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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5018, 6 May 1895, Page 2

A certain Masterton church possesses (iWy excellent choir, and under a caiiablo confer some , fu \ c "I™ are rendered. It* Wgtt W«.!« was so good that one cxtJa-hoMppplf: sparrow came right inside and fluttered about, appearing quite at home, and joining in tho smging.

Carterton Wcsleyan Cliurch Ims com I menccd a series of winter couccrts. Tlio Works and Finance Committee o{! tho Masterton Borough Council meet this ovcning. Mr 11. P. Grovillo is about to take up his residence at Eketahuna. Mr M. Williams, the contractor for the Masterton Park Grandstand, is making excellent headway with the work. Thirteen trucks of sheep were despatched from Masterton liailway station iliis morning. iiain fell again iu Masterton on Saturday night, but yesterday turned out beautifully liue, The llcv. S. J. Gibson preached at the Masterton Wcsleyan Church yesterday, the Church bciug well-filled. Mr F, H. Wood advertises for private sale, a small farm property at Newman. Forty-mile Bush.

A Gazelle notice lixes the carriage of parcels on the New Zealand railways 1 I'or any distance, al up to 71b, (id; lllb ' ls;niid2Blbs, Is (id. Here is a specimen of our railway ' tariff, says tho limmimr. A box of fruit weighing olilbs, is charged (id from Woodville to A'apicr, and a box of butter 2s 3d. II is proposed to form a Hivcr Board at Pahiatua, and a public meeting of ratepayers will be held to consider the matter. MrW. Tosswill repot ts that during the month of April, rain fell atPahialua on ill days, the total quantity being 1277 inches. The total rainfall for the corresponding period of hist year, was 3'5S inches. Six children were baptised at St. Mnllliew's, Miisleilon on Sunday afternoon, by the Jiev.,]. Ilewson, who also conducted the Children's Service. The Very Key Father Devoy, eondueled the devotions in St. Patrick's Church on Suudnyovcniiiir, and preached a stirring senium to a large congrcgat ion. The Hey. Father Mclveima went to Carterton on Sunday afternoon with Archbishop Hcdwood, where he assisted His Grace in the Mission Service commenced there on Sunday evening. The Greylown school children and Iheir parents had another excursion to Wellington by the ordinary train on Saturday lust. The'itevd. Dukes preached at CarIcl'lon Wcsleyan Church yesterday morning, and llie Jiev W. Jiowsc in the evening. Messrs Lowes A lorns add b their Ekciahnna sale list lor Wednesday next :-ai) ewes in lamb, 50 wethers, 12!) lambs, 5 fa I bullocks.

Mr I). O'.liricn, thewell-loiown spoiis--111:111. Icfl Sydney hy (he Mani'oto for Sew Zealand. MrO'Jliicn is bringing over a colt liy Splendor-Meditation. Tii-cent heavy rains caused the Opoii .liivcr to lise aljmit four feel, earning away a bridge on Ihe Wairoa-Gisborne Koad. The loss In tin; Wairoa County Council is from .C:i,(ii:jt 0 fi.i:;)i). A few quotations of new wilder drapery and clothing, arc published in this issue by tht- Wamirapu Farmers' (Jo-operative Association, which are worlhy ofperusiil, The number of live slock earned 011 Ihe Wellington section of tin- Governinenl Jiailways for the lasl four weekly period, was only fi.llilll as against lil.ns for the eorresponding period of LSIU. Parcels increased hy T)0 in the same period.

An interesting discovery was made by llr George Avcry.of Pahialua.on Wednesday last, says the llmill Jle was out shooting in the Tiranmea district, near Hull's crossing, when his attention was attracted by a peculiar shaped stone winch lie picked up, and was astonished to lind it was n Hint nxe-head. The weapon is porfoctly-shaped, and is a splendid specimen of an ancient Maori tomahawk. From Ist April ISO t lo:!lsl .March of the present year, •W,!..!.) 1 , tons less grain was earned on the Aew Zealand Jiailways than during the year ending ;!lst March 18(11. There was also a decrease in minerals of lUI2II tons mid in elmU'ol'' UWS tons. There was an increase in wool carried of LI'S? 1 ,: firewood 1-14 tons; timber 10\:isiii tons; and merchandise S2;i tons, the total decrease for the year being ]■>£>■[ tons. Tilt' I'alikiliui Jfcmlil says:-"The Woodville merchants do not mean to lose a chance of improving their standing with Ihe Malum settlers. 'When the roads were blocked by slips, caused by the recent heavy rains, these astute busi nessnien olferwl, if Ihe set Hers would put in lour days a week clearing the road, to pay for half time. The oiler was accepted and Ike roads were sulliciently cleared to allow of goods being packed up. In the matter of enterprise our Woodville friends put (heir Fahiatua neighbours completely in the shade." We are in receipt of 11 copy of the Jubilee issue of Ihe iXcwspapcr Press Directory, published by C. Mitchell & Co., of Loudon. This is a world-wide book of reference, as it embraces in its (allied contents, Colonial as well as English and Conlincntal journals. A good deal of careful, detailed information is given of papers ami places all over the earth. We can glean from its columns, statistics of every town of any pretentions, in A'cw Zealand, Australia, or England. There are also included in Ihe volume, special articles of vital interest to journalists, such lis that on '' ihe law of newspapers for lifty years." which are of immense value to Colonial j pressmen.

