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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1202, 12 October 1882, Page 2

Court Loyal Enterprise, A.G.F. meots this evening. . v:-;;!. A passenger, per Cobb and Co. from Maßterton to papier yesterday gave his. name as Lord Clifford and.took a box seat

MrF. H. Wood offera for sale in another column 900 acres of first-class land .at Eant Taratabi, 300 acres of which are in crop,'together with improvements, farm improvements, &o, :

Mr % Finney, hairdresser;' of Masterton, has a new advertisement in another' column. He has commenced the business of hair worker in conjunction, with his hairdreßsing saloon, and has shewn us a very fair specimen of the art. —... We hear that some of the Rev; Mr leit t'a opponents in Masterton have been employed latterly in industriously circulating silly and slanderous statements of a libellous character respecting him, The rev. gentleman, we understand, will probably put a stop to this sort of warfare by laying a legal information against one of tho offenders. ;

Mr B, Budden, Te Ore Ore, having purchased the celebrated draught; entire, horse Baron of Clyde, notifies to the public of Masterton and surrounding districts, that' excellent sire will stand at is stables TeOra Ore. The term's are jE3, two or more mares aB pe'r agreement. . The Premier is about to proceed with his family to Auckland. An official chair of State was. presented to Bishop Had field at the Syuod on Tuesday by the liev, Mr.Paige oni behalf of the members in attendance. '

,Both the matinee and evening perform inances at the circus yesterday were. thron«ed with visitors, and the programme on each, occasion gave' thorough 1 satisfaction, At an early hour this morning the tentswere folded for removal to: Carterton, where an entertainment will be'given this eveniu'g.' : : / ;.' f The meat, supply raised in Prance is gradually dimipishjpg. The annual deficit in ilieratioiia pftl)o soldiers alone amounts to one and a half millions of kilometers, and has to be supplied, from abroad. It is nor proposed-to) discard salted meat and tinned meat,' arid resort to frozen fresh meat from America,, Australia, and New Zealand.—Globe. , • Mrs James Brown desires to express her thanks through our columns to a number of Masterton residents who, after the late fire, sent her considerable' and thoughtful supplies of wearing apparel for her children, whose clothing was, as is well known, consumed in the burning building, All those' who assisted, to work the pumps at the late fire will be paid for their services by Mr W, Seller, between 7.30 and 9 o'olock this evening.

The sheep on the Kohiwai run of Mr E. Meredith, senior, are declared to be infected,

Several blocks of limestone are now on view at the borough offices which are worthy of inspection, They come from the Mauriceville quarries, and contain in a petiified form quite, a collection of animal and vegetable remains, The bone ot a bird's leg i 8 the principle ornament of one fragment, and another is particularly rich in stems of foliage, Clayson " on the block" exhibited in his .window last evening a very handsome trout weighing about two pounds which was caught this week at Wainniomata. He also had on view a fine king, fish and a supply 'of whitebait fromOhristchurch. Maori mouths are said to water considerably over the'latter.

The Native Court Bat for a couple of hours this morning, nnd then had to adjourn to give some Maories an opportunity of cbtermimug on whioh side of the block their interests .were to be .cast, The case is expected to be terminated to-day, and. to-morrow there will- be a sort of clearing up prior to an adjournment to Grey town,'

Several members of the Masterton Voluntera met at the butts yesterday for the purpose of selecting two members of the Corps to represent Masterton in the forthcoming match with Dunedin. , A rather stiff breeze was blowing at the time which .rendered good shooting rather diffioult. The ranges were 200, 300, 500, and 6QO yards',' 6 shots at each range The following are the highest aggregate scores: —Private C, Bentley 70, Corporal Ank'otell 65, Private F. Kum'mer 60, Private G. Bentley 57. The above mentioned members also fire to-day and to-morrow. At yesterday's meeting of the Diocesan Synod it was moved .by Rev. J, Jones and seconded by gev. A. Dasent, " That a Oommitt.ee be appointed to enquire into the working of the General Church jfund during the past year, and : to 'm'ake'such recommendations to the Synod as to it may seem advisable for the increase and administration of the Fun J," Moved, as ah amendment, by the Bev, W,E. Paige, "That the motion be deferred until after the consideration of Mr France's report." Further, moved by the Rev. \V. E. Paige, seconded by the, Rev. R, J.'. Thorpe, " That the debate be adjourned until the report of the Committee appointed by the Diocesan Synod in October, 1881, has been taken iritoconsideration." Carried. Mr F, H.-Wood sells at his auotion rooms, Greytnwn, on the 21st iniL; drapery, grocery,-furniture, harness, dsc, also on Thursday November 2nd, at the Pastoral Society's. Yards, Carterton 40 head mixed store cattle, 10 dairy cons, sc->$ c -> ' . ',' TheWeilfngfpn ;Ra.oes are fixed for the first arid second of February. The events of the meeting will .comprise, j)h.f> first dayn- flying Stakes Handicap, W5.80,vf1..} Hurdle Handicap, (JOsovs.j gack Hgr'dljß Race, ;15,;sovb, |; Wellington SOQ sovß, ; Hack Race, 10 so'vg. 1 and Selling Race, 60. sovs, On the second day the events will be-Railway Stakes Handicap, 50 sovs,; Hutfc Park Slakes Handicap, 125 sovs j Hurdle Handicap, ,75 sovs,; Wollington Raoing Club Handicap, -200 sovs. Hack Race, 10 bovs. ; and Gonso: lation Handicap, 40 sovs. : .j:

