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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5190, 25 November 1895, Page 2

Wo have received a vine pamphletwrittenby cultivation. Eomeo Bragato on the culture of vines, The information liegives-as far as it goes is useful, but it does not go very far. Ho describes one or two earlier. processes in the work of I planting, but without these aro supplemented by further instructions, the grower who relied upon him for a crop would iind himself hopelessly nt fault. What is wanted is a complete handbook on the subject edited by some local expert like Mr W. H. Beetlram. A little knowledge is said to be a dangerous thing and the very little expressed in the pamphlet undernotice is likely to do more barm than good, ■ .' The roads between Mastcrton and tho East Coast are generally in very fair order, considering tho lute wot weather. Siguor Eomeo Uragato'a report on the prospects of viticulture in New Zealand has reached us. Three Wellington Chinamen were lined on Saturday, for failing to observe the Wrdnesduy half-holiday. We have to acknowledge receipt of the A'ew Zealand Statutes, 1895, from the Government Printer. ' The first girl horn in Woodyillc - Miss Margaret Peebles-was married to-Mr Albert Kosenberg, at Holy Trinity Church, Woodville, on Wednesday last. Mr W. Andrew, authorised Surveyor, of trrcytown, who acts as locum lenens tor Mr A, P. Rnwson has an announcement in another column. Tenders arc invited for (he purchase of nine acres of standing grass near the Hospital. Amonest the members of the Masterton Salvation Hand, yesterday, was a feiiMlcsohlienvhoplayodtheeuphonium According to an American paper, a huge potato, weighingSOlbs was recently grown in Colorado. Several Sunday excursions to the! Lower Valley and other parts loft Mastcrton yesterday. The unsettled weather continues to interfere with shearing, which in many sheds will not finish till later than last year. At a Committee meeting of the Mastcrton A. and P. Association, hold hist Saturday, it was decided to hold one day's Earn Fair instead of two, the date to he February 13th, the day after the Show, The Directors of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society met on Saturday to pass the programme for (he Sports Meeting ou jS'cw Year's Day, The liev. Robert Wood delivers a limelifdit lecture in the Mnsferton Presbyterian Church this evening. MrC. A. Pownall addresses the ratepayers this evening, in connection with iiis candidature for the Mastcrton Mayoralty. The Midland Railway Company's claim, on which arbitration is now proceeding, is for matters arising before January 14th, 1894, and docs not include the Company's claim for the seizure of the Railway in May last. The Christmas season is now fast approaching and people are reminded of the fact by Christmas novelties which arc beginning to appear iu the shop window. \lr Ji. T. Holmes of Quccu-slreet has a fiuo collection of Christmas cards etc.

Messrs Simms & Mowlem announce their next stock sale in their yards for Wednesday, 4(!i December. Entries include 350 assorted sheep and 35 head of cattle.

Farmers in this district, consider that the late heavy rains will rust the grain of fhe.comiugseasou, whilst shearing operations are greatly impeded through the same cause. We are pleased to learn that Mr Jas. McGregor, who was recently injured in the leg, by a kick from his horse, is sufficiently recovered to bo able to get about again, though it will be some weeks before a complete recovery is made.

