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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1808, 17 March 1886, Page 2

MrF. H. Wood holds a sale of stock at Taratahi to-morrow.

The intercolonial cricket match, Victoria versus South Australia, was concluded on Monday, 'when/ths South Australian team woo, with forty tuns to spate. The Native Land Court, which has been silling at Wanganui about three months, has put through 75,000 acres of the Waimarino Block, The 490,000 finished has forty miles frontage to the North |hland Ttflnk line, and contains some pood land. Large purchases of land in this district have been completed lately by the new Crown Lands Commissioner, Mr \V. J. Butler. It is expected that the Court will Adjourn for a short time now, as the Natives wanttc attend to their crops. The report of the shareholders who were deputed to inquire Info the affairs of the Commercial Bank of South Australia, stales that the Committtee of Investigation has collapsed in view of the dishonesty of the mnnacer and accountant, who, owing to tire culpable negligence of the Directors, kept the Board in ignorance of the true state of affairs, '* advanced upward of £278,000, mostly Sl .' - They also the funds without spouii.• outposte, ami of the bank for their —nrf ar manipulated the accounts so as to it.

discovery impossible in the ordinary course of audit. It is considered that the Directors displayed great laxity in the performance of their duties, end notwithstanding experiences of management prior to the year 1880, they failed to exercise any ordinary precaution against misappropriation funds. The report states that the stoppage of the bank is in no way duo to depression of trade. The total losses incurred by tho bauk nio act dows at £821,000. Alfred Simpson, a well known bookseller of Christchurch, has commenced an action against his wife for divorce. The case will bo tried at the April sessions of the Supreme Court.

A boy was killed near Timaru while moving a gate. He got his head between the bars, and (he gate, having only one hinge, strung over, breaking his neck. The inquest into the cause of the fire of 24th February at Mrs Walsh's millinery shop resulted in a verdict that the premises were wilfully set on fire, but by whom there was no evidence to show. A correspondent of the Waipawa Mail wires that a man named Richard Anderson had his brains knocked out at Firth's sawmill by a piece of wood which caught in a circular saw.

In order to give our employees a holiday we have left over seme leading and other matter,

j Sunflowers.—l grow an acre of them I every year, and have plenty of fuel for one stove tlio whole year round. When cut in tiie right time the stalks, when dry, arc hard !.s oak, and make a good hot fire, while the Mred heads, with the seeds in, make a better fire than the best bard coal. Tho seed being rich in oil, will burn better and longer, bushel for bushel, than hard coal.''—Correspondent Dakota Farmer.

The approach to the Waiohine Bridge from the Carterton side has a narrow sharp curve on the top of the steep bank, which in the case of a shying horse is particularly dangerous. Quo evening last week two gentlemen were proceeding to Carterton from Greytown with a horse and buggy, and on arriving at this place their horse shied at some sheep on the side of the road, overturning its occupants down the bank of the left hand side going from Greytown. The horse, trap, and occupants all escaped uninjured, although had one of the passengers met with an untimely death, probably heaven would not have received an increase, as none of that gentleman's profession according to an old adage are supposed to reach the golden shores.

We hear, upon what appears to be good authority, says the Times, that there is to be nt least one sequel to the Bryoe-versus-Busden vise, if not more than one. It is stated that

, Ifr Bryce is about to proceed next against Bir f trthur Gordon for alleged calumnious statei Bents made by him to Mr Busdep, and p nblished by the latter. It is further n, unored that another gentleman holding a hi |h position in the Cotony will be called to ac want by Mr Bryce for statements made in col mection with the subject-matter of the reci 'Ut proceedings. 0, t Thursday, the 25th instant, the Amal 'gamnted Quadrille- 'Assembly, under the ansph <cs of the Fire Brigade and Band, will open i with a torchlight procession, and tho band \ till play selections during the evening. The \ charges preferred by the Belvidere schooln taster against Constable Darby, will be Jieard at Carterton on Saturday week, 27th in W.

The e *eond eleven of the Greytown Cricket Club wii 'I play the Lower Valley team at Martinbo tough on Saturday .next. The following are the names of the team chosen ; J Jackson I, J. Maguire, J. Judd, A. Hawke M. Varnln im, P Cotter, E. XJdy, W. Udy, A. Wakelii ». Cox, H. Udy. It is hoped these members v till turn up for practice. At the i Heeling of the Masterton Road Road Beam 1 on Saturday, for work on the Maurieeville Road, D. Johnson’s tender at 142 5s fid, !was accepted. Opaki Road, Corlett L7O 10a, accepted. Accounts were passed atnou. Eting to L 192 10s.

