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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 438, 14 April 1880, Page 2

The regular meeting of Thistle Lodge, No. 647, 5.0., is convened for this evening- . . Nothing further has been heard of the missing men on the Lake. The boat has been found, empty. The Mssterton Cadets parade this evening, and the Carterton Rifle Volunteers to-morrow eveuing at 7.30, for inspection. During the greater part of.February London was .enveloped in one of the thickest fogs ever known. Locomotion was almost impossible... ■.. Mr J, Neilson; Greytown,' announces in our advertising columns that he has added to his blacksmith that of -wheelwright, : and, is now prepared- tosupply, the public with anything; in the line, His .terms, &c.,<will be seen on reference to our advertising columns. At the opening. of Parliament the reception given, to.the Queen was in marked contrast to that given to the Prince and Princess of Wales. • While the latter were lustily cheered, the-fjueen was hissed, The event of the' day was a cut directgiven publicly by the.Queen .to' the heir apparent and his wife. • On all previous occasions it has been the custom for the Queen to address a ■ few congratulatory words to the Prince" of ' : Wales and his Princess. This time the stiffest possible bows were alone exchanged, The reason has not transpired, but there is said to be a question of etiquette at the bottom of it. As the Queen grows older, she'becomes more and more strict "about such, matters, ' •'• ...J

The House Committee of the Mastefton 'Hospital held itß usual monthly meeeting ; yesterday afternoon.- Present—Messrs. Feist (Chairman) Bennett, Perry, Vile, and Payton. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Treasurer reported abalanee in hand of £l4Blod.\- The..u,Bual monthly accounts were passed for payriient. to the cHse'of'a'man'named.Hagan, who. recently left-the Hospifcal'toiobtain drink, the Custodian' was instructed for/the future to take .chargeof alimonies belonging to patiehtii until they.were discharged. It was decided that a sum of £SO should be expended -in. subdividing the large' ward of the building, and other minor alterations, The work to be carried out by Mr G. Fannin, architect,

The monthly meeting of |he Featherston Library Committee was held in the Local Bnard's offices on Monday evening, when Gurr, Fry, Tonnood', Rey-. nolds, Donald, and McShane were present. After confirming the minutes of the previous meeting, the following aocounts were passed for. payment:—Librarian £5 3s, Toogood lis 9d, Riddick £1 "19s, and Collector £1 10s 9d. It was resolved to insure the books against fire for £IOO. Future meetings are to be held quarterly instead of monthly, on the second Mondays of July, October, January, and April, in each yeaf, at 7 o'clock p.m., and that' post cards be sent by the Librarian at least three days previous to the meeting. The Secretary was autho- [ rised to purohase new books to the value of £ls, to include works by' James Grant. ! • The Post says:—One of the moat interesting items of intelligence by the Sari Francisco mail is that in regard to the Tay Bridge, the terrible collapse of which on the 28th December, horrified' the whole civilised world. It is now proved in evidence that the wonderful bridge in appearance, a triumph of engineering and mechanical skill, was really a sham, a delusion and a snare—a gigantic death-trap —and that so far- from its being at all surprising that the bridge gave way when : it did, the only wonder is that it did not not go long before. It is proved that one of the immense columns/which supported the high girders was actually cracked from lop to bottom, and held together by four iron hoops; that there were flaws in the castings; defects in the iron filled with putty and painted over'; that some of the hollow iron piers were filled with loose 1 sand instead of solid concrete; that there were rivets without heads, nuts un-. screwed, empty bolt holes, loose bars,etc. \ There must have been scandalous.rascality somewhere, and it will be a national disgrace if the whole affair he not exposed and th 9 guilty persons visited with condign punishment. The usual meeting of the School Comraittee took place in .the. Board's room, Featherston, at 8.20 o'clock on Monday evening. Present—Messrs Cox, Cobham, Toogood, Reynolds, Bennet,and McShane, The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. A long discussion took place relative to the teaching of sewing, in the school, which matter had been entrusted to a sub-com-mittee by the last meeting, but their report was of so meagre a nature that'it was resolved to let the matter stand over for the present, the secretary, in the meantime to correspond with the other committees on the subject. Anumber of accounts amounting to over £3O were pasßed for payment. It was resolved to ask- the Board's assistance towards paying for the erection of shed, and extras to building extension, also, to draw attention to the Btate of the teachers' residence. The headmaster's report showed 188 children; good,onthe books. The strict average attendance was 143, and the average working attendance 152, and the school had been open 92 half-days in the quarter, By referring to the Inspectsr's report just received it was Been that the state of the . school was once more highly satisfactory.: Four of the highest prizes fell to the lot >. of the scholars, and two were honorably.' mentioned. ,In,thewhole education district,:only four large, schools showed oyer lOO.per/centy in-re'sults, viz., Feather-'' Bton 113, Terrace, 108, Upper Hutt, 104*''' and Je Aro 102. ..A vote of. thanks was''; passed to Mr Gurr, for ; the high position" in which he had placed the school. 'lt .was resolved "'-to .'-hold'.future "meetings .quarterly, ; as usual, after 'the .Library .meetings,,..-..:'... .', ;! , r .,..:;: : -': : -; ." '."^;.

