Wairarapa Standard Published Tri-weekly, Price 1d. FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1887. Mr W. T. L. Travers Before the Electors.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2047, 25 March 1887, Page 2

Wairarapa Standard Published Tri-weekly, Price Id. FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1887. Mr W. T. L. Travers Before the Electors.

About 400 persona assembled at the Opera House, Wellington, on Wed nesday evening to listen to the inaugural address of Mr W. T. L, Travers, a candidate for the Te Aro seat. In the course of bis address Mr Travers spoke very decidedly in favor of free trade. He said that it had been shown conclusively that industries of the most important character, calculated to give employment to large numbers of people and also profitable employment for capital, were hd ig created amongst us without the assistance of the fostering hand of proteciion, which, he hoped, would never find a place in the legislation of this colony. He quoted from Sir It. Stout’s address on closing tlm ow Zealand Exhibition, (o show how well local industries had established themselves without protection, ■VI r Tn., ers in speaking of the control of the railways, said they should bo taken out . the hands of the Govern ' nd placed in the hands of orcial persons who would pay to the colony a sum equal to the interest on the cost of construction and at the same time work th. lines much better than they were worked ? He had the words of the Minister of Public Works to show that it was 'mpo>sihle for the Government to work tire railways efficK'uilv owing to political and local pi e».-ure. In advocating the private management of the railways, on commercial principles, he staled as an instance of its advantages, that the Wellington Manawatu Co was making more than double the working expenses.

At the Nelson races Allen Herd, the li.lcr of Freebooter, fell on his head through his horse stumbling. Little hopes are entertained of his recovery. Smooth won the Maiden Race yesterday at Nelson and was second for the Railway Plate, A painful accident happened to C. Dakin, of the Taratahi, on Saturday last. While felling a tree a branch dropped and struck him with such force as to break his right arm. A settler at Tenui, named Kirby was taken ill and died suddenly on Friday afternoon. The Wanderers Football Club will practice Bt ' ‘lreytown tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock.

The metnbeis uf the Grey town Rifle Voluiltecr Company who are likely to proceed !-o the Taranaki encampment are requested to attend drill tonight. At the Masterton District Court .1 James sued Edward Hughes for JbbOO, damages caused by a bush lite at Palmtua. A verdict was retained for plaintiffs for £l5O and costs. The Greytown Band will perform the following selections i.-i Foresters’ Arms balconyt tomorrow night, weather permitting, com* meucing at S pm.March, "True Till D- ath” ; polka, “ Kies, Kiss" ; waltz, " Mix kudo” ; schottische, Withery" ; fantaeia, “ La Passetelli” ; match, " Old Memories’’ ; waltz, “ Twilight Shadows" ; march, " Reception" ; polka, “ Jubilee.” The leader of the Cantata party has been asked by some of tire residents of Greytown and Other uistiicts to kindly give an enter* tainrmm in the several towns in aid of the hospital funds. It is likely that the request will be exceeded to. and that an announcement will shortly be mode, to the effect that " Under the Palms" wid be reproduced for that purpose. The Rev Mr Ward who has so energetically worked up the Cantata may he assured that his efforts in this direction will he rewarded by large audiences "Yes, Robert, my sot:, bear in mind whai your mother has told yon, nod always say * -a ’ I-'so ii'l ewoMl. my hoy, hnt ftid - r - no c, "ini t 1 i- ii -f it marks the g’-‘ ■ ’■ N, "‘ w-. o'- uvruM-it and hnt, a .1 qu.i'k -l-i-Hi, n

\ patient «.-is C>. vnyi-.l ii• in (.'alter ton yesterday to tie Greytown Uoßpilrd, buffering from rheumatic lever.

The following will represent the second eleven of the Greytown Cricket Club in a match with Dalefield tomorrow, on the recreation ground, Greytown, play to commence at one o’clock sharp :—Turner, Wakelin, Henry, Ecoleton, Cotter, jun., G Jackie son, G Hawke, J Jackson, Varnham, R Judd, F Cotter; emergencies, Hobman and Lackland.

Mr WW MoCardle had two of his ribs broken at Pahiatna last week through tripping over a log and falling heavily on the sharp end of a sapling while out looking for cattle.

In a case Drummond v Rev J C Andrew at Tenui last Friday, the defendant was fined £2 for breach of Rabbit Aot. For same offence E Beilis was fined £ls. Mr J. D. Cox has a new advertisement in another column.

The Carterton Football Club will meet tomorrow (Saturday) night at the Institute. Major Bunny inspected a full muster of the Carterton Rifles on Wednesday eight. The Taratahi-Carterton Road Board are calling for tenders for formation and metalling 26 chains Woodland Road, 7 chains metalling East Taratahi Road, 45 chains bush falling and stumping Surrey and Road Waingawa. Tenders to be sent in by 2nd April.

