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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5166, 26 October 1895, Page 2

The snow israpidly disappearing from the Tetanias. Several light showers fell in Masterton yesterday, Parliament is expected to conclude its present sossion to-day. "H.if.S, Pinafore" had another splendid reception at the Theatre Eoyal i last night. Floral bouquets wcre ( showered upon the principals from all portions of tho house, oven tho minor characters not being forgotteu by the audience. We understand that the Masterton branch of the Hibernian Society, entertain Mr Geo Dennis, who is about to leave Masterton, at a social on Monday evening. ■ An effort is being made by the Upper Opaki settlers, to obtain a school in the vicinity; of Mr Cook's residence. At present seyprai cliiidm hayu lo pljc about live miles to the Opaki School,

Acceptances for the Taratahi Baces closo on Monday evening next, October 28th.

The Masterton Juvenile Opera Com- b pany produce H.M.B. Pinafore," at Greytown on Monday. s; Eemarkable activity is now being s' displaced in tho search for new diamond minos in South Africa. j. The rivers in this district aro very J high again, showing that a good deal of r rain must have fallen on the hills lately. The high wind of the last few days I has done a good deal of damago to fruit r trees. t The Carterton Show*, which takes ' placo on Thursday and Friday next, is expected to eclipse all previous efforts > of tho Society, c Mr J, L. Murray draper and mercer ' of Queen Street, Masterton, notifies ( that he has just opened a splendidassort- ' went of boys' sailor suits etc. The Pope lias convened the Cardinals 1 lo consult them us to tho question of { pronouncing the temporal power an article of faith. ' Tho Portuguese mutiueersin Goa hold ' Governor Sattari as a hostage. They , continue wrecking churches and plun- ! dcring the people, ] The postal revenue forthe September ! quarter amounted to £'49,909 Is 7-Jd as , against £'18,523 2s 8 Jd in the corresponding quarter of last year. Additions are made to tho entries for Mr F. 11. Wood's noxt Taratahi stock I sale. A meeting of delegates to the Thursday Cricket Union proposed to bo formed in the Wairarapa, is to be held on Monday evening neit, An Ekctahuna correspondent informs us that a fortunate lady in that district has drawn a very substantial prize in the St, Alban's Lottery. " That surplus o£ £423,000 has gone down considerably since the Financial Statement was brought down.—Mr ,T. ' W. Kelly. The Prince of Wales' Birthday Holiday is to be observed in Wellington, on Monday, November 11th, instead of Saturday the 9th. A carrier pigeon let loose in London the other day, returned to its cot, covering a distance of GOO miles in a little , over ten and a-half hours. Several members advocate a nominal census of tho population of NewZcaland beiug taken next April, at a probable - cost of £SOOO to £'oooo, to set at rest all s doubts as to representation. II During the debate in Committee on , the Nativelieserves Bill Mr Hone Heke " stoutly maintained that all our native legislation was bad from beginning to end, and that the natives were suffering " from its effects. The following non-permanent appoint- : inents in the Postal and Telegraph Departments are Gazetted Postmaster at Dalclicld—James Linton ; Postmistress at Mangamahoe—Alice Amelia J Mozcll; Telephonist at Whakataki— Mary Ann Magnuson. ; On our iirst page is published an advertisement from tlicLangstonc's Sheep ■0 Medicine Co., directing the attention of farmers to a drench called " Parasitosis cide," and a sheep lick called "Lixo." ' An eccentric gentleman of large means, residing at Bath, in one year proposed to - no fewer than eight ladies, and made as >■ many wills, leaving all his possessions to '• each lady. He died recently after being !' placed under restraint, and a court has j' just set aside the wills, declaring that lie died intestate.

Every small boy about Mastcrton can now whistle nothing but airs from " H.M.S. Pinafore." Even that popular favorite " Daisv Hell" seems to have been forgotten, and "Sweet Little Buttercup" is the fancy ot tho hour. Mr A Henderson, watchmaker, ot Mastcrton, announces a sale of jowcllery, which will continue for one month. Mr Henderson's stock consists of a very fine assortment of goods, lately imported from the best English makers. Mr P. J. O'Eogan was given notice to ask the Premier whether lie is aware that young girls aro employed in Wellington at shirt-making for which they are paid at the rate of Is per shirt ? If so, would he prevent such a shocking state of affairs ? The Premier speaking of the Gisborno Native Land Court, was proceeding to say that Gisborne was a sink, but hesitated, and subsequently said, " Well, Sir, Gisborne is without doubt the Sodom and Gomorrah of New Zealand." Wo arc sorry to learn that Miss Ellen Perry, ot Kirtou-strcot, Mastortou, met with a nasty accident at Sulphur Wells, on Thursday. Miss Perry was out riding when her horse took fright and sho was thrown rather heavily, injuring her head. She was removed to Masterton, and is, we understand, making favourable progress towards recovery. We understand that the Juvenile Operatic Company, which has just concluded so successful a season with " H.M.S.Piuaforc" intend commencing " Tlie Pirates of Penzaneo" at once to be staged at the New Year.

