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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1180, 16 September 1882, Page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Wairarspa Acclimatisation Soooiety will be held this evening, A man named Clark was charged before Messrs J. Tally and S.'Revana, J, P.'i, at Greytown yesterday, with being a rogue ; and' vagabond, and sentenoed ts iix monthi hard labour. I

The sixth annunl meeting, of ihthMaiv terton Permanent Investment andßtiilding Society will be field on^Frlaky/irike 22nd irijt. v / : , \ • .The bet proceeds of the lato cktoYjW tertainment ; -This realises the expectations of the pronoten of the affair. , . The New South Wales footballers are expected to spend Sunday in Mastertonr having expressed a .desire.to-iee the country, > ''•< \ ■ i:

The Natives gave another selection of danoes at the Publio Hall, Carterton lost evening, about 150 to2oo people being present. Mr P. H. Wood announces h!i next stook sale at Carterton for Thursday, October sth, 1882.

W. B. Campin, of Carterton, has declared his inability to meet hia creditors. Assets, ; iGGBI4s; liabilities, mi 5s 6d. The petition was filed on the 14th inst. The following are the nominations for the Carterton Town Board Charles Gibbs Beckett, Robert Dixon sen., and Archibald Campbell. Mr Beckett has withdrawn. The poll will be taken -'on the 29th.

Glorious weather is reported at Wellington to-day, for the football match. Another alteration has been made in the tcßtn. The medical adviser of Lynch will not allow him to play, and Cooper takes his place.. Betting is about even. The Wanganui Team arrived at noon to-day. They play Sydney on Monday arid Wellington on Tuosday.

Messrs Buchanan and Beetham, M.H.K.'s will address the Maori race at the Publio Hall, Carterton, on Monday evening at 7.30. Their addresses'will bo to the consideration of thj native Bills introduced into the House during the past session.

The Spargo case haß again cropped up, a warrant having on Friday evening been issued for the apprehension of Daniel Tremewan for a malicious and unprovokassault on John Spargo. Mr Tremewan passed last evening in the lock-up, and was this morning brought before Mr W. Booth, J.P. The case was remanded till Wednesday, at the request of Mr W. G. Beard, who appeared for the prisoner. Prisoner was bound over iu •£SO hail.

, The evidence in the Oruatamore case iu the Native Lands Court was concluded yesterday afternoon, The croV-examiDk-lion of Whariotere, whose evidence was denounced by the Bench as very conflicting, was concluded about midday. Subsequently Mahan'ga and Hoera Whakalaha were examined.. The '.Court'! then, adjourned till Monday morning, when judgment will be given. The opening concert of the <Gireylown Philharinonio Society takes place on Tuesday evening next at the Town Hall. The programme whioh has been prepared consists of two parts, the first is devoted to sacred selections, anthems, duets; and solos; and part 2is composed of choruses, glees, trios, duets, and solos. Every care has been taken in the selections, and as tho members of the Society have been practising mos'. assiduously, a treat is m store for the music loving community.

C ! ayson 18 s P rea< iinfs out wings on tho block. He has now arranged for an additional shop, in which a regular supply of fresh fish, vegetables, poultry, and game will bo displayed. He • has a characteristic announcement in an advertising column.

_ The next English and European mail, via Naples (if specially addressed), will close at the Masterton Office on Monday, ihe 18111 day of September, at 6.30 a.m. Hie following is our weather report for ihe weekending September 15th, 1882 flie week opened and ended with rain, yet it has been a particularly fine one, one in which enjoyment was afforded to both man and beast. Euin fell on three days, tho total rainfall, however, was only 250 inch. Tho wind has been light and nenrly nil tho week from the West or South-West. The barometer has ranged between 29.64 and 29.19 inches, the mean being 29.425 inches, The thermometer Mean is 50 Fah. A fine meteor was seen on the night of the 13th instant, about 9.15 p.m., which passed near to the earth's surface, producing a light sufficiently strong to show distinctly the shadows of objects. A slight detonation was heard, as if it exploded in its passage through tho atmosphere. No sign of the comet was noticed, although carefully looked for in tho early morning of the I4th instant.

A meeting of Wairarapa East County tak«s place 011 Saturday next. The hours of attendance at tho Masterton public School will be altered from this date to from 6 to 12 in the forenoon, ftid from 1.30 to 8,30 in the aftomooa.

, Next week the Mastorton Debating nooiety nominates its officers for the ensuing year, and considers the revision of lis rules, Tho annual meeting will kkfl place on the 30th inst. Mr Bedrnan has given notice of his intention to resign his jippoiment'as secretary. There is, however, a strong wish on the part of members in favor of his retaining this appointment..

The reoruit drill of the Masterton Volunteers M through last evening, owing to the diminishing number of members in the awkward squad. Class firing will be continued at the butts this afternoon, The Bishop of Wellington consecratedthe enlarged portion of St Mark's ,CHurch Carterton, to-morrow, which has recently b jfln completed under the able supervision of Mr G. Fanniu, architect.

Br those grand steamships the Mirzaporo, Deccan, and Rome, of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, have been received the. first shipments of new goods for the spring trade, at Te Aro House. Ladies [will be pleased to know.that some excellent and choice dress materials of the,very,,latest, f&tihions have been received, together with a profuse and charming variety of laces, trimmings, .millinery, Bunshades,parasols, costumes, mantles, 4c., Ac. Altogether, in evory department there is a large display of tho latest novelties, and ladiemuld do well th make an early inspection arid selection. Ladies are Also reminded that artistio dross* making, for whioh Te Aro House stands unrivalled, offers them all the advantages, possessed by the' best Wost End houses of London. To secure an early completion of their orders, it would ba advantageous to place them as speedily as possible at Ti Abo House, Cuba-street, Wellington—[Ann.]