LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4830, 20 September 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

.Three Chinese arrived in and nine departed from tlio colony during August last.

MrM'LacManis asking that the Government issue maps for use in schools, also an agricultural text-book. Mr Buick is urging that a pamphlet' on foot-rot be issued by tho Stock Department.

The Masterton Quadrille Assembly's social takes placo to-morrow evening.

A Town Board is to be formed at Parkville.

The Wesloyan Church at Eketaliuna is to be enlarged.

The usual weekly meeting of the A.H 11. U., takes placo,this evening. ■ Correspondence and , other interesting matter is unavoidably held over. Dr Dawson, the doctor selected by tho guarantors on tho East Coast is expected to reach Tenui this week.

Heavy rain set in yesterday afternoon at Mastcrton.

TheTenui Football Club's Ball turned out a financial success.,

Several valuable dogs have been poisoned lately at Tenui. A cliargo of allowing billiards to be played after hours, brought against the Tenui Hotel, has been dismissed. Dr Carl Branting, an ex-patient at Mount View Asylum, Wellington, died on Tuesday afternoon from morphia poisoning.

The Canterbury Freezing Company has booked no fewer than 254053 sheep for freezing between December and June next.

A new bicycle has been invented by an Onmarn resident, which it is claimed can cosily do its -10 miles an hour. It is worked by foot and hand power. Captain Edwin notes evidences that a typhoon is approaching Hongkong. There is a possibility of Stoddard's team of cricketers visiting New Zealand in February. Tho Tongnrirolcft Capetown on Monday last for Hobart and Wellington. At the late London wool sales 17,300 bales were sold. There was a good attendance, and competition was brisk. The Maori King's second quality bullocks brought from 4d to 4jil per lb. The French wheat crop is officially estimated at 93,300,000 quintals.

Sir John Hall is a passenger by the lonic, expected at Wellington next week.

The Premier told Mr Mitehelson yesterday that tho Public Works State, mont willbe brought down when the moncyDills aro disposed of.

Three nominations havo been received for tho three vacancies in the directorate of tho Masterton Permanent Investment and Building Association, viz., Messrs Boddiugton and Bunny (retiring directors) awl James Elliott, Major Stewart, A D, C. to his Excellency the Governor, arrived in Masterton last evening for a few days trout fishing,

There-is in Masterton, a juvenile musical association which meets occasionally to sei'onado and enliven newly married couples. The baud was summoned, we arc told, last evening, but a question arose as to whether the melodious efforts of tho tin kettlers would be rewarded by cake and ale d [UMtim or whether a dog would be let loose as a reception committee. Proceedings were finally adjourned to enable specific information to be obtained respecting the dog.

Mr C. 1(. Pratt notifies that he has to lease 3,465 acres of good undulating •laud, seven miles from Masterton.

At the prcm'scs of Mr J. Pettic, ol Greytown, on Friday and Snturday2lsl and 22nd inst, Mr F. H. Wood will sell .a large quantity of superior drapery and clothing, the proprietor haviug decided to give up business,

I A witness in the Mastcrton Court this morning said, in answer to a question from tlio counsel, that ho was ia tlio habit of "giving away small sums of money." This statement elicited slight amusement from tlio large concourso of unemployed in the Court, Counsel iu s case before the S.M., this morning, where a certain sum of money was in dispute, referred to it as a "barefaced swindle." The report for last year of the Liverpool, London and Globo Insurance Company, (of which Mr J. Williams is tho Mastcrton agent) has just reached as. It shows tho Company still maintains its very high position,

The House was occupied last night with a no-confidence debate, over the Consols scheme. The debate was adjourned at 1.20 this morning.

The Minister of Labour denies that more Chinamen have como to Now Zcalaud of lato that have left tho country

The Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Bill, a measure authorising the raising of £500,000 of which £250,000 shall be expended in making roads and bridges, and proparing lauds forscttlemcnt, aud the other £250,000 for the purchase of Native lauds was read a first time iu the Houso last night. The money is to bo raised by debentures bearing interest at four per cent.

