LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4904, 17 December 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The North Wairarapa, Liberal Association meet this evening. The hoardings about Mastcrton are decorated with some really artistic work, by Mr C. Sanderson, advance agent of the Walter Beutley Company. In a new advertisement in to-day's issftc, Messrs 0. Smith and Cc.drapers, of Mastcrton, announce that thcylinvc received a large consignment of goods specially selected for the holiday season, which they will offer at bargain prices.

Sports are to take place at Grasscndale on Boxing Day. Mr Stewart, late of the AYhakataki Hotel, is we hear, about to take over au Hotel at Martinborough, Tennis is being taken up in the Tcnui District.

Business seemed very brisk in Masterton last Saturday evening. Several local ruuning men are. in active training for the next Wairarapa Caledonian Sports. Acceptances for the Mastcrton-Opaki Jockey Club's Boxing Day Meeting appear in another column, The Worits and Finance Committee of the Masterton Borough Council meet this evening. The proposed creamery at'l'c Ore Ore has already been guaranteed 217 cows and fifty-two shares.

Mr Tucker, of tho Priuce of Wales Hotel, has had forty hogsheads of beer photographed. The couditisnof the artist after taking this quantity of stimulant, is making his friends auxious. _ The 'l4th anniversary of the founda[ion of Canterbury is to be celebrated in Wellington by a social this evening,

In the census of 1891, 251 Maori women are enumerated as the wives of European husbands.

At a cricket match at luvercargill on Wednesday, Jones, one of the players, in throwing the ball, broke his upper arm.

The nominations for Handicap and other events at the Mauricevillc Sports, to be held on the 27th insl. close on Wednesday next,, The many friends in the Forty-mile Bush of Mr Hodgins, J. P. of Mangaone, will regret to learn that he lies at his brother's residence in Wellington dangerously ill, Minah birds arc reported to be less troublesome to Wairarapa fruit-growers this season,

Carterton police .station is to he altered and enlarged.

Messrs Lowes and loms add to their Ekelahuna sale list, 30 tat ewes and JO ewes and wethers.

The half-holiday question is lo be discussed at a meeting nl Carterton this evening.

A large merry-go-round started operations in Grcytown on Saturday, and was wellpatroniscd.cspecially by the Maoris, who still are in great numbers in the township. A largo number of Lower Valley people will visit Mastcrton during the Walter Bentley season here this week, as _it is very improbable that he will visit any other town in the district,

The Grcytown cricketers were very unfortunate in their matches on Saturday last.the first eleven being beaten by FeatherstonaudlhcsecondbyMntarawa. This is au unusual record for our Lower Valley friends. Our harbour defcuco has cost £184,812 since 1878, and of this sum £'432,580 has been expended between 31st March 1885 and 31st Murcli 1894. The expenditure includes material from England with freight and charges etc., amounting to £238,112.

In a speech down South, Mr W. Hutchison declared that the Duncdin papers were kings and princes in their strictures compared to the virulence of those in Christchurch and Wellington; indeed, the Dunedin newspapers were very excellent newspapers barring their politics,

Mr I. Sykes told the settlers meeting on Saturday night, that the iS',2. Formers' Dairy Union would not take milk from anyono othei> than shareholders. It was proposed by tho Directors of the Union to fix that a certain number of shares must he taken by suppliers according to'the number of cows milked, but this had not yet been put into force. If a supplier brought mdk over weight ho would he paid extra and those whose milk was under the staudard would have lo accept a reduction,

Complaint has been made that at the recent ballot for village sections at Pahiatua, a regulation hitherto observed under which married applicants were allowed the preference, was not adhered to. The single men, it is stated, are apt to take up the sections, not for homes, but for speculative purposes. On onquiry, it appears that sinco the new Land Act camo into operation, tho regulation giving married applicants tho preference has not been re-enacted, pre sumably because the law will not admit of any distinction.

An adjourned meeting of those interested in establishing a creamery in the vicinity of Mastcrtou, was held on Saturday evening at the Empire Hotel, Mr I. Sykes presiding. During a discussion in which tlio question of sito was dealt with, Mr G. McKay stated that the To Ore Ore site was promised and set apart by Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co., to tho purchasers of the To Ore Ore property. It would bo for them to approach the firm on the subject. The proposal of Mr Holliens that a silo be obtained as near the junction of the OpakiaudTc Ore Ore Eoads as posssible, was lost in favour of au amendment by Mr McKay, in wluch it was decided that tho purchasers of the To Ore Ore property approach Messrs Murray, llobertsandCo. with a view lo obtainiug tho site set apart by them for a creamery. It was contended that they would gain a great number of cows by getting a site in that direction. Mr I. Sykes was appointed to act as Secretary, and Messrs David Donald, G. McKay, and T.D. Thompson wero elected a Committee to canvas for shares audio work up a milk supply.

