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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 296, 22 October 1879, Page 2

Tenders are invited by Mr Cr. Fannin, architect, for fencing the Masterton Ciub. The Thistle Lodge hold an emergency meeting this evening,

Tenders are invited for leasing 33 acres of land with house on the Upper Plain, Masterton,

A German-Scandinavian Ball will be held in the Town Hall, Masterton, tomorrow evening.

The County Engineer advertises for tenders for a bridge on the Opaki to Manawatu road.

A requisition is being signed asking Councillor Feist to come forward as a candidate for the Mayoralty of Masterton. A meeting of members of the Masterton and Opaki Jockey Club is convened for Saturday evening next at the Club Hotel.

Tenders are invited for road formation in connection with the Opaki bridge contract.

The usual monthly meeting of the Wairarapa Institute will be held at Greytown this evening, The Greytown blacksmiths have harmoniously agreed to close their establishments at 2 p.m. on Saturdays, Mr Frank Mountain, of the New Zealander Hotel, Wellington, is building a monster horse repository,

_ Tlio farmers, of Victoria are still petitioning the Government to adopt measures for the suppression of the rabbit nuisance.

Last evening the new shop of Messrs Schroeder, Hooper & Co. attracted large cluster of admirers. It was brilliantly lit, and the whole of the interior was devoted to the display of new goods, which were tastefully and skilfully arranged.

A splendid thoroughbred sire' (Cceruleus) was brought to this colony by the Rotomahana. He is a full brother to Blue Gown, which won the English Derby in the year 1808, and he only retired from the turf last season, being now seven years old.

The first of this season's clip of wool, writes the Times, arrived from the Wairarapa yesterday, consigned to various mci chants. It wag forwarded through Mr Ihomas W, Pilcher, railway carrier and forwarding agent, and, as usual on such occasions, the engine and brake were decorated with a variety of New Zealand ferns and shrubs.

EminentGoodTemplars muster strongly in the House, Messrs Speight, Saunders, Dick, Ireland, Andrews, and Thomson are members of temperance societies. Mr Saunders lias given notice of a Local Option Bill, but it is said that it contains the principle of compensation to publicans. Hie other Good Templar members say they will kill it on this account.

At an adjourned meeting of the Ohristchnrch unemployed held on Saturday morning, a petition was adopted to the House, praying for the removal of the petitioners and their families by the Hinemoa to Hawera to make road and railway works there. It is pitiful to see the way in which the poor constituents of Sir George Grey clmg to him, and the blind faith they have in his power to succour them. We are glad to learn that Mr H. Ihompson, the contractor, is making good progress with the Gladstone bridge over the Ruaniahanga, More than half the piles are driven and capped, and the trusses are also under way. The preliminary work of the fine structure over the same river at Opaki is also progressing favorably in the hands of Mr Alexander bo fai tile work lias been of a preparatory character, but to-day the operation of building up the concrete foundation will be commenced.

A correspondent of Land and Water sends the following Some people have a dangerous habit of drinking cold milk when they are over-heated by violent exercise or in summer weather. Many persons have fallen victims to their imprudence by sudden death. At a post mortem examination it was discovered that on the spot where the milk was found mortification had taken place. This is easily accounted for as the icy coldness of the milk stops the circulation of the blood, and mortification ensues immediately, It is a well-known fact that if you put cold congealed milk to the root of a tree it will surely perish,

A coroner's inquest was held at Hokitika on Friday last, before Dr Giles coroner, on the body of John Montague Symonds, ten years old. A large number of witnesses were examined, and after a retirement of two hours the jury returned the following verdict:-« That the death of John Montague Symonds was caused by internal disease, accelerated by cruelty, exposure, and neglect to a great extent by his father, Frederick Symonds." This amounted to a verdict of manslaughter. The following rider was added:-"The jury desire to bring under the notice of the Minister for Justice the necessity of neglected and ill-treated children by parents and guardians being more strictly supervised by the police." The father was committed for trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court, and removed in custody.

The standard believes steps are being taken to establish a poultry society at Greytown. This object should command support, as there are a large number of poultry breeders in the Wairarapa, and there is plenty of room for the improvement of varieties. We notice the Greytown Horticultural Society have offered a prize for the best twelve hen eggs, to be judged by weight. And also a prize for the best three heads of sunflower, to be judged by weight. It may not be generally known that the seeds of the sunflower are excellent food for fowls,