The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1882.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1256, 16 December 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1882.

An old man's moo is addod to lho pro. gramme of 6110 Wairarapa , Catodonian Sncioty for Now Year's Day, Mr L. J. Hooper giving a prize of a aorge suit to the winner, The distance for the vnlun. leer race Jim boen altered from 880 to 440 yards. Messrs Lowes and lorns hold a very extensive tale of furniture, flowers, cooking ulemils, pig«, Bhcep, cows, bull,;hofsoa, rabbit netting, k, at Mr Tuck's homestead Opaki, on Monday next at 11 o'clock This sale should attract a number of pur as the various lots to be offered •are of superior quality, and every one of them of practical usefulness. •'..,. , Mr T. L. Thompson invites lenden for splittiog and erecting thirty chains of wire fencing,, .;... On Wednesday next Mr F. H. Wood sells at Oartorton under distress for rent on Mr N, King's premises a buggy, horse and harness, two tailor's sewing machines, a stock of tweodi and trimmings, furniture, and effects. The measles scourge hag .spread to Greytown, and reduced the attuudanco nt the public school to one half.' An outatation of Messrs Riddiford'sof Te.Awaitp ; was burntdown on Sunday night last, ~''■...■': On Monday next at 11 a.m. : Messrs Lowes and lorns sell the'fiiriiitureVstock, toolajand station plant of Mr Mr J, Tuck, on his farnrat the Opaki, This lar«o uiireserved sale ought to attract' a' lame I number of buyers as it is well known that ,Mr Tuck, iu removing to Hawkes Bay. and that all low must be disposed of.;—Adyt." Our weather reporter JnfoViiis us,'ihat, Very fins -arid no.

The Bishop of Wellington will hold i continuation serine to mm row eveninpin St, Matthews' Church, Maswton, ; •,. 1 The Wellington railway returns for the four weeks ended November 11th show 1 '« marked,*increase on the corresponding period of-the .' \ i -^'\ Up to hit night, report! the following applications had been received for assistance under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1872:—Main Roads-Coromandel County, £6000; Bay of Islands, £2000; Taranaki, £600; Hutt, £2760; Taieri, £7500; Waitaki, L 5826; Hawkes Bay. £11,586; Rangitikei, 13000 ;Whau»aroi;£26 1 25. Dtatrldßoads -Waiareka Road Board, £4000; Wairoa, £800 ? r; Cambridge, £1000: Waitakeri, ±IOOO. Total, £48,687.; It is expected that a large number of additional appliest.ons will be received in. the interval which remains between this!date"and the 31st inat., when the period closes in which applications are received for the current 'year.-.-,-- -■• ,• : ,' Messrs J. and D, Sinclair, 01-WainuK omatu,_baye assigned thoir estate .for the' bonehVof thoir creditors, : ' ' ; "

The,.raembera of the Grey town Fire Brigade;held a very good/wet practice on Thursday night, 'There were a, good many of the Brigade,present, and they washed the Town Hall, thoroughly soaking it, the engino,throwing a good right over the building, {">'■■; Ihere is to be a meeting of 'the' Committee of the Greytown Horticultural Society this evening at tile Council Chambers at 7 o'clock sharp, when a full attendance is requested, as the businoßß is to wiijfd up the accounts of the late show, The Groytown Rifle Volunteors hold their usual parade next Tuesday oyoning at 7.30.. There is to ho a general meeting of tho Company aftor drill, when "every memberjs oxpected to attend at very important business is to bo brought forward.

Yesterday afternoon the house of Thor Jacobseu, an industrious settler atJMauriceville. was burnt to fno ground, Wo havo not heard how the firo originated, but wo understand that neither furniture nor bedding was saved, and' that Mr Jaeobsen'e family wore almost in dangor, owing to the rapidity with which the flames Bpread. Tho building was a whare, probaUy not worth more than thirty or forty pounds, and it waß uninsured. The total loss amounts to no very large sum, but it is. a serious mattor for poor Jaoobsen, who is scarcely in a position' to sustain it, Plenty of willing neighbors came to tho rescue when the alarm was given, hut they were unable to rondcr any real aid in extinguishing the building or in saving its contonts.

The Wellington Harbor, Board aro reconsidering an old project, viz., a graving dock. In ontorprisos (if thia character tho Empiro City has boon always wont to lag.

The special train arrangements on the Wellington and Masterton railway for Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and' New Years' Day are published In another column;

The Secretary of the new Masterton Cricket Club has already received,an invitation from Greytown to play a friendly match on tho 23rd inst. The request will he considered at a meeting which takes place on the cricket ground this afternoon. "' :> -

Messrs Lowea and lornshave added to their stock sale on Wednesday next, five yearlings, five two year olds, five head b»ef a:d nows.

The jHUlic aro notified that the Great Gift Distribution comraonoss to-morrow at Rapp A Hake's Emporium. Every cash purchaser of 2s fid-.wortli of goods will 'be presented with a Oliromo-Litho Picture, and every purchaser of goods to the amount of 20s will le allowed to ohoose their own present to the value of 2s 6d. Por Grocery, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Ironmongery, a-id Crockery, B,\rp & Ham cannot be boatou.-Advt.

_ The animal distribution of Christmas Gilts is now taking place at To Aro House, and will continue throndiout the mon'h of December. We have provided a large assortment of, really artistic chromo pictures which will ho presented, to every purchaser of 5s worth and upwards, Great care, has been taken to provide such only as shallbe worthly of acceptance by all who may pay a visit to To Aro Houbo. Tho subjects of those chromos are many and varied, comprising landscapes,seascapes, copies of.Landseor's most favourite and popular works, and will be exceedingly attractive to visitors and purchasers of Te Aro House. The mode in which it has been determined to issue theso gifts is of a most liboral character, and will during the merry Christinas season, be Y source of gratification to the numerous customers of James smith, Te Aro House, Cubastreet, Wellington,-Adtt;