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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1614, 20 February 1884, Page 2

Mr Wardell, R.M., Bits at Carterton today. Tho Mitslerton School Committee holds its ordinary monthly meeting this even* ing.

A suitable person to undertake the duties of custodian and secretary to Maslerton Theatre Royal, ia advertised for in another column,, A match between the Mastertori and' Carterton Cricket Cluba has been arranged to be played at the latter place on Saturday next, ' A very, large number of settlers' of Wairarapa North have gone down to-day to the Ram Pair at Carterton* • !

The election for a Licensing Committee for Grey town Borough fell through, there being no nominations at the time appointed. '

On the main road to Carterton opposite to Mania a considerable number of broken glass bottles are scattered over about two chains of the road, and are calculated to be dangerous to horses travelling after dark.

The following gentlemen lnve been elected a Licensing Committee for tho Alfredton District:—Measra O. Macquarie, C. Goddard, B. Syvoisen, Magnus Nielson, and F, Von Redin, Mr Corbett yesterday made a collection in Masterton to defray the passage money of old Fitzsimmons to his friends at Hokitika.

Corporal Matthews represents the Maatorton Volunteers at the New Zealand Rifle Association meeting on the 28lh mat,

Our Carterton contemporary says: It is rumored that a lew private gentlemen have decided to inauguarate a Steeplechase Meeting atTauherenikau before the season closes, and that a £SOO programme, divided between four events, will bo run for.

Anniversary sermons will be preached on Sunday next in the Presbyterian Church, Masterton, morning, afternoon, and evening, The annual tea mooting will be held in the Church on Tuesday) the 26th inst., instead of Wednesday, as formerly intimated,' ■ The annual meeting of shareholders of tho Kurupuni Hall Company was held last evening,, about a dozen shareholders boing present. The chairman (Mr Michaol Williams) read the balance sheet for the past year, which showed.a small debit. As the attendance Would not permit of the adoption of the report, a long discussion took plac.e on..the best means of liquidating the general debt'of the company; but as no finil decision could be arrived at, the meeting was adjourned till Saturday evening, when a larger attendance is oxpected. It is understood that Parliament will probably meet for the' despatch of business in the last week of May. It is reported that Sir John Hall will shortly return to New Zealand, He will not be here before he is wanted in our deteriorated oolitical circle.

With favorable weather there ought to be the biggest attendance on record to-morrow at the Tauheremkau race course, The excellent arrangements made by the Club for the conveyance of visitors from tho railway station to the course at one shilling per head should be an inducement to many to indulge in a day's pleasure at a small expense, The extra train to-morrow leaves Masterton at 9.30 a.m,

The Post understands that a writ for i 6,500 was served on the Wellington Corporation yesterday by Mr W. T, L, Travels, acting on behalf of Mr Corcoran, one of the sureties of Messrs O'Malley Hnd; Pepperil 1, : forthe Te Aro reclamation contract, It will be remembered that Messrs O'Malley and Pepperill assigned their contract to Mr Corcoran, but the Council refused to ratify the assignment, and seized the plant and took ovor the contract themsolves. Mr Corcoran now claims i 92500 the value of the plant, and £IOO damages for the alleged wrongful seizure. It is understood that Ihe plant is also claimed on behalf of the creditors of Messrs O'Malley and Pepperill,

Messrs Lowes and lorns report a very satisfactory stock sale yesterday. In cattle, two pens of fat beef were seld at 1615s to 16 178 6d; fat eowa fetched 10a, store cows £2 18s 6d, steers £2 IBs toil In sheep, merinos sold at. 3s 2d to 3s 7d, fat merino wethers 8s Id, cross bred enes Ss 6d to 6s 2d, lambs Ba 2d to 5s 6d, Id horses, draught stock ranged from iD to £2O, hacks £4 to £7 12s 6d, A number of brakes, carts, ploughs, and station requisites were also disposed of at good prices,

The Arena, of Verona, reports a most extraordinary "find," In digging the foundations of a fort 200 human skeletons have been discovered, lying aide by side, with ilint and bronze weapons, bones of mammoths, and even of engaging creatures hitherto unknown—a miscellaneous collection of curios, Tho arolicaologists of Italy are excited, and the Government is busying itself. It is stated that the skeletons average 6ft in height, which would mean that when living theae heroes stood Oft 3in to 4in and over.

