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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2054, 13 April 1887, Page 2

A matin" of the creditors in the estate of Mr Dci-jaiafo Kimberley will he held at the Courthouse, Greytown, tomorrow afternoon. at 3 o’clock. A shock of earthquake was felt in the Wairarapa about four o'clock yesterday morning. ft was also fell at Wellngton and Iv.ji icr. /"nictead's brush factory at Auckland has been destroyed by tire. Lawrie’s store next door wan also binned. The railway carriages at the Greytown station are, as cTeryoue kuowe, not of the best by a very long way, but there are some even worse than those at present on the Greytown Woodville line—“ reserve carriages,” we suppose. The passenger traffic last week was very heavy and one or two of these ” reserves" were placed upon the line and taken over the Bimutaka. One of the passengers who was unfortunate enough to be an inmate during the journey says he nearly had every bone in his body broken owing to the groggy condition of the carriage wheels. The annual soiree in aid of the Greytown Hospital funds came off on Monday night and was a throughly enjoyable affair. The excursion ;o Wellington, the absence of the volunteers at the encampment at New Ply-, mouth, and other causes gave the ladies the preponderance in numbers and considerably interfered with the attendance. The hall, however, was comfortably filled, and the arrangements were well carried out, B. M. Maxton and Sous provided the refreshments, with the exception of some delicacies presented by some of the ladies, and the spread was vary good, Mr and Mrs Beynolds disperse iug the viands in their usual obliging manner. Messrs F. H. Wood and J. Maguire acted as M.C.’s, and the music, which was admired for its excellence, especially with regard to time, was furnished by Mrs M. Wood, piano ; Messrs Lnndqvist, violin ; and Varnham, cornet. The i.-suit financially will not be equal to that of last year owing to the counter attraction!' already mentioned. Mr E. Buckeridge, of the Marqnis of Normanby Hotel, Carterton, has taken a step in advance of his fellow citizens. In addition to improving the external appearance of the building he hag lighted it with Hooket'e patent gas and the effect is a most striking one Between 30 and 40 lights illuminate the hotel and add to its general cheerfulness. Tiie Druids of Wellington held their annual fete in the Basin Deserve, on Easter Monday The first prize in the Jubilee Handicap (L3O) ; taken by J. M. Bing, the well known fo'-tb.-l'er, J- Scott (a to of i'iiiinii-hiircli) ! secni'n ’ the s. m-ti.l pii," - I I,’Jh ~ i B-ii \i 1 ‘ fa: Uni'! id Vim i.-n-r'i •/ I ", , W-I- >i cl.,ninuim ot Cm Viiticu . he da. - G'l ‘ i.V ' t-’«ka Ol 'j.-w j were 'csttoved bv tire on the Opaki near the reeidti.ee . f ih-“ Messrs Welch Bros. Five of j tbfr-i hd been ■. Bv pui-c’ "fed by Mr E, Smith f i daff i .’t int’ mii-p .-vs. and wore j uninsured Thcie w- i-ver 100 *nns burned, ml Mr Smith’s lc”-s is c i.ridevahly over L’OO. The li r o it suppo-vd to have originated .hroßrb the • ihetding of the straw, but this io the face of the pros tit diy weather cannot be sustained, and Is more likely to 1 be AO set of iuotndiaiieni.—Daily. 1 i ;\f t'v' meeting of the Rugby i Union i/UMOOm Rowing notice of ; in. ;i, n ~ o la- ~r -.posed TllC “ rt “muUW J sh 'i hj” ' ’0" ’. on ’ .qairy, to suspend i dnri-n Ibc’r rleapurc a-’y pDrer who may be t >cpnit«.t • ■ • -it- l n hj and u . fair 1 1 y or for wi’f; i'v in: l a- other player ■hi. Dg -I !, ! In •, an 1 !" vhih li,; 1 play with t n- US ouiie.l pl«v dn.iu-.- the period of his r ■'is- nl un ler i-.t aUv . f beii g stiuok off I the toll nl the H'ii .-n ' 1

