LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5354, 12 June 1896, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Parliament has adjourned till Tuesday next. We remind our readers of the Grand Concert at tho Masterton Theatre Eoyat this evening. / Mr J, Munro lias been appointed Sanger in the Castlopoiut District by the Worth County Council, Despito the lioayy timber traffic oyer the Taueru rond it is in very good condition for this timo of the year. A prohibition order was granted against a Masterton resident by Mr T, Hutcliison this morning. Tho annual Trinity Collego musical examination will take placo at tho Maston Public School to-morrow, MrE, Feist will act as supervisor, It lias been decided to open a Post Office Savings Bank and Monoy Order OUtco at tho Taueru, Mr 11. lices will bo in charge. Messrs Lowos wid loms hold a general sale at their rooms to-morrow, which will include furniture, produce,' confectionery, cutlery, and some very choico fowls. On otir first page will bo found a displayed announcement of a lung-worm specific for which Messrs Lowes and lorns are sole agents, and to which highly complimentary testimonials aro appended from Mr J. S. Handysideand Mr James Macara. A motion was brought forward at yesterday's meeting of the Wairarapa Worth County Council to ask the Government to place the Eketahuua to 1 Daneyirke via, Alfredton lioad on the schedule of Government lioads. The motion was lost. A number of drunken Chinamen were noticed staggering, up Qucen : street last evening.. Truly tho march of civilization advances, and tho yellow man can now suy:-"J£o allee same Yulopean; mo get pleutee dlunk." MessrsG. M. Hardicand Co., Medical Herbalists, of Wellington, have opened an agency in Queen-street for tho sale of their Botanic medicines, A full stock of herbs, barks, roots, etc., besides patent medicines aud druggists' sundries aro largely stocked. The branch is under the management of Mr W, Hunter.

Mr Cook, the Taueru roadman, Las earned great praise from the residents of the Taueru district. Ho has shown discretion in the performance of his work by making all the dangerous places on llic road in question perfectly safe. Pigs are in demand, and settlers who are happy in the possession of projective baconcrs have virtually nil unlimited market opened to them. In another column the Wellington Bacon Factory advertise for no less than ten thousand pigs. Owners can obtain full particulars as to terms and quality of animals required by communicating with Messrs W. Dimock and Co.

A general meeting of the Taueru Amateur Dramatic Club was held at the Taueru Hotel on Wednesday evening, Mr Cktwin in tho chair, The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. All accounts against the Club were passed for payment, A hnatty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr G. Mcllattic for his generous donation of two hundred and fifty feet of timber given for enlarging and improving the stage in tho Taueru Hall. It was decided to hold another entertainment on July dtli,

Mr C, E. -Brcmnor, Engineer, to the North County, in his report, states that complaints having again been lodged of the neglect shown by the maintenance contractor in keeping the fences and floodgates of the reserve he occupies on the Bowlands boundary at Eorokoko, lie hus been ad vise d tl lat iu future any repairs which may from time to time lie consi dercd necessary will be performed by the Council and charged to his account. The Stock Department has also been applied to for the services of their man to dig in the burrows and poison the rabbits on the reserve, notice having been given that the adjacent properties are suffering from the raids of the County rabbits, This here thing of the tailwaggin' the dog isfoundcdorifact. It happened like this: You sec, down in Mexico they is a wasp with a stinger that is full two inches long and chuck up with pizen from p'int to root, Unc day 0110 of 'em socked his old prod right into the tip end of the tail of a Pointer dog I had with mo down there. Mebbe you won't, believe me, but in lces'n to minutes thet tlicr tail had swelled up so that it was anyhow four pounds heavier than the dog. Ho was layni' there moanin,' and I commenced sayin' pore feller and all that sort of tiling, an' lie tried to wag his tail. Natal result: The tail bein' so much heavier, it jist bodily wagged the dog off his feet. 1 don't think I never sawapathetickersightin all my life. —Bmtiyn Eaijle,

In his report to the Wairarapa North County Council yesterday, the Engineer stated that on the Masterton to Waimatcroad instructions have been given to tho road-maintenance contractor to proceed to lay the new surface sheathing on the western portion of the To Ore Ore bridge, which at present is much out of repair, and this work will be put in hand immediately. Subject to the Council passing the item provided in the estimates it is proposed to re-construct the culvert ou the main road at tho crossing of the Hospital drain at once. The presont culvert is in a more or less collapsed state and unable to accommodate more than the normal watcrflow of tho channel, which overflows in wet weather to the injury of the road and adjacent private property,

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Masterton Lodgcl,O.O.F.,if,U., was held last evening, and there was a large attendance of members The following were the officers present:— G.M., Bro. Hunter; KG,, Bro. Kershaw ; V.G., Bjo. Apperley. A large quantity of business was transacted and nominations were received for officers for ensuing term. The election of officers takes place next Lodge night. This Society is making rapid progress and its membership of late has increased considerably, and it has under consideration at the present time the desirability of forming, at an early date,' a fomalo Lodge, which there is every cause to believe.should provo eminently successful.

