LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4693, 12 April 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Qurt's dancing olasses will bo on Tuesday evenings instead of Holler skating ia again bucoming popular at Greytown, Mr W. Lundqvlst, of Carterton, has so far recovered from bis recent illness op to Ije able to resume teaohing musio apd playing. It was so ilark at featherston last Monday night that, one pedestrian ran against another, precipitating him into the gutter, and spraining his wrist. Mr W. B. Chennells, D.0.A,, left for Miatua this morning on bankruptcy A 'Chrysanthemum Bal| is'fo be held at Grey town on May 24th. , Messrs J. Lush and Go,' the veil jmovm hatters and raerpera, of jjfl, Willis-street, Wellington,have just opened up alarms consignment of waterproof coata, jvhich will be Bold at prices wjiiph are boimi}tq give the highest Bstiflfaption to'purpbas-' ers.asa bettor oUbs of goods has not been plafed op the marjtot this season. The most fashionable and latest scarves are here to be found In endless variety, and underclothing and shirts are the firm'a speciality.: Particular attention is directed to the announcement in another column. ; :■' / jibe :case-of, a sailor unable to fin® ship, Mr Heaton said, at the BraevoiefifeSooiety Trustees 1 meet' ing.'Wellingf®, op Tuesday, that,there are 6(HLmeifflii the wharf who cannot

The trout fishing season closes on the 15th mi. Several line baoketa have been taken lately 1 ; and,- ut lieual, angler, are making (he moat of the end of the Boaaon,! '

Ahorse and trap containing several ; Bchool children w»a upset on Tnosday last at Taratahi. The horae, frightened at a passing traction enjiiiio, van against a telegiaph post, throwing the occupants into the road and smashing the trap. Only Ethel Kiddie was hurt, and she was severely bruised about tie head. Wesfcport News says that the Bullor County Council is at it* last gasp, and tnuoh of the correspondence before i& consisted of dfitnandu, mow or less threatening, from oreditors, to one or two of whom money has been owing for threw years. To resign ;in a body hap been suggested, as tho advance promised by Government is slow m coining. An English paper writing upoil the subjeot of New Zealand's Premier says inter aliaj- I ' Mr. Soddon is not tall, but robust ayd atrOiig and well preserved. He possesses incredible energy, land occasionally ilaslus fife at his enemies from hidbright cat-like eyes," -to 1 Fleming, Inapootor of anhoola, and Mr A. D Eiley, Director of the rechnioal School, are at present in tbe Wairarapa making the periodical examinations.

The prospectors on the Tararua ranges are reported to have discovered gold, but whether it is in payable quantities is not yet ascertained.

The Wairarapa North ''ounty Council is sitting this nftomoon.

Mr Henry Phillips, of the Occidental Hotel) is again confined to his rooui with bronohitis,

A Pigeon Shooting Match la to beheld at Tauhorenikau on the 2Gth inat. The Wairarapa Methodist Record says-" The drink trattio ia uow being measured for its shtoud. Mny it Boon go to it's dishonored gravo.", A little further on it advertises Business for sale—First olass hotel in a thriving borough. A euro fortune to be made by purchaser."

_R. W, Bro, J. Ei Edwards, Past Deputy Grand Master of New South waks, a man eminent inMasonio oir> oles in Australia, will arrive at Wellington from Sydney this week. He will take part in the installation of Bro. P. H. Dillon Bell as Grand Master of New I Zealand, on the 25th inst.

The New Zealand Herald sayslt is amusing toobservetheludiorous attempts that are being .."made to enhance tho importance of Mr Seddon's visit to the Uriwera country.

It is reported that considerable indignation has been aroused among the milk suppliers to thoDottridge'butter factories in the Pahlatua district, on account of a demotion nearly equal to fjye per pent meeting of suppliers has been called at the Town Hull for Tuesday next, when a resolution is io be moved that Mt W, B. Edwards, be instructed to lssuo writs against Messrs Cook and Gray, as, Dottridge's agents, for the amount so deducted, and damages for breaoh of agreement, if the amouut is not paid by that date.

