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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 155, 9 May 1879, Page 2

The Sun Francisco mail may be expected in the Wairarapa to-morrow, Mr Lawler's tender lias been accepted for alterations to the Town Hall. The Featherston Oddfellows' Soiree takes place this evening. Messrs lorns and Fergusson notify a sale of flower and fruit trees.

All purchasers at Bentley's sale are requested to clear their lots before tomorrow,

Next week tenders will be invited for the erection of a bridge over the lluamalutnga near the Camp, The planking of the Black Bridge requires looking after as it is not in the soundest state at present. To-morrow evening the Ploughing Match meeting will be held at Tauherenikau. We trust it will prove a success. The Masterton Quadrille Assembly opened its season last evening with a f-iir attendance, Mr T. Willis acting as M C. Mr.Mason, Engineer for the Wairarapa railway contract, lias moved his headquarters from Featherston to Carterton. At Wellington seven filers took the benefit of the Act between Monday and Tuesday. We aiein a position to state that it is not the banks but the weather, The premises of Messrs Sellar & Hales, Masterton, will be closed on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next for taking stock, prior to a dissolution of partnership. After a week's rain, the north end of Grcytown has been free from floods. The Waiohine was moderately high, but confines itself, pro. tem>, to the channel under the Black Bridge. Wo arc glad to notice that tenders are being called for the erection of offices for Messrs G. S. W. Dalrymple it Co., thus filling up another gap in the burnt block. Mr James Russell is the architect,

The following gentlemen have taken out auctioneers licenses for this district for the current yearMr F. li. Wood, Greytown : Mr Joseph lonis, Mastcton; Mr J. M. GirdlestoHo, Masterton; and Mr Adam Armstrong, Carterton. Since the Provincial Government gave up charge the main line of road through the Wairarapa lias gradually fallen into a helpless state of mud and mire. The powers that bo " patch," but the efficiency which marked Mr Baird's administration is a thing of the past.

We learn from Mrßcctham, M.H.11, that as soon as the settlers of Tetiui and Whareama can decide to which settlement a bi-weekly mail should be delivered, a bi-weekly mail will be forwarded by the department, Wc trust no local jealousy will prevent this point being at once arranged. At last Mr Huxley, the tailor who contracted with the Grcytown Volunteers some time ago to make uniforms for the Company, has at last sent the Captain word that the uniforms will be delivered in Grcytown before the 24th inst. There has been great delay in getting them but with who the fault ought to lie is a question.

In order to make the serving of summonses more regular throughout the district, we understand that, excepting in special cases, the following rule has been adopted Summonses taken out any Court day will be issued for hearing 011 the following Court day. If applied for later they will bo issued not for the next Court day but for the following ono; so that there will be always at least fourteen days interval between the issue of the summons and the day of hearing. We are gratified, says tlio Standard, to be able to announce that the working plans and specification of the line from Greytown to "VYoodsiclc are expected to be finished in a few days, when tenders will be invited : so that it may be reasontbly anticipated that the work will be commenced before the expiration of the present financial year (June 30th). A meeting of the Branch Railway Committee will be held the moment tenders are invited, for the purpose of electing another SEcretary in the place of Mr Wakolin, and of making arrangements for celebrating the event in a suitable manner.

Mr Boere's staff, says the Guardian, after a lengthy stay in the district, took their departure for fresh fields and pastures new. they having completed several surveys in and around Carterton. Their probable destination, we have been informed, is the Upper Wanganui Kivcv, where they have been engaged to survey several large blocks of land, which will occupy them twelve months. One of the chief portions of their work here, has been the preparation of a plan of Carterton, which, we are told, will very shortly be published,

. It is contemplated to form a cavalry corps it the Thames. ; A patent slip is to bo erected at Auckland by an American speculator.

Tho City Council of Wellington have agreed to take over the chargo' of the hospital. It is stated that the estate of the late W.,8. Rhod in Rangitikei i isto be put. up for sale. '

Tho charge of arson against Mr R. C.. Fergusson, Tapanui,.was heard on Friday and dismissed,

Lady Normanby's health is almost restored, The first reception in Victoria was largely attended.

■ A virulent throat epidemic is prevailin; at Kihikuhu, Waikato. Seven chiklrei died in a little over a week,

About 20 people in one of the suburbs of Melbourne are attacked with typhoid fever through infected milk,

The schooner Colleen Bawn has been wrecked at Otaki, where she was loading iron from the City of Auckland, •

It is stated that the Government con template introducing a bill next sessioi to amend the Law Practitioners Act.

