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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4998, 10 April 1895, Page 2

The Maxim guns that has earnod a notcriety for mowing down Mataheles and Swatis, is said to possess anotherandmorepeaceablcattributc, for it seems the weapon chops down trees in a most marvellous way. The Chairman of the Maxim-Nordenfelt Gun Company,atthe annual meeting of shareholders held last month, said that their Maxim guns at present perfoimed the finest piece of workmanship of the kind which could be seen anywhere. Their 303 Maxim gun cut down a tree 17 inchesin diameter in one minute. "Ho would not " only defy any other gun lo do this "but he would give any battalion in " Her Majesty's service live hours' "firing, as much as they liked, at "whatever range they pleased, and " they would nut do tbesame thing." The shareholders took it all in with a complacency peculiar to the class.

The Masterton lioroughoverdrall now stands at m\).

Court Loyal Enterprise A.0.P., Masterton, meets this evening. Wnimrana North County Council meets to-morrow,

Lottie has been scratched for the Auckland .Easter Handicap.

The liev Father MeKemia has been on a visit to the Bush. Caiterton Football Club is endeavouring to form a gymnasium.

Lord "William Ucrcsford is betrothed to the Duchess of Marlborough.

President Clevelandhas declined lo ho nominated for a third term as President.

Masterton Borough Council meets in future at 7 p.m., duriug the winter month.

The monthly mooting of the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society, takes place to-morrow morning.

The Excelsior Cricket Club advertise a grand social and dance for Easier Monday. The three lads charged with forging traim tickets at Wellington have been acquitted. Li Hung Chang has recovered from the wound recently iullicted by a Japanese fanatic.

Sergeant McArdlc leayes Masleibn to-day on a holiday trip to Napier, having been granted twelve days leave. During Sergeant McArdle's absence from Masterton, Constable May will be in charge of the local station, Since the inauguration of the annual Hospital Ball at Masterton, it lias been found that there is a falling oil'in subscriptions. Greytown reports the same experience.

It is possible that Mr Walter Bentlcy will pay a visi', to Mastertou with his celebrated Passion Play about the beginning of next month. A good deal of interest is being taken in a billiard tournament at the Club Hotel, Masterton, several local amateurs taking paii. Mr E. Braggius, Engineer to the Masterton Municipal Fire Brigade, who has been rather seriously ill with jaundice, is, we are pleased to learn, making progress towards improvement. j The friends of Mr C. H. Payne will be glad to hear that he is rapidly recoverI ing from his late serious accident at I Fcatherston. ■

The Eey A. C. York is compelled to cancel all engagements up to Good Friday morning. The present rough weather entails too great a risk upon a bad cold and sore throat. On Good Friday the services will be at 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 to 3 p,m, and 7 p.m., as notified' in the I'wid Kahudur.

Wc understand (says the Olmmij that Ilic whole of the station owners in Wairarapa North and South intend to follow the lead oE those in Hawkc's Bay and notify that after a certain date they will not accommodate" travellers" with board and lodgings. The low price of wool ami frozen mutton has compelled then to take this stand against the severe tax the accommodation of swaggers has proved to be in the past.

"Gentlemen are admitted as associates" to the Melbourne women's bicycle club, but arc allowed no say in its management.

One bookmaker is reported to have been knocked to the tuno of £15,000 over the Y.E.C. autumn meeting. As he hedged considerably, his brother metallicians will have to contribute, It is stated in tho South that tho moth which attacks tho stono fruits is not the codlin moth, but an Australian moth, about whose habits, however, but little is known.

A Chinaman at Gcraldton, shot three times at a young ejrl named Gertrude Chipper and missed her oach time. He then committed suicide.

An old lady, 83 years of age, whilst watching the Governor's funeral at Sydney was knocked down and trampled upon by the crowd. Her collar bone and arm were fractured, and it is expected that tho shock will kill her. A horrible crime is reported from Krishapoi,iu Southern Russia, where a peasant named Kandirotz murdered an old Jewish lady and her whole family, including a Jewish servant, two youths of 16, and their tutor. All the bodies of the victims of this atrocious outrage were found ia bed, with their skulls battered in by some blunt' instrument. The murderer has been arrested, and, on being asked,why he 1 committed the crime, roplied that he killed the old lady for refusing to give him 10 copecks (2d);adding, "The rest! I killed for company,"

■_. ; A human skolctohwas found recently in a hoi in an old storeroom attached to the North Melbourne Police station, which is being pulled down. About 30 years ago a body of a European was taken to the lockup, but nobody knew 1 what had become of it. Thefashionable, London dressmakers say that the young Duchess of York now sets the London fashions quite as, much as her mother-in-law, th& Princess ♦fWalos.

