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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4940, 13 February 1895, Page 2

The forequarter of mutton is sold at 2d per lb rash in Wellington shops. liuiu fell in Mnsteiton again last night. Egmont Hating Club's Summer Meeting opens to-day,

Mastodon Borough overdraft now stands at £UQ

Mr G. S, W r . Dabymple makes additions to his property list. To-morrow, Thursday, February 14th, is St Valentine's Day. Many of the crops in the Woodville District are not yet harvested. Mr Walter Bentlcy appears at (he Lyceum Hall, Carterton, on Friday.

The Carterton footballers have started practising by moonlight,

Installation of ollicers of Maslerton Masonic Lodge takes place this evening. The Greytown Fire Brigade purpose holding a series of competitions in March.

Ten per cent will be charged on all property tax not paid by to-morrow, February 1-ltli. Half-yearly rents paid to Maoris in the Jlawera county amount to nearly €2,-500. Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their sale list for 20th inst., Ill) 1 to 2-year steers, 25 cows and heifers.

Maslerton youngsters are looking eagerly forward to the school excursion on Friday.

The commercial failures in Canada last year were 'lO per cent, above previous records.

Mr .1. C, Boddington, has been reeiiTk'd Chairman ot the Miisterlon Hospital Committee. Messrs Lowes and lorns notify tor private sale, 2,1P Border LeicesterLincoln cross lambs,

Messrs li. E. llornblow and Co., held a very successful sale of Mr Cnrson's household furniture yeslcrdev. The School excursion train leaves Maslerton on Friday, at a quarter lo six. There will he a good many early risers that morning. A valuable horse belonging to Mr F. 11. Brittain, got jammed between two logs, in a paddock at Mangamahoe the other nijlil, and died.

The Minister for Lands is to speak at Punedin on Wednesday, the 20th, at Jfascby on the 22nd, and at Palmcrstoii South ou a subsequent date. The Pope has declined to mediate in the Armenian trouble, and suggested that Christian Governors should be appointed. TlieSultunishighlyinccnscd ai the proposal. _ At (he Flumpton (Christclmrcli) trotting races on Saturday, Nea, starting from scratch, wjii the principal event, paying a dividend of £SB. Tt is staled the Nelson hopgrowcrs are talking of paying only 2d per bushel for picking this season. The hoppickers talk of a strike unless 2.U1 is given.

The Woodville Rtumtner threatens another agitation to raise the rate of cooperative wages. Nice for the taxpayers of the Colony. The adjourned special meeting of the Wairarapa Trotting Club will be held at the Club Hotel, Maslerton, on Friday evening at 8 o'clock.

Several minor alterations appear iu the present issue of the Kailwny Time Table and travellers should therefore secure a copy.

