THE COMING PASTORAL SHOW.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1209, 21 October 1882, Page 2

THE COMING PASTORAL SHOW.

_ It will be observed by the undernoted list of entries for the coming. Show that there is, as we anticipated, a marked inciease of exhibits. - : ■ Though the entnea for horses, sheep, and poultry scarcely

Ilidloiitei progress in quantity, there is ejery^ajbii i„to boljevtf that with respect q tfa! itWin ay "bo looked for, ;0n the other hand aatisfaotdry to itoc||u|>'i)l be aS/ibarked; feature in the cof|lfig;Bhow, and"that the exhibits: of : agri6»lWaYand industriallmplements' and of produce are bo numerous this year:—

A meeting is convened, at the Club Hotel - this evening to'decide -whether there aro to be races at the Opaki this year. ';"" '

: The. special 1 'services by : the Rev. Mr Bavin in the Wesleyan Church, Masterton to-morrow may be exported to draw, large congregations as well as the social gathering which is appointed for the following day, at which addresses will be delivered by the Rev Bavin, Dewsbury,. Isitt, and others, and a collection will be made on each occasion. Last year the Mastertou Wesleyan Church contributed about £2O. to. the fund, and it is Hoped that they will not be behind this year year.

fhe annual District Meeting of the Ancient Order of Foresters will be held in Mastertou on the 20th inst. As this is the first occasion of holding the meeting out of Wellington the event will be celebrated by a banquet in honor of the District Officers and Delegates. Mr Walter Johnston, Minister for Public Works, and Mr Levin, M.H.E., are staying in the Wairarapa with their families.

Ihe following Distriot Order is published in another column;—" The Masterton Rifles parade for inspection and exercise at 7.30 [i.m. on the 27th inst., and the School Cadets at 3 p.m. on the same date." ......

_ Messrs Rapp & Hare have a series of interesting advertisements on our third page which may be perused with advantage by heads of families.

MrM'Ivor.F.LCF.O.L., who is at present on a visit to New Zealand, in a letter to the Leader remarks:—" Tho more I see of the Colony, the more certain does tin opinion beooine that the fine climate is the cause of the large yield of produce ot every kind obtained in New Zealand. As regirds quality of soil I must give Victoria firjt plane," Our Riverton correspondent writes:—l hear from a Chinaman just returned from Dunedin that he bis received orders that the bodies of three or four Chinamen are to be resurrected here next month,, for the purpoao of having their bones forwarded home to China. I said to him: 'I thought you had sent them long ago?' He answered:' Oh, no I him gone long ago j him bones go now j catch him all in China by-bye.l"

The Native Land Court at Grey'.own was occupied again yesterday with the Wairarayn Lake ciiu'e, which will be continued to-day, and is exciting keen •interest unions; the Natives.

The Committee of the Greytown Working MenV Club have rather an arduous taak before them at their meeting thit evening, tiz., the selection of a custodian for that institution from over 30 applicants, with first-class testimonials. We wish them luck in their choice, and hope they will make a happy seleoiion.

The past week, writes our weather reporter, has been somewhat stormy. Rain fell etch day, generally at nu>ht, accompanied with strong wind. Total rainfall for the week is 1.495 uiohes. Tho barometer mean is 29 34 inches, on the 18th it was 29.00 inches. The mean thermometer reading for the week is 645 fah. The wind, at times, has been very strong, especially at nights. The Tarnrua Bango has been capped with dense clouds' nearly the whole of the week, anil no doubt heavy rains have fallen, but not in sufficient quantity to justify the assertion that a water apout had burst on this range, besides water spouis ore formed only over the ocean, and never over the land.

The Vienna correspondent of the Standard, in commenting on the state of public opinion in that capital respecting the action of England, says:- " No com- • petent observer in this capital, or in any other portion of Central Europe, has failed, since Ensland first took action in tho Egyptian affair, to bo in the main favorably impressed with the general course the British Government has pur--Bued,_ The quiet unostentatious energy ' of British action ever since British action commenced contrasts in such an unexpected but convincing manner with the supiheness, the vaccination, the impotent boasting land, aelf-mortifyinsr reserve of one or.two -otker Towers that England's ascendency among the Stales of the world ia now tacitly but practically acknow- ' ledged. Notwithstanding all the envy and jealousy of her rivals, in spite of a clamour of misrepresentation of detraction as to her' deeds and intentions in Egypt, her calm energy, honesty, resolution, and singleness of purpose are making themselves everywhere felt, and at the present moment the prestige of England among European nations stands at a far higher level than it has done for a long time past." Tjie Maori liaka whieh was held in the Town/Hall, Greytown, last night drew acrowded liouse, the performance commencing at 8 o'clock sharp. There were twelve performers in all, six Greytown men and six Wanganui, The Wanganui natives carried off the palm, and were greatly admired by the local Maoris, they were led by Petee, and thoir gestures, as far as time went, were not to be beaten. The local Maoris were led hyPorou, and although not quite,up to the form shown by the visitors, still shewed up fairly well, particularly a voungster, "Eueben," who elicited frequent applause. Like step dancers they went through their different contortions alternately. The liaka lasted about an hour, and the performers had frequent recourse to the "gin bottle during that period, which seemed to help them along wonderfully. After they had finished that part of the programme, the seats were quickly cleared and dancjng oommenced,. when there must have been more than 60 couples present, of whom a great number were pakebas of both sexes; the'gallery was also filled,'and in all parts of the Hall there could not have been less than 160 persons present, the orchestra was well filled, the performers being Messrs Lewis and Mills, violin and piano, whose dance music, from tho lively galop to the more sober quadrille, was all that could be desired. The whole affair was welll conducted throughout; and broke up a little before 12 o'clock, the promoters having made a very nice thing of it, as the charge for admission was 2s and Is. . The friends of Mr William Robinson who die J at his residence, Mahaia, yesterday, after a long illness, are respectfully invited to attend his funeral which will leave Mr Thomas Sparks' (his son-in-law) residence, Belvidere Road, Carterton, at ;2 i |.'m, tomorrow, "'J,' > >;;U \ .-■■•v't. ■.'

,Mr F. H, Wood has announcements of l a.number of new sales in our advertising columns. Mr Alexander Dalgety, an old Hutt settler, has died at the ripe age of eightyseven. RotAi Visit to BRADTCM).-Tbe recent visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales has direoted attention to the productions of Bradford looms. Amongst the first oloths to attract gonoral and. favorable' notice has Been the well-re?eived Bnrano Lace-Cloths, now' admitted by all to be one of the most useful "and fashionable Summer Dress Fabrics overproduced.'The Bpeoial features' of this most beautiful material are that it is fast in weave, and does not slip; it is soft, anl drapes with remarkable elegance j is not liable to become crushed, nor hang limp; does not gather dust; has the brightness of the Silk Brooade, with the lightness of the lace;, and is,bo durable as: to.'.; give unusual; satisfaction in wear, thus entirely superseding all classes of silk grenadines. This admirablo fabrio can be had in all shades of colors at Tk; AM Housk, Cuba Street, Wellington.—Advt.

1881 1882 Horses ... .-. • -..i 100 ■-.■;■, 94 Cattl8 r '7. l . : 100 130 Sheep.'il!. : ";..' '■ ■: ... • 170 149 ....:...;. v....; ■.-.: 7 12 Poultry ... ... ,;. 19 18 Dogs; 37 43 Implements and Colonial ."> Industries 14 ■ 42 Produce ... . 86 89 Shearing Match ... 0 ; 8 Totals ... ..." 489 530