LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4906, 19 December 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

l'MrF;H;,Wood adds;to his noxt Taratajii Stock Sale, oiglit -pigs. _> ■ i Gas has been laid on to Q'Mon'ra's Temperance Boarding.House, in Hall Street.. Y - .„■■.. : '.;•.. ■:

; A poll is being taken atpctone to-day on a proposal to raise a £l2|ooo loan for : ' ,'.,:

'. A.welcome rain fell in the Mastcrton district 'during last night. ■'•':■", : _- ■/ The. Mayor of Mastcrton states .that' lio has been informed that there is no I reasonable chance of obtaining artesian water in the town. ... ■'■

A purse containing a slim of money was lost/byi'aiMor person, botween Makora ; Road;anif Queen Street yesterday.i The' fihdciy S .requested to leave tho purse at .tjui^fficf;''.'-.;. ••:■", Tlie 'Mastertpn; Borough Council has decided to'call theattentiqnof the police to the,' number,'of unlicensed hawkers, now peddling in tho town. Or CuUen says it would take a dozen policomeh to do nothing elso but watch them I MessrsMangusonandFly annoiinco that they have entered iiito partnership and will continue to carry on the busto£ the Ekctahunastables. Both are prac tical.mcn, and will pay every attention to the requirements of their customers, Mr George Heron will bo installed as Mayor of Mastcrton at an adjourned special meeting this evening.

Mr Hive is about to erect an attractive.gas lamp over his shop in Perry. street, •

A move is being made in the direction of a now gas tank for the Masterton Gas Works.

The recent Government audit of the Masterton Borough accounts cost £5 13s-Id.

The applications of Messrs J. lorns, W. Simms, au.d E. E, Hornblow for auctioneers' licensosfor thecoming year havo been granted. No ehaugo is likely to be made in the present weekly half-holiday arrangement at Masterton, Thursday being considered the most suitablo day. - Tho members of tho Mastcrton Boroujh ,Coumil, while declining on principal to relax the By laws with regard to placing iron on theFiro Brigade Band Shed wall, have promised to snb ; scribo liberally to the work. King Humbert, in tho co'urso of a conversation with M. Zola, the French author, declared that none of tho Powers in Europe desire war, and Italy least of all.

The amount spent in food, drink, aud smoke is equal to thrcopcucoa day for every mau, woman, and child in tho British Isles,

Tho Indiau Government, has decided to impose a 5 per cent ai valorem duty mi Manchester cottons, accompanied by an excise lax on the low grade article manufactured locally.

In the recent examination held at Wellington for two scholarships at the Wanganui Collegiate School, Master Arthur Woolcott was placed first aud | Master Maurice Van Staveren second.

Certain English periodicals not having reached the Masterton Club, the Secretary has requested that tho Library authorities kiudly tako particular notice of their papers,'in case the wrong I ones arc placed in the Library box at [the Post Office.

Admiral Cuyerville, Prefect at Cherbourg, has urged that the French navy aud army should bo kept in continual readiness for war with England.

Replying to the charges of complicity in the Banca Roinanii scandal, Signor Crispi declares that Signor Giolitti forged the documents which wore under consideration by the Committee of the Chamber of dopulies. Signor Giolitti has suddenly left Italy. Mr F, H. Wood advertises a specia l stock sale at the Tauhcrenikau yards, on Monday week, the 31st inst (New Years' Eve). Entries received to date include a lino of 250 hoggets and several cattle and horses. Further entries arc invited.

We circulate to-day an inset from Mr P. A. Itivo, storekeeper of Perry Street, Masterton, announcing tho arrival of crockery, tin aud enamelled waro, glassware, cruets in china and electroplate, and a variety of special lines for the Xmas trade.

A " cycle cab " has been seen in London. It resembles a liandsom, the owner sitting inside, while one servant in front and another behind work the wheels with their feet.

