Wairarapa Standard Published Tri-weekly, Price 1d. MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1886.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1819, 12 April 1886, Page 2

Wairarapa Standard Published Tri-weekly, Price Id. MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1886.

A letter on the “ Re-arrangement of Highway Boards” in our next. The hearing of the severed hand conspiracy case is proceeding at Christchurch. Our Martinborough Correspondent sends us the following :—The school picnic was held on Friday and was one of the most successful ever held in connection with the school. Oreat credit is due to the ladies and gentlemen who carried out the programme. There was plenty of everything in the way of eatables and prizes, aud it was quite a treat to see the little ones coming home with smiles on their faces and prizes id their hands. The dance in the evening was quite a success. The ship Waimea from Auckland loads 200,000 ft of timber for London, and the Halcione loads at Eaipara for the same port. She takes 700,000 ft.

A servant girl employed by Mr George Gunn, at Darfield, Christchurch, committed suicide on Friday morning by drowning. Her name has not been ascertained. The Official Liquidator of the Dnntroon and Hakateramea Railway Company, Dunedin, has completed the sale of railway to Government for £61,000, which has been paid iu Government i per cent debentures. All doubt as to the identity of the unfortunate man who was drowned in the harbor last week have now been set at rest (says the Post). Mr C. E. Beckett, proprietor of the Wairarapa Observer, called at the Lambton Quay police station last evening, and identified the bundle of papers found in the coat washed ashore as being the instructions given to his canvasser, J. P, M'Vane, and the accounts and slips of advertisement which were also placed in his possession. The telegram fonnd on the body of deceased was also recognised as. one which was sent to M'Vane, and the evidence seems to indicate conclusively that such was the name of the ill-fated stranger.

Id a certain email town the members the various religious sects were very toward each other. The clergymen, in par ticular, were very friendly. On the occasion of the Jewish rabbi’s silver wedding, he invited the Protestant clergyman and also the Catholic priest. While the reverend clergymen were enjoying the good cheer set before them, tbs Catholic priest said to the Rabbi: "I know that you ate a very liberal minded gentleman, but could you bring yourself to eat pork ? ” “ Certainly I could relish some ham, at least on one occasion,” “And that would be ?" “At the marriage dinner of yonr reverence.” The Botany Bay settlement was founded in 1787, and from first to last 131,408 persons were transported to Australis. The state of things which existed there is fairly shown by two quotations. “In 1834, the number of convicts in Van Dieman’s Land was about 15,000, the summary convictions amounted to about 15,000, and the number of lashes ioflicted was about 50,000." “ Prom the formation of the establishment at Macquarrie Harbour, January 3rd, 1882, to May 16,1827, there were 116 attempts at escape. Of there 75 were supposed to have perished iu the wood, 8 are known to have been mmderrd, and 6 eaten by their companions ; 24 escaped to the settled districts, 13 of whom were hanged for bushranging, and 2 for murder ; in alt, 101 of the 110 came to an untimely end.” After 1847 transportation ceased to any other colony than Western Australia, and was then conducted more on the penitentiary system, and in 1867 it oeased altogether, and the present penal servitude convict system was established in its place.

In a certain street in East Melbourne there are two well known residents rejoicing in the respective names of Adam and Eve. 'Hence the thoroughfare is popularly known by the inhabitants as Paradise. Curiously and scriptnrally enough one of the councillors o( the ward is aMr Gaia. That gentleman's return for the ward was opposed, and a scrutiny of the poll revealed the peaceful existence cf a ratepayer in the same neighborhood named Abel. Mr Abel is said to be alive and vigorous, and is a living exemplifi. cation of the allegorical character of certain portions of the sacred volume.

We Lave all beard of fairies, and how the little beauties dine sumptuously off the wing of a butterfly. But have any of our readers heard of salad sandwiches-? This delicate morsel is composed of two slices of very thin stale bread, between which is placed a lettuce leaf. Nothing more. It is then cut up into little squares and served. In the wry of something to eat ibis sandwich is neither nice nor nourishing, but it is very fashionable. Try it with a wine-glass of cold water. It will be found an anti fat of great power. A writer in the Glasgow Evening News relates the following i—As an indication of the extreme sufferings of some of the shipyard workersf I relate the following which has just reached me. A laborer, who has keen reduced to utter starvation through 'ong idleness, obtained employment in one . ' -* shipyards, He bad only been of the looa- • * few hours when be engaged at work uu . where he became ill and was taken home, died within a short time afterwards. XUb poor fellow's dinner, which he took to his work, upon being opened, was found to contain two slices of raw turnip, “ Rough on Corns.” Ask lor Wells’ “Rough on Corns.” Quick relief, complete, permanent onre. Corns, warts, bunions. Eempthonw, Prosser & Go., Agents, Christchurch.

