The Lyttelton Times. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1884.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1692, 22 May 1884, Page 2

The Lyttelton Times. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1884.

Mr Buchanan meets tho electors at Grey town'i his evening. All persons having stock running on ilie Ahb'ilsford'siiitian are requosted to removn the s.itrio without iurtlier notice. •■Messrs Lowes-and lorns invite entries for the next auction salo of stock, &c, to be held on Wednesday, May 28, at their ilasierlon yards. ■ The meeiins of the North Wnirarapa Couniy Bottlers' Association last evening fell through for want of a quorum, Mr II S Hawkins; Iho President, who.had tho IfHiyoet distance of any m&mbor to travel, was at liis post. Captain Bowerman and other members (if the Solvation Army at Masterton, will hold a BDi-vibo nt the Public-Hall, Carterton, this evening and on Friday evening at seven p.m.

A tea meeting is to be held in cbnneo ■in with the Mns'etton Presbyterian Sunday School, on Monday, tho 26th, and jjiflumg from the number of.. tickets' already sold lliere will bo a good attondt Mice, Tho lea fill he on, the table at 'half past five,-with addresses aftoiwards. ffnticc is fliven that the. Maaterton Rcai! Board intend to levy a special rata .of l|d in ihe £ on thp rateable value of peraims interested in tho construction of the Opuki Hangiunnan road, to repay a sum »f money borrowed under the Boads and Bridxea Construction Act. A special ineeiinK for that purpose will be held on Jane 7th

. Mr vVontlrnofe has given the-following formidablo notice of motion for the next School (Jonimiitoo meeting—"That Jn 'he opinion of ibis Cumruittee it is inexnndient to continue the practice of military diill in tlin public school, iuaamucli as military exerciw is calculated to divert the attention of the' you'nif from iho pursuit of knowledge into dangerous, and pernicious channels, inculcating an undesirable fondness for murderous and di-ailly weapons, developing a combative it' not a ferocious disposition, and pi'ouiotint! Bavaee, if not cannibal, habits,tnstoad of cultivating tko arte of peace.;" -

In ouv luHsrkiflrtg column will bo found tlio train arrangementa for llioQiieen' k I'inhday. The time tublo ml .be Busponded on the 26th. mat. Belurh tickets, ;it Saturday fares, will be availiiblofor the return journey till the eveniiis; of Tuesday, 27th May. Tickets issued' on Saturday, tho 24>h, wilt also be avail-' able for tlio return journey till the eveuiii" of Tuesday, ..the. 27th. On Tuesday miivnini! a train will leave Masti'i'ton nto 0 am,, Carterton 6 30, Groyown G,40, Featheraton 7.15, Upper Hntt 8.80, Lower Hutt 9.30, arriving in Wellington at-10.0 ■

Tho r<£Tert'oriss of Iho Harvest Festival Service, held -at St. John's Church, Featlioi'sioii, last Sunday, and also ;a fjufiutny of fruit and vegetables have bedn ■given-40 the' Groytowii Hospital, the SucreMry of which Institution dosirea us" to (ickti'>wli!(li!e receipt of sanio with' iliniiks. The Standard thinks it ut a pity that, tfie're" is not'mio Sunday in the year so*. ii|>urt by rail. iho, churches in the Wairurapa a3 a Hospital' Sunday, .llie c.ullec'ii'ii mi .that day to be'divided l-.eiwoeti thu two Hospitals.

TboHonG. M.. Waterliouso, pursuant to no:ice, moved the following resolution : at yesterday's' meeting of the Wellington. JJeiißVdlfliit Society:—" That in the 'opinion of 'this committee, the undue extension of pauperiem can only be efficiently checketl by v ihe erection of asylums in which relief should be afforded io tho asjod and mfivtli, and provison be made for their comfort and control; and that a copy of this resolution, be forwarded to tho Hon the Premier," In speaking to . iho million, Mr Watorhouse aaid it was'a; jivsnue thing that such an institution tra he'aimed, at hadnotboen established in a "city like "Weilinuton, more especially as then) wore similar homes in other parts •of'tha colony., The>malter, however,had. hen bung up by the. oovernnieii.t, and outside of them there was no one-to. undertake-the -establishment. '. The Rev Mr-West asked whether the Government. hsid given a site'. ; Mr WaterhousO replied that'he did not know that they had, He contended the asylum site whaa good arid" Available one. It was not merely the -wed and infirm who needed such home as tlMt indicated; there were.plenty! of children who were in want of similar micoinodalioti, Tueflev MrVanStaveren' seconded the motion, remarking that he bad often 'brought : the matter' forward, •vrid ho fully endorsed the sentiments of; ■he mover, He would suggest that a Minvnlescent • home should also be era "t,o(li'-:'d, ~ ""After somn- further 'discussion, (tit) motion was.carried unanimously, and he chairman, the Hon G. M.'Wate.rho'use DpV MrWe't. ..were ano'dnted a deputation to wait on the Premier.— M, Times,

Pour; plojighmet: are advertised for in our Ranted column.

reported tkt Major Aikindoil k about tp ; be' : knighted.' He deservoa the honor ; »nd if It savcß him from his towarda > ultra ridicaJiam lt.wlti not bebeßt'uwed in vain.

; Mewri MHIb & Co, haw,a ndw adyertisenieni on ourfrout pas(Qi'cf agricultural the ,atton-. tion ofjaviVeii-: Last JDecember Catholio Bishop Batraondl laid the foundation stine at Hong Kppg of a new cathedral,"which will be a mt#i2ueat Kruotore, 274-fb lm by 182 ft in width, and capable of holding'Booo irorabfppdn.

WHLl'fl "-ROtfQH OH OOBtls". - M fo r Well's "Rough on Coras'." lid, Quiok relief, complete, permanent cure. Coras, ■TOrts, bunions, Moses, Moss & Co., Sydney, General £pehts.—ADyi,