Wairarapa Standard Published Tri-weekly, Price 1d. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1886.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1908, 29 November 1886, Page 2

Wairarapa Standard Published Tri-weekly, Price Id. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1886.

The report of the last meeting of the Education Board which appeared in our last and was copied from the Post is incorrect in stating that Mrs Scale, of the Greytown School, had applied fur a bonus. This lady knew nothing of the application until she saw it in a public print. It was the School Committee, who, recognising the excellent work done in the school hy Mrs Scale year after year, made the application. High life in England is surely rotten at the core. 1 here has been much talk of immorality among the poorer classes, but among the rich it is tho same. Efforts have been made to hush up the Campbell divorce case, in which Lady Campbell and Sir Colin Campbell, brother of the Marquis of Lome are the principals; hut these efforts have been without avail and it appears that Lady Campbell has committed adultery with the Duke of Malborough, Captain Shaw, Colonial Bulter, Dr Bird, and another. These personages deny the charges. Lady Campbell uas filed a petition for a divorce from her husband alleging that he has been guilty of adultery with the maid servants of the household. Such is life in the upper circles. There is another development in the Iredalc-M'Lean case at Hawera. M’Lean has sworn two informations against Frederick lied ale, charging him first with rape on Mrs M‘Lean, and secondly with perjury. The cases are to come before the Court next Wednesday. The reported " Saurian monster” of the north now turns out to be an enormous grey seal, 7ft Gin long, and weighing 3cwt. Another is believed to be still at large. Mr M‘ Gregor, Inspector General of Hospitals and Ayslums, went out to the Whau Asylum, Auckland, and, as the result of an investigation, discharged the storekeeper on the spot. Six warders declining to withdraw their resignations were also discharged. As there are numerous applications for .the vacant positions there will be no difficulty in getting over the embroglio. The Inspection of the Greytown Volunteers takes place tomorrow (Tuesday) night at 8 pm. Pupawai rifles at 12 a.m. The Committee of the late promenade conn cert wish to specially thank those ladies and gentlemen who so kindly assisted at their eutertaiment.

The time for receiving entries for Dogs and Poultry has been extended, entries mailed per evening’s train on Monday (this day) will be received, and Mr F. H. Wood will receive Greytown entries. A few gentlemen on Saturday met in the Pastoral Society’s grounds for glass ball practice. The scores will appear iu our next. On Wednesday last the Featherston Volunteers met on their range for practice ; among the highest scores were Vol Whiteman with 52, at 200, 300, and 500 yds, five shots at each ; Lieut D. Smith came next with 46 points, and Lieutenant next with 44 points. Vol Whiteman made 44 of his scores at the first two ranges.

The members of the Loyal Greytown Lodge M.U.1.0 O.F, will meet on Wednesday nezt at 8 p.m., when Bro P.P.G.M, D. P. Loasby intends giving an account of the business transacted at tho late conference hold in Christchurch, and the good likely to accrue to the Order from such meeting. It is also the first night to receive proposition for the various offices for the next half year. Owing to want of space the scores of the rifle match on Saturday at Papawai aro held over.

For the Greytown Spring Show of Dec 9 the following prize (ss) has been oifered by a gentleman signing H. 8,, for Lest specimen of hand painted Xmas Card, painted by exhibitor. Several other spools mens of poultry have been added by request to the original catalogue, among them golden and silver spangled Hamburg*, Dorkings, Cochins, Plymouth Bucks, Ac. A special poultry catalogue will shortly be issued.

Mr W. B. Alien took nearly all the first and secoud piizes in the Romney Marsh class of sheep (in the wool) at the recent Masterton Show. The only exceptions were Messrs Wardell Bios., who took one first forram over 18 months, and Messrs T. L. Thompson and Go., who secured two seconds, one for ewes under 18 months and ewes with lambs at foot. Hill’s Spartan won the leaping match, Stockman and Tui coming second and third.

The Education Board intends to take steps towards erecting a School of Design and offices on the Reclaimed Land site granted to it for the purpose by Parliament last session. The building is estimated to cost £6OOO.

The Christchurch Chamber of Commerce intend to use every effort to get the new size grain sacks used throughout the colony. Derr Eeischek, the naturalist, has left Auckland on an extended tour in search of rare native birds in the Taupo district and the country lying between Wanganui and Lake Taupo. He afterwards proceeds to Wellington, from which place 1 e will be taken by the Government steamer .Sieha to Southland and the West Coast Sounds. He will be accompanied by Luther itemner. We learn from a private letter from Tim» am that when Thomas Hall was brought down there from Lyttelton goal to be present at the inquest on the body of Captain Cain, his former friends hardly recognised him in' consequence of his moustache having been shaved off. With his close cropped hair and shaven lips it is now seen that he has got a peculiarly ugly month, and a thoroughly pad countenance. It is reported that in gaol he has got a good appetite, works with a will at the pick and shovel, singing at times to himself, and is always in the best of spirits as though at peace with himself and all the world. He ia a perfect enigma to the warders. —Napier Telegraph.

