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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1848, 23 June 1886, Page 2

Mr Chas. S. Cattell, a young man aged 24, sou of Mr Cattell, ofKaiwaiwai, died suddenly on Monday, receased burst a blood vessel while at dinner, and soon after expired. Mr Cattell, sen., who was in Wellington, was immediately sent for and arrived home on Monday night. The Education Board are calling for tenders lor additions to the Belvidete School. Specifications may be seen at Mr Booth’s store, Cartertop, and at this office. The framework of Mr John Fabian’s new hotel at Gieytown t has been erected. The enlargement of Mr Grigg’s baker’s shop is also being proceeded with. We are glad to see signs of progress notwithstanding dull times.

A beautiful meteor shot across the northern heavens on Monday night at 10 o’clock, ♦ravelling from S.W. to N.B. It was witnessed by * lar 8 e number of persons. The half yearly meeting of the Loyal Unity Lodge, M.U., 6928, Feather atoS, war held in the Lodge room on June 19, at 8 p.m., N. G. Marsh in the chair, when Messrs H. Cox andF. Wilkinson were duly initiated into Oddfellowship. After the election of officers the officers elect for the ensuing year .were impressively installed by lecture master C. M. Keys. A vote of thinks with Lodge honors was ‘given to the retiring officers, and suitably responded to bj G.M. Marsn. The Treasurer’s statement stowed balances in favor of sick and funeral fund L 59 4s 9d, and management fund, L 5 Bs| 9d. The N, G notified a lecture to be held "n Monday, 28th June. The Lodge closed in due form at 10 p.m. A very old settler, Mr John M’Liggan, died at his residence, in Ingestre Street, Wellington, on Monday moraiug, aged 83. On Saturday next “ The Wanderers " (a boys’ team of footballers at Greytown), will proceed to Masterton to play a match with the boys of that town. The following lads will represent the Greytown Club J. Maguire (captain), A. Smith, A. Wakeiin, E. Humphries, G. Hawke, A. Hawke, J. Hobmen, W. Reynolds, A. Maguire, J. Dockery, T. Ward, A. Collier, H. Udy, T. Haigh, and G. Rowe. Emergencies—L. Fuller, D. Udy, E, Raisin, and P. Cotter. A brake leaves the Post Office at 12 o'clock sharp. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's ship Orusader, Captain Scotland, arrived in Wellington harbor at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, after a remarkably quick voyage from London. She left London on the 28th March, and Deal on the 2nd April. The mail steamer Tongariro reached Fort Chalmers at 5.30 p.m- on Monday. “ Bnchu Paiba.” Quick, complete cure, all annoying kidney, bladder and urinary diseases. At Druggists. Kempthorne, Prosser * Go., Agents, Christchurch,

Henry 41. Stanley, although in poor health, is i i liome ooufuruiig with the Italian Geographical Society with a view to further i xploiuti ns on the Dark Continent. There are nineteen American wome studying at the University ol Zurich, half of whom will probably make the examination and return to America ns physicians, lawyers, and teachers. It is said that there are not less than 600 American girls studying singing in Milan alone. Paris is not behind in its quota of the like. London has some dozens, and Germany is full of them. Colorado Springs gaol recently held a tramp who had an ingenious harness —his own device—which he could fasten to the truck of a car, and in which he could ride in safety all night, under the train and fast asleep. In the Wanganui Education District such intense interest was felt in the election of School Committees that in sixteen districts the householders failed to effect any election. The sounds of the volcanic eruptions were heard southwards for nearly 400 miles in a direct line, and the flames were visible by daylight at Auckland 130 miles distant. The Volunteer ball at Carterton to-morrow night is expected to result in a great success. There are a number going from Greytown. Mr Hammerich, of the Greytown Hotel, has a gigantic pumpkin weighing about fifty six pounds. There is to be a monster speculation on Saturday night as to the number of pips the bulb contains. The Greytown Quadrille Assembly meet as usual to morrow evening. Several fresh entries are advertised for Mr F. H. Wood’s stock sale at Taratabi on the Ist July. This promises to be a large and important sale.