Mr C. Crowe, a Pahiatua cyclist, met with an accident last Sunday. He was riding down the hill on tho Tiraumea road when a dog ran in front of his machine and capsized rider and bicycle off tho road, over tho hill, a distance of about 20 feet, Tho rider was unhurt, but the machino was severely damaged

Lovers of the drama in Masterton, havo an exceptional treat in store for them to-morrow (Thursday) evening, when Walter Bentloy and company appear in" Hamlet." The central figure, the Prince of Denmark, is undertaken by Mr Bcntley, who is supported by a company of talented ladies and gentlement. We would advise' all our readers to mako a point of seeing Mr Beutley in this character, as he has bcon highly complimented on his performance by the whole of the Australian press. The member for Masterton, Mr A. W. Hogg, has received a communication from the Superintendent under the Advances to Settlers Act.in which he states in reply to certain questions, that it should be made clear to applicants that the value on which their applications will be considered, is tho selling value of the applicants' interest, viz:—The amount which—in the case of a freehold—the whole property will realize, and—in the case ola leasehold—another person than the lessee would pay to take tho lessee's place. Applicants having auy difficulty in filling up the forms of ' application, should apply to tho PostI masters for any explanation desired. Advances'will be made as soon after a I valuation of tho security, as the Board I may meet, and when the arrangements oftneoffico aro complete, tho loans for which the securities aro satisfactory, should bo granted about three weeks after the receipt in Wellington of the applications. '

A very largely used and effective shcop dipping powcer, for the destruction of all vermin in sheep, is 'White's,' every parcel of which is warranted thoroughly effectivo when used according to instructions, and atthesamotimo does not disturb tho natural lay. if tho wool, nor interfere with the yolk! Five gallons will dip about 1,000 sheop, and it has boon publicly proved a most reliable remedy. Messrs Lowes and lorns are the sole agents for the Wairarapa, and from them fuller information may be obtained regarding " White's Sheep Dipping Powder."

Thefollowing circular has been issued by Mr W. McKenzie, Secretary to the Taratahi-Carterton Racing Club:-"' A special meeting of membors will bo held ' at tho Library, Carterton, on Saturday, 22ndinst.at7.30p.m.,to decido what action shall be taken in view of the fact 1 that the Wellmgton Club has rofusod tho programmo of this Club for £4OO, whilst it has passed a programme for a hack meeting for only half tho amount, to be held, on tho Hutt Course only two days after tho Wellington nicotiiig. As it is felt ai gross injustice has becu done, you aro! particularly requested to be present so that a vigorous protest may bo made against tho action of tho Wellington Club, and if possible havo tho decision reversed." ..■■..';

|. ; A uoataan, once earned one of the little English royalties on boarda yacht, As he carefully set her down on the . deck lie said;" There you are my httld Ilady;', ; . Tlieicliilcl.'wholiaduotmucli rolislied being' carried, 'shoot her-. little solf and said, " I am not a little lady, j jm'a' »rj»Bcss.'V=i Her royal mothor, I who foarftef small daughter's speech, j.said'fjuietJy!;'^4aid ! Mto M |ho; kind sailor who iarrietyou tliat to ilrfi 1 not a littlo'ladyyet.'though you hope 16 be-OM;Bj)meiay;'':;;:^.; ; -A

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;>.Durihg tho liui2oyoars;: Canada lias graiitcd ouly' 115 divorce s.;/;■';}■>/\

It is how daimedtliat' ttio/foo ; great use of smellbg-salls tauses.doafness by alfecting the auditory system. .','"-

■ At an orchid salom London the other i day, ..one ylant fetched 100..guineas, others ranging, from, 7? guineas to 20... Tho bridge across the Mangatainoka river at Bridge road hasbcen completed-; three mouths, and is at present 10 feet! above tho road. An' offort should bo made by tho' Pahiatua Country Council toraake approaches, says thefleraWj as at present tha bridge'is'a'wliite'elephant.

Tho Pahiatua Country Council have erected nine truss bridges within tho last tivo.years, tho spans mcasuriug. front i4of t to 120 ft spans, and the tenth is now n course of erection over the Ma'ugahao, Forty beam spans have also been orcctcd I during tliat period, Tlio Whole outlay on bridges has amounted to £50,000. - fleraW. '"!''■

Tho" old girls" of Ncwnham and Girfcon, desiring to continue their favor- j ito game of hockey, aro taking aground near London. ' ''- The London Polico Court Mission has induced 1662 persons to sign the.pledge, and 3138 visits had bcou made to po co rourts "during last year. It is said that at this timo there'' aro 22 cx-sovcrcigns residing in diiferen parts of Europe, none of them in tho countries whore they ruled. The Earl of Yarmouth, whoso recent serpentinedancein an amateur theatrical performance at Hobavt created such a sensation, is reported as being likely to, payavisittoNew Zealand. '

Recently a Salvation. Army steamyacht was launched at Toronto. The vessel is to bo known as the William Booth, and is intended for service on the; lakes both eastward and westward.! Thero aro now seven vessels in the service ot the" Army." ■ . • The plague of flies is terrible this season in Western Queensland. On some stations the device of closing in tho verandahs with wiro netting has been adopted so that tho buildings look like huge bird cages. The Suez Canal is only 88 miles long, but it reduces the distance from England to ludia by sea, nearly dflOU miles. A firm of shoemakers announces in its advertisoineut:—" Our dancingslippers for young ladies are simply immense."