At a cerlainplaceof worship—located j between the Post Ollico at Mas--1 tcrlon, and the cannibal islands of the ! Fiji group—the rev. preacher was reIcenlly giving soothing illustrations of doubt and want of faith, lo a somewhat drowsy audience. Suddenly every member of the congregation was roused to absolute wide-a-wakcfulness, by the rev. talker raising his voice and saying: —•' What would be the use of two persons arguing about the virtues of Mother Seigcl'.s Syrup, if a third came b them and said '.I Iwwitisgood, because it cured me!' Would'nllliat fix it, Beloved?" Some of those present smiled right out loud; some sat up and looked surprised: while the remainder appeared mildly shocked. The parson noted llie impression, and by way of a clincher, added, "i\'ol that 1 wish to advertise the remedy, my Brethren!" The latter proved altogether too much, si ml a good many only recovered at collection lime. We would suggest that ia giving illustrations, the rev. gentleman should go a little slow on future occasions, although Iho idea might be made to pay. Still the average church attendant would not altogether like the occupant of the pulpit where he worships lo dispense such spiritual comfort as " Drink Walker's Kilmarnock Whisky, there's not _a headache in a hogshead," while dilating on Temperance ; or when rcfciring to n home beyond the clouds to hear his pastor remark, " that smoking Cameron's New Vcnusmadc the path easier," and" that Lifebuoy Soap had proved a groat assistance to many in reaching the Golden Shore!" Nevertheless from patent medicines to soap and whisky is not a long journey, and if one creeps into church the others will soon follow!

If we may credit the Australian scientific review, says a contemporary, the monkey is beginning to display a somewhat unpleasant faculty of risiug to higher things. In Brazil, we are already gravely informed, monkeys are now he"ing employed to some extent in the plantations instead of negroes, They have been found to possess a latent, talent for gathering and preparing the cotton and they aro being gradually initiated into the work. Their diligence i and address arc said to be remarkable,' and in many cases they exhibit much greater activity than the negroes, As yet they require an overseer to look after them, but in course of time, perhaps they may bo expected to produce overseers from among themselves, A. project is on foot, to buihban electric railway from Valparaiso (Indiana), to Chicago,

_ A pharji frost was experienced in this district this morning. The Swiss Government forbids all juniors the uso of tobacco, Boys dare not smoke in the public streets. The usual weekly meeting of the North TTairarapa Liberal Association j will be held this evening, j Mr .7. A. Hutton, Acting-Inspector of Post Offices, paid an oUi'ckl visit to Maslcrton to-day. Tiro patients were admitted to the Masterton Hospital during, last week, and two discharged, leaving six patients ill the institution at data Mr ]?. H. Wood adds to his next TaraUihi slock sale 150 wethers, 400 ewes in lamb, 1(50 shorn lambs. At Ihe annual meeting of the Mastert?n iioad Hoard on Saturday last, Mr D. J. Cameron was re-elected Chairman, for the ensuing year.

A carrier pigeon recently beat an ex- > press locomotive, by twenty minutes, on ■■ a run from Dover lo Lon'lon. The first conviction under a new law ( in Oregon, has just sent a man to the ] penitentiary for a year, for adultery. ; The craze for collecting the first numbers of newspapers, is becoming almost j as absorbing an industry among ama- : tours, as the possession ot rare stamps , and book plates. Ah To Kong Sing, a bright young i Chinese half-oasic, has hung out his shingle in Sydney as a solicitor. He has | Anglicised the first part of his name to Otto. As a rule a woman's hair begins to change colour at the temples at live and thirty, but a severe attack of neuralgia will wither Ihe hair over the part affected ill II lew weeks. Arthur Chesterman, a young man residing in I'uriri (Hawkc's Hay), while attempting lo decapitate a rooster, cut one of his lingers lo such an extent that amputation was necessary. A German has invented a small bouse, ca|ialile of holding four or live persons, to be used in diving and working in sunken ships, or valuable wreckage of oilier character. One tilled lady in London, with a view to ascertaining what organ-grinders I made, hired an oruan, disguised herself, and sang in Russell Square two hours, during which lime she collected threepence. A Birmingham manufacturer, of mature years, wishing to propose to a young lady employed at another business establishment, and not bavins.' the courage to do so openly, had recourse lo ' ihe telephone. He was accepted. Mr flower Jicde, the son of Colonel Rede; of Melbourne, has passed his final examination for naval cadels at ' Devonport, ami has been posted to ' OI.S. Orlando. 1 The largest and oldest chain bridge in , the world is said to be that at lungtung, 1 in China, where it forms a perfect road I from the top of one mountain to that of ' another.