Mr John Dick,''the oldest printer in Dunedin, is dead, aged ■" Mr Win. U. Anderson, founder of the Orient Steam Ship Company,, who transhipped from tholUt.S. Oroya after the accident to that steamer, died on board the R.M S. MassUia.

A writ claiming £2OO damages lias liecn served on Mr C. M". Whittington, editor of the WaipawaJM, at the instance of Mr H. P. Cohen.

Sir Philip Curric, British Ambassador lias had a cordial interview with the Sultan, during which Armenian reforms were discussed.

The decision of the United District Charitable Aid Board to appoint an ollicer to supervise the administration of charitable aid in the Wellington and Wairarapa districts has been strongly condemned by the Hint County Council. _ Tlie use of the telephone on Australian sheep ranches is becoming common. •

it is generally admitted by poultrykeepers that abundance of leathering and scarcity of eggs go together. •' Organised gangs of professional water drinkers," is what the Jlaiquis of Grimliy calls the temperance parly.

A decapitated snail, kept in a moist place, will in a few weeks grow a new head, quite as serviceable and good looking as that which was taken away.

The Buiidaberg Kanakas declare the body of the next white man they kill will not be produced in evidence against theim They will neither burn it, nor bury it, nor put it into a bag, with a big stone, andsinkitinthcßrunnct; they will—eat it..

It would be hard to say just what the present religion of the Japanese is. There arc all kinds of sects, Buddhism pro. bably predominating. Since the Mikado renounced his infallible ami sacred character, considerable looseness in religious thought or superstition prevails—leaving, of course, all the more room for the adyancc of Christianity.

Mr W. S. Penlcy wiuii lie was playiug in •■ Trial by Jury," was also a uicmher of ii church choir. " You know," lie proceeded," that when I sing I open my mouth vciywidc, I opened it so wide on one occasion that it upset the nerves of another chorister who was singing a duct with me, and he became hysterical. To save the situation the elerynian announced the 350 th hymn. After that," added Mr Pcnley, " I sang behind a screen."

The late Lord Orford and Lady Orford could not abide each other, and separated soon after their marriage. Both explained to Mr Labouchcre the reason. JI was all about a sugar-basin. Shortly after their marriage, according to Lord Orfonl, her Ladyship came down to breakfast without having washed her hands, and took some lumps of sugar out _ of the bowl witli her lingers, on which he requested her in future cither to wash her hands or to use the sugar tongs. According to Lady Orford. his Lordship protested against her Inking so many lumps of sugar for her lea.

Mr Tennyson Smith, the temperance agitulurand reformer, has returned from New Zealand, says a London paper, with a terribly poor opinion of the people, parties, and politicians at the Antipodes. He does not believe that the Now Zealand Government which granted woman suffrage wished the measure lo pass, and he describes public life in the colonies as more corrupt than at Homo. " [ would like you to say one word to parents who think of sending their sons to Australia to refoim," Mr Smith remarked to an Kch interviewer. "Tell them that to do this is to give the lads an express ticket lo perdition. In Australia tiie temptations to go wrong are much greater, and the restraints much less than at iloiiic. A Loudon correspondent states:— Some of the casualties during tho bad weather haye been alike sad and strange. A banker going home from business felt a chill strike through him. Ho tried a hot bath, but died directly he came out, tho cold having caused failure of the heart's action. Another man had gone to a sink to wash, and being overcome by the cold fainted and fell forward. His face froze hard to the bottom of the sink, and so he was found—quite dead. Another was clipping a hedge when he was seized by the cold and fell to the ground a corpse. These are hut three of a terribly long list of similar eases.

The walls of the Queen's railway, saloon are of satiuwood. The saloon contains two easy chairs, two occasional chairs, and a couch. There is a satinwood tabic six feet long. Sixteen years ago the carpet was specially woven for Iho carriage at a cost ot jtloO. The cuitains are hung upon silver curtain poles. The curtain poles are suspended upon small gilt ligurcs, each of which cost 10 guineas. The Queen herself chose the ornamentations and the colors. They are an imitation, on n smaller scale, of the White Drawing Boom at Windsor Castle. It has been said that when the Queen travels she travels free of cost. This is a very great mistake. In England she pays for herself at the rate of 7s (id per mile, be the journey short or long; and, in addition, first-class fares for the members of her party, It was) in Omaha that the saying originated—" There's a one-eyed man in the game," meaning "Look out for. chateing." In a game of poker there one day, while a one-eyed man was dealing, another player thought he saw him palming a cant, As quick as a Hash ho whipped out his rcvolver.placed it on the taulc, and said, decisively—- " Gentlciucn,ive will have a fresh deal." No one objected, and a fresh deal took p'acc', "Now that wo stnrl on anew deal," said the player, with the revolver, lei me announce thai we are going to have a square game, and if I catch any son of a gun cheating, I'll shoot his other eye out!" The delicacy of the announcement was fully appreciated by players and onlookers.