Tljere is a marked improvement lately in v the: singjng in St.: Luke's Church; Greyiowiii Jeve>,&] new members have joined the ohoir, which now' njltnbep over 2.Q. They have, started practising cardls and; antheins for theGhristmas services whioh prornise to be something special. '■>' We would remind the Qreytown cricketers of the' matcli Martia'd * Single to be. played in Steward's paddock next gate day.; As it is the opening ruatoh of the season every member is-; expected to attend; • ■' .;

; -'I -hoar. Mr Griffin has the'pneumonia,' said Mrs Budds. who'was calling on :Mrs. Potts,';!, Well, I don't believe it,' retojrt&d Mrs Potts;'' he's too mean, If he': has any monin ,at ; all, it's an old or second handone.'- ~. , ■ .V:.-;. ; ;>

■\ 1 On. our front page onr readers will-find-a new price list of Groceries issued'-by: that enterprising firm of Bapp and Hare it will repay perusal—Advt, ■

Society wip>t>;; noli tbyiirebf:(|fl'daj) evening at eight] b'olbpfclSubjeo^l' I ;Chinese Question."! Tneusual foreronnei of the Native Larid : . Cowt^'if-verymarked in Greytown at present, great influx of Maoris to that place, who have rented houses in the township: from which. shews another step in their advancement to civilisation, as they never thought of : 'dbing.»hyiing"6f'thekind at the previous: aittingslof the .Court in Greytown, The proceedings will commence next Monday in Hirsohberg's store. As there is a lot of business to be done, it is expected to last for a fortnight or more. .. ~:. H The 44th anniversary.of the Queen's coronation was celebrated on June. 28th.

Twelve and a half million artitioialteeth are in Philadelphia every year; This number of Nihilists, to be tried'in St.: .Peterßburg'is estimated at one thousand, "A St Louis jury decided that a drowned drunkard came to his death"-: while in a fit of voluntary insanity." An attempt was made ashort time ago to wreck a train on the St Gothard Railway, •byplaoing an.obstruction on the permanent way., ■;■: It is stated in Terhan that 6000 Akha Turcomans are. now enrolled in the •Eussisn.forces at Askabad, receiving £3 a roan '; . ... ' ' A gentleman who inquired for the letters of a lady at the Post Office in Montreal j Oan»da,'duringi her absence, from tbecity on a visit, was astonished at being refused, and being further told that she i must call for them in person, that the : oice was not allowed-to deliver a lady's letters to, her own'; husband, and, more than that, every child over nine years of age had a right to claim his own letters, and even hie own .father could not demand them. ~...'

? Mrs Srimiiiera]), the supposed oldest' woman in the' World, lives in Florida. She_ was five yeara'old when the Declaration, of Independence was first read. Her oldest child is now 92, and lier youngest was ;| ?2 years old last spring. Until the'last'sevor, years the old lady has been.aotiveand in fbe ,full, pnjoyment of horfaoalte, ; Have youjseen it'?' The Mantle Department at Te Afo House, is quitean Exhibition in its way. Thero are hundreds of Visitss Dolmans, and Jaokets'to select from, in all sizes, every prevailing shape, and in quite a plethora of materials. Ladies' Cashmere Jackets', trimmed with Chenille fringe, Spanish lace, and jot passementerie,'from 13s 6d t0,67s 6d. Handsome Viaitesin Brochesilk trimmed with lace > and jet passementerie, from 29s 6d to £ i'4s.' Brqche silk 1 pohijans, rjoblytrimmedwithChenille lape:and passementerie, fron) 6?s 6d'to £7 7s. A bewitching profusion of Ladies Capes in Broche satin, sjcillenne, and the 'n.ewi upwind grenadine, 75,6 dto 755, In the Costume Department are some choice styles in the fashionable. Nun's veiling, in pretty wool beiges, in lovely shades of plain sateens, in jjephyr cloths, in ph'oice pompadour sateens, in Madras mucins,' and Madras" laoe, Wairarapa readouts should pay on early visit of inspection to the Mantle Department at Te Aro House,i[ApyT.]