LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4915, 2 January 1895, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A petition is being got up at Woodvillo urging the Government; lo acquire Mr Ormoiid's property of 3,500 acres, The present spoil of dry weather at IVoodville is unprecedented, Aftcrtlie last raceat the'Puuhcrenikau yesterday, by some rather stupid mislake, no authority was given (o the Malisator proprietors to | ay out on the winner, and those wlio hold tickets oh Merryniiiu were kept waiting fully half-' 1 an-hour before the matter was nttended to, many being under the impression that a protest was on. The worst feature of (he delay was that a number of people lost the last train to Wellington. Whoever is responsible for this sort of tiling should certainly see that dividends arc promptly paid out. Mr C.E. Daniell'scmployeswith their families, muster no less than 120 souls at the picnic at Potirau to-day. During the past month 250,100 cubic feet of gas was manufactured at the Musterton Gas Works. The quantity of coal carbonised was 24 tons Utewl yielding 10,38!) cubic feet of gas to the ton of coal.

Six hundred lons of sulphur was dosdcstroyed in the recent lire at the Chemical Works at Port Melbourne. Two accidents occurred in the Hunters Hurdle Kace, at Tauherenikau yesterday, K. McKonzie junr. breaking his collar-bone and Peters getting a very bad shaking. The advantage ot having a medical man present at a race meeting, was very evident yesterday at the Tauherenikau, as besides the accidents to riders in the Hurdle Hare, the driver ot a buggy was thrown out, breaking his shoulder bone. Driiey attended to the sufferers. Quite a sensation was caused at Grcytown the other night, when lights were discovered in St. Luke's Church, and strange discords were heard issuing from the organ. The local constable and one or two others llnding the doors locked, quietly crept in through a window and pounced upon Mr J. Charlton, who was engaged tuning the organ ! A picnic is being given to-day to Mr C. E. Daniel! by his employees. Many visitors from Masterton and the Bush were at the Tauherenikau liaccs yesterday. A chimney in Cockburn's block, Queen-street, caught lire last Monday evening, but was promptly extinguished by the fire Brigade. There were no records made at yesterday's Sports on the Park Oval. The ground was very hard on the Park Oval yciterday. This was especially felt by competitors in the jumping and wrestling contests, liobinson was stunned in the lust fall of the catch-as-catch-can wrestling, by his head striking the ground. Greytown Brass Band, under Mr M. 11: Varnham, rendered the following programme on the Grandstand Lawn at the Wairarapa Haccs yesterday, in a very creditable manner:—Quick March, The Attack; Valsc, Flower girl; Polka, Elusli liose ; Slow March, Cambridge; Quick March, Ixevengc; Selection, Fair Maid of Perth; Valse. Hose ot England; Schottisuhe, The Mermaid; Quick March, Battle of Souakim ; Slow March Oxford; Cornet Solo, Love's Old Sweet Song; Valsc Love's Message Quick March, Old Folks at Home; Galop, Never Stop; Valsc Boccacia. Captain Edwin wires at noon : "Strong South to east ami northeast winds with glass rising and cold weather."

The usual mild rowdyism was indulged in ut llastcvton early on New Year's morning. In some eases, however, senseless acts of lnrrikinisui were perpetrated, gates being torn off hinges and property damaged. The sum of .(.'3910 passed through the totalisator at the Wairarnpa Hacos yesterday. A man named George Smith died while playing quoits at Auckland yesterday. Mr H. I'uteher of Pahiatua was badly injured by being capsized from ill's brake. Kaiu fell yesterday in the J'ahiatiia District. Messrs lowcs &, lorus add to their sale list forfltliinsl., 170 weathers, 10 head beef, 12 lirsl-class dairy cows and heifers, and 2 bulls. We remind our readers of Messrs Simms and Mowlcm's stock sale in their yards, Queen St, 10-morrow Thursday, at 1 o'clock. The entries include 2UO ewes mid lambs, 50 fat sheep, 25 ompiy heifers, 10 springing heifers, 5 fat bullocks, o fat heifers, 1 fat cow, 1 Shorthorn bull. |

The success of the sawing aud tree felling competitions at yesterday's Caledonian Snorts, is due in a greatmeasurc to Mr A. Mcleod, who kindly prepared aud supplied the logs, aud did everything in his power to assist in carrying out this part of the programme. There can be no doubt that these competitions must tend toimprovo the public's opinion of what a bushman's work is. There is reason to believe also that by these contests buslimen will feel more interested in their calling. At the Maslcrlon S.M. Court this morning, John Scott pleaded guilty to stealing a swag, (he property of one J. Wilson, aud to having sold a portion of the contents, Accused said lie had been the worse for liquor, and as it was his first otl'cuce he asked for the leniency of the Court, The Bench said the plea of drink was no mitigation of the'offence. The public must be protected. Accused was seutenced to seven days hard labor. Slight showers fell in Mastcrlon on Monday evening, but there has not been enough rain to ilo any good. Most of the country in tho neighbourhood of Fcathcrston is more parched than at this end of the Wairarapa.

