LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4879, 17 November 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

_ Brigands attacked the town of Tortoli in Sardinia. In a light with tho police many were killed and wounded. Lord Eosebcrv is against the total abolition of the House of Lords. Tho disestablishment -of (ho Welch Church, will bo dealt with early next session of the Bouse of Commons. Tho Premier of Now South Wales declines to aid Now Australian emigrants to return to the Colony. It is stated that tho conference projected by the Popo to "unite tho Greek and Homan Catholic Churches has completely failed, The late Czar Alexander is to bo buried to-day, ' Admiral Bowden-Sinith has been promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral., The licv. Mr Gibson preaches on the wreck of tho Wairarapa at the Grey town Wesleyaii Church to-morrow evening, when there will be special inusic by the choir.

Mrs Gibson, wife of the licv. S,J, Gibson, Weslcyau Minister .at Greyto\vn,'who has been somewhat seriously indisposed for sometime past, intends taking atrip to tlio Australian Colonics for the benefit of her health. Akura Trotting ilcotihg the biggest gathcrihg.'o'f - the kind ever held in'the Wairarapa, should the acceptances beauything like,the number of entries. '" At Grey town last Wednesday,. Mr. David Dockery, eldest son of Mr John Doekery, was married to Miss-Mary Elizabeth Huigh, second daughter of Mr Sara Haigli. , ' , ~.:■ i .' ■■ In another column-of our'present issue, the W.F.C. Association quote prices for lcadilig grocery linos.;;. . A Blenhoimito who crossed '' h° Strait yesterday niorning (says brought with him the dog of a fricud for exhibition at tlie Dpg,Sliow, and on' arrival enquired ; whcrc tlie show war being held. Ho was told at the Lower Hull, aud hurrying down to'the railway station, booked ; dog aud self for showground. ' ' When lie arrived there he expressed disgust at noneof the stewards ollicials: apparently' knowing.anything of" tho pointer class," but when someone finally grasped the situation and, told-, hint' that. the iciinel Club show iii town must bo his 'destination, his distress at having rushed, 20 miles out pf his way was too deep for adoquote expression, Ho could only articulate "Dear, dear, dear," in a tone of genuine distress. The other day, wo had a bad half hour —a very bad half hour I Tiro of-'the nicest little gentlemen who ever came to sec us niado a'call. ' They wore lovely blackjcoatsand faultless,boll toppers and w'c took tlicni into dur'sanclum, found them chairs and innocently sat down with them. It wns then that they beamed upon iisand revealed themselves in their:war pajiit as ."book fiends." We havo in Our time'takch some prido in repulsing Picturesque Atlas men and even insaym^'No'!.to a loyoly lady fiend with golden hair,but.hert'a: new combination wasspruhgupbniis.nnd we felt limp nncl helpless. > At first wo felt digposed to accede to a modest demand for. six guineas, but. wo hckVputia little and wpi'o offered, snperlniivo ''advantages at half schedule price. We fought oybii this Wduced charge, >but':,ivc take iip pride iu this battle, What mortal mail can hope to ,e6me. off best with 1' hook fiends 'in pairs ? Wo shall never sec twoblack,coats,and,two bell toppers together again in ihisdistrict without a .shiiddprt . : . 1-4 ; .' :.;, ..-

1 Mr JolmCobbc, Folldlng,:"wntcs as follows to tlib Pciltling Stir regarding i the Probcrt case:—"A- tolcgram : dealing\ritli tho inquest ittvon the body of the late Mr W.G. Probcrt, of Atioli- ■ loud, is ■ calculated: to .rellect seriously lreon tho benovolenco of tho We?loyon [Cluirchjn Now:.isealandi •unless some explanation he given, Tho late Mr John Probcrt left'somei £M,OO(Por £16,000 worth of property to throowcll-knowu Apcklaiid gcDtlpmp'nas trustees.' Those gontlpmon'wrp (Jirccfpcl (ojirpifl^tlip , yearly incomo resulting Irom' this 'pro. I porly to tho Wpsleyan body iniuckland ,wlib.TCM ; tp.'applviit |o, tlirpe!spccifle (objects iii connection with their church,. I Any of your readers who have been unv fortunate enough to act as trustees .for properly,'willlnow; that Ln'd| a : single shilling jof the income derived from Mr Prpherts benupst.boen diverted from its bbicct, tho.. trustees would have bccii Asj to the suppled I 'ddstitutoconditioh'of /tlioi. Unfortunate :mah \ylio.:icoiuniittediistiioide,'.'ilj lmvp ;• always understood that the 'members of ' his family .wore in; casy ( , tiircnnietnrlccs, and certainly well ablb to maintain their ■«'!/,; ':':.'■■'