An advertisement in another column informs intending passengers to Kimberley that a meeting will be held at the Te Ato Hotel, Wellington, on Saturday evening next, when deposits must be paid. Not content with sending her sons to Europe in order that their education may bo conducted in a manner which will transplant our best institutions to that far country. Japan has turned her attention to the training of her women and the elevation of their social status. Accounts are to band by the last mail of the opening of a Peeresses’ School by the Empress, who addressed to the assembled pupils and teachers a few remarks which clearly proved that the true secret of “ woman’s mission is understood and appreciate! in Court circles in Teddo. “ I think said the Empress, “ that upon women, whoie destiny it is to become the mothers of men, devolves the natural obligation of guiding, assisting, and giving culture to their offspring.” Such a doctrine.as this, inculcated into the minds of the rising generation of Japanese women, should go far to assist the efforts of the other sex, and to improve the tone of both.

The Falkland Islands Meat Company have chartered a steamship, the Selembria, and fitted it with cold air machinery and chambers for carrying cargoes of frozen meat on a more extensive scale than has ever yet been attempted. No fewer than 30,000 carcases of mutton can be stowed away. The meat will be frozen on board the vessel while lying in harbor at the Falkland Islands. Some boatmen have undertaken to shoot the rapids at Niagara next summer. One of the adventurers says “I do not think it dangerous. The boat will have plenty of beam, a grating for a floor, and no bottom. If we fill with water we cannot sink, because we will have air-tight compartments around the boat, and the water we take in will quioklydisappear through the grating. If anything should happen we are both good swimmers, and would make a grand struggle before going under. It will be money in our pockets itwe succeed, and if we fail out wives and children will get the benefit of it. There is positively less danger in trying to row through the rapids than there is in going out on the frontier for £2 15s a month and all found, and we get £SOO for what we are going to do. One point about it is that we row with our faces towards the danger instead of rowing in the ordinary way. were both up at Niagara Falls a week ago, and we made our calculations and measurements of distances.” As seen from Rotorua on Monday the line of volcanoes developed but very moderate activity. Earth tremors at [Rotorua have entirely ceased, which is regarded as a good sign. The springs about Ohinemutu are quiet. Some of the new springs which broke out on the road and elsewhere have stopped running.

The following are the names of those who will represent the Carterton Rival Football Club v. Masterton Red Stars in a match to be played at Masterton on Saturday next. — Forwards- T. Price, H. Calt, O. Groube, G. Hughan, R. Kiddie, G. Eaton, J. Catt, H. Bishop, F, Grantham, C. McLaren. Full back—A. Moore. Half backs—S. Tully, G. Armstrong. Quarter backs— J. Baumber; Captain, J Bennett. Emergencies —Kilmister, H Moore, and F. Tyler. The Carterton School Committee met on Monday night. The number of children on the roll was reported as 255, average attendance 190. Accounts amounted to £2 10s 3d were passed. The Secretary reported a credit balance of £l7 16s 4d. Mr Sisa of Dunedin, with his wife and family. were among the tourists at Lake Tarawerawho witnessed the phantom warcanoe a few days before the late eruptions. They bear evidence to the extraordinary phenomenon, and state that the Maories present exclaimed in chorus that “ the end of the world bad come." Philadelphia and Boston can now exchange courtesies by telephone with as much precision as local subscribers can communicate with each other. The latest and most preposterous strike announced, and in all seriousness, is that of a number of Brooklyn school children, who struck for shorter hours of study. The editor of a newspaper thus appeals to his delinquent subcrioers :—“ To all those who are in arrears one year or more if they will come forward and pay up arrears and for also one year in advance, we will give a first rate obituary notice gratis in case it kills them.”

A poor woman in an English town has just been sentenced to twelvemonths in goal at hard labor for steadug fourpsnce worth of turnips.

