherever she goes.'.', ~ ■:■•■. ;. : ■'• , i..T.;

We arc pleased to notice that Mr A. 1 E, D'Arcy lias just received substantial promotion, haying been, appointed l)is-; trict Agent for the Mutual LifcAssoeiiK lion of Australasia, with ..which wellknown company lio has lioiv been con- 1 ncctcd for some time past. ..„,.. i Tlie funeral of the late Mrsß.i{cilly>; Custodian of the'lnstitute,was attended by all the Borough Councillors. The bearers wcro also employes of the Mastortou Borough,

The Key. L.'M. Isitt tolls a good story athis own expense, which ho can well afford to do, as he has told mauy a good joke at the cxpqnsc of others..,. He was addressing a meeting one night, when some of tlio larrikins in ,tlio;back scat made it lively for him, nud ho thought he would just take them down a pcg._ . Said lie," Thero is a' prevailing delusion that it is the good little boy who dies. That is a mistake. I always preach that it is the good little boy, who' lira. As for the bad littlo boys, why, in our country we. swallow ■ them." Straight and clear as" a bolt from the blue," came the retort from "the bad boy," " Swallow them! I thought as much, judging from the size if your mouth." The parson felt that lie had struck a snag, and left that ■ larrikin severely alone for the remainder of the oveniiig, Mr Isitt has a keen appreciutionofwit, saystlic Auckland Herald and lie swallowed the retort although his mouth is scarcely so large as the one described by Byron, who said of the fair sex, that he wished they had but one rosy mouth, from north to south, and lie could kiss it" ~',.',- ■ . • •

The largest number of patients iuour lunatic asylums arc described as labourers, and numberscventy-two; the next, on record is twonty-nino farmers, and the third ou the list seventeen persons of " no occupation."— lhilli, :■

Drs Hosking, Douglas, and. Boy were engaged last Friday afternoon at the Masterton Hospital, in ppforinjug fwo important operations for pnlujisiis uteri. The patients aro both reported to bo progressing favourably, . •"

Messrs L. J. Hooper and Co. have purchased at enormous discounts, a large portion o! Mewa Edwards, 13oanett and Oo.'b wholesale stookfom Ohrißtchuroh; and will offer the purchase with the balance of their winter goods on Saturday, July 28ih; Every article in tho Bon Maroho will, bo marked down, and our readers'may oxpeotsomo Great Bargains.—Advt.

Wo beg to notify that the following lines of Messrs Eook & Co., i Manufacturing Chemists can he obtained at the W.F.C.A.'s Fanoy Qoods Department i-Non Mercurial plating fluid Is (id unsurpassed for cleaning gold pr silver and . ro-plating rbrtvsa and copper, Bock's Wateaproof Cement, price Is, will resist hot.or cold water and roj,air china, glass, dolf, leather etc., etc. Camphylene Balls, in neat air-tight jats'cbntaining 18 balls, price Is to keep moths out of clothing, also a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract price Is an iafalliablo cure'for toothache guaranteed not injurious to the teeth of health; : it stops' them 1 oat acute pain immediatley, ana proves a permanent euro in nearly all oases where tho teeth are hollow, German cure for oorßß and warts prico Is ■ this lamous Beincdy will speedily and pain; 'lcasly cure soft op hard,corns ( > alpp wartsbunions and chilblains,—The Wairarapa Fanners Co-operative, Association, Ltd Am.. ~, ~ „ ~ " It's an ill wind that hJbws'nobodygood," is an old saying but none the less true Whilst the great depression existing in Sydney at the present time has caused a deplorable amount of misery yet the people' of -Wellingtori'and tho 'shrrbiindihg 'distfiols will' reap a gigantio-benefit. During his visit to Sydney'Teceiitlyi Mrs James Smith purchased it- absurdly 16$ prices'-' a • hrfo stock which ,is now being sold at tho Wholesale Family Warehouse.' 1 Te ! 'Arb House, Wellington;: l ''" *'"•''.';!') ', i With a YieW'tpmakingtbis'saletho event of the year; li'wospeoial buyers uwere■; desone'to attend the gjeaj .'sale', of j lEdwardsi Bennett and Cq's wliolosalo.stock, ,and the othor.tp pick:out Bargainifrom W^nmnu 1 ' fabhirersor the well-knownKaiapbiWool : len Co, Both ~'the& '.'gentlemen, have, .returned aftelr'a most socqessful trip,' and'thp total results of their tftcrlVis to be seen in the astoiilshii'ig'biirgdns now betoglsold af thoWholesaleFamilyWarehouse/I Aro House, Wellington, —A»vr, ' ••■'

>. At a special meeting of tho Masterton Boad Board,' on' Saturday, last, special rates .wero - struck': as .follows:—Subdivisions 1 and 3,3.Bdmthei£;'suF division2,s-16din the £, Ecplying. to a suggestionv|y his teacher that he should name somo.of th'o creatures that are fitted witlMor'ns, a facetious youth nearly mado that person tako a fit when he said—"Decrs, dilemmas, brass bands, and dovils!" Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their Masterton stock salo for Wednesday, August 22nd, 2 d-year-old geldings by Tattler, good match, broken to saddle, niulwouFdniakoasplohdidpair'ofb'uggy horses. ••''■■'''■'

