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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1888, 24 September 1886, Page 2

The elder boys attending the Qreytown public school have started a cricket club, and on Wednesday met for practice for the first time. Mr Cox. assistant teacher, has undertaken to “ coach ’’ the young aspirants and they could have no one better adapted for the purpose. A shilling contribution is all that is required from the lads, which will be spent in material, &o, At Tarradale, in the Napier province, re> centlj, a lady made up (her mind to give a ball and issued about 80 invitations. Some of the young men who did not belong to the “ upper succle ” of society issued several boguss invitations in addition and as a cone sequence there was a larger attendance than expected, the " lady ” being awfulfy put out at the abuse of her hospitality. However, the select company of Terpsichorean devotees began to wheel round on the light fantastic toe, when after a few minutes the sound of sneezing and the numbers of cambrics that were drawn forth showed that an enemy was in the camp. The tearful eyes and tickled nostrils of the dancers were caused by a quantity of pepper strewn upon the floor, *nd the enjoyment of that select company of blue blood was marred for the night Enquiries were made for the miscreant, but they were without avail.

A Sydney paper says " There has been a motion before the S.A. Parliament to reduce the Governor’s salary to £4OOO. Thera is not now a Governor in Australia who is worth anything like £4OOO to anybody but the snobs who hang round every vice-regal residence.”

The death is reported of Dr Marriner of Palmerston Noitb.

The Taratahi•Carterton Jockey Club held a meeting on Wednesday evening, Mr A McKenzie in the chair. The balance sheet presented was considered satisfaotery and Mr P F Tancred proposed and Mr It Goodin seconded its adoption- Carried. The 10l lowing officers were then elected for the eneulsg year President, WC Buchanan, MHR : Treasurer, Mr A McKenzie, Starter, Mr N Grace ; Secretary, Mr G W Dellar ; Clerk of Course, Mr Goodin ; Stewards, N and T Grace, E Buckeridge, J Stevens, A Clifton, J Eaton, and J lien all. The date for the next meeting and the arrangmcnts for the programme were left ju the hands of the stewards lor a future meeting.

The Auckland Star correspondent telegraphs from Alexandra that he has obtained specimens of gold and quartz got by prospectors and natives jn the King country. It is believed that before long there will be a gold field in the interior of the King country, Several persons at different times have found gold there.

A runaway horse and milk cart ceased some in Main Street, Greytown yesterday. Mr Wm UuJ Bacolied bis customers and therefore had no nee I to ory oyer spilt milk, but there was an assort, ment of cans dropped here and there along the road as the horse made its way towards its own home. Fortunately there was no accident and the damage was (rifling. A very nice assortment of new tweeds, English and Colonial, just received at Clark’s Carterton Branch, where orders and measurements can be taken. See advertisement in ur next.

It is said that Major Atk'mon will shortly start on a " stumping tour” through the Colony, unless circumstances should interfere to prevent hie carrying out this intention,

MrJ llii.vner, farmer, of the T uatahi, states ibatheunl ms noif>hbors haw bad several lambs destroyed by ferrefs. The Carterton Volunteers underwent inspection on Monday evening, when it was arranged for weekly inspections in order that the shearing time should not interfere with the efficiency of the men. It was decided to commence class firing next Wednesday.

Sir George Whitmore is struck with the suitability of Omato district, about a mile from the New Plymouth breakwater as the site for the next Easter encampment.

We are glad to hear that the Soiree to be held next month, under the management of the Oddfellows’ Lodge, is promising to excel all the previous ones carried out under the same management. Replies have been received from several Lodges that they will be represented. It is also expected that several of the District Officers will be present. The committee have accepted Mr Tarnham’s offer to provide music, the same to consist of not less than three instruments. A sub committee has been appointed to get evergreens and nikau palms: with the emblems of the Order, these should make the hall look attractive, and with the brethren in the various regalia tripping on the light fantastic toe should make the soiree all that can be desired. The members are giving liberally towards the catering, which under the management of Mr and Mrs Reynolds, leaves nothing wanting.

The death is announced of Mr Alfred de Bathe Brandon, M.L.C., at the age of 76. He came to this colony in 1840 in the ship Louden, and soon after commenced practice as a solicitor. He once represented the Wellington country districts in the House of Representatives and in 1883 was called to the Legislative Council. In the early days of the colony be was one of its leading men and up to the time of his death took a great interest in things generally. It was only a few weeks ago that his eldest son Mr Eustace de Brandon died.

The amount paid to natives in the Wanganui district during the sitting oi the Native Land Court, since February last, is said to sum up to something like £37,000. Mr W. Deg. Beeves, the officer iu charge of the Agricultural Department, is now on a visit to the West Coast of the North Island, enquiring into farming matters, and particularly those relating to the manufacture of butter and dairy produce. As a sign of the effects of the increase in the price of wool (says the Post), it is inter* estiug to note that the Lands Department have received a telegram from Dunedin stating that the pastoral rents are coming in very freely, that over £42,000 has already been received for the half year, andjthat only £3OOO remains to be paid. Mr Anthony Hordern, the promoter of a scheme for the construction of railways in Western Australia on the land grant system, died on the passage from Colombo. A late English cable message states that the sculling race between Georgs Bubear, of England, and Peter Kemp, of Sydney, for £IOO aside, was won by Bubear by a length and a half. When half the course had been covered 4 to 1 was laid on Kemp, but when at Chiswick he collapsed. A wrestling match has been arranged at Auckland between between Matthews and Hudson for £SO aside, and the championship of New Zealand, to come off in sis weeks. Archibald Gilder, music teacher, shot himself at Darlington, N.S.W. He recently lost a violin, and said he would kill himself if he did not find it.

