LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4862, 27 October 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Witcrnlouc has been known to sustain life 55 days. If only dry food were taken death would result in a quarter of that time.

AcccptanccsforlhcTaratahi-Cartcrtoh meeting close on Monday next.

Members of the Tnvalahi-Cavtorton Eacing Ulub arc notified that they must produce theii'tickots orllicy will have to pay at the gate. This is iu consequence of the Club having sold the gate. A paper called the Morning Post has been started at Hawcra by Mr J, Ivcss.

Thcliussian Minister of Finance is abonttoimposeu tax on all foreign commercial travellers inllussia,

Kniapoi Woollen Factory Company pays a dividend for the past half year making the total for (he year 8 per eeut| The Mackenzie Concert Company lias decided to give a farewell popular concert in the iempcrauce Hall this evening. Local amateurs are to assist and (he entertainment should be one worth going to.

In another column we publish the Summer Hack programme of the Woodville Jockey Club. Tho usual tree pests are plentiful this season. A drenching with tobacco or hellebore solution will destroy the para sites to a largo extent. ThclicvA. C.Yorko will deliver a lecture in St. Matthew's Sunday School room on Tuesday next, Oct, 30th, Purliculars of which appear in another column.

In addition lo the various gold medals obtained at the Bordeaux, Paris, Calcutta, ami Melbourne exhibitions, advances just lo hand intimate thai the Yalumba Wines have been awarded a gold medal at the Antwerp Exhibition. This is indeed a great honour, because the Yalumba Wines would bo iu direct competition with the choicest products of the continent, of Europe, and to achieve such a high distinction is another proof of the excellence of Messrs Smith Bros Yalumba Wines. Mr F. H.Wood adds to his nextTaratnhi stock sale, three springing cows and one in full milk, also twelve yearlings. The prize fat bullocks at Thursday's Show have been purchased by Mr C. Hughes, butcher, of Masterlon.

Orchardists owho are anxious lo save their applo crops from the ravages of the codliu moth, should not fail to give the trees their first spraying with the most approved remedies during the next two or three weeks. By this means, and a subsequent application when the moth is seen lo be about, a large percentage of the frujl will bo saved.

We inadvertently omitted to mention in our report of the implement display on tho Mastcrton Show Grounds that Mason, Struthers and Co.'s exhibits of Dcering binder and De Laval separators, etc., were entered by the Wairarapa Farmer's Co-operative Association, wlio are agents throughout the Wairarapa for the southern firm.

Any one having plum and cherry trees in theirgardcns,shouldwntchfortliefirst appearance of the leech or cherry slug, and make free use of the hellebore mixlure. If the trees are denuded of their foliage, they are never so nrolilic nor is the fruit of such good flavour. Mr H. M. Eoovcs represents the Wairarapa Amateur Athletic. Association at the meetings of tho New Zealand Association held at Ohristchurch. ■ The licv. Mr Eusscll, who has been visiting Mastcrton, loft yesterday.

Irish butter is lower iu the London market than for a quarter of a century, The Smithfield dealers generally consider the chilled meat process will succeed, with greater care, Queen Street will bo enlivened this evening by the Mastcrton l'rivato Band who will' play their promised programme, (postponed from last Saturday evening on account of the .weather) on the balcony of the Prince of Wales Hotel. This will be their Jirst appearance since the re-organising of Pearson's Band, and a musical treatis anticipated,

Mastcrton Mutual Improvement Society did not meet last evening. The session will be concluded next Friday witli a lecture by the llov. Mr Pcrymaii.

During the quarter ending September 30th, 1891, sums amounting to £BOB9 10s lOdwcro brought to account at the Wellington General Post Office.

Tho Sterling Choose Factory in Olago paid £l7ll for milk last year, being at the rato of 4d por gallon, The factory also paid a dividend of 10 per cent to its shareholders.

Mr A, L. Whytc, of Carterton, announces that he has purchased the right of providing luncheon at tho Carterton Show, where a liberal table will be provided. Mr Warburton, Public Trustee, has been appointed Superintendent of the Board under tho Advances to Settlers Act, The appointment carries au increase of salary, Tho Hov. A. C. Yorke conducts.services at Brancepeth to-morrow evening, A grand sacred concert is to be given in the Theatre lloya), Mastcrton, by Mr W. Mackenzie.andhistalcutcdcompany to-morrow (Sunday) evening. A series ot lime-light pictures illustrating " The Life of Christ," will bo shown and sacred song and story .given, A woman named Dinah Koch, aged 53, is alleged to have been brutally assaulted by young men at Wellington on Thursday night, Six of them named James Wright, laborer, aged 19; Frank Saudbrook, 19, butcher; Bertie Mangin, 18, coachpainter; Frederick Miners, 18, laborer; James McDonald, 10, laborer; andJohuSwcdc,l9,labqrcr; have been arrested on suspicion and remanded on bail until next Tuesday,.