It seems generally understood tliat the Government will next session propose a new Public Works loan of four millions.

It is expected that considerably increased breadth of land will be under crop in the coming season in Canterbury. A race is pending between Button and a half-caste named Skinner, nOw of Taranalci, and formerly of Auckland, for £IOO a-side.

The following are the names of the ladies who have passed in the honours division of the University of London : Sophia Bryant, Rebecca Bragg, Sophia Margarctta Lewis, Mariame Andrews, Emily 'l'omlinson, Mary Clary Dawes,

The sth Royal Fusiliers, a Montreal volunteer Regimejit, resolved to compliment the Marquis of Lome by adopting the Highland costume and the Loi'ne tartan. They wrote to Scotland for samples of the Lome tartan, and got three samples, all different, and each declared to be genuine.

The New York Sun's special Montreal correspondent says:—A great change has come over the face of affairs here since the arrival of the Marquis of Lome. You may depend upon it 'there is trouble ahead if the Marquis persists in his course. He has already proved himself an utterly misplaced official, and has shown incapacity to fdl any position of trust or responsibility.

The 3Gth race between Cambridge and Oxford University crews came off on the Thames lliver over the usual course of about four miles two furlongs, Cambridge, as expected, won by two lengths. Little betting took place—s to 1 on Cambridge was offered, but Gto 1 was wanted, The time of the race was 21 minutcs 28seconds. The Cambridge crew led from the start; the result was never doubtful, Oxford won the choice of position, and took the Surrey side. At Hammersmith Bridge, one mile and three-quarters from the starting-point, Cambridge was 3 lengths ahead, going as they pleased 3(1 strokes to the minute. The race was virtually over at the top of Chiswick Eyot, about six furlongs further on, where Cambridge was five lengths ahead. There was some surf in Corner Reach, which slackened the pace, and Oxford, by steering better, might have come up, but the crew appeared exhausted, Cambridge steadily maintained her advantage, and quickening her stroke to 38 in the last quarter, won by six or seven lengths. A meeting of creditors of Donald and Arthur Blytli, storekeepers, of Masterton, was held at the Supreme Court House yesterday afternoon. There were a number of creditors present. Mr J. S. M. Thompson occupied the chair. It appears that Donald Blytli had for some time past been carrying on business as a storekeeper at Masterton, and a few months since was joined by Arthur Blytli. Some weeks ago Donald Blytli left the colony, and an order for adjudication of bankruptcy was made against the brothers Donald and Arthur Blytli, Arthur Blytli filed a statement which showed the liabilities to be about £11,500, and the assets £2187, lis Vd, including £2112 book debts unsecured; £BI2O was secured, £7OOO to Krull &Co. and E, W. Mills, and £I2OO to Mills & Co. Proofs of debt to the amount of £9OO 8s 4d were put in. In reply to the chairman, Mr FitzGerald, who appeared for Arthur Blyth, stated that all the debts had been incurred before Arthur Blyth was taken into the firm, and that Arthur Blyth had rendered and was willing to render every assistance in his power to the creditors. Mr Thompson was then elected trustee. After some further discussion, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr Stuart, to accept of Messrs Krull & Co, and E, W. Mills' offer of 03 in the £

The native mode of bathing, says the Auckland Star, was to dig a large hole in the sandy beach, This hole was soon filled with lint water, in which they would sit or lie indiscriminately, and under the invigorating influence of the waters would talk and smoke for hours in this primitive way, availing themselves of the peculiar properties of the Springs, Probably there is 110 other part of New Zealand the natives have so much coveted, or so many battles have been fought as at the Waiwera. It was formerly owned by the Ugatirangi tribe, who had to contend against repeated attacks by the Ngatiwhatua and Ngatipou tribes, which were made without success, The bay was protected by four fortified pahs; on the north by the Kaluiha pall, 800 ft. high; on the south by the AVhau pah, 230 ft. high ; on the east by the Mahurangi, 140 ft, high ; on the west by the Pitiwia, 320 ft, high. The mother of the chief Te Hemora, who died about 20 years ago at the advanced age of over 100 years, remembered Captain Cook's visit to New Zealand, and used to narrate the story of having witnessed the Thames natives eating the first soap given them by the great navigator, not knowing at the time any other use to apply it to. This Maori, who was the oldest native woman in New Zealand, saw some most wonderful cures effected, and had been herself in the habit of bathing in the mineral waters for over 100 years, used to say that but for them she would not have lived to half her age.