The following good story has reached us (‘ Taranaki News') and our informant vouches for its accuracy A few days ago. a local bu'her wasattemptiug to makeouthis half yearly balance sheet, but, after nuraer. ous attempts, he had to give up in disgust. He went to the shop door, and hailed a passer by, who was a stranger to him, and asked the stranger “ if he was any good at figures.'' The stranger hestitated for a moment and replied . “Yes I think I can do something at figures Why?’’ Butcher; " Because lam puzzled over my balance sheet. I can’t get it right. Do you mind helping me ?” Stranger ; •• Oh yes ; Til try what I can do, 1 ' They entered the shop, and after about an hour's hard work, the balance sheet was brought out right. The greatful shopman asked the stranger how much he was ,in his debt, and received *he reply : "Nothing whatever. I have sometimes been in difficulties with figure* myself Good day.” And with that the stranger departed. The shopman, pointing to the retreating figure of hta benefactor, asked an acquaintance who the stranger was and was dumb founded at the reply—" VVhy that’s Major Atkinson ?” " Rough on Bats.” Clears ont ruts, mice, roaches, flies ants, bed bugs, beetles, insect*, skunks, jack rabbits, gophers. Draggles. Kempthorne, Prosser Jk Co., Agents, Christchurch. Decline of Man. Nervous weakn as dyspepsia. impotence, sexual debiliiv, <•« -d by “ Wells’ Health Renewer." Druggists. Kempthorne, Prosser & Co , Agents, Christ* cbqiob.

At Peatherston yesterday Mr F. H. Wood held a sale of Mr J. hart’s property and effects ; the attendance was good and the bidding spirited. The property, consisting of a section of land and four cottages, was put op in one lot, and knocked down to Mr Nichols at £260 cash, a quarter acre section and two roomed cottage was sold to Mr Lawrie for £25 10s. Horses were next submitted, and sold from £3 15s to £9 for hacks, buggy horses £ls to £2O. young draught colt £l7, 3 yearling Allies at £3. Vehicle.* realized, spring traps £lO 10s and £l2, brake £l9, dray £l2, spring dray £l9. Harness saddles, stores, clothing, and furniture rea lized good prices. The sale commenced at 11.30 and continued without intermission till dark.

Two Lyttelton residents, Stephen Norm and John Dyer, have written stating that on 16th June, a cold wet day, while they were working at some repairs to the Orphanage, they saw a boy named Mitchell sitting stark naked on the asphalt, with a bigger boy throwing cold water over him. Mitchell was screaming and blue with cold, and they say that had the treatment oontinned much longer death would have resulted. He bail committeedsome childish actof nncleanliness, and the older boy had been told to wash him The Mayor seut the letter to the Orphanage Committee, which has ordered a searching inquiry into the matter. Mr Pole, of Greytown, is at present doing a large business in the poultry line. We yesterday visited his yards aud were surprised at the number of birds waitiug for the plucking process. la addition to local dinners, <feo., Mr Pole is supplying the poultry for the next Assembly ball in Wellington. It is alleged that two recent death* in Dunedin resulted from the dangerous style in which football is now played. The directors of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company expect to be able to run right through to Longhorn Junction about the middle of November.

The farmersin Selwyn county are seriously concerned at the failure of their effort* to cope with the small bird nuisance. Several of them have decided to endeavour to obtain funds from the County Council and Road Board to provide a systematic distribution of poisoned grain throughout the entire country. ' A new form of horse shoe steel is in nse in N. South Wales ; the bars are roughened with irregular corrugations or low teetn, and shoe* made from them are lighter, prevent slipping, and give general satisfaction where they are in use. It is expected that the work of laying the gas pipes through the streets of Masterton will be commenced in about three or four weeks. A telegram from Melbourne to a Sydney paper says ; —Professor Ellery thinks that a renewed period of volcanic activity is settingin, of which the earthquakes in Tasmania and portions of continental Australia last year and more recently were premonitions. He thinks it likely that the line of volcanic weakness extending from East Banka Straits in north east Tasmania and New Zealand is about to show a violent disturbance, which may result in earthquakes even on the continent of Australia, though more probably they will be confined to the point where they have now appeared, which is of different geological formation to other parts of New Zealand and Australia. The officer commanding the Oreytown Rifle* reported on parade last night that at next week’s drill the helmets would be served out to the member! of the company All are requested to attend to receive the helmets. Lieuts Cameron and Porritt drilled the Company at some length, some skirmishing movements being practised.