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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4997, 9 April 1895, Page 2

According to a Yokohama correspondent, the Japanese infantry is supplied with shirts and drawers of paper—not tissue paper, buta strong yellowish paper of such tenacity as to hear making button-holes in it the same as linen. The various parts of the garments are partly stuck together and partly sewn by machine or hand, and provided with porcelain buttons. The Japanese soldiers wear these paper parts quite willingly, and the cheapness of the material counts for much. There is a saving' also in another direction, for no washing is needed, the worn underclothes being replaced by new onus as circumstances may permit. The correspondent facetiously suggests that sonic portions of the old ones might even be utilised as handkerchiefs.

Masterlon Borough Council meets this evening.

Yesterday was the 78th aiiniversiuy of the birthday of lI.M. the King of Denmark.

Seven children were recently transferred from the Infants' School in Yictoria-street to the Maslei'ton Main School.

A special meeting of the Masleilon Pari; Trustees lakes place to-morrow afternoon,

Miss Docckcr, the only lady saved from the Elbe disaster, was called upon to visit the Queen. The Karl of Lyiton, grandson of the celebrated author, sailed hy the Orolava for Australia.

A Missouri murderer has been, on conviction, sentenced to ninety-nine years in the penitentiary. II r Balfour declares ilia! the Irish Land Bill is destined lo foment perpetual disorder in Ireland. 11 is reported I lint Li If nng Chung lias stoj.pcd peace negotiations owing to the retention of Port Arthur by the Japanese. The cultivation of grapes in France gives employment to no fewer than 2:111,1)00.

Masterton School Committee winds up its year with a credit balance of GUI 3s Sd. after laying in a wilder stock of livewood at a cost of £7lss lid.

The Japanese invasion of Australia has commenced. Safety matches, manufactured in Japan arc now on the market,

A Palmcrston lady is credited with .swimming three-quarters of a mile without a rest in the swimming bath on Thursday last. A Boston man, reading that there were 4,oooPoles in iS'cw York, exclaimed: " What a splendid place to raise beans!"

"The Barber" in the Ashhurton Mail :—l believe polo was invented hy a surgeon ;—football by the Devil. Tire Musterlou School Committee intend taking action against a number of parents, under the compulsory attendance clauses of the Education Act.

It is said Ihat a few days ago a West Queensland station, with 0000 head of cattle, was offered for sale for £ISOO, one-third cash, balance terms. The many friends of Mr H. ][. Wolters of Carterton, will be sorry to learn thai he had his leg fractured yesterday, by a kick from a horse.

A Loudon paper of recent dale announced that at the Grosvonor Club ladies' night, on February 2otli, the artists would include Miss Elsa May, " (lie uoiv Australian soprano."

Statistics of life insurance people show that in the last twenty-live years the average of a man's life has increased 5 per cent,, or two whole years from 41-9 to m.

Lords Sclbomc, Cross, and Egcrton arc appealing for £20,000 to maintain Church Defence Committees iu every parish iu England. .Reports have been published iu NewYork to the effect that Nicaragua is secretly urging the other Central American Kcpublics to form an alliance against Great Britain.

The final round of Eugby Union games between England and Scotland, resulted in tlio former winning by three goals. Lord Cromer reports that (lie fall in the price of produce has cost Egypt £3,000,000 per annum for the last 12 years, aud checked the wave of prosperity that set in with the British occupation.

A visitor, niter spending sonic lime inspecting Peterborough Cathedral, called on the Dean and gave him £IOOO for a new organ.

The destitution in Newfoundland is increasing. In St Johns between (iOOO and 7000 persons arc regularly receiving relief, and all over the county it is the same talc of distress.

A Queensland policeman when arresting a man was " bashed" on the jaw with a bar of iron that knocked out 17 teeth, tore away part of Ihc gum, and injured the jaw; yet thatconstable held his grip on the man, and produced the bar in court.

The Bay of Plenty Times says:—The gold fever has caught on to a certain extent in Taurauga, and two or three different parties are out in search of a reef carrying sufficient gold to make working pay. Fruit has been remarkably cheap at Tnuranga of late, owing (o the heavy crops, apples selling at auction at as low as one farthing per lb., and peaches, plums, and tomatoes at one halfpenny.

