LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 7243, 26 August 1902, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Wanganui firm is anxious to buy up to two million feet of sawn whifco pino for export. Hawera Telephone Exchange has now 107 paying subscribers. They are trying to get tho number up to 126, when the Exchango will be open till midnight. On the fourth page, to-day, will be found the concluding portion of the detective story, which was commencod in yesterday's paper. Mr J. Holloway, secretary of tho New Zealand Church Mission Society, will give an address on mission work in St. Matthew's schoolroom this evening at 8 o'clock. There is on exhibition in the window of Mr Jas. Wickcns' shop a handsome tbree-deckei' wedding cake, made to the order of a local resident. The cake is beautifully decorated with the usual art-, iiioial flowers, and the highly artistic] ornamentation reflects the utmost credit j upon the makor.

The registered rainfall last night at Masterton was nine points. District and other items, etc., aro miavoidably held over till to-morrow. Tho outward 'Frisco mail will closo at Mastorton, to-morrow afternoon. Tho steamer Uiiwcu loft WolHnglon last night for Sydney, with 2/250 sheep and 169 cattlo. A mooting of tho Maslorlou Trotting Club will bo held in tho Club Hotel, tomorrow ovoning, at 8 o'clock. A smort shock of onrlhqiiuko was experienced in Mastorton, at bVlb" a.m., today. Tho Woodvillo Water Works, which aro to bo formally opened to-morrow, cost over .£IO,OOO. Tho telcphono exchange, Danncviikc, oponcd to-day. The subscribers number thirty-five Gisborno is going in for a Town Clock with chimes. Government" will contri £ for £ up to JMOO. Tho Ninth Annual mooting of tho Now Zealand Farmers' Dairy Union is taking placo in Palmorston North, this afternoon. Tho Government steamer Tutanekai is to tako a Parliamentary excursion to Gisborno next Saturday. The members taking part intend to have a really good lime. Butler is now selling at Is (id per lb in Dannovirke. Putter will probably be a scarce and dear commodity for tho next live or six weeks. On July 4th, Walter Baker, a man who was found guilty of biting o/'f a portion of another man's nose at Bendigo, was Hogged at Pcntridge, Victoria. Hundreds of tons of fodder are being despatched from Corowa, N.S.W., daily, and up to date fully '20,000 tons, valued at .£IOO,OOO havo left Corowa station. Tho Very llcv. Dean McKcnna loft for Wellington, yesterday, to attend a conference of the Clergy of the district at which he will preside. In the New Plymouth District Court, Judge Kettle, in an appeal from n judgement of the Magistrate iv an affiliation case, refused to confirm the order of the Lower Court. The Acting-Premier and several members of Parliament havo been invited to the official opening of the Woodvillo waterworks, which will take place tomorrow. Larrikins, in Wellington, arc in tho habit of catching horses turned out for a spell on Sundays and galloping them about. Tho police are to be asked to identify the yontbs and lay informations against them. The demand for bicyc cs this year, says a London paper, is almost as great as at the height of the great boom. Extra trains have to be chartered at Coventry solely for the conveyance of bicycles, and the makers anticipate that the demand will be maintained throughout tho summer.

