LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4817, 5 September 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At his rooms, Groytown, on Saturday, loth instaut, auduudcr instructions from the Trustees in tho estate of the late. James Beard, Mr F. H.Wood will sell acre No.-42 ou tho plan of Grey town, Particulars appear in our advertising columns.

_ With tho near approach of the shearing season Messrs John Graham and Co., of Mastoi'ton, invito inspection of. their stock of shears and shearers' requisites just to hand which include all the best known brands, The firm have also a stock of wool packs, etc., particulars of which appear on the first page in this issue.

Mr Tosswill reports that during last month rain fell on 18 days at Paluatua. The total quantity of rain for the month was 3.61 inches. The rainfall for August of 1893 was 9'93 inches. An accident occurred on tho main road yesterday afternoon (says the Paluatua Herald, to a hid named Firmston, He was riding towards Pahiatua when he met some boys who were snowballing. One of tho missiles struck the horse on the head, causing it to shy, with tho result that young Finnston was thrown, receiving injuries that arc the cause of his being confiucd to his bed.

An accident occurred atthoTiraumea River on Saturday, in which Mr Arther Tuckcy had the misfortuno to break two of his ribs. The driver of Mr Cockburn's brake was attempting to cross the ford; and the river king up.the horses became restless, and breaking the check rein the leader turned round. Mr Tuckcy was on the river bank, and pluckily went to the driver's assistance. In trying Jo clear the horses he was jammed against the bank, which he was lucky enough to be able to climb. One of tho horses was drowned. The bridge employes rigged up a block and tackle ana hauled the brako andhorscs to terra lirma —Hcrulth

Nominations for the Mastcrlon Borough Council' vacancies close tomorrow.

It is said that 102 members of the United Slates Houso of lieprescntatives are college graduates. .

liefcrriug to a paragraph which recently appeared in this paper the Waipawa Mail says" Forty-four Mastcrton boys under the age of 16 linvc pledged themselves to neither smoke nor drink during llio term of their lives. How many non-smokers and prohibitionists will there be amongst them 20 years hence?"

In a new advertisement oa the first page of this issue, Mr C. W, Walker announces that ho intends to clear the present stock of boots and shoes now in his shop, Queen Street, Masterton, in order to make room for consignments of new goods. The Times thinks the triumph of J Frcetrade in New South Wales and the'decline of Protection in Victoria augur well for tho Federal movement. Mr W. H. Triggs, sub-editor of the Christehnreh Press at present on a visit to Europe attended tho International Congress of Journalists, recently held at Brussels. At the official reception by the King of the Belgians, Mr Triggs was specially signalled out for attention by His Majesty, who spoko to linn for some time about New Zealand and the frozen meat trado. The King expressed regret that on account of age he could not hope to visit the colony and viowthe magniiicient scenery of which he had heard so much.

, Tli? present amateur record for throwing the cricket bull in New Zealand is held by A. Allan, of Hnwkes Bay, the distance being 113 yards 1 inch.

A machine is stated to have been patented in the United States for Trashing dishes. "No wetting the hands, no disagreeable work," says the prospectus. The price in Yankeelaud is only 12s. The inaeliino is culled the " Mary Jano Dishwasher."

