LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4814, 1 September 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Owing to the threatening attitude of Chinese fanatics and young recruits in Shanghai, tho foreign residents arc arming thcmselycs and combining for defence. We regret to hear that Mr Parkinson, lato of JJrcycrton, lias been seriously ill with influenza siuco his removal to Wellington. A man in speaking of a relative who. was hanged, says he died during a tightrope performance. The Earl of Harrington (saysjModem Society) has lately taken to selling greens. Stone buildings for the Government offices, costing £5,000, aro to bo erected at Coolgardie within six months. The cost of running a big ocean liner from Liverpool to New York and back is something over £IB,OOO. During the next three months, for which Miss Franklin has obtained sick leave, her place as pupil teacher at Mauriceville school will bo filled by Miss Sarah McKcnzie. A cricket Club has been formed by the young settlers on the Drover's, Hock lioad at Mauriceville. With such veterans ns W. nnd J. Judd, as the moving spirits, the new club should he able to give a. good account of itself during the cominc; season. London papers to hand containaccounts of the recent triennial Hatidolfcstival at the Crystal Palace. The oratorios were given by a choir of 4,000 voices witli an orchestra of 500 instruments.. The festival is described as the most successful'ever held,

Captain Russell says the Colonial Treasurer is, " a most skilful circumnavigator of questions,"

A butcher in Hull became furious when a New Zealonder asked him for a New Zealand leg of mutton. " Why dash it sir, " ho cxclniaicd wrathfnlly, "you don't supposo that a respectable tradesman like mo would sell cagmng liko that P" " Oil no, of course not ?" replied the New Zcnlandcr soothingly, "only you see I happened to bo in the docks at six tlu's morning, and a cart was being loaded with Now Zealand muttoj, and I followed it until I saw all tho mutton delivered in your yard. That's how it was! The cart had your name on it too!" He got his leg of mutton? And cheap! And that butcher became the mildest of men!

Efforts are being made by a few lovprs of the game to establish a Croquet Club atHastwcll. From what wo have sccii of Hastwcll, wo should say that a considerable amount of money and a lot of enthusiasm will need to be expended beforoalawugood enough for croquet can be obtained there.

It is the custom at large London brewcries for tho partners or directors to hold a review of tlicir stud every year when it is decided whether the older shall bo retained orsold,andthc amount to be written off the value of each for wear and tear is estimated This averages £l4 A really first class horse for London brewers' work cannot now bo bought under £100; aud the food, grooming, harness, and shoeing of each animal costs fully £OO a year. When at the end of six years' sorvico (hey realise on an average about £l2,

Mr Geo. -Wntson iufomis us that ho has recently been in nogo tiation withMr Charlton tho celebrated veterinary surgeon, who is nowlocated at Christchurch and that if a small guaranteo were given Mr Charlton would pay a special visit to the Wairarapa, to give farmers and horse-owners the benefit of his advice. Anyone interested in the matter is advised to see Mr Watson.

MrCotliss, who has just obtained a renewal of his leaso for a term of years, is about to effect considerable improvements to.lis well-known premises at Mauriceville. The alterations will add greatly to the comfort of travellers who patronise this establishment, whilo the the adjoining hall will he one of tho most commodious and comfortable in the Forty-milo Bush, I

An _ excellent' variety cntortainmont was given in the Temperance Hall to a full house last evening. Captain Fred Thomas proved a host in himself, and numerous encores expressed the gratification of his audience. The piano accompauhnentwascxcellent and deserved special mention. The programmo from start to finish was amusing and vivacious Ofponrse tlw.piecedemirffince was tho vcntriloquial whistling, which wqs altogether new and perplexing to Mastcrton playgoers, who'are still.wondering how it himy :iy : ' :^Z-::;\::^:, :,;,'s : i'-

: MrSeddonsays tliopolicd arowellpaid ! for .their services, aud must buy tlioir [own uniforms. ;

The Premier yesterday professed to bo "pouring oil on troubled waters." Mr, Earnshaw said it was "throwing fat on' the fire."

