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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5088, 27 July 1895, Page 2

Mr Steinpa wishes his patrons to know that lie is now making a speciality of small-goods, particularly home-made pork sausages. The Stock Department intend planting a largo assortment of trees on their poison reserve, at Waingawa. The assortment will include I lie best known varieties.

The service in the evening at St. Luke's Church, Grcytown, will probably be conducted by the iiev. Arthur Willimns to-iuoriTOW.

On Monday next a grand concert is to he held at the Greylown Wcsleyan Church, at which several Mastorlon amateurs will assist.

Mr A. "Walker, of Masterton, broughtsome of his sheep back from the Sydney sales by the Waihoni. One was killed by being washed about the deck during the heavy weather. In this issue, Messrs John Graham and Co., publish a special cash price lis! of boots and shoes, which will remain in force till the 10th August next. The Masterton people will he offered a great musical treat next Thursday, when the Grcytown Wcsleyan Choir assisted by numerous friends will give selections from " Judas Maccabeus " and other sacred music. Full particulars will be published later on.

The licv, liobert Wood fold an anuisstory, al the Presbyterian concert last evening, of two preachers who went out lo a country gathering to deliver an address, the two gentlemen putting up ill the same hotel. They both happened to occupy adjoining rooms, and whilst IS'o. 2 was elaborating upon his address, No. 1 was very attentive, and having an oxccllcnl memory, look the speech oil' verbally, and No. 2 was horribly surprised and amazed at the meeting, lo near his elaborately prepared speech rallied ofl' word for word by No. 1, and this was something like' what had happened that evening, as two ladies, who were down for ilems to be selected, had chosen the same songs, so that No. 1 had placed i\o. 2 in a rather awkward position, and one similar lo that of the unfortunate preacher.

i The City of Melbourne Banlt, which figures prominently just now, owing to (lie fact thai efforts arc being made to reconstruct it a second time, illustrates forcibly that the Australian colonies have not wished themselves clean of (he bunking crisis of ISO;!. The run on the banks anil their Inability to cope with (ho peremptory demands of depositors, compelled no less than thirteen monetary institutions to temporarily dose their doors and reconstruct. Banking institutions arc not the only ones that are subject to sudden demands, other establishments find themselves unexpectedly called upon to meet a strong demand, and an instauce of this is ulYorded by the Empire Tea Company, which exults in the fact that during Ac pnsl- three or four months (here has been a welcome run 011 its blended teas. .Consumers, however, have 110 occasion to be alarmed, as there is ijot the least chancp of the supply running short, nor of the quality deteriorating. The Empire Tea' Com r nany, unlike n banking institution, iicartily appreciates thoriinoii its teas,

Talking of journalistic ontorpriso, a writer in the Westminster Gnelle says it would bollard to beat the Following ease in America:—A rcpoitcr was despatched from Now York to the distant scone of an execution. On arrival lie found that the execution was lixod for 110011—a fixture just an hour too late for him to get! oil' his despatch in time.- Nothing daunted lie went to the sheriff and implored that official to put the execution forward. The sheriff naturally refused, but' he was ultimately so far hilkbd round as to promise to authorise (jo change "if llic person 'chiolly concerned iiiiiilc' no' olijeetioil."TJio reporter, in accordanoo witliltho oustoj)! in America, was admitted to the condemned cell, wliero ho explained his errand to the occupant. Drinks wero fepply partaken of, and tho reporter undo hmisolf so agreeable, that the prisoner "was hanged jf lie minded bpjng hanged an liour before his time to oblige so pleasnut a fellow." The sheriff was as good as liis word, and tho reporter got oft'in good time, afull, live, and particular account of tho execution,

j Messrs Lowes and lorns announce I tlieir next stock sale for August 7th.

last Wednesday's storm''did further damage to the Napier breakwater. The Napier Bootmaker's Union lias voted £lO to the Brisbane strikers. The death is announced of Dr Thorold, Bishop of Winchester, at the age of 70. _Mr C. Be'ctham, of Pahiatua, is on a visit to Maslcrton.

