The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1883.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1465, 24 August 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1883.

• One pound reward is offered for the recovery of a roan pony with no visible brand. Mr Edwin Meredith of Llandaff, writes disclaiming all knowledge of the slander on Mr 6. Beoibam which recently appeared in our contemporary, The members of the Wairarapa Jockey Club are to meet at the 'While Han Hotel, Carterton, on Saturday at 12 noon, to deoide where their future race meetings are to be held A large attendance is expected. A lectuie will be.given at the Wesleyan Church on Sunday evening, 26th inst, by Mr'M. \V. Green, M.H.R., the subject being, "A few of the freethinkers objeotiona to the Bible;" Persons of ill shades of opinion are invited to attend. Messrs H. Petersen & Co, boot and shoe makers, announce that they have enlarged their (premises ami stocked them with superior boots a'n.l ahoes of every description at Wellington prices. Jshn Reid, one of Messrs Booth & Co's bushinen, just escaped his name beitif added to the already long list of casualties recorded against the timber industry at Carterton. While' engaged in completing the downfall of a tree about fifty feel in length, it fell very unexpectedly towards Reid. Be saw it coming, and dodged'underneath, but in doing so his foot came.in contact with a branch, he fell, and the top of the tree was quickly on him. Fortunately, the trunk struck another slump, and rolled away, but as the escapee tersely says " sudden death looked a certainty." He was rescued by some fellow workmen and taken home, where Dr Smith soou ascertained that nothing beyond a severe bruise required attention, and that his patitat will soon be able to resume his ordinary work. The Auokland News says:-Sydney Taiwiianga has forwarded to us Ihe following letter, which we subjoin as nearly bb possible verbatim etUteralum:—Libel and Defamation.—Sir,—Ever since I Ligally married to Mrs Moran in the year 1870. Nearly the wliolo of the New Zealand newspapers ridiculous my private oharacter without proved or foundation contrary to the Provisions of both Acts Libel and Defamation of character. By reading a paragraph in the Poverty Bay Herald of the 19th July 1883 from the N. Z. Herald etating that my Wife going to lay a charge against me for wife Desertion —I am perfectly will satisfied at the same time I am sorry tor this ever happen for the sake of my wife and Her Children as it is the sooner she do'it the better for ill parties concerting in this matter includ ing private individual and News papers proprietors-And Ido also hope that these Individual and Proprietors support Mrß Moran for her future welfare—as for ray part the law will have to force me to matain my wife before I do it as'l have made up my mind that I would riot suffers any .longer.- It is quite bad enough for men to get D—- But it is thousand times worse for women to do ao-S. D. TiiwHAsqA,

A ' loiter appears in another column signed 'i Ffth wheel' 1 poinlini? out the omission on the part of the Wairarapa Pastoral and Agricultural Society to pro-, vide prizes for buggies, carriages &e., exhibited at the annual show .The writer points but the expense and care required to place a first-olasi carriage on the ground at Carterton, and thinks the efforts of the coachbuilders should be recognised in»more substantial manner than by the presentation of a diminutive slip called a certificate.

The complimentary ball to Mr J. H. Corbett inaugerated by the Druids, Oddfellows, and Siting Band, came off at the Theatre Boyal last evening and was in every respect an unqualified success, About fiO wuples were present, who kept the dancing up with spirit till half past three o'clock this morning to the inspiring strains of the Masterloo String Band. The refreshments were provided on a very liberal scale by Mr E, B Bell, caterer During the interval Bro D&lrymple presented Bro Corbett with a P.A. collar, in recognition of the valuable services he has rendered to the Lodgo, at the same time eulogising Mr Goibett for the manner in which he had assisted the various Friendly Societies in Masterton, Messrs Lmidqvist and Kftisenberg, on behalf of the String Band, thanked Mr Corbett for the ready manner in which he had assisted them, at the same time stating that but for his ondesvors it would not hold the posiiion it does as a musioal institution in the town, Mr Corbett responded in' suitable terms to the presentation and oulogieß, and expressed the pleasure it gave him to forward such laudable objects.