LOCAL AND GENRAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4865, 31 October 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENRAL.

Tho W. and E, Coast A, and P, Show opens at Carterton to-morrow.

Tlio attention of our liechabite readers is drawn to tlio notico in our advertising columus of the usual monthly meeting to bo held in the Foresters' Hall to-morrow evening. ,

Iho Emperor William has decorated Count von Caprivi with tho order of the Black Eagle and presented him ivith the insignia set with brilliauts.

UioPall Mall Gazette says that Lord Jersey's report on the recent Canadian Conference heartily ..supports Mr lluddart's line of stealer's.

Mv_ Valentino expects to register his Colonial Produce-distributing Company this week, issuing about 100,000 shares.

A r ictorian liailway returns for the past 17 weeks show a falling off of £78,000, i Wo remind our readers of the liev liobei't Wood's lecture on "The Miracles of Modern' Missions" at thoMastcrlon Presbyteriau.Church this evening, Worcmind our readers oE the appearance of tho Ileilcr Bonanza Company at the Mnstei'tou TemperanctiHall this evening, A public meeting will be held in St. 'Matthew's Schoolroom on Friday next at 8 o'clock, when the liev. 11, li. Do Wolf, as a deputation' from (he British and Foreign Biblo Society, will address tin'meeting, TIieW.F.C.A . require a smart lad for their butter factory, I The twinkling of the stars forebodes bad weather, because it shows that there are aerial currents of different j temperatures, thus probably indicating' atmospheric disturbances.

Woollen goods feel warm because wool is a poor conductor of heat,and tlio goods made of wool contain within their subslance large quantities of air, also a poor conductor.

j- 'the physique of the northern Chinese j races, against whom Japan is now pitted is equal to that of any in tho world—the average height is lift, Polatocs are being sold in Hawke's Bay at £2 per ton. The market lias been Hooded with Southern shipments.

A woman aged 110 years lately applied for a marriage license in Tolchcnover, jlussiii. Iter husband died 11 years a'jo at the age of 101 years.

Advices from the Argentine Republic slate [that 300 public schools in that country have been closed for want of sufficient funds to maintain them.

A rat,- said to bo almost as big as a cat, and weighing olbs, fought with a dog at Eati'luvorlii. The rat was eventually killed, but the dog subsequently died from blood-poisoning. It is said that a Christchurcli resident lias made nluckyhitinone of the big " consultations " on the Caul field Cup. A boy, aged eight, picked up in the streets ot Glasgow drunk, died on being carried 10, the hospital. A Western paper says: " A child was run over by a waggon three years old,' and cross-ey cd with pintlets on which never spoke afterwards."

Miss Florence Nightingale, who is 74, is living in a quiet spot in West London, where, says an American visitor, even her neighbours do not know her.

Mr W. Hnwke notifies that lie will run a drag to the Carterton Show on Friday, leaving the Club Hotel at eleven o'clock.

Tho Mayor of Masterton has invited the residents to keep holiday on Friday next, People's Day at the Carterton Show.

Mr F. If. Wood adds several important lines to the entries for his -sale of Show exhibits, to bo held at Carterton next Saturday. On Tuesday last the Kelson Culunid enteral upon the 38th year of its existence.

A converted policeman is at present in . the ranks of the Salvation Army at Napier, It is rumoured, that Miss Jay Gould is engaged to a brother-ill law of Princess i Beatrice a«ainsL Hie wish of the (iueen | i A French gentleman, after a grouse : ride in Scotland, being asked what lie j killed, replied—" Of xe grouse none—they arc 100 difficult; but, of ze wild sheep, I have seven over ze hill, An intant was suffocated by its veil in London, while being carried by its mother. The coroner warned mothers against placing veils over infants' faces. Tiieir breath makes the article wet, and they are then in danger of suffocation. The Sydney Full Court has upheld the decision of the District Court in the ease against-the ".New Australia Association," deciding that the Association must refund the amount paid by intending members when enrolment was not fully completed. The Association would be permitted, however, to deduct £lO of such enrolment fees for preliminary expenses.

Another fruit-scourge—the black peach-aphis— is stated toliavcappeared at Christchurch. 'J his insect is vine of two ltimls of aphis much- dreaded by peach-growers in Australia and elsewhere in Europe. ] t also does much injury to cherry orchards in the early spring. It is plum colour, semi-trans-parent, with' a black shiny back.

It has been truly .said thai" in .tlu> multitude of counsellors there is wisdom" therefore it may lie safely inferred there is much wisdom in the statement-we so often hear expressed, and by so many, to the effect that there are few leas which equal and none which excel those of the Empire Tea Company. The publie are the best judges of what- a good article is and their verdict is unassailable. The highest possible verdict lias been pronounced upon the Empire Teas long ago, and hundreds lire every day endorsing that judgment.

A. Wellington, linn lias recently attempted to draw' a Wairarapa trade in groceries by cheaper quotations. The W.F.C, Association has met this competition by publishing in our present issue a bed-rock price-list, in which they go one belter than the City opposition. Too much "cutting" even on the necessaries of existence is perhaps pdcsirablc, but people willi narrow incomes will doubtless reap some benefit from the present warfare in prices.

