LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4913, 29 December 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

•' .Monday next will bo the'last day of-I ■.'; 1. meeting of Directors of iheWai-. rarapa Caleubnian;'Bocipty'takes; 'place this.afternoon.7 ;■'• : •■ : - : ' ; . : '•■'.'■''. ; Railway arrangements for New Year's Day are published'in another column. '■■■' ;■ Mf/W.'' Hawke: notifies'tliat he will run his drag to the Tauhcrcnikaii.Eaco Course on .Tuesday and 'Wednesday next. , ■ ■'■' r '' i [ : ; -\ An influenza ppidemie is ravaging Southern Eussia.' - ■ •'•■' •:,,.:• ' Lang-sou, a fortified tpp.on'thoriver Soiig-Ju-Cung, has been destroyed by .fire- - ■ ■• ■ ';.-■■' ■'.•' ■ ' • Mr Carnegiehas. reduced.the' wages of his omploycaot Pittsburg .by from 10. to 115 per cent,, and it is feared an outbreak will follow.: . I Messrs Kocblo and Co, announce that [ their drag will be run to the Tauhcrenikau Races on Tuesday and Wednesday next. . •An English mail closes. at-Mastetton on January 9th, afc2.3o p.m.'V;" : : ■; ■

The music at tho Tauhcronikau races 'will be supplied bytkeGreytownßrass Band.: ■;.<:.■?■. ■•v^.-

To-morrow (Sunday) 30th'De'cdmher,. I the Eev A. C. Yqrke will hold' a service in the Upper Plain State Bclioolro^in.at II o'clock. The collection at that ser-: vice will bo given to'tlie fund foriproj curing a harmonium for the Upper Plain Sunday School.. '. j. . \\

A painful accident befell Mr John. McEcnzio,; of'tho Mauriccviile Sckool; on Saturday. • As he was riding,'the' straps on his saddle broke, and Ho jiyas' thrown lioavily to tlio gi-ouutlJ ; i' his hips w.a"s badly hurt and,lie has'been' confined toliis bed ever since,'. '.' ■ ■

Amongst for South from Wellington Gy'*% Itotovuaon Thursday were Commissionpr Cooinbes and Colonel and Mrs Bailey,, of (ho Salvation .Army.. : Colonel and 'Mrs. Bailey leave for South Africa about the 9thprox. ; ■■■ .- ;

■Tlie following arecandidatcsfor scats': on tho now Jinard of Directors of the ■Wellington Woollen; Company:—Hon C. J, Johnston, Messrs'A. E.'Gibhs, 0. E. Zohrdb 'W. H. P. Barber,;Artliiu'. Wai'braton, A. E'Exley; W. A. Btzhcrboi't, T. ; K. Macdonald, James 'Hutchen,W. Clark, T. Mason, G. 'SI. iJCebhcll, Jl.':'f>.iirdnor.. nndCalel) Edmuuds.:, .Thc'okctiofl takes place on i January Mr G. Flux, headmaster of the Grey-, town School, has ( heon presented with l, valuable gift of s handsome silvor teapot and spirit lainp,' silver, butter -dish; and a set of carvers. .Accompijiiying., the gift was aii address signed by SfV,cral of the leadim; school children. A' 'yp /On Sunday,evening, tlie llowA.-C, Yorko will preach k; St Mailhewls Mastovton,unp)i ,i Oiiri)urpose3;foi^39s ) : as ihdividmusjian'd as iKcongi'egati&b'ffaiUifulpcoplf;" ,/. 'C'T/V : '' T: ' : An acoident'JiuppeiiecL-to Mr lljlia'ich oflnvercargilij who is.howtraTcilijigiir this.district,jsays.th^V(J/(«(i/flHfc ; ,-!lIe was getting'lutd/a hilggy ough when anVbroko liisl'c|, foot'across tlieanlde;.VJFie^vris'ui i ffitght. up to the Greytowh Hospital whcVeißr Bey soon ,pnt j-a rccovcrvj although'the process "is likcfy: tobcaslqyouc, •, '•■':, „■ "';..' "•; While J party of Scotch missionaries" were crosjiug a river.ih Morocco, ouo, of thcm;Jliss J|'Arllinr,wiio was on horseback, fell off. \ The Mp'ors seized a'ad hid her,' and demanded a'ruusoin, bjit the lady vlted before shewas released." The Biv. A. C.-Yorko wishes to ucknowlcdgj with thanks ■tho sum (if 2s 'from Mil Purser, and 10s " a and' Messrs Hounslow'and .Hoar, _ (jthor small sums amountiijii'.to12s hringtho Morgan Piind up to £lO Bs(3d. 1... ■... ;;, ;■.:_:>[ . ■'

