LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4902, 14 December 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Several men wece roaming the streets on Wednesday eveniug the worse for liquor,

_ A European resident is at tho present time hawking new potatoes' inMasteiton. Mr W. H, Jackson gavo an interest. iug lecture on electricity, introducing , several experiments on Wednesday even- ' ing, to the members of the Blue and White League, at Oxford House, about thirty-five members being present, 1 A smart shower fell in Masterton yesterday afternoon. Several swaggers who had madethemselves comfortable in the Park were rudely disturbed.' A special meeting of the Masterton Hospital Trustees takes place this afternoou. The estates of twenty three persons who perished in the wreck of the Ww'r- . arapa, have been placed in the hands of the Public Trustee. It is stated that the Government contemplates several very large Native Land purchases. Nowman School Committee is to be allowed to alter the School boundaries, The liothschilds are floating the Eussian loan on the assurance that the persecution of Jews in E-issia shall cense. Mr Kidi, of "New Australia" fame, states his intention of canvassing for settlers in England. A conference between tho Ekctahuna and Mauriceville Eoad Boards, and tho Wuirarapa North County Council, ro adjustment of accounts, will be held on January 9th. Mr J. L. Murray, clothier of Masterton, announces that ho willholda genuine Xmas bargain ialo of new stock ordered for his enlarged premises, but which he cannot get into in time for tho Xmas trade. The great Christmas Pair at-Tc Aro Houso, Wellington, is now infull swing Eefereuce is made to tho great bargains in new advertisements appearing else- ] where,

Messrs Lowes and lorns sell at their rooms, to-morrow, the rights and privileges in'connection with the MastertonOpaki Jockey Club's raco meeting for Boxing Day, and also the privileges' in connection with the Caledonian Society's New Year's Day gathering, after which they soil 60 fat geeso and a quantity of effects on account of tho Public Trustee.

Our Almanac Supplement this year I will ho a beautiful specimen oi photoigravuro representing a characteristic | scene of historical interest-" Ann Hathaway's Cottage." In beauty and delicacy of finish the picture is almost a marvel.

The Wellington Caledonian Society; has ■ lost about £2OO on the past year's operations.

Tho Canterbury Jockoy Club, recognising the success achieved by Mr"J. E. Henry, of Wellington, ashanaicappcr to tho clubjias increased his salary by £25, per annum.

We circulate to-day an inset from Mr J. L, Murray in which ho quotes bargain prices for the Xmas trade. The stock held, by Mr Murray is a exceptionally fino one, and being offered at clearing prices, offers a chance seldom obtainedjn Mastei.ton.

At tho Mount Morgan mine, Victoria, a man named William Kirkwood, aged 32, while working a circular saw, deliberately laid himself on the saw and lot ■' it sever his head completely from his body. The deceased had behaved in a very eccentric manner for a day or two. He leaves a widow and five children. ,■. .

Speaking of rabbits in the District Court, Mastcrton, the EevJ. C, Andrew, of lea, informed the Court that ho had had dealings with rabbits for the last twenty years, when thoy were considered a source of" profit" arid not a "pest," His Honor, District- Judge Kettle, suggested that no doubt Mr Andrew romemuered the time in Otago whenl the Superintendent issued a proclamation that " anyone shooting a rabbit would be fined a certain penalty." Mr Andrew, then instanced a '.time when a " bottle of ''■ champagne • was • broken upon the capture of a rabbit." Eabbits were becoming very J! knowing " nowadays, and a three or four-year-old " bunny" would have noting to do with "poisoned grain;!': r; -".k .

■■• ■'.;{:; ■'.*.:v , T, J *i,j.X\ l .--' Messrs Lowes.' iud'lorns; announce their next'Masterton:Stoct'sale for Thursday, Deo 27th) the f : .dav follow, ingthe MastDrteh-Opaki l "Bices,' at their yards/iKenall'street, at lo'olook,

Thethirdof theßev.'A/C. Yorke's open-air addresses will -be dolivered, next Sunday, at.thocloseof St Matthew's Church services, the subject beinjf "Christianity as a Bevelation." '■'

The town was enlivened lastevening by the inspiriting strains of the Masterton Private Band, who occupied the balcony of the Empire Hotel. A fine programmo of selections was played, and were highly commented upon by Uielarge number of -people who were attracted to the vicinity.

Mr Walter Bentley with a poworf ul Company is to appear in the Theatre itoyiil, Mastcrtou, on Thursday and Friday next, when he will produce "Hamlet" and "Silver King." Mr Chas. Sandorson,advance agent,is now in town making the preliminary arrangements. 1 Tenders are invited for supplies to the Mastorton Hospital. Sergeant W. J. Jeffreys, Hon. Seo. of the Shooting Committee of the Wellington Eifles (D. Battery) writing in reply to Mr J. Williams, with reference to a proposed matchwith the Wairarapa North Kiflo Club, states that tho only dateon which the Wellington men could get a team together this monthj will be the Mondajr before Christmas, the visitors returning to town on Christmas morning. The N. W. Me Club will decide the matter to-morrow evening, Messrs Simms and Mowlcm add to their list of entries for their next stock salo, in the yards, on Wednesday, tho 19th December, 300 2-tooth wethers, and 20 dairy heifers (to calre in the | winter).

