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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1204, 14 October 1882, Page 2

The painting of St Luke's Church Greytown, is all but finished, .and gives that nice little church, a still nicer appearance. When itis completed, the Greytown people will be able to bonßt of as pretty a church as there is in the valley, The trees and shrubs are growing beautifully, and as they have now got their spring apparel 00, they add materially to the beauty of the edifice,

TheGrpytywn Cricketers have received a oballeuge from" tjje Bohemians, Wellington, to play a oHokob roatgb in greytown on the 9th November neit, which •bey have accepted, The Bohemians are one of the strongest Wellington teamsSalmon, Blacklock, Luxford, Houghton, and Mansil being some of them-so that the Greytown men must go in for steady practice up to the date of tho match if they mean to bold their own against them. Each of these Clubs have won & match now, they haying met twice before, so that this will, ao to speak, be tho deciding match. The names of the teams will be published in a future issue.

Mr G; yay.ffol.l ; of the Greytown-Eiflflii'. wht> is to represent them in the forthoom-, ing ODii i est at Dunedin, under the auspices I of■■the New Zealand Rifle Association is, going in for atoady practice at'the Groy-' town ilifle Range,"and shonld give a very good account of himself at Dunedin, Extra police have been applied for during the period of the Native Land. Court sittings in Greytown. Evidently the authorities think discretion the bettor part of valour, by being ready in oase of an emergency. ■. \

. What might have been a serious accident oecurred at Greytown this weak. As Mr Knowlea was proceeding along the Kuratiwhiti road on hiß way home to Matarawa, his horse stumbled, and falling, threw him a considerable distance ahead. When he picked himself up, he found his horse had been tripped by a tether rope attached to another horse which was grazing quietly .on the road side. On making further enquiries he found the horse belonged to Mr Fisher, who, we believe, has .to prove his.right of grazing on the public road before Mr Wardell on next court day. We are glad to be able to report that Mr Knowlea was not seriously hurt. The Greytown cricketers held their Grst practice on Thursday afternoon, when about a dozen members rolled up and indulged in a couple of hours' play on a very rough pitch, They are all anxiously looking for rain, as they will then be able to make a decent pitch with their big roller, and so save innumerable hard knocks, &c.

In consequence of the paucity of attendance of members at the meeting of the Masterton Debating Society last evening, Mr Ford'd address on' The times of Walpole' was postponed and a resolution was passed adjourning the meetings of the Society for a month, '

Mr A, Hickman, the well known boot and shoe merchant and manufacturer of Wellington, has a new advertisement in another column.

Mr Slesinser, whose embrocations and balsams have gained suoh wide-spread fame, is now on a visit to Masterton. Mr Slesinger purpose staying a fair days at Masterton fur the purpose of receiving orders for his celebrated medicines. He has received many flattering testimonials of the efficacy of his preparations, especially for his horse and dog medicines, which are never known to fail. The fame of his rheumatic balsam has readied even to England, orders from thence having been recently received. The great native Land Court case concernmg the Taumata-Kai-Huka block, which extends for a considerable distance along the ranges to the east of Masterton, was decided'thia morning in favor of the descendants of Raetea, Waiphoro, and Maipuri, grandfathers ol the successful claimants. The judge made no order for the division of the land nor for restricting dealings with it, announcing that this would be left to the next sitting of the Court. The last case for this session is expected tn be coiipleted to-day, viz,, that concerning the Ngutukoko block, Twenty of tho Maßterton. Volunteers assembled fpr company drill list evening, and were subjeo't'ed to an hour's manual and bayonet exercise by' S'ergt-Majnr Bozat. Tlivm new members were elected, After the parade a meeting was held to consider the question of the representation d t|)e Corps at the forthcoming ! Rifle Association competition. Upon discussion, it was resolved--!, r T|jat t||e sura of £lO be voted towards the expenses p| two members of the 'Corps at trie coining kneeling "of the N.Z. Bide Association, and that Ciqrpqral Anketell and private Kiimnje'r (jihe'highest scorers in the, recent'compejiitioii) be fife representatives.''ltwould seem that pur yolunteer Corps isoneof the few local voluntary institutions able to hold its own in competition with otber similar bodies. While the Masterton Corps sends two flhootjsts to the competition, Greylown, hitherto mora. onerMic and successful in tljeae natters, sonda qnly qne.

