A BIRD IN HAND.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5124, 7 September 1895, Page 2

A BIRD IN HAND.

,?. - l( •■'A bird ii). band" is|f precious and in Mnstertoj} | • at the present fcimo wo can ■, ' rejoice over a precious I

mrd. : -.We .do apt know whether Minalis have been acclinia: [ tised in the interests of horticulture ] and pomology, but already these ? birds are with us in considerable f numbers and now are busily engaged in pulling out spriug crops as fast as they appear above the surface of the ° gi;pund. At the same, time they. „ nbisfly discuss their coming summer g .campaign.' \We are informed that n Mwiilis are partial to s.trawjben'ies j (i and are never' tired pi gooseberries, p thai they take ohefrjes jyhplesiilo', !| and that'they have aiJaok-tlie-fiipp'er, (' stylqof discmbowelliner peached Qf, j grapes they make a speciality, andij, when other fruit is not availablol they are dexterous pickers of apples,' 2 Their natural enemy is said to' be a 0 ' shot gun! Many of our readers 0 | tosylijitJs as yet of the habits and y

occupations of the Minah bird, but; during tlio coming season they are likely to get quite a liberal education concerning this feathered marauder. Experienced pomologists say they rather like scale, and don't mind codlin moth, but the Miuah makes thorn shudder.

We have received a the w.F.c.A. copy of the balancebalance, sheet of the Waira-

rapa Farmers' Cooperative Association for the past year. The fiist question one asks on any statement of accounts nowadays, is as to safety, Well, the W.F.C.A. reduces its dividend of 8 per cent, paid to shareholders last year, to six per cent., and its liabilities generally aro smaller and its reserves strengthened. This is essentially the policy of safety, and intelligent shareholders in the concern will thank the directorate for giving them this year, a G per cent, instead of an 8 per cent, dividend, The building up of a strong reserve will be tho best guarantee of a permanent and substantial dividend in.the future.

During the past few days much condolence has boon expressed with Mr Waite, the second master at our Public School, it being understood that his life's saviugs were invested iu ■ that madstrom, "tho shares" of the Bank of New Zealand, To-day we regret to record a still heavier calamity which has befallen him, in the sudden death of his sou William. Air Waite is an old and valued settler in this town, and in his present grievous trouble has the respectful sympathy of the entire community.

The Mastcrlou correspondent of the JCiic Cry writes:—lfaslcrton (Received 2 p.m,).-Holy Ghost at work■ yesterday; 12 at knee-drill; big crowd at night j five young men at tho cross; soldiers shouting over the victory. Lust Sunday's converts doing well. Hallelujah !-Adjutant Drew.

It has been decided to postpone the complimentary concert about to be tendered to the Masterton Orchestra by the Trustees of the Wesleyau Church, until Monday week, the Kith inst.

Louis and Emmanuel Abrahams, convicted in connection with the Melbourne gun frauds, have been sentenced to 20 months each, and lined £251) each. The Abrahams arc in a state of collapse, and had to be carried into Courton a stretcher. They arc extremely weak and excited. Louis is in a critical condition, and is apparently unconscious. The illness of the prisoners is the result of their persistent refusal to take nourishment.

Mr J. Charlton, the well-known piano and organ tuner, is now on his regulai visit (o Masterton and district. Orders may be left with Mr J). T. Holmes. Additional entries, including one young Jersey hull, arc made to Mr F, H. Wood's next Taratahi stock sale list.

From an advertisement which appears elsewhere in this issue, it will be seen that the well-known and favourite Clydesdale stallion, "Hero," will he again at theserviccofbrecdersdiiringthc present season. The owner (Mr W. Hercock) will supply all particulars. The Corrupt Practices Prevention Bill of which the Premier has charge, and which was introduced into Committee last evening, had the stormiest passage of any measure this session, clause after clause being either abandoned or materially altered.

Billy Warwick's idea, says a Sydney writer, is to reform the defunct but illustrious. Zcalandia team for next season, Seeing that every Sydney fifteen (bar tho University) in the senior badge competition owes the pick of its players to Maorilmid, Warhrick should uot have a difficult task.

A terrible tragedy was enacted a few days ago in the line Vorcingelorix, Paris. A wheelwright named Collet had earlier in the day had a dispute with one of his workmen, Thompt by naipo. But the pair had apparently' settled their differences satisfactorily, adjourning to a cafe during the dinner hour. Upon their return to the shop they proceeded with their work/f hornet wielding a heavy hammer. All went well for a few minutes, and then, without a word of warning, the workman raised hjs implement and brought it down with terrible force on his employer's head. Collet, stunned and bleeding, fell noar the forgo lire, and Thomet caught the injured man, and was about to throw him on the (lames, when Mdm<\ Collet, who heard her husbaud groaning, rushed ill, and before Thomet had time to fling her husband on the fire she seized a cobbler's knife, which she saw near, and drew it across the workman's neck. Thomet received a fearful gash, and was conveyed to hospital iu a dying condition. His employer, although seriously injured, is expected to recover.

