LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 6529, 18 April 1900, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At Carterton on Monday Mr Aubrey Jackson, second son of Mr Jess Jackson, ol Surrey (Knglaud), was married lo Miss Alice Emily Edwards, eldest daughter of Mrs J. Edwards, of Carterton.

Notwithstanding the heavy downpour of some days ago, the thirsty earth seems to have absorbed all tho moisture, and Ihe fanners arc again beginning to express the opiuion lhal"a few days' rain wouldn't do any harm, you know." The Masterton Borough roadman when engaged pulling in a lterbing in Dixon-slreet yesterday, left his kit of tools at the location of his job while he went (o dinner. On his return he missed it telescope which ho used in the work, mid which he had owned for many years. It is to be hoped the person who was guilty of such a pelty larceny will feel induced to return the article. It would be the proper thing to do. A telegram received yesterday afternoon from Wanganui states that the weather was showery on Friday and Sunday, tinil line on Saturday. On Monday several thousands visited the volunteer camp. The sham light on Monday resulted in the attacking force, tinder Colonel Collins, capturing the camp. A serious accident occurred on Sunday, when Ernest l'rirc, of Napier, was thrown heavily and sustained concussion of the brain. Jle was taken lo Ihe Hospital unconscious, and is still inalowcoudilion. Mosl of the men relumed home on Monday night, but some few hundreds are likely lo put in seven days in camp,

We need scarcely remind our readers that ihe Itcv. Charles Clark will appear to-night in the Masterton Town Hall, aft-M' an absence of len years, when he will fiivc his wonderfully clever and exceedingly popular Charles Dickens entertainment. As a brilliant orator, and exquisite humourist, the liev. Charles Chirk has made his name famous, and those who heard him when last he visited .Xew Zealand, will be delighted to renew his acquaintance; while those who have not yet had (he pleasure of attending one of his highclass entertainments, will do well to lake the opportunity now offered. Tho fact that Mr li. S. Sinylhc has arranged the rev. gentleman's tour, is, in itself, a guarantee that something really good in ihe way of an evening's amusement is offered lo the public.

A commissioned ollicer, in a letter from Pictormarilzlmrg to his sister, recounts a conversation which lie had with the Italian military attache. "That which has created (lie grcaie.it impression on my mind," remarked the attache, "is the great calmness with which the English lake a reverse. Hero a day or two ago you received a serious reverse which was quite out of your calculations; still nobody appears alarmed or excited. Horseraces are going on at the front; you here show no oultvard appearance of tiny alarm, and everything foes on as calmly us if no war existed at all a lew miles off. Were you any other nation, such a thing would not happen; and were you the French your general J and staff would have been completely changed, and the country would he in a state of revolution." MrT.P. O'Connor tells in "M.A.P" ihtit the late Cf. W. Stecvcns had always twelve wnifs or strays under his caresix bovs mid six ijiils. Iliey were collected fromall the corners of the world, from .'■him aud alley, from workhouse and thieves' deu, from parents that were drunken and parents that were fled, And, under the cavo of poor Slccvcm and his wife, they were trained to capacity and honesty and a line chance in life. When ono or two were disposed of, others were found to take their place. Mr Steevens was also very fond of his cattle, and lie used to breed some very Hue specimens. The scene of these experiments was Merlon Abbey, the home in which Nelson mid L:idy Hamilton ouec dwelt.

A story of Utooing is told in the Eopl JUii.'/iKi'iic:—A handsome young fellow consulted Mr Itiley about a design ho wished lo have worked over his heartdangerous place, but the young professor knows his ground. After two hours' labour on the man's breast a beautiful and touching picture was revealed to the eye. It represented two hearts entwined, with a beautiful shield round tind underneath was printed the word "Mary." Everybody was pleased with the picture, the artist from his point of view, the lover from his, and Iheyoung lady of course from her's. Eighteen months afterwards, the lover made his second appearance in Mr itiley's sanctum, but this timo he had another tale lo tell. Baring his chest to our artist, he asked him in a melancholy tone," Do you remember doing this?" The answerwasin the affirmative, "Well," continued the dejected one, with actually a tear in his eye, " 1 want you now please, to strike a lino through ' Mary,' and to put uudevndath her namo' Traittross,'" H was done. And no question* asked,,

A movement is on fool lo form a volunteer cycle- corps in Oamaru. A lady lias been elected to the Licensing Committee for the Wniapu district.

