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Waipawa Mail, Volume XVIII, Issue 3107, 2 August 1894, Page 2

Articles on tho now Duiry Bill and 4 The Borrowing Policy and the Constituencies ” will he found on tho fourth A good shepherd, who has dogs, seeks a situation. Tho Hawke’s Bay hounds mm t at Fairfield on Saturday. Tho Waipawa School Committee will meet at 8 o’clock this evening. The parishioners of St. Peter’s hold their annual meeting this evening. Ir.fluonz i followed by bronchitis iy vety prevalent about the district. Mr E. E.>lri,*pen is gazetted Registrar of Marriages for Takapau district. Yesterday was tho day sot apart as Arbor day, but no tree planting took place in this district. According to tho Taranaki Herald, n>w buildings aro being erected in that pretty little seaport at a cost of £IO,OOO. The Agricultural Department has sent us a 1.-iiflet dealing with tho pear and cherry elug, tho leech, and tho slug worm Mr Pirani, M.H R., wants an inquiry held into the sanitary condition of the Te Ante Collage. The Examiner says:—Ouing to tho illness among the,teachers from influenza, it is probable that tho Woodville School will 1 e (dosed doxt week for tho midwinter holidays. The Rev l J. J. Pondray’s subject on J 1 unday eweeing will he “ An answer to ll o of all questions,” to the 3 ounjptatn and women of Waipawa,

Tho parishi i re of St. Paul’s, Wellington, have pHBS d a resolution in favor of allowing wo non to veto at tho election of vestrymen for the parish.

The rail wav returns for the four weeks ended June 23 show tho receipts on the Napier-Taranaki lino to have beou £12,925 15s 7d, ns against £14,140 3a for the corespondiog period oC lcst year.

Thus the Grey River Argus : Mutton is short at Westport. Yesterday Mr Clough sent over a dozen oar- ases of sheep to fill the aching void in the Westportian stomach.

Wo hoar that Mr T. Limpus of Patangata, who vvout to Sydney a short time ago for the benefit of bis health, died there on Saturday. It ie said that the body will bo brought to Patangata for interment.

Thus the Wairarapa Star :—We hear that several Masterton shearers have signified their iutontiou of proceeding to Australia to jump into the broach caused by tho strikos. Mr E. Hardin?, of Mount Vernon kindly supplies tho following : —During July rain fell at Mount Vernon on 18 days giving a total fall of 388 inches of which 1 95 fell on July Ist.

The Secretary of the Waipawa District Hospital reports as follows for the week ending July 28th, 1894 : Patients in hospital, M 25, F 3 ; received during the week, M 2-, F 3 ; discharged, M 4, F 1 ; died, M 1, F 0.

The non Richard Soddon’s “ Blaok List” as applied to tho pross of the colony is not to go unchallenged. We ( Chronicle) huvo it on the bost authority that one member at least will take an opportunity during the session of letting a little light iu on the matter.

It indicates the all-round nature of our Australasian civilization that Coolgardio already has its newspaper. In most countries the. newspaper comes last of all to a new centre, and the proprietor even then alleges a “ long felt want ” ns his excuso for starting it. In Australia a man with a barrow load of typo litarully heads ovory now rush.

A funny scene occurred at Makarotu yesterday. An old lady had built a hone s in Stenfcorg’s back yard, and felt restless. She put eight bullocks on it to get it away, hut got stuck io the road, blocking all traffic between Anhley Clinton "find Makarotu Up to 1 p.m , all traffic was hopelessly blocked, and the storekeeper cursing. When the road will bo open for carts nobod}’ knows.

The Oainaru Borough Coancil have discussed what relief should bo given to those pereoas who have loat tlioir publican**’ license". It was statvd that in one ease a house that had been let for £3 a week now let for only 30s. It was decided to allow a remission of rates as from July 1, when the houses ceased to be hotels.