The American census returns give the number of women earning their living by literature and journalism an 701,829. It is alleged Lord Carrington has 800 tenants of small plots around High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, who each got £lO mi acre of produce, whilo fanners only got £7 per acre off the same land by plough cultivation. A Maslertou lady who recently visited tho Wellington Hospital, writes to us as follows" O.i the 24th of August, accompanied by a friend, I paid a visit to tho 11 Wellington Hospital," and although it was not the visitors' day, wo were admitted and sourfeoijsly received and welcomed by both nurses and patients. After visiting flic now wing (now completed),wewere shown through all the different wards by some of the nurses, who all looked very pretty in the becoming dress of blue serge, white cap, collar, cuffs and apron, amongst whom I recognised some of my personal friends. We were told that seven or eight of the nurses had been laid up with influenza, and were then absent, leaving the remainder upon the staff to do extra duty, making twelve hours work instead of eight, tho fcgulatiou time. Tho last ward wc vjsife.d to the chidrcn's; and a very sad sight ijt jvas fa jco the poor suffering little oues, ages froiij six piths upwards, all.sufferingwi.th vwoij? coin r plaints, some blind, others with hip diseaso and heavy weights attached to theirlimba. Poorwpe mites'! Jtmado my heart ache to seo them, Tjiey $ appeared to ho very fond of tho jmrsc who was waiting upon them. Tho grounds around the Hospital arc tastefully laid off and planted with flowers #nd shrubs, No one is allowed'to gather the flo?W, consequently-tho nurses and patients jp very pleased to receivo gifts of flowers, fefiis, of fruit, and those who contribute tlicso tljiijga' occasionally, to tho poor suffering, give -a great deal of pleasure to tho recipients, The ladies af Gflvpriimefit Houso, and many others, takedowns to tho Hospital every week, I consider the most satisfactory aftornoon of my recent stay in Wellington was spent at tho Hospital, It was my first visit to that Institution, hut I liopo it will not be the last,» My last thought of leaving wavhow much we, who enjoy good health, have to bo thankful for,"

, A special corrcspoiidpnt of the Age at Samoa, writing undor dato August Gt)i. says: "Tho stato of Samoa has not materially altered since last mail, Famino is growing apace; already organised robbery is rampant throughout the municipality, and tho Government troops have distinguished themsolves by pillaging the lands and plantations of both natives and foreigners. Not only have, crops been removed wholesale, but a great deal of wanton and coldish damage has been- done as Well, ■. so that future crops • will" bo 'seriously' curtailed. 'No attempt'has .Wn'iiiadoto Check such misconduct or tlie offendets tb'« juStifce. H»

,■ .Colonel "'Fox Fas; been 1 appointed Military' Adviser- to tho Government ; (whilo ho-remains-in the Colony) at a salary of fGOO ayear,- ; Mrs A. Sample, a resident of Bidwill Street, Wellington, was awakened early on Sunday morning by a smell of fire. She discovered a. nro mado up on tho floor of an out-house, and incendiarism is suspected. . ' The Wollingtonlady correspondent of a southern paper states that the removal of the headquarters of the Bank of New Zealand to Wellington will probably have the effect of bringing about 160 more clerks to that place. j Messrs Lowes and lorns offer for private salo two corner sections in Keaton Street. Mr C. M, Ballantyne, who has severed his connection with the N.Z' Loan and Mercantile Agency Company leaves Masterton to-day Sir Charles Eoss is the first known instanco of any married man rowing in the University Bpat Eace, Sir Charles married Miss Berenes, a sister of Lady Cairns, last year, In Coolgardie, Western Australia, recently, tho sensation of the week was the entrance of three children into a grocery store to buy candy. Their appearance, like lioderick Dhu's whistle, was the signal for hundreds of sturdy men to start from the earth—not, to be sure, in body and shield, dirk and claymore, but in pick, shovel, and moleskins,

The little man thought ho would take arise out of the big one (says the Melbourne Argus) so ho saitl, " Gentlemen, let me introduce one of our great Murray cultivators, who grows black gins and red gums in great profusion." " Proud to meet you gentlemen," 'said tho other placidly; "this is ono.ofour noxious insects. Collapsoof the littlo man. A deep-sea curiosity is the torch-fish, This strange creature, with triangular jaws, filled with long, slender teeth, a cartridge-shaped tongue, and a body not unlike a dilapidated old shoe in shape, lias upon the tip of its noso a slender stem bearing an egg-shaped object that may bo illuminated at tho owner's pleasure, and put out when lie so pleases. Tho lantern does not serve as aguido to its wanderings, but is used as a trail to entice unwary and innocent food fishes. When Linopliryne Lucifer is hungry he lights his lamp, which is merely a phosphorescent lip to tbeeggshaped body, opens his mouth, and waves before it a slender, cork-liko appendage that mows beneath tho lower jaw. The small fishes mistake the light for a phosphorescent insect, and in their Kcramblo for this dainty, they sail into tho capacious mouth that stands open to receive them. When ho had dined to his satisfaction lie turns off tho light, and goes about his business, "A Squatter" writes to tho Pastoralists Smew remarking on tho slight attention paid by buyers at the recent Sydney sheep sales to disease in the stock offered, He says many of tho New Zealand sheep wcro affected with worms, particularly lungworm, and that the Tasinanian sheep wcro remarkably healthy, contrasting favourably with those from New Zealand. There may have been, probably were, a few—avery few—New Zealand sheep at the sales that wcro troubled with worms, but as a whole tliey wero decidedly healthy, though not dressed up like the Tasmanians. Exporters of sheep should take caro to give no cause for complaint on this score, or tlioy will spoil the trade, and possibly have tho Australian ports again closed to them.