Among Hindoo women, lln-rc ai-ii instances of some possessing the highest allainmeuts. Calcutta can boast ol several who have taken high degrees in medicine and iciencc. The election of three members to fill the vacancies on Ihe Alcitio lioad Board will be held on May £lrd. dominations closeal 110011011 Thursday the ltith.

A reward is offered for the return of a gold-mounted greenstone brooch, lost between Maslcrlon mid Kopmirangii, The liev. Mr l.'crymaii, of Ekelahuna, will give a lecture at the Ifasterton Woslcyuu Sehoolroom on Wednesday evening, in aid of the new Wesleyan Church at Ekclalitma.

According to the k'umtmt Times, a very dangerous mistake was made at the Faster encampment at Grcymouth. A company was about to lire on an attacking parly, when tbeollicer in charge discovered I bat ball bad been served out with the blank cartridge. Asrttlcr at Cheviot, when diggiugja drain a few days ago. discovered the skeleton of a large 1110 a. The bones are in a capital state of preservation. A boy eight years of age, who was charged with being found at night without lawful excuse, on premises in Auckland, said ho ran away from home I because bis father was drunk.

Cardinal Moran, preaching recently, said Ik would like In see all young men trained to llic use of arms, and the enrolment of nn Irish Faugh-u-ballagh regiment in Sydney. A druggist's clerk in Boston has succeeded in making n medicine thai will deprive a cat of its voice without injuring il in the least. Seven large tom-cats were experimented on a short time ago. They sal on the peak of a roof and made faces at each other without uttering a sound.

In Corea, every unmarried man is considered a boy. though he should live lobe a hundred, A'o matter what his age. he follows in position the youngest of the married men, despite the fad, perhaps, of having lived long enough to lie their father. Two Chinese astronomers are said to have been put to death by the Emperor for getting drunk on the night when an eclipse was due. In the prisons ot Germany a year ago wercthirly-tliree thousand inmates, fourteen thousand of whom were incarcerated for crimes committed while under the inlluence of liquor. At Festiniog, the other day, a sheep driven by the cold actually walked into a house and placed his forelegs on a lady's lap to beg a hit of bread which she held in her hand.

The Blenheim paper says:—Carrier pigeons proved;t.hemselves useful during the recent storm by carrying a message to llavolock from Port' Underwood, to the effect that the schooners, Falcon, Clyde, and Hiion Hello had taken shelter in that harbour.

The two coming liners of the CompagnieTransathmtiqueare to he named the Alsace and the Lorraine. Their displacement will he Ii.HOO tons, and their sea speed twenty knots, hut it is hoped that they will beat the Lucania and Campania in steaming. With tho exception of those two Cunarders they will be the largest vessels aflo.it.

The On morn Vmt reports Hint a few weeks ago the water-wheel which drives Mr W. Hay's machinery at Maheno suddenly refused to do its work, and after tho expenditure of considerable touble, time, and patience, during which a quantity of (he machinery was pulled to pieces, it was found that twenty-four large eels had_ insinuated themselves inlo tho mechanism. An aged lady is reported to have recently complained In a magistrate that because she was a little behind with her rent her landlady followed her to church and asked for it there. The landlady came into the pew alongside her, and when she was joining in tho responses, was constantly whispering to her about her rent, and when she came to the response " incline our hearts "the landlady would add" to pay our rent." The magistrate said it was very annoying but there was nothing illegal in it. A man came into Pahiattia on Saturday, mid reported to the police that lie had found tho body of a man hanging in the hush near Yulo's mill. He further stated that the body was so decomposed that he did not touch it. Constable Cooper went out with the man, but ho was unable to again find the spot, and after a fruitless search returned-to Pahiatua. A large search party set out yesterday morning to examine the bush, with the result that the body was found.

