LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4881, 20 November 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Committee meeting of the Masterton Horticultural Society takes place this evening,

Mastcrton Borough Council meets this evening. It is stated that Sir Itobcrt Stout and his family are to take up their residence in Wellington at an early date. Prices for the choicest Australian factory butler are settling in London at 110s to 112s; Danish, 1275. Lord Glasgow proposes to visit .the Auckland and Campbell Islands in the Hincmoa early in January. _ Mrs Scddon has been seriously ill at Kiinuira ever since the session, The Premier is also stated to be unwell. Another successful full rehearsal of " The Sorcerer" was hold last cveninir at the Theatre Eoyal. r Two patients were discharged from the Mastcrton Hospital during last week, leaving three male and one fcmalo patients in Iho institution at date. More frogs were eaten in New York in July than by the cntiro French nation. ■■•.-:

The perfect skeleton of a nmstodan was unearthed (he other day near New York. , ■ ■■ • , ■:

A man is living in France, aged 102, who, 80 years ago, was given up as a hopeless consumptive..,. Iu America lately, a mother, daugh tcr, and grand-daughter each gave birth to a,son'on the same day. . : ',' - _' TheTarnlahillacingC'lilbiutend holding a second meeting at about the cud of January, says the Standard, when' 1 the principal event will be a race for 160 sovs. Thcro is nothing like enterprise,

The flower borders in tho Mastcrton Cemetery are now ono mass of bloom and arc well -worthy of a visit. The Trustees are to be congratulated on tho results of their efforts to' make the reserve one of the most beautiful burial grounds in tho .Colony. . ! v, :Y -.'

Internal dissensionsin tho local Liberal Association threaten,.wo regret to say, the success of the projected testimonial toMrA.W,Hogg,M.H.lf.: , ~. The net quantity of wool available for the next series of the London wool sales is 190,000 hales. Tho market is steadier. The lists closed without waiting for two Australian steamers expected to arrive early, ...... The Jfcw Zealand Loan nud Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) received yesterday the following London market cable message:—fallow is'dull of sale, and has declined 3s per cwt. since last report, Butter: The market has a hardening tendency. Fine qualities Australian arc worth 101s to 112s per cwt, . Mr Cecil lihodes, Premier- of Capo Colony, arrived in England last Saturday, llcplyiug to an address of welcome at Plymouth, lie said ho was glad to know his countrymen approved of his policy, though a small section called Dr, Jameson's men thieves- and murderers, and seemed to regard the addition of a new province to the Empire as a criminal act.

'., The New Zealand Insuranco Company has joined the scheme to reconstruct the New Zealand pdliiv'cr Plate Company, oh -'condition that 1200,000 is .wrjttep off the capital!, Tho liijuidatioh of the latter company'is to proceed, Tho Courtis being applied to for power to extinguish tho existing debentures, but hot to reduce the capital iill January. The company also desires to carry out its own policy of reconstruction, , :

The Union Hotol.VPaliiatu'a, vlu'cji was lately rebuilt, is a woll-appointed hostelry, and hasbecu suitably furnished to meet the requirements of a growing trade,. Tho proprietor, Mr;,T Cotter, has spared no effort to make the home comfortable and attractive to the 1 needs of his patrons. ■ ' The fat bullock which wasmudothd subject pf the weighttgiicssing competi-tion-at. the Wellington ,,; A'gpleiiltura| Shon- was slaughtered on Monday. The gross weight of the beast Was lolilbs. Sij per c.cnt was allowed foy cooling, 1 making the hot weigh] 'l23fj l-filli |bs, Thcjirst price (#J fy) W won John' Hod, of Jblin'soiivlllc, who guessed 12351b5, and the second .prjise (£1) will be divided'hy Messrs W. H. Williams aud A. Davies, each having put, down tho weight at 1210lbs. Messrs James Stuckcy and W, Priuglccaeh guessed' 12'121bs,.ahd Mr':A.' .-McKcnzie 12-Wlhs.; The entrance fee was. Is, and tho receipts amounted to £ii lfa,

