Wairarapa Standard Published Tri-weekly, Price 1d. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1886.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1779, 6 January 1886, Page 2

Wairarapa Standard Published Tri-weekly, Price Id. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1886.

A confirmation service will be held in St Lute’s > huicli, Orevtown, next Sunday evening, when the Bishop of Wellington will commet the service. There will probably be 18 or 11 candidates.

In order to extend insurance among women the Government Insurance Association have appointed a lady canvasser. She is now in Wanganui. The Native Minister, accompanied by Mrs Ballance, Mr Lewis, Under-Secretary Native Department, Captain Preece, R.M., Captain Mair, interpreter, and Mr Lewis, Private Secretary, met a large concourse of Natives at Waipatn, near Hastings, on Saturday. The Natives sent a carriage and four greys for Mr Bsllance. On arrival at Waipatn, Mr Ballance was received with the usual Maori welcome and war dance. About 500 natives were assembled, being representatives from nearly all tbe principal tribes in the North Island. Speeches of welcome were made by several chiefs. The Royal Mail Steamship Eaikoura arrived at Otago from England on Saturday. She got stuck on a mud and sand bank for seven Lours at Fort Chalmers.

John Lewis, a gardener, and an old Timaru resident, received serious injuries on his head just at tbe close of the Caledonian sports. A 161b hammir struck his skull, which is fearfully injured, and there is little hope of his recovery. The latest cable message states that Mew Zealand frozen mutton is slightly firmer, and is quoted 5J to o} 1. A very little word made a sentence read the reverse of what was intended in our last. In speaking of tbe Wesleyan picnic it was stated that “ there was an absence of singing and music.” It should have read, " there was no absence,” &o. During the extreme heat of tbe afternoon the time was spent in this way. The Star says that dry weather and other causes are telling disastrously on some of the flocks of this district. In one instance on the East Coast a settler is said to have lost over a thousand sheep, some being poisoned with the grain used for rabbit poisoning, and which, when feed is soiree, the sheep naturally devour, others killed by wild dogs, while not a few are presumed to have been stolen.

In the Bakaia district, Canterbury, sheep are being sold by their owners at a shilling per head, and some of the farmers are b- iliug down their sheep. This is owing to the parched state of the country, showing the great need of irrigation. The police on Saturday raided the dressmaking establishments at Maaterton, and found a number of girls employed after hours.

The proposed Gisborne harbor works will cost £175,000, the complete works, £205,000. An accident of a very painful nature happened to a lad named Olliver, in the employ of Mr T. E. Evans, ol Martinborough, on Monday while travelling toward the table lands with two mares and two foals. While on the road a ferret suddenly ran up a leg o! one of the mares, causing her to kick out and strike the boy, who was riding close by in the groin. The young fellow ts now lying at his father's house. Dr Bey has been in attendance, and the sufferer at the present time is progressing favorably. The Wairarapa Jockey Club’s new programme fur their two day’s racing on the 2'Jth and ißlih hist. atGreyiown appears in another column ; there are 11 events, 7 each day, and it is expeoted that the forthcoming meeting ' v <* the largest yet held in the Valley.

report on the produce Ihe Decemuei '-« ned by the New maikets of the colony, is-.. £ om Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ageuc..

pauy, states that m consequence of drought in Australia supplies of butter are very short ou the other side, and that heavy shipments are being sent over there, principally from Auckland. Another fact clnouioled in the report is that in Auckland there has been a big rise in tbe price of cheese, and that at present tbe demand is far ahead of the supply. The Sydney market is also in want of supplies of (he same commodity. A young lad named Todd, aged 15, who (or some time past has been engaged as a jockey, was killed at Otaki on New Year’s Eve. It appears (says tbe Post) that the lad had been engaged by the gentleman who races under the name of •• Mr Leopold ” to ride Leomista in the New Year’s races at Otaki, but ou the night previous it is believed he got a little the worse for drink, and at 11 o’clock ha lay down in tbe yard attached to the hotel and went to sleep. About 1 o’clock in the morning a dray with about ISowt of goods on it drove into tbe yard, and, the driver not observing auy obstruction, the wheel passed over the chest of tbe unfortunate lad, who was killed almost instantaneously. Deceased wee formerly io tl’si •aploy ol M* f, F, Xauored. J

