The Hutt Seat.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1802, 3 March 1886, Page 2

The Hutt Seat.

In the event of a dissolution there is likely to be a contest for the Hutt seat. Bit William Fox, Mr Wakefield and Mr Mason, are said to be anxious to stand as against Mr H. S. Pitzherbert, the present member. Mr Henry Jackson, who formerly sat in Parliament for the Hutt during a long period, has some notion of trying again for his old position. Anyway, it is pretty certain that when a general election takes place, there will be a fight for the seat. Yesterday we observed a very pretty weddiug cake in the shop of Mrs Maxton and Sons, Greytown. We asked for whom it was made, but was told to “ find out.” Perhaps some of our lady friends will give ns a clue. Apple trees in full blossom may be seen in various parts of the Wairarapa just now. Mr Jones, of Matarawa, has a tree laden with apples on one side and covered with blossoms on the other. Mr Hebley, who has gone into bee keeping extensively in Greytown, is exhibiting some good honey in section boxes for sale. A number of men with swags have been passing through Greytown during the last week or two. Now that shearing and harvesting ate over they are compelled to seek fresh fields. Mr Richardson is about to open a night school in Greytown, and we hope it will be taken advantage of by some of the young men. It is next to impossible to fill any important position in life without education, and those who have not had much schooling should attend Mr Richardson's classes. Mr R. A. Wakelin gives notice in another column that all sheep or cattle found on sections Nos. 62 and (53, Morrison’s Bush, if not claimed within seven days from March 1 will be sold to defray expenses, and any persons found removing stock from the said Sections without permission, will bo prosecuted. Pabiatua is advancing. Nine buildings are now in course of erection. The Good Templars of that township are about to build a hall of their own. The Tenui Jockey Club’s races come off tomorrow and Friday, Mr Kibblewhite, of the Masterton Post Office, has gone South for a holiday. The steamer Arawa takes about 10,000 carcases of frozen meat from Wellington for London.

Messrs Fabian Brothers, general store* keepers, of Greytown, advertise great reductions in certain lines before stock taking. Mr Millar Smith, the secretary of the Wellington Young Men's Christian Association, has been presented with an address and a purse of 26 sovs, by a number of members of the association. Mr Millar returned to Melbourne yesterday. Dr Hislop has resigned his position as Secretary of Education. The Post thinks the vacancy will not be filled, as the duties of secretary and chief inspector will be oar* ried out by the Bev Mr Habeus. A strike of carpenters has occurred at Blenheim on account of the action of the employers in increasing the number of working hours from 46 to 48 per week. New Zealand frozen mutton is steady in the Home market at ojd per lb. A young girl named Laura Emmanuel was drowned tbe other afternoon while bathing in the Duller river, on the West Coast. The Wellington footballers have commenced to kick the leather for practice. To-morrow morning his Excellency the Governor and Lady Jervois will start for Pioton and Blenheim. His Excellency leaves for Auckland at the end of the month.