Mr A. Napier, of Alfrcdton, invites tenders, for felling 174 acres of bush. Air liupert- Hosking, son of Br. Hosking of Masterton, is now a student at the Lincoln College of Agriculture, Canterbury. fenders are invited by the Wairarapa North County Council for building a truss bridge etc., on the EketahunaTc Nui Eoad. Latest advices regarding the London wool sales arc to the cited that the market continues strong. The Victorian liaeing Club has liabilities amounting to £31,005. It is hoped to save £7OOO in the ensuing year, 011 general expenses. An effort is being made torn-form the Mostyn-Dalziel Dramatic Company, at Wellington. 1 ' Messrs J. Graham & Co publish a list of the varieties ol new seed potatoes, just recciyod by them. The members of the Wairarapa Hunt Club had a good run at Opaki on Thursday afternoon, and were hospitably entertained by Mr W. li. Buick. Three men have come into Masteiton to-day, who complain that they have been sacked from the co-operative works, after live weeks employment. We presume men have tobceontinually discharged to make room for the new arrivals, who are sent up. Dr. Hosking lias received cable advice to (he effect that his son, Mr Archer Hosking, has successfully passed his recent medical examinations. The tender of Mr P. Lyons {too) lias been accepted for contract i\ T o. 51, slip clearing on the Kkctahuna-Tc Nui lioad. TIIO only oilier tender sent in was that of Mr A. K, Hansen, .Cliij 10s. The members of the Masterton Amateur Operatic Society are requested to meet in St. Matthew's Schoolroom, on Tuesday evening next at 8 o'clock sharp, for rehearsal of Lcs Cloches De Comeville. The public are reminded of Messrs Lowes and lorns' sale at Mrs Carter's residence, Colombo lioad, on Monday at 1.1)0 o'clock. To persons lurnishing, this sale oilers special inducement, the furniture being of the most choice description. The property having been >old, everything will be quitted without reserve.

The potato cropsuiTeredconsiderably last season from difl'erent bliuhts and pests. Hence we arc pleased lo notice that amongst the list of seed potatoes, published in another column by Messrs .J. Graham and Co., there is a special kind quoted, which is stated to have withstood the attacks of these pests. A potato of this kind should be popular amongst eirowers and it will be interesting to note its success. Messrs Simms and Mowlem mako the following additions to the list of entries for their next stock sale, to lie held in the yards on 31st inst.:—(s 3 and .1-year-old bullocks; the well-known ti'olting stallion " Young .Berlin," and 1 light gig. At a well-attended meeting of the Hoys' Club, held in St. Matthew's schoolroom last evening, 'it was decided lo wind the Club up, and the balance in hand, £S lis Id was, on the motion of Mr W. 11. Jackson, granted to form the nucleus of a technical library in connection with the proposed Technical School. The President (licv. A. C. Yorke) was in the Chair. The usual weekly meeting of the Master! on Mutual Improvement Sociely was hold in flic Wcsleyan Schoolroom, lust oTening, but owing to this and the two

previous Attendances being somewhat meagre, the time was spoil in discussing the best means of increasing the interest in the Society on the part of members. It was decided that the Secretary write to all members with a view to secure their co-operation in making the Society a greater success, as it was felt Hint unless this is done, the meetings' will prove failures.

The new scale of railway fares comes into force on the 51 h Aiiriisl, licturn tickets issued for distances up to 10 miles arc to be available on the day after issue, or from Saturday to Holiday; for distances up to 200 miles they are to be available for a month, ami above 200 miles for two months. There is a special scale of excursion fares lor school, factory, and friendly society parties of not" less than 20 persons". Second-dais ordinary return tickets, available for lirst-class carriages, will be issued to football, cricket, tennis, ami bowling teams; golf, rowing, and rifle clubs; and pleasure parlies of not less than 12 members, where a single journey only is to be made, second-class single tickets will bo issued, available for lirst-class carriages. . Second-class single tickets,available for return on day of issue only,will be issued to teams, clubs, and pleasure parties of not less than 12 adult passengers _ who Wish to travel sooond-elass; minimum fare, Is. Teams and parlies will lie required to give three days' notice lo the District Manager, and must travel by the trains arranged for by that officer. The liailway Department reserves to itself the right to decline any application. There are also alterations in the goods trallic as to timber, fruit, and vegetables.— m

Charles Osborne is a \venllhy mining man of San Francisco, lleccntly in Heading he had .10 dollars stolen from him. This set him thinking. In llio right pocket of his trousers he skilfully arranged half a dozen big fish-hooks, each carefully fastened to its place, mid in such a way that they would offer no resistance to a hand being inserted, but, the hand would be grasped by the barbs while being withdrawn. Any one of tlio hooks would hold a 10lb salmon. One or two eyenings afterwards, in a crowd, he felt a linnet going down his pocket, It moved slowly and earofully. Pretty soon Mr Osborne felt that lie had a mnn at his elbow who was doing somedcop thinking, He knew this by tlio commotion that had taken place in hii pocket, lie said nothing, but he know something was going to happen. It did, when a voice said: "Say, mister, I'vo got my hand in your pookot!" " What Jiaro you got your hand it my pocket for p" said Osborne, cheerfuly. ■' Why don't you take it out? ''l can't; it's caught," said tlio man, looking up and turning pale. " Well, come right dowu here to a policeman. He will help you take it out," replied the mining man, and lie moyed off as he spoko, the tkiof being forced to trot along by the side of his captor. The New York correspondent of the Age, states'that a recent cyclone in lowa, caused the death of nearly 100 persons. iinddestroyed 'several village's" S3 completely that not a single building remains in them. A 'sclioolhouse with its occupants was swept away, the teacher and two pupils being found dead fully atjuartor of a mile from whero tlio building stood, and the bodies of other pupils were scattered over a considerable nrca, One woman was blown into a tree top, and so severely injured tliat she died a few hours after being discovered. Several other victims of the fury of the storm were found lodged in trees, and more or less injured. Two young men were carried bodily into the air for about half a mile and then dropped to i the ground Strange to say they suffered very'little injury,- and wcre.able'to render assistance to others less fortunate than thenjsolvcs. Wires were stripped from post's, and'in n|ky instinccs'lfosts woro torn up by tlio wind; horses,' cattl'o and vehicles wore hurled through the air_ like chaff, trees wero uprooted, fine residences were swept away and reduced to kindling wood, and fields 'were stripped of sprouting grain and the soil in which it grew, liailway trains were blown from tho tracks, and in ono instance a heavy locomotivo was turned on it-s side by the force of the iviad.