. A somewhat pathetio incident took placo yesterday at a oity boarding-houso (says Saturday's New Zealand Howld). Some six wopks ago a young woman, aged 19, urrirod m Auckland from Queensland, whurohot parodts reside, ! She toolf lodgings as above, and has remained at thorn ever since, On Thurs day, at midnight, sho appears to have got out of her bedroom, and gone into an unoccupied room,where she was found Bomo' hours afterwards lying on the floor, and her dead baby, a boy, by her side. Dr. Lindsay was Bent for, and attended to the unfoitunate girl. He was unable to say, though tbe child appeared to bn mature, whether it had been born ahye or otherwise, but if born alive, he thought ib would not havo survived the exposure in any oase,

Tho Stipendiary Magistrate sat to a late hour on Tuesday afternoon for tho investigation of a civil case in \yhich John Kinsley, a farmer, of sOed George H. Scales for £64185, dainago alleged to have been occasioned to a flock of sheep belonging to the former which had been placed by him in a paddock at the H(itt owned by the Wellington A. arid P. Association. The allegation was that some 200 sheep had beon worried by greyhounds owned by Ihe defendants, and several had been killod by tho dogs between the 10th and 28th March, Mr Skorrett appeared for tho plaintiff, and Mr Gully for the defendant. The defendant denied that the dogs which worried the sheej) were his, tui lodged £3 with the Court under protest in full paymentforall damago occasioned. Much evidence pro. and con. sere adduced, and finally His Worship.gave judgment for plaintiff for £lO, with £4 7s costs Post,

In this issue wo oirculate a catalogue of fruit trees grown by Mr Blomquist of the Parkvalo Nureery, Carterton Mr Blomquist has an excellent assortment of apples suitable for all seasons and he has lately added to his list of trees some superior peachos, imported by himself direct from America. Intendingplanters should study the. catalogue as they oan rely on getting really well grown treep from this nursery. About one of tho dirtiest trloks we have heard of for some time says Ih Standard, was played on two respectable young ladies in a suburb not one hundred miles from Greytown tome few weeks ago. It appears that the youug ladies wero absent for a short holiday and while they were away the house was entered and some jewellery taken. Not being satisfied with theirplundej thp sc(iun« drels procured somo Ink and emptied it over their yvardrobo, and finished with putting rotten eggs under the bedding, The Committee of the Licensed Victuallers' Association in their annual report recommend the A esooiation to form itself into : a strong .friendly sooiety with benevolent as well as definito.

Mr R. J. Malcolm has been re-elected I Secretary of tho Wairarapa Rugby Union, for the third consecutive year.

A native naipcd Jacob, when riding aiong the Waikanae beach recently camo aoross length, iporo like» snake in appearance than 'qt{ eel It'has a flat head the skin beiriga beautiful golden colour on the belly and black on the baok, About 6in froui the tip of the tail are mottled black and white marks. Thore are no fejt, The reptile is alive but how it came to be at tbe spot where it was found is a mystery. The Maoai intends to exhibit his find.—Gisborne Jlemld.

Messrs Lowes and lorns announce that they baye received instructions from Mr B, E. Chamberlain to sell on the premises at Upper Plain, OBThursday 19th April 12 first class draught mares and geldings .and also a few hacks and (arming implements. Hen Downs' patent bullet-proof cuirass has been subjected to a severe test in London the inventor submitted himself and was shot fyt, but felt nothing, a horse similarly protested was not hurt. In New Plymouth thereissteady Improvement in the building trade. In all parts of the borough, according to the Taranaki Herald, new buidings are in the course of erection. .

A beautiful monument is being made lor K?wi to the order of Sir fieorge Grey. It has a marble base, and, in ajfdh n to a suitable inscription', basin the bod j oi the stone ino ieeesses for the portraits of Eewi and Sir George, Mr W. Lowea left Mastorton this morning en route for Ohristohurch, to be present at the marriage of his Bon Mr I (Joseph Patteraop Lowes, who it to be [united to Mlbs Davie of Ohristchurph, sister to Mr J. M. Davie of Mangaono, The hot and njugjy divys are now a)iout oyer. Fierce the si)h is still in his noonday heat. But ere long thousands will be crying out for warmer clothing, and blankets. will bp as welcome as aoia drinks have been Messrs L. J. Ifooper andCo,, of tho Bon Marohf, havp. baa the coraipg season in their jpind's eye, and a practical provision for its wants is a foremost feature in their programme. They have juet opened a magnificent stock of new autumn and winter goods from the Parisian" and London martells, and wo venture to assert a better display of tbe world's fashions has never been attempted in the Wairarapa, Every"departme'nt is resplendent with the latest novelties add fashions, and the prices are significant, 'of their desire to torve all well. Orders from anypartof the colony: with.

Messrs Logan (Superintendent of New Zealand I'elettraphs) and (Jrubb (Inspeotor of Post Offices), : accompanied by a number of gentlemen •connected with the \ Eastern Exteraioth' Cable Company, were, in Masterton to-day.

Ihore is a probability of a poriiou of the footpath in Main tJtreet, Greytuwn, beinp asphalted before wintor sets in. ■ Alexander Ramsey, aged 16, was accidentally killed nt the Kaitangata coalmine yesterday morning.