Nelson was troubled with a plague of rats some months ago, Bangitikei is now being tormented with dess. There are half-a-dozen sheep in the Car-, tertou pound, with various earmarks, waiting for their owners. The sale of the tools and stock in trade of Mr Hamblin, bankrupt, took place on Monday, Mr Wood being the auctioneer. When Cardinal Moran arrived at Auckland he was met by a flotilla of small steamers, and a large concourse of Catholics gave him a hearty welcome. A procession was formed and marched to the residence of , Bishop Luck, St Patrick’s church was crowded in the evening. The New Zealand Temperance Alliance commenced its sittings at Wellington on Monday. The object is to secure a union in order that operations may be more successfully conducted against the drink traffic. Sir William Fox was elected President. Some butter consigned by the Waikato Cheese Factory to Queensland, has netted 12* d. The German squadron has arrived at Sydney. A recent arrival at Dunedin, Brace Garrett, committed suicide in the hospital the other night" by hanging himself. He 1 1 meted self destinclion by means of a holt lie w.is wearing and a sheet tied (p the window. U >hei tson and Mackay’s butcher’s shop at Dunedin was broken into the other morning ami set fire to. Fortunately the fire was discovered before it had gained any hold. The burglars purloined a lot of hams. I.etaluum has bcateu Mauriceville in a cricket match. Don’t Die In Tim House. “ Bough on rats ” clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches, bed bugs, flies, ants, moles, jack-rabbits, insects, gophers. Kempthorue, Prosser and Co., Agents. Thirty-four thousand three hundred and thirteen pounds wore put through the tolalisator in the three days’ Autumn Meeting at Dunedin, “ Bough on Corns.” Ask for Wells’ 11 Rough on Corns.” Quick relief, complete, permanon, care. Corns, warts, bunions. Kempthorne, Prosser & Co., Agents, Christchurch. Mr W. Clark, draper, of Carterton, Ims a pew advertisement in another column, calling the attention of buyers of millinery, drapery, Ac , to some special lines. From the novelties displayed in Mr Clark’s establishment from time to time and the excellent stock he has always on band, a visit to his establishment should satisfy the ladies notwithstanding any grumbling on the part of their husbands. Skinny Men. " Wells’ Health Benewet” restores health and vigor, cures, Dyspepsia, impotence, Debility, At druggists. Kemp(borne, Prosser $ Co., Agents. Christchurch. 1

Nominations for the Amalgamated Friendly So defies’ Sports on St Patrick’? Day close at (ireytown to-morrow. Judging from tbe way in which the nominations have come in there is every probability of the meetiue being one of the best yet held. About twelve nominations have been received from. Wellington City. At a meeting of the Stewards of the Tara-tahi-Carterton Jockey Club on Saturday evening, the following amounts were paid in stakes -.—Messrs T Hill, LBS ; B Blower, L3O ; J Leopold, L2O ; T Bay, L2O ; J Kingi, LlO ; T Winteringham, LlO ; P F Tancred, L 5 ; J Thompson, L 5 ; several accounts were passed. It was decided to bold tbe nest meeting on Queen’s Birthday, 24tb May. Last week a letter appeared in this paper signed X.Y.Z., suggesting that the settlers in and around Greytown should contribute trees and shrubs for the purpose of ornamenting tbe Recreation Reserve. We are pleased to hear that the suggestion has brought out several offers, and a list of the donors will be published in another issue. The Hon J. Ballanco visited the Maori pah at Kaiapoi, Canterbury, on Monday. The Natives presented an address, in which they compared hie visit to that of the white orane, as being a rare event, and described him as tbe harbinger of summer and requested redress of eeveral grievances with regard to Native lands, Mr Burnett, a farmer at Le Bod's Bay, Canterbury, lost 300 ebeep through a grass fire. The Rev J. C. Andrew has resigned his appointment as Principal of the Boys’ College, Nelson. There was a slight shock of earthquake yesterday morning about half past five. There appears little .doubt that the fire at Mr Mac Donald's store at Carterton, was caused by an incendiary, and suspicion points to a well known resident. A meeting of W. J. Gamblin’s creditors will be held at the Greytown Courthouse tomorrow. Many of the Carterton tradespeople are contemplating subscribing towards a night watchman. A meeting of the Kaitara school committee was held last Saturday evening in the schoolhouse. Present—W. S. Wakelin (chairman), Ward, Waite, Dick, Wood, and J. Hodge (sec). Two tenders were received for cleaning tbe school, that of Jane Murphy, for 10s fid a month was accepted. Tbe teacher was asked to report on the continued or general absence of any of the scholars. The teacher asked for some urgent repairs before the winter to the residence. The committee thought, however, that the building was such a rattle-trap affair that it was not worth while doing any mote patching, but to press the Board to build a new residence. Tbe Carterton paper records quite a chapter of accidents which occurred on Saturday morning in the Carterton Branch of the Robinson family. Mr Robinson, senior, was breaking a piece of wood with an axe, when one of the pieces struck him in the face near the eye, causing him much pain ; about the same time, his youngest son John, ten years old, was attempting iu the bush, to chuck a log of timber, tbe log came over the chuck, and smashed the young lad’s thumb in a frightful manner. Whilst this was proceeding. a step-sou of Mr Robinson (residing at the toll gate), who has been laid up with an injured ankle, while getting from one room to another, fell, and broke the injured leg near the ankle. And about the same hour, Mr Charles Robinson (the second sjn), of Robinson Bros, was shoeing a horse in his smithy at Carterton, when the animal launched out, and kicked Mr Robinson in the left breast, which rendered him senseless. No bones were broken. The Masterton Farmers’ Club, at the monthly meeting on Saturday resolved “ That a letter be addressed to Inspector Shearman suggesting that in cases of prosecution for sheep stealing the prosecuting constable should invariably have the assistance of counsel, so that the prosecutor and defendant may be placed on equal terms.’’ We agree with the suggestion. The Wanganui Rifle Association prize meeting commenced at Aramoho on Monday morning.