The following is from an Australian paper, the editor of which lived a good many years in New Zealand:—And now I will wind up by telling you of a wonderful discovery recently made in a New Zealand burial ground. Amid a number of unkept and not. My graves, there can be noticed one that stands out in prominence by the neat manner in which it ikept Viound it are handsome railings and in the c m j a marble slab which bears the magic words, ‘ ihi- man always paid for his newspapers i,. advance.” We hope our readers will remember tins. The quarter is just upon its close and the thought if this l.ooest mau receiving such a testimony alter death should lead our subscribers to pay jnp all arrears and also three months at least in advance.

Mr F. 11. Wood has several additional entries to his Featherston stock sale on the sth April, in this issue It only requires the settlers in the southern end of the Valley to take a little more interest in the Featherston sales to ensure their becoming as great a success as Mr Wood’s Taratahi sales.

Evidence in the case of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Co v. the Timaru Harbor Board was concluded in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The case, which was before the Court for nine days, resulted in a verdict for plaintiffs for damages, £31,172 16s Bd, Mr McLaren, Busb Gully, advertises cattle for sale.

At Masterton on Wednesday before Judge Davy in the District Court, some bankruptcy business was dis posed of; Thomas Ddy, George H. Houghton, Jacob Batnber, William Deadraau, Charles Jones, and Alex. Moritz Hirschberg, failed to put in an appearance for public examination. Sarah Ann McLennan and A. P. Fielding came up for public examination, and were ordered to apply for their discharge at the next sitting of the Court.

A Lodge of Instruction will beheld in connection with the Greytown Lodge, 1720, EC.., this evening. The Greytown Mutual Improvement Society meet on Tuesday night next, when all members are requested to be present to arrange for an evening to be spent iu parlor amusements. The County Council invite tenders by the 9th April for formation and culverts on the Gladstone* Wainaioru road and for similar work on the Mar tiuborough-Pahaua road. On Monday evening there will be a meeting of Featherston settlers to consider steps in the starting of a dairy factory. At the KM Court, Carterton, on Tuesday, before the KM and Mr K Fuirbrother, JP, the following cases wore dealt with ; Police v John Sealer, drunkenness; defendant not ap pearing, bail 20s was estreated, and costs 7s added. Police v W M.n risen, "i>' g an unstamped order; fined 20s A costs 17s. Two cases of straying cattle concluded the business. the following names were struck off the rolls for Wairarapa South : John Hume, Leonard Wilson, Walter Bishop, James Martin, John Gallie, and William Greeks. Mr P. H. Wood announces his next Taratahi stock sale for Thursday, the 31st instant, at 1 o’clock. A good number of entries have already been received, particulars of which will be found in our advertising columns. Further entries are invited,

Willis’s printing office, Christchurch, was partly destroyed by fire early on Wednesday morning.

The balance sheet of the Featherston Racing Club shows a credit balance (after all liabilities are paid) of £l6 lls lid. The business of the last annual meeting was conducted in a most judicious and economical manner, and reflects great credit upon the stewards and the secretary, Mr R. Barton. The club next year, when it holds its meeting, will be in a flourishing position, and will doubtless offer good stakes to be run for. Many owners of horses from a distance hare expressed their intention to accept for New r::; r ' B Day next. Midhurst (Taranaki) is to be connected with Stratford by telephone A firm of shoemakers announces in its advertisement of Christmas wares i —“ Our dancing slippers for voutig ladies are simply immense.” In one of his addresses, Mr Glover, the temperance advocate, expressed his astonishment that Greymouth should support 23 public houses ; but an old inhabitant tells the Argus that less than 20 years ago there were 96 public houses in Greymouth and yicinity.

Professor . Hodifiess, of Germany, has made some interesting experiments showing the influence of electricity on the growth of roots. Plates of copper were thrust upright into the etrth and connected by wire with similarly placed zinc plates, about 100 feet distant, an electric battery being ibna formed with the earth between such copper and zinc in the circuit. Both poiatoes and beets, planted between such plates, gave an increasing yield—beets 15 percent—as compared with other parts of the same field.

Mr 11. Hobbs, M.H.R, telefttph* to the Auckland papers that 'tba special settlers at Herekiue are dissatisfied with the Government not fulfilling their promises made. Some are in want 6f food, and have not tasted meat for a week, and many will certainly starve if immediate relief is not forthcoming. Mr Hobbs vouches for the truth of the statements, and says the gravity of the position cannot be exaggerated. James O’Shea, grain merchant, appeared at the Wellington Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning, before Mr Wardell—charged with having on the Bth November, 1886, with intent to cheat and unlawfully defraud, knowingly by false pretences fraudently caused and induced David Robertson to make a certain promissory note for payment to the said James O’Shea or his order of £76 17s 6d, payable four months thereafter, in order that the same might bo afterwards dealt with as a valuable secu rity. Evidence was partly beard and case adjourned until Saturday. The Wellington Gas Company propose to extend the area of their operations and, if the residents are willing, supply Petone and the Lower Hutt with gas. The body of Kaihai, the native woman on a charge of murdering whom t’o Pelii Nero is under arrest, was exhumed on Tuesday at Hawera, and an inqeusl held. The medical evidence given, as the result of the post mortem, was very conclusive as to the woman having been brutally murdered. The skull was found to be fractured, the breast smashed in, and extensive injury had been done to the abdomen, arms and legs ; and in fact all parts of the body were more or less injured. Inspector Pardy applied for an adjournment till Monday, 4th April.

