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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4941, 14 February 1895, Page 2

From our Christchureh exchanges it would appear that a doubt exists as to whether the opposition did not score a victory over Mr Reeves when he addressed his constituents. Amid considerable confusion the Chairman ruled in favour of confidence in the Minister of Labor, but the hostile element was admittedly very strong. Mr Reeves himself seems to have lost his nerve for at the critical moment he withdrew a plea of justification respecting the late Sergeant at Arms and threw all the blame on the shoulders of his colleagues. What his colleagues will think of his saving himself at their expense remains to he seen, but if by so doing the Ministry escaped public censure they will probably be mean enough to condone his recreancy.

The Hawcra Cup was won yesterday by Monte Carlo, The Queen of the Belgians was recently badly bitten by n horse. The Taluue from Wellington, arrived at Sydney yesterday, The Bush schools railway excursion, will probably take place oil March 15th.

IHo-inorrow proves tine the excursion to Wellington should he well patronised, The liev. Mr lionaldson, an old friend of many Masterton residents, was on a visit to our town yesterday.

\\ airarapa North County Council sits this afternoon.

A valuable dog, lost by a Masterton settler several months ago, turned up the oilier day looking very ill and tired. It had probably escaped from some rabbitting pack. A native who had been imbibing too freely, fell out of a buggy in Hall Street yesterday afternoon. It was at first thought he was seriously injured, but lie soon came round.

Foreman G. L. Braggins, of the Mas(crton Municipal Fire Brigade, has been elected delegate to represent the Brigade at the forthcoming conference to beheld in Hokitika on March 11th.

A correspondent writes to us suggesting that it would be a convenience to passengers to have the time trains start, printed on return tickets. We understand t hut Mr Turner, the well-known and popular Guard on the Wellinglon-Wairarapa line, is about to be transferred to Auckland.

It is rumoured that I'liillipson, the English cricketer, is engaged to be married to a Toorak heiress. If true (remarks the I'rahraii TchgniphJ Phillipson deserves congratulation on two countsfirst the engagement, second the heaven born perspicacity which enabled him nowadays to find an heiress in Toorak. A converted policeman, iu the ranks of the Salvation Army at Napier, gave personal reminisenccs of police life, much io the annoyance of his late fellow l members of the "foorce."

An imformation against 11. Williams charged under the Gaming Act, with laying lotalisator odds at Featlierston recently, was dismissed by Mr T. Hutchison S.M., on Monday, on the ground that totalisator odds had not been given.

Mr Knott, temperance lecturer, gave an interesting address at Featlierston on Tuesday evening.

The world-wide popularity gained by Mr Walter JJciitlcy as an actor of the first rank has been greatly enhanced lately by his wonderfully successful appearances as a lecturer, and large audiences have gathered everywhere to hear him. and have been charmed and delighted by the dramatic power, grace, pathos, and humour, of which he is such a consummate muster, To night he appears at the MasturtouTheatre lloya), when he will lecture on " Our Best Friends."

The cheap excursion train to-morrow will be the means of taking to the city, besides scores of children who have never seen a large town, a number of adults who have not visited Wellington since Masterton was first formed—some for a period of over twenty years. It is to be hoped they will not lie so ignorant of the progress of city life as the Wairararapa farmer, who, it is said, some few years ago, drove through the streets of Wellington on the centre of Hie road, and being yelled at by the tram drivers, sang out that they had plenty of room to pass on their proper side!

A very fine enlarged photograph of the race-horse Mahaki • tho winner of (hp Wellington Cup for 18!)5—with his jockey, trainer, and owner, js to be seen in Messrs WriggleswortluudEinns'spacious vestibule at their studio, Wellington, The picture is an admirable example of- the artistic excellence to which it is possible to carry photo;graphy, and forms another striking instance of what the old established firm of Wrigglcsworth and Einns can accomplish in this direction, Thorc is also on exhibition a fine enlargement of a portrait of the late Mr Henry Blundcll, W'hic|| shows the perfection to which the enlargement can be brought. Both pictures arc well worth inspection.

A narrow escape from a serious accident happened at tho Chapel ijfic.cf; corner hist evening, just as the road was lined with vehicles returning from the Railway Station. A single buggy driven by Hapela, a native, on his way home to Akura, turning the corner at full who was driviugjnto town with a My, Thfl' JigJi.ter vehicle wholly collapsed, roioafiiiig" t jip' Jxorse, and pitching Hnpctii oil to the roiii' A crowd soon collected, and the fallen man rose apparently more frightened than hurt, looking for his horse. The made straight for home, and the Ctibii JiaiJ f lively time in dodging the cj'C(l!W',P' .Om'Wjji was sent on to the footpath, bv .fWorso r.upmg into Jf, sod a lady 'pedestrijiii wM Kp'oeked om, fft'lachlaij camp fllf luckjly, and by good pofffrpl of the fei'ns,' mail; aged to steer clear of any ftiflkpp #pcj(lent, aud escaped with the loss pf of his harness. Tho broken trap on t|ip road without lights, was awkward fop itlie great number of vehicles to pass and jailer calamity was narrowly averted, Ha'pct J W Ibeeii down in his luck durthe day, iini had Oflcp before narrowly escaped injury by colliding with the post at the Post Oflico corn??.