• Mr Jas. Macara's Romp has been scratched for all engagements at tho forthcoming Autumn Meeting of the Jookey Olub. ■ The result of the drawing of the Wairarapa Cup Company will bo found in another column,

The Mastertoa Rifle Volunteers will parade for exercise at 7.30 p.m. on the 28th inst

The Treasurer of the Masterton Fire Brigade acknowledges the receipUf two guineas from the Bank of Australasia,

. On the occasion of Mr Berry (the matte? of the. Waingawa School) leaving last week for Porirua, to which place he has ■been promoted, the late and present eohulars attending the school presented him arid Mrs Berry with a handsome teapot as a token of their esteem and kind regard for them during the last five years they have been at the sohool.

Messrs Lowes and'lorna had a satisfactory attendance at their market sale yeitertoy, ftnd their yartli were well' 611^

Notico is given in another column that on account of harvesting operations tho February meeting of the North Wairarapa Comity Settlors' Association and" Farmers' Club will not be held, v* ~ /"Mowing is the apportionment of tho available _ sum of 171,680,jf0r' mflin. roads and bridges amongst the counties and local bodies entitled to the aatiio, in tei'tus of the Roads and Bridges Construe tion Aot! Allocation for bridges on main roads in full—Whanprei County, L 76: Hobaon County, L 501; Manukau County, Howick Road Board, L4O; Mariti Road LICS; Pakuranga Road Board, Jir. .'. Waiuku Board, L4O; ■Waipipi Road Board, L 115; Piako rrt' 800 J Boiough of Gisborne, KS : r? 01 '° Ugl l, of Nbw Plymouth, 7™< ™vei'a County, L 929 : Wairoa L 3.750; Hawke's Bay Courity, L 900; Waipawa County. L5?7; WanRan Sitikei County, LM1B; Manawatu County, L 300; Oroua County, L7O ; Waivarapa West County, L 944; Wairarapa East Cpunty, L 397 ; Hutt County, L 94 ; • Co r Hty ' L2 ' 000 i borough of Blenheim, L 281; .Grey County f L 79: Borough of Givymouth, L 5,000 ; Borough ?«mn® s '' i Geraldine County, L2,_938; Wainnta County, L 7,100; Waim L 2 7 1; County,. L 750; Waihemo County,Ll 735; Taieri County, L 1.877; Tuapeka County; LC00; Wallace County, L 32; Borough Maori Hill, LI7QO; Borough North-east Valley, Ll,171; Bruce County, L 500; Olutha County L 105; Southland County, L 500; total, L 39.817. Allocations for road works a3 diatinot from bridges one-fifth of the Bums applied for! -MongonuiCounty, L 760; Bay of Islanda County, L 253; Wbnhgarei County, L 73 8; Hobson County, L 650; Rodney County, L 307; Waitemata County, L 716; Eden County,' hilen Terrace High way Board, L4O; Mount Albert Highway Board, £960; Manukau County, Hurua Road Board, L 92; Howick Road Board, L 17.; Maretai Road Board, L 59; Opoheke Bead Board, L 92 j Papakura Road Board, L 92; Pokeno Road Board, L 92; Paparoa Road Board, L 64; Waiuku Road Board, LB4; Pukekohe East' Highway Board, L 92; Waipipi Road Board, LC9 ; Wairoa South Road Board, L 92; Thames County, LI,000; iVaikato County, L 563 ; Piako County, L 840; Waipa County,. L 642 ; Cook County, LI,000) Taranaki County, L7so| Hawera County, LGOS; Patea County; L 264; Hawke's Bay County, L 750; Waipawa County, L 633; Wanganui County, L 850; Rangitikei County, L 750 ; Manawatu County, L 940; Orona County, L 879; Wairarapa West County, L 81 1; Wairarapa East County, L 921; Hutt County, L 370 ; Mangahua County, Lsl; Kaikoura Courity, L8B6; Grey County L 39; Westland County, L 747 ; Ashley Road Board, L 258; Altai oa Council, L 750; Asbburton County, L 430; Waimate County, LC80; Waitaki County LG9S; 'Vincent County, L 750 ; Lako County,L7so; Manatoha County, LG00; Waikouiti County, L 1,000; Waihemo County, LGS3; Tnieri County, L 377 ; Tuapeka County, L 880; Wallace County, L 744; Bruce County, L 900; Clutha County, L 979;. Southland County, LG7S. Total,' L 30.864. Total sum allotted. L 00.681.

