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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1780, 8 January 1886, Page 2

The custodian of the Hospital desires to return thanks to Mrs Vennel, of Euritiwhiti, for a parcel of old .books If or the use of the patients. Mr W, C. Buchanan, M.H.R., announces to-day that he will meet the electors at Carterton on the 15tb, Qreytown on the 16tb, and Featherston on the ITtbinst. Mr F. H. Wood, auctioneer, has several fresh announcements in to-day’s paper. Next Thursday he holds a salt of stock at the Taratahi yards. On Saturday, 16th, a large consignment of general merchandise will be offered at Martinborough ; «n Monday 18th, at Featherston, portion <f a storekeeper’s bankrupt stock will be offend; on the 19th he will sell general merchandise at Qreytown, and on the 21st at Manricevdle submit a railway contractors’ plant to motion. We hope Mr Wood may have a buiy and prosperous year of business. After a long period of siikness, says the Star, Mrs T. W. Shuts diel on Wednesday morning at her residence Kurupuni. Deceased was 81 years of aga She arrived in the colony in 1811, and jv« married in 1812, her husband being a fellov passenger. After residing a considerable tins at Taranaki she came to Wellington and from thence to Masterton, where she hassince resided.

A remarkable discovery has been made at the Ellerslie racecourse, Auckland, by Mr Blair, a cordial manufactarer, who was engaged in collecting lemonde bottles from the booths. While in a paaage leading to the ladies’ room, he was astcnnded to see a carpet snake, three feet long, scuttling along the concrete. It is probabe that the stranger arrived in the Colony In a case with Australian wine. A large number of oases of that beverage were opened at the grand stand during the recent meetng. At Mr Beetham’s melting the other evening an elector asked why ihose who wanted land had to take land in lertain places instead of having free selection ! Mr Beetham pointed out the difficulties of survey, and said he was in favour of every facility being given for settlement everywhee. Mr Girdwood asked if Mr Beetham was n favour of introducing a system ol seleotios before survey similar to what had prevailed in Victoria, some years ago. Mr Beetham said he would support such a provision.

The steamship Wairarapa is now ready for sea again. She is ss fo»d as when she left the builder’s hands.

Tbe prisoner Howard, charged with attempting to defraud lie Government Life Insurance Association was sent to Christchurch on Tuesday. Tbe horse Consul ha been destroyed.

A public meeting, utfer the presidency of the Mayor, was held t Napier the other evening to raise fund for the burnt-out bush settlers. Over £4O was promised in the room, which, added o over £IOO previously raised by the Hefeld and other lists, will make a total of over UOO. It is expected that £IOOO will be raisedlooally, in addition to £SOO promised by the Government througtf Mr Ballanoe. Another fire has broken out at Makatoko. Gundritg mill and all the workmen’s dwellings are tirnt, and further damage is feared.

James DeLaney and Jesxniah Byan were drinking in the former’s muse at George Town, Invercargill, the othit night, when a quarrel took place, during which DeLaney stabbed Byan in the neck wih a knife. The wound is not dangerous. As a result of an inquiry by the Gisborne Hospital Committee, the serices of Benfield and his wife, wardsmau an, matron, have been dispensed with. The evidence showed there had been unlimited drik and a great orgie and disturbance amoni the wardsman and patients, also unlimitedivisiting by men to the female ward.

The castor oil plant is seal to be a check to the beetle pest. The soiree at Featherstei on New Year's eve turned out a great succes both as regards attendance and financially. The Oddfellows' Hall whs well filled with lancers, notwithstanding the warm weathir, The refresh, ments were excellent in v.uality, and the music of Mr Lewens was miob admired. Mr W. H. Speakman acted hj M.C., and the occasion was considered ly all present to be a fitting windup of the old year.'

A funeral service will lie held in the Greytown Wesleyan Church on Sunday morning next in connection with the decease of Mrs Dixon, sen., lately so will known in the district.

The Hokitika State School has been burned down. The building cost LiUOO. The Petone people are suffering great inconvenience for want of water. It is said that the carters are charging Is Gd a barrel. The Prince of Wales tbtel, Masterton, nad a narrow escape from tir« on Wed nesday morning.

A telegram from Napier ttates that Agnes Moran, a domestic servant at an hotel at Takapu, has been committed [or trial for the manslaughter of her illegitimate child.

