The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1883.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1566, 22 December 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1883.

Messrs Owen, Schroder and Co.'a new advertisement appears on our third page today. Wo aro sorry to have to chronicle the untimely death of the Featherston Cricket Club. Committee meetings and general meeting have been called, but all in vain, The oil cricketing spirit seems to have died out and left not a vestige behind. Wo remembor the 1 time,'not many years ago, when Featherston could raise a team good enough for anything in tho Valley, but what, alas, has become of these bold and chivalrous spirits 1 The advent of tho railway seems to have knocked them into "cocked hats," and the influx of new blood and new ideas seems to have beon too much for them, If the Featherstomans do not stir themselves shortly and striko off that feeling of lethargy, so aptly described by the poet as "Istill so gently o'er me stealing," they will bo getting lost sight of altogether in this ago of progress. Their School Commitiee and their Racing Club seem to bo the only stirring affairs in the place, if we except the Town Board ranger, and he's no smarter than he should be. We are told that it has been decided to sell the goods and chattels of the Featherston Cricket Club, and wind it up at an early date, The following notes on the weather for the week ending December 21st are contributed by our special:—The past week has been a little more of a summer character than the preceding one. Rain fell on three days, but only in showers; still it may be supposed not pleasing to those who have cut.their grass and have got it stacked. Total rainfall for the week i 5,,.285 parts' of an inch. The barometer mean reading for the week is 29,17 inches, and for the thermometer it is fiOFab. The wind has'been light and variable, and from almost every direction Now we have passed mid-summer day,and up to the present with but a breath of summer weather,

The County Suspension Committee meet at the Club Hotel this evening, We aro surprised that it does not' assemble fit the Road Board office where ita business has usually been conducted. Mr W, P. Allen, of the Carterton co-operative stores, has a Christmas announcement on our first page, of new goods. Ho also notifies that he has reduced new fruits for Christmas puddings, &c, by Id per lb for the season, Mr F. H, Wood offers for private Bale fifty-three pure and well bred Lincoln rams. The vestry of St. Matthew's Church last evening passed a unanimous roto of thanks to the ladies who worked for and conducted the lato bazaar, and who practically succeeded thereby in extinguishing the debt (£150) outstanding on the Church. Mossrs C. 0. Grahem and J. D. Baird, the ex-Town Clerk and ex-Engineer of the Wellington City Corporation, receive a complimentary banquot this evening. On Monday next we shall publish a Ohriatmasaupplemant, containing fourteeu columns of interesting tales and sketches. Our pictorial aluianao, " The gem of New Zealand almanacs," will be issuod to our subscribers on this day woek.

In view of the great cry that is heard at presont, writes the Post-moro particularly from Christchurcli—with respeot to the unemployed, it is worthy of note that Mr MoKenzie, contractor, has been in town for Borne days endeavoring to obtain about 60 navvies for work near Woodvilla at 8s per day, and has failed in his object, Messrs Joseph Jay and' Co. also require 60 men for work in ,iho Forty-, Mile Bush at the same rate of.'wages, but'j are unable to get them. Tliese facts I speak fur themselves, The s'.eamer British King, from London, was signalled at tho Wellington Heads at 1 o'clock to-day, Lowes & lorns add to their stock sale for Thursday 200 superior sheep, in the wool, of the Romney Marsh breed. We rogret to learn that Mr H. T. Owen, owner of Spring Bank, Claroville, died this morning. The deceased was seized by an apoplectic fit from whichhe did not recover. Tlw following appointments have been made in connection with the collection of agricultural statistics ;-Mr E, J. Yon Dadelszen has' been appointed Superintendant Collector for the Hutt County j Mr H. S. Wardell, R.M., for Wairarapa East and West; and Mr F. M. Deighton for Manawatu, Eangitikoi, and Oroua. The cricket match Masterton v Ashley 0.0., arranged to take place on Boxiug Day, has been postposed, as the numerous attractions in this district on that day I render it impossible for the Masterton [ cricketers to put a learn in the field.