A mating of the Greytown School Committee tok place last night at the school house. Present—Messrs Cuff (chairman), Western, T, Udy, jun., Hillier, Trotter, Skeet and HoipWow (see). The treasurer reported balance U credit, £ll Is lid. Sundry accounts wee passed for payment. The committee full' discussed all matters in connection with tae forthcoming railway excursion and picnic. A sub-committee was appointed to carry on arrangements and report to the general conmittee meeting to be held in the course of s fortnight when final arrangements wiLhe made for the event, which is expected ta occur on the 22rd proximo. At a Sawnill near Auckland not many days ago, a yootg man named William Parker, while the etgiue was in full operation, fell upon it. Tae manager of the mill noticed that steam was running down and missed the deceased He fired up the furnace, and then, to his horror, he observed the deceased lying in the bed of the engine, and the crank striking him iu the stomach at every turn of the flywheel, which was going at the rate of 90 revolutions per minute. He immediately called all bards to stop the engine, and get the deceased out. Deceased showed no signs of life, and was bleeding at the mouth. Mr Parker conjectured that the deceased was oiling the crank wheel, and must have missed his footing and fell into the engine bed. Death must have been instantaneous.

Very destructive bush fires have taken place along the line between Blenheim and Picton. One bouse and its contents have been destroyed, and several others have narrowly escaped. The residence of Captain Baillie, M.L.C., was saved by the exertions of his neighbors, the bash being on fire. A disastrous bosh fire is also raging in upper Pelorus Valley. Lately there have been numerous grass fires, and the bills have been patched up.

A smile was raised among the “ grave and reverend seigneurs ” of the Upper House of South Australia (says the Advertiser) when the Hon H. Scott in speaking of the Vermin Bill, astounded and amused bon members by the results of a calculation as to the rapidity with rabbits breed. He said it was known that rabbits breed seven times a year, bearing about five young ones each time, and they commence breeding when five or six months old, the term of gestation being from thirty to thirty one days. From these facts he raised the following calculations as the progeny of one doe First year, one doe breeding saten times, five each time—3s, of which 17 would be does, with an average breeding of 3J times five young each—292, making a total of 328 for the first year. Second year : Of the 328, assume 164 females, each producing 328—54,112, or a total in the first two years of 54,440. Third year : Of the 35,440, assume 25,220 females, each bearing 328—8,928,160; assume 4,464,000 females, each producing 328—4,494,218,240. Mr Scott also took the number killed in 1883-4-5 as 3,343,107, and assumed 171,553 to be females, each producing 328, making a total of 284,269,384 rabbits which would have been born had death not overtaken the unfortunate parents. Mr E. Shaw, solicitor, Wellington, was charged yesterday with misappropriating a cheque for £BB 2s 2d. The ease is remanded till 2 p.m., Friday.

The fourth match for Lieutenant Cameron’s Cup and Volunteer Varnham’s Album will be fired at Greytown on Saturday next at a, 30.

Our dairy produce (says the Taranaki Herald) especially is attracting much notice in Sydney and the chief towns of the other Australian colonies, and it promises to be a most flourishing branch of agriculture. It is proposed to establish a university college for girls in Melbourne. The medical faculty have also decided that if as many as fifteen duly matriculated ladies desire to commence’a medical corse seperate lectures will be established for them.

