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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1692, 10 June 1885, Page 2

The funeral of the chief Hfanihera takes plane to-morrow at two o’clock, at Papawai, and there will doubtless be a large attendance of Europeans as well as Natives. The Native Minister not being able to come up, owing to Parliament opening to-morrow, he has promised to send a representative of the Government. Tho concert which is to take place this evening at tbcGrcytown Town Hall, promise? to draw a crowded house, judging by tho number of tickets that have boon disposed of. The entrance to the concert is Is, and when the musical programme is finished there will be a dance for an hour or two, the admission to which is Is also. In connection with the conceit we may state that several vocalists from Carterton and Mastorton will take part, amor" f l ™ the Orpheus Glee Cinb. The Private Brass Band win PW “" l(l0Ua0,} outside the hall. Epidemic influenza has been prevailing for (he last week or two in the Morrison 3 Bush district. In some families the attack has been very severe.

hi tin; proposed bill fur the reconstitution of the Ilia Legislative Council, new appointments to that Chamber are to be for a period of ten jears instead of for life.

'flic usual monthly meeting of Featherston school committee was held on Saturday last. Present —Messrs Buuuy (chairman), honald, Matthews, Kobertson, Barton, and Keys. The treasurer stated the balance in bank to be £ll 15s Bd. Accounts amounting to £5 Is 8d were passed and paid. The head master’s monthly report showed that the school was steadily improving, the attendance being larger and more regular. The visitors for the past month (Messrs Barton and Keys) reported several improvements and repairs necessary, and the visitors for the present month (Messrs Matthews and Robertson) v ere instructed to see them carried out It was resolved that iu future the committee meet at seven o’clock instead of eight. The status of Mr Wm. Sefton Moorhouse is completed, and it will he despatched from London this mouth iu ouu ot the uirect steamers for Canterbury. Mr Robert Paddison, while ridiug across a tidal creek at the Great Barrier, Auckland, was thrown by his horse and kicked in the face. While stunned and unconscious he was drowned.

Mr Grigg of Ashburton, has 1,400 pigs in one paddock ; the whole of which aro fed by one man, and has lately received a cheque for £69(.'oin payment of pigs which he sold. He has a total of 15,000 acres of land, a large proportion of which was in crops of various kinds this year, and his last crops of wheat and oats averaged 46 bushels and 51 bushels per acre respectively. Mr Grigg’s_ is evidently a model farm and its proprietor a model farmer. If he were as good a politician the country would he safe. From what we hear of Mr Grigg’a management, we think the Farmers’ Club should invite him to road a paper under their auspices on that all-important subject.—‘ Oamaru Mail.’ The balance of the Greytown Factory Company’s cheese has been sold to Messrs Turnbull & Co., of Wellington. This cheese has stood second to none in the market, in reputation for excellence of quality. The Greytown Qurdrille Assembly held what is called a long night, at the Town Hall, on Monday night. Dancing was spiritedly sustained by about forty couples till twelve o’clock. The weather was very threatening or the attendance would have been still larger. Messrs Lundqvist, Yarnham, and Barnard formed the band and all present thoroughly enjoyed the occasion Messrs Jorgenson and Maguire conducted the proceedings in their usual style. Tee English Oaks were run on the oth June, and resulted as follows Lonely, I; Bolps, 2 ; Cipollina, 8. The Grand National Steeplechase wns run at Sydney on Saturday and resulted as follows; Progress, 1; Fingal, 2 ; Trickelt, 3. This is the time to plant out shrubs and ornamental trees, and settlers should make an effort to beautify their properties ; and while trying to make the surroundings of the homestead pretty, they should not forget to

set apart a piece of laud for fruit trees. Now is the time to get these cheap, and wo have no doubt Mr Wood will have a good sale on the 20th lust., when he will offer a large assortment of all kinds of trees reared in Mr Bar. ratt's nursery at Moroa. This nursery is one of the finest in the Wairarapa, aud Mr Barratt has won a good name for the trees he places in the market.

We are informed that Mr F. Mouckton, a recent arrival in the colony, has purchased the estate of Forest Lee, near Tauherenikau, from B. Vennell. It is also said that the purchase money amounted to between £II,OOO and £15,000. An infant female child of James and Ellen Ililoy, To Awamutu, was accidently suffocated by the bedclothes while sleeping with its mother, Mr John Tinliue, of Amuti, who went Homo in the Tongariro, left LIOOO with Mr G, Harper, ox Christchurch, and H2OO with Mr Bhutp, of Nelson, to be devoted towards the maintenance of three scholarships in connection with English literature. The Greytown Bchool Committee met last evening. Present—The Bev W. T. Western, Messrs Hillier, Trotter, and Skeot. Several small accounts were passed for payment. The Rev W. T. Western was, during the absence of Mr Cuff, appointed temporary chairman of committee, and empowered to sign cheques aud transact all business appertaining to that office. Messrs Skeet and Trotter wero appointed visitors for the month. From Featherston we learn that Mr Reynolds, chairman of the Featherston Town Board, has received his appointment as Justice of the Peace for the colony. Miss Wright, daughter of Mrs Robert Wright, of Canterbury, was thrown from a buggy on the road from Ohaka to Kaiapoi. She never regained consciousness, aud died in a few hours.