TrbiMaliaiioffi piejjppeM ffc : colloi'shipi^McliiEiikbMlTaciintfsilico .;: Amongßt;t]io passengers jiy tuo&i tlrio from!ilon3on 7 tlusjw|i)kv;waß|W,l{oT. T. D. r Dpdcl, an Aiiglicau chnftyman who. at ono time was ah officei- ia tho P aitd 0. Company's service. Mr Dodd in. tends settling upon land belonging to! hini iii tlib South Island..' V "'.'..'".T/TI

$ is reported lhatt General Gourko' Gbvoroo'roEWurs'aw,Mntends to resign the "Polish command.-owing to .'iT'dis-.: agreement with the Emperor Nicholas. " "riicßohomian, in the Pross ; alleges' that at a military funeral iu the sdrthIsland tho other day, tho bauds sencraded Hio.Colonol ■; to tie strainsoftlie'Dead.March' in .'Saul.' On tlio return journey they combined thcirforccVaud.sJruck up the 'popularair;''Eduhno.^Jicre'earc.' ; «[

; ;..I)oscribiugf die salt-water baths at Auckland,;,;. .tkeVMayor of that city said liko pea soup, y #ing ; ttt tlle'filtirand slush that washed up with tho tide, 'and for his jpartiho, would sooner have gone !|ntb tho main sewer than into the baths when ho saw thorn. ■ 1 y,),)( ! '-'A (s S'ydh"ey paper 'saysf" 'The frantic, loaflet,::full dyn'ahiito, .and', s'uddbn death;-which was .lately circu. ■lated,in4he alleged interests {of, i: thp.. 'Queensland shearers, is,said,to. havo been 1 •written' by.'a' Mnbrijand lady.i.ono of • tlib"liKh'ts'.'of' tlio' woman'' suffirago. movement. \A' ■:', ' Last year Tas'iiiiiuiaii 1 apples rpalisotl' £GO,IXX) on tho London jnarkct. ; iTho growers got athird'oftfettfiiibuntback-s! tho.middlcmcn and shipowners pocketed. tho remainder. . ; i .-: '■ ; . ; .■::; ■ n

Little Susie carried to a neighbour's i house a 'beautiful pat of butter .all: covered with fanciful : markings. \ ''How. docs your, mother, make the butter look sojprctty,- my dear ?" •' somo one asked.; "Oh, she did that with herbaok-hair-j comb," saidSusio. ;'" '' In the public schools of /Franco 24'2 per cent of the scholars aro|shortsightcd„ m those of Gorinauy 35. percent., audin those oltho'sUnitcd: Kingdom', 20 per cent. "' : . '• '"' Some details have been -published in aVieumi paiwi'respcctin'g.tEocbnsjiir. acy of schoolboy? at Taniopppl,; in Galieiaj froni.wliichit anpea'rs that a ; secret society witlirevolutionary aims has existed among the, Polish' youtlilof the placcforsevcraiycaii. , : ';.;,v i ' ■' Boy labor, nearly resulted in the blowing up' recently, of the' rolobrated Waltlmm' Abbey Powclcr Mills, jn England. At the cordite.irprks there somo "gravel and'stone's were: found, mixed with the nitro-glyccrinc and gun cotton, and ',' air enquiry was held.: It was then proved that'tlio : gravel was placed in its dangerous position by... the carelessness of .some boys cinploycd. A minute later the stones would iayo.como in contact with tho:kneading knives, and the result would have been disastrous, '■'..!" '

