The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY OCTOBER 19, 1883.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1513, 19 October 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY OCTOBER 19, 1883.

Tenderaare invited by Messrs J. H, Bethune and.Co., Land and Estate Agents of Wellington, for the purchase of five first class building allotments in Cole •treet, which are well known as the property of Mr J. Y. Smith. A £[ood programme has been prepared for the weekly entertainment at Greytown on Monday evening next, and several ladles and gentlemen have kindly consented to tako part, Dr Taylor will preside,

At (i meeting of Court Wairarapa on Wednesday evening, two brothers from [ Court Marquis of Normandy waited on thorn as a deputation asking for. loan of banner for their ball on the night of the show at Carterton. I The Greytown Horticultural and Industrial Society intend holding their spring show on Thursday, the 6th of December. Mr Coleman Phillips will lecture at the Greytown Working Men's Club on Saturday evening at 8 p.m. on the subject of " Land." This question is one thai is now occupying the attention of a great nuinber,'and we trust that advantage will be taken of this opportunity of hearing Mr Phillips' views upon it. The Greytown Cricket Club open this seaßon on Saturday with a match, married v. single. The match will commence at 2,30, and the.teams will be picked from those on the ground, A pitch has been rolled and a good afternoon's sport will be the result. The Club has aocipted challenges from both the Midland and the Wellington Clubs, : both matches to be played at Greytown, the former on the 9th November and the latter on the following day, • The Maaterton Volunteers held a parade in the Union Olub buildings last evening, when the letter from the Defenco Oice re the recent_ trouble between the corps and the major commanding was read. The letter stated that the Hon the Defence Minister, having .enquired into and considered the circumstances of the matter set forth in the letter of the oorps tendering the resignations of its members, was of opinion that the oorps did not parade on the occasion in question in a satisfactory manner; but looking at all , the ciroumstancos, and especially at the fact (hat new uniforms had been ordered, j he admitted no very grave censure was i required; and that whatever censure , Major Bunny thought if his duty to convey to the corps the occasion selected was not a fitting one for'the purpose. The Defence Minister, however, did not think Major Bunny attaohed so muoh importance to his expressions as was attached by others.andno doubt had no idea he was wounding the feelings of the members of the company, The Government would be extremely sorry, considering their past services, if the members persisted in their resignation, and the Defence Minister. hoped the occasion wouldsoon cease to be remembered.—The corps, lifter hearing the letter read, resolved to let the matter drop and'not persist in; their resignation. Captain 1 Donald then, reported the resignation of Lieutenant T. Hl'Hillj and fixed the'Bth of November as the date on which the vaoanoy was to be filled up.: The captain' also stated that as- the corps had deoidod to -resign he would forward on the or,derfor the uniforms aa early as possible. Hie company waa then dismissed,

A:K'|...,i,i. I, c ,(,„,■,.;, ; „..,.,,, I'Mwli-sh W e .|, K mi '-irßiiMi .iijy i.'i-X'.. '...The Masterton, Keohabite Tent luve; reduced the initiationie'e. by'one Half for the ensuingfluarteivf, -i ■ • Vp YWeareiejiiieflteditostEite thattheßey Mr NeilsoHj the Scandinavian .pastor, oi Mauricevill.e, ;wjll pfeaoh at the Wesleyari' Church, Maßterton, on Sunday morning next, A young black and tan collie dog, much valued by: his owner,, has-bfelbstin-.Mastei'ton,}flowofild /follow anyone, being .quite" unbroken^ VJ Any. personknbwingofliis whereabouts fwould greatly oblige theV.ow^er'by informing' iJergt. MoArdle, ' J : ; .'■ ■ The Mastertoh Fife Brigade have. I challenged the Wellington Brigade to a friendly competition if, this : town on the Prinoe of Wales' Birthday. The ohallenge, ,we are glad tb-learn; has been aooepted, and:we may. next month : expeot a visit from the City firemen, ' ; The target for the Gr'aytowii Rifle Volunteers has at. length been' erected. No suitable range could, be found nearer than Battersea. Members .'can now commence practice, The first squad, ;we believe, intend going on Saturday.' Class firing will commence on.Saturday week. The subject for our illustrated almaiiao next year—a beautiful obromo' e'n'tiUed !'The Lass of Riohniond. Hill"—was displayed this morning (Friday) in a shop window in Queen- street, and attracted considerable notice, Mr Ward.ell, E.M,', who is well known as a connoisseur, pronounced it to be tho' most beautiful work of art of the kind that he had" ever seen, It was selected to our order in England from the promier lithographing establishment in the world, and is,, we understand, considered.to be the oream of this season's art designs,