Mr F. H. Wood, as agent of the Mignon piano, informs us that he has disposed of several lately. In another column lie publishes an announcement concerning this initrument, and we have no doubt the deferred payment system will enable many settlers to introduce a piano into their homes. The Greytown Volunteers met for drill in the Town Hall last evening. The muster was not large.

In reference to a paragraph which appeared in last night’s Post concerning the anxiety felt in Wellington, for the safety of Mr Liardet of Lambton Quay, Captain Boys of Greytown, has informed us this morning that he saw Mr Liardet at the Lake on Friday last, and is assured that that gentleman is in good health and enjoying his sport. Thu Whilller was not in his company. The monthly meeting of the Greytown Hospital Committee was held yesterday afternoon, when the following gentlemen were present : —Messrs Sheet, (in the chair), Gray, Nation, Wood, and Wyctt. The credit balance in the bank was reported as £2l. About £73 is due from the Government. The sura of £lO os was the sum raised by the Carterton concert and forwarded to the secretary. Several accounts were passed for payment, Mr Sheet proposed and Mr Nation seconded that the tender of Mr Trot man (£ls) for covering the fever ward be accepted. Carried. It was decided to get a -100 gallon iron tank and fix it just outside the fever' ward. The committee expressed their thunk fulness to those ladies and gentlemen who bad interested themselves in getting up the late concert at Carterton and to the people of that, township for the way in which they came forward to patronise it. A vote of thanks was cordially passed. Mr Nation was appointed visitor lor the ensuing month. At Tlamriovn. Canterbury, three young men, while driving in a buggy knocked down nu old man of 70years of age, named Edmond Robinson. They placed him cm Cm side of the road and drove two miles to iuf. rnr the police. They took tiro homo out of tin. buggy, anil one of them went to got iris hmr cut "before taking stops to got relief for the sul'l'oror. The night was very dark and windy, and a considerable time elapsed before they "returned to the spot with a constable ami drove the sufferer to a doctor. At the inquest tiro medical evidence showed that deceased died from long standing congestion of the lungs, brought to a climax by the shock of the accident. The 1 three young men were severely censured by the Coroner and the jury for their inhuman conduct in leaving-the old man as they had done The Baldwins gave performances at Feuthc’stoa, last Monday and Tuesday even, ings, to limited audiences. Many of tire residents were much amused by the thought reading, clairvoyance, &o. The heaviest flood since February, J877, has occurred. The greater part of Blenheim sheets'is under water. The continued rains and melted snow on the ranges brought down the Wairau liivet, which has effected a broach into the Opawa Biver, and thence into the town. No loss of life or serious injury to property is yet and the water is slowly rooedtiog this morning.

Mr I' 1 . H. Wood, of Greytown, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace for tic colony. The Government have probnb y appointed Mr Wood (o that position in deference to a numerously signed and influential petition from the residents of the district, who had an opportunity, during the three years Mr Wood held the office of Mayor of the Borough and consequently a seat on the bench, of testifying to the value of his public services. Much satisfaction is expressed among the residents at the appointment. Messrs Beetham Bros, have presented the Foathorstou Hoad Board with a piece of land at the corner of the Featherston road, in front of the Camp, to enable the Board fo widen the road at that point.

A. conditional arrangement has been effected by which the Government arc to purchase the Welliugton-Manawatu Railway from the company which has, so far, constructed it. The arrangement, however, has still to be ratified by the shareholders before it can bo submitted to Parliament for approval. The R.M.S. Tongariro left Wellington for London on Monday evening, with 118 passengers. Her cargo included 4055 carcases mutton from Wellington, s'from Lyttelton, and 487(1 from Port Chalmers ; total, 14,023 carcases. That the adage of “ facts are stubborn things” is a true one, is again proved by the Robin Hood Company, who in sending us their advertisement, which appears in another column, also sends names and addresses of principal winners in their Birthday Grand National and special programmes ; also, names of chairmen of committees, and notifying which papers were represented at the two drawings. Their result circular shows that 13,280 shares were sold in six weeks and 1850 in three days on the special; 748 prizes were allotted instead of 220 (528 being extra £5 bonds in consequence of 5280 shares being sold over original issue), something wonderful.

Dunn, the noted_ burglar, whoso sentences amounted to seventy years’ imprisonment, was arrested on Saturday at Auckland lot disorderly conduct. /When arrested he attempted to draw a revolver at the constable. A quantity of jewellery supposed to be stolon was found in his possession. Dunn was discharged from Wellington gaol last January. A telegram from Taupo says—Five thousand sheep, in three separate mobs, have passed here for the Northern markets. It is estimated, after careful consideration, that fully 60,000 sheep have this season passed through Taupo from Hawke’s Bay for the Auckland and Northern markets. There has been a marked falling off in tho supply of cattle and horses from Hawke’s Bay, owing to the fanners in the Waikato paying more attention to horse and cattle rearing.