The Rev W. Ronaldson, who was inourobeut of St. Albans Anglican Church) Mount R'oskill, uear Auckland, has resigned his oharge .to reside in Welling' ton, as he is Grand Secretary ot the Masonic Lodge of New Zealand.

A whallug s'atioii worked by Auoklanders will shortly.be in full swing ■in the Kermadeo group.- _ At a meeting of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society, Captain Whitnoy.commented upon some light penalties inflioted by Magistrates for breaohes of the Animals Protection Act. He particularly alluded to a case ot Whangaroa, where a person convicted of shooting phtasanta and (juail out of season waß fined only Ib. It was also decided that the other, acclimatisation Booieties throughout the Colony be asked to cooperate' in inducing Government to amend the Act by providing a minimum fine nf £2 2s.

• If sufficient inducement is offered, the Now Zealand 'Farmers Dairy \}nion propose to establish a oreaineiy at Opaki. A meeting of aa'tlers interested will bo hold on Friday tho '2o»h instant, and in the meantime the local agent (Mr 0. H.Gayfor) will receive applications for shares and guarantees from intending suppliers. /

The Masterton oirole of A.H.R.D. hold their usual weekly meeting this evening, •in tho Wesleyan School room.

The Ballance Memorial. Fund now BMb at £538 183 44.

Mr B. Dawson, Traffic Agont for the Wellington eootion of the H,Z. Railways, was in Mastorton to-day.

Mrs James Bwin?ton, of Makipawa, is on a visit to Masterton.

Hayes circus iB to bo sold by auction, the proprietor being unable to carry on. Duncdin Licensing eleotioa cost £'2ll 7s.

The Assessment Court sat this moraing before Mr T. Hutchison, Assessment Judge, to hear objections to the various assessments for the Borough of Masterton. Reduction was made in onn instanoe only, where a valuation was teduood | fi'oria £l6 to £ll.

Mr F. H; Wood adds to his next Taratahi stock sale 100 fat ewes and

The Wairarapa Hngby Union is to be congratulated on its present financial position, and judging from the tepott and balance sheet submitted by the Sooretary (Mr R. 3,' Malcolm) it has a good outlook for the future. Thiß speaks well for Mr Malcolm's management i Mr J. Camecon has presented Mastorton Museum with some valuable mino'al sp-ciinens from Broken Hill. The specimens iueludo embolite (chloride of silver) assay (j£i per cent pure silver: kaolin, (a chalky kind of c.lay very rich in silver) ; and also spine specimens of nmnganeßeiii stalactite form, and an ore encrusted with

The spring dray, draught horse, and harness are withdrawn from Mr Wood's sale atTauberenikau.

Lord Justice Bowen whose death is announced was a member of a remarkable family. His brother is the wellknown master at Harrow School, and the Hon, 0.0. Bowen to whumNew Zealand is indebted for its present oduoatwnal system, and Sir George Bowen.formerly Governor of this Colony, are also members of the same talented

family. The Great Realising Sale lasting foi'2fl. days, promises to be a gigantio success The whole stock is to bo offered at genuine reduced prices, many of the'lines will be marked at less than English coat at Te Ajq Hodse Wellington, During the Grei\t Sale, Ladies Aprons will be sold at 4j, i Button Kid Gloves all new fresh goods ails lid per pain White and Cream Lncesat 9d per doz, Ladies Linen Collars new shapes at 3d eaoh, Boys Suitor Collars at 3d etioh, Bold everywhere at Cd, atTK Ano Hodsb Wellington, It will pay country customers to take a rqn down to the Great Realising Sale. They will save all the espouses and be money in pocket by buying alt they want while good are so cheap, Orders from the (Country will be carefully seleoted and sent oarriage had from the Great Realising Silo at Te Ano House.—Advt,

Webeg tonotil} that the lines of Messrs Bock S Co., Manufacturing Chemists, can be obtained at die W.F.O.A's Fancy Goods Department :-Non Mercurial Plating Fluid, prico Is Cd, unsurpassed for cleaning gold or silver and re-plating brass and copper. Book's Waterproof Cement, price Ib, will resist hot ox cold water and repair china gta, delf, leather, eto., etc. Camphylene Balls, in neat air-tijlit j.m, containing 18 halls, price Is, to keep moths out of clothing, also a perfeot disinfectant. Herb Extract, price Is, an infall'ablo onto for toothache, guaranteed not injurious to the teeth or Uenltli ;it stops the mq:t acute pain immedhtely, and proves a permanent cure in nearly all cases where tlio teeth aro hollow, Gsrman euro for corns and warta price Is, this amous Remedy will speedily and painlessly ure soft or hard corns, also warts, bunions nd chilblainß.-TkeVairarapa Farm ore Coporntive Association Ltd. Anvi,