!, _ A young Australian woman recently $■ got plucked while essaying to :.obtai\i: a ' s doctor's [ortiiicate at one of tlio Uui- , vcrsities, iwhereup'on' she indited.'tiiis l: silvcr-woided epistle:—"Gentlcmen.how I dare you reduco mo in: physiology wlier \ you- know perfectly well that I know all « abotit itP.Vcry likely I know more fljaii i' you. do. "Never-'mind;^Soon doe/ors will-: bo drawni';bnly.'froln the (ankfol t pure; noble-minded..'women, and iron :: vile, diimkenjlilthy men will be e'xp'eW forever."-/ . ! -: .;:':;..'■: 7 < J. : j-' . l.confemporaryipnts;oul'.tha/thlc ,* is one important .provision in therShjipi • and Shop Assistants-Act- which,.:if;it . haj not been altogether overlooked,. has ' 'jdt received the attention.it,,.dcscrves'ju ~ 'considering the day tp.be fixed. for the jj statutory balf-lioliday/ lij;is 'clause' tte , which provides thai—''ln the; event of , anypthprday'thtin Saturday being : ab ; 1 pointed by. authority as, closiiie • day updpr thif 4 c ti tben any ahopkcdnra e shall be piji'itled to .close Ins. .shop j.jfci a thereof on giving nptiiif f to thpjnspcctor of his ime to do - so, ;* ; 8 has tb'b'ogiyon ,iu j*an'uar|i ,r qf,each year.- If therefore thVlflcal '!. authorityfixesWcduosday asl-holhalft j holiday, any shopkeoper pi'c(crring' U J .olqstion Saturday .-vvill stilT ; bo at liberty " to do so'r-This -prpyisiqn entirely -moots a the rcqiiireincnte,of cases where a'- retail • ; shopjs carried mm connection':with,, a 3 factory business.,lf..Saturday' ia. fixed ji upon astlio stajiiitoryhalf-hojiday, there j, is, lipwevciy./ho ; ,corresponding; opiipn! All must close on that. day,, even.though ■ some other day 'shoiild'suit tjiPiu belter, j ' -The Masonio',Grand Lodge : df.'Now [Zealand has now;cbmpleted its 'century ? of lodges, tho Taringatura lodge, No: r 748,8,0.,'L'umsden, Southland; paving J res6lvcd,totriuisfer,its-'allegian(lcV-: -It jrVwill stand No 100 on-theNciv felaud j Grand LodgorollU It was the last lodge I holding under the Scottish'.Constitution t iivSbiithlattd,. There is uow no English i Lodge in'ttat.districty. says tlio Post, ' and only, one; lodge" which does not hold 6 from tlio Grand of New Zealand. The ? exception Ja ilie 'Victoria Lodge; No. 741, -i I.C, Ihforcargill,-■ ■ "• ! ■'. .- / ■:•/;'■'■'■'; ; ; «:.^ r >1; ■-;-.;^V:-,'-'".'-.' [.:. Tivp little incidents in connection with . tho contests foi' thp'. beautiful pup nrpr seated to tho rPprt'Kieholson Yacht. Cliih i hy,'thp.lftte'Mr-Xcyin(lc'seryo.,'to; bp, ' recorded,'"The,, last .annual -raco took l , placea few days ago.; Thellona finishoil 1 first, hut her owner (Mr A, H. Turnhull) I declinedtotakp.thpprizebecauso]|elijid i not made jus- entry •in'.'time.' The fwst i iiiat /this:-yAclit, hud Vn'ofr;been entofod : until /ojteri tlie stipulated hour;.was j' k'noTO-.toithe ownersflf the;bfherboats| but bneWdjU'expressedadosij'ethat iil\^^o^d.>kepar|'ffitihemcftnji'ii.tiiH' ohiyhad r bcenmade'MMb.v.Sh6started i : withthp'offiersjand/won,butfirl^i'iiMl; reused-to: on :tho ; Rrbuiid that;if-hdilid soia'bad precedent might/beostablishedKli-Mr'GjMcLpan; titled io l :tlib\jvbjihy;.vGii ThMß'day ■frosMi l io;firraidof;aoMi:orde| ; W it ■ii#a^de;ciae;dl|S|fe|;p'« me|dlo|»#»fiHH mMSmSMm

