LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4910, 24 December 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

\ There mil be no: publication of " the ;• Waihabata Dailt Timbs on Christmas 11 Day of Boxing Day •. St'Matthow's Church is to be spec- c ially decorated with flowers 1 for' Christ-: -' : mas services,- the iadies oi the congrega- I tion undertaking the work. ' * The Firemen's cricket match ;ori the '1 Park Oval to-morrow should provo l an . attraction. t The Eov A, C, Yorlcd gave lus fourth open air address at the gates of St £ Matthew's Church last evening. The attendance was again very large.... .. The Broughand Boucicault Company j lias lcft-iWellmgton for Hohart. ■' ( .K. Maudonald has been ap- ( pointed-Valuer under <the: Advances to . is. £6OO per i annum t/ 'i'Ah habitual drunkard camo before tlio ( Wellingtons Magistrate on. Saturday, ( and .was given tail torday to clear out to the country. If he remains longer he is to get three months. . " | Tho-Uev Mr Yorke, in his address i last ovOning commented, strongly .upon ! the'faet : 'that many people who wore ' very ready to attend anentertainment got up in someone's aid, did not scein td 1 care about giving - a little- out' of jure i sympathy. Being Christmas Eve, business places ' will keep open later thaii usual" tins ovening. , ..■ ; illCarol singers will visit many of tho residences in Mastorton this evening. The .fat sheop, on show at Mr- C. Hughes' shop, on Saturday, turned the - scalo at ltislbs. Business was very lively in Masterton last Saturday evening., . A party of Mastertonians intend attempting tho ascentiof Mt. Holdsworth during the holidays. ' _ Tho train leaving .Mastorton for Weilington on Saturday afternoon was crowded with passengers. . - Wo understand that active arrangements are being made by the Masterton Firemen for the torchlight procession on j' Now Year's Eve... -'.;■ : : Parents would do well to warn tho ; younger membdrs of their family from flying kites in tho busy parts of the _ town, where so many horses are passing, as serious-' results may be the consequence if the now very general practice i is persisted A number of youths , were caught poaching trout in the Waipoua. river, ' near tho Eailway bridge, on Saturday . last, with fifteen trout in their possession, : Moro will be heard of tho matter. A workshop in Hope -Street, which had accidentally caught firo on Satur- , day afternoon, was saved from burning by timoly assistance from neighbouring residents. < 1 The trains, - both up and down', wero , exceedingly well.patronised by excursionists and others on Saturday last. Almost everybody seems to have started holiday making last Saturday. Captain Hughes, informing his cons gregation last evening that a band of 5 carol singers from the .Salvation Army s would serenade residents said" If 0 you hear angels round your way you may be suro that tho Army is about!" 5 The number of Christmas cards, passing through tho Masterton Post Office a this year breaks tho record, ' A mob of 1600 sheep were tracked at tlio Masterton Eailway Station this morning, and sent on to tho freezing j works by special train, for the Gear Company, A carol service is to be held in St Matthew's Church at half past seven J tliisovoning. b Tlio consumption of cigarettes in New , Zealand is saia to be about 40,000,000 a year, Victoria, 50,000,000, and Now s South Wales 90,000,000. Tlio annual picnic in connection with j St. Mark's Sunday School, Gaaterton, will be held on New Year's Day. It has been finally settled that tho 1 Ballance Memorial is to take tho form of e a statue, to be erected within the Par- '> liamentary grounds. Mr W. J. Holyer '» is entrusted with the work. The Argentine wool clip this year is estimated at 250,000 tons. ', Although Masterton was crowded with j, people on Saturday night, very Me drunkenness was noticeable. ' '• Eusign Hayman, tho smallest man in m the Salvation Army—known l as tlio - Musical Midget—has been conducting [ services at Woodvillo. I ' Mr Sycamore informs' the Woodvillo 5 Examiner, that with the inanuro from the Freezing Works, ho has grown; 70' tons of mangolds to the aero, some of them * running up to over 30lbs weight; while he has grown swede turnips upto2olbs weight.. ; ; j Messrs E, E. Hornblow and Co held a successful salo' at Ekctahuna last - Friday, and another at'Masterton on Saturday. A singular accident is reported from Stratford. Mr Sam., Parker, an old i Carterton settler, who is now residing j over there,;has a bush-felling contract a on hand. The other day ; whcn at work t he called to a mato to throw him an axe, v The request was complied with, but in 6 transit thc.axo struck a tree limb and * rebounded, tho head catching Mr Parker J full in tho faco, completely cutting off, i his nose.