A judgment of great importance m delivered by the Full Court of Queens lund some little time ago on a matte , connected with the Bills of Exchang , Act, which is valid throughout tli British Empire. The facts upon whicl 1 the action of Magill v. the Bank o ' North Queensland rested need not to b ' recapitulated, but the question foundei i upon them was—what is tho obligatioi ! of a bank to a customer who draws i • postdated cheque upon it ? The populai ; .impression (but it is only "popular" am not founded on reason) is that a haul must not pay a cheque before the dati ' it bears. But the Chief Justice oi ' Queensland, Sir S. IV. Griffith (ivhc for acumen and intellectuality may with ! out paying an idle compliment, be regarded as the colonial peer of tho lati Master of the Rolls, Sir George Jessel), held, and held rightly, that a post dated rhcrfuo oucc issued and delivered, thai is to say negotiable, is a bill of exchange payable on demand, and that being such it is immaterial whether it is post-dated or antedated. Mr Justice Harding took a lower but possibly an even more fatal ground, for lie held that if a post-dated cheque finds its way to the paying bank before maturity it is really presented (as a bill of exchange) for acceptance, and having accepted it the bank is entitled to earmark funds for its payment at ma. turity, Mr Justice Real concurred with both the Chief Justice and Mr Justice Harding. The effect of the decision (and it is based on the English judgment in the leading Tottenham case) is that while there may be privity between the marker of a post-dated cheque and the person to whom lie delivers it, there is none whatever between the marker and the paying bank. If therefore, a post-dated cheque is presented to the bank upon which it is drawn for payment antecedently to its date, and tho bank holds sufficient funds, it has to pay tho amount irrespective of the date. The decision may upset common belief, says the Melbourne Argus, but itis common sense The practice of writing post-dated cheques, instead of giving promissory notes bearing the proper stamp duty, ought never to have been originated. The effect of tho Queensland decision is that no bank is called upon to oiler up a vicarious sacrifice on behalf of a hard-up debtor who gives a post-dated chequo to discharge an obliAn American journal estimates that American visiters to Europe'annually .spcpd'£2oMqqo.' And sonjo of'tlie ppnpffts obtained jn return arc not very substantial, ' j?qp '(sample we are fold that" most of the vout|g njen whp go abroad return with little more than fl|cy took, except a drawl, some anglomahia, and some erook-handlcd canes. Valuable as these acquisitions may be, wo are permitted to doubt if thoy advantage tho country to the extent of 100,000,000 dollars, The young women come back with a store of gowns, often costing inorc tlfan their fathers can afford to pay, and, lj'kc' the young men, they frequently succeed in adding to tljcir provincialism by tho acquirement of a contcpt for tbejr homes, whether these be in city or village. And the girls also import a silly disinclination to wed plain Amorioan men and settlo Jown to rational and fitting lives as imerican mothers. The ships that raoo flNew York, from Southampton and Liverpool and Harvo always carry as a ' Jortion of their cargoes much more now ' inobbishness and vanity, and bogus ' 'ofinement than polish of manner and ' aesthetic culture, This freight comes ' ligh at ono.kndrcd millions of dollars ( i year," I

