DISTRICT & GENERAL.

Bush Advocate, Volume VII, Issue 647, 9 July 1892, Page 2

DISTRICT & GENERAL.

The C.R. and S.O.R. of Court Rising Sun, Danevirke, intend entertaining the members of the Lodge at a social after the installation of officers on Tuesday evening. When Mr Henderson was out in the bush bfshind the railway station on Thursday he came upon a number of wild dogs. It saeius that a slut which has been running about town has gone into the bush and reared a litter of pups. Her family is now! nearly full grown, and on being disturbed the mother slunk away, but her young ones assumed the offensive. Being unarmed Mr Henderson beat a retreat. Yesterday he and Mr Younghusband went out with guns to endeavour to rid the the township of »uch undtsirablo neighbors, but the objectional canines had taken their departure. The Key. Mr Wallace has lately had several sheep worried, and their deaths are attributed to ths depredations of this pack of wild dog"!. Last evening some more sheep belonging to Mr Wallace were worried, and a party went out in search of the dogs, but failed to discover any trace of them. Yesterday a race took place on the Tahoraite course for £a a-side, the contestants being Mr Allardice'a Harold and a roan owned by Mr Lant Jensen. The distance was one mile, and was won easily by Harold. The mare took the lead from tho start and kept in front till about half the ' distance bad been traversed, when Harold asserted his superiority, and won with a good deal to spare. There was a good attendance at the gymnasium last evening. All the appliances were in use, the gloves apparently b»ing the farorits mode of recreation. Mr W. G. Wallace gives notice in another column that poison for dogs is laid on his property, Danevirke. * Mr Montagus Lascelles announce* inanotber column that he has received instructions from Mr L. K. llyan, as agent for Messrs Gonsargo Bros., of Manchester, to sell at the Town Hall, Danevirke, on Friday and Saturday next, i'lßso worth of choice drapery and clothing. The whole is to be offered without a ihadow of rwerve. Portions of this stock have been sold by auction at Napier and Hustings, and buyers b*v« been satisfied that the goods were fresb, and of good quality, and that they were sold without any restrve. The road through the Umutaoroa Block is at present in a highly dangerous »tate. _ The drays employed on the metalling contract have cut deep mud channels on each side of the road, and it would be bo well if these were filled up. Mr T. Miller when coming into town yesterday' met with an accident to his dray' one of the shafts of which was bnken in being pulled out of one of the holes in the road. The Board should put on one or two men to fill in the ruts and bo prevent any more accidents resulting from the bad stats of the road. On Thursday, Uth inst., Mr Montague Lascelles will sell on the premises, Norsewood, Section 12, Block 5, Villaga of Norsewood, containing l rood, with good 4-roomsd house. Tha property is being sold on iccount of the Bank of New South Wales, absolutely without reserve, and is situated close to the Ctown Hotel. A runaway occurred on Thursday cvi i n . in l r ; ■£ youn 8 hor *8 belonging to Mr V. Rasrausaan was placed in a wooden-wheßled trolly for the purpose of training kirn to run in harness. He, however, got away from the person holding his head, and started ofl up (^uaen street at a lively pace. The driver was thrown out before much ground had been covered, but fortunately was unhurt Continuing on its course, the horse ran into the ditch opposite Mr Bisrre's residence, and pulled up short. Making another start, however, the borsa proceeded on its way and shortly afterwards the hind wheels parted company with th« rest of the trolly. Content, however with having the front wheels and the shafts bshind him, the horse did not stop till he reached tho railway crossing at Tahoraite, where he was captured, and induced to return in a more sober frame of mind.

