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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 918, 5 November 1881, Page 2

Prince Laigono of Tonga is now visiting Auckland. • ■

TheEumpasiils from Australia with the largest shipment of meat yet sent. Postago stamps may now be used as receipt stamps, hut receipt stamps must not bo substituted for postage stamps, A meeting hikes -place at Featherston this evening, to form a local Rifle Corps. Special Anniversary Services will be held in the Wesleyan Church, Masterton, to-morrow at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m.

The catalogue ef Messrs J. lorns & Co. 's sale this afternoon, includes pot and flowering plants, from Mr McCardle's nursery, furniture, produce, and sundries.

Messrs F. H. Wood & Co. holds an unreserved sale at Carterton this afternoon.

The supplementary rolls for this district now number about COO names for the north, and 250 for the south division of the Wairarapa. The Secretary of the Masterton Woollen Factory Committee informs us that he has received further information from England.re machinery, of a very satisfactory character, and if anything is to result from the action of the Committee, it is time stepßwere taken to bring matters to-a definite issue,

■ The Railway Department has made arrangements for the Prince of Wales'Birthduy... The ordinary -time-table is suspended, and trains leave Masterton at 7.30 a.m. and44s p.m., and Wellington at 8.30 aim, and 4,30 p.m. The Gr»jtown train will run to meet each train,

Mr Kenall holds a political iiieetini; i»t Gladstone this evening. The Masterton. Voluntecra paraded last, evening. Nearly twenty members were present. Ono now member was proposed. -Messrs BrigKSnand;-Warren have purchased tlio butchering business carried on by Messrs T, L. Cowf Masterton. •' ' ; ,&'v!.- ■ Mr Brandon M.H.R. for Porirua is on. a visit at Masterton. This is the monthly pay day of the Masterton Building Society. In our supplement will be found an interesting political letter from Mr J. V. Smith. I We have to apologize for. the late hour at which our paper was published yesterday. The delay was caused by the length of our report"of the Pastoral Show and by | our staff of compositors haying been somewhat weakened through the recent volunteer exodus from this town. W. Pole and Co notify that at the horse yards at Taherinikau every care will be taken of visitors' horses on Nov. 9th. We are glad to notice that a large number of signatures of persons willing to form a Fire Brigade' have been obtained by Mr Bock at Greytown, An Hotel on the Little Biver road, Ohristchurch, was destroyed last night by fire. The landlord was awakened by a dog dragging the'bed clothes off him, and was only just in time to save the other inmates. Mr George Sykes has been appointed messenger to the telegraph office iu this town. Mr George Beotlmm will address the electors at Tenui at 5 p-ra. to-day as previously announced, We understand that Mr Hugh Monaster, of Gladstone, has purchased from Mr Duncan McMaster at a considerably advanced price, the Lincoln ram which took first and champion prizes at the Wangamu Pastoral and Agricultural Show for the purpose of improving his Gladstone flock,

There was, owing to olhor meetings a rather thin attendance at the Mastertou Debating Society's meeting last evening, and those who were present separated without carrying through the programme whioh had been laid down for the occasion,

The whole of the Committee of the proposed Kurupnni Hall are requested to meet on Monday evening at 7.30 p.m., to consult the Joint Stock Companies' Act, and other important business, previous to calling a general meeting of subscribers, for the formation of a Company under the Act. The nomination of candidates for Wairarapa East County took place yesterday. For the Caatlopoint Riding Messrs P. Maiinsell, T, Mnckay, John Valentine Smith, and John Williams came forward, For the Wainuioru Hiding, Messrs Georgo Beotham, H. E. Bunny, Donald Donald, and E. Meredith, jun. The polls for both ridings are fixed for the 16th of November. The result of tho Awhea riding nominations is not as yet known.

Some years ago the police authorities nrranged with Mr Ingley forthegunrdiftnship of an orphan boy, named Joseph Laffin, but latterly they have not paid the guardian the sum stipulated for keeping the boy. The attention of the Government has been called through Mr Beetham to this neglect, and instructions have been given to hand the boy over to the Wellington Benevolent Society, and that Mr Ingley's claim for 'past maintenance will be admitted. We believe it will be represented that it will be as economical and equally favorable to the lad's interest if he be still left under the charge of Mr Ingley. Mr Eenall was holding forth about the Rabbits on their native heath, the Opaki, last evening, and, commenting on the difficulty of destroying them, "If I am called upon," said he, " to kill my rabbits by a hired informer (an inspector), I have neither dog nor gun; how can I do it ]" A voice from a distant corner of the room mildly suggested that Mr Eenall should employ working men to kill them for him, " Working men," shouted Mr Eenall boiling over, and in accents of intense scorn, "the working men may go to !" Over tho place where he would consign them, he hovered for a moment when Mr Inrns came smartly to the rescue of his chief by creating a diversion on an imaginary point of order, It is very evident that a working man lias the same effect on Mr Eenall that a red rag has on a bull.

Olive oil is second on the list of Italy's exports, silk being the first Great harm has been eone the trade by the adulteration of tho olive with tho cotton seed oil, a process carried on extensively in the free parts of the peninsula,

In Portugal the Camellia japonica is planted out of doors for ornament. It grows as big as an applo-tree.

The metropolis never contains more food than is sufficient for two day's consumption. Were tiie railways to be cut off, iu less than a fortnight it would bo suffering from the extreme agonies of famine.

Tho young Czar led rather a patriarchal life in the retirement ot Peterboff, He walked' about the village with his wife and children, visiting the huts of the peasants, and showing a paternal interest in their affairs. He enjoys the company of poor people and children, it is said, more than that of his nobles.

The Kaiapoi Tweeds are usually made up in tailoring establishments for £i or £B, but by Retting them made up at the mill in large quantities enables me to sell the same goods at £2 los and £3 15s, My stock of shirts, hats, hosiery, &c,,is of the very best description, and will repay inspection. Orders from any part of the country will be punctually attended to.—Alex. Sample, Willis-street, Wellington. <■■'.

It is a fact that Messrs Gardener and Son sold last season more sheep shears than the whole, of the Wairarapa storekeepers combined, and this season it is their intention to offer the 100 dozen pairs which tlioy have imported at less than Wellington wholesale prices. We cannot understand liow this well-known firm sell aU their goods so wonderfully cheap Their stock is splendidly assorted, and we would call special attention to their mag niticent stock'of drapery, which surpasses any we have yet seen .in. the Wairarapa, [Advt.l The Hon, John Bryee will strike terror into the heart of Te Whiti on Saturday, Rapp and Hare will strike terror into the hearts of rival storekeepers on the same day by selling groceries and clothiug at Wellington wholesale prices. Look out for new advertisement; we are still the cheapest house in ton, and defy competition.—[Advt.]