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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5005, 20 April 1895, Page 2

The Prince of Wales' four horse drag runs to the Tauherenikau Jtaces oil Monday and Tuesday next, leaving the Club Hotel at 8.3D a.m. sharp. Seventeen (rucks of sheep were despatched from Maslcrton by this morning's train. An extraordinary general meeting oi shareholders of (lie Maslcrton Blacksmith and Wheelwright Company will be held on Saturday next. Tickets for the concert and dunce, Io he held in the Drill Halloa Thursday next, in aid of St. Patrick's School, are being disposed of readily, and there is every promise of an exceptionally large gathering. Advice lias been received that tho s.s, lonic arrived at Plymouth on Wednes' day morning, with her cargo of meat mi good condition. At the Antwerp wool sales there was only a medium attendance, There were 22ii1l bales catalogued, of which 51W were sold. Prices remain unchanged, M'Ciinn and Oallaghun, concerned in the attempt to destroy the Glasgow gasometer during a large strike a few years back, have been released from custody, The Hon. ]). Gillies, Agent-General for Victoria, explains that the proposed further reductions practically involve the closing of Hie Agency. The Government distrust Umbra Khan's professions of peace, and his assurance ot his intention to lice the country if they tire not agreed 10. In the terms of the. uuion between Canada and Newfoundland, the Dominion guarantees the debt of Hie latter, and also her mail subsidies. It is expecled that the Western Australian loan of £750,000 will shortly be placed on the market. A woman has just died in Whitcchapel Infirmary, aged DO, who was present at the Battle of Waterloo, where her father was killed. A South African Peer has two racing ostriches. One of them has developed a speed of 22 miles an hour and has a stride of It feel. About ■{') men are at work removing the slip on the railway through the Manawntu Gorge. Traffic on the Mauriceville-Eketahuna section will probably be resumed on Tuesday next. A special meeting of the Xoith Wairarapa Liberal Association was held at the Drill Hall last evening to make final arrangements for re-organising the Maslcrton School. Present—MessrsM. J. Symes, P. Hidcr, Gilpin, Falconer, P. Murray, Cole, and A. Vile. The proceedings were of a strictly private nature. According to the official returns, 83 women have been elected as poor guardians in Loudon. In England and Wales, including London, there arc 830 women elected guardians, and in Wales alone, there are now 88, as compared with only eight under the former regime. A female beggar was sentenced to twenty-one days' hard labour for refusing to return a half-sovereign given her by a passer-by in Loudon iu mistake for sixpence. Mr T. 11. Fleming, Inspector of Schools, lins fixed the following dates for the examination of the schools named:—22nd, 23rd, and 21th April, Ekctnhunn; 25th, Mangaonc; 2lith, Alfredton; 20th, Sow-man; 30lh, Mangaone A r nllcy; Ist May, Tulaekara; 2nd, Maltakalii; 3rd, Scarborough; Dili, Makairo; 7th, Ngaturi; Blh, Kaitawa; !llh, Mau; 10th, Ballance; Dili and 14th, Mangalainoko; loth, Kith, and 17th, Pnhialua. If the road lo Alfredton should still be blocked.lhc cxaminalion of the school at that place will be deferred until after May 17lh. Iu many districts of Galica, wolves continue to leave the forests ami lo \ isit the villages, and even the suburbs of large cities. At Sokol four persons were attacked in their court yard and lorn to pieces, At Slanislau wolyes have been seen in the Lipown-strect, near the nark. An heroic act was performed by an old lady at llodcz, France, recently. The house where she lived with her grandchild took fire. The old woman rushed lo the child's bedroom, already in llanies, and carrying her to the winnow, dropped the infant into the arms of the people below. By this lime her retreat was cut off, and the heroic old lady fell back into the flames. Messrs Nicholl and Butler (of the Union Bank), F. Whitley (of G. lieichart's), and a Wainui-o-mata resident, who left on a pig-shooting expedition to Orongorongo on Thursday week, got back to town on Thursday night. They had originally intended returning on Tuesday, aud some apprehension had been felt in town as to tlicir safety, but it seems they have been