The following interesting statistics aro from Fiji, for the year 1893 :-l'opu. lation iacl ua iug Fiji uns, Natives of Hotulaboured, ilfld others, was 122,712. At tho census 'of 'ilsDJ &B Europeans (excluding 1,076 half-basreß; .numbered j 2,016. The temperature in tho "snduC at Suva' is given as:—Highest, 9-1 dojgrees Miv lowest, 62 degrees Fahr. The total rainfali'for the year was 96'<io inches; revcuuo, £713,774; expenditure, £85,982; public debt, £239,082. , Cultivated land is jrjvcnas 17,127 acres under cocoanuts';, 16,7.60 acres, under sugar cane; 2031- acres'under bmiauas; 435j acres in maize; -1(30. acresin tea;.while 1,198 acres aro under peanuts, sisal, j hemp, rk'Octokcco^etc,., ; J

i, A •,,' comparative 'statement,; of the Agricultural/ statistibs 'for tlio/Australasian Colonies' in 1893,; 'shows that New Zealand comes out top with the proportionate yield per jcro in wheat, oats; barley, maize and potatoes, but . Queensland has a slight advantage in tho yield of hay.. . ■ ] There will shortly burst upon an as. 1 tonished world a book, narrating the g hair-breadth escapes and wild adven- f tares of the Premier and Mr Carroll c during their tour of the Native districts. 1 The work has been printed at the 'Gov; • ornment Printing Office, and it is illus- ! trnted with photographs and pictures of the most striking incidents, showing the I Premier at various stages of his journey t and the Maoris "whom he visited.— ] Christchurch Press. • v i In the- year 1893 thointercst on money ' deposited in the NewZcnland Post Oflico 1 Savings Bank, amounted to £114,760. i The total amount to the credit of all ac- \ counts at 31st December of that year \ being£3,241,9?8. In 1868 the corrcs- j ponding figures were £1,241 and£?l,l97 respectively. ' ' , ■ . ' The Eev. J. Dukes will preach in the School Eoom, Bideford, on Sunday ucxt t December23rd..at 2.30. p.m.and,Mr '' Sussex at Tenui Public Hall on : the ' same day at 3 p.m. ' MrW. B. Abbott has contributed a ! special donation of one guinea, to be added to the prizo money at the Maur- ' iceville Sports. . i The friends of Mr G. J.Gray, printer '• will be sorrry to hear that he has had to ' file a declaration of insolvency, owing : to pressure by a Wellington creditor. The following tenders have been accepted for the privileges in connection with the Mauriccville Sports to be held on the 27th iustaut: Publican's booth, P. D. Polling £10; Eetreshmeut booth and fruit and fancy stall, Mrs Scorer £4los, Thepriviligcs fcr the Caledonian sports on Now Year's Day, were sold on Saturday afternoon, as under : Publican's Booth, G. Dennis, £10; Eefresnment Booth. Mrs Eayner, £l2 , oa; .Fruit Stall, Mrs Scorer £a 6s. • The Eev. A. C. Yorkc wishes to acknowledge with thanks, on behalf of . the young man for whom he appealed in Friday's issue, receipt of ekequo for £3 10s, from'Mcssrs J. aud H. Holmes, tor , solves aud shearers' on their station; also '. asum of os 6d through a Sunday scholar. ' Who's next? , Messrs Simms aud Mowlem add to ', the list of entries for their next stock sale on Wednesday, 19th iust., 1 fat steer, 2 fat cows, 50 young cattle, 80 1 hoggets, 70 ewes aud lambs. ' Mr W. C. Buchanan, M.H.8., was present at the banquet given at Hastings last week to Captain Eussoll. Bush fires in the direction of the i the Taucru started this morning. , On and utter Wednesday, the 19th • iust, auduutil further notice, the north e part of the Waipoua Bridge at the Borough boundary in Queen-street, wi)l be temporarily closed tor wheel traffic 1 during repairs. Commuuicatiou with > Borough from the North may be main- ! tained for vehicle traffic by the river-bed via Chapel or Dixon-strects. The public [ is also especially warned that the bridge , is at present unfit for loads exceeding l four tons in weight. Arewardisoft'orcd for the recovery j of a lady's jacket, lost between Mas- . tcrton and Kuripuni. t A first offending drunk was dis--1 chorgedwitha caution by MrT. Hutchison at Masterlon this morning. 5 Mr Alexauder Chisholm, for some s time past connected with Ihc Musterton B. and W. Company, has been ap- . pointed to succeed Mr G.J. Wallace (who is entering into business on his own account) as the Company's mana- ) gotThe ladies of the latctcstimoniulcom- _ mittcc will meet Mr Hogg at the room " of tho Liberal Association this evening at a quarter past cight.f or the purpose of presenting to him the purse which they • have collected out of the proceeds of the s late soiree. All friends are cordially ini, vited to bo present. D The" D Battery" (Wellington) team to fire a match with the N.W. Eillo 1 Club at Mastcrton, next Monday, will D arrive at mid-day on the 24th, aud be ■i driven to Mr Tuckcr'sHotel, where they ' will be entertained at a lunch the match being lircd in Ike afternoon. )' Privileges lor the Opaki Eaces on '■ Uoxiug Day wero sold us under, on f Saturday afternoon:—Gates, D. Dixon, '• £4O; publican's booth No. 2, F. Hiley, p £10; refreshment booths No 1, A. L. Whytc, £6; No. 2, Mrsliayncr, £6los j fc cards, G. Coker, £l4: horse yards, D. ii Heggic, £415; fruit stall, Mrs Eayner, i 30s. The inside publican's booth was „ subsequently sold to E. Hiley for £B. 1 The Eev. A. C. Yorko addressed a ' very large aud attentive audience, at St. Matthew's Church gate last night. Tho young man Charles Johu Jacob, i who accidently shot himself at Alfrcdton r last Friday, was the only son of Mr f John Jacob, of Pahautanui. ! The N.W. Eifle Club held a eompetiB tion on Saturday last, but tho Secretary • informs us the score sheet has been mislaid. • A. Matthews was the top scorer. j Captain Edwin wires this day:—: ': "Northeast to uorth and west gale] j after ton hours from now, glass fall." ' The Customs duties collected at Wcl- " lington last week amounted to £686112s 1 Id, and the beer duty £23010s Gd. f Five Eomncy Marsh rams were ! brought out by tho Doric for Mr C. ElI gar, Wairarapa. i Alternative tenders for (he erection of f a graud stand in the Masterlon Park are • iuvited. . Their prices are low. Yes, that has something to do with the universal esteem , in which Hoopor and Co, aro held, beoause j the spirit of tho age is a commercial sne, 1 and the commercial man, and the wonjan ' who is his wife, and Hie maiden who is his 1 daughter, and the young man who calls him t father are saturated with the commercial , noiion of getting a lotfor a little. And so . they trade with Hooper and Co., at tho Bon j Marohe. They sell nono but the best, It . is better that one should give a shilling for , a good thing than ninepenco for rubbish but if the good thing can be bought for ninel pence, yea verily it is good for tho buyer, aud tho commercial increase, which is well sprinkled over the Wairarapa, has imbued the peoplo with this idea, teaching them ' that to be cheap a thing must be good as well 1 as low in price, Thi6canbc exemplified by ■ buying at L. J. Hooper and Co's, Bon ' MarohG, Thoy offer untold advantages, i Their stocks are more various and better , seltoted than their contemporaries. The i 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 mos(|iiito'e.wing,anil equal to the best bespoke tailoridg in tho Colony.'

