LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 7244, 27 August 1902, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There has been a series of earthquake shocks in Fiji.

A supplementary outward 'Frisco mail will close at Masterton to-morrow morning, at 5,530 o'clock.

There was a sharp frost in Masterton last night, followed by a sprinkling of rain during the early morning, and an unsettled day afterwards.

A .arge octopus, or sqiuci, was washed ashore at Kaikoura a day or two ago. The tentacles measured about twenty feet in length.

Since the last annual meeting the Wellington and Manawatu Hail way Company has received over .£50,000 for land sold by them.

Dr. Hector, son of Sir James Hector, has accepted the position of assistant medical officer at tho. Wellington Hospital until a permanent appointment has been made.

The Protestant denominations in Christchurch have decided to take a plebiscite, on similar lines to that in Dunedin, on the question of Bible reading in State schools.

Chief Detective McGrath, who has been on an official visit to Masterton in connection with the Mahoncy stabbing affray, returned to Wellington yesterday afternoon.

The work of the brick additions to the Prince of Wales Hotel, Mastorton, is being pushed on by tho contractor, and it is expected that it will not be long before tho contract is completed.

The Bishop of Wellington consecrates St. Aidan's Church, at Alfml'on, at 11 a.m. on Sunday next. Tl. .;..shop is to preach at Ekctahuna in t':e evening, at 7 p.m. Particulars are notified by advertisement.

Tho llov. J. G. Bruce was one of the English missionaries murdered in China. He was an Australian, who has been laboring there since lb')0, at the Chewchow station. It was recently ro-opened after tic Boxer rising.

A Brewery " Trust " in tho North Island is spoken of. A Manawatu paper says:—We understand that negotiations arc proceeding for the amalgamation of one of the local breweries with well-known similar establishments at Wanganui and Hawcra.

The W.F.C.A., Masterton, announce the arrival of their first shipment of early spring fashions, and the display made is exceptionally good. An extremely varied choice is offered, and jomo really beautiful designs are shown in millinery. Tho dressmaking department is now in a position to meet the invariably heavy demand made upon its resources at this period of the year, and smart stylish gowns can bo procured without any unnecessary delay after the order has been placed. ltegarding tho rumour which has lately been widely in circulation in connection with an alleged illegal interment of a boy, the Police thoroughly invostij gated the matter yesterday and discovereel that there was absolutely no foundation for tho report. Tho lad who was sup-" posed to have died, and been buried without tho requisite medical cortificatei is with his mother at Fonthorston, ancj their absence for two or three week! appeared to lend colour to tho suspicion! that existed. The report has been tracej to have emanated from school by no means a bad medium of story going the round. Tho ordinary meeting of Firo Brigade was hold last Superintendent Morris in the chair. minutes of the previous evening read and adopted. Accounts amouH to 422 7s 6d were passed for Correspondence was received Masterton Fire Police, U.F.8.A., fcerton 11. V. and Messrs J.L. 11. ltigg, the latter intimating would make the Brigade a prcsejßßj the frame used for the engine on GstJF nation, for which th« donor was.heartily thanked. One working member', was elected and formally introduced to the members by tho Chairman. One honorary member was elected, Foreman Braggins gave notice to move that tho maximum strength of tho Brigade be fixed at 20. It was decided to purchase a set of ping-pong for "tho members. The attendance at tho Weslcyan schoolroom, last evening, to hear the service of song, entitled " Little Nell," by the members of the choir, was much larger than on the former occasion of it being given by them, and assisted as they were by a very efficient orchestra, succeeded admirably in their efforts to entertain all present. Mr W. M. Easthope road the pathetic passages of Dickens' well-loved story of London life wherein "Little Nell's " death is in the end subject of such mournful reflection. The choir sang reuiarbably well, Mr Baillie conducting, and Miss Daniell presiding at the organ. The duet in which Air Williams and Miss Eddie took part was particularly good, whilst the concerted efforts of tho choir generally left little to bo desired. At the conclusion [ the Rev. Mr Murray thanked all present, the choir and orchestra as well, and announced a postponement of next week's " pleasant evening " in favour of Mrs Harrison-Leo's Temperance lecture in Mastorton next Monday and Tuesday in the Town Hall, with which all should bo in perfect sympathy. Mr llalph, however, was arranging a programme to follow in succession to thoso already given.

Messrs Hooper and Co., of the Fashionaole Drapery Warehouse, announces in another column that their first shipments of new autumn and winter novelties are now to hand. The latest Parisian and London fashions are always to be found at this establishment, and our readers would do themselves justice by malmig an early calf upon Messrs lloopor and Co., make their selections lor the coming season.— Adyi.

Tho retail price of fresh butter in Mastevton is now In fid per lb. The opidomic of scarlet foyer is on the dcclino in Wellington.

Outward J3ritisb, foreign and Austral iau mails will close nt Masterton on Frl diy afternoon at 4.45 o'clock.

Tlioro in every indication of an early spring in tho Forty Mile Bush district. Fruit trees and vegetables are wol , forward.

A. grant of .£355 10a has been mado to tho Wanganui Education Hoard for additions required at the Technical School.

The following significant answor to correspondents appears in a Wellington paper :—'Tattcrsal!,'--" Address care manager Commercial Bank, Hobart."

Out of two thousand children attending public schools in Now York, eighteen per cent were found to be afflicted with oyo troubles.

Mr W. Mitchell, manager at Pubiatua for Kouso and Ilurrcll, Limited, died on Monday night. Mr Mitcholl was in hie sixty-second year.

A meeting of the Stewards of tho Mastcrton Itacing Club is to be held in the Club Hotel tonight, when the date for tho next trot will be fixed, and other matters attended to.