A Gaelio clergyman who was bjr'no means master of the English language on one occasion when called upon to pfeaoh in! .'be Lowlands, took for his text the words" The devil goes about as a roaring .lionreto,.- He treated the Babjeot under three "heads" the first of -which was "Who is the devil? 1 ' But following the analogy of the Gaelio lie astonished his hearers by giving ont his first head as "Who the devil.is ho 1" In the Barae way his second head was " What the devil does he do!" and the third was "Why the devil does he roar? From these heads or divisions the Celt ia said to have preached a capital sermon.

The ordinary meeting of the Waste Lands Board was held yesierday afterneon.. Mr J. G. Holdsworth (Commia-. Bioner of Crown Lands) presided,, arid there; were present-i-MessrS' .Bunny, Mason; andW. Waring Taylor.'.the. schedule of lands sold Bihoe.'kat meeting showed that 338 acres 1 perch' had been disposed of at the upset, price of £169 2s 6d. The following : transfers of lioenses for deferred payments sections were agreed to ;—Thos. P. Beattie, section 12, Black IX,, Pohiangua, to John S. Harrison; William W. McOardle, sections 26, Block VIII., Mungahoa, to William R, Waters;and Adolpho Goldfinch, section 8, Block IV,, Belmont to George Goldfinch. A .Utter was read fr,om Mr Eli Smith, solootor of deferred payment section 42, ; Block Villi, Mungaone, for time to enable him to pay instalments due, his family being prostrated with sickness, The Board decided that under the circumstances no pressure should be put upon the writer. Messrs Lowes & lorns hold, an exten sive sale of furniture. at' their, rooms to-inorrow. The goods were lately in the occupation of Messrs J. Erskine and Parker, who have left this town, and the publio will have the opportunity of seeming a quantity of really useful household requisites without reserve. Messrs Lowes & lords add to their sale for to-morrow ten ton prime dement potatoes, which, for table or seed' purposes, should prove, a great boon to, the district, - : :

The following are the returns of the Wellington-Masterton Railway for the four weekly periods ending 15th September last.:—Passengers, 13,870, corresponding period last year 13,275; parcels, [ &0., 1655, last year, 1513; livestock and drays, 8547, last year, 5311; wool, merchandise, &c, 5023, last year, 3584 Revenue, i'37fi6 10b Id, last year, £3332 10a Bd, showing a substantial increase of £43319s 6d. The percentage of expenditure on revenue was 78.29 per cent. The returns of the WanganuiVaeotion for the aame period are:—Passengers, 10,878. last year, 11,738; parcels,'**, 1522, last year, 1557; live stock and drays, 370, last year, 258; wool, merchandise, &o.', 3606, last year, 4715. Revenue, 13,424 13s W, last year, 19ajl0d, being a decrease of 1294 6s 3d, she percentage of expenditure on revemle is given at 88'40. The revenue for all the lines in the colony is given at £65,04 9s 3d, the expenditure being7o96 on the revenue, The receipts for the corresponding period last year were 447,117 4j| 4,1,'and the expenditure 64-42 per int.—N. Z Times. i ' Alexander AndeNon chirped Patrick Donovan with an assault before Mr Wardell, E.M. at the 'Carterton Court his morning, The evidenoe'sliowed that the defendant who resided at Parkvale in the same house as the prosecutor, went borne on the evening in question 1 and after being there some time went outside the house, Defendant's mate who was also iving m the house, went, in'to talk o the prosecutor who yas. in his hedroom, Defendant oa led to the prosecutor from the outside, "You're a liar, I am not a loaflrof Carr's (a contractor), come ouW.de and I'll fight you. The prosecute*, standing at he window, told defendant lo bed andnot make a noise. Upon tlis defendant struck theradow with hi<fist, drivins thefilass into the prosecutoVs face and eyes. W. Roach corroborated this evidence, and Dr Smith, who was died as to the injuries, whioh were of such a character that he doubted whether the defendant would reoover the Bight.of one • eye; the nose also was severely out, DefondantpWedthathewas4kat the lime, and fanoying that he heard the men made talking-about him he got anxry. The breaking of the 1 88 however, was a pnre acoidentj ai he slipped on soniß stonoa, which m^ e him strike against the window. He had m intention of injuring the proseoutor. The Cour sentenced the accused J! month's imprisonment with hard labor

