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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5192, 27 November 1895, Page 2

i) 1 An electric railway, running under i the Harbour, is contemplated in Syd- > nev. 0 Some of the Victorian dairy factories are paying leas than 2d per gallon tor milk this season. The next English mail via Monte - Video, closes at Masterton at G. 15 tomorrow. Bonnie Scotland and The Possible, ' Mr Gollan's horses, have left Melbourne for New Zealand via Sydney, ~ A man named John Ansen, aged GO, was lined £ls at Broken Hill for assaulting his wife aged (11, The couple f were married only about two months " ago. ® A very rare occurrence recently happened at Copenhagen, where a retired ' military ollicer celebrated his second 1 silver wedding. He is eighty-two years l f old, his second wife being fifty two. ut Nominations forall events at the Wairarapa liacing Club's January Meeting, J close to-morrow evening with the Secretary (MrG, T. P. Hutton) at Featherston. In another column Messrs Cook and Gray, of Wellington, invite tenders for the stock-in-trade, goodwill, etc., in the ( assigned estate of Fairbrother and Son, Carterton. A Chinaman, who was infatuated with an aboriginal girl at Port Darwin, threw a dynamite charge at her when she rc- . jeeted his addresses. The explosion which followed scattered the girl's right hand and seriously injured her head and ■ face, Old Maslcrton settlers state the present to be the coldest Spring for many years. The downfall of rain has also been the most constant in their recollection. At Sydney, Swcetman, the cabman in the Mount liennio ease, will be released oil Thursday next, having had tho re- , mainderof his sentenco remitted. He has served nine years. _ An information has been laid at Wellington against a carpenter named William Davis, charging him with having s committed bigamy. It is said the in--3 formant has been married to Davis only three weeks. Some people have a lnppy way of expressing themselves. At the Perry. ( street enquiry yesterday, Air G. W. • Woodroofe stated that he had done a • "month's hard labour" in trying to get • the street in question widened, in 1870. I last Tuesday Mr \Y. H, Hadley, of r the firm of Hadley and Co,, Park-road, , Carterton, and eldest sou of Mr Joseph ■ Hadley, of Birmingham, England, was married to Miss Elizabeth Prudence 5 Gill, eldest daughter of Mr George Gill, Birmingham, England. ( Mr J. Davidson, of the Manawatu Piano Works is now on a visit to Mastorton, and is staying at Devonshire . House. Mr Davidson is a thoroughly practical man, and an experienced tuner, _ and guarantees satisfaction in all work = entrusted to him. We understand that that there is some probability of Mr Davidson shifting his Piano Works from Palmerston North to Masterton at an early date. t Schoolboys' examination papers arc , often quoted, hut we have met with no ' more curious specimen than the follow- ' ing liberal and genuine extract" The ' human body consists of three parts— E the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. . The head contains the brains—when [ there are any; tho thorax contains the hurl and the lungs; the abdomen cont tains the bowels, of which there are five, , a.c.i.o.u. and sometimes w. and y," ' A yery successful full-dress rehearsal i of the Opera "Lcs Cloches do Corneville" took place last evening, everything pass- ; olf most smoothly. To-night the season opens, and we can assure our readers 1 that a real treat is in store for them. In fact there is ovcry indication that the Masterton Amateurs will do eVen bettor than they did last year in '■ The Sorcerer." The reserved scats are filling up very rapidly, and thoso wishing to obtain a good position should visit Messrs Hood and Johnston at once. On Saturday night last a jockey named Frederick Power, was drinking a glass of lemonade and cloves in the Albion Club Hotel, at Gisborne, when a Maori fish-hawker named Karauria 1 Takina came up to him and knocked the i glass against his mouth. The glass was slashed, and Power was severely cut about the faco, and was taken to Dr., Hcaip, who put ojght stitches in tho cuts. After 'being attended to, Power was removed to the Hospital, Dr. Healo fears that Power will lose the sight of one eye. A lower Valley correspondent sends tho following item in connection with the thunderstorm of Thursday lastA largo piiim insiuim tree, about ten yards in front of the house, was struck by the lightning and shattered to pieces, some j branches and pieces of wood being i thrown a distance of twenty yards. The i noise when the tree was struck was something terrific. ( A remarkable piece of news reaches us i from the North Island, which we have no doubt will greatly astonish the ] Badical supporters of the Hon. W, P. 3 Beeves. That gentloman, we are told i on excellent authority, has now become a " social pest" on quite an ambitious ] scale. In partnership with a relative, ( he has bought a Maori leasehold of < several thousand acres in the Mokau district.. The lease contains a purchas- s ing clause, and in the course of time we i shall no doubt soo tho Ministor for, i labour, proprietor in fee simple, 'of a' 1 very large and fine estate.—Chris/church I Pres. 'j \

