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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5183, 16 November 1895, Page 2

A Women's Club is to be started 11 Wellington, Miss Frances lioss has joined tin Bland Holt Company. Tlic Wellington Nnvals hold a boat ing-parade this afternoon Madame Mclba has abandoned he proposed visit to Australia in 181)11. At the Churcluit Dreycrlon, 10-morrov afternoon, I ho Jlev, iioberi Wood wil conduct service. The Wellington Amateur Athleli Club's spring sports lake place Ihi afternoon. Mr P. Trust; lias consented to he nom inalcd for his sixth term of ollice a Mayor of Kelson, Mr J, 1), J [eagerly has been returned unopposed, as Mayor of Urcytown This is his (bird term of ollice. M the Wellington Kennel Club' ninth annual show 220 dogs are entered 5 cats, ami 50 entries in the ]iholo com lietilion. The Wellington Hospital aulhoritic haye hopes of the ultimate recovery o Mrs Fake, who was shot in the ncc! last Thursday, The Hon. Mr Cadninn has so fa recovered from his recent illness, as t be able to attend to the business of hi Department. Messrs Caselbcrg liros' grcyhouin " Mima " carried oil' lirst prize in Ilia class, at the Wellington flog Show yes lerday. We would remind orchardisls wh have not already treated their trees Ihi year for scale, that they should lose n time in doing so, otherwise their cxei lions in this direction will be to a grca extent nullilicd if not entirely lost. Harris, the mile champion cyclist c England lias arrived at Adelaide, am hope? to meet Zimmerman in some o the coming cycling events. Amongst the list of notables prcsci at n hunt meeting at Adelaide, the coi respondent oltiusAiulnilttsimi mentioi flr. and Mrs Gaze, of iN'ew Zealand. Nearly all the vegetables growing i the Kelson district are covered with blight similar to that which affects ros bushes. A nugget weighing 20oz has bee found by prospectors on Crown land near alluvial country west of Sunk Valley, near Carngham, Victoria. The total sum paid by the Victoria gold mining companies in dividends la: quarter was £1111,312, an increase i £'M,!I74 on the previous quarter. Preparations are being made for lime-light lantern lecture by the lie Ifobcrt Wood and members of tli I'rcsbyterian Church Choir, on " Sco lish Pictures and Scottish Songs." . number of slides have been spcciall I prepared, and a programme of sonf 'and recitations is being arranged. Tli lecture will be given on November 2Stl Mr Stuart Cumberland has an into esling account in the last number of tl Afrimn Critic of a visit he paid to Pre ident Xriiger. What struck the though reader most about the President was h waul of manners and general slovenl ut'ss. " Willi ,C2O a day " says M Cumberland,"a man living vent frc can at least dress decently and still bin a bit over for such luxuries as pocke handkerchiefs. Jiul President ICrugi is the worst dressed man in South Africi I. fail to see why he should gel himse up like n funeral mule; hut, even if tli be his laste, there is still no reason wh his woeful garb should not at least I 'decent in appearance. The dust < Pretoria, does, 1 will admit, take a goo deal of the sh'ne out of black clothe but clothes-brushes arc cheap, and tli President should by this time kno something of the cleansing properties i benzine. Hoses are very subject to insect pest says a writer in the Weekly Pirn, an some process of cleansing should 1: adopted as soon as the pests appca Aphis, or green-lly, which, if not ehecke in time, soon rob the plants of the vigour and spoil the beauty of the bio. soms, should be killed by sticky washi that are not repelled by their powdei coals, and one of I lie best of these (Juassia-chips and soft-soap, Joz of cue to one gallon of soft-waler, boiled in a iron pot for ten minutes, straining o the chips before use. It may be applie with a syringe fold, or the sliool wetted with a whisk-broom, or dipped i the mixture. Hed-spider is not oftc troublesome to roses in the open grown which are planted in rich soil, we supplied with weak liquid-manure i periods of dry weather. Hoses on wall or in dry situations, arc much moi subject to be infested, the indications c which arc a yellow tinge in the foliagi which soon falls oil'. In this casi nothing is so ellcctivc as a mulching ( shoii manure, frequent root-watering, and a vigorous application of wale: Mildew, should it appear, may be tics troyed by dusting with sulphur, at tli same tijiie well mulching (he soil wit rich manure, washing the plants wit clear water, and theiisoof liquid niiimiri All planting out should be pushed foi ward as much as possible. The Cluistoforo Colombo, a cruiser o the Italian navy, which is on a ton round the world, is expected to read Wellington in a few days. When sh set out on her cruise it