The death was recently recorded in Queensland of an infant mimed Tugcla Modilcf Spionkop Gniisinimn, Mr J. JJ. Dolan started yostcrlny for «holiday cycling trip lo tho coast. His intended route was vk Te Nui.

A sum of ,t!ll()()9 will bo placed upon the .Kslimalcs for additions and improvements to the Sydney Ibspital.

Auckland Chamber of Cnnincrcc has decided to register under the Unclnssilied Societies itegistntliou Act, 1895.

Mr P. C. iN'cill, killed in n couch accident as ro|iorlivl yesterday, wasa loading society mini, ami was not unknown in this district.

A tccond prosecution for obstructing the street, is to be lakcn against Mr W. Iticlinrd'iin, prohibition lecturer, at' Auckland. This month the Order of the Sisters of Mercy celebrates its golden jubilee in New Zealand.

A consignment of red deer stags and hinds from Nelson has been forwarded lo the Southland Acclimatisation Solely. The Defence Department has accepted the services of llio Stratford Mounted Killes. There, are now three mounted corps in Taraiiaki. A laborer named John Calligan, aged 70, had both his leg* cut off bj nn Adelaide tramcar, and died immediately. A Canterbury farmer tho other day threshed out ■l')8 bushels of peas from four acres; and from anolher l(i acres 85 bushels per neve. A Chinese older train the Chinese Church, Sydney, took his sent in tho Presbytery ot Hyiaey at its Inst mcclincc.

The Wtiluiulc Ailwimt says that lishiug the Waihao below McCulloch's bridge, Mr S. Binney landed oyer seventy trout within the space of four liours on Monday. On Tuesday last Mr James Drown, ol Lady Barkley, arrived in AVinlon with » male trout weighing 21 libs. Its measurements were: Length, ilaiin; girlh, girth ltlin.

A mim mimed John McLaclihm chose (he railway lino near Horsham (Victoria) .is his bed one night recently, mid a passenger train cut him to shreds. Forty-eight thousand guineas lmye (says the Sydney Mail) been promised out of the 5(3,000 proposed to lie raised by the Wcslcyun Methodist hventiclh century thanksgiving fund.

It is stated (siy-s the Wmjuim Humid) that a schoolmaster at Oliingniti threatened to horsewhip one of the committeemen, and Court proceedings are to ensue.

Il is estimated on good authority (hat fully 'tX)O rabbits arc carted daily from the various camps in and around J!o.\burgh to Lawrence. Some of the rabbit-trappers are making lirst-elass money just now, while the weather is mild and favourable. The Southern Stttmlard states, on the authority of tho agent who signed lite cheque, that one trapper last week canted, single-handed, i)fll2so'd. In Nelson the oilier day, one of (he city councillors was lined for allowing water to run to waste. Jle pleaded that at the time this was happening he was at a meeting of the City Council. The autumn has up to the present been a particularly dry one (says the Ttwani Pod), and fanners, while aniiously looking for a shower of rain, are also deploring the manner in which feed has fallen oil'.

As showing (lie mildncssof (he present season, a resident of Wyndhsm had a second crop of strawberries Ibis season, while some red eurranls in his garden have been fruiting steadily for the past ihrca and a-half months,

A married man named John Francis Dray, accompanied by his wife, was fishing off Circular (Juay, Sydney, (he other night. His line became entangled, and in endeavouring to free it lie overbalanced himself and fell into (lie water, and was drowned.

