The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1882.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1107, 23 June 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1882.

Messrs Charles Pownall &': Co., scriveners, announco that the rate! of interest . now ranges from 6 to fii per-.cent on- • large, and 7 to 7| on small amounts. .- Last evening' Mr John 'McKenzie : brought into Featherstoii 400 spleifilid sheep, purchased ".'for the Wellington market from Mr D. MoDougal, of the Pirinoa station. . ■; The annual examination j of pupil i teachers in the Wellington .district is < fixed for Monday and Tuesday, 3rd and i 4th of July, at the Thorndon and Greytown school-houses.': .; '■/■ '•:, , • The new advertisement of Mr S. Stone I bootmaker of Wellington will appear to-, i morrow.' 'Oh thai day. ho conimences •-■ great clearing salei of 'firsj-elass goods. ' ] ' jhe Maslerton Volunteers parade this I evening. CaptaihlTulFyiWofficerpom- \ manding the district will be m attendance.' i

•. At the poll for the Alfrodtou i;i C ertaii)V district not fcsiuglooto [was; recorded, either for. 6r.i against tbe ; ;; increase :of licenses. This,' asj a'} ,c'oraraerit : ;'on' the practical operation *of the new JAct, 'is Buperb, if not unique.' . .; ■.. /,. >,..

The Court at Masterton was densely crowded 'yesterday, during- : the,', hearing..of the case against Mr. W. E. Cross.', Another case, -Dixon .v Hill, •attracted attention. The clnim ,: made -i by 'theplaintiff; was aat raightfo.rward, ond, ahd wa'B.'backed'up by 'ffill4flpt l bibkß;-and; anexcellentmemory, but evidently wanted to; havo some ■'fiih".out of bis suitor, and-cross-examined him. with a dexterity wortliy.of-an old-pleader at the bar, Tho case' was really. -a r .big joke from bes-inihg to end to all in court except tho plaintiff, "

• A working man at Carterton'has written to us in reply; to some petty personal attftoks which havo been recently made ill the columns of our contemporariesagainßt Mr Booth. -'-We do not publisli'.his letter,, first because it.should according to newspaper etiquette-bo addi'essed,tp. the-papers in whi'oh the articles the writer:objects to,: appeared,' and secondly because'Mr Booth has been so in any 'years in the district, and is so well kiuiwn to.all; that no unprejudiced person doublsih'is deyolion to tKo welfare of the community, his -liberality towards all local institutions deserving, of support, and his kindly sympathy with the. large army•'. of'workmen j which.he employs. Out co'rrds'pohdent-' iis''oiie' of -the latter may feeT'S!>me.. ; j-idiira.a.tton'.ftt the malicious aspersions cast tfowniipon his chief, but he may we think treat them with that silent contempt witlrwhich moat sensible men deal with blackguardism. The' Maaterton -Debating Society meet for a municipal discussion this evening. ,

Our Supplement to-morrow irill contain an'admirable illustration, of the., Right 'Reverend Dr. Barker, Bishop of Sydney,'

Messrs Lops and lorns bold a sale. of

furniture and effects fo-ihorrffty at'.l p.m'. dnd: of treej from Nelson : niiraerieV -at 2p;ni, [' ; ."'.;■';•'■ '••■;'.-'.

' While-Mr Tom Hill'.ivas holding, forth to the Bench in his iiifcrostuigcase.yesterday the legs of the table'at which'his worship sat suddenly shivered aiid slanted, depositing the table bodily in tho Tap of theR.M. Tho officers of the Court' at once camo to'the rescue:'and .released his worship from custody, After an-adjourn; ment of five minutes another table of stronger build was'secured which was proof- against the: batteries., of- Mr-Hill's eloquence, .. .; ..• '■ - . -'

Messrs Lnwes : & lorns nnnouneo theirnext fortnightly-stock aale for Wednesday June 28th. '■■■■'

Mr.R, Lee' tho, Inspector of "Schools paid a visit to tho : Masterton Public School yesterday. ~ ' ■■■■•'■ : - '■'