Constable Charles Grey has been given the charge of the Eketahuua Police Station, vacated through Constable .Nestor's retirement' The report of the Wairarapa Far: mere' Co-operative Association "(Ltd.) for the yoar ended op July 31st, 1895, reads as follows: "Your director's have pleasure in presenting the report and balance-sheet for the past year, of as satisfactory a character as could reasonably be hoped for during a period which has been one of almost universal low prices and spall profits, The nett profit for tlio year is'£4',Bl3los' Cd, to which has to be added £76018s 3d,'the amount carried forward from the last year'sprbfit and loss account, making a total of £5,020 8s 9d, now available for division, which it is proposed to distribute as follows, after providing for Directors' Fees and the Government Incomo Tax: 6 per cent dividend on paid-up capital; 2 per cent bonus to shareholders on their purchases; 2 per cent bonus on employecs salaries;' to write £6CO off properties ; andlo'a'dd£l,oootothercserve, (which will then stand at £4,588), and to carry forward the balance to next year's Profit and Loss Account. Tlio Directors retiring arp Messrs A. W. Care, L. J. Nathan, and Pr Hosking, who, being eligible,' offer themselves'for re-election. Tho auditors—Messrs B. T.Miatoand'W.'li Chcnnells-alsq offer themselves for re-olection.-M. Casemebo, Chairman.*-Mastorton, September 6th, 1895.

We have received the following letter from Mr Georgo Bentley:-" On behalf of my dear wife and children and mysolf loiter my most sincere'and heartfelt thanks to all those ladies and gentlemen who so kindly helped at the late social held for my benefit, Foremost, I belioye, were my old comrades M.M.F.B. Band, with Mr D. S. Papworth as Secretary, who worked hard to help me in my sad afljiction. I also have to thank all tliose radios and gentleman who subscribed to tho fund rafscd'oi'my behalf, Once .mere thanking those ladies and gentlemen for .their kindness to 1 me' in my' timo of sickness, I am, yours respectfully, G-'eoboe' Bentiey, Wellington Hospital?' '■-■•■'••

A boy named G, J. Holland, who pleaded guilty at tho Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday to haying shot'a Paradise duck out of season, but said ij was done owing to his mistaking the bird for a shag, was fined Is and 28s costs.

A young man named Spencc, who was i admitted to probation at Dunedin on a charge of horse-stealing, was arrested tonight on a charge of attempting suicide. Spence bought a clothes' line and gave a note to a boy, asking him to take it to his (Spence's) mother, but not to hurry.. The boy did hurry, Tho note stated that jSpen'ce's'body would be found on a gum ireVcloseby' His mother and brother, lurrying to'fhesbo), found ijpe'nce Jiangi'li/J fW' If*?yagcu'tiiown'^ndtaken iiiocustody, " "''" ' ! Uessrs Slmms and Mowlom add 80 2-tooth ewes in lamb, 12 2 and 3-yoar. old steers, and 3 cows, to the list of entries for their next stock sale, in the yards on Wednesday, 11th September,

Messrs Lowes and lorns have for sale 300 bushels of black oats, 2 years old. Messrs Simms and Mowlem add to the list cf entries for their next stock salcmtho yards, Queen-street,' 011 Wednesday, 11th inst., 3 springing cows and 3 weaner pigs, A lettn f rom Wellington states that Mr Crcorge Bontlcy, is in'a very low condition, and gets weaker every day. Mr Mills says some valuable fish promise to becomo extinct at tho Sounds if not conserved. Mr Flattnan is to move that Government should devise a scheme in the recess for tho reduction of all salaries of Civil Servants over £250. "That useless trash, Hansard."— The Premier. "You are well represented there,"— \ member. Messrs Lowes and lorns announce their next Mastcrton stock sale for Wednesday, September 18th, at their-Kenall-street yards. Entries as advertised. The third term ot the Wellington College will commenco on Monday next, 9th. inst. Between 11 and 12 o'clock last night tho ticket office at tho Tc Aro railway station was broken into, and the sum of 26s taken from tho till. Tho opening run of the cycling members of the W.A.A. and C, Club, takes place on Thursday afternoon next, at 3 30p.m., and will be from the Masterton Post Offico to Carterton, Wo arc requested to state that all cyclists in the district will be heartily welcomed, and are invited to join the members of the Club in the opening run, The Frances Boss Company uavo another exceptionally One performance at tho Mastcrton Theatre lioyal last night, when "Hold by tho Enomy" .was produced The Company has made an exceedingly favourable impression in Mastcrton, and mcy be sure of a very hearty welcome on a return visit, which it is intended to nay next month.