Messrs Murray, Marts and Co., of Wellington, tlio jeading wool-house in lie Colony, notify iu Another column li.it they are prepared lo make advance* n wool and other produce consigned ti hem for sale in Wellington or shipmcn o London. As showing the immens lusiness done by this firm,we may stat hat the Loudon House, Messrs' Sander on, Murray and Co;, imported int rrent Britain during 1803, no less thai !'ii7os bales of wool alone, ,a recori cached by few, if any, private linns iAustralasia, TheWellingtonhouseisnoi andlng wool . packs, twine, aiul otlic hearing stores, and also a large shir nenfc of turnip seeds of all varieties mrchased from reliable .growers onlj tfte 'Murray, lioberts and Co. hav icquired a distinct reputation for tiiei eeds, and this season's shipments nil lear comparison- with . any - lutlicrl. ifl'ered for sale in this district. Spccia Mention is also: directed to the celc irated Mson's fertiliser, for which th inn Is sole agents, Tlio price has heci educed and the fertiliser is now etc ivored carriage. Jreo at.any station it lie; Wairarapa for £7' 10s per ton ilessrs Murray,. Koberts. and Co. stool iirgely Hornsby V agricultural inncliin ryji the.' reputation of ..which is toi roll-known to need any rccommenda ion. - We would draw attention totlia roijderful motor the" Hornsby-Akroyi )il |Enginc,"^vl | ich is the most mar ellous contrivance over introduce* meed into this colony, combining as i oe? cheapness, and elli ici(cy. with' a.iiiiiiimuin amount of at endance'. 'iho motor will be s'een'i iull working order, at the. Wellingtoi A. and I'. Show on the iith and 15tl JN ovembcr next, and is mil worth ii spection, ~ ; '

Eighty: ease's"#, . tinned' 'whitebait TOo"ship])ca ,; from;We^pbrlitoDuiieditt , last week, i/' -V ■: Hogs carry straws in their mouth on the approach of had weatlierj because of it hereditary insliuct. Wild hogs always make a comfortahld bed when rain is coming on. j VThere can lio no doubt that the new House, which has the good quality of, industry, often made the mistake of letting industry degenerate into tallcaUvcucss.— Lyltclton Times. " Kot only has science been a revealer of secrets," says the Venerable Archdeacon I'arrar, " butsheis the archangel of benevolence," . ,: • ; ■ ■ The Greets had lilllo or no notion of butter, and the early Jiomans used it only as a medicine—never as food, so lliat it is comparatively a modern arliclo ot diet, ■ Mr J. ¥. Bowman, of Christiiliurch, has apulied for a patent for an arrangeincut to be attached to male or female clothing upon _ wltich arrangement matches may be ignited by friction. iruancy lias become a conspicuous and is notoriously a'growing evil, and in tho interests of tho community requires to be resolutely stamped out. Truaucy must inevitably lead to larrikiiiism, developing vice and crime. " Satan iinds some mischief still for idle hands to do." Bimlhi (Slur.

Tlie OumiiM Mill understands that a | basis of settlement of tlie Windsor l'arli shearing dispute lias been arrived at,Mr I Menlove consenting to strike out the obnoxious clause of the agreement and to substitute a line of £li» ease of a man leaving, and to pay the wages already earned when a shearer is summarily dismissed.

A correspondent at Leavenworth, Kansas, says: Mr Murphy,the governor of the gaol there, who was dismissed from his position recently in consequence o£ irregularities having been discovered in the management of the institution, and with a set of keys whieh he had re: tained in his possession, he opened the doors of the gaol and liberated the whole of the prisoners. Most of the men escaped, but Mr Murphy himself was arrested by the police and lodged in gaol.

A lyltolton correspondent of (lie Post wires: —" The Miniver of Lands, being unable to get a berth oil the Tc Anau yesterday came down in solitary state by the Hiiionoa., The special arriving beforo the Tc Anau, the ]>nsscngers by tlio lalter, on gelling alongside, foiuid that they were not allowed to land until the Customs authorities made arrangements to count them. When this was done the number was found to lje below that authorised. The references to Mr M'Kenzie on board were uncomplimentary,

'llic liev. A. 0. York gave his lcclure on" The Origins of our Alphabet," last evening in' St. Matthew's Schoolroom, going over the ground indicated in a previous, reference to the. lecture, made in our columns. The'rev, gentleman was listened to most attentively, his treatment of his subject showing (lie deepest research, and also giving his lienrors luiolhcr example of his elocutionary powers, .liven in dealing with such an abstruse subject Mr Yorkc's natural humour wasfrcquently evidenced and the lecture was enlivened by many bright sallies, the solid, instructive part however, never being lost sight of. We hope to Imvoinany opportunities of again hearing the liev. Mr Yorke lecture in Mastcrfon, , ■

ASan Francisco mail will close at Masterton at 6.15 a.m. to-morrow, Nov Ist.

Two prohibition orders wero taken out by the police against Masterton residents during the past mouth. Only twelve civil eases were heard by the S. M, at Masterton, during the month ended to-day.

