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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 876, 17 September 1881, Page 2

The third term,'of the Wellington College commenced yesterday. ■ "A meeting of membars,;of the Master-' idii Opaki Jockey Gltib'.will be held';at. the Club-Hrit'el this eyeiiiii!!, "' '''"•; •TheD'Ortelle's Tourists appear at the Tiwbft'U'ilm evening, lin the popular driiinaiiaftleil " Milky-White."- ■ - and Hare's new;adyertisemente will; 6 appear on- Monday, '.d'heir clearing;sale-takes place to-day, when' many.bargains will he offered,,,.,:.;; ]-/', •- The Greytown Football soiree commjt; too meet at the Working Mens.Clui). at 730 this evening, • ' '-"'\ '; Messrs J. lorns & Co announces a market and general sale for Saturday next the 24th iust. ... F. H. Wond&Co.,nextsaleisatqareriun on Wednesday the 21 iiist., at "11 ajn. Mr Joseph Benuett:of-Otahuao; notifies that alter this date the gates on his property are to be kept locked. Mr D. F. McCarthy's-new advertisement will appear on Monday. • Bis new Spring and tiummor goods arrive' today 'Messrs D'wan instructions from Mr M, Bohuii.to libld a grand annual clearing sale of buggies, coaches.' Carts, traps &e.y:.ou.'.Satai'day' Oct. Ist. ' ' "■ ■ ■■•> •.-■■> »:•■'•■; Messrs Gattsche & Parsons notify .that' thoy are now brewing from their'own malt and that-their ales and stdjt'afe equal to any brewed in the colony. At the meeting of the 1 Feath : ir;»tofi. Debating Suciety, on Tuesday. jnaxt,-.,J\lr • f liarazyu .will lead on theVqiiestion^Sf' keeping rubbitn in check by means of their natural enemies, '■'■■■' '"■'.".. The second reading of tile Counties Act Amendment Bill which permits the County Chairman to be elected by the ratepayers has.beeu carried in the Lower House, '..:■■ •■ ' The Matron.of the Wairaf.apa Hospital Greytown ..begs •. to acknowledge" with thanks,.the rec.eipt.of combs and brushed ,fytjhe,use.of-Hospital patients, frbhi'Mr •" :;: Tlie 'cricketer's .entertainment' to be given at the Institute Greyiown on Monday .evening,' promises...,jut be; a very a'ui'Cesful affair, the members are practising assidiuusly and a lirstclass programme has been prepared. -: -''• The Mastertoh Ranger, had a very narrow escape this morning'. He was riding smartly round a street oprner after, a horße, when his own.slipped and fell throwing him heavily. Fortunately Mr liesj.ii' escaped with a shaking, but 'his horse's shoulder was cutand:bruißedi The purebred Clydesdale, stallion Young Sir Colin Campbell, is' advertised to stand this season at his owner's farm, East Taratahi. . This animal is a thromughly useful farmer's horse, he is a staunch docile worker, either at the plough or cart, and his stock have always turned out as useful as himself, This being so he will no doubt receive a good number of visitors.at his paddocks during the season,

The Masterton Volunteers arid Oadets had a good parade lust ovening, 33 of the .former and nearly the same number of 'tho latter turning out. Six fresh members were proposed for the Volunteers. The officers in command were Lieut, Wyllie, and sub-Lieut. Donald, the Cadeta being under the charge of Color-Sevgt.- Girdlestone. About two hours good idnll was gone through in a satisfactory manner, and the corps are to be congratulated on the visible improvement in drill and attenance. The Lawn Tennis Club at Grey town are Laving their ground rolled and otherwise prepared. They have secured the services of " Big Ben' 1 , who with the help of a few willing hands, soon alters tho appoaran.ee of rough pit Mocks. It is almost tirxe the cricketers' started to use it, otherwise the ground will be getting too hard, even for B. B to make any impression.. We recommend the use of it.to tho Groytown Borough Council, on the footpaths they haye gravelled,, for although the gravelling Sb a great improvement, it would be much better for pedestrians if it were well rolled.'..-

The purebred stallion Pride of''Canterbury, will be taken tn the Kangitikei. district this season. He is a grand looking horse and has a host.of adminrs in this district, His breeding is not to be bealen thywhere',' and his condition it superb. He ineitsurcs ei«ht fetjt in girth, ftnd being Ke'atffifnlly" proportioned ■• is, a -perfect pict'iiiu We can congratulate farmer?- inhis future disfrict ori'secil'rins! this-anim;tl 'during.the corning season. The wellknown tlmfouifhbre'd horse ■ Ananias also goes to Runuitikoi and should meet.with a good reception, ,/ .': :

