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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1781, 11 January 1886, Page 2

A slight shock of earthquake was felt in the Wairarapa about ten o’clock on Friday night, and another about 10.80 on Saturday morning. The steamship Arawa left New Plymouth on Saturday week. Port Chalmers is her first port of call in New Zealand. Mr Henry Bunny has been reappointed a member of the Wellington Waste Lauds Board. The French Government have decided to make Wellington the French Consular head quarters for New Zealand, and * French Consul, with full powers, will be sent out. Mr N. King, tailor, of Greytowu, has a fresh advertisement in to-day's issue. The shop of S. M. Maxton and Sods, Greytown, is undergoing alterations and enlargement. Mr Ebenezer Fox, Secretary to the Cabinet, died at Wellington on Friday morning. He was about 60 years of age, and was sot married.

At the Greytown Wesleyan Church yesI terday morning, the Rev Mr Ward preached ■ a funeral se'rmon in connection with the | death of the late Mrs Dixon. A similar I service was held at Carterton in the | evening. ’ At the Wellington Court on Friday afternoon, the hearing of the charge preferred against Mr Edward Shaw, solicitor, of having unlawfully converted a cheque for £B2, which be had received as agent, to his own use, resulted in the case being dismissed. Mr R. B. Armstrong, the never-tiring Secretary of the Wairarapa Jockey Club, is now (actively making preparations for the great meeting to take place on the new course at Greytown on the ,29th and 30tb inst. Mr Armstrong, who is always recognised as a good authority on such matters, anticipates a monster two days' meeting on the Greytown course, and as the visitors from all parts of the Wellington district will only require to walk across the road from the station to be in full view of the course, no doubt Mr Armstrong’s expectations will be fully realised. At Christchurch Howard has been identified as the man, who, wearing goggles and moustache, called at the Hotel at Heathoote Bridge on Dec 16th, the day the band was found at Taylor’s Mistake, near Sumner, and told the landlord of the circumstance.

The streets of Carterton on a Saturday night assume a very lively and animated appearance, the shops being well filled with customers and the tradesmen apparently doing satisfactory business. It is very refreshing to note this fact, and in these times of depression and drought such a circumstance is well worthy of record, as showing the pluck and energy of a community who, although being menaced with bush fires and other evils attendant upon the dry season are determined to still push on toward progression. The fires which have been raging around the town, and at one time threatened to be exceedingly dangerous to property, have now to a great extent subsidised, and comparative security at present prevails. The Lower Valley Cricket Club are at present very assiduously practising in view of challenging one of the Wairarapa Clubs to a match shortly. As they were showing some excellent form the other evening, it may be presumed [that if they challenge Greytown, Carterton, or any eleven in the Valley, and their challenge is accepted, the match may result in a big tussle. A painful accident happened to Mr John Harris, of Greytown, on Wednesday last. While digging docks, be accidentally drove the spade into his foot, almost severing the big toe, and smashing the bone ieto splinters. For a time it was feared that look jaw would supervene, but we are glad to learn that through the extreme kindnegf and skilful attention of Doctor Bey the sufferer is progressing favourably. A Fire Brigade Competition will take place on the Greytown Recreation Reserve on the 22nd inst (Anniversary Dqy) amongthe members of the Greytown Brigade. The members are requested to attend the practices regularly before the event. Several additions have been made to Mr F. H. Wood’s stock sale on Thursday next at Taratahi. Mr J. D. Heagerty, of Greytown, advertises a bull for sale. i The N. Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co, Limited, held a further auction of the season’s wools at their stores, Customs Quay, Wei., on Saturday. A catalogue of over 200 bales was submitted, and, with the exception of a few small lots, the whole was quitted at very satisfactory rates. Bidding was brisk, and in some instances keen competition was experienced, The bulk of the catalogue consisted of greasy crossbred, of coarse to medium quality, and prices ranged from 5d to 7£d. The Company's next sale will take place towards the end of the present month, when in alt probability the best collection of

wool offered this season will be submitted. A splendid practice of the Greytown Cricket Club was held last Saturday afternoon. In spite of the ground being hard, some very fair cricket was shown. Next Saturday a scratch match will be held commencing punctually at 2.30 o’clock. A vestry meeting will be held in the vestry of St Luke’s Church on Monday night at 8 o’clock. The Greytown Fire Brigade intend having a dance in the Town Hall on Anniversary night. It is intended to take the children attending the Greytown public school to Matarawa by train on the 22nd inst. The Maoris are going to give a b<g dance to celebrate the opening of their large building at Panawsi, when everything is ready. They call it the “ Exhibition Building," but we fear they lack the enterprising spirit to hold an Exhibition of Maori curios and workmanship as was suggested.