Murdoch,has intq sureties lief ore'the 'Stipc%,'yy:Ji'a'gjsy tVfttp n{ jo, jirosoouto an appeal against; a decisidn'or Mr Jfartiiij S,SL ordering hhn'ty cbntyibute,?s (id ; a lifcilfor jtlio kppo'r) of.milllpgiriJ mate, chik1.,;,,;'.;,..,,,.. r ,;.;; ;.„|;.,;,.,•:? ; ■•■■ itisAkUyrofbMM thfl'Aus'(rulian colimlcß'liarc: aigneq-.a :coiivbn» jiou 'for 'interchange:of moflcy order^

, 'MessrsLowes'itndilorhi• hoid|fe(r imbn'tljly. stock':sMo" atjEkelalmiia: t6^ : morrow. ' '"'■;;- ■/■/,''i's.;■ •*' Wo remind ratepayers of ..Mr 6." A; PowriaU's'addressUlus evening;. '\o, There'™ no Noting of the' {Wai'ravapa J\ T orth Liboral Association last evening.. ffbmcn aro ou the point ot proposing in Austria. Young ladies now tell bashful swains that they are in search of sons-in-law for their mothers; A Blenheim fruiterer last week found a Fiji snake, 4ft long, and of a poisonous species, in a bunch of banauas. A boy at'Wakilield; Marlborough,! enjoj ing tlio popular pastime of sliding down the staircase,rail,,fell and broke his arm, ,:;;•-''■ . Messrs Lowes and loms make additions to' their, 'rioxf Mastcrton Stock SHlcVlist:" .;•;,;.- £ ! '.'■' Excellent, entries linyc becu received for;..the Wellington!' Amateur Athletic Clnb's v Meeting; which takes place on December Ist. .Competitors from Hawkc's Bay,' Nelson, Auckland, Wairarapa and Waiigainii arc' expected to take part in the meeting.! ~ A mothe'rin London has gone to; gaol for Vterm for bringing up a child as a jockey ou boiled bread with pepper and salt. 'The child was free from organic disease when the course of treatment was found out, but much emaciated, j .Thus the MM. Scrutineer:-" The contemptible thief who stole a leather 1 collar off a black and white pup, ;is requested to call at the Scrutineer office tor the chain and buggy whip." . , Sydney Truth says:-" The holder of! the winner of the Uaulficld Clip in the, big swpep lightly speaks of his cheque as his bit of" plaster of Paris." A few seconds before tlio post was reached, he was under the impression that there Was troublo Bruin for him.

About 200 Somalis from tlio Lana Eiver approached the Mission station at Witu with ahostile intention. Tlioy were attacked by Iho British and dO killed, (ho slatiou being saved by the promptitude of tlio notion taken.

.An efficient fly. poison, .which has the merit of being poisonous only to flics, is made of.the yolk of an egg, beaten up with a tablcspoon.cach of ground .black popper and treacle. It should be poured in shallow plates and setabout. ,'. v.

,'. Mr F, H, Wood, announces nuimportnut sale of renlly'ckoicc fur goods to be held at his Grcytowu Auction Hooms on Saturday Nov. 21th at 2 p.m.' '.. ■ At a meeting of Tiinaru pastornlists on Saturday to consider the rabbit question it was resolved to ask the Government to,erect certain main aud branch lines of fciicing'to subdivide (he country, in all about 200 miles. ' •

According to a' complaiut' preferred before a North Island Education Hoard, a teacher wbohad the temerity to punish oiio of his. scholars fir disobedience was visited. by the boy's father, who made the lad strike the schoolmastciyiud then varied the performance by chasing the teacher all over the school ground, The father, it is added, is a member of the School Committee. ,