&Tho fiott with the Mastortqn Mtniwal Fire? Brigadwlartiat 10 Wi i Evq pioparataon iraßg made or an attractive display /# v;. j ; The rush for jns'sagefl to thg | den still continues , 'All tluyogular steamers hound for Australia and New Zealand appear to be' full up' jor souio weeks ahoid, writes a Jjondoii cones ] pondent I know several people who have been disappointed in obtaining berths in any of this week sor next weeks steamers tjesptal,itttend\tig passengers to Ncw Zealand have had to try steamer afcsteamer and f jhje jippii line "before they ; could%tfatp4ssage ataii;vr,;;v-s';:>.v;', 4 ■■[■:.,:) ''' in Newfohndlatid mi creases, ■ arid.fho Government is unable to pay'' 'tlje /official ftrile'ss iu brdorsfor stores/J-it'la uridferitptitt tliait a commission wiU'>';be appointedto enquire into,the.causei'pf ■ tup depression; tod-:thatits.scdp'e yiil be 'to the..p6mmipn of.(J/nadii.-;?.'.- j,.. -J '. .vALondon corrjspende4™{es:--''it is noteworthy that hepteh mutton at the. present timeisyfetehing exactly.double the-price ; of ;;|he. equally; good " ! New, : .Zeal(mdmutm'«?.i'6]u jo ?d per lb, aid 'j^|liawyfflj--nDarly.as i Jdear'.' ■lf i !6'hly cpuldibe devised for ."splitting r difference " between' tbo ' twoV and ;liinging- : up' Newv.'Zealnrid '. mutton say jpM or ss, therise]would .spell salvajion ,to New 'Zealand' sheep.; , owners.,' Jut when all thelekdingrep--1 resentativos. of thctfade met iii conclave recently to consider'this very point thisy were.obliged/to separate after, a-whole ■ afternoon's •. rosultlcss.' talk j;with;;th,e 1 humiliating confession that thoy c'ould ■ hit on no plan of improvement. Noway ' could be devised of regul&ting the supply to suit tho demand, md jailing such regulation; prices.'are at Hie nierbf of all i sorts"of incalculable chances, Still, it . does seem to those who earnestly ponder this difficult question tliat while homebred mutton is in activp demand at 7d ; per lb, Hew Zcalaud niuttou'oughUo be ' worth lnbre than 3jd if only its distribititation could be better reguhitcd and the ■ trade adequately'.pushcd. The problem is ho'w'to 'effect this P .'• J

, -The mooting of.tlie Nortl Wairarapa Liberal Association lapsed li.at night for jwaht.blKqiibruni. 'j... .',

■'. Thi;Ecy,',)lohn : Dukes preaches at !ordss' Creek' to-morrow, afternoon and at Grcyfownin theeyeniug. ■

;: Farmers wishing to, experiment' with sugar-beet'grovriug,- inay/'obtain, seed from.'the .Stock .Department- Oilico at Ma'sterton'.-. '■-.: '," ■, •' : ]

■' Messrs J/ Graham and.Co, notify tlib aiid jars lor fruit pre'serving;)~'.,;.; .: ; : ; . *.'" ■"V '■:■■

■ 'Thc,' ; ]a>tn?suc of ifoWttklgFriss contains apbrirmt ond a cltmpiinientary notice' 'of'Mr'W.. MoKeijzic, Secretary of the'Tar'atalii-Cartorloiiliaciug.Club, and the Wairarapa Hitnt.Club. '■■'••' Messrs Lowes and lonis next Masterton Stock Sale takes place on ; Wednesdayjanuaiy 9th, and their Eketalinna Stock- Salo on Wcdnesday'Jauuary l'Cth.

