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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 206, 9 July 1879, Page 2

The Masterton Volunteer Rifle Corps parade for inspection un Friday next. Several reports'are held over unavoidably for our next issue.

The Opera Company is making arrangements for a visit to Masterton.

We are pleased to hear that the boys of Masterton have made up their minds to form a Cadet Corps. The weekly drill of the Carterton Volunteers is postponed till tomorrow evening.

There is a big Order Paper for the County Council to get through to-day at Carterton.

Tenders are invited by the Trustee for the purchase of the book debts in the estate of Thomas McCarthy. Messrs lorns and Fergusson have received instructions to sell on Saturday next, in the shop lately occupied by Mr Bell, furniture, saddlery, and general merchandise.

We hear that the Grey town Volunteer Soiree passed off most successfully.last evening. The Town Hall was decorated with great taste, and nothing was wanting to complete the comfort and enjoyment of visitors.

Notice is given that Mr J, C, B. Colder has filed a statement of his inability to meet his engagements, and that the first meeting.of creditors will■ take place at Wellington on the 21st instant. Messrs •Skipper and Parker are- solicitors to the bankrupt.

At a meeting of the Lower Valley Ploughing Match Committee held on Monday last, it was decided to postpone the match till August 6th, as it was found that the ground chosen was too wet to be ploughed on the date previously fixed. The "nnual meeting of the Wairarapa Paste a 1 -Yssociation took place at Carterton yeit "day. No intimation of the ineet.i g TO' given to either the Press or the puu.ic, a ■! it is within our knowledge tint em some members of the. Association thenis 'lves were kept in ignorance of ii. Wj understand that the next annual raee ing of the Association will be eom'ei.uu by ringing a handbell. At a general Committee meeting of the Greytown Working Men's Club held on Saturday evening, the. minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.- The Secretary, report was read and Treasurer's statement, showing a credit balance of £3917s sd. Mr Bock required sonic assistance in collecting subscriptions, &c., and Mr Webster was appointed Secretary, Mr Bock keeping the Treasurership. It- was resolved to ask the Directors for a reduction of rent on Club building,

There are some curious old charities in Canterbury, one especially, called Decafour's Its purpose is to give " £7 ,10s each to two maid servants -who have lived for seven years in one service, at yearly wages of £6' or'- under." It'is hardly necessary for us in these limes to-tcll our readers that there is never a very large, never a disorderly mob of. servants rushing for the reward; This year, sad to relate, there was only one applicant. For the honour and glory of English women we give her name. Readers, remember that so late as 1879 a servant had lived seven, years in one service at £G a year, and that hernamo was Matilda Blogg. Matilda, would that there were more like you ! ■

A circular has been issued to-station-masters, guards, and ticket-collectors, by the commissioner of stating that all previous instructions ro passengers breaking their journey, are hereby rescinded, the following instructions being substituted in their stead: ; -Passengers holding single fare,'or day return tickets, may break the journey by stopping at intermediate stations, and proceed by a subsequent train ; provided the journey is accomplished in the day corre'sponing with the date on the ticket.-Passengers holding return tickets,- or single tickets available for return, mry break their journey at any intermediate stationeither going or returning sn long as the return journey-is completed within the time for which such return ticket was originally issued.