1 Oue celebrated trotting nag was a bit behind time on the training ground at Akuralhis morning. We understand the delay was caused through the owner haying to release his stcedfrom the local pound. A Polish newspaper in Cracow declares that the Poles will never renounce their firm belief in the restoration of their fatherland, but that the belief docs not prevent them from fulfilling their duties towards the States in which they live, :

Says a contemporary:—" Mr E. M. Smith has been flooding 'Hamad with horrible rhymes, and it is reported that the Hon. W. P. liccvcs is now drafting an " Undesirable Poetry Bill." v

It is said that llic smallest piece of, nainting in the world has recently been executed by a Flemish artist. It is painted on tlio smooth side of a grain of common white corn, and pictures a mill and a nu'ller mounting a stairs with a sack of grain on his back. Tho Altura race course presents a lively appearance every morning, when trotting horses may be seen training for tlio coming meeting. < The constable stationed at Havolock, has reported the death of an infant named James Henry Gardener, aged 18 months, at his parents' house at Wakamarina, under peculiar circumstances. It appears the child was left asleep in his cot by his mother whilst she was engaged in some duty oiitside tho house. On her return in a few minutes, Mrs Gardener found the child hanging by the chin and the hack of the head between the handrail and the side of the 1 cot quite dead,, It.is surmised that. deceased woke durihghismdther's absence, and crawling backwards became! jammed and being unable to extricate himself was strangled.

The Eltlmm correspondent of the Hiuvera Stttr says:—A curious accident happened ill the railway station' on Saturday night. Two dogs irerc fight iug when the 1 p.m. train was coming iii, ond got in frout of tlie engine, One had three legs cut off, and the other the tip of his tail. The dog with the chip off Jirttail will ha all.right. That's the fashionable cut for dogs »ow-n-days. <

i A well-known resident of Maslertori, hearing that several instruments of tho Private liandhad been called in by the trustees of Pearson's Paid, thus placing the- musicians under a disadvantage, has voluntarily purchased for fheir use a new lib' Bossbii bombardon,prototype model; aiid ii bass drum.' The "same gentleman several years ago, placed Pearson's Band on n firm footing in the same appreciative manner, and the local 'musicians arc indeed fortunate- thai such ipi .enthusiast should. take so marked an interest in iheir welfare,

A mocline; of the Works and Finance Committee of the Mastcrton Borough Council >was held last evening, Present —His' Worship the Mayor, aud Crs Hughes and Cliamberlain. The Overseer's report was read and adopted. The, Overseer was directed to put a load of ejavel on tho footpath fronting Shaw'i in Hall-street. Accounts amounting to £IOO, 'ls 7d wero passed for payment The consideration, of the claim fro.m the United District Charitable Aid Board was adjourned to enable fuller particulars to be obtained.

True economy pes in buying good things! Good things need not be high-priced, theru'g a certain hard wajl of fftota and hgureß however-that stands between possibility and prodigal promises. - There are'oertain prices' below which no good honest article can. be' bought, These prices - are; oar's,V If you pay leßs you, get less., We invite yon- to call and inspect our beautiful stock of new Millinery! Hots and Boilnotß, mantles and ; parasols, dress"'Roqds, mens., and''boy's clothing, hats, and- jheroery, : juat; opened for the Christinas trade,, 1+ /, "Hooper & Co,, Boil Marchji, :■' Tho most successful and perfect cleanser and polisher foe all kinds of metal, especially tinware, also windows, cutlery arid paintwork, is Book's Potz Paste, sold at the W.F.CA. Fancy Goods Depattraont, ,ic largo tins 1b 'rich, Also tbe following linos of P, Bocknnd Co. 'a arc kept in stock:—Mortcin Insect Towdor and .Spreaders la each, • Koa-Mcnatlal Plathw', Fluid Is- Gd, Bock's Waterproof Cement, Is, Camphoyleno Balls for Moths Is each jar, Herb Bjtaapt, an Infallible- Our? for Tootflache Is. Qerbjau Oaro for Coras and Warts lu. Tho Waiwapa tanncr'a Co-Op-oratiyo Association,'.' Limited,-•■-,• -.;>.-

