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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1603, 7 February 1884, Page 2

Mr Lyon is about to resign the Beere tarysliip of tho Wellington Racing Club.

The llev. D. Fulton' will conduct Divino Service on Sunday next lOili inst. at Tinui at 11 o'clock, and at Bideford at three o'clock. The following are the names of rhe lauetu School Committee for the ensuing year :—Mr H, Beetham (Chairman), O'Connor, Rogers, Hercock, Garratt, fioviiiß, Disher

The following team has been nelected to represent Carterton in the rifle match Greyiowu v Carterton on Saturday next a' Greytnwn :-Captain Benmtt, Servant T. Held, Corporals D. Reid, W. Hooper, HiidGoudin.Vnls.J Reid, J C. Reid, P. Goudm, E. Goodin, and Busier Emergency—Sergeant Clifton; marker, Vol Crawford, Tho Greyiown nudCaitmton cricketers try conclusions on Saturday next «t G/eytown The Carterton twin will he lomcted from the following players : Messrs P F.Tancred. H. A. Eiven, A. Booth, W. Moore, E. Rutherford, F Fairlrother. H. Potts, W. J. Lawrence, G. Bennett, W. Deuipsey, J. Moore, C, Reid, and M. •Nicholson, '

.MrF. H.Wood is lMiruetedhy Mr B. Crawford, of Caner'on, to sell on Fob. 2C, his livery stal.les plant-horses and buggies.

Tho halves' op-rations are in full owing aioiiud Ikaterton; every available machine being at wmk Tho past fortnight 's fine weather has proved very ieuefieiul in ripening «he crops, although in some instances i hey aroaa green' us they were two mouths ago, and unless ihoio is a continuance of favornblo. weather those in a backward state siarid very litilo chance of ripening.

The total income of iho charities of London lust jear w,is i' 5,314,200.

At' Nantes, Franco, on October 15, n fire destroyod Iho Magazine de Louitre. in t'lecenire of the town, where munitions for ihe Government are manufao 'nied and stored. Tho IO6S on the building is 500,000 francs, and on, the contents a far greater sum.

• The London Medical News reports the suiculo of a loading nnii-vnccine agitator in England Last summer the smallpox broke out in'his family and carried off hm wife and three children. Tho l<s< preyed upon his mind, and he completed tho extinction of his family by self-destruc" 'ion.

Lowes & lorns' yards were well fi led with sheep and entile all ewes selling, imt prices ruled low, especially in cat'ld, which appear to he quite neglected,dißup netting nil the grazes attention, the following is a list id the prices obtained : 8 year old bullocks, in forward condition, ib 2s to i'D 10s; 2 mid 2£ vear old steer* £3 lCs; young ca'tlo from 32h Gil m 50s; C"WBund calves, f/ora £2 5s to Si. In sheep, 9i Gd for fa ewes, 3s 9.1 to 4s for m. rino ! ulls In rams a good show of Lincnliia aud Rotiinoys were on view, but bey did n»t sell very readily, tho inference was that they were offered a Utile ion oarly • For Lincoln ramlamhs 21s to' 235; 2-iooth Lincnlns frum 30s lo 60s; Kemnoy Marsh, 2100 th 15s to '2O; fu'l mouth 18a to tl; store pigs lis 6d to£l; back horses, Mb to E

A Tory bowlful and mnchimj story is quoted by Mr Glides Allen, of the AutiSlaveiy Society, in a letter to the Times on tho subject of tho public snle of ahves atT»n«ier. A newspaper published in that city relint'S how ushort time ago a woman who had been a Blave. but who, having been liber ted by her master on account of her excellent conduct, had eaved a moderate sum of money out of what her former owner hud given her and the wages of hor free labor, was passing through a street when she heard an auctioneer selling a of the former slave was touched, and her sympathy aroused by tho remembrance uf her former life. In a spirit of sublime charily sho bought the slave, took her to her own home, and declared her free, mid the two women are now working con tenledly together.

The " sporting barber" (as Mr Chitbam is familiarly lormed) is again on the ;war path, and we understand that he leaves .to-night by the Stormhird fur Wellington with bis menagerie,. ..which will-lie exhibited there in all its completeness. In addition to the six-legged sheep,"'lie five-leagod lamb and calf, and o'tlitr m-'iistroailies which Mr Chiiha'n his •ollectod, he will take with him 'a diminutive pony, winch he nsaeita (nnirl we quite believe liim) tn be the smallest in the colony. This represpnUive nf equine race, or wba*ever n may be, wjlli y taken in a packing case, and Jhe interesting perlnrmance of fixing him took place tn-ilay. It is tn he honed Mr Ohitham will have bencr luck with' Ins' collection of ciiri>»iiiea than ha bis wiili the veteran Dan. who mnm to be a little "off color" just now.

The Marlborough Express has been shewn a leaf sft Gin in length, and fully 9m across in the widest part, which was cut off a pahn-like tree, at the height nf some 3000l'i above th • sea, nn a mountain in the Upper Pelorus, Mr Goulter in forms the Express that this is tho B-st tree nf th kind he has ever come across in the colony, and the only other persons .we can ascertain t» have over seen simiar trees are MrVWikm, of the'Suivey Department, and three mon working for him, who found a couple of trees near the summit of. Mount: Stokes in the Pelorous Sounds district Mr Wilson' and hie men, though all most experienced bushrnen, had never seen a similar growth before. Tbe tree has »ho appear■mceofa very large leaved cabbage tree, a'id has probably grown from the seed of one of the larger classes,of palms indigent to tbe Islands, and brought hither by olinnce by eome migratory birds, .