was arrange! that she should be absent for two years about half of which period has nov elapsed. Meanwhile she has been t> various Indian ports and Japan, pro cowling thence to Maria, Albany, Adc laide, Melbourne, Hobnrl, and Sydney In appearanco, the Christoforo Colomb" is not formidable, and her aims equip ment is but modest, comprising six sin two 2jjin, and four'smallcr guns. Shi was launched at Venice in 1892, and 1 of the following dimensions:—Length 2-ftSft. | breadth, 37ft. ; and depth o: hold, 10ft. Bin, The hull is of steel divided into watertight compartments, and the vessel lhis a smart appearance She is square-rigged on two masts Her engines arc said to be capable ol ensuring a speed of 17 knots pel hour if required. She cauies IS officers end 200 men, and upon leaving here will go home via Fiji, Samoa, Honolulu, and the Pacific G'oastporis of America. Her officers arc -Captain, Alcssandro Boiiolini; commauder, Ernesto Prcsbilcro; lieutenants, 3, A. E, Fiincipc Luigi Di Savoia, W. j'agni, W, Eombo, L. llcsio, fi. Frigcrio, L DcLilippi; chief engineer G. liicei; Migineer, V. Carniel; paymaster, G. Politi; first doctor, M. Belti j second loetor, L Giura; assistants, T. Aymc•ieh, E. Winspcaro, C. Fensi, G, Arriyajene, T. Yaraeli, andL. Haghek. Prince Juigi, Due d'Abruzzi.one of the licutcnints, is a son of the lato Prince Amadco, Due d'Aostn, a brother of tho King of Italy. The piince, who is 23 years of tge, is travelling incognito, and for that easdn lio public couiiesics havo been laid him in Au'stra'ia, says the Post,

Mr S. G. Eadford, of Queen-street, is now showing somo wonderfully cheap lines, particulars of which appear iD another column. At theMasterton Presbyterian Church to-morrow the Nev. ltohert Wood will preach in the morning on " Spiritual power in the Church " and in the evening conduct a special evangelistic service. The _ ladies of Martinborough are orgnnising a sale of work in connection with the church there. It is to tab place on tho 12th December. The late (ire at Dubbo cleared out the Chinese quarter, aud destroyed the wooden hotels. It is consequently recognised by many as a blessing in disguise. All the properties were fully insured. Prince Christian Victor, oldest son of Princess Helena of England and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, who is a lieutenant in the King's Koyal liihes, 28 years of age, has volunteered for service with the expedition which is about to set out for Ashantee. , The W.F.O.A. announce that special Christinas Hampers will be obtainable at their stores this year, aud although the duty has been increased the linn has 1 decided not to increase the charge, although the high quality of former years will he fully maintained, 1 At the last meeting of the- Broke) Hill Council, the inspector reported thai i the nuisance caused by the carcases ol dead rabbits was becoming serious, anil it was decided to offer (id per dozen It boys for all carcases deposited nt a speci lied place. Mr A. Stcmpa had a splendid show ol line veal in his shop at the corner ol ' Queen and Church-streets hist night, I Mr Stcmpa informs lis that he has pur chased several line calves averaging .■ about 25l)lb» each when dresscd.althougl j only three months old. He estimate! that he will he able to supply veal till next Januaiy without making mij ' further purchase. A telegraph pole near While's Bit) recently was struck by lightning, whicl 1 pierced the post straight down in it: thickest iiart, splitting it, almost as smooth as a planed board, and left i i regular thin indentation in the wooi , slightly blackened, stretching from to] ■ to bottom of the stroke. Miss Lottie Dorset, of Wellington i has just resigned the position of nurse in the JN'cisou Hospital to retire inti private life, says the Post. She wa: presented on Monday by a number o ■ past and present patients at the hospita i with an address and a handsome gob i brooch set with pearls • The triennial election of seven mem I bcrs of the Pharmacy Hoard of A'cv Zealand has concluded. The following . arc the successful candidates: -G. Mei Wellington, ISO votes; Thos A. Craw ford, Auckland, 1711; James A. Ilaslcll . Auckland, 1/8; Graves, Aickin and .) ' JuMiderdiue, Auckland, 177; (icorg. Uonnington, Clirislcliurch, 115; Win [ Elder, Duncdin, 101. A Bee man writes its about bees Hang bees! wc are tired of the subject ' ff we were lace to face with this bee , man tor live minutes we should mm 1 him from his fop slur;/ to hhfouiufoliijii mid pray that he might b'e covered witl |. liirn on every m-liim of his j'rumi . Have mercy on ns, bee men, and lrav i us alone in our declining years. Whj should you continually dmiic info on ears that wc arc not/iw/minthecausi 1 of bee-keeping? There,—if you arc i 1 maker put that in your pipe!