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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 190, 20 June 1879, Page 2

Mr Girdlestone's sale of bankrupt stock .is fixed for Tuesday next, A meeting is convened at the Empire Hotel on Wednesday evening next, to form a Quadrille Club. Tenders are invited by the Masterton Volunteer Fire Brigade for the services of an Engine-keeper. Messrs lorns & Forgusson sell this day the furniture, stock, and effects, in .the estate of Mr J. Clayson, Mr George Palmer, gardener, of Dixonstreet, Masterton, makes his bow to the public in another column as a nurseryman.

Tho handsomo case of birds exhibitod recently in the window of Messrs Parkes and Peterson, 'Masterton, will be raffled at the Club Hotel on Monday evening next, A meeting is convened at Kurupuni in Mr Russell's, shop ,911 Monday evening next, to consider the question of constituting Kurupuni a separate School District, 'X MrR.jG, Williamshas purchas'edfrom the Trustee in the estate of Williams, Cameron and Co. the stock and books debts of the Masterton branch of the late firm. Everyone will gladly see Mr Williams' well-known energy and business knowledge devoted to rapidly repairing the misfortunes, by repeated fires and other inevitable disasters which have happened to him during the past two years,

■ The English mail closed this morning a'' the/ Wairarapa offices. A mail suffering from partial paralysis was admitted into the Masterton Hospital, yesterday. ' ' ' ' ' ' This week -tho eliai'go sheet in the R.M. Court, Masterton, was lighter than it has 'been for 'a twelvemonth past, ' Surely thismay be regarded as a healthy sign.

Notice is given by Mr Wardell that ,iwo Government cheques for £25 and £4l 13s 9d have been lost or stolen,'and that' payment of the same has been stopped,

We understand that it is the intention of some young men at Greytown to start a brass band there. We wish'them every success.

F. K, Wood and Co. announce a sale of vehicles, horses, and furniture at theii rooms and yards, Greytown, on Saturday, June 28.

The tender of Messrs Williams and Barker lias been accopted by Mr Fanin, architect, for the erection of a shop in Queen-street—prico L 195. There were nine other tenders, two of which were considered too low to enable the tenderers to honestly fulfil their contracts. Mr and Mrs Alexander gave their entertainment last evening to rather a thin house. They trust to lmvo better weather and better fortune for their performance this evening. They request us to state that tlioy are not the 'Alexanders who gave performances in tho district some two,years ago

Wo are informed that the natives at Papawai, Greytown, are going in.largely for cropping for the ensuing season. -They intend breaking up about 100 acres. Last year they grew over 800 bushels of maize irrespective of other crops,' We a''e sorry to hear that there 1b another row amongst them concerning some fencing.

It is,the intention of the Greytown Rifle Volunteer Band to make its first appearance in public on the next, inspection parade of the corps, which will bo oil Tuesday next. We bolievo the uniforms will also bo to hand on that occasion as Huxley has informed the corps that they are all altered according to instructions. A resolution was passed on drill night that they be forwarded at once.' In our report of the late concert in the Town Hall, we mentioned that its acoustic properties had been greatly improved by the recent alterations. Wo learn that the credit for this very desirable condition is duo to Mr Fanin the architect who designed the alterations. The Wellington Education Board gives notice that the annual examination of pupil tellers in the 2nd, 3rd, and <lth years of service, and of sth year pupil teachers, under 19 years of age in March last, will be held in the Thorndon School, Wellington, and in the Greytown School <?n -Tuesday and Wednesday, tlio Bth and 9th day day of July next,'at 10 a,m. each day. Candidates are requested to forward to the Education Office the certificates of character required by the Board. Pupil teachers residing in Wellington will attend on Thursday for examination in extra subjects, including reading and recitation. .The building improvements in Queenstreet, Masterton, are making rapid headway. All but the interior is completed of Mr P. W. Hales' monster store. Mr Bell's new and commodious drapery depot is equally advanced. Four now shops are just completed adjacent to the Police Station. The frame is up for two handsome shops about to be occupied by Mr J. Williams and Mr R G. Williams. The massive brick walls of the Bank of Australasia are risingtslowly but surely. Messrs Dalrymple's new offices are well advanced, and last and least a new oyster saloon stands out prominently at a convenient corner. In a few months Queen-street risen from its ashes will bo handsomer and gayer than ever.

A party consisting of three experienced miners, reports the New Zealander, started for tho Wairarapa early this week, for the purpose of thoroughly examining a quartz reef in which gold was discovered a short time ago. The locality of the scene of operations lias not been made public, but we believe it is in close proximity to the settled portion of the district, and, therefore, very accessible. It is expected that the result of the preliminary examination, should it turn out satisfactory, will be made public in about a month's time. The long-looked-for whaleships have arrived at last, according to the Evening Star, at the Bay of Islands, the Horatio, Captain Grant, making her appearance first. A woek afterwards came the James Arnold, Captain Wilson, During tho next week the Alaska, Captain Fisherall hailing from New Bedford, Mass. Each ship having taken a fair share of oil, the first movement was getting wator, which they did both night and day from a creek which flows down the rocks at the end of the beach. At night they made large fires, where they passed the time singing and bathing while the barrels were being filled, The greater portion of the crews aro Portugese from Western Island, the remaining portion made up of Yankees, British, Kanakas, etc, A few tons of sperm and whale oil have already changed hands.. The crews on the whole, while ashore on liberty, behave themselves will; only two getting run in— one for being drunk and disorderly,(the other for telling him not to go with our friend in blue. Sentenced to 48 hourf. The Alaska makes oin more' cruise of about six months' and gou:; homo. I expect a full ship. Tho Horatio makes four more cruises of six months, while the James Arnold has over three years to do yet. The crews nearly all seem to be Good Templars;' Their strongest' drink ashore is ■ new milk; the balance of their cashgoe3 for cigars and cakes. Even whalers you see are kcomingja little moro civilized. The captains all live ashore.