_The aotiontrought fay ths mdow of the to George Dixon, to recover JSO<K was concluded in the Sumomn S? 7 ' Thurday befatheSTift Wamn, steward,, was recalled/CaSn Hansby alaogwe evidence aao S condition on the Taiaroa aieamei after caving f Mr TraversTdleS ]B ry for he de ending OompS Mr Shaw addressed them for thenliintJff His Honor directed the jayKS' might then give a verdict of IhrflSZ AtßoJlockthejur ?ha JSgg tag,, three hours, without aS unanimousy verdict. ffS agreed on both sides to accept a S of two-thirds and the jury then b2h of the defending oompany, hfcS was stayed on plaintiffs applioatlST I Z, Times, • w winigß

, .'.»ic>K, ; :'A} v\s-io u :-i-V'J'• lif'v lorn/of |/riiaa'D .Wini; ;y.ulHt'£f.fcfc. Uulfl .', ;■'. v' :; l ':.':/... v ' M ;■■:,. ' CS '■: fe yesterday's Gazette?; thitty.fivpokß'rambMfig'23,o6Bjtiee| iih the v7elllngtdn>; district: havo\ bflen declared tured,J6, the nottH"of'tfia WaogaehV 'river. The same notifioatiorir.deolarea eleven f100ka.0f.91,240 sheep in the North Waii-arapa diateipt'to Jbo - : numbeM:-rihoiudar floctr-pfeyiomly "re', tarried ii t infetied.'Yn 'j ■•^'<:.;;l'i HisExoellenoy tho Governor.has: been pleased to authorisei the" Eon. H. A. 'Atliineon to summon the Exeoutive ..Council, and preside during the absence' of Hia Exoellenoy from Wellington, '"•'; TenderaforthCßupply olfjOOO fenoing poßts,'for the Opaki railway invited by Messrs OMalley and Pepperell: contractors. . ■ ■-'. \M si ■'•

We have been requestedYto call attention to a rule of the North'. Waifarapa County Settlers' Association Under which .vote's for delegates to be recorded by {he 22iid inat will.be'.invalid unless the subscription of-the member voting is paid :by that data,- ;;.;' '£■:',.;,- .'U.: The Masterton Swimming,Olub holds' its flrst annual meeting at the Club .Hotel this evening at eight - o'elook,,' \ \" : "

Raw & Hare's 2s ; 6d, ; tea uhsquallied for purity and flavor. Try it l-iovT.i ■'"' !•;.■'• Visitors to Mastorton from the .Empire City are loud in their expressions of aston-. ishment at the splendid displays, of drapers' and milliners'. goods' to be^eh' in the windows of our various business establish-meqts.;-Mr'G. W. ScHnoDgii'a, Hall ;of Oommercfli , reooives special notice, and his stook of. Parisian and other spring novelties is pronounced by persons whotiavo travelled' ia all the fashionable cities of the world to be) the j-tost recheroW, ever seen in;a colonialatbre.—Adti. .., t , /'. ;■; - FlieSjANd Bnas,' beetles, insectß,roaohes .Mts, bed'bugs, rats, mice,,gophers,:jack. rabbits, cleared out by ."Rough on '■Rats',' 5 ' Moses. Moss & Co,, Sydney, Goneral Agenta,