Messrs Lowes & lotns 1 sale yaids to-day ,< are wolj.fliled with all classes of stock, and' there is a good -'attendance of country' settlers from all parts of tho district.; %

• At a .creditors' meeting at Auckland. yesterday tho Officii) Assignee s:iid th*i a (jreal deal uf l.ioiblu hud through a misunderstanding us to .the f.,fin of. proof of debt required uniM ■■■]>* .wTAct.JYesh forms weie neeessaiy.- Thete were two. separate forms: ■nnofiira firm or company and the other for an individual creditor. It would save a «,rcat deal of (rouble if people would supply themselves with the p. i •perform.

IVencli hospital statistics, show that the proportion of persons admitted into the hospitals in France last year was 90 for every 10,000 inhabitants, excluding Paris, where the rate was 400 for 10,000 inhabitants. The numbor of patients admitted during the 12 months was 422,932, and of these 376,526 were discharged as cured.

Eably CiosiNG.-Dor the benefit of the Public, and particularly our employee, .we havo;decided fo" the future to c.use our establishment at 8 o'clock -lWr & Hark, t-Adyt.

Indioktiov,—The main cms ;of nervous noss is iudigcstiou, and that is caused' by weakness uf ihd stoiiiuc',l. No me can have sound nerves and #>od u»alih without using Hop Bitters to strength ;n die stomach,purity ihe b ood, and Keep the liver aud kidneys active, tooairy off all the poisonous and Waste matter of the Bystem. See. Lovely Clime*-Thcrvi aro love'y climes and plioeß in .which the evening zephyrs are loaded with malaria, anil the poison of lever and epidemics, To dwell there in health is impofsitile, wilh mt a supply of Hop BiUers at h nidi Ihese bite rs impart an equalising strength to (lie tys'em, arid prevent the accumulationut deadly sporelandcontagioß. Be sure and see.

• ■ Nevbk Kbi-vuk.—ltissaid that oneout of every four real inviiid? who .'go to foreign countries tu recover hedth never returo, except ss it corpse, 'lho uudor.akets next to hotel keepers, have the most profitable business. '1 his excessive mortality m.iy be prevented and paticits Sived and cured under ihe care of frie da uud loved ones at home, if they will but use Hop Bittois in time. Eeud.

After several years' expeneneo insupplying watches for the- colonial market, Littlejolm and Hon, of Limbron Quay, Wellington, liave objurvjil the need for a jthoroughly sound Knglish Lever Witch at a lower price than that wm\U paid for such watches. It ia only t>) the judicious di\ ision of labor and by the manittaem e of large quautitir-s on a uniform plan, that we are enabled to meet this want We have now th« pleasure of introducing our fix Guinea Hunting Silver Lever, This watch, being simple in design, durable, highly finished, and accurate, fulfils all the requirements of a pocket timekeeper, A wriiten guarantee for Un years will be given with etch watch. Sent by post, senuroly packed, on receipt of Post Office order or cheque, - (Am) Salvaok Sale - 35s lidies summer visits for 2s'fid; 12s GI otshmere j .ekots for 2s lid. 18s 61 luce ua-'BB for 7s 6.1; Te An House, Guba-dreel, Wellimjlon.— ADyr, S lvaqk Salk-20 gills' summer;fichuß' (or Is 4d each; 50 gir s' print skirts for 31 each; 100 gins' p inaf -res for 3d each; 21 girls' print costumes for 2s 6d each: 12 black lustre costumes reduced from 18s fi I to 7s 61 each; ai Te An Horn, (Inbastreet, Wellington. Anvr. Salvage fm.ii 5s ladies' print costumes for 2s 6d; 11b tid z:, hyt cosiiimes tor 7s9;i; 21s sateen C'Stumes ior 12sliil; 37s 0:1 Madras inusln cs uoits for 13s 1ld; 47s 6d black grenadine c»sMiin s for 12s 61; 15s cashmere cstuline, ia evening -hades, Ipr 12s Gd; at Te An House, Cuba-street, .Wellington -Advt.

. Sauaoi; Saw; Evcy l.vly should see our si ■ck of capes, jack its fichus, and costumes'; -as the prices are unusuuly low for the quality, and we are dewniined to cli-a> them out during his sale, tiJeAto House, Cuba-street, Wellington— Advi\' • ./ r'AIiVAOtI SALli« ! 'llr Flcii'h Bateena are being given aw.iy, thus ■ 'lvse at Is 3d for 9Jd per yard; -hosj at Is GI for Is; and a s lendid lot of diagonal oatmeal clo'ha, in blue, ream, drab, ami pink, usual price Is 4Jd. wi'l be soid for Did p«r y.inl. at Te An Home, Cuba street.. Wellington.—kwi. . Saivagk SALB-Girls' s'iMw h ts, 3d ; rush It its, LI; father straw hits Is; girls trimmed hits, Is 91; ladies' trimmed hits, Is lid; and all our niiliiuery bonnets at about oni half iho usual prices v, Te An House, Cuba sired, Mi'i^/im--Advt,