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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1124, 13 July 1882, Page 2

; Owing,to disturbances in Egypt (Suez route) is is recommended that senders of European messages should mark them via Teherau. .',-■,..'.

The next weekly meeting of the Masterton Debating Society falls dfte tomorrow: evening whjen membere .will

The first legular meeting of the Caiterton Debiting Society took place on Tues dny o\oning, Mr Snodgrass occupjmg the chair, with an attbridance'of 15 members. The subjects for speaking at sight were rather a mixed medly,and out. of the dbiefl' picked Vy'litard by members with' the .•exception of .Messrs Campbell, Gole,. arid SannVel the addresseß'.;\vere, of the, briefest.' pearly nn houi'heihg still uuox-j pended when, they' had been run through,! 0; short deßato took place on. one of the! questions' mated " Does: the Colonial! youth compare favorably with- the Eng-i lish.";' The negative aide of the question l was taken by Messrs Gole and Campbell theaffinaative by MesarsPrice, F. Foirbro-' therN, Moore.and the Chairman. The pro-, position of several new members, a couple" of nolioes.of motion, and a.vote of thanks.to the. chair., brought the meeting to V close. ,;■'•.'•' ' : "":

At a-jM'eeting' of the Masterton'Fire Brigade-'held last evening twenty-two members were in'attendance.'.. One new: member (Mr'Englihardt) was duly elected. With respect to'the coming contest it was decided to ask ; Messrs Elkin.s and Worth to act as judges, and Messrs Hill and Bish as timekeepers.-It was also arranged that the soiree connnitteershoulcl include in: their general, arrangements any further matters connected ■: with the 'competition. It was resolved that an' application be--made to the Borough Council to .provide a ; better .supply : of N -water' fot-Qneeri-'street; between the Bank of New. Zealand and Mr Feists store and als'6 f t 6: pdtrthe flood'' gale and firo pliigs in"Banmater'Bfreec and Church street in working, order : ' ; Tenders are' invited., up till noon of -Saturday the.22nd iiis't;'; by the •Castle-,' .poiiit.Highway. Board for about 26 chains' of side cuttings; on ',the-'Pakwoai line of; roads.- ' .■.-■'' '." ' •'' '■''.'

The monthly- meetinjj of ibe .prey town. School- Committee was. held on; Tuesday •evening. Presont—Rev.- H. % White (chairman), Messrs- Cuff,; Wood, ; 'and'; Cotter. It was,'resolv«3cl in .accordance' with a request-from the Borough Council,; that the. fence of the'-towh bol't'section's : leased by the committee be- removed 1 , as ! it encroaches, on''a. public road.' The. headmaster reported-that the're'sult of his. rucent; examiuafioii of. the' School was! satisfactory, arid/-that'tho Inspector had* expressed himself-satisfied with the condition of.the. school.at.ia .surprise visit'' ■ : w'hich lie had lnadeJast. month'. It was! resolved that the-.prizes-.SYtin at Ihejiead-rmaster'.s'-examinatioii-be Siven p.ut-on. the, day that the'school ro-opens; that". Mr • Woodbeaakod.to distribute tbein(and'* that' the v paMits-.of ■' the school-.'oliiltlreni : nnd ahy-.persons interosied.iii-tbei-school 'be'invited'tb attend. "A 'list of children very-irregular, in their at.tenha'nce during- 1 the past half-year to the, .committee by the headmaster, resolved, that the father of; Oharleat Wiggins' be again served with a formalnotice to send bis child to sohool, failing; which he be'summoned before the E.M. Messrs Haines and. Skeet wore appointed! visitors for theensuing;montli.. .' ; Tho; half-yearly 'meeting- of Court .Wai.rarapa; to; 5354, ;A.O:F.,\. was held jast evening in the Foresters Hajl, Grey.tjiwn, when tho balance sheet was read arid adonted, which shewed the. Court to be steadily increasing financially. P. 0.8. ■ Bro.-B: Gray iustallod BrU'\V;%itton as G.R.'for the ensuing six months. The following officers- being invested by the newG,R.:-Bro. T. Perkins,. 5.C.8,; C. Beard, S.W.; F, Hayes, J.W.; J,; Beynoldj, 5.8.; J. Montgomery, J;B. Mr P. Linn.arrived at Greytown from Christchurch by last night's'train. It is expected he-will be Rent to Wellington to await his '-examination as the R.M.. Court does nut sit till next Tuesday week. . ' - : , r s ['.'■

This moriiing..Mr Be'etham, accompanied by a gentleman fipnt- .Ghristchurch who came up lust-evening in.cliarge of the--5,000 trout ova, proceeded lb; place : the, collection in boxes suitably prepared for' them at the.b.ack of Mrparson's Brewery'.; Tho ova werjelound to/be live and hearty and therejs every prospect of their coming to maturity. ; '.