Rulif, pilot at Wairau lor over Mr Jamt^ 17 years, died last Tliursua^. Warden Kenriok, of the Thames, and Ur Wilkinson, Native Agent, have been successfat in completing arrangements with the natives for thoroughly prospecting the Sing country for gold. There are to be six parties, consisting each of two Europeans and two Maoris. All are to share alike. If gold is discovered by the party they will be entitled to the Q-oyernment reward of £SOO, and each party may earn this reward provided their discovery is five miles from an j other. Never Return.-It is said that one out of every lour real invalids 8° to foreign countries to recover health never except as a corpse. The undertakers, next to the hotel-keepers, have the most profitable business. This excessive mortality may be prevented and parents saved and cured under the care ol friends and loved ones at home, if they will but use American Co’s Hop Bitters in time. Read The response to the appeal made on behali of the Greytown Hospital Fund has been most generously met by very liberal contributions from all quarters, and Mr W. C. Cull, the Treasurer, now asks us to publicly acknowledge and thank those gentlemen who have collected, by means of subscription lists, the amounts opposite their names, as under, making a total to date of L 122 13a 6d : —Messrs D. Sutherland L 3 10s, T. Price L 7 2s 6d, G. Hutton LI 15s, Tyer Ll, C. MacShane L 3, J. Powell L 3 16s,OrrLl,D. MoDougall LI 16s, K. A. Wakelin L-l, W. Booth & Co. Ll3 15s, H. B, Bunny L2 Is,

(ireytown Club L 4 7s 6d, W. Nichol L 7 Bs, Braithwaite & Aoocks LI ss, Bev W. Hatch' elor, L 3 6s, J. MoMaster L 4, D. Morrison L 5, I), Sinclair LI Is, J. & W. J. Martin L 5, John Udy L 3 15s, Coleman Phillips L 7 ss, B. H. Backetidge LI Ifis.B. J. Thompson LI Is, Bev J. Ward L2 10s, W. Skeet L 4 ss, A. Matthews Lt 2s, Bev W. Western L 3 6s, W, Hammer|oh L2 Is, W. C. Cuff LI Is, P. il. Wood LI Is, G. Wyett LI T B > A- Gray LI Is, D. Cameron L2, 0. Elgar L 5, W. C. Buchanan, LlO IQs 6d,8. Gnroh Lll Os. There are still a , . -* and these will be acknowledged as few lists ou., >* is desirable, bowev.. they come to band. - • -t.. m ,tUr that those who have overlookeu should now lose no time iu forwarding their returns to the Treasurer. Indigestion.—The main oanse of nervousness is indigestion, and that is caused by weakness of the stomach. No one can have sound nerves and good health without using American’s Co’s Hop Bitters to strengthen the stomach, purify the blood, and keep the liver and kidneys active, to carry off all the poisonous and waste matter of the system. Bee " Rough on Corns.”, Ask lor Wells’ “Bough on Corns.” Quick relief, complete, permanent core. Corns, warts, bunions. Kemphorue, Prosser & Co., Agents, Christchurch. The state school at Hokitika, which was burned down last Thursday cost £4OOO. Catarrh of The Bladder. Stinging irritation, inflammation, all kidney and similar complaints, cured by “ Buohu-paiba.” Druggists. Kempthorne, Prosser & Co., Agents. Mr Hornblow, cabinet maker of Qreytown, has an excellent display of dressing oases, work boxes, Ac., suitable lor birthday pit sent*, prtMntatioßf) taplintoßtela* *O.

