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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1705, 7 June 1884, Page 2

Sir William anil Lady ?ox have sailed for England via Sydney. This is the monthly pay day of the Masterton Building Society.

Mi 1 John Young, the cheap ironmonger of Wellington advertises a special bargain sale at million pi ices in anoiher column. A. tboionsjhly competent'shepherd to take charge of a filieep and cattle station is wanted for Whi'e Rock.

At five minutes past twelve p.m. on Thursday a rather smait shock of earthquake was felt in Carterton. A special evangelise service will be hold in the Wesleyan Church, Masterton to-morrow evening.

The Mauawatu Titties hat been sold by Mr G. W. Eussell to Mr W. H. Smith, who it will be remembered was associated with the first local paper published in Masterton.

Messrs Edward Perry and McKenna's gold claim is in some danger of being jumped. Fif'een prospectors are said to be humingthe Kopuarango District where it is supposed to be situated. On our back page will be found a domestic narrative eirMed The Spoopendylies have a solemn conversation," and a nunibprofinferes'ing miscellaneous articles and oxtracts.

An invitation was recency sent to Sir George Grey by bmne of his ilasterton friends to pay a visit to this town.. Last evening a reply was roceived intimating that during the session he would take an opportunity of coming up to Masterton, but that Ilia oilier engagements liail prevented him from responding to the request prior to the session.

Gibson, tailor, late of Carterton was discovered last Thursday ni<;ht,iii a helpless condition through drink, opposite the Foresters' Hall. He was handed over to the care of. Constablo Darby, who took charge of him for the night, a most fortunate tiling for Gibson, as othoiwise he would have fated but poorly, owing to the intense cold. Yesterday lie remained in the cell under medical advice.

The following notifications are published in the Government Gazette The resignation of Walter Woods Johnston, Esq, of his office as an Executive Councillor of New Zealand, has been accepted by his Excellency the Governor; the dispensary of Mr W. J. Liudop, Carterton, has been appointed a place where vaccination may be perft rmed. In his speech tn his Palme.rston constituent, Mr M'Kenzie, M.H.E., said said that lie was credibly informed that directly a male child was born in the province of Taranaki his name was transmitted by telegraph to Wellington to be entered as a candidate lor the Civil Service The Rev W, Western has received a telegram from the Bishop of Nelson at Wanganui, intimating that his Lordship will oonfirm candidates on Tuesday and Wednesday next in Grey town,An eleotiou for two conservators to serve on the Waiohine River Board took place at the chambers of the Grejtown Borough Council on Thursday, , and resulted m Messrs Ilaigh, and Gallagher being elected The candidates were Messrs H#i»h, Gallagher, Trotter and W. Udy.

Our weather-reporter writes as follows; —Another flue week to record, but vamarkable for soinewbit severe frosts, and the great height which the barometer has indicated, shewing the dry condition of the atmosphere, On the sth lust the

barometer stood at 30 42 inches, and has

been, with one exception the whole of the week above 30.00 inches. The mean reading for it is 30.20 inches; and for

the thermometer the mein is 37.5 fall.

The ice on the 6111 was three quarters of an inoh ill thickness. Wind lyht and chiefly from the north Mr PI, S. WardeH, R,M,, will attend at the Court bouse, Carterton, on Tues« day, 17th inst,, at 12 o'clock, to hear ohjecions Indued against the Bull of olefltors (or the West County. The second course of the Wairarapa match terminated by Mr J. Macara's Bob boating Mr A. Elkins Count In the third 'course Mr T. Chamberlain's Sleatn beat Mr B. Campbell's Nero and Mr Jas, Macara's Bob beat H. S. Maßon's Smoke. In the final course we hear that Mr Chamberlain's Steam Mr JasMacara's Bob. A member of the oouraing party who arrived last evening in Mus'erion informs us that there has been no scarcity of hares but on the contrary beiter sport this year than ever. Thursday was a grand day, fifty or sixty ladies and gentlemen on horseback attending the meet.. The deciding course was run on a splendid level paddock at Wangamoann, and the hare was beaten out of the plantation. Macara's "Bob " got the start in leaving the slip, but Chamberlain's " Steam" Boon took possession of the hare, A very exciting ohase ensued, the hare escaping into the plantation, Steam securing the most points. Three oheecs were given for Mr Chamberlain,-the winner, and three for Mr <bbn Macara, the runner up, Before the final course was run a couple of puppies were slipped,' Perry's Guess beating Elkin'a Lucy, 'After the cup .vas decided Jrio, Maciuu'd Victor and O'Connors' Hell ran. , The decision was givedin favor of ".'Tell, although Victor took' the lead at starting and was the first to . turn the hare, In running for' tho oup great interest was taken in the match between Nero and Steam, the hare being confined in a vory small apace, turned agoodiMtiy iiraea and .eventually killed by Steani, 1 " "

