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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1198, 7 October 1882, Page 2

A general meeting of members of the. Opaki Jockey Club takes place this evening, ■•=■ ■..■■■.; Several, of • Whareama: cattle paised.'throueh Mantflftftn thi«

The Lower Valley Jookey Olub meets:, at Waihenga thii evening, t:*■sss<% ' Mr Crosse, the well-known dentißtf notifies that he has arrived in Masi'erton, ' and may be outisulted for a few weeks at ' the cotiago next door to Mr Gappec'e, in ' Albert-atroet. [ ', : ,T.,:'^ There was a somewhat poor attendance of members at the meeting of tlie Masterton Debating Society last evening, andae;. the promoters of the debate on Local Industries were among the absent, the debate waß fora-aecond tjmo adjourned till a fortnight honce, and the: subject for next Friday'allotted to a uaoer on the "Times oi Walpole"by MrFdrd;: ' The New Zealand Rifle Aeaociatioh'a fifth competition takes place at Dunedin on Friday, November 3. Entries tot the same close on Saturday the 18th of October! , The special.steamboat and train arrangements for this event will be found in our advertising columns. : In connection with the apodal prize list at the Wairarapa and East Coaßt Pastoral and Agricultural Society Messrs T. L. Thompson & Op. offer a prize of £4 4s for the leaping match, provided that ho leas than ten horses are entered. ..

_ The cricket season oommences in Wellington to-day.

This 18 the monthly pay-day of the Masterton Building' Society. The Te Ore Ore Natives' give a haka entertainment in the Town Hall, Masterton, this evening, for which they have made every preparation. We ttast they will obtain a good house.

The Mastorton Amateurs were hardly favored with us good ut house as they deserved last evening, There was a fair muster of visitors in all parts of the hall, but not what there should have been. The programme opened with acomediette entitled "The Wife's Fir«t Lesson," in which Cecil Rivertoi. portrayed a newlywedded lady who w*b .unaccustomed to control her temper. His make up as Lady Freeloya was smoothing marvellous. ;Mr •T, Wrigley, as Colonel Freelove, pbvyfd with his accustomed taste and skill the rolo »f a modern Petruchio. Mr A. Thompson made liis'dflhjjt ajj Lord Rivera in this piece, and.stood the .ordeal of a first appearance remarkably .well; "i-.l'he subsidiary characters were, well sustained by Messrs J. and G. Ward and W. E. Cross, the latter Ijjeiiiu resplendant as Mrs Davies. After # sbwj interval the piece of the evening, ■'■ The Miser of' Marseilles," was produced, JntbUOecjl Riyerton Jn his representation of Gaspard, the miser, proved himself almost a Btar actor, frequently monopolising by his really able acting the undivided attention of the audience. This representation was by far (he finest example of the dramatic art we have seen in Maaforton, and this is saying a (jood deal, for we have frequently had good not ing on onr local stage, Mr T, Wrigley played a leading part as the youngiiobleinan who makes Jove to the miser's niece. His make up «a 8 admirable, and hp succeeded by the entire absence of exaggeration characterises his histrionic ofrVrts, irt Bu'ataiojtig 8, difficult part in a singularly happy ar/d p!e'asits manner. The amateurs wOre.indebted to Miss'Leria Wyatt'of Wellington' for misting' them with the role of heroine. Of" course'in coming on to a strange Btage at a day's notice jfyis lady labored under'-'soine disadvantage. . However she' proved equal to the task allowed to her. •H. "TapereJl as the miser's servant tcfok charge' of trielow comedy business, .incidental to the ap'd frequently' ''fetblied' 1 -down the house smh hisgjeyar drolleries, F; O'Connor as .digpjayei} grjatpr Confidei)jee than on any former occasion, and gtivo promise of t'urniqg out a good actor. A happy trio, "Messrs I Ward, Cross; and G. Ward played the respective parts of English, Dutch, and Italian ruffians, infusing a good deal of excellent and humorous acting into their parts. The three made a 4§?ided hit, and were about tlie jnfsi igfyeaile suj prpßßntahle scoundrelswe bayß ; stage, Messrs Dalrymplp, : Arniatfflrjgj a,ud ■Thompson'did good aorvioe" in-filling minor characters, The pieces were well mounted, the dresses were good, and take it aliQgptljer." The Miser" was the best drama which op Braatejirs (layeyetput before the publip. Tbo oxceliptjt playing of Messrs Kaisenberg and Lundqvist, who undertook the orohestral accompaniments was fully appreciated, and a very pleasant evening was spent by all who were furtuCat.e euojjgh to j)e present, Mejjrß nndfjo., wrlyjers, Wellington,' rep'irt'-"fue'"posli|bn* of the money market somewhat' 1 ohange'd during thg )agt monih,'(lie rate of interest now rujfing jjefng forni' perc?ut'i'lor sums in expes.§ of £ss, noJ.SjtJjstanding that, for mortgage t|e Remand has been limited, and few transactions of any importance concluded.' ffiir lwiJParßflptß 7 per cent, is nowgenerally required, 6|per opßt. h»yipg been refused by an influential firm in "Ohjfiitflhliroh,.. Otir Sydney and MelhournecorreHpondettti! however, offer to place money fully 1 pel*; cent, un/jgr present quotations; and looki; log tO-'tnbpWe "f 3.per cent. Consols ati; Hume, viz., tioVer-falling gi)se a^ A to the plethora-of ui'j'enTluioVecH capital),'] wp are at'al'o'ps to cohceiye, in the'abJen'c'e of a Urge tial veasfln for present ra|es beiqg upheld. The ws.e jn inoney .vajulj .qaja' jalon.o |e attributed, to tj)e co-operatiju' of 'the Banking interests to sifit fljejr 'special purposes, otherwise it is ÜBfijnjajned. Probably the same causes may induce them tlionly (o again reduce it.