— Qiiecim •' hind Jluiiiriitlurisl. A Duncdin lad (says the Dunedii 1 Slur) now at se,", writes from Singapori i to his friends an account of what Tic sav 3 on board a Kussian troop-ship that wa lying at that port, having called in fo i coal. "Therewere" he says, "1,10: t convicts on board, bound for Siberia f The crew consisted of fifty men, even one with a revolver hanging at his be l ! I ookeil through a port, and the sight was cruel. All the 'tween decks spac [ wits barred off into Oft squares, am ; there were these convicts caged up lik lions. They hail nothing on. A men for six men is three hard biscuits and ', quart of water. Aft were the women J looking fearful. We asked one of tin ' crew why the women had no bedding ' and he told us that more than half o . them were mad with heat, and that the; s would tear up bedding and strangh . themselves with it. The look of ihcs . women made me sick, and I don't wan s to sec another woman for twelvemonths . I was on the ship's deck for four hour r and I will never forget the sight." ; The following is recommended as ! good method of growing tomatoes on ■ somewhat extensive scale: Afte r ploughing the soil thoroughly, and the • harrowing in not less than liaif-a-lon o 1 some good fertiliser, check oil" the lam s ij by o feci, and al each intersection o ' the furrows, drive down a stout stake 1: \ inches in the soil, lcavim* three fee 1 above. Set three plants in a triangle 1 1 or 15 inches from the stake. Before th i plants fall over, encircle them and (h ■' slake with a broad, strong band, draw ' ing the plants in just a little. If th f band is placed about 15 inches front lit ground, it will be sullicicnt to hold ut , the fruit from the ground; but if th 1 vines grow very large, a second ban > may he put on later-one, however, i , usually enough. Each hill shoul 1 yield, at the very lowest, if the land i r good, a peck of tomatoes. At a by . feet, there will be 17-12 stakes or hills s and with three plants to the hill, it wil • require 5220 plants per acre. If pre i ferred, two plants may he set to th , slake, and the hills reduced to a distanc ! of o by i feci, using 1350 plants pc f acre. I Cucumbers grown in the open wil > succeed well if grown on a Hat ridge c i stable dung and leaves, says the Ifofcm 1 The soil should he the enriched soil n ■ the garden, Sow more seed than i I requisite, in case of failure, and thin on 1 tD about sft. apail'. Sonic slight protec i lion against frost should be given for i ' week or two. Marrows and Pumpkin : may be sown in the same manner. Cap , sicum may be planted out, choosing i i sheltered situation if possible. Sloi ■ and tie down young growth in frinn , ejrown Cucumbers, removing ma! ■ llowcrsand weakly growth and prevent ■ ing crowding. The plants may now re 1 ccivedilutcdluruidmonurefrcely.Loosei the soil among the rows of potatoes anc drawupiidges. Make sowings of Broc cili,_ Brussels Sprouts, Endive, Lettuce Badishps, Turnips, Beans, Pens, line small Salading. Standard fruit tree! . which have made a quantity of shoots should have the surplus removed, thus avoiding crowding the tree with useless growth. Trees on walls, such as the Apricot, should havo some of the breasl wood removed by pinching .hack to n leaf or two; those which appear next the wall may he removed altogether. In New Zealand there arc those who have come to the conclusion that the ordinary domestic servant requires protection from overwork in the foim ol half-holiday legislation, says a writer in the New Zealand lbritli ,cvcn though those primarily interested have made no such demands, but in somo parts of South Africa she is evidently quite nble to look after herself. We gather from the Johntmhrnj Times that the white domestic in that now populous centre requires, liko the navvy in the mines, sevoral Kaffirs to wait on her. She insists on having every evening to herself, nud promptly gives notice if she is not granted the major portion of every Sunday in the year. Sheholds levees in her kitchen openly, and treats her many friends to the very best in the house, for no mistress in Johannesburg dares to lock the pantry or the cupboards. Bridget, of course, has no"' foflowers"iu(ho home sense; they are friends, ladies, and gentlemen, who earn high wages, and frequently own property of considerable yalue. Tho master of the house is expected to take oil his hat to these genial visitors of his servants, to address them as Mr and Mrs So-and-so, aud chat with them on perfectly equal terms on the state of the sharcmarket, the price of stands, mid tho last thing nt the Standard, As a matter of fact we are told, he docs so, and he is pleased when he finds hjs complaisance is rewarded by seeing his domestic assume for a moment a moro pleasant demeanour than usual.