Mr C. E. Eremner, Engineer to the North County, iu concluding bis report to the Council, says" I have to express, on behalf of myself and family, our keen appreciation of the Council's kindly consideration towards mo in my recent illness, and to assure thorn that my rapid recoyery is in no small measure duo to the absolute rest I was enabled to enjoy during my extended leave of absence, I have every reason' to believe that a't the expiration of three months my health will he such as to permit of my resuming my usual duties connected with tho inspection of works and other necessary travelling in the district, It! is very gratifying to mo to find that during my absence the works in hand have been most carefully and faithfully conducted by my assistant (Mr Mclaclilan), with tho able assistance of the County Clerk (Mr F, G. Moore) when required." Water drinking in typhoid fever is not a new suggestion, Tho importance of subjecting tho tissues to au internal batli was brought prominently to the notice of the. profession by M. Dcboye, of Paris, who ,was perhaps the first to systematise, .Theinode of treatment-of this eminent jiliysician consists almost exclusively of water drinking, " I make my patients .drink," he says j" and thoy must be kept pretty busy in attending to this rinsing prooss; for they aro required to take from.five to six quarts of water daily, much would amount to . eight ounces every hour. Copious water drinking does not weaken the heart,'hut, on tho contrary, encourages its action,, by maintaing tho yolumo of blood. It so aids tho action of tho liycr, tho kidneys,' and the skin; and by promoting evaporation from tho skin,' it lowers ' tho temppnaturo, l ~Backriolo§iMl Sma\ I

The Kuripuhi ErV Brigade holds its first annual social on July 2nd. Poisoning operations in the Taueru district commenced on Thursday,

The fencing claim, H. (J. Williams v. Wi Waka, .was adjourned in tlie Masterton S.M", Court this morning. The Melanesinn Mission is said to liayo been founded on St. Barnabas' Day.

Messrs J. Mowlem and Co. add fifty fat turnip fed ewes to their Mastcrton stock sale list for 17th inst.

No objections totheWairarapaNortß County roll were made at the Assessment Court to-day. Mr P, 11 Wood's next Taratalii stock sale takes place on Tuesday, June 23rd. Entries to date are published. Iho W.F.C.A. branch at Eketalmna is now in full swing, under the capable management of Mr H. Lawson, late of iToM

A warrant lias becu issued for the arrest of the bankrupt Ernest Louis, storekeeper, of Peatherston. A reward lof £SO has been oll'crcd by some of Ms creditors for the apprehension of Louis, _ Mr E. D. Hobcn, who left the "Wellington Pes/in January last to join the literary stall of the Sydney Daily Telegraph, is resigning his position 'to join tho Sydney Morning Heruli staff as assistant editor of the Sydney Mail, Dr. Tearc is one of those who object on sanitary grounds to kissing the Bible when taking an oath. When called as a witness in tho loelier case yesterday, he adopted the alternative granted by Oaths Act Amendment Act of 1863, and took the oath by holding up his right hand and repeating the prescribed formula, says the Post.

A sale of work in connection with a .brunch of the Melanesinn Mission known ai " St. Barnabas' Association," took place in St. Matthew's schoolroom Inst evening, and was well-attended. The results, from a financial point of view, are, we understand, satisfactory. Tho ease in which Alfred Crosscy sued liichard Crabbe, tho Temporauce advocate for £5Ol, for an alleged libel was decided yesterday in fayour of defendant by a three-fourths majority of tho jury.

An application was made at the Mastcrton S.M. Court this morning by Mr and Mrs Coubourn, of Kuripuni, to adopt a child named Alexander Coubourn, but as the father of the child was not present, the application was adjourned until Saturday morning.

Messrs J. Mowlem and Co. announce their next Mangainahoc stock sale will be held on the 30th June, for which they have received the following entries: — 200 lambs, two heifers and one bull.

For the last two months there have been two experienced miners from the Auckland fields, prospecting for gold in tho Tararua ranges. They are so satislied with the indications, that although not successful in finding anything payable, they do not intend to give up the search for treasure,

The usual fortnightly meeting of the MastertonMutuallmprovement Society takes place this oyeniug, in tho Wesleyou Schoolroom when the ltcv. J, S. Smalley, President, 11 lecture on the" Armenian Question." The lecturer has special knowledge of the subject, having recently travelled in the Turkish dominions, and come in contract with Armenian people, As is usual at such occasions tho meeting will be open to the public free of charge. A smart canvasser is required by an advertiser.