Miss AmyJhihns’ talei.led company a;>pat EeatherstWßto night. We can assure tin . people of Featherstun tbai if they do no l j attend the entertainment they will miss a real ' treat. The Company performed on Saturday [ afternoon to a fair audience of juveniles at the Lyceum Hall, Carterton, and the youngsters appeared quite delighted with their entertainers.

The opening by the Queen of the eleventh Parliament of her reign is a circumstance a parallel to which cannot be found since the time of Henry VI. Twelve Parliaments were summoned within the 60 years’ reign of George 111, but that Sovereign can only bo said to have opened ten of them, for those opened in 1812 and 1818 were convoked by Prince Regent. George I. opened two Par liaments, his successor five, George IV. (as King) two, and William IV. four. Elisabeth summoned eight; bat it is when we get back to the early days of Parliaments that the total swells Edward 11. called 16, Richard 11. 18, Henry VI. 21, and Edward 111. no fewer than 31.

The King of the Sandwich Isles has sent an order to a local organ builder at Christchurch to construct an instrument of this description for bis Majesty’s use

Excellent accounts are to hand from the Kimberley goldfields, Western Australia, and miners predict a big rush. Intending prospectors, however, are urged to take six months’ provisions, as the supplies are scarce and the field is very extensive.

A halfpenny circular post within town deliveries has been established under the following regulations Circulars must not exceed half an ounce; the postage of a halfpenny on each circular must be prepaid ; delivery is restricted to the same post office at which posted, intruding branch office or per letter carrier; circulars are defined as communications in identical terms to several persons, the whole or greater part of which is produced by type, engraving, lithography, or mechanical process; they may be posted with or without cover, similar to a newspaper. Not many years ago aluminium was an almost unknown metal. Jules Vetoes, the scientific and romantic French novelist, knowing the qualities of the metal, used it as the material of which huge shells were made which carried his heroes on their trip to the moon. He was evidently writing with a prophetic mind, for at that time aluminium was almost as costly as silver. Now an American paper says the metal of the future is aluminium, and that in a few years it will displace iron and steel, and revolutionise the industrial arts. It says the world contains ten times as much of it as of iron—every clay bed being an aluminium mine. It is three times as strong as bessemer steel, will not corrode, is very ductile, is a third lighter than oast iron, and the raw materials for making it are not worth £4 a ton.

The quarterly returns of the Sheep Department show that the number of infected sheep in the Colony is 139,253, all in the Nelson and Marlborough sheep districts. There are altogether thirteen runs infected. In the Marlborough district the number of diseased sheep is 129,450, all except 7000 being in the Kaikoura sub-division. In (Jie libel case, Stewart v Roydhouse dnd another, his Honour Mr. justice Williams allowed plaintiff his costs. Adan Armstrong, of Carterton, lately a sawmiller, has been adjudicated a bankrupt. The first meeting of his creditor takes place at Masterton next Thursday.

We hear that a man in Mr Riddiford's'era ploy was found drowned at Te Awaiteon Wednesday last. Particulars are not yet to hand.

A Fact Worth Knowing—Are you suffering with Consumption, Coughs, Severe Colds, settled on the Breast, Pneumonia, or any disease of the Throat and Lungs? If so, go to your Druggist and get a bottle of Boschee’s German Syrup. The people are going wild over its success, and Druggists all over the country are writing us of its wonderful cures: among their customers. It has by far the largest sale of any remedy, simply because it is of so much value in all affections of this kind. Chronic cases quickly yield to it. Druggists recommend it and physicians prescribe it. It you wish to try its superior virtue, get a Sample Bottle for gd. Large size bottle 3s. 6d. Three doses will relieve any case. Try it. A lad named Park, aged 7, son of the principal lighthouse keeper at Taiaroa Head, Dunedin, fell over the cliff and was drowned. There are 633 selectors in Southland under the deferred payment system, occupying 72,303 acres. Of these, 388 are in arrears. During last year 61 completed their purchase, and 26 forfeited.