It is an est tblished fact that the tallest trees in the world are the Australian eucalypti. So) Tie in the Western district of Victoria are 50’O feet in height, 64 feet taller than the spire of Straeburg Cathedral, the highest building on eartb.; The annivorsai *7 day of Ireland’s patron saint wilt be celebrated in Greytown to-day by the Amalgamat ed Friendly Societies. The •Masterton-Opaki B'oces also take place to-day at Masterton.

It is stated in C! iristohnroh that the East and West Coast Railway Guarantors Com. mitteo have inforr sation that a powerful syndicate in Londu, E is in treaty with the committee and the Government for the construction of the lb >e.

Parents who have neglected the duty forced upon them of baying ti'reir children vaccinated within the specified tim.e will be prosecuted by the Registrar unless they comply with the law forthwith.

Professor Thomas, wbto was some time ago appointed to enquire in to the question of lung worm and other pamsites in sheep, has had an interview with the Colonial Secretary, and informed him (the Pest says) that so far as his investigations had extended he found the sheep free from all paraidtes. He has visited many of <he runs South, and on the East Coast of the North Island and Bay of Plenty districts, and is now going to follow up his lesearohes on the West Coast.

’• Uncle James,” said a oity young lady who was spending a lew days ia the country, *■ is that chicken by the gate a brahma ?’ *■ No,” replied Uncle James, ‘’beis a leghorn.” “ Why, certainly, to be sure ! ” said the young lady, ** how stupid of me 1 I can see the horns on his ankles.”

A telegram from Rosa states that the underground works of the Ross United Company have withstood the force of the big flood firmly. The whole town was under water on Sunday, yet‘the company has not suffered any damage to speak of. “ Old Watson,” a Maori was drowned in Havelock harbor on Saturday. Ha was one of the Natives who took part in the Wairau massacre.

Mr S. S. Downes, of the Pier Hotel, Welington, has instructed his solicitors (Messrs Buckley, Stafford and Barton) to take legal proceedings against Sir William Fox in reference to the charges made by the latler in two letters published in the New Zealand Times reflecting on Mr Downes’ character acd that of his hotel. We understand that L6OOO damages will be claimed. —Post.

Easter Sunday will fall this year on its latest possible date—namely, St Mark's day, 25 th April. The last time that it so fell was in 1736, old style (173-4 new style). The next time will be in 194 a. new style. Easter Sunday falls on St. Mark’s day at inregular intervals, happening on an average three times in four centuries. At present, however, it happens about once a eentury, at intervals of cither 57, 68, 84, 95,152, or 163 years. Tnis will continue till the year 4900, when three intervals of 320, 1363, and 288 years will intervene.

If any evidence was wanted of the scarcity of feed in the country, and the inability of owner* to hold anythin! like their usual quantity through the coming winter (says Messrs Matson & Co in their Christchurch report of the 4lh inst.), it is plainly proved by the fact of such a comparatively largo number of bait-fit cattle being put on the market in face of the unprecedentedly low values now current for the same. While some extra few good wethers sold yesterday up to as high as Us and 10s, a number of sheep, notably light weight 2 tooth cross-bred wethers, were taken by the trade at about 6s and Os and 6d per head ; aged cross-ewes, 4s and upwards. The best wether mutton may be quoted up to lid per ll>, other classes at IJI. In store sheep, there were more offered than f< t many weeks past, aged lines and cross bred bunds predominating. Really good well grown lines of cross bred lambs sold at from 3s to 3s 6d; merino wethers ’• vd to 3s 3d, the latter price being for from i. , ' r> : two-tooth cross bred

three-quarter fat sh, , . BWag ewes (it 6s Id ; and aged cull oross>«<.v,. . at la sd, la lid, Ac. To add to our horticultural troubles, says the Adelaide correspondent of the Argus, another grub has been discovered among our orchard*, and it is said to be far more destructive than the codlin moth, inasmuch as it kills both trees and fruit, while the I«,■ ‘ only attacks the fruit. An orcharl at the Hermitage, in the Gumercba district, having from 500 to 600 apple trees, has been completely destroyed. Last year the owner averaged SO bushels per tree ; this year he has not got a bushel, the habitant of the grub is supposed to be the silver wattle, but having discovered the apple tree, it makes that its borne. As bisulphide of carbon is known to bo destructive to animal but not to vegetable life, an experiment is to be made of boring some of the trees in the orchards in the neighbourhood, and filling the holes with the bisulphide. The result of this experiment will be awaited with considerable interest.

Catarrh of The Bladder. Stinging irritation, inflammation, all kidney and similar complaints, cured by “ Buohu-paiba.” Drug gists. Kempthorne, Prosser & Co., Agents. Flies and Bags. insects, roaches, ants, bed bggs, rats, mice, gophers, chip monks, cleared out by “ Rough on fiats.” Kempthorne, Prosser & Co., Agents, Christchurch.