' The past week has been an unpleasant one, cold, damp, and windy, thus oheok> r ing the growth of vegetation. Rain fell on three days, and the total rain fall for the week is'fiiO inch.es, The barometer mean for the'Veek iff s•ss inoh.es \ sb the glass has .b'eon 'alomy'riSing foi'seyeral days we inay therefore 'expect some ji) tlje.weatlier. fhe mean thermomfiter yeadfng is Fjih. The ■following are the' mean' .readjnss for September at Ifasiertonj-Burometer, 29316 inches {thermometer, 51 fah. Rain fall for the same month is 291 inches, The averages for We'lioyton for September are—Barometer, 29 'BB2 inoh; thermometer, 51*1 Fah.; rainfall, 4 689 inches,, and the actual rainfall'for last month 2 995 inches, This is almost two inches below, the averago,'thus it must be corjsMered a dry ''.month.' For: Ohr'ißtchurch't'hjß ayerags is Ifsl The comet Was seen ifl.alf ; ifs'b^ii3^''i.r/ ; ,the| early part of the week- _.ltJs ",noj so .distinctly visible r.ow,ahd ; is'likely soon to disappear entirely, from our sight, There is not much'danger of'us poor mortals coming to grief this time through it,.

Have you seen it ? The Mantle Department at Te Aro House, is quitean Exhibition in' its way. There are hundreds of Visites DolmflDS, and Jackets to select from, in all sizes,' every prevailing Bhape,;and in quite a plethora of' 'Cashmere Jackets, trimmed pith Cheailla fi jbge, Spanishlace,andjetpasscpieuteriie,fronj ljjs fjd to 67s 6d. Hwdsome'yißiteS.in B'rbMßSijk trimmlid'witb jet"' pw's'emeriferiei from 29a 6d to ; Broclio# Dolmans, richly trimmed with Chonille laic'e ;and : pa> semeiiterie,.from 67s 6dto£7 ; 7s.'' A' bewitoh • ing profusion of Ladies Capos in Broche aatiu, siuillenue. and the now brocaded grenadine, 7s ( 6d to'7ss. .In. the Costume Department W mo choice styles in the fashionable' Nun's veiling- in pretty wool -beigeß, in lovely shades of; plain sateens,- in 'zephyr cloths, in ohoice pompadour sateens, in blacjf.grenadines, in Madras mqalins, and' iiadras Jjoe, ' vv ajrarapa residents should pay on early visit of inspection to. the Mantle DepMtmentatTflAioHottM.r'l^iYt,]'': ;

,:.,A ; " Resident's" letter on the steam firi engino will appear in our next issue.. ;:iThe'Natire Land Court at Masterton is 'expected-to get through its work about the: 'mtddle|oTr/exiiis*reek. ; "' #^? ;il Mr? horse Gladstone oommence! to travell the Wairarapa Pjitribt; oh Monday riext, when he,, leaves .Masie'rion jriiith'e morning. '\?/\ v'fhe oloth for.tHe uniforms of the Masterton Oadeta' has been received, and arrangements are being made lor it being promptly-converted into military suiti. ■■ ' The seoahd squad of the School Cadets .fired for classification this morning, h»v--inKfiyevshots-avl6o:yards'; range; The' following are the scores made.—F. Freeth 2,1, sykes'2, G. King 8, W. Bagge 3, G. Niool 6, J. Baumber 0, A. Hoakirigs 6, G. Rountree 2, J. MoGill 0, W. McOardle 18, R. Gray 0, W. Kellehier 0. The firing took place under the supervision of Captain Grundy and Sergeant-Majpr Bezar. ' ; ' ?".''■'■; ' '".' •. A new line of business.is commenced at Maßterton to-day by Mr W. Dixon> viz., that of coal and.wood merchant, ; This will supply a want that ii beginning to be feltin Masterton 1 where coal is now extensively Used.: Mr Dixon has built a large depot, and has stored in it present 25 tons of good coal which he deliveres to any part of the town at current rates. He has alio a large stock of dry firewood. In conjunction with this Mr Dixon, also' carries' on the business of general carrier. As Mr R.H. Elliotte was driving from Masterton to Carterton yesterday evening he found Mr Sexton bf.Hurunuiorangi lying in the road on the north side of the Waingawa bridge. His hone appears to have shied, then bolted and threw him, Mr Elliotte lifted him into his trap and brought him dwp to the White part. It. is feared that some of bis ribs are broken, beside .other injuries, bui the precise extent of the .damage is not known as the doctor had riot seen him up to the ' time of our correspondent writing. .! ■■■ Mr Richard Pace,, who died at Carterton ,i on.Wednesday evening, was-buried yea- ! terdayit tlie.Tarai#|i The ; deceased, who was jn his,|sth jrcs.a very old settler jn the district, but had

been in very bad fpr spme time past,.., _

The"•. trial \ of 'i ? amea Adams and (Jflnpyieve Elizabeth Adams lor conspiracy in _cpnne.cjtiijn j/ifh tlia Longhurat ease occupjod attentjion ofthe Supreme tOourt all day yesterday, The for the defence'• was finished shortly before six, and after an adjournment of half an l)oj}r his Honor Judge Eichmuud Bummed up, bjs lasting two hour*! The jury returned a' fsrdici of gqtiapirint; together &jsihsl the' TJ|e jtyle girl was sentenced to threo days iro prjso'nrnent, and as her sentence aVed the coimnenfienjßpt pf the Bitting of the Court she ■ fj|s nmle prisoner w remanded, far' sentence until 10 o'clock on Monday tnpruiug.