The Town Hall will be open for kating to-night. A dissenting minister was when preaching much annoyed by persona talking and giggling. Ho paused, looked at the disturbers, and said : ' I am always afraid to reprove thosa who misbehave in chapel. In the early part of my ministry I made a mistake. As I was preaching, a young man wh» sat before me was constantly laughing, talking and making grimaces. I pauaad and administered a s'evererebuke. After tha closb of the service one of the official members came and said to me ' Sir, you have made a great mistake. That young man whom you reproved is an idiot? Since than I have always been afraid to reprove those who misbehave themselves in chapel, last I should repeat that mistake and reprove another idiot.' During the rest of that service there was good order. According to the Evening Preßs, a dairy farmer, residing in tho Hoio-Jiiwi-road district, lost a very valuable i cow on Saturday in a most peculiar manner. He has a large family of grown up daughters, who do the milking, and one of them, while putting hay down into the cow bails on j (Friday last, lost a long pin used for fastening her hat on with. On Satur- j day the cow was found dead, and on cutting it open to ascertain, if possible, :the cause of death, the pin was found pinning the animal's liver to -its side. Thu pin was quite four inches long, and the animal swallowing it and living 12 hours after performing the feat, may be looked upon as something bordering on the wonderful, ft is almost needless to -say that hat pins are tabooed in those cow bails now. The son of a native at Turakina whilst gathering 'tui monga,' a kind of large pipi, on the Rangitikei beach the other day found in one of the shells a paarl equal in beauty to the Oriental gems. Tho Board of Reviewers for Wairarapa South County reduced the assessor's values by A Woodville resident,' a passenger by yesterday's train, informed us (Slanawatu Times) that he had ' come out ' to see the sun, as it had not been seen in Woodville for a fortnight ! A shipment of oysters of 22 bags was to have gone to Sydney by the Wairarapa, but was not allowed to be sent owing to the proclamation prohibiting the export of oysters after the Ist inut. The shippers, however, claim that the oysters were gathored before the end of June and stored in Auckland awaiting the steamer, and the Government are to be appealed to on the subject. The New Zealand Trust and Loan Company declare a dividend of 5s psr share. The Auckland City Council have passed a resolution asking the Auckland members of Parliament to oppose any reduction of the subsidies to local bodies. In reply to a question of ths Mayor of Auckland Lord Glasgow stated that ha would not leave Wellington during the session, and therefore he could not say when he would visit Auckland. A proclamation revoking the previous proclamation declaring a licensing district in the King Country i» gazetted. Arbor Day, August 4th, is gazetted a public holiday in the Government offices throughout New Zealand. Of the Waipukurau Hospital the Inspector says : ' I have nothing to say of the institution except that it ia in every rrspocfc one of the best managed institutions in the ctlony.' A Melbourne cable reports that Mr S. H. CJollan's filly Tiraillerie, the Oaks winner, by Nordenfeldt—Florence Jlacarthy, has broken down badly. Delegates from VUtoria, New South Wales, South Australia, and New Zealand are attending the tercentenary festival of Trinity College, Dublin. Hawera and Pahiatua Counties \ were the largest borrowing local ! bodies during the year, each having received £6000 of loan moneys. Mr Bierre's Central Chambers have received a fresh coat of paint, and look all the better for it. A shock of earthquake was felt at about 7 o'clock yesterday morning. The shock was a prolonged one though it was not very sharp. The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-opera-tiye A»soci«,tion has decided to erect a dairy factory in tho immediate vicinity of Maaterton. A thorough search for the missing schooner Lcuie has been made by the Hinsraoa, but no_ trace of h?r has been found. While off Ahipara, a bay in the extreme north-west of the island, the Hinemoa fell in with tha cutter Coralie flying signals of distress. On enquiry, it was found that she had lost her principal anchor, and was holding on with a small GOlb one. Captain Fairchild supplied her with another anchor, and then proceeded on Jlia course. His Exctlleney the Governor has consented to accept the office of patron of th« United Hunt Club, and will be present at tha St««pleh»»e Meeting next Saturday. Alluding to the performance! of our athletes at Home, the Christchurch Telegraph eaya that, even if th« t«am did not succeed at tha Championship Meeting, wo should hare been quiet content with their performances at the Huddlesfield gathering. One of the members of our team, Batger, broke the world* record in the Quarter-mile Hurdles, and the others wer« placed in every event they started for. Such a record is eminently satisfactory, and we shall have no cause to regret our decision to send a representative New Zealand t«am Home. Their doings have been watched by thousands of people, and doubtless their visit will be of imraense advantage to the colony. They will take every opportunity of miking known the beauties and advantages of the fair land from whence they hailed, and possibly may be tin means of inducing many young fellows with capital to make New Zealand their home. Gottfried Feierabend has applied to tha Land Board to transfer hia interest in Section 70, Block XIV, Norsewo«d, to August Feierabend. Waxworks of the Windsor tragedy and Deeming are being exhibited in Masterlon. A drunk 'brought up before the Napier Justices blamed the Napier whisky for his downfall. The Danevirko Brass Band will perform tho following programme this evonin/f opposite the Kniiwny Hotel, weather favouring ;— Quick march, 'There is a flower that iiloomoth '\ vals», 'Britannia 1 ; lancers, United Kingdom '; grand selection, Bohemian Girl'; quick march, Gentlo Voices '; polka, ' Village Pet ': luadnlles, ' Rosalinda'; galop, ' Gamejock.' Mr West, Makotuku, give? notice ;hat all pigs found on his section will « shot, and that poison is laid.

Remember J Our big sale of stirplua Winter Drapery and Clothing commencing on Friday, July Ist, at Te Aro House, Wellington, Kememberl If you want to secure wonderful bargains you should visit or send to the big sala at Te Abo House, Wellington. Kemember J There are wonderful bargaina in ojary dapartment, such as will make a trip to our big sale very remunerative. You will save far more" than your expenses by visiting the big sale at Tk Aro House, Wellington, Remember) Said price lists will, on application, be forwarded, post free. Sal© laata 16 days only. If a vsit is impossible send your orders, enclosing cash, so that you may share in the good things going at the big sale. Te Aro House, Wellington. Special. — Mrs Hodder having rooeived instructions to dear oat the whole of the present stock At th« Bon llarche previous to the annual balance of the firm, the whole is now offered at greatly reduced prices for a short timo only. Customers and the public generally aro invited to inspect the bargains obtainable in trimmed millinery, ulsters, dress goods, calicoes, sheetings, shirtings, lace curtains, flannels, and blankets, and a Tariaty of other lines, which are baing cleared out cheap L. A. Hoi>i>er, Manager, The Bon Marohe, Danevirke