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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 131, 10 April 1879, Page 2

The poll for the Masterton Trust election takes place to-day.

The Rev. A, Halbwaclis will hold a Service in the Town Hall, Masterton, on Sunday next at 11 a.m. A Committee meeting of the Masterton School will be held this afternoon in the Council Chambers. In the lower class weeklies seditious articles are now as common as aristocratic divorce cases. Half London does not know of their existence, but the other half devours their contents eagerly. Too much Imperialism is having its effect. . To-morrow the anniversary of the Wesleyan Church at Masterton will be celebrated with a tea-meeting in the Town Hall. A public meeting will follow, at which the Revs. W. 6. Thomas, J. Dellow, J. B. Richardson, and others are expected to be present.

Notice is given that there will be morning and evening Services on Sunday, the 27th instant, in connection with the opennig of St. Patrick's Church, at Masterton, by Bishop Redwood. Wo understand that the musical part of the Services will be under the leadership of Mr Bonnington, of Wellington.

At the Ashburton Court lately a' man was fined 40s, or in default one month's imprisonment, for playing cards for money in a railway carriage. The winner was the only one proceeded against, although, as counsel for the defence remarked, it took more than one to make a gamble. The Emperor of Germany's private secretary, Herr Schneider, who has lately died, had been for thirty-four years preparing the pillow for his head in his coffiu, at least so says theDetsclie Zeitung. The pillow is stuffed with Herr Schneider's own hair, which he has carefully collected whenever cut off, and which varies from, the bright fair locks of youth to the snow white of later years. A Calcutta paper, dated January 25th, says —" The Amir is, however, safe and sound in the north of Afghan Turkistan near the Oxns—safer perhaps than his son Yakub Khan is at Kabul, if the report is true that the Kohistanis had to be bought off to prevent their looting the city, and that the corps continue to desert, But all reports from Kabul must be taken with a great many grains of salt at present, as they all come through native-sources."

The present population of New Zealand is about 450,000. The debt entailed for the prosecution of railways and other public works, amounts to £20,000,000. The inhabitants consume, annually, strong drink to the value of £2,000,000, or upwards of £4 for every man, woman, and child, Supposing an equal amount was expended in life insurance policies how much would it insure 1 The whole public works of the Colony might have been completed without incurringa single penny of debt, if only temperance opinions had prevailed. Mr Basfhord of this town, following some suggestions from an American paper, has rigged up what maybe termed a steam-hatching-machine, in which about one hundred'eggs can be hatched at the same time. Theapparatus consists of two storeys of tins enclosed in a barrel, the lower holding water,which is heated by a spirit-lamp, and the upper one serving as the nest in which the eggs are deposited, The top of the other vessel is covered in with aboard, having slides to open at will, and a thermometer to determine the heat. Mr Bashford proposes to rear the chicks hatched after this. improved fashion by another contrivance, consisting of a coop fitted with a zinc tank, in which a steady heat is maintained by the aid of spirit lamps; so that the tender younglings can, when affected by the cold outside, hop into this warm oven and bask in its genial atmosphere. The idea seems very commendable, and we would advise poultry-breeders to pay a visit to Mr Bashford, and in] spect for themselves this novelty.—Waitangi Tribune. The Cairo correspondent of the Cologne Gazette gives great praise to Gordon Pasha, the Governor-General of the Egyptian Soudan, He says" In the course of the last four months Gordon Pasha has seized not fewer than thirtyeight slave caravans. The punishment of death has been inflicted on three slave dealers who were found guilty of mutilating their captives, Nevertheless, Gordon admits that he is yet far from being master of the evil, and that many years will pass before abhorence of this shameful trade will have really penetrated the masses, to which it is now nearly unknown, Gordon's most efficient means for preventing the importation of slaves into the' Egyptian Soudan lies in the register which each of the provinces under him must keep of all slaves in possession of the inhabitants, Every non-registered slave is declared at once and irrevocably free,

'Mr Walter Perry advertises cheap legs of mutton at Is •each, ' . The Banks will be closed on Good Friday, Saturday, and Easter''Monday.

Mr 6, T,' Farmer has filed a deed of assignment with his creditors. A meeting will be held at Carterton .this evening to form a Volunteer Corps.

A dividend of 5s 3d in the £is now .payable in the estate of Mr P. P. Harrison by Mr 'llios. JVethey 'l'rustee.

. £2OO rowardis offered by the Insurance Companies through our columns for the' dotection of any person wilfully setting firo to premises.

About the 18th inst. His Excellency the Governor will make a trip to Otago and Canterbury. He will be absent from Wellington about three weeks.' Mr W, Taylor lias commenced business as a boot and shoemaker at Tinui. He is favorably known in this neighborhood as a tradesman, and will doubtless be well supported in tho Whareama district. The following tenders for formation of one mile of road in the Mangaone Block (Ekatahuna to Alfredton) were opened yesterday Accepted: Magnus Neilson, £320. Declined: Thomas Allen, £340; Jens Hansen & Co. ,'£BBo ; George Hall, LOiO. ■

In order to give the public facilities to visit tlie Wairarapa during the holidays, a train will run on Thursday through to Featherston, leaving Wellington at 5.35 p.m., and a train will return from Featherston on Monday evening at 7 p.m. Single tickets, will be available for return up to Tuesday evening, At the usual weekly drill of the Greytown Volunteers, Captain Macara, acting under instructions from Colonel Reader, asked how many .would give in their names to go to the coast if found necessary, every man on parade except two gave in their names. This speaks well for their patriotism at all events. On Wednesday the children attending the Morrison's Bush School, found that the master, Mr K. H, Huntley, did not turn up and two boys went to his house to look for him. But a bullock-driver who went to get a drink, after searching about found the unfortunate man dead in the closet—he was quite stiff,' It is supposed he died from apoplexy. An inquest will be held to-day at 3 p.m., at Hodge's Bush Inn. The late Mr Huntley was an elderly man. Ten oi twelve years ago when Sir George was King at Government House, the deceased was employed as a sort of general manager of the house and grounds. Latterly Mr Huntley has filled a small appointment under tho Education Board, declining to pass the examination necessary to obtain a hotter school. Our Carterton correspondent writes Things of late here, in common with other parts of the Valley, have been very dull as a rule, and there is a very general cry for" Gold! gold! gold!" as the root of all evil seems at present to be anything but a productive element, Nevertheless, Messrs Caselberg & Co. appear to have been doing a.very fair business at the Town Hall, and have extended their visit to Carterton to another fortnight instead of a week as originally advertised. The ball in aid of the Carterton Brass Band Fund takes place in tho Town Hall tonight, and pleasure-seekers on Monday next will find recreation provided in Mr Vickerstaffs paddocks in the sports under the aufspices of tho Good Tomplars, and another dance in the evening, of which more anon.

At the Greytown Young Men's Christian Association on Tuesday evening last there was a fair attendance of members, Mr H. Ucly Senr., presiding, Mr Rush wascalled upon to give his second essay on the" Influence of the Puritans of the 19th century which was received with much applause, After the essay a very animated discussion took place in which the Rev, G. Thomas, Rev. J. B, Richardson,' Messrs Wilkie, Neilson, and Udy, took part, The speakers chiefly objecting to the mild way in which the essayist looked upon the advance of Romanism they believing the danger was very much greater than was made to appear, At the close of the meeting the Rev. G. Thomas was elected President, vice Rev. J. B, Richardson,, who is leaving the district. Mr Wilkie moved a cordial vote of thanks to the Rev, J, B. Richardson for his active service in the formation and working of the association.