One of the camels on show at St. Leon’s Circus was used in one of their expeditions by Messrs. Burke and Wills, the famous Australian explorers. On Saturday afternoon an accident occurred at Baker’s Hill, near the Devil's Bridgeton the Karori Road, Wellington, which resulted fatally. Two friends—Mr Daniel Colville Turner and Mr Robert Howe both anployed in the Property Tax Department—went out on horseback shortly before one o'clock, and proceeded along the Karori Road Lr a ride. They were both trotting together, and when nearing the top of the hill Turner suddenly spurred on ahead of his conpanion and disappeared from view round next bend of the road. When Howe came tpon him shortly afterwards, Turner was lying on the road in an unconscious state. He was afterwards removed to the Welliigton Hotel, Molesworth Street, where be resided, and expired there at 5 in epite of medical assistance. Deceased has a vife and child in Christchurch.

" German Syrup.”—No other medicine in the world was ever given such a test of its curative qualities as Boschee’s German Syrup. In three years two million four bundled thousand small bottles of this mednine were distributed free of charge by drugpsts in the United States of America to tiwse afflicted with Consumption, Asthma, Croip, severe Coughs, Pneumonia and othej diseases of the throat and lungs, giving the afflicted undeniable proof that Gernan Syrup will cure them. The result has been that Druggists in every town and village in civilised countries are recommending ft to their customers. Go to your Druggist and ask what they know about it. Samjle bottle 6d. Regular size 3s. 6d. Three doses will relieve any case.

Judge Johnson, of California, in passing seutaice of death upon a criminal, is reportd to have used the following powerful langiage : —" Nor shall the place be forgotten in which occurred the shedding of blood. It was one of those ante chambers of kel! which mark like plague spots the fair face of our State. You need not be told that I mean a tippling shop, the meeting place of Satan’s minions, and the foul cesspool which spontaneously breeds and nurtures all that is loathsome and disgasting in profanity, and babbling, and vulgarity, and Sabbath breaking. I would not be the owner of that grogery for the price of this globe converted into ore. Tor the pitiful sum of a dime be furnished the poison which made the deceased a fool, and this trembling 'culprit a demon ? How paltry a sum for two human lives 5 This traffic is tolerated by law, therefore the vendor has committed an act not recognised by earthly tribunals, bui in the sight of Him who is unerring in wisdom, he who furnishes the intoxicating draught which inflames men into violence, anger, and bloodshed is pmilceps crimitiisin the deed. Is it not high time that all these sinks of vice and crime should be held rigidly accountable to the laws of the land, and placed under the ban of an enlightened and virtuous public opininn j'*

I A lamous Roman ecclesiastic was making Ins >i'. r ‘ 0C hcal tour 0< inspection in the Dublin Sunday scuiiC. ls ‘ ate Maloney, ’ aid he to an intelligent .• '-oJiiug gnl, ‘ explain the meaning of the holy sacrament cf raatritoony. 1 ' A pause, '.‘Please, yer’ lonour, it's a sad state ot existance before altering purgatory.” “Co to the bottom of (he class, you ignorant girl,” cried the local ilergyman, very much ashamed of his pupil. But the Archbishop stopped him. 11 Mot so fast, Father Patrick, not so fast. The lass may be right after all. What do you or I know about it ?'' » Rough on Corns.”, Ash tor Wells’ “Rough on Corns.” Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions. Kemphorae, Prosser & Co., Agents, Christchurch. Catarrh of The Bladder. Stinging irritation, inflammation, all kidney and similar complaints, cured by “ Buohu-paiba.” Druggists. Kempthorne, Prosser & Co., Agents. Flies and Bugs. Beetles, insects, roaches, ants, bed bggs, rats, mice, gophers, chipmunks, cleared out by " Rough on Rats.” Kemptbezne, Pioneer & Co., Agents, Christchurch.

''■'o much regret an accident which bofel M’ :’ I’. .’'ranored’s well known race horse C ;. .‘m Monday, by which his hindleg wai broken, through a lad throwing a st ne and hitting the horse in mistake. The horse was slung and the leg set, but he broke out out of the slings, and it is probable that he may yet have to be destroyed. The secretary of. the Greytown Cricket Club has received a letter from the Petone Club, stating that owing to the absence of some of Hhe best players they will not be able to play Greytown this season.