It is not probable (here will be any classes at the Masterton Technical School this week on account of the holidays. It is satisfactory to learn that Ihe number of pupils attending some of the classes is on the increase. Mr U. Hanliins, of l'almcrston N., aged iwenty-lhrce, a grandson of Mr G. S. W. Dalryniple, of Masterton, who lias been some three yeirs at Cab'c's Foundry, Wellington, has been accepted as fourth engineer on n large ocean tramp. He has already signed articles, and has begun what he may reasonably expect will prove a prosperous professional career, in which his friends will wish him every success. We (S/iiMtfir/'iQlcarn on the best authority that tho Public Works Department are preparing plans and specifications for the re-crecliou of the Lower Gorge bridge over the Manawatti river. Il is understood ilia! there is a probability of (lie Government following theprecedent they have set in regird to the Otaki and Waikanae bridges, and making the work a charge on the colonial revenue, instead of asking the local bodies to contribute. The Clulha Free Prets reports thalan mlcrosting relic, in the shape of the bell of the ship Ada, was brought to light by Mr Jack, nt Fort Molyneattx, on Sunday. The bell weighs. Ijolb, and with the exception of the loss of the tongue uud a piece broken ol! the top, is intact. The Ada was wrecked on January 12lh, 1861, when making the mouth of Molyneatts Jky, so that it is thirly-nine years ago since the bell saw active service. Mr Jack had the bell conveyed lo'lklclutha, and hopes to have it repaired in time to ring out a joyful peal on tho relief of Alafeking. They are telling a delicious story in Edinburgh just now at the expense of a certain Yeomanry ollicer, an immensely popular man, whose one weakness was lost when he went into the business of keeping a shop. The militia regiment garrisoning Edinburgh Casllc,inthe absence of the Gordon llitjhliindcrs, eontains somo choie: spirits, and the other day, after a laying together of heads among (he officers, a stripling rushed into the establishment of the ollicer in question. "Oh, Colonel So-and-So !" he called," have you heard the news? l*ou are ordered off for active service immediately I" " (iood heavens!" he cried; " has liobcrts been killed already? The flew Zealand Clothing Factory's Masterton branch is now showing ut big range of men's and boy's clothing, their own nuke, made from all Colonial tweeds, and (o those iu search of a really serviceable suit the display must bo of spoeiul inlorest. A single suit is obtainable at factory prices, The requirements of tho ladies for the eomin? winter have not been forgotten, and waterproof garments in all newest styles with a fiuo selection of materials to chooso from are made to order for 355. Forty dozen sample hats, sox, golf hose, caps, etc., all this season's goods, tiro to (o be cleared at 25 per cent, below usual prices. The winter boot stock is now to hand, and an inspection of its quii'iiy and comparison of prices is solicited, An illustrated advertisement from the firm appears on our front page, and is worthy of perusal.

"Mr .Fblm Tweed, the well-known sculptor," says a London paper, "is making considerable progress with the fourth and iinal panel of the fiigiiiitic memorial which Mr Cecil Modes proposes to erect near llio ijjiangani Uiyer to Major Alan Wilson and his ill-fated party. This panel will contain nine lifesized figures, including Captains Judd and liolfineyer, who are mounted, nud Trooper Vogcl, who was a sou of the late Sir Julius Vogcl, K.0.M.G., at ono liine Premier of Xew Zealand. Among the lijjiiriu on the other three panels are Major Alan Wilson, Captain Borrow, Captain Kirton, Captain Greenfield, Ca'pt. Fitzgerald and Lieutenant Hughes, and the inscription on the memorial, which is to bo placed on Ibo sidos of n colossal boulder near the ruins of Ziuibabyc, is to be tbu llirce words, 'To Bravo Men.'"

The Wellington Harbour Board are taking special precautions to minimise the risk of the plague reaching tho city. It is tho intention of the Government to appoint experts,anil to provide facilities with the object of securing the proper and effective fumigation of vessels and cargo. The. Harbour Board has expressed its desire to cooperate in every practicable way with the Government in taking precautions against the plague. Copy of letter was read which had been sent lo masters of over-sea vessels on thrir arrival in port. The fumigation of passengers and their clothing would be carried out by experts. The anomaly was poiuled out of allowing (he Health officer to go among quarantine persons and then come ashore again. Tho number of rats on tho wharves and in tho cjty was said to bo decreasing,

Tho Premier lifts boon advised by Went -Colonel Soinervillo tlint tho Gymcrie left Albany on Sunday evening at live o'clock.