Tho nine surveyors, selected by the New Zealand Government,at the request of the Imperial authorities, for work on the Gold Coast, West Africa, loft Wellington this morning for Auckland, from whence they take their departure on Friday by tho Ventura. The party comprises', amongst others, Messrs Leonard and Percy Webb, of Masterton. At the " pleasant Tuesday evening " in tho Masterton Weslcyan schoolroom this evening the Sunday school choir and orchestra will render the excellent service of the song entitled " Nell," under the leadership of Mr J. Baillic. The piece has been diligently rehearsed lately by those taking part and a splendid musical evening is promised. It is said that those returned troopers who have succumbed to disease, in Wellington, have been interred with rather scanty honours. This fact is rather a reproach to the Colony, as the poor fellows have died for their country equally as much as if they bad fallen in battle, in which case they would have been given military funerals. A " heathen Chinee," named George Gong, got a richly-deserved sentence of six months hard labour, in Wellington, yesterday, for having stolen .£lB 10s from a countryman named Yco Tome living at Masterton. A number of the sovereigns were found sown up in his trousers band. More of " the ways that are dark," as immortalised by tho late Bret Hartc. Two tanks at the Dannevirkc gas works burst ono day last week. The force of the explosion scattered timber and other material for a distance of over a hundred yards, and the report of the explosion was heard all over the town, the affair causing rather a sensation. No accident, however, occurred to persons working in the vicinity, and the lighting of the town was not interfered with. Messrs Lowes and lorns Ltd., forwarded by special train vestorday morning, on behalf of loc .1 clients, consignments of both sheep ,uid cattle for shipment at Wellington, per Hawea to Sydney. There aro some really prime bullocks amongst the cattle, which we understand are likely to surpass any yet forwarded from New Zealand to tho Sydney market. The Company, to-day, received cable advice from their Sydney agents recording satisfactory prices obtained for a consignment of wethers which went forward last week. The lie v. Wyndham Eardc begs to acknowledge the receipt of the following sums collected by Mrs Poulson (which she has handed to him) for Mrs Lincoln Thompson and tenders the batter's most grateful thanks for the kind help rendered her in this time ot her trouble:— Messrs Coradmc and Whittakcr's factory, £1 2s 6d ; Messrs Ewington's factory 10s; Mr M. C. O'Connell, 10s 6d; Messrs 0. A, Pownall, IL E. Eton and "A Friend," 10s each ; Messrs A. Cross, .1. Cress, T. W., J. O'Neill, W. C„ aud 11. IL, Ss each.' Amounts of 2s Gd and under, M 19s. Total— £lo 2s.

The road-grader, recently ordered by tho Masterton County Council through the firm of Messrs Booth, McDonald and Co., (Mr J. C. Ewington local agent) has come to hand, and was to-day put together by Mr Ewington. Tho machine, which has been purchased at a cost of .£9O, is an Austin reversible road-grader and is stated to bo admirably adapted for the work required. It haslicen proved to bo an economise!" in regard to road formation, road-maintenance or drain-cleaning, and it is very serviceable where the "shoulders" of roads havo to be removed, the work being done at a cost of between £1 and £1 10s per mile. Mr and Mrs Henning, travelling on their locomobile, arrived in Wellington, safely. They had rather a trying experience on tho Rimutaka, in the teeth of a north-west gale, but the machine stood tho test remarkably well. Crossing an unbridged creek at Kaitoke, the motor jammed among the boulders, and thou threatened to float down stream. Mr Henning had to jump out and clear a road for his. vehicle. In South Wairarapa, a good speed was kept up, but in the " Ilutt sludge channel " tho pace had to bo moderated. Mr Henning intends returning to Auckland via- Napier. Mr J. Croft, tho organ-builder, arrived yesterday, to commence fitting tho hydraulic apparatus j,a tho organ in St. Matthew's Church, and expects to have it ready for use in about a week's time. It will bo remembered that this machinery for blowing tho organ by waterpower is to the Parishioners' Memorial of King Edward Vll.'s Coronation; but, as there is still <£10 wanted to meet tho cost of the apparatus, an entertainment will be given in St. Matthew's Schoolroom, to-night week, to meet the deficit. The Vestry wore in the proud position, at the completion of the organ, to pay cash for it, and it is hoped the parishioners will enable then? J.n do tho same for tho present improvement.

