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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1246, 5 December 1882, Page 2

>The Masterton Borough Council meets this;evening, ; ,/•.' ; ;i

• : To-morrow being the'first day, of the Masterton and Opaki Races) will, as usual, be nbserved.as a holiday at this office, and; the Waikarapa Dauy will not be pub-, Hshqd ou that day. Joseph Fellingham, bootmaker, of Featherston, has filed a declaration of. insolvency. , '.■:.; The BOttleniont of Pahisiua was viiited; by a party oi gentlemen on Saturday who remained till yesterday. The visitors were loud in their praise of the hospitality thoy received, ' A hotae bolted up thej'main street;.of Gariorlmi on Monday, throwing its rider,; (win), however, was not hurt) and'nearly: making mincemeat of two youngsters who were playing on the footpath. '■•\.A' son of Mr J. Valentine Smith, of .Masterton, has won tho challenge cup at the annual sports of the Wellington College, This achievement will tend to raise tho "Wairarapa in public estimation for athletic prowess. The installation of the R.W.M. and investiture of. officers ot the Thistle Lodge, 5.0., will toko plaeo on Wednesday Dec, 13 to which visiting brethren are invited, A banquet will follow the ceremony.' ■ ..;

; The only horses scratched for the Mas-tertou-Opaki races.lo-morrow are P.F. Tancrod's First Water in tho. Railway Plate, and Whatakarori's Hawk and E, Buckeridge's Putangitangi in theOpaki Stakes. In the Pahiatua district the work of reporting is carried on Sunder* difficulties, Our "special,".who' forwarded us the report of the late meeting, writes that lie prepared it sitting on a sack of potatoes, with a primitive table consisting of a board strotchod across his kneoa. A meeting will be held in the school house, Mauriceville, on Friday evening next to consider the question of county amalgamation. The sottlers in the district are in favor of the uiiiiyof the two counties,, and, unless some strong -argil-, iiionls are brought to bear on tlia opposito side, they will carry a reiolution in favor Of it, ,;., ~'; ;V:Jr: :i .Wy; ;.■■:' A summoned meting of Court Loyal Enterprjte A.O.F. will be held on Thursday next at 8 p.m. The business will be the nomination of officers and receiving reports of committees. There was hard work'on this; the last; training morning, on the Opaki course,, which is how closed to .owners. Forest King, Torpedo, Shorin's Dan O'Connell, and Whitau,went twioe round. Gabble and Firstwat.or covered the same ground together, the first round slowly, and the second fast. MrMacara'i Romp and Treasurer, each did a mile, and Tibbit the sume., Putangitangi galloped ouce round as fast as he oould go,- and lata in the morning, The Field and Mr Freeth's Dan O'Connell pnt in an appearance and got to work. Hack and trotlting horses filled up all the intervals, It is expected that Bomb fast running will be witnessed to-morrow, the horses being in capital con-' dition and the course lively,' : •'' !

Mr George Dixon, , tobacconist, has presented an exceedingly handsome meerschaum pipe to the Masterton Volunteer Band to be fired for, The competition will take place at tho Mannia butts on Thursday afternoon, firing 1 to commenco at half-past three. ' It is officially notiped that, the MasterVolunteer corps will fire for district prizes on tho following dates:—School cadets the 16 iiist, Rifles the 20th inst, Oil Saturday next' Messrs Lowes and foras sell in the estate of Ei "Wrigley by order of the 'allotment on .Wrigley's; estate, on which; is erected a substantial soven roomed dwelling.house. The same firm have also had placed in tboir hands for private sale 1620acros of land in the Enngitumau contiguous to the well-known Glendonald and Bowland runs.

'■ Mr Richmond Beetham, R.M., ; who ■has been absent from his duties at, Christoliuroli for sometime past on the siok lilt has applied fora further leave of abience for a period of three,montli«,'' ! "'.. , '■'''':' '; : :, ■Messrs Neil & Cookory will,run coaches, busses, tin,, to the course oil. each day of theOpski : Races. :'''■'."'.. :,:!'.:- : -'' ' ■'''

. The Hawthorn cpllisibn Has proved more serious in its effects than the accident which.occurred near Jpliment in.August 18811;.. More fa'ialities, : "were' .caused by the.latter. than are likely to arise from Saturday's disaster. - :

A; serious collision, occurred 6n/&aturdsy last in the En»iish'.ChanUel between the barfjue?Selini,: 723-";tonsi grain' hden froiii Lyttleton, and the.slenmer Halsteels, of Newca«|lo.,..The bavque.sank within a !ilfpi 11 ithe 1 a'f t'eV theibollisioh 'and is a total' ;lois.'.; The'Bte'Bmei ,: .haß iiolbribyi^iiu^urfdo^^

': statien is, now open at' J of M»Dukau.i : \'-c> ; - if ! llheinjfis^Grio^ : team iu one iiiuingsjwith 5 |she ; ''^ ; deemed it adviiable to close theireiiwhaiiJ • menta on botji'rao* d*y» at 11 a.m.