There was a considerable attendance yesterday at Messrs T, K. Macdouald & Co.'s Exchange Land and Mercantile Auction Rooms, Panama Gtreet, when Mr Macdonald submitted a large and varied cata'ogue of landed properties in the city and country districts, The competition in several cases was brisk, and the prices realised, although low, were quite up to the standard of present values. The principal attraction were the properties of the Wellington Land and Building Company (in liquidation) which wero offered without reserve. The unimproved paaioral property at Akiteo, oonsistintr. of 8549 acres, was started at 1« per acre, and rose by bids of Gd per aero till -Is 6d was reached, at which price it was knocked down to Mr D. T. Stuart, who, it is undoistood, was acting as the agent for a well-known firm in the city, The following Wairarapa properties wero disposed of;-Part section 16, Masterton, 99ft, L 3 5j per foot, Thos. Kebbell, L32115a; Part section 141, Featheriton, 97ft 6in, H, Bunny, L 32 10a; Pasioiul estate, 8548 acres, Akiteo, 4s 6d per acre, D. T.Stuart (as agent), £1023 6s; Rural section 83, Mauriceville, 38 acres, W. Timmins. L7O; 7 sections (46 acres) subdivision. Feathei'stmi, H.D. Bell, L 74 17s sd. The lotal amount of the sale wasL4BWloasd.

Christmas Presents !! The opportunity of making an elegant and gratifying present to son ot daughter, brother or sister is brought within rjach of all by the special importation of ijokl and silver jewtlhry by A, Bisii, Jeweller, Queen-slroet, for the Christmas seaso.i. Silver presents from Is; gold presents from ss, All goods will be be marked in plain Jigum and a reduction of 10 per cent will ho made on ordinary prices during tho holidays,—Advt, The Bummer season is now well advanced, and notwithstanding the extra ordinary amount of rain that has interfered sadly with outdoor exercise as well as with farming operations, the usual happy change from winter furs and ulsters to handsome dresses and elegant dolmans' has Ukon place in the costume of the ladies, who are fortunatoin being able to obtain a wonderfully varied selection without travelling from Matterton, where the stock of drapery, millinery and clothing of all kinds is extensive and choice at Owen, Schroder &Co.'sHall of Commerce, Queen Streot,—[Advx.J

After several years' experience in supplying watches for tho colonial market, Littlejohn and Son, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, have observed tho need for a thoroughly sound English Lever Watch at a lower price than that usually paid for such watches. It is only b) the judicious division of labor and by the manufacture of largo quantities ou a uniform plan, that we aro enabled to meet this want We have now the pleasure of introducing our Six Guinea Hunting Silver Lever. This watch, being simple in design, durablo, highly finished, and accurate, fulfils all the requirements of a pocket timekeeper, A written guarauteo for two years will bo given with each watch. Seut by post, seouroly packed, on receipt of Post Offico order or cheque.—(Advt) We believe tbat if every one Avould uso Hop Bitters freely thore would he much less sickness and misery in' the world, and people are fast beginning to find this out, whole families keeping well at a trifling cost by its uso. We advise all to try it. Read Wells' " Rougu ox ConNs."-ABk for Wells' "Rough on Cornß," Quick re liof, complete,- permanent ouro, Corns, warts, bunions. Moses, Moss it Co Sydney, General Areata.

Christmas at Te Aro House.-To signalise the festive season of this present year of grace, we purposo a departure from the usual distribution of Christmas gifts, and shall instead give a liberal bonus in hard cash on all parcels bought botween the 15th and 31ot December, and paid for at time of purchase, at To Aro House BoHusEB.-We shall grant a cash bonus'on all paid parcels from the amount of 5s to £2O. From 53 to 18s we shall allow a bonus of Is in the £. The subsequent paragraph will show the cash bonuses payable on each parcol at To Aro. The Bonus.—On a £2O parcel, bonus 40 shillings; £lB parcel, bonus 36 shillings; £lGparcel, bonus33shillings: £l4 parcel, bonus 24 shillings; £ll parcel, bonus 20 shillings; £8 parcel, bonus 16s; £6 parcel, bonus 12s j £5 parcel, bonus 10s; £4 parcel, bonus 8 shillings; £4 parcel, bonus G shillings; £2 parcel, bonus 4 shillings; £1 parcel, bonus 2 shillings; 17s 6d parcel, bonus lid, IBs-parcel, bonus 9d: 12si6d parcel, bonus 8d; 10s parcel, bonne 6d j 7s 6d parcel, bonus Id; 5s .parcel, bonus 3d. All these bonuses payable between 15th and 31st December, at To Aro House, Cubastreet, Wellington,-Adyi, Uotoh on nm."~oleart out rats, mice roaches, flies, ants, bod-bugs, beetles, instolJ skunks, jack-rabbits, gephers, Drug* gists, Moses, Moss k Co,, Bydniy, General Agents.