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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1647, 29 March 1884, Page 2

The Foatherston Farmers' Club meets this evening. Mr Georgo Beetham, M.H.E ,has been elected a Fellow of tho Colonial Institute Tho Harvest Festival will bo repeated in St, Matthew's Church to morrow evening. Tho official assignees aro no longer allowed the free use of the Post office and Telegraphic wire. _ Mr Hardcastlo, RM., has applied for six months leave of absence on theeround of ill health. Tho half-yoarly meeting of the Master-ton-Opaki Jockey Club takes place at tho Club Hotel this evening, We hear that the Masterton Volunteers and Cadets will hold a church parade tomorrow. Lowes & lorns add to their slock sale for Wednesday the stock-in-trade- of Harvey & Sons, We are requested to state that a service in connection with the Presbyterian Church will be held at Bideford on Sunday, April Cth, at 3 p.m.

Groytown and Mastorton play cricket to-day in the former township. The resuU will be taken to indicate which club is the stronger one, Though the Masterton men were beaten yesterday by Tenui, thoy nro aaagnino of victory today.

The Salvation Army at Masterton havo been busy during the past few days in aliering their barracks, Cadet Rear ij now m charge of the local corps, and meetings havo boen held this week in Mr Duncan's residence, pending the comple* tion of the barrnclsß,

We loam from our wealhor correspond dent that rain fell on five days out of the seven, terminating on the 28th inst, the >ll amounting to 3.765 inches, Mean barometer reading for the woek 29,725 inches, thermometer 57.5 fttb, Wind from W, and S.W, directions through the greater part of the week,

We hear that a peculiar licensing dodge has been played in the Kaikoura district; At the last election the publicans nominated five men and the teetotalers four, Just before the election the publicans induced their candidates to withdraw;so that no election could tike place, .It is said that among the publicans' candidates there were four Justices of the Peace. The question now arises whother the Government will appoint these Justices oHhe Peace who have been parties-to/ this peculiar proceeding ?

There iraa a row in Queen-slreet' Maaterton, shortly before midnight. It appears that a European who formerly taught a uative school in this neighborhood and married a Maori wife of this ilk, had the good fortune to receive a legacy from home. Once in possession of money he threw up his school, and hade his better half Rood-bye. At a late hour laßfc night he returned to Maaterton in a buggy, accompanied by a. female companion. His Maori.consort had received an intimation of this and was waiting for liirn When the buggy drove up and the couple alighted, she "went" for the female compunion, fastening her hand, it is said, on to her hair and lugging violently thereat. The ex ■ schoolmaster then " went" for his consort, striking her in the face, and a general row commenced. At this stage a policeman eamo on the scene, and the Bchoolmastor and his companion bolted. We hear that the Maori wife has laid a formal charge against her husband this morning, and that the police are after her husband with a warrant.

Special lines in grocery at Kapp & Hare's, —Nelson & Moato prize Packet Teas from 2s per lb, the finest and purest teas blended. Special line of engar—4d per lb, 13s bag, Social line of Rice—3d per lb. Special line of Blue-Is por lb. All goods at Wellington prices for cash. Special lines in Hose.—so pairs of men's Scotch hose la 3d per pair. 50 braces at Ip.per pair. 50 mens suits at 20s per pair, I

Messrs Williams <fc Barker call for' tonders for bricklayers' work. The Flatpoint road from Wainaioru to the ocean near Flatpoint is gazetted as a main road under the Roads and. Bridges Construction Construction Act, 1882, The following appointments have been made by the Education BoardAaaiatant teacher. Olareville, Miss Chapman; muster, Waihakeke, Mr Connell, now oi the Te Aro Sohool.

The following tenders were received for •the Woodßide water supply contract, Wei linqton-Napier railwayaccbpted: G, Remington (Wellington), £095 ; declined : J. E, Hayes (Wellington), £758 J J. T. Crabtree (Wellington), £768. Thero was a mooting of tlio directors of the Kumpmii Hull Company held at the Hall on Thursday evening, (and not of shareholders as intended,) It was decided to work in conformity with the Joint Stock Companies Act as tar as possible, It was arranged that the whole of the shareholders be summoned at a meeting to be held on Saturday tlio sth day of April, when a resolution will bo submitted to the shareholders for voluntarily winding up of the company by petitioning the Registrar to that effect, so as to onable the directors to dispose of the property and discharge tlio present liabilities, ;

The half yearly meeting of Court Loyal Enterprise A.0.F., was held on Thursday o»ening there being a good attendance of : ■ numbers. A resolution was passed, to be forwarded to the District Court asking them to enqmro into tlio alleged wrongful dismissal ofßro. Clark from tlio Government railway works, arid obtain a refund of the money, stopped from his wages to. pay the amount of his railway oxpenses tO:llie works. A member, in dwelling upon tho injustice done to those lately discharged' from the' works, drew attoution to the systom adopted of paying the men, viz., by orders which can' only be cashed in Wellington, and said poople in this district look upon them as something after tho "American Greenback' 1 Btylo. In support ot his statement ho produced one that lie had been endeavoring for some time past to get'convertod intu cash without success. Bough on bats.—Clears out rats, mice, roacheSiilies, ants, bed-blips, beetles, insects; skunks, jack-rabbits, gopher*, 7|d Druggists, Mosea, Moss & Co., Sydney, General Agent

Lady Beactifiers,—Ladies, you cannot make fair sltin, rosy cheeks, and sparkling eyes with all the cosmetics of France, or baautiliers of the world, while in poor health, aud nothing will give you such rich blood, good health, strength, and beauty as Hop Bitters, A till is certain proof, Seo,

Winter NoviMiES.-lioom & Co are now opening up their new season's goodß for the winter trade. Special novelties in every department, L. J. Room & Co., Bon Marche.—Advt. '

Turcic heads,—Heavy stomachs, bilious conditions—" Wells' May Apple Pills"—antibilious, cathartic. 5d and Is. N. Z, Drug Co.

After several years expenenco in supplying watches for tho colonial market, Littlejohn and Sod, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, liavo observed the need for a thoroughly, sound English Lever Watch at a lower price than that usually paid for such watches, It is only bj-the-judicious division of labor and by tho manufacture of largo quantities on a uniform plan, that wo aro enabled to moet this want Wo have now tho pleasure of introducing our Six Guinea Hunting Silvor Lever. This watch, bring simplo in design durable, highly finished, and accurate,fulfils, all tho requirements of a pooket timekeopoi, A written guarantee for two years will be givon with each watch. Sent by post, securely packed, on receipt of Post Office order or clicciuo, —