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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 686, 7 February 1881, Page 2

The Greytown Borough Council hold their usual monthly meeting this.evening. The monthly meeting of the Wairarapa Inslituto, Greytown, ■ will be held >• morrow evening at eight o'clock',;

The Wairarapa oricketers seem to have all gone to sleep. Wo never hear of a local match or anything else now, or are they so anxiously interested in the visit of tho Australian eleven, that they cannot play till they aro gone. ' We are requested to call the attention of intending exhibitors at the forthcoming Horticultural Show, at Greytown, that the Show will be held during tho first week in March, so that preparations may be made to have something worth exhibiting. Tho N.Z, Times says that Messrs Bunny and Beethum are likely to address their constituents in tho courso of a few days. We can hardly see how this is probable, as Mr Beotham has not as yet relurned-from his Australian tour,

His Excellency the Governor, says the N.Z. Times, lost little time in attending to Stale duties after returning from his country tour. Arriving in town on Thursday evening by train from Masterton he yesterday, at noon, presided over a meeting of the Esecutivo Council, at which the Premier and Native Minister were present. At Mastertun, we hear, a very creditable effort waß mado to, give His Excellency a loyal greeting. The local volunteers turned out iu full force, and a detachment,converted for the occa ; sion formed an escort, meeting- the Vicereaal party on the road before entering tho town. His Excolloncy did not tarry long in Masterton, but left by_ special train shortly atter 4 ; p. m,, ; arriving hero at 6.20 p.m.

The' JRr.Mi Court sits' at Feathorston tu-day. '■. •'•O'.v ' '

• Applications for the next Quarterly Licousing Meeting niust bo lodged to-day.

There 'arc now nearly: thirty horses training on the Tauheremkau Course fori the'forthcoming races. , ,v , y (

We are informed that Mr W. Hercocls, his Taueru currying business, stabling, and part of tne plant, to Mr John Tnplin, who will ,carry; on the ■ business in future. .' .

The helmets and axes for the Master" ton' Fire Brigade arrived on Saturday evening, It is anticipated that the subscription lists now out will, by the end of the current week, enable the committee to pay for them, _ Mr Ashcroft, the district managor of railways, has informed the chairman 'of County West, that special local trains will be run between Featherston and Masterton every Monday and Wednesday. This is eond news, and. wo shall refer "more particularly to it in another issue.

The Carterton Firo Brigade had to turn out for .three or four hours on Friday afternoon to protect Mrs Rutherfurd's arid the Rev Father Halbwach's houses, which were threatened with fire through the paddoclt opposite being in a blaze. No damage occurred, as both houses'were kept thoroughly damped until the danger had passed over. There was another heavy fire raging 011 the property of Mr Lister-Kaye 011 the same afternoon.

Constable Scale had a narrow escape fdr liis life on Friday afternoon, He had ridden 'down the Lower Valley, and when remounting to return home his horse commenced bucking w.hile ho had only one foot in the stirrup, mid drew him aoine yards along t]ie ground. Fortunately his weight broke the atirrup-leathor,' but his steed lashed put and gave him a parting reminder on the thigh before clearing off for its stables. ' We are indebted to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, for the following copy of produce telegram, dated London, Ist of Februnsy • —Wool, —The market is unchanged. Up

to date 163,000 bales have arrived. Ti'ade in the manufactuaing districts is unchanged. Wheal,—The market is flat, Adelaide being worth 60s- per 4961b5, Victoria 495. 7d. per 4961b5, and New Zealand 47s per 49(31b5. Tallow—The market is firm best mutton boing worth £37 per ton and beef worth £34 10s. Leather,—The market is quiot. Best sides worth ll'Ad.

In tha House of Oominous on .Wednesday afternoon Mr Gladstone gavfl notice that he would propose that a majority of three-fourths of the- House on" a motion of "urgency" should suflioe to give the Speaeer.supreme control over the Chamber, and givo him immediate power to suppress disorder. Mr Gladstone's pro-, posal is made in viow of ■"Hie disgraceful scenes which occurred lust night in the House during the debate on the Iriih Coercion Bill.