Of winter weather in Canada a writer 1 says;—"lt is curious whon tho thermo- i meteris below zero to seoliquidsfreeziug i before your eyes, and plates being washed m almost boiling water, with the ■ steam rising up and freezing on tho wall '. and window. Tho breath freezes.in festoons round the room. Every drop of . wajer for overy purposo has to bo • thawed, and it chills tho kitchen so much ' when pans and kettles of ico and snow ] arc thawing on the top of the stove that ■ cooking boeoines a difficulty. ,It is a novelty to a man fresh from England to ' sco tho water brought iu for household : purposes in sacks, and the milk wrapped : up in a cloth.". , Says an Amoriean paper: "MrAstor, ; who lias literary tastes, enquired in a casual manner whether any iirst-class paper was for sale. 'I want tho best ; there is in tho market,' said MrAstor, 'and I want it quick, too.' 'The Pall Mall Gazette,' said the Attorney, 'can be purchased, but the price is enormous.' | Never mind the price, but go and buy it for me.' Tho bargain was struck tho same evening. The next morning Mr Astor sent for several unemployed Dukes, carls, marquises, and viscounts, and offered them jobs as editors and reporters on his paper. They said their prices would be necessarily high, owing to their social positions. ' Expenso cuts no figure with me,' said Mr Astor. "My object _is -purely a philanthropic one, which is to relieve the suffering and distress among the nobility of England." His managing editor wears a coronot as houses the bliiopencil. His police reporter is a descendantof a family which carno oyer with Billy the Conqueror The society reporter when off on his vacation lives in a baronial castle in Yorkshire. No such staff is found on any other paper on the globe. When Astor gets up in the morning and rings for coffee and toasthis managing editor is waiting outsido to receive orders for the day. A tap of his boll summons three carls and a marquis. He tried to gcta countess fortho lady cashier of the business office, and was disappointed at failing to do so, but expects before the season is over to complete a transaction with a dowager duchess, who will lick postage stamps and add dignity to the downstairs do])artment of the paper." The ways conceived by the impecunious dwellers on this sublunary sphere, for obtaining money, arc many and varions, but the proceedings of a Maori a day_or_two ago prove au amount of originality worthy of an experienced European expert in the "ways that arc dark anil tricks that are vain!" Being in urgent need of cash (says the Poverty Bay Eemkl)th dusky aboriginal iu question proceeded to an hotel at Wacrenga-a-hika, and informing the proprietor that a big Maori chief was dead up country, and that a taugi was going to be held, told him to seud up a' barrel of beer, and producing a cheque for £4O, asked him to cash it. As mine host had not sufficient cash, he could not comply with the request, but in order to show his willingness to oblige, handed over £ls to the Maori—who after giving a parting injunction to send up the beer without fail, lcftthcholcl, Ithas boon discovered that the cheque tendered was forged, and tho adventurous Native has not yet been fouud, though from the fact that lie is well-known iu Gisbornc it is unlikely the police will havo very much troublo in putting their hands upon him. The Timaru EeraU publishes the following paragraph:—"Three farmers who live not a hundred miles from Tiinaru went iu company to canvass their district for subscriptions to provide an harmonium for their little church. Tlicy bailed up a young farmer, and had to use all their persuasive power to get him to subscribe. As last he said 'Well, look here, will you give the same amount if I givo something?' The three promptly agreed. They had of course put down their names already for something, but they could stand another half guinea, or even a guinea.lo get as much out of their victim. Oh yes, they would each give the same amount. 'All right, here's my cheque for £s.' The trodden worm had turned."

So far as it concerns Australia the liorso trade with India is a very important one. ' It appears that last year the presidency of Madras imported upwards l of 1008 horses, valued at £19,801, almost wholly from Melbourne. This season upwards of 3500 have been shipped trom Australia to India, fourfifths of which were despatched from Melbourne, Speaking to a Melbourne dealer a gentleman appeared very much disturbed about tho Victorian border stock tax. "This horse traffic for India," he said, "is worth at least half a million sterling to Victoria every year in freight, feed, wages, purchases, etc.; and it will serve tho Colony right to lose it, for loso it it will unless this preposterous bar to trade is removed at once."

Mr P. H. Wood adds 10 springing heifers, to the entries for his next Taratahi stock sale.

Tho following programmo was rendered by the mombcrs of the Mastcrton Mutual Improvement Society, in the Schoolroom last evening :-l{eading~ Mr Easthopc; recitation—Mr Burton; reading-Mr Johnston; recitation-Mr A. Donald; reading—ltcv. J. Dukes i recitation—Miss Wrigley ; readingMr J. Owen; recitation—Mr L. Donald; reading-Miss Johnston; recitationMr J. Johnston; recitation—Mr liouse, At the next meeting of the Society a Mock Parliamentary election will be given, Messrs Easthopc and Praguell being the candidates.