Tho following persons have been nominated as members of tho Maslcrlon School Commilleu:—Messrs J. Carpenter, A. I!. Copping, U. Dixon,.l. C.Ewington, K. Feist, V. Marshall, J. L. Murray, E. Mo Ewcn and 11. o'Leary,

The oyster saloons on Lambton Quay were raided by the police, and some alcoholic liqour kept on the premises, alleged for sale, was seized. The owners nre to bo proceeded against nest week for breaches of the Licensing Act, says the N. Z. Times. In congratulating the Premier on the completion of New Zealand's tolal of coiitiugents for South Africa, the Dunedin Star editorially hints at Mr Scddon going Home as Agent-General, after the close of the coming session, and of the Hon .1. 0. Ward inking up the leadership of the Liberal Parly. A lad, (ivo years of age, was run oyer and killed by a steam tram at Bcmligo last week, Ifc rushed out into tho road, and not noticing the approach of the tram, was knocked down, one of the wheels almost severing his head from bis body.

The right ]lon.]l.J. _Seddon,M.W. G. Master of llic Masonic Grand Lodge of New Zealand, closes his second year of ollice this month, and at the Annual Communication, b be held in Auckland on the 2u'tli inst,, will he succeeded in the position by Jiro. A. S. Jtnsscll, P.D.CUI.

Messrs Gillespie and Welch report the sale of <lj acres of the Lanrdowne estate, at prices ranging from £22 10s lo .dO per acre. There is considerable inquiry at present for other sections, tlie value of which would appear to bo going up those that arc unsold having many inquiries, the time payments being so easy.

The iron gates of the Masterton Post Oflicc were hung yesterday. We understand thatthc Goverment Architect has expressed himself highly pleased with thequalily of tho ironwork supplied for the contract, which was furnished by the Masterton Blacksmith Company, on whose employes the finish and workmanship reflect very creditably. How varied arc the experiences of a juryman. How seldom so pleasant as those which fell to the lot of the good men and Irue who had to decide, at Southwark County Court, whether the quality of certain whisky, gin, and biundy had been injured by being put into en-ks, which, it was alleged, had not been propeely seasoned. After well sampling lite spirits the jury retired, takiug the bottles with thcin. On their return, after a judicious absence, the foreman announced that in their opinion the liquors were all right. How many leclotallcrs were on the jury is not recorded.

The first annual meeting of shareholders in the Mastcrton Fanners' Co-operative Auction and Stock Agency (Limited), of which lb W.ll. Chcunclls is Secretary is being held in the Druids' Hall, as we (jo to press. From the report it appears that the transactions for I lie year have resulted in » Joss of .Cl!j;l Is lid, of which JEIICJ 3s 2d was for preliminary .expenses. The retiring directors aro Messrs Jlcllutchon and F. von lieilen, but they oiler themselves for re-election. It is stated that the past year has not been favourable to stock salesmen owing (o the Hush of feed, and the consequent limited number of slock offering for sale. The business of the Company has hitherto been conducted through agents. The wife of a member of the Natal Legislative Assembly contributes to the Times of Said a heart-rending description of the farm at Enncrsdale after the Boers had left it. She says the contents of the house were smashed to atoms and distributed broadcast across the veldt. The dining-room was used for slnbling horses and Mltlc. The walls were lorn and smeared. Upon one of the walls was written the name of J. Foure, by the side of which had been scratched with a nail" Damn England," Nothing was left untouched, even the oven in the kitchen having been smashed. Fowls had been shot, and a heap of turkeys, about sixty, were found dead. .Bibles and hymn books were lorn, and their leaves thrown about. A settler at Caslleton (N.S.W.) named Sutton recently had a desperate encounter with it wild bullock while engaged in cuttle truckiug. AVith AirHellieringtou he had succeeded in rushing several animals into a truck; before the assistant could bolt the door one of the beasts angrily burst through it, Air Hetherington, willi presence of mind, threw himself down in front of the truck, and the infuriated beast trampled over him, and made for Mr Sutton just as he was climbing the fence. The animal caught him about the middle of the body on his liorus, which were incurved, and carried him, with his head and feet hanging, towards the end of the race. About Bft from the cud the bullock tossed its head and lauded fur Sutton on the top rail of the 7ft fence where he remained. The bullock careered along madly to the end of the race, and there broke one of its horns against the iron bar.