The Caledonian Sports will be of additional interest on New Year's ddy, J, H. Hcmpton, tho champion sprinter of the Colony, having nominated for tho amatour events. ! Such a worthy foeman should be welcomed on our track, and,the local runners will havo the satisfaction of competing with '■ an auiateur.wlio lias worthily uphold tlio roputation of tho Colony in the World's Championship meetings in' England' and Australia. : 1

Mr F. J. Pinny, of Manners Street, Wellington, notifies in another column that he has agrcat'Xmas sale now proceeding of pianos,_organs, 'harmoniums, aiid accordcons, violins, musical boxes, etc.' specially imported for the New Zca-, land trade, to. which on account of the splendid torms offered,'thfe' attention of country ciis'torucrs is'partidiilarly directed ■Mr Pinny has now in stock a most uniquo instrument which has just anived from I the makers, Lipp and Sons, of Stuttgart, Germany, itf the shape of a', mapiificent horizontal grand piauo, which was expressly manufactured for the late King of Wiirtemburg. . Doeilments received with the piano undouhte'dly prove that this statement is genuine and' Mr Pinny confidently asserts 'a finer instrument yaS never sceii in Wellington; This fine jnstrninont would bo .especially. 1 suited for Halls; concert roonis or music 'teaching porposes. Tho repairs of accordeohs and pianos by a practical man is a specialty oOIr Pinny's business. ,

In another colums in this issue, Mr Gr. McCjuidlisli, lato manager ' of the lliriiutaka run, announces tjiat lie has assumed possession of the Marine Hotel, Whakataki.whM he intends to conduct as an : Accommodation House. The house is situated at aconveniontstoppingplacb for stockmen mid .others engaged in the movement of stock and is much used; by them, as 'well as. by the general public Through the apathy of those interested the . license ,to ■ the hotel lapsed in June last, but Mr McCandlish wno with Mrs MeCandlish. aro well and favourably known throughout,the Wliareama,! are bound to make tho liouse' a popular resting-place for.all who .pass thafcway, With refercnco to a* letter regarding Australian fruit trees, which', appeared in our columns ; on : . Saturday, we have .been> "asked,'to.' publish; the. following received by'.Mr S;:D, ''Stace':-" The trees I purchased from the ajent of tho fruit and ornamental Tree Company of Austria; last; year; are?, dwiigjcxceed. Wdlaii thoroughlypleased with thorn.. They show no sign of disease, and are growing rapidly,. I can i confidently recommend jour Company i to intending fruit, growers, as, L do not tiliak bete trces.cambo obtained. Yours etc,

t 4 * > l-v» ? Eleven cables connect Europe with NbrtK : Mpri»i;al|i^ l'^yTh^'-a»aLoat'd^''&lattgli^| ; !hbußes' in London ■■v The inlmbitants'of VicnM pay an income tax of 3s intlio pound. ■ ■ . George It" Sims is said to make £20,000 a year by liis plays,; : ■. .V.. : Tho death, rate of tlio French army is ■lO7 to 10,000 men a year.

• 'When-reading!' man usually gets through-Mty. words a minute:; V}'I; Nearly,", £250,000 worth "of articles are pawned in .London weekly. ' : ■ :

An to be mado by certain' shareholders to gctMrT. K. Macdonald to againj'takeVtneTOsition of Chairman :of Directors of tlio Welliiijjtoß Wodllen Company,

• Services will bo . held in each of the Masterton Churches to-morrow. ,> :

The Mastorton auctioneers disposed of a rare lot' of poultry last Saturday afternoon; -' Tho Masterton Lawn Tennis Club continued the matches lust Saturday. 1 Handicap Singles Mackersey . beat Scale by 8 poihts'; Bunting beat H. Stuekcy by 28 pojnts. ■ E. J. Mentor, of Wellington, was fined ono shilling and costs on Saturday, for failing to allow two factory hands & half-holiday,, tho.S. M. ruling- that' it .was an employer's duty to see all [m ployds, especially woraon, off the premises at the timo stipulated in the Act.'. ' A gentleman who has .done Switzerland', tolls Truth that tho romantic scoilery and' bold mountains of that country aro not to be compared to the rugged aiid wonderful viows of nature on the Bealey, Otira and road to West: land. .

Mr Gr. McCandlish, who is well known as, a strong supporter of the Wellington Kennel Club, and who owns several fine : collies has removed his kennels from Eimutaka to Whakataki, where he has decided to settle; having takon over , the Marine' Hotel. . ' .'. !