The ladies who were injured by cattle driven on the .streets of Wanganui, in Juno last, arc suing Mr W. 11. Keith, for damages. The cattle were owned and driven by Mr Keith.

A presentation is this afternoon being made to Mr Isaac Sykes, from tho members of the Masterton A. and P. Association, he having recently resigned the position of secretary to that body.

In eases, in Wellington, when charges of obscene language are proved and a fine imposed, with an alternative of a period of imprisonment, applications for time .for payment arc frequently refused.

For committing an indecent act on tho carriage platform on the Manawatu railway, the accused was fined .£2 by the Wellington H.M., in default fourteen days' imprisonment.

Iho many friends of Mr 11. 11. Wolters, well-known in the Wairarapa as an accountant, will regret to hear that ho is seriously ill with rheumatism, and intends proceeding to llotorua for treat-

ment,

At tho entertainment on Tuesday next, in St. Matthew's Schoolroom, a very beautiful trio by the great American song-writer, Mr C. A. White, will be sung by Mrs Ikwson, Mr A. Eendall and llcv. Wyndham Earec.

The Manawatu A. and P. Association intend erecting two large buildings in their showground. One of the buildings will be devoted to the exhibition _of poultry, and the other to the industrial, horticultural, homo industry, art sections, etc.

1 )r Smyth, lately Chief Inspector of the Wanganiii Education Board, lcftWanganui yesterday, c.n route for Victoria, to undertake the duties of his new position. At the last meeting of the Board, Dr. Sinythe was presented with a framed enlarged photograph of the members.

Messrs Wirth Bros, advise us frotu Auckland that their well-known Circus and menagerie is to appear in Mastcrton in October next. The firm in their communication state that " they have never equalled or never expect to cxccll the present combination."

As a proof of the popularity of the Massoy-llarris manufactures, we arc informed that Mr llultlc, the Company's expert, sold in two days thirteen binders, two ploughs, ten cases machine oil and twelve tons of binder twine. Intending purchasers should make a note of this.

The Dorcas Society wishes to gratefully acknowledge several parcels of clothing from Mrs Ilirschbcrg, Mrs Govcr and Mrs Beard ; quilts from Mrs Miller, of Bidcford; and ilannclcttc from Mrs Hirschberg. Also donations from Mrs Gorringc, Mrs MacGregor and Miss MacGregor.

We are glad to learn that dairying is taking a decided step forward in this district, and that fanners are beginning to realise there is money in "cow-spanking." Mr C. E. Daniell, the district agent for the Dc Laval Co., informs us that within ii fortnight lie has disposed of three complete turbine plants, besides several other orders on hand.

Mr Goodall has just received a consignment of ten tons of early seed potatoes of the variety known as the " Prolific Snowilake," which is a proverbially largo cropper, being also early and exceedingly hardy. This potato grows well in Hawke's J3ay from whenco this shipment comes, and many crops havo already been successfully grown in this district.

The report published by the Mangawcka ScUlct; of the proceedings at the indignation meeting of settlers held in that township on Tuesday evening last, contains the following :—" Mr Harrison said there was little uso in hiding the truth, and he was aware of the fact that Mr Culver said that if Mr Hornblow retired from tho field in favour of Mr Remington they would make it worth his while."

An esteemed correspondent has forwarded the following item, with a request for reproduction in our columns : —Lord Kitchener, in a speech lately made in South Africa, alluded to Kerry, in the South of Ireland, as his birthplace. Ireland has evidently a specialty for bringing forth—whether of Celtic or Saxon race—British Generals. Lords Roberts, Wolseley and Kitchener—to say nothing of tho Duke of Wellington— have drawn their first breaths in Irish air.

A little after eleven o'clock this morning, two loud gun reports were heard in Queen-street, Masterton, and many business people emerged from their premises wish anxiety written on their countenance i, evidently apprehending that another tragedy had occurred. On investigation it was found that a "tragedy "had really oesurred, but in the public interest, for the : victim was a largo spaniel dog with an ugly cancerous growth on its mouth. A : local business-man was the public benefactor, the dog having two shots lodged , inW^lod^^^^anep^^^^^ HHRHrNapici , Magistrates' Court, a few days ago, four little girls, ranging from ten to thirteen years of age, were; charged with having obtained various small sums of money by means of false pretences. It appeared that they had been collecting for t'jio Sunday School, and their father surmised that thus they had got the idea of doing a little at the same time on their own account. The police did not press the charge, but remarked that if they again offended in the same way a committal to an Industrial School would have to be asked for. The police stated the accused had been going round pretending to collect for a Sunday School, and when they noticed a paragraph in the newspapers with reference to the matter they had been artful enough to destroy their sham subscription papers. His Worship said the cases seemed to have been brought principally as a warning to the girls and he would discharge tliem, on condition that tho money obtained by them was returned, Mr I , '. Hill, of Weraiti, requires tenders for about 30 acres of hillside ploughing. Mrs S. llidgway, Colombo-road, advertises .throe cottages in Colombo-road for sde. will ix γ-ay ? " There are many fortunes lying dormant in the shape o£ valuable ideas carried from year to year in the minds of men who lack the courage or enterprise to bring them forth to the world."—Extract from pamphlet giving information on patents, obtainable free, on application, from Baldwin and Kayward, Patent Agents, National Chambers, Wellington. j CANADIAN SEAWEED CURE. * The only sensible and effective way of i treating rheumatic and go'ity affections is 1 to remove the cause of the diseases. The I most effective remedy is the Great Canadian i Seaweed Cure. It dissolves uric acid and L phosphatic sediments, and the good it does ( is permanent. It has gained a remarkable (i: reputation for quick ai:d effeotivo cures, (i fjold by all uheruists.—Anvx. s;