The unlimitol sale our-Mortem and Spreaders have met with testify of its success in destroying all species of insects,Buch as fleas, ilies, bugs, lice, cockroaches, mosquitoes, silverfish, moth in clothes, leaoh on trees, do. The above and the following can be obtained at the Faao/ Goods Departmentot tho W.F.O.A. s-BdcVn Puts Paste for cleaning and polishingall metal.outlery, Windows, and paint work, Is; Bock's Waterproof Cement, Is; Non-Meroiirial Plating Fluid, Is 6d; Campbyleue M:j, Is; Herb Extract, an infallible oare for tootbaohe.ls ; German Cure, for corns arid Wart-, Is. P. B3ck & Co,, Manufacturing Chemists and Importers. An event of very, special interest in Wellington is the" Christmas Gift FanV'whioh is now being held at Te Aro House. The proprietor, Mr Jas. Smith, has just made a visit to England and the Continent of Europ*, doring which ho has succeeded in purchasing at very.low prices a large quantity of fashionable drapery and fancy goods, these aie allbeine. sold duting the fair, at very Bmall profit, so tb.t, in most nases, the prices oharged are not more than 'mm EE-liatcost. Ibis is proving d great attraction and;' th«-varohouse h■ daily crowded with buyers. -,'.■, . In addition to theso special advantages ia the way ot immense choice at exceptionally low prices, eaim oustdmer at the Fair is presented with a'■'"JCmwOift" jn value from lslo £6, according to the amounto! the purchase. These gifts 11.011110 a thousand and one articles ofbeaUtyahd utility appropriate to the : season. 'Aoordialinvitation iseifr leadeMoeve'ry'orie to couie'and nwlo solea'. J tlor/atTe-AroHouse, WeUiogtou,-. . , ,