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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1873, 20 August 1886, Page 2

Mr J. Fabian advertises for tenders for erection for stables oi Club Hotel.

Mr Thomas Quoi, a well known Chinese restaurant keener at Auckland, has written to the three local newspapers offering to distribute 50 loaves of bread daily for a mouth provided that others will come forward aud contribute a sufficient quantity to keep the unemployod poor provided with the staff of life lor that time. The editor of the Bell remarks that ■' If this unsolicited deed of kindness has not the effect of softening the hostility of those who have nothing but hard words for Chinamen, then it only shows that there are Chinamen with more of Christianity in them than many so called Christians.”

Moonshee has been scratched for the Melbourne Cup. In the betting for this race Trenton heads the list at 5 to 1 against. Last Monday night at Greytown a valuable whip was removed from a buggy which was left at the side of the Town Hall during the entertainment. A young man who was sitting on the fence says be saw an individual go to tire vehicle and take the whip away, but believing that he was the driver of the buggy he did not feel suspicious. He has given the nam%of the person, but as the owner charitably believes that the whip must have been taken by mistake be advertises for it to be left at this office, failing its return he will prosecute the person who took it. Neil Matterson, a young Australian, has beaten George Perkins in the sculling race for the championship of England.- This young fellow has won many races in Australia. On the Quean’s Birthday he was beaten on English waters by Perkins. On 7th June he won a race with Dave Godwin for £2OO a side. His present victory carries with it, besides the stakes, the Sportsman Challenge Cup, which is now the recognised emblem of the championship of England,

Mr A. L. Whyte, baker, of Carterton has forwarded us a sample of bis justly celebrated brown bread ; the same class of article as was recommended so strongly by Dr .Gilbert. There is no doubt that if this kind of bread was in more general use it woud be greatly conducive to health.

We term from an exchange that an amendment to the Sheep Act has been introduced to the effect that sheep need not be dipped during lambing time, and the 'period is extended for keeping sheep without dipping for slaughter. When adjoining districts are clean the Governor may authorise removal from one district to another without notice to the inspector. Owners of sheep infected with lice are to be liable to a penalty of from five to fifty pounds should they fail to comply with the inspector’s notice to dip. The amendment will be a great improvement and will remove the difficulty we have so often complained of in removing sheep from one district to another.

While a little girl was playing on one of footpaths m Auckland she was attacked by a wandering goose, and bitten so severely in the face, that the doctor who was called in had to put in three stitches to draw the wound together. The child, it is said, will probably be marked for life, as the lip is split in a slanting direction, from the side of the nose downwards.

The monthly meeting of the Carterton School Committee was held on Tuesday evening. The headmaster’s report showed that there were 257 scholars on the book, but that owing to illness and the bad weather the average attendance was only 173. The Secretary reported a credit balance of £23 15s 3d.

The installation of W.M. of St John’s Masonic Lodge, Featherston, takes place this afternoon. A Masonic dinner in connection therewith will take place at the Empire Hotel a, 6 p.m.

There will shortly be a meeting of those interested in the promotion of the Greytown Spring Horticultural and Industrial Show. There is every probability that a large number of exhibits will be entered this year as unusual interest is being manifested among the settlers toward the institution.

Beware of packages of injurious stuff pur» porting to make genuine Hop Bitters; also preparations and fluids said to contain all the properties of American Hop Bitters. They spring up on account of the great popularity of the genuine, which is only put up in large square-panel amber-colored bottles, with the names " Dr. Soule,” and‘‘Hop Bitters” blown in the glass, is the best family medicine ever made. Read

Truth and Soberness.—What is the best family medicine in the world to regulate the bowels, purify the blood, remove costiveness and biliousness, aid digestion, and stimulate the whole system ? Truth and soberness compel ns to answer, American Co’s Hop Bitters, being pure, perfect and harmless. See

At Napier on Thursday the race horse Pearl was knocked down to Mr G P Donnelly at 300 guineas, Soudan to Mr Allan McLean for 100 guineas, General Thornton to Mr W Y Dennett for 130 guineas, the trotting mare Nelly to Mr C Palmer at 58 guineas, and other horses at fair prices.