The Masterton Debating Society met last evening, Mr DeCastro, the President, in the Chair. Three new members were elected, and after that " sharp praotioe" was commenced. Mr Hall was the first to draw a subject from the hat, and found it a feline one, " B'aok cats and white - cats," Mr Park next conquered with " Napoleon Bonaparte " drew a congenial topic in " are railways essential to the prosperity of the colony,", He held that Riich a bne'as that which connected the Canterbury Plains with the Port was essential, but that our local hue was more injurious than beneficial.," The ladies" fell to the lot of Mr Hogg,'and "the propensities of old maids" - to'Mr Payton. Mr E. Arnold found but little emharransnient in dealing with; '"-the Native difficulty," and Mr D'A?cy proved nqnal to " Mr Gladstone," Mr Ri-Bfown had to decide "whether Wellington or Napoleon was the greater general," and .savo the palm to the former on the ground that he was an Englishman.' Mr Grundy drew " alcoholic heverageg as food," aud Mr Price triumphed with '' free .love" Mr Hoare drew " old clothes," and had to turn them more than once, The Chairman had to lengthen his five minutes,' the time allnted to each speaker, into "bad hours" The-buhject chosen for Hie next debate, whiah has been fixed 'for Thursday evening next, is, " are two Legisjatiye, Chambers, necessary for New '2ealand._ ' .

■r ;Wg havfc teen lnfhrmed ; that Messn, Rapp and Hare of the Emporium Queen Street-have 300 bushels of white seed potato- oats;grown in the Wairara'p'a' and acknowledged tu be the.bestsamplo in •the market. As there is a great demand fur first class seed oats we would recom : mend farmers who intend togroijv milling nats and sustain the high market price for this produce to secure some of thjs seed without delay.—[Advt|. "One reason for establishing a Woollen Mill in the Wellington district is that 1 am now selling Kaiapni Tweed Suits, " Dlrco); from the Mill" at Bss, 65s,'and 75s If'these goods were made nearer Wellington, lco'ujd give a stauditv order for £2QI a m'/jitf. Call and see.-them, - My- stock of Shifts, Hats, Hosiery,&c,is a'soompte. Orders wi'l be promntly attended - ' to." • A' ei." Sample,. Willis-st,, Wellington,—[Advt,]

The Wairarapa East County meets at lp.m to-day. The principal business will ba the adjustment of Highway Board boundaries, A; [:'[. The Assembly has passed a olause in the Municipal Corporation Amendment Act, empowering.boroiighs to regulate the hour for closing in retail' shops. This will bo a boon to tile tradesmen in this township if it be endowed by the Legislative Counoil. - • .-.'■

The following is a copy of a produco 'elegtam dated London, September 13ih, 1881, received'by the New Zealand Loan mid Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. •Wool.—The. wool sales' progress firmly, "although there is much irregularity in the biddings, Superior Combing washed and Combing washed Markets we firmer, Faulty. Scoured is easier.'"Seedy and Burry'wools are Dejected. Up to dale .159,000 bales have been; sold; 79,000 :hiive been taken for export, Wheat.— The Market is quiet. Reports are unfavorable for the urowing -crop here. Adelaide is worth 59s 6d, and Now Zealand 65s Od per 490 lbs. Tallow. -The Market is firm. Best mutton is worth - £39:101, and best beef £37 10a, per ton. Leather.' r The Market is quiet. Best sides arei'worth lljd; We clip the following from! the Otago Witness:—Mr Charter*, of the Conical Hills Stajiqn, near Tapanui, has lately been, making-some experiments in the mode,, of preparing the--phoßphorised poisoning. The difficulty which Mr Charters sought to overcome was to make the oats so attractive to rabbits that they would take them in preference to Englioh grass. ] A short time ago he poisoned about 1500 acres of English grass with the ordinary phojphorised oats, with the result that only thirty or forty dead rabbits ■were obtained. The method he has foiwdro successful is as follows :—ln preparing the phosphorised oats, increase the quantity of vrater somewhat beyond •the quantity now used, reduce the quantity of oil of rhodium to onehaJf, and add one.pouqd of coarse brown sugar to every 201bs crushed oats. So successful has the spew prescription been found by him, that

Itf'a Bmall paddock of 100 aorea, which (had been'.Bhortly before poisoned with the old mixture, not a grain of the new mixture was left visible, and 400 dead rabbit 9 were found, Mr Chatters has also found that the rabbits will take this mixture in preference to young springing wheat. Any of our readers who are requiring good and serviceable clothing, cnuld not ;j)osaibly-do better than purchase from Gardener & Son, Criterion Store, Garterion, who are renowned for their moderate charges.—[Advt.l