-Mr F; H. Wood- makes -additions of owes and hoggets-'to his advertisement of the ncxt.Taratahi stock, sale; >to ? b'6, ueldion'tliii!i2lst ( iiist;, liilvU W^W

Mr Tregcnr, Chief of.|]|o.„Lahof; Bureau, was in Masterton fc'-dav? v i , "j Some very rough characters ore at present; in Mast cftoiiJ \0 j Tho .-IZffflft Zcakiijahletis the .only religious paper that gets Government advertisements. V: ->,,', i.'ii. ivThree cliilclren .were christened at St.' Matthew's Church yesterday by-tho Bev. W. Ballachoyi Ncw.Zcalandis, accordiiig to Mr W„ Hutchison, the now of retrenchment in tho Civil Service, i

The licv. W. Ballachcy, of Carterton 1 , preached to good congregations at St. Matthew's Church yesterday.

An advertiser requires hoard and lodgings, whero stabling accommodation may be had •■

The first issue of Tk Anjm mid Newtown Chnnide has reached us, Mr W. Sussex, of Fcathorstou, preached at tho Masterton Wcslcyau Church yesterday, both morning and evening to large congregations. A reward is offered for tho recovery of a black and tan collie dog.

Derringer, a handsome son of Mas-1 ket, is to be at service of breeders in tho Wairarapa duriug the present season. We need scarcely remind our. readers of Miss Bcssio Doyle's Jcoriccrtat:-'-Mas-terton this evening. It is some, considerable time how, sinco'Masterton was last visited by a.company of entertainers worth' hearing,' ; 'arid- therefore a good audience is assured. It is.tobe regretted that a larger hall is ; hot ! available, and we should certainly, advise those who wish to secure'good scats to book theni. :

••: litis calculated that during the past twclvo months upwards of 13,000 Victorians left homo for tho' Western Australian goldfields.

The OdinimiMail reports' the sale of a line.of now, season's wheat, consisting of about 3-100 sacks,' comprising velvet, red chaff, aud long berry, at tho price of 2s Bdpcr bushel, at country siding, fori net. cash, sacks extra, - '

lotara, black birch, silver pine and puriri have been used most'of late for', sleepers. Black pine, kauri, and blue gum seem to havo been losing. favor.' ■■'

An interesting ensecqines on forbeariug at tho Miatua Court on Tuesday, Some time ago Mr Birnic had his leg broken, and he is suing the. person who threw him down (a resident of Palmerston) for damages.'- 'Examiner. On tho arrival of thollov. T. Do Witt Talmago in Sydney ho was met by a deputation (headed by the Eev. Dr Bruce, formerly of Auckland) representing the Prcsbytcrinu Church iu New South Wales, who wclcomedhim to the cplohyJ

Mr J. E. Hood, of Masterton,' agent for the " Atalauta" cycles, has received a handsome''machine' to' the order of a' local resident' Tlic'machincis.ono of the newest type, and should betho'forcrunner of many others, of the siiino pat-' tern "' / : ,,"" ' ,

. ,Mrs,C. Ankctell has returned to Masterton from Sydney, aud will rcsumo music teaching at oucc.

The Eev. Lorenzo Mooro, father ol Mr R G. Moore, of Masterton, died at Nelson this morning. .

The lludyard Kipling on the smcarmg : of the mangoes ib liidia to a Pall■ Stall Uudgrt intcrvibivcr':-" I 'don't raiderstand it," ho said. ."'Everyone has a theory, and all theories arc as likely to bo wrong as right. But Mar is out of my beat-four hundred miles away from the country I know.; Only you should remember that all this agitation is very foolish./ India is.no inorc likely to rebel on one day than, .on .another; aiuTthc natives may say w'ith' some justice that wo aro inventing an oxcase-forrcprcs. sivc incasivrcs.: They can't help thinking so.' 'We can .very well, help getting stupidly excited' about "what is most likely nothing," Mr J. J, Frccth was in Masterton today,'/;His many friends willbc ; blad to hear that ho is now in very good health.

China would not be a good field for the cxcrciscbfthoencrgics'oflabor'agitators. A contemporary says :-The young Empordr of Cliinahas jiis'thadoxpcricncc of the inconvcnicnco of strikes, and has initiated a drastic mode.of discouraging thatjevii. --Miniy[thousands' of artisans, including builders* masons, metal workers, painters, 'and. l others, have been engaged'for months past in repairing the Imperial buildings in Pckiu, m preparation for the Empress Dowat'or's. birthday, celebrations. Latterly, as the time for the work grew shorter these people caused much trouble by demanding liigher pay and refusing to work when their demands wero not immediately" satisfied. Accordingly Euang Hsii promulgated an edict dwelling upouthc trouble caused by these strikes, and commanded his soldiers and police to arrest every workman employed in (ho Imperial city who shows tho slightest disposition to assert the " rights of. labor "...in- -a. manner ljkcly to' «'cause' inconvenience ior"> retard the work;. Tho edict •.proceeds' to say thaf, all strikers are";{o be punished witjioiit iiidrcy.'no louicncy tobo shown; the irioro turbulunt disturbers to be tried for high frcasou.the actiro ringleaders to suffer death by all who- follow tlicnf arc to be banished to'^he.." fever autj mosquito regions" for three years; It is'reported. that very littlo enthusiasm is noticeable aindngst the: strikers now. ■>■ ,; *■:'■;';'.■ ; "