Messrs Scoullar and' Oliisholm,the well-known furniture and bedding manufacturers of Wellington, have just completed a process,by which tho various materials used in stuffing pillows, mattrasses, etc., are chemically purified before being: used. All the stuffing materials are subjected to a thorough disinfection in a specially-built chamber, and the result is that it is a matter of impossibility for any disease germs, infects, or jkrasitcs of any kind to exist in tho materials. It is not usually recognised that the practice of stuffing mattrasses and pillows with feathers, flock, tow, kapoc or hair, is fraught with much danger to health, unless the sanianJ Chisholm have 'so successfully, inaugurated, aro followed. ' Practically, Messrs Scoullar and Chisholm are the first to recognise tho importance of this and to act accordingly.: Anyouo having in view the safety of the public health is well worthy of support, aud wo hope that Messrs Scoullar and Chisholm's care will meet with its due reward. The firm is also showing now a magnificent stock of furniture of all descriptions, and thoir collection of carpets and linoleums is not to be excollcd in the colony. ' Typhoid is raging among tho Maoris atLevin aud Shannon, according to the local paper. , "A foreigner is an alien," said Dr. Oliver Wendall Holmes once, " a foreigner who drinks too much is a bacchanalian ; and a foreigner who smokes too much a-tobacconalian." In referring to the Wairariipa disaster, Sydney Sunday Times tells a story which will no doubt be accopted by the superstitious as quite correct. Theprejuaice against the owning or wearing, of opals dies liard,but of late years this beautiful stone has become much more fashionable in Court aud society circles, and the mines of Queensland and New South Wales have greatly benefited thereby. Still, a large proportion of the population (somo of them otherwise hard headed and not given to superstition) arc firm believers in the myth that opals aro the most unlucky of precious stones. There is an'opal incident in connection'with one of the chief detors in the Wairarapa tragedy which will bo heard with interest both by the believers and unbeliovers in the ill luck theory. The late Captain Mcintosh was passing a well-known city jeweller's just prior to starting upon his last and fatal voyage. An opal pin in tlio window bisfancyandhe entered the shop to price it, Tho owner asked a certain figure, and tho captain offered a couple of pounds loss. They did not come to terms, and tho would-bo purchaser left the shop. Buthewas ; so much taken with tho jewel that ho called again, and, to." split tho diiferenco" agreed to giyo £1 moro than he had previously offered. Tho seller, however, would, not abate one shilling in the figure first named, and after being half inclined to pay that sum Captain M'lntosh ultimately left the shop with the remark that he would seo about ; it when he returned from tho trip which was to commence that day. How notoriously fatal the trip proved is only too well knowni Had tuo opal boon purchased, the believers in the mystic eyil fad would have pointed to tho ciwumstance withparticularcmphasis.—2!r«i/t. The scripture prize presented by the Eev Mr Eussell, for competition amongst the pupils at the Girls Collegiate School, Masterton, was won by Miss Marion Hay ward.

Tho following contracts were dealt with by the Wairarapa North Countv on Saturday:—Ekotaliuna to Tinui Koadjcontract No. 45—S.' Naylor, £lO9 13s 9d (accepted); declined, A. Anderson, £ll6 9s2d; P. Cronin,£l276slOdj J. Eixon, £130; H. Frcdericksen, £i3l M; M. Kcrrins, £146; M.' P. Britt, £162 6s lOd, Masterton Biding, Waingawa to Camp Boad, Contract No. 9 F. Chapman, £8 (accopted); J, Ward, £9 ss, declined . ;Waingawa .to Camp Road, contract No. B—J. McCalmont, £6l'(accepted);; declined, 1, 1 Chapman, £69105; \Y. T, Fletcher, £65. There is nctbingin the world that pelights a woman more than a pretty bonnet I Itis the head and front of her rejoicing; at oscc a matter of Eelf-congratutation, ana ameans of. revenge,: whether, wonrat Church, the theatre; or'as part of promenade costume, it is the finishing touoh that fashion gives; the" copihg-Btone that .caps l the edifice; of elegance.' In order that these'things may be,: and that the ladies of the . Wairarapa may indulge to their heart's .content,' in the delights of choice millinery, L. J." Hooper & Co., have opened up at the Bon Marcb6, tea casei of highlblass 'millinery, -suitable , for the'Xmas Setspn. Their showrooms, are blaze of' bearityj exhibiting ! fashion's choicest prodnotipns.in their loveliest guise. On every side are trophies of.the mantle- ! maker's-and oostumier's arte, oharming millinery,' fashionable.. jackets; •. pretty ! blouses, elegant costumes,and other seasonI able artioles too numerous to.particularke, Anvi. ; : V , V,f ;■ j