The Technical School at Wellington, which lias been closed since Christmas, was re-opened yesterday morning. Mr A. I), ]!ilcy, the Director, anticipates a yery successful year. Walter Bcntlcy's lecture on " Our Best Friends," at the Masterloii Theatre Eoyal to-morrow evening, should prove a great attraction. All our exchanges speak very highly of this lecture. A work that ought to he put in hand immediately, says the Examiner, is the North Tiranmca liond to connect Maugatainoka with the North Tiramnea District. The Koad is urgently required and should he opened before winter sets in. The money was voted for the work last session. Why is it not spent ? The revised figures of New Zealand's estimated population on tho 31st of last December, show that the European population is estimated at 303,7(13 males and 322,305 females, the Maori population being taken as at the Census of 1801 at 22,801 mules aud 19,132 females. The lolal estimated population on 31st December last was therefore 028,121, The programme of the Woodville District Jockey Club's Autumn Hack llace Meeting, lo be held on Wednesday, 3rd April, appears in another column. It includes eight events, the principal item being the W.DJ.C. Handicap, of 100 sovs. Nominations close on Wednesday, l.'lth March. The General Assemblyof the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand begins its annual session in Auckland this evening. The Wellington delegates are as follows St. John's Church, Hew -T. I'atcrson and Mr J. G. W. Aitkeu; SI. Andrew's Church, Bev. C. S. Ogg; Kent-terrace Church, liev. J. K.Elliott; St. David's (l'ctonc), liev. A. Thomson. Yesterday morning Mr Coleman Phillips gave evidence as to the possibilities and requirements of the South Sea Island trade. The question of the admission of the press was again discussed, some of the Commissioners regretting the present suppression of such valuable evidence.—Z*W. A. private letter dated London, December l'lth, says" Things in Russia are not at all nourishing, landed proprietors are disappearing fast, and tho land is going into the hands of the small farmer, who can work it without expense, whereas anyone who has a wages bill to pay cannot hold out at the present low rnugc of prices. A groat deal of land in distant parts will probably go out of cultivation, and the same is reported to us from California and other parts, bo that we must look for a reduction in the world's area of grain, and perhaps things will amend that way." The London correspondent of the Aye writes:—" The latest news about the j Australian settlement at Paraguay is to the effect that a serpent in the shape of the local Evo has entered into that Socialist paradise. The Australian ladies \ although chaining, were few, while the female Paraguayans iv.ero equally charming, and much more numerous. The result was that the Australian men contracted alliances with th« native females, a species of union of which tho Australian ladies highly disapprove. Equality was all vory well in theory, but it did not work well in practise. The fair Australienncs ilatly refused lo associate 'with their Paraguayan sisters, and the colony will probably entirely .break up over this difficulty," Tho correspondent docs not state whether his sews relates to Mr Lauo's new settlement, or Now Australia,

Another grab, which eats the outside portion, is assisting the codliii moth to destroy the apples ia this district.

Messrs Lowes arid lorns sell new and second-hand furniture, at the mart, on Saturday, and also eight shares in tho W.F.C.A.

Mr Geo. IL Bond, architect of Masterton, is now preparing plans for a new Church for the Eketalmna Wesleyans. A number of testcases are being heard at Greytown to-day, against shopkeepers who have opened on Saturday afternoons, after that day had been proclaimed tho statutory half-holiday by the Borough Council. Considerable interest is being takon in the result.

A large number of people intend taking advantage of the excursion to Wellington on Friday next, but tho numer of children will be far less than it otherwise would have been, had the teachers accepted some responsibility, and guardians are not all able to spare tho day.

A meeting of the Mark Lodge, within the Wairarapa lioyal Arch Masonic Chapter, takes place at Grcylown, on Friday evening. We notice, that a Palinerstou North butcher advertises as follows All joints of mutton reduced a half-penny— Lamb, 2s and 2s (id per quarter."

Full particulars in connection with the school excursion, are published in another column by the Masterton School Committee.

On Thursday, the 28th inst., MrF.H, Wood will hold a special sale of sheep, cattle, ami horses of all classes, at the Marlinborough sale yards. Entries arc invited, and will be advertised as received free of charge to the vendors. A Cincinnati man describes a novel sight lie saw recently at a mill devoted to making pine tree pulp" I was invited to select a tree, which I did, and it was cut down for me in the morning. I watched it during the day undergoing the various processes of paper-making, and at six o'clock that evening, the tree was paper. At midnight, a portion of it was sufficiently dry, to bo taken to a printing office, and a few copies of the next morning's paper were printed on this product. From a tree to a printed newspaper, m twenty-four hours, is probably the best time on record."

The Tauranga correspondent of the New Zealand Herald, writes:—" Thero are numerous reports about the richness of these mysterious Uriwera gold reefs, hut the most authentic of the lot is, that the late Mr Troutbeck, of Galatea, got out three parcels and had them tested, the assays going from (j}toßoz to the ton. It is believed that the Natives will even now not disclose the richest part of the reefs, hut Messrs Gordon and Maekay's report will lie eagerly looked forward to as authoritatively deciding whether the country is really goldhearing, and as to its comparative richness."

