LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4808, 25 August 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Twenty-five acres of good ploughable land at Akura, aro advertised for lease. '■ Tenders for the erection of Mr L, Casolberg's rcsitToiicc closo at & p.m. on Wednesday next. , A young woman from Carterton was committed to the Wellington Lunatic Asylum yesterday, Ono ot tho attractions at Messrs Hornblow and Co.'s now auction mart last night, was a piano and a pianiste. Music andtart—in the shape of a large collection of pictures—being provided, the only thing lacking was a title light refreshment. Alarge number of peoplo visited tho rooms last night. An excellent display of goods made tho building very attractive, and tho arrangements generally were very favourably commented upon. The Greytown Cheeso factory will be open on Monday. September 17th, to receive milk in any quantity. Thus fiW-When a man Is elected to Parliament, during his first session ho feels that ho is a person of mark; in his second he is not; quite so sure of it, but in his third he feels he is "small potatoes on a hill," and has grave fears that his constituents aro of the samo opinion. ThoMnsterton Agent of tho Labour Bureau reports that there is a visible decrease in tho number of men out of employment in this dislrict, as compared with last month, but tho supply is still greatly in excess of tho demand. Many of those seeking employment scemsto be totally unfitted for axe or pick-and-shovel work, Things generally must be at a pretty pass in lnvorcargill. Tho local agent of the Labour Bureau reports as follows, in the labour journal:—Building trade slack; ironworkers: slack j soft goods: not much business doing; unskilled labour: no demand, a good many men being out of employment. The uso of separate cups for each individual at the Lord's table has already been adopted by a number of churches, and there can be little doubt,' says a London exchange, that this custom will spread rapidly. The Central Presbyterian Church of Hochcstcr, N.Y., at a recent communion service used 2010 small cups, each containing nbout a teaspoonful of wine, and the time occupied was less than when fewer cups were used. His Excellency' Lord Glasgow's youngest son is suffering from a slight attack of chicken-pnx, and steps have been taken to isolate tho case, A T cw Plymouth is having a new courthouse built at the cost of £1,780. Metaphor of a mixed character is now ind then encountered, but it is seldom (says a contemporary) a speaker rises to tho height attained by a Mr Turner at a meeting of the Melbouruo.Mclropolitan Board of Works the other day. "The board," he said, "has been formed to rise, like St. George of old, and put its spear through tho dragon of typhoid in Melbourne; audi, having put my baud to the plough, will go straight for the goal at which I aimed,"'

Thoy wore chums years ago hut the currents of life had drifted them apart. Ono tide of life had led one to fortune, but the otlicroxcmplificdthetrath"from him that has not shall he taken away even that which he sccmeth to have. They met recently in Christchurch, and the rich one after hearing of the other's absolute want, said feelingly," I'll help you old man, for the sake of old times, and gave him-twopeiicc.-2W/M, The return of railway receipts and expenditure for the four weeks ending 21st July shows thoformcrtohave been £76,154 9s 9d, and the latter £57,801 15s 3d. Portho corresponding period of the previous year the figures were £75,913 13s 10(1, and £53,035 8s 2d cspectively. r On the Wellington section of the New Zealand llaihvays.during the four weeks ending on July 21st, the receipts amounted to £5,105 7s sd, as against £5,385 Is 6d in the corresponding period of last year; the number of passengers earned was 20,410, as against 45,400; the fares amounted to £2,122 18s 7d; tho freight on goods fell from £2,493 13s 7d to £2,305 15 3d.

Thecase brought by the widow of the late Tiki Mahupuh against Tamahau Mahupuku, to upset the will of tho deceased, has, the Standard understands, been settled out of Court. Defendant has decided to settle upon tho child4ooo acres at Longbush, and paying £3OO per annum to tho trustees on behalf of the infant, payment to date from Tiki's death. Mr H, S. Izard appoarod for plaintiff, and Mr It. Ward Tate for Mahupuku.

Mr Clarke, who represented Canada at tho World's Fair in Chicago.proceeds to Australia on behalf of the Dominion, in connection with the cxtcntion of trade with the colonies.

" I mn perfectly satisfied with the press. Their diserctiou is admirable; and I have never felt disposed to disapprove of a newspaper for over-report-ing. The press is tho voice ot tho country. Justice is a public thing and the administration- of justice should be given all publicity. If this wcro not done, how would the public ever know litigants worogcttinglkcirrights ? Newspaper reports to-day are pretty much as they should be."—Sir Francis Jeuuc, in the Strand MmjtKkclothme. A copy of a South American paper recently to hand, reports a terrible occurrence at Duenos Ayres. A man named Fcrro entered the house of a resident, and finding only a little girl, about, scisjed the chili), spitted it on the "asador"and placed it alongside the firo to roast. An Indian servant witnessed the prjine, She managed to run away and told the unfortunate parents all that had happened. When they returned they found their child roasted. Fcrro was a notorious villain in the district Tho police came upon him, a struggle ensued, and Ferro was killed. The policeman who killed him cutoff his head and carried it to the Juzgado to show that the villiau was unquestionably dead.