A soiree, the proceeds of which will he devoted to painting St Murk’s Church, will be htld in the Town Hall, Carterton, tomorrow evening. Tie railway returns for the four weeks ending sth March show the total n, c. iota to have been £83,7(33 17s Su, oi w a.r i V.riaota lines C'utt'bnio.i _£2o.v • -y. l.’i.iu. ag £25,567 15s 5d and the South .3d,:;7'J Ss Id. The expenditure for the lour ae.-ks was £53,574 J4s 6d, the Northern . absorbing £18.051 30s 4d and the '. uiah-.rn Hues £35.520 4s 2d. The expenditure in the corresponding period last year whs £53,165 11s 2d, the Northern lines coating £18,688 18s 4d and the Southern linos £34,476 12s lOd. The receipts on the Wellington lines were £5037 8s 6d, as compared with £5659 Is Id. The number of passengers carried was 27,743, as against 25,381. The fares received amounted to £2194 7» 3d, as against £2177 4s lid. The ship Orari which left Wellington, arrived at London on 6th April. Messrs William Bey, Daniel Cameron, jun, Thomas Porritt, H. T. Spratt.iand HaitJDdy are appointed a licensing oommitiee for the Borough of Greytown. Letters of naturalisation have been issued to John Nielsen, blacksmith, Clateville. It will be seen by advertisement that Messrs Lawrie and Go’s coach runs every Thursday from Feat hers ton, at 11 a.m., direct to the Lake Ferry Hotel. This is a great convenience and shows that tbe firm are anxious to meet the wishes of the public. Persons can now leave Wellington or any part of the Wairarapa to catch this coach at Featherston, and so get to tbe Lake Ferry Hotel tbe same day at about 5.30 p.m. This coach leaves the next day at at a time to suit passengers, it not being limited to mail time. There has been some good scoring in the cricket match at Napier between the local team and one from Wellington. Napier scored 164 in the first innings. Wellington followed with 350, Judd, of Greytown, making 14 of the number. Napier in tbe second innings only scored 84, Wellington thus won by an innings and 102 runs. The Greytown Improvement Society meet this evening at tbe Oddfellows’ Hall. Colonel White, an old Canterbury settler, died at Napier on Good Friday, aged 57. On Thursday last at tbe Lake Ferry Hotel some unpleasantness arose between tbe rival coach proprietors, Mr H. C. Dowman and Mr G. Lawrie. Tbe coach oi the latter was standing outside the hotel when it was overturned by four or five persons. Coming out and seeing Mr Dowman among the number Mr Lawrie asked if he did it, and then it is alleged Dowman struck Lawrie in tbe face, and said he would be the death of him. Under these circumstances Mr Lawrie laid an information for assault and for threatening his life, and Constable Ecoleton in the absence ol Constable Mackay, who is away on leave, arrested Dowman. Captain McDonald, of Auckland, through a solicitor, served Lieut Colonel Mahon with notice of action for LIOOO damages tor illegal arrest. The ground of action is that as the New Zealand Battalion had no legal existence Colonel Mahon had no power to order his arrest. One imperative reason for increasing the taxation next session is the increasing cost of the education system. The glass-blowing entertainment hj uivon by Mr Woodroofo ami his iady net- i up, ( ho Minces AndtU-rr;), on 8-drada;. i ,t ~: . e !ov j. Hall. Grrytow :, w-vo nj. s 1 ’ ...mu-mo ;-• -u-uaioi'... I '..: y, i s Mr j . -‘.a remember the interesting exhibition j -l tine. time. To those who visile 1 the Towo i! ,i, osi Saturday, and never before saw the ’■•••ig ana working of glass, the remembrance - presented will not l.c forgotten. In Wo.jJii.ofe turned out some beautiful ai.ides and kept up a running comraenlary upon the proc. ss of glass manufacture, and mo described the working of tne ingeniously devised glue- engines ami other objects. The Vaitsee Anderson, too, with deft fingers, worked out ome chaste and delicate ornaments. We wish that every boy and girl in the town had been present, for the lessons taught would never have been forgotten. As a rule, that which is presented to tbe eye has a more lasting effect than what is committed to memory from books, and it is this which makes these entertainments so instructive.

The Hon John Bryce on Thursday night, iu response to a requisition, addressed a public meetirat Martou in reply to the late speech delivered in the same place by the Premier, Sir Robert Stout. Mr Bryce tras versed moat ot Sit Robert Stout’s assertions regarding native affairs, land legislation, and finance.

A splendid block of 50,030 acres at Horo.whenua, abutting on the Manawatu Railway line, and owned by Major Kemp, is now being surveyed into town, suburban, and oountiy sections (says the Post), with a view to being offered for sale at an early date. It is, we believe, Major Kemp’s intention to bring the town and suburban laud under the provisions ol the Native Lands Act Administration Aot. Both the Govarument and the Railway Company vainly endeavored to purchase this fine block from Major Kemp.