The Clutha Leader learns on the best authority that the lessees of the Poinahtika Estate, recently purchased by the Govern ment, contemplate applying for a reduction of rent. They consider they now prry higher than the price since paid for ivlr Logan’s improved estate near Clinton, notwithstanding that tho latter is better soil and close to the railway.

An effort is being made to uso burnt papa rock as a substitute for road metal on the road from Pipiiiki to Ractihi. The Herald says it can be burnt in an ordinary briokinakcr’s kiln, and is sc hard that when struck with sle-I it gives off sparks tiuiilar to flint, and has also a clear metallic ring. As it eau be had everywhere in unlimited quantities, tho only question is that of the expense in tho burning, which it is believed is not groat where timber is abundant.

For some days past a rumour lias been iu circulation to the effect that the financial affairs of Mr F. C. W. Bicrro of Daoevirko, were in a very unsatisfactory condition and that uometbing sensational would come to light. Wo now hoar that n warrant has been issu ’d for his arrest at the instance of the Road Board, which body charges him with embezzling £l6O. Mr Bierro occupied a number of public positions aud it is said that further defalcations will be heard of.

The constant use of smelling salts and strong perfumes has been known in many cases to destroy tho sense of em 11 Many womeu are io tho habit of suiffiug at smoliing bottles whenever they enter u railway carriage or a crowded place of outertuinmont, aud tho constant irritation of the nerve endings load to their injury, which may oven be permanent. Head aches and rod noses aro also suid to be due to the abuse of tho smelling bottle.

The contention that tho Australians cannot produce a suitable breed of sheep for meat export on account of unsuitable climate, is not likely to carry much weight with those who have an intimate acquaintance with tho capabilities of that

country. Another reason gravely put forward, viz., that tho Australian squatters aro so entangled in pecuniary embarrassments that they cannot afford tho outlay necessary to change tho breed of sheep, i 3 absurd on tho face of it. Many of tho pastoralLts are, no doubt, heavily involved, but it ie grotesque to say that a body of men who, taken as a whole, are tho wealthiest iu toe routhern hemisphere, would find* any insuperable difficulty in raising tho moderate amount required to change tho character of thoir flocks.— Auckland Star.

Friends of Mr Baldwin, who, as everybody knows, is Head Master of tho huge S:ato school in Colombo street, Christ church, the largest school—as regards number of pupils, in tho colony—or, for a matter of that, iu Australasia—have to go about almost apologising for the success that year after year crowns his efforts. Tho latest examination of his pupils, has produced a certificate from tho Inspectors, which puts the school far and away boyond its competitors. Tho record since Mr Baldwin took charge Ims alwaj’s been good—excellent, but thia year it has surpassed itself. What renders thia r suit more interesting is the fact that, for a clear year and mnr?, tho experiment has been tried of abolishing for tho pupils what is known as “home work.” The work of the school, and tho award just given ie a satisfactory answer to the majority of groove-bound school teachers and directors, who, so far have looked with coldness, if not with hostility, on tho “now far.glod ” scheme.— Truth

Tho supposed largest winner upon Ladas for the Derby is nearly 80 years old. Forty or fifty years ago Major tho lion Robert Needham, uuc’o to tho pro sent Earl of Ki'morey, was a.smart officer in the 12ih Lancers, and widely known as a heavy and generally unfortunate backer of horses at every race in e’iug which ho attended. Always eccentric in his habits, ho was for a long time a familiar figure iu tho neighborhood of Belgravia, where ho wulk- d aV»out the streets accompanied by a couple of tame goat", which followed him everywhere, and were intelligent as dogs. In 1874 ho married a wealthy widow, who died in 1884, and in 1893 he married en secondcs twees the widow of ono of his old brother officers. In bis old «#•-, and witl out even going on to a racecoDißn, bo poems to have taken to betting with more success than in his earlier years. It is saul that in the last few years he has won altogether about £40,000, whioh hi complains to his friends is now of no as j

to him. His last bet was £5,000 to £2,000, which be took in the winter about Lord Rosebery’s LaJas for the Derby—the largest wager in oonuoctiou with lbs race of whioh Truth has heard.