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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5100, 10 August 1895, Page 2

The monthly meeting of the Masterton School Committee, will be held on Monday evening. Mr J. Carpenter, hoot-maker and importer of (juccn-strect, Masterton, advertises a list of genuine bargains in boots and shoes of all descriptions. Professor Davis gives a matinee performance at the Mastcrtou Theatre lioyal at 2.30 to-day. Yesterday was another cold, bleak, wintry day, heavy rain falling at intervals. Professor Davis is generally admitted to he the smartest wonder-worker of any who have ever visited Masterton with similar entertainments. Tenders are invited by Mr T. I'. Girilwood, for felling 130 acres of light bush, at Alfredton. The next meeting of the Wairarapa Licensing Committee will he held in the Court-house on Tuesday, the 10th day of September, at noon. Messrs Simms and Mowlcm add to the list of entries for the next stock sale in the yards Queen-street, on Wednesday l'ith inst., liOl'at ewes, li fat working bullocks, 1 store cow, and 21 good calves. Xcws Ints been received, at Thursday Island, that Wilson, who recently ahduclcd a half-caste girl, anchored the stolen lugger near Eoiger, New Guinea. Shortly after, a diver's lugger appeared in sight. Wilson look her to be a Government vessel alter him, and in order to avoid capture, lie took poison and died from ils effects. Wilson endeavoured to induce the girl to also take poison, but she refused,

Mr E. M. Smith says the Public Trustee is "an autocrat of the deepest ! 11 .V L '" MrGcorgcHutchisonsaysthc Colonial Treasurer is a master o£ the " pulf egotistic." The member for New Plymouth considers the country will yet haye cause to regret that he was not placed on the Tariff Commission. Several cases of cholera have appeared in France. Tlic estimated population of the. colony on the HOtli of June last was 1189,5211, exclusive ol Maoris, who, according to the last Census, numbered '11,99;!. Charles Christopher Wilson,a married man. 20 years of age, was found dead on Thursday morning at Kakanui, near Ekctalmna. .Death is supposed to have resulted from inflammation o( the bowels. It is reported that the Italian Government, fearing Abyssinian aggression, is maliing preparations for a campaign in that country, and that 20,000 troops will be sent there in October. The quiet Surrey village at Ashstead was one day recently the scene of considerable and unwonted excitement, An enthusiastic cycling couple had determined to get married in the very latest up-to-date cycling fashion. The wedding procession started from Leatherhoad. The bride and bridegroom were mounted upon a tandem bicycle, the lady attired in orange blossoms,veil, and a rational dress of fawn colour. The bridegroom did some line pedalling churchwards, and responded gracefully to the cheers of the assembled natives who adorned the highway with with their presence, and expressed their delight and amusement in many ways. The bridesmaids and best man followed behind, also mounted, and the afl'air throughout was characterised with much good humor, tho arrangements being completed without a mishap. There is a club out in Kansas for the purpose of helping persons to marry, The organisation opposes marriages that are liable to cause misery, and its members combine to aid unions which may be conducive to happiness. All the wordings of the order arc secret, and the pressure is brought to bear so skilfully that no one ever knows that he or she is being inlluenced by such an organisation. Meetings arc held every week, and each member mijkcsa report in regard to certain qscs. 11 You have probably noticed the increase in good marriages during the past year," its president said: "well, most of them were due to the influence of our society, and they have proved to be happy unions, We have about a dozen marriages well under way, and they will take place within a few months, Our organisation worksmerely in the interests of humanity."

Alt enquiry into llie circumstances under which the house of Mrs S. Hounslow, in Chapel-street, Masterton, was destroyed by lire, was held in the Courthouse at Masterton on Friday morning, before Mr T. Hutchison, District Coroner, and the following jury ; Messrs D. Mcintosh (foreman), D. Hartley,,!. Williams, 'fficol, J, Wickcns, i)nd F. Jiolloway. Evidence \ya» given by Thomas Fitzsimmons, who lived next door. About half-past two in the morning lie was awakened by a loud thumping at the door of the house which was burned, and a voice exclaiming, " Is anybody living here ?—this hoiise is on lire," Witness got up and wont to the door, and found that the next house was in Humes, lie did not recognise the man who was knocking at the door. .Edward Welch and T. 11. Thompson gave evidence of seeing the lire and raising the alarm. Henry Hounslow, bootmaker, said the house was the property of his mother, and hail been unoccupied foj' about a month. Witness ]iat( possession of the keys, ajifl had visited tho premises about 10' o'clock tho previous day in company with Mr Jacobs, for the purpose of measuring the rooms, as the house was about to bo papered by the latter. Witness was smoking at % time. Could not say if thp back door was locked, Looked the front door ou leaving, and also the gate. Did not again visit the house beforo the lire. The house was insured for £l5O in |hu National Insurance Company. The place wns lii the hands of an auctioneer for sale. Could not say what the value of the building was. Witnoss arri vedat tlio lire as the flames broke through the roof. A.J.Jacobs and James Cochrane gave unimportant evidence. Sergt. M'Ardle said lie was at thefiro and smelt lip. senc very strongly. Found of some person having jumped pycr a high fenop at t||o backi' 1 Ijic vnluo of- tho building destroyed was not, in the opinion of wjtnoss, equal to the amount for which It wasinsured, HE Thompson, re-called, said the • footmarks described by the last witness were his, , and were mado wjinn Jib returned wlt|) tho engine, flfc jumpedovop'thp'feijpe and went in the back way to the'iiottago. Tho Coropcr said that thero was 110 ovidcuco to show that the lire had not been accidentally caused, and the jury returned a verdict that there was no QTideuco to show how the lire originated,