According to' the W«r dry Gcnoral JJootli has reduced tho seloction of places for his colony, to South Africa pd Western Australia. JIo lms not i decided which is to be tlio favoured spot, , ."J

Thelevi. takes -the oVcning serrice at.StMo's Church, i Greytora, on Sunday next.' ' Mr G. T. & Hutton met with a nasty accidont. down'the -Valley last week, says the Standard. A young horse foil on his foot breaking several of the small bones, Mr Hutton is now confined to his rcsidonco, but wo are glad to say is progressing as well as possiblo. The Mauricevillo West School Coramittee held their ordinary meeting last Saturday, 20th inst, all members being present. Tho minutes, after some material alteration were confirmed as amended. Tho Chairman in reply to the question as to whether ho intended to resign as requested;by resolution carried at a previous meeting, stated he had no intention of resigning. A motion was then proposed and seconded that the Chairman leavo the chair, but this he absolutely refused to put to the meeting. A small account was passed for payment and tho meeting then closed. Messrs Hornblow and Co held a most successful sale at Elliston's Hall, Eketnhuiia -yesterday. Tho attendanco as usual was good and the bidding spirited. By an occidental omission tho first prizo taker in tho class for [draught stallions over four years at the Masterton Show, Mr W. 3, Buick's well and favorably known sire "Marquis of Salisbury," was omitted from tho prize list, aud only the. name of the second horse given. Mr 1!, E. Hornblow, auctioneer, did a smart piece of work in the auctioneering lino yesterday. Leaving Mnsterton at 5.30 a.m. he drovoto Ekctahuna and sold two separate lots of household furniture and effects, in addition to oyer ono hundred lots of mis--1 cellancous goods.squaredup all accounts and arrived in Mnsterton agaiuat9p.m., ; tho distance covered being a little over [ sixty miles,

A Chinaman hawker and his cart, got tangled up with a Melbouruo train the other day, and the Chiuamau was picked up beneath the train dead.

A larrikin, charged with taking down the gates of tho Wesloyan Cliurcli.AVaipuku, was Sued £2 and costs £1 Cs. A lady iu America, when celebrating her 93rd birthday, was presented with a bicycle, she being still an enthusiastic rider.

Morgan O'Meara was arrested at i'ahiatua, and taken to Wclliugton yesterday afternoon, for 14 days imprisonment, for failing to comply with a maintenance order,

In our wautcd column Messrs Fowler and Co announce that they arc buyers of lamb skins in any quantity.

Martin Watercuse, charged with wife desertion, was sentenced to one month's hard labour at Mastertoii yesterday afternoon and ordered to pay maintenance at the rale of 10s per week,' The liev T. G. Car: will preach in the Mastcrton Wcslcyan Church to-morrow morning and evening.

ThcDcv T. G. Carr will 'conduct services at Te Uangituniau to-morrow afternoon at 2,30. Mr John McConucll of Mastcrton was married to Miss Lang this week.the ceremony being performed by tho Hot John Dukes at the residence of the bride's mother, Villa Street.

We understand that the silting of the Native Land Court, lo be held at Grcytowu shortly, will be adjourned to Mastcrton, for (ho hearing of a number of Forty-mile Bush aud Mastcrton cases.

An important sale of forfeited sections under the Wellington Laud Board, will be held at Pahiatuaabout DccemberGth. The I'ahiatua Burns Club hold a demon stration on November 30th,

The Premier is at present on a visit to Palmcrstou North.

Wclbugton Land Board will meet on Thursday next, November Ist, Last session was particularly rough on members of Parliament, owing to long sittings. Several members were quite knocked up. Tho wcck-night special services at the Mastcrton Wcslcyan Church have been well atteuded all through. Last evening tho Hcv. Mr Carr gave a very interesting discourse,