: . The HevS. J. Gibson preaches at tho Masterton Wcsleyan Cliurch to-morrow, Wcilillgo:'' . V';' f/ .

': The next meeting of the North Wairavapaliibcral Association; will be held o«t Monday January ?th, when Mr AiW. Hogg M.H.H., will.be presented with a supplementary piiT'se of sovereigns. ; _. Amounts paid over to if inning owners iuconnection with the hist meeting of the Masterton Opaki races arc as fol lpws;; ; ,: A.. McKenijiy, M 35 | P; f IWrcd, -£7's .;'S.; Mukpuku, M l •lLEoss-, m-,X W.Co.vc, £3O; R, G Chccscman, £ls; OTjjotlr, £ls; ft Hockley, iimr.,£lo; F; Martin, £10; K. McKcnno junr.; i'o j-l'otal£36s. ' thousand, .oysters,.cbtaibed from Aucklaiid.'havle.bc'etilaid down on theportiotfofflio forcsh'oreil Pahau-' tanui'-lcascd'frohi tho/Goverjiuient by .thopiy Zealand Oyster Company. " '.;.\K iila'n named Arthur;,O'ConnclL «:*?■ arrested lapt.night, at Wellhie ,l " , f a chw'ge.of : ifeauUiii|ira)&-Omhton,. an| oxpresVra(iij' v; Tlie 'men,. it' is' stated, quarrelled dnbliti't ie course of the row U'Co'hiiell pushed, Crichlou, who-feUi ;and-, ,struck-| hjsi-pen'dron ;thc ground. O'Conncil'thercnpon sentfOr Dr James, who found un'cbnscipus and 'ordered li(« removal to the Hospital ifhither,hc w&'ii once taken by O'Con-: uell.i: At a /ife hour last night Crichton I yas rcpoi'jt'd to bo still .unconscious. '!

.' ; CharlW Langdon has been committed fortria?for tho Papanui shooting affair. Mounted-Constable Watty, of Patmerston North, hns received notice of to Paliiatua. • coucort organised by Mcsbi's Keisenberg and Candy for the. Ist of January, promises to be of .exceptional merit Tuo two lady singers, Misses Orr and Sheoiij. are far abovo tho ordinary'amateur standard, The Wellington Caledonian -Society ( had Miss Orr engaged'at'their last annual concert, while Miss Sheen's name is always sufficient to 'Secure a. good audienco atGreytown or Featherston'. , Sir Gant of Grcytown, together with, our local talent,, Messrs Moore; Simnis, S. Kalph, E. Langton, and Light, form, without doubt, the pick'of the Wairarapa. Tho orchestra, of'twenty performers, will be the strongest'4hat .has lover been- got together tee,' ; while the' orchestral accompaniments to : : the .songs' are a hbvelfcature in;this kind of, entertain. nicnt;''The Wcsleyan,' Clioir'havo.,ha.d two choice glees, in rehearsal, for ] this special, occasion,' while' instrumental items by some of the host of Messrs Candy and. Keiseuberg's, pupils, will help tomakc up a splendid programmd andenhance furthor the musical rcputatiojrpf the two prompters. ■ Taking the : fact that Messrs Ecisehbergand Candy's professional serricos have always been at of every wbrtfiy enter,bo;.oaly- standing room at .tho Theatre I'KoyllpriNowYeaV«;Night. Ihoßox plaiiwill boopch.on,; Jlonday morning, a.tilie.'f Dresden,''.; h ■_•; ■.' : .;;