Owing to the very bad weather last night, the Theatre Koyal was not opened, Professor Davis will give another entertainment this evening, and will appear at Carterton on Monday. The Rev, S. J. Gibsou will conduct both services iu tho Mastcrtou Woslcyan Church,to-morrow. Evening subject, "The Ideal Husband," Country services iu conuecliou with the Wcsleyan Church, will be held to-morrow afternoon, at Kangitumau and Weraiti. Messrs E. E. Hornblow and Co., held a very successful sale of furniture, etc,, at Eketahuna, oil Thursday last, the attendance being large and bidding spirited. Mr J. Groves, of Mangapakchn, has presented to the Mastcrtou Museum, nil interesting specimen, which it is I thought is probably a portion of the I petrified remains of some extinct monster.

■ r The Directors of the Masterton Ulacltsmith and "Wheelwright Company return thanks to all who assisted in saving tho Company's property at the late lire. Atthc Masterton Presbyterian Church to-morrow evening, the Kcv llobcrt Wood will give a lecture on the "Martyrs of Modern Missions, with special reference to the luchcug Massacre."

To-morrow afternoon there will be services in connection with flic Presbyterian Church at Droycrtou and Wangaeliu. 'llic Masterton Firemen are to bccomplimented on turning out iu such numbers in the pouring rain last evening, aud it is undoubtedly due to their efforts that (lie damage was not much more extensive. At the fire at Mr Chennells' office last nighl, Mr W. Watson was one of the lirst to enter the building iu the endeavour to save the contents. The smoke was so thick that before he knew it he was overpowered, but being promptly pulled out by Mr A. Falls and others, soon came round. The Callierthun was an iron screw steamer of 21/11 tons gross, 11)8? lons under deck, and 1-lUli tons net, built in 18S1 by W. Doxlord and Sons, of Sunderland, Her dimensions werc-length, 302 ft Din; breath, 3tift Sin; depth, BU2ft 7in. Tho engines were on the compound principle, with cylinders oMOiu and 7Uiu, ami a stroke of 48in. Captain Matthias, whose wife was amongst the passengers, visited Wellington in 18S7 in the ship Hamstoad. The many friends of Mr Geo. lientley, at present in the Wellington Hospital, suffering from cancer, will regret to learn that his life is now despaired of, and his relatives have been summoned to his bedside.

One of the jurymen empanelled in the Masterton murder case applied to His Honor yesterday evening for permission to pay a brief visit to his home. His Honor, after consulting the Act, said he regretted that lie could not grant the request, says the Wellington Times. The programme of the sixpenny concert iu connection with the Mastcrtou Wcsleyan Church has been crowded out of to-day s issue but will appear iu our next issue,

Wc are requested to remind our readers of Messrs Lowes and Joins sale of Mr C. Parker's dairy stock, store rattle, sheep, horses, farm implements, etc., which takes place on his farm, Loner Manaia on Tuesday next ut 1 o'clock.

A splendid section of Ilia acres, lease in perpetuity, is advertised for disposal. The Uishop of Wellington is a man nobly superior to sectarian bigotry. An instance of his broad-minded Christianity has been brought under our notice (says the I'nd) which is worth recording. A lady who was a member of the Clmrch of England but married to a Presbyterian, recently died in this city. TV relatives desired that she should be interred in the Church of England Cemetery according to the ritual of that Church, but that the service should lie read by a Presbyterian clergyman who was a personal friend. The Presbyterian clergyman said lie could not olliciate without the permission of the liisliop of Wellington. The facts were represented to JJr Wallis, who. without hesitation, said that if his consent was necessary he would at once give it, and he did so in writing. Such an action is in most pleasing contrast to the wretched burial scandals so often recorded in the Home papers as the result of clerical intolerance. Wellington has reason to be proud of its Bishop, who is rapidly gaining the respect and allcction of all classes of the community. (i The" Cinderella Dance" held in the Temperance Unit last evening was a surprising success, considering the wretched state of the weather. About eight o'clock the rain came down in torrents, but even the bitter sou'-castcr did not prevent a goodly number of ladies and gentlemen assembling, and one and all thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The excellent music provided by Messrs ICoarsley, Cinders and Jiussell was yerv highly commented uiion, the lime and taste of the selections being perfect. Several extras were played by Misses Corbett, Costley, and Williams. Messrs W r . JclTries and A'icololllciatcdasM.C.'s, mid the fun was kept going in merry style till after the appointed time for the departure of " Cinderella." The supper tables were attended to by the Management Committee (Mesdames Ginders, Solor and Nicol, and the Misses Costley, Corbett, Williams and Hathaway,) who were assisted by a number of lady friends, and they aro to bo congratulated on the result, as it was certainly due to their efforts that the social was arranged, and so successfully carried out. There is no doubt had the weather been hue, the

attendance would have been much larger, and the Parish lhind fund would have been increased by a considerable amount. However, it is to bo hoped the Ladies' Coinmitteo will arrauge another "Cindcfclla Dance" before long, and it is safe to guarautec that even should the weather agaiu prove unfavorable, everyone present last evening would again brave the elements to spend such a pleasant and sociable time. The Committee wishes to heartily thank nil the ladies who supplied the refreshments. and also thoso who so kindly assisted to make the affair a success,