Canada lacks only 237,000 square miles to bo as largo as the whole continent of Europe; it is nearly 30 times as large as Great Britain and Ireland, and is 500,000 squaro miles larger than the United States.

Sir George Grey, writing to General Booth, thus speaks of tho Salvation Army in New Zealand:-"I found them ready at all hours, inall weathers, and under every difficulty, to carry out instantly any duties that Christian charity miglit.render necessary,"

Yet _ another method of preserving meat in the fresh state has been invented. The special advantage of the process is said to be in the preliminary treatment of the carcase immediately after killing This consists in sending cold water through the veins of the dead beast by a slight pressure—a "head" of ten teet or thereabouts —the cold water thus circulated through the entire system of bloodvessels absorbing the animal lioat in the most perfect maimer possible. The inventor declares that by his process fresh Australian meat can be landed in London in a condition which will place it abovo the American chilled meat, which is at proscut so strong an opponent of Australasian frozen meat. The invention,however. | lias yet to stand tho test of practice.

Tho Ecv A. C, Yorko, who has been appointed Incumbent of St. Matthew's Church, Mnsterton, is at present conducting a three weeks'mission on the East Coast, beyond Gisbome. He will probably tako up his duties in this Parish in about a fortnight.

The Pigeon Match under the auspices of the North Wairarapa Gun Club, to be fired to-morrow, is for a silver tankard presented by Mr E. M. D. Whatman, President, In the evening a meeting of members will bo held.

The regular monthly meeting of the Masterton Municipal Fire Brigade was held last evening Dapt, Pickering occupying tho chair. Tho minutes of tho proviour meeting wore read and confirmed. Captain Pickering, Foreman Braggins, Secretary l'ybus, Treasurer Daumber, and Fireman Marsh, wero elected a licvising Committee, to revise the rules of the Brigade and submit thosametoa general meeting of tho Brigade for coufirmalion. Mr T, Fitzsimjnons, an cs-piembcr of. fhe lypodyiUjsßrigadff, w/is duly elected. Other routine bijsiijcssro trnpctpd, a vote of thanks to tho chair terminating tjio meeting.

The complimentary concert to be given to the Masterton Orchestra has been post onod till Monday next.

Messrs L, J, Hooper and Co. have pur» ohased at enormous discounts, a largo por tion of Rlessra Edwards, Bennett and Co.'b wholesale stock from Ohrißtohuroh nd will offer the purchase with the balance o their winter goods on Saturday, July 28ih. Every article in the Bon Marchj will bo marked down, and our readers may expect some Great Bargains,-Advt. Webegto notify that tho following lines of Messrs 3}ock & Co., Manufacturing Otacpsts pari \)Q Qljtainedpt the W,F,O.A.'s l'ancy GoodsDeparJaaientj-Non Morcurial plating fluid Is 6d unsurpassed for cleaning gold or sijver and re-platipg brass and copper, Bock's Woteapropf Cement, price Is, will resist hot or cold waiter and repair china, glass, delf, leather effl., p(o, Qaipphylene Bails, in neat air-tight jars containing 18 balls, price Is to keep moths out ot clothing, also a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract price Is an infalliable cure for toothache guaranteed not injurious to the teeth of hejlth; it stops the most aoute pain immediacy, SPO proves a permanent oure in nearly all ,ca?es where tjje teeth are hollow, German oure for .coma and .warts price 1b ■ thie lamous Itemedy wijl speedily and pain; llessly cure soft or harjl oorns, also wartsbunions and chilblains,—The Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative Association, Ltd Advt.