Captain J. W. Jennings, lato.of tlia Gothic, having rptircd from active duty, intends spending' the remainder of his days in well-earucd retirement, says a contemporary, and tho following por : ticulars of his career may be of interest: T-Ciptoin Jennings is:- tho senior commander of tlie'Brilisli iii'crrhaiit service. l His record is a splendid and uuique one, bciug absolutely free from accident, though it covers a period of fit years at. sea. He first shipped iu 1830, and has commanded several shins in tho China, East India, and Australian trades—tlio Julia, Philip Dean, Surihomley, Contest -his List sailing ship being tho wellknown Dlmleep Singh, in the fleet of Messrs Imraj', Tomlinson and Co, Liverpool. From 1871 to 1894 ho' commanded the following White Star liners —Asiatic, Gaelic, Oceanic, Baltic, Celtic, Adriatic, Doric, and last of all.thc splendid vessel now in port—the s.s, Gothic—a record of ten years ; on the Atlantic from Liverpool to New; York, ten and a-half years in the trade from London to New Zealand, and the other two and a-half years in the Pacific, Brazil, China, Japan, and San Francisco lines, ■;

A lecture on the "Land and Poetry of Burns" is being arranged for, by the liov. EobtAVpod and tho Presbyterian Clmreli' clioif. Tho lecture will bo illustrated by songs and recitations,,and also by a scries of optic lantern slides of tho actual scenes of the poet's life. J-"'

At thcMaslerton Presbyterian Church'j to-morrow, the Itcv. li.Woqd willprcaph in the morning on tho'. "'.Consolation bf.i the Gospel." ; In tlie evening the third; lecture on the leading ideas of the Old; Testament Prophets will be delivered, the subject being" Nahum, tho Prophet ofKelribution,"; :...;,.'■; V"''|

■ Tlio. Mastertpn. Private Baud havo' boon'o'ngaged to -play at'llio'Wairarapa Trotting Meeting on the 29th insf. ',.• '•

it is uow over twclyo months sinco lie establishment of Mr Parker's Saturay'dlassfortcacher.sfor instruction'in lie Tonic Solfa method and practice of inging. These classes have beoujrouctiyo of suchgopd results; that How :i nearly every, school iti : the'prpvinco, - n onic oolfa is regularly and system ticaljy taught,, To show what can. hi .oiie'in one yciur's.-Vprlc, it is intciidcd .!< old a Tonic Sblfa musical festival i he. Opora Houso Wellington, on Frida; nd Saturday Nov. 30th and Dec. Isi .'hen some '500, pf.OT school ehildroi rorirtho City arid suburban schools wil ndcrconductorshipofMrPnrker.rcnde übliely the songs they.,have aelualr earnediri|schooHunhg< the;,year. T mronts, arid in fact to" the music loviuj 'ublie generally, these performances part from tlio excellence of tholmusii obc rendered, should bo especially in cresting, as showing what a high' stan aril of merit may ho.'obtaiucdhyjpupil i_ our _ schools who havo no! oilic uition in singing than the usual hou r even holt' hour a week that is devotei o this branch of the day-school work. Sociiii''' Pests, Unfortunately for th< rorlii's welfare there m heaps of -peopl diocomo within .this condemnation,'on imbrariccsonjhe earth, social, cornier ial, and professional mißtakes,OM;resiense bat \yant cuttiagotT oi wiping out.' Th aeu who wears a clean shirt over a dirty i He.'' The publicaVwho poisons tbogrojj i notbor. The doctor who doesn't knoiv tli iiflerencc between a cold ia the eye and in lamination of the brain is a third. : Ihei .gain is tho cook who spoils the food,:Th rooer who ■ adulterates the tea, nndtb. larson who doesn't praoticV;,wkat.... hi aeaches. These are clearly social; pestß iut oven aa'cootrast'"produces effect,"p s white slands.out bo|dlj against'blaoli, a lees tho uen bring or' in; bold, rblief /the.doings b ;6odand wqithy .o!tjzenßi;if/yotf ifnnt i ;oo'd thing'book'the right hbfse,teoti wan altie for;■ your money go' [shop ,nd ii{mte is any doubt iu'yourmlm fhich is.'the best, you;wilf jiealiravs righ puy jcrir drapery,^'niil'linery, fan Vothing; from Li' J, Hooper anj.Cb/Bqj larche. ! 'V Tho ..most successful, and potfeot cleanse td polisher,for 'all kirids.of metal, cspcciall; inwn're, also windows, cutlery and painiwort s Bock's l'otcFasto, sold at tho W.t.O.'i ?anoy'Cioodß»Depattmoiitj- kilorge tins 1 acbl Also tho following: lines of I'. Lack an !o, 'a ore kept in stock;—Mottcin Insect I'd* ler' and SpreSdera r la* eaeh,' Noa-Merouric 'htw, Flniil v l«;M, < : Bock's, Watojproo Vm'pnt, la, Camplioylcno Balls for Motliß 1 ach Jar, Herb Extract, hk Infallible. Cure k .'oothacho Is. German Cure for' Corns an< iVarti Is,' Tho Wairatava Farmer's Co-Oi rativ'e: A ssneiation; JLinritcd. ■' ; ' s ■' ■'•>'' ; '\ It's an ill .wind that blows nobody good, s'an'flld Bayingbuf'riby the' less tru Vhilst tho great depression existing ii iydney.atthepre'sont'time •■has caused leplorableamopt of misery yet thopeopl 'f .Wellington and the suirounding district rill'reap, a' gigantic : .benefit, .Puringibi Isit'tQ Sydney recently', 'Smitl iurohascd at absurdly low,',' prices a;' kg took which ~( i s . nW : , being .sold' a.t' : th' Whbjes'a'e'Family' Warehouse,',' Te' ,; Ar. sohsb;: ( )l'ellhJgtbri, ! ' ; ', ;, ; : ' '"'■''■ :i , ( ! i ' With a view to 1 iu'aklrig this said the! even )f the'year," two special 'buyers' were ~des patchedfrom Te Aro House to Christchuto' me to attend tho.great salo of Edwaidj Bennett and Co's wholesale stock, anoV.th oth'ef jo, lickolit ba'iiahfs frbni, th'ff jnariii 'a'ohitonfof the well ; kriowh"Kaiapbi|Wool IcnCo, JBoth gaptlenien total.josnjtSjpfithfjt efforts is to bdettr't thea;tonish|n£bargains now boing sold o tb.e l i,Mtt,Family,,Wa«hoDf'^' it

