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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5001, 16 April 1895, Page 2

Marchand September Fi.ooos have usually been 13IN' garded as tho Hood Jlastkkton months in this district.

The visitation of yester-i day has been exceptionally severe, and we have to go back at least eleven years to match it, In March ISBO there occurred a week of continuous rain, and on the 20th and 21st days of that month Greytown was under water, and in Masterton the railway bank gave way, and the town was turned into a river bed. On September 2nd, 1884, we had still more water in Masterton, for the railway bridge gave way; the river flowed down Albert Street, Church Street, and Dixon Street, and in tho Wamuiuva Daily Times Ollice wo had six inches of water above the floor. A fatality also was reported, a larm employee of Mr James Macara, named Peterson, being drowned at Akura. The Hood of yesterday was bad enough, but was loss disastrous to stock and property than the two to which we have referred. Telegraphic communication is cut oil north of Masterton. The late rains have made the rivers ill this district higher than for several years past.

Ahoy named Herlicrl JJu"iiis was; drowned, ut l'almerstoii A'oioli 011 Friday evening, During the quarter just ended 202,1if1l sheep were carried over the Wellington section of the railway, A Wellington Chinese fruiterer is reported to have drawn a big prize in one of Tatter,sail's late sweeps. Owing to the slips the train service between Eketahuna and Masterton was suspended yesterday. Two or three persons lmve been bitten by Kalipo spiders in the neighbourhood of Wellington lately. Owing to the very rough weather business in II asterton last Saturday was almost at a standstill, The meeting in connection with the proposed Masterton Boiling-down Company, lapsed on Saturday, owing to the bail weather. A general meeting of settlers interested in the formation of the proposed company to acquire the Wningnwa Boiling-clown Works will be held on Wednesday evening next at 7.30 p.m. A youth aged 15, named James Chappell, was crushed to death at Auckland on Saturday, while assisting to remove a house. A number of Wellington residents who went up to the Bush on Good Friday, had a rough time ow'ng to the weather, and an experience which is not likely to ingress tlwni favourably with the joys of a bush settler's existence. Mr Thomas Moody, formerly of the firm of Moody and Walsh, d-apers of Wellington, fell dead from heart disease in Manners Street on Saturday afternoon.

Mr T. C. Williams has expressed the opinion that a strong company should acquire the Waingawa Mmg-down Works, and enter into the business on a large scale, dealing with tinning, fellinongcring, etc. This will be discussed at a meeting on Wednesday. No service was held at St. Matthew's Church, Masterton, last Sunday evening, owing to the bad weather, and the indisposition of the liev. A. 0. Yorke. Oil Saturday CTening last a drunken swagser deliberately threw his swag through the window of Mr Pearson, tailor, of Queen Street. The front was completely smashed. Mr rcarson promptly collared the offender and trotted him down to the lock-up. Our Fcatherston correspondent writes; —A special meeting of stewards of the Wairarapa liacing Club was held at Tauhcrenikau yesterday afternoon,when it was resolved to postpone the Daces until the 22nd and 23rd iust., as the course is partly Hooded, the river being up to tho planking. The dance which was to have been held in the Town Hall, Fcatherston, last evening, has been postponed until further notice, when it will be advertised. Sneak thieves are still about Master-' ton. On Saturday night the residence of Mr David Dixon, in Hall Street, was visited and the meat safe emptied of everything, ! The meeting of settlers in connection with tho proposed dairy factory at To Ore Ore, which was convened for Saturday evening, lias been adjourned till next Saturday at 7 p.m., at the Empire Hotel. An old offender named M. O'Dowd, was brought before Messrs C. Hughes and T. E. Price J.Ps., at Masterton yesterday morning, and sentenced to three months hard labor for wilfully breaking ■ the windows in Mr Pearson's shop, Queen Street. The man admitted having done the damage on purpose, so that lie might he locked up. The police arc looking for E. J. Mur- : dock, untillatelyamcmbcrof the Police , Force, who is supposed to have absconded from Wellington, says the N.Z. Times. On Thursday last he was ordered \ to find two sureties of £2O each, for the due fulfilment of an order for the support of his illegitimate child, and was 1 allowed until Saturday to iind them, . Meanwhile a distress warrant for £l2, ! costs in the appeal case brought by him ( against the Stipendiary Magistrate's decision, was issued, but was returned marked '■ no effects." In default of the distress lie was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, and as he did not produce 1 sureties as ordered, and did not put in| i an appearance, he was sentenced to a ! further term of six months' imprisoni ment. Since then ho has not heen seen, i but it is known that he left the Mount . Cook Police Station some time on Friday , night, and telegrams containing a description of the missing man havo heen forwarded to all parts of the Colony. In addition a warrant has been \ issued for hia arrest on tho charge of deserting his illegitimate child,

The erjiort of hops from Nelson last mouth, amounted to 826 bales, It is stated tliat of every twelve coins dropped in automatic machines, two are bad, Residents at To Ore Ore say the flood in the Euamaliunga yesterday was tho heaviest iu ten years. _ On Monday tho flood in the Taneru river was the highest for sixteen years. Messrs Lowes & lonis announce that the sale of Wi Hutana's racing stock, has been postponed till Tuesday next, at Tauherenikan. The Waipona Eiver is stated to have reached a higher level yesterday, than for the past fifteen years. A youth named William Hobbs was drowned on tho Waikatiao lioad, Upper Hutt, yesterday moririg. A number of hush settlers who came to Masterlon for the holidays are unable to return owing to the line being blocked. _ The Tariff Commission will open its sittings in Auckland on Wednesday, 21th instant. Some 860 officers and men went into camp at Feilili'ig, including loOeavahy. men. The camp is on the river bank, about halt a n»lo south ofFeihling. It's a curious coiuc'dence that Greytown, Carterton aud Masterlon each once possessed a town hall and that each town hall was destroyed by lire says the Standard,