The apprentices employed in the railway workshops at Petone having been informed that the free passes provided for them to travel on the line to and from work will be discontinued, several of whom waited upon the Hon. Mr Richardson, Minister for Public Works, and asked that they might be allowed to retain their passes. Mr Richardson promised to consider the matter and let the boys know his decision through the General Manager. The new Opera House, Wellington, will probably be opened in September next. John Fisher, railway guard at Bunnerton, has been sentenced to six weeks’ hard labor for stealing a silver watch. The Timaru Herald has jast become the property of Mr Joseph Ivess, M.H.H. Mr G. G. FitzGerald, lata M H.R. will take the editorship. A Christchurch telegram says a lire commenced on Friday morning on Mr Moore's run (Glenmark), between Hawarden and Medbury stations, and was supposed to have been caused by a spark from a railway engine. It swept over eight miles of country, including Mr F. Pernott's farm. It destroyed 4000 of Mr Moore’s sheep, one mile of railway fence, thee miles of telegraph poles, and Mr Perriott's fence, and his stock of grass seed. Mr Johnston’s stacks were saved by ploughing round them. Notwithstanding the statement that the telegraph poles were burned, communication by the wires had not been stopped. The whole of Mr Moore’s run was traversed by the flames, which were fanned by a strong breeze, and the loss of feed will be very serious. One of the oldest landmarks in Masterton, namely, the block of buildings erected twenty-five years ago by the late Mr R. loins, and situate in Queen street, was sold by auction on Saturday by Messrs Lowes and Irons, and purchased by Mr W Peacock for 41s. These (says the Daily) are to be removed at once to make room for three handsome shops, for which Mr Cave has accepted the private tender of Mr Cleg, horn . August Flower. —The most miserab’e beings in the world are those suffering from Dyspepsia and liver complaint. More than seventy-live per cent, of the, people are afflicted with these two diseases and their effects . such as Soar Stomach, Sick Headache, Habitual Costiveness, Palpitation of the Heart, Heartburn, Waterbrasli, 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, Ax, 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 afl civilized countries. Two doses will relieve you. It costs only js. fid. a bottle. ■ Sample bottles fid. Messrs Charles Pownall and Co , mortgage agents, Wellington, report the demand for capital on mortgage investment during the last month limited, and the business transacted confined to a few minor operations. While the value of money in the Home market has, contrary to expectation, suffered another collapse of nearly 2 per cent. (Bank of England rates now being quoted at 2, and commercial at ij) our supply has become mure contracted, and we have to quote present rate of interest fully Jd per cent, higher, viz., from bid to ;Jd per cent. The feeling of uncertainty that exists as to j the action of the Government during the coming session is no doubt one of the | principal causes for this contraction, mortgagees looking to the probability ot further I large loans being required, the interest for j which can probably only be|met by increased property tax, and untill this important question is settled we expect to see present j quotations fully maintained. '

As |in instance of the superiority of the Romney Marsh breeding in sheep, the Wanganui Herald cites the following fact. In a flock of lambs lately shorn by Mr George Morse, several of the fleeces weighed ylb and over. The lambs were from cross bred ewes, by Romney March, the latter having been bred by Mr R E Mcßae at Kakaramea. The Dunedin Star says that temperance lecturing must pay well. Dr Richardson wants £10,500 lor one hundred lectures in the colonies, half to be paid down before he Starts.