A concert in aid o( the Weßleyan school and parS'iMge building fund,, will he held in Sti Matthew's school room on Monday evening next,

' Messrs Losm & lorns' sale on Wednesday next will comprise enine fine bullocks bred in the Waneanui district There are also several entries of sheep &c., and entries! are invited.

There were excellent displays of meat in the Masterton shopa last evening Mr I Porry's three fsiablisliraenta were all well hung with fine,carcases,' and. Messrs Wickersiin and Waglaud'a shop came to the fore with a dozen fine sheep, numerous sides,of spluudid beef, and a plentiful supply of well fed pork. The Greylown Borough Licensing Committee met on Thursday anil renewed the licenses of Messrs Hammericlr and Jones for the Grey town and Foi eaters' Arms Hotels.

Mr Hutchison k to nsk tho Premier if the penalty of £SOO, incurred by the liauk of New Zealand for neglecting, within the statutory tune, to send in its last quarterly return of assets and liabilities to Government, haahecn or will he exacted, and it not, why not I The German barque, Phoenix, out from London 97 days, has arrived at "Wellington, On the 20' h February, an apprentice named Kreletz, while makin« a sail last, lost his footing and fell overboard, The night was dark, with a gale blowing The life buoys were thrown over, but the lad was never seen again. The following gentlemen aro gazetted Justices of the Peace: Alexander-Aitken, Tliomes; John Blennerhasdet of Reeftnn; Frank Stephen Canning of Gore; Frederick M, Chapman, of lUhotu, Taranaki; John Elliott, of Straith, Taieri; Thomas Chute Ellis, of Five Rivers, Wallace; George Frasor, of Auckland; Isaac Green, of North East Valley. Dunedio ; William Edward Ivey, of Lincoln, Selwyn ; John Lawson, of Auckland: John Howe Mandens, of Te Awaimutu, Waipawa; and William Wilson, of Pataa. Oat breodiiiß is being taken up actively in Lnglnnd, n»t only for the comfortable oloak lining is fur affords, but as;an i article of food, the fecundity, quick growth aud really palatable properties of our familiir hearthrug friend, pointing ( out a staple resource, The Society of Friends now numbers on 18,000 adherents in Great Britain and . Ireland. In proportion to their numbers

Inweyer, they are stated to possess great influence in Parliamentary representation, philanthropic tidministra'ion, banking

and eoveral special branches of mauutai ture.

A man of sixty is now walking 50 miles a day to rival AVeatun to prove that teetoialism is not necessary t> the tisk. He drinks uo water, but ukas ide or brandy instead.

The expression "seeing the lions, arose from the habit strangers in London had of visiting the nienagerio in the Towor, The lions and other wdd beasts keptthere' ciiiwtitu'od one of the graud sights o' London.

M. Charles Luroche, a fiivorite German actor, aud a natural Bon of the yoet Goethe, has just died in Vienna, at the advaucod ajje of 88—that ia to say, five years older than his illustrious sire. M. Laruohe was a member of the cumpuiiy of tho Hof-theatro.

Wilbevforce, the greatEnalishabulition iai, has just had a statue erected to hit memory in the Town Hall of Hull, tin muuicipality in which he was born,

Paris has 291,400 dwellings holding 500,000 rich people, and others holding 1,500,007 workman and poor people. About 200,000 live in 11,753 tenement houses.

Costly, immigration: The French G<> vernment have spent 59,000,000 francs it setting 2000 French families in Algeria, Average cost 29,500 franca, or LI2OB 6: Bd.

The Braziw Srrpent.—Like the brazen serpent that tho great Jewitli leader lifted high in the sight of the perishing followers whereby l'liey were saved from death, the discoverers ot Hop Bitters hive placod before suffering, ailiug mankind, a remedy which enables them to fight disuse willi conquering advantage, See.

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