" It's an ill wind that blows nobody good is nn old saying but none tho loss true Whilst the great depression existing in Sydney at the present time has caused a deplorable amount of misery yet tho people of Weliingtotfand tho surrounding districts will reap a gigantic benefit. During his visit to Sydney recently, Mr James Smith purchased at absurdly low prices a large stook whloh is now being sold at the Wholesale Family Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington, With a view to making this sale the event of the year, two special buyers wore deapatohedfrom Te Aro House to Ohriatchurch one to attend the great Bale of Edwards, Bennett and Co's wholesale stock, and the other to piok out bargains from the manufacturers of the well-known Kalapoi Woollen Co. : Both l these': gentlemen nave returned after a most successful trip, and the .total results, of. their efforts is to be seen in the astonishing bargain's now being sold at the .Wholesale Family WarehouseJ Aro Houbo, Wellington,-Anvx ■ .•< .

I Only four civil cases are sot doWtt for hearing at. the regular Bitting of tho !S.M. Court ;at Mastorton, to-morrow. This is a record.

No criminal business is as: yet down for tho regular sitting of the 1t.51.0n Friday next, at Mastorton. The annual drawing examination is taking place at tho Mastorton School to-day, undar the supervision of tho School Committeo.

Wo refcrour readora to tho programme for the bonefit entertainment, : to bo held on behalf of Professor Sylvester and family, at tho Temperanco Hall tomorrow (Thursday) ovening, The quarterly meeting of tho Masterton Licensing Committeo takes place on Friday next. Tho business will be to recciv.o ' reports on tho conditions stipulated for tho various hotels, at tho fast meeting, and to consider Mrs Low's case. . .. Mr C, Hughes informs us that the statement to the offect that ho intends contesting a scat' at tho Masterton Borough Council election, is without Mr Hughes thinks that if tho town is not satisfied with the old councillors, older residents than himself should opposo them. Cheap money—English capital—appears to bo coming into the VYairarajpa market, Mr G. b, W. Dalrymplo informs us that he is authorised to place £'oo,ooo this month and £BO,OOO next at five per cent, interest on a margin of sixty per cent, of the security. This lowers the record!

Owing to the fact that "scouts "at pigeon matches, have chased birds right into the Wellington Acclimatisation Grounds, Mr Ayson advertises that trespassers will bo prosecuted, in viow I'of the pigeon match at Messrs Lowes and lorns' grounds to-morrow, Tho next sitting of tho Wairarapa District Court will bo held at Masterton on the 26th of this month Mr Cecil J. Stuart, whoso description of life and adventures in Africa recently appeared in our columns, returned to Masterton yesterday, _ A meeting of those desirous of sending four responsible persons to Coolgardie, to prospect on their behalf, is to bo held at tho Club Hotel, Greytown, on tho I3th instant. The preliminary idea is that the syndicate consist of 60 members at not more than £2O per share, £lO to be paid up, and the balanco in two £5 calls, with no further liability. We understand that an illuminated address is to be presented to Inspector Harvey, of tho Stock Department, who was recently transferred to Woodvillc. Amidst a general buzz of interest, a large and very handsomo bouquet was taken into the Houso and handed to tho Premier. It camo from the young ladies employed in the telephone exchange, and was a graceful aeknowltdgmcnt of the action of the Premier in opposing the motion the other day for a return publishing their names. "It's from tho telephone lassies," announced the Premier, and moiubers responded with around of applause.—lhm, A deputation of Ministers and others from the Wcsleyan Conference, accompanied by several members of tho House, interviewed the Premier yesterday, and asked that the age of consent should bo raised to 18 years. The Premier replied that it would bo useless to make a law which would only bo broken, but that he thought the age should he 1G years, instead oE 15 (as now fixed in the Criminal Code Bill), and that an amendmont in that direction would bo insisted upon by tho Government, As tho deputation retired, the Itov. W. Bauinber, in thanking the Premies, said they were.glad of the increaso to 1G years, but he hoped Mr Seddou would gain moro light as time wout on,

Captain Edwin wires at noon to-day: -Strong winds from northeast to east with rain after sixteon hours. Glass fall. News from I'almorston North states that the sclioolhouso at Oroua bridge was burnt to tlio ground last night,