Lord Brassey resigns bis position in the _ Queen's Household, as Lord-in-Waiting. Messrs Edward .Tones and Son notify that they will carry passengers to the early train to-morrow morning.

To-day is St. Valentine's Day. The local postmen find every year that their extra duties on this Saint's anniversary are growing less.

M. Caselberg was charged yesterday with a breach of the Shop and Shop Assistants Act, by keeping open the cooperative stores at Grey town, on the day appointed by tho llorough Council for closing for a half-holiday. A nominal penalty of 5s was inflicted.

That awe with which members of the constabulary force are wont to be regarded, docs not seem to operate in Grcytowu. In that township they treat the myrmidon of the law as an ordinary mortal, and even wait upon him with subscription lists. A bushel of oats worth at current rates in this neighbourhood about a shilling, may be expected, if given to pigs, to yield cighteeupeiiee in pork.

Mr C. E. Daniell has just received orders for 7000 feet of timber for a creamery at the Cheviot Estate.

An opossum lug belonging to Mr C, A. Tabuleau, which was stolen from a Masterton stable last Friday, was discovered last evening by a party of eel fishermen, rolled up in a sack on (lie Taueru lioad.

The Premier of France (M, llibot) refused to take any notice of objections raised against the employment of Jews in the Civil Service, He said the liepublic, respected all bc'iefs. The Government, it is stated, intends to adopt the system of forming settlements tho vicinity of public works, with a view to dividing the men into gangs which will alternate work on the public works with work on their sections till the works are finished, when it is honed they will he firmly established on their selections,

The Wnnganui Acclimatisation Society have made application to the Government to appoint Ist of March next as the opening day for the native game season in this district, so as to allow of some shootingnmougstthe stubble; tliey have further suggested that (he first of May be declared for the opening of the imported game season.—2fera W.

Charles Asliwin, on a charge of sly grog-selling at Kareoi, was fined £2oand costs.

The fanners of Missouri, believing (he annexation of Hawaii to be imminent, arc arranging to send 1000 emigrants thither.

The German's are spending £1,500,000 on the first portion of a narrow-guagc railway to connect Lake Victoria A'yaiixa with the Coast. A monument has been creeled at Goltingen in honour of Prince Bismarck, and at the unveiling ceremony the Empcror inscribed the words, "To the great Chancellor,"

Among those sentenced to doath in Hawaii, is liobert W. Wilcox, the halfcaste who took a prominont part in the recent and the 1880 riots.

The British claimants have accepted the President's oilier of 125,000 dollars iii setlleineiiL of nil demands under the Bchrmg Sea Commission's award on the seal fisheries question.

At the last Crystal Palace Dog Show, one pug was valued at £IOOO. Tho exhibits ranged from monster St. Bernards to toy specimens reposing on silken cushions. There were forty-three breeds.

A curious instance of the condition of the labour market has been brought under our notice by Mr John Kirkcaldie. He recently advertised for tenders for clearing some gorse. In response he received no less limn a/ oilers to do the work, the prices tendered at ranging from £0 to ,L\7. Mr Kirkealdie accepted a tender which he was advised by competent authority would afford a fair rate of payment for the work to be done. —l'asi,

The Waipawa correspondent of the Hawkc's Bay Herald records a sad accident, attended by fatal results, which occurred at To Ante on Thursday afternoon lust. The writer saysSo far as I can learn at present, a Mr Bradshaw, an insurance agent, called on Mr John Nicol at Te Aute on business, and while there, placed a little boy six years old on his horse for a ride. The horse objected, and not only threw the boy off, but kicked him in the head, crushing it on one side, and the brains protruded. Medical aid Was procured, but the child died on the following day. In his ovidonee before the Tariff Commission, says (he Post. Mr Coleman Phillips suggested the establishment of five new steam trade routes, as follows: (I) Auckland, Noumea (New Caledonia), and Brisbane; (2) Dunedin, Adelaide, and Frccmantio (Western Australia); (II) Brisbane, the Caroline and tho Ladrone Islands; (1) Samoa, tho Ellicc, Wallace, and Union Islands; (5) Brisbane, New Guinea, the Philippine Islands, Hong-kong, and Japan, These would afford markets for potatoes, onions, butter, cheese, bacon, oats, ham, flour, and other New Zealand products. From Manilla wo could take Manilla fibre to mix with flax and make ropes loeally for Australia, the East, and the Pacific, instead of, as at present, sending llax fibre to England and then rc-im-porliug the finished ropes. A system of liberal drawbacks would, Mr Phillips thought, establish trade on the routes no suggested, or special inducements might he offered steamship companies to opon them up. A London despatch of December 18 is to the effect that that very beautiful woman, the Duchess of Leicester, is in a very precarious condition. Her family

no longer attempt to disguise the fact that she is afflicted with consumption, and the only thing now that is likely to save her lite, so the doctors say, is a sojourn in California. There is considerable doubt as to whether she can

hear the voyage across the sea and the

long overland journey in her present weakened condition. If, however, it is decided to take the risk, which is now almost a matter of certainty, the Duchess will purchase a large estate not far from Santa Barbara, in the country of the same namo in South California, and her little son, the Duke of Leicester, will grow up to manhood in America, provided his mother's life is spared. Several of tho Duchess' friends have promised her annual visits if she succeeds in taking up her residence in California. A witness in an action for trespass, ventilated before the S.M. this (Thursday) morning, informed His Worship that he shot one of his neighbour's fowls on Xmas day, as he thought his neighbour might liko one for his Xmas dinner. The witness also complained of the way in which his neighbour's cattle strained the wire fence in order to get to the oats in the next paddock, belonging to hjiuself, They preferred" grepu oats" to a paddock of" stones."