Mr F. H. Wood has taken a lease of the Taratahi Sale Yards (late Mr Ray’s) and is now effecting extensive alterations and additions there. When completed they will be very convenient for the purposes of stock sales, which it is Mr Wood's intention to hold every fortnight. It is gratifying to find this gentleman showing such enterprise, and it is to be hoped that the public will second his efforts by sending in stock. The stock sales are of great service to the settlers. The Carterton Town Board are to be commended for their action in connection with the opening up of a new road leading past Mr Gardener’s store to the railway station. It will be a chain wide, and no time will be lost in levelling and patting it in order for the metal. We notice that the local paper has been trying to dub the new street with its own name, but we would suggest that the name of some old and respectable resident should be used. There are some good men in Carterton, who for many years past have done much for its advancement, and the naming of the street after one of them would be a compliment. There is no doubt that this road will be one of the most important in Carterton in time.

At the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court, convened at Wellington yesterday, before Mr Justice Richmond, Frederick Middleton and Herbert Allendale were arraigned on the charge of escaping from Mount Cook Prison. Both prisoners pleaded Guilty, and were sentenced to two years' imprisonment, commencing at the termination of the present sentences. Cornelius Toll, stealing from the person, was discharged. On Monday evening the stewards of the Featherston Racing Club held an inquiry upon the alleged " pulling ”of the horse Rough-Cut at the late meeting when W. Donald, the owner, and the horse RoughCut were disqualified for twelve months, and the jockey Percy Hayward, for three months.

At the meeting of the Wairarapa East Council on Monday, tenders for the Eketa-hnna-Tenni road metalling were received, and that of Anderson and Frederickson for section No 2 at L 207 7s 6d were accepted. Also accepted, for Te Ore-Bideford road metalling, G. MaoEay, £35. MastertonWaimata Road, 27 chains formation, T. W. Baker, L2 lls per chain, total, LGB 17a. Fascine culverts, L 73 17s ; totara, do, L9B 17s. It was resolved to protest against the proposal to spread the expenditure evenly over the coming year, as road works can only be economically proceeded with during drv weather.

The usual monthly meeting of the Feathorston Town Board was held on Monday. Members present -Messrs Reynolds (chairman), Cundy, Oakly, Hodder and Donald. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Treasurer's bank book showed a balance of LSI 7s 3d. The fallowing accounts were passed and paid, viz -Eli Bloxham, £5 8s ; Wairarapa Standard, £1 ; John Beel, L2 12s lid ; W. Abbott, 5s 6d ; Town Band donation, L 5 ; C. W. Keys, £1 Be. Receipts—Rents, 15s ; Ranger, 7s. The ranger paid in fees, 7s, and the clerk paid in rents, L2 15s. The Clerk reported the nuisance abated in Waite street. Repairs and metalling were left to Works Committee. Resolved that the sum of £ls each be paid as a donation to Wairarapa Hospital (Greytown), and to Featherston Public Library. Resolved that tenders be invited for the use of a horse and dray when required. Also tenders for leasing Dorset Square for one year. Notice to be giveu to occupier of town acre 162, to fence between town acres 160 and 162.

The monthly meeting of the Feathereton School Committee was held on the 2nd inat. Present—Messrs Bunny, Donald, Matthews, McDongal, Robertson and Barton. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Treasurer produced the annual balance sheet which was approved. Balance in bank £9 Os 9d. The accounts passed for payment are Hiteman £3 an d MaoKay £1 6a, Keys 9s. Mr Bunny reported that the Education Board had purchased the acre of land adjoining the school. Correspondence was read from the Secretary Education Board accepting the resignation of Mr McFarlane, also stating the Board were prepared to supply scientific insttuments at £3 10s per set. It was resolved to hold the annual school picnic on Anniversary Day, the 22nd January, and the following gentlemen were appointed to collect and carry out the arrangements '.—Messrs Oakly, MacSnane, Bunting, Viles, Bezar, Book, Toogood, John Cox and Monckton. Meeting adjourned till 16th inst.