The Committee appointed to carry out arrangements for the annual picnic in connection with the Fealherstou School, met on Wednesday evening. Mr Janus Donald was voted to the chair, and Mr W. Bock was appointed hon. Secretary. lessrs Donald, Bunting, Besar, Keys, liidditk, Oakly and Viles undertook tocanvas the virions portions of the district allotted to them, for contributions in money or provisions, aid the names of Messrs Burt and Gilpin wen added to the Committee. After some routice business the meeting adjourned until the 18th inet, at name time and place, when it is hoped suffiuient progress will be teported to enable the Committee to make final arrangements. It is satisfactory to see the iiterest taken in the matter, and the Commitee are determined to make the day enjoyable to all parties. The annual prizes vill be presented during tbe day, and runs and games, for which prizes will be given, will be indulged in. “ Bough on Corns.” Ask for Wells’ “ Bough on Corns.” Quick relief, complete, permanent care. Corns, warts, bunions. Kempthorue, Prosser & Co., Agents, Christchurch. Skinny Men. “ Wells’ Health Benewer” restores health and tigor, cures, Dyspepsia, impotence, Debility. At druggists. Kempthorne, I’towet & Co., Agents, Obriitohurch, |

The bridge known as the "Platform,” just outside Qreytown, is in need of repairs. In several places large nails are projecting above the flooring, and are most dangerons to horses. They Jshonld be driven home at once before an accident occurs.

We are informed that a meeting of the Stewards of the Lower Valley Jockey Club will be held at Orr's Hotel, Martinborongh, on Saturday evening for the purpose of arranging financial matters, Ac. The Star says " Nation’s almanac for 1886 is to the fore, and it fully retains its reputation as one of the cleanest, neatest, most compendious, and best arranged sheet almanacs issued in the North Island, if not in the colony. It contains a large quantity of useful information, and it is a credit to the Lower Valley, and particularly to its printer and publisher, Mr W. 0. Nation of Qreytown.” We thank the Star (or its kind words.

At the meeting of the Waste Land Board, yesterday, Mr Merchant, the Commissioner, stated that he proposed to treat the lands which were withdrawn from sale for cash on the 11th June last, in the following manner : —Those in the Wainniorn, Opawe, Waipawa, Mount Cerebus, Rewa, Aohauga, MoKennau, aod Wairoa districts to be grouped into small runs. The sections in the Mikimiki, Ongo, Mangaone, Waipaknra, Kopuaranga and Kaiwaka to be offered on tire cash, deferred payment and perpetual leasing systems, and to offer the township of Bunnytborpe and Featherston under the small farm and village settlement systems. This was approved. Mr F. S. Wood holds his usual fortnightly stock sale at his yards, Taratahi, on the Uth inst. There are already some good entries, including one Wood’s Reaper and Binder (wire) in good order, about twelve chains wire netting, and several good hacks and other horses.

A lad named Seager, employed at Luki’s foundry, Wellington, met with a painful accident on Wednesday evening. By some mean’s the boy’s fingers were drawn in the cogs of an engine, with the result that the thumb aud two fingers of the left hand were dreadfully crushed. Dr Cole found it necessary to amputate part of the two fingers, but hopes that he will be able to save the thnmb. The Jad’s mother is a widow, residing in Abel smith street.

At Christchurch, near Lancaster Park, on Wednesday, a shop and dwelling house, owned and occupied by Henry Edge, and a cottage belonging to Mrs Stewart, were destroyed by fire.

Another religions army appears in England, called the Church Army, and made up from the Church of England. It has the cordial support of leading bishops, and while not intending to rival the Salvationists, it hopes, by adopting somewhat similar methods to do effective work among the abandoned classes. It aims especially to use working men as evangelists, of whom it has already enrolled about 5,000.

The people of Martinborough appear very pleased at the action of the Featherston Road Board in removing the ranger from their district. We have received some correspondence commenting upon the matter in very complimentary terms about the resolution of the Board. As one of the members of the Board observed, it is as well to give the thing a trial, and we hope the trial will prove in the end satisfactory to everybody. The Waihenga district, like many others, is sadly in want of rain at the present time ; the plain is very dry, and parched up in appearance, and feed is getting scarce even in the more swampy parts. There are some excellent grain crops notwithstanding, over toward the hills, which are looking well, the soil not evidently requiring such a quantity of moisture as the plain, or perhaps having been favoured with more. Mr Tilsoa also has a splendid crop of oats at Moiki, but the oat crops on the Martinborough plain are very poor and scarcely worth reaping. As anticipated, the further returns of the rainfall received by Dr Hector indicate that the extraordinary deficiency for the year 1866, and especially for the month, has been general all over the Colony, says the Timee. Thus, on the whole year at Auckland there has been a deficiency of 83 per cent, at Wellington of 28 per cent, and in Dunedin of 30 per cent. For the month of December the deficiency at Auckland has been 81 per cent, at Wellington 72 per eent, and at Dunedin 71 per cent on the averages of the last 80 years.