: Tlie : Government printer reports '.—: " Thei examination of all accounts for' printing and advertising is a duty with, jvhich the department is charged, The number of vouchers which passed under review during the lust year was 4,480, and the deductions made therein amounted to' £15012s Bd,', being at the' rate of s|d off each account. This average is ahutit .'the snmeas thntfoi' the year 1880." Ap-. parently the game is hardly. worth . Hie' candle. '■'•...' "Barry" Sullivan, tbe/'.well-.known' host of the National Hotel, 1 ' .Wellingtons ■.offers superioraccommodation to "Wnirarap'a visitors, v.; ■'' .-' .•'.., Mr T. Myers,, picture dealer, and pic'•ture frame;; maker, has just returned •from Sydney 'Villi'' a splendid assortment 1 .of pictures, and has started .business' in. Willis-street, whoro ho will he'glad to see all his old Wairarapa friends.. . Mr 6. L. Jenness, the well : kiiowii wattihriiaker and jeweller.'' of'; Willis-s't Wellington, has a.'fresh announcement in our advertising columns. He also- cautions tlio public .against entrusting'; any work to persons' travelling in his -nahie without authority.: :, ■. At tlio half-yearly meeting of : ,oour t Marquis of Noramnby, A.0.F., 'held 'at the Foresters' Hall,- Carterton, yesterday evening, the, following officers were elected for the ensuing half-year :-O.R, Bro. R B. Oliuroli; S;O.RV.Bro. T. Edwards; S.W., Bra. T. Witt'; J.W., Bro. E. King; 5.8., Bm, 7. Stevens; J. 8., Bro.- J. Cade; Secretary, .Bro,; Robinson (reelected); Treasurer,Bro. J. Smith (re-elected); Auditor, Bra. J.. Cade; Surgeon, Br Bey...Delegate, .Bro. G.jH. Robinson, P.CR,. The Court has

both numerically and-financially gained strength during the'past.'hrilf-year"'' - : To-morrow afternoon wale of work'irt St MattliewYSDhool room; may /.be, expected to attract a large number of .visitors, the ladies' committee interested, in the gathering being a' numerous and influential.mie... '' • '•■ .■".-■ Mr-_W. Brickell ftibbs,,'-tlie "photographic artist, whose pictures have gain'pd so much praise has an advertisement.in another column. ;' .■;.' •'

,■ Tjiere wasayery la'rste attendance at the Masterton Foresters' Coiift'lasteveningfor the election of .officers.'.' The proceedings were conducted. by Bro,-' Grajr, ,P, C.R., ! and the elections-resulted _'a's follows" : Chief Ranger,- Bro. Heron;". Sub-Chief Ranger, Bro- Solby ; Senior -Wooijwbod, Bro. Baillie; Junior Woodwood, Bro. Kopke; Senior B'ea'dle;-Bro, Peacock ; Treasurer, 8r0.,& Dixon.; Secretary,.Bro. Rednian,;npd.auditors:.Bro', R. Brown, Erskine, ari'd'-Lafioohei/.

Hat and elbak pej»B' ! h'aVe'b'e'en placed in tlie-Hall.of'the Masterton Institute for the donvenie'nde tiHisitrii's, and new patent door scraper oii •an;.impi'dvecl principle has be : eiv placed at the door, : ' "Mr A. Rickman, boot and shoe merchant of Manners; an : d?< Willis-streets, ''Wellingtpn.jjrmounbes'-a, mammoth sale of his gODds,3h'Bfjuali'ty'.bf his stookis already to. many.. ,;jVairarapa ! residentßi sjp-;tl)at liissalewill sure'to be a success. .■.•' , :,..-,i' : .' -.;

The necesaaVy'n'btice'o'fthe'intehfion of

.the Masterton Borough .Co.unoil to raise a special loan of 4400 .upon■ ■ jj» security ■pi-lie Borough Library- rates', has been gazottejl. .■'■•• ;.;•" !'->.ii; ;.-..<■ '...-;•...,.

- j.Ten-pounds wone taken.at the door of schoolroom last evening/ This, for.'-a Bhillm<».:, entertainment, ■speaks 'favor .of. its popular icnMoter.'- '-'. •' .•■'■■ •

, Mr J; J. Chapman, Upper IPlain,' adver-tises-good' squntßiy firewood in any Orders to beldftafMrßlliotte's sadd[er's shop. There was a row : about land at Te Ore Ore yesterday, which terminated in an

[assault and 'battery.'■ A;• good-looking '.native woman, who rejoieea'iri- the name of Kea Arapata Te Harurii, was roughly handled by a man named' Teqtene Karaitiana, alias Cuckoo.. Her dre's3 was torn, her hand injured, and tor head violently; knocked against a wliare Accompaniedby several of her friends, the- injured woman came into Maslerton last evening and lodged an. information ' against the. offender," which will be heard at the next sitting of the. Court, •Messrs and Hare have made alterations in their Masterton Emporium by 'lengthening' their, shop,, to meet the demands of their increasing business. - ''L'aßi night a son of Mr J. J; Freeth had a narrow ! escape. *He 'To riding to Maslerton and- came into collision with a trap. Fortunately • beyonda out in his horse's leg, no damage was done.