A cricket match was played between the Gi'oytown Roso Club (boys) and the;Garterton boys Club on Saturday and resulted in an easy .victory for the Rose Club, they winning in oiio innings and 107 runs. The following are the scores*;— Grey town Rose Club: : ThomW, 4;G. Say well, 5; 11. Hawke, 19; W. Judd, 1; Hi Simmons, 9; E. Hirschberg, 2; Alt Beard, 10; J. ;Ramsey,-27;.J. Beard, 2; W.'Tully, 13; j, Winteringhain, 10;. extras, 51; total, 163.': Carterton, Ist innings, D, Nicholson, 0 ; F. Poters, 2 ;.N."Rutherford, 2, E,-Rutherford, (); P. .Fair.btother, 8; A, Miuifie, 16; E, Eagle, 2-';"A..Nicholson,. 3; E. Mjnifie, 0; A, Moore, 5; P. Rutherford, 3; extras,2; Total, 43; 2nd innings, D. Nicholson, 0'; li 1 . Peters, 7,; N. Rutherford,.o ;.E.' Rutherford, 0; F. Fairbrother, 0; A, Minifle, 1; E, Eagle, 1; A, Nicholson,.o; E._ Minitie, 1; A, Moore, 0 ; P. Rutherford, 0 ; extras, 3; I total, 13; grand total 56.

: A public meeting will be held this evenill"'in the l'oivn Hail, Masterlon, to consider, the proposal to give town acres 52 and 54 and the remaining part, of 50 'and tho sum'ofLdOO to the Education Board in exchange for the present school acre and buildings, The meeting is likely to be a full .and animated one, as an opposition to the proposal has been worked up. While not altogether approving" of the exchange of sites, wo recognise that a certain amount of compromise is necessary to secure the erection of proper school buildings in Masterton. The great object and aim of one and all should be to establish a first-class school in tho town, and with this end in \view personal and party feelin« should be discarded, and the question discussed calmly and deliberately, If we differ too. mucli among ourselves we shall not got what we expect to obtain, viz., the largest and best block of school buildings outside Wellington, -'

A boat accident occurred at Kaiwhata on Wednesday last; resulting in the death of a well-known mtive of this part, .Te Waka Rongomaiea, A crew consisting of five men, including the deceased, went out fishing. On their return,-just otf a reef of rocks, their boat was struck by a blind roller and capsized, Te Wluika got hold of an oar, and managed to get on the reef, but was washed off and taken out by tho drawback. Strenuous exertions wero made to save the old man. One man swimming out with tho steering oar of the boat got up just as the deceased .was'sinking. Te Wliaka, though hale, was an aged man, and has been an old warrior. Ho was one of an expedition that left Poverty Bay.to attack the .Bay of Plenty natives in 1835.

A meeting of the Trustees of the'lava-tahi-Garterto'n Cemetery Trustees was held on tho 3rd inst., all' the nipmbera being present, The secretary was directed to.writo Mr Kempton, relative to the exchange of land contemplated, to give a public access to the Cemetery, and to confer with Mr Booth, with a view of' obtaining.-'the' Bum paid ovar as the'net proceeds of an entertainment given by the Carterton Christy Minstrels •' a .twelve; month ago, with a view to providing funds for Cemetery improvements... It was further resolved —That an account bo

opened with the Bunk of New Zealand, Corterton, in ■ the namo of the Trustees, and arrangements were made as to the mode in which cheques were to ho drawn , With a view of framing by-laws, jthe secrotary was directed to obtain copies of those used by tho Masterton and Greytown Trustees, and in tho interim it was resolved—That no grave be dug without the sanction of the Trustees. The meeting, after considering one or two other items of ways and means, then adjourned Professor Westen opened at the Public Hall, Carterton, on Friday evening to a wretchedly bad house. His sleight ofhand tricks are effected with a clearness and facility that could not be surpassed. However he manages to extricate himself from handcuffs,'anklets, and knotted ropes, is a mystery, but,' spite of the good hands that Bhackled; him, he speedily made himself a free man. Two gentlemen' with a guilele&s.trustfulness, loaned him 2s Cd each, and as they subsequently both denied the money belonging to them: the holder of. cash pocketed it, much to the amusement of the audience, Old Punoh came to-the fore in full force, and seemed to give as much amusement I o old as to young. Common as the'show i 3 to the Cockney. born, many had never witnessed it before, . The performance of the trained dogs brought a pleasant evening'g entertainment to a close,

