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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4991, 2 April 1895, Page 2

Mr J. C. Ewington's tender for the old buildings standing on' Air T. G. Mason's properly, next to the Theatre lloyal, has been accepted. There is an enquiry in our advertising columns for a leasehold farm, from 150 to 200 acres, suitable for dairying.

Mr F. ]{, Wood holds an unreserved I sale of general merchandise, at Grey-1 town on Saturday next. ' ! The Japanese are now getting used to glass. At first the glass iu the railway carriage windows had fo be smeared with streaks of white paint, to keep l>asscngcrs from poking their heads through it. Another movement is being made in the direction of erecting a cheese factory at Te Ore Ore. A committee cousistiug of Messrs W. lorns. fresswcll, IV. Watson, Ewartand McKay has been appointed to prepare a report on the working of cheese factories etc., by April 13th. Newman has now a flourishing Amateur Dramatic Association.

Mr E. l'ointon, late of Featherstou, has commenced business at Ekctahuua as a house decorator.

Fonnightly socials are to be held at Ekelaluma during the winter months. The members of the Waipawa Native ilrass Band have just spent £Mu' on new uniforms.

Queen Victoria's reign scons likely to make a record for England. She wants little more than a year to beat George 111.

A French oxplorcr recently found an Assyrian loaf of bread supposed to have been baked 500 u.c.

It is said that in London there arc no fewer than 10,0CJ musicians of various grades, and that more than half of them arc women.

In China there is a Heavenly Foot Society made up of young men who arc under a vow never to marry a woman whose feet arc smaller tkau nature intended.

Captain liussell has definitely anuounccd that he will address the electors of Chrislchurch on the 10th AniiL

_ The report of the Aged Poor Commissioners, at London, states that to adopt State pensions would involve a continuous chargeof£2,olX),ooo for'JOyears prior to its becoming effective, aud then would only reach the thriftless, A somewhat singular scene is reported to have taken place in the Supreme Court, Wanganui, on Friday last, The Kcv. Farther Jullivan Maillard, a French missionary priest, was one of the witnesses of horsestealing, and he gave his evidence in Maori, which was duly interpreted by Mr Barns. The Masterton Coaching and Carrying Company notify that they are prepared to do carrying to all parts of the district, and that they will run the usual service of mail coaches to Temii, Castlcpoint and East Coast on Tuesdays and Fridays. The company consists of Messrs Forman & Co. and Blinkhorne and Miller, and as each individual member takes an active part in the firm's work, they arc bound to succeed. Mr Geo. Bcnnison, managing partner, attends to the business of tlic firm in Masterton,

Mr A. B. Gibson, a local cyclist (says the Mtnmteatu Daily Times) put up a fair record this week in the way of travelling, which goes to prove how useful bicycles are in accomplishing quick journeys. On Monday Mr Gibson rode from Pulmcrston to Marton, and the lollowing morning lie proceeded to Huntervillc, returning to Pahncrsion the sumo day. On Wednesday lie rode to Mnstcrton, and tho following day competed in the three and five mile bicycle races at the Master-ton Amateur Athletic Snorts, being second in bo'h events. Yesterday Mr Gibson returned to Palmerston on his machine, the total distance accomplished during the week being over 200 miles,

The shooting season for imported game is almost at hand, and as usual Mr W. H. Tisdall, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, is to the front with the latest sportsmen's requirements. Mr Tisdall has a magnificent stock of spoiling guns and rifles of every description which lie guarantees are not equalled in the Colony. As Mr Tisdall is a near .relative of the celebrated gun-maker of I that name in Birmingham, and having served in the factory,hcmay hercgarded in the light of an export and one whose oniuion is worth having. Sportsmen' should bear (his in mind. For deer, cattle, and pig shooting Mr Tisdall has imported some beautiful weapons. Particular attention is directed to Mr Tis(lull's smokeless cartridges, which arc loaded to order, and guaranteed in every particular as tho best aud most reliable! sporting ammunition 'obtainable. Repairing is done In all its branches, and Country orders receiyo prompt and care-1 ful attention. ' ' < '

