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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5130, 14 September 1895, Page 2

Messrs Hood aud Johnson open their new tobacconists' shop to-day. The liev. A. 0. Williams preaches at St. Luke's Church, Grcytown, on Suuday evening.

Mr 0. E. Danicll is enlarging his premises, sons to make moic room for his rapidly increasing ironmongery business.

The stock at the " Lion Store" at Grcytown, was insured in the South British Company for £OOO. The building was insured in the same Company for £125, and is the property of Mr F. H. Wood.

According to a late London despatch) a report was in circulation that the Duke »ud Duchess of York's baby, Prince Edward, was born a deaf mute. The baby is a little oyer a year old;

The Wairarapa Hide Club has decided to hold handicap ritlc matches on the 9th November, and that Masterton, Kniwaiwai and Carterton clubs be asked to take part, the matches to be tired on the l'apawai range. Messrs C, Smith & Co., who arc al ways to the front, liayc just received their second lot o£ spring novelties. This consignment eclipses any previous one recoivcd, and every department is now simply crowded out with novelties of all descriptions. The city of Boston has now a Chinese Masonic Temple among its many attractions. Tho recent inauguration ceremony is reported to have been very original and curious, One effect of the mining boom.has been to harden lauded property in Auckland. It is estimated that city property lias advanced in price from 30s to £2 per foot. A scries of robberies have been committed at Frasortown, Wairoa, A special constable ran the culprits to earth with the aid of an empty revolver. One prisoner subsequently escaped into the bush, At an inquest on the body of an infant near Wolverhampton, the mother stated that she had had twins on five occasions, only three out of her 16 children being alive to-day, The public of this district will bo pleased to learn that the Francos Boss Dramatic Company, who played such a successful season here a short time ago, are again returning, The Company arc bringing with tlieni, their full strength, and the whole of their new scenery and as everything will he staged on a large scale during the season, theatre-goers may confidently look forward to a Dramatic treat next weok,

A favourite lady-in-waiting to the Queen of Italy, when a young girl, was a cigarette maker in America. licturning to Italy, she attracted the fancy of the Queen, and was made her personal servant, and has just been created a countess.

A story is told of an incident in the recent Chilral Expedition which shows what roads are like in those parts. In one district there was just room for the camels to walk in single tile. Ouc dropped dead The only mode of clearing flic track for Colonel Kelly's force was |o |)low the beast up. A Victoria selector died the other day after a week of intense suffering as the result of a gun accident. He was tiring a breechloading rillc, when the breech pin or bolt was blown out and nonetrated his face near the nose to a depth of four aud a half inches. An Australian bookmaker now in England, who prides himself" on having been on more racecourses andinmore foreign climes than any other living bookmaker" states that" there are more turf swindles tolerated iu India than any othoMOuntry I have visited." Lady Frances Gunning has been convicted on a charge of having forged her father's name to bills of exchange, and sentenced to 12 mouth's imprisonment with hard labour, Nows has.bccn received of the death in Italy of Mr W. H. Hulbert, an American journalist, who figured prominently in 1891 iu a breach of promise action brought against him by Mrs Evelyn, an actress.

Tho new law setting forth tho kiud of costume cyclists may wear when riding their machines within the jurisdiction of the Chicago.cily authorities, aud formally passed by tho Board of Aldermen of that city on Tuesday, _ 23rd July, is causing no. imall sonsatiou (says the Westminster Gaiette). Henceforth, instead of tightfl, or even moderately loose knickerbockers, all cyclists will have to don a costume -baggy from tho ankles up, and' a jacket portion is to be made hijjh at the throat. .Tito wearing of knickerbockers and tho exposure of stockings is strictly forbidden. The law. applies equally to mon and womon. Owing to this new enactment some cycle races fised for Wednesday. 24th July, had to be postponed, in order to give tho riders time to get the legal kind of costume.

Several important additions are made to the eutrier -for MrF. H. Wood's next Taratahi stock Bale, which takes place on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs John Hesscy returned to Masterton to-day, after their Australian trip,

Messrs Lowes & lorns add to their sale for 18th, 16 choice dairy cows, 1 young cow just calved, and 10 empty heifers, The tender of Messrs Barron and Dement has been accepted for alterations to tho front of Messrs C, Smith and Co.'s shop in Qucen-strcet, Tho Melbourne Council of Churches at a recent meeting expressed its "Thankfulness to Almighty God" for tho defeat of the Totalisator Bill,

The death is announced of Bribery who won the Great Autumn Handicap of 1877. Tho daughter of Tradueer was at the time of her death in foal to the trotting stallion Imperious.

Dromedary will probably compete in tho Curragh Steeplechase at the Canterbury Jockey Club's.Spring Meeting, and it is proposed to run her at meetings on tho West Coast of the South Island.

General Dodds, of Dahomey expedition famo, advocates the immediate creation of a French colonial army, which he considers would prove a for midable weapon. .Rebellion is general in the three inland provinces abutting upon Tibet and Outer Mongolia, nauioly, Kansu, which has a population of. 9} millions, Shensi (8J millions) and Szechuen (08 millions).