A mcotrog of electors fayorable to Mr kcorge Heron's return as Mayor of Masterton will bo held at Lis shop on Monday evening at 8 p m. Is a revolt of women impending in Methodism? A strike of the unrepresented sex would certainly be an appalling calamity, for how could there be any bazaars or tea meetings? At any rato(saysau English paper) the exclusion of women from the Conference is producing some lively reading in the Wcslcyau Press. A West End hatter was one day startied by a customer requesting him to make a score of top-hats the dimensions of each one was not to exceed 4iu in height and 2in in circumferenco, but the finish was to be in theirbeststylc. This gentleman, it appears, had wagered with twenty of his acquaintances a new tophat, and, unfortunatelyhad lost. Being of a facetious turn of mind, ho had the above lihputian tiles constructed and sept in small boxes to his successful fneuds. A Waitaki correspondent writes to the Otuqo Mly Timer.-" ]{ u last scyero winter done the same damage to the vegetation in other parts of New Zealand as it has done in the Waitaki Valley ? Thousands of acres of tussock here arc completely killed out-no sign of life left in the dead stumps of grassand whole hillsides of baro earth, more like the desert than New Zealand hills. This valley has been burnt up with drought of late years, and last winter seems to have put the litiisliiiig touch on it. The number of sheep per acre that country hero, will in future winter will be largely reduced." A woman mimed Yucca is said to be the strongest female in Ilic world. She is a native bom American, stands 51t Sin in height, weighs 15l)lb, and boasts of a bust meascment of ■Um. She has appeared at all the principal places of amusement in the United States, and two years ago in Now York, created a sensatiou by lifting a liorso weighing, itwas claimed, lliOU This wonderful feat gave Yucca a national reputation, and she was challenged by Minerva, but owing to their failure to agree upon lo test competitions no contract was nr. ranged." Yucca's feats include holdinc two Mb weights lo which a ring is attached straight from the shoulder! putting up a 16U11) bar-bell with kohands. and elevating it aboyc her head at arms length; lifting a barrelof lime weighing 3101b, and placing it on her shoulder lifting a man of LWlb weight seated in a chair, chair and man being held al arms' length; lifting sixteen chairs with two hands, elevating them above hei and then balancing them with one hand, and raising a cart wheel, weighing 31011: from the ground to her chest and then balancing it on her chin. Oue of the sensational feats Yucca performs is raising a 3001b weight with the assistance of a rope and hook atltached tc her neck. It was an up-country station and the homestead was on lire. The owner, his family, and his hands with helpless dismay conlcmplnW the progress of devastation asdic liery fiend workcdfuriously. Suddenly the owner cried out, " iij tobacco is in there," and in a moment he dashed into the burning building and heroically rescued from the Haines his nicotian treasure, Messrs Dunlop, of Glasgow (says the London correspondent of the Auckland Herald), arc the successful tenderers for the new steamer for the Now Zealand (Joyernmcnl. Although not the lowest their tender is, however, at-a price considered roasonabtc—about £30,111)0. There wen two lower tenders, but both were invalidated by failing to conform to the specifications. Tho new steamer is designed strictly for use and not for ornament. She will not be by anymenns pretty or yacht-like in appearance, and will not have anything like tho lino lines of the Hinemoa. But she will be a useful and comfortable boat, although her cabin accommodation will necessarily be limited She will be fitted up forward •irith all the necessary cable-repairing apparatus, As regards her machinery, she is to have every latest improvement in engines and boilers. It is estimated that she will steam 11 knots per hour, on a comparatively small consumption of coal. It is understood she is to be named the Theresa. " Maorilaud" writes to the Standard -" Being in England on a short visit, I was anxious to ascertain that I could about distribution of the meat from New Zealand and how it was the producors got such low returns for their umtton On enquiry at ono of the shops of a large firm who sell New Zealand mutton foi one of their price lists, I saw to my gur- ' prise that