ConstableStowavbfM«?ferjJi' j-ha's , esngranted twclvqfaaysleavo'bi'i ab- •. •v- ■■' :-- ",■•..■•• ■''■■.wj'.w'.^'-V; The WA.A. andC.Oi;lias*r'eceiv,e!dßß onirics for next 'Thursday's sportsMeeting,; This is vety. creditable, v.iV '■'■'. ■" -. ''- V. V.' "v

| Tho following additional 1 subscription , has been received for tlipMasterton fund , in aid of the .sufferers, by. tho.Warfarapa disߥ::-Ilepathcr McKcnna 21s.'; ,vices,tojnorrow. at~Opakiat 41-a.m; jKangitumua at'3p,ni:'; :.and' Mastertpn at7p.rn, :.„;,■'',■.",'..'., "■'•' : r " v !'ft,Weft: > ' v 'i'3" fertrt m'a J«.BerarVWattergk'^Pate ! »- College, arrived in'Mastertoirat noon to-day. He .conductsrsbOTCCsTafi/Sf Patrick's Church to-mdrrdw. , ; s?i?vAii j : tii Pajjcmsonls,? many fi'icnus|at| My?rtjnwil| bo pleased tylknptf that' ho'lias jurf" passed his second, year's' torm examination in., connection/ withCanterbury College andis I tno'BiA^floftoo^bxammS'tjon noxt month:' I'imdcrMr JJfcbk M.A. r of Wellington I College. ..'.'.'■..'..■.'

OMrjEiWilton new I mail contact from Maslciton to Glen.Ronald,''. Mf. Wiltonf\yas]%csuccessfulteiidor'cr'oh'tlie last occasion, i !•';'' ■/./.<.,'.'.vX.-M.j.) , i. [ThoMasteftoii Salvationists havo two, distinguished them.) at present, "in the pMson'ofj-jilax Wrinkle " the converted his wife, a lady who'.at'diio timfe wits also a populiir'';fay;dri(o as,!' Tliei/fdy with, tlio j Iron .Jaw." $$ understand thpy/re-. .raain.in Mastertpn forjatfepk, and i will I assist: at tho services. '?Mti. '<l : n 0 'i ..:..-.-.-.i ..i;,,., I; JIr..R ,H.',Wood holds) Ms Mi fort■'nightly stock sale attlie'Taratalii'yards, •ou;Tuesday; 27th Particulars of entries■■ roociyed- to djiteappcariin.our advertising colttiiins, aiid'further 'cutties ! are invited. ■''<'■ ' . !•■,:':■ . I !'.!•; I ! Monthly services iiijc'onriectioh with ! the Presbyterian Churoh a'ra to bo hold 'at tho Taucrii, The first service willbo , ■ liold on Sabbath week, Nov 2otli. s ,