• The Ber. J. W. Griffin, of Pahiatua, | 1 preached an impressive sormon at the ; Masterton Weslcyan Church last night, A Foreign Mission service will be conducted by tho Eev. 8. J. Gibson, at the Masterton Wesleyan Church next Sunday. Tho Sultan of Johore, who died recently in a London Hotel, when in official dress, too £200,000 worth of diamonds. The Masterton A. and P. Association ' has granted the Midland Cricket Club permission to play on tho new Show ground. A medical paper estimated that over £600,000 worth of medicine is annually 1 distributed tjralk at the English dispen- ' saries The passenger traffic between Sydney and Melbourne, in connection with this year's Melbourne Cup, was considerably heavier than last year, £SOO more being received. . • ' _ Sheep-stealing seems to be prevalent in various parts of the North Island. Hardly a week passes without, settlers and others being brought before the Courts for that olt'ence. A married woman, named Alice Mason, who is said to possess considcrablc uroperty, was at.Melbourne convicted of sliop-liftint;, and sentenced to two months' hard labour. Good progress is being made by Mr C. E. Danioll with the fine now dwelling. house which is being erected at Mungapakchn, for Mr J, Groves. A good many visitors have appeared at Castlcpoint already this season. It is expected that this pretty and salubrious resort will become very popular before long. The thunderstorm experienced at Glendonald, last Friday, is reported to have been the most severe erer known in that part, many seeming to be quite alarmed by its extreme power. The Stcwardsof tho Woodville Jockey Club have decided to have a two-days meeting on the sth and 6th Fcbuary. There are to be three open races ejcli day, including two handicaps of 150 sovs andlOOsovs. Over £9OO will be given in stakes. A coincidence in connection with the weight guessing competition at the Hawcra Show is worth recording. Mi T. Stanners, oEEltham, guessed the weight (7201b5) and the first prize was £3 or 720 pence. The Eev. liobcrt Wood preached to a large and interested congregation, in the Masterton Presbyterian Church, on Sunday morning, and again in the evening. Despite the inclemency of the weather, there was a large and attentive gathering present, to hear his discourse on'WhyamlnFrotestaut/whichproved ■ of especial merit. Mr Goschen, First Lord of the Admiralty, considers the time inopportune for ' the Geographical Society to ask the 1 Government to equip an Antarctic expc- ! dition. The drought is again very severe in the Southern and Western districts of 1 New South Wales, Grass and water '< are extremely scarce, and in many in- ; stances the crops are ruined. Tho fruit crops are a failure i A horse attached to a double-seated • buggy driven through Queen-street, on Sunday afternoon, halted opposito the , Masterton Theatre, and kicking out, broke the shafts of tho vehicle much to , the astonishment of spectators. The occupants of the vohiclo fortunately escaped injury, though the horse was somewhat badly cut about the legs. ! A boy named Weeks Hewitt, four months old, was admitted to tho North : Sydney Hospital, suffering from scalds caused by the contents of a teapot falling upon the child, who was in the cradle At Tort Darwin recently, Eobert , Gully, a bootmaker, was lined Is and £1 costs, under the Police Act, for encouraging a policomau in idleness while ; on duty, by allowing him to play a gamo of draughts in the Bhop. , A. Melbourne firm receutly cleared ■ £12,000 out of their deals in wheat, oats and barley. At Aden, during the voyage of the mail steamer Valetta, native boy belonging to the steamer was devoured by a shark beforo the eyes of the passengers. The Parkvillc Creamery, near Ekctnhuna, is to be dosed unless the milk supply increases. The corpse of a Hindoo who died at thcNhill (Victoria) Hospital has been' cremated by a number of his followcountrymen, The ceremony was witnessed by a large crowd of local residents, There has lately been going tho rounds a story of Joachim and a London barber. The great violinist is said to have once visited a barber to have his hair cut. He is in the habit of wearing it rather long behind, and intimated as much to the barber, whereupon that individual promply replied: -" I wouldn't wear it too long, mister; if you do, you'll look just like one o' them ilddlin' chaps." Bran is now utilised as a manure in the United States, especially in the localities of flour-milk Experiments havo proved its value. For tolerably good land put in wheat, 12001b is the dressing, and on thin land, upwards of 20001b. It is best broadcasted and harrowed in three weeks boforo sowing, and as a fertiliser at £3los per ton, it can hold its own.

By a recent decision of the Court held at Edinburgh, it seems that cockfighting is not illegal in Scotland. Itccontly the game was indulged in at a village near Paisley, where there were nino separate combats, witnessed by large crowds from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Greenock, and other places. The police were present but were powcrloss to interfore, and, it is persumed, enjoyed the contests.

Not long since, at Dewsbury, in England, at the instance of the County Council, a farmer was charged with selling adulterated milk. The certificate of Mr Allen, the County Council'analyst, was that the milk contained 10 poroont. of added water, and Mr Allen bore out this on oath; but Mr Eimmington, public analyst, of Bradford, was called by Mr Child, and deposed that lie found the milk pure, but of a poor quality. The defendant called evidence with the object of showing that no water .had been added, and the Bench dismissed the case.

A peculiar case came beforo tho Stipendiary Magistrate at Christchurch on Friday, Charles Bean applied to have an order made on the 24th of August for the payment of 8s a week towards the support of his wifo, Murgaretßenn, cancelled, on the ground that since the maintenance order was made the applicant had learned tliat thn womaa had a husband still living. Lizzie Craig, daughter of Margaret Bean, staled that sho frequently received letters from her father, James Craig. Mrs Bean adinittpd l|iat she was married to G'rai? sonicjears ago in Wellington, but said sho did not knqw'if 'Craig was still living. Jn the absence of pfoqf o( Craig ljcing alivp, thp 'Magistrate' fb cancel the grdcr. ' ' "