The United States Liglit-houso .Board reports that on July 1 last there were 755 light-houses and lighted beacons on the navigable waters of that country; 29 light ships, GG fo:» signals operated by Bteara oa hot nir, 992 beacon lights on the western rivers, 352 day or uiilighted beacons, 23 bell-buoys in position. 33 au'.omaiic. whistling buoys in position, three iron ice buoys and 3,822 other buoys in position. The Board employs 2,570 persons, Mr Peek has withdrawn his handsome annual gift to provide boots lor poor childi en in London, becauso tho parents so olier take tho boots to tho pawnshop. The Echo says: ''Would it not be possible to stamp the boots, and not give but lend them! Pawnbrokers would hardly care to take such boots in pledge, i.nd the parents would in most cases take care to avoid sellingloaned boots if tho result was a police court prosecution.

The Queen recently inspected. a large ring made by Mr J. W. Benson, of Old Bond street for the King of Siam. It will be used by bis Majesty once a year for religious ceremonies as head of the Buddhists in Eastern India. It i 3 be lieved to be the largest that has ever been made, The centre stone, which is of great lustre, is one and a quarter inch in diameter, and is encircled by a ruby, emerald, sapphire, and five other stones, cut cabochon shape. The mounting is very high and elegant, though strong, and embodies emblems ol tljß mystic faith'of Buddhism.

The Turkish Mission Aid Society, in its twenty-seventh annual report, says" Among the facts brought out by the recent'statistics, one is, that in the city of Beyroot, which twenty-five years ago had hardly 100 children at school, there are now 11,000 children at school in a population of 80 v OOO. Three thousand of these children are in Protestant schools, and 8000 in the schools' of other sects. The orthodox Greeks have 1473; the Maronites, •1000 ; the Jesuits, 1230 ; Papal ''Greeks, 400; Sisters of Charity, 1320; Mohammedans, 1570; and Jews, 315, It is a striking fact that, of the 11,187 children at school in Beyroot, .5921 are girls, and only 5266 are boys," The idea that lightning is not so destructive as it used to be in the, United States, because the network of railways and telegraph wires lessens •the-'number of accidents, is mot by the record of the summer. Fatal thunderbolts have never been more common, Momek Swan's wohji syrup. —lnfallible, tastless, harmlsss, catharthio; for feverishnesa, restlessness, worms, constipation. Is, at' druggists, Moss & Co,, Sydney General Agents,

: Gorged Liveks. Bilious conditions, Constipation, dyspepsia, headache cured by "Wells May Applo Pills," fid and Is boxos at druggists.. Moses Moss & Co., Sydney 'Gent ral Agents for Australasia.

Salvage Sale—3os ladies summer visites for 2s Sd; 12s fid cashmere jackets for 2s lid; 18s Gd laco capes for 7s Gd; Tc Aro House, Cubu-Urcet, Wellington.—Advt, Salvage Salic—2o girls' summer fichus for Is 4d each j 50 girls' print skirts for 3d each; 100 girls' pinafores for 3d each; 21 girls' print costumes for 2s Gd each: 12 black l»Btro costumes reduced from 18s fid to 7s Gd each; at Tc Aro Ilomc., Cubastreet, Wellington.—Ami:. Salvage Sale—ss ladies' print costumes for 2s Gd; lis Gd zephyr costumes for 7s 9d; 21s sateen costumes for 12s 6d'; 37s 6d Madras muslin costumes for 13s Gd; 47s 6d black grenadine costumes for 12s 6d; 45s cashmere costumes, in evening shades, for 12s 6d; at Tc Aro House, Cuba-street Wellington,—km. Salvage Sale—Every lady should eoe our stock of capes, jackets, fichus, and costumes, as the prices are unusually low for the quality, and we are determined to clear them out during this sale, at TeAro House, ■ Cuba-street, Wellington.—invr. Salvaoe Sale—Our Freuch sateens are being given away, thus-those at Is 3d for 9Jd per yard; those at Is 6d for Is; and a splendid lot of diagonal oatmeal cloths, in blue, cream, drab, and. pink, usual price Is 4Jd, will be sold for 9§d per yard, at Tc Aro House, 'Qvha-stmt, Wellington,—km, Salvage SALE-Girls' straw hats,' 3d rushhats,4J; feather straw hats Is; girls trimmed hats, la 9d; ladies' trimmed hats Is lid; and all our miliinery bonuets at about oae-Kalf the usual prices zi'Te An ftWi C'.lk sti'lilj