During tho September quarter 7721 accounts were opened witu tho New Zealaud Post Offico Savings Bank and 5359 accounts closed. There were 56,451 deposits and <10,772 withdrawals. Tho amount of deposits was £732,298 16s 2d, as compared with £545,880 10s 7d in the corresponding quarter last year, aud the amount of withdrawals £025,764 8s Bd, as compared with £541,680 2s od. At the conclusion of the opera last evening some enthusiast iu thepty called for " three cheers for Dick Deadeye," and they were givou rjght lustily. " Dick jn bowing his acknowledgments came in contact with the drop scene, which descended on the back of his neck, and hisoamical efforts toextricato himself from his unrehearsed position caused roars of laughter, and proved an amusing finals. The desert of Sahara is not all desert. In 1592 more than nine millions of sheep wintered iu the Algerian Sahara paying a duty of 1,763,000f. These sheep nero worth 20f apiece, or in all 175,000,000f. Tho Sahara nourishes also 2,000,000 goats and 260,000 camels paying a duty of 1,000,000f. In the oases palms, citrons, aud apricots abound; there arc cultivated also onions, pimentos and various leguminous vegetables. The oases contain 1,500,000 dalo palms on which the duty is 550,000f, Tho product of a date tree varies from 8f to lOf; those of tho desert- giyo about 15,0(10,OOOf a year. The functions of tho Government aro gradually oxtonding in this Colony, remarks tho Post. It is not only going into sawmilling, but also into cheesemaking. There is a vote of £9OO for a checso factory at tho Cheviot. Why the Colony should be required to start a cheese factory at the Cheviot, while other districts havo to depend on private enterprise for their dairy factories, we do not know. Tho Minister for Lands, however, has now probably discovered his natural vocation to be that of a cheesemonger. An Order-in-Couneil is issued apportioning tho representation of tlieWairarapa contributory bodies on tho United Hospital and Charitable Aid Board as followsWairarapa North County Council, throe membors ; Wairarapa South County Council, Jjireo mpiijbors j Pahiatua County Council and Pahiatua Borough Council, two members for tho combined district; Masterton Borough Council, two members; Cartorton Borough Council, one member; Greytown Borough Council, one member. A nlco little fairy tale is going tho rounds at tho expense of Ada Crossloy, the Victorian contralto, now in Paris. writes" Call Boy "in tho Dunedin Star. It is alleged that before preoeeding to Europe to study sho was induced to invost £lO in an original Coolgardie spec., which turned out trumps; that ; herfellow-speeulators (Charles Saunders the tenor, and Mr P. A, Howells, of Adelaide) sold out for £IOO and £2OO ; respectively; but Miss Ada lipid op till now,, and still holds li'er aharr, repro. i seating a money value of £8,000!

i MrH. D. Bell, is about to visit England. The date of the Taratahi Races has been altered to Monday, November 11th. Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their sale list for October 30th, 100 prime fat shorn wethers.

Thoßov. Bobert Wood commences his'serios of special addresses at the [Masterton Presbyterian Church to-mor-row evening.

The Opaki race-course has quite a busy appearance in the early morning now. Eleven horses are training on the track, and with their attendants form quite a company. Speaking of the manufacture of drink, Judge Hodges (of Victoria) said the other week, "That it would be better tor the community to pay the men employed, and pour half the stuff down the gutters."

Mr W. Miller, the Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club's custodian is to be congratulated on the way in which ho is keeping the course. The plough is in first-class going order, and a nine feet gallop has been cut on tho course. There aro 93,000 womon in tho United States employed in cotton mills, 10,700 in the carpet industry, 20,500 in tho hosiery and knitting mills, 86,000 in the woollen mills, 27,900 employed on tobacco and cigars, 9,000 in papermaking, 6.C00 on gloves, 16,000 on shirts, collars and cuffs, and 20,500 iu silk mills.