Mr ft Thompson advertisiw for sale the well known Taueru Hotel. _Ai ha is about : to iintiDr ton, he it prepared to dispose of this 'perty;on.termsyer|Jaiorab]B,tQany.purchaier ftlfo mayjeek to pick up cheaply a good paying country hotel bunnesi. William Brenniah was sned ten shitlings for drubkeneai by Hi* Worship the Mayer this mor'liiiig. ' ; A Gazette Extraordinary was inued yesterday, further proroguing tho meeting of the General Adorably until the 15th day of Februaryinext. H

Tenders are invited by'Mrß. P. Perry for cutting 100 acres of scrub on the Tarataiii, ' ■:.■''"", ;

A select dance will be held to-morrow evening at the premises known as the late Union.Club, under tl\e)an»pioes uf the Maste'rton atring'baiid, --'• ,U.J

A'woman named; Eliza Kitchenham, keeper.'of a house of illrfame in Quinstreet;'Wellington was arrested yesterday on a, charge of stealing 16s from S, Freeman. Tho case will-bo heard in the Besibent Magistrate's Court this morning. ' Messrs Lowes and lows' sale yards today are well stocked", with cattle land sheep, and at the hour at whioh we go to prose tb'ey had done a considerable business, "there being a very gopd.attendance at the.'sale. Prices ruled were rather low, and were, on the whole,.m'ore favorable to buyers thin to sellers,, ■ ;' i • . The usual monthly meeting of the Featkeratori Town Board was held, last evening. Present-Messrs G. Reynolds (chair), Biirt, Donajd, iaiid C Cundy. The treasurer's'statement showed'aii available balance W£4s 12s 7d. to the amount'ofr|l7los 10d' were, passed for paymeni. .<, Resolved that th« sum of £1 lOsbo paid to Mr D. Dick on account of his contrsictr Tho lorks Committee handed-in their report." Tjie pptrndkeeper also handed in hit reported feet for the tnouth.amountlng to £1 Is 6d, • Correspondence Was received frflm J, J. Freetti ro appointing, a returning officer for the Licensing Act. ;.It was resolved that the Ratiiig Act, 1882,< be adopted and that a copyipf the resolution b'e'fprwarded tbjhe Property Tax commissioner. Mr Wardell, R.M, sits at Carterton tomorrow.

Mr; Boss, Government engineer, is survoying the aito for the new bridge over the Manawatu river, in the Forty-Mile-Buah. Whati this work is completed tho work;' o( oreotiug it will, be pvoceodod with at once. Mr Ross will then, so wo are given to understand, proceed to vey tho. railway, lino from Mostertbti through the buah) "", ".- : Mr G. Smith, of tho Mißterton Casli Drapery Store has a new advertisement m another column announcing further reduction. *■, : r ■

Affairs in Woodvilla are a very rapid pace, a branch of the Bank of New'Zoaland was opened ou Saturday last, m the offices of Mr King, Commission Agent, 'under the management of an officialdom Palmorston. Mr Carlson is very busy with o/itane of nieu cloaring'tho aito for his new hotel, "The tomperanco hotel building is going on-apace, tho roof is on, and tho boarding-in, is almost'com pleted. A gentleman from Te Aute paid a visit to the Township last weok to pro'cure a site for another Hoiol so there is a prospect of a third one being erected, Land is rising in value, several seotions having changed hands at.groatly increased pricei. One soction with a house on it wae sold twice .within a ,woek at an advance in price of |£lOQ, •. : •, • Intelligence has been received by Messrs A. Moore and Coj Chrii'tohurch, that the barque Seliua,. chartered and loaded by them in Lyttletoit with- 9,748' .-bags-of. wheat for-Falmonth' for.' orders, has foundered on'the. voyage betweon Falmouth and Dunkirk, Shi arrivod at Falmouth on the 23rd of November, and was then ordered to Dunkirk;- -The cargo was insured in the South British.'''

We havo'.jiiet received & large consignment of new lesson's teas specially solocted by our Agents in India and Chilli. For all kinds of household stores, Rapp and Hsre of the Emporium will be found the cheapest house-in • town.— Adtt. 2/6 will_ purchase » very durable useful tweed shirt,; for' men's;wear; at ;Jauies .Smith's Te Aro House,' Wojliiigton.: \ ; ' '. For 6/6 you can buyfor your: boy a Rood uioful'twcod bicker suit) at James Smith's '!'., : ','■,■■'■•''■.'■ 6/6 will buy a pair of nieuVotront! tweod trousers, >it James Smith's, To Aro House, Wellington,-" ','■ ■ •';.- 12/6 will purisHMa/mju's .trousers and vest,; worm 21/-,aij Jumps' SpiitliVTe Arb H6uße;;W6ilin^tpnV ,' t j ( 'i ''V ][.'£ ■ ■ 'lB/6will purchaseraea'f -real suits at Jaaies Smith s, ( Te Aro Hotise, ;Wellingtoa." :"'.''„';'!f!',''.'^'*■.',',.'"! ' I% V ■, For 27/6 a;man may purchase a' bapital, strong, and nice-looking homespun twooa suit at James Smith'sTe, Aro House,'.Wellington.—Ai>VT. :• .•..:•,„:,'■) '■■{., ':.,,■■ i