On .Thursday last,, the Presbyterian Church at Martou was filled with a large assemblage to witness the marriage of Mr E. J. Carter to Miss Nellie Kicol, niece of Mr James Nicol, of Masterton. The bride looked charming in her travelling dress of fawn tweed and silk with bonnet of silk to match. The only bridesmaid, Miss A. Nieol, sister of the bride, was attired in Indian silk and pink silk trimmings, and wore a handsome bangle, the gift of the bridegroom. Mr Eoberl ' Kilgour acted as best niau, the bride being given away by her mother. 'J lie Hey. D. Gordon was the officiating minister. After the ceremony wasovcrthe happy couple having faced a shower of' rice drove to the residence of the bride's mother, where the wedding feast was spread. The many handsome presents given showed the respect and esteem in which tho recipients are held. After ' a brief honeymoon trip the nowly united couple will tako up their residence in iWanganui— Advocate.

The life of a jockey is not nil" beer" and skittles," according to one of the best local "knights of .'the pigskin," says tlip Hawke's Bay Herald. He was accosted yesterday by a friend, who asked hinjVlmt success lie'had met with during the recent four days' va'ciu?. The reply was to the effect that he had been I engaged to ride thrco'races at Hastings, the weights required ljeing 7st 61b, 7st 171b, and 7st 81b, On going to jrejgli out he found that he could not scalc'under j 7st 111b, and consequently had to stand down, Determined fo altpr this, he took slb off himself for the Park meeting, he hadonly one mount at 10st lib, and he bad consequently..'to borrow nearly all the lead on the courso b bring , tlib scales down,

A number of letters to tlio Editor, are crowded out of our present issue. Messrs Lowes and lorns make large additions to their stock salo list for to-morrow.

A rather unexpected change took place in the weather this morning, cold rain falling about 10 o'clock. Further additions are made to Mr P. H. Wood's furniture sale for next Saturday. Mr Henry Hare, landlord of the Wellington Hotel, Molcswortk street, died about 2 o'clock this morning of typhoid fcyer. Eighteen bankruptcies occurcd in Wellington during the past quarter, and against seventeen in the firstquarter of 1894.

A man who came to. England from America to receive a legacy of £ISOO has just died in Liverpool, and at the inquest it was stated that he literally drank himself to death, spending about £2O a week in intoxicants.

An effort is being made to arrange a match between junior teams of the North Wairarapa Eiflc Club, and the Carterton liiflo Club, to take place on I April 11th. '

Mr C. A. l'ownall has been retained, and will probably appear forlhc defence, in the alleged criminal assault case, which comes on at Mastertou to-morrow morning.

Nurses liitchie and Black, from Wellington, have arrived in Woodville with a view to starting a Hospital in Woodville, as the most central town for the Hush Districts.— Examiner. Owing to Mr T. Hutchison's absence from Mastertou, the sitting of the Wairarapa North County Assessment Court was adjourned this morning until Thursday next at 10.30 a.m.

ihc German Government is turning a number of its soldiers into animated liimp-posts,by the addition of a portable electric I allery and n small incandescent lamp to their already cuinbcrsomo and heavy equipment, Some firms in America spend annually great sums on pictures outside cigarette packcls One firm paid out £BO,OOO to the lithographers in a single recent year for artistic work. Another spent £!)0,()00, while other firms report payments of .475,000, £70,000, and £CO,OIX) for the same purpose.

The Danevirke paper states that a bicyclist on his way to Wellington met with a mishap on the Piripiri flat, A dog tan into the machine, ami the rider was thrown heayily, while the machine was damaged in one or two places, and the dog was killed through a part of the machine being driven iuto its body.

Messrs Lowes and lorns hold their fortnightly stock sale at their yards to-morrow, the list of entries for which is a most extensive and varied ono embracing some 100U sheep of all classes fat and store cattle, dairy stock, a consignment of line farm horses, trap horses, hacks, ploughs, drays, vehicles and a number of pigs.