Tlio Secretary qf the lycllingfon Chamber of Co'inmercehas been informed that the Committee of the Christchurch Chamber of Commerco has passed the following resolution:—"That in the opinion of the Committeo of this Chamber the Ordcr-in-Council issued by the Postmaster-General with rofcrenee to delayed telograms is a retrograde stop. Jt planes the country districts and (hat portion of flic population which does nof; P»y thfl post of ordinary telegrams under 'specjal disadvantages, 4is not required for rcrcnuo purposes, as tho annualreport of the Postmaster-General, W5, shows that the whole of the operations of tho Department fop tjiat period resulted in a credit balance of £2819 Us li TheCommittcoisfurtlwr of opinion that the proposed alteration will havo tho effect of decreasing tho number of dolayed tolegrams without a corresponding increase in ordinary messages, and that the present revenue of the Department will bo diminished if tho existing regulations are altered."

Mr George' Heron, publishes an address in another column in connection with his candidature for tub mayoralty of Mastcrton. The Wellington Woollen Company's exhibits at the late Show, kavo,.been purchased by Messrs Kirkcaldie and Stains, Thoy includo a fine lino of travelling rugs particularly suitable for presents, •■■Mr J. Clulow, of Bongomai, Eketa,huna, advertises for sale, yearlings and steers, in fine condition. Tho bad weather of late has almost stopped- the wool traffic at Masterton .Railway Station only about fifty bales per day being received. Mr Eobert Fogden, of Eketahuna, had the misfortune, on Friday, to get his fingers badly crushed in the cog-wheel of tho machinery at a local sawmill, Mr F. H. Wood adds to his Taratahi sale list, 6 head bullocks (beef), and 8 good springing heifors. An enquiry into the Perry-street widening proposals, is taking plato before Mr W. S. Shortt, of the Lands Department, this afternoon. Owing to bad weather, instead Of shearing about 12,000 sheep at Brancopoth last week, only 300 were shorn. The milk supply at the Fernridgo Creamery has now readied COO gallons per day, A valuable dog belonging to Mr J, L, Murray, was shot by a neighbour, yesterday. The matter will probably be brought before the S.M, Court. A number of bops £1 notes on the Colonial Bank of Autrnlasia liavo recently been put into circulation at Melbourne. Mr T. Proctor, notifies in another column, that he is. opening in the premises ncit to the Bank of New Zealand, with a large and choice selection of drapery, clothing, etc., and that h« intends to offer such rare bargains in every department, as will secure him a fair share of the public support. Very heavy, rain set in at Mastcrton, at eleven o'clock this' morning, 'quite spoiliug His Excellency tho Governor's visit to Masterton. Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their Masterton Stock Sale for Wednesday neit, 27th November, 50 fat ewes and wethers and 1 milch cow just calved. Arrangements have been made to commenoetliere-erection of Mr Hcsscy's barn and stables to-morrow morning. The order for the cases required by the Mastcrton Museum, has been placed with Messrs Hounslow and Hoar, by Mr Bond, architect, on behalf of the Trust Lands Trustees, Mr Michael Davitt, M.P., arrived in Wellington shortly before 1 o'clock ou Saturday afternoon, a large crowd assembling on the Wharf to welcome him. The death is announced of another old Wellington idenity, Mrs Casey, a well-known and highly respected resident of Kliandallah.

Annoying petty larcenies still continue in Maslerton. Last week, two bridles were stolen from the residence of Mr J. L. Murray, in Church-street, liesidents are beginning fo wonder how much longer this sort of thing is to last, About three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, n butcher's horse fell in Brougham street, and injured its leg so badly that it was deemed necessary to destroy the animal, A revolver was procured, and two bullets were fired, but they were of too small calibre to kill the unfortunate horse, which stood on the road bleeding copiously, surrounded by a crowd. Eventually the horse's throat had to be cut.— N.Z. Times. The Otago Acclimatisation Society has sent to Canada for a supply of wild rice, which it is intended to sow in some of our inland waters for the purpose of of creating feeding ground for wild ducks. There is a great abundance of this grain throughout the Domiuion.aud the horticulturist of tho eiperimcntal farm system has been able to forward a consignment to New Zealand. That this wild rice will grow there is little room Jo doubt, It is the natural food for wild ducks, and produces a high quality of meat iD the birds, It grows vigorously, and tho seed can be gathered with case. Full directions will be sent to New Zealand and it is hoped tho experiment will amply reward the cnlcrprise of those who have undertaken it. When the Otago daily TiiiiMcorrespoudent was in the nortfiwost recently he saw cnoromous numbers of wild fowl, and itwould seem that thero is no danger of a depletion of that class of game for many years to come. The game laws are effective and are well administered.