v Jane Douglas, aged 24, a domestic serl vnnt staying at tho Star Hotel, Napier, apparently in tho best of health, fell 0 { down in what was supposed to bo be a sr fainting (it soon after dinner. Sho was put to bed, anil as she-complained of acute pains in tho region of of the heart rs medical assistanco was sent for, hut lb before a doctor could arrive sho expired. !11 It is supposed to be a case of heart "" disease. m Messrs L, J, Hooper and Co, have purd chased .it enormous discounts, a large por ct lion oi Messrs Edwards, Bennett and Co.'6 wholesale stock from Christchuroh and will offer the purchase with the balance of their ' winter goods on Saturday, July 281b. Every 10 article in the Bon Maroho will bo marked "' down, and our readers may oxpeot some M ' Great Bargains,-Advt. J Wo beg to notify that the following lines '' of Messrs Bock & Co., Manufacturing r- Chemists can bo obtained at tho W.F.C.A.'s or FanoyGoodsDeportmenti-Non Merourial )0 plating fluid Is 6d unsurpassed for cleaning d, gold or silver and re-plating brass and ill copper, Book's Wateaproof Cement, price , a Is, will resist hot or cold water and repair ,y china, glass, delf, leather etc, eto, Oamphy lene Balls, in neat air-tight jars containing 18 balls, price Is to keep moths out of ie clothing, also aperfeot disinfectant. Herb [r Extract price Is an infalliablo cure for toothr- nche guaranteet! not injurious to the teeth of h health; it stops the most acute pain imj! inediatlßy, and proves s permanent cure in It nearly all oases where the teeth aro hollow, j German cure for corns and warts price Is • this lamous Remedy will speedily and pain; I* 'lessly euro soft or hard corns, also wartsbunions and chilblains,—Tbe Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative Association, Ltd a Anvr. s, _" It's an ill wind that blows nobody good'' !• is an old saying but none the less true it Whilst the great depression existing in 1 Sydney at the present time has caused a 0 deplorable amount of misery yet the people e of Wellington ond the surrounding districts 0 will reap a gigantic benefit. During his visit to Sydney recently, Mr James Smith purchased at absurdly low prices a large atoek which is now being sold at the t Wholesale Family Warehouse, To Aro i House, Wellington. • } With a view to making this sale the event j of the year, two special buyers were des- _ patchedfrom Te Aro House to Ohristchurch • one to attend the great sale of Edwards, j Bennett and Co's wholesale stock, and the 1 other to pick out bargains irqm the raanu--1 faoturersof the well-known Kaiapoj Wool--3 lon Co. Both these gentlemen have re- ) turned after a most successful trip, and the ■ total results of their efforts is to be seen in I the.astonishing bargains now being sold at - the Wholesale Family Warehouse,! Aro • House, Wellington, -Am v- ; •;. ■:.•;, ' ■-;.>:

To-day is tbo montliy pay-day of tlio Masterton and Groytown Building Societies.

Heavy rain in tills district fell during last night, Cold sharp showers still continue.

Tho Bov J, Lymburn, of Martin-borough,-will conduct services at the Mastcrton Presbyterian Churoh tomorrow.

Services at the Presbyterian Church, Martinborough, mil bo conducted to-, morrow by the Eov Eobert Wood.

A drunken man smashed a window at MrT. Thompson's Empire Hotel, last night becauso he could not get in. He will be charged with' tho offenco on Monday morning,

The regular meeting of Court Loyal Enterprise, A.O.F.,'Masterton, was held last evening, two now members being initiated.

A stranger took up his quarters on the footpath in Cole-street this morning, and with swag for a pillow, and an oilskin to cover him, appeared to bo sleeping peacefully, in spite of the pouring rain.

Tho average rainfall at Otahuao, for the month of August, during tho last eight years, from observations taken by Mr Joseph Bennett, is 3'03 inches.

Two important football matches aro being played this afternoon, namely, New South Wales v. Tnranaki at New. Plymouth, and Auckland v. Wellington at Auckland. Tho results will bo posted in tho shop windows as soon asreceived. The Eov. Eobert Wood will lecture at Maryborough on Monday evening next.

■ Tho Mastcrton Foresters will hold their anniversary social on tho evening of the day on which the New South Wales footballers play at Masterton.

The Mastcrton Blacksmith and. Wheelwrights Company aro now building a lorry to the order of a local carrier. This class of vehicle, so suitable for heavy loads, will be quito a novelty in the streets of Masterton. .

Messrs E. E. Hornblow and Co,, Auctioneers of Masterton, announce tho sale at their rooms on Wednesday next of the furnituro and effects of Mr A. J. Enwson who has left this district. The furnituro is new and in good condition and will be sold without reserve thus j giving buyers an opportunity rarely offered.

The beer duty reoeived in Wellington last month amounted to £602 13s Bd, as as against £179 7s Od for tho corresponding month of last year, and £433 3s fid for tho previous month (July) of this year.

Mr Jos. Bennett supplies us with llio following comparative record nf the rainfall at Otahuao: -August, 1894 2'05 inches on ten days; 1893 —349 inches on thirteen days; 1892—317 inches on fourteen days; 1891 —225 inches on thirteen days. Two inebriates wcro arrested by ilio Mnsterton police Inst night, but wcie not in a fit state to appear before tho Court this morning.

Eight candidates were nominated yesterday for the three vacancies in the Woodvillc Borough Council. Mr K, Bush, S.M., at Auckland, had an interview with a lunatic yesterday afternoon, Tho mnu walked into the Magistrate's room, and said he wanted protection, as he was" Jacklbo Eipper." He made a long incoherent statement to the effect that ho had beenboycottcd because ho was." Jack the Ripper," and the police wanted to poison him.