United Statos Labour Commissioner Fitzgerald, on hearing that Mrs Stanford had hired 500 Japanese labourers for her Vina ranch, addressed to her a letter calling her attention to the largo number of destitute white men and women who are better qualified than coolie labour, to do tho required work. Messrs Simms and Mowlem announce their next stock sale for Wednesday, Gth Nov.

The latest addition to the ranks of Califoruian journalism, is Doyle'sKider, published in Glenn County. The opening editorial announces that it will "kick every week-kick nt everything un-American in our social and political economy; kick at every kind of crookedness and corruption," And the editor, who scorns gifts from advertisers-he has a soul above lucre -says to the world at large:" Those who do tot like us and those who cordially lwte us—may all go to Jericho!"

The San Francisco Weekly Chronicle says that "on July 4tli, Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand, was covered with a thin sheet of ice Since then the ico has become so thick that men and teams are passing to and fro, This has not occurred before in the memory of the oldest settler. That London is in fact the world's mart could hardly be better exemplified than by the fact that one of its modistes has been entrusted with making a teaRown for the Queen of Afghanistan. It is a flowered brocade, with a yellow front covered with sequins of many tints, a bunch of flowers on either side, and one at the neck. It is generally held that meteors nt ono time or another formed integral parts of a comet. The meteor enters the earth's atmosphere from without with a velocity relative to the earth that is comparable with the earth's velocity in its orbit; which is nineteen milos per second, By the resistance it meets in penetrating tho air, the light and other phenomena of tho luminous train aro produced. Many small meteorites are undoubtedly consumed by this fire, caused by friction, before they reach the earth's surface.—Truth. A stranger to Mastcrton, who ivas evidently under the influence of drink, walkcdup to Mr C. A. Pownallyestcrday afternoon in Queen-street, and after dancing round in a must eccentric mauler said, " Pownall, I'll shoot you like a dog." The man then ran towards the ihop of Mr Bradford, the gunsmith, but as by this time two policemen appeared upon the scene, he ovidontly thought his little game had gone far enough and hurried over to Pinhey's stables to get his buggy. Mr Pownall followed and on the fellow apologising for his language, and stating that ho meant no harm, but had been drinking, he was allowed to depnrt with a caution, Mr Pownall informs us that he nevor, to his knowledge, saw tho man before. Messrs Lowes and lorns add to next Wednesday's sale list, stock and pigs.

Mr T. Hutchison S.M., was occupied until 11 p.m. yesterday with the affiliation case, S. Thrupp v M. Madden. His Worship gave judgment, deciding that the evidence showed defendant to be the father of the child and making an order for the payment of os per week. Witnesses expenses £ll4s lOd and counsel's fee £3 3s wore allowed. MrC. A. Pownall appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Gray, of Wellington, for the defendant. Old misers who have amassed small fortunes have more than once destroyed their bank books and all evidence showing tbey were possessed of money, and in this way one well-known London bank onco benefitted to the extent of £BOOO. None of the relatives of the old man knew his fortune, and such tilings arc never the concern of the bank. The kept in the depositor's name for live years, when it passed into the bank's own account. No doubt, if a claimant came forward the bank would give up the monoy, but tliey I would probably fiercely fight the caso if the evidence on the other sido showed any weak loopholes, When Georgo Ulyelt, the Yorkshire cricketer, is started upon telling his oxt periencoi in Australia, he includes the following "true" snake story:—"We wcro playing at Cootamundra, and I was in tho deep field. A ball was hit somewhero in my direction, but to my surprise it suddenly disappeared. I ran up 'just in time to seo a great snake about six feet long, disappearing down a hole I said" shoo" and grabbed him by the tail. He hauled ana I hauled, but at last he beat me. Then he suddenly appeared at another hole closo by with .the ball in his mouth. I happened to have a hatting gloye in my pocket, and threw it at the snake who dropped the ball and fastened on to the glove. I took up the ball, and we ran our man out as easily as possible."