Eiere is ncthingin thoworld thatdelights a. iminau moto than a'pretty bonnet I Itia iiiejbe'ad'and front of her'rejoicing jatottcp a matter.of selt-congiutulation, and ameaW of ireyenge,: Churoh,"the, ,th'«m qr as part'of promenade costume, it 'is'tl^e' l Jmishing touch that fashion gives; tlio jCoping ; stone.tliat leaps -the edifice .of ejeginije, In; order that these, things may lie, "Jand that the ladies of the .ffoirarapa m3i\ljje to their heart's pbnte'iit.'inthe j doips'of cbolco;millineiy,',li', j! Hooper & I Co. Jhavsopeosd up ai the Bon Maroho,; tea lesss of high.class millinery, siiijatde■ (or 'Uip'l'Xnias ■ Seison I .'. (Their are i|(blaM; < '6t;l^nfc{einibifmg;-',fa«nion , a' ([jioiceiit'pipdiictionllh'thelr loveliest guise, in .every .'sße-aW trophies of the mantleraker's ana Costumier's' arts, obarming l ;^h»'^birjiaokets l ;'''pietty iljSte, seasonalii articles ijoo v tb'pMcnlarize. '%-l'/:"; *?<■;*/■ , : ':il! . Jho unlißilfl'l sale.ohi MoiWnand Spreaders hai e rnet .with testify, ot its sneojsJindeßtojinsanßpeoiesoJinseotßp'enoh as'fleas, flies.pi'gs. ilce, eeckroaohes, nios.■ quttoes, .silvdrfish, jnothin'clothes,leaeh pnjrcesj eto.' jThtabove and- thofollowing catfbp obtain, d at the Faaoy Qoods Uepart* theWJF.O.Ai;-Book'a. Puts Past* for cleaning m paHehingiall.motftllcuUery, windows, andpinttfork,- Is {Bock's Waterproof Cemenl Is i,Non-Meromial Plating Fluid: Is 6d ijCampuylene;B'alls,' : lß j-Herb Exttaot, ai''Muttlhblooiirefdr'toothaohe|h; German Ci* forcofnsandi P ; Book ft. Cql Ifwafaoturing Ohemistsand'Importers. |l : . ■-,■■' ■': ■■■ : -;. :

■HffevW* ™y Special" interestih "Wei. 1 lipgton is " ; oh"ristmEi3 Gift-Fair.'.'.whioh i isjow :beM he!d:'it.Tß.AtolHouseii;'Tte ■ iiropnetotjfr Jw. Bmtth,: i hasjußtm6dßa i vißi(;;tfl 'jDontweat .of , Eflfop9,.dQnPß whiMi ho has Rao;eeded in '; yeiy^'w, ' : piipeg a- large '. iiiiantitjrJ'ot jaßhiomDledrßpery ahd ; fapoy 1 goods,' ■ theie' .Mft'.wl bolng'- sold di\riig ; ue, [%,} at ; .vi r y saAl profit,.iq tnit, in most oases, the j r l«ja;ghirged 'aje more thai (iiraalßiigli^co«.|lhig.isprovlngagreat .atewHoß^i%;WM?<> ; 1? .'diily dtowded m(k s','Ei'ad(UfioP '°.JW advantage^'in, low pricea; J&on cupner at the' Fair is pro., seated wit a "'XfiasGift']invaluefrom ■if Id W,ii owing (p the amount of tho jut. , 'wti-''js aie thousand aiid •. mm*

of TOmreturned tp'Mattjon' lastiajghl; ''m§;& : 1 Horasworth, ttie early ! H c aua' bobtti J at' Gale clotty ian Sports on .Tuesday tlie management of Mr Geo/iDoniiis,''pi \p The lev Eobert alfseht'from'ffiastert6n"6h"a.visit w-.tlie South' Island; onprivate ■ ; :MrE H'¥oodadds'toHssitoek'fiale, lines' of ; : ;rams^y; V'[- : '' ;;;v>;i< s ; ;:; ; .;:: ■■ 'j;£ Q .'MI. H, Wood addstoiiis itoof Bale at Taiiherenikau on Monday .next, ;250 hoggets and 60fat ewes, s <-','., ;v ; -..-'-'4V .': Three Tamworth pigs,.the first of the kind imported to this Colony (says the. N.Z,' 3Xmes), t . were.released yesterday from quarantine on Somes',- Island after the usual 60 day's detention; -and were shipped to Chriltohurcb. to the order of the the v Farmers' Co-op'erar tive Association ;Thesb Tamworth pigs arc large animal's of a copper colour,,.'; ■ The N:Z. Stook Department has just the Agenl-Gpneral a copy of a notice which has been issued from the Imperial' War Department, urnting tenders for the' storage and supply of frozen':mutton : for the use: of i Her Majesty's forces at Malta arid Gozo (an island adjacent to' Malta). ■':■ V;; "■ .Messrs Simnis and Mowlcm add to their stook sale'for next; Thursday, 25 forward Leifers, one fat cow;.and one two-year-old Shorthorn bull. '.': •