" It's an ill wind that blowa nobody g<>pd,' is an ''old! saying but nono the, -less ■ true' Whilst the great depression existing in 1 Sydney at the present time ;hosi caused a deplorable amount ,of misery yet tho people of Wellington and,thp surrounding districts will reap a gigantic'.benefit.''■ During his visitloSydnoy re'eontty,Mr'Jaroes Smilh purchased n't absurdly low pricos a'-largo Btook which is now, beinjj sold Wholesale Family Wareliou.se,' Te Aro House/: WelHDgton{ ! i -'-"-'"' l -' ! '; ■ a vipw this sale'the : eybht of thoywf.'.'twoßpeoial i buyers "were 1 despatched from To AtoHoubo to aristohurch one.to attend the great. sale, of Edwards, Bennett and Co's wholesale stock, and (ho other, to i pick out bargaina'flrom' ihtf aiahdf'aku're'rs 6f llie wCll-ljqOTKalanoi Woollen Co. Both .-.fhow gen\lonien have retaea'atier ii mosVsucMsstuTOpi and the totahesults. -,of;seir efforts js/to bo seen in thoastonishiiig bargains now being sold at the ;^o ;Ho%w^

On Saturday next a train jrill leuypTd Aro -Station for Masterton/at. jeven minutes past six p.m., to enable visitors 'to the Hutt races Jo return the' same day- '■■.".■ • '".: :'\:'Z.}. yU$

To-morrow ovniiug Max Kiriklc, '■'< Tito Converted Clown," will tell the story,pf his life at the Masterton Temperance Hall,'and will also introduco his "Oddity "hand. The meeting should be both interesting and amusing. • Good progress is being made, with the orection of sale yards for Messrs Sinims' and Mbwlcih,'. between the Waipoua, Bridges, .;.. A good, deal of complaint is mudp/of tho dangerbUs v conditioii , .of tho Waipoua Bndgo decking. Horses are,certainlyJ very liable to bo injured in passing over it, several of the planks being loose'and others broken,. ■..'"",' ,; . * (} Messrs ,C. SmitlijaiulCo. have given' ah' umbrella' nsa'prize for a raco for girls of sixteen years and undciyto be runntthcW.A.A. sports oh Thurs'day, rioxt.'"' *''.:'■' '"■■■ "';;"'•' ;v '''': ;i f; Wo publish to-day tho programme of the Mauricevillo Athletic society'a sports to bo hold on Thursday, 2?th of December noxt., : ~ ".', ". 'Consfablo Evcnden, of Wellington, is at present on relieving duty at Masterton;'. ''■ .''■ '':-? : i . Mr,]?.]!. Wood, adds''to'; his noil Taratahi Stock Sale, on tho 2)th insti, 50fiit weathers, and 50 fat owes, j : It is estimated that it ivill take iS months to complete the whololine.froiu Ekctnhuna.to Woodvillc, and,will cost another £60,000 beyond tlic -;ain'ouut already voted. ';',;.; _ ;;'

The Manager of tho New : Zealand Farmers' Dairy Union, visited tho Fernridgn Creamery on Thursday Inst, and found everything in good working ordor. From tho success attending this creamery it is expected this Company will build other creameries in ..this district next! year,, and probably a central Butter! Factory in-or near Masterton. The third competition for the North Wnirnrapa Eillo Club's trophies took place on Saturday last, tho weather being very much against good, shooting. The following arc the scores:—F. Hummer Gl, D. McLachlau 67, A. Matthews 63, W. Wolch 51, W, Colo 48, V. Wardell 45, C. Hoifcins 13, A. Norton 38, J.McHat(ic37,U.Kibblc\vliitc 36, T. Morgan 32.

