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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1472, 1 September 1883, Page 2

Last evoning the Rov, L, M, lYitMn vited the young people in the congregation tu a tea meeting in t|)e Wesleyan soriool room for the purpose of inaugurating a Bible Class. the dn-' clemency of the weather, over fifty young persona attonded, and enrolled their names in the class. It is intended at the weekly meeting of this class to follow bible instruction by a literary and social hour.

On our fourth page will bo found " An evening with tho Salvation Army," being the experiences of a member of our staff at an Empire City seance \

The Masterton Eoad Board- held iti ordinary monthly meeting today, Oui report of the proceedings will appear ii our noxt issue, '

Mr J, H, Corbett, late "Mine Host" of the Empire Hotel, Masterton, has taken i lie Star Hotel in Wellington, where he, announce? he will be glad to entortain Wairarapa visitors to the Empire City with good wines and spirits, superior accommodation, and a hearty welcome thrown in.

Among the collection of violins, the property of the late Mr Joseph S. Hulse, recently sold by auction, in London, by Messrs Puttick and Simpson, ihefo)loiving instruments produced large sums;-A violin by Antonius Stradivarius, J687, known as the " Spanish Stradivarius." and brought to England by Ole Bull, £500; a violin by Joseph Guarnerius, 1738 1290; a violin by Joseph Guarnerius, 1722 £7l; a violin by Carlo B'ergonzi, £9O; a violin by Jacobus Stabler, £45; a violoncello by Francisco Rugerius, formerly'the property of George IV., ±'33o; and the violin with the bully only by Stradivarius £75.

His Excellenoy the Governor h:< ap. proved' the following members uf the Wellington Guards being dismissed the Volunteerforce:—No. 9, Private William M'Jleevor, "forgrossly insultingconduot toward his superior officer, Captain Lambert Wjlliani feyeday, commanding the corps, for having frpni tjmo to time exhibited in the window of bis place of business certain' caricatures and placards of a nature tending to bring his superior officer intopuhlio ountemptand ridicule;" and No. 47, Private John Patrick Short, " for conviction by civil authorities for embezzlement, for which he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment." Mi'W.Neil, (lateof Neil & Cookery) has lake!) possession of the Prinoe of Wales fjijj'ae" Expository, and announces that he will give every atteutjpn to all business entrusted to him, His long and iavorable connection with the Wairarapa | travelling public will be sufficient uuaran-/ tee that their wants will be efficiently attended to by hun, This is the monthly pay day of the Masierton Building Society. We have received a reply from " Touchline" to Mr C, B. Morison's letter on the football question, but as the matter is not of general interest and already been fairly ventilated, we must decline to insert any further correspondence on the subject, Notice is given by Mr Judd that all accounts due to him must bo paid to Messrs Ralph senjor or junior. The Maaterton Volunteer J}and will not play out this eromug nping to the inclemency o! the weathoi', Wi), understand that the band have it in contemplation to play in the Park on Sunday afternoons, The second fifteen of tho Gtcytown Football Club proceeded to Wellington yesterday afternoon, to play tho final tie with the 2nd lifiuuii of tho Wellington Club, for the junior cup of the Asaooiation. Mr W Harvey of the Masierton Football Club, mid several members of the Greytown Club, went down this morning to attend tho practice for the Auckland v Wellington match. They return this evening toGreytown by special train,

Tlio extraordinary sale of Surplus Wintor Stock at Te Aro House, Wellingtonshould be a matter of Boine interest to all readers of tho Wairarapa Daily for theso special the largeness of the stook, 2nd, bocaußO of the Bhort duration of.-the stle, 15 days only, 3rd, because of the unprecedentedly low prices. Our price list, issued with this paper, should, we think, astonish everybody, and very certain it is that a trip to the sale would be money in pocket to every Wairarapa resident that should try it, If not able to come, their orders, accompanied with cash, would be as well ex outed aa though seleoted personally. It | simply means 20s for 10a, or evea less in I many oases, therefore try it, 0 ye residents, and that right early. Bear in mind that we have no country businesses whatever, no branches in any township, and no one is authorised to sell for us, either regularly or irregularly. We have onbj one place of business in the province, and the public would do well to keep this fact in mind when sending their orders, or visiting Weiington,that our sole establishment in the colony is that known as Jameh Smwh's Te Aro Houbr. Wellinirton.-ADVT.

The Hall of Commerce surplus olearing sale, will continue until 'Saturday next, duting sellers will have an opportunity of purohanmg every'description of drapery, at English oort; prioea. G. W, Schroder will offer to-day and the following week an immense assortment' of remnants of new goods, calicoes, sheeti inga, wiuceys, flannels, &0,, at vary low i prices, Boy's, youths' and men's over- ( coals>re being sold rapidly at greatly reduced prices.—Advt, The population of Queensland at theI end of last year stood at 248,255, of i whom 102,663 were females. The i addition to the population byimmigra- ,. tion was 17,043. "', ' ' , •; A return is published of the number 5 of agrarian outrages reported to. the. , Inspector-General of the Royal Irish . Constabulary,', during the month of . April, 1883. There was a total'of 73. ■> outrages, including one offence against tho person (County Waterford), 17 ~ offences against property (14 being g kondiaiy ires), and 53 affecting the r public peace (3,8 being intimidation by t threatening letters. t Goroxo livxks, Bilious, conditions, con y stipation, piles, dsypepaia, headaone, cured ', by " Well's May Apple Pills." 6d and Is boxes at druggists, Moseß, Moss, & Co,, r i Sydney, General Agents for Australasia.