Wairarapa Standard Published Tri-weekly, Pries 1d. MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1886.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1822, 19 April 1886, Page 2

Wairarapa Standard Published Tri-weekly, Pries Id. MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1886.

Mr Baliance has telegraphed to Wellington that he had every reason to believe that he had effected a permanent reconcilation between Tawhiao and the Government. Tawhiao has visited the Native Minister at Alexandra, and even dined with him. Tawhiao seems to have been very cordial, expressing a strong desire to live ou terms of peace and friendship with the European race. The total amount of gold exported from New Zealand to the end of March, 1886, amounted to £42,566, X.'ls.

We beg to acknowledge receipt of part 111 of the Statistics of New Zealand, for the year 1885. It deals with trade and commercial subjects, including shipping, imports and exports, wages and prices, and Customs revenue.

The New Zealand Farmer says, with regard to the unusual prevalence of unseasonable apple blossom and its effect upon next year’s fruit, that this autumn flowering must have a tendeucy more or less to injure the yield of fruit next season. This effect may, however, be obviared to a certain extent by liberal manuring, by top dressing during the winter, and liquid manuring in September. It must also be remembered that a vigorons tree almost always produces more blossom than it can turn into fruit, so that although less blossom may be seen next spring it may not make much difference to the yield ot fruit. We should certainly remove the flowers that have come out of season, to prevent any possible setting of fruit.

The inquest upon those persons drowned at the wreck of the Taiaroa is over, and the jury returned a verdict of found drowned. The coroner issued cortifieates for the burial of five bodies at Kekerangn, three at Woodbank, and one at Flaxbourne. A correspondent writes :—“ The annual value of the agricultural produce of Great Britain is £100,000,000. This is double the produce of her looms, three times that of her forges, and four or live times a year’s produce of her mines. Mother earth is England’s most beneficent friend.”

The English sparrow is having a bad time of it. Even British ornithologists now denounce it as a grain and fruit eating, and altogether costly bird, and not the useful entomological foe it has always been credited with being. Farmers have proved wiser than ornithologists in the long run. In America several states have repealed the law protecting it, and it is there now under ban, I note a useful recipe—if any of my readers are troubled with sparrows tu vines, by sprinkling red pepper among the leaves they will get rid of them.—“ Notes ou Popular Science.”

Enjoy Life—What a truly beautiful world we live in ! We can desire no better when in good health ; but how often do the majority of people feel like giving it up disheartened, discouraged, and worried out with disease, when there is no occasion for feeling. Green s August Flower will make them as Jfree from disease as when born. Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint are the direct cause of seventy-five per cent, of such maladies as Biliousness, Indigestion, Sick Headache, Costiveuess, Nervous Prostration Dizziness of the Head, Palpitation of the Heart, and other distressing symptoms. Three doses of August Flower will prove, its wonderful effect. Sold by all druggists at 33 6d. per bottle. Sample bottles, Od. Try it.

The eighth annual plain and fancy dres s ball of the Masterton hire Brigade took place in the Theatre Royal last Thursday evening. There were between thirty and forty couples present. Sir Julius Vogel addresses the Wellington citizens to-morrow evening. The ‘ North Otago Times ’ understands that owing to the better price of wheat and the fact that sheep have not proved so renumerative as was expected, a considerable larger area will be put down in wheat in the Oamaru district this year than last, A man named John Rhodes, a cart: 1 , had his thigh broken in Wellington on Thm.. Uy last. The accident occurred though jumping from a dray. The Rickards-Raynor combination are still playing in Wellington. The proposed Temperance Club in Wellington it is thought will be successfully established.

A project is afloat for holding a grand promenade concert on the Oueen Wharf, Wellington, some time this mouth in aid of the sufferers by the Taiaroa disaster. In the action, Stevens v. Wairarapa East County Council, for £2OO damages for alleged breach of agreement, the jury returned a verdict for /15, together with the amount paid into Court, /21 7s. His Honor Judge Richmond, who heard the case, refused to certify for costs.

The shooting season for both native and imported game in the Wellington District opened on the 13111 inst.

