THE TELEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 935, 26 November 1881, Page 2

THE TELEGRAMS.

On Monday next the Waihauapa Daily ■will lia published nt 2.30 p.m. The JLißtevton Highway Beard meets to-day, A Central Temperance Political Association has been formed m Masterton. Nominations and general entries for the Masturtou-Opaki Jockey Club dose this evening. The Carterton Rifle Volunteers assemble for Church parade to-morrow. The first meeting of the newly eleotod Council for Wairarapa East takes place at 2 p.m. to-day, A meatina to form a Carterton committee for Mr W. C. Buchanan will be held this evening in Maguire'a buildings. _ Mr Albert Edward Ashcroft, Cadet Surveyor, has been authorised to take and lay down roads in the •Cashpoint district, At the annual meeting of the Musgiel Woollen Factory, held n t Dunedhnm Thursday last, a dividend uf ten per cent, was declared, Last Thursday's " Gazelle " contains an announcement releasing from active sorvico all Ihe Volunteer corps, foot and mounted, recently on duly at lViliaka. Tho New Zealand Times describes Mr Haidcaatlu the new H.M. and District Judge as harsh and dictatorial in his manner. The plans of the new teachers'residence at Opuki, and the school ttt the Taueru, are to be seen at this offico. Tenders close on Tuesday, the 2i)th inst. The Masterton Foresters have decided to hold their Spurts on Boxing Day, by permission of Mr Donald Donald, at Manain. The firm of Messrs J. lorns and Co,, Auctioneers, have taken into partnership a gentleman well known in business circles both in Wellington and the Wairarapa in the person of Mr William who has recently returned from Wanga-' nui to settle in Masterton. It is tliemteution of the new firm to extend their business considerably by establishing an extensivo stock market, also wool sales, for which purpose large additions and alterations are in progress The yards, when finished, will be the best appointed in the district, and will be made to accommodaie 750 head of cattle, 2,000 sheep, besides horses: and special provision will lie made for pigs, poultry, and produoe. The old yards are already being pulled down to make room for new ones, plans for which are being prepared by Mr Fannin, Architect. Improvements will be made to the auction room, and extra offices added to it, From the well-known energy and business capacity of the gentlemen comprising the firm, we predict a successful career for it, and once a business such as they contemplate is established, it should prove a great boon to Masterton and the whole district, and tho scheme should receive the warm support of all farmers and runholders in the district, as providing a want long felt by them-namely, a Sxed market for all kinda of atook and produce.

Candidates for the next Masonic Scho.larship examination are reminded- thaj the list closei on November 30th. The public are invited by advertise? ment to " look out for the Carterton Band' Soiree." -Mr'Burrows, ; the Colonial Arohitect, was in Masterton on Thursday inspecting the Court-house site, with a view to preparing plans for a new building. Is the Gaming and Lotteries Act a' dead letter ? We notioe that aMr Abraham, of Duuedifl,' is advertising a consultation! \. An error ocourred in our. report of the police cases yesterday. Mr Ewingtou only obtained judgment for £2 2s, not J6 as stated. ""'•' The Bum of £ls 3s 7d is the share of the Wairarap&in the Government prize firing this year. In the wordß of Maniahni we should feel"disposed to "dem" the odd sevenpence, and to return to an over-generous Colonial Treasurer the three shillings. "Yesterday Sergk; McArdle escorted to town the young man Draper, who was sontenced the previous day to twelvemonths imprisonment for obtaining goods under false pretences. We would remind the shareholders in the South Wairarapa Club Company of the meeting to be held in the Institute, Greytown, this evening re the erection of new buildings. The Masterton Borough Council will have to reduce the high fee of 10s now charged for dog registration. Other local bodies are prepared to adopt a Gs scale, and under the present Act a man in Masterton, if there is any advantage to be obtained, can register his four-footed friend in any part of the district or colony. He can in fact go into the cheapest regulation market. , Captain Ruck has received the following letter from Lieut. Colonel Pearce, the officer commanding this district:—"l have the honor to request yon will furnish to this office without delay a return of any volunteers in the corps under your command, recently returned from the West Coast, at present suffering from illness contracted during their absence on duty, and at the Barae time I may intimate that the expenses in connexion with' their treatment while in Hospital will be duly defrayed by the Government," We are happy to be able to state that that the Masterton .contingent all returned in good health . . • J. lorns and Co, have an unusually attractive list to offer the public this afternoon. At 1 o'clock they sell at the yards a quantity of store cattle, horses and produce. At 2 o'clock they sell without reserve 100 acres splendid land adjoining the township of Alfredton, and at 2,30 the rights and privileges at the Opaki race meeting whioh latter, from the liberal terms offered, and the attractive race programme, should excite competition.

At Carterton there is an octogenarian settler who was once hold to be the strongest man in England, Ono of his former feats was to carry 12 cwfc. of sand a distance of 200 yards, In spite of his advanced age he still retains a large measure of his strength and is as active as a boy. The Masterton agent of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has banded us the followmg copy of produce telegram, dated Loudon, November 22, 1881:—The Wool Market: The sales opened on 22nd inst at an average advance of 5 per cent, on last sales' closing rates. The sales comprise about 83,000 bales. 15,000 bales have been sent to the manufacturing districts direct, The opening catalogue contained 4,000 bales, but was not a representative one.

Mr Hansen commenced a 24 hours "go. ss-you please" laßt night in the Town Hall, Masterton, having undertaken to cover 116 miles in that time. A two hours" go-as-you-please " took place previous to this feat. Hansen, Collier, J. Wyolh, and Jus. Tidswell took part in it, and the two Masterton competitors proved the hest men, Jus. Tidswell being first, covering 15 miles, and J. Wyelh second. Collier fill out- when near the ! end of the time. There was a very moderate attendance of spectators.