'flic Minister of Lauds has ken, obliged to defer his postponed visit to the Wairarapa, for the present, owing to prcssiug business calling him South, The ordinary meeting of the Court Loyal Enterprise, A.0.F., Mastcrton, was held last evening, only routine business being transacted, About ono hundred pcoplo attended the lantern lecture, given bv the Bev. A. U. Yorke, at the Upper Plain Schoolroom last evening. The subject chosen was " Tho Story of the Cross," and it was listened to with great interest, Mr Bccrc kiudly attended to tho lantern and manipulated the slides, At the Htisterton Magistrate's Court to-day before Mr T, Hutchison S.M, judgment with costs 255, witness expenses 10s, solicitors fee 10s, was given against Mrs E. McGill.thc wifo of D. McOHll, Eketahuna, bankrupt, for a dishonored p,n., £8 3s 7d given to Mr J. Elliott, saddler of Mastcrton, Mr Bunny who appeared for plaintiff mado the aplicatiou under section 137 of the Bankruptcy Act for an attachment order against Messrs Hawkins and Co. Auctioneers, of Pahiatua who, it was stated were selling goods.to-duy on her behalf. On tho evening of Wednesday week, a lecture on the" Miiaclcs of Modern Missions" will bo delivered by the Hov. Hobert Wood in the Mastcrton Presbyterian Church. The lecture will be ilInstated by a number of photographic slides, which will be thrown on tho screen by the aid of a pair of powerful dissolving view laulems. Admission will be free but ut collection will be takou up.

Mr J. J. Mackcrsey presented his handsome marble clock, for the best average shot during the past seasoii, to Mr J. Hives, who killed, 3o.birds out of 12. Mr J. M. Meredith came next .with 30 out of 38; Mr W.J. Feast killing 28 out of 38; MrW.Wardcll 27 out of 37; Mr C. E. Cocklnrn-Hood 30 out of 41; andMrEJl. D.Whatman 39 out of 51.

Hooper mi Co are now opening at tho B:n Marohi their lirst arrival of new Spring and Summer 'goods. Tho latest uoycltico ia millinery, tho latest novelties dross goods, mantles, prints, oto. Everything now I Everything nice I Particulars in a future issue,—Advt,

11 It's anill wind that blows nobody good,' is tin old saying but none tbo less true Whilst tbo great depression existing in Sydney at the present time has caused a deplorable amount of misery yet tho 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 large stock which 'is now being sold at the Wholesale Family Warehouse, To Aro Houso, Wellington, With a view to making tliis salo tho ovent ot tho year, twoßpecial buyers were' despatchedfromTo Aro House to Christchurch ono to attend the great salo of Edwards, Bennett and Co's wholesale slock, and the other to pick out bargains from tho manufacturers of tho well-known Kaiapoi Woollen Co. Both these gentlemen have returned nfter a most successful trip, and the total results of their efforts is to be Been in tbeastonisbiug bargains now being sold at the vYholosalo Family Warehouse, To Aro Houso, Wellington. —Advt ' We beg to notify that tho following lines of Messrs Cock & Co., Manufacturing Chemists can bo obtained at the W.F.CA.'s Fancy Goods Department !-Non Mercurial plating fluid Is 6d unsurpassed for cleaning gold or silver and re-plating brass and copper, Book's Waterproof Cement, price, Is, will resist hot or cold water and repair china, glass, dclf, leather etc, etc, Oamphy, lone Balls, in neat air-tight jars containing 18 balls, price Is to keep moths out of clothing, also a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract price lean iofalliable euro for tooth ache guaranteed not injurious to the teeth of health; it stops the most aoute pain immediately, and proves a permanent ouro in nearly all eases where the teeth are hollow German cure for corns and warts ptiee Is • this lamous Bemedy'will speedily and pain; 'lessly cure soft or hard corns,' also warts bunions and cuilblaius.-Tlio Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative Association,' ttd Apvr, . .. .:.;■- •. > ■;:

WoheartliatMrWardlaw,, ihofte- : ccntly appointed schoolmaster at Drey-. : erton, is giving great satisfaction by the . way he is conducting the boliooL HoMs ■ also using his musical talont by presjd- [ ing at the organ and leading the service of praise at tho Sabbath sorvices; and ' also by having a weekly choir practice. ' The services iutlio outfields in connection with tho Mastcrton Presbyterian Church will be to-morrow as follows : Droyerton at 3 p.m. and Wangachu at 2.30. p.m. Mr Henry Baker, son of the. late Major Baker, and step-son of. tlip: late Mr W. Bannatyno, of Wellington, died in tho Napier hospital yesterday,, tho result of injuries received on Tuesday morning. He was staying at the Clarendon Hotel, and early in tho morning, ho opened a window, and leaned out'to out to look at'thopostolßco clock, when he overbalanced lumselt and fell somo 20 feet,- breaking a leg and thigh ond|receiviug internal injuries. . The Ngaturi Bridge over the Tiraumea is to bo opened on Tuesday next by the Premier. MrA.W. Hogg and other M.H.lt's. trill be present, possibly Sir P. A. Buckley and the Hon J. Carroll. At the Mastcrton Presbyterian Church to-morrow, tho liov liobert Wood will give the first of a short scries of lectures on tho lcadiug ideas of the minor prophets, the subject being "Amos, the Preacher of Eighteousncss." In the evening an evangelistic sermon will be given on "The Saving Faith of tho Gospel."