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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1020, 11 March 1882, Page 2

The English Mails will reach Masterton on Monday at midday. The Wairarapa Hospital committeo meot at Mr P, H. Wood's offico on Tuesday next, The Groytown Horticultural and Industrial Society's committeo meet at the office of Mr A, L, Webster on Monday next.

We regret to hear that Mrs Thomas Kempton sen, of Grey town is still seriously ill, the doctors having given up a!l hopes of her recovery, Tenders are iuvited by Mr F, G, Moore for the delivery of tun cords sound firewood, matai, tetoki, or miure, Messrs Smith Bros., engineers, and iron and brass founders and general smiths, have an announcement in another column.

4 flood of small bankruptcies seems to have set in latterly, the last on the list beinp Mr Carey the well-known actor and professional tourist. Notice is given that all guns left in Mr Bradford's charge for repairs for over 12 months will be sold to pay expenses if not claimed by tho end of the present month, Mr John Young, ironmonger, of Wellington, has a- new advertisement in his space in another column, to which we direct the attention of farmers and rabbiters. Messrs Lowes and lorns' Bale to-day attracted a crowded audience, and the various artfcles are being quitted at good prices. Mr W, W, MoCardle, of Masterton, will exhibit at the Horticultural show on Thursday next, one hundred and twenty varieties ofapplos, all classed and named. A faint idea oi the extent of Mr McCardle's nursery may be gathered from the above. MeasrsLittlejohn & Co., in thanking their numerous customers in this district for the support aocorded them in their [business as watohmakers &o, announce [that they have leased the shop of Mr M. Sj. Mulligan, on Lambton Quay, to which Tjiey will remove their , business by the end of the present month. An advertisement on the matter appears in another column, A communication has been received from the Wellington Phoenix Cricket Club, asking that two matches (one at Greytown and the other at Masterton) might he arranged in the Wairarapa at Easter. Wo believe the Greytown Club will he communicated with by the Mastenon cricketers with a view to arrange for a combined match instead of the two as proposed. Tenders are invited by Mr W. Skey of the Taratahi for tho sorub-outting, burning and plou,'hin,'of 100 acres of land. A man named George Miller was arrested by Constable Flemiug last night for being illegally on the premises of the Club Hotel, Ho was brought up this morning before His Worship the Mayor (Mr A. Bis!]), and sentenced to one month's hard labor, Yesterday morning one of tho oldest Maoris in this district breathed his last at' Manaia, Dear Masterton. His name was Retimana Te Korou, and his &<e is stated to be over 100 years, At one time the deoeaßed chiet owned all the land upon which Masterton now stands, and in his youth was a gallant warrior, Forty years ago he became a Christian, and has ever since been a peaceful subject of the Quren. Tie well-known chief, Ihaia Whakamairu, invites by advertisement in. another column all old European friends to mest at the Royal Hotel, Masterton, on Man: day next at 2 o'clock to follow to the grave the remains of the departed loyal ohief, which will be interred in the Masterton Cemetery, in accordance with his last wiah. As the deceased was wellknown to old settlers, there will ne doubt be a large .gathering! to do honor-to 'hit funeral. ' •