The'llev;S. H;' s l).'Perrymanjwill preach at the Wesleyaii'Church to-mor-row. ;:_ The liov, J.'Dukes will conduct' services at Eketalmna to-morrow. , ! The''.Sorcerer," about which our readers have heard-it great deal, is to be staged atthoThcatrc EoyaL on. Thursday and Friday rioxl( ■■■''* ! \ ,'' Thd Eevlobert Wood will lecture at the Taucnloh Wodnesrtay evening and arrange for the'conducting of Sunday services.;.. ~.., ~., ( , . The -return • of railwavreceipts and oxpendituro for tho- ending 13th' i October. shows • • the ■ receipts, to havo been£77,'l4l lls«6d, andUhoi eipondituro £ss)'J2l -is 3d. :;;;,(.,;' ■■.;

The sli'cdp weight guessing competition of the Wellington A. and: P. ; Show was'woaby Mr*'. Nathan'/wlibghesscd 3331b for the pen of .live frcezfe! The weight dressed'was.333|'lb.'' \[ P ~

llob'crt Tullock' was charged,; on' a warrant,-'at tho Magistrate's Court yes. tcrday,.bcforc,Mr'J.C; ; Martin, S. M., with attempting to leave tho Colony without making'due provision for the maintenance of tho iunborn child of Mary Hutchison, of which he is - the putative father. Tlib.aecuscd pleaded guilty to the paternity pf'tlic child,.' but denied that he was attempting to; leavo the Colony.' The case was;a/ljourhcd to the 20th inst, so that-'an arrangement which had, been Jcoine; to tbetween tho parties' might bo carried Putin themcan-timc-HO. ffifiife:;!'!

: Mr Jaihcs Day of. Mastertou,; wlule digging out a,,stum'p-';ou' his. property, yesterday afternoon; ■ discovered a curious kind' of fish, apparently; ablo \to live without much 'water, It j has a body liko.an 'del, but'nobody knows exactly what it is. \-\.'.:yy V ~,:.;

, Tenders arc invited for: additions''to thoMangafaiuokaSchool.-"' i ■';,' ;

Por the four weeks gliding 13th ,Oct., ; "on the Wellington Seetidii; the" railway receipts amounted to £5212, as against £525110s 6d fqr;tho corresponding, four weeks ; olf Jast- year;; the;. number, of passengers Carried was 15,30-1 as against 21,386; ; theiaros amounted to £216115s 7d, as agaiiisl;j!2B27,os lid'; 'the freight on goods fell froin £2028 os to £2M2l9s 9d.;->,•];:>;:■;; £, ;.,,,,;; v!';The r 2s T orthi.:State| Selippls hav6' subscribed lOd in'aidfoftho Wfforers;by the calamity. \f\ J . i Messrs Lowos. & lorns'jiiinoinicb their next Mastortpn Stock Side 1 for Wednes-day,-28th, Nov; 'Entries.as advertised.-

■ ~Mrs Parkeriwifp of,'a : Kyburn 'minor .conihiite'd Miioido yesterday, by cutting herthrbat. !.:<':] f'C? :•'•■ ' a,;; H '■",■ '"t-\ '■■■'" i .Tho sitting of tho JBarikirupfc'cy; Court which was to-havb--been'Keldj at Wellington on Monday, has been adjourned until December 17th.7 ',/'■! ;..! :

■■ 'Attho-Wellihgtoti College Sports yesterday, Mark Casclbcrg, son of Mr M. ■ Cas'elborg b| stfaitortonJ;\r6n. tho 150yids handicap forbovs nudcf 14 years! :