Several village settlers in the Forlymile Jlush, some twelve months ago. made application for the conversion of Iheir present leases, lo leases in perpetuity, under Section 101 l of the Land' Act, and the applications had I lieu to lie refused on account of a doubt existing 1 as to whether Hie portion of the Act relating to the conversion of leases, applied lo village settlers, seeing that tlicy are under special regulations. In December last, Mr Hogg, M.1L1!., interviewed the Minister of Lands, and told him that many village settlors had expressed themselves as extremely anxious to oblain a bolter tenure Iha'n they now possessed. M r Hogg has now received a communicalioif from headquarters, intimating that if (lie Land Jloard chooses lo issue the new leases, (he Minister will oiler no objection. The Land Board has already agreed lo make (lie alteration, so (hat all settlers will have lo do, is to make proper application lo tlio Board.

The disease known as curled-leaf on peaches appears lo have been more prevalent than usual during the present season, says the Feilding Star. Mr Herbert Worsley, of Sydney, lately wrote as follows to one of the Auslni lian papers" If you will give me the name of any orcliaulist of repute whose peaches are all'ecled with the disease you describe.! will send him free, carriage paid, snllicicnt special manure for one tree, or I will send it to yourollicc. The disease is caused by want of potash and iron in the soil, and it was jusl this very disease that called mo to Tasmania recently. You will notice that (he supply of potash in the form of wood ashes ■slopped the disease for one season, lint as stone fruit- requires a large quantity of potash, Ibis being the dominant, you readily sec the elTcrt." Growers of peaches should dose Iheir trees well with wood ashes.

The oilier day (says the Glasgow Wtekljj Ecruhl) a large liner was about to sail from this city. Shortly before starling time au oflicial from (lie Post Olliee called at the office of the shipowners and handed over one mail hap scaled with the regulation twine and official sealing-wax stamp. On a label attached were the following:—Her Majesty's mails (Glasgow to New York) Number of letters, one; number of newspapers, none. The official tendered the sum of one half-penny for freight, and received in return a receipt hoth for the mail-bag and the half-penny. Although this may look like mere red tape, it is absolutely necessary, A British farmer who lately sont a son to Canada has given the following instructive recital of the boy's experience to a contemporary. The father was wise in his generation, for ho negotiated through a Government agent, au agent who introduced him to a farm where the son was to be taken on at from Us to 20s per month for the first year. After a brief slay, however, the lad nras transferred to another farm, and from a second to a third, none of the three farmers paying him any wages. The third place lie left because he could not get paid. At the fourth ho remained a month, and was dismissed because lie declined to dig up aud re-bury for the fourth time a deceased cow which he had previously buried in three different graves. On leaving this farm he was paid 'ls, equivalent to Is for cacli interment of the cow (without allowing anything for the preliminary process of preparing tho animal for the ceremony by skinning it). With the 4s in his pocket, he tramped to Montreal, where he had friends, and thence roturned at his father's desire to England. The father states that the 'ls thus earned cost him iu outfit and travelling expenses close upon £SO, and he suggests that this story is a warning to parents sending boys to Canada to learn agriculture as fnrm labourers.

An American contemporary is responsible for the following :-A wife of the new school has had a cruel truth told her by a heartless doctor. He said her husband would not Ijvo long unless he got some rest. As she sat in an easy chair and watched him take off his coat on coming home from his office, put on a gingham apron and co to work cheerfully washing potatoes for supper and pounding steak, occasionally stopping to care for the baby, her heart smote her. She noticed that he looked thin and careworn, and that he brought the bucket only half full of water from the well She spoke to him kindly, and her heart smote her a second timo when he looked up surprised. Was it true that, in (lie rush and worry of stirring that country up to political truths she had forgotten to be kind to him ? She kissed him tenderly when he handed her a cup of tea at the table, and his eyes filled with tears; it was so long since he had heard a tender word. She praised his biscuits; he then broke down and cried. The result of this tender little scene was tlut this morning the woman cancelled all lecture engagements and resigned from all committees. She realised that since it would not do to hiro a strong girl to assist him with the heavy housowork, it would be better for li.e'r to stay at home aud aid him by tender sympathy and loving words, _ Oh, wives, take warning fropi this little talo! Speak gently to your husbands ere tho cold sod closes over them. Praiso their coffee and biscuit. A kind word costs so little aud never golsless through travelliag,

A seaman left his ship at Wellington recently and then walked right through to Napier.