There is ncthingin theworld that delights a woman more than a pretty bonnet! Ids the head and front ot her rejoicing; atoncc a matter ot self-congrntulution, and a means of levengc, whether worn at Church, the theatre, or as part of promenade costume, it is the finishing touch that faiion gives; tho coping-stono that caps the edifice of o>egauce. In order that these thiDgs may he, aud that tho ladies of the \Vairarapa may indulge to their heart's conteJt, in the I delights of choice millinery, L. J. Hooper & I Co., hivs opo'isd up at the Bon Marcne tcj | cases of high class millinery, uuhVlu for the 'Xmas Bo?son. Their showrooms are a blazo cf beauty, exhibiting fashion's choicest productions in their lovelioiitgu se. l)n every Bide are trophies of the mantlemaker's and c 'stumicr's arts, charming millinery, fashionable jackets, prettj blou=es, clccant costumcs,and other seasonable articles too numerous to particularize. ADyr The unlimited salo our Hortein and Spreaders have met with testify of its success in destroying all species of insects.EUch a 6 fleas, flies, bugs, lice, cockroaches, mosquitoes, silvorfish, moth in ch'thes, leach on trees, etc. The above and tho following can bo obtained at the Fa.icy Goods DepartmentotthcvV.F.O.A.: Bock's Puta Paste for oleauingand polishing all metal,cutlery, windows, and paint work, Is; Bock's Waterproof Cement, Is; Non-Morourial Plating fluid, Is Gd; Camphylone Balls, Is j Herb Extract, an infallible cure for toothache,h; German Cure, for corns and Wart;,. Ib. P Buck & Co,, Manufacturing Chemistsand Importers,

An event of very spcoial interest in Wellington is the" Christmas Gilt Fair,"which is now bciug hold at To Aro House. Tho proprietor, Mr Jas. Smith, has just made a visit to England and the Contract of Europe, daring which he has suonceded in purchasing at very low prices a largo quantity of fashionable drapery and fancy goodß, these aio allbeinp, sold during tho Fair, at very small profit, 60 th it, in most oaßes, tho prices charged are notniore than usual English cost. J his is proving a great attraction, and the warehouse is daily crowded with buyers. ;In addition to theso special advantages in the way ot immense choice at exceptionally low prices, each oustqmer at the I'air is presented with a " 'Xniart Gift"' in value from !h to £5, according to tho amount of tho pur- , chose. These gifts hplnde a thousand and ope articles of beauty and utility appropriate to the season. A cordial invitation is tx. tended to everyone to Toinoaad make select «pp stTe Arij Hopee, \VeUington.' ' '

Several Mastcrtonians went down lo theFcatherston liaces to-day. The principal mombers of the Committee- of tho Masterton Municipal Fire Brigade, to carry out, arrangements in connection with the recent torchlight procession, were Firemen M. J. Symcs, FitsMimmons (2), E. Pragnell, and W. Fellingham. Captains Pickering and I'ayno acted as lnursliiilk About 1500 persons were carried on the Wellington-Wairarapa line yesterday. At the Otalti Maori liaces yesterday Woggles won the Maidon Hurdle race paying JC24 17s; Plying Shot the Otaki Plate. Div. £;| At Auckland yesterday the Great Northern Derby was won by Stepfcldl, divs.£4 Ms and £5 4s, The iYapicr New Year Handicap was won by the Shrew who paid ijt 13s, At the Featherston races yesterday, a man gavo a friend &l to invest on Persimmon, who subsequently won and paid £33. Then the man found that his friend had not put themouey on, During theyearjustended there were 18 wrecks on the New South Wales coast-six steamers, and 12 sailing vessels. The total value of the vessels was£s7,ooo, while ten lives were lost, A trout weighing lOilbs was taken in the Wamgougora Stream at Hawcra on Wednesday. An advertiser rcqiiircsrooms furnished or unfurnished.