,in event of ,very special intnest in Wellington is,tho 11 ChrißtmM Sift Fair,"which is now beiog held at To Aro House, The proprietor, Mr Jas.'Smith,, hail juatmade a visit to.England and .tho. Contioent of Europe, daring which ho [haS BUocec'ded ; hi purchasing ,at. i very, ; low, prices a; large quantity „0f -fashionable drapery and fenoy goods, these, aie all being. sold during the Fair,, at ver^ r small profit, so that, in,most bases! tho prices ate, nbi'inore than usual English cost'; • ThiS is.pfovihg great attraction,' and' the warehouse is daily crowded with buyers, v: q . !i ; . 'ln addition to these special advantages in' the way of immenso choice at exceptionally low prices, eaoh customer at th 6 Fair is pre-1 Bented.with'a," 'XinBS Gift 'J in yaliiojfiom Is to £5, according to the amouiit'of tbo purchase. ~ Those gifts Inoludo a,thousand and one articles Of beaiity'oh'd utility appropriate to the season.; A cordial invitation is ex. tended to overyone to come and make ?oleo J tton at l'o Aro House, Wellington. : :

The vmlimitei sale om Mortem and Spreaders have met with testify of its success ffi deatrojlnjf aU_"specieß of mseotß.suqh as fleas, flies, bugs, lice, cockroaches, mosquitoes, Eilvetfish, moth in clothes, leach ontrees/etej 'Thejabov? and the following oati be obtained at ihe Fnioy. Gobds i)epart- ; mentot the W.F.C.A.Bock's Putz Pasta foir. ioleanibg and polishing all metal,outleiy, ■wmd6'\Vs,'and pilot \vork)*la; BooE'b Water. 1 proof CamentijlsjilSotn-MerdpM ,Piatiog Fluid,is Cd; Oamphylone Balld, Is; Boto Extract, : tootbaoliQ,!?; Germap Ouro, forcorns andiWartsj-'ls; P. Book',&i.Co„ Manufactanng.Ofymisto and Impoitera,, V isiiiiiiliiiii

■; Alettorfrom .''Bush'Setfcler" is held'-: over owing to pressure onour .space.. Messrs Lowes and.lorns add to their sale for Thursday next,2o year steers, 110 heifera/two cows, fiyo-fat cows, 150 wethers, 50 fat lambs I Tlio Mnsterton Private Band- will march from tlio Post Office to tlio Catholic Picmo, at noon on\Boxing Day. i. Wo have. to acknowledge a suitable :Xmas card, from Mr J. Maudol, the popular host of the Club:HoteL. , A . notice, from A. ILT. Jogors to, Jersons removing old telegraph poles, ctiveen Masterton and Tinui, appears in'this issue. •.' ' . -a

.Mr J, Tucker, of tho Prince of Wales | Hotel, Masterton,"intimates/m anotte column that lus special brew of 'Xrnas alo is lioiv on draught. _. '..'■ : .- At . the Mastorton Wesleyan Church last evening, tho Eev, J. Dukes announced that dunngthevcry hot weather .the evening service wouldnot last'above i one hour and tcnminutos.' ■ •■ ■ ■ • • : > -

Constable Watty. of Palmerston N., ; has been transferred to Pahiatua- :.,

Tho purchaso of the Mastorton Dnl | Hall by the Town Lauds Trustees, has i been completed.. . 1 The man Laureneo Goshng died mi the "Wellington Hospital at 7.10 p.m. yesterday from tho injuries he received <m'tho ; Tliail.oa having reeoyered .I f J : Mr F. H. Wood adds 450 hoggets, 50 mixed sheep,; 15 rams, 8. steers, and 3 dairy cows, to his list of' entries for the stock salo to. bo held by him at tho Taulietomkau yards, ou Monday, the 31stinst.; . . v

A number of fisherman were charged at Port . Chalmers with unlawfully working at their calling on Sunday. Tlie charges were dismissed,'as'it was shown that that the fishing was carried on outside territorial limits. The finest artistic Christmas cardthat we have seen this season came to us, today fromMrJ. B. Innes of Willis St., Wellington, andis printed at his establishment, . ■

Mersrs Lowes and lorns add to their J stock sale list'for 27th, 2 farm mares, and 1 goldin?. _' AlrF. Hiiey,'of Tauherenikau, has just had built, new stables, ipronounced by men who ought to know, to be the best in the Wellington District. They consist of sixteen 10x12 loose boxes, all well ventilated, and two feed rooms each with eight corn lockers. Two of. the loose boxes are built of extra strength for stallions, and in addition there is a spacious buggy shed. Mr Hiley's enterprise will be appreciated by owners who have horses running at tho Tauherenikau races.

A Mauriceville correspondent wntos: " The milk supplied to the Mauricevillo Daily Factory has greatly improved in quality since tho N.Z. Loan and Mercanfale Co took it over, the very first day's milk received by thorn producing Mbs moro butter than the milk received by "Mr Win. Jcssoii on the proviousday. Mr Jcssen intends to take proceedings' against some of the milk suppliers for having abstracted tho croainfrom their milk." -