weather-bound in common with many other Easter-holiday-makers, Their experiences do not appear to have beeu of a most pleasant character. Arriving at Orongorongo on Friday night, they had not been in camp more than a few hours, before the gale' broke upon them, and the next night they were washed out, owing to the river overflowing its banks, The tent was shifted to higher ground, and they were kept- prisoners until Tuesday morning, by which time their provisions were in a bad,state, the bread having become sodden and scarcely eatable, They had no blankets and had to lie on the wet ground, and part of the time it was impossible to light a lire. Being unable tofordtheriycr, which was inastatc of high flood, they had to make the best of it, and for the last two days, they lived principally on wild pork, which Ihcy were able to shoot. The river became fordable on Thursday morning, and after a long tramp they reached the Hult at 9 o'clock last night, arriving in town by tho late train,' Despito'their hardships nonoof the parly suffered iu health, says the Pod. '

An entertainment -will be held' in St. Matthew's schoolroom on Wednesday next, in aid of the lantern fund. The attention ot fanners and others is directed to the entries, published by Mr F. 11. Wood, for his next Taratahi stock sale which takes place on Tuesday, 30th April, Services in connection with St, Matthew's Church will be conducted by the Key. Joseph Hcwson, at Opiiki at 11 a.m. and ltangitumau at ;) p.m., tomorrow. The Mire Gazelle notifies that Constable Murdock has been dismissed from the police force. We remind parents of children attending St. Matthew's Sunday School, of the Easter Festival Service in Hie Church at 3 p.m. to-morrow. Mr H. Vaughan, of the Upper Plain, informs us tliiitdnriiiß the last two years he has been caused much loss and annoyance by the depredations of pigs, owned by settlers living near him, and while regretting to appear unneighbourly, is compelled to protect himself by notifying his intention to destroy "any pigs found trespassing on his land. We understand the damage to his potato crops alone, during the past two seasons, by his poreine visitors, would not be covered by £lO. The Hawke's Bay Highland Society recently gave a "social "at Napier in honor of the Hon. J, McKenzie, who is chief of the Otago Gaelic Society. An address presented to Mr McKenzie offered him " a right genuine Highland welcome," and stated:- " We look upon you with pride as the most celebrated Gaelic champion in the whole of Australasia, and whose fame may be collided with that of King liobcrt the Bruce, for since this great Scottish monarch addressed his 'Parliament it Scone in the vernacular of the hardy and chivalrous Gael, we have no record of any other man having done so. until last session, when you gallantly sailed the ship of Slate with a Gaelic cmiipass,and we trust that should occasion arise you will not be loth to do the same in future." The Minister, in the course of his reply to the toast of his health, said that the Gaelic language was invaluable when you wished io say something private! Messrs Simms & Mowlem add to the list of entries for their sale in the yards, Queen Street, on Wednesday next, 20 slips, :i prime bacon pigs, 2 good hacks, 6 fat bulloc'is. Notice of election of tho Castlcpoiut It 'ad Iji ard is published, yesterday a dray and three horses belonging to Mr I:'. Bright, sawmiller,of Kkelaliiiii!i,|went oyera slip on the rjad leading through Pnrkville, but very little damage was sustained, The postponed Autumn Meeting of the Wairarapa Jiucing Club opens at Tauherenikau on Monday next, The temporary suspension of the Mnstortou Saw-mill Company's operations hrough the late Hood, means that some 2/men arc thrown mil of employment. The eldest daughter of Mauihera, the well-known Mislcrton native, is now very seriously ill at Musterton. At the Jlreyertou Presbyterian> Church to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, the ttcv, li. Wood will conduct services. _ The Key, J. Kennedy Klliot, of Wellington, will conduct tlioSabhalhSchoul Anniversary services of the Presbyterian Church, Maslcrton. At the Presbyterian Church to-mor-row evening the Jlev. iiobl, Wood will lecture on " Esther, the Heroine; or fidelity unto death." in the morning Mr Wood will preach on the "Altitude of the Christian towards