Great preparations arc being made for tho Municipal Fire Brigades annual social, which takes place on Thursday evening next. The Masterton Orchestra will supply the music and the Brigade's Brass Band rill perform outsido tho_ljri.il previous to the opening. The ladies are supplying refreshments, and the social promises to excel the brilliant success attained by the Brigado last year.

We regret to learji that Mr Robert Hare lies seriously ill at his residenco, Oriental Bay, Wellington.

Mr Walter, a cadet, of tho celebrated London Times family proprietary, lias settled at Tauranga. Ho is related to Mr G. S. W. Dalrymplo of this towu.

Tho " Calliope " Quadrillo Assembly hold a "long night," at the Mastcrton Temperance Hall, on Wednesday. Mr James Petheriek of Wellington, died yesterday afternoon. The woman Patrick, who sustained terrible injuries in the Tory-place fire on Saturday night, expired yesterday afternoon. Her husband is not expected to recover. Mastcrlon Masonic Lodge meets on Wednesday evening licit. The licv. A. C. Yorke preached at Brimrepcth yesterday morning, and at St. Matthew's Church in the evening. A young man named William James, was crushed to deatll by falling under a dray, which he was driving on Knrori Bond on Saturday afternoon. He, leaves a widow and three children. The main road between Masterton and Kkelalmna lias now been cleared of all slips, and is altogether in very good order again. Correspondence and other mailer is crowded out of our present issue.

Messrs Simms and Mowlem add to (he list of entries for their next stock sale in Hie yards on Wednesday, Bth inst 200 forward wethers, 30 fat ewes, 501 good Lincoln ewes in lamb lo pure bred Lincoln rams, 50 2-tooth wethers, 100 4 and G-tooth ewes in lamb, 300 2-tooth liomuey Lincoln ewes, 100 frosli full month Jtonmoy Lincoln ewes. Temporary repairs were efi'cctcd on Saturday to allow of light traffic over the Kokotau Bridge, and Mr Danicll lias sent on llie gear for further work so as to allow of ordinary tnillie, pendiug arrangements bcine; made for more permanent work on both the Kokotau and lluruimiorangi bridges.

Mr F. IT Wood advertises the following entries for liis salcjut Tanhcrcnikau on Tuesday 21st instant:— M) ewes in lamb, SO lambs, besides several lines of dairy stock. What price '! Ask, listen, and wonder. Look at the new dresses, and the jackets, and macintoshes, ami millinery. Look at the clothing, mercery, and house furnishings, ami glovos, and marvel when you hearthe price named. You've never hoard anything like it before. You'vo been used t> g'-tting your money's woith because you'vedone y.mt shopping at Hooper's. But these ex'ra induced rites, these extra low pric'!--, they almost exc?ci belief, and but that you take Cue goods away in exchange for the prices quoted, you would be inclined to doubt your senses, and to faucy that tiling were not what they seem. Walk round the shop, price everything, go somewhere else! go everywhere! [.rice everything at tho oilier shops, anil then by every ,'crce of ciroumsUneM and from tho strongest conviction tiiat it is the proper thing to Jo you'il come back to spend your money at the cheapest and test shop in Masterton U .1. Hooper and f Vs fion Mwche. -Aim. The Australian Mutual Provident

Society have asked us to point out lluil Mr (J. W. Schroder is the only canvassine; employed at the present time in IhcMaslertou district. Occasionally under n misapprehension, insurances are elTcctcd which niv supposed to be with the A.M. I'. hut are really not connected with ii. K is lo prevent mistakes of this kind that the Society desires it to be known that in the Masterton district Mr Schroder is its sole authorised agent— Ann. One ol the Rights ni Wellington, at any time ismidouhtaWy the magnificent establishment known us Te Aro House, and now that every department within its walls is lil'ed to oveillowiug, with a bewildering variety of the -cason's novcities iu milium, manlhs, drcssis, etc., it is more than ever a pleasure and profit to visit the wholesa'e family drapery warehouse, Te Aro Hoitc. Part'cular atienl ; on has been paid this year to the requirements of country customers, ami the resub is io he seen in the immense aid varied stock of calicoes, shirtings, liaimc's, llaimcllettcs, strong wearing dress materials, men's and boys' clotlrir; itc, The choice in each department, is almost un'imitcd. as may be imagined when ii is staicd that ot llannelette a'o.'e, over oIi.OOO yards have this season hecu imported at Te Aro House, Wellington.

A specially organised department, has been established b deal with country orders. Patterns ot any materials in stock, will be forwarded to any address, post free. Country residents ate invited to writo for prices, or any information regarding goods wanted. It is confidently asserted that nowhere can such a wide selection, or such sterling value bo obtained, as at To Aro House, Welliußton.—Ann,