Mr G. Andrews, ot I eatherston, has been appointed Deputy-Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. , Skinny Men. “ Wells’ Health Renewer’ restores health and vigor, cures, Dyspepsia impotence, Debility. At druggists. Letup thorns. Prosser A Co., Agents. Christchurch' People would credit this story, illustrating the business aptitude of the gentle sex, if it did nut come from a church mem her : A voung wife at the Last who lost her husband by death telegraphed the said tidings to her father in Chicago in these succinct words " Dear John died this morning at 10. Loss fully covered by insurance.

“ Rough on Corns.'' Ask for Wells’" Rough on Corns.” Quick relief, complete, permanen, care. Corns, warts, bunions. Kompthorne, Prosser A Co., Agents, Christchurch. Judge—"Do you understand what you are (0 swear ?" Witness- 11 Yes, sah : I'm to tell de truf." Judge "And what will happen if you do not it ?" Witness—” I specks out side 'll win de case, sah.” don't Die In The House. "Rough on rats ” clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches, bed bugs, flies, ants, moles, jack-rabbits, insects, gophers. Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., Agents,

Tlie loss of the steamship Taiaroa i.,,s occurred iu the same month, Apnl, as that ol the steamship Turarua, live years ago. At a Salvation Army meeting at Mastertou last Friday to welcome Barrit, that brother said he had become a benedict since his last visit and now had the best little wife in the world. “ Amen,” said a soldier on the platform. “ Now you can hold youi noise, brother Gilbert, because you have not a wife at all,” said the Major, amidst laughter. Captain Eobinson added slyly, “ But he will have in a week or two.”

The Volunteers who intend to proceed to the Wanganui encampment are informed that the passage there and back will be eight shillings, of which the Government pay half. Volunteers in Greytown can make their final arrangements at the parade on Tuesday. The Carterton men will make their final arrangements at their next parade. The annual meeting of the Greytown Eifles will be held after, parade to-morrow evening.

We have seen the programme of the concert to be given on Wednesday evening, and we can recommend it as having very many attractions. There aro some twenty-two items to be performed, chiefly by strangers to Greytown, amongst whom we may mention the Misses Bidwill, Jones, Wardell, Payne, Cameron and Ward, and Messrs F. G. Moore, Coleman, Howell, Stansfield, Harland, Mackay, and Stevenson. Amongst the novelties will be a bassoon solo by Mr Harland, the talented organist of Wesley Church, Wellington. We do not recollect having heard the bassoon in the Wa'rarapa, and the instrument must be seen and heard to be appreciated. Mr Beard will contribute a reading, and altogether the concert should prove a complete success. We congratulate our friends in Morrison’s Bush on having secured the services of so many capable artists. The full programme will appear in our next issue. At the meeting between Mr Ballance and Tawhiao the former said that the time was come when Tawhiao could with advantage take a seat in the Legislative Council. Tawhiao said that the Council he desired was one of chiefs, like that at Kohimaramn in 1860. He would like to consult the chiefs on the matters discussed. He was greatly pleased with the result of the interview. He quoted a Maori proverb, that “ the difficulties which remained were as insignificant as the dust of his finger nails.” The Petone Oddfellows are about to erect a handsome hall, to meet the requirements of the township. A young, in fact very young, German, of a curiously excitable and romantic temperament for a Teuton, has thus described tbe sensation caused him by bis 11 first kiss.” “ Vesterday,” he writes, " K kissed me for tbe first time. I felt as though I bad been suddenly transported into a vast cavern where roseS were bathed in a sea of honey and champagne and cdu de cologne. It seemed as though invisible elves shod with diamonds were dancing on my every nerve. In the blood that coursed through my every vein methought that tiny gondolas, manned by angels, were gently floating. All my body seemed arched by a magic rainbow 1 ” Evidently the friend of this very young German will have a very serious responsibility if they do not forthwith keep pen, ink, and paper out of his reach.

Mrs Harding, wife of Mr John Harding, the temperance advocate, died last Sunday at Hawke’s Bay. She arrived in Wellington in March, 1841.

A little boy of 4) years old, named Edgar Charles Trevithick, son of a brusbmuker at the Hutt, was drowned on Friday last, by falling in the river.