thedistressed," and will giye a special address to the young on " Samuel the child-minister." The Masterlon Wesleyau Church Anniversary services will be conducted to-morrow by the Jiev Josiah Ward,one of the most able and nopular preachers in the New Zealand Wesleyan Church, and well-known in this district. The choir will render special music, and will be assisted by an orchestra of eight performers. The morning service will open with a selection from " 0 be joyful in the lord," and in the evening with "I am Alpha and Omega," the solo part being taken by Miss Perry. The customary weekly meclmgof the Masterlon Mutual JmprovcmoiitSoeioiy was held in the Wesleyau Schoolroom last evening. The President (Bev. ,1. i Dukes) occupied Hie chair. The syllabus committee presented a programme for the first threo months of tho session, which was adopted with sbght amendments, It is proposed to hold a debate on May 3'st on the subject, ''ls football overdone," to which it is proposed to invih nil footballers and the general public, An effort is being made to make the society popular, and as the society is thoroughly unseetarinn, all classes are received into membership, On the motion of the secretary, seconded by Mr Hollings, it was resolved to institute honorary membership. The moron met with the unanimous ajiproTnl I of the mcc'ing and was duly carried. A • debate of considerable interest to both . sexes will eventuate at next Friday's I meeting of the society, the subject being " Aro men as vain as women." Miss [ Williams will champion the affirmative, , and Mr L. Donald the negative, i The licv. It. Wood in acknowledging • the yotc of thanks for his service as ' Chairman at the concert and distribution 1 of prizes iu the Wangaehu School on Thursday night, referred to the fact . that for the last two seasons he had , conducted in the school, with the con- ; sent and approval of the committee, a ' Bible class after school hours. He ' hoped to resume the class this year 1 about the same time as last year. He ' was sorry to say some foolish persons 1 in Masterlon had propounded the ; doctrine that the School Committee 1 there having granted the use of the school after school hours, to a minister of religion for imparling a religious lesson, was breaking the law. He had little doubt but that the Wangaehu people would look upon such a motive as a pitiable revelation of bigotry and ignorance, shewing the extent of the flood iu the Tnucru Diver during the late storm, the bridge at Messrs Williams and Bcotham's sawmill, consisting of ono eighty-foot and two thirty-livc feet son is, was lifted bodily out of position, and the ma ; n span was carried down the river to Te WJiiti—probably some ten mWcs—when it was stranded, quite intu':, with the exception of ono piece of timber, which can be easily replace! Me.srs W. 11, Bcetham and C. E. Darnell went to Tc Whiti this morning, and have made arrangements to bring t'.e bridge- back and roplacc it in position. This span contains some eight thousand feet of hcaii of totara, as wc'l as valuable ironwork. •It is expected tiiat tho bridge will be re-erected in a br.rght, Mr Danicll found the reiMiricr of his bridge stranded in a difficult position about a m ; lc fur he: down st.'eam. It is not proposed f■> reerect this, as the structure is severely damaged. On Thursday evening a very sue:ossfill concert was held iu the Wangaehu School, under the auspices of the School Committee, the Key. It. Wood in the chair. The meeting commenced by the school children singing (under the leadership of Miss L, Feist) an evening song. The Chairman then, at the request of the School Committee, distributed tho prizes to the pupils. This was done, thp priza consisting of valuable books and other at tides. " The Chairman said ho had a further pleasant duty to discharge, viz,, to ask Miss Feist, the teacher, to accept a present from her pupils. A presentation consisting of a large handsome volume, and a beautiful hand-bag was received by Miss Feist and suitably acknowledged, A number of solos, duets and trios were rendered during the evening by Misses Perry, Prentice, Crann and Williams, and by MrEalph. A vote of thanks to the Chahman was accorded on tho motion of Mr. McKay, seconded by MrFalloon. After tho concert the ladies provided a liberal supply, of toa and cako for tho crowded audience, ■