best New Zealand slice]) were being sold at ojrt p'er lb by the carcase whereas the quotations for the day ii: the papers was 2s 4(1 lo 2s lid per stone of Sib, which is equivalent for the best to 3jd: the retailer, therefore, nuking at least l}d per lb profit, which on a 6( lb sheep would amount to 7s (3d. lie would buy ,i slice]) for a £l, and sell it for £l7s lid, thereby making a profit ol 37} per cent, most of which ought to ' have gone into the pocket of the producer. Very likely ho would make a good deal more than this in casos where ' householders did not go in for getting a - whole sheep at a time; for instance, legs were quoted at Gel per lb, and the only parts that were quoted below tlieoj (the price per lb by the carcase) wero forequarters at 5d per lb, and breasts at 3d per lb, so that the worst part—vii, the breast—was fetching only -Jd per lb less than the producer was getting for whole shoep, which does not altogether strike ono as satisfastory." Sir Benjamin liichardson is tho apostle of common sense in regard to the ideasarcs and duties of life, and it is not surprising that his address as president of the National Tempcranco Congress this year has secured much more attention limn is usually accorded such- lectures by those outside the teetotal circle. The secret, of course (says the Home News), is that he is not n fanatic, and earnestly as he recognises the evils of alcohol, he docs not offend the mau or woman of moderate tastes by demanding impossible reforms. Ho is anxious that the temperance cause should walk before it ruus. But this desire does not iuditco him to modify his view (hat alcohol is not only an evil but* also absolutely unnecessary to the health or the vigour of man. Why is it that man alone rcquircs.or tliinkslic requires, a stimulant ? Dr. liichardson declares, and no doubt with some justice, that the body as an engine of life, si a water engine, and that novcr intended to be worked at the pressure provided for by other fluids. He says-what no one who has witnessed the effect of alcohol will denythat a person under alcohol and free from it, has two distinct individualisties, An alcoholic nation, he assures us, will bo a short-lived nation. Apparently ho considers England an alcoholic nation. At anyrate, he says the majority in tho country aro drinkers. But when ho comes to tho question of roform he realises the inability of making tho majority abstainers by act of Parliament, becauso they arc their own lawmakers. Hence ho urges that the only tiling to be done at the momont is (o influence individuals. The idea of a syndicate valet who should mako himself useful to four or live bachelors, dividing his time among tbem, was suggosted two years ago in New York, and it has worked successfully in several cases says a society paper. A bachelor who is also a working man in business or a profession has not himsolf enough for a vnletto do. If however, he shares the expense of a man with several other bachelors, he finds that a valet is not an oxpensiyo luxury I but an economy. Such a valet if he knows his business, can take caro of the clothes of the men who employ him, press them when necessary, and sow on a button or two as the caso may require. Ho should bo able to shave his omployers and make himself generally useful in many little ways. If the three or four meu who composo the syndicate have i apartments in tho same bujlding it increases the usefulness of a valet. Sevoral ' such experiments have been mado in ( bachelor •apartments, and tho results ( havo been satisfactory, t

r j Messrs Lowes and loms add to thei: '■ | Btock sale list for 27th, 6 fat bullocks, ' | Tlioro is a clean sheet at tlio Masterton I Police Court for the past week, not even n j a solitary drunk being brought up. I Mr 1!. Brown, Town Clerko£ Master "'ton, is taking a short holiday. H< returns to Mastcrlon on Monday next, i. Messrs Simms and Modem add s voung cattle, 1 empty and 2 springing c heifers to tho list of entries for theii next stock sale in tlio yards, oa Wed- , nosday, 20th inssant. o Mr &. H. Scalps, at his stock sale s yesterday, the first he has conducted, n succeeded in obtaining a record price foi e tho North Island—23s each for a pen ol s seven shorn wethers. The sheep were li bred by Mr ff. C. Buchanan, M.H.11.i. Times, ? The N.Z. Mail says" A sporting e writer in the Wairarapa has already <j adopted tho name "Euroclydon" and il made a very good start by picking four winners, two seconds and one third out e ofsovcnatteropls." 