Tho Municipal Corporations Bill has been altered a good deal sinco it was before the Municipal Coufcrencc. Tho most important alteration deals with tho extension 1 of the principle of universal suffrage to municipal elections, and also tho principle of oue-person-onc-votc, It is proposed to enact that every person of the age of 21 years shall be entitled to be placed on tho burgess roll, and that no burgess shall be entitled to exerciso more than one vote,

The death is announced of Mr James Mcnzies, a veiy old Wellington settler, who passed away at Silverstream yesterday, at the ripe age of 77 years, MrJ. E, FitzGorald, C.M.G., has been elected President, and Mr 11. H. Leary, of Dunedin, Yice-presidcnt of tho Now Zealand Institute of Accountants. Mr Wi Pore says that if tho Maoris are not allowed to administer their own lands, tho Government will soon have to send soldiers to arrest them.

Mr Hogg has raised strong objections to tlio publication of records of bills of sale and liens on wool and stock, as an injustice) to settlers, Mr E. McKcnzic remarked tliat Mr Buchanan no, doubt opposed the Cheap Money Scheme on account of his connection with money-lenders, Mr Buchanan roplied that ho had never lent money in his

No! by Jove, they can't be beat I Are yon blessed with a family ? Have you one baby, two boys, or halt a-dozen girls, and have tbey got to be decently clothed ? You can't jet out of it, can you ? The more the merlie,' say you, and if you'd two dozen mouths to fill, you'd sling up your caps and shout hurrah, so long as the chips held out. Very wo!!, then you are not a magician,, You can't turn copper ir.to silver, and silver into gold, but you can got next door to it by bnyinj your drapery and olothing from L. J. Hooper & Co, Bon MaroM, they are the cheapest and best, " It's mill-wind that blows nobody good, l is an old sjyinj but noje the less true Whjiii the greai dep.eis'oi exi',inj in •Sycaeyßii'jep-'ei. -Urne hai cp'used a dep : «!b!eamoaßf o: o! We'Jinc'on tea ike shiorauing districts wi'l reap a Ljjc!"t. Daring his vicis io Syiaey receuiy,-llr toei Smith porohatet! pj abauitlylov piioes a largo stock wb'ch !> to>7 at the Whole ■,?'» Fami'y WpielioaW, To An Soa'se, V Willi ft view ionnlriuj this sale the event lie yea.-.*, two special .buyers wa despi(Ji;u ,'iomTp Aio Eojise'ti Cbiohuroh oietoßi'eb.lli-e Ben;::;iapdCi)'swho l esa'e's , 'cH' 1 and t'je oilier io pioi va Jroin ibo raanufeolß.ers d/.ta we!!-knov,u Kc!apb'.;WoOK lea Co. Boa ihesa &eDi!e jiea 'have returned tSer t most Baece. : B!d ivia, and the toiil results o( their eSo.ii is to be teen in theavionifhini bargains now being so'd at the Wholesale Family Warehouse, Te Aio House, Welliogton, —Abyx i

Thoohampion stallion-Laird of Eiibndo, is to bo offered atpubbo auction, by Messrs liowchid lords, on Saturday next. •••', r :

Mr W. B. Chennells, Doputy Official Assignee, left for Ekctahuwithis morning to preside at a meeting of creditors in the estate of D.vMcGilli , . ' ' I <■■■) Messrs Hornblow arid Co. held a very successful sale of furniture at tlieir rooms yesterday. In to-day's issuo Messrs Hornblow and Co. notify an extensive sale for Saturday, at their Mastcrton rooms, embracing general merchandise, furniture, jewellery, etc. Charitable aid and hospitals cost tlio colony £163,677, during the year ended iu March last; i ■ : The Premier .has announced that tho Government lias resolved to taminate the leases of some of the Denniston coal mines.

Scene in Queen Street tliis morning: Man saunters by a shop door' andslips a pair of boots under his coat. Lady from opposite side of tho road sends a small boy aoross to the shopman with tho news. Shopman chases the man down Queen Street and informs the culprit that he lias been seen marching off with the boots by a lady. Man surrenders tho boots and shakes his fist at the lady, Exeunt all,