An accident, which might have resulted seriously, happened on New Tear’s Day at Pipitea Feint Bailway Station. The shunting engine, we believe, was coming ont of the shed, while another was arriving from the Lower Hutt. The Lower Hntt engine arrived about ten minutes before the advertised time on that day, which was ten minutes after the usual time of other days. Consequently, the engine arrived at the same time as upon other occasions, which was of course, unexpected by the man on the shunting engine. This engine, for some reason, is only worked by one man. Had an assistant been provided, which is usually done, there would have been no danger of any collision. As it was, the accident was fortunately averted by the presence of mind and prompt action of the man on the engine from tbe Hutt. Had an accident happened neither of tbe drivers would have been to blame (so a practical man from Wellington informs us). It would have been the fault of the Department in only supplying the shunting engine with one-man, as it is part of the duty of the stoker to assist the driver in keeping a look out for such contingencies.

August Flower.—The most miserable beings in the world are those suffering from Dyspepsia and liver complaint. More than seventy-five per cent, of the people are afflicted with these two diseases and their effects ; such as Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Habitual Costiveness, Palpitation of the Heart, Heartburn, Waterbvash, gnawing and burning pains at the pit of the Stomach, Yellow skin, Coated Tongue and disagreeable taste in the mouth, coming up of food after eating, low spirits, &c. Go to your Druggist and get a bottle of August Flower. This valuable medicine has cured thousands and thousands of sufferers and is known in all civilized countries. Two doses will relieve you. It costs only 3s. fid. a bottle. Sample bottles fid. It is rumoured that interested persons have stated their .intention to go round with a petition asking lor the removal of Constable Eccleton from Groytown, because of the action be took in connection with the late alleged sheep stealing ease. Public opinion in the Wairarapa is much divided npoa this case, and notwithstanding that the Justices upon the Bench stated that the defendant left the Court without a stain upon his character, tbe circulation of snob a petition would give rise to much adverse comment, and it would receive but few signatures. The general opinion is that the police endeavored to do their duty. At Hawera an unoccupied four roomed house, owned by Mr Webby, was discovered on tire on Wednesday morning, and it, together with another owned by Mr Margon, and occupied by Mr Squire, a painter, was burned.

It is stated that Lieut-Colonel M‘Donnell is to be stationed in tbe Waiiarapa as Native Land Purchase Commissioner to complete certain transactions here.

At Dunedin one hundred men were engaged to proceed to Melbourne for tbe Union Steamship Co. as lumpers in connection with the strike there, the rate of wages being 15s per week. The office was quite besiajed by applicants. A six roomed house on tbe York road, near Midhurst, New Plymouth, was burned on Wednesday. It was owned by Mr Vforms, and caught fire when the family were out milking. Don’t Die In The House. "Bolgh on rats ” clears ont rats, mice, beetles, roaches, bed bugs, flies, ants, moles, jack-rabbits, insects, gophers. Kempthorne, Prrtier and Co., Agents.

At Wellington B.M. Coart on Tuesday, Edward Shaw, aolioitor, was charged with haying, on the 15th November, 1884, been entreated by Alexander MoMinn, of Palmer* aton North, with a cheque tor £B3 2a 2d, drawn by the letter on the Union Bank for a special purpose, and that be did convert the same to hia own nae. The aebused was farther charged with failing to pay the amount of the above-mentioned cheque which had been entrusted to him by Alexander McMinn, and which represented coats in a libel case to Qeorge Warren Bussell, or to Messrs Izard and Bell, the latter’s solicitor, and converting the same to his own nae. Mr Jelliooe appeared for the prosecution; Mr W. T. Travers tor the defence. After some evidence had been heard, the ease was adjourned till to-day, bail being allowed in two securities of £IOO each.

A publij trial of one of Howard’s sheafbinders took place on Tuesday on the farm of Mr Alexander Johnston, at Makora, near Masterton. The machine used, we understand (says the Star) is the first bf the kind introduced to the Wairarapa, and it contained a number of recent improvements. Mr Charles Clifford, the driver, handled it well, and the way in which the work was done, the crop being harvested at the rate of over an acre per hour, gave great satisfaction. The machine worked smoothly, and the tying was all that could be wished, no grain being lost, and the sheafing particularly good in the heavier parts of the crop. In our last issue we gave the result of a cricket match Matarawa v. Waibakeke. One of the players in the latter team complained to us that the figures wen wrong os given by us for the second of Waibakeke. We have referred to the scoring book furnished and find that we were correct according to that, but as the players in the team should be correctly reported as to the figures made by them, we give below the runs mads in the second innings ; the total number of runs, however, is not altered:—Waibakeke, second innings—J. Udy, junr.. 10 ;J. Nicholls. 3 ; J. Udy, senr., 16 ; T. Morgan, 0 ; Connell, 0 ; Aooeks, 5; J. Stevens, 10; Ueyriok, 0; Tnnnicliff, 2; J. Thomas, 0: Jaa. Udy, 5. Byes, 11. Total, 61.

The preliminary meeting, ’convened at Wellington on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of forming a special settlement in the North of the Wellington Provincial District under the provisions of the Land Act of last session, was a great success.