0 An operation of a painful character e had to be performed oil young woman i; who used unwise methods of inducing ji sloop. Her plan was to work the eye. k balls round and round until the wcariod n feeling persuaded sleep. Having tried tho experiment with success, she became o fearloss of any injurious effect,, but the >'• practice erentually injured the delicate n inechauism of tho ojo, and slio wokt if with a docidcd squint, necessitating the n the wearing of bandages for a long time, 'I _ Somo short tims ago a lady walked into an upholsterer's shop and ordered a suite of obony upholstered in ic black velvet, several pairs of black vel:e vat curtains, a black Brussels carpel, n several pieces of fancy furniture in black a rood, and some black iron lamps with >• shades appropiatcly draped in crepe, i- These she requested to be sent on to hei o country where a worn was subsequently t- fitted up with tlio above funeral hang's ings. It transpired that this lady, being it somewhat eccentric, was in the habit of d using this room only once in a year, it namely, ou the anniversary of her bus--0 band's death. r llie statement, says a contemporary, that Mr lihodes is a woman-hater, has been often made; but, according to Mr Stuart Cumberland, who is contributing ,! to the Africian Critic," Some Thoughts * about South Africa," it is a libel, " True," we are told, " he docs not courl ,' women's society, and lie is never found pouring empty nothings into a pretty 1 woman's ear; but there aro some women-women of the intellectualordei 1 —for whom he has an admiration, His V aversion to women's society lies in the fact that he has little or no time tc devote to tlieni; and women in societj . demand so much of a mail's time. It is ' an axiom with him that llie man who plays his chances off his own bat, unhampered by woman's advice or inter, ferenec, has the greater chance of sueic ceeding in the battle of life." In short, is Mr lihodes agrees with Ibsen that the 5- strongest'man is he who stands most s- alone. I; It is rarely (says a Home paper) that 3 a daughter becomes her mother's 'j mothcr-in law, yet this curious coiucif' deuce does occasionally happen. A ls friend of mine, a Colonel in the army, liael been a widower for some years, anil c resided with his sons and daughters in (| Plymouth. At a ball given by the , r ollicers of his regiment, he met a beautid fill young girl, with whom ho fell it desperately in love, and to make a long i. story short, they wero soon married. ). At _ the year's end, there was an li addition to the family. Of course ii the mother came to be with her r daughter on this interesting occasion, r lid being a handsome, well-pre--8 served woman, the Colonel's eldest son d became much attached to her and before t long led her to the hymeneal altar; thus the daughter became mother-in-law to r her own mother. Another strange relae t'.onship is that of a lady who is motherd in-law to her two sisters in a somewhat g similar fashion to the above,they having .-, married her stepsons. One of the drawbacks of country lite, at d least to the small settler, is undoubtedly r, tlio increased price bo lias to pay lor any il articles of clothing or general drapery, by c reason ot the extra charges for freight or carriage. This drawback need exist no longer, tor extra charges aro done arfay d with under the cow system which has been I inaugurated ot 'U Alio House, Wellington, d Under this sysieir, any of the parcels iv ajlverliscd, will be sent to any address in .j New Zealand, roni kuee, the prices charged n being exactly the same as those at which tlit r(! goods are sold over tho counter in WeiL lington. As may bo imagined, however, this libers! offer is only extended to cash customers, anil all orders for advertisul parcels, musi he accompanied by cash for c> ibe amouno, be'"re the order can be cxcin cutcd ,it Tk Alio Honss Wellington, ic In illnstrat'ou oi this system, wc will it give an example, Take fo-: instance No. 3 g Parcel, which contains 1 Lady's White iy Mainsook Blouse, trimmed with embroidery 0 and with the new butterfly collar; 1 Navy oi Black Sateen Blouse, with white spots, new 1 style; 1 pair of Black or Coloured Taffeta Gloves,and 2 pairs of Ladies Black Cashmere ■° Hose. This complete pared will be sent, '• post free, to any address, on receipt of 12/0, a from Te Ano House Wellington.—Adyt.