,0n Saturday last the. Marquis of Nor-' manby Hotel, Carterton, changed land-' lords, Mr Cohen, we believe,: retiring in favor of Mr Irwin. Wo, understand also that the eVeht was celebrated by a supper, andvtlmt the gliests had not retired from thei feativo board at'2 p.m. on Sunday morning, when a sound of :an explosion was heard, followed by a cry of fire, The stables which sutroufld the 'Hotel on two sides were found Jo be iji James, .and. at once every effort was made to savo property, Full particulars - have not yet •reached us,.but wo- believe the. Brigade and publictiirnedoutiii Mstrength', and did all that could. be done in such, an emergency. Tlie fire held' on its course, audit was'Bweeping gradually round to the buildings in the Main-street, when it was decided to isolate it by pulling down : a building that connected the stabling with a chemist's shop. This was done successfully, and the fire stayed,, . Fortunately there was no wind:: if thore had.been ; lhe hotel would have, perished; as it was, 'it caught fire at.one point, but was speedily extinguished. . The property destroyed is a set of loose-hoxes,.au eight-stall stable, and a shed, and is insured for.£3oo. One

horse and some harness was also burnt, This adds another to the list of mysterious fires in this district.

A correspondent writing to the Daily Times says that a simple preventive.of the ravages of linnets and Bparrows "is to sow the portions of a'paddock nearest the fence, say about a chain, with bearded or horned wheat. The spikes act as fixed bayonets, and .not a° bird, of the smaller kinds at any rate, will venture to touch

them, and as your agricultural readers are aware-it is'around the--edges where the mischief is done."

Dr Talmage has been treating the people of Brooklyn to an extraordinary piece of florid oratory; describing the marriage of Adam and Eve.' This is the climax " The leaves whispered and the birds chattered, and, laughing were the voices of the waters, for the king of the human race was advancing with his bride, the first mau leading to the marriage altar the earliest woman. See, now, God, her father, steps forward and gives away the bride, while angels are the witnesses. Oh, wondrous, wedding ! In. the Book of Time an angel inscribes the record, ' Married, on the second Tuesday in May, of the year One, Adam, the first man, to Eve, the-first woman, high Heaven officiating."' The doctor has omitjted one material point—the document was signed as a witness by " T. de Witt Talmage." According to the Chicago correspondent of the San Francisco Evening Bulletin', 30001bs of oleomargarine are manufactured daily in Chicago. He states" A Tri: bune representative went on an investigating tour on November 16th, and found fifteen butter factories in full working order. The' butter 1 made in these concerns is a compound of various ingredients, among them soapstone, lard, tallow, and fatty substances. The disgusting business is so profitable that it finds numerous people to embarki.n.it,. In Boma cases the material used is vile beyond belief, and most unwholesome in others. Although the taste revolts at the ingredients used, they are not necessarily dele-' terious. Oheese'is also adulterated with the same villainous matter, and commis-; sion men complain'that they are much injured by this ,growing element .in tho. dairy business... Tho profit to' : throxporter& of the shipment of fresh; meat and butter to the Home market has" resulted in the attention of breeders of .stock, being more particularly' drawn .to the capabilities of New Zealand for developing aii "export trado of this description; •. We (" North' Otago Times") ar.o told that a meeting will shortly be held in Dunedin for the purposo of taking iniatory steps towards forming a company and that its promoters are determined to' make the most of so favorable an opportunity. Thevo are difficulties in the way, aa there are in every new undertaking; arid it will devolve on the promoters to smoothen the rough edges off these. In the success .of fresh meat exportations there is perhaps an uncomfortable outlook for consumers. They will nave, to pay more for this commodity; but the successful development of an export trade of this kind will materially advance tho prosperity of the colony as a whole, and this will for more than • counterbalance the trifling additional expense to colonial consumers. The profit on the Protos' shipment is encouraging and is calculated to have quite an opposite effect to that of the Strathleven shipment, which left hardly any profit to the exporters,