On Monday a handy man met (lie train at the submerged Fcalherston station and carried passengers on his back to term Jirmu. J lis query to visitors " doing ashore sir," was unique. A letter bearing the unique address " Mr opposite Trinity Church, Wairarapa," posted in Auckland on April lllli, was safely delivered to the Masterlon man lor whom it was intended, on Saturday last, Sews was received in Masterlon this morning of the death of Mr John Matson, senior, a prominent Canterbury settler. Mrs C. E. Coekburn-Hood of Masierton, is a neicc ot the deceased. Messrs Lowes and lorns hold their fortnightly slock sale to-morrow, the entries for which comprise some CtlC lor W-i sheep of all classes, 121) head of mixed cattle, -10 pigs, and some really good draught horses. The encroachment of the Waipoua lliver, particularly at tho foot of Hope Street, has now become so serious, that the Mayor has been pvcvailed upon I) call a public meeting for to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, to consider what steps may lie taken to stay further encroachment. Messrs W, J, Bowyer and F. W, Croucher, this morning look tickets at Carterton, for Mietahuna, and inform us thai the authorities told (hem that they would be able lo get right through by changing trains. On reaching Mastertoil, lliey were much disgusted lo find the train went no further. The entertainment iu aid ot St, Patrick's School Funds, which is lo take place on Thursday the 25th, in the Drill Hall, promises to be as successful as anything of the kind we have yet had in the district. Besides the concert, at which not only some of the best local talent, but even the best of Wellington will assist, tiiere will be a dance, which no doubt will be largely patronised.

]u the assigned estate of Messrs Geo. Johnston A: t'o.. Messrs SimnisA' Mowlem, will soil on the premises, Queen Street, next the Queen's Hotel, to-mor-row, (Wednesday) ut ID o'clock, the balance ol stock-in-trade, including, crockery of all descriptions in large quantities, ironmongery, glassware, tinware, ollice furniture and fittings,including _1 Milners safe and letterpress, stationery, show cases, show stands,itwo spring carls, etc.

We have received from Messrs Arthur Yates and Son. the well-known seedsmen, a very simple and handy gardening manual. Hall'-a-crown would tic none too much for n settler to pay for such an excellent and " up to date" reference book but the enterprising firm in question tell us that they will send il gratis to any settler who applies for it,

A now kind of shorthand lias been introduced, which, oil account of its being bused on natural principles, and free from arbitrary curves, angles and positions, can lie readily acquired liy (lie J student in one quaiierthe time required ;by others methods, The new system is known as Greig's " Ligh(-Liuo " Shorthand and all experienced stenographers speak in terms of enthusiastic praise regarding its principles. The system has been adopted by the Scotch School Commissioners inprcference toall others, and it is also very widely used in America. The great advantage possessed by this method of phonography is that only one slope, one position, and one thickness is necessary, legibility is perled, and a high rate of speed is quickly attained. Jlr S. 15. Wright, of 38 Lamhton Quay, Wellington is the sole agent lor the district, and from him the text books can be obtained and lessons given by post on terms stated in the advertisement, which wi'l bo found in

another column. The Clmrch o£ .England minister at Masterton (says the Christum Qidlwl■) recently applied for the use of the school after school hours for a religious lesson, and his request was granted by the committee. To the astonishment of the

community a local political society, the Liberal Association passed the following resolution" That this meeting is of opinion that the introduction of religious teaching into the public school at Masterton is calculated to injuriously 1 affect the system of secular education at present in yogun. This Association more particularly condemns the action of the Masterton School Committee (or having granted permission to the liev. A. C, Yorke to impart religious instruction in tlrc school building after school hours." Throughout the whole of Kew Zealand on week days and on Sundays, ministers have imparted religious instruction after school hours for years, But this resolution would prohibit all this Madame Iloland, gazing at the Statue of Liberty said, "0, Liberty! What things arc done h thy name!" What a mercy it is that those fanatical liberal secularists do not possess the power of the Terrorists of France of the

Blh of November, 1793, One ol the sights of Wellington, at any time isundoubtably the magnificent establishment known as To Aro House, and now that every department within its walls iB filled to overflowing, with a bewildering variety of the mason's novelties in millinery, mantles, dresses, etc., it is more tlmn 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 tho immense and varied stock of calicoes, shirtings, tunnels, llanncllettes, strong wearing dress materials, men's and boys' clothing, to. The choice in each department, is almost unlimited, as may be imagined, when it is stated that oi ilannelette alone, over 50,000 yards have this season been imported at • To Aro House, Wellington. A specially organised department, has been established to deal with country orders, Patterns of any materials in stock, will he forwarded to any address, post free. Country residents are invited to write for prices, or any information regarding goods wauted. It is confidently asserted that nowhoro can such a wide selection, or such sterling value bo obtained, us at Te Aro House, Wollington.—jVdvt, What price? Ask, listen, and wonder, Look at the new dresses, and the jackets, and macintoshes, and millinery. Look at the olothing, mercery, and house furnishings, and gloves, and marvel whon you hear the price named. You'vo never heard anything like it before, You've been used to getting your money's woith because I you'vo done your shopping at Hooper's. Bui these extra reduced rates, these extra low prices, they almost exceed belief, and but that you take the goods away in exchange for the prices quoted, you wouldbe inclined to doubt your'senses, and to fancy that things were not what they seem. Walk round the shop, price everything, go somewhere else I go everywhere I price everything at the other shops, and then by overv force of oiroumstmces and from the strongest conviction that it is the proper thing to do you'll como back to spend your money at the ohenpost and best shop in Mastorton, L.J. Hooper and Qo's Bo 9 Mstoh&HiDTXi