The Pahiatua Star. (Published Tuesdays and Fridays.) TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1888.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 168, 31 January 1888, Page 2

The Pahiatua Star. (Published Tuesdays and Fridays.) TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1888.

i. Mr A. W. to nail, together with those engaged 1 by him, will be called upon to-morrow, the 11. M. ( ourt, to show cause why they d;<l leontrury to the provisions il the Municipal Corporations Act) , u- ma ge the tiiitin thoroughfare by cutting a channel to allow a stream of witter to run through the town. The to be unparalleled. Had Mr Ketiall heeu guilty of such i an offence us the misappropriation , f moneys, one could easily tuiderand lc) .1 pr< km dings being taken ; hut all the liuh-bub is about tlio coin- , paratively trilling matter as to who ■ ~d “ r,i i the - Low.” Mayor Renull, burked up we believe by a certain see: ion of tbe community, endeavors to

i illors; but tl,,';. on tile oilier band are determined il, M he shall not do as he well pi.-a c-\ and cm -.-.jueiulv the meetings of the Council have of late developed into a veritable " bear garden ” —llie Mayor marling at tbe Councillors, ami tbe < hug at the Mayor. I su who know anything of .Masterion will agree that a water supply is ;■• d< i ; but people may dilti-r a- to mode of laying on tbe !. M . r ... 11 fad is water, and when he tab s a notion into his i. . I no pov.i r mi earth will knock it 1 <>.;■ mie • indeed his head were Km elu dmr and failing to gel the con- , ni of the Councillors to his scheme of water supply, he has taken the rv.-pon.-ihility on his own shoulders. It i- a .urry spectacle to see the Chief Magistrate of an important 1 town like Masterion (this is no irony, sotting the law at defiance m onh r to gratify a fail, and if trouble eii -, from In action lie will have; him If to blame, Geeing that Mayor it. nail stood alone in the Council on ; i.o ip .-iiuii, i.e should have yielded ; , in ', ad of which i e told the Council- , i, rs lie ih hud t! hid, and would tarry ' • "it hi ]■■ yect m spite of them, lie did so, amt now the Councillors have ! bro ■ ni the law to bear on him. A i prominent feature in this watersouabble l is tls fact that the Councillors only I wanted the thing carried out in a svste- , malic manner plansand specifications drawn up, and an on ; hut the Mayor j

v as obstinate, and would allow no one ■ to interfere with Ins own peculiar notions. Mr llenall has led the Council a nice dance since hi election, and the sooner he is relegated to private life the sooner will the Masterton muni- I cipal ship glide into smooth water. Tub Solieitor-Cieiieral lues given the pinion that the payment of thirds can he made by the (loveruinonl to Special Si ; sneiit Associate ns oil account of w i irks they may have carried out or are carry in;; out, provided such assoctati us appoint a secretary to receive and to pay away the indues for such purp< , ■ ; but m future all works must be earned out by the County Councils or lloud Hoards.

A h hi shock of earthipi ike was felt on [Sunday evening, about U.,10. M, -rs Low. . .V lorn, uunouncea stock »a!«> to morrow at Muatarlou. Tlio honor of K.C.M.G. h is been confrere I on Major All.iu.oii, Tii.- P ile i. i lioH.l Hoard caution, pi s ii; ■.e t allotting ealti« lo stray on the aUtrict toad,. No'., c of the amended rate for the Tinsiuiot loan appear, cl.etthere. 1 t.c!.. , os »>. an'.iei[Hued. i, a thing of : : ct in tm • <i.strict. Lawn teiin.s uoa liUed up the „ag.

Mr Bimle quotes price of bricks at £2 per 1009. M<ssr« B.itncke A Hushes make an alteration to tlicir buaim*-. advortiaoiucnt. Mr .T. Price is selling bricks at the kiln at X‘2 pe r 1000. Only two tenders (one bcin- informal and tlie oti » r embracing a portion of tbe work) having been received by the Jtd»ad lioard on Saturday for Baucke'e road contract, it was decided to call lor fresh tenders. \Y< draw the attention c-f ratepayers to the fact that the local option jxdi will be taken on Monday next, at the lio&dßoard office. Mr It. H. Rhodes calls for tonders for four miles wire fencing; also for mixing t-eed and sowing about 200 acres. Specifications to be .'•cull at tins office, or at Mr Rhodes' office, Woodviile.