An American Dr Parker, an Anglican clergyman in Brooklyn, says that m his church thoy liaye had to go hack from free scats to rented pews, It scorns that business mon in America make monoy out of sublotling their pews.. One gentleman sublet his pew at another church for 320 dollars, and coming to Dr Parker's put liis family; in there and paid 50 dollars for the sittings. He thus made a clean profit of 250 dollars on the transaction. Smart men over tho blue Pacific. He also speaks of "Trpps, ecclesiastical harriers, going from church to churoh sam pling the music and preaching, and dropping a cent on tho plate as though they had dono such wonders." He calls this church-beggary, and claims that there should bo religious almshouses for such people, " Now, if you attend this church,' lie said, with groat oarnestnoss, ''you will havo to pay the powrent." It is said that Dr Parker was to listened with great attention.— Christian Outlook. A little " atrcet-arab" got aboard a streetcar, and, finding room on a seat, leaned overand foil asleep, His clothes wore ragged and scant. His little baro leet were brown and toughened, and his faco was dirty. His hat foil off, and showed an uncombed tangle of hair. As ho lay there asleep, with his little head on tho hard seat, a sweet-faced, i weU-dressed younglady.who sat opposite, loaned over, and softly slipped her muff under the littlo fellow's head A man near hor nodded approval, and putting his hand in his pocket handed her a piece of monev, beckoping toward the boy as ho did so. Tho next man did the same, and almost heforo sho knew it, with her faco aflame, she had collected something from everyone fa ftp car. Sho put it in his Jut,' 8 laid it under his hand. Then softly romovinp her muff again, she had the car stopped and went her ■ -way.—fiem/rf and Preshj/tir,- "■"

Carrol D, Wright, cliiof of the United States Govcrnmont labour Bureau, says, " Hunger has caused more men to commit potty crimes, than anything else." Of 6,698 suicides in 1890, 6,100 had no trades. Wo hear that a certain member of the Masterton Court of Foresters, who feels he has a grievance against the Court for withholding sick pay, intends proceeding against the Trustees, in the B.M. Court.

Messrs Lowes and lorns alter the date of their land sale at Eketahuna, to Thursday, November 14th, The ordinary meeting of the Court Loyal Enterprise, A.0.F., Masterton, was held last night in the Foresters' Hall, Bro. E. Pragnoll, C.li., presiding. One new member was proposed. A gentleman, wlion a boy, had greatly loved the game of cricket, nor iu his later years had lie lost love for it. But ho had gone blind. He had a boy however, who shared his father's enthusiasm, and who was a member of the sehool team. When his boy played, the father, through liiin, was always present, anxiously noting the fortunes of the game as friends described to him the going on of it. Tho father died suddenly. But the next weok the boy, though most tenderly attached to his father, took his place in the school team. He played the game through as, expert as ho was, even ho had never played beforo. When the game was done he went to the umpire. " Howdidl play?" he asked with intense interest. " N ever better. You outdid yourself," was the reply. " Because," the boy said, as he turned away," it was tho first time my father ever saw mo bat." The boy felt that death had opened his father's eyes, instead of the more completely closing them, and that, looking down from tho upper sphere, tho father, for the first time, had vision of him at the manly game both himself and his father loved. —Exchange. Wonderful aro tho ways of that somewhat mythical damsel known as ' the ''summer-girl." One of her latest ; caprices this year, is to decorate her fan, in lieu of autographs, with tho ' "pretty letter heads of tho various hotels at which she and her favored I friends may stop at in their out-of-town ; wanderings." This original notion is [ said to haye originated in Philadelphia.

One of the drawbacks of country life, at least to the small settler, is undoubtedly the increased price he has to pay lor any articles of clothing or general drapery, by reason oi the extra charges tor freight or carriage. This drawback need exist no longer, for extra charges are dono arfay with under the new system which has been inaugurated at Tk Abo Hoosk, Wellington, Under this system, any of the parcels advertised, will bo scut to any address in New Zealand, rosi free, tho prices charged being exactly the same as those at which the goods are sold over tho counter in Wellington. As may be imagined, however, this liberal offer is only extended to cash customers, and all orders for advertised parcels, must be accompanied by cash for the amount, before the order can he executed at Te Alio House, Wellington. In illustration of this system, we will give an example, Take for instance No, 3 Parcel, which contains 1 Lady's White Mainsook Blouse, trimmed with embroidery and with the new butterfl/ collar; 1 Navy or Black Sateen Blouse, with white spots, new stylo; 1 pair of Black or Coloured Taffeta Gloves, and 2 pairs of Ladies Black Cashmero Hose. This complete parcel will bo seut, post free, to any address, on receipt of 12/6, from Te Alio House Wcllinßton.—Advt,