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Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 132, 6 April 1894, Page 2

The Makakahi hotel has again changed hands. The new proprietor is Mr Joseph Lister, of Masterton, who takes possession immediately. Mr Henry Lawson, the Australian poet, who has been staying in Pahiatua for about six weeks, left this morning for Wellington. Good luck go with you, Harry ! Mushrooms aro plentiful round Pahiatua just now aud consequently early risers aro more numerous than usual. The Mangahao road from the cage to the hill wants attending to. If a man were put on for a couple of days to rake the loose stones oft tho crown of tho road into the side gutters a great danger would be removed. The antiquated cage at the Mangahao river still exists. When it is removed it should be placed in the Wellington museum as a specimen of antedeluvian modes of conveyance over streams. The annual meeting of the Pahiatua Gymnasium takes place at the Commercial Hotel on Wednesday evening next. Trewby Brothers hold their first show of new autumn and wintergoods to-night. Their jybtdows will he illuminated for the occasion. The New South Wales FostmasterGeneral expresses surprise at the action of the Premier of Victoria in instructing Mr Reid re the mail contracts, after the decision of the Foetal Conference. A Sydney telegram says that a brilliant telescopic comet was discovered on Wedui ■ i.t \ n/i t ctß o’clock. It position is—. right a? elision, 2 hours,l3 minutes ; south dic.uiauou, Ob degress So uuoutes.

The Now South Wales Lcgnlativ* Assembly, by 24 to 22, carried a motion to appoint Government auditor* to report on the financial condition of all the bunk* which availed themselves of the Bank Issue Act. The Russian cruiser Kreissoer has arrived at Meibom no from < apetown. The Victorian Premier, replying to a deputation, said lie quite concurred m the >dvisablsness of abolishing the Stock Tax, but it is very unlikely that New South Wales will grant a quid pro quo by abolishing the agricultural duties. The Queensland quarter’s revenue shows a decrease of £*soo, but this is more than balanced by the largo decreuse in expenditure.

The Hon A. J. Thyntit has been np pointed to represent Queensland at til3 Canadian-Australian Conference. The stock sale in Masterton on Wednesday, April 4ih, was the worst as regards prices experienced for years. Good prime wethers realised 7a fid with difficulty, and for some of the lines there was no bid. Cattle and horses wore also in very poor demand. About 9000 sheep were yarded.

A lot of the country between Eketahnna and Alfredton has been badly scorched by the recent tires. At Pieekville, about six miles from Eket&huna. the landscape lias been changed from green to black. Only one building has been burned, but there has been a great destruction of grass and fences, and now sheep, cattle, and in habitants are all like chimney sweeps, while the paddocks are clothed in mourning.

One or two settlers who sold out in this district for the purpose of investing ou the Cheviot Estato have returned to their bush pastures sadder anil wiser men. They found the land they had selected open country, but very bleak ami capible of carrying a sheep and a half to the acre, while tho rent left them a margin out of which they might barely live, but certainly ooupl not thrive. The settlers referred to have reinvested in the bush.

The Alfredton-Weber road is practically at a standstill. About £SOO is to bo oxpended by the Government on the Aohanga Gorge Road. This will be supplemented by the Eketahuna Road Board, wiio have £BO of thirds available for tiie road in question. The track will be of great importance to tho special settlers who wish to communicate with the seaboard. Sir William Whiteway, Premier of Newfoundland, has asked Sir John O’Brien, Governor of the island, to dissolve Parliament. The Premier has taken this step in consequence of seventeen petitions having been lodged, accusing the members of tho Parliament of bribery and corruption. Several Ministers are included in the charge. The Governor is consulting the Marquis of Ripon on the point. The Masterton correspondent of N. Z. Times says that tho residents of Ekotahuna intend to show in a practical wav their appreciation of tho very obliging manner in which Mr Maher performed his duties as station-master during tho time he has been amongst them, by enter taining him at a “ social " evening. During his residence in Eketahuna Mr Maher has proved himself a most courteous and conscientious official of tho Railway Department, whilst at the same time his intercourse witli the travelling public has been marked with the utmost civility and attention to their requirements. The County Engineer gives notice that, a road is closed for traffic. An address on “ The tr about Paraguay ” will bo delivered b Jr Peter McN aught in the Town Hal! « . londay evening next at 8 o’clock. Mr McNaught is deputy Chairman of tho New Australia Association. The Presbyterians intend holding a grand concert and social in the Public Hall on Friday, ‘2oth April.

Messrs J. Dawson and A. Stewart return thanks to tho electors in connection with the late licensing elections.