i It will probably be learned witb sur- , prise by inauy of our readers, remarks i the Auckland Herald, that it was only i at the- beginning of the present month . that the old system of turnpikes in Eng- | land came absolutely to an end, after an , existence of over23oyears. Whodoesnot remember the frequent white gates, and the white board with its elaborato tariff, not only for all kinds of conveyances, but also forsheep, pigs, oxen and neat cattle P And the turnpike-keeper, liable as he was to be called from his bed in all weathers, at any hour of the night-truly his lifo must have bcen,as Mr Pickwick says, very curious and uncomfortable, though we may reject Mr Weller's theory that he was invariably a misanthrope who desired partly solitude and partly an opportunity of avenging himself on maukind by taking tolls. But they arc all gone now, these inconvenient old-world incidents of (ravelling; and the travellers, too, are gone with their chariots, their post chaises at eightpence a mile and threepence a mile for the driver, and the stagecoaches " which carry you from one end of tho kingdom to another in a few scoro hours." Coaches there aro it is true, but they ruu chiefly for the benefit of tourists, and often only in summer and autumn; no one ever dreams of using ihem for business purposes. In short, no moro complete revolution has been seen, even in (he Victorian age, than that which has occurred in our methods of locomotion.

. A London weekly papor recently oft fered a prizo for the best set of three , Irish "bulls," Tho prizo has been I awarded to the following specimen : 1 (1) An Irishman about to be hanged . begged that a rope might bo tied under 5 his arm instead of his throat, " for" I said Pat, " I am remarkably ticklish in I the throat that, if tied there I'll certainly kill myself with laughter!" (2) , An Irish member of a vestry, who was noted for being late, arrived ono day promptly in time, and exclaimed, "I am first at last! Was I always behind before?" (3) An Irishman was tossed over a fenceby a bull. Eccoycring from the fall, ho saw the bull pawing and tearing up the ground, whereupon Pat, smiling at him, said," If it was not for your bowing and scraping, and your humble apologies, you brute, fail I should think you had thrown me over tho fence on purpose." iljse in wool! To make your Scones, Cakes, Bread, etc. Rise, 'uso Anderson's Jumbo B,ran'd Baking Powder, Bo|dby all storekeepers, •,•■<■ Ono of the drawbacks of cpuntry |ilo, at least to (he small settler, is.undoubtedly the increased price be lias to pay lor any articles ol clothing of genera! dfappry, by reason olth'eextf a 'charges for freight or ■ carriage. !fhia drawbacji need exist no : longer, for extra charges are cone away : with under the now system which has been 1 innugurated at Te Aso Hopsß.'Wpllinglon, I Under (his system, any of the, parcels ■ advertised, will be sent to any address in i New Zealand, rosr. mt, the prices charged being exactly the same as {hose at which thi> goods are sold over tho counter jn Wellington. As may ho imagined, hqwevor, 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 be executed At Te Aao House, Wellington, In illustration of this system, we will ' givo an example. Take for Instance No. 3 E Parcel, which contains 1 Lady's White c Mainsook Blouse, trimmed with embroidery and with the new butterfly collar; 1 Navy or Black Sateen Blouse, with white spots, new stylo; 1 pair of Black or Coloured Taffeta Qlores,aDd2pairs of Ladiesßlaok Cashmere Hobo, This complete paroel will be sent, t post free, to any address, on receipt of 12/6 * from Is Abo Houbk Wolungton.-Ai)vi, '