A number of sheep belonging to settlers on the Opaki, wore worried by dogs yesterday. A hunt was instituted and two of the offending cauines were shot.

Mr W. Waitc and a party of searchers, went out this morning to try and recover the body of lus son William, whose sad death by drowning is reported elsewhere.

At the llastcrton S.M. Court this morning, before MrG. Heron, J.P., two young men named Henry Coombe and George Sandbrook, were charged with being concerned in a robbery of jewellery from the premises of Messrs Sargood, Son, and Ewon, Wellington. Accused were charged with having a portion of the stolen property in their possession, and on the application of Sergeant McArdle, were remanded to Grcytown, whero two of the supposed principals in the robbery have been arrested.

A special notice to anglers, cricketers and tennis-players, appears in another column from the W.F.C.A-, the firm having just opened a really splendid assortment of high-class fishing tacltlo of the latest and most approved pattern; a special consignment of Sykes' celebrated cricket materials, and several eases of best quality lawn tennis requisites. We recommend those of our readers who may be interested in cither of these sports, to pay n visit of inspection to the W.F.C.A.

The mcoting of shareholders of the Bank of Now Zealand, held at Welling, ton yesterday, passed the following resolution:-" That this meeting desires to accord a hearty vote of thanks to Parliament, and especially the Government, for the timely assistance rendered to tho ; Bank of New Zea"and and the Colony (it large at a most critical period in their history by the passing of the Banking Act of this week, and also to cjpress its gratitude for the consideration to the poorer classes in spreading the call over two years; further, the nieoting cordially acknowledges its deep obligations to the president and directors for the efforts they have made to conserve the interests of the shareholders, and to put the Bank on the solid foundation on which it now rests."

The man George Williams, who was arrested some timo ago at Fernridno, on a charge of having contracted a bigamous mariage with Mary llear at Patea, his first wifo being still alive at Sydney, was tried and convicted at Wangauui the other day. His Honor tlio Judge, in _ giving sentence, said:-" Georgo Williams, the crjmo of which you havo hep oonviotcd-on tlioclcarestcvidenco —js a vory serious one, although it may not appear so to you. The evidence j shows that you wore married in New South Wales in August, 1892, your brother-in-law (Mr Vincent) and brother being present as witnesses to your marriage. It appears that you left your wife in Sydney, but the circumstances under which you left her and came to this Colony arc not disclosed. You dispute your marriage in New South Wales, and you went into the witnessbo* and swore that your brother-in-law's (Mr Vincent's) evidence was untrue, in the faco of' tlio certificate of the marriage which has been produced. You sworo you know nothing of this marriage. It is difficult to understand how a "man in his senses could go into the witness box and deliberately perjure hiufs'elf as you have done this morning. You came over to this Colony from New South Walos, and you 'deceived a respectable girl and entrapped her into marrying you, You concealed from her that you were already a married man, In a case of this kind it is necessary, in order that society may be protected from men of your character, that a substantial sentence should ho imposed. The sentence .'of the Courtis that you bo imprisoned in the common gaol in Wangauui for live years,'andbe'kept to hard labour,"

If you study practical economy you will buy your drapery and clothing at Hooper's Bon Marchc. You ask why ? We'll tell you why I You've twenty pounds to spend or twenty shillings ityouliko. Your object is to get all you require for tho money you have. If'you buy of Hooper's you will get all you determined to secure and a bit left for something elso. Also jou will get the best of evbrythjng; the goods of standard manufacturer';-. If you buy elsewhere your twenty pounds pr twenty shillings, as tho case may be, will hot go as far as you thought and yba will either have to sink the quality or she II out more cash. Wil| that suit you'? Wotrqwnot, You're no fool; you've been wandering up and down this blessed world for years and you know your book. Onemay gay this is only assertion, whero's your proof? We reply, use your eyes, esoroise your judgment and critioise aridcomparo, and your verdiot must bo for Hooper & Co., ready money drapers, Bon Marck6, Mastorbn, -Advt,

_ One ol the sights of Wellington, at auy tjmo is undoubtedly the magnificent establlishment.known as Te Aro House,and now that every department within its walls is filled to overflowing, with a bewildering variety ol tho season's novelties in millhiory, mantles, dresses, etc, it is more than ever a pleasure and profit to visit tho wholesale family drapery warehouse, To Aro Uousc.

Particular attention Jias been paid this year" to tho requirements' of country customers, and the result is (6 be' seen in the immense and variod stock 'of calicoes, shirtings, 'flannels,' flannellettes, strong I wearing dress materials, men's and boys' clothing, jjto. Iheohoice in each depart* menl, is "ahnbst unlimited, as. may bo imagined, when it is Btatefllhat of flannel-' e'tte alone; 1 over 50,000/ yards have this season been imported'at To Aro House, Wellington; -Apyij ' ' " '""''