I have heard of many cases of outrageous charges made by lawyers (says a writer m a contemporary), but an instance that has come to my notice takes as our Yankee friends say, "the biscuit." A friend of mine, whose wife sustained serious injuries in a railway accident, sued the company and obtained a verdict for £-100, which verdict Was ordered to stand after the company had sought leave to appeal. The husband then applied to Jus solicitor for settlement, whereupon that worthy forwarded him a chequo for £25, accompanied by a bill of costs for £375, Tho last item in this precious document was worthy even of the inventive genius of a lawyer, bcjng achargo for "handing you cheque for balance." If there is a case that beats tin's I should liko to hear of it.

. A sporting lawsuit was heard iu the Magistrate's Court at Nelson on Ttios . (lay, in which J. E. I'ilbrow, of Master. ton, and liobert M'Artncy, of Blenheim, ■ sued J. A, Harlcy, of Kelson, for £33, t being tlieinct amount of stakes won by' i tho horso Langloy the Devil, ill the 1 Hurdle Handicap, of £4O, run on 30th i January, 1893, at Eichinond Park, Nel. _ son. According to tho report of tho case, it appears that in August, 1892, M'Art- { ley, then owner of Laiiglcy,' hire J out tic horse to aMr TV. tt Domuth till 1 August, 1893. In January, 1893, Demuth entered Langloy for a race at i tho Nelson meeting, but did not pay tho nomination fees. Before the acceptances ! were made, Dcmutli died, MrPilbrow, i who had trained the horse, entered into an arrangement wjtli M'Artncy, went to Nelson, and accQpfcfd Langley for the raco in dispute, as well as for others, flic horse won tliij raco, but .the stakes had not been' paid .over, 'four parties SW.'SS thom-iho ivo plaintiffs, Mr BoilJy,(opef"pf Cloud),'wjioso horso cam ? insccoid lij (hp Vftcg, and Messrs Aspinald and Salmond, solicitors in Demjith's estate. After hearing " cvi. dened, tho Magistrate gave judgment for tho whole amount' claimed, and iiosts 62s 6(1. -

A foff days ago some cases of. French crab apples from Hobart, on being landed at Wellington, were found to contain the codlin moth, Tliewholo shipment consisting of 153 cases, was condemned _ forthwith by tho Customs authorities, 40 ensea being sent back to Hobart, wliilo thercmaindcr will be used lip as ships'stores. It is an unusual thing, says tho Post, to find the moth in crab apples.

A writer in an American paper says that "In spite of tho fact that Chicago is a city largely made up of foreignborn people, tho school census of 1894 will show that nearly all tho children now in in tho schools were born in this country. A mere glance at tho sheets turned in every day proves that a very small percentage of tho school childrenaro foreign-born, even in the cases where both parents are recorded as natives of somo foreign country. All the little Bohemian and Polish children of the west side, all the German boys and girls who roll on the grass of Lincoln Park, and all the Irish lads who carry dinnerpails down to the foundry, are just as American as is the man whose remote ancestor gave tho Indian chief a string of beads and a keg of rum in exchange for a township. This school census of 1891 will demonstrate that a cosmopolitan city may become an American city in short order, if only there arc children growing up at the time." I v The English blackbird has been noticed in. one or two of tho blocks of bush round Mastcrton.

Tho wife of Mr Peter Ncilson-an old Mauricevillc settler, whose death wo recorded a week ago—was not long in following her husband to his last resting place. Sho was preparing to go to his funeral, when sho was taken ill and died on the following day. The concert at the Mastcrton Presbyterian Church, last night, was a most enjoyable affair. The programme, as published by us yesterday, was gone through with great credit, Mr All. Nicholls' ''GoodCompany," and Mr W. Siinms' " The Death of Nelson," both receiving imperative recalls.

Messrs Lowes & lorns announce their next Mastcrton stock sale for WednesSeptember oth, at 1 o'clock. The entries comprise 50 fat and forward wethers, 60 two year old steers, 15 fat cows and 15 dairy heifers to calve iu October.

An important meeting of members of tho Wmrarapa North Liberal Association, will bo held on Monday evening next, wheu the business of tho past session of Parliament will be reviewed.