A married couple in Sawada, Japan, according to a native paper—the father 132 years old, mid the mother 135—liayo a family of fourteen, including a son aged 105 and a daughter 108.

A witness before the Victorian Tariff Commission said that if r prohibitive duty were placed on machinery the local manufacturer would find employment for 3000 hands, A woman named Ann Grocock, eighty years af age, while walking in her sleep at an early hour on Friday morning, fell over the balcony of her residence near Sydney, ami sustained fatal injuries. Some amusing stories are being told of the way the Chinese light, In the midst of battle the soldiers still put up umbrellas to keep off the rain, and the generals order the bands to play voluptuous music to soften the enemy's heart. The expenses of the JT.S.W. cricket team, to Melbourne and Adelaide, amounted to £432105.

Mr F. H. Wood adds to the entries for next Tuesday's Taratahi stock sale. At the Anglican Synod at Nelson the adjourned debate on Sir John Hall's Bill to give women the right to vote at parish meetings lasted the whole afternoon. The tone of the debato was adverse, seven of the eleven spoakcrs opposing tho measure. These included the Bishops of Dunedin and Waiapu. The bill was finally thrown out.

From tlio Ashburton Guardian of Friday last:—'' At the Firo Brigade J supper on Wednesday evening, our member, Mr John McLachlan, who was present by invitation of the Brigade, and made his first public appearance in Ashburton since the unfortunate Eakaia i episode, made the following apology and act of contrition for the lapm of which lie was guilty oil that occasion" lam pleased to be amongst you this evening by invitation. I am glad because it gives me an opportunity of saying something about the unfortunate error, or indiscretion I committed on a recent occasion. I have to admit that on that occasion I did cast a slur on tlio Ashburton constituency; hut I can assure you that never again will I be guilty of committing the same error, and I liopo you will all give mo an opportunity of regaining your confidence and recovering not only my political status, but my social standing." Just a word with you. Going into matrimonial bliss,oli,l sny! go it boys, Your father did it, and his father in his day. Why not follow his example ? Try (o compare the man going homo to his cozy cottage, with all its comforts, anil the single man going to his diggings. ISab, you can't do it. Might just is well try to find a Drapery bhop in the Wairarapa, that can supply your requirements as good and cheap as L. J. Hooper A Co., of the Bon Marelie. Don't take our word. Judce yourself, and you will find it a sterling fact beyond dispute, that Hooper's is the placo for you and your money.—Advt. One of the most cruel and crucilyin? grains mas.kinil is alllicteil with, is undoubtedly toothache. It will be of interest to know that instant r.-lief can be obtained by applying a little of Ilerb Extract, ami Infallible Cure fur Toothache, which yrov»:B a permanent cure in nearly nil case* where the teeth are hollow. Everybody ut all likely to get toothache slwnld be provided with a bottle, which can be had fov ]/• each (guaranteed not to injure the teeth or health) at the W.F.C.A.'s Fancy Goods Department, also the following: - German cure for corns, 1/-; MnrWn Insect powder and spreaders, 1/- each; Jinck's waterproof ccmeut, 1/-; Uoclt's Patz-piste, large tins, )/-,— I', llot'i; k Co., Manufacturing Chemists anil Importers.—Aiivt.

The announcement is made in anotherfpirt of this paper tliit n sale otfji cator magnitude than over yet attempted by To Aro House is now being held, nnd should arrest the at tcntion, of everyone in this part of the Colony. Te Aro House has loin; hold the premier position as the leading Family Drapery Warehouse in the city, and further developments are now taking place to inaugurate the new year of 18115.

Early in the year Mr Smith admits to a partnership in his business, a commercial gentleman who has been associated with the London buying for To Aro House. To thoroughly reduce and prepare the stnek previous to the partnership stocktaking, sweeping reductions will bo, made in nil departments. The stock must be reduced by £15,000, and will lie offered to the purchasing public at most tempting prices, Heads of families, storekeepers, sutlers, careful housewives, young and old, rich and poor, alike will save heaps of money by reserving their purchases for this great partnership sale, which commences on Friday, •Ith January, 1895, at Te Aro House,