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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 955, 21 December 1881, Page 2

The Wellington Clothing Company are advertising in another column first-class tweed suits at very low prices,

The traffic receipts in the WellingtonMasterton line for the month ending Nov. 12 vero 1325412s Cd against 13143 3s lid last year. The Right Rev, the Bishop of the Diocese will hold a confirmation service in St.Luke's church Greytown, tomorrow evening.

Mr George McLenn ex-member for Waikouaiti hss been appointed to a seat in the Legislative Council left vacant by the resignation of Sir Francis Dillon Bell A storm of unusual severity was experienced over a great part of England last Sunday night. .The wind blew with hurricane force, and caused immense destruction to property in several places, There was a high flood in the Ruamahunga river last eveuina the water flowing over the road on either Bide of the To OreOre bridge, The Waipoua was also high, but no damage is reported to have been done, On Friday evening next the children of the Greytown School will give an entertainment iu the Town Hall, consisting of quartettes, choruses, rounds, recitations, and musical selections by the band, after which the prizes will be presented to the scholars by the Rev. U. V. White, chairman of the School Committee.

On Christmaß Eve (Saturday next) there will bo a choral service in St Luke's Clmrcli Greytown, the members of the choir have been practising a great deal for it lately, and we anticipate that the forthcoming sermon will be in every way as successful as the one held last Christmas eve.

The number of declaration!! of insolvency filed in the Supreme Court of the colony during the year 1880 was 777, the assets in which, as shown by lists and statements filed amounted in the aggregate t0i!600,525 17s 6d and the liabilities to £689,42816s 2d the deficiency being £88,902 19s Id.

The ancient order of Druids at Masterton intend holding a public procession with torchlights on Jan. 2, in which the co-operation of other friendly societies will be invited. The celebration will conclude with a supper at the Empire Hotel. The public installation of the officers of the order will take place on this occasion.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company which headed the list last year of all the Australasian and Cape wool importers with a total of 71,251 bales, announce in another column that it is prepared to grant loans on freehold properties and to receive consignments of wool and other produce either for sale by auotion in Wellington or for shipment to Londor The Company makes liberal advances on consipments and growing crops and dips of wool. Information m to terms, &c, will be given by Mr H. H. Lang, Wellington, or Mr J. B. Keith who has charge of the Masterton office.

To Farmers.—Just landed, a large assortment of Scythes, Soytlie-handles, Bakes, Forks, Chums, Milk Pans, to be sold at Wellington prices by Eappand Hare, of the Emporium.- |Advt.|

Carterton v Mastortdn,— As a proof of who are the cheapest storekeepers in the Wairarapawnwish to draw our readers'.special attention to B. A, Gardener & "Son's advertisement on our front page. This firm is determined to keep up thoir reputation. From the time of their commencing business in .Carterton they have repeatedly proved tlia( they can withstand competition, no matter how strong. It is 'therefore ridioulous for another storekeeper from a neighbo; ing township to post price list's to their customers and pretead to sell at wholesale prices, {when for the smallest quantities B. A. Gardener & Son supply goods in almost every instance 10' to. 16 per cent cheapo •, and in large, quantities still further concea- . BT.orjß, aieinnde.-rrfAdvt. ':■' ".''•■• '■'■'■ ' ;

There is a Bitting of the E,M OdurT'at Oartertfin to-day. .

TheMastertonSchool Committee holds :its monthly meeting this evening.

< The Mayoral Lunch takes'place this' evening*),the Olub Hotel at 7.30.. : :H The Presbyterian annual school' pionio is advertised for January 2nd,'

i A man named'jMahoney suffering from, the D.T.'s is in the Masterton look-upr The Bishop of the diocese will hold a confirmation in St Matthew's' Ohuroh Masterton this evening. The election of offioors Court Marquis of Normandy A.O.F. Carterton and Medical Officer for the ensuing half year takes place on Thursday the 22nd inst. Mr Cleghorn, the well known builder is making rapid progress with the new blook, consisting of three handsome and commodious shops which he is erecting at the, corner of Perry St. C. Ludwig and Sons, Jewellers, Lambton Quay, Wellington, call attention in another column to their select stock of Christmas jowelry, : • • A child of Mr T. G. Underbill residing near Messrs Booth's mill, yesterday afternoon fell near the train and a trolly going along passed over and crushed the third and fourth fingers of ths left hand so badly that Dr Farquharson found it necessary to take the one finger out of the socket and amputate the other close down to the. knuckle joint. Things are evidently looking up in Greytown jndging from the number of houses that are occupied which a short time ago were empty; business to is greatly improved, in fact everything denotes a deoided ehauge for the better. The new building of the': Working Men's Glub is being pushed rapidly on by tho contractor, who expects to raise the frame in a few days. It is reported that Host Jonet of the Foresters Hotel is about to make extensive alterations to his premises; the present old and delapidated looking part of the building is to be replaced by a continuance of the hew portion (built a few years ago) with a balcony along the front which will add greatly to the appearance of the house, the billiard room is also to be enlarged considerably. When these alterations are effected, the Hotel will be able to boast of having convenience second to none in the district and we trust Host Jones may reap the profit that his outlay deserves.