The Napier Telegraph thus (ouchingly rofers to the effect f|)e and Lotteries Act had on the Spring Mooting :- Quietly disposed whoifon't drink, nor crush' and worry their way through a ((ready orawd of Kauiblers to invest a pound in the totaltsator=»hsd precious little to amuse themselvos with ou the course, These sort of people don't know one horse from another, and they s ( oo» gqt heartily weary' of the whole thing.' Ths fun of the English racecoup.se, the wallf ou'lsjde the lawn to see the tumblers, the doodJ9,'Vrn'-6dokj ; fo get your future told, to myest jn the lucky bag, or spring the wheel of foptijne, to sea the wonderful ways of earning an honest or dishonest penny, has all flown from New Zealand race meetings,. The pajl of a forgotten Fresbyterianism that blended piskey with long sermons has fallen ,ovsr pur publio holiday gai henngj. tli'e only relaxation permitted 'on such occasions—so pepujif r|y"§oi)tyh—is so, for jy'ant of jjoy otjjer outlet for their money, people dranjf,' ant} (Jran|r, and then they fought. There was move fighting yesterday than has'ever before been seen on a Hawke'fl Bay course, and the drinking and the fighting may all be directly attributed to Parliament allowing jtsp)f to be ruled by a little set of unsophtsticat;e<f gqodj.gMdies.

The past week has been a pleasant qna. Rain fell on one day. Rain fall for' the week is ,115 inches. Barometer mean for the week is 29.32 inches. Thermometer mean for the week is 89. fj fob. The wind has at times been breezy and cold and from a westerly direotion. The comet was seen on the early morning (quarter to 3 o'clock) of the 10th, The head is not so bright aa it was in the early part of last week. It perhaps may intereat many to know that the time which elapses from the first sight of the tail uutil the head ia visible is about fifteen mi nutty" ■' •■

A meeting of the ifastwton Cemetery Trustees was. held lasf eveQine;. present -Messrs A. R. Bunny (in the phajr), R. Hare, W. Parry, and J. Vile, An account of J. 0. Ingram & 6s for salary, and £1 5a for labor was passed for payment. An application fur permission to re-open a. grave was refused as being contrary to the rules of the Trust. Messrs Vile and Payton were appointed as a sub-committee for the etpJDg quarter. It was resolved' that the trees on; ll|e'oemetery ehoujd be dug round, find that the "tiqifndary fences should be made more seoura by the addition of a barbed wire, A great sensation is being eauied in the neighborhood of Guaymas, Mexico, by tho appearance of a man completely covered with red hair, who lives in a cave near the seashore, eatß raw fish, and flies on the approach of people. His habitation has been visited and nothing but fish bones and skins of various animals have been found in it. No signs of fire could be seen and hence it is supposed thathe eats only raw food, He' is bq picji in hn movements that all efforts' to bitye'pjrov.ed, unsuccessful, Our'authoritysaygnoihifie! about a caudal appendage, or we might' indulge in the hope that the missing link had at last been discovered, ' ' : '

I can't give yon this paper, Tommy, to read,, because there, are some things you mustn't see. V.i Well, Annie, just put a mark against them, and I'll know which they are,'

;■ The>Wait«a Me Volunteers and the! pllingtonNMal Cadet Volunteers have ■ Mr own request. ;■>' Ui.Jj. a new advertisement in another ;column of this paper,;;:.;. :,V T ".';.;>■••'' ,'' .''■'■' - A grand bazaar in connection with St, Mark's Ohuroh, Carterton, will bo held in the Public iHall on Monday "next. There, will-also be a.rGoncert during)he evening. On Tuesday a gift auction wiil be held, which.will wind np with a dance, the Carterton Band supplying the music. The prices of admission are very low, and we trust' the whole affair will be a success. Full particulars will be '.found in our advertising columns. ' -

The" Morning Herald" mentions that operations have been commenoed at Musselburgh by a party of men under the supervision of Mr Christie, of Wellington, with a view of preparing the ground for the meeting of the New Zealand Rifle Association next month. A Ions; trench is being excaved for the protection of the markers! ] There will be twenty-four targets. The ground is described as being specially adapted for the purpose, being perieotly level with the sandhills at the rear of the target*,