The Ministry ought to cam tho namo of Liberal. Under tho regime of the old liailway Commissioners Ministers had to pay the railway fares of their wives. The" Liboral" Ministry have changed all that, They have given their wives free passes on the railways, Cananyone wonder now why they uso the term Liberal P

As the result of a petition forwarded to the Government by Mr Eli Smith, through Mr A. W. llogg M.H.K., the sum of £450 has been placod on the estimates for repairs to damage done by the April floods on Saunders' aud I'iri roads,

Yesterday at the Masterton Presbyterian Manso, Mr Thomas Bayliss of Cust, Canterbury, was married to Miss Ellen Jewitt, The liev, Kobort Wood solemnized the marriaga. To-morrow, at the Masterton Presbyterian Church, Mr Arthur Silk, of Wellington, will preside at tho organ. On the following Sabbath, Mr Keiscnberg will play. The Masterton fire-bells rang out a vigorous alarm at 11.50 last night, whenit was ascertained that an unoccupied house in Short-street, owned by Mr J. Harvey (late of Masterton and now residing at Woodville), wasonfire, The Municipal steam fire-engine turned out quickly, but there was no water procurable, and with the high wind blowing, the building was soon destroyed. The house was insured for £175, in the North British Office, of which Mr E. 11, Waddington is tho local agent. The Masterton Presbyterian Church lias just imported a powerful optic lime-light lantern made to special order by liiley Brothers, of Bradford. The light is got by burning oxygen and ether, in a newly patented burner, and is of very great power, The liev. Ilobcrt Wood is to dcliyer a lecture on" Japan and the Japanese" and the leeturo will be illustrated by fifty slides made from actual photographs of Japenese scenery. At the usual monthly meeting of Teachers of the Masterton Wcsleyan Suuday School, held iast evening, it was decided to ask the Itev. T. Jfott M.A., of Johnsouville, to preach at the Anniversary Services. It was also decided to hold the Anniversary meeting on Monday November dth, instead of on Novemher 9th. A very interesting paper on "The essentials of successful S. S. Teaching" was read by Mr P. A. Hive. Duriug the evening refreshments (kindly provided by Mrs Dauicll) were handed round,

Tho following is tho programme for tho Complimentary Concert, to bo tendered to the Masterton Orchestra, on Monday ovening next Ovorture, Masterton Orchestra ; song, " The Mountebank," Mr Lilly; Heading, Mr Chisholin; song, selected, MrLangtou; clarionet solo, Mr Candy; trio, " Memory," Miss Perry, Mr and Mrs Boagcy; piano solo, Miss Fanny Elkins; song, selected, Mr Sirnnis; solection, Masterton Orchestra ; song, " Hybria tho Cretan," Mr lialph; recitation, " Sandy Murray," Mr L, Donald; song " Tho Mighty Deep," Mr Meadows; quartette, Members Weslcyan Choir; violin solo, Mr Candy; song, "The Tempest King," Mr D. It. Itobinsou. A large party yesterday searched the pools of tlie Hiiamahuuga river for the body of young Waite without success, aud as the wator was clear and the bottom could he seen, it is thought that the search party (which has becu arranged to go from Masterton to-morrow) should commouco their search from tho bridge up tho riyor, It is further suggested that as tho river lias not been recently in a heavy Hood, only tho newest drifts be examined, thus saving time in prosecuting the search, The party yesterday found tho boy's note book near where he entered the river, and also tho leg of a pair of trousers. Tho latter, howover, does not appear to have belonged to him; at anyrato his parents do not recognise tho material. It would bo well if all who purpose going out to-morrow could meet aud arrango on some definite plan of action, and make sub-divisions of the party, so that tho river could bo thoroughly searched, At the Masterton S.M. Court this morning, before MrT. Hutchison, S.M., Hugh Christie was charged with assaulting W, Percy, by kicking him in the face, Mr W. G, Beard appoared for plaintiff. William Percy gave evidence that on Wednesday last, just after crossing tho Waipoua Bridge, Christie, who was oil horseback, pulled his foot out of the stirrup and kicked witness.iu the face, inflicting severe injurios. Had novor spoken to Christie before, The force of the blow knocked witness down, and on getting up, ho said, " I'll give you iu charge," and at once informed tho'police, Christio remarked, "Take that, yout keop away from a horso." Informant was about a yard from tho horso when the assault was committed. Edward Broker gave ovidence, that on Wednesday last he was near the Waipoua Bridge, aud saw a man riding on a horse. Heard some loud talking, and looking round saw Percy picking up his hat and wiping his face. Percy told tho man on horseback that ho " would hoar more about it," or something like that, Percy came up and witness saw that his face had been recoutly cut, The horseman was on his proper side as far as witness know, Accused elcctod to give ovidence, and on oath stated that on Wednesday last ho Wis riding a horse at a_ walking pace, in the centre of the street, about two chains from tho Waipoua Bridge, when the young fellow (Percy) ran into tho hoise. He did not know whether Peroy was asleep or what, but he ran against the horso bodily. Ho did not kick the hoy, but thought ho might have been struck with' tho bit or saddle, Ho was not asleep or had not been drinking. Tho horso ho was riding, was a very quiet one. In reply to Mr Beard, accused said the thing occurred very suddenly, It was his idea that Percy, struck the bit and then ran into the shoulder of the horse. Porcy was on tho left-hand side of tho horse. After tho thing occurred, accused said, "Aro you madP" Had never taken his foot out of tho stirrup. By tho Bench:-Ho meant seriously to say tho injury to the boy had beon caused in the manner stated. Tho S.M. said liowas of opinion that the assault was committed; that it was unprovoked, and of rather a serious nature. A fino of 40s would be inflicted, with costs, solicitor's fee, etc., totalling £i 3s, or in default seven days' imprisonment. Christio was allowod one week in which to find the amount,