In proposing (he health of the champion sculler, before his departure for England, Mr Sydney Burdekin, M. L. A., said : "Mr Beach, although he was never addicted to stimulants, left Sydney with the determina lion to continue a staunch teetotaler from the moment of his quittting Circular Quay until the day of His leaving England for Australia. He has arrived at this decision in order that he may be in the fittest possible condition whenever lie may enter into a race.

Lovely Climes.—There are lovely climes ami places in which the evening zephyrs are laden with malaria and the poison of fever and epidemics. To dwell there in health is impossible, without a supply of Hop Bitters at hand. These American Co’s Bitters impart an equalizing strength to the system, and prevent the accumulation of deadly spores of contagion. Be sure and see

After the drill on Friday last, the following elections took place to fill up vacancies by resignations in the Peatherslon cadets Wallace Smith and Otho Knight, Lieutenants ; I) Donald, E Toogood and N. Bunting, Sergeants ; B Bunny, Jno McDongal C Butt, R Yule, P Mbncktoil and W Hodder Corporals ; P W Bczar and J Giaig, Lance Corporals. The statement of accounts in the estate of Adam Armstrong shows liabilities L 431 !)s sd, assets nil. The principal creditors are—W McLaren L2OO, H Kember LlO2 la C Phillips LCD, G Thomas L2O, G Bowles Estate LI9 10s Md, C Gawith LlO 9s. C H Giles LO 10s, B N SandJlanJs L 5 7s 4d, C Cheymol L2 Ss 9d, Georgeson and Co L2 4s, G C. Sago’s Estate LI os, Wairarapa Star 9s.

A service of plate, valued ,C9OO, was presented to Mr Graham Berry on tha eve of his departure from Victoria. A Presbyterian clergyman at Whangarci who recently passed the law examination, applied to the Auckland Presbytery for permission to practice and accept a reduced salary. The Rev Mr Boyd thought it a dangerous proposal, and moved that the application bo rejected. Ultimately the matter was deferred, to see what his congregation thought of it. The annual distribution 'of prizes in connection with the Kaitara School (Morrison’s Bush) will take place on Thursday next, accompanied with the usual treat to the children, and a dance for the elders in the evening. The gathering of last year was a very enjoyable one, and we trust that this year’s will bo fully equal to it. At two o’clock to-day Mr F, H. Wood holds a sale of timber at Mr Burt’s sawmills, Kaiwaiwai.

The elections of School Committees, for town and country districts will be held on Tuesday, the 27th November. A sale of stock will be held by Mr F. H. Wood on Thursday next at the Taratahi, for which there are a large number of entries. He also announces another Bale, of stock at Martiuborougli shortly, for which a largo quantity of sheep, horses, and cattle are already entered. A quarter of an acre of land, with a sevenroomed house and out’addings, and a good Harden and orchard, fronting on tho main roa.l, T'natherston, will be offered by public auction on Monday, tbe 3rd May. This should be a bargain for some enterprising speculator.

The (ircytown Cutlet Quulrille Assembly meets this evening..

A collection box to aid the Wellington Hospital funds was pi cod on the course at tho Island Bay Race Meeting. Alter tho first day’s races the box wag opened, but nut a penny was in it. The box was left for the second day’s sport, but when sought for it could not be found. It is evident that this mode of raising the wind for hospitals will not be successful,

The first day’s racing of the Hawkebury Racing Club’s Autumn Meeting was run on Thursday last. Keith took the Hawkesbnry Stakes (Handicap), beating Fraud by a length. The Claret Stakes was won by Acme, Chesham 2, Tamansk 3. Malarial Fever.-—Malarial fevers, constipation, torpidity of the liver anti kidneys, general debility, nervousness aud neuralgic ailments yield readily to this groat disease conqueror, American Co’s Hop Bitters. It repairs the ravages of disease by converting tbe food into rich blood, audit gives new life and vigor to the aged end infirm. See

