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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1883, 13 September 1886, Page 2

The concert at the Town Hall, Greytown, this evening should be well attended, considering the excellence ol the programme. The Committee of the Wairarapa Institute meet this evening. It is reported in Timsru that an application will be made to the Government for authority to exhume the body of the late Captain Cann, of Timsru, the father of Mrs Hall, whose husband, with Miss Houston, have created such a sensation throughout the colony. Mr Hugh MoMaater, sheep farmer, has bad to succumb to the pressure of the times. There is an excellent programme provided for the Carterton popular concert to morn,:/. The football match arranged between the Greytown Fire Brigade and the Waihenga team did not come off on Saturday, the Valley men not coming to the scratch, though the Brigade team drove down.

Arrangements have been made for running Sunday trains between Wellington and the Upper Hutt for a few months by of experiment, and should the result be satisfactory, do doubt the running will be continued permanently. We hope the time is not far distant when the running of these trains will be extended to the Wairarapa. Mr H. S. Wardell is appointed Sheriff for the district of Wairarapa. The earthquake of Friday week was severely felt at Wakamari a diggings, Marlborough, where a claim was completely buried by several tons ol earth. The occupants escaped unhurt.

The football match, Otago v New South Wales, was played on Saturday. The Otago team won by 23 points to nil. Mr Chapman, the leading counsel in the action recently brought by the Wellington Meat Export Company against; the charterers of the s.s. Coptic (the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company), to recover damages for loss alleged to have been sustained to a cargo of frozen mutton through the faulty construction of the steamer’s refrigerating chamber, is moving the Supreme Court to alter or vary the verdict given by the special jury last week. A new trial will probably be applied for.

Two Christchurch publicans have been “ admonished ” by the Licensing Committee there. One of them bad been “on the burst,” and got into a state of delirium tremens ; the other had allowed bad characters to frequent his house. On being “ admonished ” the peccant publicans declared “ that they would not do it again.”

A telegram from Auckland on Friday says —Lake Rotorua has risen alarthingly, owing to the heavy rainfall, and owing to this and the fact that the out-let is dammed up by the late volcanic disturbance, the houses along the foreshore are now' rendered uninhabitable. The Maori burial ground on Muruika Point has been submerged and several coffins with bodies have floated oat into the lake. The natives are removing the other bodies to a fresh burying place. The new church on the point is in danger from the flood. The Government is blamed for not ordering the cutting of a new out-let for the waters of the lake.

On Thursday last the flood in Blenheim was nearly as high as that of 1868. The shops were closed and business was at a standstill. The water was breast high in some of the streets, and three to four feet deep in the centre of the town. A large area of the country districts was under water, and there was considerable loss of sheep, cattle, and horses. The strongrooms of the banks were inundated, and boats were rowing in the principal streets. There was no railway communication, parts of the line being washed away. The flood subsided on Friday and street traffic was restored, but great damage has been done to the roads, foot paths, and contents of stores and private houses. The full extent of the damage in the country districts is not yet known. Lar -e tracts of country were submerged, and toe loss of stock is considerable.

In future the Police Force is to be recruited only from men serving in the Permanent Militia, and who have so served at least one year. The Artillery, Engineers, and Torpedo Corps, with the exception of special artificers, engineers, or electricians, shall be selected from the Rifle Branch of the Permanent Militia. Appointments to the Permanent Militia Rifle Branch, are to be exclusively given to efficient Volunteers of not less than three years’ efficient service, nor over twenty, five years of age, at the date of tbeir application. The minimum height for the Police is sft 9in. »

At the solicitation of some of the sawmillers in the Wrharapa, Messrs Chapman and Sons have opt jeJ a branch house, at 52, Cuba street, WollLgton, where they purpose carrying on the business of selling saws and files of the best description, procure) specially from the first makers for colonial use, together with repairing aud rehammeriug of all kinds of saws—more especially circular saws —the want of which has caused mills owners to sustain heavy loss, owing to their inability to have buckled or otherwise dis« a bled saws put into proper repair. This part of our business will be made a speciality and is conducted under the supervision of Mr Thos. Chapman, the senior member of the firm,* by whose care and management the firm has successfully carried out the same class of business in Sydney since the exhibition in that city in the year 1879, to which he was sent to represent one of the largest saw manufacturers in England, owing to* bis having upwards of thirty years previous j experience in the business. The Greatest Blessing.—A simple, pure, harmless remedy, that cures every time, and prevents disease by -keeping the blood pure, stomach regular, kidneys aud liver active, is the greatest blessing ever conferred upon man. Hop Bitters is that remedy, and the American Co., the genuine manufacturers, are being blessed by thousands who have been cured by it. Try it, See " Buchu Paiba.” Quick, complete cure, all annoying kidney, bladder and urinary diseases. At Druggists. Kemptborne, Prosser dc Co.. Agents, Christchurch, Decline of Man. Nervous weakness, dyspepsia, impotence, sexual debility, cured by “Wells’ Health Kenewer.’’ Druggists. Kempthorne, Prosser & Cp., Agents, Christchurch.

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A lire ■.•uned last Friday nigM at Blenheim in one ui V. II Pickering ft fo.’r ptoroß. containing smphur, iime, fljur, and misoellaneoua goods. The cause ia (.opposed t > have been the flood water coming into contact with lime. The Fire Brigade worked well under the trying circumstances. The steam o"t'ine had to be worked at a long distance oil', a3 the flooded streets near the Ftoro would have extinguished the furnace. The estimated loss on the stock is £6OO, and tho damage to the building at £2OO. The building, which was partially destroyed and gutted, was the oldest wool store in Marl borough.