At a meeting of the Carterton School Committee on Monday evening a letter was read from the Education Board asking for an opinion as to which of the systems of drill (Mr de Mey’s or Sergt Major Bezar’s), the committee thought the best. I'he Committee discussed the matter and did not feel satisfied with either. Notwithstanding the expenses incurred in getting dumb bells, &c., they had only been used once and the committee expressed regret that so little use was made of them.

Mr B A Wakelin offers a reward for a lost red cow.

Sportsmen and boys on Mr J D Heagerty’s property, Qreytown, will -be prosecuted. At a meeting ot the Directors of the Tarakahi Dairy Company on Wednesday evening, the tender of Messrs Morgan, Butler and others for the season’s whey was accepted. It was resolved that any dairyman desiring it might have P.N.’s for the amount of his monthly milk accounts instead of leaving the amount open as previously. A ball takes place at Morrison’s Bush to. night. On 31st May last the approximate number of sheep in the colony was £16,200,000 being an increase ot 654,000 on the number for the previous year. In Otago, where the rabbit pest is most prevalent, the number of sheep has during the year increased from 3,800,000 to 3,967,000.

Mr P H Wood held bis usual fortnightly stock sale yesterday, both sheep and cattle were yarded ; there was a good attendance of buyers, and brisk competition for sheep; cattle, and horses, however, were not much in demand, and the bidding was slow ; the following prices were realized SheepEwes and lambs. 5s to 10s ; dry ewes, 6s 6d to 9s 7d ; wethers and hoggets, 8s ; cattlecows from 40s to 105s; calves, 20s ; yearlings 30s ; 3 year old steers, 60s ; 3 year old do, 85s; heilers, 48a to 87s 6d; the latter pike for medium fat,

The marriage of Mr Edward Eagle, the eldest son of Mr Edward Eagle, (of the firm of Messrs Wm Booth and (Jo.) and Mary, the second daughter of Mr George Burnett, farmer, both of Carterton, took place at St Mark’s Church, Carterton, on Wednesday. The church was well filled and the ceremony performed by the Rev Mr Bachelor. A Scolding Woman.—The barbarities of the ducking-stool for the cure of scolding women, th«ugb abolished by law, are now oftentimes practiced by a kind of social barbarity none the lees reprehensible. Women scold only when they are ill. Instead of blaming them we should prescribe Am. Go’s Hop Bitters. The entire system will undergo a genial, pleasant change. The nerves will be quieted and "? £ * r bitv ot word and thought will give place to amiability nud oueCudn. Healthy women do not scold or fret. Read

It may be Interesting to some people to hear a few statistical facts about the huge territory of Western Australia. Its area is 1,0(10,000 square miles. The estimated population on 31st December, 1885, was 19,989 males and 15,197 females ; total. 35,186. The revenue for the year 1885 was £323,213, and the expenditure £308,849. During the last year, 3428 persons arrived in the Colony, and 1419 persons left. Tlie indebtedness of the Colony is £1,288,100. being at the rate of £B6 12s 2d per head of the population. The principal export is wool, of which 4,968,0001b, valued at £246,400, was exported daring the year.

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Mr Miles, the owner of a large estate in Victoria, was lately fined £IOO and costs for introducing English foxes for sporting purposes. The foxes killed a large number of iambs.

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Latest news from Eii),l • 1 v s us that Mr.-i Crawford, the central scandal, is the recipient of a huge number of offers of marriage.

Industry, a New Zealand bred font year old mare, by Musket out of Pearl Ash, owned by Mr W. Kelson, defeated Neophyte and others in the Spring Maiden Stakes.

At Dunedin, a little girl named Agne* Fletcher, between three and four years old. was killed by being run over in the street by a cart.

Mr Gladstone has written to Sir George Grey expressing his gratification at there being fifty members of the New Zealand Assembly favorable to Home Rnle, which. Mr Gladstone stated, ie necessary to secure the happiness of Ireland and the safety and renown of the Empire. The District Court sitting at Masterton, Jndge Davy presiding, was occupied all day Wednesday with the hearing of the action McOardle v Taylor, for alleged illegal detention of nursery, stock in trade and garden implements. Mr Bunny appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Edward Shaw for the defendant. The case was a long one, aud a telegram received at 12 noon to day says n is not yet finished.

In Melbourne recently a woman, fonnd gnilty of bigamy, stated that she bad been misled by a statement made to her by a solicitor, Mr McKean, and thought aba was free to marry again, which she had done in May last. Mr McKean gave evidence that be had prepared a deed of separation on the 18th December, 1886, between the prisoner and her husband, Nathaniel Copeland, and said to her that she would be as free from her husband as if she were not married to him, that she oould go where she liked, and transact any business without the interference of her husband, but he did not tell her she oould marry again, as she thought she would know that. Judge Higginbotham took this into account, and let her off with three months.