Ton criminal summonses were issued in Masterton during last month, on informations, and one (lor a breach ol' the liorough liy-laws), by the police.

A few light showers of rain fell in this district last night, but not enough lo do much good,

_ Last mouth was'the lightest for Criminal business at the Masterion Court of any for some years past., only six police cases being dealt with. These were, drunkenness 2 ; larceny li and wife desertion 1. Two lunatics were also committed to Wellington asylum. i A horse with saddle oii, and a pack on its back bolted at full speed along the Upper Plain Jioad yesterday afternoon. A schoolboy noticing it, rode after the runaway,and alter a most determined and plueky chase headed -the animal, captured it and returned perspiring and I triumphant. 'Hie tender of Mr Benton, builder, of Feathcrston, has been accepted for the erection of Mr Tnllock's residence at Maryborough, by : Messrs Pcnly and fordo, Architects.

Six convictions for failing to destroy rabbits have been recorded atMaslerton this mouth,

At meeting; of Timaru runliolders, about forty being present, resolutions were passed that fencing and the natural enemies are the only successful methods of dealing with rabbits, and Unit Ministers be asked what assistance they will give to private efforts in l'enc-

. -The following is the full passengerlist of the overdue steamer Wairarapa from Sydney .—Misses liead, Sullivan, Williams (2), JlcKeller. Barton, Seoullar, liowbottom, Bullock, Arkle, Paul, Arkeen, Flavell, Bucklclon, Cole, Knight, Glen, Mesdames W. Ferguson, Skews and three children, West-and two children, Hill, Hayward (with two infants), Waterhouse andehild, Stewart, Manderson, M. Smith, Modes, Brown and twoqhildren, Scoullar, Smith, liyan, l'yfe, ]!. Itollis, lievs T. J)orau, Peters and Tcraphim. Messrs Skews, Hill, Chadwick, McKinnon, Spencer, Breen, Warry, lioberls, Hana, limiting, Scoullar, Smith, Cullingford, Georgehan, Loighton, White, Chick, StalTaclie, Chalenger, Willis, F, W. Yarlcy, Corrie, MeKivor, Bramwell, Bray, Dunklcy, Wlialey, D. Drysliorough, Chamberlain, H, H. Pounds, J. Bowker, C. Langley, P. L. Gruszning.A. Kelley, J. Pipe, West, W, Ferguson; <l3steerage.

Messrs Hooper & Co,, of the Bon Mrjchi Drapery and Clothing Warehouse, notily that to eimblo (heir stall to visit the Wairarapa A. and P. Show at Carterton, their premises will be closed ou Friday,2nd iust,, from 12 o'clock, instead of Thursday, the usual halt-holiday.- Advt. "It'sanill wind that blows nobody good,' is an old saying but none tho less true Whilst tho great depression listing in Sydney at the present timo has caused a (leplorablo amount of misery yet the people of Wellington and tho 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 tho Wholesalo Family Warehouse. To Aro House, .Wellington. With a view to making this sale tho ovent of the year, two special buyers were despatched from Te Aro llouse to Christchurch I one to attend tho great salo of Edwaids, Bennett and Co's wholesale slock, and tho other to pick out bargains from tho manufauiinors of the well-known Kaiapoi Woollen Co. Uoth theso gentlemen havo returned after a most successful trip, and tho total results of their efforts is to Ijo seen in thoaeloojvhing bargains now being sold at tho lYholesalo Family Warehouse, To Aro House, Wellington, —Ad.vt : ,

Wo beg to notify that the following lines of Messrs f Bock & Co., Jsauufactnring Chemists can bo obtained at tho W.F.O.A.'a fancy Goods Department;-Non Mercurial platinp, fluid Is Cd unsurpassed for clcacing 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, delf, leather etc., eto,.Camphy-; lone Bails, in neat air-tight jars containing 18 balls, price. Is to keep moths out of clothing, also aperfeot disinfectant. ■' Herb Extract prico Is an infalliublo euro for tooth ache guaranteed hot injurious to the teeth of health; it stops the most acute paiti im : mediately, and proves a permsnfcnteuro in nearly all oases-whera the teeth arir hollow 'German cure for corns awl warts price Is; I i this lamous Rciaedy will'speediiyari pain- 1 'lessly cure soft or hard corns, also warts • bunions and chilblains,—Hip Wairarapa) Farmers Co-operative' -Amiation, '..'Ltd i ApYI,

Mr E JlKWaddinjjton notifies a special lino of £3OOO, to lend iii suins of not less than £SOO at 0J per cent iutorest.. The person removing music, stands from the Mastcrton Wtislcyan Church; is requested to return tlie same. .. Tho principal business peoplo of Mastertou give notice of iuteution to close their premises on Friday next from noon, instead of the usual Thursday half-holt-day, on account of the W. & E. C. Show. Thbro wore two bankruptcies in tho Wnimrapa District during October, 1894, making a total of ten for the year. In October, 1893, two bankruptcies also occurred, but tho total for thojtcn months was no less tlmu 25. Mr Geo. Cameron will start next week fa Coolgardie, if tho local syndicate, which lie represents lias concluded the business arrangements essential for his project,