In order to prepare ratepayers, we take this opjjortunity of reminding them of the meeting on Tuesday evening next in connection with the proposed loan of i.*300, for town improvements. A meeting of the Works Committee of the Road Board will he held this evening, at 8 o'clock, to transact business in connect; *:i with the formation of it separate County. The prosecution of owners of wandering cattle within the town district has suddenly come to a stand, till. Our streets are again packed with quadrupeds of all descriptions. Making an example of one setth r whose beast accidentally gi*t loose is not the correct thing. All should be served alike.

Several complaints have been made to us of persons bathing in the .Mnn£dlainnk& river near the crossing on the . Lmy.ihao road. As there are plenty of places for bathing without annoying anyone, the hint should he taken before trouble arises. Bathing at this spot early in the morning or late in the evening is not objocted to.

The weather still continues cold and windy, and it would almost seem as if winter hail already s«*t in. Friday night last was the only calm ono we have had for a considerable tune, and on Saturday morning there was a somewhat heavy frost on the ground. It will be recollected that the Maoris held races at Hawera last year, which it was thought at the time would develop into an annual meeting. However, the idea has fallen through ; hut we understand that the Maoris intend to hold races at N gawapurua at no distant date.

It is now about twelve months since Mr James’ Sunday school was started, and to celebrate the event a picnic will shortly he given to the children attending. The Sunday evening previous to the picnic, the children, assisted by several adults, will sing a nice select ion of hymns, vigorous practice for which is now going on. To assist in raising funds for the picnic a collection will be taken up at the close of the entertainment, and we feel sure none will neglect to give a trille towards such a worthy object. The dates of the entertainment and picnic will be announced shortly.

There was no meeting of the Town Board last night. Messrs Crewe, Wakeman, and Burrows attended, and the absence ol Messrs Briggs and If. tSedcoio was accounted for ; but what of the other two members ? Perhaps they forgot; nothing unusual this. A special meeting of the Board will bo held to-morrow evening.

The County Council of Wairarapa North lad better see to it. Already several narrow escapes from serious accidents have occurred at that distraceful trap opposite the Road Board office, and we suppose the hole will he tilled up when the County has been let m for heavy damages. A deep gravel pit on the edge of a narrow road, without any protection whatever, is not only dangerous, but is most unsightly ; and we trust Cr. Crewe will bring the matter prominently before the Council. A lawn tennis match was played nt Woolville on Saturday between Pahiatua and Woodville, resulting in a decided win for the latter. This was almost to be expected, as the Woodville Tennis Club has 1>- • n in existence for years, whilst that of I t ice makes perfect, however, and we trust our local players will in time give a good account of themselves. Pahiatua was represented by Messrs Hutuhen, S. Reaney, (hmintrcll, Clissold, K. Whitcombo, and Shack* Icon ; and Woodville bv Messrs Shadwell, White, Gillies, {Seymour, Chub decott and Collie.

The second attempt of the Road Board to establish afternoon instead of evening meetings is not likely to be any more successful tlian the first, judging from the attendance on Saturday. A special meeting was convened for 12 noon, but not a solitary member put in an appearance, and for the ordinary meeting only a bare quorum turned This latter meeting was just on the point of lapsing when the fourth member hurried along. 11 appears that the hour was one o’clock, but we in a local the previous day made it 1.30. We apologise, but can only say that if members had attended the special meeting there

would have been no doubt as to the time of the ordinary meeting. Tiie oldest man died in Scotland recently. He was asked what age ho was, and. with that truthfulness for which all Scotchmen are so remarkable, he replied “ 1 caima tell ye to a day or two, but the first thing I mind was sitting on iny father's shoulders while he ployed the bagpipe* for the children of Israel crossing the Red Sea.” lie died shortly after making this statement. The Wairarapa Daily hears upon reliable authority that the line to Ekt tnhuna is not likely to In* open for traffic in less than a year from date. There has been some agitation for the establishment of a station at a point called Richmond, about two and a half miles beyond Mangainahoc, but it is unlikely to result m anything. A would-be suicide in Baris the other