1 .Ucssis Ai y and Henderson, who have had ! large experience in lish curing iu the North j of Scotland, had an interview hist week with the lion .Mr Kichardson and Sir Julius A lire Stella, which is going to ‘"fison's Head, will take Messrs May and Henderson, and all possible information will be supplied to them. They have brought out a complete plant and four practical workmen, and operations will be commenced as soon as a suitable site has been selected.—Times. George Thomas and Co report produce prices as follows Tbo market continues steady at last quotations. Flour, colonial LS 15s to LlO, Adelaide Ll2 ; fowl wheat, scarce, Ids 5d to 3s 6d ; bran and pollard—a strong demand for both lines exists at LG all round; wheatmeal Li) 10s, good feed oats 2s 4d, milling do 2s Cd, oatmeal Ll2 10s, feed barley 2s (id to 2s !)d ; not much enquiry exists for malting barley there being no local outlet, but nominal values for shipment rule from Bs Id to Bs 2d f.0.b.; maize steady at 4s, beaus Bs 5d to Bs Cd, peas 4s Cd, garden do Gs, eaten chaff LB 10s to L 4. Potatoes are being pushed into the market with great vapidity, and prices for prime parcels are from £'A 10s to LB 15s. Onions are somewhat overstocked at LG to LG 10s per ton. Dairy and farm produce - Cheese has only moderate enquiry at 5d to 5Jd ; hams and bacon rule from 5d to BJd, according to quality and cure, eggs are scarce at Is lOd per doz, fresh butter lOd to Is, salt butter neglected and nominally worth BJd ; unadulterated honey is steadyjat sfd to 6d per lb. Poultry is inclined to improve slightly in price, although at present quotations are—fowls 3s, ducks 3s Cd, geese Gs, and turkeys 10s per pair. The fruit market is fully supplied, and prices are exceedingly low; in fact, it is quite impossible to sell the common classes, unless kt a ruinous s-Hlico. Hood descriptions of Hobart pears and apples, just to band, are realising fair prices. The meeting held at Carterton to establish ft choral society is a step in the right direction, and we wish our musical friends iu that town eveiy success. Such a society will afford many an evening's pleasant enjoyment and bring out the musical talent of those who do not get many opportunities of exercising their voices. We should like to see the Philharmonic Society of Greytown revived, but the want at present is an efficient conductor. A tea meeting will be held in connection with the Greytown Band of Hope at 5 o’clock to morrow afternoon in the Wesleyan schoolroom. In the evening at 7 pm. there will be a juvenile entertainment at which the young folks will give recitations, dialogues, songs, &c. The management wish earnestly to impress upon the minds of the parents and friends of the children the necessity of their presence to encourage the movement* At the annual meeting of householders held at the Council Chambers, Greytown, on Friday night, theta was a fair attendance and the balance sheet and report of the Town Lands Trust were read and adopted. Mr D. Cameron, coachbuildet, &e., has on hand some excellent new work in buggies, Ac., particulars of which we will give in our next.

The ride shooting for the telescope aud Mr Hillier’s cup was postponed on Saturday, owing to not sufficient of the (ireytown Volunteers being present on the range to corapete.

vStoady'ram set in yesterday evening, aud has continued without intermission up to the time of going to press. The Wairarapa Lake, unless at once released, will do a vast amount of damage in addition to that already sustained by the settlers surrounding it. Thousands of acres are now under water. A petition to tbs City Council was started last Friday by Mr Joe Dransficld and other energetic residents of Te Aro, praying the Council to take certain steps toward securing the extension of the Wellington aud Wairarapa railway to a terminus in Te Aro, near Cnba street, and to held a special meeting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday to receive a deputation presenting the petition. It is stated (says the New Zealand Times) that 700 persons have already signed the petition, and it is expected that fully 1500 signatures will be obtained. No one can doubt that it would be a public convenience to have the railway terminus in Te Avo, where two thirds of the city population reside. It would doubtless tend to avert possible opposition to the scheme if the promoters would make it quite clear at the outset how it is proposed to obviate the difficulty of having a main line of railway crossing all the approaches to the Queen’s Wharf, with engines and trains frequently pai sing. In Dunedin this has been, a serious nuisance and danger, but we presume that iu the present instance some plan has been devised to get rid of the drawback.