A special meeting of the Masterton Uoroiigli Council was held at 4 pin, yesterday. Present—His Worship the Mayor (Mr C. A. Pownnll), and Crs Jackson, Feist, Dougall, Mutric aud Wagg. Will ivgard to the appointment of Mr E. Scott as overseer of works, it was found that satisfactory arrangements could not be made in ratification of the appointment, and a resolution was passed that the next ou the list of candidates be appointed, he being Mr Eobert McGonaglc. Only one tender had been received for wrought-irou pipes, and it could not be accepted owing (0 an informality. It was decided to extend the time for receiving tenders lill the nest ordinary meeting of the Council, next Tuesday week, probable tenderers to be communicated with notifying iheni of the extension It was stated that the cause of there being so few tenders was probably the rapidly increasing price of iron, and the fact that (hose who would be likely to supply pipes are at present extraordinarily busy, their hands being probably quite full with other engagements. A correspondent in China speaks to (he following effect regarding Far Eastern matters.—Concerning the increasing symptoms of closer relations between Chiua and Japan, the Russian papers arc attuned to pessimism. There can be no doubt as to the distrust with which the Dowager Empress of China considers the gradual appropriation of influence, as well as of move palpable advantages, by European nations. She has almost Hie whole of the masses on her side, and tho Ministers who uphold progress and European civilisation lose credit more and more. She cannot hope to strugglo ulono, henco tho allinneo with Japan, which is bilieved here to exist. Instead of Europeans, the" instructors" of the Chinese army are to be Japanese. The new military academy at Pckin is also to hare Japanese professors; tho Europeans now serving this .purpose will be discarded as soon as their contracts end. 01 course, all these preparations for a struggle against Europeau influence are most directly destined to act against Kussia, but they may cause great (rouble and heavy losses to the Europeans, Wc have often received letters from the Russian correspondents in ihcCorea.empuasisiiiglhcgrowingiulluonce of Japan there, but news now comes from Pekinof anaturetogiveausicty con. ccrning the possibility of carrying out plans long and carefully laid out.

The world has wiped the last city of refuge oil the map. There is no longer any spot oi\ the globe where fugitives oSjus. tice are safe from extradition. A little while ago an American criminal of retiring disposislion had a wide rango of choice in the matter of foreign residence. Turkey, Algiers, Japan, Holland, Chile, Ecudor, the Philippines, Cuba and all of Central America, except M. ish Honduras, guaranteed security to assorted brands of fugitives, from murderers down, and the list of resorts open to simple embezzlers are very much 1 larger. One by one the different countries entered into mutual treaties to put up the bars. Canada hung tenaciously to the tourist trade, but at last she passed a law against bringing stolen property into the dominion that practically excluded the Hitting banker, Japan was one of the last of the distant powers to adopt a treaty covering what are called' crimes agaiust property,' and tho new proviso was a severe blow to folonious gentlemen in deliealo health. It robbed them of tho balmy climate of Yokohama, eventually simmered down to Central America, and then by process of elimination to Spanish Honduras, That was the Dual slrougholdof the fugitive, but iu ISDS the congress of the nation approved « treaty clause, containlug tho usual extradition provisions, There is now no city of refuge on the face of the earth, The mau with a warrant goes wlieresooyorlie likes,

