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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1609, 14 February 1884, Page 2

■...Mr. McLaren's concert takes place this evening in the Town Hall, Grsytown. Mr F. EL Wood announces a atook sale at Hammerich's yarda, Greytown, for the 28th inat. i:

Tho annual sports and ball of tho Tinui Foresters (Court Pioneer), takes place on Tuesday, the 26th insi. ~„. It is reported that Mr W. Hutchison, M.H.R., has become tho editor of the Marlborough Express.

A correspondent desires to know, if any of the settlers in this neighborhood have tried tho salt petre plan of burning stumps and logs, '

A "slaughter Bala' 1 of drapory commences, at,, Mr 0. Smiths, cash store Masterton on Saturday next. . ■ The. meeting of the.delegates of the North Wairarapa County Settlers Asaociation fell through last evening as no quorum was obtainable. Tho only members present were Messrs R, S. Hawkins, Boetham and Holmes. \ ;H-''

It is notified by tho Education Board that Mr W. 0. Buchanan," Mr H. Bunny, Mr W. Hutphison, the Rev, 0, S. Ogg, arid the Yen. Archdeacon' Stock hare been nominated for the Board, and thai a special meeting for the election of three members will be held on the 12th. day of March, : The re election of Messrs Buchanan and Bunny may be regarded as a certainty, / i

• The New Zealand Times roporls that it is informed that the number of sheop slaughtered per day by the Gear Company; (averages from ten to eleven thousand,-At' (his rate in tlio course of a .few months the Oompnny will consume every sheep 1 in the Provincial District, and not even, an aged ram «r a juvenile lambkin will 1 survive the slaughter, It will be obsorved 100 that at least ono ship per 'diem is required at Wellington to carry away tlie Gear carijo. .

Through a slight omission in our harvest report of yeatorday, au important aontunco was rendored unintelligible. It ahould have road lima; the land that appears to haye, been moßt affected by the weathor is that of a cold, olayey subsoil) where llio persevering dooka and'othet rank vegetation; has stolen a march on the more delicate cereals, and have growji tosuch an oxtent that the crops, havo been .seriously retarded in their growth, .

Mt\ F, H. Wood reports tho sale by auction on Saturday last of one, acre of .land fronting Anderson's lino, Carterton, to Mr 6. Edwards for £so,' nud one rood at the back of gravel pit, Taratahi, to'Mr Pearco for £S 9s. Mr Wood also-sold privately twenty-five acres, part of tho Belvidero ostato, Carterton, to Mr 6. E. Thomas for £125, twenty-five acres to Mr Mads Gunderson at the same figure, and twenty-ono acres to .Mr Ohuroh for £M Yesterday MrWoodsolaaseotlon of lahil next totho. Council Chambers, Greytown,. 28ft x 80ft, to Mr Hillier, for £35, and we understand that Mr Hillier intends haying a. shop and dwelling house erected, .oa this;;section,'.and that: the'-Freerufsons: intend shortly, calling for tenders .for a. Freeipasons' flail; to be erected ob> the section.next the Club, •'

. Out, jlocal coutempoiary has indulged in another fling at the l»ublie Works ; Depart-; went bocause ..thejpurcliaso money '.'lial 1 : not yet' beta'paid'for the land ' on' th| Opaki taken a year ; for- railwayopujjj ppseß. We' are. not over arid above "foiii},of the present Ministry, and do not, feel dupoßod' to become their apologists.However, wo like to see fair play, and onr contemporary by omitting to state the roasou of the delay which it censures is unjust to the department. It is a matter of notoriety that tho Opaki settlfe have •been holding out for a high price for their land, and that the. Government have been standing out for a low ono. Buyer and sellers are both entitled to: make: the best possible- bargain, the" former for the colony the latter for themselyes, but the delay incidental. to.Bnclr.a • negotiation cannot be fairly be .debited to ono party only, ; - 1 '

/'GeorgieSmithson" played again last night at Masterton to a still better house 1 than oni the . two' previous evenings, and her various impersonations were received with hearty approbation. . Her able asaistaut too\ catti'o in foiva large share of the pnblioi'avor'fo't his quaint drollcvies, and , wap encored for a spirited Irish jig, Miss Smitlisoil's wonderfully rapid changes of voice, form, and dress.received loud applause in each case, and her perform" iance of a pantomime, in which she took the. whole of the characters* concluded a my full and varied programme to the it! ] "Jit the, reqnest of .several: country .tupity "of atteridingothis; 'Beaso'n-.at '.theTheatre, it was announced that Miss Smithson would appear at Maaterton to« uight for thfc' last time instead ot at Carterton, as prevloqsJy ansotincetl,.

A benefftwill •bo tondotod: to-night "to" Miss Georgia Smithaon, who, by. special! request, _ appears a«ain at the Theatre I Reyal this evening.; iI We are glad to hear that one of ihff flpple-fltealers of Masterton. has beam caught red banded, Yesterday, * Hi:' Riohard Jones .caught an elderly man named Thomas William' Jones filling a sack with apples from hia orchard in iQueen-atreßt, I 'and httnded him over to tfio policß, The culprit will bo brought before Mr Wardell B,M, this, afternoon,. ,Me!prs Lowes & lows;add: toitheir? catalogue for the Ram JFaif 25two*tootll rnovino rams bretl by 0, Tripp of Canter*" bury and entered^lit* R; S. Hawkins.