Speculating on the probable successor to Mr Bryce, the Lyttelton Times says—- " As to Mr Ormond's chances, they are not for anyone to speak of authoritatively. Mr Ormond probably has a following, for which reason the Premier would, no doubt, like to have him for a colleague. Mr Ormond, however, if he has a following, is tho leader of a party not at all favorably disposed to the. Government. His great speech, which last session so astonished the public, mind, will not have been forgotten. With unbridled, if cold, severity of criticism, ho combined dissent from every single important principle of tb'e Ministerial programme—a programme drawn up, if we remember aright, after a most careful'waiting upon the providence of majorities, Tho presence of MrOrmond would be of course merely a habitual inconvenience to the other members of the Ministry. Th'ero would probably, however, for the reason above' given,- be some difficulty on their .part in receiving, him. Moreover, we cannot see how Mr Ormond can accept' any invitation ; to join them, He has compromised himself against them too far."

' Th 6 regular monthly-meeting; ,of the Standing Committee of the Wellington DicoSean Synod was held last Thursday eveuiug. Present—The Bishop (President), Archdeacon Stock, Revs. W... B, Harvey, T-'Fancourt, R, Coffey, Hon C. J. Pharazyn,. Messrs Powles, Lowes, Didsbury, and Rons Marten,. The Bish-' op stated that lio had licensed the Rev Mr Keating to PalmeratoD North- and that the Rev Mr W. T5. Paige had been formally intituted at Mastorton; also that the Dico'sean trustees had purchased (out of the' Stores bequest) on most favorable terms an acre of land in the Fielding township. The Dicosean 1 Treiisurer. (Mr Powles) reported that he had received £l29 l from various parishes and districts since tue last 'meeting. This gave them about £l6O to meet £430 stipends duo. It was decided to pas away the money pro rata, so far as it would go,'. On the motion of tho Rev. R. Coffey, it was resolved the Diocesan .Secretary open a ledger accouut with each parish and district, and present* it at each meeting of the standing Committee; also that all receipts from pew-rents be published ,in the Chuoli. Chronicle, as well as those from subscriptions. On tho motion of Mr Rous Martin, t was resolved that a local treasurer be appointed for each parish and district by the Diocesan Treasurer und Secretary. Archdeacon Stock re-, signed the office of Secretary to the committee, in order that that appointment might be combirieo with that of secretary to the.church fund. On the motion'of Mr Powles, a hearty vote of shanks was' passed to the Ven, Archdeacon for his lone; and valuable services, . and Mr G, Lowe, the Secretary to the Church fund .was appointed to be secretary also'to committee;" Rome routine business having been transacted, the meeting adjourned, —Evening Port. :■

Mr George LanseHj mine-o,wner;,Sand-'hurst, treated 150 miners in his employ to a trip to the Melbourne Exhibition on Saturday (aaya a recently-dafedißallarat Courrier.) They were conveyed to'the •metropolis early in the morning, and back to Sandhurst in the evening, each way being carried by a train which was paid tor by Mr Lanaell specially for the purpose. Apropos of" this' Wealthy mineowner, the Bendigo Independent says. Mr George Lanaell« a wealthy speculator among speculators. ; ;For. example, for one claim—the tJmted Hustler's and Redan —he drow id dividends of £45,900 in 683 days, This iV at the rate of nearly £69 per day, or £483 per week. His income, therefore, from that one Company alone is at the rate of £14,116 per year; and to produce such a revenue from this mine, the invested capital was not oue tithe of the [One of the original propria tors of this mine we may mention is now carrying on business in the Wairarapa. He Bank a large sum of money in working it, and abandoned it as not likely to'prove remunerative. It was subsequently,taken by others ultimately following into the hands of Mr Lansell; who would appear, to have more than ordinary " luck," At one time we are informed, Mr Lansell wis an ironmonger in Sandhurst, but found quartz-reefing more profitable thaC business.] M Stiangers paying a visit to and upcountry settlers arriving in Masterton are often at a loss to. know which is the cheapest and best house to purchase all kinds of General Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, &C; Schroder, Hooper & Co;, Ball of Commerce, offer special;advantages in this line which cannot be met with elsewhere, .their' stock being the largest and best assorted in the Wairarapa. Their prices are.lower then any house in Wellington, their goods are all new and of the most durable class, and they sell cheap and for cash, This establishment' is situated directly opposite the Club Hotel. Remember the addressSchroder, Hooper & Co., directly opposite the Club Hotel. Read their advertisement on the front page of this paper. ~ Advt).