The clujrch acre opposite thp Masterton Post Office, was originally bought' for the bpnefit pf the township for £5, tho laud is now valued at £3OOO. The property is vested in a diocesan trust, which will not allow the frontage to be leased, hut an original trustee, the liev. Mr lionaldson, who visited Masterton this week, holds that it should be in equity a local, rather than a diocesan PStijte,

The Bishop of Grafton and Armidalq finds that through bad invcstmciiv his net ineomohus come down to £175 per annum.

At the next meeting of the Masterton Park Trustees new regulations for letting the Oval to cricket and football cjubs wijl hp djscussed as the old ones nave not forked smoothly.

Gasual pases treated by the North Wrpjpi} Benevolent Society were Flitucf iMflCfflifS Jast'inontl). '

iters liOirps and Iqfm rakp scypral additions to their llasterton stock snip for Wednesday next 20th February.

The Eev. Mr Hawthorne, of Central .Otago, is now on a visit totlieliev.A.C. lYoj'kc, of Masterton,

The public arc warned against trespassing on Mr W. Perry's property in Chapel Street, behind (lie public school.

The average rainfall in the Empire City, for the past thirty years has been 50i inches.

"Within the past threo years the number of temporary clerks employed by tho Government has risen from 181 to 211, tlip number of cadets appointed has risen from 39 to 310.

Tho death is announced of Mr John Chantroy Harris, at ono time proprietor of tho Mew Zealand 'Ernes.

The annual report of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce says the agreement recently entered into between New Zealand and South Australia is not one which seems to merit the approval of the Chamber and the mercantile community.

A Wellington Scenery Preservation Society has been formed. Mr l'.H. Wood notifies an unreserved sale of household furniture, etc., at his Carterton liooms, on Saturday February 23rd, at 2 p.m.

rhclNcw Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company arc to hold the last wool sale of tho season at there warehouse, Fcntlierston street, Wellington, to-morrow. Taine and Co., Incry and Co., Levin and Co. also sell.

The following is a specimen of the complimentary language contained in a letter from one neighbour, sent to another, and arising out of a dispute relative to a boundary fence and the trespass of the said neighbour's poultry and cattle"You can goto the d—l. If you want law, you can have as much of it as you wish. I will go for you. Keep your'poultry olf my property, or I'll do for them,"

Just a word with you. Going into matrimonial bliss.oh, I say! go it boys. Your father did it, and his father in his day. Why not follow his example ? Try to compare the man going heme to his cozy cottage, with all its comfort?, and tho single man going his diggings. Bah, you can't do it, Mishi just is well try to find a Drapery bhop in tho Wairavapa, that can supply your requirements as good and cheap as L.J. Hooper A* Co., of tho lion Marche. Don't take our word. Judy yourself, and jou will liml it a sterling tact beyond dispute, that Hooper's is the place for you and your money.—Advt.

One of the most cruel anil crucifying ptins mankind is alllicted with, is undoubtedly toothache. It will be cf interest to know that instant relief can be obtained by applying a little of Herb Extract, and Infallible Cure for Toothache, which proves a permanent cure in nearly nil cases where the teeth are hollow. Kveiybody at all likely to get toothache should he provided with a bottle, whicli can he had for 1/- each (guaranteed not to injure the tcr-th (ir health) at the AV.F.G.AA Fnm-y Ciuoda Department, also the following: • German cure for cui us, !/•; Mort'in Insect powder and spreaders, 1/- each; lack's waterproof cement, 1/-; Hock's I'atz piste, large tins, 1/-.—l'. Rock 4 Co., Manufacturing Oheniists and Importers,—Alivt.

The announcement is made m anothcrfpnvt of this paper th=tasa!o of gnatcr magnitude than ever yet attempted by To Aro House is now being lield, and should arrest the nt tcntion, of everyone in this part of the Colony. To Aro House lias loiij held 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 IStly, Early in the year Mr Smith admits to a partnership in his business, a commercial gentleman who lias long been associated with the London buying for 'J'e Aro House. To thoroughly reduce and prepare the stock previous to the partnership stocktaking, sweeping icductions will be made in all departments. The stock must ho reduced by £15,000, and will be offered to the purchasing public at most tempting prices, Heads oi families, storekeepers, sttlers, careful housewives, young and old, rich and poor, alike will save heaps oi money by reserving their purchases for this great partnership sale, which commences on Friday, ■lth January, 1895, at Tc Aro House.