A singularly successful experiment has just been made, says the Westminster Gazette. In the P. and 0. (Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's) fast steamer Gothic, there has just been landed a block of ice, about a foot and a-half square, containing a magnificent bouquet of roses grown by a gentleman at St. Albans, Christchurch, Now Zealand. The flowers look perfectly natural, as if just cut, in their icy surrounding, and would be a beautiful adornment to any dinner table. The experiment is likely to be tried on an extensive scale. Mr Balos, a membor of the crow of the Gothic, was entrusted with the care of the block. The block was brought over in the refrigerator of the Gothic, which also carried 75,000 carcases of sheep, and a largo stock of dairy produce. Not a bad story comes from Southland as under:—"As young ncophyto from London was sent J>y wealthy parents to look out for a good sheep station in New Zealand. He had a most poverty stricken idea of 'country,' hut he had what all stock and station agents regard as indispensable, viz., plenty of cash. After being properly' fixed' in .regard,to country he had to buy stock, and asked the price of sheep. Tlio.stock agents told him twortooth ewes and wethers, mixed, were worth 4s 9d, fair condition,andfour-tooth 7s.Tho neophyte to air his knowledge of shecpfarming said,' Well, what's the .price of threetooth ?' Only those who have sheep knowledge can see a joke in this." An extraordinary incident occurred at the parish church at Hucolecotc, .hear Gloucester. _ When the Litany was reached, a girl screamed and fainted, and the commotion had hardly subsided when hor sister fainted. Several ladies Mowod suit one by ono, all being more or less affected by giddiness or vomiting and had to be assisted to tho opon air. The churoh was heated by coke stoves, the fumes from which were responsible for the occurrence, The service camq to an abrupt termination, and the evening service was not held. , . ■ New Street Station at Birmingham, owned by the Midland and London and North-Westem Companies, covers 12 acres of land, j

A very enjoyable privato dance was 'held last evening at thcMasterton Temperance Hall. Masterton Masonic lodge meets this evening at 8 p.m. The formation of Villa-street lias not yet been started by the contractor.

A new advertisement from Mr S. G. Hadford, draper of Masterton, will appear in our next issue.

Tho defaulters and burgess lists for the Borough of Masterton, aro uow open for inspection at the Town Clerk's office..

Several Masterton residents intend spending the Easter holidays at Castlepoint,

The culvert between the mill-dam and the lloyal Hotel, is to be opened and cleaned out,

Telegraph .communication between : Sydney and La Perouse(thc cable staticn on the Australian coast) was interrupted last night, owing to a severe thunderstorm.

A Gazette Extraordinary issued yesterday further prorogues Parliament till May 30th, The Directors of the Mosgicl Wooilcn Factory Company have declared an interim dividend at the rate of b' per cent, per annum. <

Messrs Lowes and Jorns add to their sale list for April 17, 20 Lincoln rams bred by Mr J. Macara. The hottest region on eaiili is on the south-western coast of Persia, w'.icre Persia borders Hie gulf of the same name.

The German naval authorities arc suit to have been making experiments latobj with a torpedo boat built of coinprcssei paper.

The' guinea was first coined in the reign of Charles 11., its predecessor being the laurel, a coin that was current in the reign of James 1. A meeting of Stewards of the Master-ton-Opaki Jockey Club will be held at 2.30 to-morrow, to further deal with the Slaiden case.

The ordinary meelmg of the Master[on Druids lapsed last niglu, owing to the had weather.

All the the members of the present Mastciton School Committee, hare been nominated for the next election.

The usiiiil Thursday halt-holiday will not be observed in Master-lon Ibis week, owing to Good Friday being the day following.

The Works and Finance Committee of tho Masteifon Borough Council met last evening. The Overseer's report was adopted and accoun'.s as presented, recommended for payment, Twenty years ago the auctioneers represented in a Wairarapa paper of that date were 1(. J. Duncan of Wellington, W. S. Forbes of Masierton and li. Lucas of Grcytown.

" Cool as a cucumber" is scientifically correct. Investigation shows tlu't this vegetable has a temperature of one degree below that of the surrounding atmosphere. The greatest beer drinkers are those of Munich. They drink l'J2 litres per head per year, agaiust Vienna's 2Uli, London's 254, llcrliu's 2 It), and Paris' 22. This costs the Munich inhabitants on an average thirty dollars a head ' annually.