Mr E. 11. Waddington, sectetary of the Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club, was at tho Woodville races ou Wednesday, lie spoke in high terms of the manner in which the meeting was conducted and the appointments of the course generally. The Returning Offieor for the Masterton Electorate notifies the results of tlie polls in connection with the recent licensing elections. Mr B. Budden invites tenders for the erection of stables (labor only). A silting of the 8. M. Court was held yesterday, Mesrs li. W. Briggs and J. Dawson J’s.P. presiding. A iiacchanlian votary was convicted and discharged on payment of co-.s of Court. Constable Cooper proceeded against E. Farrell for having provoked a breach of the peace, and the charge being successfully sheeted home, 24 hours’ imprisonment was imposed. The same individual was charged with having made use of obscene and undecent language. According to the testimony of several witnesses the language used was particularly lurid and picturesque. Accused was sentenced to 28 days’ imprisonment.

Mr Balfour, the newly-appointed County overseer, has arrived and commenced his duties.

Tho Railway Hotel, Manchester street. Christchurch, was destroyed on Wednes-

day by tire. Insurances—Buildings, £IOSO, Commercial Union ; furniture. £2OO, and stock, £IOO. Liverpool, London and Globe. The building was owned by Ward and Co., and occupied by G. Pearce. From a wire from Napier, it appears that the missing Schooner, Grecian Bend was not consigned to any Napier firm, but, according to a Press Association telegram from Newcastle ou March 14th, she left Clarence River for Port Chalmers. There can now bo no doubt of her total loss, as largo quantities of wreckage of all kinds, including cabin fittings, are coming ashore at Mohaka. There i* little hope that any of the crew have got to land. Mr 0. E. G. Richardson has sent out a search steamer at his own expense, tinCollector of Customs having failed to get authority tosend one on behalf of the Government.

David Christie Murray, the well-known novelist, gave evidence before a London Court on Tuesday, that his wife was a drunkard, and had attempted to commit suicide, and he asked that she should be confined in a lunatic asylum for treatment. In the course of cross-examination, Murray admitted that he had had immoral relations with a young lady residing at Kensington. The Bench advised the parties to settle the dispute amicably, and adjourned the case to allow' this being dono.

In the House of Commons Mr J. II Dalziei, member for Kirkcaldy, moved the establishment of a separate Parliament for Scotland, bui retaining British supremacy. The motion was carried on a division by a majority o£ ten votes, the result being received with loud cheers. Sir W. V. Harcourt was absent from the House when the division was taken. Other Ministers silently supported the motion. Mr John Redmond contends that the attitude of tho Government concerning the Irish Question has betrayed the reduced power of the party, and "he advocates an early dissolution. It is understood that the Parnellito Tally has official: v withdrawn its support from tue British Government oil questions acfocting the stability of the Ministry.

A telegram from Marseilles states that the Prince of Wales uUumplcd to outer a movin ' train at tho oily railway station, and narrowly escaped sustaining serious injury. The engineer stopped the engine in lima to prevent an accident.

In another column will l»e found a notice convening a m . • ing of iiK iubms and m tending members of file I’aluatua Football Club to In l lie d mi Monday evening next. General ( litres ha- been proclaimed Dictator of P iu, in su.vession i ' tho 1. o President Bermudez. The ecbetne formulated by Mr J. H. Oeddes, of New South Wales, for the disposal of frozen meat at Hamburg is answering very well. Eight hundred custom *rs purchased Australian and New Zealan l frozen meat from ouo siiop on Saturday. Tho World is responsible for the statement that Mr Arnold Morlcy, Tostm i-tci General, is to be raised to the Peerage. At a banquet a’, the Australian Club, Sir Saul Samuel presiding. Sir Thoe. Me Ilwraith, in responding to the toast of “ The Colonies." said that p -rsonally he objected to the p a -ip!e of universal suf frage. He realised that the Labour Party in Queensland was f ist obtaining power, but ho thought there was no reason to dis trust the leaders of tho party, and he believed they would u»*e discretion in dealing with questions aflf'.-ting the wc’ i fare of their follow men.

Mr J. 11. Clayton, who loives Dane virke for Blenheim, whore h-» a mini •< the proprietorship of the M n » » > i • i Ti n was made the re-ipient of a ban Is.mio silver chronograph atop w noli, which i* so constructed as to indicate th • time of any two horses or competitors in the same race.