Nothing new has transpired with regard to the reported attempted suicide of Mr Lewis, which created so much excitement on Thursday, evening,' Those who know the facts observe the strictest secrecy, and no information whatever can be obtained from them, All sorts of rumors are, of course,, current in consequence, and some people, who are not at all likely to possess' special information, assert .that the story of an attempted suicide is altogether incorrcot. All we have been enabled to gather is, that the unfortunate gentlemen is still in a very critical condition, and that his recovery is not at all a certainty.. Miss Dyer, the young lady to whom he was to be married, has been thoroughly prostrated by the shock. She is under the care of Dr Diver, who states that nothing bat absolute quiet can pull her through, It has transpired that recently Mr Lewis has shown some marked oooentrioities in behaviour, his actions boine apparently beyond his own qoutrol.—Times,

A meeting of the Walrarapa East County Counoil Works Committee was held at the County offices, Masterton, last evening. Presont: Messrs Geo. Beethnm (in the ohair), H. E, Bunny, T. Mackay, and J.. V. Smith. It was decided that estimates be prepared for work on the road from Taueru to Castlepoint, including a bridge over the Mungapakeha River; also for work on the Tinui-Napier : road, via Tiraumea, including bridge over the Whareatm. river at- Manawa, Mr Mackay t-i s,se Mr Taylor re road through his property Mr Maokay was authorised to delay or terminate the contract for the oomploiion of the filairlogie metal'ing, in order to enable the work to be arranged for under the Boads Construction Act, Mr Mackay was -.'also, empowered, to arrango for metalling pits adjacent to the main road Be the continuation of the road from Te Ore Ore to Bidoford it-was reoomnended that it should be continued on the eastern side of the Taueru River to the Maori gardens instead of a bridge at Bideford, and that Mr King (Engineer) be inslmoted to survey and report on the same. Re BJatoloijie road, it was resolved that the Maslepton Highway Board be authorised to. expend the £3O voted to itfroin the subsidy for the purpose ofclearing away slips and otherwise improving the road, Mr King was instructed £o ppeparj pjans find estimates for' necessary on the road from Hurunuiorangi to Wainmorui also for works on the road from the boundary of tfjegqunty'fo the Eahaua river'; slsn to arrangj'ftr repairs to tye County offices necessitated |jy the lata firg. L 5 enph were,granted fVJfessrV Smith and Yalljnco on account qf dog registration.. Mr Mackay was instructed to'order ft'new boat for the Whareama Ferry in the event of being unable to effect an exchange. ....

fyyiS you ssen-it? fhe lifantle Departmerit at Te Aro jtfouse, is qnitean Exhibition in its way. jhflh) are hundreds of Visitea IjolmaD?, an<} Jackets, to select from, in all siges, every prevailing shape, and in quite a plethora ql matflr|a> Ladies' Cashmere Jackets, trimmed with Gl)en|llo fringe, Spanish lane, and jet passementerie, from 13s fid to Ufa fid, Handsome Visitea in Broche silk trimmod with laoa and jet passementerie, from 80s 8d to sifa fyqqhea,l.k Polmans, richly trimmed with Chenille lags and passemeutorie, from 67s 6d to £7 7«, A bowitohing profusion of Ladies Capes in Brooho satin, sicilkmrie, and the new brocaded grenadine; 7s fid to 755. In the Costume Sflpaftoont are. some choice styles in the fashionable' Nile's yejjjng, in pretty wool bejges, jn lovelyqhadesofpfain aafeentf, in zephyr olotba, |n ghojce pompadour sateens, in black grenadines,' in Madras njuslins, and Madras lace, Wairarapa residents should pay on early visit of inspection to the Mantle Department at 1 a Aro aoqs(i,-[AtiVT.] A, Copenhagen telegram to a London paper, states that special information has beenraceivMirYfliat fyty to the effect that, in consequence of'life death' jn' - 'tjj9 sprjog oUhoasanils of ejjeep'and cattle, faWffl !$ ?W a ) districts in Iceland, ' '" "" *