At a meeting of the Wellington Woollen Manufacturing Company yesterday it was reported that 1885 shares had been trans,ferred, and it was asserted , that in many instances the trauafera were made in favor of men of straw. ! ;

r SIr ;,T. 13. Price,-, the well-knowh Btationer,: is busy ! to-day'dispensing valentines to the votaries of the Saint of the 14th of February. Hard times and scarcity; of; money never 1 spoil this anniversary, , , . The creditors of 0 1 Sfalloy & Pepperell a l6 , v ery,. , jum i ' | °i|i in Uiis (district, and fheir |)ii'uci| al liopu .f a dividend rests upon n lialnnco from tlio Government when the contract is cnnii'laiod, We fear that' the-chance of ,i 'dividend fi'nm tliij -source: is a poor one, Tlie following were . (he. ; tenders received by?the Public .Worka Departraent;for : ihe';Opaki contractj(for T matio'n and permanent way) Napier. • Railway:—Accepted;; O'Malley and Pepperell, Christ church, ,; £JLi,7D3. . Declined: Jay and Haynes, Hafvera, £16,651; Shields and Oleary, ;Wdlingfon £18,987.; Martin Dariahor,'' Aucklandj £19,750; Reese and Dawson,' Masterton, £20,642; Parker and Burke,-Masterton;. £22,461; T. P. Girdwood,, jjlistettoff, l '. £26,448. It will be (far local contractors, the men who were in (ho best position for valuing the work, .estimated it at oyer £20,000. We do ; not; belidye that the Government can 'Complete it out of the unexpended balance of the £14,793 whioh they have available. . V. Early Cwsiso.—i'or the benefit of the Public, and particularly our employees, we have decided for the future to close 'onr establishment at S o'clock —BArr Hark. ; —Abvt, :. ,

;' After soveral years' experienco insupplying watches for the colonial market, Littlejohn and Soa, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, have observed the need for a thoroughly sound English LcYor Watch at a lower price, than that usually paid for suoh -watcheo. It is only b) the judioioiis division of labor'and by tho manufacture of large quantities oh a, uniform plan, that we are enabled to meet this want Wo have now the ploasure of introducingour Six Guinea Hunting SilVer Lever. This watch, being ..simple in design, durable, highly finished, and accurate, fulfils all the requirements of a pocket timekeeper, A written guarantee for two years will b'o given with eaeli watch. Sent by.,post, aeouroly packed; on receipt of Poat 'Offica order or cheque.—(Advt) . •

Lovjsk Cume3.—There arc lovely climes and places in which the evening zephyrs are loaded with malaria, and the poison of fever ai)d epidemics, To-dwell there in hcalth'is impossible, without a supply of' Hop Bitters at hand; These Bitters impart an equalisingstrength to tho system, and-.prevent the accumulation ofdeadly spores and contagion, Ba Bltrc and seq.

Never Eeturk, —It is said that onejout of every four real invalids who go'to foreign countries to recover health; never retiira, except as a corpse. The: undertakers, next to hotel keepers, have the most profitable business. This-excessive, mortality may be prevented and patients saved and cured tinder the care o{ .friends and loved ones at liomc, if tliey will Lqfcuse Hop Bitters in. time. Bend. • ' : '■•"■' ""

Salvage Sale—3Ss ladies summer visitos •! fpr 2s Gd; 12s Gd cashmere jackets for 2s lid; 18s Gd lace capes for 7s Gd; Te iro House, Giibd-Umt, trcKiJifjfo?!..— ADYT. : Salvagk Sale—2o girls', summer fichus for Is 4d each; 50 girls'print skirts 'for 3d each; 100 girls'pinafores for 3d each; 21girls' print costumes for 2s Gd each: 12 black lustre costumes reduced from 18s Gd to 7s Cd each; at' Te An Horn, Cubastmt, WeUinijlon.'-km, Salvage Sale—ss' ladies'- print costumes' for 2s Gd; lis Gd zephyr costumes for 7s 9d 21S sateen costumes for 12s 6d j 37s Gd : Madras muslin costumes for 13s 6d; 47s'Gd' black grenadine costumes, for 12s (sd; 45s cashmere costumes, in evening shades, for 12s Gd; at Te Aro House, Cuba-streel Wellington.—Advt. ' . - ■■

Salvage Sale—Every lady should see ouri stock, of capes, jackets, fichus, and costumes, : as the prices are unusually low/for tie quality, and we are determined to dear i them out during this sale, at TcAro Horn, ; Cuh-street, Wellington,—Adviv . t Salvage Saie—Our Prouch sateens are being given away, tliua—tlioae «t Is 3d for 9}d per yard; those at Is 6d for 1b ; and a splendid lot of diagonal, oatmeal cloths, in blue, cream, drabj and pink, usual price Is 4|d, will be sold for 9Jd per yard,-at Te Aro HouM,Cuh4nct,-Wlin§m,-km, 1 Salvage Saie—Girls' straw hats,. 3d '; rush hats, ; feather straw'hats 1b ; girls primmed hats,-Is 94; ladies'- trimmed : liats,' Is lid; and • all our miliinory bonaets at about one-half the,usual prices at Te Afo 'House, Ciiliastmt, WdUnqlo^~-iim,