Mr C. A. Pownall, Mayor of Masterlon, left to-dny on a trip to Wanganuii* l via Pnlmcreton North. We liayo been requested to state that the Secretary of the Agricultural Conferenco of New Zealand, to meet next Juno in Wellington, ii Mr vV. Murphy, A Southland writer says that few people know tho extent of the turnip crop in that province, and that fewer still are aware of tho enormous amount of Island guano used. Already one vessel with 11220 tons has arrived al the BlufF. MrG. S, W. Dalrymplc returned to Masterton yesterday, utter a brief holiday in Palmcrston North, where his grand-daughter, (Miss Hnnkins), wa£ married Inst week to a son of Mr FifeHerbert, solicitor, of Palmcrston, vrhiek function passed off most succcssfuMß" there being a veiy large number or guests present.

The finest lady shot in England is the Duchess of Bedford. Lord de Gray is usually described as our best smnll-gamo shot, but lie lias a formidable rival in her Grace, who can bring doVn rabbits, hares and rocket-ing pheasants with unerring precision. She shootsnotonly with nerve and precision, but with great care, and is eminently a sate shot. Her weapon is a light, doublc-liarrclledtwelvcboro,whiol| differs little from the ordinary game gun. The Duchess docs not believe in battue shooting, a few hours' sport among the preserves with a couple of spaniels being moro to her taste. She is also an expert salmon-fisher. Mr Thomas Pinkney, ol Masterton, supplied tho carriages at the wedding in Carterton on Monday.

The annual meeting ot ratepayers in tha Upper Tauom lioad District takes place on Saturday, May sth. Nominations for the annua! election of members o! the ('astlepoint Boad Board are invited.

W. S, Drcsos, Coiichliuildor, Oartortob, has for sale one new Alexandra- trap, to seat (our passengers, highly finished, very ligM and strong, all leather trimmings, mj£patent axle, half-round tires, half-cirow wir.gs. A genuine article j to he had cbeapT Also one sec md-hand, light, eajy-running gig in thorough repair, newly-painted.— Advt.

Messrs Hooper and Co., the loading drapers of this town, announce in another column, the arrival of a large and wellassorted stock of ladies' and girls' macintoshes, made to their special order, and marked at extremely moderate prices; also an extensive stock of ladies' tailor-mado costumes, jackets and skirts, which they guarantee perfect lilting and good material. Ladioi would do well by inspecting Messrs Hooper and Co.'s stock before iiaking their Bchclion. All other departments aro now fully stocked with the pick ot the world's productions, and the prices are marked considerably lower than any of tho downtown houses.—Adtt.

Old Krugcr's a bit out of reck'ning If he thinks he will wriggle scot free. No angels to him'll be beck'ning When he swings by his neck from n tree, Hell get a had cold in the open Exposed to the air, I am sure, And his hands 'II forever be gropin'

For Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.—Advi HIE AKOM-JOT ZJSAUSD CYCLE CO.

(Mnaterton Agency). \ Mb J. C, Ewisotos has now in stock tha latest models of " Asoio Srams" and " Hvmbeh" liicyoles. Call and inspect them.. Thq arcworlhseeing! Machinesde!iv<4H on Easy Timo Payments. Twelve aosiikr ociiusTui; oivra with each Bicscui, Head Ollice-Damdin. Factory—Christohuroh. Agencies everywhere. -Auvt.

There is no nobler work in the world than the pursuit of medical science, which, by discovering the different species of microbes that at periods ot the year endanger human lite, has conferrel such incalculable benift'.s on the human race. The sequel of every discovery is of course the antidote to the death-dealieg germ, and here the skill of jthe cheilitis brought into requisition. His essential that all chemical preparations should embody the properties (hat counteract and destroy the microbe. In these particulnriSjkeiCuraCjughstandiunrivaltad in the market. It effects a steady and permanent cure in all casesof coughs, colds, and influenza. Try it and bear witness to its efficacy. At all chemists and storekeepers, -Amx

'Jicata.'-ThcPremier, wo are informed, wears a "Zealandia" shirt.—Advi.