It lias transpired that Robert Garret* gum merchant, who shot h mself on Tuesday morning, sorno time prior to the de‘ press .m in the gum trade forwarded to the Home markets n large shipment of kauri gum. which subsequently were held in hopes of ail improvement in the prices. Rates so far have not risen, and on Monday intelligence came to hand that tho agents were going to realise on stock. This meant enormous loss of capital, and the shock proved too much for his already overstrained system. He ’eft no letter or communication of anv sort whatever. At the inquest tho jury returned a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane. Tho Wairarnpa Licensing Committee have met, and at their meeting went : 1 1 ■ • lot, A petition has been present 'd by tho Com mitten to the Stipendiary Ma :i-trate asking him to recommend Carterton as the principal place of meeting instead of Grey town, the former being more convenient. The statement is contradicted that Mr Massey’s nomination for Wait. mat.i is in \alid. There are three nominators, and even if one had not the i quisite qualifi cation tho nomination would still he valid.

The clock and chimes on the Invercargill post office tower wero started formally on Wednesday, by the Mayor. Mr Raeside. There Was a large gathering of notables, and several speeches were made. The e. »ck was supplied by Littlejohn and S .ns, Welling!on, tho Corporation paying £250 toward it, and keeping it lit. Ihe four hells were east by Cable and Co.. Wellington, and their tone meets with general approval. The Tasmanian revenue for the past quarter is £”500 less than the amount received for tho corresponding period of last year. The Tlon Thomas PI a v ford. Colonial Treasurer, succeeds Sir .1. C. Bray, who has nsi pied the Agen (fo ieialso ( » of South Australia in London on account of ill-health. It is probable that the Hon F. W . Holder, Commissioner of Public Works, will take tho portfolio vacated by Mr Playford. The South Australian Commissioners appointed to investigate tho Murrav riparian rights have made a request to be relieved from further responsibility, owing to their inability to bring about -i satisfactory intercolonial agreement. New South Wales being the stumbling-block.

Frederick Thomas, for thirty years a confidential employee of the well-known Sydney shipping firm of Lorimer and Rome—since bankrupt—has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for embezzling the moneys of the firm. The defalcations extended over a period of 27 years and amounted to £13,000.

\\ anted Known.—All my goods coming direct from the Home manufacturers all who intend paying inn a visit during the next 14 days’ sale may depend ou my goods being fresh and new from the markets. No old shop keeper’s rubbish, “dear at any price, ” carried forward from season to season. R. Blair, Importer, Wellington.

Radford and Barlow have just been declared the successful tenderers for tlie stock of boots shoes and grindery of tho Anchor Boot Co., of Palmerston North, and also for tho entire slock of drapery and clothing etc., of Mr Henry Havdon of Palmerston North. Wonderful bargains will shortly be offered. Look out for further advertisement. Everyone knows tho difference between cheese and chalk. Many drapers ask 4s 11<1 for Symington’s Corsets, but ladies who study their own intereresls buy tho best quality which can be obtained from 1L Blair for Is extra.

Why is it that Wellington hawking drapers ask 5s lld for Symington’s corsets when the country drapers sell them at 4s lid. The answer is plain. Think of the enormous expense Wellington drapers are under in conveying their stock from town to town and paying carriage many times over. Trewbv brothers is the shop for cheap drapery. Tho next English and European mail via San Francisco will elo*< at the local Post Office on Wednesday, tho 18th day of April, at 1.15 p.m., due London May 28rd. Tho next Frisco mail is duo Pahiatua 31st March. Lite Assurance Without Cost! Tarek I A.R. of this Mutual Life Assurance As. soc I a tion.—Under ordinary forms of assurance the policies on the lives of thosewho die young reap tho largest returns. This table advantages the be»t lives—early death means the payment of the assurance with bonuses. Long life means all this and the following also :—l. All the premiums refunded to the member. 2. Assurance continued at the same rate of premium. 3. Several liberal options for realizing the investment. Example—A man, a e 30, assures for £SOO, under table A.R. 30. paying an annual premium of £l7 11s Hd for 30 years, and secures the following benefits : 1. At death, if before reaching GO years of age, the sum assured (£ SOO I with reversionary bonuses added. 2. At ago GO, a refund of ail premiums paid (£528), and the member may continue the policy for £SOO with future profits at the original rate of premium (£l7 11s 8d», anil either draw tho cash value of accrued bonuses or leave them a* reversionary ad- | tions to the sum assured: or, lie may j withdraw the total premiums paid (£528), as above, the surrender value of ; the policy (£185), and al«o the accrued j cash bonuses : or, he may have a paid-up \ policy, for £SOO, with full participation ’ in future profits and an anuditv of £BO > (about) for tin rent of —E. B. Hare, j Resident AguuU, Pali ados