day, after taking a dose of poison, leaped off the tv»p of the Arc de Triumphe, but when half way down caught his trousers on a projecting hook, and there hung in mid air by his nether garments for an hour before rescued. Taken to the hos. 1 .ttal, it was found he had received no injure . and a strong antidote counteracted the effects of the poison. A Scoi.mno Woman. — The barbarities of the ducking-stool for tin* cure of scolding women, though abolished by law, are now oftentimes practiced by a kind of soctn.l barbarity tone the le*-s roprensible. Women scold only when they ar» ill. Instead of blaming them we should prescribe Am. Go’s Hyp Litters. The entire system w ill undergo a genial, pleasant change. The nerves will be quiet* d and acerbity of word and tnought will give place to aiautbihty ami erection. Healthy women do not « -U or fret. Read

We .Press) understand that au application will be made lor a new trial in tbe of Ma ‘in v. Blundell, on tbe grouuds Ot misdirection in various points of law by the Judge, and tbnt tbe voruici was against the weight of the evidence. Mr Justice Richmond has a very low opinion apparently of the account-keeping and rendering in tbe offices of legal firms. At Wellington tbe other day His Honor said that tne proper draw ing up of a statement ol Accounts was a matter that uo lawyer’s clerk had. a* yet. in New Zealand, been able to attain to. They were pertecily incapable of putting units under units, tens under tens, Ac., so kh to make tiie summing up of the figures intelligible.

A serious accident occurred about three miles out of Palmerston North on Saturday morning. As the train from Wellington was coming in a man named Kirby, a fruiterer, drove his horse aud cart across the line in front of the engine. The train dashed into it, with the result that the curt was smashed up and the horse killed on the spot. Keiby was also knocked about to some extent, hut not so badly as to prevent him from walking home.

A pamphlet has been issued by the Bureau of Statistics, Washington, from which it appears that the total drink bill m America is computed at £ 140,000.000 per annum, more than one half of which is set down a* profit, to the retailer. The* drinking population is placed at 13,000,000. In round numbers tlie consumption of distilled spirits of all sorts has increased from *48.000.000 gals, in 1840 to 72,000,000 w ine*, from 4 of malt liquors, from 18,000,000 to 042,000,000 gals.

1 lie expenditure in the shape of travelling allowances and expenses in connection with the Civil Service of New Zealand for the twelve months ending September last, amounted (says the Wellington Post) to no less than X'39,000. The new regulation issued by the Government in respect to expenditure of that kind will effect a material reduction in future, it is asserted that in some cases prominent officials have actually gone about the country in order to increase their salaries by drawing large sums as travelling allowances. The following is from the incorrigible Sydney Bulletin :—“ Governor Jervoie, of Ncw r Zealand, gives unassuming bunstruggles now and then, at which the Civil Service puts on elaborate side, and Smith, of the Treasury, experiments to see how much bread and jam he can dab round the sides of the gulf in which he puts his hash. One ot these affairs was held one evening recently, and all the diplomatic and military departments were there discoursing strategy and other lofty subjects when the stentorian voice of the menial at the door announced I Mr Browne.’ The new-comer rushed up to Sir William and shook hands with him, and told him that it seemed like old times to meet him again ; and His Excellency, with a vague idea that they had been boys together somewhere or other, murmured out something to the effect that it was with no ordinary pleasure that lie gazed once more upon the lineaments of Mr Browne. Then Browne strolled round the room with the aspect of a duke, and Jervois, hardly knowing what to do with him, beckoned t*> a battle-scarred vetern who had seen much dinner service, and asked in an undertone who the swell might he. The battle-scarred veteran looked at him for a moment and recognised him. It was the temporary clerk in the dog-tax I office. Tableau!” Lady Bkavtifiers.— Ladies, you canj not make fair skin, rosy cheeks, and i sparkling eyes with all the cosmetics of : France, or boautifiers of the world, when | in poor health, and nothing will give you ' such rich blood, good health, stength, and ! beauty as Hop Bitters, American Co’s made. A trial is certain proof. See.