A " self moving" bicycle, which is being manufactured by M. M. Bruel Freros, of Gcnova, Switzerland, runs by means of a gasoline motor concealed in the machine. The allcndaiico at (he Maslcrlou School, during the whole of last quarter, averaged 500 scholars. This is a record, but Mr Jackson thinks it might he improved upon, as over one hundred children have been absent every day, during the line weather, and only about onequaiierof them through sickness, This loss of attendance is attributed to the neglect of a number of parents. Wairarapa residents visiting towu should not fail to pay a visit to Mr J. B. lunes'(formerly of Masterton) establishment in Willis Street. Mr Inncs liasalwaysoiihand tho newest books, periodicals, and publications of all kinds.and visitors may be always sure of obtaining quickly aud reasonably any thingnotulreadyin stock which they may require in this direction. Mr Inncs (who is the Wellington agent for the sale of the WairaiupaDaiw Times) is always pleased to welcome Wairarapa residents and to afford them any information, which his entensivo knowledge of tho book trade enables him to give,

Vory cold weather with rain continues throughout the district.'

Postal arrangements tor the Easter holidays appear in another column. We understand that all the members of the Masterton School Conimilteo will offer themselves for re-election.

Twenty pounds was expended on scientific apparatus and the Library at the Masterton School last year. Messrs Siniins and Mowlem will sell at their yards Queen Street, to-morrow, Wednesday, commencing at 1 o'clock' Ihc following lots of stock :—2adO owes' 750 lambs, 303 wethers, 100 I'at ewes) 10D fat wethers, '152-year old steers, 20 yearlings, 10 fat cows, 7'l-vcarohlslccrs 8 good dairy cows in calf, a heifers, 27 weauer pigs, So prime bacon pigs, 20 purebred liomney ewes, 17 Ronniey rams, 10 Linroln ranis, 2 good saddle and 2 harness horses, 1 first-class sheep dog.

Mr X H. Waddinglon, Secretary to thcNorlh Wairarapa Benevolent Society ! informs us that during the rast mouth he has been applied to for relief by seyeral able-bodied young men, but lias in each ease referred them to the police. The Society's funds do not permit of any assistance being rendered except to very urgent cases.

At tho Masterton Magistrate's Court I to-day His Worship the Mayor fined a first offending drunk 10s and 2s costs. His Worship thinks that even first oll'cndcrs require more salutary punishment Mian the usual mere conviction. _ Ciisdin, the well-known Australian jockey has died from the effects of a recent fill. Moody Campbell, who was hurt at Oiimaru Races on Thursday last, is also dead.

The oll't'rlories a! Si, Matthew's Church on Good Friday will be prescnlcd lo the llaslerion Hospital, and on Sunday next (o the Vicar. Easier Monday is, we understand, to be a day of great impoilauccat Hie Tn Ore Ore Pah, when several interesting native weddings take place, the proceedings to be wound up by ut g ram l ball in the meeting-house. _ The cause of the gas trouble at the Thcalrc Royal lately, has been found by Mr Curham to be water in the mains, This morning lie tapped the pipe and put the matter rigid. The meeting of the Works and Finance Committee of the Masterton Borough Conneil, lapsed last night for want of a quorum,

The new organ for use indiyinc service at Jiangituiimu will be opened on Thursday next at 7.30 p.m. Several vocalists from Maslertou will be present, audit is expected that the schoolroom will be crowded.

Messrs Lowes mid lorns hold their monthly stock sale at Kketahumi.io-mor-row, April Killi the entries for which comprise, 150 fat and forward wetheri, 70 mixed sheep, besides beef steers, cattle, dairy stock etc. Messrs Siiiims and Mowlein have been instructed to dor for sale by public auction, on Saturday next lJth'inst., at 1 o'clock, the whole of the balance of the siuck in trade, showcases, ami ollice furiiit lire in thcassigiied estate of Messrs (ieo. Johnston amU'o. Everything will be Mibmilled absolutely without reserve and us most of the lines are inlact.those in quest of crockery, ironmongery, woolpacb. churns, jdassnare, timrai-p, cutlery. I'aucy goods, etc., should avail themselves of this opportunity. The sale will commence at 1 o'clock, and will he held on the premises next to the Queen's Hotel.