The last of the present series of entertain-, ments in aid of the Wnirarapa Institute, with the exception of a final grand concert, will be given on Monday. An exceptionally good programme has been prepared for I he occasion and we expect to see a packed house. The members of the Masterton String Band will perform several selections, including the new wdtz “ Indies,” which has created a fimm’ at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition in Loudon. There are several new names on the programme, amongst them being that of Mr A. G. Thompson, an amateur ventriloquist of considerable ability. Arrangements have been made to provide additional seating accommodation, and in order to get the very lengthy programme carried out expeditiously, it is hoped that the public will take their seats early and save any possible confusion.

Next Friday, at Feathorston, Mr F. H Wood will hold a very attractive tale. Mr Burt is relinquishing business, and he has instructed Mr Wood to sell horses, brake, traps, harness, geueral merchandise, Ac. There is no doubt the settlers wilt muster strongly ou this occasion, and that the sale will he one of the largest held for some time. At the Magistrate’s Court, Featlrerston, Mrs 8. A. McLennan, of the Victorian Hotel, Fcathereton, was yesterday lined 40s and costs for supplying a man with liquor while in a state ol inebriation. One civil case was adjourned until next sitting of the Court, S M. Maxtou and Son's new advertisement, which airived too late for to day's issue, will njqicar in our next.

Mr F. 11. \V>o,i has some additions to his stock sale advertisement to day.

News from Ibrbv, dated August 3rd, states that an officer arrived from Mount Barrett. He reported all diggers were getting gold. Ore party had 62ozsJ another 20czs, and others averaged from odwt to loz daily. Over 10U0 men were on the ground. Good water and feed ace plentiful for the whole distance, which Sergeant Troy covered ul7 days. In returning he met 260 men, 210 horses, and 160 drays and waggons, and also barrows well on the way, One man, named Marriott had been speared by the natives The diggers retaliated by killing four of the blacks, and wounding others. The medical officer quarantined the Triumph on account of there being one ease of scarlatina on board. The New Zealanders refused to submit, and they seized the ship’s boats and went ashore. Pratique was then granted. Constable Mackay, this morning brought a roan named Edward Luoas from the Lowe Valley suffering from what appears to be biro I poisoning. The man comes from Grassy Gil]

The GreyJown Quadrille Assembly met for its usual weekly dance last night. There was a fair attendance. MrJ. Maguire as usual was M, 0.

On Wtdnesday night last the wife of Mr 11. W. Kompton, butcher, (ireytown, appears to have made an attempt upon her life by hanging herself to a stout nail to which a strap was attached. Fortunately her husband heard a noise and went to her rescue, thus saving her life. Says the Hawera Star One of eur local farmers had some 600 fat ewes boiled down at Fatea and Kakaramea last antumn. They averaged about tSlbs of tallow, which at 2d per lb., or £lB 13s 4d per ton, would be 7s 6d per sheep. The skins were sold for Is 6d each, and the legs fetched sufficient to clear expenses. The sheep were thus worth about 9s at Hawera—fully as much as they would have realised in Auckland at the time.

The (Ireytown Rifle Volunteers are now rapidly tilling up their ranks. A number of new members were sworn in this week and the Company, included those recently elected, numbers about 50. It is>xperted that the Corps will soon attain its full strength allowed by the regulations, viz., 60.

The Gun Club will meet at Carterton tomorrow, and all arrangements have been made for the match. A large number of prominent sportsmen will be present at the Pastoral Society’s Grounds on the occasion.

John Waistcoat has just died at Otaki, 80 years of age. He came to New Zealand 50 years ago in a whaling boat, and for 40 years he has been in the Otaki district.

The Sydney Morning Herald of the 9th August states that the population of the Kimberley diggings is estimated at 3000 to 4000. Numbers nre returning dissatisfied. At Wyndham the wages dropped from half-a-orown au hour to working for “ tucker.”

The late rains caused a heavy flood at Duuedin. The lower part of the flat was under water, the cellars of the city, were flooded, bouses damaged, and railway communication completely suspended.

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