Mr W. Beale, a well known grocer, for many 'years in business in New Plymouth, died suddenly last Friday night from heart disease 'as he was returning home from a friend's house where he had been spending the evening, The members of the Qreytown Cricket Club will hold their annual meeting on Wednesday night next. As this is one of the best Clubs in the Wairarapa, no doubt great interest will be taken in the meeting. The Greytown Quadrille Assembly met for the usual weekly dance on Thursday night. The Town Hall was well filled. The dance, as usual, will take place next Thursday. It will be a long night. The Featherston Rifles opened their class firing at their butts on Saturday ; there was a good attendance. The Featherston Temperance Association, Mr A, Donald in the chair, held its first social gathering at the Oddfellows’ Hall on Wednesday night. There was an excellent attendance, and the following ladies and gentlemen contributed some good vocal musio Miss looker, the Misses Singers, air J. H. Parker, (instrumental), Measrs Barton, Speakman, plant, and Mr Gooderick giving a recitation, the company thoroughly enjoying themselves. Through the energy and liberality of the liiducation Board instruction in drawing is being thoroughly given throughout the Wellington district. Success, too, seems already to be sbiniug on the efforts now being made, and this success has its origiu in the earues.ness and “ go ” of Mr Riley, the Art Master appointed by the Education Board. Last Saturday he began a con,:.a of lectures iu tbe Wairarapa ou freehand draw* ing, having special reference to tbe syllabus prepared by him and sanctioned by the Board. Between forty and fifty teachers and pupil teachers attended tbe lecture which was given iu one of the well appointed and commodious rooms of the large Masterton State School. Mr Riley, in the opinion of some, perhaps most of the teachers, handled his subject with that ease which characterises a master who thoroughly understands his work and keeps his aims well in view. It seems to ns, however, that be does not duly weigh the value to be attached to training the hand in young children when impressing with much emphasis the importance of analysis, and comprehension of object to be drawn on the minds of tbe teachers.

The Martinborongh Brass Band held an open air performance on Saturday night, and quite delighted the residents with their good music. Mr McLeod afterwards entertained the members.

Willian Russell has been sentenced by the Masterton Bench to 14 days’ imprisonment for the larceny of an overcoat from Featherston, the property of Sydney Wickerson,

A depatchment of the Greytown Rifles met at their range at Papawai on Saturday for class firing. There were 12 competitors, and the following qualified Captain Cameron 52 points. Sergeant Gooding 52 points, Sergeant Willason 50 points, Vol. ]. R. Hobman 46, Vol Blake 42, Vol Hawke 45, Vol Johnston 43. The record of losses by fire in Auckland during the past year shows a total of £50,000.

Mr J. Ross, of Whenuakura, Patea, has taken champion prizes at the Sydney Agricultural Show with his bull, Mussulman, and Heifer, Roan Duchess. He also got a first prize for Lady Vernon. In Dunedin last month there were only four days on which it did not rain ; so that it was as wet there as in this district.

George Thomas & Co. report produce prices last week as follows :—“ Extrema dullness is the most noticeable feature in this branch of trade, and prices, although without alteration, are not firm for any leading line. We quote potatoes, according to quality, for 60s to 70s samples are now becoming somewhat irregular; onions, £lO to £ll ios; maize is slightly held and 3s rod to 4s are fair market valuations ; beans, 3s lod ; ordinary field peas, 4s 6d ; Prussian blues, 5s ; oats are unchanged and dull of sale at 2s 6d to 2s gel, and the same remarks apply to pollard and bran at £6 and £3 ros respectively ; fowls’ wheat is unprocurable and nominally worth 4s 3d per bushel; flour has usual business, and is ruling from £n for stone to /12 for roller process ; oaten chaff, £4 ; feed barley, 2s gd to 3s Cheese of good quality remains scarce at 6Jd ; haras and bacon, best brands, are dull at yd all round ; eggs, gjd per doz ; honey, 3d to 3d. Stocks of fruit are ample. Poultry is in somewhat better demand, and rule, fowls’ 3s 6d, turkeys gs, geese 7s, and ducks 4s per pair.

With a view of ascertaining the exact difa ferenoe between the timber contained in a white (due log aud the quantity charged by the Covercment in computing railway fu -ht, Mr Corufuot last week at Wanganui brought iu some legs, which were broken down by the machinery available at the Sash and Poor Factory. We (Herald] saw one log broken up, and give the results of the trial. The railway measurement of this log was 1064 ft; by the Hoppus measurement (which Mr Cornfoot wants to Lave instituted on the railways) it contained 850 ft, but when out up there were only 693 ft in it, less probably some 50ft of sap. The bush feller charged him with 6751 feet, which was just about what there actually was in the log. To explain the difference iu cost of freight we may add that a truck containing two logs in which, according to railway measurement, there were 2380 feet cost £2 16s, while the same logs according to the Hoppus scale should only have cost £2 4s 4d. The rate on the Napier side is quarter less than on this section, and eves if this concession could be secured here there would be seme chance of an industry, which has for some three years been at a standstill, being revived to the benefit of the bush settlers who have logs to sell, the Railway Department who carry them, and the town and district generally.