A Fact Worth Knowing.—Are you suffering with Consumption, Coughs, Severe Colds settled on the Breast, Pneumonia, or any disease of the Throat and Lungs? If so, go to your Druggist and get a bottle of Boschee's German Syrup. The people aregoing wild over its success, and Druggists all over our country are writing us of its wonderful cures among their customers. It has by far the largest sale of any remedy, simply because it is of so much value in all affections of this kind. Chronic cases quickly yield to it. Druggists recommend it and physicians prescribe it. If you wisli to try itssuperior virtue, get a Sample Bottle for 6d. Large size bottle 3s (id. Three doses will relieve any case. Try it

Lord Charles Beresford, it is announced, has accumulated a quantity of written evidence from private soldiers, as to the jamming of the Boxer cartridge, the net result of which is to place beyond doubt the fact that on one occasion ay per cent, of the rifles in use were jammed at the same moment. As that is almost equivalent to placing one man in every four hors dc combat at the most critical moment in the fight, the makers of this cartridge would seem to have done more to impair the fighting efficiency of our army in the field than all the hosts ol the Mahdi. In none of our battles have we yet lost 25 per cent of the combatants. The question must be gone into thoroughly (says the Pall Mall Budget) without the loss of a day, especially as the Boxer cartridge is by no means the only essential part of our fighting gear that is likely to be found wanting when the day of trial comes.

On Saturday, May gth, it was estimated that there were over 300 foot-bailors playing in and around Chrischurch, Christchurch, East Christchurch, Sydenham, and Meri vale each put three fifteens in the field. The kind of water supplied to cows that are milking or to feeding cattle is of much importance to their welfare. Cold water drawn from troughs that are covered with ice or snow is not only wasteful of the energy and heat supplied by the food, but it is dangerous in its chilling effect upon the stomach, by which indigestion is produced. Well water freshly drawn is the best for all kinds of cattle, but the condition ot the trough is to be looked to as closely as the water supply; for if the water left unused in a trough is permitted to freeze, or snow is permitted to fall into the trough, the water is not fit to be drunk,

Sure Throat quickly yields to “ Baxter’s Lung Preserver.’’ P'or Coughs and Colds, “ Baxter’s Lung Preserver ” is unrivalled. Itr Croup , “ Baxter’s Lung Preserver " operates magically, its expectorant and other properties affording speedy relief. In Whuojniig Cough, “ Baxter's Lung Preserver ’’ is a specific. In Bronchitis and Asthma, " Baxter’s Lung Preserver ’’ affords immediate relief. In Consumption, "Laxter’s Lung Preserver" has been signally successful.

An ancient pulpit, from which many a sound gospel sermon wan preached in the oarly days of Milton (says tho Bruco Herald) but which has since degenerated into a rostrum from which our local auctioneer does some of his business, was discovered the other morning erected just outside tho door of the Bank ot Now Zealand. Attached to the bookboard was a note requesting tho chaplain of the bank to preach at noon that day from Luke xix., v 2.'f.

“ Rough on Corns.” Ask for Wells’" Rough on Corns." Quick relief, complete, permanent care. Corns, warts, bunions. Kcmpthorne, Prosser & Co., Agents, Christchurch.

The billowing is a summary of a s atemeat of marsupials and dogs destroyed in the Warialda district, New South Wales, since the Pastures ami Stock' Protection Acts have been in force : —From ISBI to 2ml May, 1885. 2-H.4(iO Kangaroos, 187, scrub wallaby. 88709 rock ditto, 29.088 paddamolons, 1852 dogs, 588,002 total, and total bonuses paid for same Til 212 8s Id.

Catarrh of The Bladder. Stinging irritation, inflammation, all kidney and similar complaints, cured by Buc.bu-paiba.” Druggists. Komptborne, Prosser A- Co., Agents.

A contemporary has ’been making out a list of the attributes of the towns in Now »i>laud by the mention' of which each may be recognised. Following are a few InverCargill, Ores ; Nelson, lovely women ; Wellington, civil servants; Taranaki, apathy ; Auckland, enterprise ; Christchurch, church spires ; Punediu, Scotchmen ; Wanganui, horse racing and lunacy.

Indigestion and Liver Complaints.—For these complaints Baxter’s Compound Quinine Pills have proved a specific, acting powerfully on the liver and mildly on the stomach.—Sold everywhere, or post free from ]. Baxter, Chemist, Christchurch, for ip or 44 stamps. Already about .£8,000,000 have been spent in British war preparations. Other five millions are to be spent on Indian frontier defences. Tic-clolorettx, toothache, or any other neuralgia pain speedily yields to Baxter's Anti-neuralgic Pills. Flies and Bags. Beetles, insects, roaches, ants, bed hugs, rats, mice, gophers, chip munks, cleared out by “ Rough on Bats.” Kempthornc, Proseer & Co., Agents, Chrietchurclb