Tar may bo removed from tho hands by rubbing with the outside of fresh orange or lemon peel, and drying immediately. The volatile oils dissolve the tar, so that it can ho rubbed oil When honey has been exposed to a low temperature, or has been kept for a long time, it will lose its transparency, and is said to be " candied." if it is desired to restore it to its original state, place the vessel containing it, in warm water, until the crystals niclt,

Wc direct our readers' attention to a special inset, circulated to-day by Messrs 0. Smith A; Co., who arc making further reductions in the prices of the assigned slock of Mr Geo. Johnston.

Ellcrslie estate, near Inycroirgill,of, 2000 acres improved and good quality hind, subdivided into eight farms, was offered yesterday at auction on easy terras, but aid not elicit a bid. The land is divided by the road line from the Merriyulo property just purchased by the Government, and was being offered iy the mortgagees, the Dunedin Sinking Fund Commissioners.

A feat in engineering lias just been accomplished at the works of the Great Eastern Railway Company at Stratford. They have built up a locomotive and tender in ten working hours. Of course, all the parts were prepared.

During the most peaceful years the world has 3,700,000 soldiers, who are withdrawn from productive occupations to pose as soldiers. The pay,equipments, food, aud clothing of these men cost the world's tax-payers nearly £500,000 a day.

The Mastci ton Hospital Trust's total receipts for the year ended 31st March 18115, amounted to £7Bl 12s 3d against £S5(> os 7d for the preceding year. The total expenditure was £lll4 4s Id, including £33(1 7s lid for instruments aiwl_ £BO os Cd for alterations and additions to the Hospital. Mr T, Joro, cabinetmaker, of Mastcrton, has just completed a handsome ■occasional suite, finished in silk tapestry and embossed velvet, to the order of a local resident. The suite, together with a large collection of general furniture, will he exhibited in Mr Jago's shop this evening. Visitors to town during the Easter holidays should not fail lo look iu at Mr W.F. Skill's establishment 57 Willis St. " Shoitt" is practically a universal provider, and the man or woman who cannot select from his varied stock sanething that he or she requires must be hard to please, Auction sales arc held every afternoon at Shorlt's at-2.30 o'clock, and then cheap and good articles can he picked up for a mere song. To tlic bargain-hunter "Shorlt's" offers exceptional inducements, and Wiirarapa residents should not fail to note in our advertising columns what a wonderful assortment of everything is to bo found in this establishment. What price ? Ask, listen, and wonder. Look at the new dresses, and the jackets, mi macintoshes, and millinery. Look at the clothing, mercery, and houso furnishings, and gloves, and marvel when youi hear the price named. You've nevtr heard' anything like it before, You've been used to getting your money's wotth because you've done your shopping at Hooper's. Bui these extra reduced rates, .these extra low prions, they almost excted belief, and but that you take tho goods away in exchange for the prices quoted, you wonld.be inclined to doubt your 6cnses, and to fancy that things were not what they .seem. Walk round the shop, price everything, go somewhere else! go everywhere! price everything at tho other shops, and then by every force of ciroumstinces and from the strongest conviction that it is the proper thing to do you'll come back to spend your money at tho olieapest and best shop in Masterton, L. J. Hooper and Go's Bon Mnrohe, -Anvr.

Onool the Bights of' Wellington, at any time isundoubtably the magnificent, establishment known as To Aro House, and now that ovory department within its walls is filled to overflowing, with a bewildering variety of the.- ' novelties in millinery, mantles, dresses, etc, Hißmorethan ever a pleasure and profit to visit the wholesale family drapery warehouse, To Aro House. ■., .•,,-.'.■

Particular attention has been paid this year to the requirements of country customers,, and the result is io be seen in .the immense and. varied.stock of calicoes, shirtings," flannels, flannollettesi strong wearing dress'materials,; men's and boys' oldthing,'&o..Theohpice in each depart, ment.'is aliio'st unlimited, as may be imagined, when it is Statcdthat of flannelette -: alono,' >ovbr 50,0 CD yards :haVe'-'this season been imported at To Aro House, Wellington; . -, , .',..•..;■ A specially. organised. department, has beei established to deshvlth country orders. Patterns of any materials in stock, will he forwarded ,to v any address, ; post;. free. Country'residents aro 'invited to write'-for prices, or any information regarding goods wantedi;;.'lt is: confidently asserted':that nowhero can Buoh a wide selection, or suoh sterling valuo-bo obtained/as at Te Aro House, Wellington,-ADYi,