A Christchurch visitor, who recently returned from tlio Australian colonics said to a Press interviewer:—My ex jiorienco while in Australia leads mc to bclicvothatitwillbe a very longtime indeed beforo Australia cau commence to bo in the race with us in the frozen meat market. Tho class of sheep thoy have now is uot fit for freezing, and I don't think we need fear much as to crossbred shecu in a country where it takes one sheep to two acres. You sec that thoy arc absolutely of no good whatever on tho London market aud their shipping only results in no profits whatever for the producer. But as they said tome there, "How arc we going to do this p Wc are mortgaged to the extent of 10 per cent, more than tho value of our properties, aud wo arc paying 7 per cent interest. How aro we going to mako a great chango in the character of our flocks?"

At the Mastcrton Magistrate's Court tins morning, Mr Hutchison, S.M., dismissed the infoi'iimtiou Nestor v Williams, in which defendant was charged with refusing to admit Constable Nestor to tho billiard room occupied by him at Eketahuna.

A sample of Kentucky leaf tobbacco grown six years ago by Mr Prentice of the Upper Plain, is to bo scon iu the window of Mr J. Williams, tobacconist of Queen street, Altogether Mr Prcntice grow ten cwt and Messrs Tcmplo and Co have just sold it to the Atlas Tobacco Manufacturing Coy,, of Auck ; . laud, whose expert speaks of tho\eaf iii commendable terms. The price realised was niiiejience per pound and but for a slight defect in the curing, a higher price would havo been obtained, and tho Company state that they aro prepared to buy any quantity of leaf of equal .quality, A ward is offered in another column forko lemon aud white English setters wliich have been lost,

Captain Thomas, tho whistling ventriloquist, has taken tho Temperance Hall, Masterton, for an entertainment to be given on Friday next, when he will bo assisted by local fallout, • Tenders are invited for the lease of n combined dairy and sheep farm about eighteen miles from Mnstcatoa. Particulars may be seen at this office.

The Kov Robert Wood will conduct services at the Masterton Presbyterian Church to-morrow, both morning and evening, and will preach at Wangnelm at 2,30 in tho afternoon,

An interesting meeting of the Masterton Mutual Improvement Society took place last evening, the subject dealt with boiug tho works of Shakespeare. Messrs Johnston, L. Donald, and Easthopc wore the leaders.

No 12 of Leaflets for fanners, dealing with milk fever, issued by the New Zealand Department of Agriculture, may be obtained at the Masterton OOice of of (he Stock Department, or at the office of this paper. MrT. 11, Fleming 8.A., one of the Education Board inspectors has returned from a three weeks' visit to schools in the Forty-Mile Bush, During Ins absence he paid surprise visits to 10 schools between Masterton and Mangataiuoka all of which were fairly satisfactory, with the' exception of two or three, in which cjiauges have already been decided upon by the Education Board, lie also made enquiries as ; to the requirements q£ Scarborough and I Nlkau in regarded to school acconimodatloii.Mr Fleming fouiul(says the Times) that tho Science Headers and Historical Eoadors sent out to the school libraries had caught on with tho children, all of whom seemed very eager to get them. Some of the teachers have also written to tho same effect,

Messrs L, J, Hooper and Co, have pur» ohsed at enormous discounts, a largo por tion o! Messrs Edwards, Bennett and Co.'s wholesale stock from Christchuroh and will offer tho purohose with the balance of their winter goods on Saturday, July 28th. Every article in tho Bon Alarohe will bo marked down, and our readers may expect some Great Bargains.—Advt. We beg to notify that tho following lines of Messrs' Book & Co., Manufacturing Chemists oun bo obtained at the W.RC.A.'s Fancy 6oodsDenartment;-Non Mercurial plating fluid Is Gd unsurpassed for cleaning gold or silver and -re-plating brass and oopper, Bock's Wstcaproof Cement, price Is, will resist hot or cold water and repair china, gloss, delf, leather etc, etc Camphyleneßalls, in neat air-tight jars containing 18 balls, price Is lo keep moths out of clothing, also a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract price Is an iofalliable cure for toothache guaranteed not injurious to the (eeth of health; it stops tho most- acufo pain immediatley, and proves a permanent ouro in nearly all oases where tho teeth are hollow, German oure for oorns and warts price Is - tkie famous Bemcdy will speedily and pain; 'lossly oure Boft or hard oorns, also wartsbunions and chilblains,—The Wairarapa Fanners Co-operative Association, Ltd Adyt.

" It's an ill wind that blows nobody good,,' is an old saying but none the less true Whilst the great depression txisiing 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 largo stock 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 despatohedfromTe Aro House to Christchuroh one to attend the great sale of Edwards, Bennett and Co's wholesale stock, and the other to pick out bargains from.the manufacturers of tho well-known faiapoi Woollen Go, Both these gentlemen nave returned after' a most successful trip, and the total results of tbeir'efforts is lo be seen in the astonishing bargains now being sold at tho Wholesale Family Warohoiife, I Afo Bouje, Wellington,