The people-of the Taratahi-Oarterton; andHurunuiorangidistricts have.in con-! .templation the forming of a" butter, and cheesejfactory, and a publicineetingwihbe" shortly-held on the subject, The initiator/ steps already taken show the promototi'that they can at least rely- on a steady; guarantee of 150 cows, pd the matter 'wherever it has'been mooted-/had been met withgenaral'approval. ..livtheevent of the proposal being ca'i'ried-.to.'maturity the central depot will, probably :be some-j where 'about Mr-''- Tremewari's .land tit Claroville. -Due notice will t be given.: through the-Press of the date'of'tlle meet- 3 ing to consider the subject. Court Sherwood Forest- Juvenile Order of .Foresters elected. their, officers on Wednesday evening- at the Fpresters' l Hall, Carterton. Bro. A, HaxtonfC.B'.; Bro,W.Catt, S..O.Ri.;Bro.J.Catt.Seo.; Bro. Jlobinson, S.W;; Bro; Wilson, J.W.;; Bro. H. Catt, 5.8.-sßroi.Groube, J:B.i The balance sheet .was.laid before the' meeting, and numerically aud financially the Oourt'stands/well: ■'-' • -; : ' : ", i Messrs Lowes and lorns announce jiin important sale ofstock at;-their : yards %'; July 19. A well-known' resident, Mr : George. Pugsley,--',who. is leaving for' Sydney; 'has instructed the same firm'; to dispose on the same flay his livery -plant;} consisting of valuable buggies, a Bplendid 'drag, carriage, and hackhorses/antl 'trotting ponies'.. ;. •-,.. '■•."'. •..';,- •'

It nill'be seoh .by;an announcement in another column that Mr, George; Young, is the travelling agent Mutual; Life Association of Australia. ;;

Messrs F. ■ |,' Wood 'and Co, their sale of'Mr E. B. Bells' stock-in-' trade at Greytown to-day. .:This,sa)ewill bo continued onFriday aud Saturday/ The horses and vehicles'on the catalogue will be offered at 2-p.m! to-morrow;. ,¥o.. (.N..Z, .Tiiiies).. wp:;;-yesterday shown by Mr Evaris/saddler oflambtonquay, some.reallyrugs made from Rabbit ; skins, : procured! from Kaikoura.and Wairarapa, and' pre-' pared by the'alum process, by Mesfi's' Harvey-arid Sons, of Masterton. The rugsarO-suitable for all purposes-that! oppbsuni'rugs ai'e used'forj'such as'buggy, or travelling rugs, The articles are not] ft|r salej bu'trnanufactured : by Mr Evanafor exhibition, so that-'.Qtjier tradesmen may, .be' induced, to. make.'the article a specialty. Asa' proof of the"'durability] .ot'these rugs, it may be -meritioried tbatj Mr Evans has had one made 'by himself; in use for five years, and it'is now as good as new. ..•.'... 1 Several well-known Masterton. Grey-! hounds are competing in the Eahgitikei cpursmg match this week,;. '.".•'■: • At'it meeting of ..the Wellington. Waste Lands Board thfs .morning;.'the chairman! brought -under the notice of the Board the satisfactory sale of Kaira;.ga: Block] Manawatu.'.District, the last se'etiou of which was sold on' the 11th' inst,' • • The total area'sold was 7825 acres, and the: amount realised for cash'and deferred! payments was £16,593, averaging about two guineas per acre. .-,'■ ■; ;

All'those who have recently entered into the happy bond • of : ' < oonnubiality," as out American cousins term it, are (ionfidentjalljj .remirded that Mr William;-James",P* ' Queen Street, is clearing oiit the'whole'of his stock of furniture, and that it would budvisible to call early to make the desired selection, and take advantage of thounusually large re '