It is a matter of congratulation that the Wamu'apa West County Council are determined if possible to open up the Wangaeheu Valley by a dray road. This valley is only seven miles from Masterton, anil contains a large extent of country admirably adapted for small farm settlement, which only requires to he made accessible in order to carry a large populatiou. The only drawback is that the Maoris on one side of the. valley hold a large tract of the best land, but in this district wo are accustomed to the Natives hoi ling large slices of good land in almost every block. | Mr Lang (for tho Newland Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited), hejd an auction on Wednesday last, of wool, skins, hides, and tallow. Tho Company's new sale room presented quite an animated appearance, there being a numerous attendance of morchnntg and others interested in.this description of produce. For the leading lots of wool there was considerable competition, and the advantages to be derived front careful classing were very distinctly shown. The following is a resume 1 of the prices roalisedi-Wool (Greasy).—Darts crossed, 2 balei, merino, 9Jd; JH. 2 bales, crossbred, B|d ; blanks, 20 bales, cross-bred; indifferently skirted, 8d; AC, Huntly Farm, 5 hales, cross-bred, 9d; N, 2 bales, Romncy Marsh. BJd; AFP, 3 bales do, 8d ; Maunearaki, 110 pocksts, carefully sorted, fine cross-bred, 9§d. Scoured: HOWE, 4 bales, coarse croßSrbrad, 9}d ; 2 hales do, 9sd; 1 hale do, 9d; M, Petone. 1 bale, Is; 1 bale do, 10Jd ; 1 hale, 9|d. Washed; JP, 4 bales", Is, Pieces: Sundiy bales, from 4d fo s|d per lh, Locks: Sundry parcels, from 2d to Bid per lb, Altigother 108 bales and 110 packets were offered, and, with the exceytion of some 20 bales, the whole was quitted at satisfactory rates.

The fourth series of wool sales opened in London oh the 22nd instant, with a good attendance of Heme and foreign bupers, The first catalogue comprised 4000 tales, for which there was animated bidding. Prices for scoured and ctosbbred woois ruled Id to l|d higher than (it close of last sales, The present series of auctions will oloseon the 10th December. It is a faot that Messrs Gardener and Son sold last season more sheep shears than the whole of the Wairarapa storekeepers combined, and this season it is heir intention to offer the 100 dozen pairs which they have imported at less than Wellington wholesale prices; We cannot understand how this well-known firm sell all their goods so wonderfully cheap Their stock is splendidly assorted, and we would call special attention to their mag nificent stook of drapery, which surpasses any we have yet Been 'in the Wairarapa; —[Advt,| Not only did the Wairarapa Volunteers exhibit the utmost coolness and courage under trying oircums'ances at the front,, but they were the only contingent that stood the weather like ducks, and defied the elements, . Why?-13ecause the Masterion men were clad in Kapp and Habe's warm Mosgiel flannels, hosiery, and woollen underclothing. If you want to defy rheumatism,, supply yourselves with warm wholesale colonial o'lotbing at | Rip? and Babe's Emporinm.-ADVT.

A meeting of the Volunteer Reception Committee was held in Qreytown on Thursday evening, when, after paying all expenses, there was. a balance of about £4 to the good, |t wa? resolved that the amount be placed to the credit of the Corps, The Masterton Volunteers and Cadets paraded last evening, when a fair muster took place, Captain Ruck thanked the men on behalf of the colony for the way they had responded to the call to arms recently, and expressed his conviction that if called upon again they would display equal alacrity. • A well-known bootmaker of Wellington, who has earned the, soubriquet of "Ready Money," from his practice of always selling at very low prices and always asking " ready money" for his goods, has an advertisement on our advertising columns, and visitors to Wellington who may inter d purchasing boots or shoes will certainly find satisfaction at Mr Riokman'Bestablishmentsin Willis and Manners streets. The usual weekly meeting of the Masterton Debating Society was held last evening, Mr Grundy, the President, in the chair, The programme for the occasion was a lecture on ecoentric characters by Mr Hogg. The lecturer gave animated sketches of curious peopie whom he had met with in Scotland and in the colonies. The former included a Scotch dominie, a itickit minister, and a roadside Evangelist—tho latter a boardinghouse keeper —a buttonholor, a man with a miraculous nose, and, lastly, a well-known Dunedin celebrity, Mr J, C. S. Graut, At the conclusion of the address a cordial vote of thanks was aceorded for the humorous and instructive lecturo on the motion of Mr D'Aroy seconded by Mr Di Castro. Two little sons of Mr H. Cole, of Masterton, aged six and eight years respectively, caiused a great amount of uneasiness and appreheusiou to their parents through their unaccountable absence from home up to a late hour last evening. The police were they as thoy had TheBMHHHHHj searchedHHNßHJ^Hjflß scrtHB^HH^HH them could safet}HHHflH^H^HHlfl to be 9H||HH[j^^^H at and t^9^H^HHH was forgotten >HBfI|HHBH|

our ffIHB^HH^HH News has S. Bailey, f Ol Kempthorns, ?'HhHHSB9I suicide by J um barque " Malay ney. He hud intemperate habits. UNLUCKY EDITOR! (jISBORNE. McKay, editor of the Herald, was horsewhipped yesterday by John Gannon, brother of the present candidate, for alleged libellous insinuations. The Benoli dismissed the case without remark. TRIAL OP TITO KOWARU, New Plymouth. Tito Kowaru was tried yesterday for threatening to bum the house and kill children of Thomas Lloyd's family, at Manaia, and also threatening to burn Manaia. He was bound ovor to keep the peace for twelve months, and failing to find garottes remains in gaol.