A number of young ostriches have , eon hatched out at luglewood, Tara- , aki, this season. The birds, botli young ] nd old arc reported to bo thriving. t The Bay of Plenty Times says that I here is every prospect of a plentiful 1 ruit supply in Tauranga this seasou. I Reaches aud plums will uc a very largo Top, but apples will not be quite so . ilrntiful as last year. A law in Norway prohibits auy person : rom spending moro than about twopco in liquor at ono visit to a publiclouse; and alcoholic stimulants aro iupplied only to sober persons. The perfumo of flowers is moro clearly perceived just before or just alter rain, because the air, being then laden with moisture, better convoys the essential )ils that constitute the perfumes. " You can't imagine the tragedy of life around Coolgardio," said a wellknown American mining man in Sydney the other day. " Out there I mot two men, both over 60 years, who were jointly prospecting a hopeless looking reef. Yes, it was a perfectly hopeless i'def. They were 25 miles from water, and every third day one of the poor fellows used to set out to walk that 25 miles and back, carrying tlircb days' water for tho two," Some of the good.people of Nolson say that their compact and pretty little city was finished thirty years ago, and all that its inhabitants have aimed at ever sinco has-been to prevent it going back, A West Coast resident just backfrom Coolgardio gives tho place a terribly bad name. He says that if he had wanted to pay off a grudge, ha'd send his man to Coolgardio, and bo quite satisfied. The Palmerston Standard pleads strongly for a grant to complete the road between Palmerston and Pahiatua. A meeting of creditors in tho estate of W. J. Watorworth, was to havo been held yesterday atGteytown, but no creditors were present. Under examination by Mr W. B. Chcnnells, D.0.A., tho bankrupt stated that ho came to Greytown in April 1894, having left Hokitiba in April, 1893, and landed in Wellington without any money. Ho bad a long spell out of work, but sinco coming to Greytown managed to pay £l3 lUs off old debts Eiswifowasa creditor for £3s,haviug had money left her after her marriage, with which sho bought a piano and subsequently sold it to enable debtor to go into business at Hokitaka. His wife's father (who is an invalid) was dependant upon him. Know when lie incurred debts in Wellington that ho had no meaus of paying cash, as ho was only working casually. Had sub-let a portion of tho house ho had 'taken, his tenant leaving owing him money. Had filed owing to pressure of creditors, He could make no offer. Tho ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Stonehengo Lodgo, U.A.0.D., was ! held last evening. After the ordinary routine business had been transacted it was decided to take part in the Firs Brigades procession on Sew Year's Eve. Tho following wcro nominated and elected for tho various offices for the ensuing six monthsA.D., Bro, Win* Stanley; Y.A.D.,Bro,J.Pickett; Treasurer, Bro. T.B.Michcll; Secretary,Bro, E. H. Waddington; 1.G., Bro; T. H. Thompson. 0.G., Bro. A. W. llusscll; Auditors, (re-elected) A. W. Eussell and W., T. liobins. Tho installation will take place at tlio meeting to bo held on January 15th. There is nothing in theworld that delights a woman more thin a pretty bonnet I Itis the head and front of her rejoicing; at once a mattor of self-congramlation, aua ameanß of levengo, whether worn at Church, tho theatre, or as part of promenade costume, it is tho finishing touch that fashion gives; tho coping-stone that caps tho edifice of eiegance. In order that these things may be, and that the ladies of the ffairarapa may indulge to their heart's content, in the delights of choice millinery, L. J. Hooper & Co., have open3d up at the Ron Marc'ic, tea eases of high class millinery, suita'lo for the 'Xmas Season. Their showrooms aro a blaze cf beauty, exhibiting fashion's choicest productions in their loveliest gu ; se, On every side are trophies of the mantlejunker's and e >stumier's arts, charming iniljinery, fashionable jackets, prottj blouses, elegant costumes,and other seasonable articles too numerous to particularise. Advt. .