Anglican services will be conducted on Sunday noxt at Opaki at 11 a.m. and Bangitumau at 3 p.m.

During the hearing of the Bylaw cases In the Magistrate's Court this mowing, Mr Hutchison, S.M„ took exception to putting in merely a copy ef tho By-laws. He stated that in all such cases the special order making the By-laws should bo put in. . -.Messrs Simms aud Mowlem'will sell to-morrow, prime Canterbury hams and bacon, furniture of; all descriptions, potatoes, boots, sundries..etc. The sale commences at 2 o'clock,

In our wanted column Mrs Houlbrboke, dressmaker, of Smith-street, Masterton, notifies that she will undertake dressmaking at moderate charges. Acceptances for the Mastcrton-Opaki Jockey. Club's Boxing Day meeting, close to-morrow (Saturday) evening.

On the "Wellington section of tho Governinent Railways 'the receipts, during ,the four weeks ended 10th Hot., amounted to £6ooo,as against £579112s 9d for the corresponding four weeks of last year; the number of passengers carried was 29,549, as against 29,365; tho fares amounted to £247119s 6d as against £2364 8s Id; the freight on goods showed an increase form £3OIO 12s 9d to £316019s 81

Tho Eev. J. C. Andrew, being asked by counsel liow many 'sundowners" were engaged in poisoning operations on his property, said that before he could answer such a question, counsel mustput before him the true definition of a " sundowner." If a " sundowner " wasamanwlio begged employment at any work, any length of hours, and without any demand for a wa«e, then he would not hesitate to say that he had engaged two such men. These men were put to do some very wet draining work, working at it from eight to ten hours a day without a complaint, knowing that all they were to receive in return was their food. These men proved to be the best hands he had ever had on thestation and on finding this their work was paid: for and they were permanently employed andhavo proyed worthy of their hire eversiuce. Counsel did not think this the definition of a "sundowner," but that a man that tramped from station to station might bo one, whereupon Mr Andrew said ho thought, under those circumstances, he was a "sundowner" himself.

Captain Edwin wires to-day : "Indications of strong northeast to north and west winds. Glass fall."

The gate privileges at the Opaki races will be sold by Messrs Lowes and lorns to-morrow,

! Their puces are low. Yes, that has i homethingto do with the universal esteem in which Hooper and Co, are held, because the spirit of the age is a commercial one, ! and the commercial man, and the woman who is his wife, and the maiden who is his , . daughter, and the young man who calls him 1 father are saturated wilb the commercial notion of getting a lot for a little. And eo they trade with Hooper and Co., at the Bon J Marche". 1% sell none but the best. It is better thatoue Bliould givo a shilling for a good thing than ninepence for rubbish but i if the good thing can be bought for niuepeuco, yea verilj it is good for the buyer, aud the commercial increase, whioh is noli sprinkled over the Wairarapa, has imbued the people with this idea, teaching them that to be cheap a thing must be good as well as low in price. This can be exemplified by buying at li. J. Hooper and Co's, Bon March 6. They offer untold advantages. Their stooks are more various and better selected than their contemporaries, The lady who wants a dress has 12 patterns to select from instead of six,and pays a shilling a yard instead of eighteen pence, while the nan who wants a suit can be fitted in the twinkling of a mosquito's wing.and equal io the best bespoke tailoring iu the Colony. The unlimited sale our Mortein and Spreaders have met with testify of its success in destroying all species of mseots.suoh as fleas, flies, bugs, lice, cockroaches, mosquitoes, silverfish, moth in clothes, leaoh on trees, etc. The above and the foL'owiug can be obtained at the Faaoy Goods Depart- • mentoithe'W.F.O.A.i-Bock's Ms Paste ' for cleaning aud poJishingall inetal.outlery windows, aud paint work j Is j Bock's Waterproof Comeni, Is; Nou-Mereurial Platiug l fluid, Is 6d; Camphylene Balls, Is; Herb Extract, an infallible cure for toothaohe.ls • German Cure, for oorns and Wait-, ls,p| Ba'cK & Co,, Manufacturing Chemists and Importers, ,

An event of very special interest in Wellington is tho "Christmas Oift Fair.'Vhich is now being held at Te Ato House, The proprietor, Mr Jas. Smith, has just made a visit to England and the Continent of Europi, daring whioh he has suoieeded in purchasing at very low prices a large quantity of fashionable drapery and fauoy goods, these aio all being sold during the Fair, at very small profit, so flit, in most oases, the trices charged are not more than ÜBual English cost. This is proving a great attraction, and the warehouse k daily crowded with buyers. ..•;;. In addition to these special advantages in the way of immense ohoice at exceptionally low prices, each customer at the Pair ia pre' sented with a " 'Xmas Oift" in value from lsto £5, according to the amount of the purchase. Theso gifts include a thousand and ono articles of beauty and uti'ity approf ribte to tho season. A cordial invitation hj extended to everyone to come and mako selection at Te Aro House, Wellington.