Mr Charles Zahl, architect, has cleared out of Wellington. He attended a meeting of his creditors on Thursday afternoon when some unpleasant things were said by one of them to Zahl. Being, we suppose, of a very sensitive nature, Zahl left the room saying he would bring a policeman and give' the audacious creditor in charge. The creditors waited and waited, and thou a message came that Zahl had gone on board the Kaikoura with his luggage and was on tho eve ol leaving in her. There was an immediate stampede to the Queen’s Wharf where the luckless creditors beheld the stately vessel weighing anchor. Zahl was seen sitting on his luggage looking across the water to see if any of lus friends had come to wish him goodbye.

The opening of the Wairarapa Lakes, which took place last Thursday, has been Imbed with much satisfaction. Piripi Te Maari was present on the occasion—in fact, he turned •• the first sod ” with a spade and made a few remarks to the gentlemen who had assembled. He referred to tbe trouble which had hitherto existed with regard to the opening ol the lakes and said before there were any Europeans the Ngatikunugnu tribe went there fishing in two places, and they waited until the lake broke forth of its own accord to the sea. The principal time for fishing then was four dark uignts each mouth, when there was no moon. Tbe Nan-.. Minister had told tho natives that the best way to please the Europeans was to open :be lakes, and the natives gave two da k nigm.-, to the Europeans and would k .(wo ; , themselves. There were ..m.-ru . ? opening ceremony Messrs J. j.;.,.. i> Lm-sv'i, I’. Hume, D, M.-i.-m, , W.dtams, .1, I'ciial, 1). and .j ,w, a '■ - - a - On UIIJWU Oi.ly lU<- Jli.iiuUd tu n. year instead of four as formerly. t’-'-Nr.nit & Son's Eucalypti Extract. Test da -it meat powerful effects iu coughs, colds n dec 1 xa ; the relief is instantaneous. In if i, u 1 oaser and accidents ot all kinds, be Ui.y wouqus, burns, scaluiegs, bruises, ipiums. it is the safest remedy—no swelling -no lufbimt iution. Like surprising effects .reduced m ei >uo, diphtheria, bronchitis, iu lauiitmUon ■ 1 uio lungs, swe'hugg, etc, • lin’ilucit, d)s otery ; diseases of the kidneys lud m.imty o. sus ; lu use at all hospitals .ml medical clinics ; patronised by His Jijestj the King of I al.v ; orowne,, with Bvdal find dml'-ma at International Exhjbi. ton, Amsu.... ‘ti. Ilß'lt in (his approved .rticle and reject all otheis. To tho InhuoMutls ol Marlinborough and he Lower VaP- y : Please don’t forget to all at the Tow. Hall, lor Cheap and Good Irapery, on oi < alter SATURDAY, 26th s(.„ for U day<;.-4(Jvt, 23q 6

V, p FI. Wood advertises a most extensive s.le i'i bis Greytown rooms ou Saturday, A, Til 23. We have had some pretty large sales in Greytowu lately, but judging by the lines advertised, Mr Wood this time intends to i.u>;.ass all former efforts, and oilers an i : ;oi tin'mt of goods end effects that must uc n > i itible to the sale-attending public. '.!)■ tv, 0, Buchanan, will address eA o'"i i next week as follows Carterton, tncstlnv ; Featherstou, Wednesday ; Greytown, Thursday ; Maryborough, Friday. A bey, 7 years old, named Patrick O'ltonnoil was killed the other afternoon at Mew Plymouth, being run over by a four-wheeled timber waggon heavily laden. His skull was crushed, and death must have been instantaneous.

The secretary to the Greytown Hospital wishes ns to acknowledge on his behalf, with thanks, the receipt of the undermentioned subscriptions to the funds of the institution : Messrs B. Weuden 6s, D. Sutherland L2 ss, M. B. Varnham LI 10s, W. Bsotb and Co., (List) Lll ss, W. C. Nation (Wairarapa Standard) 10s 6d, and Bev Mr Western L2. Several enquiries having been made as to whether the Cantata, Under the Palms, is going to be reproduced or not, we are now informed by the Bev Mr Ward that it has been definitely decided to perform it at an early date (by the next moon) in Carterton, Featherston and Greytown, and that the nett proceeds of the representations will be given to the Greytown Hospital. The entertainment itself is good, the object is popular, and the affair is in first class bauds, so we may anticipate a very successful result. Mr Ward asks us to say that the first rehearsal will be held in the Wesleyan Church, Greytown, at 7.30 p m. sharp on Friday next, when all the performers who can possibly do so ate requested to attend. The orchestra will be present. The foundation stone of a new Sailors’ Home was laid] at Auckland on Thursday last.

The championship' sculling race at Riverton, Otago, on Easter Monday was won by Hearn (Wellington), easily; Palamountnin (Port Chalmers), second; and Beer (Riverton) third. The day was miserably wet, bnt there was no wind to interfere with the race, which was got off without a mishap or (on).