Cheap Excursion Trains.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1875, 25 August 1886, Page 2

Cheap Excursion Trains.

On a recent occasion we urged the 'railway authorities to tun cheap return excursion trains betweea tbeWalrarapa and Wellington much oftener than is done at present. We are quite certain that,such trains would be well supported and prove profitable to the Department. In Victoria cheap trains answer very well and prove remunerative. On this point the Melbourne Age of the 10th iust remarks " The farmeis’ excursion trips organised by the Railway Commissioners, and which commenced on the sth July, have' proved highly successful to the Railway Department from a financial point of view. The total number of passengers carried was 3332, and the revenue amounted to £3138 16s Bd, or an average earning of 14s per train mile, as against 6s 4Jd for ordinary traffic. Altogether 33 trains were despatched and the mileage run reached 4480 miles. A new advertisement by S. M. Maxton and Sons appears in another column. The Greytown Quadrille Assembly meet to morrowevening.

An Invercargill resident, who left for Kimberley, writes from Sydney that he has been told on the best authority that the field is very rich. Persons on the diggings, writing to friends, warn them not to give any extracts to the public, as it might induce a great rush.

A meeting of the members of the Farkville Special Settlement Association was held in the Temperance Hall, Maetertou, on Satnrday evening, for the purpose of allotting the town and suburban sections. About 35 out of a total of 60 members were present. Mr Parsons who presided, informed members that the whole of the town and suburban sections had been let to the bnshfallers at an average of a little under L2 per acre, and explained that the high price was owing to the Committee insisting on everything being felled, and the branches well lopped so as to ensure a good burn. The cost to each member would be Ll3 10s, of which L 3 had to be paid down, with a pro misery note at three months at LlO 10s, the Bank allowing the Association to draw egainstthis, on the Committee giving a collective guarantee. The sections were then ballotted for. Fifty sections on the main street were first drawn, after which the sections on the back lines and rural sections were successively allotted. The sections chiefly coveted were those near the site of the proposed bridge, and these fell to Thomas Drnmmoud, E. Hare and Constable O’Connor. LlO was voted to Mr Job Vile as an honorarium lor his services as Secretary. The name of the township—Park. ville— was confirmed.-—Star.

Messrs Graves and Fleming, of Wellington, have an important and interesting advertisement before the leader.

In an article on “ Strikes,” the Sydney Mall says ; —" Thousands of men are out of work involuntarily, and hundreda more thro w themselves out voluntarily, and we are told that it is quite on the cards that within a few months 30,000 men wiil be out of employ* ment, and every commercial interest in the country parslysed.” Among the Chinese the first time a baker uses flour inferior to that proscribed by law, or makes bread light of weight, he has the flesh of the arms torn off by means of tongs. If twice found guilty of the offence the puuishment is death. At the annual meeting of the Victoria Racing Club it was announced that the Cup meeting last year realised a profit of £12,600. A. J. R. Hodges, of Sydney, hatifailed for £119,970, and all the assets be has to place Wore his creditors is ,C 5 !

The annual meeting of the shareholders in the Wanganui Dairy Factory Company will be held on the 15th of next month, when the annual report will probably give a balance of £4OO.

AMr Arnaboldi has, says an exchange, made application for a patent for a “ wir dog.” We can’t understand how the wires are put together and the machinery made to go, but nevertheless hail the invention with delight, and trust it will come into general use. It is not likely the ingenious inventor has succeeded in contriving a machine that will bark, so that it is just possible when it has thrust the old fashioned animal out of the market, there will be a little more peace and quietness at night. It will be just as useful for all purposes but attending sheep as the description of dog now in use. In an article iu the 11 Sydney Mail ” it is said that during the last few years the debt of New South Wales has increased " by leaps and hounds ’’—increased in fact in that brief period from barely fifteen millions in 1880, which sum it hud taken thirty years to reach, to forty one millions in 1886. The Government have authority to raise eight millions more, irrespective of new railway projects, which] brings the debt of New South Wales close up to fifty millions.

No less than 85 wrecks or casualties to vessels occurred on the New Zealand Coast, and were repotted to the Marine Department from Ist April, 1885, to 31st March, 1886. Of the wrecks, 12 were total losses.

The meet populous ward of any borough in the colony is Cooh Ward, Wellington, which has 11,310 inhabitants. South Ward, Auckland comes next, with 9350; Leith Ward, Dunedin, with 8651 ; and Ponsonby, Auckland, and Te Aro, Wellington, have 7923 and 7625 respectively, A correspondent, writing from New York to au Australian paper, i-ay.s “It is possible that within the next few months, or perhaps not for a year, you will see in Australian waters one of the first steam yachts afloat, It is the Atalflnta, the property of • r *ould, a gttfleman whose name has Mr Jay - ' ' ■ , many years with been connected for .. «'„d wbopo railway and other enteiprises, fortune is counted by many millions, nv is talking of a tour round the world in his yacht—certainly a very delightful way of making that long journey -going first to the east coast of America, and th n through the Straits of Mage dan. From Valpnriso the plan is proposed of striking across the Pacific to the Fiji Islands and thence to New Zealand and Australia. After seeing the land of our Antipodes, he would run northward to Japan and China, and thence go to ludia, and through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, The route is not definitely settled, nor is the time of starting fixed Mr Woodrotfe and assistants are giving glass-blowing entertainments in Wellington

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We are requested to draw attention of our readers to Messrs Lowes aud Irons’ extensive

.-ule <■{ Bankruptcy Stock in the estate o( Wru JJuncin and Sons, by order of the Official Assignee ; the sale is advertised for Saturday and Monday 28th and 30th August. The sale should prove a most attractive one

Mr John Thorburn advertises a double competition in which 35 sovereigns are offered for division among those of his customers who may solve two little puzzles which he offers for solution. In one the question is, what is the number of grains of maize in a large bottle ; and in the other the object is to guess the number of shot in a small bottle. Full particulars will be found in the adver tisemeni elsewhere.