All old man applied yesterday (o Mr E. 11. Waddinglon, Secretary of the North Wairarapn Jicneyolent Society, for relief. Upon being questioned as to where lie came from, the aged traveller admitted lie had just left (lie "Swaggers' Headquarters.'" Further questions elicited the fact that the Mas-Icrlon-Opaki Jockey Club's olllces at (he racecourse have been made good use of lately bylheswagging fraternity. Mr Waddinglon went up last evening, and found that the door of the Stewards luncheon room, under the grandstand, had been forced, and each tabic neatly divided olf into a number of beds, straw from Mr Chamberlain's stacks being utilised, The arrangements were very comfortable indeed, the beds being bound to the tables bv straw Further examination showed Mr Waddinglon that the weighing room and other oilier.-: had also been entered, and a man ivas found in one of them. He apologised humbly for being on the premises, mid said that he had intended clearing out with the six men who had slept under the grandstand on the previous night, lint was 100 unwell to move, lie had been told of the place by oilier swaggers on the road, and the word was now being passed along! Mr Waddinglon secured the place as well as possible, and intends to lake immediate steps to stop litis little game, if possible. 'J he lirst meeting of creditors in the estate of John lieunelt, labourer, of .Mangawcka. was held at Wanganui, on Thursday last. The debtor was examined at length, and in the course of bis statement said he lirst went into the Ohingaiti district in August, 1801, previous lo which he had been at Maslerton, and before that at Ashburton. When ho left the lust named place he was £2O in debt caused principally through his meeting with an accident, which disabled him for some 12 months. After that he went to Masterton and undertook some fencing contracts, through which he lost 'money. Not being a scholar he kept no books. He went back about Eio at Alastcrlon. He was still working with co-operative men and the pay was better now, the last two pays averaging 7s and 7s In per day, although since August lie bad not averaged more than 25s per week. His Masterton creditors knew Ihat he was working at Moawlianga, and had been pressing him. He could not pay Ihem anything, and one of them bad finally summoned him. When his wife lclt Masleuon lo join him at Manganoho she left the furniture behind to pay for arrears of rent, and since they had been living in n tent. Their household requisites were not worth three pounds, and (here were three children living in (lie lent with them. He could uol see his way to make any offer to liisereditors.

What price? Ask, listen, and wonder, Look nt tlie new dtcsEes, and Hie jackets, and macintoshes, aud millinery. Liok at the clothing, mercery, and house furnishings, aud gloves, and marvel when you hear the prieo named. You've novtr heard anything like it before. You've been used to (jotting your money's woith because you've done your shopping at Hooper's. Bui theso extra leduced rates, these extra low pricw, they almost exceed belief, and but that you take the goods away in exchange for the prices quoted, you wouldbo inclined to doubt your senses, and to fancy that things wero not what they seem. Walk round the shop, price everything, go somewhere else 1 go everywhere i price everything at the other shops, and then by every force of circumstmc'S and from the strongest conviction that it is the proper thing to do you'll como back to spend your money at the cheapest aud best shop in Masierton, L. J. Hooper and Co's Bou Marchc. -Advt.

One of the sights of Wellington, at auy tiuio isundoubtably the magnificent establishment known as To Aro House, and now that ovcry department within its walls is filled to overflowing, with a bewildering variety of tho season's novelties in millinery, mantles, dresses, etc, it is more than over a pleasure and profit to viiiit the wholeBale family drapery warehouse, Te Aro House, I

Particular attention has been paid this year to tho requirements of country customers, and the result is to be seen in the immenso and varied stock of calicoes, shirtings, flannels, (lanocllettcs, strong wearing dress materials, men's and boys' olothiug. 40, The choice in each department, is almost unlimited, as may be imagined, when it is stated that of flannelotto aloue, over 5C.0C3 yards have this season been imported at Te Aro House, Wellington. A specially organised department, has been established to deal with country orders. Patterns of any materials in stock, will be forwarded to any address, post free. Country residents are invited,to write for prices, or any information regarding goods wanted. It is confidently asserted that nowhere can suoli si wide selection, orsuoh sterling: value, be obtained, as at Te Aro House, Wellinglbn.-Awr,. :.\