Those residents of Masterton and surrounding districts who can appreciate good wholesome fruit, and are fond of choice confectionery, will bo interested in learning that Mrs M. J. MacOarthy has cominencod business in those particular lines in Culien's Buildings, opposite Messrs Hartnian and Bqay'.s, Qucenstrect, Masterton. Tho fruit in thov/hv dow and shop forms quito a creditable display, and a guarantee is given that only good fruit will bo handled. The stock of confectionery, too, is varied, extensive and well selected, and as, to 'quote an old adage, .'! the proof of the pudding is in the eating," Mrs MacCarthy solicits a trial order, confident in her ability to give satisfaction to all classes of customers. Fruit-growers, or small farmers having fruit for disposal, will find it advantageous to make a pal), which will probably lead to business.

Messrs Iloopor and Uo,, of the Fashionaole Drapery Warehouse, announces in another column that their first shipments of new autuum and winter novelties are now to hand. The latoat Parisian and London fashions are always to be found at this establishment, and our readers would do themselves justice by making an early call upon Messrs Hooper and Co., and make their selections for the coming season.— Aovr.

Kural properties in mid around Woodvillc iu*o still changing hands at enhanced values. A press messago stales that Miss Pollit, of Wellington, has been appointed matron of tho Wellington Hospital. Kight cases of divorce were eel down for hearing at the sittings of tho Supronio Court at Auckland, .yesterday, and nix aro being proceeded with. In the breach of promise action, Sarah Johnston, Wellington, v. W. W. Hurt chemist, Auckland, claim X5Ol, defendant confessed judgment for tho full amount with costs. Tho assistant-inspector reports on tho Napier Old Men's Homo! "It is a painful scene to visit it. The wookwork is infested with bugs, and tho place should bo burned down." The Waikare, which saiicd from Auckland last night for Sydney, took .500 sheep and JJO head of cattle, besides '200 sheep from Napier and MO frozen carcases of mutton from Lyttelton. A young man, son of a resident of To Whiti, was today medically examined and a certificate of lunacy was in due courso issued. He will bo sent to the Porirua Asylum this afternoon. On enquiry we learn that Edwin Gunthor, who was dangerously injured hi tho stabbing iillVay in Masterton, on Saturday night, is to-day, if anything, slightly easier, having passed a good night. Mr Pert Green, of Masterton, who recently left a good position with the Masterton branch of the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, and weit to South Africa with tho Tenth, has been appointed to this firm's Hamilton branch and leaves for that township in a few days. A meeting of printers is convened for to-morrow evening, in tho Empire Hotel, at seven o'clock, to consider the question of arranging the " First Annual Trade Dinner," in connection with Wairarapa craftsmen. Visiting craftsmen from Carterton and Grey town will" bo present, and the honors' list will include Picturned Troopers Green aud Cullen, both of whom (Wairarapa craftsmen) have seen active service iv South Africa.

The police, this afternoon, are investigating a rather peculiar case of alleged improper and illegal interment. From what we can gather, it would appear that a rumour has been prevalent that a certain lad had not been seen for some days, and on inquiry tho explanation is said to have been given that he had been taken away to Fe.-.tbcrston. A suspicion now exists that tho child has died, and that tho body has been buried without a certificate of death having been previously obtained. Mr 11. Trotman, Grcytown, requires two good carpenters. Messrs Pinches and Co notify that unti furl her notice, orders for firewood may bo left at Goodali's auction rooms. Mr IT. Peterson, Queen-street, Masterton, quotes prices for footwear, which those in want of good and cheap boots and shoes would do well to peruse. WILL IT I'AV ? " There are many fortunes lying dormant in the shape of valuable ideas curried from year to year in the minds of men who lack the courage or enterprise to bring them forth to tho world."—Extract from pamphlet giving information on patents, obtainable free, on application, from Baldwin and Rayward, Patent Agents, National Chambers, Wellington. CANADIAN KEAWHED CUKE. The only sensible and effective way of treating rheumatic and fi liy affections is to remove the cause of the disease.-;. The most effective remedy is the Great Canadian Seaweed Core. It dissolves uric acid and phosphatic sediments, and the good it does is permanent. It has gained a remarkable reputation for quick and effective cures. Sold by all chemists. —Advt.