The Ministerial majority in the Now South Wales Parliament just roturned is thirty-six.

Several valuable dogs have been poisoned in Masterton lately. Owners should be on the look out.

The motion for a new trial in the caso Collier v. the Melrose Borough Council, lias been refused.

Mr James Linton, of Matsnra, lias been appointed Manager of tho Dalefield Dairy Factory.

The Bill providing for the annual revaluation of leases in perpetuity, has been rejected the House.

Charles Collier, wool-classer, of Wellington, has been adjudged a bankrupt on his own petition. _ The Wairarapa hounds meet at Clareville on Thursday, August Ist. and at Mr A. W. Cave's, To Ore Ore, Masterton, on Thursday, August Bth. Miss Agnes M. Heaven, daughter of Mr George Heaven,awell-known Wanganui resident, died on Wednesday evening, aged 27 years, from cancer.

A man named William Lees, (!7 years of age, was found dead yesterday morning in a mill dam at Mosgiel. He had visited some friends on Thursday night, but when leaving for home ho was | evidently stupid from the effects of drink.

TIIO Industrial Exhibition, to be opened at Chrislchurch; 011 August 20th, by the Governor, promises to lie a great success. The time for receiving entries for exhibition, does not close till August 7th, but alroady applications for 8772 square feet of space, havo been received Messrs li. K. Hornblow and Co. announce their first stock sale to take place |at Maiiriecvillo 011 Tuesday, August (itli, in their yards opposite Mr Jensen s boarding house, West Maurice ville. Further entries are invited, and may be left with Mr Jensen or the auctioneers, Masterton. Full particulars arc advertised,

llic tot.ilisalor in Fr;uicc lust year returned ,fc 108,OlX) for the charities, and £IOI,OOO available for the encouragement of the breeding of thoroughbreds. A new machine lias been introduced by ut jlich horses ma} 1 be backed for either a win or a place, with automatic registers supplying one copy for the club and one for the Government auditors. On the Ist proximo, the Xauvanvai creamery is to be opened by the i\.Z. Fanners' Dairy Union, and the price of milk has been fixed at 3d for :J 0 test with a variation of ouo-sixteenth of a penny for every point above or below Ibis standard, 'the Featlierstou creamery will also be opened on the Ist of August if sufficient support is obtainable from milk-suppliers. A notice of interest to dairy farmers will be found in another column.

If you study practical economy you will buy your drapery and clothing at Hooper's lion Marchc. You nsk why ? We'll tell you why I You've twenty pounds to spend or twenty shillings iiyou like. Your object is to get all you require for tho money you liave. It you buy ot Hooper's you will get all you determined to secure and a hit left tor sonieihing else. Also you will get the hist of everything; the goods o( standard manufacturer'. If you buy elsewhere your twenty pounds or twenty shillings, as the case may be, will not go as far as you thought and yoa will cither have to sink the quality or s!n II out more ca-h. Will that suit you? Wo trow not. You're no fool; you've been wandcriug up and down this blessed world tor years and you know your book. One may say this is only assertion, where s your proof? We reply, use your tyos, exercise your judgment ana criticise andcompiro, and your verdict must bo for Hooper & Co., ready money drapers, 13on Marchc, Mastert m, -Aovt.

One ot the sights of Wellington, at any tune is undoubtedly the magnificent ostabiishmcat,known as To Aro House, and now that every department within its walls is filled to overllowing, with a bewildering variety of the season's novelties in millinery, mantles, dress 's, etc., it is more than ever a pleasure and profit to visit the wholesale family drapery warehouse, Te Aro House.

Particular attention has been paid this year to the requirements of country customers, au.| the result is to be seen in the immense and varied stock of calicoes, shirtings, llauncls, ilanuellettes, strong "earing dress materials, men's an I boys' clothing, it'o, The choice in each depart' mcnt, is almost unlimited, as may be imagined, when it is stated that of flannelette alone, over 50,000 yards havo this season neen imported at Te Aro House, Wellington.—Advi.