White Island, on the East' Coast, is in a state of eruption. Another attempt is to be made to hold services ia connection with the Salvation Army, in Carterton. It is rnmored that some litigation will shortly take place in the Carterton Magistrate’s Court, respecting some calves that were found at Mr Freebody’s late sale, which the owner alleges were not there according to his instructions. At the Auckland Criminal Sessions iir the case of Harry Johnston, alias Harry P. Glosser, acquitted for larceny and breaking into Cochrane’s auction mart, Mr Justice Gillies said—“ Harry Johnston, Ido not doubt but that you feel very much surprised that the jury have found yon (Not Guilty. You are discharged.'’ A peculiar accident, which we regret to say ended fatally, (says tbe Daily) occurred on tbe Opaki to tbe three and-a-half year old daughter of Mr A. Stewart on Thursday afternoon. The little girl wae playing with other children near a large boiler, which was covered with a lid, and not in use at the time. In the course of her childish gambols, she got on tbe top of this, and was dancing on il, when the lid suddenly turned over, and she dropped into the water below. An elder girl who was present immediately pulled her out, and her father, who was not far away at tbe time, also attended to her. She does not seem to have been hurt in any way, nor could she have suffered much from tbe immersion, as she was pulled out without the least delay ; she, however, gradually sank, and died early on Fridav morning, being apparently unable to recover from ths shock which her nervous system received. An inquest will be held today. Saturday’s Star says" We can assure our contemporary (the Standard) that so far as we can asoaitain in this part of the district, at all events, opinion on the late Orev-town-Featherston sheep stealing case is not divided. Everybody we have spoken to on ths subject is of opinion that the action of the bench, and not the police, has cansed a shameful miscarriage of justice.” We give the Star credit for wishing to get at the truth, but the evidence for the defence wae considered to be so strong that the ease was dismissed. It is doubtful, if the defendant bad been committed for trial, whether a grand jury would have found a true bill upon the evidence adduced. A first assistant master is wanted for the Featherston School.

Benjamin Budd, a deferred payment settler at Flagstaff, wu charged at the Dunedin Police Court with attempted murder. A man named Waldie and another were riding put accused’s place, and saluted him as “ Uncle Ben.” He threw stones at them, and then rushed away for his gun, which he fired, wounding Waldie in the neck with a bullet. Accused’s solicitor stated that the prisoner had been annoyed for some time by people calling him Uncle Ben. He only fired the gun with the intention of frightening them. Accused was committed for trial. Although the Taratabi Plain is now suffering with the rest of the colony for want of rain, still there are many spots in that district where the feed is still plentiful. Ou a visit to Mr Gaskin’s place at Taratabi West, our representative was surprised to find that near the bills the erase is still luxuriant, and the condition of the land compares favourably with the paddocks nearer the main road ; in fact, a very slight rain would restore the pasture in that part of the district to its pristine state. Before the long drought this portion of the plain always enjoyed the reputation of being invariably rich in verdure, which in a great measure may be due to the watershed from the adjacent hills, which abound with springs, Ac. The Star says -North Wairarapa stock owners are bitterly complaining about the difficulty they have in getting rid of their fat stock at present. The Wellington butchers are said to be purchasiug from Napier, leaving the district sheep over for winter, when the roads will be too bad lor travelling from a distance. The freezing chambers are as full as they can be stuffed, and growers are in a difficulty through home and foreign maikets being practically closed against them It is anticipated that as the season advances the price ot slock will become exceptionally low. This is bad news for the district, for reduced prices means fewer improvements, and must tell disastrously on the labor market. On Saturday laat, a gentleman visited Greytown (or the purpose of introducing to the notice of the residents an unrivalled fireextinguisher. In the evening about 40 persons assembled at the rear of Mr Kempton’s, the butcher, to see how the new hand grenade acted. A wood fire was first lighted in an enclosure of bricks, and when the flame waa at its height baif-a-doaen bottles of this new fire-extinguisher were smashed into it, without, however, having the effect of a bucket of water which followed. Another attempt was made in a paddock upon a framework of wood, which was up-ended and liberally covered with kerosene. With the addition of a bundle of hay a goou “°‘ "P. “d ‘he wood soon caught; but the universal opinion was, that the ” extinguisher " did not do the work properly, tbougu several bottles of it were thrown in. The crowd ot onlookers were a little disappointed, and some chaff was indulged in. It was suggested that the crowd were too close round the-fire and prevented a proper draught. It was also suggested that the agent should place one bottle of the “ extinguisher ” in the fire and have a " shy ’’ at it with another. One person proposed that as there waa a rev. gentletnan present he should be tied to the burning wood-pile aud that the exuu^:! har *hould be tried on him : but as it was thought the tire wouldn’t burn anyway with him in it, the idea was abandoned. Just then a dog fight commenced, and in turning to watch it, the agent discovered a small boy ransacking his carpet bag for more extinguishers, and bringing out some printed papers bearing npou the wonderful properties of the hand-grenade. These were distributed. Thinkieg that the papers would, perhaps, be as effectual as the compound to quench the flames, the ciowd dropped them in. The fire was now burning low, but as our representative was leaving the ground be saw the agent chitsing the same small boy over the paddock, having caught him taking some bottles oi extinguisher from a case. It is but justice to the agent to say that it was no fault of bis that the extinguisher was unsuccessful—the fault lay with the extinguisher itself.