A man named Price who has been missing from Wellington lately has returned to his home again. We Believe that if every -one would use American Co’s Hop Bitters freely there would be less sickness and misery in the world, and people are fast finding this out, whole families keeping well at a trifling coat by its use. We advise all to try it. Bead.

In consequence of the advanced price of flour the Melbourne baking trade have raised the price of the 41b loaf of bread to fid all round.

In consequence of the depression existing in South Australia, the members of the Government bars reduced their salaries from £IOOO to £BOO.

We (Taranaki Herald) learn from a private letter that the demand for small farms around Auckland is far greater than the supply. It would appear from this that the minor branches of farming, such as dairying, poultry rearing, fruit growing, bee keeping, etc, are coming more into favor, and are much more profitable than grain growing or stock tearing. From the same source we hear that there are at present in Auckland several Sydney produce merchants arranging for the supply of large quantities of meat and dairy produce for the Sydney market, and that prices are hardening in consequence. Cheese, it is said, has gone up 2d to 3d per lb. “ Buchu Paiba.” Quick, complete cure, all annoying kidney, bladder and urinary diseases. At Druggists. Eempthorne, Prosser dc Co., Agents, Christchurch, The Hew Zealand Prices Current states that we are still suffering from what has now come to be regarded as a chronic depression, which seems to have fallen upon every community. The volume of business itself has not materially decreased, but there has been diminished profits in every branch of trade. Of our staple products—wheat, frozen meat, and wool—the tendency of ihe last monlh has been to our advantage, and there seems a prospect of a better return this season than the last.

11 Rough on Rata.” Clears out rats, mice roaches, hies ants, bed bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack rabbits, gophers. Druggists. Kemptiiorae, Prosser .Ss Co., Agents, Christchurch,

A Wise Deacon, —Deacon Wilder, I you to tell me how you kept yourself and family so well the past season, when all the rest of us have been sick so much, and have had the doctor’s running to us so often.’ •Brother Taylor, the answer is very easy, I used Hop Bitters in time, and kept my family well, and saved large doctor’s bills. Four shillings worth of it kept us all well and able to work, all the time, and I warrant it has cost you and most of the neighbours £lO to £IOO apiece to keep sick at the same time. I fancy you’ll take my medicine hereafter, See.

The return s of immigration and emigration for the month of March show that the total pnmber of arrivals was 1497, of whom 521 were from the United Kingdom, 446 from Victoria, and 885 from New South Wales total number of departures was 1467. o * ** for the United Kingdom, 559 whom 274 le*.. --a 432 for Victoria, for New South Walss, - -InverThe arrivals at the chief ports were- . cargill, 532 ; Auckland, 484 ; Lyttelton, 351 ; I and Wellington 100. The departures were 603 from Auckland, 447 from Invercargill, | 388 from Wellington, and 11 from Lyttelton.

The Git!;, town Cricket Olali hold a meeting to-morrow evening at the Council Chambers.

A notice in|another column informs Waira-r.-.p.r lesiheais that a petition fur the icleaseof Mr Freebody lies for signature at all business places in the Valley. This petition was being freely signed atCartcrtou on Saturday There is no doubt that it will bo a moostei petition, and it is generally and sincerely hoped that it will lead to the release of the prisoner.

A passenger by the train from Woodside to Wellington the other day suggested to ns that it is uearly time the Government made some reforms in the rolling stock now being used ou the Wairarapa line, more especially iu the way of making the second class compartments more comfortable tor persons who are compelled to travel on this most tedious and wearisome railway. Some great many years ago now, quite 35, the second class carriages on the hues in England have been equal to what our first class compartments are now.

The Board of Reviewers under the Proper ty Assessment Act, sat at the Greytown Courthouse on Saturday. The Town Clerk attended and uearly all the valuations were sustained.

The Secretary of the Greytown Hospital acknowledges, with thanks, receipt of the following subscriptions to that institution, viz,, from Messrs W. H. P. Jones, one guinea, aud G. Jones, Foresters’ Arms, one guinea.

By advertisement in another column, it it will bo seen that a concert in aid of the Morrison Bush Church Organ Fund, will be held on Wednesday week, 21st inst., at the Town Hall, Greytown. A large number of the friends in the Wairaiapa, of Mr Richard Home, son of Mr Peter Hume, of the Lower Valley, will learn with regret the report of that gentleman’s premature decease at the age of 22 in Wellington, on Friday, from typhoid fever. Wo ate informed that Mr R. Hume a short time ago, was one of our prominent footballers in the Valley.