Milk suppliers are doint? better at the Fornridgc creamery than was expected, but the proprietors have found some 1 difficulty in getting a;supply of good water'. A contract was let to sink a well, but tho contractor,; after'contending a good deid with surface water and sinking some 27ft. threw up tho job, and other men have had to lie employed to continue the work. They arc now down some 38ft.,. and it is expected that a permanent supply .will be obtained at about 45ft deep.. Mr Darnell, who built the creamery, has now tho work of wato'r supply in hand.\ . . .•';

■MrL.F. Aj'sonhas returned frdni placing—on behalf of the Govcrnuicnt4 ten thousand front fry in the Hautapu stream, a tributary of tho liaugitikei river, Tho fish were taken forty miles beyond,the present terminus on the central route; and put into tho river beyond Turangarcrc. A second lot of ton thousand, will be sent in a few days to be liberated in the same stream at Turangarere. Mr Ayson states that tho Hautapu is the finest trout stream he has seen in the North Island, and i» view of tho great, tourist traffic which .will exist in the Taupo district, he pro: poses to suggest to flic Government that arangements bo; made to send 100,000 ova them to he hatched out for distribution in the various riven in that locality. :

.The Town Clerk of Maslcrtonhas been instructed to writo to the Premier audMr_A.'.\V.Hogg,M.H.lUoras. sistance in meeting, tho demand made on the' Borough to'contribute tho sum of £76 Gs 7d towards tho expenses of tho late Licensing Election. ' Mr J'fts. Muiv, of Masterton, has received direct from the makers a shipment o£ ■ handsome and serviceable bicyles oF the" Ormonde" typo. They inciudo three pneumatic and two cus-hion-tyre machines. ■ ■ ', ; Amooliiig'o£tlic Special Gas Committee, was held last evening, the Mayor presiding, and Crs Hughes, Cullen, Wagg audHornblow being prosent, Cr Hornblow said certain recommendations made sometime ago with regard the Gas Works, had not been carried out by the Gas Committee. Somo discussion Mowed' re gas matters, and it wiis finally decided to adjourn with rt vicw.fo handing over its functions to (ho Gas Committee, mid also that it'was not desirable to carry out certain, suggested wOrkSjUuld the now Manager is iu charge

Tho usual monthly Teachers', Mect- . ing in : connection with the'. Masterton ' Woslcyah Sunday School, was lipid., last CTcnihg, llio ltev J.Dukos in Hid chair.. The Chairman reported that the Bauni- ' bcr Memorial Coraraittco were prepared to allow the School to- place a suporsuriptiou on the tombstono about to bo' erected to the memory of tholato Superintendent, and it was rcsolrcd that it is desirable that* record bo placed ou the tombslono showing Mr Baumber's long connection with the school. The election of officers then look place and resulted as follows:—Superintendent Mr C. 'E. Darnell; Assistant Superintendent, Mr J. Bulpitt; Secretary, Mr W, Gillespie: (re-elected)', j Librarian, MrF, E.Yibcil (re-elected) ••,. Assistant, Librarian, Miss B,' Perry' 1 (re-elected) '• Organist, Miss Perry, fi'e-elecfcd); Treasurer, Mr J. Elliott; Absentee Visitor/Mrs Dukes. The, baluucc sliectiucoaneclion with the Anniversary was read, and the accounts passed for,payment.:; A letter was re-, wived from the Church Choir asking for the Schools co-operation in the produolion pf-llio, sacred can(al«, '! Christ and His 'Soldiers;' 1 " In was decided that tho School -.give .cordial;- support, and tho following ivero appointed a Committee to assist the choir, tho Su'penutondcnt, the Secretary, Miss Judd, and- Messrs IVGillespie,,andL'Donald." A lettcv wns read from tho Municipal 1% Brigade postponing their .pjcaio until Anniversary :Day. It was decided to thank the Brigade for their consideration. It .was decided to hold the annual picnicatMcssrsDonald'splacc, Potiran, aud that tlio' children be convoyQd tberc in brakes and'not by the'taction engine as at first proposed ■.. .'■' ■ :