The unlimited sale out Mortein and Spreaders have met with testify ol its success in destroys all species of msects.suoh as fleas, flics, bugs, iioe, cockroaches, mosquitoes, silverfieh, moth in clothes, leach on trees, etc. The above and tho following can bo obtained at the Faao/ Goods Departmentot tho W.F.U.A. (• Beet's Pntz Paste for cleaning and polishingall metal,cutlery, windows, and paint work, Is j Buck's Waterproof Cement, Is; Non-Merourial Plating Fluid, Is 6d; Camphylene Ballj, Is j Herb Extinct, an infallibleouro for toothaobe.la; German Care, for corns and Warts, Is, P, Book & Co,, Manufacturing Chemists and Importers, An event of very special interest in Wellington is tlio" Christmas Gift Fair,"which is now -beljg held at To Aro House. The proprietor, Mr Jas. Smith, has just made a visit to England and tho Continent of Europ°, during which he has succeeded in purchasing at very low prices a large quantity of fashionable drapery and fanoy goods,, these aie all beinif, sold during the Fair, 'at vt-ry sinal profit, so tb -t, in moat cases, the prices charged are not more than usual English cost. This is proving a great 'attraction, and the warehouse -is daily oiowded with buyers. In addition to these special advantages in the way ol immense choice at exceptionally low prices, each customer at the Pair is presented with a " 'Xmaa Giftin value from lb to £5, according to the amount of the jnrchspe.. Tbcso gifts iu.cla 'e ft thousand arid

Messrs Lowes and lorns mako soyeral dditions to tlioir next 'Masterton stock ale for Thursday Dec. 27th. ■ Thompson's Mastorton . swimming iaths in Queen-stroct, are reserved for adies daily, from 2 till 6 p.m.' " Thcro is no medium between drunknness and' sobriety. A man is either liunk or sober. Ho may get,into such . state that lie becomes incapable,. and 10 is then drunk and incapable. It is lot necessary, however, for a man to iceomc : incapable,, beforo ho can be loscribed as drunk."—Mr Bishop, B.M, Mr. W. Stevens is now. travelling trough the Wsiirarapa as the reriresen-. :atiye of Mr-11, Ayres, of "Wellington. Mi' Awes' cordials and herbal; p'roparaions nnvo a high reputation. - "H A photograph roeeived by Mr E. Meredith from Australia, showing an artesian well at work, is on view in Mr J. Williams' window. It is stated 'to be 2700 ft deep, and yields 1,100,000 gals, of water per day. At tha bottom of the picture is written" A hint to Borough Councillors." The Oommitteo of the Masterton Hospital, together with the medical officers (Drs Hosking and Douglas) and MrL J, Forde, architect, visited, tlio institution yesterday, to consider the drainage quostion.. It was decided to call another special meeting after estimates for the work have been prepared. Mr J.L. Murray, in a inset circulated with this issue, gives some particulars of his Smas bargains. During the festive season ho will offer £IOOO worth otnew and seasonable goods, at cost prieo. Tho

list of bargain prices should bo carefully studied. The (juarterly communication of the Masonic Grand Lodge of New Zealand is to bo held at Dunedin on the 17th inst. Mr Larnacli, H.H.E., had ono of his ribs broken yesterday. While', ho was driving into Dunedin the front axlo of the trap broke, and tlio body of tlio carriage coining to the grouud, Mr and Mrs Larnach and son wcro shot out. All but Mr Larnach escaped unhurt, A Mauricovillo correspondent writes: —"The New Zealand L and M. Agency Company has taken over the Mauriceville Dairy factory, the milk supply of which reached 452 gallons last Saturday, and is expected to increase to 600 gallons per day before long. The services of the present Manager, Mr C. Schon, will be retaiued by the Company Mr Sehon beinghighly recommended by Mr A. Busck, the Government Dairy Instructor. ThcL. and M. Company has introduced the system of paying for milk according to,tho quality supplied, which has hitherto not been in force here, but it has been found necessary, as two years ago 24'6 lbs was required to make 1 lb of butter; last season 28*4 lbs was required •> and this season it has taken 33'0 lbs to mako 1 lb butter." One male patient was discharged from the Masterton Hospital during last week; leaving at date one male and throe fornale patients in the institution. •