The libel action Robinson v. the proprietor and publishers of the Dunedin Evening Star resulted in a verdict for the defendants, not for the plaintiff as previously stated. At Kopuaranga about 12 miles from Master ton on the Eketahuna road, on Monday afternoon, a bush fire destroyed a three roomed cottage belonging to Mrs Dorset. The building, which was unoccupied, was insured in the National office for £SO. On the same day a whare belonging to Mr Hurley in the Wangaehu Valley was destroyed by fire about day break, the occupier losing the whole of his effects and about £2O worth of grass seed.—Star.

“ The History of Ireland,” by W Harvetry, is the title of a work which is to be introduced shortly into the Wairarapa. It is a bulky volume, bound in full morocco, gilt edged, with steel engravings. No doubt the natives of Ireland and many others will be glad to get hold of such a work. At the present time it is getting a large sale in other districts. A messenger arrived at midnight on Tuesday night in Masterton from Eketahuna, and reported to Dr Beard that between twenty and thirty persons in Sven Neilsen’s boarding house, including Neilsen and his brother, were believed to have been poisoned. They were taken seriously ill, vomiting and shewing all the symptoms of poisoning, about an hour after dinner. Dr Beard started at once for the scene of the occurrence. On arrival after a ride in the dark of thirty miles Dr Beard found Neilson, his cook, and thirty able bodied navvies in great tribulation, suffering from stomach-ache, and the expectation of death. He ascertained from the cook that they had dined ou plum pudding made with a packet of washing powder, which, to the Scandinavian eye appeared to be baking powder. Owing to the number of patients and size of the apartment it was not considered advisable to use the stomach pump. The administration of a little acid created quite a fermentation, the family were speedily rendered convalescent, and after comforting the “ hoys ” with the assurance that their voyage to Paradise was indefinitely postponed, and pocketing his fees, the doctor took his departure —Star. Highway Robbery Almost, to sell tbc poi. sonous, drunken, purging stuff as medicine to honest men, innocent women, and harmless children to weaken and destroy their systems and health, when pure harmless Hop Bitters can be had that cures always and continually at a trifling cost. Ask druggists or physicians. Bead

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BILIOUS SUFFERERS READ. Waterloo, No 25 Botany Bosd (Sydney)’ July 31, 1886.—1 was taken very ill with 1 itiouauess and enlargement of the liver. The doctor, together with other remedies di 1 me :.o good. I was advised to tiy Warner's safe cure, and Warner’s safe pills. The first dose i ave relief, and now, I thank Gni, I can say i am entirely cured, and shall always reoom mend Warner’s safe oure to like sufferers.— (SAMUEL PEABSON.

Mt WmfKM. r the Lu p Mf won by Spade Qorwoi, m, % • length ; Humour, 7tt 21k, Mootti »nd Clyde, 6st, third. Fay, Ponton and Black Begeut also started.

From toe NZL end MA Company’s circular (for the San Francisco mail of 27th January) it appears that the importations of preserved meat into London daring the fortnight ended 22nd Janaary were 500 cases from Australia, 200 from New Zealand, and 2472 from America. At the sales of rabbit skins on the 21st January, values for the better qualities of Now Zealand advanced 3d to 4d per lb, and medium and ordinary descriptions 4d to 6d per lb as compared with last sales rates.

James Martin, publican, Kaitoke, has filed a declaration of insolvency. The Borough Council of Masterton has resolved to procure from Messrs Shand, Mason and Co, of London, a steam fire engine. It will cost about £7OO, and payment is to extend over ten years.

An affecting scene was witnessed on the platform of the Masterton railway station Tuesday, when an erring husband was received to the bosom of his loving and forgiving wife, after he had tasted the sweets of this life for over a twelvemonth in company with a young and guileless maiden. lie left our midst with all the ardour of a young lover, taking with him the young lady referred to, to whom he was old enough to be her grandfather. However, after travelling around he found there was no place like home, and, like the pndigal son, ho arose and came to his—wife. She saw, or heard of him afar off, put the bouse in order, donned her best attire, and rushed to meet him at the station. Those who saw the affectionate greeting with arms around each others necks, and heard the volleys of kisses that were fired off, came to the conclusion that there’s life in the old boy yet.—Daily. Mr R. S. Hirschberg who has recently relieved Mr Barton at the branch of the Bank of Australia, Featherston, has now been transferred to Masterton, and Mr Barton, the local agent of the Bank at Featherston will, this week, be transferred to Feilding, Mr Booth taking his place.