The monthly meeting of the Wellington Diocessan Synod was held on Friday. It was repotted that the following assessments were still owed by parishes and parochial districts for the year ended 30th June last Masterton, LdO ; Marton, L3l ; Grey town, L2I ; Karori and '.I a Inna, Ll2. Assessments to the amount of L3H'J weie stil. owing for the Sep. tember quarter, including Mnsterton, TjOS ; Huwera, LC2 10s ; Marion, LSO ; Carterton, L3O ; Greytown, L 23 ; Karori and Makara, L 23. Stipends due in the June quarter were still outstanding to the amount of LIU. The South Australian wiieat crop is estimated to yield seven bushels per acre.

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The match between Canterbury and the Australians on Saturday stood : Australia 90 first innings ; Canterbury, first innings, 178 ; second innings, 50 for seven wickets. Special trains for cricket match advertised.

On Nov. 1 the body of Ragley Davoy, who recently disappeared from Albury, Victoria, was disooved at McKenzie Point, about two miles down the river, floating face upwards. On the body was found deceased’s watch, 16s in silver, some small articles of personal jewellery, and a cheque for £461. It is believed deceased had from £lO to £5 iu notes upon him when he disappeared, but no notes were found. A small foufbladed pocket knife, covered with blood, was found iu his trouser’s pocket. The face bad been denuded of flesh by the fishes. There Was a largo gash in tho head, 6in long and 1 Jin deep, other main arteries and veins were untouched. There wore no other external marks Of violence. The deceased’s watch had stopped at seven minutes to 11 o’clock. A Sydney clairvoyant was engaged in connection with the case, and the police believe the body was floated by podwer exploded at the spot pointed out by the clairvoyant. A. shocking drowning fatality occurred at Avoca, near Smithfield, N.S.W,, on Saturday, 23rd ult, whereby three children belong** ingto James Turner, butcher, employed iu Sydney, met their death. One of the children was sent to bring some water from an open drain, and was accompanied by three others. While thus engaged the youngest named Ernest, aged 2 years and eight mouths fell into the water, and bis brother Arthur, in endeavouring to grasp him, met with a similar fate. The sister, Mary Jane, aged 8, then bravely jumped into the water to rescue her two brothers, while the fourth ran to acquaint the mother of the sad mishap. The mother ran to the spot, but only to see her three children drawn out of the water lifeless. The village of Ladis, in the Tyrol, has for generations observed the rule that its maidens must not take husbands outside their own village. - The Wairarapa girls, to a large extent, follow their example. Lately, however, in the Tyrol, Catherine Shranz, reckoned the most beautiful girl of the whole district, accepted the proposal of a suitor from a distant place. The youths of Ladis resented this as a personal injury. Six of them seized her, tied her on a manure cart, and led her through the village, the other youths and boys jeering and singing derisive chants. At length her father rescued her and took proceedings against her assailants, who were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from four weeks to two months.

A well-known member of the Established Kirk in a small village lately put a shilling in the plate, and coolly helped himself to the elevenpence halfpenny, remarking to the attendant elder, “ 1 forgot tae get change the ’streen Maister Broon ; sae I’ll just pit in the shillin’ an’ tak’ oot the elevonoe halfpenny. Ye’ll be geysn glad to get rid o’ the coppers, nae doot.”

A curious application of the magnet is described in a French journal, the subject of it being a clock recently patented in France. In appearance the clock consists of a tambourine, on the parchment head of which is painted a circle of flowers, corresponding to the hour signs of ordinary dials. On examination, two bees, one large and the other small, are discovered crawling among the flowers. The small bee tuns rapidly from one to tho other, completing the circle in an hour, while the large oue takes 12 hours to finish the circuit. Tho parchment membrane is unbroken, and the bees are simply laid upon it; but two magnets, con** nccted with the clockwork inside the tambourine, move just under the membrane, and tho insects, which are of iron, follow thorn.

An exchange says—The Scotch bagpipes have been the butt of many good jokes, but we suppose Sandy will swear by his natural music until such time as he lays down the pipes aud takes up the golden harp awaiting him in the better laud—if indeed there is a better land than Scotland. Even tho ‘ Tablet’ cannot refrain from joining in the fun. After retailing the oKT story about the supposed dead man who was restored to vitality by the strains of the bagpipes after all methods had failed, our contemporaty sarcastically adds : —We do not know, meantime, that we should be inclined to recommend the curative powers of this instrument to be generally tried. It would hardly be wise to empty the hospL tal merely for the sake of filling tho lunatic asylum.