Y'^lie''-Black Bridge..has now been re-' opened tb';traffic.K^> jHThe Francisco mail was brought to the' r Wairarapa\b'y.the?evening train yesj • j;^; %• (;'-'J "'. £A meeiing-qf iatepayers in No. 1 Ward, "Castle PointiHiih'way Board, takes placi?'. N o'n 20\h ihsipfor'"the election of a Warden in placu of the.-la.te Mr.J. -Bennet. .. ,A 8 showing .the height of the floods Jesr Foxton, the local Herald .instances a. the"body of Tc'oW was found 'hung up in a peach tree, ,-.■• .election.. of. -two Trustees of the Masterton Town Lands, in the room of Messrs J. Wrigley and R. Hare, who retire by rotation, is announced for the 29th inst. .The nomination takes place, on the2oth. ' ' ! ''* . '"..■

Mr W. P. Fellingham, in a poetical announcement in another column, draws attention to the fact that he is selling his present stock at cost price, in order to make room for new goods that he is opening up for the winter season. Last week a girl in the Masterton Hospital named Matilda Greeks, who for a considerable time has been suffering from a diseased leg, had the limb amputated by Dr Hosking, assisted by Dr H. H. Spratfc. The patient is, we are glad to learn, progressing favorably towards convalesence. . . !! Such a large amount of money .is spent annually by the Dunedin School Committee on repairs to buildings, that that body has determined to permanently employ a carpenter. At a recent meeting of the committee.it was resolved to call for applications for that position,, at a salary of £l6O a year, and a .free house. -. ; Eleven Argand lamps have ;been imported bythe Dunedin Corporation, for the purpose of street-lighting. The result of their.trial-has shown ■ that one of these lamps, gives .moralight than- ten ordinary ones,-andtheradvantage-being that they are lighted by simply turning on the gas. The Argand lamp is now used in the prin-cipal-.'cities of Great Britain and the continent.

. We congratulate the Masterton Council on its public spirit in inviting the members' for the Wairarapa to address" their constituents. There is .a slight awkwardness.about such a meeting, which arises from this district having returned two gentlemen-'who-.are political opponents'. Apart from this the" meeting is' a /very desirable one./- ■- •■■

Mr Shute, the.z'ealous Acting-Inspector of Nuisances, reported to the Borough. Council last evening. that Mr Payton's chimney caught fire in consequence of bad machinery being used in sweeping it. We have the best authority for.saying: that this statement is. altogether wrong,. andtrußt oliif Inspector will be-a little careful in ascertaining the real 'facta of the matter which he desires to publicly report, upon, ..... """""" , A largely attended meeting of th'e..Mas■terton Football CluWas.held,;last : »ight •at the Empire Hd'teT, for tli§.election of delegates to the Wellington" Rugby'UhiortAssociation.. MrT. W. Wardell was appointed to the chair. Messrs GirdleStone' and Bapp' were unanimously elected "delegates.: The following gentlemen were elected members of tlie Club:—Messrs .'.Ashwin,.,Satchel, Goss'et, -T.-L.-rThomp-son, Mason, Hadfield,_Pergusson. A. Thompson,- J. Bentldy, arid Clayson.. It was decided to gbe a grand Concert at an early date, for the of the-Club, several lady and' gentlemen•;amateurs having kindly promised their services. It was;agreed'that- a challenge be sent to the Greytown.Club to play a friendly match on the 24th May (Queen's Birthday).' A vote, of thanks to the Chairman terminatee the proceedings. We trust to see both' the Greytown and Masterton Clubs in full practice, and- we hope that employers during the'season will'give every facility for practice to their employees. ..'"..'.",,..

A sad-looking gentleman, a ; sort,..'or very much retired Hamlet, with, a pained, expression of face; entered a'saloon in New lork fchfrother day, holding..in.his' hand a small red canister.! "Look;it this,' ,he Bai^soiTo.wf ; allyp < ''I Went'info a gun shopfotsomething to eat,-and the • m'a'n gaveme'this can of powder.'. He said. I could go shooting; professional, actors were not wanted now, there'we're so many .fine amateurs. I pledge you my word," "said the tramp, holding the cah'ivithiri an inch of the open stove," rmsp;nnser.able.. I'veamind-to blow myself up.". you do it," said a bystander, winking at the crowd. The wi etched party gave a. sad theatrical look, aud tossed the can. into the fire. The company yelled,. t and rushed out of the house in all directions. ..When they filed in about ten miriiites after, the empty can was sitting harmless on the fire.. Not so the glasses; four were empty, and several luncheon plates also. Hamlet was gone.