Mr T. Hutchison, S,M,, was prevented by inclement weather and a cold from proceeding to Tenui this morning. A fair amount of interest is being displayed in the Masterton Mayoral election to-day. A Wanganui man named Lawson has been fined £5 and costs fop purchasing \ liquor for a prohibited person. , _ The Wairarapa North County Council , sits this afternoon, to transact the busij ness held over from tho meeting which lapsed on the 14th inst. ; At the Palmerston North Polico Court . to-day Hcttio Cropp was fined £SO, or in default three months' imprisonment [ tor sly-grog selling. A similar charge | against Cecilia Jacobsen was dismissed. Tho management of the Masterton Operatic Society has decided that tho overture shall be plaved punctually at ) 7.45 this evening at the Theatre fioyal, i as the piece to be produced is rather a 1 lengthy one. Those attending this i evening should bear this in mind and tako their seats early. 1 At a meeting of the Christchurch i Cycling Club last night, a letter was read . from C. I(, Wilson, now in Melbourne, I stating that Zimmerman, th# champion ( cyclist of tho world, and l'araons, tho ' champion of Australia, were willing to 1 come to New Zealand provided terms > could bo arranged, [ A reward of £3 is offered for tho ro--1 turn of a lost horse. ! The statement filed by Miss C. M. A. Mason, of Masterton, shows her liai bility to the Bank of New Zealand to ho s £667 10s. Personal estate is repre- • seated by seventy-five shares in the ) Bank of New Zealand, £lO paid up, but r reduced to £7 10s per share, liable for ; a further call of £lO per share less one | call of £1 2s per share (£8210s) paid, | leaving a debt of £667 10s. August Nelson, of Carterton, laborer, has filed a declaration of insolvency. Tho following statement has been filed i by debtor Unsecured creditors—J 3 Dudson, £3los; T. Proctor, £2B; A. . McLeod (Maryborough), £lO 2s 7d; , T. Evans, £1 6s; E. Fairbrother and r Son, £l2 17s; T. A. Weston, £810s; j James Jones, £6 10s, Assets—hookdebts, £8 10s, Deficiency, £62 5s 7d. ' The first meeting will be held on sth 1 December. ; The protest lodgedatthcC.J.C, Spring Meetiug against The Artist receiving the 2 stakes for the Metropolitan Handicap, on s the ground that iiis owner was in tho i forfeit list at the time of the entry, has ) been dismissed. " The Director of the liussian Steam Navigation and Trading Company lias," r says the London Daily Telegraph, "just issued to all captains and officers of the fleet a printed circularembodyinga report of thcreccnt collision between the British s Channel stenmers SeafordundLion. The r circular calls attention to the splendid discipline, admirable obedience, mid c praise-worthy coolness and promptitude i. of the commanders, officers, and crews of the colliding vessels, thanks to which there was not only no casualty to life nr ' t limb, but the whole of tho passengers' and other effects were saved, After speaking in yery laudatory terms of the 'enlightened mariners' of England, the '• Director holds up this particular incident 3 as an example to liussian seamen." s H.M.S. Lizard returned to Wellingi. ton yesterday evening from a visit to the j Auckland Islands, whither she had gone j on a search for any traces ot survivors s of a vessel wrecked oil Enderby Island, mid wreckage of which the Government , steamer Ilincmoa had at the end of lust '* month brought to New Zealand The J' search for survivors was not successful, the crew evidently having been lost willi • tho ill-fated vessel. No clue was obd taiued as to the identity of the ship. r c _ Some extraordinary statistics have , just been collected showing the unusually depressed condition of agriculture in Kent, which was formerly one of tho most flourishing agricultural counr tics in England. At the present time between 30,000 and 'IO,OOO acres of arable J and pasture land are going begging for tenants iu the county, The number of 1 acres to let, around Ashford, is nearly 22,000, in the Tlianct district there are 5 8,000 acres on hand, whilst in South r Kent there are eighty large farms withs out tenants. The land is stated to be f some of the best in the country. Some smart passages have been made I bytheNcw Zealand Shipping Company's ;t ship Turakina while she has been under l- the eommaud of Captain Hamon. On e her last Homeward voyage from Wellington to London with a cargo of Aus- . tralian meat, she arrived olf the Lizard - 69 days out, and brought up at the t Docks two days later. Her trip from • London to Wellington,which terminated f on Sunday night, was accomplished in the capital time of 85 days. Between [ thcCapeofGoodHopeand CapeLeuwin, a distance of nearly 5000 miles, was sailed over in 16 days, but even this did j not equal the previous record of the , ship on a voyage from London to Port Chalmers. On the present trip, runs per day of 328,316, and 308 miles were f logged. On one yoyage the Company's i steamer liuapehu, with all sail set and 1 going at full speed, was unable to keep s pace with the Turakina.—Post. i Mark Twain s 'igast,—Tijo Babies- Wo have all been babies. Heaven bless tbcm ! To make them strong and healthy use Dr i Kirk's Farinaceous Food, Sold by all store- - keepers. I One ot the drawbacks ol country life, at least to the small settler, is undoubtedly J the increased price he has to pay lor any , articles ot clothing or general drapery, by ' reason ot tho extra charges for freight or carriage, This drawback need exist no 1 longer, lor extra charges are done a .fay i with under tho new system which has been inaugurated at Te Abo Hodsb, Wellington, , Under this system, any oi the parcels ' advertised, will be sent to any address in New Zealand, rosi fbek, the prices charged j being exactly the same as those at which tht> ! goods are sold over the counter in Wei- ■ lington. As may be imagined, however, . this liberal offer is only extended to cash l customers, and all orders for advertised ! parcels, must bo accompanied by cash tor . the amount, before the order can be executed at Te Aao Hoose, Wellington. In illustration ol this system, we will give an example. Take lor instance No. 3 I Parcel, whioh contains 1 Lady's White Mainsook Blouse, trimmed with ombroidery . and with tho now butterfly collar; 1 Navy or [ Black Sateen Blouse, with white spots, new ; style; 1 pair ot Black or Coloured Taffeta' [ Gloves.nnd 2 pairs of Ladies Black Cashmere , Hose, This complete parcel will be sent, ] post Ireo, to any address, on receipt ot 12/6, from Te Am House Wellinston.-ADvi. Bise in wool I To make' your Bcones, Cakes, Bread, etc,, Bisb, use Anderson's , Jumbo Brand Baking Powder, Sold by all storekeepers,