Many ladies will have cause to remember the visit of Miss Johnston to the Wairarapa, for she has instructed a large number in the art of Poonah Painting. She spent some time in Carterton and Featberstou and has just completed a three weeks’ stay io Greytown. All her pupils speak in high terms of her teaching capacity and desire to impart every information. To-day Misa Johnston leaves for Maeterton, where several ladies are waiting to take lessons, and it is probable that after a stay in that town she may, in answer to the requests of a fewj lady friends, visit Martinborough. The Carterton Special Settlement Association will probably hold a meeting at an early date. Active operation shave been suspended during the winter, but we are informed that the Society etill retains its former vigor. A number of sheep have suffered in the Wairarapa, and ewes and early lambs have to an extent perished, but not in large proportions.

Young cattle in the Lower Valley and Tauherenikau districts are looking fairly well and give promise to gain condition rapidly when grass commences to spring, which even the the present time in many heltered parts it is now do.ng, ' The committee of the Wairarapa Institute will meet this evening at 7 p.m. to arrange a programme for their concert on Monday evening next, and as it ie the last one, we will expect to see a really good one for the occasion.

Napier residents who have been paying a visit to Auckland give most gloomy accounts of the condition of that city. Trade there is worse than dull; "nothing is doing,” and crowds of people are walking the streets begging for employment. And these people are the genuine unemployed, not the street loafer who cannot do a day’s work, and does not want to work, but people who have seen better days, and are willing to do anything at any rate of pay so long as it will find them in food and lodging. Empty houses are to be seen in all directions, a Napier resident who has just arrived from Auckland said the place gave him the mis* enables, and he was glad to get away from it.

Messrs Fabian Bros, have inserted an ad* dition in their column advestisement to-day.

Last Sunday night a two-story block of shops and dwelling houses in Mount Roskill road, Auckland, was bhrnt down. The fire originated in the house of Mr Pascoe, a butcher, over bis shop, it is supposed through clothes which were hung to dry while the family went to church. The flames spread with great rapididity to the adjoining block, belonging to Mr H. 0. Heath, and occupied by Pick, shoemaker, Reynell, grocer, and Dunn, a greengrocer, all of which, with residences attached were destroyed.

A sudden death occurred at the Upper Hutt on Friday evening, a child named Ada Annie Thomson, aged six years, expiring in an epileptic fit at the residence of her grandfather, who is a settler in the district.

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The weather in the Wairarapa, as in other places, daring the present month of Angast, has been very inclement. The wet weather commenced on last Sunday night three weeks and we have only had two entirely fine days since, to vary the dull monotony. Although the rain has been almost incessant, there has been no cold winds attendant, and in many parts of the district signs of an eaaly spring are apparent. The willows are commencing to bud forth and the Miamosa trees are very prettily out in bloom. In some gar* den sthe oameliaa, violets, and other flowers are making a nice appearance and giving us hope that belter days will shortly gladden our hearts with their advent.

David Kiddie for stealing an overcoat was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour at Carterton.

The Greytown Amateur Dramatic Company will resume rehearsals in a shert time. They intend to put something extra good on the boards next entertainment.

It is expected that the popular concert at Carterton on Monday next will be a great success. It will be hold in the Lyceum. The admission will be sixpence, children under 12 half price. The annual general meeting of (he Taratab: Dairy Company will be hold at the factory buildings ou Wednesday, September Ist, at 7 p.m. The factory has progressed very successfully under the management of Mr Foss.

It is reported that some of the natives at Fapawai ate obstructing the erection of the fence at the Fowhata bridge.. They have taken down the fence which is in course of erection.

Mr F, 11. Wood will sell on Thursday next, August 31st, at Feathersteh cnthely without teserve, by order of the Public Trustee, the freehold property of the estate of Haus Jorgca Koudaen, There are a number of valuable sections in aud near the town of ui.d it should be borne a good opportunity for persons wishing to reside in that clean healthy township to get suitable building sites at a fair value.

Our readers will bear Mr F H Wood’s sale on behalf of Mr Burt on Friday in mind; also his stock pale to-morrow.

Mr Matthew Burnett is lecturing iu the townships between Wanganui and 'Taranaki, ‘"rolled a large number of petsons and has -K...UC, under the temperance ....

A concspondent of the West Co-art Times oiwaids to that journal the following recipe for tanning calf, sheep, and other skins w.'td tiie hair on or off “ Take Joz powdetea alum, fib starch, soz sulphuric acid, gallons of water in a large shallow vessel, put the several ingredients iuto the water in the oidir named. P.ace the skin to be tanned on the surface of the mixture thus formed, the flesh side down, this will permit the hair to retain its natural wave. Let the ska, remain iu the mixture 48 hours, after whi hj uftug it over a pole to drain for half au hour oi more, after which beat or hit it with light strokes of a smooth round stick uou, quite pliable, if not sift or pliable eni-ogli with the first dteasing, place the sk.u m ine liquid aud let it remain for a lay. after which take out aud treat as before ; c-ire should be taken not-to let the sun shine n the skin while iu the moisture or while bei g dressed, as iu such case the skin has a tindeucy to crack and shrink up. If de-drab e to give the skiu a dark color, put into .h----mixture 2oz ol tincture of non. If tho tanning mixture after use is put away in . close vessels it will retain its strength to be used again j