A quantity of mutton was seized by the Wellington Corporation inspector (Mr J. Doyl(!)_ yesterday on the ground that it was unlit for human consumption. The meat was subsequently inspected by the Stipendiary Magistrate and condemned, and proceedings will probably be taken (says the N.Z. Times) against tho persons who it is alleged offered it for sale.

About 8 o'clock yesterday morning Dr Caliilhvus sent for to attend a woman named Annie Friend, in Little Hawkestone street, Wellington. He found her suffering from concussion of (he brain, and ordered her removal to the Hospital. Later on a man named Charles JN'icholson, with whom she has been living, was arrested on a charge of cansmg her grievous bodily harm. The woman died at the Hospital shortly before 2 o'clock this morning. After due enquiry aud consideration the Government has decided to carry their revision of the railway tariff a stage further by making a reduction equal to 20 per cent, in the rates for tho carnage of firewood, posts and rails, lime for agricultural purposes, limestone, animal mauures aud scrap iron. The desisiou is in a great measure due to tho recommendation of Mr A.W. Hogg ILH.It., who some time ago interested himself in this direction.

According to a contemporary, Dr Locking, of Napier, Las been successful in obtaining by the lust mail from Dr Buffer, tho director of the British Institute of Preventive Medicine in London, a supply of diphtheria antitoxin, with the necessary appliances for administering the remedy hypodermicaliy, according to the methods adopted by those scientists who have made a special study of all matters in connection with diphtheria audits treatment. It is well-known, as shown by statistics, that the mortality from this disease lias been reduced in Europe from about GO to ten per cent.

A new system of " light-lino" shorthand, is being introduced at Wellington, by Mr S, F. Wright, The main principles of "light-line" are that the alphabet is formed on the basis of the characters used in ordinary writing in place of geometrical figures There is no compulsory thickening of the letters, It is written on the same slope as longhand, and in ono straight line, Vowels and consonants are conjoined, and follow each other iu natural order, ] aud angles are, to a great extent, turned! into curves, The author of the system is Mr J. ltobcrt Gregg, P.S.S.S.

A new issuo of half-penny stamps of a very neat aud attractive design was made from the Postal Department yesterday, says the N.Z. limes. There is nothing novel in either design or execution. The stamp bears as device the head of the Queen reproduced from the Jubilee sovereign. The lettering is simple, the words "New Zealand" forming a straight line on top, and immediately beneath them " Postage and Revenue" being displayed on a scroll. Below the head of the sovereign the words " Half Penny" arc shown on another scroll with the corresponding figure at either side. Mr Stars, of the Survey Department, was the artist, and Mr E. Cousins mis the engraver. The ground colour of tho stamp is black, with die lettering jn white.

i The clause compelling offices to close at five every evening, and at one on Saturdays was inserted in the Shop Act by the Legislative Council, and it is now whispered that it was the outcomo of female influence. It seems (says a writer in tho Auckland Herald), that thcro are in this world certain husbands who have been in the habit of saying when they were late out that they were detained m the office, having to writo certain business letters for the morning's mail. Tho excuse was in many places suspected, and it was resolved that in this case, the power of the State should, to use the words of Sir Robert Stout,|be " used an an organ of social reform," A man staying in his office to writo letters is doing an illegal act. Any man who tells his wife that ho must go back to the office to write letters, lays himself open to the law. Thowifohas only to inform the inspector.

The Nelson Star has the following regarding the ktc Bishop:—Since the 'sixties Bishop Suter has laboured in this diocese, and outside his episcopal duties ho rendered- valuable services to tho district. He was a stauDch supporter of the many, useful local institutions, and his generosity was very much appreciated, The 'deceased was an enthusiastic worker ' for tho rights of Nelsou iurespect totlic Midlaud Bailway contract, and assisted the local agitation which resulted iu tho flotation of tho prespnt .Company in Ipndon. Some time ago the deceased gentleman becamo afflicted with paralysis of the brain, and rosijmed tho Nplsbn Spe; aiid frbnv .that out his lujaltk his been vpty' jndjfferent The death' of Bisljqp Snter will be mourned by a very largo sectjqu pf. the people, and more particularly by those witn.whom He was associated for years [ing the ties of close friendship,